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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1915)
Dr. Alfred F.Sempert ' Graduate I ml Registered . DENTIST I Price! Reasonable BRANDT HI-DO., upstairs Brandt Building, oppo-. v site Fostoflke. Good, Fresh Meats Fish In Season :Cash paid for HIDES A. P. Perry ICE CREAM (AND CAKE) 10 cs. tha dlah at the Weston Bakery Freeh Bread, Oik end Paelry. Fine Caialieav I'm-d Meals at All Hours, 8. Wa apeeialise iu Lodge ami Parly Suppers. ZG11M the Baker Do puis Bulkllng, Main am) Water ' Shoo ami Harness repaired next door. BREVITIES tfve.room Huum for rant. Inquire at O'Marra more. - ' ee the ttrsndt atore'e ad. Ihla week, II will Interest you. ii r J.ihnann of ralrvlew Farm waa a Jendleloa visitor during Iha WWO. hank Ksamlner F. T. Hlmma waa WhIiiii visitor August II and esaro Ined Iha local bank. wM u J Usvbee Uft Wednesday fur tlrangevUle, Idaho, la visit bar dauihtar, Mrs. A. F. Tumar. p.. a.iaJ.na urM ef Improved foothill land w miles from Western alao Iowa properly, lauulre of Ed ward Andereoo. lira. Andraw Laraoa aad Ihraa chil dren, of Walla Wall, ara visiting bar perenta. Mr. ana Mr u. "', a .her eleler. Mra. Him i. Cullar. For Hale -Eighty acres Improved land ona and one-auarler miles aoulh of Waalon. Prlca lisas. Tor larma Inqulra of O. It. Dlaemore, Amity, Ora. ,on. ' I IU. N. D. Wood and Mm. W. i. I Price ara attending Iha general con f.renre of Iha Boulh Methodist church In session Ihla waak at Oakaadala. jWaah. I Mra. Kalph tana. Mlaa r.lhal and Maalar Tommla lina. and Mra. t. II. I 1 Leade arrived from Portland Wad. ! aesday for a visit with Iha "old folka at hoim." , Wheat com I nut to etump, and no business la reported In any of Iha Umatilla county markets. The bid Iprlra in Portland Wednesdsy waa It I rents for club and II cents for blua stem. j Mr.' and Mra. Charles Oraham ara In Iha elly from lhair homa near Pen dleton. Mra. Oraham la attending Iha conference of the Church of tha Hrethren. while Mr. Oraham la re newing acquaintance with old-tlroa Waalon friends, Mra. Oeoree Umm auatalnad an op eration at Walla Walla Baturdsy for tubal pregnanry, and bar condition llnra la raportad to ba encouresing. Tha oparallon waa performed by Dra. Ruttner and 111" of waiia . Smith of Weaton. Mlaa Nellie Nalaon ralurnad Friday h m with hr sister. Mra. Anna j Warner, at Faker, Oregon, "he waa .accompanied homa by har.llllla niece. oris mr npr, w no nmm w pleasantly engaged In bossing bar grandparenta here. E. K. Crlaa. a mambar taat year of iha Vaaton farulty. haa baan elartad to tha prtnrlpalahlp of Iha Waahlngton arhool at Pcndlatoa. Mr. Oalaa la an aaMorn-tralnad laachar. and will laka to hla Pandlalon work Iha knowlrdga and axparlanra that mada him ao auo rwaful with hla alghth grada puplla at Waalon. PIANOS at DAVIS-KASER'S After months of careful consideration we have de cided to install a Piano Department and thus make liter ally true our slogan of "Everything to Furnish Homes, Churches and Schools." , Very careful consideration of the numerous makes available led us to the decision to represent the time honored house of Chickering of Boston and of Haines Bros, of New York in Grands, Uprights and Player Pianos. In these we found a splendid spirit of progres siveness and extraordinary musical excellence. - W will alao repraaant tha Foaler and tha Brawatar Pianoa and Playera, tiavlna; in Umm four mnkaaan Inatrumant to mtvl avary demand-from tha flnaat Coticart Grand to a reliable Inatrumant at a modeat prlca. Our ONE PRICE PRINCIPLE, with all gooda -marked In plain fliruraa, will ba rlgWIy maintained. Our prlcoa will tot a naw atamlard of valua on planoa. Wt ran our euatomara mora valua for Icaa money becauaa of direct factory buylmr, of carload ahlpplng and bacnuao wa will hva no added axpenaa othar than aaleaman. Thla naw Piano Departmant will ba randy for bualneaa by tha laat of thta week. You ara eordlally Invitad to viait It, riaaaa ramambar w"a ara aganU for tha WONDERFUL NEW EDISON DIAMOND DISC PHONOGRAPHS. Coma In and hoar tha lataat raeorda. THE DAVIS-tlASESl : GO. CompleU Furnlahera of Homaa, Ofllcoa, Churchaa, Schoola 10-80 Alder St - (Odd Fallowa Temple) - WALLA. WALLA, WASH. - I 111 I Ml I I ' i 'it i Mil II UV11 nriinirTnU. ORFCAM SEPT. 23-24-25, 19iS DCCUSlOn FARES WAA Wonderful rfV Furiout and Exciting manurna BUSTlNa I A "d CAamptoaa, awn aa tttxANt, cowaovt OUTLAW MOK&ta Get fires vA Partkuiart VvHwl ttlCay fMa"V ton Ma an ma I Froa Agent 0-W.R.&H. i, a Hart and family aiatorad avar In lhair MtuiWbakvr Ihla weak from lhair farm two mllaa waat of Walla Walla for a fU with old uma frlanda an Waatoa muuauln. Mr. Jlart r aorta a fairly good whaat harvaat Ihla yaar In hla awtlon. From III ara ba bad aa avoraaa ylrld of II buabali par aare of ht aad buahola of barlaywlila whaat running about la buahale 4 than uaual, Tha prwaa rup in few Uciir waa oaira bhm Ihla ntr, running from If lo ittt tuna la Iha aora. and la balng marhat ad al profitable flaurea. Mr. Hart aara lhal ha la hlihlv plnuad with hla prvaanl loration. It balng aa a1 miraule olaee to rataa a family. Ha la doing pretty wall la Ihla particular, baring aavea elurdy children. Laalnaion, Morrow county, la la have a new arhool building aad what ki further to Llioa'a credit. h etnwlure wllr be bull! of Weatoa brick, which rank or ranka among iha vary baol common brkk manufactuiwd lif Iha Northwaat, Manaiar Marbaor haa placed a lll.lll ordar for Ihla building. Tha currant Mwua ef Up to lheT1maa mayaalna aon'aloa a good picture of Waaion'a landing Industry, with Iha following title leal) "Mtae al Iha Waatoa brkk. yarda, Waat on, Oregon. Thta aonrarn la iw of tha moat auecaaaful Indualrlala in the In land Empire aad lie product are known far and wide for the'r blah quality." The mercury raaiatared tod degreee In Pendleton Monday, and III In Wal la Walla. Pendleton complained ef the botteot unday elfht In Ita hla lory. Thlnca ware allahtly tropical In Waalon, where Ihe mercury regleterel IIAt, laat gunday, thla balng by ona half a degree the hotteet day of Ihe aeaaon. At four o'clock Sunday after noon tha temperature waa II. and II waa hoi enouah that nlirht lo make t chunk of lea an aereeable bedfellow. However. II la comforting lo . think lhal Pendleton and Walla Walla (and fUlan'a othar habitat) ware even bolter than Waalon. "It pave lo advartUe." What la more lo Iha purpoaa and Ita officiate are herewith advlaad to that effect It pave tha O.-W. R. S. Co. to ad vert lae In the Waalon Leader. Quite a colonv of Weatoa folk ara now camp. Ing el Wallowa laka, attracted thither by Iha low exrurwJon ratee announced In The leader by the above company. Among them are Henry Waddlnabam and family. E. C. Rogere and family and F. C. flreer and family all of whom mada Ihe trip by rail. J. A. King and family contemplate a Jour ney from Weatoa eoon to the aame celebrated reaort. Athena Preen: Throuah the apian did artlalle work of F. B. A da ma. aa alated by B. B. Lae. the etage of the auditorium lo Ihe new erhnol build ing haa been furnlahed with aetttnaa and acenery. For tha drop curtain. Mr. Adama did a an pert palming of Multnomah Falla In oil. For the back curtain a painting of Ml Hood makee a aplendld backtrround. . Two eettlnra. ona Interior mad one extarlor. with the wlnga. complete the equipment of arenery. With tha Installation of op era aeata the new auditorium will be one of the beat In the Inland Empire. t K. Harlan and W. R. Fletcher. awoclatea of R. O. Harlan In tha pub lication of the Hrpnner Herald one of Ihe very beet country papara In Faatern Oretfnn, with few equate any where -made a flying trio to Weston Sunday and called on The Leader man. U K. Harlan haa a light welaht motor car that thrtvea on Ihe heat and dual. and driven It like a Barney Oldfleld on Ihe rm oar. He haa alao devel oped conalderable apeed aa a bane hall pitcher, aa Weaton batamea ara well aware. O. W. Maybee and family are leav ing Boon for Freewater to make their home, Mr. Maybee having accepted a reaponalbla poeitloa In the new Blover atore In that city. Mr. Maybee. who haa lately been In the aervlce of Watla Rogers, la welt qualified for hla Freewater dutlea by yeara of practical experience. - Loren Maybee haa ' re alaned aa aaalstant telephone operator here. In order to accompany hla par enia. and haa been aucceeded by Lyle Webb. - .. ;" In Juatlce Lteualten'e court Wed neaday, the cane agalnat John Falk brought by the Umatilla county truant officer waa dlemleaed, Ihe defendant having agreed to aend hla two boys to arhool. Mr. Falk la a resident of tha Finland aettlement on Reed and Ilawley mountain, and la unable to apeak Engliah. The aervlrea of an Interpreter. Mra. John Blom, were re quired by the court - R, Alexander, pioneer Pendleton merchant who baa been an Odd Fel low for 14 yeara. and waa grand mas ter of Oregon nearly II years ago, waa lately presented with a paat grand maater'a Jewel and a past grand pntri arch'a Jewel. Paat Grand Maater Hen ry J. Taylor made the preeentatlon at a meeting of Eureka lodge No. It. County Superintendent I. E. Toung advlaea ua aa follows: "Labor Day la no longer a school holiday. Aa there seems to be a misunderstanding In some aectlons. I ahall appreciate an announcement through your columns relative to the above change.'' i .. , Tha firm of Perry Lnndell, con ducting the Weeotn meat market baa been dissolved by mutual consent and the bualneaa will ba continued by Mr. Perry. . Mr. Lundelt and family will continue to make Weaton their home. The Mlaaea Dorothy and Marjorle Rulflnch left Wednesday for Steptoe, Waah., having been elected to post ttona In tha Steptoe schoola. Both have dlplomaa from tha Cheney, Wash., normal. y, Virgil Lundell, a young Weaton mu sician, haa been engaged by the Milton band to play trombone with that auc resaful organisation at Walla Walla Frontier , Days ..and the Pendleton Roundup. Fire at DtxUvWaah.. Bunday night destroyed two store-, and the poatoffice and then spread Thto an adjoining field, where 1000 aacka of grain were burned. The total loss Is estimated at $7100. Earl XInnear waa brought In last week from the Klnnear farm on Couse creek and la now at hla homa In Wea ton. He la able to alt up. and hopes soon to regain tha uae of hla broken limb. Tat On tha road between Milton and Athena, a small brown hand aatchel belonging to A. Blxby of Free- water. Finder wui ctnaiy return to this office. Mrs. Luther SheHenbergwr and chil dren left for Cold Spring tlaturday on a camping trip, but were soon driven out by the yellowjsrhets. Mr. and Mr. IJeorye liaVer left Bunder on their eel ra lme u Wat lace, Malm, areoinsoiad by Hula alias Amy O Uarre. , After aavea weeka af mountain life St (m Mclhmgal, Mr. If, tkiuld and family hara ralurnad lo lhair home va Noroial (lelgbta, ,,,, , Manager lis via Millar announce that I tut Dreamlaud. wmlua pleut will he reeunuNl at Waatoa 0iers nail IIOTMla evening. Mra. J use lib Waraer haa aa her house guest Iterelaiar and nine, Mr. MarolJ Htewart aod Uauiirhter. Uarlatra Ajvlalile, vf Teownia, Waall. Fire near Mailt Mumlsr afternoon, auppuaed to data ueoorauawl by aparka Irvia a niurthera racina Kmutive, d-airo)ed HHire I lieu 2UUU aacka t( yraln. U. DeOraw la excavating a well la the bench land back of hla preiulaea with a vlaw lo Installing a prtvata Irrigation eieum, if auftlvlaM water la t!vlued. Mlaa Maud Thorn m of Ilaker, Or egon, la the gue.i ul Mr. aod Mrs. J. N. York at Nevarfall farm. Mlaa 'I'bumisMtn will teach ecliool tbls yaar I nomia ill Wild Uorea disirtcj auuih of town. MUe Anna Wuner and Mlaa Mary Van lluy bare reiuraed kurae after a surceaslul prune packing aaa.iro In the Mlltuo aelghiMH-iioua Later in vis aesaoa they uiteml going to lite Hnake Hirer district lor eiiullar employment. L. W. Bmllh waa la tewa aaiaryy oa hla way lo hla . newly-eequtfed farm In Pine valley near Halfaay, Oregon, and vUlted K. E. Kirk Patrick, local business man. They ware old- time frtanda while living at Anatona. Wash., a Bomber of year ago. Mr. Uenrr H. Tbomtiaon, a young Gibboo aujckwan, and Mlaa tiladjs Price, daughter of 8. G. I 'rice of Wee too mountain, were united In marriage recently" In Pendleton. Congrstula l loos and well wlsbea ara citended by lhair oameroue friends thruugbout the mountain district While digging near . the Weston Mercantile company's hew slors bulld- ing Dave Lavender unearthed an old euin from a depth of nearl all feet. It la of silver, a bit lancer than toe ourrent American dollar, and the data of loll la legible as is alao tba legend, "Vou ir rains." Mr. LAveooer Caa aa yet beeo uoable to Identify it Frank Nkinner of Weaton and Flor ence Miller of Cuour d'Alene. Idalio, were united ia marriage Wednesday In Pendleton. Mr. and. Mra. Hkinner arrived to Wesloo aooa after tha cere- nun r and have gone to boosekeeplog In their Kouih Li rued street residence, which had been Deatly furnished by the bridegroom lor their reception. . James Ritchey and family ara here from Forest Grove for a visit with tbe Jue Hodgsuna at Meadoaliruok Farm, tha Jame Turners and other friends. They will remain until after tbe Pen dleton Koundup. Mr. Ritchey -la lak- Inir full advantage or the opportunity to admonish the Lr.ADKA man aa to his alleged sine of omlaaiuo and oommis loo mora especially with regard to county hooding. Harvesting la now- quite general In the Meston mountain country, where raid jtelita ara reported. A small tract of wheal on the C M. Schneider farm yielded 4tJ buabels per acre, and lite Feriruaon broliiers eropped 3.VI arka of barley f roirt 15 acres At the Ur. Kern farm ueorge r erguaoo s list- acre oat Held is averaging about oO bushels. Kurt her 'repuru will be available next week. William MacKenxIa and family are back from their motor car trio Into California, after traveling about 4000 entire by easy atages and camping out en route. They reiwrt a most pleasant outing, spiced wilb constant variety and change of scene. They visited the San Francisco fair, but did not re main long at Han Diego. While in southern California they motored across the border for a short distance low Mexico. : - Scrlmsher, Bell aV8lrapon have fin- Islted a successful .harvest run of 33 days with tbeir stationary outfit They 'wound up ' the season wedueeuay on Reed hod Ilawley . mountain, where they threshed 2o40 aacka of barley for J. V. Bell at the Van Winkle farm. Mike Kaglelon, engineer with the out fit, la leaving today for his home on the Sound near Long Branch, Wash., to renew acquaintance with his "In dian runner" ducks.' The Oregon State Fair, for fifty- four yeara an annual Index of the atate'a Industrial, commercial and agricultural growth. ' will be given thit year at Salem from September 11 to October 1. Inclusive, - It will be big ger and better thaa ever, and IJ0.000 Is offered in - eaah premiums. Free camping privileges are available In tha oak grove park, which la electric lighted and welt supplied with good water. Among the leading attractions will be two aviation fllghta dally. A delightful little party waa given Saturday afternoon at the home of Mtna Price In honor of her cousins, the Misses Velma and Zada Pierce of Los Angeles, Calif. Varioua games provided pleasing entertainment for the merry company, and appetising refreshments were served. , The Invit ed guests were; - Joyce Wood, Dorothy and Ruth Proebstel, Gertrude Van Winkle, Vlda Greer, Hortenae Baker, Hope Beeler, Rena Banister, Isabell and Maggie Fuson, Goldie Nesbitt Anna Lavender, Bethene Read, Ruth Douglaa, Haxel Brown and Zada Sni der. At the council meeting Wednesday evening Mrs. F. D. Watts and Mrs. K. O. DeMoss were appointed to succeed themselves on the local library board for a period of three years. A resolu tion was passed requesting the Paci&o Telephone & Telegraph company to install a phone In the council chambers and another in the city marshal's of fice at a concession of 00 percent from its rerrular rate. The local saloon or dinance was so amended as to permit the town s one aaloon to close at 11 in stead of 10 p. m. each night (and Sat urdays at midnight) until it ia put out of business January 1 by atate-wide prohibition. j lv The conference of the Church of the Brethren Is In auoceasful progress this week at Weston with twelve visiting elders present There will be oom reu nion service this evening; preaching Saturday evening' by Eider Hiram Smith of Albany; Sunday morning by Khler J. H. Keller of Iowa, and Sunday evening br Elder THrsra Smith. The publio ia cordially invited to attend all uieeiinga and service. The visitors are being entertained at the several homes and gel their meals on the cafe teria plan in the Normal dormitory basement Much' brslse Is bestowed bv all upon the cookery of Mrs. H. N. Shanks and Miss Eiisa Morrison. n We hope that history will not overlook the sec ond great event of this, year PANAAU EXPO. OPENING FIRST WESTON'S CASH STORE OPENING SECOND Sept. 15 as felio Dafto But do not forget that Watts & Rogers are open all the time. NEW STORE OPENS SEPTEMBER I5TH Spick and Span, Clean, Bright Everything for Everyhodyi The Weatoa Mercantile Companya store will be opened for business Sep tember 11, 1111. This data was definitely decided up on Tuesday st a conference between Manas-er Slover and local directors. It anil give ample time In which to complete Ihe building and to Install and display the Block, ao that on tha opening day Weaton'a promising new business enterprise will be complete In every detail. The people of Weatoa and vicinity ara advised to defer' their purchsaee of needed merchandise until tbay see what the new atore by prepared to of fer. "We can aave them money," aaya Ur. Slover and be aaya It with tha emphasis and confidence or a capable man of business who knows what he Is talking about Tbe new atore will have a beautiful home attractive, well lighted, com-, anodloua nd It will be stocked from end to end and from top to bottom with the fin eat assortment of mer chandise ever aeen In the East End. Tbe wanta of everybody have been anticipated by Manager Slover In his btiyinr trip to New York end otner eastern centers, and the moat discrim inating patron Is assured of satisfac tion In price, style and quality. Just a few of the many lines are mentioned below: . Men's and boys clothing. Ladles' coats and suits. . Children's coata. Footwear for men, women and chil dren. Millinery. An especially complete line of piece goods, from calicoes to the finest of measallnea and crepe de chines. Stationery and achool auppliea with tha exception of text books. ' - Manager Slover waa delighted with the new atore building when tie came over Tuesday. "It la simply admira ble." he said; "and wa will have the stock to correspond make no mistake about that I hope that all of our people will wait for our opening Mate. September It. to do their fall shop ping. We will not disappoint them In a alngle particular." , Motor car aervlce to all points, day or night. Also livery and feed Btab opposite ; the Lteuallen blacksmith shop. ; Late McBrtda. ; Four nrlaonera escaped Saturday night from the county Jail the only boardere Til Taylor haa lost In rour or five yeara. Lee puncture-proof tires may be had at my place of buslnesa In Dr. Watts former office. A. Phillips. Nature's Food for horses and cattle ia the grass that ra.inmii,i1na imI hill. The next best thing ia sweet, clean, hay and feed that comes irom our mm. r nwi you need rolled grain of the right sort for keeping your livestock in fine fet tle, look for our sign and the good things for for your dumb servants stored in our bins. We handle Steam Rolled Barlev, Oats and Wheat; Baled Hay, Millstuffa and Chicken Feed. We're local agents for Peteock Floor and Biatchford's Calf MeaL Fhoue2Sl. D. R. WOOD the Feed Man HOMER I. WATTS . Attorney-at-Law Practices in all State and Federal j louns. ATHENA, OREQQN G? ;-'-.-j iff This Briquet Man hasn't got the STUMMY KAKE, as you would proba bly think from h.1'3 looks; he. is merely asking for more take of the kind his wife bakes when she burns DIA MOND BBIQUETS in her range. DIAMOND BRIQUETS la tha cleanest and, wa think, the most econ omical fuel on the market. We have carload now in stock and would ba glad to supply you with a aampla order. WESTON BRICKYARD 71 mm aw. kuw Bisl Something New Something Swell Something Cheap One Settee One Chair One Rocker Solid Mahogany, panel back, upholstered with brown Spanish leather, spring seats, and fitted with casters. , Wa invite you to come and sea Una beautiful set; also our , line of Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Matting, Linoleum. Licensed Embalmer Lfl IIq PBiUf OSS ITTF3 aS9V --"Mir-" mm If you need anything in Drugs and Medicines, be careful where you buy. Selecting a drug store is very import ' ant in many ways. Ability, carefulness and promptness are necessary. All this you get with your purchase at .Gobdwin'sbrusGSOj: Weston, Ore ; ( i ) a i ) ) i