The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-08-24
BREVITIES

n Olympia, WASH.
4 Barley at the farm Of Mrs. z.
Price near town has been making
4 yield Of 30 sacks 10 the acre q
better.
Mrs. Edna Wilson and little 50
I Of Gem, Idaho, is visiting he
grandmother, Mrs. NJ. W. Va
Winklc.
Mrs. j. A. Logan and children o
Arlington are visiting her sister
Mrs. X. T.. English, in the WestoI
uplands.
Hugh Taylor. former Westol
boy. has enlisted in the field artil
lery Of the Washington Nationa
Guard al Walla Walla.
The household goods Of J. A. Me
Rae were moved to his new home
at Walla Walla this week by the
Davis e. Ellis Transfer Co.
Artie NJ. Beathe has been grant.
cd a divorce from her husband,
Clarence G. Beathc. and the custody
Of their minor child. daughter.
Joe IIodgson came down Monday
from Camp McDougal and went
to Ia Crosse. His family will re.
main in the mountains until school
starts in September.
For prompt service when IN trou-
bic call at Mendwell Garage or
phone No 81. Rent car and service
car. New equipment Autos wash
cd and polished. l.. Pennington.
$. K. Van Hoy has been danger
ously sick with pneumonia, but is
now considerably improved. His
son Charles was summoned from
Colfax. Wash, where he has been
doing carpenter work.
Harvest hands are now so scarce
in this ncighborhood that it is re-
ported local farmer could not lo-
cate wheat hauler at either Wes-
ton or Athena, although he offered
$3.50 per day and board,
Albert Dobey and family Of Bur-
ley. Idaho. were in Weston Monday
for d day while having some repairs
made on their oldsmobile. This
was their only stop for the purpose
after touring $500 miles in Cali
fornia, Nevada and Oregon.
The application Of Dr. Alfred f.
Sempert for service in the Dental
Corps Of the United States. Army
has been accepted. He is now
awaiting notice of the official exam
which applicants must pass
before receiving their commissions.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Karrick.
Mrs. William Karrick and Mrs,
Martha Harrison of Walla Walla
were guests last week of the X. W.
Browns. Friday they accompanied
heir hosts on a jolly huckleberry-
ing trip to the Blue mountains,
md the party gathered twelve gal
ons.
United Brethren Church Preach
ng at liza, m, subject, "Satanol-
,gy." Sunday school at l0a. m. Y.
,. c. Il. at 7:l5 p. M. Prayer meet
ny Wednesday at S p. m. Union ,
ervices at the park Sunday at s
J. M. Everybody is invited to at
end these services. L. +. Wrigglc,
,astor.
Rev. N. ID. Wood was here Tues
dy from his alfalfa ranch near
Redmond, Oregon, while on his
pay to attend the South Methodist +
difference at Spokane, Mr.. Wood \
onfrms the reports Of gloomy
rop situation in Central Oregon.
his applies only to the dry lands,
owcvcr Irrigated ground has
cen producing much larger crops
( hay than usual.
The w. C. T. u. will meet Satur-
NY afternoon, August %, at three
clock at the home of Mrs. N.
Members are asked to
AXE notice that these meetings
ave been changed from Tuesday \
) Saturday in order not to conflict
18th the Red Cross meetings, Ev-
ry member is urged to be present
this meeting. There will be
Gods ready for sewing, and the
.ork is very urgent just at this
me. Z
Hamp Booher's field Of wheat C
,uti of town was threshed this
eek by the Culley combine, but
,e exact yield has not yet been
;certained. 1t is estimated at be-
veen 35 and 40 bushels per acre. P
his field showed one of the best
stands" in the neighborhood, and