The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-11-08
BREVTTES

Expert dentistry prices reasona'
bic. DR.. Sponogle, Athena,
Two desk telephones To sell or
trade. Inquire at this office,
Master Earl Harbour is Ill with
the "nu" at his home ON north
Franklin street,
james but mostly Jim killSorc
has gone to Holdman to work on
the Scrimsher ranch.
William Rector, now u land own
or below Touchet. visited Saturday
with old.time friends in Weston,
Gwen Compton, u thirtcen'ycar'
old upland miss. has qualified MS n
farmcrctte by running her fathers
tractor,
Privgte Elmer Ferguson is re-
portcd TO be- recovering from u
slight attack Of Spanish influenza
at Camp Lewis,
A tcn.pound boy was born sun
day to Mr.. and Mrs, Carl Brutsehcr
at their home in the Reed ard
Hawley uplands.
Joe Lieuallen went TO the mat
with Spanish influenza. downed H.
and will soon be ready again for
- .nA nnkst
Joe Henderson left this week TO
resume his work at Erie, Penn.
His mother, whom he came west to
visit, is slowly improving.
Ey IeGrow and Homer Watts
returned Saturday TO Athena from
their annual hunt in Montana. As
usual, they brought back two elk.
c. II. Nelson, manager Of the
Weston Auto Co, recently disposed
of two Chalmers touring cars to pa
irons residing north of Pendleton.
Roy Tompkins has cast off the
good old Apperson vintage OF 1918
b. which he has long been driv-
ing. and has invested IN new
touring car,
Ed. Keeney and Lane Hoon.
hunters from Umapine. passed
through Weston Saturday with two
fine bucks which they killed on
Buck mountain.
We have ten new tires Of stan.
dard makes, all guaranteed, We will
sell for cash at one-quarter of 25
percent discount. Come early.
Watts & Rogers.
Mrs. Hattie Rogers of Milton
and daughter, Mrs. John Richards
of Portland. are visiting at the
home Of J. f. Scrimsher. brother
of Mrs. Rogers, in this city.
Sidney Murphy, a young man
we'll and favorably known in Weston
and Athena, was recently commits
stoned as lieutenant of aviation.
He has been in training rs flyer
at Mather's field. California.
Roy Key has purchased an Over
land roadster handsome little
car-from the local dealer, DIR.
Kennard. II will carry three peo-
ple. but the chances are that two
will be a.plenty when Roy goes out
driving.
J. D. Miller is recovering at Pen
dleton from an attack Of Spanish in
fluenza. Mr.. Miller moved to Pen
dleton several weeks ago, having
sought employment there in order
to be with Mrs. Miller, who is re-
ceiving electrical treatment.
Roy W. Ritner. captain in the
American Red Cross and state SEN
ator from Umatilla county, sends
the Leader from France an interest
ing souvenir in the shape of piece
of linen from the wing of a Boche
plane brought down at st. Mihiel.
Rufus Brutscher. former Weston
boy, was on board the government
transport sunk several weeks ago
in New York harbor when ready to
sail for France. Rufus is in the
motorcycle dispatch riders service.
He escaped uninjured from the dis.
aster. which resulted in some loss
Of life.
Mrs. Evalena Mason passed away
at the College Place sanatarium Oc-
tober 2S Of uremic poisoning. She
had been confined to the hospital
since July and great hopes were held
for her recovery, when the sudden
change came for the worse. Mrs.
Mason left husband and four chill
dren. besides her father, mother,
three brothers and five sisters. Mrs.
Harry Warren Of Weston Is sister.
ln;errnent was in the Milton GENE.