The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-12-31
BREvITIES

Christmas festivities Of the Il. w.
Achilles household.
Entertaining and appropriate pro-
grams were given nj the various
Weston churches on Christmas eve
Music, artistic decorations Of green
cry, and gifts for Sunday school pu-
pills all combined 10 make the affairs
delightful ones for the children.
G. s. AndruE, the father of Mrs.
Lewis 7. Gilliland Of Weston, died
Monday at his home at Range,
Grant county. Mr.. Andrus was 10
years old, and Is survived by Mrs.
Andrus aud their five sons and hvc
daughters. lie conducted u black
smith shop In Walla Walla In early
years, but for the past two decades
had been engaged in farming and
stockraising In Grant county.
Miss Gladys Ann Edwards and Mr..
Ralph II. LansdRle were united in
marriage December %, 1920, at the
home Of the brides parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. S. Edwards. in Frcewater
They will make their home on Weston
mountain, where the young bride
groom Is engaged in farming
Six children, all Of them under
eight years Of age, are reported TO be
m in the family Of William Fehr in
the Pea Ridge district. Two OF them
are down with pneumonia.
Ernest and Ruth Smith Of Athena
are guests this week Of the Calder
twins, Ada and Margaret
Joe HOdgson left Tuesday on
business trip TO Portland, and upon
his return will be ready again for
grand jury service.
For several days following the re-
cent chinook Earl Barnett, mail car
ricr on route one. was unable to
make his rounds, because Of the huge
snowdrifts in the road. He went up
part way, however. and was met by
mountain residents. Will Bcathe, W.
II. Warheld and verlin Haviland
broke out trail from Basket Noun
tain schoolhouse TO Tamarack church
by using about l6 head Of horses.
Wholly unlcnshcd, these faithful aEi-
mails followed along after their lead
ers in the snow as though breaking
trails were a pleasant pastime.
William Van Wrinkle leaves today
for Eugene to begin the study Of law
at University Of Oregon. He expects
10 devote six years TO the task OF
earning his shsepskin.
Herman Stages is here from the
Stages & Sons holdings in the Rattle
snake fiat district to enjoy Christ
mas vacation. The frm-is operating
on an extensive scale, having plowed
1900 acres, Of which about 1900 acres
IL seeded. Herman reports abundant
moisture and fine prospects for next
years crop.
An enjoyable family gathering
Christmas day at their home in the
Walla Walla valley included MIR. and
Mrs. J. S. Ross, the host and hostess;
William Ross and family Of Wash
tucna, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Ross Of
Dayton, A. NJ. Ross and Master Neil
Ross Of Weston, MIR. and Mrs. Roy
Cannon of Athena, james Bradburn
and family Of Portland. James Nc
Lean and family of Washtucna.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Lumsden were
guests Christmas day ut the Arnold
Woods home near Athena.
Miss Dorothy Bulfnch, who is
teaching this year in the Yakima
public schools, is passing the holiday
vacation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. +. Bulhnch.
Mrs. Amy Van Skiver went to PEN
dleton Saturday morning to meet Mr.
and Mrs. ]. NJ. Swaggart, who came
over from their home near Baker for
the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs, c. G. Nelson were
/ here from their home on the Snake
river for a Christmas visit.
Precipitation for the year ending
December 2s, 1920, of 1885 inches
| is shown by the records Of Merritt A.
Baker, local weather observer. Al
though 1920 is popularity supposed to
have been very wet year, this re-
cord is only slightly more than the
average annual precipitation Of 2S.47
inches. The moisture was not dis
tributed evenly but came in copious
punches. Thus we had dry spring
but a wet fall The month Of Feb
ruary showed no rainfall whatever.
John d. Parks, old-time Westonian
is with us again, after visit with
his sister at Palouse City, Wash.
Mr., and Mrs. Jasper Morrison anc
daughter Of Walla Walla, and Mr.
Taylor of Richland, Oregon, were
guests for Christmas dinner, Of th'
Richard Morrisons.
Walter Price, retired farmer ant
leading citizen of Waitsburg, Wash