The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-07-04
BREVlTIES


Walla Walla announces Frontie
Days show for September II, J.
and 10.
Miss Opal Winn and Marvin
Winn are visiting in Weston iron
Portland.
The cherry season Is on. Any0n.
desiring cherries will kindly pbon,
or call. John Bonewitz.
Sergeant Jim Kirkpatrick lefl
yesterday for Salt Lake City. whers
a position has been offered him.
Edgar May and family Of Molla
Ia. Oregon. are visiting at the up
land home Of his brother. Charles
May.
Dick DeMoss Is now able t0
travel about again on both his legs,
after a period Of inactivity due to q
badly swollen knee.
Ray Gould is reported 70 have
lost one Of his best work horses the
other day from squirrel poison at
the Gould farm In the uplands.
Andy +. Barnett has resigned his
position with the Weston Mercan-
tile Co.. and will engage in the bus
incSs Of buying and selling produce.
Walter Beamer arrived Wednes-
day on a visit TO home and friends
from Nobleford. Alberta. where be
is employed on the big Cameron
ranch.
We have moved from the Weston
hotel 10 the Pinkerton residence on
south Water street. Good meals
served. Board by the week, IL
desired. L. w. Hebert.
Hyman H. Cohen predicts that
Wasco county will have a big wheat
crop but will be short in oats and
barley. He estimates it's wheat
crop ut l.l50, 900 bushels.
Mrs. A. James and Donald James
Of Pcndleton. Mr.. and Mrs. Len
Douglas OF Portland and Fleenor
Douglas Of lone were In Weston yes
tcrday on O motoring trip.
Fred McElrath, prosperous fruit
grower few miles from Freewat-
er. is expecting a bumper crop Of
tomatoes from two acres Of hardy
plants, says the Milton Eagle. He
estimates a net profit Of $1,000 from
the two acres.
A flying belt at the Hodgson mill
put the gas eHgine out of commits
sion a few days ago. and the mill
had since been shut down awaiting
the new engine parts. These ar /,
rived this week and the mill Is !
again In operation. i
A family reunion and dinner were
much enjoyed Monday at the home \
IL MIR. and Mrs. w. M. johnson. /
There were present Mr.. and Mrs. /
Z. Al. Forth and Marguerite and
Virgil Forth of Mckay creek; Mr..
md Mrs. Willard Forth; Guy, 2
Leroy, Herbert and Donald John ! !.
ION. :
The pay of rural mail carriers i
'ut Of Weston has been raised $50 Y
year. ]. T.. Jones viii hereafter :
cccive $i5o6 for the services Of
lis mules and himself (thc mules
axe precedence) on route one. Ray
;ordon will get $i62Q on route
wo. We hope neither will squan-
er his generous stipend.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Barnett Of
Vasco, Oregon, were visiting in b,
Weston this week while ON their re- !,
run home from Indiana. Mr.. Bar v
cit, who owns and farms a section Il
land near Wasco, saw Indiana q
gain for the first time since leav- W
" that commonwealth forty years n,
20, and says he likes Oregon bet cc
,r. He is a brother of A. ], Bar. al
EFT of this city. ii,
A war relic which is attracting o
'ore than ordinary attention Is
Isplayed In window Of the Wes- ic
N Mercantile Co. tits a Mauser N
itomatic pistol taken from the re
,dy Of a German officer at St. Mi ST
el, and was brought home by Ma &C
r ]. w. Ingram, brother Of Mrs. 4
obert Proudtit. This weapon, ac- un
riding to the sight gauge, has We
nge up to one thousand yards. co
Hall q Harman, local black. be
,iths, are building up a manufac. as,
ring business here in Ford and su
uck bodies. They are not posing du
st now ma s'cantnins of industry y 81,