The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1921-02-11
BREVITIES

Mrs. q. n. Fisk will be hostess
Monday evening for an elaborate
Valentine party when the Saturday
Afternoon club will entertain In
honor Of the husbands Of club mem
bers.
Esther and Gail Williams were
over from Whitman college Satur-
day for a weekend visit with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. j. ii. Will
liamE.
Elmer Tucker came over from
Walla Walla Monday for short
visit with local relatives.
G. +. BulRnch. who has been suf-
fering from n throat affection, left
Monday 10 consult the famous DrB.
Mayo ut Rochester. Minnesota. lie
was accompanied by his son, Paul
Bulfnch. who has just returned from
Los Angeles and expects 10 locate
again In southern Idaho upon his re-
turn from Rochester.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Compton were
visiting in Weston this week from
Pcndlcton.
W. II. Case Of walla Walla, a
brother of Mrs. Artic Bcathe, visited
relatives In Weston Sunday upon his
return from pendlcton, where he at
tended the Umatilla rapids meeting.
Miss Catherine Lieuallcn was over
from la Grande this week to visit
her father and grandmother. The
young lady expects 10 go TO school
again at Weston soon.
Residents Of Reed and Hawlcy
mountain served by the county road
up Pine creek. have set on foot an
other movement looking to the pro-
posed change in the route Of this
essential highway. They hope this
time 10 meet with success. and feel
that the needs Of their well settled
district are entitled 20 recognition.
The present road was rendered al
most impossible by washouts, but
the mountaineers got busy, worked 1t
and strawcd it, and put it condition
for travel. Those who helped in this
public spirited task were r. W.
Lieuallen, John Blom, Lee Dennis,
+. W. Kleese, Selmcr Thompson
VIM. Burkhardt. Carl Brutscher,
Walter Gilmore and VIM. McCorkell.
Mrs. A. J. Mcintyre is in Port
land this week visiting her father,
Alex Walker, and son, Eldon Mcln-
tyre, who is attending Hills acad-
emy. She stopped at Wasco en-
route to visit at the home Of her
brother, Hugh Walker. 30
Andy Barnett. mail carrier, re-
ports that he played in luck again
this week, having received the gift
Of a fat backbone" from X. ".
LicuAllcn.
One-third of an inch of rain fell
Tuesday and proved sufficient to de-
velop another small torrent on either
side Of Main street. Flooding Of
Main street IL an unwelcomc inno-
walton this winter, and is due to the
condition Of adjacent summer tallow,
from which the water runs Oft as
from slab Of concrete. Thus far in
February the precipitation has to-
tailed two inches. according to OBJ
server Baker, compared with zero in
the same month last year. Pine
creek yesterday was almost at the
food stage.
The Inland district conference of
the NJ. 4. Church, South, will be
held at Weston on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday of next week
Bishop II. NJ. DuBose of Berkeley,
Calf, will preside, and some thirty
visiting delegates are expected to be
present. They will be entertained in
local homes with rooms and break
fast, while the two other meals will
be served in the commodious church
basement, Evening preaching SER
vices will be a feature of the con-
ference, and the people are all in
vited to come out and enjoy them,
Beginning Tuesday, there will be SER
mons each evening of the session by
we'll known pulpit orators.
Mail carrier Andy Barnett started
on his route Saturday at Q n. M,
was met with fresh team after
making l2 miles, and got in at $3.50
at night. This week he has been
using saddle horse. He reports
the lowland roads on his route, No.
2, to be in such bad condition as to
render team travel slow and difficult.
The mountain roads are good--due
to the activity and public spirit of
the upland people.
During the past two weeks Mrs. j.
N. York has suffered painful and
serious illness with neuralgia.
The county court has ordered
survey made of the proposed new
road up Weston mountain. The
route leads up Hale creek to the foot
nf RYAN grade.