The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-07-12
BREvITIES

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Portland for the harvest season.
Mccormick binder, good as new,
for sale at a bargain. c. ii. Mel
son.
Miss Anna Lavender is the guest
of Mrs. NJ. A. Thrasher at Walla
Walla.
Mrs. A. James and Donald James
left Saturday for n visit with her
parents near lone.
George and Elmer Ferguson
have returned from a month S vaca-
tion trip in California,
Walter Milton has returned from
Kansas City. where he has been en-
ployed for the past two months,
MIR. and Mrs. W. T. Hambelton
of Enterprise. Oregon, were recent
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Pink
erton.
All parties indebted to the late
]. L. Fuson are requested TO settle
their accounts with Mrs. FuSon or
with Walter Milton.
Pleasant Howard. representing
the Kansas City Life, is up this
week from pendleton collaborating
with the local agent, A. W. Lun-
dell.
Virgil Neild. who has not yet
reached the draft age, is neVerthe-
less anxious TO serve Uncle Sam,
and expects soon to apply for en-
liStment as seaman.
After looking over considerable
country J. B. Gross has again To-
Gated near Washtucna, Wash, where
he sold out not long ago. He has
invested in well improved farm Of
about 500 acres.
Miss Eliza Morrison Of the Wes-
ton Mercantile Co. left Sunday for
her annual vacation. She will visit
friends in Vancouver, B. c., and
will also make trips to Seattle, Vic
toria and other points.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Preston mo-
tored over from their Helix farm
Monday for a visit with Weston
friends. They will remain in this
county until after harvest, and will
then return to thei home at Hunt.
ington Beach, Calf.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Swart Of
North Yakima, Wash, were visiting
friends in Weston the firA of
the week. The irrepressible Jerry
who a number of years ago was
O-W. agent at Athena--is still en-
gagged in railroad work.
Sixty heads of German Red wheat
grown from one berry were brought
in the other day by John Banister,
who is inclined to like everything
about this variety but its name.
The stalk is. of course selected
one, and was found growing in one
corner of the field.
Mrs. D. B. Jarman and younger
daughter of Salem have been visit
ing at the home of her mother in
Athena, and called Sunday on
friends in Weston. Mrs. Jarman
is member of the sales force Of
the ]. C. Penney Co.'S store at Sa.
lem, of which her husband is man.
ager.
Mike Eagleton was back in Wes-
ton this week, after long session
with the county's steam roller on
road work. This has been discon-
tinued until after harvest, and he
will run a steam combine for
George Peringer. Mr.. Peringer
will have two combines in the field
the other being driven by gas
oline power.
A card dated July 4, received by
his father from Alva WurZer, says
that the force of men from Camp
Lewis to which he is attached as an
artillery soldier, was treated royal
ly by the people all the way to New
York. They detrained at Syracuse,
N. Y, and paraded for the enter
tainment of the populace. Alva
and his comrades are probably now
on the high seas, bound for France.
John Bonewitz is harvesting
about six tons Of cherries from his
orchard above town. HIS Bing
cherries are especially large and de-
lieious this season, as the Lead
er's agricultural editor will testify.
He sold the crop through the Lamb
Fruit Co. of Milton for shipment to
different points in the Northwest,
receiving an average price of ten
cents per pound, delivered at Yves. ,
ton. .
J. O. Wood, a former Weston -,
bov has enlisted in the United 4