The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-06-14

AN aged resident of Weston. II
was given to Mr.. Reeves by his
mother when he was u boy of ten,
and has been in his possession since
1884. II was made in Wayne coun.
~. Tennessee. and the cotton was all
hand-picked, carded. spun and woven
by the same family. No cotton
gins were then in use. The actual
weaving was done by u sister of
Mr.. Reeves, and the pattern is
quite attractive. Mrs, Reeves is
the owner of two quilts similarly
made which he has had more than
30 years.
George Tricdc. y farmer residing
on Dry creek, was arrested and TAX
en- 10 Milton on information charg.
ing him with diSloyal uttcrances,
Triede was discharged and the
court is said to have criticised the
complaining witnesses, who were
John. Harve and Dan Phillips. 1t
seems that these young men put up
an American flag at Triede's house,
and they accused him of tearing II
down and making disloyal remarks
as he did so. Triede kept the flag
safely and took it along with him
10 court. He is Il Liberty Bond
buyer and a Red Cross subscriber
Jack Chaplin reports a phenome'
non on his farm second only 10 the
cclipse. His ROSTERS did not go to
roost, as commonly happens, but
proceeded to lay eggs in the seem
ing belief that the hens, which did
go to roost. could no longer attend
70 this duty. Jack asserts that the
three ROSTERS which performed this
unusual feat--a Plymouth Rock, u
White Leghorn and Rhode Island
Red-may be seen on his farm at
any time by any doubter. If the
skeptics will stick around until an
other eclipse. he promises that the
fowls will duplicate the feat.
In a letter to his mother, Jim
Kirkpatrick writes from France
that the American soldiers are in
high spirits, and feel confident of
victory. DO not believe all you
hear" he advises with respect to
pessimistic reports concerning the
success Of the Hun drives. Jim Is
on detached service, and says that
the officers work as hard as the pri-
Yates and that all work twelve
hours day. He also says that the
American soldiers are better fed
than any other soldiers in Europe.
While out in field of the Fergu-
son farm six miles east of town,
Monday, Chester and Raymond Fer
guson saw a big buck deer walk
slowly out of canyon and jump
the fence into an alfalfa pasture a
short distance from where they
were standing. The deer calmly
looked the boys over for a few
minutes and then went its way.
It was the first deer Raymond ever
saw, and he declares it was as big
as three-year-old steer.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. p. johnson are
visiting in Weston from Okotoks.
Alberta, and are guests of the M.
J. NorDeans. Mr.. johnson has
about decided to retire from farm
ing and to live quietly in some
pleasant spot. Weston's advan-
tages are so obvious that the Lead
er feels they are certain to appeal
to him. Moreover, he formerly
lived here, and knows.
Trajan Tucker is hauling his po-
tatoes to Weston, having sold them
to S. S. Shields, the Milton-Free-
water produce dealer, on basis Of
80 cents per hundred, delivered.
C. L. Pinkerton sold his potatoes in
the pit to the same buyer. j. S.
Neil is hauling to Pendleton, where
he expects price of one dollar per
hundred weight.
A little daughter of John Martin
died in Athena Monday night Of
scarlet fever, the second death
that has occurred during the epi-
demic there. In general, the dis
ease is said to appear in a very
mild form, with slight danger to
he patients. 1t has not as yet APP
,eared in the Weston neighborhood.
E. M. Smith, cashier of The
Farmers Bank Of Weston, is absent
IN vacation visit, during which he
attends the state bankers conven-
ion at Bend, Oregon, and the
grand lodge of Masons at Portland.
Mrs. Smith accompanies him, as a
lalooate froYn the local chaDter of