The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-01-10
BREvITIES

from Rieih for visit with his
family.
J. T.. Walden and family have
moved into their cottage residence
on Normal Heights.
Conrad G. Cockcrline Of Estacada.
Oregon, former Weston boy, Is
mentioned Ms missing in action. IN
Thursdays casualty list. K
Sergeant Sid Barnes wired his pa
rents recently that he had arrived
safely from overseas. He expects
10 be sent 10 Camp Lewis.
The neighborhood report that
| C. M. Schneider's family were fiu
sufferers Is incorrect. They have
so far been fortunate enough TO es-
cape visitation.
Tom Diggins has gone TO the
stubblc fields beyond Walla Walla
to look after his cattle herds. He
lately disposed Of 40 head Of steers
at nine cents per pound.
Mrs. Della Winn returned this
week from Portland accompanied
by her son, Lynn Neild. who is con-
valescing from typhoid fever. Lynn
expects soon 10 go beck 10 the me-
tropolis.
Clarond Rhea has gone to Win
ona, WASH, TO trap coyotes. His
father, who lives at Winona. wrote
him 20 comes saying that the crit
ters are thick In that neighborhood.-
Trapping coyotes Is Clarond's long
suit.
After sailing the ocean blue on
u. S. S. Wyoming, Ruford Price
Is again with kindred and friends
in the Weston neighborhood. He
witnessed the surrender Of the Ger
man feet. Seaman Price has q
months furlough.
Miss Grace Enyart. o prominent
senior Of the University Of Wash
ington, Seattle. and Ensign j. j.
Lungenback, U. S. N. r. f.. were
recent guests Of Mr., and Mrs. Geo.
B. Carmichael. Miss Enyart and
Mrs. Carmichael are sisters.
Iost-Red and white spotted
muley COW. both ears cropped, cir
Gle cleaver on right hip, accompan-
led by red and white spotted calf;
also 9.months calf. branded circle L
on left side, one ear cropped. other
split; color red and white. Reward.
Leave word at Leader Office.
In a letter TO Weston friend
4 Sarge" Ernie Blomgren writes
4 that he has never seen No Mans
Land. but has sure done his bit
1 in the war. The Sarge has long
! been working nights in Service Of
! Supply at st. Nazaire, France.
1 and incidentally kicking himself
/ because he wasn't permitted to 60
Il the front.
q Edwin Simpson, well known Ore
4 gon pioneer and for many years a
4 Weston resident, is seriously i'll at
4 his home in Tacoma. Mrs. ]. Z.
Scrimsher, one Of his daughters,
4 left for Tacoma Tuesday to be at
/ his bedside, and the other children
are either there or viii be summon
4 ed should he grow worse. Mr..
1 Simpson is now 50 years old.
l That Weston goes In strongly for
/ sport Is shown by the number of
licenses issued from the store Of
/ Watts a Rogers. To hunters 1lS
1 Of these permits were issued for
4 SIR, and to anglers 1S9 for
1 $20S. .50--a total of $Sss.50. Pop
/ ulation considered, this showing Of
I receipts Is regarded as better than
that Of any other town in the
i county.
1 After stealing q Mitchell Six
I from the C. L. Whitney ranch near
4 Walla Walla Charles, Greene, %,
1 and Lynn Ayers, 2i, were pursued
: by Sheriff Lee Barnes and posse,
} with whom they had a rife fight.
{ Greene was killed and Ayers is in
Jail. Greene fired three shots at
Barnes. One of the bullets blist.
& cred the sheriff's left cheek and
spun him around.
While out on his route the other
\ day Mail Carrier Jim Jones casual
~ touched up one of his govern
lnent mules with the whip. The an.
4 imal Immediately resented this at.
tentlon as superhuous, 1t kicked
itself a-straddle Of the tongue and
broke one line. Then both mules
ran away. Jones sidetracked them
4 into rail fence and after repair
ing damages went on his way, with
a resolution to make more careful