The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-09-20
BREvTTES

George N,sbit of this city, was
killed in action July 20 at the front
in France. lie enlisted from Bo,S'''
Idaho.
Mrs, Fannie Mcbride. who col
lapsc,l last week and has since been
ina serious condition. was conveyed
To Walla walla Monday for hoSpi'
tai treatment.
Albert Wragar. AN OLD plainSman
and buffalo hunter who has alSo
killed his grizzly. was down from
the mountains Sunday swapping
yarns with Jim Jones.
Judge Marsh has appointed W.
O. Read as administrator ot the Is
tate of the late Martha A. Read,
The appraisers arc L.. !, Oiiarra'
T.. NJ. Smith and ]. II. Williams,
The Weston garage is being en-
Iarged with an addition at the rear.
i0x60 feet in dimensions. George
Schnitzcr has the contract for the
foundation and brick work. The
garage front will b. rcmodcled.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. +. Woods were
in the city Monday ON their return
to Walla Waila from Athena, where
they attended Sunday The funeral
of the late MIR. and Mrs. G. w.
HanSell and ex-senator A. X. Price
Mr.. and Mrs. joel Davis Of Echo
we're callers Sunday at the De6raw
home. They were accompanied BY
Mrs. J. c. Davis. the mother OF
Mr.. Davis, and her sister. Mrs.
May McKcnnan Of Cofcyyille,
Kansas.
Mrs. A. d. Marker Of Lakcview,
Wash, arrived Monday for n visit
with her brother. Walter Webb.
who came over from the Umatilla
river to greet her. II was the first
meeting Of brother and sister in
l9 years.
Corporal Lowell Coleman Of
Goodland, Kansas, who recently met
death in action at the front in
France, was nephew Of j. +.
Scrimsher Of this city. He was only
20 years old, having enlisted at the
age Of Is.
Charles May brought some wheat
down from the uplands Monday
that weighed better than l10
pounds to the sack. and was the
heaviest received this season AT the
local elevator. II is Of the Mar
quis variety.
Ted March shot a young bear
near the J. r.. Mcdaniel place in the
uplands Saturday. but let il get
away. The trail uf blood was fol-
lowed by number Of hunters. but
the crippled beast finally managed
to cludc pursuit.
The company which Captain ii.
Il. O'Harra has been commanding
at Camp Fremont, Calf, was late
" sent TO Siberia, and he 10 now
in charge Of company OF re-
cruits. He hopes and expects to
be ordered TO France prior TO next
Christmas. according to letter to
his brother here.
At the T. j. McCarty place in
the uplands litter Of pigs adopted
a COW as n foster mother. The COW
did not take kindly to her squeal.
ing followers, but has been unable
to get rid Of them. At last ac-
counts they were consuming her
milk supply as fast as available.
leaving none for the household.
A. w. Lundell has disposed Of
the Weston meat market TO A. w.
Sauer and partner Of Aberdeen,
Wash. The new owners are ex-
pert sausage makers. and will give
special attention to that branch of
the meat business. For the pres
ent MIR. Lundell will follow insur-
ance work at Weston, where he is
agent of the Kansas City Life.
Samuel Pambrun has lately re-
stocked his fish pond on his farm
south Of Athena with eastern brook
trout, reports the Press. from the
state hatchery. A former planting
Of fish Of the same species was
lost year ago last spring when the
dam went out. releasing the fish
into Spring Hollow brook. Since
then a number of the fish have been
taken from the little stream, in
some instances measuring over a
foot in length.
The big association Of stockmen
organized recently at Walla Wslla
will meet again in that city the
second Saturday in February. A
sale of bulls will be held at some
convenient time during the winter,