The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-12-17
BREVITIES


potato harvest on Weston mountain
lie has the largest crop In the neigh
borhood, having dug and pittcd 270t
sacks.
J. 4. Mcdaniel left this week on
1 his annual trip 10 the southland q
spend the winter. lie will Join Mrs
Mcdaniel at Los Angeles for the hol.
idny vacation. They will reside al
Plaecntia, Cal. Of whose teaching
force Mrs. Mcdaniel Is n member.
Lester Garlic and family motored
up from Hood River this week for q
Christmas visit.
Mrs. c. o. Petersen IL reported 10
bc III with appendicitis at her home
In this city.
Fred Sauer Of Tacoma Is hero for
n holiday visit with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. a. W. Saucr.
Miss Isaaeson Of the Weston school
faculty spent Wednesday in Pcndle-
ton, transactinR business pertaining
TO school work.
An enjoyable social dance was held
Saturday evening at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Alex McCorkell on Reed
and lIawley mountain. Some sixty
people Of the ncighborhood attended,
and found pleasure both in dancing
and the spirit Of sociability which
reigned. Light refreshments were
served. Mr.. MeCorkell and Selmer
Thompson constituted the dance or
chcstra.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert o'lIarra were
recent guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
IIaincy Mt their home on Reed and
Hawlcy mountain.
Kendall (Tuekl Smith has re-
turned from Vancouver, Wash,
where he gained a lot Of interesting
new experience as an employe Of the
big Standifcr shipping concern. His
brother. Frank Smith. V employed
at the Standifer yards.
Weber English Of Elgin. Oregon,
has been visiting his brothers in the
uplands.
Mrs. Zane Lansdale Of Pendetonl
was recent guest Of relatives on
Weston mountain.
Glenn Brutscher left Thursday for a
Christmas visit with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. A. Brutsehcr, at New
berg, Oregon.
Mrs. Bessie Holiday arrived this
week from her home near Seattle TO
attend her mother, Mrs. +. 7. Wick
or, whose serious illness continues.
Mrs, Smith Payne Of The Dalles, an
other daughter Of Mrs. Wicker. is
also here.
The Young Mems Law and Order
and Debating club was organized
Tuesday evening, under the sponsor
ship Of Rev. W. r. Storms. and will
meet again next Tuesday evening at
the Baptist church. The following
officers were elected: T. A. Brace,
captain; Robert Dickenson chairman;
+. A. Dickinson, secretary.
Stevens Lodge No. ~, Knights Of
Pythias, was the most satisfactory
host Of delightful party Wednesday
evening at its castle hall. Some IT'S
guests were present and enjoyed the
occasion to the full. An informal
program was followed by an appetiZ-
ing lunch Of cake, sandwiches, ice
cream and coffee, served cafeteria
style. and dancing was then indulged
in at Legion hall, which had been
rendered gay with bunting, The cas-
tic hall was decorated in the Pythian I
.olors. Music for both program and ,
lance, furnished by Payant's orches-
.ra, was an especially pleasing fea- .
.ure of the affair. !
II. Waddingham Is visiting in Wal |
a Walla this week at the home Of his
laughter, Mrs. E. r. Lieuallen.
A few lots Of wheat have been sold :
'ecently in the local market at around r
$50 for No. !, but this price is now .
haded to some extent because Of the i
lrop at Chicago. The largest lot was a
1000 bushels, bought by Frank Price a
or the Weston Warehouse Co.
D. +. Lavender Of this city has been +
appointed deputy sheriff under Zoeth =
iouser, and will enter upon his du- Y
les when the new sheriff takes Of \
Ice, the first Monday in January. n
ir. Lavender has had long experience "
$ a peace officer, having served un-
er Mr.. Houser when the latter was 4,
heriff and also later when he was !
United States marshal. For nearly !,
leven years he was Weston's chief "
police. Mr.. Lavender says the ap- :,
ointment was wholly unsolicited ),
nd came as n complete surprise. y, n
Lowell (Pody) Duncan is back in T
he old town again. and says 1t al "
,ays looks good to him. Pody is at 6,
ached to the payroll of the Kerr Z,
ifford -four mills, wherein orval \,