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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1916)
t3 Efiusisas Wily There are thr reaaoni why you should buy furniture mm ui: First our ortmstita ar large, suability. choice that U sure to pleas. Hccood you tan com and tha actual f omla, which la much mur alUfaelory than printed deeciljH'mi, fr the most fnlthfu! dmrriiitifin acldnm brinct forrret manlftl kstur of tha article. Thirdour price, quality tr quality and style fur are lowest. Duu't taka our word for It, but coma and compare. Thla Coat you nothing; It liaa saved other consliUrabl auma. THIS OAK BUFFET, $12.75 A plain, well-miil style of wall arawmed and kll't dried oak, finished waxed or dull golden oak. Caaa la 42x22 Inches, Hm large doubla door cup boa nl, door having raised piutels of aolld oak. liaa large linen drawer In bottom and (wo top drawer, ona biiijr llnad for silverware. Mat hsndMima bev clod French plata m'rror, 32a 10 nrha, set In a naat canopy top fraoia. . Kitted with caatera, luck and oak knot. A neatly designed ami flnUhod buffet, ona having quality ad alyle that you would not expert at so low a prira aa I2.75. Tha llluatratkMl huw correct outline of tlila Huffet, but cannot do It Jua tk. Fries Include freight to your station. Will ba aent from factory at rortland If desired at $11.00 f. o, b. IWtlaml, shipping weight 190 pounda. THE DAVIS-EtASEE! CO, Complete Furnisher of Home, Office. Ciiurchea, Sclioul. I'tanoa, I'boiHigrapha, Music. UVW Fellowa' Tampla) - WAI.I.A WALLA, WASH. Jirnrrii BREVITIES Cloud milch al Ihla office. row for aala. lnUlra Hide price. ulllt Jo Adv.) Wood at train Mr. 100 AMer SU Dr. Alfred F.Scmpert Graduata ami RcgUtered DENTIST OFFICE novm 9 ,00 lo 12:00 A. M. 1:00 to 6.00 I. M. WATTS UMM'.., upaialra Nature's l;ood , I I 4 I ' - ' A i ..'.: '" v i Vi : . .. .... 1 for hnnw ami cattle la tha grami that I'rowa on meadow and hill. The next t thing t awert, rh-stl, hny ami feed that eomva from otir mill. When ?nu nee I roiie. gTin "i in" n" r kecpii'fr your ltv lrk In floa fei 4it, .k for cmr alun and tha "d thli for for 'your dumb ervni aiore.1 In our bin. We hnndW Kleam H.ilM ltrtrlJ, OaUaial What; Hah-d llay, Mliiaiuna ami nirneii rw. We'ra loral atranta Uw I'firork Klonr and Ulatrhford al'-alf WU JiKMielWI. j Homer I. Watts Republican candidal for nomination aa Uiatrict Attorney. My platform: "To do my duly.") - '!. I Dreaemaklna and aewlng. riorenra HMnner. Broad atreet. A aon waa bom April II to Mr. and Mra. Kilwaid Tui-aer ei meir nea Wealon. Weaton Hatha and Tailor Bhop will meet all prUea. Hee ad. rr Watch our window aln. 11. I Key-naud. Tha Payne brothera lowt their Prince linrae rrlday valued at l0 lla drath breaking up an eaira iod learn. Weakly RulldcKeri Judge rita Herald aaye If ha waa ever able to read hla own aianature ha would know It waa a forgery. Tha ladlea of tha U. R. Mtoalon an. nounre a rooked food nate" for tomor row afternoon at the atora of tha Weeton Mercantile Co. Contractor 0. T. Gore of Walla Wal la. aeaWed by Henry fcVhroeder of thla city, to building a farm realdence for Hoy Cannon near Athena. The following republlcana have filed for preclnrt committeemen at Weeton: H. O. Baling. Hi A. I'arnea. If: K. O. leMoaa. 17. Mlaa CI rare Ollllam of Pilot Rock haa entered the county treaauryahlp race agalnat Oeorge Hradley aa a can didate for the republican nomination. A local teachera' Inatltute will be held In -Pendleton April t tor tha teachera of Pendleton. Hell. Athena. Weaton and aurroundlng dlatrtcta. "pedal Kaater eervlrea both morn Ine end evening are announced for next Hunday at tha MethodUit church. Appropriate anthema will bo aung by tha choir. County Purveyor Bradley and View era t-ute ttothrock and Mr. Htockmaa. TV,- tfl.L a., i. ....I i . . .... ...... ..,,.. ....... m.e,, the auditorium thla IKrldavJ evening 'r pruml.ee lo prove of mu h mora than i ordinary Intereat ana merit. Tha pho nographic concert Ilia folk dancea In roelume, the violin "recital and the farce make up m varied and diverting program that tha people of Weaton and vicinity will aaeuredly find lo their liking. The e hoot haa been for aate In enllellng tha aaalatan f' Un Alfred beraeron. s vloilnlet of are allalnmrnte who will contribute pnrt three of the program. The all folk dencee presented under the di rection of Mlaa Cogawell will provide a form of entertainment both unuaual and pleasing, and a variety of hlgh claee recorda are available for the a hool't new phonograph. Thoae who attend will not ba disappointed. The farm realdence on tha Blomgren ranrh In the foolhllla east of town, oc., cupled by Mr. and Mra. PI. O. Ulom-1 gren, waa destroyed by fire Sunday 1 morning. The Blomarena and their gueet, Mra. W. R. Affleck of Oroflno. Idaho, slater of Mrs. Blomgren, suc ceeded In saving nearly all of their household gooda and furniture, bu! the houae Itself waa burned to tb ground. A telephone call brought number of people from Iowa In auto mohllea, and with their aid "bucket brigade' waa hastily put' In aervlre which saved tha barn and all ol the other outbuildings. Tha Blomgrena have put up a -tent for temporary shelter until their aprlng work la fin ished. The loss Is eetlmated at f 1100, partly coverd by I7CI Insurance. 11 Metes' r J C. C. Mi Ken n of Colfax, discharged aa deputy atate grain Inspector on February It begsn suit at'Tacoma for lin.OOO damsgea agalnat ft. D. Jarboe, atala grain Inapector. Mr. McKenna asks for 110.000 becauss Mr. Jsrbos la s timed to hava written In a letter discharged for Insubordination and unastlnartory service." The other S t o.ooo s sought on a. report filed with the Public Service Commission charging Inefficiency, which McKenna says lost him his poslton at Pasco as Inspector for BsJfour. Guthrie A Co. Mr. MrKenna was formerly railway agent at Weston. . He alio enlisted Ith a Weston squad for service hi tho Philippines during the Spanish war. .- Tha Sth birthday or Mrs. R. Lieu alien, ona of Wretim's pioneer, waa commemorated April 14th with a were here thla week. Inspecting the very pleasant surprise party at the proposed change In the gran oi me Pine creek road. Frank Saling Republican candidate for nominnllon aa County Clerk .Subject to tha will of the electors at tl.a Primary Election May 19, 1916. (Adv.) Prrkknt iNouMttr.NT. D. R. WOOD the Feed Man DR. W. G. HUGHES Dentist UMic In tho Klnm Itulhllntf. Milton lluiira. H lo VI ami 1 lo 3 Bufe Prulacher la hers from Wasco, Oregon, for a visit with his parents and friends- He still bears the mrka of the big garage fire at Waaco. which so nearly cremated him. William MarKenlre and It A. Rarnes motored Tuesday to Milton, r-reewater and Walla Walla, where Mr. Pamre looked after the publicity end of the Pioneer" reunion. Mr. and Mrs ! T. OVHarra, have returned from Spokane, where they had a dellxhtful visit aa guests of Mr. and Mrs. I.ham Imvla. Lester reports that he found H almost Impossible to spend any Weston money. J. ir. Price Is now manager of the Ven ball team, having accepted election to that office by the player. He aucceeda r. CI. Lucas, who reelgned because of the frequent absences from town necessitated by his business. , Po mellow" Is ths soil In Weston fields, especially tn the draws, that a rouble of 81m Cullcy" mules ssna Lleuallen residence on East Main atreet. Novelty waa lent to tho affair by tha appearance of an amiable ghost to share In tha festivities. A good, sociable time waa enjoyed, followed i by refreshments. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. i. S. Harris. Mr. and Mra. jr. W. Porter. Mr. and Mra. E. M, Smith. Mr. and Mrs. 8. A. Barnes, Mr. and Mra. W. E. Drtskell. Rev. and Mra. N. 0. Wood. sirs. Richard Beam er and Naomi Reamer. Mra. George sowers and Evallns Sowers. The Milton and Weston second teama clashed again on the local dla mond last Faturdsy, and tha visitors turned the tables on our home-town hopefuls, who were defeated eight to seven, after fourteen innings of di verting bssebaJI. R. Oould and V. Lundell pitched for the locale, and were barkstoppedl by R. Smith and Klllsore. Both teama were on their mettle throughout, wnd Weaton fans who climbed tha hill to watch the con. tat were well repaid for their trcu- ble. United Slate Senator Theodore Bur- Ion of Ohio, candidate for the repub (Iran nomination for president of the at 18 cents or better Our carload of McCormick and other machinery just in. . You should see the New Dutchman and John Deere plows. They show The. Way. All three bot toms on the one fasten directly on the one big axle She is right and she does the business. Fairbanks Morse engines, 1 and 1-2 H. P., for $35.00 and the freight. Weber, Winona and Deere wagons. ; J. I. Case threshers; Edison, Victrola and Columbia phonographs. Salmon egg bait,-the finest assortment of fishing tackle and we will start you for the creek right from our door. Mrs, Hetty Power E nrlv uo to their ears In a corner oflt'nlted States, will be In Pendleton the Duncan eighty south of town the j Saturday, April Zld. and will apeak at other day. They had to be yanked out with log chain. n&fe Eife X It is impossible to make old shoes look like new ones; they simply won't do it that's all. We know you will need a new pair, and have selected the best stock possible that we might bet ter please you. Come we want your trade and will do all in our power to merit it. When you buy shoes from us yoirtry them on and keep on trying until you find the last that is comfortable. We will put our knowledge of shoes and our experience in fit ting at your disposal. Men's good strong work shoe at only $1.79 Men's heavy tan or black bluchers, A real shoe, at... ...... ......... 3.50 Men's tan or black English, very dressy,... .........;V . ........... 4.00 Dr. Reed's cushion sole, famous for comfort..... 5.00 Men's black or tan vici kid, button or lace 3.69 Men's white rubber sole oxfords, tan only.................................'........... 3.75 A very pretty assortment of white shoes and oxfords for ladies and children in the want ed styles. The Emma Lou, Mary Janes, Veranda, Oxfords and other designs. Mod nn iu erceiitie fliiiiiai! an open air meeting to be held In the Happy Canyon pavilion at two o'clock In the afternoon. Thla meeting is held under the auspice of the Young Men and Toung Women a Republican Club. Senator Burton la prominent figure In national politics and is one ' the big men of the United States. The report cornea to Weaton from Brant. Alberta, of tho death there last Friday of Mra. W,' L Fletcher, ahort !y after her return home from a visit, accompanied by her husband, with old-time friends and neighbors In I'm. stills county. The newa will bo re ceived with sorrow by tha many friends of. Mrs. Fletcher throughout the Weston neighborhood. She was about (4 year old, and la survived by her ttusband, two aon and two daugh ters. .. tin. K. D. Wood and daughters left yesterday for Redmond, Oregon. where they will reside on the ranch during the summer. Mr. Wood and aon Joe are the only member of the family remaining at Weston. By way of farewell, an enjoyable surprise party waa given Mrs. Wood Tuesday evening, with more than fifty friend and neighbors present. After a pleas ant social hour t the residence, re freshment were served in the base ment of the Methodist church. While chasing a fly ball the other day, Jlmmle Read one of Weston's future Eddie Collinses ran head first Into a barbed wire ' fence. Tho left side of hla head, behind the eye, was gashed to the bone, and required some rather nifty stltchlnx on the part of Doctor Smith. It la nevertheless use less to caution Jlmmle to look where he la going when after fly. He can not see upward and frontward at the same time. Sheriff T. D. Taylor and Assessor C. P. Strain, democratic officials at the court houae, have filed for re nomination. Neither will have oppo sition at the primaries, as each la backed by an excellent record. Their republican opponents at the general election will be H. M. Allen of Hold man for sheriff, and J. A. Teager of Pilot Rock for assessor. D. H. Eaton, local cobbler and baker, left town last Friday and has not since put In an appearance. His wife and nephew . -remain behind In somewhat needy circumstances, and a few obligations were unpaid. Eaton's fade-away" la ascribed to discour agement over his Inability to make ends meet after working hard to place hla small affairs on a profitable basis. Mrs. Edward Anderson and daugh ter Thelma have gone to Chicago for an extended visit with relatives. While there Miss Anderson will submit to an operation for the relief of the disa bility occasioned ' by the serious acci dent which befell her last fall. ' Eddie Beathe, who once "set type ' on the Weston Leader, la seeing a bit of the world In his new occupation. I that of oiler In a marine engine room. I He ia now en route for Russia, having I lately sailed from' Vancouver. B. C on the steamer Silver Dollar. I J. S. Lleuallen has filed for renom llnatlon on tho democratic ticket as ; Justice of the peace for Weston. As i'S'iuire Joe Is developing Into quite an efficient magistrate, . his re-election without opposition I probable. House for rent. Singer sewing" machine at 7.00. K. Zehm. The little ilaujftner of Mr. and Jlrs. Walter Webb is ill with tonsilitis. l I. Norma Smith arrived Sunday from W alla Walla for a several weeks' vacation visit at home. Mr. Z. C Price 1 lmnroinr In health, and was able yesterday to leave her sick bed for an arm chair. St r red from my pas'ore, one two-resr-otd tale red bull. If aeen, please notify I. C. Hopkin. Weston. Or. j fadles' and gents' suit pressed. Ste: cleaned sml pressed, l.0. Pressery on corner opn. City feed mill. (Adv.) Mr. and Mr. Ed. Mitchell, restdinjr! on the lteed and Uawley uplands, are the parent of a baby boy, born last Tuesday. F. J. Alex Mayer, insurance adjust er, wa her frum Portland yesterday and satisfiiciorilp adjusted the Blotn- g-reo loss. Mv two cara will start from the City drug store at 5:30 each evening. Thnrs- ... M.i.mlav for "Tim Kirth of Nation," ml Pendleton. A. M. Hoyden. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Robinson and Mr. and Mr. C. C. Whiteman of Pen dleton, motored to Weston Sunday evening and attended service at the Episcopal church. They brought Bish op Paddock, who conducted the serv ice. It is expected that 1000 head of reg istered Hotstein cattle will be shipped into Stanfield. thl county, by the end of the present summer. Attracted by cheap alfalfa, a large number of Washington dairymen intend locating at Stanfield, and will bring their Hol tein herds. The following- Weston pupils quali fied for the finals in the county spell ing contest, which will be held at Pen dleton April 28: Fourth grade, Ar- lonlne Kobinson: tmn route, r.mma Thoeny: sixth grade, Harvey Lundell. Marvin Keen; sevenin graoe, nnoa Mcliae, Kuby Hall; eighth grade, Nell Graham. ; ITS TOO HOT I FOR ME! - 1 I " a a . SPRING CANYON COAL The coal that make the white heat A good supply constanly on hand. LEHIGH PORTLAND CEMENT alwy in stock. . RED CEDAR FENCE POSTS from Puget Sound in any quantity. They are well tarred, or wo will sell you the tar to tar your old posts. , ' ' " A-l RED FIR and TAMARACK WOOD from KameU; 16-inch, 12 inch and 4-foot length. WESTON BRICKYARD Mltoa Club Ladies Entertained. Mr. F. D. Watts was hostess last week for the Saturday Afternoon Club. It was the club' "Reciprocity Day," and the local ladle had as their guesta some Z0 members of the Milton Civic Improvement Club, who motored over for the occasion. Quite an elaborate affair waa arranged for, their enter tainment. The house waa most artis tically decorated It club color, many bowl of carnattona adorning the par lors, with a pleasing background of dainty ferns. The program consisted of a piano solo by Mrs. J. Wurser, a paper on "Pure Food Laws" by Mrs. J. F. Slover, a vocal solo by Mrs. E. M. Smith, a piano selection oy mra. R. Proudflt, a paper on Immigration by Mrs. Minnie Walker, and a small group of song by Mrs. Geo, B. Car mlehael. The ladles found much amusement lit selecting their partner for luncheon by matching quotations. A most delectable three-course lunch eon was served, the dainty favor be ing given In pink and white, the club color. Altogether Mrs, Watts re ceived about fifty ladies. The after noon waa one of the pleaaantest the club has enjoyed this season.. What is Patriotism? Devotion to our Government. Love for our State. Loyalty to our home town. WHO IS PATRIOTIC? DMo deals in Rags, big and little Linoleum Wall Paper Chairs Tables Beds, Springs Mattresses Kitchen Cabinets, &c. Eggs for Hatching. Brown leghorns, extra good strain, at SO cent per setting. CHRIS THOENT. HOMER I. WATTS Attorney-at-Law Practice In all State and Federal Courts. ATHENA. OKEQON wm l.x K4 o.l. tlattXm or htu utd K-rtioa for FRfl SEARCH ml mart m iNtiwitftbtlRy. Ifenk MlMWM aiTHTl build r-ORTUPtS D. SWIFT & GO. STENT LAWYERS. 303 Ssvsnth St, Wahin(iotl, D.C Let us as citizens of Weston be truly patriotic -love our homes and patronize home tradesmen. US The Leader Prints Butter Wraps t t M l ' -IJJ f 1 : .: ;. !' . ! and supplies Developing and printin Hoodwinks Drug Store t T Of