The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1921-01-07
BREVITES


J. NJ. Banister has been confined
10 his homo with illness during tho
week.
L w. Hebert and family have re-
turned to their home in Weston from
Athena, where Mr. Hebert has been
conducting rcstaufanN
A bouncing baby daughter weigh
ing eight pounds was born wednes-
day 20 Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Couch
at the home Of Mr., and Mrs. A.
W. Lyles. parents Of Mrs. Couch, ON
south Water street
Watching the Old Year out and
the New Year in. a merry card party
was held Friday night at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Mayberry.
Those preesnt were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Ranzey York and family. MIR and
Mrs. Jesse York Of Dry creek, Mr..
and Mrs. billiard York and Mrs. Da-
kin OF Freewater, Mr.. and Mrs.
Pratt Maybcrry and Mr.. Nolan May
berry Of the walla Walla river, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Bcamer and Mr..
Roscoe Beamer of Weston. The
guests did not take their departure
until the wee Sma' hours.
Pody Duncan had an elbow cracked
early in the recent basket ball game
between high school and alumni. He
finished the game and called a doc
tor aftcrward. With one arm in
sling. he will be compelled to re-
frain from athletic pursuits or man
ual labor for several weeks.
Alton, the little daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. Geo. Waddingham, was re-
Gently operated upon for appendi-
citis at their home in Walla Walla.
Mrs. James Compton has returned
from a visit to the young patients
bedside, and reports her to be i'm
proving.
DR.. Mckinney, accompanied by
Mrs. Mckinney, left hurriedly for
Portland Sunday night to secure
special treatment for a badly DAM
aged eye. Some unknown object hit
his eye while he was engaged in
shaking an automobile rug, and in
flicted a very painful and serious in
jury.
DR.. and Mrs. F. d. Watts and son
Worth motored over from Athena
Thursday evening to partake of a
dinner embodying all the delicacies
Of the season at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. II, Williams.
At big meeting Wednesday night
Of the local lodge of Pythians, Off
GERS were installed and the second
and third ranks conferred. There
were five candidates. A lunch fol-
lowed, at which seventy or more local
and visiting knights were regaled.
Mrs. w. L. Smoek has been quite i'll
for several days at the family home
in the uplands. Her condition is
gradually improving at the present
time.
John Gordon was in Weston again
this week, hob-nobbing with old-time
friends.
Miss Edna Hollenbeck. former
member of Weston school faculty,
spent last Friday in town calling
upon her many friends and acquaint-
ances. She was entertained at din
ner at the Frank Price home on Nor
NAL heights. Miss Hollenbeck is
this year an instructor in English at
the James John High school.
Mrs. Amanda Hartley, who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. VIII ,
Payne, left Sunday for her home at }
Calf. She will stop en- ,
route for visit with relatives at ,
Oregon City. :
John Woods and daughter, who ,
lave been visiting at the home of :
Mrs. w. M. Davis, sister of Mr.. i,
Woods, returned Sunday to Walla
Valla.
One John Barnes, a recent arrival
rom Montana, created a disturb
nee in the residence district on t
orth Water street Sunday night, t
shile evidently full of Fighting |
He stoutly resisted ar a
est, and Chief Avery had to call as p
istance before he could be safely