The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-04-12
BREVITIES

License 20 wed was Issued ycster-
day 20 Ernest j. Haney Of Weston
and Elizabeth NJ. Sheard Of Athena
I am now handling supplies for
Overland cars; also vacuum cup
castings Of all sizes. and batteries.
DIR. s. l.. Kennard.
Some day. perhaps. Dad De.
Graw will have his mansion fixed TO
suit him. His latest wrinkle is o
hy-proof summer porch.
Mrs. Emma Grucnewald Of Stew
ardson. Illinois, arrived "Wednesday
for an extended visit with her
daughter. Mrs. II. l.. Hedriek.
DR.. A. +. sempert left Wednes-
day for Portland. where he will re.
main until called into the Dental
Corps Of the United States army.
Mrs. Harriet Moser returned
Sunday from an extended visit with
her daughter, Mrs. John Edwards.
in Heppner. and will remain here
during the summer.
While cranking a Ford car last
Wednesday. Mrs. Cliff Culley sus-
tanned a severe wound in her left
arm. She was brought TO town.
and was attended by DR.. Mckinney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Miller
Of the Eastern Oregon hospital
staff, Pendlcton. were guests yester-
day Of Mr.. and Mrs. T.. D. DeMoss.
Mrs. Miller is a sister Of Mr.. De-
Moss.
Homer /, Watts, mayor, lawyer
and agriculturist Of Athena, was
in town yesterday. He denied any
intention on the part Of his suburb
an bailiwick Of annexing itself to
this proud municipality.
Weston friends will regret TO
learn Of the serious illness Of the
eleven-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. r. Affleck of 0rofino,
Idaho. He is suffering from mas
told abscess, and a fatal termina-
tion is feared.
Mrs. J. Hodgson sustained an
operation Tuesday morning in st.
Mary's hospital, Walla Walla, for
the removal of a large abscess in
her side. Immediate relief result
ed, and she has since made crafty
ing progress toward recovery.
Nelson and Martin Sondergard.
brothers Of Peter Scndergard, have
arrived from Nebraska and viii fol-
low agricultural work in this neigh
borhood. They have joined their
brother at the L. c. Christensen
farm on Reed and Hawley noun
tain.
Mrs: Dave Miller has come to
Weston from Salem TO make her
home. and has rented a residence
ON Water street from Mrs. Hetty
Powers. Mrs. Miller is daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Reeves, and
her husband is a shipyard worker
at st. Johns. They have son in
the army.
Lester o'Harra and Frank Price
went to Pendleton Monday to serve
as circuit court jurors. MIR. Price
was at once pressed into service as
a member of the Cartano VS.. Ath-
ena jury, but pete" came back
the next day. We are not mention
ing this as rejecting in any way on
his intelligence.
Saying that the income tax law
has made II necessary for farmers
to keep closer track Of their busi-
ness, M, S. Shrock, county agricul-
tural agent, advises the Leader that
he has so simple account books de-
signed by the Department of Agri-
culture and the Oregon Agricultur-
al College. for distribution.
The county road workers have
now reached Weston with their
scarifying outfit. All WHO have
motored or driven over the main
road since it has been torn up and
rolled, testify to the excellence of
the work. Water street, Weston,
will be similarly treated-at least,
as far as Its intersection with Main
street.
At a recent meeting the city
council set aside Friday and Satur-
day, April 10 and 20, as Weston's
annual "clean up days" The city
will follow the usual custom of fur
nishing ways and means for remov-
ing the rubbish cleaned from their
premises by the townspeople. 1t is
hnned that NIL will take advantage