The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-05-14

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were over from their home An Walla
walla for the weekend, visiting rel
ntives.
Mrs. u. d. Elliott arrived home
Sunday from Portland, where she un.
dcrwent nm operation for removal OF
tonsil6.
z. +. Lockwood. who has been con-
fined TO his home for several weeks
with illness. IL improving and able to
leave his bed.
Neil Licuallcn has leased the otho
Rceder farm west Of town and with
Mrs. LieuRllcn has moved out and
taken possession.
Monroe Kirkland. n former well
known resident Of Athena, died Mt
his home In Portland recently. so II
IL announced TO friends here.
Two prominent and popular Nil.
ton republicans. d. Peterson, can
dIdAtc for district attorney. and 5.
A. Miller, candidate for representa-
tive, were here yesterday.
Athena High school went down
and cleaned up the west end Of tho
county last week. when It's classy
baseball team defeated the school
teams Of Hermiston and stanfield.
orcl, little son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd Miehencr. suffered fracture
Of the large bone Of his right fore
arm Tuesday while indulging in prae-
ticlng pole.vaulting. He pluckily sub
mitted to the setting Of the bone.
Mrs. W. S. Ferguson will leave
next week TO visit her son at U. OF
O. and win attend the commencement
exercises at the University. She
will also visit her daughter, Mrs.
Horace Bclknap in Prineville, before
returning.
+. S. LeGrow, Omar Stephens, NJ.
L. Watts and Marion Hansell were
In walla walla Sunday and shot
with the Walla Walla gun club. Mr..
Watts was high man in the shoot,
breaking so straight targets. Re-
Gently, mt n shoot In Waitsburg. Mr..
Hansell broke l44 targets out Of q
possible 100.
Mrs. Lille Miller has disposed Of
her Athena residence and property
10 Mrs. Jerry Stone and with her
husband, son and daughter, will leave
soon for Coos Bay TO reside pcrma-
nently. Mrs. Miller has purchased
waterfront property ut Coos Bay
from the Portland. Eugene 4 Coos
Bay Land company. -.
The ]. w. Pinkerton residence, cor
ncr Of 4th and jefferson streets, Is
being rcmodcled and most substan-
tial improvements will be made. A
concrete foundation is laid and the
entire house will be lowered. Both
exterior and interior will be
completely changed and modcrnized.
Four automobiles were required to
convey Athena folk interested in the
lecture given in Pendleton Tuesday
evening on Christian Science by the
eminent London lecturer. John Sid
ney Braithwaite. Those taking cars
were: Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Emmel,
Mrs. Lila Kirk, Mrs. Geo. Thomp-
son and Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Foss.
Mrs. Ralph b. McEwen and Mrs,
r. b. Boyd we're guests Tuesday eve-
ming ut the farewell reception given
by Bushec Chapter. o. Il. s., OF PEN
dleton, in honor Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Vert, who are departing for a
years sojoun in Scotland. The af-
fair was very brilliant one and a
splendid banquet was partaken OF by
about one hundred guests.
Mrs. Leila G. Sailing. noted singer
Of Weston, was in the city Tuesday, o
guest Of Mrs. Lila Kirk, Mrs
Sailing has just returned from Port
land, where she has been takink an
advanced course in vocal training. A
recital given by Mrs. Sailing in the
metropolis recently was given much
prominence in Portland papers,
DR.. F. d. Watts has disposed Of his
residence property in Weston, and
will move to Athena in the very
near future, with his most estimable
wife, and son Worth. Unable to Sc
cure a suitable residence, the doctor
has decided to erect tent and re-
side under his own vine and fig tree
during the completion Of his house
now in course Of construction OF
south 3rd street.
The work Of altering and remod
cling the quarters for the new Com
mercial club, has progressed salts
factorily during the past week. Th'