The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-05-25
BREWTES

Chickens are wanted by Mrs
Webb at the Weston hotel,
Mrs. X. G, Sailing was invited "a
Pendleton today 20 sing at the Red
Cross reception.
DIR. and Mrs, =. d. Watts left
Wednesday in their Hudson Super
Six ON trip to Spokane.
Accompanying ben Dupius. Earl
Dudley and George Staggs have
gone to Montana 10 look at land,
When he gets time Lester 0'llar.
Ia is now ,lodping around, automo-
bubbly speaking. in new Dodge.
DIR. Simth was called this week To
the Rlue Mountain S,wmill to at
tend Clarrncc Avery who Is So
riouSly i'll,
Miss Ethel Waddingham has rc-
signed her position Ms bookkccpcr
at the Watts Il Rogers store, and
has been succeeded by Miss Gladys
Smith.
viii Crane and Carl Brandt mn.
nouncc social dance at Weston OPP
era house tomorrow Saturday cv-
cning. Good music and good
time are promised.
MIR. Edwin Roy Baliicld Of North
Yakima. Wash, and Miss Marie J,
Van Hoy of Weston were united in
marriage Monday at Pendleton,
Justice parkes officiating.
Andy T. Barnett is doing his
postotiicc work on crutehes. While
qualifying as bean grower as u
side issue. he rammed his knee into
the lever of the planter. and only
the machine escaped without dam
age.
Liberty Loan application blanks
and information relating to the
terms of installment payments may
be had at the poStotlicc. Postmas-
ter Van Winkle has applied for a
thousand dollars worth of the
bonds.
Rudolph ProebStel has enlisted in
the Umatilla county cavalry troop
in Pcndleton under Cap
tain Gjested as part of the Ore
gon National Guard. Dell Blan-
cett. the celebrated Roundup cow
boy, was here Tuesday seeking re-
cruits.
AT the Church of the Brethren
next Sunday there will be Sunday
school at 10 a. M. preaching at II
4. M, C.. W. $. at $3.50 p. M. and
1t 7:30 D. m. Bible Study, Life
If Chrits. The Temptations Of
Tcsus will be the study theme.
Iohn Bonewitz.
j. l.. Hodgson came down this
week from La Crosse after hay for
his work horses. hay being scarce
in that section. He has
$40 acres in wheat that looks very
promising. and reports that the
present crop outlook in the La
rose country could hardly be i'm
,roved upon.
William Mackenzie has bought
90 acres Of farm land near Coffee
.reek, Montana, where his son ,
Ienncth is located. Mr.. MacKcn-
ie and family will leave Walla Wal
/ in about a month for their new /,
omc. Although sorry to see them ]
.ave this section, their many Wcs- !
On friends wish them prosperity in !,
bundancc. !
A heavy rain this week, added to /
ne seasons excessive moisture, did \
OF brighten the outlook of the up
and farmers, who have as yet been I
nable to do their spring seeding. \
Inc ray Of light is that upland I
rops mature quickly, barley hav- I
lg been found to be- ready for the !
ick within ninety days after seed 4
lg. Wheat around Weston is \
Ionth or more later than normal, i
ut is looking pretty we'll. {
Although the general war census 4
i'll not be taken until June 5, reg !
tration has already begun at the Z
flee Of CouUty Clerk Brown for :
lose who will be absent from their 3
,me precinct ON that date. Sheriff Z
lylor has announced his appoint +
ents Of census marshals. The fol- s
wing were named for Weston and Z
.ighboring precincts: No. 13, w. +
Gould; No. II, w. l.. Smock; Z
.. IL, Claud Price; No. 16, S. A. 7
lrnes; No. II, J. II. Price. 8
Weston will soon have flags galore I
d glorious. The committee ap-
inted by the COMMERCIAL club
.lson, Price and Rogers secured Z
3 for flag eight by sixteen feet