The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-07-23
BREvITIES


Geo. Carmichael Is back at his
home in Walla Walla, after sustain
mg successful surgical operation
at Portland. The well known pioneer
farmer Is reported 10 be fast regain
ing his health.
J. N. York IN preparing TO take the
field next Monday with his thrcshing
outfit at his home place north Of
town. After finishing there he will
thrcsh the crops Of Charles. Claude
and VIII Price. George Ashworth,
the boy harvester" will again be
member Of the York crew Port"
Graham Is invited 10 emulate the
bright example set by this enterpris-
ing youth, who has not yet quite at
tanned his four score and ten years.
While the dust and electric storm
was manifcsting itself Wednesday af.
ternoon, work mare was struck by
lightning in n field on the Joe Key
place east Of town and instantly
killed. Observers saw bolt Of
lightning hit the mare, which col
lapsed In her tracks. Afterward,
however, no marks Of any sort could
be found on the body.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. NJ. Pierce. with
their two daughters and son. are here
from Los Angeles for n visit with
relatives for the first time in four
years. They will spend a month or
more in Weston and La Crande. The
cvcr.amiablc Charley" Pierce is al
ways welcome at Weston, having at
one time been the towns boester-in-
chief He is operating heavily In
real estate in Los Angeles and vicin-
ity. and reports having had one Of his
most prosperous years.
Twenty men quit work Tuesday at
the Blue Mountain sawmill, having
failed 10 get a raise in pay. The
minimum wage al the mill is $500
for ten hours. The men wanted
$500 for eight hours or 5000 for ten.
The mill was "hung up" for two
days, but is now said to be in opera
tion again with n full crew. 1t is
reported that night and day shifts
will soon be employed at the mill,
and that motor truck transportation
will also be carried ON by night as
well as day.
j. T. Mcdaniel, who is never hap
pier than when dealing in land, has
bought so acres Of pasture and tim
Der adjoining his home place on
Weston mountain from the Blumauer
Frank Drug Co. Of Portland.
c. o. and NJ. w. Petersen have
brought in stationary threshing
outfit from Pilot Rock and will run
this season with Linus Anderson.
Ray O'Harra served as conductor q
and Toby Brown as brakeman of the t
harvest train on the trip from the t
Rock. u
The attractive country home of {
Alick johnson was the scene Of a
charming affair last Friday evening c
when the Misses Minnie and Helen '
Johnson entertained number of I
their friends at dancing party. h
The young ladies present We're clad
in dainty summer party frocks, pre- Il
senting a fascinating picture of i,
youth and beauty. At midnight n
delicious supper was served by the
hostesses. The guest list included: h
Misses Leila Stockstill. Blanche b
Swaggart and the Misses Carter of b
Athena; VGgie Key, Esther Davis, Il
Esther williams, Dorothy Proebstel, h
Ruth Proebstel, Jessie Davis, Anna "
Lavender, Vida Greer. Eva Lundell, (,
Hortense Baker. Gertrude Van Win Il
Sle, Wavel o'Harra. Irene Banis- +,
ser and Opal Winn; Messrs. Roy Key, d
Lowell Duncan, Derwin Hall, Earl S
Cooper, Glenn Morrison, William Van S
Wrinkle, James Lieuallen, James
Carl Johnson, Fred John R
ION. A
Last Friday the Sunday school pu- c
DIS OI tHS NJ. Ls SuuISHs IVutht N
we're conveyed by automobiles to b,
ihady spot on upper Pine creek, Il
where bountiful picnic dinner was Ia
spread and duly enjoyed In the af- h,
ernoon games and water sports af- d,
orded much amusement and marked NJ
day of high adventure for the lit h
lc folk. Il
Mrs, Frank Snider and children
eft Sunday morning for Dayton, B
Wash, to spend three weeks vaca- R
ion visiting friends and relatives. re
After an absence of ten days Mr.: ds
nd Mrs. Ray Gordon have returned
rom their motorcycle trip to Yaki- to
ma, WASH, where they visited Mr.. in
;ordon's parents. They report that W
'eaches and apricots are not to be fiji
ad in the Yakima valley this year, er
wing to the trees having been killed
y the severe weather of last winter. fr
Mrs. Marvin Price was called to W