The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1921-03-11
BREvITIES

Special services will begin next
Monday evening at seyen.thirty o..
clock at the Baptist church In Wes-
ton, under the direction Of the pastor,
Rev. w. II. Storms. Mr.. Storms will
be assisted by Rev. and Mrs. n. II.
l.. lloslam, who arc real evangelist.
le gospel singers" They have been
with Mr.. Storms at lone, Oregon,
whero special meetings have resulted
In 20 conversions and will close Sun.
day evening.
Investment in wcll.brcd calves IL
q wiso insurance policy which in.
ereases In value daily, natures early
and yields . handsome income when
ms.urcd. Note my display ad.
chas. Z. Hall. ..t
Mn. Walter Webb was . visitor
In Pendlcton Saturday. ,..
Harrison Case, we'll known piOpeef
and civil war veteran. was able I'D
amble down town Tuesday. for the
first time In several months. ..
George House of Weston wrote
moro insurance during February for
tho Bankers Reserve Life Co. Of
Omaha, Nebraska, than any other Of
the eompany's agrntS In the United
States. The company. gets out an
Agency Bulletin In which Is publish
ed a star list VI the ten leading
Salesmen for any given month. Mr..
House heads the list for February,
during which month he wrote SOL.
600. Tho Bulletin pays him . neat
compliment, and ssys: "a little
bird tells us he's aiming TO retain
first position throughout the year."
Kellogg eyer.bearing strawberry
plants at $3.50 per hundred. c. W.
DeGraw. ..4 +. .,t., 81
Early and late seed potatoes for
sale. J. X. Reynolds. ...
William Il. BeAton has announced
a picture show TO be given in the
near future at Memorial hall, at
which q new Ford touring car will
bo given away. Numbered tickets
are being sold at so cents each, and
will be good for o chance at the
prize. Continuous afternoon and
evening shows are planned. Part Of
the proceeds will go 10 Memorial
hall. .>.
Emeral Duncan left Tuesday for
Washtuena. Wash. to engage In j
spring farm work on the G. w. |
Stages 4 Sons holdings.
Final settlement was made Satur- i
day in the probate court Of the cs- \
tate of tho late Jesse Reeves Of \
Weston. The administrators, Mrs.
Mary E. Reeves. was discharged.
Charles Price has again shown bis
interest in the birds. Last week he .
noticed q strange brown bird with
long tail and white barred wings, !
fitting about his yard. He reported
his discovery to Mrs. Mary c. Nc q
Nee, local observer for the u. S.
Biological Survey. who In turn wrote '
the description TO Mr.. William Fin. :
ley. former state game commission
cr. MIR. Finley classifes the bird as I
the, Townsend Solitaire. q thrush,
very rare in North America and es- q
pccially so In this section Of the I
United States. ="
Joe Lewis, former Westonite and
later an extensive Helix farmer, was t
over from Walla Walla Monday. &
To the ladies' Of Weston and vicin. I
ity: While shopping In Walla Walla 4
leave your hemstitching with Mrs. a
at Hanger a Thompson's. h
All mail orders given prompt at-o h
tention. @.- ~ c
Action on the petition Of twenty. I,
one property owners for the paving p
of Water street was postponed by B
the city council until next Monday h
evening, in order that plans may t.
meanwhile be matured for financing c
the city's share Of the work. The Il
lost to the city Of paving the street &
on Main and Water v
street is estimated at $4,000. One n
plan under consideration proposes a
bond issue to take care Of the work IL
rot only on Main and Water streets, tc
,ut for the improvement of the in M
on other streets which r
owners want macadamized
,ecause Of the bad condition they hS
we're in during the winter. 10
Mr.. and Mrs. W. e. Lumden and ty
heir family Of six children arrived ps
n Weston Wednesday from Stony 81
'oint, North Carolina, to make We
heir home In this section. As the no
Weston district has gained q number th
( good citizens from the common. st
wealth made famous by what its gov no
rnor once said to the governor Of hi
'outh Carolina, the new arrivals are ST
eing cordially welcomed. Mr.. Lums- wi