Era .ea ft X ti fc5 IN QUALITY OUR FAVOR VARIETY SERVICE Three hard combinations, to ..beat .. They are at your disposal. Preferred Stock groceries in tin, glass and cartons, are the best on the market. The Inland Empire Biscuit Co.'s biscuit, . crackers, fancy cookies, cakes and can . , dies are the best on the Coast. - The remainder of our large stock of Grocer ies is in the same class. We sell only the best of men's standard shoes, hats, caps, under wear, hose, overalls, gloves, neckwear, collars and shirts. Which Store Will Give You the Greatest Value for Your Money? It is the store that sells you good merchandise at fair prices. It is the store where you are waited upon promptly. It is the store you can get what you want when you want it 0 a (Phone Main 241) GROCER HABERDASHER The Farmers Bank of Weston Established 1891 WOU CAN PAY YOUR TAXES iX here and avoid a trip to Pendle ton; and if you wish, we will secure your statement for you. First half should be' paid before April 5th, and second before October 5th, in order to avoid additional costs. CANDIES The largest stock of Gigars Tobacco and . Pipes , . in .town KNIVES and HARMONICAS Kirkpatrick's Confectionery fate mmrm ryjntf i arna Irm. Sa4 MM SC Sd trinia r FKI SEARCH s4 iseart PATENTS BUILD fOTUMt for D. SWIFT & CO, PATENT LAWVESS, 303 Sweats St, Washingtoa, 0. C DR. C H. SMITH nd Surgeon 0..iC In Brandt building; C5TCM " OREGON .saw f Dale Rothwelli Optical Specialist I give all my time to the fit ting mad grinding- of glasses. I have practiced in Pendleton six years. AH work guaranteed. American Nat'l Bank Bid. " (Upstairs) Pendleton Oregon 2 HOMER I. WATTS Attorney-at-Uw i :ovt3 Tin: time Ms J 7or Y'rston Leader "sub" Practices in all State Courts. and Federal ATHENA. OKEOON WESTON LEADER CLARK WOOD, NMUwr - SUBSCKIrTION tATO 1 Slricllt i Afinc The Year fl 50 Six Months..,. 0 76 Fnnr Months 0 AO ADVERTISING tATES Per inch per month. ............. .0 60 Per Inrli, oo insertion... Sw l.orie, tier line rsrli insertion. .... 4 . i rniDAY MAKCn 31. lylo E alert ( the fttelBce at Westee, Ore, M Mceao-clsst sasH gssttcr. "It would be a miatake td nominate me unless the country haa in its mood something- of tbe heroic. "Col. Roos evelt. . , : Move to amend by strains; out as impertinent and irrelevant all after the pronoun. Tbe buzzing presidential bee is quad rennially reposing amid the Fairbaiks of Indians. "The birds of spring; are on tbe wing;, they chirp in every tree; and m we U swish away to nan witn Dan enough for three." Exchange. WsL we dunno. We reckon Kernel Boyd would aay that two gallun ain't any too much bait fer wun. Germany is so resourceful that it can readily produce an apology for every torpedo.' '' Our own late unpleaaantneas may have been of leaser magnitude than the European mixup, but it was at least a civil war. We are able this week to authorita tively announce that Old Sol haa not deserted to another planetary system. palnlic trip at the time the postnfncs safe was blown, waa "merely a eoliicl denes." All the earns, It would be wtll enough to friak 'em. '" Woman editor waa prevented, from horsewhipping a man editor at Klamath Falls, thus forestalling s dangerous proJut. "i ILJLt J-L. L.-1H . Lord Nortbeliffs says the Germane are drugged for lhlr charging; but innocent Americana art charged for their druf(t-at war prices, toot What haa become ef the fellow who need to earner you in front ef the bul letin board and espials to S the or rct wsy to pnoajnce IVtemyalT' Dean Collins in The Or!""'1 Wa buried him at iiWnlght under the Ions pine, with the . craven coyotes chanting his requiem. v Portland'! city won! pits la abort a thousand corda, whkh the authorities regard aa sinister evident of a burning shame. American scientists are hunting s blue tiger In central Asia. We can re member the time right here In this county when the hunter was blue after finding the tiger. ' L . The Kaiaer has presented the Sultan with the baton of a German field mar shal, but a pair of running ehoea might come in handier If the Rusaiana keep on rushin'. If the German people want peace they eould doubtless secure! it under the most favorable of terms by flrst deposing the houee of Hohentollern. The trained army doga of Europe bring succor to friend and foe alike which of course merely proves that they are doga. With America's leading humorist at the Willard-Moran ringside, we had succulent kernels of fUtic misinforma tion right off the Cobb, ao to apeak. If any baseball magnate in the Blue Mountain league puts anything over on the president he'll have to aaw Wood, and aaw Wood in two, t, - From tbe amount, variety and at- tractiveoeae ef tbe atocka now carried it becomes quite evident thst if Weston people do not trade at borne it will not be the fault of the local stores. Reading again that war with Germa ny ia "imminent," moat of ua mentally turn over and snore, serene in the ra tion that It is about as imminent as the end of the world. , OSMER E. SMITH IS IN THE RACE Dam r. Umlih of fendWtoa has aounl hlmaelt aa a candidal ', in office of disuu-t attorney ol t m-i una county. Mr. Hmlth to a native of Wisconsin, v. here he receive h's early ePhMlinr. Uier he .Headed the Vnl- verelly of Colorado, at Poulder, I olo- j rado. from whk-h lnlllulla ns raduated In the year Ills. Me haa laye been S reBUWicaa ana n , a resident of I'maima : w.n. I'i.ob first cumins to rvadleton he waa In the law olfl.e. of Kaley Haley, but for the pet ..,' ,U. ii 1 1 - mi -- (Usmer E. Smith.) year haa been pracilclng by himself with offlcea In the American National Pank bulldlns. He maseeThe follow ing etaiement concerning hie candl- dTn ofnee of dlatrlct attorney la S publlo office and therefor all per eona are entitled to lt treatment and benefit. If I am nominated end elected I shall conduct the affairs of the office In an economic and bunlnee Ilk manner, with equal wmiih m an whether they be rlvh or poor, t .hall ndeavor to enforce all laws recardleaa of who lh violators may be. I ehalt do my very beat to appre hend and prosecute all vlolatora of the prohlbltloi and all other la. and U nominated and elected It will be my urnm deslr that the public lo op rale with m In then enforce ment," (Paid Adv.) In view of the fact that Uncle Sam has' no wearxm but a pork barrel. It seems to us thst the Administration's prudence ahould not bs so often and so bitterly enndemned as cowardice. We concur with Soy Ritner in his loyal sentiment that, "Pendleton get there with its own feet;" but In recall ing its local election ebulliency we are reminded that Pendleton raise the very denes of an odor when It proceeds to change ita box. , Eugene man. 103 years old. ssys he has used tobacco 96 years having thus confessed to practically wasting five years of his life. , The Warren Bros. Construction com pany b cutting a fifty percent dividend melon, which indicates that it manages to get its bit out of bithulithie. Evening Teleeram tan that what Portland needs is community team work -which is all right enough, we ween, if the community's team helped by community 'steam, . T. R. Discovers Bird With Whiskers Thst Eats Nuts st Night. "-JoumaL There's one around sn Athena sanc tum that might prove edible enough, if this nut-eating bird is immune from stomach trouble. ..-' Our own war with Villa is st least big enough to crowd Europe's little fracas off tbe first page. In order to "hang Pancbo Villa on s sour sppls tree," the trifling details only remain of catching him first and then finding tbe tree. Villa is pronounced Vee-ah and like wise diabolical. ' The Weakly Bulldogger is charitable enough to explsin thst the presence of Mayor Best, Superintendent Young and Coroner Brown in Milton on s cam- Charlie Chaplin ia to get $650,000 year, ws are told, wntcn in inia case is three or four ciphers excess salary. Cotton 8acks for Wheat, Eastern Washington farmers are talking cotton narks to counteract tbe so-called "war prices" that dealers are putting on Jute , bags. They pre the belief that Importera are holding back their aacka with a view of getting higher prioes later, using the war demand aa an excuse. At any rate, they aay. Jute cornea from India, and It is time to break away from the British and build up American lndua tries. '.: At a meeting of the Trl-County Far. mere Union In Dayton Saturday It was decided to correspond with Dr. H. P. Alexander of Matthews. If. C. presi dent of the North Carolina Farmers Union, to aee what can be done. Dr. Alexander Is a. brother of A. T. Alexander of the ,Up-to-the-Times magazine. The latter aays that while he ha no figures at hand now he ia fully convinced that a cheap cotton aack rood for a year's use can b made, ahlpped by tbe Panama canal and laid down Inland at prices, less than wanted' for the dute bass. "Of course, the aacka would not be made of the finer grades of cotton saya Mr. Alexander, "but of what la known as yellowa, at rain or late cot' ton cotton with the strength of the more valuable article, but not auita- ble by reason of color for fine gooda. "Ships can be secured for this bust nens when the canst la opened. There ia no question of that. - The northwest will use t0.000.e00 bags this year." To Whom It May Concern: I will b responsible for no obllsa- tlons except those contracted by my self. RALPH fiTAOOS. Weston, Or., March 5, 11. Egrs for Hatching. Brown leghorna. extra good strain. at II cents per aettlng. CHRIS THOENT. Tnrta Itube" a Ilrsl llcwbea). Weston'a reputation aa a dramatic center waa given another boost rtlday avnln bv the marked auccvas of lh r.pworth Leaau production. "Unci Rube." Thla hlshly diverting and In te resting rural play was presented to a crowded house with s degree of smooth nrs and understanding aeldom approached by amateurs. Our dramatic critic haa a well-developed hunch that If Ttm McBrlde aa "Uncle Rune" had falteu under.4n eye of some Broadway manager. Wes ton might have lost a useful ssrliul turlat to the professional boards, lie had the nasal twang, the action and the make-up for this stellar part, and showed conclusively that he has grab bed off several chunks of histrionic comprehension aloca hla flret appear ance before the local footlights not that McBrlde hasn't alwaya been there or "somewhere with his line. H seem to have the "know how" In toltlvely , clinched, . Dr. Sempert aa "Ike" ahone out in bucolic distinction to only lesser degree, snd made an excellent foil for Reuben s rustic wit. Aa ths leading "heavy." an aged hypo. erite of tha countryside yclept "De con Bmalley." B. L. Blomgren divided honors with the other princlpala. Vil lainy lurked In hla wrinkled eyes, and diooled from his thin lips In alow and measured tones. The aucoaa attained by these three principals waa due In no email meas ure to the meritorious support accord ed by the remainder of the cast. It consisted of Claud Price, Earl Olson, Rutin Smith. Allison Wood, Karl Mc Kemle. Ellra Morrison, Doris Bsrnes and Josle Lavender. The play wss directed by MIsa Em ma Johnson. Pleasing music waa fur nlshed between acts by Keen's or chest ra. Thackei sy's Sstire. Thackeray creatled quite rmneoos Impression of himself by often indulg ing In Irony lu the proMcm of people wbo were Incapable of understanding It One curious lustauce which be gave was l Us: Thackeray bad been dlulug at tbe Gurrlck and was talking In the smoking room after dinner with vari ous club sciiunliituiircs. One uf tliera happening to have left bis cigar case at borne, Thackeray. t!tou,b dlMlIMug lbs man, wbo wss s notorious tuft banter, good nuturediy offcro.l bliu ue of his cigars. Tbe man actvpied I lie cigar, but, not finding It to his liking, had tbe bad taste to ray to Tlmtkrruy. "I aay, Thackeray, you won't mind my enying I don't think much of this ci gar r Thackeray, no doubt Irrltuteu at tbs moo's uugrucluusnesa ami Iwurlitg in mind his tuft hunting preililectloua. quietly reponded. '.'Yon ought to, my good fellow, for It waa given nie by a lord." Instead, however, of detertlug the irony, tbe dolt Immediately' at trlbuted the retuurk to snobblHlinoM on Thackeray's part aud to tbe eud of hla days went about declaring that Thackeray bud bousted that bs bad been glveu a cigar by n lord. ' Show Your Gratitude. Gratitude to one of the prettiest posies In tbe bouquet of human virtues. Cultivate u and It will bloom always. Gratitude cunts nothing, but repays macb, and yet it to a gein of character that Is rare indeed. Never forget the friend wbo threw you the life Hue. To do that to treason of tbe rankest kind. Keep green In your beait the memory of every obligation and lose no opportunity to repay it 8bow your gratitude for a kind act done yon by dolug a kind act for some one else. A grateful "Thank your for s seat In s street car reimburses me man woo hangs to a strap. Silently accept tbs seat as a matter of course and you have started that man on tbe slide to aelflshness, Kick out of your selfish shell and ex press your gratitude on tbe least provo cation. If you never give gratitude never expect It In proportion to your gratitude ao will you be graded by your fellow men Boston Tost. OUR EVERY DAY PKiua Look them up nnd compare them with our comiH.'titors . , v TaUsoik-Uh Shelf oilcloth . House lining .. SO sv ,., 4e and be "Lily" cotton hall, 1 lb, 80 "IJly" cotton halt1, J H Hop mualln TSi ltnmlale muslin Fruit c-f the Loom Mu-lln lo No, W IWrkelcy cambric 13a No. 100 IWrkcloy cambric.,,... I5e N 1M IWrkeley cambric le t4 Foxcraft aheeting tic repperlU 104 sheeting tte Foxcraft 8 4 aheeting 21c repperlll 4 unbleached heeling pepperlll M bleached ahesllnsv. Apron rheck gingham eC-sV Quality tlreaa gingham..., Red Real Dress Glngnsm IK Men's flock f"rd socks N Men's lb, ford sfk (t"r)-v' ... I for toe Men's cotlon ghives (anil trtot, , Jto and lot gloves (Wal her .!. I&t roll on Men's faced). Boya' overall! tit snd law Men's Oshkueh-UndrhlU-."Rlg " overalls. W See our lino of Ladies Shoes. Have the new "boot" in champagne, ivory and black. Children's Hats in all the latest styles. Have the new Tokio IHirscs. Come In and see all tho new things. . TOO CAN 60 irrra at rihe Golden Hulo Vt UAI trial rttiov ATHENA, OR. 1 l.C PENNEY CO.. IHC (83 Iluay Stores) fsyesftyayvVTw-wwwY I "Brassd New" Made of Malt a refreshing temperance drink. Pasiime Pool and BiHi.rd 11.11 Zehm & Duncan Weston Meat Market R. T. Brown Candidate fur County Clkrk (former ly deputy to the present County Clerk) requests your vols sod Influence In the Republican irimaries. May 19. (Adv.) Prime Beef Pork, Mutton, Veal Droscd Poultry FISH Monday and Thursday Get Our Prices t'mm No. M Order taken by 4iun for mall routes. Ten percent interest on all ac count after ) (by. Perry & Weber Sjmmsj ef tW aaaasl t'swaisal t til ratnTAStt ttrt aUBcs SO. cicrr or ins ot; tiiJ. f tb. wot tt Xn la Y. tm fx SIM -l p-HinWr. ISIS, s4s tb. iwnrtmw M is tut ef Oto. iMmii In lw; cariTAi ASMSSt f (SDlUl (lurk II4 1 I IVCOMS. 14.1 BrstmsM tr,ii, , $ 3OIA,ftrrt f s.5. wii mn woisie- i,i4 during iim ra u.an.enittl ti.ni sufis im fmt. ...... smmte t ss.aw,tias DUSVttCMgMTa. SsM for f' wlfniuul M sultlr. twA ..irrrttofw ,.ttt..-.t a.(EM,STSM PKDW.U MM ft SofcrAS ftnrlns 1T. rrw 1H4J.OU.ST pl.ldnuls VSI4 m rspllal sin k 4i)fi.s ik fmMr l.mo,m CommUMnnm n4 sshwlss s 4 durins Ik y.sr a.SJ1.TSI.O Tm. it. , sn4 fm u. 14 turliif lb. 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I I.:IMT.T'J Ismm Innirn.4 .luring tha )r. ) 111. tail, 71 7utal atlimint .UT lura.M nt.l. aiandlxg In Oragne lHtmm SI, T.tW.SM.OO Hnula nt anhjaat to sranrHsallnn and SIMka at starkvl qwlatlan aluvff ImskIs si SOKirlisatl vain. THE IQUITABtE tin siSU AWt SO 0U.IV Or THE UNlTtD iTATLS li) Jllll.x II 1.1 M.l.ll, . Vic I'riMlJrat, Ststntorf raai4aal gnrMl atfr.it and att.iiwv (or gsrlsss KUUAH w. aui'iH. rarUasd, Utagus. It's True Economy TO TRADE AT Ws buy fnr rash and sell cash st small margins. for GROCERIES Crash and Uncn Goods NOTIONS School Supplies gM PHONE NO. 233 ilHi I1EHII? lonce to ctcsiTcu. In ths County Oregon lue Umatllls County. In tho Matter of the Kslat of fUlwanl Anderson, Ueceaaed. To Ai.t, Whom it May CoNtTJtN: Notice is herebv riven that Anns Anderson Is the dulv snnolnieil anil aotlnir executrix of lh bImivs entitled estate, and all persons lisvlajr olalms AKnlnst said estate are herebv required to present the same, with proper vouchers attached thereto, to aalil ex ecutrix at her horn In '.Vest on. Ore von, or at the office of Fee A r'ee In t'emllnton, Oreyun, within six months from the 17th day of Mai eh, Win. ANNA ANDKHSON, Kxecut rlx of the Kstate of v Wward Anderson, Deceased. ' Butter Wrais at Leader offlcs. MORTGAGE LOANS Term Contract on City and Farm Property CURRENT RATES NO COMMISSIONS NO BONUSES, or other expenses. , gW Jut like getting- It from a bank. Lare or small amounts. Loans quickly closed. If you need money COME AND BEE US. MATLOCK-LAATZ Investment Company 112 East Court Street, Pendleton, Oregon. LOANS :: KEAL ESTATE INSURANCE