The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-05-24
BREVITES

Mrs. Frank Skinner went 70
Pendleton yesterday TO receive
treatment from Or. Boyden.
Miss Dorothy Clark of the Wes-
ton school faculty visited last week
end with relatives in Walla Walla.
Plans are under way for bcauti-
fying the Methodist church. The
interior will be done over and the
exterior repainted.
Miss Zilla Simpson. who has been
studying music in New York City,
is expected to arrive Monday at
her home in Walls Walla.
o. B. Needham of the Weston
High school faculty left Friday
evening for Eugene in response to
a message announcing his father S
death.
Ernest Ross has moved his family
back to the farm for the school va
cation. Ernest says that when a
man is his own cook eating is too
much of a chore.
Ben Walden is reported to be i'm
proving. following the operation to
which he submitted at st. Anthony's
hospital, Pendleton. He is, how
ever, very weak.
Fred Pittman was last weeks
winner of the Watts & Rogers prize
fishing pole. His champion trout,
taken from the Umatilla. measured
1874 inches in length.
Walter Rose of Pendleton will
again be among the soloists for the
pioneers reunion. Mr.. Rose has
accepted an invitation TO sing for
the Friday program.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McRae Of
Walla Walla, formerly Of Weston,
have gone to Portland. where Mrs.
McRae will submit to an operation
for the removal of nasal growths.
Joseph Sheard. an extensive
and prominent farmer of the Ath-
ena neighborhood, died suddenly
Friday evening, following a stroke
of paralysis He is survived by q
widow and four children.
Guy Cronk, manager of the STAN
dard Oils Athena branch, was in
town Monday on business. Mr..
Cronk did not say so, but the Lead
er has it from pretty good author
ity that his employers are prosper
ing.
Having finished the school year,
Miss Ruth Douglas and Miss Hazel
Brown left yesterday for their
homes in Morrow county. An en-
joyable farewell party was rendered
them Friday evening by Mrs. A.
James.
Mrs. Emma C. Mckinney of
Hillsboro, grand chief of the Rath-
bone Sisters, made an official visit
to the local temple Tuesday even
ing. The meeting was well attend
ed, and proved to be q very pleas
ant one for all.
Pendleton Tribune: AS special
feature of the second day of the
pioneers picnic at Weston, the 7th
and 9Th of June, it is advertised
that there will be an eclipse of the
sun. The committee, however,
ioes not assume responsibility for
making it an annual occurrence.
Athena Press: Senator c. A.
Barrett was brought to his home
n Athena Sunday from Portland,
where he had been for several
Mr.. Barrett stood the trip
,airly well considering his physical
and aside from resultant
atigue his state of health remains
without change. (
Members of the Weston school q
aculty were pleasantly entertained :
I dinner Saturday evening by DIR. +
nd Mrs. F. D. Watts. lmpromptu
casts and an informal program of
lusic helped to make the evening =
lost enjoyable. The guests were q
ir. and Mrs. Fitzpatrick, Miss Rim 4
oul, Miss Simmons, Mrs. Pinker- j
IN, Mr.. Hercher, Miss Upton, Mr.. E
nd Mrs. E. C. Rogers.
w. H. Mcbride has bought a
ONE in Portland and has gone
lere to reside, with his family.
Ir. Mcbride has the distinction of
sing the first farmer in Umatilla
,unty to sell land at 5000 an acre. t
rank Curl having bought his s
ace on the reservation at that fig 4
e. Some seven years prior to r
aking this sale, Mr.. Mcbride 8
,uoht the same ground at sos Il