The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-11-23
BREvITIES


with a view ~ securing land.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. Davis OF
Walla Walla were visiting Sunday
in Weston.
Mrs. Martha Nunemakcr OF Hood
River is'thc guest Of Mr.. and Mrs
Marvin Price.
Mrs. Mary Snidcr Of Tacoma is
visiting her mother, Mrs. NJ. W.
Vnn Winkle,
W. l.. Skinner Of llcppncr is Wis
iting his brother. Frank skinner.
Wcston's chief Of police.
Mrs. h. M. Warren has gone TO
Lind. Washington. for visit with
her sons. Sidney and Will Warren.
MIR. and Mrs. Algott Lundcll Of
lone. Morrow county. have been
visiting at the home Of his brother.
A. w. Lundcll.
Dick Harris Is moving this week.
with a car Of goods and imple-
nrnts 10 his new ranch near Hing
ham, Montana.
In remitting for the Leader.
Kenneth Mackenzie reports fine
weather al Coffee Creek. Montana.
with blowing in active progress.
A Thanksgiving Ball will be- CIV
On at Weston opera house the even
ing of November 90 with music
by Payant's orchestra. The man
agcmcnt is doing all in its power
to insure an enjoyable occasion.
Moses Taylor. former Weston
farmer. was up from Pendleton
Tuesday. Mosc has invested in
SIS, 900 worth Of Liberty Bonds
and says he will take some more
whenever the government wants the
money and he is able TO hustle IL.
Postmaster Van Winklc is in re-
ceipt from the government Of a
United States flag 81 by 8 feet in
size. II will be hoated from the
city flag pole which stands quite
near the postoifice. the present flag
having become rather badly tat
tered.
Rev. w. S. Payne has been called
to Grass Valley, Oregon, to conduct
a series of evangelistic meetings
there. beginning December 2. AT
the conclusion of the Grass Valley
meetings he will go to Medical
Lake. Washington, on similar
mission.
All friends and patrons OF the
Weston schools are cordially invited
to attend this evenings entertain
mcnt in the school auditorium, be-
ginning at eight o'clock. Admit
tance is free. A silver offering
will be- taken for the benefit of the
Rcd Cross.
]. N. York has bought the II.
Schwandt place ON the Walla Walla
river for $4,000 cash. The place is
one of the finest country homes in
the county. having modern a.
room housc and other improve
ments TO correspond. 1t is located
two miles east Of Milton.
II is said that the most cheerful
and willing service ever performed
in behalf Of the local Red Cross
fell to the lot of George Winn,
whose proud duty and privilege it
became to bring the lady teachers
over from Columbia College and to
take them back again in his auto
mobile.
Athena Press: James H. Sturgis
of Pendleton, who enlisted in Walla
Walla last September in Battery A,
u. S. Field Artillery, has been COM
missioned second lieutenant in Bat
terry d, l46th Regiment Field Ar
tillery, U. S. Army. He is at pres
ent stationed at Camp Mills, Long
Island, at which place his wife
Joined him Wednesday.
p. II. Handran is credited with a
potato crop of 1875 sacks from no
more than quarter of an acre Of
,,,.o,nd IN the lane Garden place
ON the reservation. In a season of
bumper potato crops. this takes the
belt the yield being at the rate of
500 sacks to the acre. The ground
had been in alfalfa and was very
rich, being also sub irrigated.
The Milton Eagle reports that
lA7 carloads of apples have so far
this season been shipped out of that
point over the o.-W. line, One
house alone has packed 100000