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The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-06-28
Reed and Hawley News

Mrs. Peter Narkaus has gone to
Portland, accompanied by her
daughter, Mrs. Isaac Hagen Of
Spokane. Thomas Narkaus and
family Of Granum, Alberta, took
them as far as PendIeton in his 0lds-
mobile. Mrs. Narkaus will re eve
treatment at Portland for her eyes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Long and
children of Pendleton motored up
to the Lehti place the 23d. Mrs.
Long will spend the summer with
her sister there, Mrs. Albert Ball.
The Misses Grace and Violet Ha-
gen and Miss Susan Narkaus were
Sunday dinner guests at the upll md
home Of MIR. and Mrs. Jacob Mar
Klaus.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-06-28
ADas le Morning Gloryl

Perhaps the farmers of the Yves.
ton country would do well TO keep
an eve on the morning glory, which
is said to he far from glorious
proposition when il gets started
A. i. Alexander Of up-to-The-Timcs
magazine remarks:
Morning glories are getting a
fine foothold in many parts of the
country. | am travelling around q
good deal, and know. Just ASK
Governor Miles {, Moore or Bob
and they will corroborate my state
ment, us they have had a biz fight
against morning glory on some 200
acres. Ii wheat were as hard TO
kill as the morning glory the world
would never die Of starvation" /"
MIR. Alexander tells the Leader
that Weston Is by no means immune
from this pest. and that he has seen
quite u lot Of il in this vicinity,
The Up.to-The-Times says in its
current issue;
"Mr. Tassey Stewart, Milton,
prominent farmer Of Umatilla coun'
ty, has killed the morning glory
patches on his grain farm near He
lix by the application Of blue vitriol
brine. Mr.. Stewart believes the
morning glory is menace; let
alone and allowed to make head
way, it will soon destroy the value
of farm. All farmers should
make il their business to destroy
IT,"
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-06-28

Monday evening a very pleasant
shower was given at the home OF
Mrs. Lizzie Lansdale on the Weston
uplands in honor Of Mr., and Mrs,
Jacob Narkaus. Many useful and
beautiful gifts were received by the
newly-married pair and refresh
ments were served. The company
were entertained with an informal
program of vocal and Instrumental
music by Mrs, Roy Hyatt and Miss
Mary Lansdale. Some fifty people
were present,
Among the Weston soldiers who
were with the large force of men
moved from Camp Lewis to New
York City for the voyage overseas,
were Lieutenant c. II, Smith. Ser
geant Elmer Tucker and Private X.
r. Proebstel. Private Alvah Wur-
ger leaves in a few days with the
artillery.
Ed. [. Wood, an old-time Weston
balltosser, showed that he hadn't
forgotten his batting eye by crack
ing out two doubles and a single in
a recent game played by his COM
pany team at Tientsin, China He is
stationed there with the Fifteenth
U. S. Infantry.
C. C. Bcathe has taken up 800
acres seven miles from Garrison,
Montana, and writes to relatives
here that he is well pleased with
his location. Clarence has built a
good house on his new ranch and
fenced the place with four wires.
H.. Alderman and family have
returned to their home on Dry
creek from their visit to Idaho.
The next day after he arrived here.
Mr.. Alderman was seized with ty
phoid fever, and his condition is re-
ported to be quite serious.
All local Artisans are requested
to be present at the lodge meeting
Monday evening. July j, as there
is business of Importance to trans
act. Frances c. Wood, secretary.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wadding-
ham have moved to Milton TO make
their home, having purchased resi-
dence property there.
Hugh and Ralph Dowd, sons of
L. H. Dowd Of the Weston uplands,
have reported at McMinnville for
service in the army.
Mrs. Bessie McAtec and children
came up from Pendleton Sunday
for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Q.
NJ. Nevin.
Mrs. S. s. Piersol arrived Tues
day from Stanfield TO visit her
son, Bert Piersol, on the Weston
uplands.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Cannon left
Monday for Prescott for a Wis I at
the farm home of Ernest Walden.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-06-28

Boyhood's plain bread and milk
have gone into the luxury list along
with pork and beans.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-06-28

Even the friend who overlooks your
faults doesn't care to lend you money
on them.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-06-28

Shoes made Of fish skins Is the latest
suggestion. They ought to shed wa
ter, anyway.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-06-28

With 30 many do-without days in
the week life grows doubly hard for
the abssnt-minded man.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-06-28
SU MER UNDER " EAR
FOR LESS
A RARE PURCHASING OPPORTUNITY

. We have on hand from former shipment ali
five hundred pieces of underwear -men's two-p
garments, ladies' vests and union suits---cool
comfortable gauze, balbriggan, porous knit m
STYLES and weaves. These are all on table to c
out at prices far less than the wholesale COST
$780, Sl25 gSc, soc, S9c, 29c, Bc and lOc
Putnam patriot., 1918-12-13

Through three takings OF Belgrade
first when the city was taken b. tht
Austriahs, again when 1t WIS retnker
by the Serbians, and still again Wher
II WIS taken back by The Germans and
Austrians together, an American Red
Gross nurse Mary Gladwin, worke
IN The operating room. In that first
capture. when nine thousand wounded
crowded the wards aud halls and yard
Of the thousand bed hospital and doctor
aud nurse worked together for day
and night without stopping giving 10
each operation an average of six min
utes, and employing emergencies in
spired by the desperate need of the
moment, they did not know thai the
city had been taken until all the
stretchers brought Austrian wounded,
and Austrian doctors came 10 their
relief.
Several hundred women are work
ing over there In the American Red
Cross canteens. There are about two
hundred of these canteens along The
French and American lines OF com
Ing under great pressure, feeding
thousands Of soldiers The Red Cross
is also establishing eanteeng by mill.
tary request at number OF Aviation
Camps. American women conduct
these stations, comprising canteen and
club and reafiing room Everyone Of
these canteens has something Of the
genius of home about II and Il Is
because OF this. no less than the ia.
cilities for cleanliness aud rest aud
refreshment. that the French govern
ment has given the responsibility for
maintaining caHteens for both armies
10 the hands Of the American Red Cross.
In large numbers women are going
abroad as hospital hut workers. also,
and as social workers for trained
service among the refugees and tie
repatriated. AT each base hospital the
Red Cross Is equipping, as fast as they
can be built, recreation huts for con-
yaleseent soldiers
Clerical workers have steadily In
creased in number for the admins
tFative Offices. From that original
group Of eighteen. which as the first
American Red Cross Commission 10
France sailed about June LIST, 1917.
the organization has grown 10 work
Ing force of more than 5000 men ard
women.
Putnam patriot., 1918-12-13
EAST PUTNAM

Sundal. - '''e 0'iufSh
The Church Aid met with Mrs n
y. Hawkins last week.
:. Frank Smith and family visited XII
hngiy friends Sunday.
E. E. Torrey and wife and n p
Jordan were in Danielson Thursday
Miss Mildred Torrey spent the
weekend with Miss Pauline Caffrey
at Stafford. al ! 9
Miss Florence Exley finished her
duties as teacher in East Putnam FRI
day, Miss Edith Cutler is the new
teacher. :"
Mrs. Adm Chapman was the guest
OF Mrs. Frank Smith one afternoon
this week
Callers at Q. W. Torrey's Sunday
were Mrs. Fred Babbitt. George Lucy
and Lewis Rabbit. Floyd Bowen and
daughter Marion.
Harry Torrey, who has been in
training at Camp Devens for five
months, has received his discharge
and returned to his home Wednesday
night.
Putnam patriot., 1918-12-13
In the Old Days Gifts Were Tokens Of
Love. in Keeping With the Day
Celebrated.

What a vast difference there is In
the Christmas of today. from the
Christmas of our forefathers. In those
days there was not the hurry scurry
shopping, and costly, somewhat useless
gifts given with the thought that the
receiver might give finer one In re-
turn. The gifts given in those days
were gifts of love. wholly In keeping
with the day celebrated, says corre-
spondent In All exchange.
For many weeks and months did
mother spin. color and wind the yarn,
and knit on wooden needles or bone
hook the warm neck scarf or mittens
for her loved one. every stitch bear
Ing message of love And then as
the time drew near how savory the
kitchen smelled every time one en-
tered but, of course. nothing was yisi-
BILE for mother or aunty or grand
mother had safely hidden away the
tender gingerbread and spice cakes,
and the brittle molasses taffy, plates
of butterscoteh and other candy rich
in nut meats.
What happy times when the stock
ings of all sizes. and almost all col
ers, were hung on the mantel shelf
above the wide fireplace where old
Santa had no trouble at all to come
down and deposit the numerous things
from his pack in the dangling stock
ihgs.
Everyone was remembered with
some sort of n gift none were forgot
ten. and I feel sure the homemade
goodies We're devoured with as much
relish and with less after effects, as
the store goodies of today There
We're no coal tar dyes in the Christmas
candy grandmother made.
Then when the team was hooked to
the farm sled. with the farm wagon
bed on it partly filled with straw and
bed covers, what fine ride to church
over the shining snow, 70 hear a real
Scripture sermon about the birth of
our Savior, on earth peace. good will
to men.
Putnam patriot., 1918-12-13
SENEXET GRANGE

Noodstock.-State Deputy Frank
Il. Halnes was present at the last reg
ular meeting Dec. 4, and spoke briefly
upon the excellent showing made by
the farmers Of the county at the re-
cent corn fair.
The remainder of the program was
as follows:
Song. Hail 10 the Harvest, Grange
Reading, Freedoms Child"
Elsie Young
Piano solo. Heather Bells,
Florence Johnson
Reading. Farming 1t"
George Hamilton
General Information Test, conducted
by lecturer
Grange Anniversary Song.
Electric lights have been installed
and make great improvement in the
appearance of the hall
The next meeting is to be on Dec.
Is, at which the officers elect for the
coming year will be Installed. The
Installing officer will be Worthy Mas
ter, Frank f. Brakeman, of the State
Grange. Neighboring Changers are
cordially welcome Refreshments
will be served
Putnam patriot., 1918-12-13

THE VICTORY

(By Richard Converse, age 10 Yearsb
Twas morning in September.
On the twenty-second day,
A I'd a dreary, drowsy haziness
Was out upon the bay.
When around the point Of landing
Came a dismal sound to all.
For the booming and banging
Of the monster cannonball.
And the fort beside the water
Seemed to culver at the sound
And out upon the water came
A battleship steaming down.
So the men within the walls
Loaded every gun so true
And then waited for the signal
From the leader in coat of blue.
Then it came-Firei
And shot and shell from ship came
through
And the men at their posts were fall
ing
These men in coats Of blue.
But the shots were doing their WORK,
And there were flames out in the
bay
When from the men a mighty shonE
went up
AS the battle ships steamed fr
away.
Putnam patriot., 1918-12-13
POMFRET

Mrs. F. L. Wright is much better.
Mrs. John Johnson is still quite i'll.
Order Xmas cut flowers early at G.
E. Shaw's.
A rummage sale will be held at the
P. n. A. this Friday night.
Miss NJ F. Keyes is in Hartford
attending the meetings of the A. B.
C. F. N.
| will duplicate any publishers
magazine club rate and save you
postage. Telephone Shaw.
The oyster supper and whist at the
P. N. A. was very well attended not
withstanding the disagreeable wealth
, er Friday night.
E. P. Allen is looking for the ar.
rival of his son Henry from France
any day now, as the papers have re-
ported the sending over of the 10th
Division,
The children belonging to the Con-
gregational Sunday school are urged
to be present early next Sunday so
as to rehearse for the Christmas con-
cert which will be held in the church
at II a m. Dec %
Rev. Thomas Hill of Harrisville
preached strong and helpful sermon
in the Congregational church last
Sunday from the text, Cast your
bread upon the waters and it shall re
turn to you after many days. He
will occupy the pulpit again soon.
The latest news of Rev H. A Bea-
die from Brewer Normal school,
Greenwood, S. c.. reports the infiuen-
"a as quite bad in the school. Mr.
Beadle himself had escaped the dis
ease so far. He reports heavy rains
in South Carolina. F. L. Wright, who
has been in Florida for a short time,
reports heavy rains in Clearwater.
Putnam patriot., 1918-12-13
WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING
FOR SOLDIERS IN FRANCE
Fight in the Ranks of the Red Cross Against
Pain, Disease and Death

They have known very We'll The risks
they we're tak.ng the TWO thousand
and more women who hive gone 10
France foe sarled services under the
American Red cross. md he more
than nine Thousand nurses whom the
American Red Cross has assigned to
foreign duty under the United States
Army and My Nurse Corps.
hey went Under orders, as soldiers
d., repaired FOR any emergencies. as
soldiers do; they assumed many
81 age and unforeseen tasks, as sol
diers do. Literally. they went as
fighters, against pain. disease aud
death
A mobile surgical unit" OF nurses
those words don't mean very much.
perhaps. the first time we hear them
But see such AN unit follow an army
up TO an advanced post see how the
nurses work with steady hands beside
the surgeons as the stretchers with the
newly wounded are brought in. See
thousands, OF them In evacuation hos
pitals, base hospitals. convalescent
hpSifilAin, AbbtItuipSts IlOSpllhibs SbiIt
OF them in French military hospitals
where sometimes our men are sent !;
See them With their specialized skill
m head surgery. or fracture work, or
psychiafry all these women who
keep head and hand cool and steady,
when the ambuiances unload great
harvests Of wounded Then we say
the words Our Nurses. as we say
"Onr Soldiers, "Our Sailors" "Our
Marines
On the night Of March 25th. when
the Germans We're fast advancing, and
already within six kllometers Of
Annel, an outpost Of Compiegne, two
American doctors remained, who I'M
der order Of the French government,
had Sent the patients and personnel
OF their hospital farther back the
night before. The artillery was deaf
ening. but the American Ambulance
sections kept bringing their wounded
TO Aunel These doctors said that as
long as the American boys brought
them wounded they would operate
Two nurses volunteered from Com
plegne. and 50 10 the deserted chateau
the two surgeons. the two nurses and
the ten drivers worked calmly on,
while the buzz OF aeroplanes shook
the air. and the blasting guns shook
the earth
Putnam patriot., 1918-12-13

them tf not having taken their corn ;,.a
. me Darn when the snow came Ab EN-
~ acres are to be seen standing ~
sIie shoeh on one field. 1t mighf he
lli.te5r,esting TO note the yield in corn
within a mile radius of Tba - ~ Il
S senser TINS season. Approximately
p pet"een three and four thousand
o oashets Of ears would be a minimum
Putnam patriot., 1918-12-13
THOMPSON TOWN TOPICS

Dexter Elliott is out with new
enclosed Cadillac car.
Asa Ross of Putnam is BUILDING =
garage at his place in Quadic district
Arthur Mills returned from a
weeks business trip in New York on
Saturday.
E. s. Backus is getting better
quite fast and it is hoped he NAV con
time to do SO.
Myron Elliott is assisting at Mr.
Backus' about his store during Mr.
Backus' illness.
The Baptist Ladies Sewing society
met with Mrs. George Foster on
Thursday afternoon.
Miss Fannie Olney of Hartford re-
Gently spent a few days in town
stopping at Mrs. Hutchins'
The saw mill belonging to Linus
Logee is in operation on the wood lot
recently purchased by him from Thos.
Ryan.
Miss Beebe is temporarily stopping
at Mrs. Hutchins' during repairs to
the heating arrangements in her resi-
dence.
A party of friends in the village
were entertained by Mr.. and Mrs
Searls on Saturday evening at their
residence
Arthur Elliott is making himself
useful since his discharge from Camp
Devens, assisting at the garage of
Paul Anger.
The organ, as was expected it would
be, was In commission on Sunday and
gave evidence of how much it adds
to the services of the church.
Miss Wiley has closed her cottage
and gone to visit with friends in
Providence. She expects to return
to Thompson during the holidays.
A good representation of the local
grange attended the Quinebaug Po-
mona which was held with Wolf Den
grange in Abingdon on Saturday.
Miss Alice Reed has gone to Boston
to stay through the winter. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Sandstrom are to re-
main in her employ in that place.
The Ladies Home and Foreign
Missionary society held food sale I
on Wednesday afternoon in the par
lor Of the church, from until o. T
clock.
Deacon Josiah Dirk came on Friday
from visit since Thanksgiving with
relatives in Auburndale, Mass. He
returned on Monday and will spend
the winter there.
Mrs. Frank Loyejoy of South La
Grange, Maine, and her grandson
Stanley Messer, are visitors with her
son and family, Everett Lovejoy, on
Providence street.
Lawrence Backus has been i'll in
Providence, where he has been in the
government training department the
past two months. His condition is
improving, he being able to sit up.
c. E. Olney left for New York last
week for a weeks stay before going
to Florida His chauffeur, Charles
Johnson, went with the car on Tues
day to join him, and will accompany
him to Florida.
The electric light company of Put
nam is preparing to extend the street
light service on Main street. New
poles have been erected near the res
idence of Hon. R. H. Chandler, also
extended down West street to
Thompson station.
Quinattisset Grange is to have a
Christmas tree at its meeting next
Tuesday evening AS near full mem
bership as is possible is expected to
be present. The committee has been
at work the present week in endea-
voring to make the festivities of the
evening a pleasure to all.
The nice pleasant weather of the
past month seems to have given some /
of the farmers the impression that it
might continue all winter, some of
Putnam patriot., 1918-12-13
WEST CLOCESTER

Miss Rosa Paul is in Putnam.
Walter A Hawkins has started his
cloth board mill.
Silas Baker and family entertained
Mr.. and Mrs Nelson Baker Sunday.
Miss Susie Place of East Killingly
spent Saturday and Sunday at her
home here.
Mr. and Mrs Alfred Mcbride and
children from Chepachet, R. l., visit
ed with relatives here Sunday.
Putnam patriot., 1918-12-13
TIE CROSVENORDALES NEWS SECTION

Daniel johnson arrived home from
Camp Upton. N. Y, last Saturday
morning for the first time since he
went into the service last winter. DIR
johnson viii not go hack again, nj
though he says army life agrees with
him
Putnam patriot., 1918-12-13

A Christmas gift that will last for
a whole year: a subscription to The
Patriot
Putnam patriot., 1918-12-13

Henry Duval, George Dion and
Henry Davis visited friends in Perry
vile last week.
Emil Johnson resigned his position
with the Charles johnson Go. last
Saturday. Mr.. johnson has been
working for this company for the last
81 years.
The Girls Club of Grosvenor- Dale
will hold a whist Thursday evening,
Dec. 10, at the club rooms. The pro-
ceeds will be used toward a fund be
ing raised TO purchase piano.
George b. Thatcher, who resigned
his position with the Grosvenor-D
Co. last week, was given surprise
party by his friends at the home of
Harry Manning last Saturday eve
ming. About 25 guests were present
Mr. Thatcher WAS presented with
gift to remember his friends. Mr.
Thatcher has accepted a position in
Suncook, NJ H., where he commenced
his work last Monday.
Putnam patriot., 1918-12-13
NORTH GRoSVENoR- DALE BOY
KILLED IN ACTION

North Gfosv"nor Dale Oscar W.
swanson. the q year old son Of NJ.
md Ms. Alrot Swanson, has been re-
orted as tilled in action on seplem
aar %. 1918 lie had previously
been reported as missing. lie was
rafted early last spring and sent 70
Camp Upton, NJ Y He was sent to
France last May and was placed in
the first line trenches. Mr.. Swanson
was for long time employed by the
John Elliott Co of this place About
n year ago he left to accept position
in New York city. He was one of the
best known Of the young men here
and his loss VIII be felt by all Be
sides his parents he leaves brother
and sister
New-York tribune., 1918-08-15
Commodities
Ind u s trial
Cotton

A further advance sent prices into
high ground for the season in the cot
ton market during yesterdays early
trading. but not a good deal of realiz-
ing, and the close was easy, net 28
points lower to AZ points higher Au-
gust and September showed the clos
ing declines, while October and later
months were 25 to AZ points net higher.
The early advance reflected increas-
ing confidence in a reduced crop esti-
mate from the government at the be-
ginning of next month, and larger do
mcstic consumption figures for July
than had been expected, but the vol
ume of buying tapered off around 3076
for October, and that delivery closed
at BOAT.
The opening was II to 20 points
lower, owing to private reports of rains
in Texas and Indifferent Liverpool
cables. Offerings were readily ab-
sorbed, however, with unfavorable crop
advices from the Southwest emphasiz-
ing the probability of bullish weekly
crop report, and by the end of the first
hour active months were selling some
30 to II points net higher, with Oc-
tober contracts showing an advance OF
1876 points from the low level of Mon
day. II
Tho weekly report proved quite as
New-York tribune., 1918-08-15
bullish as expected. but proved the
signal for profit taking after the pre-

bullish as expected. but proved the
signal for profit taking after the pre-
vious big advance, and the market was
unsettled during the balance of the
session. The failure of the Houston
report to show as much rainfall as
some had been led to expect probably
explained midday bluges: but the buy
ing was not as urgent or active, and
profit taking was heavier in the late
trading.
According to the weekly report. crop
condition for period were the most
unfavorable so far this season, and
in some sections of Texas the crop is
now failure. The detailed daily re-
port showed precipitation at twenty
stations, and lower average of tenn
peratures in that state, but, with one
exception, the rainfall was not con-
sidered sufficient to materially help
the crop.
The report of the Census Bureau
showed domestic mill consumption of
lint cotton of SAL 1872 bales for July.
compared with 697,S23 last year. For
the season domestic consumption of
lint and linters amounted to 7,707,72
bales. against 7,65S,207 last year, and
exports were 4,476,124 bales, against
5.739 ,009 last year. Stocks remaining
IN the hands of manufacturers amount
ed to 1,465.SS4 bales of lint. against
1901, ,9l6 last year, and in public stor-
age and at congresses 1854, ,S73, against
SsS,257 last year. Southern spot mar
kets. as officially reported, were un-
changed TO rs points higher, with
Southwestern markets relatively firm.
The closing prices were: