The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-01-24
BREVITIES

ity, for sale. w. NJ. Davis.
See me for alfalfa hay. egg mash.
poultry foods or calf meal. Hodgson
the Miller.
Will trade 800 Liberty Bond for
good young milch COW. just fresh
or coming fresh. Inquire at this
office.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Curran Me-
Faddcn left Saturday for Corvallis
TO visit the mother Of Lieutenant
McFaddcn.
The Misses Rosaline and Jose
phine Rohde and Miss Lillian Hagen
OF Pendleton were guests last week
Of DR.. and Mrs. Kennard.
A letter from the ID. X. Wood
farm near Montour, Idaho, says
that It's occupants have 80 far cs-
capped the flu. although il is raging
all around them.
James johnson. IN early years
Weston resident, was here this week
from his home in Idaho. aecompan-
led by Mrs. johnson, for a visit
with old-timc friends.
While the Weston schools, until
opened Monday, had been closed
since October II. the attendance
yesterday had already reached 80
percent Of the normal and is con-
stantly growing
X. G. Sailing returned Tuesday
night from Portland, accompanied
by his mother, Mrs. |. Z. Sailing,
and daughter Lois. Mrs. X. G. Sal
ing will continue her voice studies
In Portland until the first Of Feb
ruary.
The Weston Concert Band re.
sumed its rehearsals last Monday
evening. with a good attendance.
With lis ranks strengthened by the
return Of several of It's members
from Corvallis. the band renews It's
work with excellent prospects.
A good roads meeting will be
held in Pendleton tomorrow after
noon at two o'clock. A number Of
Weston citizens are planning to at
tend in order TO learn more about
the proposed county bond issue. Z.
c. Rogers has direction Of securing
signers in the Weston district for
the special bond election petitions.
Through the courtesy Of Senator
Ritner and Representative Dodd
the Leader Is enabled TO supply its
readers with the text Of any bill
pending in either house Of the
Oregon legislature. A file Of the
bills introduced in either house. to-
gether with the senate and house
calendars, is kept at this office and
may be consulted by any reader in.
terested.
Sergeant Sidney Barnes, who was
expected home last Sunday. was as
signed to Camp Lewis instead. 1t
seems that Sergeant Barnes was
discharged at Fort Dodge and had
his papers in due form, but was
wound around with red tape in
some inexplicable manner and or
derad to report at Camp Lewis, He
passed through Pendleton last Sat
urday night.
The residence property on WASH
ington street of the o. T. Douglas
estate has been sold through A. w.
Lundell to Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Sam
pie Of Pendleton, who will come
here to make their home. The
property is among the most attrac-
tive in town. The ground EN-.
braces ten lots and has q frontage
Of 20 feet, faced with a concrete
retaining wall.
Pursuant to call of its president,
Z. C. Rogers. the Weston CONNER
cial Club will meet at Masonic hall
next Tuesday evening at seven
thirty o'clock. There win be Off
GERS. to elect, road matters to dis
cuss and other important business.
Rivalry over the several posts with
in the gift of the club. especially
the secretaryship, is expected to
lend especial interest to this gath
ering. Be on hand and support
your favorite.
The unusual lack Of winter pre-
cipitiation was made up for Satur.
day and Sunday, when heavy rain
fell throughout this section. Fol-
lowing a prolonged thaw it soaked
the ground thoroughly and is ex-
pected to do world of good. 1t
was followed Monday by light fall
of snow, which soon disappeared.
Snow at Blue Mountain sawmill is
reported to have reached a depth
of 20 inches, 10 inches having