The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-12-06
BREvITIE!S

That Ford Roadster going at $6iS
$500 less each week, Watts n
Rogers,
Good house, barn. chicken house,
etc, and acres for sale. Frank
Skinner,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Smith have
both been among the Walla Walla
patients on the influenza list.
Mrs. Clarence Wright and child
rem arrived Sunday from Alberta
for n visit with her father, NJ. A.
Baker,
What more pleasing gift for the
whole home than n nice phono-
graph? See the bargains at Watts
4 Rogers,
The entire family Of II, +, Al
derman. with the exception OF Mr.
Alderman. have been influenza pa
tients at their home ON Dry creek.
Roy Tompkins and family have
moved 10 Walla Walla to reside
during the winter, having leased
their Dry creek holdings to Ernest
March.
The air tank in the Athena gar
age blew up Monday and went
through the roof, The roof caught
II again. and no one was hurt In
the accident.
Tom Diggins, upland cattleman.
is driving his large herd of stock
TO winter pasture beyond Walla
Walla. He paid $ll00 rent for
1900 acres of stubble containing so
stacks of straw.
vainly and often trying TO get
close enough to deer to bring Il
down during the open season, j. Il.
Jones saw three the other day on
his own place in the uplands. With
a profound sigh he let them de-
part in peace.
Mrs. j. w. Hyatt, will Hall and
family. Roy May and John Hyatt,
who have been preparing to move
from the uplands to Oregon City to
reside during the winter. have post
poned their journey until the sub.
sidence Of the influenza epidemic.
Clarence Hand was over from
the Coppock farm near Athena
Sunday for the first time since his
recovery from the ''fiu." Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Coppock and their chill.
dren,, who were Ill with the cpl
denic at the same time. are also
convalescent.
In a letter received by Mrs. Ira
Henderson from Mrs. o. o, Eckley
of Enterprise. Oregon, the death OF
her son. John Eckley, is announced.
He was killed in action September
% in France. Weston friends Of
the family sympathizc deeply with
them in their bereavement.
George Carmichael. former well
known farmer Of the Weston coun.
try. has been very i'll with Spanish
influenza at his home In Walla Wal.
Ia. He was seized with the disease
on Thanksgiving day and has had
an exceedingly hard pull, but the
fever broke Monday and he Is now
mending.
+. C. Fitzpatrick. superintendent
Of the Weston schools, has been ap-
pointed by County Superintendent
w. w. Green as one Of the dele.
gates from this county to the State
Teachers Association. which con-
venes December 26 at Portland.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick expects to attend
the meeting.
The first war relics from the
western front to reach Weston were
shown here a few days ago and
were objects Of great interest.
They we're two Hun helmets sent
home by First Lieutenant c. H.
Simth and Sergeant Elmer Tucker.
Lieutenant Smith also sent Ger.
man cigarette case.
The Students Army Training
Corps at Oregon Agricultural Col.
lege is being demobilized, and all
members of Sections A and B will
be mustered out by December 21.
In making this announcement to
the students President W. j. Kerr
said the college would do all 1t can
in assisting men mustered out to
continue college work. Special EN-.
phasis will be laid on vocational Sec
tions which will permit students to
20 on with their work even though
lacking the necessary credits for
degree courses.
On Wednesday, December IL, at
two o'clock in the afternoon, a spec
jal meeting of the legal voters of