The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-12-27
BREvITIEs

y lfoHl IoItlhnu lOT tne nOlluhyb'
j. A. Stolp is here from Rock
. ford. Wash. for holiday visit.
Walter Milton is here from the
Umatilla river TO spend the Christ
mas holidays.
Mrs. Titus Of The Paris. Walla
Walla, was Christmas guest Of
Mrs. Margaret Rabb.
w. N. Snider Of Tacoma was
here during the week for a visit
with his brother J. +. Snider.
Miss Josie Lavender left yester.
day for Portland to attend the
Behnke-Walker business college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff Culley spent
the Christmas holidays with rcla-
tives and friends in Walla Walla.
Ellsworth Woods was in town
Monday for the first time since get
ting the better of Spanish influenza.
Charles Nelson. artillery soldier,
is here from Camp Lewis 10 enjoy
a Christmas furlough. So also is
Gus Olson.
Mrs. Benz. II. Juday Of lone, Or.
cgon. is spending the holidays at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. J. Beeler.
Mrs. Nellie Phelps is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. II.
Nelson. Mrs. Phelps is just recov-
ering from an influenza illness.
Porter Royce of Pilot Rock, ad.
vertised as II Stacker. has taken his
bond quota and has also subscribed
TO the United War Work fund.
Capt. Herman +. o'Harra is now
stationed at Camp Dix. He took /,
Christmas dinner with DIR. and Mrs.
l.. S. Madden at their home in
Pleasantville, New Jersey.
In accordance with his commend.
able Yuletide custom Frank 0'Har-
ra Of Pendleton, the only subscriber
who has been taking the Leader
continuously since IL was established
in 1878, left merry Christmas
jingle at this office.
Clarond Rhea and Floyd Fox
have met with good success in their
trapping operations on Weston
mountain. They have taken %
coyotes, two ermine and one bald
eagle. The latter measured seven
feet from tip to tip.
The report that Matt Turner had 1
been found while working on the
railroad is denounced as false by
his father. j. c. Turner, in a letter
to an acquaintance here. As mat
ter Of fact, no trace of the missing
man has been discovered after dill
gent search. Mr.. Turner says in I
the letter that he intends pursuing \
a new line of inquiry.
Sergeants E. l.. Blomgren and I
Sylvan Kennard, who have long I
been on duty at st. Nazaire, 4
France, lately spent well-earned J
furlough at Monte Carlo. The
somewhat cutting remark Is as
cribed to Bob Blomgren that it's
lucky the great gambling palace of !
Monte Carlo is closed, else they
would have had to walk back to Z
St. Nazaire.
A very pleasant family reunion
was held Christmas day at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wadding- !,
nam. A splendid dinner was serv- Z
I'd and Yuletlde cheer inspired the =
happy gathering. Those present u
we're Frank Greer and family, Ar =
.hur Ross and family, r. H. King y
md family, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred q
of Adams, Mr.. and :, :,
Mrs. Earl Lieuallen of Walla Walla. " y
Despite the amount of money in
hat has gone out for bonds and tc
var work, and the dampening effect a
# the flu epidemic, Christmas trade &C
vas brisk in Weston, 1t was as re
hough the people of this home.like
,urg were determined to ally them :.
elves with the Joys and drive the :,
ilooms to cover. For several days :,
,rior to the greatest Of all holidays y,
he bright and brilliant store of i,
he Weston Mercantile Company ~ =,
rradiating Christmas cheer from 4,
very nook and corner--was throng- =, =
d with holiday shoppers. Other E; Il
Establishments were also we'll pa ~
~
During the course of family ul
inner and reunion Christmas day te
I the home of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Jelson in Athena, Mr.. Nelson made Cf
och nf his rhiidran and nlso ench "a