The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-03-21
BREVITIES

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A full attendance Is requested at
the regular meeting Of Pythian
Sisters next Monday evening. By
order Of M. u. G.
Charles Dupuis was here from
Adams Sunday and reports good
crop prospects there with no re-
seeding necessary.
The X. Morrisons have moved
into what was formerly known ms
the presidents cottage. on the nor
NAL school grounds.
A nine-pound daughter was born
Sunday evening. March 10, 10 Mr..
and Mrs. J. O. Wood at the home
Of Mrs. Susan Tucker.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. c. Davis and
son Of Walla Walla spent the week
end at the home Of his brother, W.
NJ. Davis, south Of town.
See the Reeves Ford attachment
for coal oil and gasoline or distil-
late. Try II before buying. Price
5000. Watts & Rogers.
E. NJ. Smith. cashier Of The
Farmers Bank Of Weston, was In
Madras, Oregon. the early part OF
the week on a business visit.
Ben Dupuis has located at Mos
COW, Idaho, which will be his head
quarters hereafter in the selling
campaign for Montana lands.
Frank Price. manager Of the Wcs-
ton Warehouse company, bought 100
tons Of barley in the local market
Wednesday for a Portland house.
Sim Culley and Bob Proudtit
were down at Umatilla on another
fishing trip Sunday and brought
another batch Of Indian rel-
les.
The Weston. .Pendleton auto stage
schedule follows: Leaves the Davis
confectionery store, Weston, twice a
day--7:45 a. m. and l2:45 p. m.
o. II. McPherrin. driver.
Pody Duncan came up this week
from Portland, where he has been
employed in garage work. He ex-
poets to be chief pilot Of cater
pillar engine for Joe Key.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Towery, for
merly Of Weston, were here this
week from La Grande, where Mr..
Towery has been engaged for sev.
eral years In the brickyard busi.
ness.
W, H. Gould has again been APP
pointed sexton Of the !. o. o. r.
and Masonic cemeteries. He will
also take care Of lots In the city
cemetery by arrangement with the
owners.
Harry Edwards and James Kill
gore were In town Sunday from
Holdman for a days vacation.
They have seeded 800 acres on the
Scrimsher ranch and have 500 acres
to plow.
DR.. Grant Skinner, a recent grad
uate of the North Pacific Dental
college, Portland, was here Satur-
day with view to locating. DR..
Skinner is Hermiston young man,
son Of one Of Its townsite owners.
w. H. McGhee, who l6 years
ago was principal Of the Weston
schools and Is now farming near Le-
land, Idaho. and his son, Walter
Lee McGhee, were recent visitors
in Weston. Together with Miss
Colyin and Miss Hollenbeck they
were dinner guests Sunday of Mr..
and Mrs. w. S. Price.
G. A. r. McGrew is here from
Portland on one Of his occasional
visits, and has again donned the
habiliments and assumed the gen.
eral characteristics of an honest
farmer. The Leader was mistaken
In reporting that Bob had an arm
broken while running drug store
at Redmond. Another fellow got
the broken arm while Bob got the
publicity and the sympathy.
Pine creek ragged wrathfully
Tuesday under the influence OF
heavy rains and melting weather
In the mountains. As the stream
now has q much straighter shoot
through town than formerly, 1t did
not overflow Its banks, Active
work was necessary to save new
dam put in in the lower part Of
town. to divert the current into
another channel and save Water
street, above the bridge, from pos
sible damage.