The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-01-24

]. 4. Jones doesn't want to sell
his government mules -leastwlSe,
he hasn't got an enemy in these
parts whom he would be willing to
saddle with the animals, Il will
therefore do no harm TO print the
fact that the mules ran away again
the other day. This time a paper
sailed of the mail wagon and
iiuttered between them, and after
they started the tongue dropped.
Jones was thrown out but chung 10
the lines and swung the mules into
a pole fence near the Kutch place
some so feet Of this being demol.
ished. Jones was bruised and
barked in spots, but sustained no
fatal injuries,
The macadam road between Free
water and Walla Walla is reported
TO be in wretched condition worse
than ever known before. After the
recent heavy rains deep ruts were
cut in the macadam at a point near
the state line and at another place
a few miles south Of Walla Walla.
Not a few automobiles seeking to
negotiate these vile stretches were
hung up, and Others dragged hub
deep through the muddy waste.
The fact that heavy gas trucks
were run over the road soon after
the rain is thought TO have not a
little to do with its condition.
Fire in The Peoples Warehouse
at Pendleton yesterday inflicted
damage that will reach above the
hundred thousand dollar mark. 1t
stubbornly resisted the efforts of
the fire department from 9 O'Clock
until after u. The fire was due
TO the use Of a candle for lighting
purposes in the annex basement
while the electric current was off.
The total stock of The Peoples
Wareouhse is rated by Leon Cohen
as worth in the vicinity of $780,
600. The store was well insured,
but will suffer heavy loss never
theless.
One new case of Spanish intiu-
enza was reported this week, and
50 far as known is the only ess. in
the entire Weston community. The
patient is Miss Maxine Serimsher,
and the j. Z. Scrimsher residence
is under quarantine. The Weston
schools were opened la Monday
and are continuing their work de-
spite this one reappesrance of tie
epidemic. AS Miss Scrimsher had
not returned to school before TAX
ing down with the disease, other
pupils were not exposed.
Weston Lodge No 5S, |. 0. 0. F.,
held its first meeting last evening
since the flu epidemic began, with
a good attendance. The following
officers were installed: r. H. King,
noble grand; c. H. Nelson. vice
grand; A. A. Kees, recording sec
retary; S. A. Barnes, treasurer: j.
E. Stanfield, financial secretary: j..
Hodgson. chaplain. The lodge has
four candidates in waiting and will
work on the first one next Thurs
day evening.
Leakage from the supply pipe Of
Weston's waterworks sytsem which
passes through sidehill in his field
caused another landslip the other
day at the Hamp Booher place
above town. The ground is very
loose and still other slips are in
Hamp remarks that
Weston need go no farther than
his place to find where it is losing
a good part of its water suppy.
Having been discharged from the :
army of Uncle Sam, Charles G.
Nelson arrived at his home here
his week from Camp Lewis. He
was practically helpless from in
iammatory rheumatism, and was
helped along on the journey by
couple Of comrades.
Crescent Chapter No. AZ, o. E. !
J., will elect officers this evening. I
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