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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1916)
v far. Alfred F. Scmpert Gradual tmj Ilrgl.Urwd DENTIST frf utnw nouns 1:00 to 12:00 A. M. I .-00 to 6:00 l M. fST HRANDTBLIX1., upstair .-7 'V Herbert W. Copeland Eyesight Specialist ; will bo in Weston on Saturday, Feb. 12, 1916 Consultation mid xmlimttn of my fr. , Price reaaonabl and work first elaaa. Rerasmbar th data. Cha. H. Cartr Dan P. Kmytbe j Carter & Smythc 1 LAWYERS PENDLETON - " OREUON . m. , a n. fU'h-r Peterson & Dishop v UWVIRS IWIwton, Or. rrewalr. Or. BREVITIES D. N. Van flklvr U rportd lob Impwvlng, aftar a rloullln. I .. M. Vincent ha relvd hla com mission deputy ram wardnu, with headquarter at Athena. tr. Opeland Iim fltud many palre of itImmhi in nor row anu uiuauua ooontlea wher other aiieclsllMe had falUd. Horn Mm la Westun ran. is. It u WW, now fully equipped It la l.VA going at 1 180, lt H "aa with ih"lotig grcn" of lo15 " llabl to g a imnuy uuuaua aia-v K. I). Watts. (Adv.) A "HarhiiW Olrla" eliiH with h.Mi. mmuliara was or-enld Mon- .1.. antni at tha home of Miss ikU Klrknairtrk. Osme wart played and refreshment srvd. Mr. and Mr. W. H. Jon of Mon ro county. Iowa, ar vUttlnar relative In Weaton ana train-ivy. ""--. who la a railroad man of eouthern Iowa, Is a brothar of J. K. Jon of tbla elty. Jam Mtone. nromlnent Athens imrtnmr and former Bitmtwr f tha Islatur rtom Ihla county, la reported to b e-rtoualr lt Ilia on. aUnfoM Hon, waa railed from KtU.m to his bailable by telegram,, During a earooeal In rooming hous at Peodlnen. a young man named Wendell C. t'lillllpa was ah.il by on "Whlley" Martin". Ha died Tuesday afternoon. Manin and "n" Mat look, who wltnHtod the shooting, ara In JalU Mra. M. M. Johns, wall known to Weston and Aihma pooplw. met with a uifcua fall January 7Ui Inst at h humn In Vancouver. Wuh. and aua Mined a bren bona In hw left ankle. tin la muklnv aTttdnal proraa t. ward rovi-y. and la nola to walk iwiu ih bona with tha aid of cratvhr. Ur and Mra. A nil raw Andrwa of Millon wr dlnnrr ua Bundir "t Mr. and Mra. O. U llomman. i pon ih. r arrival on of Mra. Andrewa' hnn.1i waa found to ba aavar.ly froat Itlttan. Ily bnthln tha mmWr In ruld and wrppln It In cotton axlurNtrd wlU karoaana, arrl'UI r- aulU w (irrvanfad. . Wa.ion farmnra hara on faadlo quail and uhant. but In view of ha laat bn anow It la foam! that not many of thaaa taiM blnla will aurvlra tha wlmar. A rrlilrablo nuniMr hava lMon rami hr b W. II. iwonar and -. K. Iluiniwh north of town and l.r J. M. O'llarra ami Nawt U'liarra In iImj IVa rWjja nl-hlKirlMJoa. End of the January Sale Saturday night, February Cth, ends this great selling event. Tnose who can tsiiouid ceme once more wnwe prac tically everything in this great stock is reduced. They w iimt nhout sure to find thinirs that will make them lad they came for where is the home that does not peed something from one or more of our numerous lines? JextWeekai SummageSale rmmpnrinrr JTonda v. February 7. we start a whirl wind Rale of all discontinued patterns, of Remnants, of Odds and Ends and of all goods not needed to complete our stock. '7 v :, There will be hundreds of items-every department in th hnnsfi will be represented, and the prices will be the lowest ever prices made without thought of cost or profit, but solely to move the goods quickly. Come, see these offerings, profit by such as you can use. Remember, the biggest value we have ever offered. If you realize what that means, you will come and scan every smgie one 01 ujo uunurcua vj, nuna muumu. THE DAVIS-EIA S En CO CnmploU Furnlaliora of Horoaa, Ofllcea, Churchea, School KkRO a War St. - " fOU Fcllowa' Temple) - WALLA WALLA. WASH. &&..m.fr--,lS -n:.v 1 v I'Wi.'i.NlJ i ' - . ' . v: 1 CALIFORNIA Magnificent hotels cater to your every want, and you cat, drink, sleep, play and live out-of-doors. What better way to gain true rest and health? ; To enjoy every minute of your California visit, ask the Oregon-Washington Rallrcad & Navigation Ca UNION PACIRC SYSTEM . - t when vou have us do it roruoiiu, jot ui"""" wr -'"l 1 as drrV wM enger AgC 3 rwhaat haaa ara atlll aoafln. and lha outlook la that thrr will ba akr high bafora n. Varf raw of lha far mara In thla nrlfhborhood hava em traclad fr aacka for nt aaaaon'a harvaaL Thar uaually do Ihla In tha aummrr, but war anahla laat aummar to contract to advantaa. Ona farmar, riao. II, f'armlrhaal, waa wlaa avuh to bur th artual aarka, laft ovar from bar.aat, and now ha 4uv of tham whlrh atand him at onlr aavan eanla Tha iraant oho la twalv ranta, anl contrarla rontaln a war claua which randvra delivery vary unrartaln, Navartholeaa, lhar will probably b aarka enough at ema flcura for tha 111 harvral. Ona firm of Portland aaportvr la aald to hava fur million on hand, and win probably mke a ood cleanup on Ita Invaetmeat Th atrangth of tha aark market a aaorlbad to Ih war demand for Jul from Eur- opaan counlrlea. Tha rural rout mall earrlrr braved tha etamrnla and mada their round during tha unprecedented anowa of January with a Inrga quantity of mall. On root on day gtm'th carried 1177 plxcra weighing a total of til pound' and It ounce. - On rout two Herbert fiaker carried mora pier, Mil In number, but hair aggregate weight waa Iraa. being 17 pounde and It ouncaa ao tha two faithful rapreeentatlve of Unci flam ara Jut about even. In th good old aummar time (will It ever com agalnT) they hava mora mll to deliver, hut lhir work la much eaaier of accomplishment Th brand of w aether that la being handed out at nreeent maka thatr mountala route specially dtfflrult. but th mall haa ben drllvarrd dally In good aaaaon. Tha Weakly Polldogger tall tal of Andrew ftarnhart reaervatlnw In dlan, and a atanlng lackrabbtt, wblrh he fed and turned looae, although very fond of raoh't meat Ttabbllt loo poor to cat ao I red him," an Id thla ca lk In philosopher. "PJmaby h get fat and com heck. Than h faad me." Th winter I no J"k fr th Indiana, however, aa they ar aald to ba losing hundred of cayuse wblrh they ar unable to fd. Cm report reaching Th Loader aaya that twanly-flv dead cayoaaa war eottnted In on can von and atandlng forlornly on Ih b'll were many poor pun la aIU ally but reduced almost to ekelrtona. . Rev. Ouv Fltrh Phelpa. D. tM will arrlr In Weston tomorrow evening to conduct th revival servlcs at the t'nlted I'rcthren Church beginning Dunday morning. Tr. Phelpa I ptor of the fnlted Urathran cmieg church at Plillomsth, Oregon, but comas to Weston from Portland, whar ba h been conducting union aarvlraa. a few years sro he waa prominently before th public along th Pacific coast while lecturing upon th whit slavery question. Dr. Phelpa devntr cont1 crahl attention to writing, and at prevent a earl of hla storlea ar be ing publlahed by denomlnstlonsl pa pera. SNOW, S1H0W AND STILL MORE SNOW SttM Tsf 'tad "tm rat cat at t Wat Ua. Th fart it tk Siagat Weakly Bulldoggar: Hanry Laslnka, known far and wld aa grower or kin, predicted a long, cold winter by ten different algna. among which may be enumerated th hoards of nut envhad hy the enulrrcls, the qtt"lltv of mrd f"t on his hog and th big hay crop on Cnmes prairie. W clntm no wirh powers to Interpret th future. hut by eqnallv as many slcns w at he to tell that hla prophesy was ful f lied. Among the w might mentlm the dwindling stores nf our coal bin our pin rubor hill and th frayed edge of our overcoat. . , Mr. R. M. Rmlih was hoatcaa to th ftntuiday Afternoon rinb at It t"st meeting, and In spite of unfavorable wenthr condition a Inra numhor of Indies were prevent. Art and Modern Artists Vera th subjects discuss hi lata In th afcrnoon a dlnt,v repast waa servd. Th reanlnr tro- cram hna been s'luhtly csnrsnced nnd th next meeting. February ttb. will b held with ftTra. a Proudflt. While enjoying- visit with relative n hla father's native atat of North rsrollna, J Tork was atricknn with pneumonia, and much alarm Is felt over hla condition. Hla rather. JL N Tork. promlnant farmer north of Weston, h ns-gd by wire a physl- clan to remain In constant ntteodno- t hla bedslri. A t ruined nurse i s with him. Arnold Planting. well known real lent of Helix, went to hla closet to tnVa a n"p of whlrkey nd hv mlirtok" drank from a bottle containing wood alcohol and muri'tlc acid. He war hurriedly conveyed to a Pendleton hoa- pltal, and restorative were applle! to counteract th poison. H will re cover. , While remnrkably entertnlnlng and popular before the footlights, Jne Hodgson of Mendowhrook Farm Is even more successful aa sausage maker. The Leader n gastronomic ex pert knows, been use ha haa Just earn pled oin of the Meadowbrook saus- ag.., On section of their land holdings In the neighborhood of Wnahtucna, Waah, hna been leased by Watts ft Roger to Will Roae. -Mr. and Mrs. Ross will move to their new home soon to take possession and begin farming operations. Notice I hereby given to the Worn en of Woodcraft that Fedora. Circle No. 14t of Weston haa changed Ita regular meeting nights from the first nd third Tuesdays to the first and third Fridays In each month, Alice Klrkpatrlck, O. N. , Credit patrons of the Weaton Meat Market are notified herewith that we will hereafter charge lntereat at ten per cent on every account within thirty days after aame is , rendered. Perry Weber, Rev. W. 8. Fyne returned Tuesday from Applet on. Wwah, where he - aisted Rev. A. O, Hammond, formerly of Athena, In conducting a very suc cessful revival. There were SI conversions. At the annual meeting of The Far mers Bank of Weaton laat Friday th present board of director and the present officer were re-elected. Motor car service to alt points, day or night Also livery and feed atabm opposite the Ueuallen blacksmith shop. Lafe McBrlde. Charles nuinnch, a weaton young man who left laat summer for south ern Idaho, Is attending a commercial achool at Pocatello. The Hudson Ray News, published at Umaplne (formerly Vincent) near the state line, hna revived th old issue of county division. Miss Myrtle Hodgson of Weston was recent visitor with Mr. and Mrs. James .Hodgson at Athena. I Kot sine th stm ag. reeuru of which gr quit unavailabl, waa thr rer such a winter at Wtoa or throughout th PacIO Northwest. From everrwher torn report of anow and route anow. Train ar stalled and dlsjd, wag-on road ar ltpabl, sheep ar dyloy and stock wn ara worrld ewer dwindling feed supplies. " r Up lo Thursday avma at Wta oow bad fallen wradllv for avntf boura and had ratid an iproilins( depth of thfw and on-half feet. Th tfrvataat previous -ilapth at any on tlm-lB thwlnlrof lfa-00 was IS Inches, All tbla U fresh aoow, follow. In" eloaelv upon lb chlnook thaw of January IS which dissipated lb big prodlng snowfall. Tha town'a atreete ar Impaaaabl loept for bob-sleUs and small moun tain of anow, slioveled off lbs walks and tb tops of building, Una lb principal thoroughfare. Tons of th snowy wolgbt m top or th A ma Phillip bolldlnf on west Main street. 44(110 feet In dimension and occupied by Dr. ft. L Konnard a a vaterlnary huspllal, caused th roof U tall In Tuesday nlgbu Th eelllnf bJd, bow ver, and fourta bead of burses on tb lower floor caped unhurt. small army of men war em ployed next day In shoveling- anow off roofs and porches. A machinery shad collapsed at th UacKenci farm at of town, wreck Ing Implementa and vehicle, A aim lar ahed I also renorjed to bar gun down at tb J. A. King place, U'eatoo'a rural mall carrier bat been nnable to make their routes since last Tuesdsy, Itosda are open to sleds only. J. O. Hood's auto stag was the last rig through from Pendleton, lie earn up Tuesday, making th trip of twenty one miles In twelve boura and using sixteen gallons of gasoline. Weston cattlemen are well supplied with feed and expect to get through th wioter without material los. It ill and la expected also that farm stock not autTer, although soma of the farm er may And themselves abort of feed in lha spring. A aal of wheal hay to reportd this week at IIS per ton. From Condon come the report of the Ions of 700 bead of ewe. Smythc brothers, tb big Arlington sheepmen, have tbelr sheep well sheltered and have sustained do loss a yet, but say that It is costing l hem between 11300 and tISUO per lay to feed. Wioter lambing start at Arlington February 10. Cattle ar dying at St. Andrews Mission and elsewhere on the Uma tilla reservation, ' ' " " A huge snowslidtr at noon Wednes day carried off a section alxty feet long of the Pacific Power & Light compa ny's flume on the Walla Walla river, Pending repairs, the company is sup plying juice from its auxiliary plant, At Ova o'clock Wednesday evening snow at lh Blue Mountain sawmill, hich haa an altitude of 3900 feel com' pared to 1706 feet at Weaton, was seven feet deep. "It ltad then reached a depth of ten feet at the Luclen Oal- ehet place near the aummit of the Unlike some of Its sister towns, Weaton haa not cloaed Ita school. Teacher and pupilsoontlnue to trudge eheerfully through the snow to the achool bouse on the bill, which haa been kept comfortable by Janitor Dave Lavender. ' Laat Sunday night the mercury here dropped to aix degrees below aero, government reading. , Since then the temperature ha moderated... - Portland la reported to be enveloped in one of its beautiful but perilous "el Iver tha a;.!"?'''. " " r.fr V' Schools are closed. In Pendleton, Walla Walla and Portland. Clearing the walk at Pendleton la enforced by ordlnanoe. Fears of a flood, should the anow go off suddenly, are express ed there. -. . ' ..." ' Trains are held up between Portland and The Dalle by anow -filled cuts in the Cascades. TheJ are funning at uncertain intervals between Pendle ton and Walla Walla, -' Dynamite la being used to break the drifts in the Cascades. Today the suiT U shining at times, and the great snow is apparently over. It put forth its dyinjjf effort thla morn ing with a grand finale of swirling flakes, lasting a tew minutes only. Business la aald to be practically at a standstill in every Northwest town. The five-year-old son of E. M. Weeks Is under Df. Smith's care with pneumonia. : f The Pacific Coas and Purot Sound grain eompanioa have a if re ml ui on a merger, to laxe eirwi niaren ist. J E. Montgomery la to be manager. ; E. E. Zchra andiOrval Duncan are fitting up quite an elaborate resort in the Saling brlok. ' Three pool and two billiard tables are' Included in their equipment. : - ,H From his place four miles north of town J. N. York waa able to get In thla morning with a load of dressed hogs for market by breaking a road in front of hia hack with aix head of homes. He first tried sledding, to no avail. A string of mountain farmers managed to get down the bill with sleda today, i . , . . ; . .. The Ladies' Guild waa entertained laat Thursday by Mrs. D. R. Wood, and spent a very enjoyable afternoon with fancy work and social conversa tion. A large number of members and one guest, Airs. J. W. Porter, were piesent. An excellent lunoh was spread upon the dining room table and served in cafeteria stvle. The next meeting will be held the first Thurs nav afternoon in March at the home of Mrs. U S. Wood. aw...- , - ! ii ) sp Wax Times It seems that Hardware, Lumber and Implements are on the UP Toboggan and keep going up, in spite of our sending word dowh to Wilson three differ ent times. To help balance up matters for our customers and ease up on ourselves a lit tle we are about to make the following change relative to discounts. - A Discount Is a saving not generally figured on. How would it suit you if on and after February 1st we remember the children, the good wife or (if you're an old batch) the tobacco pail? We to place in The Farmers Bank of Weston in behalf of the Children (Your Children) an amount equal to five percent of your cash purchases or cash settlements made before your account is placed on Our Ledger every thirty days and on all goods that will bear a discount Said amounts to be placed in interest-bearing Certificates as the sums justify, but to be kept under W. & R. guardianship as a protection to all concerned. Think this over and tell us your idea of it . . , WATTrS O Milton's municipal electric plant is out of commission, and the town is without lights or power. J.. ho Reamer arrived home today from his extended visit with relative and friend in North Carolina. Mrs. Mallnda King, wife of W. J. King, died Tuesday of cancer at her borne In Athena, at the age of seventy years. Whilaakeeinr near Milton Wednes day Kenneth IJeroeron fell over a bluff and was unconscious when dug out of the anow. Do not fall to are Dr. Copeland at Mrs. Kees' boarding boo. Weston, February 12, if your eye ueed atten tion. (Adv.) Chicago, III. Th mysterious "pep- 0r bandit," who ha been holding up pedestrian' for many weeks, waa ar rested recently-. He wa aa anemic boy, 17 year old, named Fred Logue, He confessed nineteen holdups, all ao compltshed with a toy glsas pistol. South Bethlehem. Pa. Joe. Dansko arrived at this place recently with l-roonth-old child strapped to hi back, on hi way to New lork. He had walked with the baby on hla back from Canada, a distance of tSO mile. keeping the child alive on cracker and water. ', ' SUamOKS. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County. . Leila G. Gregory, Plaintiff, vs. Denby Gregory, Defendant. . To Denby- Gregory, Defendant above named: ,, -a s-.-., .. In the Namk of the Statk of Oh KM ox: You are hereby required to appear and answer the complaint filed against you lo the above entitled cause witiitn six week or tne tiate oi tne first publication of this summons, to wn, on or before rrlday the llthday of February, 1916; and you will take notice that If vou tail to appear and answer or plead within said time the plaintiff, tor want thereof, wilt apply to the above entitled court for the re lief prayed for and demanded in the rayerof tier said complaint, namely, or a decree of the court forever dis solving the bonds of matrimony now and heretofore existing between plain tiff and defendant and for an absolute divorce from the defendant. , This summons is published pursuant to an order of the Honorable Gilbert VV. Phelns, judire of the above enti tled court, duly matte and Died Herein on the 2!H.h day of December, 1915. The first publication of this summons will be made In tne weaton Leader Xihlished at Weaton, 0"gon, on Frl- av, the 3lat dav of December. Jia, and the last publication will be made on Friday, the 11t h day of February, 191b, making a publication of six con secutive weeks. Dated at Pendleton, Orejron, on this the 29th day of December, 1915. . WILL M. PETERSON, ' Attorney for Plaintiff. Poet office address: Smith-Crawford Mldg., Pendleton, Oregon. - CLUB RATES January 15 to February 16, for X $2.50 In advance Two gents' or La- X ' rr:i i M Li;n c.,;. T um imiuim w, tan. uuih cleaned and Dressed, and one pair Trousers or Skirt sponged X ana press ea. (Regular rates, $3.60 to t4.) Try our hand and electric mas- Z aage lor the lace and scalp. First-class Workmanship, " Clean Bath Room, ,tf" Shoes Shined for , Ladies and Gentlemen. Weston Baths and Tailor Shop R. L. Reynaud DR. W. G. Dentist Office in the Flam Building, Milton Hours, 9 to 12 and 1 to 5 2FS A good time to fill your coal bins. ; We ; Have, plenty of Spring Canyon and Kern merer coal. Weston Brickyard. Simmons Peps A Brass Bed of Artistic High Quality IT'S impossible to illustrate all the beauty of this bed, all its- refinement of design and elegant simplicity. We want you to see it, whether you need a bed now or not. If it remarkably low price does not induce you, we will not urge you to buy,. You will have to see it to realize just what an imposing effect it . creates. 1 .' -"' " JL The Leader Prints Butter Wraps ! . Home Merchant Prices 25 pound pail stock food $2.25 12 pound pkg. stock food .... 1.00 1- pound pkg. stock food..'... .65 2 pound pkg. stock food .25 Comparison of dosage two tablespoonfuls twice daily. WE GCAUSTEE THESE GOODS Mai! Order and Ped- dlerV Prices , 25 pound pail stock food..... .$3.50 7 pound pkg. stock food ...... 1.00 S.'t' pound pkg. stock food ... .SO 1, pound pkg. stock food ... ,25 Two tablespoonfuls three - timi-a daily. idodwins Drug OlUlu Weston Ore ri ft