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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 17, 1915)
Dr. Alfred F.Sempert K Gradual and lUgUlered DENTIST fries Reasonable CT BRANDT BLDG., upstair Veston Meal I "Market Brandt Building, oppo ; site Postofllce. Good, Fresh Meats ; ; Fish in Season Cash paid for HIDES A. P. Perry ICE CREAM (AND CAKE) 1 0 cts, th dish at th ' Weston Bakery frith lirl, Cak ami Pantry, riii Camlie. il Meals at All HiMins SS. We tMialii in UIk biI 1'arty Sutler. ZEMM the Baker Dtipui Bulkling, Main ami Water KImm anil llarneaa repaired neat door. BREVITIES Ohmart tlia photo man wilt be In Athena only two weelti Umfr. Dreamland motion picture at Wee- Inn opera houe nit Monday an' Tuesday evenings. tislph Klnnsar ' ha bernme th owner or a Ford rar, recently bought of lb Milton Ira. Mrs. Jam Kirk patriot ha return d from a visit to her dauahter, Mr a. W. It. Affleck, at Oroflno, Idaho, Walter O'Harra aueulned dam ad foot Tuesday morning In a run away accident near th It. W. Jirown Blare. , , . Robert C. Michael I moving Into town from Dry ouek, and will occupy hla residence property on South Wa ter street Ralph Tucker recently delivered arluad of io at Athena for th Valla Walla Meat company, receiving Is cent per pound. J. IS. Jone and family hav leaned on of th Hetty Power cottage on Water street, and ar moving to town from th mountain. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Dudley, rldlng north of Weeton, hav become the proud parent of a turdy aon and heir, weighing 1H pound, Wesola I Itarlf again. Councilman and aVhool Director Jo Wuraer hav ing returned from a aummer stay at hla farm near Odessa, Waah. Taken up Ray hoc branded W on left, ahoulder, weight about ISO pound. Owner may recover earn by 'applying to Will Kos. Weaton, Oregon. I Oeorg llrhnltaer haa completed a 'rock foundation Haiti feel In al for a new farm residence to be. built by liert March, prominent mountain far mer. I - ' I The highest etandlng at th recent county examination of eighth grade pupil waa made by Blella (Jllraore of Iteed and Hawley mounUIn, a pupil of Mia Id J. Narkau. I Sheriff Taylor waa up from Pendle ton Tueeday, aummonlng three "good 'men and true" from thla neighbor hood for Jury eervlc. They are: J. N. York. O. W. Rtagg and John M. Price.. Offered for the aecond time at ad ministrator's aal at Pendleton Satur day, the residence property of the KlUabeth I'rln eetat at W eel on waa bid In by Attorney C. H. Carter In behalf of th principal creditor. Olenn Morrlaon, a former Weaton boy who haa become a Bailor, is in Man rranclaco again with th 17. . a. Maryland, after helping lo ralae the lll-faled submarine. F-. In Honolulu j harbor. Olenn write horn that th i Man-land leave aoon on another voy age to Honolulu, accompanied by two jof Uncle Hum' undersea craft. lood Mm Stoves With a heater as with a range, it's not so much the first cost as the cost of fuel to keep it going that counts most There's a big difference in stoves in this respect, as well as in the way they last, the way they keep fire, ease of regulation, and appearance. Our twenty-odd years of .'.. ...!iL -i 1 1 ...... 1 .4v1 nnJU!nin ia at experience wiin siovt's unucr iwai iuw wiiuinuuo ia i. flM i ........ t.M. Z-M MMAllAm .t,A VlA. your service, miaiever your, itcawng piuuicm, vc lieve we can help you solve it to your advantage. The beat stove to b had fur aoft coal and our mountain wood are here stove that will (ret jou th moat powlbl heat from tht fuels, stoves that Irmk ai.ll m4 atav so. which keen fir well and will eontinu to do so, sioves k.t win niM vou rwrmanentlv. stove at reasonable price as welt. Of court, in eatorlnff to all claaaea, wo have to have great variety of heater; but U you leave It to u you will get th beat proposition for your caa that to possible. Call If you can. Writ If you eannot call, teuing us now mucn apace you wlah to heat, what fuel you use, tU., and w will good you Illustration ana quote price. , John O. Itlchardenn lured J, T. Ow Ing of Twin Fells, Idaho. Into a aage brush bottom twenty mile northwest of Pendleton, ahot him twice and dumped his dead body into an aban duned well, which Hlohardaoa then filled. Driving bark to town, Rich ardeon reported that the dead man had returned to Idaho, after selling to Itluhardeua hla wagon and home, which the murderer disposed of. Af ter a quiet Investigation of the facts, Sheriff Taylor arrested Richardson who confessed whta confronted with a complete chain of clrcumatantlal ev Idence against him. Richardson ror merly farmed In the region where he committed the murder. He say b killed Owing because the latter abus ed hie OwinY wife, the divorced wife of Richardson The sheriff think that robbery was th true mo tive. , Tou and your children are safe If you wear f Dr. ' low dt . Turner (lasses eves safe and prtc eaf. Their slssses eooL no more than the nrdinsrv kind, and vou have the be"' eflt of their skill and many year of experience as exclusive eye and nerve specialists. Dr. Turner la recognised s one of the leading oiHhalmologiats of ths Northwest. Consult them at Mrs. Webb's Cottage hotel, Weston, Wednesday. Heptember tl. They will be at Athena September ft and at He lix Meotember II. They do not go from house to house. On chars cov era entire cost of examination. Olaaeee and frame fully guaranteed, whether they cost II or more. (Adv.f Old eve mad young. It I a clear- v.d world to old folk whose time' dimmed eyee are made young again ihrmieh the maaie-fltllng glai Correctly made glasses will tum back ths oases of time, a It were, and re new the perfect vision of your youth, Coma to Mrs. Webb Cottage hotel In Weston next Wednesday. September It, and let Dr. Lows dt Turner prove k.i ihsaa rlrht-flttlna glaasea can An tnr ou. Don't forget the date. Will be at Athena Heptember It and at Helix September II. (Adv.) The Ladle Guild of th Episcopal Church held It September meeting at the home of Mra O. W. Proebstel. At the close of the business session two vsrv nleaslna vocal solos were eung h yn h. tl. Sallna. and two Instru mental selections were played by Ruth Proebstel. The hostess waa assisted t Mrs. C H. Smith and th Miss riorothv and Ruth Proebstel In aerv- im sr nalatabl refreshments. The guild' neat meeting will be held with Mrs. ft. O. Baling th first Thursday afternoon In October. Weston la "filling up" again, due to the opening of school and to more en eouragtng local condition. Every habitable house In town I said to be occupied, and prospective renters are finding It a difficult matter to secure anv kind of a dwelling. While the local population Increase every fall, the Influx thla year I greater than ever and the acarclty of bouses ha become a serious handicap, both to the town and to Its would-be resl- dehta. THE DflVIS-HA SER CO. CompluU Furnisher of Homes, Office, Church), Schools 1040 Alder SL - (Odd Fellows' Temple) - WALLA WALLA, WASH. n?.. ir . Ei EVOLUTION ,oth DINING EXTENSION TABLE, There WW a time when our fowfatherg had to bo tjnedwlth labli ( shown sbovo. But mot to now! Even the vf fVerferfrfV are already behind the time becaue Improrementi bar been nude lhat overcome tholr ihortoomlnga. , TwiaM Pedestal Extension Tables bar. two o-pte.0 ova. or oblong Bi IVUU pess-w - MA In the extended position, they art ag porfoiit aa wbcntlotcd. Uorifhtty. nsflabJied rsrhes wHk lock aol. boM. r, ZSZ (m Is divided sdh.l by th. -- th "Twlifc" TK sr a sauhllud of rso way yea ,Wld b7 "TWIN" d a eu. Rsb. . tsU AwlM""ar ad la aesMroM dedas d fcbbes, V,woUbpWdSovyvBcUloli"luo- DeMOSS E. O. liafe McBrlde. local tranrporutlon magnate, la regarded a uch a careful driver that some of hla juritlca aver that "Lafe old Ford car couldn't out run a he rue " W bv Lafe'a word for it, however, that he ran over a cotton tall rabbit while on the road to Pendleton which la certainly "go- Inir enmn." However, he b 0" vearnlna deelr to develop Into a speed demon and challenge Rarney Oldfieia Athena Pre: P. S, LeOrow, H. I. Watt and Sam Pambrun will leave on September II for a big game hunt ia Montana. At Spokane they will De Joined by Frank Graaty, who will make the fourth member of the par ty. The bbya had good luck last year and are going earlier on the present trio, with the expectation of having excellent sport In lake fishing, before the hunting season opens. During the recent rain, which were quite general throughout the Inland Empire, the precipitation at Weston waa aeven-lenth of aa Inch, accord ing to the record kept by Herbert Ba ker, local observer. While the rains Interfered to some extent with thresh ing operation on the mountain, they were of great benefit In drenching the thirsty earth, "laying the duet" and welling th wtr vein. A. H. Mctntyre, welt known young farmer of Athena, ha ued his wife. Cor Ann Mclntyre. for divorce. Plaintiff charge unfaithfulness on the part of hla wife, declaring that in July or this year ah transferred her affection to another man and told him that ahe meant to marry, him. The Mclntyre were married In Pen dleton In 10. and nave two cnti dren. 3. E. McDantel, whose farm la nine mile east of town on Weaton moun tain, had soma "come-along" barley this year. He planted It for seed June 10th last on two acre of ground, and within II day after needing It was In the aack which la rush work for barley that far back In the Blue. The two acre yielded 51 aack. J. H. Olodtu haa aold hla quarter section of farming, fruit and pasture land In the Couae creek neighborhood to Roy Tompkins for a consideration of 17600. Mr. Tompklna will vacate the McGrew holding near Weston, which he haa been farming under lease, and which will be occupied soon by Mr. and Mra. Fred McOrew. Mr. and Mra. P. A. Lundell of lone. Oregon, were visiting laat week with their aon, A. W. Lundell, returning to lone Saturday. They were favorably Impressed with thl locality, and ex pect to return eoon with th view of making their permanent home at Weaton. It I announced that th meat mar ket In th Gould building will be opened for bualneaa Ajj a tew day un der the management of A. W. Lundell. carrying i full au;ply of fresh and cured mean, lard, sausage, etc, at reasonable price. I Intend 'to sell at once the three lot adjoining th residence property of Ralph Sating on the north and east. Two fine building locations one on Water street, one on Franklin street Tell me what you will give. F. D. Watte. W. 8. Price and W. & Payne are busy applying new paper to the walla of four rooms at the normal school dormitory. These will be occupied by the family of J. W. Porter, head of the shoe department at Weston's new store. Dr. Smith waa called Friday to the Dry creek dletrlct to attend a Mrs. Wood, who formerly conducted a shooting gallery here. While hunting, the patient sustained a severe fall on the hillside, breaking her right .leg above the ankle. , Hnhnul book fur eaeii only. Good wlo'sdrujf Mora. Hi III timet two weeks only In Ath ena. OIjiubcI, 1'hotojf. I , t ) Mr. and Mr. Pick Hush ar visiting In Weeton from their bom on McKay reek. Paullo. th lilt) daujfhter of Mr. and air. Kim 'tucker, is seriously III with tonallitla. . After pentllng hi vacation on th mountain Joe Narkau haa returned to I'eiHlloton, where III lit high school senior. -,t Mr. Floyd Eads (Mis May" Shaw) of Mesa, Washington, wa a guest this week of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. McDantel at their home on the mountain. Mr. and Mra Frank I 'rice were ai Wslla Walla durimr the weak with their little aon. KklrwL who sustained an operation lor the removal of deoolda. ' . , . Mr. Lliil Lanadala and children are returned to their home on w Pin mountain from Vincent, Oregon, where they spent the summer oo ao alfalfa farm. Having finished his expert work lo directing eonstroetlun of tbe new borne of the Weston Mercantile Co., which everyone admire, Contractor H. T. Uure lell yestaruay lor nana nana. Hey Winn, Joe Key, Jo Hodgson and Sim Culley, representative far mers of th Weston district, were in town Wednesday attending a board meeting of the Weatog Mercantile Co. Manager Rawla Miller announce that beginning next Monday evening at the Dreamland theater he will give six-reel program hereafter at th present price of admittance. The show will start promptly at 7:f. The Weston schools opened Monday wllu ao enrollment, of ih, wbich num ber ia Increasing-. The attendance in hllfh school to 40, with 33 In th fresh man class. A number of prospective hiifh school student are yet to enter. Instead of attending achool at Port land, her home. Ml Ethel Lane has again becom a student of Weston High which speak well for the lo cal Institution. She Is residing with her grandparents, Mr. and Mr. A. Klnnear. ... " . Mr. and Mra. I. A. McRaa and daughters hav returned to their I tome oo tvaahtnirvon street from an extended visit with relative at t'orn- II. Ontario. They were aocotniMtn- led by Mrs. D. MoCourt, the mother of Mra. Mdtaa. I'erklna & Myers, a Freewater firm, are giving motion picture shows at Weaton opera house tnta and tomor row, evening. They will present five- reel show each night at 10 ami lQo, and claim to have tbe latest going- in melodramatic thrills and roaiing- farce comedy. : y- ? n 1 W4 ij See t. am.m.-m Ja yum w wstf The Panama-Pacific Exposition opened on time but they took four years in getting ready. Our new Cash Store failed to open on the date set, but they tried to get ready in four days. So now come on Saturday (tomorrow) and see what is doing see what you've got. We believe you will be as pleased and proud as we are. And before leaving town just remember how we love you and we're just across the street -, . ttsir H. A. Street haa had hard luck with hla farm stock this summer having loot two brood mare and two colts. II good blooded animal from vari ous cause. Wednesday ne came in to the local veterinary hospital with another ailing broad mare, which he shop. fear he may also tpse. Their many Weaton friends ar glad to welcome the "return to the fold" of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beneflel. who arrived Wednesday from ' Portland. The Allsky bulldinr there of which they had . charge. . waa destroyed by fire. They are agsln occupying their home on East Main street. We are mournfully Informed by Jim Ritcbey that he Is much concerned about hla agricultural friend, Joe Hodgson. Joe I known to be very forgetful, but Jim say that no far mer should forget how to- drive a horse and that Jo did this very thing. It seems that Joe's Cadillac la laid up for repairs, and that every once in a while or oftener while out driving single wltb Jim he would twiat the lines In hla hand In a sort of semi circular way as though steering an automobile. The old horse hadn't been cranked up right, or something, or elae It had a compound fracture of the carburetor. Leastwtee. according to Jim, It ditched both friends on a level road. After salvaging th out fit, Jim took the reins from Joe' un resisting bands and drove thoughtfully to town, reflecting upon the above reflection. Ia order to construct th UmaUlta County library building at Pendleton of fire-proof material. the county court haa agreed to add 110.090 to the f SS.00 Carnegie donation. The work of excavating la now under way. and ia being done by the Warren Construc tion company free of charge. Miss Edna Bantatsr left Monday for Corvalli. after spending the Bum mer vacation at her home In Weston. Miss Baniater goes to San Francisco October 10th aa oris of the three Ore gon ' Agricultural ' College student chosen to demonstrate domestlo art at the Panama-Pacific Kxpoaltion. Zane lanadate and Herman O'Har- ra are returning today to their atudlee at the Oregon Agricultural College. Zane will complete the civil engineer ing course this year. Herman Is. tak ing th agricultural course which mean that aome day he will be able to teach the remainder of th O'Harra tribe how to farm. Gold Hill News! Mr. and Mra. J. O'Hara motored down from Cen tral Point Sunday and visited at the home of their daughter, Mrs. M. D. Bower. Recently Mr. O'Hara un derwent the painful experience of blood poisoning, caused by aa infec tion on the nostrlla. but prompt at tention averted serious consequences The pastor of the Baptist church, Rev. Milo O. Bentley, haa returned from his vacation trip and will be in hla pulpit next Sunday at 2:30 p. in. The nubile to moat cordially invited to attend. The service for the summer months were held on tbe former nor mal school campus, but oomraencintr next Sunday will bo In the oburcb building. . . The case of th,e, government against the owner of Ever' flouring: mill is up at Pendleton before Judge Phelps. The government disputes the defend ant company's claim to a title in fee simple to 10,000 feet per minute of the waters of th Umatilla river run ning through the Umatilla Indian res ervation. The mill's claim upon the water date from 1170. The Driakel) family held a pleasant reunion and partook of an admirable chicken dinner Sunday at the residence of Mr. and Mra. Geo. H. Sowers. Others present were Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Drlkell of thla city, H. C. Fetter and familv of Spokane, G. H. Fontaine and family of Davten, Wash.; Royal and Cralk Driskell, also of Dayton. The enjoyment .of tbe occasion was marred only bv the absence of Mr. and Mra. H. J. Driskell, who were un able to come. -: . . - , The opening of the WeeUm Mercan tile Co., announced for Wednesday, was unavoidably delayed until tomor row (Saturday) morning. There to such a vast quantity of goods to clas sify and display that Manager Slover and bis busy clerks found tbe task bevono tnetr power in ine umnsu time at their disposal. By tomorrow, however, everything will be ia readi ness for the most- Important merchan dizing event In th town's history, and one that presage the restoration to Weston in aome degree the departed luster of Ita stair coach days. Shelves and counters, sliow case and show windows will be full of new goods from eastern manufacturing centers, and Weston wiil awake to Bnd a metropol itan emporium awaiting its pleasure. Motor car service to all point, dar or night. Also livery and feed stab' opposite the Lieuallen blacksmith Lafe McBrlde. . Mum Ferol McBrlde has relumed to her studies In Weston High school from her horn near Athena. . Mra. Margaret Wheeler has return ed from her aummer vacation, on the Newt O'Harra farm. Hurry now, as I remain only two more weeks in Athena. Ohmart the Fhotogtapber. NEW BOOKS ARE ADDED TO THE LOCAL LIBRARY The ollowlng- new books have been added to the Weaton branch of the Umatilla county library: Brooks As Others See Ua. Clement Handbook of. Modern Ja pan... ... Dodd Healthful Farmhouse. Haxen Clean Water and How to Get It. : ..... , . Mathews Familiar Features of the Roadside. Pa roans How to Plan the Home Grounds. , Fiction. Barr Bow of Orange Ribbon. Craddock In the Clouds. Crockett Lilac Sunbonnet. Harrison V. V.'a Eyes. Hornung Father of Men. Klngsiey Miss Phllura'a Wedding Gown. , . . i Kiullng Mine Own People. Lyude Taming of Red Butte, west ern. Macaulay Lady of the Decoration. ' Mitchell Weatways. Norris The Treasure. Parker Pierre and HI People. .i Children' Books. , Alcott Under the Lilacs. " Alden Moral Pirate. Andrew Seven Little 8laters. Beard Jolly Book of JBoxcraft. Big-ham Stories of Mother Goose Village.. ' ' Brooks Stories of the Red Chil dren.....,.,. ,.. j ' Brown Lucky Stone.' Brown Wonderful Chair. v Burgess Old Mother West Wind. Carter Cat Stories. Davis Boy Scout Dix Little Captive Lad. Finnemore Japan. Harris Uncle Remus and His Friends. Lane Industries of Today. Lang Jack the Giant Killer. Lorenxini Plnocchlo. Moleeworth Cuckoo Clock. , Pierson Millers at Pencroft. Ruskln King of the Golden River. St. Nicholas Stories of the Great Lakes. Schmidt "William Tell. ' fScobey Stories of Great Musicians. Thompson Lobo, O'Rag and Vixen. Trimmer History of the Robins. White When Molly Was Six. Wilson Tad Sheldon's Fourth of July. .. - , . . Dr. J. G. McMATH OSTEOPATH Office one block north of the bank ATHENA, OREGON Electric Treatments Given EST Phone 521 41t2 WOOD To the People of Weston: Now js the time to buy your next win ter's wood. We have contracted for several hundred cords cut from large pine trees and are prepared to sell you wood cheaper than you have bought it . for fen years. We will deliver this wood, for cash only, to any place in Weston at FOUR DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS ($4.50) per cord. Or ders will be taken at any time and de livery made as soon as possible. Weston Brickyard r P iiiiif"i iUitAK $41 WOOD 7Z mttmi - . -. T '.' .V"... r .- : , - " M - . L i V . rOv la-"' " i ' SL af , w awf T. .; l -J I m il ST -n-v vfc. LETS P'ffli PENDLETON. OREGON SEPT. 23-24-2S, EXCURSION "FARES 1913 Wild ai Wonderful PONY EXPRESS RACES BMWCHO BUSTWMt BWMAN5, COWBOYS OUUAW HOUSES Get Fares and P-uticokr. Furious aix! JExcitlrtf MewCentMtantsfertSianr ' Kt crumpi, asw and ' beast heW ysa ajulWieiwd IUitt.tir From Asset 0.V.H&li It will Pay Yov. Tl f P Time 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 m m Weston, Oregon - V "2