The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-12-24

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Feb. IL. Athena at Helix; Feb. II
Weston at Athena; Feb. 25, Helix d
Weston, and Pilot Rock at AthenI
March I, champions Of the distric
o will play. Double-hcader games wi
a BE- played .on each date as each schoc
. will be represented by n girls as wei
a as II boys team.
|. The street carnival, sponsored b,
=. the Civic club and held at tho opcrt
, house last Saturday evening. was
a success socially and financially. Tn,
hall presented a truly carnival scene
b. tho midway vioing In splendor will
the fancy work booths. Christmas
/, tree. shooting gallery. etc, in enter
tainment, whilo the "hot dog" coun
ter, pic and salad booths and eoife,
and cocoa stalls did n thriving bust
ness. tho service being all that could
bo desired.
Mrs. W. +. Dobson went 10 Port.
hand this morning to spend the holi.
days. Mr., DobKon ia reported TO be in
a very poor state Of health. and she
will visit him ut their acreage homo
at Estaeada.
Christmas tree exercises we're held
last night at tho Christian church,
where an appropriate program was
given by the children. Gifts were
made TO the orphanRge and old peo-
pies homo at Wnlla Walla.
Mrs. II. J. Cunningham. wife u the
Preston .ShafFer Milling Co. electric.
ian. was called TO hor parents homo
at Calgary. Alberta. Saturday. by n
telegram announcing the death Of her
father.
Two new electric gongs have been
installed in the school house this week
One is placed over the Office door and
the other Is placed outside. Current
will be derived from the lighting sys-
tenn.
John Thompson was In town Tues
day from his stock ranch on the Una.
tilla river. He says stock is in good
condition to begin tho winter. He is
feeding his sheep. but his cattle are
feeding on the home range.
Thursday morning the high school
student body presented Mr.. and Mrs.
Hadley with n cut glass fruit bowl
and q cream and sugar bowl to match.
Herman Gcissel. student body presi.
dent made the presentation speech,
saying in part that these gifts were
presented AS token of appreciation
from the student body ard that n
very merry Christmas wish went with
them.
No New Stores This Year.
The J. c. Penney Company have
called of the organization Of 100 new
stores this year, on account Of unset
tied commercial conditions. Tho de-
,ision came after arrangements had
been made TO promote large num-
Ser Of the company's store managers,
among them Mr.. Emmel of the Athe-
Ia store who was slated for a big
tore, having for It's location, Quincy,
illinois. Mr.. Emmei had disposed of
! portion of his furniture and had
Evcn up the house he was living in.
The family will take the Taylor resi-
ence in the southwest part Of town.
Snow Stops Street Work.
The snow fall pd.,a stop to street
aving IN Athena, The forces OF the
Warren Construction Company left a
ortion Of Adams street unfinished,
'hen compelled by the weather to
uit work. Two blocks ON jefferson
trcct and block and half, includ-
" intersections, was finished, leav-
" half block OIL Adams street to
0 completed later. .t.
Likes the Old Town.
Wesley Tompkins Is over from
'alla Walla, visiting at the home of
Is sister. Mrs. A. r. Coppock. Wcs-
y, who served in the recruiting de-
,rtment and other branches during
10 war, says the old home town
oks good to him, and he may con-
udo to locate here.
Left for Minnesota.
Mrs, Win Burden, with her son and
Martin and Miss Bertha Sc
Isky, left Monday morning for a
onth's visit with relatives at Gilman
innesota. They were met at Great
nlls, Mont, by Ed Sebaslky, who will
company them to their old home in
Q northern state, for the holidays.
European Relief Fund Raised
Last night, Marion Hansell, Lou
odgen and Will Pinkerton, commit
emen soliciting Athena's quota of
90 to the European Relief fund,
ere within $50 Of having the quota
ised The boys did not get started
It'll Wednesday morning, and since
We been hustling early and late for
Q money. They have been highly
ccessful, and met with but few re-