The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-03-07
BREvITIES


Rhode Island Red roostcrs for
sale. Mrs. A. A. Kees.
Mrs. Walter Webb returned We'd
nesday from her visit 10 Seattle.
Mrs. II. Key Is reported 10 be
dangerously III at her home below
town.
Mrs. Matte Minnock Of Seattle
Is visiting her mother. Mrs. A. A.
Kccs.
Miss Iva Mckinney. daughter Of
DR.. Mckinney Of Weston. is attend
ing school at Helix.
Miss Cora Simpson and daughter
Edra Of Walla Walla were week
end guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. II.
Price.
The Weston Leader Is on a cash
basis. and positively wants no busi.
ness otherwise. Clark Wood, pub
Usher.
MIR. and Mrs. jess Gordon mo-
torcd over from their farm beyond
Athena on several occasions to hear
Evangelist Taylor.
The local lodge Of Masons will
hold lis regular communication to-
morrow evening and the master
requests full attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. II. Nelson have
returned from a visit 10 their son
at North Yakima and their daugh-
ters az La Grande and Arlington.
Geo. w. Stages and his son and
partner. Emery Stages. left this
week for Portland. where they will
consult specialist. Emery has
been In failing health Of late.
A broken flange caused the de-
railment Of two cars Of an o-W.
freight train Tuesday on Dry creek,
just below the second trestle.
Some delay but not much damage
resulted.
Sending us his check from lone,
Oregon, Rufe Brown declares that
he saw 'the fatal mark. and he
must have the Leader. We feel
that this Is a good way for Rufe to
feel about Il.
A letter from II. A. Walker Of
.Wasco says the crop prospect Of
Sherman county is good. He says:
I'VE had a very wet winter and a
great deal Of cold weather, but no
wheat was frozen out"
Z. f. Zehm and family all had
the flu at their home in Spokane.
Mr.. Zehm writes that he has re-
sumed work after being three
weeks out Of commission, but has
not yet regained his strength.
The members Of the United
Brethren Church will give recep-
tion at the church to all the new
converts tomorrow evening, March
s, from 7:30 TO 10. BE sure and
come" Is the invitation of the COM
mittee in charge.
Work was begun yesterday by
Contractor Ashworth on alter
ations and improvements in the
grocery department Of the Weston
Mercantile Coz always a progress
sive institution. More floor space
and shelving win thus be provided.
Miller Hall, formerly Of Weston,
has purchased DR.. j. G. Baddeley's
half interest in farming land locat-
ed near Duroc station on the North
ern Pacific, which has been jointly
owned by them. MIR. Hall will
move his family from Nolin to Du-
roc.
Sterling Paris met with a Sc
rious accident at the farm home of
his father northwest of Athena, re-
ports the Press, when his knee came
In contact with the gearing on a
chopper. The flesh was terribly
lacerated, but fortunately no bones
were broken.
The Epworth League cabinet met
Wednesday at the home of Rev.
S. E. Powell to lay plans for the
summers work. Business over, a
dainty lunch of cake and lemonade
punch was served by the hostess.
Those present were; Mesdames E.
M. Smith, w. S. Price, c. NJ. Price
and d. +. Lavender; Miss Ruby
Price, Miss Anna Lavender; Messrs.
G. w. Winn and claud Price.
United States soldiers stationed
at Tientsin, China. used to get
about two dollars for one in ex-
changing American for Chinese
money. It's vastly different now,