The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-09-10
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ItAac Davidson and Mehlin Ha
worth arc hunting deer In the Johr
Day country.
The cable TO carry tho wiring fol
the new electric light stands has ar
rived and II will be laid soon.
A. X. Coppock, Frank Coppock an,
Louis Keen disposed Of their wheat
stored In the Farmers elevator on thc
basis Of s2.2b per bushel.
Worth Watts will leave next week
for Pullman. Wash, where he will en-
ter the engineering department Of the
Washington State college.
Miss Doris Thompson will 20 soon
10 Portland, where she will live at the
home Of her aunt. Mrs. Rockwell Car.
cy. and will BE- day scholar at 81.
llelcns Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loviek Shanglc have
come over from Milton. and Mr..
Shanglc will be employed on one of
the Pinkcrton farms in this vicinity.
The young people are newly married.
Miss Martha HUT will 20 the first
Of the week 10 Salem. where she will
matriculate with Willamette Univer-
sity. Miss Martha was one Of the
graduates Of Athena high school last
June.
Maurice Botkin, son Of DR.. and Mrs.
A. W. Botkin. who formerly lived in
Athena, was In town Tuesday renew
ing the family's acquaintance here.
DR., Botkin and family are residing at
Gresham. Oregon.
Mrs. Lillian Dobson arrived in Athe-
ma Frida y evening from Portland,
near where shcspent the summer with
Mr.. Dobson on their farm at Estaeada
She reports Mr.. Dobson improving in
health. and able TO put in large gar
den, the product Of which he will mar
ket in Portland. Later a stone resi-
denee will be built on the acreage.
Mrs. Dobson began her school In Un-
ion district Monday,
Mrs. W. II. Keen and daughter Zola
returned home from Seattle this week.
Miss Zola has been studying piano and
harmony at the University Of WASH
inyton and expression at Cornish
school. She viii enter Whitman at the
Of the school year, to COM
plete her course there.
Watts & Rogers, hardware and i'm
plcmcnt dealers have purchased two
lots from W. II, Taylor, fronting on
Third street and just across the alley
north Of their Main street buildings
which will be utilized for warehouse
purposes. Two new warehouses are
TO be constructed by the firm in the
near future.
Mrs. David Taylor has leased her
home In the south part Of town and
has purchased the Baker lots on East
Main street. where she will at once
begin the erection Of a modern bung-
allow and will reside there. Donald
Moore and Oscar Cutler have leased
he Taylor home and will take possess
ZION the 10Th Of the present month.
Sims Dickson purchased the rcsi-
lcncc Of Mrs. Virgil Zerba Tuesday,
n the north part Of town and will oc-
,upy IL at once. Mr.. and Mrs. Dick
son contemplated moving to Walla
Nalla to reside, but have changed
heir minds and will become residents
4 Athena instead. The three young
daughters have entered the Athena
chool
Mrs. Leila G. Sailing eaptivated and
harmed her audiences at the Stand
.rd Theatre Sunday night and again
ast night, when she appeared in en-
ire change Of program. In both in
tances the Standard held appreciative
nd delighted audiences, and never in
Ithena was the beautiful voice OF
yeston's gifted singer heard to bet
er advantage.
Lack Of suitable houses for rent Is
handicapping Athena's in
rease in population just now when
rowing demand for residences on the
art Of families having children Of
rhool age desire to locate here. All
ewspaper accounts agree that the
hortage Of tenant houses is general II
the entire Northwest and
primarily bue to the high cost of
nilding material.
Fay lie Grow is expecting visit
the near future from his nephew,
Iajor Robert Walsh, who is in COM
and at Mather Field, aviation head
iarters in California. Major Walsh
as risen rapidly in his chosen profess
n, having started in the early days
the late war as lieutenant in the
Walton corps. His father, General
'alsh, was in command at Bordeaux
the end of the war. Major Walsh le