The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-12-03
BREvITIES

| Young milch cows wanted. Jerseys
preferred. Inquire at this Office
Athena and Weston are among the
seven branch libraries In the Umatil.
Ia county system 10 qualify MS stan.
dard libraries.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Greer became
the proud young parents Of son
and heir Thursday at their home
south Of town.
The cash drawer In the Office Of
the Liberty Auto Co. was tapped
Wednesday evening and about sls
In silver taken. Mr.. and Mrs. Adams
were absent at supper, and Ray
o'Harra was so busy with the buzz.
INK engine Of motorcycle in the
garage work shop that he did not
hear the thicycs.-
The month OF November just
closed was supposed 10 have been ex-
eeeding wet In this section. but the
records Of Observer Merritt A. Ba-
ker show that II was only a bit
moist. Tho months precipitation
was 2.79 inches, as compared 10 TO-
tai in November. 1919, Of 3.bs inches.
The precipitation for the past IL
months totaled 22.32 inches.
A son was born Wednesday morn
ing 10 Mr.. and Mrs. Z. X. Davidson
at their home In this city.
The Standard Theatre will present
an especially attractive bill next
Sunday, December 8, when the entire
net proceeds go 10 Athena Weston
post, American Legion. This benefit
program includes Lieutenant Lock.
lear In "Thc Great Air Robbery" and
Charlie Chaplin In Shoulder Arms"
Next Wednesday night, December 8,
the Standard will present pictorially
the greatest horse race Of the age
the victory Of Man o. War over Sir
Barton on a Canadian track. n
For Salc-a Singer sewing machine.
$500; a wicker baby buggy and a
wicker bassinet, $1,000 each. Mrs. N
p. Bennett.
"The Yellow Sheet" is the title Of
clever and entertaining story In
the current issue Of Lone Scout mag
aEinc. II is based upon the expert
enee Of two boy scouts who got out
n country paper for Ave weeks during IL
the sickness Of the editor, and May
nard Jones, Weston High school boy,
is the young author. This is the
fourth time that 'Nard has broken
into the Lone Scout with an absorb
ing tale. K
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse L. York and Il
Roscoe Beamer returned last week
from Portland, where they visited ls
Mrs. York's sister. Mrs. Jacob g
and attended the stock
show. They went to Seaside, and
also had the pleasure Of visiting Mr.. M
and Mrs. James Ritchey and Mr.. and al
Mrs. ]. +, Killgore in Washington 10
county, IN
Mrs. S. T. Ferguson has returned W
to her home in Seattle after visit OF
with her, parents, MIR. and Mrs. c. ha
Z. Miller, at their home on Normal
heights, and her brother, Leon J. p
Miller. ha
William Beaton has returned from sa
! weeks stay "over the HILL" bring
ng back a Saxon roadster. He IN
struck car trade while in Athena. vi
Recent sales Of wheat aggregating DC
$500 bushels have been made by To- SIC
al growers to Frank Price, manager 'su
Il the Weston Warehouse CO., on tu
,asis Of $l.35 bushel for No. I. 1t Oh
s estimated that less than half of
he Weston crop remains in the Ns
lands Of the growers. WI
Andy Barnett, who drives Ford we
'vcr the No. 9 mail route, reports the NJ
ounty road at the head of Pine creek
,rade to be in dangerous and al ica
most impossible condition. Flood IA
waters ran down the grade, cutting ga
- awkwara cbarna, and exnos;nc w,
luge powders. ne.
Wednesday J. Z. Jones abandoned =,
lis summer mail route via the Blue -
sawmill. and went direct Sy' SI'
cross to Basket mountain from the lN
'amarack church. Jim does this ev- ~
ry six months. and il is invariably 40 40
ign Of winter. S '
George Kinnear and William Singer no,
re moving their beef cattle to Hud-
on's Bay, where the stock viii be fed frc
Italia. George will remain there to nv
AXE care of them. Mr.. Singer lately 81,