The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-01-11
BREVITIES

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New Overland ear for hire. In
auirr nj thc Mendwcll garage
Zeke O'Iarra.
Mrs. |. Il. Sailing left Monday Tor
Walla Walla to visit her daughter
Mrs. l.. NJ. Funk.
]. S. Harris is suffering from a
serious and protracted Illness al MS
home on Water street.
Mrs. lcbccca Culley Of Walla
Walla was the guest for several days
this week Of Mrs. j. +. Stanheld.
G.. A. II. McGrcw and lred Me-
Grew have sold their barley crop
TO Il Portland firm for l.5O per
ton.
Mrs. II. l.. Hcdrick and children
are spending the week with Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Scholl junior at
Echo.
Henry Schroeder returned Satur-
day from Athena. where he mas
been employed several months ~
building work.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Still Of Al
hcrta were guests yesterday oi the
Jack Caldcrs. Mrs. Still and Mrs.
Calder are sisters.
Mrs. G. T.. Eppcrson Of Aurora.
Or, has arrived in Weston and VIII
engage in professional nursing. In
auirc AT girls dormitory, room 10.
Mrs. j. s. Harris announces the
birth Of son 10 Dick and Jessie
Harris January 3. 1918. at their
home near bingham. Montana.
Rev. Alfred Lockwood Of Pcndle-
ton will hold services in the Episco-
pal church Sunday afternoon. Janu:
ary l3, Mt three o'clock. a cordial
invitation is extended TO all to at
tend.
Leon Cohen has been appointed
manager Of the thrift stamp cam
paign for the entire Eastern Or
rgon district. Roy 7. Bishop sue
ceeds him rs Umatilla county man
ager.
Contractor S. T. Gore was in
town Saturday on his way home TO
Walla Walla. having finished his
work at Athena. He built two
houses. barn and a garage for
Alex Kirk.
A Spokane miller was here Mon
day to inspect the Weston mill and
decided to put in similar machinery
of the Marvel pattern for mill OF
100 barrels capacity which he IN
tends building near Spokane.
Mrs. Ivcn O'Harra and little
grandson, Master Emeral Duncan
returned Sunday from visit with
her children at Portland. Emeral
had the time of his young life see
ing the city sights in tow OF his
uncle Lowell.
The Leader is on a cash basis ana
wants no patronage on any other
terms. Its own bills. which are
not inconsiderablc in these times Of
war prices. must all be met in cash,
and i, is not in n position TO extend
credit. Clark Wood, publisher.
The following officers of Weston
Lodge No. rs, |. 0. 0 f., were in
stalled january 4 by ], +. Snidcr.
district deputy grand master: }.
A. King, N, c.; II. l.. Hedrick. v
G.; A. A. KEGS. Rec. Sec; j. +.
Stanfield. Fin. Sec; S. A. Barnes
Treas.
l.. S. Calkins Of Sacramento, SUI
pcrintcndcnt for the Coast of the
insurance department of the
Knights of pythias, was in town sew
eral days this week in pursuance
of his work. Mr., Calkins has been
IA member of the Pythian order for
80 years, and is past grand chan
cellor of the domain of California.
Athena Press: Among the name
of Is soldiers reported dead by
General Pershing somewhere in
France" is the name of Bert An
drews, who enlisted at La Grande
in the hospital corps. He was the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles An
drews, former residents of the
neighborhood south of Athena, and
a nephew of Sam Pambrun,
With the price of grain sacks at
2l cents, war clause added, star
ing farmers in the face, it seems al
most certain that the proposed $685.
nnn alayotnr for Athena is assured,