The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-10-18
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Expert dentistry prices reason
able. DIR. Sponogle, Athena.
Young hogs, weight about $50
pounds each, for sale. Mrs. II. NJ
Greer.
Mrs. NJ. Z. Ferguson returned
this week from a visit with her
sons at Camp Lewis.
A daughter was born October
10 to Mr.. and Mrs. Harry I'd
wards, at their home near Weston.
Try me for artificial teeth: ]
have many satisfied patrons. You
will be one also. DR.. Sponogle'
Athena.
In. Ashworth has finished his
schoolhouse contract at Garuena,
and is doing some work in the Dry
creek neighborhood.
Miss Lois Gaylord left this week
for Pendleton to take a position
as stenographer and typist in the
office of ]. J. Hamley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wilkes of
Pendleton and Rev. and Mrs. W.
r. Storms Of Weston were dinner
guests Sunday at the home OF u.
X. Sewers.
Mrs. Tom Daine, formerly Miss
Mabel Nolte of this city, has gone
into training as Red Cross nurse
at Minneapolis. MINI. MIR. Daine
is in the army. at Camp Wads-
worth, n. c.
Mrs. Mary E. Henderson, mother
of Mrs. c. w. Avery, suffered q
stroke of paralysis Sunday night
at her home in the Weston uplands.
Her condition since has been quite
alarming to her family and friends.
Miss Hortense Baker has return
ed from a visit to her sister. Mrs.
Clarence Wright, at Claresholm,
Alberta. She was accompanied
home by her little niece, Virginia
Wright, who will attend school in
Weston.
Ben Walden, who has been gain
ing in strength but slowly since
sustaining an operation at Pendle-
ton. took a turn for the worse last
week, and his son George was sum-
moned from a ranch near Walla
WaIla. He is now reported better.
]. E. Scrimsher has disposed of
his farming interests and has mov-
ed his family to town for the win
ter. Having taken the Mrs. Reyn-
oIds residence next door TO the
Leader shop, we congratulate the
Scrimshers upon locating in an ex-
cellent neighborhood.
Although no cases of Spanish in
fiuenza have appeared in the Wes-
ton neighborhood. it was deemed
wise BY the directors to close school
this week as a precautionary meas
ure. If the dreaded epidemic con-
tinues to favor the town by its at
sence, school will be reopened next
Monday.
Herbert Baker has gone north
for his vacation from duty as rural
mail carrier, In the belief that a
change of occupation is almost as
good as rest, he will serve during
his absence as railway trainman be-
tween Deer Lodge, Montana, and
Spokane. Mrs. Baker and children
are visiting relatives at Dayton,
Wash.
John A. GUS Olsen, a vel
known young farmer Of Wet n
mountain who is now member Cf
battery B, 3S Field Artille y, 1t
Camp Lewis, has sent 500 to
The Farmers Bank of Weston as a
Liberty Loan subscription. Gus
believes in lending Uncle Sam his
money as well as his individual SER
vices.
Will Isley, member of promi-
nent family in the early years of
the Weston neighborhood, was here
this week for visit with his sis
ter, Mrs. Charles Hall, and boy
hood friends Mr.. Isley is steel
worker and is now engaged in
ship construction at Tacoma. He
was assigned to this work after
offering his services to the govern
ment as a soldier. Mr.. 1sley has
seen lot of country since leaving
Weston some twenty years ago. He
was in South Africa during the
Boer war, through which he served
as a member of the Second Cana
dian Mounted Rifles.
J. E. Jones, Charley Pinkerton
and George Nesbitt hunted deer
Sunday in the Bobsled country.
They found the fresh tracks of a
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