The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-06-13

! for the purchase Of 240O acres fOu
miles south Of Winona. Wash, an
six miles from La Crosse. This bi
ranch Is known as the MansGcl
place and is highly improved. !
has a modern l7-room residence
with electric lights and hardwoo,
floors. A complete outfit Of farr
machinery, including a stean
thrcsbing rig, goes with the place
as do also AZ head Of mules and
number Of work horses. There arr
also a barn holding so horses, 1
concrete granary and q portable
grain bins. The place contains
1000 acres Of plow land. 100 acre
Of which are now in crop. Prospect
farm near Echo will be traded in al
part consideration by Mr.. Hodgsor
If the deal is completed.
Charles McMorris. Purdy, well
known to Weston people, has writ
ten and published a book Of 95
pages on Mexico that has attracted
favorable notice. He is a cadet at
Missouri Military Academy. where
he will soon graduate, and next fall
he expects TO take up the study Of
journalism at Columbia University,
New York. Prior TO going 10 Mis-
souri, he attended high school at
Portland and Los Angeles. Charles
is only II years old. He is son
Of Mrs. Lillian Agnes Purdy and a
grandson of the late Charles Nc
Weston pioneer.
Reports come from the noun
Lains that several bands Of sheep got
mixed. because of deserting herd
ers, thus making much grief for
he owners in their efforts to I'M
'cramble the animals. Ten thou
and head in all are said TO have
,een involved in the tangle while
m their way across the Blues. An
,ther band in the same neighbor-
lood was attacked by four bear,
md II head of sheep were killed.
he herder has sent out hurry
all for bear hunters, and hopes the
hunter will come with
hem.
After a pleasant reunion visit
nth his mother and brothers at
Weston, Ira d. Stages and family
eft Monday via the toll gate route
n their return journey by automo-
lie to Heating, Oregon. Ira is
unning 300 head of cattle at his
tock ranch in the Heating country,
nd plans to double the number.
Miss Eta Van Wrinkle has re-
urned to her home in Arlington
fter a pleasant visit with her
randparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
at Walla Walla. AT H
lie age Of only twelve years, Eta ]
assed the eighth grade examination
ith the best grade in Gillian
'unty.
]. r. English is now at Kennett,
in pursuance of his work
government transit man. He
# the Sunny South last week
when the mercury registered ITO
.grees in the shade, and not Y
ough shade to cover a jackrab- ID
t" .. a n
Mrs. c. J. Witt of Walla WaIla ST
Is reunion guest of her niece,
RS. J. j. Beeler. Mrs. Witt was 's
companied by her grandson, r
ward Kellicutt, and his friend, ii
itford Hughes. Mrs. Beeler al
turned with them to Walla Walla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur E. Woods of d
wiston, Idaho, attended the re- "
ion, and were met here by Mr.. F
,ods' parents from Wsaco county. cd
e latter accompanied them on
,ir return to Lewiston.
Mrs. Abbie Mays and Mr.. and III
S. G. A. Hartman of Pendleton, F,
s. Eva Hartman and Mrs. Rob- b,
$ of Portland were picnic dinner Sc
asts Saturday of Mrs. L. S. Wood. tn
Mrs. NJ. ]. Maybee arrived last -
elk from Grangeville, Idaho, to
nd the summer at the home of
daughter, Mrs. w. S. Price.
Wesley N. Matlock, son of the scl
= Senator w. F. Matlock and an ~
uential citizen of Pendleton, died Ri
nday of acute appendicitis. n
drs. Isham T. Davis of Spokane
he guest of Mr.. and Mrs. L. |. at
lara, and accompanied them to- II
on a mountain outing, To
Watts & Rogers have bought a Tn
of three brick business build. pa.
5 at Athena, including the one
ipied by the postoffice. inc
Ir. and Mrs. o. NJ. Richmond Sui
Miss Rernice Richmond of Wal. IL,