The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-07-19
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j. c. Turner of Cornelius. Or, !,
here looking after his interests.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. V. Bell wer,
Sunday guests Of Mr.. and Mrs, l.
/. o'Harra at Camp McDougal,
Gail Williams returned Tuesday
from week of enjoyment in the
mountains at the Petfiey home.
Mrs. ]. S. Harris, who has been
seriously i'll Of late, was taken to
Walla Walla Saturday for an oper-
alton.
jess Ferguson is reported to be
improving at ST. Anthony'S hoSpi-
tai, where he is typhoid fever pa
tient.
Joe Wurzer and crew are at the
Joe Scott place near Athena, cut
ting locust trees for government
contractors,
Dorothy Tweedy is recovering
from light attack of smallpox at
the upland home of her mother.
Mrs. Mark Henderson.
Mrs. w. A. Graham left Sunday
for MarShfield, Oregon, accompany
ing Mrs, Herman Graham, who has
been visiting relatives and friends
in Weston.
Dolf Thompson drove home to
his stock ranch on the Umatilla
the other day with new Ford tour
ing car, bought of the local agent,
II. L. Hedrick.
AS am about to retire from
business in Weston, would great
ly appreciate an immediate settle
ment from those knowing them
sevles indebted to me. H. L.
Hedrick.
Miss Pearl Davis is i'll with ty-
phoid fever at the home of her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Davis.
This is the second case of typhoid
that has appeared during the sum-
mer in Weston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Cronk and
Mr.. and Mrs. 0rval Venable of
Athena spent the week end at the
home of T. ]. McCarty in the up
lands. Mr.. McCarty took the men
Of the party for fishing trip.
j. H. Mcfarland, who many
years ago was a well known citi-
zen of Weston, is here for a visit
among old friends and scenes. Mr..
has been residing at
Eugene. where he has property in
.erests.
Two Mccormick combines were
tarted Tuesday in Dry creek fields ;
md are now successfully in opera 1
ion. Even on side hills the ma :
hines are found to work well. and !
hey are threshing cleanly. These
machines were bought in partner
hip by A. w. Rogers and Roy '
'ompkins and by Albert and Newt Y
} 'Harra. |
The little daughter of Alex :
chreiner, residing on the Basket =
plands, sustained an operation at i
'alla Walla recently for the re- ),
loval OF an abscess. Soon after :,
lie patients return home, it was q
,und that another daughter in the !;
lmily would have to submit to
lie surgeons knife, for the relief
7 appendicitis. n
A. P. Perry, formerly in the r
eat market business at Weston. is :,
wv a soldier. He joined the ma :;
onal army in New York as MEM 4 4
sr of the engineering corps. Mrs. =, -
erry is visiting her sister, Mrs. ~
red Dupuis, at Weston. She is
lite i'll, following an operation
r appendicitis which she sus- ia
ined before leaving New York. 10
The Weston Library Board has g. g.
lded the following splendid new ~ -
oks Of fiction to the local library " ~
elves: The Major, by Ralph IT. IT.
'nnor; Over Here, Edith Kelley; -
le White Ladies of Worcester,
Irclay; Christine, Alice Cholmon-
ley; The Wings of Youth, Eliza. nj
tn Jordan; Bag of Saffron, Won TO
ltten; Joseph Vance, William &c
Morgan. ur
A severe hail storm occurred al
,nday night in the vicinity of 40
ie, Morrow county, and is re-
-ted to have seriously damaged
900 acres of wheat. The loss io'
put at 25 to 100 percent. One ", W.
mer lost 1900 bushels. In gen. wa
/, however, the crop in the lone on
ton is reported to be better this wa
n than in almost any other part
the Northwest. ~