The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-07-26
BREVTTIES

+. E. Zehm.
Earl Lieuallen is in the call for
the August draft from Walla Walla.
Alva and Marion Albert, the
young grandsons of William Albert,
are visiting him from Pendleton.
A nail in her foot caused the
loss of a good mare belonging to
Mark Henderson, at the Blue Noun
tain sawmill,
Zeke O'Harra left Monday for
Portland to apply for enlistment in
the motor department of the Unit
cd States army.
Mrs. Alfred Pambrun is reported
10 be recovering rapidly at st,
Mary's hospital. Walla Walla, after
sustaining an operation last week
for appendicitis.
Fred Dupuis, chief of police.
has installed a substantial counter
shaft at the city pump house, to
make ready for operating the pump
with electric power.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Turner and
Miss Florence Turner of Enter
prise, Oregon. are visiting at the
home of Mrs. Turner's sister. Mrs.
A. James, in this city.
After an extended visit with rel
atives and friends in this county,
Thomas Narkaus and family left in
their touring car yesterday on their
return home to Alberta.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Douglas were
called to Weston from their home
near lone, Morrow county, this
week by the very serious illness of
the aged father of Mr.. Douglas.
J.W. Jones, construction foreman
on the Northern Pacific, was here
this week from Montana for a few
days visit with the parents of Mrs.
Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Beathe.
As am about to retire from
business in Weston, / would great
ly appreciate an immediate settle
ment from those knowing them
sevles indebted to me. H. L.
Hedrick.
J. E. Jones, mail carrier on route
one, took out a record load of
fourth-class matter last Saturday.
1t consisted of 157 pounds of fruit
and supplies for the sawmill and
for mountain campers.
Marion Hansell is well pleased
with his wheat crop near Wayland
station, where his self-propelled
combine has been operating. The
yield of between 81 and 3s bushels
per acre is better than he expected.
Three more new books of fiction
have been added to the Weston Lii
brary shelves. They are: The
Shifting of the Rock, by Palmer
Bend; The Light of the Western
Stars. by Zane Grey; Mag Pye, by
Bettina Won Hutton.
Mentioning the fact that George
Schnitzer was recent Athena Wis
tor, the Athena Press declares that
George bears the distinction of
driving the first automobile ever
sold in Weston. It's a two-lunger,
with an exhaust that barks like
french mortar"
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur E. Woods
are visiting in the Sound country,
and not long ago enjoyed a motor
ing trip over the Pacific highway
from Seattle to Vancouver. They
we're accompanied by Mrs. E. E.
Jden of Seattle and Miss Eliza
Morrison of Weston.
Strayed-From my pasture, one
brown mare with halter, weight
lbout 1000 pounds, branded id
on left shoulder; one
black two.year-old colt, branded B
m left shoulder; one bay mare with
.lub foot, no brand. Reward.
'hone W. M. Davis, Weston, Or.
Miss Norma Smith, daughter of
dr. and Mrs. E. M. Simth Of this
ity, was united in marriage July
'3 at the Methodist parsonage in
'ocatello, Idaho, to MIR. Charles H.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sump-
ion will make their home in Boise,
'here the bridegroom is engaged
h business.
Henry Lacey, the celebrated her. ,
nit Of the Umatilla, was picked up ,
n the streets of Pendleton by the ,
Military police Monday and Judge
fitzgerald fined him $40. A bot I
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