The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-10-22
BREvITIES

Cash for chickens, J. r. Reynclis

waters of the Umatilla.
An 0-W. work train has been sta
toned for week on the Weston sid
ing. Repair work and painting are
in progress.
Thrcshing was in progress on Bas'
ket mountain Wednesday between
rains, from stacked grain ON the
ranch of Alex King. Considerable
grain remains unthreshed on Basket
mountain. Clarond Rhea has 20
acres in the shock: Alex Schriner
one stackyard; Alex Killing two
staekyards, and VIM, warfeld 60
acres in the field, The bright orb Of
day is a welcome object in that
neighborhood. Harvesting was COM
pleted in the other mountain dis
tricts.
Mrs. Sarah McDougal, one of Wes-
toms earliest pioneer women, is Sc
riously i'll at the home Of her son, 5,
A. Barnes.
The person or persons having the
City of weston's spirit level and slip
scraper are requested to return them
at once. c. w. AVERY, Marshal.
A road truck belonging to the War
rem Construction company skidded
Wednesday on the paved road ut the
turn in the upper part of town. and
although it did not tip over its occu-
pants were thrown out. Two men,
one Of them a colored road worker,
were injured.
Rev. A. ]. Starmer is organizing n
chorus choir to assist in services at the
local NJ. E. Church.
Elder and Mrs. John Bonewitz en-
tertained at dinner Sunday the E. E.
Tucker family and Mrs. Susan
Tucker.
Various Halloween festivities are
being planned for next week, among
them being a box social at the school
house on Reed and Hawley mountain,
and an evening party for Saturday
Afternoon club members and theH
husbands.
/. H. Van Wrinkle, the new attorney
general of Oregon. is a cousin of
Postmaster l.. R. Van Wrinkle of this
city. He was assistant attorney gen.
eral for many years.
At the recent annual meeting Of the
Weston Stockmen's association, Off
GERS were reelected as follows: J.
P. Lieuallen, president; A. R. Shum-
way, vice president; c. A. Winn, sec
retary; Ralph Tucker and Clarence
March, advisors. The annual round
up was fixed for October 81.
A hunting party consisting Of Jess
and Frank Fowls, Peter B. Hass,
VIM. Cable and Otis Adams spent
Sunday in the Blues in the vicinity of
the Dick English cabin. Deer were
scarce and shy and they brought
home no venison. One coyote scalp
was, in fact, the sole trophy of the
hunt.
The city council has confirmed the
appointment of Mrs. J. II. Williams
as member of the local library
board to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Mrs. Luella
Pinkerton.
Miss Ermna Mcintyre, who is a
student at st. Paul's school. Walla
WaIla, spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. McIn-
tyre.
Elmer Tucker has accepted po-
sition with the Smalley Drug COM
pany, Walla Walla, and he and Mrs.
Tucker will spend the winter season
in the Garden City.
Mrs. Minnie Walker, former popu
lar Weston matron, has been elect
ed president of the Helix w. c. T.
U. for the coming year.
Shirley Barnett came up from
Portland Saturday evening to assist
in caring for his brother Andy, who
continues in a very serious condi-
ton from pneumonia. A trained
nurse, Miss Ida Smith, is in attend
ance from Milton.
Mrs. A. J. Starmer left Monday
for a visit with relatives in Santa
Cruz, California.
The F. C. Fitzpatricks and Miss
Louise Rintoul were dinner guests
last Friday evening at the J. W.
Porter home in Freewater.
Miss Vida Greer and Miss Jessie
Davis, who are attending business
college in Walla Walla, spent the
week end at their respective homes.
Mrs. ZelIa McPherrin was over
from Athena Tuesday to bask for
few hours in the cheerful atmo-
sphere of the w. H. Gould home
,ircle.
Sunday morning the first frost of