The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-09-13
BREvITIES

ihltHlul FDIu ioi INV bSNB' Se' .
c. 4. BulRnch Is quite seriously
III with heart trouble at his home
near Weston.
George Beaton left for La
Crande yesterday. with a view to
securing railroad work.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. |. o'IIarra are
preparing TO motor Sunday TO Hot
Lake. where Mrs. 0'Harra will
consult DR.. PLY.
| will hold sale Of Acorn Ian
terms and flash lights Saturday ev-
ening, September II. at the Zehm
store. See them on display. A.
Phillips.
Through having his left arm
badly scaldcd the other day, Fred.
die York learned that gas engine
is not 10 be- handled with easy IA
miliarity.
Robert Hodgson Is back from La
Crosse to register. after seven
weeks Of hard labor in the harvest
field and hauling grain. He will
leave soon TO join his father in
Montana.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Graham are
now located at Rccdsport. Oregon.
having gone TO Reedsport from
Marshfield. Mr.. Graham is kept
briskly busy at carpenter work in
that growing burg.
The bean crop around Weston
promises we'll this year. late rains
having helped the succulent lc-
gumes TO mature. w. X. Storms
has forty acres of red beans on the
j. p. Lieuallen place that look es-
pecially well. The other day he
counted 100 pods on one vine.
Superintendent Fitzpatrick ad-
vises the Leader that the Weston
schools will open next Monday. Sep
tembcr 10. He is in Portland on
his return from San Francisco,
where he attended the government
military school for teachers, and
expects 10 arrive in Weston tomor-
row.
The youngest daughter, three
years old. Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Nesbit. set fire to a tent in the
yard at her home while playing
with matches, Wednesday. The
tent and the bedding 1t contained
were destroyed, and and it was
rather "close call" for the Nesbit
residence.
The local Red Gross auxiliary
urges larger attendance of work
srs TO help In making the refugee
The work rooms are
,pen Tuesday and Friday after
Moons of each week. At present
yirls' dresses are being made. Di-
.ections have been received by the
auxiliary for forwarding parcels or
etters to soldiers and prisoners.
have decided TO reduce my
took and viii sell at the following
prices: Chewing tobacco by the
POUND, 75c; all can tobaccos, i3c:
III i5c cigarettes, 2 for Csc; Camel
cigarettes, l5c; plain ice cream,
.Oc; Ice cream soda, Zoe: milk s
hake, l0c; sundaes, l5c; plain So =
Ia out of fountain or bottle. &c. !
III &c candy now Sc; 40c candies
low soc ID. E. E. Zehm. |
Miss Virginia Todd of Pendleton q
vas here Sunday and began the or i
,anization of Girls Honor Guard 9
or Weston. Sixteen girls attended i
he meeting and were enrolled in Y
he local guard. of which Miss i
eliza Morrison is temporary leader, $
Ill those between the ages of ID y
nd SO are eligible. At meeting
o be held soon officers will be a
lected and organization perfected. b
Mrs. A. ]. Barnett leaves tomor- {
ow for Portland, where she viii !
isit her son. Shirley, who resides 4 4
here, and her younger son, Pri- I
ate Earl Barnett, who comes from !
lamp Lewis on a furlough. Mrs. I
,arnett will also go to Dallas, Ore I
on, to visit an aged uncle, Charles y
roungblood, whom she had long i
opposed to be dead but whom she
cad of recently in the Oregon q
ournal. Mr.. Youngblood is a
and author, and for +
ears on the plains was q close !
riend and companion of the late s
buffalo Bill.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H.. Beathe are
isiting in Weston. their former i
ome. from Seattle. Mrs, Beathe r
,ill remain for quite an extended !
tay. but "Phil" expects to return q
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