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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1915)
r-y--- ' ' ' 1 I VIOA, wioa, hxasscsi aaaaaaaiasAaeSSSSSS44eStl We Wainfc'Yo-uir I 3 Easiness We promise you prompt service and lowest . ?i i. ....'11, U4. prices COnSlSienLjWiui uwt quaii. uf4 nnwvnn Thirtv-six Percent Per Annum on yonr cash' purchases. Return $15.00 in Cash Coupons and receive 60c. in Cash or Merchandise FREE. C3II CH3 A lot of people bar ben K krly because the? like oar tervtca oar goods- They know with M K'i always "Customer First." Too can't get anything bat the rcry best brands and the choicest vegetables, because we handle only the best. Oar price are right, too, considering the high quality of everything. Your order is delivered on time and in good condition. Phot orders get special attention. WE OFFER , on all-SWEATERS INFLATING THE TIRE L. I. OTSanra The Leader baa - m offlct rule against the publication of amateur I poetry, but U moved to abrogate) it I Just this once In favor of "B. VY."- whose veraee w have found In our Item box. Hera Is a pathetic rhyme entitled "The Dveertsd Ranch." whose metrical arehltectura reminds us of ths masterpieces of Walt Whitman! The old house looked so lonely, The alms so rwu-ed ami wikL That the birda no longer built nests I upon their sturdy boughs. Or the wind among their giant tops Blow so sweet and miUi The old house too was deserted And weather-beaten sim) old. And the window panes hsd vanished, And left great gaping holes. The fences had long gone to ruin Stray cattle had eaten the train. And deep trenches In the meadow hsd Keen weaned deeper By the rains. Yes the old ranch was deserted And left to wither awav Where a traveler might some day! nna it. And write of it some little lay. The concluding quatrain la enough I to make the shade of Omar Khayhsra I crawl Into hia emptied jug and Instruct I his beautiful affinity to cork him up. 'li. W." has a good change of pace and he proceeds to exhibit in the fol lowing bit of sentiment: When Weston's bum And you are glum. And everything seems dreary. Be thankful love There's a God above - And 1 am with you deary. Now and then and sometimes oftener the esteemed Oregonian gives up space ito more or leas soulful versification by Mr. Dean Collins, its Crawfish edit- lor and utility man.., We submit that The Old Clock" by our gifted con tributor has Bro, Collins hacked off the boards and gasping for air in the or chestra pid Hera it is lu all its rhym- thic gkry: The clock stood on the msntel high Over the fireplace old; Of hours, minutes and second All these the old clock told. And there it stood on the mantel, tick. ing its life "awsy: Wstching the happv sunbeams dance on the old oak "floor, And plsy hide-and-eeek'in the portraits inat uvea in in lorgoiten tore. Mm (J. E. Murphy In the Oregon Journal.) FLYING LIMB BRINGS DEATH TO POPULAR BALL PLAYER GROCER (Phone Main 241) - - HABERDASHER And the old black cat with a digni fied air Curled himself on a mat In the twi light there: A the years go on from day to day The old clock ticks on in Its digni fied wsy. hear from the gallery T Get de hook!" I eunt omnea. X M Qmnffp iinf uuiutiu upi Cigars Tobaccos Candies Kirkpat rick's Confectionery IThe I White oiise DR. C H. SMITH Physician and Surgeon Office in Brandt building WESTON OREOON CHOICE CANDY CIGARS and TOBACCO CARDS, BILLIARDS and POCKET POOL Choice Apple Cider and other Soft Drink J. B. Farrens WESTON LEADER CLARK WOOD, PeMlthtr SUBSCRIPTION RATES Stridl$ in AtTbsnct The Year f I SO Sis Mnntlis 0 7f Fonr Mnntlis 0 ftO ADVERTISING RATES .JO W Per inrli per mouth. Per Inch, one insertion lirals, per line each insertion. Harvey D. Grove, SI years old. for merly of Weaton and Athena, met wllh a fatal accident Saturday In the tim ber near La Orande. where he had been employed at Intervals for several years. At the time of the accident Mr. Oroya's tank waa that of a signalman. Falling to hear hta signal M the cus tomary moment, his fellow workers m ... . , . . . d... t k.. .... went in aearvn 01 mm anu iuunu But what b that appallmg sound we ltrech(il , h. Umbt,ft where he had been struck on ths head Exeunt "B. W.' ex- by a fly Ing limb. He waa conveyed to La Orande. where he lingered until Mondav morning. Death resulted from s fractured skull. Much ado ia made over the remarks- The youn men's untimely death hi. fact that a four-year-old Albany XT- gin w aura w r""m &U"'FW" known and had a larae number of war names correctly, but perhaps she friends. He irrew up at Athena, where is too voune- to know anv better. his parenu formerly realded. He laineo a local repuiaimn in wurwu circles as an Inflelder of unuaual We are trusting with more hope than promise and ability. He played see- confidence that Sim Barnes will echo h tor several seasons on the .,-.,. .... . ..; Weston team, and was a member of our sentiments that an extra session of h cr(c tKtlrritilion whl.h , 19 a iwmocrauc conKrese ia m im na- iwe ,n p0 Mountain leaeme Cham ture of a national blessing. I plonahlp. Thsl they will never stain see him In a baseball uniform occa sions universal sorrow amonc the fol Count Zeppelin endorses tha as of lowers of the national sport In this I by his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Grove hi airrraft in tha alanehter of nan. I community, w. .k... ,k. I warvey urove is aurvivea 2d icnorus 01 aisapprovsi ia oniy unani- of HnD,,ro Oregon: five slaters and Ofi I mous outside of Germany. lone brother. One of his sisters. Mrs. Porter Graham. Jr., ia a resident of Wealon. and hla brother. Charlea If Uncle Sam ever feels like doing 1 drove, is a well known reservation F.ima .i ih. mwiki ml .,.. Or.eM.lan unfriendly act toward the "Yankees farmer. The Moose order, of which FRIDAY FEB. Q. II5 at Mcead-claN wail Butter. I of the Orient, present of tha Philippines. ho might make them a "VWM J, "mMr- J. f ."??.,? V.! I for Interment. Her "place in the sun" may yet be iouim ny Dieeaing uermama-on si xhe legislature is trying to put a grassy mound in a world's .graveyard. I beak into Oregon's prohibition bill that will pick up the boot-leggers. LAZY FARM FHS, DON'T HEAD THIS. DR. W. G. HUGHES Dentist . Office in the Elam Building, Milton, Hours, 9 to 12 and 1 to 5. Established 1865 Preston-Shaffer Milliru Co. Athena, Oregon YVaitsburj, Wash. American Beauty Pure White and Upper Crust FL Made of selected Bluestem in one of the best equipped mills in the Northwest. ' Sold in Weston by L I. O'Harra and D. R. Wood Now, as between the jitney bus and I the street car, we have no hesitancy in I saying that it's just the place where I we wouldn't want to be. WHATEVE31 YOCIt OB IS. The United States Department of Agriculture, the slate boards and the experts all over the country are urging the farmers of America to cultivate every available acre, during the com. Ing year, saya an exchange. The war In EuroDe sasures the sale of almoat he I everything that can be raised. Every (Ben H. Lampman.) The fellow who shirked and In tha eomnletion of the macadam exer who lied, the plausible cues article that la exported to feed the sol. rt ,- -,n, t!- .:; in. Jim. ales ana ins ciiizena ana me sioch 01 rosd to the state line, Commissioner ube, M fallure, an1 fMe wlth tn. Europ mcM Jlrth ,hlt muc leM for Cock burn has manfully redeemed bis pat; but the worth of the worker pre- home consumption, therefore, even pledges to the people of tha East End. vails and shall last. It shall last till with big crops of everything, the prices the records are ancient witn must ana will be high. If It Is not a good crop the scrivener laid down to dresm Injyear the farmer will at least ralae Just a few Weston people are strhr- the dust; It shall move through the enough for home use and will not hsve insr hard to oualifv for the nlutocratie I ages to quicken and start the motives I to psy the high prices thst will pre- class bv amasaine- sufficient canital to thBt tu l humanity's heart. Though vail. UtllUe every available acre for " ' 1 K.,11 Km, m eAnM If . hnllri It hv .Ml. . , UM.l.t.lM T vuj -'"-v w. men ,, marvel and pralae It I many sections farmers are urged to and follow your school. By the wires try a double acreage of potatoes. It nr.i,.nnmn,n,.ni t m.b. nnnn that ye string shall the , lesson run should not be necessary, under proper the conduct of the British steamer lbro"h 1 Lusitsnia in flying the American flag. The waster who whined, and the the turkeys to work and give them a beyond asserting that it is a nice flag cynic who scoffed, the technical lollop square deal. Ralae piss, cattle and to fly. who viewed It and "loffed" Time horses In as large numbers as the so i snail mm me iuh puypvia iu unnw t commoaaiions or ine rm win jumuy While we wouldn't go so far as to fr.,h moD wnlle 'a"rel' ar Tnd 'ny lT" th" uDy f'rm,r' "!n,: L.. .L.A C...I ' rrt-W I- I - " - I mm m J wvm delve at a aewer or sweat w th a soade. vear will he mora shallow, almost anyone familiar with ome when .iiiwiwi ie . imi mr ..i.otyvia mi mmmm0mmBf0mmmmmmi Eight-Fcot Cedar Fence Posts tarred or untarred, at right prices Large supply of Lehigh Portland Cement Kemmerer Lump Coal Dry Wood, sawed or 4-foot WESTON BRICKYARD aaUaafaj . l" i ite ir .i; 4'.ak Tm' imUM Butter Wrappers Furnished and Printed at the Leader office Sixty (minimum) One hundred Two hundred Each additional hundred ...$0 75 1 00 1 60 0 30 a talking machine could easily Reed Smoot. -Just ahead there's The Leader's innata modesty shall not prevent it from ceiling public at tention to the nifty appearance of its baseball editor in his new brown sweater. Billie Clifford announces her determi nation to live in Umatilla county, and we hasten to point out Pendleton's ad vantages for a person of her ahem temperament. year will be more than made good. a The war In Europe may last for The Oregon senate ran its steam roller over its only lady senator, after which ruthless process we may assume that she wss heard to feebly gasp: "Is my hat on straight?" Bored newspaper and magazine read ers are beginning to wish that the familiar expression, "Castles in Spain," could be made to refer with literal sig nificance to a certain devious duo of eat In the shade; he shall move months or years, but while It continues among men like a horse on the track there will be an active demand for that leads at the quarter and never everything we produce, fihould the gives slack. By the might of hla war end this week the nations engaged brawn and the light of hla brain he win need all our surplus products for shall win to the placea worthy attain; la year at least. Take our advice, tor he shall gaze at his paat from the once, and do not permit good, tillable height and not rue it Whatever your land to lie Idle tn lfli. Job Is, Journeyman, DO IT! The haughty who anlffed and the I sluggard who slept, the humble gazab I who Just sat down and wept Tims shall ticket them all with ths stigma of "shirk," and hand out the checks to the man who will work. Though the task be unpleaaant he proves but I his nerve who bends to the harness I and pulls to the curve for It Isn't tha I berths that are easy to ride which try out a chap for the worth of his hide. I By the worth of hla bide and his heart and his brain he shall buy them I in laughter and labor and pain. He ahall hold to hla course as the com pass points to It Whatever your Job! is. Journeyman, DO IT I Inula murk, anl otirmrirt. Mr or M fr. SmnI moAH, tiktAchm or ptMbM an o vrilli for PRrg CACX awl naart O. Mlrttl.bllUy, RoJin'MMM. PATtNTS BUILD rOTUH Jem. Oar Irm biwtM. tetl km. what to MM and aw Tom mnmr. WrHataaay. D. SWIFT & CO. SiTINT LAWYERS. 1 303 Seventh St Wahinnton, D. C. The Pendleton, Adams,' Athena and Weston auto stage leaves Weston twice daily for Pendleton at t a. m. and i p. m Round trip, tl.7s. Headquarters st Goodwin's drug store. - A. M, Boy- w. M. PtUnea G. II. BUhep Peterson & Bishop LAWYERS Pendleton, Or. Freewater, Or. ia WESTON to $35.95 $57.95 San Francisco and return Ssn Diego and return VIA Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co. and connections, LIB UAL STOPOVEK PKIV0LE6ES riXST SALE BATE FEBR0A1T 20TI For tan toforauUon, tickets, etc, ildrm W. W. SMITH, Agent, Wertea K. BUSKS, B. T.kt.L, WaUl Willi Local Lodge Directory STKVKNS LOrWK NO. 49, K. OF P. Munis every Wednesday evening. J. K. English, C. C. Clark Wood. K. of II. & 8. WPSTON LODOK NO. Itfi, A. F. A A. M. Meets every second and fourth Saturday In esch month. Rlchsrd Morrison, W. M. I II. Davis, Hee. WKSTON LODOK NO. 68, T. O, O. Fv Meets every Thursday evenlna-. W. H. Could, N. O. A. A. Kees, ltea. Hee.; K. O. PeMose, Fin. Hee. WICSTON CAMP NO. 113, W. O. VW Meets the Ural and third Malunlars of each month. Monroe Turner, C. C. J. J. Ileeler, Clerk. K17RKKA ASSEMRLV NO. 14, UN- Itert Artisans. Meets the It ret and third Mondays in each month. Nel lie May bee, M. A. Franoea V. Wood. Secretary. STEPHANIE TKMPLE NO. 34, PY- tlilarj Nlater. Meets tha seennd sno? fourth Mondays In each month. Anna O'Harra, M. U. C. Alloa F. Priee, M. of It. Ac C. HIAWATHA RRBEKAH IX) DC 83' No. HH. Meets the second and fourth Tuesilavs of each month. Anna O'- narra, n. u. Udessa Hlrknatrlek. Hee. Hee. tattle Brandt, Fin. Nee. CRESCENT CHAPTER NO. 47, O. K. H. Meets tha second and fourth ' Fridays of each month. Mary K, Barnes, W. M. Alice F. Price, Bee. Pittsburg, Pa. There are SO.osg men on the payroll of the U. 8. Bteel corporation, ' detorting dancers. den, proprietor.