The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-10-10
BREVITIES

W. "llNoH bllib N'th'
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hall were
visitors In Athena Monday after
noon.
James T.. Mcdaniel Is harvesting
a fine crop Of Gravcnstein apples al
his mountain ranch.
Il. o. DeMoss left for Portland
Wednesday on a buying trip foi
the DeMoss furniture store.
Homer l.. Hedrick, formerly Of
Weston, Is now connected with the
Overland garage at Pendleton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Tucker and
Miss Dorothy Bulfnch were Sunday
guests at the c. +. Bul6nch home.
Miss Florence Simmons. a popu.
lar member last year Of the Weston
school faculty. is now teaching
In the Miles City. Montana. high
school.
Miss Louise Rintoul and Miss
Eliza Love Of the Weston school fac
ulty are comfortably domiciled in
the William Davis home on north
Water street.
W. l.. Rnyborn, who has been
taking bake oven" treatments for
rheumatism at Walla Walla, is much
improved in health and says he feels
like q new man.
j. N. York, well known wheat
farmer, has had the honor and priv
ilege Of welcoming another grand
son, a recent arrival at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Day on
the Walla Walla river.
A young work mule at the j.
4. Jones place playfully jumped
on a fretful porcupine and got his
forelegs filed with quilts. The
mule was snubbed to a tree and
the quilts withdrawn with pincers.
Lon w. Booher Of Athena. broth
cr of w. II. Booher Of this city,
passed away October S at Pendleton
at the age Of nearly 81 years. The
funeral services were held Wednes-
ady in the Christian church at Ath-
cna.
ID. X. Garrett has arrived in
town from Northport. Washington,
and has installed his jewelers. work
shop in the City drug store. This
newcomer comments favorably upon
the friendly attitude Of the Weston
people.
1t Is reported that dogs have
been used in chasing deer. contrary
to the game laws. in the Coyote
creek region Of the Blue mountains.
In such case the owner of the dogs
if convicted, is subject to a heavy
penalty.
Thursday, October %, has been
designated as the dedication date Of
the new Memorial hall. Commit
tees are being appointed to take
charge of the various features, and
this should be a time Of rejoicing
and jolliication for the community
at large.
Mrs. M. J. NorDean, for many
years resident Of this city, but
now located at Clayton, Washington,
writes that she and her husband are
well and very comfortably situated.
The crops in that section were good
this season, while fruit and live
stock yield satisfactory revenue.
Following is a list of pupils re-
ported by the teacher, Merle Held
enrich, to have been neither absent
nor tardy in Wild Horse district
No. II during the school month
ending October 3, 1919: Armond
Bell. Lee Foster, Marvin King,
Marie Foster, Helen Foster, Lois
King, Juanita King.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Swart of
Donald, Washington, were here Sat
urday and Sunday visiting relatives
of Mrs. Swart. Mr.. Swart, who be-
longs to a pioneer Umatilla county
family of railroaders, is now joint
agent of the 0-W. and Northern
Pacific at Donald, small station
near Yakima. He was O-W. agent
at Athena some Is years ago.
DR.. w. H. Mckinney has had
unusual luck in securing pheasants
since the season opened; few days
ago a friend gave him quantity of
venison, and then a fine duck from
the Pamburn ranch appeared in the
ice box-so this households larder
is running over with fatness Just at
present. "It's either a feast or a
famine at our house." remarked
the genial doctor.
The Saturday Afternoon club
$40. ,,,ost rlaaSantly entertained Oc-