The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-05-03
BDEvETES

70 Walla Walla Sunday for the day.
Weston chapter of the Eastern
Star has received an invitation to
attend meeting Of the Pcndlcton
chapter May 2s.
After an extended visit with her
mother, Mrs. Susan Tucker. Mrs.
]. o. Wood left Saturday for her
home at North Yakima.
]. II. Clodius has leased his resi-
dencc property on the Heights to
c. E. Allen and family, former
Weston people who are moving
back from Milton.
Miss Lois Porter has the measles,
and until she recovers will be una.
BILE 10 come home from her school
near Helix. through fear of COM
municatiug this plebian ailment to
her little sisters.
p. j. 0'Brien. representing the
Inland Truck & Tractor Co. of Wal
la Walla. was in town again this
week. He is using some space Tor
the Yuba tractors in the Weston
Leader-thus indicating that he
knows a good advertising medium
Bud Nelson landed "the old
man.. A. Nelson, this week for a
handsome Chalmers touring car.
We fancy that if "Jim" isn't pretty
well suited, he will demonstrate
to the boys satisfaction that ne
hasn't forgotten how to WELD the
rawhide.
Reversing the usual custom,
James Kirkyntrick. ono of Wcston's
well known civil war veterans. pre-
fers to spend the summers in Cal
ifornia and the winters in Weston.
He left Wednesday for Sawtelle,
Calf, where he will remain sew
cral months.
While fall grain is yet thriving
in the Weston country, spring sown
grain shows the need of rain. The
kind Offices of j. Pluvius are not
SO badly needed here as in the light
land districts, yet would be very
welcome. The soil is said to be un-
usually dry at this season.
Captain Rice. DR.. r. E. Farms
worth and Geo. C. Baer Of Pendle-
ton were Weston visitors Saturday.
They called at the Leader Office to
see how a modern newspaper is
conducted, and Doc" did his best
to explain why Pendleton lost out
in the shooting tournament.
The Weston Concert Band played
for the "Dokie" ceremonial at Ath-
ena Tuesday evening, and for the
auction and festivities at Pendleton
Wednesday evening which netted
nearly $1,000 for the Umatilla
County Red Gross. The band do
mated its services for the latter
event.
The Farmers Bank of Weston has
received its new Burroughs book
keeping machine, which is electric
ally operated and is such mechan-
ical marvel that it must be seen to
be understood and appreciated.
We have seen it and SO may you;
but We advise you to keep away
from the cash drawer, as we were
watched.
Louis j. Simpson, North Bends
captain Of industry, Tive wire
and candidate for governor, had an
opportunity Tuesday Of seeing about
the best little town in the state.
Likewise, he called at the Leader
Office, and we are free to say that
he looks more like good democrat
than a poor republican. (There
amt no good republicans.)
F. G. Lucas and Shorty James
returned Monday from motor car
trip to the Brown and Douglas
ranches in Morrow county, and say
that they found the former Wes-
tonitcs very nicely located indeed
on land that promises to be increas-
ingly valuable. Grain in the Sec
ton they occupy is looking well,
and the need Of moisture is not
yet seriously felt.
Albert Allyn was here Monday
from his upland farm on his way
to Pendleton, and said he is not
discouraged over the potato and
bean situation, having found these
both to be profitable crops last year.
Mr.. Allyn will plant more than
twelve acres to beans and spuds this
spring, and the Leader for one
hopes that his confidence in these
honest and praiseworthy vegetables
will be justified.
Jim Jones and Herman Henderson
went hunting for bear Saturday
and Sunday, but for once these
mighty nimrods failed to bring
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