The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-08-13
"0ver the Hill"

along at a high rate since the rair
and IL is said n number Of machines
will operate Sunday in order 70 fin.
ish harvesting the following week.
Miss Kittic Sharp, who taught
school on the Sound, returned home
from Portland "Wednesday and will
spend the remainder Of her vacation
at the home Of her parents.
The Preston.Shaffcr Milling COM
pany had force Of men at work this
week removing the wires from the
electric. light poles on Main street.
The poles viii soon be removed.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Villa
by, on August 10, 1920, daughter.
Mrs. Mary Tompkins Of Walla
Walla is visiting at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. Arthur Coppock.
Fred Radtke Of the Athena Depart
ment Store, is spending the week in
the mountains. Mr. Radtke has been
in poor health for the past month, but
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Dipping themselves in the brine Of
the Pacific, Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Mat
tison are on their way by auto to take
another dip. but the second dip will
be in the Atlantic. The couple spent
last night in the park camping
grounds, proceeding on their way to
Walla Walla this morning. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mattison are both linotype oper-
ators and for four years Mr. Matti-
son operated a machine in the COM
posing room Of the Portland 0rego-
nian.
w, p. Willaby is up from his home
in Portland to look after his farming
interests.
Henry Dell and Bert Richards spent
4 day with their families at McDou-
gals this week.
Mrs Henry Wood is visiting at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. ALI John
son, in Walla Walla, this week.
A bullet from ''22" pistol found
Judgement in Russell Gardens leg and
it is still there. The boy says he took
aim at hawk, pulled the trigger and
the pistol failed to go off. He swung
it downward and the cartridge ex-
ploded after hanging fire for several
seconds. The bullet entered the low
er part of the leg, passing downward
and lodged between the bones. Drs.
Sharp and Smith failed to find it by
probing and the lad was taken to
Pendleton, where the X-ray disclosed
its location. 1t will be left where it
is unless complications should arise
removal.
Max Hopper, assistant cashier Of 5
.hc First National bank, is taking his
annual vacation at the present time. l
Marion Hansell spent portion of S
.he week with his family at McDoug- '
II camp. 7
Matt johnson and family have been g
,amped near Toll Gate this week, c
the huckleberry crop. /
Athena is enjoying the advantages n
# street pavement, the Warren Con- !,
truction company having completed n
he hard-surfacing of Main and Third :,
treets from the alley below Jeffer- =
on street south to the bridge at City :,
Park. The spaces on each side of
dain street, left to facilitate laying
ables containing electric wiresfor the
lew lamp stands when they arrive,
will be hard surfaced later by the
Warren people. In the meantime the y
lectric and telephone poles will be G
emoved from these spaces.
Miss Vernita Watts left yesterday II
vening for California, where she will o
nter Mills college. She was accom- d
anied as far as Portland by her u
lother. ......- 5
The child born Monday to Mr., and
Irs. Don Wilkes lived but short .
me after birth. .....
The Watts Monument. Of