The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-11-19

ness, the nursing profession, library
work. teaching, interior decoration,
Y, w. c. A. work and homcmaking
are among the subjects to be taken
up, One hundred and fifty high
school girls from outside points,
among them Athena and Weston, are
expected TO attend the conference as
delegates.
Clarence Hand is preparing to
leave about the first OF December,
via a Canadian port. for u visit IN
his old home in Manchester, England
Clarence has been absent from the
mother country about eleven years,
and wants TO see his native land and
kindred and friends again. lie Will
remain in England u few months,
and will then sail back to the good
old u, s. A, Clarence has been as
sisting Art Coppock in farm work for
several years, ..-..
Mrs. Amy McDanicls writes home
to her husband that she found Fla.
centia, Calf, booming on arriving
there to take teaching position,
and the hotels filled to overhowing.
Plaeentia is in the center of \ lively
oil district and real estate values,
she says, have just about doubled in
the last few weeks. The weather she
found to be bit too warm for COM
fort.
MIR. and Mrs. George Proebstel Sr,
arrived from Hot Lake Sunday and
will remain in the city for a season
ms the guests of Mrs. Lillian Fredcr-
icks, Mr.. Proebstel's health has con-
siderably improved as the result OF
the treatment received at Hot Lake
Miss Jessie Davis, who is attending
business college at Walla Walla,
spent the weekend with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Davis.
Mrs. Susan Tucker and Mr.. and
Mrs. Sidney Tucker were recent Wis
itors with relatives in Walla Walla,
having motored over with William
, Beaton.
Rev. Charles A. Rexroad, who was
was senior chaplain overseas with the
9ist division and was known rs the
fighting parson," was n Weston WIS.,
itor from Milton Sunday.
Oscar Winn raised bumper spud
crop this season from about two and
onc-half acres of the Phillips place
on Hale creek, which yielded 500
sacks. Six selected spuds weighed a
total of Is pounds and Ii ounces.
A representative of DR.. Scholl,
the celebrated foot specialist, will be
in the store of the Weston Merean-
tile Co. Saturday, November q, to
give a demonstration. Those whose
feet need attention will be advised
and treated free of charge.
J..E. Stanfeld, Claude Davis and
Jess and Frank Fowls motored to
Heppner Saturday to attend a big
gathering of Odd Fellows. Thirty
one candidates took the camp" de-
gree. and 247 of the brethren were
: entertained at supper.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Johnson were
here this week for a few days while
on their way to Portland to reside,
} having sold out their farming inter
ests in Idaho. Mr. johnson resided
i'm Weston more than thirty years
ago, and for three years was employ
ed at the old Proebstel Touring mill.
Chris Thoeny, successful truck
farmer on Pine creek above Weston,
took better than 200 sacks of pota-
toes to the acre from small tract
which he had leased on the Gilliland
place. He raised 80 sacks of cab
bage from less than half an acre OF
ground on his home place.
j. V. Bell has stepped up" as a
motorist, and is now driving a
handsome Buick Six.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emesley Ridenour,
Weston folk of "auld lang syne,"
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. S. A.
Barnes this week while returning
home to Seattle from visit at
Homestead, Oregon.
Deals have been few and far be-
tween in the local wheat market Of
late as a natural consequence of the
price depression. However, Frank
Price took on $500 bushels Tuesday
evening for the Weston Warehouse
Co. at figure based upon $1.45 for
No. l.
Miss Hazel Duncan is expected
home Wednesday for Thanksgiving
from Cove, Oregon, where she has
been teaching school.
Henry Waddingham returned Tues
day from Enterprise, where he has
been visiting his son and daughter,
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