The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-12-05
BREVITIES

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DR.. and Mrs. n. +. Bennett returne
Monday from their visit at IIcrmis
ton.
A. w. Saucr IL back on the jop II
the local market, after quite sieg'
Of Illness,
Mrs. Artic Beathc has been undo
the doctors care with a serious nj
tack Of asthma.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Porter aud fam
lily were guests Of Frcewhtcr friendi
for Thanksgiving day.
, Rudolf Procbstel was In town thi,
week from Adams, where he has beer
engaged in warehouse work,
Albert WrRgar, the old hunter ana
former fronticrsman, was IN town
Sunday from the mountain.
DR.. +. y. Watts and family were
dinner guests at the +. c. Rogers
home in Athena Thanksgiving day.
S. A. Barnes, l.. I, o'IInrrh and II,
Goodwin have been appointed ap.
praiscrs Of the estate Of the late !.
j. Becler
Miss Iva Mckinney. who is attend
ing high school in Helix, spent the
Thanksgiving holidays at her home
In this city.
Emercl Duncan has been seriously
III with hcmorrhage from the kidneys
at the home Of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Clcm Duncan.
S, A. Barnes, T.. NJ. Smith and C.,
W, Avery, the appraisers, have set
the value Of the estate Of the late
Ellis PinkcrtOn at s3337.50.
Mr.. aud Mrs. c, NJ. Schneider are
back from WashtuenA, preparing to
turn over their mountain farm TO the
new owner. Charles L. May.
Henry Thompson. wire chief Of the
telephone company. was brought to
Weston from Pendleton Monday by
the damaging effects Of the silver
thaw.
The farm house Of Eph. Tucker is
being rcmodeled into the bungalow
type, and when completed will be
among the most attractive homes on
the mountain.
Andrew Douglas and wife were vis-
itors from lone last week. They at
tended the Eastern Star banquet here
and were cordially welcomed by old
friends and neighbors.
Miss Gertrude Van Wrinkle, accom-.
panied BY Miss Ruby Brodison, a
Whitman College relassmate. spent
the Thanksgiving holidays at the +.
II. Van Wrinkle home in this city.
Realizing that "Music hath
charms" ", 2. Cable has become the
proud possessor Of handsome Clax-
onola phonograph. Henceforth, the
scason Of closed easements will have
added delight for this family.
The union Thanksgiving service at
the NJ. l., Church, South, last Thurs
day evening was we'll attended, FL
der John Bonewitz gave the address
and special music was furnished by
the choir. An offering of $ll was
received and added to the local relief
fund
Mrs, ". NJ. Davis, whose home has
been under quarantine because Of
in the family, has received
news of the serious illness Of both
her father and brother at Walla Wal
Ia. The former is suffering from
blood poison and the latter from in
ilucnza.
MIR and Mrs. J. Harl Williams cX-
tended most delightful hospitality
Thanksgiving day when Mrs. Mary c.
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were their guests at an elaborate tur-
key dinner. At the desert course
Maynard Jones and Gail Williams fur
nished an exhibition Of rapid patter
which was clever and diverting.
Miss Esther Williams, Weston stu
dent at Mills college, California, ex-
perienced her first earthquake shock
n few nights ago, Her bed shook
and doors and windows made
hideous rafting noises, Miss Esther
herself suddenly plunged
into the bowels of the earth, cropping
about for an exit, with no rescue
party at hand.
r. w. Brown and wife came over
from Walla Walla Friday to attend
.he Eastern Star banquet that even-
nc and snend n few days renewing