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The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-08-06
MRS, HARRIET MosER WAS AN
OREGON PIONEER OF 1864

Harriet Steele was born near Clov.
erlalc, Indiana, August ~, 1919, and
departed this life ut Weston. Oregon,
July sS, 1920, at the age of "a
years She was married March II,
1885, 70 Oliver Moser, who preceded
her TO the grave "a years ago.
In 1864 the family crossed the
plains from Iowa, making the jour.
neg by mule tcam and undergoing
many hardships and encounters with
the Indians, The first homo in the
Oregon country was established near
Rascburg, where u period Of six
years was spent In 1870 u ranch
was acquired on the John Day river
aud two years wcr PASSED IN that
lcgion, the move 10 Weston being
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-08-06

made In 1879. The ranch east of
Weston now owned by Mrs, Anna An.
dcrson was the family home until
the husbands death, Mrs, Moser
then acquired residence property In
Weston. whore she lived for more
than thirty years,
Nine children were born TO this
pioneer couple, six Of whom died be.
foO reaching maturity, Tho surviv.
ors are; Mrs, James kirkpatrick Of
Weston. Oregon; Mrs, John Ed.
wards Of Forest Grove. Oregon. and
Elmer Moser of Condor, Oregon.
The deceased also left ~ grandehil-
drcn and four great grand Children,
Mrs. Moscr united with the Chris
tian church In her early girlhocd. re-.
naming faithful and conscientious
member thcrcof during the years that
followed. Her life was based upon
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the principles Of right and honor and
she enjoyed the respect and eslsem
Of all who came within the circle Of
her acquaintance.
out.of.iown relatives present Tor
the funeral services werc' Mr.. and
Mrs. John Edwards Of Foreat Grove.
Or, Mrs. Ed Davidson Of Bend. Or;
Mrs. X. y. Thompson and oarar'Ed'
wards Of Athena.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-08-06

Contractors who have charge OF the
work on the Pacific highway known as
the Dillard-MyrtIe creek unit, and
which will eliminate travel over Rob
erts mountain, one Of the most dan.
gerous sections OF the highway be.
tween Portland and San Francisco, ex-
pect to have this stretch of road com
plete by October /.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-08-06

Lost Black 2.yr.old colt, branded
W 7 on left shoulder. white strip In
forehead, Brown ally, weight about
100, black name and tail, no brand
Brown yearling ally, Reward. W.
S. llanistcr, Weston. Or.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-08-06
BREvITES


Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Hartman mo
. tored up from Pendleton few day
ago after some of Weston's famou!
vegetables.
Miss Rosemary Whiteman of Pen
dleton is visiting at the home of hei
aunt, Mrs. Lillian Fredericks.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Bulfnch anC
daughter, Miss Dorothy, returned
Sunday evening from vacation triT
to Yellowstone National park. They
report most delightful outing.
w. H. Gould motored down from
Camp McDougal Saturday, bringing a
most generous supply of canned
huckieberries for the family store
house, and reveling in the vision of
delecaable pies when the season Of
closed easements arrives.
Good work team for sale. Robert
Hopkins, RI, Weston, Oregon.
Newt and Albert O'Harra had an
extra good run Saturday with their
little Mccormick combine. The ma
chine turned out 412 sacks of we'll
threshed grain, with an operating
force of three men and eight horses.
Newt had bumper crop of barley
an average Of around 80 bushels.
He is getting a good yield of wheat
from ground cropped last year to
beans.
Mrs. A. G. Winn has established
herself for an outing at Camp Nc
Dougal, where she will look upon gbe-
witching woodland scenes and forget
for season the arduous duties of
ranch housekeeping.
C. NJ. Pierce and family are among
the latest arrivals at Camp Nc
Dougal. Charley himself will enact
the role of minute philosopher in the
summer colony. The Frank Price
family have also arranged comforta-
bic quarters at Aunt Sarah's Camp"
and will enjoy for season the wood
land scents and melodies abounding
in that region.
A. J. McIntyre's crop north of
own, threshed by Scott Banister,
was among the first in the warehouse.
An average of 40 bushels or better
S reported.
For Sale-80 acres wheat land 2ts
niles southwest Of Weston. Address
!. H. Pruett, SAG Locust street, Wal
a Walla, Wash
J. A. Lumden has nearly finished
on his Wade ranch hold
ngs, which lie in the lighter land !
district Of lower Dry creek. The /
'ield is good one, exceeding 80
'ushels per acre.
The fund for the T. d. Taylor men, +;
rial, which is expected to take the f.
orm of an equestrian statue, is al !
eady well started, there being many {
100 offerings. Committees have
cen appointed for every town in Il
Jmatilla county. The Weston COM
littee consists of J. A. Lumsden and
!. NJ. Smith.
Miss Hazel Duncan left today for a
visit with friends at Ba-
er. She was accompanied as far as
by Miss Wavel O'Harra.
viii Beaton is back at his chair in ,
lie Reynaud barber shop, having re-
Irned with his family from a sum- !
er sojourn at the Blue Mountain /
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-08-06
Try Our

Try Our
SCRATCH FOOD for your chickens.
MILK FLO DAIRY FOOD for your
COWS.
BERKSHIRE HOG FEED for your
hogs.
Get the best out of your animals by
using these feeds.
UMATILLA FLOUR & GRAIN co.
- (Phone 10l4-475-36D D-22O E. Court St
Pendleton, Oregon
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-08-06
New Books at Weston Library

Recent donations Of books to the
Weston library are as follows:
By Mrs. Nelson V. Jones-The Girl
Proposition, People You Know, Geo.
AIDE; Martha Page. Henderson; Mad
anne Recamier and Her Friends, II.
Noel Williams; Earth and Man,
Guyot; Pigs is Pigs, Butler; Boy
Scouts in Belgium, Boy Scouts on the
Columbia River, Ralphson.
By Robert Hodgson-Memhers of
the Family, Wister.
By L. S. Wood Following the
Equator, Mark Twain.
By l.. b. Davis--Heidi. Johanna
Spyri; Green Sea Pirates, Peter b.
Kyne.
The following new books have been
purchased by the Library board and
placed upon the shelves for circula-
ton:
Ramblin Kid, Bowman; Sunny Du-
crow, Cooper; Lamp in the Desert.
Dell; Farmer Of Roaring Run, Dillon;
Glory Rides the Range, Dorrance;
Guilty Atkins, Killard; Voice Of the
Pack, Marshall; Storm Country Pol
ly, White.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-08-06

sawmill. Mr.. Beaton took an active
physical interest in mill operations.
and says that working in the timber
is far from a sinecure.
Mrs. NJ. E. Purcell Of Pendleton
and daughter, Mrs. J. +. Buchan, and
sons, Richard and Eugene, Of Los
Angeles, Calf. are visiting at the
home Of w. T. Purcell on Pine creek.
Mrs. Susan Tucker is the guest
this week Of her son, Ralph Tucker,
and family.
Ernest Ross and daughter Flor
ence motored in from the reservation
ranch Friday, attended to business
errands and called upon Normal
Heights neighbors for a few hours.
Miss Vada Belle Smock and MIR.
Clyde f. Thacker were united
in marriage Wednesday at Walla
Walla. The bride is popular and
charming girl, the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. w. L. Smock, prominent
residents Of Reed and Hawley noun
tain. Mr.. Thacker resides in Pendle-
ton, where the happy couple will
make their home after the honey
moon.
The fame Of Mrs. Hetty Powers
vegetable garden has spread to
neighboring towns, with the result
that some Pendleton folk are among
the customers seeking her produce.
Mrs. Lillian Fredericks, Mrs. LEY
Winn and Mrs. II. Goodwin motored
to Pendleton Friday for a days out
ing. The ladies were entertained at
luncheon by Mrs. c. G. Whiteman.
George Kinnear has established a
meat delivery route for the conven-
ience Of the Blue Mountain sawmill
and the several woodland colonies.
He has an abattoir on the William
Singer ranch.
S. A. Barnes and family left Sum
lay for McDougal camp.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-08-06

Wall telephone for sale. Inquire
at this office,
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-14

Someone in the British government
had leave to amend the original stand
that Archbishop Mannix would not he
allowed to land in Great Britain after
his visit in the United States The
declaration was made emphaticallv.
if the press reports be reliable, that
the archbishop would not be allowed
to set foot on the British Isles; vet
the prelate was not only allowed TO 20
ashore at Penzance but TO proceed to
London without molestation. Presum.
ably he. will be allowed to circulate
about England and he may even find
his way to ireland, where the move.
ment for independence, which he
espouses, is so open to varying influ-
enees. The sharp turn-about in the
attitude of the British government fl
Gals in relation to Archbishop Maunix
shows that reason rules, for restriction
or refusal of permission TO ,ini in
Great Britain might easily have 10.
mented discomfort which would have
eventuated in great disorders in Ire.
land and perhaps in England, whereas
a certain measure of liberty of lioye-
ment and Of speech will act as a sa(ct,
valve.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-14

In Great Britain the prices are re-
ported to be falling with considerable
regularity after the peak shortly fol.
lowing the close Of the war. The rea.
son for the drop in prices is given as
the determination Of the people to end
the orgy Of spending" which beset
them during the days when was made
many people rich over night, rs il
were. The end Of the spending Orgy"
has resulted in production catching up
with demand TO q large extent; and
prices dropped because Of the law Of
supply and demand Americans are
learning the lesson Of the foolishness
of lavish spending, a practice which
they, too, INDUCED in freely Turing
the times Of easy money. When more
Of them shall have engaged IN more
economical buying. that is the having
Of those things which are Necessary
for the tine, We shan md that prices
IN TIRE United States win come lnore
uesrlv 70 the level before the war
providing. Of course. the msnufactur-
srs are not permitted to resort to az
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-14
LETTERS TOTHE EDITOR
kissing Your Wife and Baseball.

| Editor, Barre Times: In regard to
that is exciting so much discussion,
may notice be called to the fact that
there is another side to the question
One late correspondent seems to be
anxious lest he lose the privilege of
kissing his wife on Sunday, but such
things are not being done at pres
ent with such frequency as to consti-
tute public menace. If our friend
should feel an impulse to do such
weird act as to kiss his own wife some
fine Sunday morning the writer feels
that no outside interference may be
feared from the police. Indeed, a man
has been known to swear at his wife
on Sunday and other mornings loudly
enough to disturb the entire neighbor-
hood, and the law did not interfere in
the sanctity of his ancient privilege. If
he had kissed her instead, She might
have tainted from establishment, but
even the loudest OSCILLATION would hard
iy have disturbed the Sabbath quiet so
much as the earnest roofing of several
devout baseball fans.
The difficulty for serious considera
tion lies not in the one instance of
the Intercity ball game, but that it is
part of the prevalent antagonism to
all restraint and law of any kind, that
is over the world. If the Sunday law
is menace to public morals, by all |
means send petition to the legisla-
ture for its removal from the statute |
book, and let Sunday be not day of |
rest and an upward look, but, as all
other days, when man can be compelled
tD work,
But while it remains law, for the
sake OF the oncoming generation, teach |
them by example a respect for law and
of government.
When you teach defiance to law,
you open the door TO license and crime,
Either change the law or keep it, if
not for our own sake, yet for the sake
Of our children, who are TO be the flu
ture citizens of the world.
Pro Bono Publico,
Plainfeld, VT.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-14

For some of the Vermont National
Guard men now gathered at Camp
Devens for the annual muster the ap-
pearance of the camp may stir up
memories of two years ago when the
international horizon had a more
bloody hue than at present, tinged
though the horizon may be at present
No doubt some of the men were part
of the contingents gathered at Camp
Devens for a hasty preliminary train
ing before being sent across the OCEAN
to grapple with the invader of France,
Belgium and other European countries.
They are out for business now, as
they were then; and il is to be ex-
pected that they will accomplish their
aim of being transformed into good
working military machine. The mum
Der is small but promising greater en-
listments as soon as the new National
Guard gets well organized. The rsgi-
ment of Vermonters should yet n
great deal of good out of the train
ing during the two weeks stay at
Devens.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-14
CURRENT COMMENT
The Hartness Expense Account.


Unable, as he believes by reason of
the wording of the corrupt practices
act Though Others disagree with HIM
to present his case to the voters
through the medium of the newspapers
in the form of advertising. Candidate
Hartness has issued a newspaper of his
own. II is called "The Drive" De-
sViption of it is unnecessary, for its
circulation exceeds 100000 copies, ar
cording to it's own caption, which means
that it is in the hands of every voter
in Vermont This publication will be
issued las occasion demands" IL is
free to everyone, male and female. The
ostensible publishers are the HARNESS.
fci Governor club of Springfield,
though it is mailed from Burlington
The postage required is one cent per
copy. which would mean 81 900 for the
entire issue. The cost Of editing, con
sumption, presswork, newsprint and
mailing, with fair allowance for the
extensive mailing list will reach $4,000
or $4,000, Five thousand dollars is not
a wide estimate for the cost of this
single Drive" II will doubtless be
followed by others, since publicity is
necessary to Mr.. Hartness. However,
the expense is staggering TO man Of
moderate means who aspires to office,
giving a distinct advantage to the rich.
IL may be that the voters will sense
this and that the descent upon them
Of such an avalanche of literature will
leave them with this distinct impress.
sion, who is paying the freightl'-I
Herald and News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-14

Now and then a motorist refuses to
give his name after figuring in some
mishap, thereby hoping to draw the
curtain of secrecy about him but for
getting that the state of Vermont pre-
pared for just such contingencies by
providing system of registration of
motor vehicles. 1t is only necessary
to learn the number of the machine in
volved and then refer TO the secretary
of states records, either at the office
or through the automobile registration
book and the secret is out. And in
case the machine was being operated
by person not privileged to 10 SO
the troubles are apt to multiply for
someone. In most instances it does
not pay to keep identity dark.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-14
Exhaustion Was Mental.

The golfer who was employing him
was playing very badly and the caddie
threw himself down on the grass at
one point and watched him. When the
man had at last succeeded in getting
his ball out of the bunker, he glanced
towards the boy and remarked: You
must be tired, lying down at this time
Of day"
Il amt tired Of carrying" said the
boy, "but l certainly am tired of
counting. Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-14
VANDALISM OF WORST SORT.

NANDALlSM VI NUhs1 oOHI.
1t is vouched for that eighty aa.lpads
of potatoes were dumped into the DelS
ware river at Wilmington, Del, and
that the excuse for the destruction
was an effort to maintain the present
market price on the product. That
being the case, it was a most rious
violation of transgression and ought TO
be covered by law, if there is no law
at present to cover such a despicable
act. Deliberately to destroy food in
order to keep up the prices of the
product stamps the perpetrator as real
ly not fit to hold the respect of his
fellow-men. Under the same pervert-
ed reasoning the owners of the coal
mines might go out and set fire to
several of their mines because th"re
was danger that the public might get
enough coal and thus force the price
down. The people who dumped lightly
carloads of potatoes into the Delaware
river would cry out bitterly against
such an act Of vandalism; yet their
own miserable act was no better in the
sight of the moral law Moreover, they
were guilty of contributing to the ct
fort now becoming more common TO
keep up the high cost of living by re-
ducing the supply, which is worthy of
nothing but contempt
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-14

If the Russian bolshevik were
equipped with the great siege guns
such as Germany had in demolishing
the Belgian forts at the outset of the
World war, the capitulation of Warsaw
would be brought about speedily, for
the Russians have approached within
easy firing distance of the siege guns.
Warsaw could be pulverized into sur
render within short time if the Rus
slams had the equipment that any mod
ern fighting nation is supposed TO have.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-14
Slight Variation.

what have you to offer my daugh-
teri"
well, sir. think can support
her in the same domestic discord 10
which she has been accustomed -
Judge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-14

The American Railway Express Co.
will be the paymaster in that new
raise but the dear public will be the
payer. The history of most econon-
ic changes tells one that at the very
outset.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-14

The Vermont branch, American Fed
Grafton of Labor, stands for publicity
of the doings of its conventions, a pc.
sition which might be copied by some
other organizations having ptiblc
work to perform.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-14
Oh, Ratherl

Governor Cox says, concerning the
league of nations, that there should
BE- no mental reservations that are not
expressed in plain words. A bit Of a
Hibernicism-Whatl Boston Tran
script
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-14
AVERAGE Not Up to Standard.

hFOAHbV NVt CF " StuIIu"NI'
What's the matter. You look
thoughtful"
MY six-year son brought home
list of questions to answer
What of that?"
MY average ranks me as deficient
kid. louisville Chronicle journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-14

tifcial methods to nullify the law of
supply and demand through cIrtail.
ment of production.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-08

mills are shutting down. No one
knows when the demand will re-
sumo. but sooner or later the tide
Of buying. held In leash. will rapidly
consume even present heavy stocks
and put 1.-THE wool market on a nor
nal basis in keeping with the posi-
ton OF general prices.
An era OF falling prices for agrt-
cultural products would involve a de-
cline in land values. most conspicu-
Gus in sections where imitation has
been most pronounced. The average
farm might lose a considerable part
OF the past few years appreciation.
ON the other hand. o back-to- the
farm movement may set in and in
crease the number OF buyers. The
farmer can find consolation in the
fact that increased valuation never
added one dollar 20 the productive
" OF farm. The farmer, like the
successful stock gambler. can rea-
lie his paper profits" only when he
liquidates his holdings. a compara-
lively few farmers can liquidate. but
were all 20 do 50 the bottom OF the
market would drop out OF sight.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-08
BUILDING AND
REAL ESTATE
July Brings No Conspicuous
Change IN Construction
Outlook Materials Prices
Have Not Yet Revealed
Downward Trend.
lBuslness Featlre 49,


TIE month Of July brought no ap-
preciable change I'm the construc-
tion outlook. The industry stuI re-
mains "A prey 90 fuel shortage. trans
pOrAuon troubles. high prices, and
the credit stringency. The coal short
age in certain regions is worse than
il has been. Some materials plants
hover near the verge OF suspension
at times, while others are paying
spectators exorbitant prices for
coal and then get meaBer supply.
Traffic congestion produces local
shortage OF building materials. first
In one line and then in another, even
when manufactured stocks are am
pie.
The general credit situation IL too
well known 70 need detailed desCrip-
ton. Building construction does
not as vet attract investors. Uiti-
mately its attractions must increase
or the nation viii 90 homeless. Much
building is delayed because money
IS not available 10 finance IT, This
applies especially 70 residential
building. The banks have ceased
ioaning on real estate mortgages In
many instances, or accommodate
only their regular customers.
EACta Oh DA4iGlltE 4lhLEFlalEs SQs-
tained by coal prices, labor costs,
and the new freight rates. among
other factors. have not yet reflected
The general decline in prices and the
efforts put forth 70 compel dehation.
Residential building has dwindled 20
Insignificant proportions relative 10
the need: at least partially II not
mainly. because homebuilders feel
that prices are unreasonably high
and must come down. This seems
"A very just position and IL remains
question whether any notable revival
OF residential construction can begin
without first a reduction in prices.
Rents can not fall until the housing
shortage IS relieved and show no dis
position TO follow other prices down.
Considerable industrial and COM
mercial building is in progress, but
this type OF construction too labors
Under grave difficulties