The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-11-12
BREVITIES


days visit In thc old home town.
J. A. Ross and family Of Dayton,
Wash, have been visiting relatives
In Weston and Athena.
Miss Edna Cargill Of Lewiston,
Idaho; Miss Alta Knox Of Boise, Ida;
Pryor and Lowell Smith Of In
Grande. Ore. accompanied Esther
and Gail Williams home from Whit
man college Saturday 10 spend the
week. end at the J. II. Williams resi-.
dencc.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Sans lost
their infant son, aged four months,
Monday night from spinal menin-
gifts. Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at the home Of
G.. II. Sans by Rev. A. J. Starmer.
The young parents have the deep
sympathy Of the community.
Mrs. J. c. Davis has gone 10 Echo
for nm extended visit with her son
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. j. o.
Davis. Mrs. Davis has been in fail
ing health, and hope is felt by her
family and friends that she will be
benefited by the change.
Miss Rene Banister, who Is attend
ing o. A. C.. was injured In nm auto
mobile accident there recently when
the car in which she was riding col
lIdcd with another car which carried
no tail lights, Miss Rene received
injuries about the face and &nec,
which although painful are not Sc
rious.
Mrs. Amy McDaniels left Wedncs-
day for Plaeentia, Calf. where she
has been engaged 10 teach the eighth
grade at n salary Of $500. Mrs.
McDaniels will be very pleasantly To-
Gated thirty miles south Of Los An
gcles, in the midst Of the orange and
lemon groves and the oil fields.
Charles pcffcnderger, residing on
Weston mountain. has qualified as n
hunter Of unusual although bootless
patience. lie caught bear in n coy
otc trap, but bruin made away with
the troublesome instrument, which
had evidently fastened itself to one
Of its toes. The hunter followed the
bear, which made plain trail in
dragging the trap through the snow,
for no less than four days without
getting n chance for shot. When
about worn out himself, he gave up
the struggle. The bear was trapped
and began It's long pilgrimage near
the Ernest March place.
George Kiunear has returned from
the mountains. where he ran meat
market during the busy season.
Jasper o'liarra was here during
the week from his home ut Central
Point, Oregon.
DIR. N. p. Bennett has returned from
Portland, where he has been under
hospital treatment, and has resumed
his dental practice. DR.. Bennett has
closed his Athena branch Office for
the winter and viii confine his atten-
ton 10 his Weston office.
Robert Riley and family, friends of
the J. D. Millers, arrived in Weston
this week from Bozeman, Montana,
and may decide to locate in this sec
ton. Mr.. Riley has disposed Of his
ranch interests near Bozcman.
Mrs. W. II, Mckinney of Weston,
wife Of DR.. Mckinney. is receiving
congratulations upon being declared
the winner of the grand prize Stude-
baker touring car, valued at $1,000,
in the Pendleton Tribune's contest.
Mrs. Mckinney led the field with
6,s27 200 votes, her nearest compet-
itor being Miss Velma Smith Of Pilot
Rock, who had 5,771 900 votes.
MIR. and Mrs. Ben II. Juday were
up from their home near lone, Nor
row county, this week, visiting Mrs.
Juday's mother, Mrs, J. ]. Beeler.
Prior to their return home they will
also visit relatives in Pendleton and
Starbuck. Ben disposed of his crop
early in the season at $3.50 per
bushel, and is undisturbed by the
drop in wheat. He says there are
times when it is a pretty good thing
to have debts to meet, ... ....
Charley May sold his spuds in the
ground to Messrs, Grattan and Todd
of Pendleton, who last week had a
force of diggers at work in the patch
Of 15 acres on Weston mountain.
Frost and snow put stop to these
operations temporarily.
Ralph Tucker has leased his farm
land in the foothills to Oscar Winn,
retaining his pasture. Ralph will re-
tire from farming and devote his at
tention exclusively to the cattle bus
iness. .........a .......-.
Mrs. NJ. A. Heuberger is here from
Portland on business visit and has
leased her farm on Reed and Hawley