The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-11-21
"0vER The HILL"


|. report turned In to the county clcrl
by the appraisers, Most Of the os
: tate was In land,
Among n group Of dozen or NOR,
, from different parts of the county
taking the civil service examination
for census clerk. Miss Ethel Hodgcr
was tho only one finishing the exam
, Miss Hodgcn was u graduate Of the
umapine High school last year
Fred Gross left Sunday for Mid
vale. Idaho. where he went to assist
Mrs. o. c, Barton in disposing Of
her interests there, A public sale Of
her property was held Wednesday,
and Mrs. Barton and two children
will return with Mr., Gross and make
their home with his family for the
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs, George Banistcr last
week joined the McArthurs in Port
land and will spend the winter with
them in San Diego. California. A re-
ecption in their honor was held at the
Baptist church prior to their de-
parture. at which u large number
were present to wish them a pleasant
journey,
In practice game Of football Wed.
nesday, Wilbur Harden Of the Fresh
man team had three ribs fractured.
DR.. Sharp reduced the fracture, but
the injury viii keep Wilbur out Of
the coming game between the Fresh
man and High School cleyens.
Rainfall has interfercd to n con.
siderable extent with potato digging
ON the foothill farms. Edgar For.
rest and Trajan Tucker, who have
large acreage southeast OF town,
have been considerably hampcrcd by
the weather. but with a big force of
men hope to harvest and market
their entire crop before the freezing
weather sets in.
Oscar EdwardSs.who visited at the
4. 4. Thompson home for a couple
Of weeks, has returned to Heppner,
but will come to Athena later and be
identified with the Thompson vulcan
izing shop.
J. Benson. c. o. Henry. Lee John
son, Roy Cannon and Joe Cannon au-
toed up to Dayton, Wash. Tuesday
and attended a conclave of the Do
kies. The convention was attended
by large gathering Of Knights of
Pythias from Umatilla county and
Eastern Washington counties.
II. A. Barrett has returned from
Orofno, Idaho, where he went to at
tend to his sheep interests. Mr.. Bar
rett took some sheep to Idaho for
range last spring, and his experience
since has disclosed to him that he
wants no more sheep grazing in that
particular commonwealth.
Halle Piersol had the misfortune
10 mash a previously injured digit
on his right hand while mastering
.hc mechanical intricacies of an OBJ
,treperous Ford, on Monday Of this
week.
Fred Wood, whose mental faculties .
lave been impaired for some tin'a, /
vas taken 10 PendIeton Tuesday by /
IN army officer who will place him in I
he army sanatarium at Portland, s
which is maintained by the govern d
nent for the reception of incapaci- /
ated service pen. Mr.. Wood was in $
ervice overseas, and since hls re- b
urn has shown unmistakable evil a
ence of an unbalanced mind r
Hot stuff was applied to section
t the highway between Athena ard t
Weston this week. Rain stopped
obstruction operations Wednesday. Il
Activities in lodge work in Athena II
re being led at present by PythIan g
odge No. 80, X. of P. Five candi.
ates are now taking rank work and a.
even applications for membership n a
re on file. a
Waterworks Superintendent STAN
m reports that considerable flow
water is now coming in from the
'rings at the head of the water II
orks system into the reservoir.
'ith a few hours of pumping each Ir
~ he manages 10 maintain a head
about two feet in the reservoir. II
'ith new bands on the pipe line in
rsections leading from the reser-
'ir, he believes that full storage ee
pacity would be the result. pc
Mrs. Amy Mcdaniel and Miss pl
aud Sherman will be guests Of Mrs. ab
i'll Wyrick at her home in Pendle- OF
n next week, during the Teachers tn
III
A threatened fuel famine with pos o. o.
'ility Of forcing the Athena schools Ia
close has bppn avarfad b,, Tho a,. WI