The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-01-04
BREVITIES

joe Ilodgson left today for la
Cross 10 preside at a hog killing
Lost Two kcyo tied together
with shoe string. Liberal reward
Davis a. Ellis.
Mrs William McC0rkcIl Is se-
riosly IN at her home on Reed and
llawlry uplands.
Lowest prices on cigars ana '"'
bacco at The Pasiimc. Nice christ
mas lars Of tobacco. T.. h. Ichm'
The auto stage between Pcndlc-
tn and Weston has again been put
in commission by o. II. Mclhcrrin.
no. Lindcr aud family Of Waits
burg. Wash, hayc'bcen visiting at
the home Of his niece. Mrs. q. u.
Ellis.
Buick ear for sale. Just over
hauled. and guaranteed To be in
frst-claas condition. Pennington a
O'llurra.
Mrs. II. A. Walker and children
Of Waco. Oregon, have been visit
ing at the home of her parents, Mr..
aud Mrs. G. f. Bullinch.
The following ncwly-clcctcd off
GERS Of Weston Lodge No. %, a.
+. A. NJ. will BE- installed tomor-
row evening: +. NJ. Smith. W. NJ;
K. G. BIomgrcn, Sr. W: Joe Hodg-
Sun. Jr. W. S. A. Barnes, Treas;
/. Il. Davis. Soc.
The Leader is On "A cash basis and
wants no patronage on any other
terms. Its own bills. which are
no, inconsidcrablc in thesr times Of
war prices. must all be met in cash,
and il is not in a position 10 extend
credit. Clark Wood. publisher.
Rev. Alfred lockwood and auto
mobile party Of pcndleton were in
Weston yesterday and attended the
meeting Of the ladies' guild. Mr..
Lockwood will conduct services at
the Episcopal church in Weston
Sunday, January -, at . =, IN.
Chris Bcyelcr. who pitched and
played third base for one Of Wcs-
toms best ball teams. has enlisted
in the navy aviation corps and and
is now at San Diego. Mrs. Beyc.
ler. who is a capable stenographer
and accountant, has been enrolled
for government clerical work at
Washington. d. {.
Mr.. and Mrs. viii Ross have been
visiting friends and relatives in
Weston and Walla Walla. They re-
turned Tuesday 10 their home at
Washtucna. where Mr.. Ross is farm
ing the Watts a. Rogers land hold
ngs. Farmers generally through
out that district, he says, will do
all their seeding in the spring.
East Orcgonian: Farmers Of
umatilla county will contribute
heavily to the war expenses of the
government under the new income
tax law. In fact. their contribu-
tions will be SO greatly in excess of
what many of them anticipated that
they will be shocked when they
start figuring their taxes this
month.
The senior partner of Pennington
4 O'Harra was scarcely able New
Years day to get into the door of
the Mendwell garage, and when he
wants n new suit of clothes it will
he "A serious strain on the nations
wool reserves, The advent of a
nine-pound son at his home he re-
CARDS as the most significant and
important event of all the Glad
New Year.
The nineteenth birthday annivers-
AIRY Of Miss Ruby Price was COM
memorated Sunday with reunion
of the Price family at the home of
her parents, Mr., and Mrs. w. 5.
Price. Twenty-Five people were
present, including two guests, Mrs.
Mary j. Shaw and Mr.. Vernon
O'Harra. Miss Price left Tuesday
for Pullman to resume her studies
at Washington State College.
The finance committee for the
community Christmas tree--which
consisted of j. w. Porter, G. w,
Stages and W, II. Gould reported
through Mr.. Porter to the com
mcrcial club Tuesday evening that
they raised $l0l for the tree and
could have raised more, !as every
an anproached subscribed willingly.