The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-10-03
BREvITIES

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G. II. Nelson was In town thi
week from his In Crosse farm.
Miss Troutwinc has accepted /
position In the dental offices Of DR.
N. y. Bennett.
Mrs. Nellie Blackman Of Tacoma
Washington. is visiting at the home
of her daughter. Mrs. T.. A. Simp
son.
Clarence Beathe came from Mon
tana this week 10 attend the fun.
eral Of his daughter, the late Susie
Beathe.
Good soven-room house with mod.
crn appointments and six lots for
sale at bargain. Terms. Robert
Proudft.
Walt Williams. Vie Thoeny, John
Lucas and Red Nolte are hunting
this week and enjoying the rain on
the north fork Of the Umatilla.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Killgore were
in Weston this week from their
home at Cornelius. Oregon. and
were guests Of the Harry Shicks.
Mr.. and Mrs. jerks and family,
who have been visiting with Mrs.
jerks parents, Rev. and Mrs. p. J.
Starmer, returned Monday 10 their
home near Albany, Oregon.
The Judge Kennedy estate Of
$500 acres al Waitsburg has been
divided and sold in five farms for
an aggregate Of 1888, 400. One
tract Of ll40 acres brought $3.50 an
acre.
Thomas Riley. 81 years old. and
Mrs. Riley. 10 years old, have cele-
brated their sixtieth wedding ami.
versary at Toppenish. Washington.
They were married at Carlisle, Ken.
lucky.
John Banister Junior has leased
the TasSey Stewart farm Of 500
acres In the Helix neighborhood on
a grain rent proposition. He gets
three-tifths Of the crop and pays the
lakes.
Henry Barrett of Athena came
through town Sunday with some
big game meat from the Salmon
river country, where his sheep are
He reports many bear
md deer in that region.
Max Kidder and family and Len
kidder and family left this week
~ automobile for California. where
hey expect to reside. Max Kid
Ter has leased his place near
athena.
Miss Edna Mayhall, niece of Mr..
md Mrs. f. o. DeMoss Of this city
md former student of Weston ,
iigh school, was united in mar {
'iage September l3 at Kansas City
o Mr.. Fred w. Sylvester, The
bridegroom but lately returned
rom overseas service.
Mrs. Lillian Fredericks has enroll
d class of earnest pianoforte stu
ents for the coming years work.
therein are Lorna Camlin,
rene Banister, Minnie Chaplin,
'auline Rayborn. Emma Thoeny.
'elma Banister, Evelyn Sewers,
rene Anderson and Lois Sailing.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Dowd were
isiting in Weston this week from
heir Washtucna farm. which Mr..
how'd has leased to his nephew.
hey are going before long to Seat
le to visit the Wesley NJ. Carriers,
nd expect aftcrward to sail for
honolulu. where their daughter,
Irs. Butler Smith, resides.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles 0. Jeffrey
ere in Weston Saturday on their
'ay from Dubois. Idaho, where
ley have disposed of their inter-
sts, to Spokane. They expect to
,cate on a small irrigated tract
ear that city. Mr.. and Mrs.
effrey were former residents of
leston uplands. and We're warmly
reeted by friends here.
Miss Edna Hollenbeck of the
Ugh School faculty remarks upon
lie wonderful clearness of Wes-s
ms atmosphere, which is very con-
ucive to astronomical observations.
lst at present interest centers in
omalhaut, the star of autumn.
very evening it appears con-
,icuous, impressive object serenely
'ailing along over the small arc
its circle in the south, with no
,mpanion near it, and apparently
D need of one to enhance its splen-
Or.
There were thirteen guns in the
arty of Athena and Weston hunt