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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (March 10, 1916)
it iniliiig Windows you Some homcf, like lome hostesses, noom to greet with a smile . Observo how invariably the windows of nuch homes are draped with lace and appropriate overdrupea or side drapes, . Quaker Craft Lace, the Standard Curtain Net, gives the widest scope for a showing of your own individ uality. May be cut and edged to fit any window or scheme of decoration. Prices, 25o to $1.00 the yd. . Kensington Cretonnes. Cretonnes are in big demand for window drapes and other uses. Kensington Cretonnes excel in coloring effects and originality of de aign. Prices, 16o to 50c. Every home lover we are sure will enjoy inspecting these lines in Our Drapery Department. " May we have the pleasure of showing them to you? Mail inquiries receive prompt attention. THE DAVIS-BASER CO. Comlt Furnlahera of Homes, Offices, Church, SrHmtla It- AkWr fit. - ((KM Fellowa' Temple) - WALLA WALLA. WASH. SHAVE? HAIRCUT? I BATH? I SHINE? We will appreciate jrmir " work and endeavor to give you satisfaction. ALTER! NO, MENDING CLEANING. 1'ItKK.SING Weston Daths and Tailor Shop THE 8ANITAUY SHOP I- R. L. Reynaudj AaVAAAAAA Aa4AAAaa ak4aVAaAA Dr. Alfred F.Sempert CnuluaU and Registered DENTIST OFFICE HOURS 9:00 to 12.-00 A. M. 1.00 to 5.00 P. M. BRANDT BLIMJ., upataira BREVITIES bar w.H ratafia CM. Bi.hoa Peterson & Bishop Pendleton, Or. Frwwatvr, Or. DR. W. G. HUGHES Dentist Office In the KlatA Hulldiiiir, Mlli.m Hour. 9 to 12 ami I to ft Nature's Food for horse and cult la la tha grass that crow on meadow ami hill. The next Unt thina; la aweet, clean, hay ami fd that emr from our mill. When you noed rolled grain of tha rteht airt for kcopintr your livestock in fine fet tit. lot ftir our sign and tha Rood thing for for yoirr dumb aervanta storvd in our bin. Wo IuhkI o Si cum ll.tllid lUrlrv, On In and Wheat; Kalcd Hay, MilMtilta and Chicken Feed. We're local agenta fr I'irik Floor ml lilalchford'aCalf Meal, l'honeiatl. I) R. WOOD the Feed Man lira. O. IVOrav la visiting dUrhurs lu Walla Walla. If you would know how much gold wa have se hit ad. Waita Itoara. Mr. '. f- I'lnfcerton liaa purched arte Kurd rar from ilia local ay ant. II. I lllill(. Ground ha lB broken at Pendle ton for lb tie plant til tha lllavelt Harvester aoinpaiiy. Mum rvimlHmr prompt l and neallr dona at our new shop nail door to tha Leader oltlee, II. rUlon. (Adv.) Tha divorce ease of Olive M. Navln a. Jjnica I. Nsrln la being heard be- fiira Judge l'bel at I'endletsm. Tha teacher of Eastern Umatilla eounlv will hold an Institute in ina Methodist cliurcu at mil ion vomurruw. Weston' ba-ls.ll proaneete ara looking good and Manager lucaa ex MTta Ui It aide toon to announce nllty lna-u. A letter received liy Bn Waldea from a nlaea residing M toburg, eight mllra (rum Kua-ene, ata that ro eee a fix deep there on March 4 and a till falling. Tha Hudson U tha oulr rar that can I going AO mllra an hour from Mend ing Mart In l"S accomls. lr Hudson I I h greatest bargain In I ha county. K, 1). Waua. J. t;. Herdsman, the noted lecturer ami amanalnar. "Ill appear at Illtfh Srhixil auditorium nan MaunraUy avanlnif In tha rloainif number of tha local U)Miini Oouraa, . "I'nrla llulia." an enlartalnlnif wm- adr drama, lll be nrraentad at tvei ton oiiera houaa Hatunlay ranlnir, March IH. by local talent company under au.plcra of tha r.pworth Lfue At tha March meeting of tha Wea ton library buanl Mra. . M. (ierklnir araa apilnld loral llbraiiao. Tlx Itbrarir la frowinir In publlo faror and mora than fifty hooka vent out laal Haturday. Another jood roa1a meetlnr IH be held at I'emlleton aoun at wbirh thoM who objerl to the preaent homllna; pro gram will be Invited to ''lay their canla on I ha table" and aot forth their own opinion. Delinquent water comtumert are herewith not I fled that til all rawa where tha waier rent remalna unpaid on and after April Id, tha water will lie tumed off at tha main. ii. U. Wilton, uriiitamlent.t Mra. M.(-'. Kavleton and Mm." Flora Rie. dauvhtera of Mr. ami Mra. M win HimHon, prominent Weaton pio neer who aie now le.Ulnjf on tlie Souml. arrivpd t rtineaday from I ng llraiich. Waah., for a visit with tela liven and friend. Mra. K. E. Zchm and children left Saturday (or ttpokane In reaponaa to a menace announrlna her brother'a erttli-al Itlneaa. The younr man waa required to underaulk very eerlotia op eration at a Kpokane hoapltal. and U la (cared that ha cannot recover. Mondav. March 30. at J l. m , a met'tinir will be held nt the office of Secretary . lirtenva 10 arrnnxe for the annual reunion of the Umatilla foun ts I'loneer Aoclatlon. rreaidentO. V. (inM of At.hna will 1m present. IttiKinem men and rltixena in ifuneral are requeued to attend. . Mr. and Mra. W. II. n.l.h.r of Urant, Albarta, ara VUUtlng uld-tlm nelhbora and (rlanda la Waatoa after an abaenra ot ten yeara. and ara aueala at tha llrarl Uarek reaplenra. Mr. Vlatrher la knowa aa tha planaar aawmlll man of Win moualaln, and haa larce acquaintance throiif ti ut Ihle aectlnn. Ma haa beaa epar. tint In tha Alberta country i a Uug ara'a with traction plowing and threahlny ootflia. and iieaVa hlyhly of thai vaat irraln empire. K-peetallv bl ylelita ware tha rule laat harvvai. and tha farmer ara pmanrlng. White Mr. rietrher la prlmlpally n ad In plowing and thrashing for' thara. ha aleo farm a eonalitarahte acreage en hla own honk. Ma Mkea the Alberta country, and think It boldai great promiaa ror ina younger geaer at Ion. Tha Ktanfleld lundard tella with pardonable pride of , tha Importance lent to that town by tha tramutcUoaa of ft, N, atanfleld, which ara all han dled through hla noma office there. Iiat year Mr. fttanftrld'a buelnee reachad at volume of mora than two mllllnna ot dullara. He haa lately contracted to aell the largeat wool dip owned by any eingle ehwpmaa la tha United iilatea. fur aprlng delivery. It will weigh IKt.ao pound, and the price In round flgureo la ' ll.eo Tha aheep ara on hla home range a. Stanfleld and on hla varloua other rangra In Oregon and Idaho. Tha H C. Judd dt Root Company of Hartford, Conn., bought the dtp through lu representative, E. . Uurke. , What to do aboni aarka I caualng Umatilla county farmera much con cern. If they gat aarka at all, whk h la by no mean certain, br causa of Uie war clause Inaerted In tha contract. they will have to pay tha exorbitant prlra of fifteen rent, and they are looking around for soma other way In which to handle their crop. At re cent meeting of tha Farmera Union In Pendleton. W. W. Harrah told of hla own methoda. Ha haa built concrete granary on hla place and In atalled equipment for handling whrat In bulk. Million of grain baga are used in liullillnir entrenchment In the war tone, and thla haa cauaed tha ahortage which ronfronta tha I'matll- la. county farmer. Tha pub! In achool haa about com pleted arranjremenu for the purchase of phonograph. The Intention la to get one of the beet machinee maiie. and a fund of about lino I on hand to apply on the purchase. Two II SO mt chines, an Kdiaon and a Victrola, will lie tried out In tha achool auditorium early neit week, the enact time to lie announced through tha achool. More than fifty recoid. covering- every kind of rausle from folk dance to grand op era and from violin nolo to symphony orchestra, will be used in the demon stration. The public Is cordially In vlted to lie present. A nominal ad mittance of ten cent will be charged to he applied on the payment for the instrument purchased. WE HAVEN'T MUCH GOLD but wc have THE NEXT THING TO IT I : ( v. ,y . 1 1 Or. J. O. Turner, formerly & Turner, eye eteclalit of Cortland, will be in neton again Monday. March 13. at Mra. Keea' boardlnif house, until 3 p. m.: at Athena Tues day, March 14. Hesdaches relieved, cross eyes straightened. No charge fur consultation or examination. Do not fail to lei Mr. Turner show you the new double vision glasa. without line or seam to catch dirt, strain the eyes or cxime apart. One liifbt, solid piece of g;la which look like a single pir el answer the nurooxeof two. ens iling you to read or do close work and see utm ant object perfectly, r ree demonstration. Hatlaiactlon . yuaran Wed. (Adv.) We have arranged with- our New York houses to ship us from time to time suits and coats for our in spection. We are permitted to sell or return these samples, but will take advantage of the opportunity of showing them for a few days, thus giving our cus tomers the privilege of selecting from the season's choicest offerings. ,. ; During the coming week we shall have a new assortment of these and coats and invite you to call and see them. The permission to return enable us to sell them for $5 to $15 less than city department store prices. Spring Millinery on display. Trimmed Hats, Shapes and Flowers. suits them Cenrriffat Bait Beastfsw a Msrn .WESTON, Or., March 10, 1918. MR. I. DRESS WELL, City. DEAR SIR: You go to a tailor because youare . hard to fit. Just because you feel that way is all the more reason why you should come to us. We can fit you aa perfectly as the best tailor, give you. better quality and style and save from $5 to $15 for you. J We .take your measure; Hart Schaffner , & Marx make the clothes. Some day you'll see the advantages. in Hart Schaffner & Marx ready-made clothes . In order to acquaint you with these mak- .'. era quality, we want to get you started with a made-to-measure suit ; we guarantee to fit' you. Come in and see the samples we've Just received from Hart Schaffner & Marx. .. .. Yours truly, - WESTON . MERCANTILE . CO, March haa !een inarclilnralonr with now, rain and wind in violent profus ion. The precipitation for the' Brt elifht day equaled the norma) for the entire month. Mail carriers were stalled on the mountains Monday by snow drift. Wednesday niirht Pine creek reached the highest staye of the season, but subsided Thursday without an Insurrection. Thursday waa balmy. ami corroborated the beautiful assur ance of an optimistic Leader adveniir that "aprimr la here." Know haa airatn disappeared ami the joyful yelp uf the bnnfl.it II fan 1 heard In the land. "Let the floods clap their hand and the hills rejoice," while rejoicing la good. Sulah! ... . Homer I.. Watts' wa re-elected as mayor of Athena by a vote of 177 to l.'l for David Taylor. Liltlejohn Mo Karland and McLeod won out in the aldertnanio race. Bert Richard was returned aa recorder without opposi tion. The Sunday closing ordinance wa turned down, 171 to 104. Aa the larire vote indicate. It waa about the liveliest election Athena has enjoyed since lit name via chanjted from IVn terville, e .Infer that Boyd didn't run fur anything .because he couldn't conscientiously support himself with his own newspaper. Fifteen convlcta lately released from the Walla Walla pen took away a total of 1704 earned by them In publlo road work. Instead of the usual IS allowed by the state. The leading; capitalist of the crowd carried 191.70, and the rest had aum ranging up from tlB.tO, all earned at wages at RO centa per day. Fifty more prison- era have been ordered from Walla Walla to road camps In Douglm county and a rock quarry In Iwis county, and will be known aa "homr men." ' "t ; . .. . .. Death came Sunday to tha home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A.. Stolp on Weston mountain and took their only child, Cecilia, fifteen montha old. The little one had been suffering; severely from the effects of accidental scalding; about two weeks ago, but pneumonia waa the immediate cause of her death. The young parents. In their great be reavement, have the sympathy of many frienda throughout the moun tain neighborhood. The remalna were shipped to Sprague, Wash., for Inter ment : ' Jim Rltchey writes to Joe Hodgson from the verdant meads (or dismal swamps) of Washington county that he reckons there'll he aomethlnir do Ing around Weston when Sim Barnes chansrea his Militics and "Kernel" Wood succeeds in boudlnif the county for a million dollars. Jim will have to trues airstn. We hope he'll come up here atrain soon, so that we can pros pect him for a year's subscription and see how Ultchey is. ; Harry Shlck haa returned from hla winter' visit to home and frienda in Pennaylvanla, and haa again Identi fied himself with Weston agriculture as assistant to Fart Dudley. Mr. Shlck brought back a box of large Pennaylvanla applea In order to give his friends a taste of the tannine eastern article. ' The Leader'a horti cultural editor accords them authori tative approval. ,' 8, O. Price haa returned from hla winter visit to Portland and the Wil lamette valley. Our Rancher Friends will recognize it when we tell you the color is BLUE and it costs 25 cts. per lb. (Blue Vitriol.) Come See the finest display of John Deere and Flying Dutchman gang plows ever shown in Weston. One Company has over 2000 different mouldboards. Alfalfa Seed now ready-Lilly's best and purest. Hog Wire Fence is hooked and proing. Better order now while the aeroplane is still in sight. We've got the Best Fence on Earth. ... A car of CHOICE LUMBER just received and more coming. WATTS Good Rosa. Pure-bred tere for sate. work horses for sale. J. A. Rhode Island Red rooe- Eari Dudley. J. S. Roaa was In town from hla Walla Wall farm during; the first of the week.. The family of J. B. Farrena are moving thla week to Milton, where Mr. Farrena Is building a residence. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Webb have moved Into the Powers residence at the corner of Water and Pomeroy street. , . Motor rar service to all polnta. day or night. Also llrery and feed atabfc nppoalte the Ueuallen blacksmith shop. Lafe McBrlde. J. L. Bauldwln, auctioneer. Stock, farm and land aalea In Washington, Oregon or Idaho. Write for terms. Ii7 W. Main st reet, telephone 3183, walla walla, wash. (Adv.) , Thousand of robins and other blrda have flocked Into Hood River from the enow-covered valley near, and have taken undisputed possession of vacant Iota. Residents of the city are feeding the birds. Pending In Justice Lieuallen'a court la a cKil action brought by U I. O'Harra against J. W. Wickman for the collection of $47.70 alleged to be due for grocerlee. Demurrer to the complaint has been filed by the de fendant, acting aa his own attorney. As required by ordinance, dog tax must be paid on or before April 1. lsleV at the rate of $1.09 for male and $1.5. for female dogs. All un tagged dogs within the city limits will be killed from and after that date, fi, I. Wilson, chief of police. Dwlaht Porter of the Davia-Kaser Co.. Walla Walla, visited Sunday with hla parents. Mr. and Mra. .T. W. Por ter, at their home In Weaton. Mr. Porter i a talented musician, and en tertained a number of people with piano music at the Dr. Watta .resi dence. . ., . C. W. Harder of Milton Is heir to an estate valued at between $100,000 and $$00,000. It was left him by hla son, C. W. Harder, who died recently at Fort Worth. Texas. James H. E. Scott, a Milton attorney, has gone to Fort. Worth on business connected with the bequest. Norbourne Berkely, a leading real estate operator, of Pendleton, hss been appointed chairman of the dem ocratic county central committee to succeed W. M. Peterson, resigned. Mr. Berkeley haa been prominently Identified with the party in this coun ty for thirty years. : . The Farmera Bank of Weston has put up a large blackboard bulletin for the convenience of people who have land, stock or implements for sale. No charge la made for space on the board, which ia merely intended as a silent agent for bringing buyer and seller together. It ia already full of offer ings.; Weakly Bulldogger: Councilman Henrv Tuylor announced to his con freres last week that his committee wa? going to make an earnest effort to build up ' the cemetery. Mayor Best, who ia a doctor, said he. would contribute what he could and Council man Folsom. who ia an undertaker, offered hla services. " O. A. R. McOrew came op from Portland Sunday, and Is visiting with Mr. .and" Mrs. Fred McGrew at their home near town. Mr. McGrew la much "reduced in weight and strength by a very serious illness, necessitating a llouid , diet His many Weston friends hope that "Bob" wiH at once proceed to regain' his health in this salubrious clime. . The ladlea of All Salnta' Guild were entertained at their March meeting by Mrs. I a Wood. The afternoon was pleasantly spent In social conversation and fancy work. The hostess waa as sisted by Mrs. R. O. Sallng and Mrs. Ulllan Fredericks in serving a dainty lunch in the dining room. The April meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. E. M. Warren. v ITS TOO HOT snFoR fit! V 3 SPRING CANYON COAL The coal that makes the white heat, A good supply eonstanly on hand. LEHIGH PORTLAND CEMENT alwayi in stock. RED CEDAR FENCE POSTS from Pufret Sound in any quantity. They are well tarred, or we will aell you the tar to tar your . old posts. . ; ; . . , ; A-l RED FIR and TAMARACK WOOD from Kamela; 16-uieh or" 4-foot lengths. " ! WESTON BRICKYARD IT SPRING IS HERE SPRING IS HERE HAVE YOU MADE UP YOUR AIND as to the changes you are going to make in the home? Come in and let us help you. Just a little changing will start the summer months off just right ; f - Come In and Look, - Come Li and 7aA. Come In and Bay. O. DeMOSS Furniture Store , . At the head of five hundred bandits Villa crossed the border Into Colum bus, N. M., killing four V. S. troopers and seven civilians. The Mexicans were driven off, leaving many dead. gW. SPRING IS HKRK SPRING IS HERE The Leader Prints Butter Wraps is recommended by all the agricultural colleges for the prevention of grain smut It's cheaper than blue stone. We can supply you. -r ASK US; FOR BOOKLET. . .. . . . . .. A larpe German fleet painted a war rey and accompanied by two Zeppelin scouts has neon seen in the rv nrtn tea. A big naval battle is expected. lootlvins Drug ulUl h Weston Ore, i ' 3 BPS