The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-07-16
BREVITIES

pietcly equipped, guaranteed per-
feet condition and good tires. This
Is real automombile buy for some
one who wants good car. Can be
seen at Weston Garage.
Mrs. Phoebe Smith and children
are domiciied In the Joe Lieuallcn
cottage for the summer months.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. g. Roger and Mr..
and Mrs. A. T. Metz motorcd 10
Walla Walla Wednesday on a com
bined business and pleasure trip.
Standard Theatre Sunday. Mrs.
Wigs Of the Cabbage Patch" Wed
nesday, when Bear Cat Went
Dry" Thursday, Nazimova In
"Strongcr Than Death"
Swas-Te.Ka Campfire held its reg
ular session In the club room OF
Memorial Hall Saturday afternoon.
Honors were awarded and the meet
ing was greatly enjoyed by all
present.
Mrs. W. S. Payne is assisting at
the switchboard in the local tele-
phone Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Booher, Mr..
and Mrs. c. +. Bulhnch and daugh-
ter, Miss Dorothy, motored 10 Walla
Walla Tuesday for a days outing.
Davis g. Melton have moved their
popular pastimc resort into the Sal
ing brick. where they have added an
other pool table and will put in a
lunch counter.
G. W. Stages returned Saturday
from n visit TO the holdings Of the
Stages company in the Rattlesnake
Flat district. where he says the crop
prospects continue good. A recent
letter from Herman Stages says
that good rain fell one night this
week.
Until August / am paying $40
for old iron. J. X. Reynolds.
Rollie Compton left last week for
southern Idaho to look after his land
interests.
Col. T.. G. Lucas left this week for
Edmonton TO make the final examin-
alton Of 10000 acres Of Alberta
land. lie was accompanied by a
party Of prospective buyers from
New York and Chicago. One Of
them is Charles Mccarthy, New
York millionaire.
Andy Barnett contributes to the To-
cal stock of porcupine anecdotes the
tale mot the tail) Of one Of these
animated pin-cushions that invaded
his kitchen Sunday night. The little
beast was left 20 work his will. Mrs.
Andy insisting that she did not want
the job of pulling quilts out of her
husbands hands. The visitor walked
around on the kitchen table, messed
up things in general and ruined lot
Of butter.
Henry Beamer has rented the val
liable quarter section Of his father
John Beamer, near Weston Tor
term Of four years. and has bought
his fathers stock and outfit. The
transaction is reported to have been
based upon two-hfths grain rent.
John Bcamer will retire, after sue
cessful farming operations extend
ing over period of 80 years or
more.
Mrs. G. II. Fontaine left Saturday
on her return home to Great Falls,
Montana.
A local Wild West show was
pulled Off Sunday in the Lumsden al
falfa patch below town. A wiry lit
tie outlaw from Thorn Hollow twice
tossed Jimmie Storms, but Gus
johnson succeeded in riding him.
Next Sunday there will be another
and more elaborate show, with an
ambulance detachment and a corps
of Red Cross nurses in attendance,
so it's said.
A horse belonging to Frank Havi-
land was shot through the shoulder
the other day while in pasture on
Weston mountain, The shot is as
cribed to careless hunters.
Mr.. and Mrs, William Singer
came up this week from their place
near Touchet after farm stock for
harvest. MIR. Singer figures on
$4,000 crop of wheat from his hold
ings in that neighborhood.
r. r. Proebstel came up this week
from his ranch near Echo. and will
again work for the Pacific Coast Ell
evator Co., having charge of the
Cayuse warehouse. Mrs. Proebstel
is sojourning at Hidaway springs.
Will NorDean leaves today to
take charge of the Portland office Of
P.F. Collier & CO., having been pro-
noted to that responsible position
because of his success in field work
for these we'll known publishers. AS
Portland sales manager he will have