The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-04-19
BREVIES

dead,
Lyle Webb has returned from
Pilot Rock. and will again become
Westonite.
Mrs. Will NorDcan and daughter
Lois are leaving today for Portland
10 join Mr.. NorDcan.
Mrs. I. E. Sailing has gone to
Walla walla for q few days visit
with her daughter, Mrs. l.. M.
Funk.
For Sale-Holt Oregon Special
Gas Harvester. in good condition.
Phone or write Alex Mcintyre.
Athena, Or.
Beginning next Monday. The
Pastime will be closed during the
day and only opened in the cvcn-
ings. E. E. Zehm.
Mrs. ]. Hodgson is making rapid
progress toward recovery, and in a
week or ten days will be able to re-
turn to her home in Weston.
DIR. ]. D. Plamondon gave a
very interesting lecture to a capac-
ity audience in High School auditor
ium at Athena Wednesday evening.
The doctor was lately invalided
home from France, and could give
his hearers first hand information.
A stirring address along patriotic
lines was given Tuesday evening in
the commercial club rooms by Clark
S. Thomas, to an interested audi
ence. Mr.. Thomas is a platform
speaker Of prominence and ability.
and has Travelled widely as q lectur-
er and journalist. He is a Chautau-
qau and lyceum speaker.
The only interesting race for
county Office in the Umatilla county
primaries win be that for commits
sioner. there being no contest for
any other Office. There are three
rival republican candidates for COM
missioner. Lon Williams of Milton,
]. NJ. Ashworth of Weston and G.
L. Dunning of Stanfeld.
Fred Sans, Ben Brown, Gillian
Bros. and Bill Singer have lately
been moving their cattle to the
mountains. They drove band of
800 head by way of the Tamarack
church to the Uniatilla river, hav-
ing found the snow too deep far
ther back in the timber. They win.
tered their stock in the Oregon
hills.
The crop situation throughout
this section Is good, according to
VIII Ferguson, who was In Weston
today. However. MIR. Ferguson
qualities this statement with the :
opinion that much grain is too
thick this season. He says he knows ,
this condition to be true of his own. ,
Rain before long viii. be helpful. 1
Trajan Tucker was in town today !
from the Wildhorse uplands for the !.
first time in much too extended
period to suit his local friends.
He says that upland farm work is
more than a month advanced this I
spring over last year. Nh. Tucker
was quite reticent on the potato
question, except to say that spuds
make good hog feed.
The Red Gross work of Weston
auxiliary is being successfully car
.ied on under the leadership Of
Mrs. J. H. Price, local chairman.
The ladies of the Methodist church
rave special charge Of the work on
and the United Breth-
en- ladies on Friday. The Tuesday
meetings. are held as usual. Every
ne who can come to aid in the
york is urged to do 50. II
An electric motor ordered by 4
fanager Robbins for the Weston
iilling Co.'S plant is on the way
rom Seattle and is expected to ar
i've in a few days. 1t will be used
} auxiliary power with the gaso-
ne engine and will facilitate night !
ins. The mills products are 4
leeting with favor, and Manager
obbins finds it hard to supply the !
amand from number Of Inland I
mpire cities.
Saturday evening, April q, the !
Irmers of the Weston neighbor- n
,od will have an opportunity of I
Getting and greeting the county n
,ricultural agent, NJ. s. Shrock. y
e comes here for an address on q
at evening, to be given under y
spices of the Weston Commercial y
Ib in the club rooms. Subjects :
especial interest to the farmers :,
II be discussed, but all the peo- :,
: are invited to come. "
William B. Ahearn of Milton, =
10 is on the payroll of the Pacific :