East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-09
Escape in Night Clothes
When Farm Home Burns
(East oregonian Special. )

WESTON May S.-The home OF
Alex johnson, three miles northwest
of town. burned Sunday night about
9 O'Clock. All the family were
asleep, and escaped with their night
clothes only. All of their household
goods were burned. but with the as
sistance of neighbors they managed
to save the barn and other outbuild-
ings. The loss was partially covered
by insurance.
The body of Edwin Beathe, assist
ant naval engineer. who died in New
York April 10, will arrive in Weston
for burial Thursday. The body was
first shipped to Seattle, where his
parents live and will be accompan-
led from there by mis- people. He was
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. F. II.
Beathe, old-time residents of Weston.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Ross left last
week for Rochester, Mimi, where
Mr.. Ross intends to take treatment at
the Mayo Brothers sanitarium for pa
ralysis, with which he has been at
flicted for several years. They were
accompanied by Mrs. Ross parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Waddingham.
Mrs Emma Allyn was buried in
Weston last sunday. Mrs. Allyn has
been living with her sister, Mrs
George Carmichael, in Walla Walla.
Mrs Joe Read arrived Sunday
evening from lone to join her hus-
band who is employed on the BRICK
yard.
Mrs. Kittie Ray of Portland, Is WIS.,
iting her mother, Grandma Van VIM
kle.
Mrs. Tom Briggs of La Grande, is
here visiting her husband, who IL
working on the brickyard. Mrs.
Briggs and, two children will move
to Weston as soon as the school closes,
Private Ward Baker. SON of NJ A.
Baker. of the 35th division, arrived
in Boston recently from France ana
is expected home soon.
Walter williams has returned to
Weston from Nobleford, Alberta.
f. w. Fehr is now in the employ OF
Watts & Rogers, having succeeded to
the position of ]. F. Snider. who has
been made manager of their Athena
store.
DIR. n. P. Bennett Weston's new
dentist. accompanied by Mrs. Bennett,
arrived in Weston Monday morning
DIR. Bennett is from Portland.
The Victory Liberty Loan has been
fully subscribed in Weston, with
goodly margin of overscubscription 10
go on.
The Weston mountain potato grow
ers have about cleaned up on last
years crop, and at a price that was
satisfactory to them. They have late
w shipped about Is carloads.
Mrs. r. C. Sailing and her sister
Mrs. l., A. West, of Portland, are
opening a new music store in Wes-
ton.
Charles May and family have moved
back to their farm on the mountain
after spending the winter in weston
Mrs. Laurel f. Davis of Echo. was
calling on Weston friends one DAY
ast week. Mrs. Davis will be remem-
bered, as the star entertainer at the
Pioneer picnics.
All of the grades of the Weston
school, except theeight grade, took
a half holiday last Friday afternoon,
The pupils of the various grades TOOK
lunches and hied themselves to- dill
ferent retreats along Pine creek
where the young ones picnicked 10
their hearts content
Mrs. J. H. Williams and Mrs. F. y
Fitzpatrick gave banquet at the
home of Mrs. Wllllarns lueSuay
evening for the senior class of the
Weston High school. The tables
were charmingly decorated with pink
candle shades, with pink rose cups
and baskets for favors. The evening
was enlivened by the extremely flat
tering and amusing toasts which were
freely passed around. President
George Blongren presided as toast
master. Miss Wilma Harbor gave
toast to the school and Mr.. Kendall
Smith followed with a toast to the
faculty. each of whom responded en-
Other speakers were
Mr. and Mrs. Williams and Mrs. F1tz' !
patrick. Those present were the six
teen members Of the senior class: Ha- 4
zeI Duncan. Gertrude Van Wrinkle !
Vida Greer, Ruth ProebGtel. Dorothy |
ProebsteI. Minnie johnson. LEILA Pow
ell, VeIna Gerklng. Wilma Harbour
Esther williams. Maxine Schrimsher.
Lola Montgomery George BlomRren.
Kendall smith. tOis Gould and VIII
liam Van Wrinkle. The members of
the high school faculty: Superintend%
emf r e Fitzpatrick. Miss Simmons
Miss HolIenbeck and Miss Brown: Mr.
and Mrs. J. II. willicms and Mrs. F.
c. Fitzpatrick.
Shifting the Blame.
wise-'I hear burglar got In your
house while your wife was away"
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