The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-01-31
BREVITIES


Highest price paid for chickens
at the Weston market.
Loose alfalfa hay, first.cIass quail.
ity, for sale. w. M. Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hildebrand
were visiting Wednesday In Walla
Walla.
J. s. Lieuallen was here Sunday
from Rieth for visit with his
family.
See me for alfalfa hay, egg mash.
poultry foods or calf meal. Hodgson
the Miller.
Rulon Smith left Tuesday for
Pendleton, where he has a position
with The First National Bank.
Grady Herndon was here Sunday
from near Freewater. where he and
his family are spending the win
ter.
An eight.pound boy was born
Thursday night TO Mr.. and Mrs.
John Price at their home in this
city.
Will trade 500 Liberty Bond for
good young milch COW, just fresh
or coming fresh, Inquire at this
office.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Key were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Key
OF Umapine for a couple Of days
last week.
Lawrence Pennington and family,
formerly Of Weston. have moved
from Spokane 10 their old home
town Of Eugene.
Rudolph Proebstel, Weston sol
dier overseas. was in Belgium when
heard from in a letter dated Dec
cmber 26th last.
While playing football Saturday
Shipper" Snider had a shoulder
dislocated. but he has kept right
on going TO school.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. r. CulIey Of
Burley. Idaho, arrived Monday
from Walla Walla for a visit at
the ranch Of s. j. Culley.
NJ. A. Thrasher and family Of
Walla Walla, formerly of Weston.
were guests Sunday Of Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. +. Lavender. Mr.. Thrash
er conducts a large welding plant
in Walla Walla.
Miss Violet Wriggle, a graduate
of Weston High school, passed a sue
cessful examination for teachers
certificate. and now holds certih-
cate granting her the right to teach
in the elementary grades and junior
high schools Of Oregon.
At a special meeting of the Ath-
ena councill, reports the Press. a
warrant for $TT23.10 was issued to
Bert Cartano in settlement of the
famous damage suit brought by
him against the city for alleged in
juries sustained by defective side
walk.
Sooner or later, every man who
holds stick of wood with one hand
while splitting it with an axe in the
other hand. is due to regret this
method. L. r. Van Wrinkle, Wes-
tons postmaster. ''got his" Mon
day which is the reason why his
left hand is bandaged and he looks
a bit foolish when asked about il.
The second quarterly conference
of the United Brethren church will
be held February LIST and I'd. The
business session will convene Satur-
day at 1880 p. m. Rev, w. A. Mic /
oles will preach on Sunday morning
and evening. The Sacrament Of
the Lords Supper will be admins
tered. Everybody is invited to at
tend the services.
j. P. Lieuallen and P. A. Nc.
Bride, local stockmen, were out in
the stubble fields twelve miles north
Of Walla Walla a few days ago look
ing after their cattle. They say }
the farmers in that locality are al
ready acting as though winter is 4
over. They have gathered up their !
farm stock In readiness to begin +
blowing and will be out in the }
fields soon If the present weather i
continues,
Friend Athena has also had her I
troubles, as indicated (
~ the following from the Press:
Residents of Adams street be-
.ween Third and Fourth have been A
much discounted as the result of !
'rozen water mains during the last 8
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