The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-06-27
BREWIIEs

Homer I. Watts was In town
from Athena Wednesday on a pro-
I fessional visit,
Mrs. Margaret Rahb returned
Tuesday from a visit with friends
at Walla Walls.
DIR. N. p. Bonnet was absent
from his office during part Of the
week on a visit TO Portland.
II Is currently reported that the
recent cxcursionists 20 Wallowa
) lake found more water than fish.
, Mrs. ]. l.. Fuson and family
!, have moved into the Wheeler resi-
. dcnce building on Water street
near Main.
A baby daughter, weight eight
pounds. was born Friday nj Walla
Walla TO DIR. and Mrs. j, c, Bad.
delcy Of Athena,
]. NJ. Clark's party OF state road
locators are leaving this week for
Elsin and Wallowa county, Frank
, Lavender will accompany them.
, A doublc-header hall game will
, be played at Athena Sunday after.
noon. Athena will take on the
Ricth and Helix teams In an ANA
teur double bill,
G. Devinc, civil war veteran. has
returned from his Wisconsin visit.
He went to see two sisters from
whom he had been separated 40
, years. and found one Of them ilv-
|. ing.
, Robert Chapman Of Athena. who
has been for six weeks under DR..
McKinney's care at the home Of his
niece, Mrs. ID. r. Sewers, after be.
ing run over by a motorcycle. Is
now rapidly improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. NJ. Smith and
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Price are alb
sent this week on q motoring trip
. to Klickitat county. They will visit
the land holdings Of The Farmers
Bank Of Weston near Goldendale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Stages and
little daughter returned last even
ing from Portland. Mr.. Stages
} health has considerably improved as
q result Of the extended period of
treatment he received in Portland.
With much thunder and lightning
the weather gods last night evolved
a slight sprinkle. However, win
ter wheat in this district looks as
though Il will make crop without
a rain. The outlook fer spring
sown continues uncertain.
T. C. Gettings, an elderly resi-
dent of the uplands, saw the lost
aeroplanc pass over his home last
Sunday. but didn't see a stump
which he stumbled over when run
ming TO get n better view Of the
aerial traveller. Then he saw stars.
At their home on Wild Horse
Sunday the J. A. Kings were treat
I cd to an aerial exhibition without
leaving their door. The airplane /,
which lost It's way while going
from Pcndleton to Walla Walla
twice flew over their yard. like
big hawk in search Of chickens.
Jesse Stages. younger son Of
Mrs. E. w. Achilles. is visiting at
the Achilles residence and expects ,
to remain during the summer and /,
take part In Weston's harvest work.
Jesse has just received his diploma
as a graduate of Lewis and Clark
High school at Spokane. He ex- !
poets to matriculatc this fall at
Washington State College.
Demonstrating modern wrinkles i
in migration, a man and wife and :
their five children passed through 4
Weston Tuesday in Ford car rig q
ged with an emigrant-wagon top.
They were Idaho people returning h
to that state, not having found. what q
they sought in Oregon. Tethered n
to the running board was q goat q
which IL credited with giving gal I
Ion Of milk d day for the family's '
use. |,
Contractor Fred Pittman has 8
completed the laying Of the steel )
water main on Broad street and the
water has been turned on. Three
men, including Mr.. Pittman, dug
the ditch and laid two thousand Q
feet Of pipe in twelve days. Only !
few days work In covering the =
pipe remain to complete the con- n
tract, which was taken by the local a
man at figure considerably lower
than those Of outside bidders. g
The Salvation Army Home Ser :
vice campaign drive for Weston Is =
4. L.. -. A.. II "