The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-05-30
BREvTTES

The Weston Mercantile Co. u pay
ing this week as cents per pound
for butter and sl,25 per hundred
for potatoes.
Jimmie Nelson left Wednesday
for Spokane, where he will receive
treatment for his eyes, He will
visit his aunt while In that city.
+. II. Beathe was here this week
from Seattle. He will be accom-.
panied home by Mrs, Beathe, who
has been visiting friends and rcla.
tivcs at Weston,
Mrs. r. G. Sailing leaves Sunday
for Portland 10 resume her voice
studies under Taglicri, and will re.
main a month or more. She Will
be accompanied by her sister. Mrs.
l.. A. West,
Forest rangers are engaged this
week in marking and numbering
salt stations on the Wenaha reserve.
There are 80 or 60 places in all at
which salt troughs will be placed
by the stockmen.
Jake Narkaus, the well-known
young ca,tleman, has invested in
il2 acres of pasture land on the
Umatilla river breaks above the
reservation line. He bought the
land of Andy Foster for cash con-
sideration.
A Weston ball team Of juveniles
defeated a similar aggregation from
Helix Tuesday on the local diamond
by a score Of eight to six. Leonard
Bulhnch and Raymond Banister con-
stituted Weston's battery, Freddie
York led the locals in batting.
A party of surveyors who are
here locating the state highway are
encamped on the normal school
grounds and will remain a week or
more. The general supposition Is
that the highway will go through
Weston unless il goes straight up
from the dummy traffic policeman
at the intersection of Main and
Water streets.
Fred Henderson brought down q
load Of mountain spuds Wednesday
which he sold at the top price Of
the ason--$2.00 a sack delivered
at Weston. The potatoes were
bought by the Cash Market, Pen
dleton. and were taken on from
here by truck. Fred has about
$50 sacks more TO dispose Of to the
highest and best bidder.
Upon finishing her second term
Of school in the Gerking fiat dis
trict, Miss Lois Porter was pre-
sented with beautiful Swiss wrist.
watch as a token Of appreciation
and esteem from the school patrons.
Interesting closing exercises we're
held. the noteworthy feature being
a Maypole dance. Miss Porter did
not renew her contract. as she con.
templates attending Whitman col.
lege.
Hey VIM, well.known Weston
farmer, has come to bat with an
other big land deal. This time
Hey has gone outside Of Umatilla
county to make his investment, hav-
ing bought the W. p. Potter farm
Of 1920 acres near Winona. WASH
ington. Should lley's judgment in
this instance run true to form. he
will be able to turn this buy In a
few months at a substantial profit
if he wants to sell again.
The mountain dwelling owned by
the late Omar Olinger whose re-
cent tragic death startled the coun.
tryside - burned to the ground
Saturday night. 1t was occupied
by George Kemp and family, who
barely escaped with their clothes.
Fortunately, the strong wind which
prevailed at the time was blowing
away from the 0linger store, and II
escaped destruction. The store had
just been stocked with $l700 worth
Of new goods.
Sports will be a leading feature
of the pioneers reunion next Friday
and Saturday. The committee in
charge is arranging for number
of interesting novelty races and au.
tomobile stunts. The Weston base
ball team, under the management
of C. II. Nelson, will play Athena
Friday and Pilot Rock Saturday.
The indications are that Weston +,
will have a pretty strong lineup,
and this it will certainly need. as
both visiting teams have been play.
ing good ball this season.
Work was begun yesterday on the
depot road, Joe Key having kindly
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