The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-11-29
BREvITIES

Ten acres timber near Blue
Mountain sawmill for sale. r, u.
Watts.
Mrs. NJ. A. Heuberger is here
from Portland, looking after her
farm interests.
| am compelled TO conduct my
business on cash basis only. Joe
Hodgson. the miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Kinnear
were Thanksgiving day visitors
with Weston relatives.
Mrs. j. 4. Marsh Of Rockland.
Idaho, Is visiting her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. J. M. Compton.
Joe LieuaIlen was here this week
from Ricth, where he has charge OF
the government railroad blacksmith
shop.
Henry Dowd came home for a
Thanksgiving visit from Whitman
college, Walla Walla, where he Is
a member Of the >. A. 7. c.
John Young, an Echo farmer.
raised squash weighing 1lS
pounds which is now on exhibition
in a store In that proud bailiwick.
For Sale at Bargain-Three
shotes, weight from so TO so lbs;
two brood sows and five pigs all
full.blood Berkshire. !. &. Hop
kins. Weston.
Allan Garnctt, former Weston
shoemaker, was here this week on
a business visit from Astoria. Ore
gon, where he is making his home
with his sister while her son is in
the army.
Bob Blomgren, whose goose crop
In the foothills was by no meaas a
failure, shipped q truckload Of
geese to the Walla Walla market
Monday. receiving 10 cents per
pOunu IOT tnc IVt'
A union Thanksgiving service was
held at the Methodist church.
The annual sermon was preached
by the pastor. Rev. s. Z. Powell,
after a few preliminary remarks by
Rev. Z. +. Wriggle.
James Kirkpatrick and Sylvan
Kennard, Weston soldiers stationed
at St. Nazaire, France. have been
promoted TO be sergeants of the
first class with an advance In pay
to S6l.20 per month.
w. D. Chamberlain, formerly
county clerk Of Umatilla county,
was here Saturday on an official
visit. Mr.. Chamberlain is now con-
nected with the field force Of the iri-
ternal revenue service.
Mrs. w. R. Cowan Of Walla Wal.
Ia, daughter Of Rev. and Mrs. W.
K. Storms. died Monday evening of
pneumonia following Spanish infiu.
enza. Mrs. Cowan is survived by q
husband and daughter.
J. p. Lieuallen and the firm of
Mcbride Bros. each turned off u
carload Of beeves the other day
on a basis of ten cents for top
steers. The shipment was made to
j. w. Toner Of Walla Walla.
Mrs. r. G. Sailing leaves tomor-
row for Portland TO resume her
voice study under Taglieri. She
will be accompanied by Mrs. |. z.
Sailing and Miss Lois Sailing. The
latter will attend school in Port.
land.
A. ]. Barnett Is a patient In St.
Anthony's hospital, Pendleton, Fol.
lowing an attack of influenza he
was afflicted with gall stones, and
an operation for their removal may
be necessary. Mrs, Barnett and
Andy and Earl Barnett were visit
ing him yesterday.
The Milton Eagle relates that
probably the largest yield Of pop
corn recorded In this section Of the
northwest was grown near Lowden,
Washington, by A. j. Burt, who
had ten acres Of the White Pearl
variety which yielded 25 tons in the
ear with the husk off. Mr.. Burt
will realize q net income Of better
than $4,000 from the ten acres this
year.
With but little more than a
month to 60 1t may be necessary
to put on special campaigns in
some counties Of the state in order
to put Oregon War Savings Stamps
In the clear, according to Henry E.
Reed, associate state director.
Eight counties are over the top, but
others are tagging behind. Uma-
tilla county has taken els percent
of It's quota,