The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-09-24
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hN bVH Notthkt, WHcfe nc mas fchld
" cd for several months.
Tho last field Of wheat 10 be hAr
vested Is that Of Melville and Film
Johns. southeast Of town. The Scot
iianister machine did the work.
The rains have started the weed
!. = 10 growing on the summer fallowe,
= land. which calls for cultivation OF
the part of the farmer. The cultiva
u tion In process Of weed killing ais,
puts the soil In prime condition fol
fall whent seeding
A couple Of weak spots have dcye.
lopcd IN the pavement on lower Main
> street, owing 10 the soft condition Of
the base at that point. A section Of
7. the hard surface has been removed
To permit Of repairs being made.
+ Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Macarthur arc
: expected soon TO arrive from their
home In Portland for visit here, be-
fore going TO California for the win
ter Mr. .McArthur's health is not
much improved since visiting here in
the early summer.
l.. J. Foss. old-time Athena resident
but now Of Tcrrebonne, Sherman
county, was in town this week greet
ing his many friends. Mr.. Foss, who
was IN company with his son Austin,
who now resides In Pendlcton, has re-
Gently recovered from aserious illness.
Charles Williams has leased his
farm TO Tillman and Fred Beckncr,
and will move TO Athena TO reside
during the school year His eldest
daughter, Miss Francis, Is teaching
the 9Th. and 9th grades In the Athena
schools. while Frank and Ruth are
pupils in the school.
W, II. Rcedcr Is down from his Ia
coma home. visiting ut the home Of
his son otho, In Athena. Mr.. Recdcr
Is enjoying good health at present,
having practically recovered from his
illness Of several months ago.
Friends in Athena were remembered
most graciously this week by Frank q
GfAsty, who sent some luscious ripe 1
peaches from his ranch at oroville, '
Wash.. as n BRmnlc. ~ hi.. s--.ia
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. A. Dudley will
leave in the near future for their an
nual pilgrimage TO Long Beach. Cali -,
fornia, where they will later be joined 4
by the Athena colony, as they gath :
.u L., tk. a,,ouu ettna. far tka ,,,,nknr
months. =
Master Ralph Carstcns has return h
I'd home from a months stay In Port
land. While there Ralph had his ton y
sils and adnoids removed, but better u
than all he came home minus his ;,
rrutches and wearing an artificial :,
limb.
Mrs. Martha Mays Is convaleseing |,
after her illness reported last week.
Mrs. Mary Parker, who this week
sold her home on Third street to For.
sst Zerba, will probably go to Port
and TO reside.
Homer l. Watts has completed his
operations and came into
own Tuesday. He has as his guests
his week. Mr.. and Mrs. George Burr
Il the Northwestern Granite company,
Who are here from their home at
iaines, Baker county. Mr.. and Mrs.
Burr will remain until after the
The Warren Construction company
'egan the work Of grading on Jeffer-
on street preparatory to putting in
he curbing, rocking and hardsurfac-
ng. With the completion Of this
treet and the half block on Third
treet, below jefferson, work will be
tarted on the two blocks petitioned
or on Adams sreet.
A charred letter, salvaged from the
,ail plane that was wrecked near To-
edo, Ohio, September Ia. has been
orwarded TO the Athena postofiice
rom the office at Toledo. The mis-
i've is addressed to w. S. Buel, who
ormerly resided here, but died in
alifornia some years ago. The edges
( the letter are badly eharred from
he flames which destroyed the mail
lane.
Rev. c. l.. Lowther was assigned toe
he pastorate Of the Methodist Epis
opal church in Athena, by the confer
nee recently in session at Moscow,
iaho. He is expected to arrive soon
} take up his work here, Mr., Lowth-
r will also have charge of the Ad-
ms Methodist church. so it is re-
orted.
Three new l.. G, Smith typewriters
ave been added to the equipment of
le high school commercial depart
ent. The class had been operating
Drrowed machines since school open
!, and the new equipment is apprec-
tied by the students.
Sims Dickson has decided to throw
/ his lot with the old town in earn