The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-10-10

Discovery that Turkey Red wheat
rotated with peas in the lnlanC
Empire is success will add mil
lions to the crop valuation and vii
make history in the milling indus
: try. according to County Farm Ex
pert J. X. Shinn of Spokane. Johr
SnodgrasS of Waverly. Washington
not only grew Turkey Red wheat OF
pea gound this year, but netteC
S26.l5 more to the acre than OF
the other varieties of wheat, "Th,
discovery means that 100000 acre:
in this region will produce mor'
revenue" says Mr.. Shinn.
The Bachelor Girls club held il:
initial meeting of the season at the
home of Miss Eliza Morrison, Mon
day evening. Needlework and con
versation occupied the early hours,
after which refreshments highly
pleasing to the taste were served by
the hostess. Those present were
Misses Doris and Mamie Barnes,
Mrytle Hodgson. Ruby Price. Edna
Hollenbeck. Mabel Colvin, Frank
Harris Davis. Lurline Brown. Eliza
Love and Eliza Morrison.
Mrs. Mary C. McNee has receiv-
ed from the Bureau of Biological
Survey, Washington. ID. c., sched-
ules upon which to chronicle infor-
nation regarding the bird life of
this vicinity. During the past year
Mrs. McNee has noted over sixty
varieties of birds-many of them
peculiar to this particular part of
Oregon. The result of these inves-
LEGATIONS will be carefully preserved
in the records at the national cap
ital.
Miss Lillian Jennings of Virgin
ia, who has been the guest of her
cousin, j. N. York, will enter Whit
man college, Walla Walla, next
Monday for post graduate work.
Miss Jennings is a normal school
graduate. and wishes to complete
her professional training. She re-
turned Monday with billiard York
from an enjoyable motoring trip to
Lewiston and other points in the up
per country.
The old reliable red chaf con-
tinues to be a favorite wheat in
the Weston country. S. j. Culley
has shipped in pure red chaf seed
from La Grande for 40 acres of
glound thus insuring that such
seed in future will be above sus-
picion. The purity of this partic-
ular lot has been certified to by
Professor Hyslop of Oregon Agri-
cultural College.
The Epworth league held its first
meeting since the summer vacation,
last Friday evening at the Metho-
dist church. After a short business
session, the young people adjourned
to the basement for games. Three
deep, Flying Dutchman, Bird, Beast
or Fish, and similar amusements
kept them so busy that they went
home under protest.
Charles Schaal and family of
motored up Sunday to
spend the day with the r. L. Rey-
lauds. The friendship existing be-
.ween Mrs. Schaal and Mrs. Rey-
laud had its incipiency in Ottawa,
Kansas, and extends over period
If fifteen years. Mr.. Schaal is an
,verseas veteran of the aviation
ervice.
Edward Tucker has bought 760
Icres of wheat land in the Holdman
Ieighborhood from Ed. Geist Of
'endleton- trading his mountain
lightly in on the deal. Mr.. Tucker
las already begun operations on his
lew holdings, and will move his
amily from Weston to the farm.
he deal was handled by F. G. Lu.
as.
Mrs. Jane Gillian of Pilot Rock
yas visiting with her sister, Mrs.
Tewton Lovcridge, a few days last
eek. Mrs. Gillian is the mother
{ Umatilla county's efficient treas
rer, Miss Grace Gillian. The FAM
Y is a prominent one since early 9
ioneer days, and one of Oregon's !
,unties will perpetuate the name. r
The concert-recital of Leila Sailing /,
I'd Gail Miller Williams given in Il
ALA WalIa last Friday evening o.
as highly eulogized by those in ic
tendance. A number of Weston cl
,ople motored over TO be present