The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-09-12
BREviTiES

Tuesday.
The plant Of the Warren Con
sruction company has been movcc
from Adams 10 Athena.
Mrs. J. M. Compton and Mrs. G
G. Culley were visitors In Walls
Walla during the week.
T.. 9. Rogers has bought the resi-
dence property Of Mrs. Jerry Stone
on Jefferson street In Athena.
Walter Milton is rapidly recover.
ing from smallpox. with which he
was only slightly III, and no other
cases are reported.
Mrs. W. L. Robbins has accepted
the prIncipalship Of the Kremlin,
Montana. school, where she has four
assistant teachers.
Harve Read Of Vancouver. Wash.
Is renewing friendships in the town
Of his boyhood while visiting his
brother. Joe Read.
Mrs. Margaret Rabb has re-
turned from buying trip in behalf
Of the millinery department OF the
Weston Mercantile Co.
p. 7. Harbour has put a transfer
outfit in commission 70 deliver his
wood and coal 10 patrons. He will
also use the rig for general draying.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Larson
were visiting in Weston Wednesday
and Thursday. They have disposed
Of their orchard property near
the state line.
Stevens Lodge No. 30, Knights
of Pyihias, has elected +. G. Lucas
and Clarence Hand as delegates to
the grand lodge. which convenes at
Portland October IL.
Gus Olson. who owns an adjoining
farm, has bought the Albert Allyn
place on Weston mountain. Mr..
Allyn aud family will go to Vale,
Malheur county. to reside.
Vernon o'Harra and Ray Jones
have been enjoying mountain hunt
for game birds at the J. E. Jones
farm. They have been bagging
the limit daily-chieHy in native
pheasants.
Lou Davis has installed in his
popular establishment a patent
penny match salesman. which now
stares his smoking patrons in the
face whenever they drop in to bor-
row handful Of matches. =
A reception will be rendered Rev.
Stormer by the Methodist Women's
Missionary Society at the Methodist
Church Tuesday evening. Septem-
ber l6, 1919. A cordial invitation
is extended to all members of the
community to attend.
A Mr.. Beller, who has been con-
ducting the mountain resort at Toll
Gate, was fined $50 in Justice Lieu
aliens court here Tuesday on a
charge of violation Of the state law
requiring the use Of one bull to a
herd Of % female cattle.
+. johnson. grand chancellor of
the Knights of Pythias, has recog-
nized the work of F. G. Lucas of
this city in the interests of the
order by placing him on the "honor
roll" Mr.. Lucas received his GER
tificate of membership last week
and values 1t highly.
G. o. Petersen will take posses
sion of the McGrew farm, which
he leased last week, about the mid
die of the month. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred McGrew will remain here until
October LIST and meanwhile Mr., Me-
Grew will decide upon a new loca-
ton. He is a graduate of the
University of Oregon both in law
and in pharmacy.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Woman's Missionary Society of
the Methodist Church was held at
the home of Mrs. Letha King We'd
afternoon. The business ses-
sion was followed by an interesting
program under the leadership of
Mrs. Hattie Wilsey. Twelve mem
bers and one guest, Mrs. E. E. Will
Sey of Rutledge. Missouri, were
present.
Geo. w. Ellis, a pioneer stock
man of the ukiah neighborhood,
passed away Sunday at the age of
65 years. Mr. Ellis had lived in
the south end Of the county for
nearly four decades, and was highly
regarded in his community. He is
survived by two sons and three
daughters. One son, Gilbert Ellis,
and a sister, Mrs. L, B. Davis, are
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