The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-07-23
BREVITIES!


Cash for chickens. J. II, Reynolds
: Mountain Strawberries in these
parts grow to be large as well as de
licious, but Harry Beathe brough,
down some the other day and left
them at the bank that were a bi,
larger than merely large and would
make u good bait" for a Brobdig-
nagian, They measure from two Il
! no less than three inches across.
Hey Wimn and son Marvin an
looking after business matters IN
connection with the winona ranch
this week,
During the electric storm last
Friday grain fire was started by
lightning from n wic fence between
the Banister and Sailing fields below
town, An alarm call for help was
sent up town, but before many vol
unteerS had reached the scene the
fire was out. Several shocks Of hay
were destroyed.
The Athena Weston section of the
J state highway is now hardsurfaced
to the John BaniStcr farm house,
with the exception Of couple of fills,
which are being left to settle before
hardsurfaeing. The Athena Weston
road is now open for travel, eliminat-
ing the detour north and east from
Athena.
Five theshing outfits are reported
to be in operation in the region of
lower Dry creek, J. n. York was
down that way the other day and
says that wheat on the old Sam
Beamer place, now owned by Mr.,
Brewer, is making % bushels TO the
acre and testing No. /. This is u
better yield than usual Off the same
ground.
During the past week an occasional
cricket has added his lonesome note
to natures orchestra which furnishes
humble music throughout drowsy
summer evenings. There is hint of
autumn in his tone, as though he
foretold the end of summer joys yet
scarce begun.
Clay Smith came in recently from
southern Idaho, and is at the Selmer
Thompson place on the mountain.
Mrs. L. NJ. Funk and Miss Virginia
Funk of Walla Walla are soiourning
at Bingham Springs and will later
go to Cold Spring camp.
l. C. Hopkins returned Sunday
from the Hopkins holdings 10 miles
north of Elgin. He reports good
crops in that locality.
Robert Proudfit and family were
over from Athena Tuesday evening
to share dinner of fried chicken
with the R. L. Reynauds on Normal
Heights.
The Library board will gratefully
receive any books which Weston citi-
zens may donate to the library. The
volumes were placed on ,
the shelves Wednesday, being the ,
generous gift of Mrs. E. w. Achilles:
The Little Minister, Barrie; The
Spoilers, Beach; The Last of the
Plainsmen, Zane Grey; To Have and =
TO Hold, Johnson; The Captain of .
he Gray-horse Troop, Garland; AL :,
ways Happy. :
The w. L. Rayborn family return r
ID Thursday from Bingham Springs, :,
where they spent delightful vaca- :
ion camping and fishing :
Mrs. J. NJ. 0'Harra has joined the :
ontingent recreating at Camp Nc a
)ougal.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Bulfinch and n
aughter, Miss Dorothy, left We'd D
esday for American Falls, Idaho, il
here they will join Paul Bulfinch b
nd proceed as his guests on a mo- g
Or trip through Yellowstone Nation IL
park. ri
Trajan Tucker is harvesting a lu
ountiful crop of Strawberries grown A
I his reservation ranch. NJ
Kenneth Roger has returned from NJ N
where he spent few r, r,
lys visiting with the L. H. Dowd ~ "
mily. "a
Mrs. Harry Shick and little son ar y
Ved today from Forest Grove to
in Mr.. Shick at Weston. fe'
Mrs. Lester Leach was. the guest "
r a few days this week of Mrs. j. :.
Mcdaniel, prior to returning to he
r home at Ashland.
Lost-A car carpet. Kindly return M'
this Office. GU
Miss Fay Warren has returned :" =
'm visit with friends near Seat
Rev. w. r. Storms has moved his s.s '
nily here from Weston, says the a.
illula correspondent of the Alfalfa
TIL.