The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-09-06


dents Of precincts Is and II will
register in the new office of the
Weston Warehouse Co, on Main
street, where Claud Price and ]. II,
price-who have charge in these
two precincts have secured desk
room. Residents Of precinct l6
will register in the front part of
the DeMoSs Furniture store, where
S. A. Barnes and his assistants will
receive them. The hours are from
Z a. m. to 9p. m. The rcgistra.
tion bom DIS will be grateful II
rcgistrants will come rs early in
the day rs convenient. in order that
there may be no rush of work in
the closing hours.
Oatmeal, rice and other cereals
are no longer substitutes for wheat
-four when il comes TO making pur'
chaScs under the new 1920 ruling,
Corn meal, corn -four and barley
-four are the only recognized sub
stitutes. although the consumer
may secure oat flour, rice flour.
potato -four and a few other ilours
If the merchant has them in stock.
All substitutes are supposed to be
actually mixed with the wheat
flour. Rye -four is a substitute on
the basis of two pounds of rye
for every three pounds of wheat
-four. Other substitutes must BE-
bought at the ratio Of cne pound
TO every four of wheat -four.
The banner yield OF wheat io the
Weston district this season insofar
as the Leader is informed was
threshed by the Mcbride boys from
their Wild Horse holdings. They
had As acres of German Red
which seems to be an excellent va
riety in every respect but its name
that yielded 9li sacks. Their
red chaff wheat from about 1875
acres yielded 1920 sacks. Their
barley made a good average for the
year. The Mcbride boys had a sue
cesSful run with thier new McCor-
mick combine.
Cyril Proebstel. Weston soldier
at Camp Fremont. California. has
been selected Is one Of eight men
to attend the Army Intelligence
School. Only a few picked men
from each company are chosen to
attend this school. which requires
special qualifications. and they are
relieved from the ordinary routine
of the soldiers life. In active SER
vice the schools graduates wear a
distinctive stripe and are connected
with the important intelligence
work of the army.
J. S. Lieuallen, well known Wes-
ton blacksmith, leaves September
Is to take a government position
at Rieth, Oregon, where he will
have charge of the railroad black
smith shop. The job pays 1856
per month, which looks like a high
figure but is merely in line with
what the government allows for
other classes of railroad work.
Freight brakemen. for instance,
are said to be earning around $3.50
per month.
One of the distinguished speak
ers whom the Liberty Loan head
quarters will send to PendIeton du-
ring the Roundup September 1921 ;
will, in all probability, be Brigadier
General Cornelius Vanderbilt of
Camp Lewis. Milton X. KIepper,
Of the speakers bureau.
mas expressed " wlIingness to route
Vanderbilt to Pendleton
for the three days show and his ,
met with hearty APP
proval.
A Current Events club was or
yanizcd yesterday at the home Of /
Mrs. j. II. Williams. The ladies
who have enrolled in this organiza-
Jon will devote close study to i'm
,ortant questions of the day. and |
will meet each week at the homes
# the respective members.
Young melon raiders have been /.
o active in the Weston neighbor-
Iood of late that some growers, {
rmed with shotguns, are lying in {
heir patches at night. One raider {
vas caught in an ursuspected barb
wire ENHANCEMENT and received a
Iearty booting. :
The Weston branch Of the Malen s
Iurnett School of Piano Playing of !
Valla Walla will open with a pub r
c recital under the direction Of Il
he teacher, Miss Lois Cassil, at the .
Inited Brethren church Saturday L
vening, September IA. y
After looking over the a1tomo- \