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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1915)
Nw Dookj tor Local Library Tho follewlng Ukl have Just h (4 dad la ths Weatnn branch of tha 'matllla tvuaty llbtarr. Tha Pl f librarian U vacant, and eBpllietluns Will M r-slvd by Mr. J. II. fries, Chslrmaa or the (oral boardl tMcutl tJttl Woman. IIIsmsb Panama, fast and Prent. Hoy aVoull of America MendhooB t"T h r.laaal, t'oop The "ir. f 'iibui Tha iMM'lor. Iixrwin Th Bora and Olrla at Uars.a t'liy. rarnnl The Money Mo, C1auld-llsroea or lar. UuldaroUh The Vltar f Wa. rwi. Ollbart More Than Conqueror. Ilarrlsue O. V.'a Kyaa. tluM-Hil Old Nest. Huio-Im Mlseratilea, lullViking Tals. . Jacaeoa Hanwna. LaughimThe Fanny rhllenthr. put. Kail Canning, rrwrvlnf and Tickling. Jtfoaigomary - Anna o( Avoale. rryda Hauprlal. Kotllns What tn Young Man tt Parker The Waavera. parkins Tha Kstiulma Twin. aama.il Jarquellas of lha Carrier Ptgaoaa. -.. Mevensoa Treasure laland. Tarklngton Tha Man Prom Indl a as. Van Tha Haarlh Country. Wallas Haalb. Wlatar Tha Virginian. Wllaoa Ta Bhaldon. A fours In CtlUaaahlp, . CXH ILOK V. IKt"K!CY. Tha other dajr an ssrllad Individ ttal rushed lata a nessnaper of ft i a wUn a cholra btl of arandal burning hla league. It mada no differenrs la Ihla pareoa that lha arandal affected lha daughiar of hla neighbor that lha molhr of Iho girl wi aarloualr U that lha brotbar Just snter- tng anal promised to be a auareaaful profaaelunal earaar. Tha scandal was rlrh In flavor, and ha wanlad lo aao M la Iho paper, lia told lha sdllor aboul It, with ovarr evidence or lha haan rallah of lha arandal connoisseur, but Impress: upon lha newspaper man thai lha eourre of hla Information Must ba bapl Inviolably aarret. When lha paw ma out. lha man" raiurnad l damand why lha alary hadn't bean printed. Bhort. enerp words followed, ad lha viallor mllad Iho adllor a coward and laft. vowing thai a man who waa afraid lo print tha naa had ba right to bo an adllor. To our mind, thai adltor waa a brava man. Tha Informaf who damandad lhal hla tamo ba hat eseret, was lha toward. Tha adllor ran a paper In amall lawn. Ho rloly related wara lha tlvaa or tha Inhabitant lhal Iho edl lar know ovary dotal! or tha story be fore hla visitor raMad on hinv Hut ha rould oa no profit for hlmaalf nor lory for hla papar In printing an Mam that would bring aorrow lo lha gray hairs of a tmlhar. disgrace to brothar sad probably aarloua consequences to air mnthar. H tha nawa ap)tltaa nf hla raadara wara no voracious, ha thought, aa to damand thla coetljr md. ha would rafuna lo pay tha price. ha adllor wao right. Many Ihlnga ha haa lo print which ha would rathar laava wnaald. but lha arandal which haa only Ha "wW to recommend It phould hava no place In lha column f a eelf-reapertlng papaf. We would mthar build than t taar n. va would rathar print Iho Ihlnga that halp and anconraga and uplift than to hold up lha mlatakaa of aoma un fartunala to tha acorn and rontampt tf hla neighbor. Decency la not lack f courage. If It wara. wa would rathar ba dacant than courageous. Kirhange. Charleston. W. Va.Depuly Oama Warden Prank Olenn haa threatened to bring legal action against lha atata prohibition enforcement officers If they don't cease pouring bllnd-tlger whiskey Into ths Kanawha river at Paraona. It Is claimed lhal lha atuff they eall In West Virginia now under the nam of whlakey. when poured In to ths stream, pollute lha water and kllla the fish. . Th-- CHOICE CANDY ' CIGARS and TOBACCO CARDS, BILLIARDS and POCKET POOL :: Hazelwood Ice Cream ggf Popular Soft Drinks J.'B. Fattens I Brandt Building, oppo site Postoffice. Good, Fresh Meats Fish in Season Cash paid for HIDES Pen Veitqn Meat BREVITIES A ftou.AR 'or thai Ttf i rWa IVaiu k lioyara' HI Ad. Duuod hay, daltvarnd. for aala. In qulra of Mrs. H. M. Ihaaka. Naw arrtvaU at nnr aapond-harMl Km. niri alialra and Inula, Jtchm. Karl Uvall la liars from H'alla Wat laa vUltlnir Ha mother, lra. i. II. Karrvna. Mrs. C. II. Ilnilih. wlfs of lit. gmllh. la vlalllng har falhar aad othar rela tives al Olympia, Wuh. J. U. O'llarra and Waller O'llarra want lo tha t'matllla river Monday for a few days of recreation. Nhlrley Darnell waa up front Port land Ihla weak for a few days' vara lion vlall al lha home of hla parents. Mm. T. J. Ilajf f Portland la via Ulna her mother, brothar and pio neer friends In Weeton har former homa. r. a. Luraa haa dtapoaaa of hla ho tel property al Adama to B. P. Wood, who haa heratofors bean in cnarge aa landlord. Mr. and Mrs. t. If. Price and Mr. and Mrs. 1. M. Pries hava been ao- Journlng during tha weak at Ulngham Mprlnga. Mrs. Walter Him peon or Portland, la vlalllng har parents. Mr. and Mrs. William Mct'orkeil. nod other reia- llvea near Weston. Motor car service lo all points, day or night. Also livery and read stab oppoalis lha Ueualiea blackemllk shop. Mfa Mrlirlda. harp-em and f.mHy John I. Walla Wall hava eet.bllehed Ihelr . annual lummtr ramp al Cold prlng, on Weeton mountain. C. M. Pierre and family of Lna An geles are expected lo arrive In Weetna soon on their nnnual vacation. They are at present In Portland. Mlaa Mayme Hoke, who haa been pending lha aummer wltn Miaa r tanla Itavenporl. departed "aturday for her homa In I-ee'n Hum ml l. mis- aourl. Aha will vlall reielivea in re- n,R ALFRED F. SEMPERT announces the opening of his dental office in Weston. Of UPSTAIRS, BRANDT BUILDING ratello. Osden and Denver an . . iMb Km.w a rjirture -..-.wn-M harvester to ahow the Mis-' aourl folk what harvesting really la. After a pleasant visit with her mother and frlenda at Weston, atr. Ma. ii.nneit left last wK lor ran- land, w her her husband la now local ed. ii.r wiiaav had a nifty little bar- lay crop on the WHaey place east of town, wher a le-acr field of thto cereal to aald to have yielded sacks. pi. Trader Is Indebted to Mrs. E. A. Blmpson for ths gift of a bo of aprlcola aa larg aa peaches. They looked delicious, and did not bells thlr appearance. m, enrraanondenca of Meadow- brook Farm will be typewritten here after, Joe Hodgson having oougni Monarch typewriter or tn iocsi mwh. Andy T. Bnrnett. The Oerberdlng barn n Main street lias len purchased from Mr. Oer herding by A. Phillips for in- ry Stamper will continue to cunoMii the place aa a livery and feed stable. Mr. and Mrs. John Post of Erls City, Pennsylvania, have neen visum Mrs. Post mother, Mrs. . nm derson. at tha Wu , Mountain saw mill, while on a tour or tne western lountry. : y , y v The wheat crops of Iley Winn and Oeorgs Winn In ths IJttls wry cress district are reported to hava averaged about 40 bushels to ths acre. Ueorg U'i had an saoeclaliy nice osney crop, averaging about It aacka to th acra.y Dan P. Smyths, prominent lawyer and aheep-owner of Pendleton, has returned from the celebrated hospital of th Mayo brothera at Rochester. Minn. Mr. Smythe waa fully restored health by an operation for the re moval of an ulcer of th stomach. Th. waaton brickyard haa been awarded tha contract for furnishing fuel to ths local school district. 11 agree to deliver 10 ton of good lump cosi at 17.71 per ton. and sO cords of wood at .!& to IS.7S per cord, ac nnrriinv to th kind desired by tha board. v.wi n'Hsra lost hla harvest pan taloons Monday whll at work with th McBrld O'Harr outfit. Kia nether garments wers caught In the knuckle Din of ths self-feeder, and wers torn front --him so quickly that hs felt lucky that ha didn't also lose hla spldermls. Milton Eagle: Sam Ingle, who la farming th P. H. Wilson place east of Milton, Is Just about through with hla whest harvest, and a good on It Is, too. Desplts ths hot winds he Is making 10 aacka or about 41 bushels of No. I grain to the acre, inoi oom ared about the possibility of 11.50 wheat, either, hs hss sold his ntlr crop for 10 cents per buihel. clear. W. T. Hastings, former Waauwlan and cIism and ahaoksr tievutas who Is now farming nsar t.'uhlesaa, Watio, kludly renew Itla LKADr.H sudaorlitlon sod writes m its aa lollowai 'yrom ara good bars. M eat paUli waa tuo guw4-msl "I U fsll thr. Aj Ifl Urr'aa, 1 llilnk I ean squal your Mr. Jolinatm, liavlns ralaatl IW worth of straw usrrlta and raalmrriaa on one half aers o groumJ. 1 aw jfattlnif altMig praUj wall bar Boat of tha tha lima. Imii July Is I r JJ with tha truvki ul a Wmler. 1 got off rather lueky, howsvar-tlirss eracksd rib aod sums lost cutlets. Ilalph nsllng would probably admit lhal aa much lurk aa -... Brodurtlon. Hla 4-acrs tract west of tha dapol bss yielded aa and averaae of buaneio rr - ...iret free from ahrlvaiea or smutly berries. This followad m O b.h.1 avarag from b- " d eis of lown-yat Mnlph doe.nl claim to ba eat-claHy deserving. Per haps ths Weston country Is aniloua Uonvlncs him thai II U bettj-r Ih.a southern Idsho, wher h holds a homestead. According lo tha Uhlah correspond ent or lha Baal Oregonlan, Mra. Bush Itamey of Bridge creek flat, had quite a thrilling eiperlencn one day last week. Mrs. Ed Penh of Bitter waa Visiting with har and Ihey were talk Ing and aewlag when Mr. Banka no ticed a large rallieaoaaa rvn. j---. behind Mrs. Bamea chair. It had crawled In through the open door and waa colled ready lo atrlka al Iba first alarm, but the ladles, though badly frightened, soon made abort work of It. , Hcrtmaher. Him peon t Bell hava been threahlng Ihla week la II acres of Dale wheal for Ihelr senior part ner, James Hrrlmahrr. who Is getting sn average of about If bushels per acre. Ha alao haa about Is acrea of barley to put In tha aack, after which he o if li will ba moved to lha Ad- V'!rii j v n.n-a II Will fiRian in- wmw grain flelda on Bead Hawley moun lain. Oeorg B. Dtaomors writes toThe Leader from Amity. Oregon, as fol Iowa: "It may ba or Interest lo my Weeton rrlends to know thst although I am trying lo sell my Weston farm I still look upon the als. yeara I apeol thereon aa being tha pleeaanteet of my life. The crops here at Amity are ronaidorrd good, and one man at least rout..h.s reared S. bush... of wheat pt j jJJSjjJj," a.ChisjbtVr'" A 'm..,,-?ir. Ado77w'aX-Ulu;din; tZ fact Is the wonder of ths -alley, whlls you st Weston find it not uncommon t get even 10 buahela and more. Thla v.-Iley la no longer a gram country, but la following a ayetem of crop ro tation and stork raising, and will doubtless support many mors thsn the present populsllon. Land I higher here than at Weston, but will not rent st aa high a figure." Fire Wedneadsy near midnight com pletely gutted the Interurbsn paasen ser denot and freight warehouse on South Main eireet. Milton. A light wind carried burning brands to the roof of the lumber yarda 0 reel dis tant, and a stream of water waa con stantly played on this structure, avert- in a conflagration which would proo. ably have wiped out an entire block of frame buildings. The explosion of two tO-gallon steel tanks containing gasoline created consternation In the ranks of the fir fighters and th crowd which had gathered to watch tha progress of the flames. Carl Quiott, a prominent and popu lar Pendleton mueldan, who la aiao well known throughout th county. suddenly regained hla sight Monday afternoon, after Buffering irom total blindness for II years. He waa walk ing In ths business district when his vision returned to mm, ana ne was hardly able to believe hla good for tune until assured of It by a physician. He then hurried home to greet hhi wife and his 10-year-old son, neither of whom he hsd ever aeen. a. W. Staggs A Son finished har vesting thla week and have hauled In their combine. They any mat tney are well pleased with their ltll crop, Ithoush It would have oeen oeuer had the "burn" kept out or umatma county. The wheat average on tneir unner ranch waa about 40 nusneis. ana on their lower ranch about 10 buahela. They had 850 acrea In gram, and are now keeping aa y or two on th market. - Tha wind and dust . storm which passed over the Weston district Mon day afternoon had a twist In It when It struck four miles weat ot nana Walla, whara barns, silos ana tele- nhone' Doles were blown over, fruit tees stripped and corn laid flat. Light ning atruck a hugs pile or wheat sacs In the field of Auguat Wagner on nrv creek, and 15U0 of them were burned. Th grain waa Insured. Jos Hodnon'a locally celebrated laugh la heartier than ever elnce he haa finished harvesting hla crop from Maadowbrook farm. He estimates the wheat yield from one of hi fields aa at least ousneis to inn ;, whlls another went 41 buahela. Mia barley averaged between 70 and 75 buahela. Both ceeeala are of excel lent qusllty, his wheat testing 00 pounds. After sn extended visit with her parents. Mrs, J. B. La Lands left Wednesday for Portland, where her husband t now located. 0 sod toi for al. J. L. MK.Iallan. ' D. H. Wllsay raturasd homa but wsek from trip to Alaoka, . Nearly naw ilrop-head tflnger sawlnf niachlo fur aala, abaefK, K, K. Kebio. Orala sank at on eW below ths market. Hot lilf Ad. or ask WalU It Hoysr. MlasHylvUIIcMht has r"" aula. Wau i rura vaeativa viait sun bur iianis. . i Col. J. U. II Id win, an auctioneer of Walla Walla, waa la to a Monday on a business visit. C M. Weska and family hava moved Into tha Kd. Towsry euttays, wblcb Mr. Wai ks baa pumaaasd. Mrs. B. M. Smith left Wednesday for a vlsll with friends at unnysida. Wash., near North Tesuwa. Mr, laa ln and Mla. Iran Uny of Touobot, Wali.. ard vuttinjr airs. Looy's alatar, Mr. . i- rsrrens. Mia Dorothy Hulfloch returned Hal nrtlay from Cbeney, Waali., wliere aim baa ueen attsmlliur u raster normal. Jsck Olthena left Sunday for Walla Walla, where h baa employment in tha motor repair abop of A. A. Her ring. Call and Inspect our good lino of ahoea and coavlac yourself of their worth. Pricaa ara right Th ursnoi Htors. , Mr. and Mrs. Earl ' Umiu ara In Kpukana thla wsek aitsnuinif toe Wsshinifton , aut eonvantuin . pi Kaylea. klles Htslla Wurser and Mlaa Minnie Hcbwakl rstuiw-d Bundajr sveninir to Mllum. alter a visit itn MM. aoae-m wurwr. 'J .LrinuttKlant a. n. Rolilnson and il. k... in PunlarMl and the euaat for His rmsiodr of Uic acbuol vacation. Mr. and Mr. Prank Graham and Mr. and Mr. Hsrry Beams were among last Sunday's visitors at Bing ham Springs. ,ymJ t m .. has tmuirht the Wea- lon'barbcr aliop, osxt dswr to bis pool till from D. IL Wood. "Shorty" James will eontluue In cbarjfe. tui ria-4uttn- haa ao far reeov- rml from bla looif llloaas as to be able u'.inli u cunt down town aod swap yarna smonf tha populaea. v Hale Clshty acrea Improved land one and ons-quarter miles south of Weeton. Pries . ror term. Inquire of O. B. Dlaamor. mw. Oregon. . 5; ' v Mlaa Anita Klrkpatrtck has gone lo Camp McOougal ror a month'a outing. She was accompanied by Master Allen Klrkpalrlck. bar little nepnew. ana bv Miss Gertrude Van Winkle, daugh ter of Postmaster Vsn Winkle. County Conimtaaloner Hanley A. Waterman of Hermiston, while at UiiKJiny county court at Pendleton, was struck Wednesday morninf by a hotel auto bu and austslned a frac tured leg- and a dislocated ankle. Aa extra good crop for th season waa hravested by Sim J. Cuiley'e combine from the A. Klnnear place adjoining town on th south, farmed by Balph Klnnear. The yield from about 71 acres or rot" wra 15M sacks. "', Alfred Couch, a former Weston boy, i w.ieil for the usst vcar at u.. J,. t'.llf.. where he eomlucta thu grocery department of the Fairbanks store. Mr. Fairbanks, owner of th u. wa also a former resident of Weston. Tucker brother arw threshing- the O. II- Sams barley crop, wnicn is that Mr. Sams bad lbs same krounu in corn last year, i tr and Mrs. Albert Jamea and Master Donald left yeateraay tor an ..iin in Wallowa county ana iot a visit with Mrs. O. C. Turner. siKer o. sir James, near Enterprise. They m prnjuinr ins inwiniwR wj over the Toll Gate road. , Mrs. Walter McCredle of Portland. .ir. of Manaser McCredle or tne Portland Beavers, arrived Monday for a visit with her parents, sir. snu "" n.nr Horseman. Mr. Horseman. vuo had been recreating at ths Blue Mountain sawmill, came down to greet hla daughter. I nk. tv Mt. in hrtckvard add not little to Weston'a importance as a ahip- iilnir Dolnt. bath aa to .miion.s nnu e ' -.7. i . AMa imIa TiiAailav It re Lived seven car of iroous. The ship ment Included three ears of wood awl one car each of eoal, cement, sand and fence posts. BnmahadV took tHXS St Kirk Patrick's confectionery store w the formality or puncning amrm ... h. nriaa hoard. Glancing at the tvn.nl tha other day Sarie aaw mi tha li lt rola-Diece wsren .k.ma waa mlsains .from Its chain, havin been neatly cupped on some unknown caller. "Buyers' Week" at Portland. With 107 leading Jobbers and whole salers banded together at Portland for "Buyers' Week" an an invita tion ha v Ins been sent orosuiw ihnuwknut tha states of Oregon, Washington. Montana and Idaho tor lha anaalr nf AusUSt 0 tO 14. it 1 PrC- tlcally certain that tne retailers ot the Northwest will lake advantage of tha nnnortunltv to become familiar ..w - - - - . . .. . with the areat stocks Of goods main. talned h Portland. nOn purchase of hiu. r anoda amounting to 1500 or more, the cost of railroad tlcketa will ha refunded to the visiting merchant. A aplendid program of entertainment will be provided, and It la designed for the amusement of both ths mer chant and hla family. Ths treat feature of "Buyers n.ub., i. .hat it riven the retail mer chant and the Jobber and wholesaler opportunity to get ecquainiaa. to oe come familiar with the business meth ods of each ether, and to align their Ideaa for widening the scops of th marrantlle field. Two ouch "Buyers' Weeka" have proven extremely successful In past years, and there la no doubt that the one for HIS will measure up In much larger proportions than either of the others. Portland clalma t hav the largest stocks In many linea that are carried on the Paclflo coast, and her mer chants are now at work to secure the ttlde which should belong to that city. A Dollar for That Tag Recently we sold a road cart, regular $18.00 value, for ' $10.00. It bore a tag wked $0.50 and we saw it and we "Let 'ergo right down through our streets and out of town. ' The tag is a remnant of Pioneer Picnic Bargains just as you will find here next year; and to convince that customer of our knowledge of that tag and our rascally methods, we will give A Dollar for That Tag We now offer GRAIN BAGS. We bought 20,000 of the best Cal cutta brand just as we bought the best of alfalfa seed last Fall. We bought each to make a little money 6urselves and to save our customers money too. We got the alfalfa seed to you at a saving and now we wUl deliver the sacks to you at a saving. To all patrons in Weston and vicinity we will furnish these sacki at on cent off the market If that Isn't la'isfaclory. tell us about it If 0. K.. tell the other fellow. Watis, Rogers J satire Court Prot'erdluga. Ths following cases are pending In the Weston Justice court, presided over by Msgtstrats Joe Lleuallen: Blchard Phillips vs. W. H. Bumper to recover f J.I0 alleged to be due In waces. (A aim liar action between tha asm parties la pending In ths Justice court at Athens, where the mount sued for was fT3.) J. 8. Lleuallen va. W. I Johnson attachment action to recover U.e slleged to be due for house rent and blacksmith bill. 1 tt.'Farrens vs. L. Quesnel gar nishment proceedings to recover ll. alleged to be due on account. K. E. Zebra vs. U Quesnel to col lect a claim of lo.6o. Horatio. Ark. Alto Poole hss grown a IrrsK esr oi corn toumiui.h 11 small esr. Th asm ataia con tained two other well-developed esr. WESTON - PENDLETON lit SU0 SMiH A. M. Colng West. P.M. Lt Weston :00 Lr weston i:e Athena :! " Athen Adsma : " Adam 1:M A. M. Going EJ. P. M. Lv Pendleton 10:00 Lv Pendleton 4:00 Adama 10:50 Adama : Athena 11:15 " Athena 1:15 Fares. ' -Weston to Athena. ISc; Weston to Adama, 50c; Athena to Aaaras. Weeton to Pendleton. 11.00; Athena to Pendleton, 75c; Adams to Pendleton. 50c. .... ' - -. . Round trips. If made in earn osy; Weston and Pendleton. 11.50; Athena and Pendleton, 11.15. ' Headquarters; Weston, at Mty urug store: Athena. St. Mcnoia mom; Adama, Inland Merccntlle btore; rcn- dlcton. French Kestaurani. A.K.MT9EX. ICE CREAM and cake 10 cts. tlie dish at the Weston Bakery Fresh Bread. Cke JP'f.i Fine Candies. Good Meals at All Hours, 25c. We apecialute in Lodge and Party Supiwra. ZEHM the Baker Dupui Building, Main and Water Shoe and Harness repaired next door. Dr. Farnsworth DENTIST j frgF" Phone or write for .ninhMi,i - - ? Temple Building 1 Pendleton Oregon ) I Dale Rothvvell Optical SpeciaSisI I give all my time to the fit- mrxA ci-irwlinff of trlnsBes. I X X haxo practiced in Pendleton alx Z All work e-uarsnteed. American Nat'l Bank Bid. (Upstairs) Pendleton Oregon i i in mi i una aiialal I Mil II Willi I n i 11 w Cedar Fence Post3 tarred or untarred, at right prices Large supply of Lehigh Portland Cement Kemmerer Lamp Coal Dry Wood, sawed or 4-foot WESTON BRICKYARD i : i-mt, -i-a-J BaiiiiirrTirT aa When the Ncw-Comer Arrives j CTTttffil ----- jfW i rmml 11 Welcome it with this delightfully attractive and comfortable crib. QeLlossTurniture CHOC0S Choice Chocolates (while they last) .: 25c " the pound , a-a aa Branch Agency for American Express Money Orders , Drubt, Weston, Oregon ( . - Store 3BKJ k-d Ihdl Kul i