The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-10-18
BREvITIES


entertained relatives from Walla
Walla Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. w. Il. Driskell returned Fri
day evening from an extended visit
with relatives in Montana.
Weston people need go no far
ther than Athena for satisfactory
dental work. DR.. Sponogle.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Fcttcr and
family have moved 10 freewater.
Oregon, where they will reside in
the future.
T.J. McCarty returned Monday
from visit TO J. II. Rockhill, his
former upland neighbor. in the
Two Rivers country.
James Killgore has returned
from the Puget Sound country
near Everett. where he has been
engaged in sawmill work.
Owing 10 health regulations re-.
garding Spanish influenza. the Sat
urday Afternoon Club meeting
scheduled for October 10 will not
be held.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Payne and
their guest. Mrs. J. A. Kennedy Of
Seattle, motored Monday TO the j.
b. Kennedy farm near Pendleton
for a days visit.
Some slight improvement is not
ed this week in the condition Of
Mark Henderson, which has been
very serious following an accident
at Blue Mountain sawmill.
Attention, Rebekahs! Owing to
the epidemic Of influenza, the con-
vention at Weston Of the Rebekahs
called for October 20 is indefinitely
postponed. Maud Stanfeld, chair
man.
A crew Of men from Pendleton
are building a new county bridge
near the Wyatt place above town.
II is being substantially constructed
with concrete abutments. and will
have a 3s.foot span.
Miss Colvin of the local school
faculty welcomed her mother to
Weston last Saturday afternoon.
They will make their home during
the school year in the NorDean cot
tage on Normal Heights.
Fred Greer and Charles Wilson
will return in few days to Spok-
ane TO resume their studies at the
gas engine school which they were
attending there when it was closed
because of the "iiu" epidemic.
The United Brethren Church will
hold their annual Harvest Home
Festival on Friday evening. 0cto-
Der 25. Announcement is made
that "all members and friends of
the Church are invited. Come one,
come all. and let us have good
time"
The first quarterly conference of
the Methodist Chruch will be held
at the church Sunday evening, af-
ter the regular services. The rea-
son for the early date is because
the elder is unable to hold meet
ings elsewhere on account of quar-
antine. S. E. Powell. pastor.
The annual meeting Of the Wes-
ton Red Gross auxiliary will be
held at the local headquarters on
Monday afternoon, October 81, at
1880 o'clock. This meeting is cali
ed for the purpose of electing Off
GERS and amending the bylaws of
the Chapter. A full attendance is
earnestly requested.
The last crop Of barley on Reed
and Hawley mountain was threshed
Monday night with a Mccormick
combine. It belonged to Selmer
Thompson and work was rushed in
order to avoid the threatened rain
which followed next day. The job
was begun at seven o'clock Monday
evening and finished at seven
o'clock Tuesday morning, with Tom
McCarty running the engine, Ray
Jones and Norval Ferguson pitch
ing and Selmer Thompson sewing
sacks--a good and faithful crew.
The nights run totaled It's sacks.
While making his rounds Tues
day Mail Carrier j. E. Jones was
confronted by q bobcat at place
in the road near the William Sing
er farm. The animal was lying on
n stump and instead of running
like a Hun, switched its tail, show
ed its teeth and growled, Consid-
ering this as downright impudence,
Mr.. Jones peppered the animal with
q twenty-five, but 1t refused to
bulge. Pretty soon a lady cat
walked out of the brush, and not