The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-11-01
BREvITIES

c. =. Strain. county assessor, wa
in town Tuesday from Pendleton
The City library will he closed
until the influenza epidemic sub
,sidcs.
Mrs. W. II, Bcathc is reported tu
be much improved. after quite u
serious illness,
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Warren left
this week for pendlcton, where
Harry will engage in garage work,
Mrs, Fannie Mcbride left Mon
day for n visit with her sons ON the
Mcbride Bros. farm south Of town.
The last piece Of barley remain
ing on the Basket uplands belong
ing To Ernest March was thrcshcd
last week.
We have ten new tires Of stan
dard makes, all guaranteed, We will
sell for cash at one-quartcr of %
percent discodnt. Come early.
Watts 4 Rogers.
Glenn. the younger son of MIR.
and Mrs. &. W. StagEs, is i'll at
their home on Washington street.
For time his fever was rs high rs
l05, but he is now improving,
The T. J. McCartys are moving
soon to Burbank for the winter,
Mr.. McCarty having sec ured con-
tract there for clearing sagebrush
land. He lately invested in a Buick
car.
The first snow Of the season fell
last week in the Blues and covered
the summit with the customary
mantle of white" A slight pre-
cipitation took place at Blue Noun.
tain sawmill.
Mrs. Marty Luckenbill. who is
among the influenza patients in the
]. S. Harris household. is reported
today to be in an alarming condi-
tion. Mr.. Luckenbills mother sue
ceeded yesterday in getting a nurse
for her from Walla Walla.
For some reason cats" are out
of favor this season in seeding OPP
erations. 1t is reported that n
number Of large Athena farmers
have discarded these machines and
gone back TO the good old reliable
horse and mule power while seed
ing,
Mrs. Sidney Tucker arrived Sun
day from Amethyst, Alberta. for a
visit with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. W. II. Gould. Mr.. Tucker fol-
lowed later, having been held up at
the border to comply with for
mality with regard to his passport.
The visitors say that all passengers
on Canadian trains now wear masks
as a protection against influenza.
1t is reported that the Winder
potato crop on the Reed and HAw-
ley uplands was dug last week by
neighbors, who volunteered in force
for this kindly service. Two ma
chimes dug the spuds, It is said.
and is men picked them up--the
job being finished in short order.
Mr.. Windcr and six others in his
household have been sick with Span
ish influenza.
The Chautauqua program an
nounced for November Ola at Wes-
ton has been postponed, in common
with other sessions throughout this
section, because Of the "fiu" epi-
demic. The Ellison-White people say
in a letter to the Leader that this
is the first time in ten years they
have been compelled to change the
schedule Of their attractions for any
reason. An entirely new supply
of publicity matter will have to be
gotten out when the new dates are
decided upon.
J. M. Banister, mayor Of Weston,
has been letting his administrative
duties take care Of themselves the
past week or so while out seeding
on the Banister farm. To hear
Mayor John tell it, he never enjoys
himself so much as while gazing at
the rear elevation of an eight
mule team and blithely putting in
the crop while following them
around the field. Even making
speeches at the pioneers reunion is
a joyless experience in comparison
and we all know that the mayor
loves to make speech.
Joe Henderson came home Satur-
day from Erie, Pennsylvania, to
viist his mother, who is seriously Ill
at her home in the uplands. Joe
has been employed in the clerical
of big turbine fac
tory at Erie. With 100000 peo.
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