The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-08-01


Superintendent Avery has located n
number Of smaller leaks in the wat.
erworks system. As a result the
reservoirs have been gaining three
or four inches instead Of losing six
or seven inches at night, Mr.. Ay.
cry is of the opinion that with
sound mains and with proper con.
Servation at the dam, Weston has
a waterworks system that would
afford an ample supply during the
entire dry period. II is only neces-
sary 10 fill the lake at the right
time and allow a sufficient quantity
of water to filter down TO the head.
Care. Of cougsc. must bc exer.
cised by consumers,
A chicken owned by ID. Tancred
of Kent, Washington. laid 80 eggs
during June in the all-northwcst
egg-laying contest under auspices Of
Washington State College. thereby
carrying Off honors for the month.
Another chicken in Mr.. Tancrcd's
pens produced % eggs during the
month. Under the head of return
above feed cost, White Leghorns
headed the list. In the order spec.
flied other breeds were Rhode Is.
land reds, Rhode Island whites,
barred Rocks, Wyandottes and
Black Minorcas. Five birds tied
for third place in the egg-laying
contest with 2S each.
Eight hundred Washington boys
and members of city and
country clubs specializing in can
ming, poultry, hogs, gardening,
dairying and kindred agricultural
activities spent a day in Spokane
recently for the first annual picnic
of the associated membership. Ar
mour 4 Co. have offered TO pay all
the expenses of the boy winning
the state prize for the best pig at
the Interstase Fair in Spokane on a
trip to the Chicago international
Stock Show.
J. NJ. Wise of Boise. Idaho. head
of the Wise Piano House. devotes
his leisure hours to writing songs.
The published copies of three of his
songs are shown in the window of
the Weston Mercantile Co. Mr..
Wise spent the barefoot days of his
boyhood in the Weston country and
one of his songs, "0n Grandfather's
Pine Creek Farm" is inspired by
youthful memories.
r. G. Sailing has sold the plant
and equipment of the Weston gar
age to Geo. w. Elder. late Of Pen.
dleton. Mr.. Elder has had l6 years
of experience in automobile work,
and says he will use his best endeav-
ors to please his patrons. He has u
wife and family. and they will make
Weston their home.
Constipation upsets the entire
system causing serious illnesses to
the human family. Don't worry
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea will
drive out constipation. regulate the
bowels, tone the stomach, purify.
cleanse. Without fail give it a
thoro trial. SC. H. Goodwin. ADV.
jess Gordon is harvesting a good
crop this season. His wheat from
leased land in the Geer Springs dis
trict averaged about 40 bushels.
An even better yield is expected
from his newly-purchased holdings
north of Athena.
The big stationary outfit Of Key,
Johnson & Schrimpf put in a pretty
good day Wednesday at the F. c. /,
Greer place threshing three thous-
and bushels, The Greer wheat is
a good yield. ,
j. H. Gordon has sold his resi-.
ience property on south Water 1
'treet to Frank jackson, a promi- q
TENT farmer of the Athena district,
Who will move to Weston to reside.
DR.. G. S. Newsom, formerly Of
athena and Weston, has located at
'reewater. DR.. Newsom has Just
eft the service, having been with
he 274th Motor field hospital.
Angered over being offered a t
heck when he demanded cash for 6
is labor, an Echo ranch hand drew r
knife on his employer. He is in il
ail. II
Mrs. S. E. Powell is visiting ).
riends at North Yakima, Wash. y y
Rabbits are destroying the sheep V
ange south of Echo. el
,yeruor Wants Food Prices Probed. p