The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-08-20
BREVITIES

Cash for chickens, ], II. Reynolds.
Vernon oHarra and Ray Jones
werc in town this week from their
mountain wood factory, where they
are making the sawdust fly.
Prof. j. o. Russell and family OF
Pilot Rock were recent guests at tho
mountain farm Of J. +, Mcdaniel
and picked hucklehcrries with much
gusto,
Robert Gerald Lumdell, who en-
tered the Leon Lundcll home circle
Saturday evening, adds one more to
the population Of Weston. The hap.
py parents are receiving hearty con-
gratulations upon tho arrival OF
their first born,
Bound wheat and cat hay for sale
Phone lF65. Harry Beathe.
II YOU were fat and wished to be
lean, il you had work horse and
wanted a trotter, if you had u short
mans car and needed long-leg
auto-what would you do? You'd
offer to sell or trade, Worth Watts
will sell his Overland 1 Sedan or eN-
change it for a satisfactory car OF
more leg room, A coupe Of same
make preferred.
The hot wave eliminated Sunday
in the hottest day of the season at
Weston with the mercury at 96 IN
the shade as reported by Merritt A
Baker. local observer, Monday was
lust trife less tropical and there
was a decided drop in the tempera-
ture Tuesday. making harvest work
n Measure. On the whole, the local
weather is regarded as practically
ideal from the harvest standpoint,
and the crop is fast going into the
warehouse.
Having failed to get cherry crop
from his place above town--the first
complete failure in years at the
Bonewitz orchard-J. NJ. Maynard
went to the mat with old II. {. Of L.
by getting road job. Crowded
against a stall by a heavy horse
he was handling he sustained a brok-
en- rib. He now intends to follow his
old trade of carpentry, in which he
had years of experience in Nebraska.
Joe Hodgson returned this week
from Pendleton, where he served on
the grand jury which indicted the
murderers of Til Taylor. He has
gone to Echo to look after his Pros
pect farm harvest. and goes from
there to Culdesac, Idaho, where he
has other large crop interests.
Having his crop in the sack, Ralph
Sailing turned this week to gun ,and
game bag. His crop from so acres
east of town went 43 bushels. Hav-
ing harvested an average Of 6la
bushels from 40 acres west of town.
he will be able to buy n few shells
for the old scatter gun.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hildebrand arc
spending a few days in the mountains
on a huckleberrying mission.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don f. Bennett and
little daughter Maxine motored last
week to Yakima. They were accom-
ranied by Mrs. Frank Hildebrand and
Mrs. A. A. Kees. Mrs. Hildebrand
visited her daughter, Mrs. W. II.
Young, and family. Mrs. KEGS was
entertained at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. W. w. Carlile, formerly Of
Weston.
Miss Eva instead of Miss Elsie
O'Harra. as the Leader had it, IL
cooperating with Miss Opal Winn in
harvest cookery on the Hey Winn
ranch near Winona. The thirteen
cleaners who sit at their groaning
table may be regarded as far from
unlucky.
L. Hnlseth is absent this week from
his department in the Weston Mer-
camille, on a vacation visit to Port
land, Hood River and other points.
Mr.. Halseth is accompanied by his
daughter, Miss Lorraine Halseth, OF
Browning, Mont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schall and
family and Mrs. Harry Hooper Of
Pendleton were guests Sunday Of the
R. L. Reynauds. Mr.. Schall was en-
tertained on a hunting trip by Mr..
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