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

in khaki, driving a car loaded with
baggage and Instruments and bear
ing the legend, ~, $, Geological
Survey" showed up in Weston
Wednesday. they were an immcdi'
ate center Of attraction, and we
promptly sent our star reporter
TO interview them, He came back
with the information that they are
+. h, McGrgor and d, {, Kurtz.
Junior classifers with the water re-
search branch of the Department
Of Geology. Their headquarters
are at Ia Crande, and three other
similar cars are on the road, They
are examining stock land--or land
subject To entry under the 6i0-
acre homestead act. These two
young men were on their way to
VanSycle, from which point they
will work toward the Columbia.
]. II, Harris of Harris canyon
had an experience with n rattle
snake at his ranch the other day
that makes him extremely cautious
about approaching Il pump, says the
Echo News. He went to pitcher
pump near the house to get a
drink, and as was his custom stop
ped to drink from the spout, As
he leaned toward the pump after
starting the handle in motion, a big
rattleSnake shot its head from the
opening above the valve and struck
at him, narrowly missing his face.
The rattler was killed and found to
be an extremely large one with
ten rattles and a button.
Hale creek, Morrison canyon and
Little Dry creek We're all three
flooded about six o'clock WedneS-
day afternoon as the result of either
a. heavy rain or waterspout along
their watersheds; as to this, observ-
ers differ. The little streams over
flowed their banks, spread over the
small fats along their courses, car
ried away wood piles. flooded the
poultry yards and damaged the
gardens. The young deluge came
on suddenly and was soon over.
Only a light shower fell at Weston
during its progress.
Levi Douglas, the oldest Odd Fell
low in the Oregon jurisdiction,
died July Is at his home in Harris
burg, Linn county, Oregon. Mr..
Douglas was a native If Ohio, So
years old, and came to Oregon in
1852. He had been a member of
the Odd Fellows for 60 years and in
1864 helped to organize the lodge
at Harrisburg. He was held in the
highest esteem. A brother, o. 7.
Douglas, who is two years older,
and is also an early pioneer and
Odd Fellow, resides in
Weston.
A smut explosion occurred Mon
day in the separator of Key, John
son & Booher while at work on the
Johnson place. but as luck would
nave it the machine did not catch
ire and no damage resulted. The
smut blew up with the noise Of a
thunder clap, and blue smoke burst
1ut from under the lids. Joe Key
vas standing on the separator at
The time, and thought for moment
hat the Huns had invented a new
zun which would shoot across the
,cean and continent and had his
-ange.
With both regret and pride, Wes-
on was called upon Monday to say
rood bye to another squad of its
,oung men who were called to
DIN the National Army. In the
,arty were Charles Nelson, Earl
Cyril Proebstel, Elmer
md Bert Ferguson, Roy Read, Gus
olson, Clarence Foster, Clarence
iagnon, j. o. Wood. They left in
ligh spirits, declaring that the first
Message to be received from them
will be dated at Berlin on the con-
iscated stationery of Kaiser Will
lelm.
In common with other high
chools, Weston High is entitled to
rec training for two of its teachers
It the Military Training School, San
All expense Of such in.
truction is paid by the govern
nent, in order that the teachers
nay be qualified to direct military
raining in the high schools, and
he course is six weeks in length.
dayor canister has appointed Su-
F. C. Fitzpatrick and
J. E. Thornton as Weston Highs
representatives. at the school.
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