The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1921-01-21
BREVITIES

from Pendloton during the week for
visit with her sister, Mrs. Amy
Van Skiyer, prior 10 returning 10
her home at Baker. .-.
After enough variety In the pres
ent winter brand Of weather 10 suit
the most cxacting, a chinook start.
cd Sunday In the mountains and
melted the snow. The warm breeze
did not reach Weston. however, un-
Ill Monday afternoon. Another
light snow followed the chinook.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Kinnear and
daughter Marjorie Of Milton were
last week end guests ut the Iyen o.
Harra residence.
J. NJ Banister slipped and fell
while crossing Main street bridge a
few days ago. and In consequence Is
nursing a badly damaged shoulder.
Mrs. Edith g. vanDeusen. HON.
demonstration agent Of Pendleton,
met with n group Of local women ut
the home Of Mrs. ]. II. Williams Sat
urday afternoon, TO discuss various
civic problems relating to the wei.
fore Of the community. II Is Mn.
vanDeuson's plan TO organize at
Weston In the near future a Home
Bureau, in order TO interest all tho
women Of town and surrounding
country in enterprises relating 10
community progress.
Local PythiRps were pleasantly en-.
tcrtained by Damon Lodge at Pendle-
ton Monday evening. and were regaled
with q luncheon prior TO their de-
parturc at midnight The third
rank work was exemplified by n
Weston team Of young members. In
n few weeks n contest will be held
between the Pendlcton and Weston
lodges, In which the third rank will
be conferred entirely by teams Of
"ncophytes."
Melvin II. Handy, aged n years,
died Monday evening at his home in
this city. lie was a native Of New
York and n Civil War veteran lie
came 10 Oregon in 1908. and had re-
Gently made his home in Weston. A
widow. two children and five grand
children survive the deceased. Fun
cral services were conducted at Pen
dleton Wednesday afternoon. Rev.
John Ecor, pastor Of the Methodist
church. officiating:
Pronounced Improvement Is re-
ported in the condition Of Mrs. w.
l.. Smock. Her daughter. Mrs. II. J.
Driskell, who has been attending
the patient. left this week for her
home at Dayton.
Carl Johnson returned Monday
from Portland. where he has been
attending Behnke-Walker business
college.
Members Of the Bachelor Girls
club were enjoyably entertained last
evening by Miss Doris Barnes.
A group Of Weston citizens met in
social session one evening last week
and among other topics discussed
the signs Of spring which had come
under their observation. Hey Winn
remarked that he had seen blue
bird fitting about the orchard at
Meadowbrook farm. f. l.. Woods
said that his neighbors were taking
their plows to the blacksmith for
sharpening. J. F. McNee had dis
covered an angle worm on his front
porch. The village druggist re-
ported brisk sales Of sassafras bark.
Whereupon, J. II. Williams arose to
his feet and exclaimed: Gentle
men, your omens are fair indica-
tions that sweet spring is return
ing, but l, offer infallible proof:
know woman who has set hen!"
The old adage about trouble not
coming singly" is illustrated by the
experience Of Eph Tucker both of
whose hands are out of commission.
Friday evening he cut one Of them
with an axe while chopping wood.
Next day, while he was gathering
eggs in the barn, a gentle horse
kicked him unexpectedly, dislocating
u bone in the other hand.
While A. J. Mcintyre was driving
into Walla Walla Monday on Ninth
street, his automobile collided with
a street car in the fog, the accident
being practically unavoidable. The
front steps were knocked off the
street car. The fender and an
axle of Mr.. McIntyre's automobile
were broken and the windshield
shattered. AS he had his wife and
daughter with him, he felt fortunate
at escaping so lightly. Roads and
streets were slippery with ice, and
Mr.. Mcintyre heard that the high
way from Walla Walla to Dixie was
lined with wrecked automobiles. ..r
Dry creek telephone patrons are
rebuilding two rural lines, Nos. IL
and IS. into Weston. These have
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