The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-05-18
BREvITIES

J. Nj. 0'Harra took out neV
Ford auto this week from the Wes
ton garage.
llen Craigcn and Son Perry ar'
here from Twin Falls, Idaho. for
visit. after an ubsencc Of tw'
years.
am ready 10 supply your bo,
with knickcrbOcker suits at sur
prisiAgly low prices. Rcynaud th,
Tuilof.
Old II. G. Of l.. has bccn given d
jolt nj the r. G.. Lucas home by q
hatch Of G5 percent from l0O-cgp
incubator.
While kept nj home by the mea'
slos. Matt Vandcrpool has been re.
lievcd by Lewis Van Wrinkle as mail
carrier on Route No. l
Since last reports. Henri March
and u. j. Wiasing have notified
the food committee Of the Weston
Commercial club that they will raise
more produce.
Joe Scott reports a record run
OF three and a.half days with his
75.horse power caterpillar. running
day and night, in which he plowed
200 acres. says the Athena Press.
Lieutenant Curan McFadden was
here Sunday while on n brief fur
Tough for visit with Mrs. MeFad-
den and his Weston friends. His
company is stationed near Hood
River.
j. n. York has sold his fiyc-acre
orchard tract near Freewntcr for
1926 an acre TO Charles Collins. II
is violating no confidence 70 say
that jess win not invest the pro-
cechs in an automobile.
Barley represents 50 much value
nowadays that six men shipped
out Sg7 ZOO worth in three days
from Blue Mountain warehouse.
The barley was bought last fall
and winter by the Pacific Coast
Elevator Co.
Chris Armstrong has bought
half section Of land near Clares-
holm. Alberta, for $4,000. Mr..
Armstrong has been farming the
Still holdings north of town. He
expects to move to his new holdings
after harvest.
Carl Brandt and William Crane
announce social dance for tomor-
row Saturday evening at Weston
opera house. The hall will be dec
grated and every effort made 10
pleasantly entertain the young pco-
pie Of Weston and vicinity.
Raplh +. Read, former Weston
boy, has left his bank position at
Portland to go into training at the
Officers Reserve camp, Preside,
San Francisco. Whether in war or
peace. Ralph is the kind Of a young
man who will make his way.
Vic Harris. well known Athena
farmer. has 200 bushels Of wheat
left from his 1916 crop, and was
offered $3.50 a hushel for il by
Weston dealer. it Is said. Mr.. Har-
ris declined to sell, however, say
ing that he thought he would hold
out for round three dollars.
Henry Schroeder has returned ,
from Spokane, where he has been .
employed several months in carpen-
Ter work. in order to assist Con-
tractor Gore in building operations
N this neighborhood. He reports
IN active demand at Spokane for ,
both skilled and unskilled labor, at
good wages. I
During his recent trip to Mon
lana, Joe Hodgson invested in
section of land, part of which is
already in crop. He expects to
make visit to his newly-acquired
holdings in June. Joe is highly
pleased with his purchase better |
in fact, than the Weston
community is at losing him.
On investigation of the death ,
If johnson w, Willard, an aged re- /
,luse living southeast of Milton, {
Coroner Brown discovered gold coin {
md certificates of deposit amount !
ng to more than $4,000. They !
we're tucked away in every coneeiv-
lble place. An old vest hanging in !
/ closet yielded several hundred !
lollars in gold Mr.. Willard owned \
ranch worth $4,000. He was Sc {
a.