The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-09-17
BREVITES

become student at Hills Academy
in Portland,
Mr.. and Mrs, II. waddingham re-
turned Sunday from two weeks
visit with Mr. and Mrs Larkin
Staggs and Frank waddinghsm at
Enterprise.
j, +. Lieuallen was lucky enough
to ret his foothill wheat crop threSh-
ed by combine just before the rains
descended so eopiously. However. the
sacks were left in the field, and he
had to keep busy turning them over.
His crop was a good one, averaging
around Is bushels.
Ferguson Bros. have partly finished
harvesting at the home place on Wes-
ton mountain. Their wheat so far
threshed yielded about 80 bushels per
acre and their barley IS bushels,
Spring plowing in part of the field
reduced the yield Of barley. The
boys have better than Is acres in
spuds that promise a splendid crop.
Miss Lola Gaskell, member of last
years graduating class Of the Whit
man Conservatory of Music, arrived
Wednesday from La Grande to visit
Miss Winnie York at the J. N. York
farm. The young ladies are attend
ing the walla walla Fair and From
tier Days.
Lost-Rear seat of Ford. on Wash
ington street. DIR. N. r. Bennett.
The state highway road crew is
now at work on Water street, Wes-
ton. The few gaps in the hard sur
face between Weston and Athena
are being closed by the hot stuff men
in readiness for Round Up travel.
After an extended visnt here, Mrs.
J. W. Jones left Wednesday for Hell
ena, Montana, where Mr.. Jones is To-
Gated. She will attend the Montana
state fair at Helena.
Ii. O'Harra is back with the Wes-
ton Mercantile Co. and will devote
his time to accounts and the COM
pany's outside interests. "Pete" will
also give special attention to mar
keting "spuds," beans and other
farm products.
Mrs. Lillian McMorris Of Port
land, Mrs. Abbie Mays and Mr.. and
Mrs. G. A. Hartman motored up from
Pendleton Wednesday evening and
were callers at the L. S. Wood resi-
dence.
Gilbert Ellis is moving the first Of
the month to his farm home at the
Ashworth place on Dry creek, where
he will milk about five cows, raise
spuds, fruit and garden truck and
otherwise bestir himself. The Ellis
hopefuls will attend the Dry creek
school, which is conveniently near.
Master Louis Hebert is around
again and just about as chirpy as
ever, but is careful to sidestep all
automobiles.
James Killgore is seriously i'll and
was brought in this week from the
Culley ranch for treatment.
Ted Walden had an ankle straight
ened out this week by Dr. Mckin-
ney and is learning the value OF
crutches. While he was speeding a
broncho on the foothill grade east Of
town he parted suddenly from his
mount and tried vainly to put a dent
in Mother Earth.
The Walter Webbs are remodeling
their residence on Water street.
Harvesting was resumed yesterday
on Reed and Hawley mountain, and
the Herndon- -Smock outfit is now
working at the Van Winkle place.
The wheat is said to be going close
to forty bushels.
Mrs. NJ. w. Van Wrinkle left this
morning for Portland to visit her
daughter, Mrs. Sarah c. Ray. She
was accompanied by her son, F. J.
Van Wrinkle, who has been visiting
here. He intends changing his resi-
dence from Portland to San Francis
co, where he will follow his profes-
sion Of civil engineer.
Prof. and Mrs. F. C. Fitzpatrick and
Miss Frank Harris Davis motored
Saturday to High Ridge and CLEANED
a gratifying harvest Of huckIeberries.
The w. H. Goulds arrived home Sat
urday from two months sojourn at
Camp McDougal.
Mrs. Harry Scholl of Pendleton is
from a recent opera
tion, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. R.
L. Reynaud on Normal Heights.
Vergil w. Neild, formerly of Wes-
ton, was a member of the September,
1920, graduating class Of the Pacific
Chiropractic College at Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Williams and
son Gail spent Friday in Walla Walla
arranging for the young mans col
Iege work at Whitman the coming