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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1916)
Dr. Alfred F.Scmpert Oraduat ind Registered DENTIST orricE hours M to 12W A. M. , 1.-00 to (:00 P. M, BRANDT HUM., npetalr BREVITIES barualn In tn auto r. 0. Watt. (Ad.) ' : ! : ,. ; - j Herbert W. Copeland Eyesight Specialist I will bo in Weston on Saturday, Feb. 12, 1916 Consultation and examination ' of eye free. Vice reasonable- and work flnt class. Renumber tb dat. Th git-atest my Hudson oar. A daughter waa twin (0 Mr. andMr O. W. Walllnif U their hum on WaliinKiao el reel. Do md fall tn e tr. Copeland at Mr. Km' iHianilng huuw, Wc.uin, Kbrurv II. II jour tjn need awu lion. (Adv.) Quail ami pheasant liavo suffered tHH-auM uf the ooltl weather. At Krlw the cam Mill Into town and roosted la tut treea. Dr. Ooland liaa fitted many pair, of glasses In Morrow and Umatilla luiunLli wlinre other atiarlalUl liad failed. Ma hint la Wi ret. 12. Wlliraondlllun should I prrtiy much tlia aama at ntilk-lihurltig town. In thli eectlon. alUmuili a marked Ul f- ferenca was shown by tha government readliiua. Thus, during Ilia Boldest psrt ol Ilia prolonged old snsp l'n dleton reported "all records broken" m twenty-two Iwlu. Yat Malta W al ia reported on l seven below at Ilia mom lima, Hotunlar night aod Huadar iilxl.U ttvm lU uk(iiuwiit autluo on top uf the federal building. Athene cam. to bat with the earns record aa rewllrton, twenty-two below, while Wrtiioiily thra mllea distant from lia shivering ul.urli, Intd fifteen bw luw. Hstunlay night at Meaeliam. on tupof i ha Mluee, forty-five below, at-wmllng to an K. . erreKmdnt. In on. reiut tha people of all these nlajMM arlli Maml agreed, and that la dial iba a Miliar liaa bes a plenty cold noiifc-b. Member of tha "lllunderlng Wily" (roup, were pleasantly entertained by Mlaa O.na ttapp Tuesday evening al tha residence of lr. and Mr. (. II. Hmlth on North Water atreet. Cora lUrhnf raturnad from thnlr Witddlntf aa po.pd In Iba glowing flr.placa. i- ... u.m.l. ktr ul lira. A. M. land ronallutd part of an ataborat I ----- ' . . akt l a CM. U. Cartar Dm P. BmjftKa Carter & Smythe UWYERS PENDLETON OlttUON . M. NlarM & It DltlMp Peterson & Bishop UVYCU PanJIotrtn, Or. Praitar, Or. IHln 1.1 Mtmka NortK-.n ara now occulnif iba Nor- Doan mldaooa on aouiu wawr ainrav U. and Mra. D. W. Wamtn wart hara thl. aak vhlla raturolnir to Uiflr vhaat ranch In Urant Miunt;, Wa.h.. frutn a lit it tin roiatuaa at llakar. Mra, CUmraM fUynaod 1-atnxla and lilt I ann arrived laat rk from Markavllla. Iullna. to man tnair hom In WWoo. Mra. Laboda la lir of It. U. Haynaod. Mra. Lolla I'lnkarton. tha only ap- ill Irani from Wratun at tba raernt lahara' tiamlnailon, aa amnnir tba tatauty Umatilla enunty laaciiara to ravalva aiaia cartlllcalM. Hay lllrka, an aiprraa mivngr, I. n hiMiilial at IVinllnion villi aiab wound. InftliwJ by rt Jobnwm, a farm hand. Tba nun mrn ara aald to bava quarreled or a woman. JiMnh Kurraat. a iirouilo.nt plonar uulir of rmaiuia connir. aimi moo- dv rooming at bla horn, on Thorn Hollow. Ha waa 71 year, old, and I. aorvlrm! by bla widow, tbrvw aooa and thraa dauy hiara. John V. Hall of MarabOnld. fJran.l Mer for Vrrgtm of tha I. O. (). V., will ay an ofllclal vi.lt to Uwtoo l4lyo No. &, 1. U. U. K., oil Tbura- L avanuiif. January ii. u la nroua- bla that tba Itlwkalia will b IovUkI to Join wlib tha loiljra in walooiuInK tha dlatlnif uUhad vlaiuir. IWtwiwn ftuty and lift r lifirharhool iinlrnu had a mrry alrlirh rlda Kri- day enlnir to tha Allrk Jolitimn farm in tlia UMir nfivniMtrhouo, wiwra limy war mnaind by MIm Minnie and Carl Juhnwm. Uaiua of rarloua klmla werv nlayad. a tin lunch waa anrvml and ali iirwaeat found hearty enjoyment. " and drl.rlabla m.nu of r.frhmnt. Tha fUMta took turn. In handling the rorn-popwr, and an amlnrnt loral lournallat and Thvaplaa la aald la have arpaed tham all In thla agraeabla paalime. All prant Ih.a took part In aa informal and enjoy.bl. program of mualc. Tha lnvll.4 gueeta were Mr. and Mra. R. a. Itallng. Mr. and Mra. rrank Qraham, Mr. and Mra. T. u MrHrlda. Mr. and Mr. A. Jamea, Mlaa Ixil. Porter, Mr. Claud Price, Mr. Clark Wood. Under aa Alhena dale Una Tueaday. (ha Walla Walla Bulletin reported thai Athena.. Wvaton and Milton ai hoola had been rloerd berauaa of the cold weather. Inaofar aa Weaton la eonrerned, no aurh lurk baa befallen lha erhoolboy. who with "ahlnlng morning face" atlll "creep. Ilka a nail." etc.. while on bla way to the plara of education, and romp, gaily to tha roaatlng hill when arhool la oer. In fact, yery little Inconvenience haa been ocraaloned the Weaton rhoole by tha rold apell. It la aald that the Athena arhoola were cloaed for a frw daya becaoae of trouble with lha furnace. The following; oflleara of (' Cliamer Na 47. Onlitr of tha Kaatern Htr, were Inirtallnd lt Friday even- Inif by Mra. h. a. liarnea, paw- worthy matron: Laura Moniwin. worthy ma tron; H. A. liarnea, worthy patron: Kva r. IMMoaa, aaauriate matron Alloa Prlre. aeciwiary: K. M. Hmith irea.urer: Kilaa Morrbwn. nonducti I tart liarnea. aatorlat eontluctreea: liny Head, warden; A. L. Douvlaa, wnllnel; Norn Walla. Ada: Zona Hinlib, Kiiih; Oladv. Warren, Rather: Ctlirln Sinlih. Martha; Mr. N. U Wood, Klmar Surah MclUe, chap lain; Mabel Hloinrrrn, marvhat; Ina Harneai org aol.t. Tha third teama of Weaton aod Athena blifh arbuola played batket ball In lha Athena court Hatonlay e enlnif and Wenton won a fast and ex citing conuiat. acora 17 to ID. Alhena hold Weaumdown to three polnta in lha aeeond half, but could not over come tha leaii aeeured hv weion ih ron I'll auiierinr team play. W ton'. Ilne uii Included Charle. Wllvin and Jim Koad, iorwanlii: Jim I.leiml ten. center: Klwimr Douiflnr and Kill ilrowo, giianin; Hill Van winkle, aub referred lha eniraire- ebb kept lime and ihe warn liurg-y and lirown. ConirrfMman Kick Kinnott eent no lew than ZM iwckauea of iravernmenl irnrdrn need to Wmton for distribution hhmuirh tha Wewton Leader. He did Here Is a fine, biff $100,000.00 stock of desirable . a. a r - - - ... I ,w J " " H """" K WW V Wt-I" Jlome rurnmhings or every sort ana just aoout every- tr xtvamnK tnn tn any our on thing is Pharplv rodoeed in price, the newest and clwicert .tSVI .K in ieaocr la now uiwriuuiin? ine tuirkairea amonif the farmer and rar- iicner or me tveaton nci(;nt)oriiood. the Yellow Tag There are thousnnds of them on eveiT side: no mat- tcr where you look j ou Kce myriads of them and every Krnk .smith last 6i6 is an eloquent plea to votir better judgment, a iuJ thrifty folks throng the store from mern till night to se lect the things they need or will need soon. coods beinc; included, in view 01 tne lowness 01 our recular prices, which are marked in plain figures the t-nmn in nil mil inrrfrliil frr Turn niflr ttnA TInrrv OVPrv , " . Jrrb'wir:.. !"j.:r.?r r.."r-V The lomr expeoted break In thncold tiaV in me year mCSe Special reductions, averaging lnim weather cm yeaterday with a near IRIa Qii nuwerf u m iyu oncnf innol nnrf fnrernt th cblnuok. It waa found to be generally w "7 r-Yvv" t " i,rrii t i "T. j ' I" lubi-lou. and areeanlo. aa local coal iillea and temuer were be- feel tha at rain. The lowem they are investigate! That costs nothing and will were 14 below on the !2ih and 15 he aiirt'lv TUIV I low on tha Itkh and 17th. ' Thla break OM fc v ' rV I no recorda. however. Wrton had a To our friends, would sav. come early. Even in this ?jrof 20 b,,ow lD im aod n YXr otru.U mnn ilnmo o lief aH in ri a tf nna nr turn nnrl I u.K ovwn, M..jr vv.? v- w. . - w K, Lvtle wrliea from Crane. de av mav mean tnat me very one you wouia nave iinea i.uho. for th weeton Leader, aarinir best has been sold.. Of course, there will be lots of oth- 2?," 't .r1 ers, but why not choose from the full assortment THE OAUIS-KA SER GO. Complete Furtilhra of Home, OfTlcaa, Churchea, Scboola - . ' lQ-ao'Aklar SL - fOdd Fallowa Temple) . - WALLA WALLA, WASH. fMWm- - w- : vx. ... . - a CALIFORNIA . Magnificent hotels cater to your every want, and you eat, drink, sleep, play and live out-of-doors. What better way to ; . gain true rest and health?, t ,.'t.- To enjoy every minute of your California visit, aak the Oregon-Washlnfiton Rallrcad & Navigation Co. UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM to pUn your trip.' It ia eay -when you have u da it See your local agent to-diy. or write the General ftw JL a ,r,r PnrtLmf fnr literature and information. t r fin r but miihlnif like the homo paper." He report that tlia know ha been four fel deep at Crane and the ' mereurr 23 below, and add: "I am eomlnir over a aotra M wa can crura the mountains. o will tie waichlnir for the whit peak to darken and tba rrasa to atart." .1. 1 - ' Rrnet Conner, a prominent farmer In tha neighborhood aoutb of town, Is under Dr. Smith' care wlib very 1 riou Injuaie. tha result of recent acoiuem. y railing from nia na ion Mr. t.ooner sustained two oroKen rtos. anu one or mora punctured tne lunjr. He waa dolno; quite well at last re ports, and i expeoted to recover un lea com 11I lea 1 tons ensue. . " An old-fashioned wood-sowing; bee was held recently at the home of P: C. McCausland tn the farming district I east of town, and proved both pleasant land profitable. A lars number of I friends and neighbor attended, and with cross-cut aawa made quick work lot Mr. McCaualand'a pll of log-wood. A bountiful farm dinner waa aerved. The nrediotlon of old timer that I the unusual number of yellow jacket in the mountains last summer indicat ed a hard winter, i proving rather unpleasantly accurate, it the yellow I jacket are really responsible, then they should 'wear stripes, and proba bly win, for the rest 01 their natural lives. v. 1 -v Weskly Bulldoirirer: , We note, In the press dispatches of the week one telling of tha disappearance of the bar at. the mouth of the t olumma. Here in Pendleton tha Columbia bar has also disappeared and alonjf with It a hundred or more schooner, yet very- lone took it a a matter of course. , James Rradhnrn, formerly of Wes- Iton and In recent yeara connected wit b the track department of t he O VV. H. A N.. ia reported to ba 111 In St, Vin- I cent's hiMplial,' Portland. Mr. .Brad- nurn nas lately Deen siationea at u I Johns.. , , M. J. NorDean suffered a severe at- I tack of la irrinpe at the home of his dauirhter, Mrs. K. D. Cashatt, with rhom be has been visittnjr In Spok ane, but 1 now repotted to be 00 n- valesoent. ' J. H. KnirlUb and Mrs. "J. S Nell left Tuesday for a vUli with their brother, Ken iCng-lisii, at Auburn. . . , . Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Fontaine of Bay- ton, Wash., ara here for week end Visit. . , :. , . . ' Whitman Colleae .defeated Oregon Ail ullural i'ullsa at basket ball In Walla Walla Tuesday evening, score II to I, Motor rar avrvlre 14 all polnta, da er plslit. Also llvrr and feed atabk oppiMlts the IJsuallen blaikamlth hop. Laf MrHrlda. M' liBfti Portrr" left TussSay' ftr Walla Walla to resume her former position In the Ilooh Nook store, where she waa employed before cemina to Weston. r f am needing money badly alace the fire which destroyed my buelnesa, and must Insist upon prompt aettlemenl from those indebted to . WIS. . JC. C Xehm. (Adv.) . . Another dog showing arm plums of rabies waa killed la), I'sndleten fun- day, after biting the Utile child of Its owner, Prank Htroble. The head was aent to Portland for ekamlnation. Wheat growers of the Walla Walla valley have contracted for the entire apportionment of l,to grain bags from tha stale penitentiary jute mills, sad later applicant were turned away. Mr. and Mrs. Jo Wurser have re turned to their home In Weaton from npokan. While not yet recovered from the effects of hi serious accl dent near Odessa, Mr. Wurser con tlnues to gnln gradually In strength. Mlaa Claudia. Windsor, a Pendleton girl, baa won national prominence by wearing a I loe diamond anklet pre aented to her by her fiance, a wealthy army Burgeon. Mia Windsor la now residing In Haa Pranclsco, where aha la a society favorite. Reports from Kugene any that the largest herd of elk In Oregon, num bertng between and Is bead threatened with extermination because of the deep anow. The herd la local ed In the Bos canyon country, on the north fork of the Willamette river. Mrs. Berth Bmlth of Portland, daughter of the bit United 8 tales Senator James U. Slater, was the win ner of the alogan contest for the 11 Rose Festival. Out of li.eoe slogans proposed from every part of the United State, her waa selected. It a pretty and Inviting tittle Couplet, and reader " For you rose In Portland grows." All Washington and Oregon cities report a dearth of business In the po lice courts since prohibition went Into effect. Pendleton hsd but one rase of drunkenness up. Weston haa had none. There la no Indication here of the use of Intoxicants by anyone. Bo far as known, nobody here haa even taken advantage of the opportunity granted by ihe law 10 stock his sideboard with a limited supply of beer or whisky. The town Is absolutely 'dry" as to al cohollc beverages of any sort, and from all appearances will remain so. A ftnnrl Arl TWiicif: Ha "X Y Interesting Jl Rather a DRY TIME just now for material. How would it do to talk business? AXE US NEW WESTON STORE CUTS NICE MELON SalituUal rrsat Sbrwi lar Flnt Tkm aai Oat-Rail Btat-VIU Ada Crscerie. At tba annual meet in y Wednesday of the euickholder of the Weston Mercantile Company It wag decided to add a grocer? department. This will he dona by taking- over tha atock of tha O'Harra Store, : whose present owner, L L O'Harra, will beoome manag-er of the new department. It wa also decided to chang-e the company's bustne policy rrom the rash basis to one of restricted or con venience credit. Tba details of the new policy were left on motion to the board uf director. The clause re quiring- Manager J. f. Slover to make ills rettiueorw uriv wu n.w w He will, however, continue ss man- airer and buyer, with J. H. William a assistant manager. : : The report . or Manarer Slover showed a substantial profit for the three nd one-half months the new store bad been in business up to Janu ary 1. ItHB. This baa enabled the di rector to uer.iare a aiviuena 01 o.ui nercent on the one-half of the capital stock paid in, and the dividend checks are now available. Director for the year were elected 1 follows, a large majority of the stock being- represented: Dr. f. u. watts. i. r. siover. j. n Key, 1 ley Winn. Sira J. Culley, Joe HiHlirson. Frank Price. Mr. Price succeeds L. 1. O'Hsrra, who aald that he wished to retire from the board, in view of bla probable con nection wttn toe company 10 a aaiariea capacity. X v. WESTOX HAS THREE BOARDS. ELECTION Beginning; with the primaries May tt there will be three polling places aod election boarda In Weston hereaf ter, aa Ihi la now the election center of three precincts Instead of two. They are Nos, It, 1( and IT. and em brace in all nearly 40 sectlona of land. Nos. IS and 1C lie to the east of town and No. IT to the west Water street la th dividing line. . The Rad and Ha wley mountain district has been converted into pre clnct No. 14, with polling; place at Falrvlew achool houae. Weaton moun tain, extending from the places of S. F. Hyatt and J. E. Walden eastward to the summit of the Blue mountains. lies In precinct No. 18. This Is a big subdivision, no tess than 12 mile in length, but aside from the populous mountain settlement contains but very tew voters... :. i-.-"...- 8. A. Barnea haa been appointed the official registrar for all five of these precincts, and voters may either regis ter with him or with the county ciertt. card system la used, and the voter required to give quite a bit of In formation. For Instance, not only the state but the county in which be was born must be given, if be is native born. If not, he must establish his naturalisation. Once he la registered he Is permanently on the rolls and may vote- at all succeeding election. unleas he should happen to skip one, when he must register attain. -' Registrar Barnea has been supplied with the necessary documents and is now prepared to regiater all men and women voters who call at hia Main street office. The books are open un til April 1. a month prior to the pri maries. . , Persia.' ., Iowa. For eleven hour Mra. August Seddsn. lay in a trance and saw her relatives and friends pre paring for her burial. When the un dertaken wan about to place her in the coffin, she succeeded in sighing and thus prevented her burial alive. She 1 expected to recover. - LAST YEAR IN OCTOBER that dollar you owed us belonged to us and it was : your duty to deliver it to us. You had no right to .' that Dollar or to the use of that Dollar after that ; date. It was your duty to deliver it to us as agreed and understood. We had to have a Dollar and so we borrowed one and let you keep on carrying that one. We are paying eight cents per year to let you keep on carrying OUR Dollar that has belonged to us since October 1st last year. Now how long would you have us do this ? ? ? . ' If you're a man, telJ us. If not, keep still. "Man is Made of Dust. "Dust Settles. "Be a Man." WATTS o MO DEATH OF EDWARD AXDFJUyOV Edward Anderson, a leading eltbcen of Weaton and until recently a mem ber of the council, died at nine o'clock Monday night at his home In thl city of cancer of th stomach, Mr. Ander son had been in failing health for sev eral months, and In the but few weeks his Illness reached a critical stage. Last Wednesday he made a profession of the Christian faith, called his chil dren to hia bedside and advised them aa to life' responsibilities, and arrang ed his business affairs. Mr. Anderson had farming Interests near Weston and In recent yeara mace hia home In town. In hi death the community loses a good citisen and hia family a devoted husband and father. He waa bora In Holm Jo. Swe den. October It, ISO. and came to America In 1181. He was married to Anna Charlotte Blomgren In Walla Walla ia llf. He Is survived by bis widow; three children, Thelma,-Ray mond and Irene, and a brother and slater who reside In Sweden. Funeral service were, conducted at tha family residence on Broad street Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock by Rev. N. L. Wood, pastor of . the Methodist church. The burial waa In accordance with the rite of tb Inde pendent Order of Odd Fellow. Mr. Anderson having been a member of Weston Lodge No. 58. He waa also a member of the Masonic order. gTS A good time to fill your coal bins. We have plenty of Spring Canyon and Kem merer coal. Weston Brickyard. Banket Ball Events. Weston HI atacked up against one of the very fastest basket ball teams In the northwest, that of Walla IValla HI. tn the Garden City last Saturday evening, and the boys feel no disgrace in being beaten by the overwhelming score of 14 to 4. They say that the spectacular speed and brilliant team play or the Walla Walla bunch were positively a revelation and they felt privileged In witnessing it which waa about all tbey could do. Weaton could not negotiate a single field goal, losing the two alight . chances they were vouchsafed. Their four points were scored from free throws. Leland Richmond, a Walla Walla forward, established a new record by tossing IT field goal. nd waa closely followed by H. Rich with K. This same Walla Walla team had previous ly beaten the fast "Y" five by a score of 4 to I. and Athena HI by 7 J to t. It wss a double header sffalr, and the Weston girls fared better, losing by 4 to 17. It la aald that they would have a good chance to win over the Walla Walla girls In a familiar court Both teams report the most hospitable and courteous treatment. The Weaton girl have a game on for tomorrow (Saturday) evening with the Pendleton girl at Weston, and thla Is expected to prove one of the liveliest events ever witnessed here In feminine athletics. . A basket social will follow the contest, and a large crowd is expected to attend. : iBiritii oiai. . . r T . . QUALITY GOODS QUALITY SERVICE Sleep on a Texas Tuft less C0" Soft Feather. Fifty pounds ot the Beet Cotton Obtainable. GET THE HABIT. Silk Floss One bait Felted Silk Floss. Tufted Bottom and Top. GET THE HABIT. Flossoline Rlrkardsvllle, la. A dog belonging to L. M. Datiaman, who rents the home) formerly occupied by James Maxwell near here, wa seen digging recently, when aomething glittering appeared in the dirt. Datiaman Investigated and found a box containing SIOOO In gold coins. It Is presumed that Maxwell, ho was said to be miserly, used to bury his money. Maxwell waa killed la railroad wreck. 130 d?S CLUB RATES January 16 to February 15, for . ' . $2.50 In advance Two gents' or La dies' Tailored or Plain Suits cleaned and pressed, and one pair Trousers or Skirt sponged and pressed. (Regular rates, $3.50 to $4.) Try our hand and electric mas sage for the face and scalp. First-class Workmanship. ' Clean Bath Room. af" 1 Shoes Shined for Ladies ;' and Gentlemen, T Weston Baths and 4 Tailor Shop t R. L. Reynaudf Mixed Flos. SO pounds. Bound Ticks. Plain-stitched edges. GET THE HABIT. 1, vSfc QUALITY PRICE QUALITY STORE The Leader Prints Butter Vraps ui 1 Home Merchant Prices 25 pound pail atock food....f2.25 12 pound pkg. stock food ... 1.00 ? pound pkg. stock food 65 8 pound pkg. atock food , .25 Comparison of dosage two tables poonfuls twice daily. . WE 6UAXAHTES THESE COODS Mail Order jnd Ped d!er$' Pricei v 25 pound pail stock food.... ..t3. 50 7 pound pkg. atock food ...... 1.04 S'j pound pkg. stock food ... .CO ls poundtpkg. atock food ... 5 Two tables poonfuls thre times daily. Godwin's Brae Li u Weston 5) I' ll I 1 ) VI 'J