WESTON LEADER will be published in thi paper, in
CUKK OO0, fuMUhtr
WPQTHM rrvMMCDriAl ri MR
order to how what farmera in the " "w wmnik-iiwit - w-w
Weston neighborhood are live to Food Committee
their duty in this important mutter, ... . . ...
To be aure, they .re handicap,.! WKSTON, ORISON. April 1K ll17.
by nn extraordinarily lute wason, To the Farmers of Weston and the Uplands:
III this time of omerironrv when the irivnti'st food exiK'l Is of
they enn will bo appreciated. t,tf ,mti0 predict a herious crop shortage and when the ivhiiikU
Agricultural communities like bility of winninur tho war in whirh u. me involved ivst.i Inriroly
Tranahsnt, per inch porinaertion 20c "eston w " "anger 01 ingress w,th t,0 farmers, we urge you to use every pottsihle endeavor to
LocaU. rrliiwH?rinwitmn 5c from famine conditions. Hut it is Increase the amount of votir nmducta in some of tho following
1 1 up to them to do their hit toward iiartieul'itx
' relieving the industrial centers
Ctr4 it tht stflt ( WtiUn, Oiti. when men must eat in order to
it clui autur. Wl.ii Hll, ,mlsl ww., J,, r(,.r tlmt
SCBtCRIPIION NAIEt .
Strictly m AJYt'K
Tha Yaar '. $1 W
I.. it 7".
Four MonUii!"""""."""!!"".'!.'" 0 W ,,ut ,hoir t do the l.eat
ADXtdtUINli RA1E1
Regular, per inch per insertkm t2'ac
1
l'lant from five to ten ncrvs of lienns or pcaa on
land yon intend to minimer fallow.
Uncle Sam and his allies may win
the war.
As we go to press, Von I linden
burg is still irclting some awful
wallois on his western exHsuiv.
As to the weather -x?!!ki?!
hlankety blank- great jeoeophat?!?
!?!xyx- dammit!
Alf APPEAL TO THE FARMERS
After one of our beautiful April
showers it is sad to sec the poor
little angle worms lying dead
the sidewalks.
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The danger from food shortage is
imminent and real. Men of na
tional prominence who are in no
sense alarmists are deeply con
cerned over tho situation. The
Great National City Bank of New
York, whieh may Ije regarded as
an authority, has this to say in a
letter to The Farmers Bank of
Weston:
"All of Europe neutral as well
as warring countries has been
placed upon food rations to eke out
supplies until the new crop is har
Increase your ncivnge of HtatooH. m that you
will haviMpiite a Inrgv ipiantily more than you
will need for your own use.
Raise n great many more yellow turnips or ruta
bagas. Ineivase your toultry. Hncli fanner should
have 100 hens or more to take care of waste.
Increase the amount of jour canned stiitf, both
in fruits and vegetables.
Put in a small patch of corn to feed the hogs
and Hiiltry.
llet an extra IikhI sow or two.
Conserve all possible waste material.
Here's hopin' that Germany will
won become a republic and that Bill
will join Nick in the Down and
Out club.
The blank line is for your signature. We urge you to indicate
w ith an X or otherwise tho products mentioned ulwve to which you
w ill give your attention and promptly return this circular to us in
"The draft bill will pass." is the l'ie enclosed stamped and addressed enveloped, leaving it unsealed,
news from Washington. It should. fat we nia.v inform the National Council of Defense of your proni
There isn't a sound argument 'od co-operation. Other counties'and localities are taking an ac
against it. f've Vrt m tmB campaign lor increased foot! production, and there
" is urgent need of utilizing every available acre in the richly for
Death Of Mrs. Wheeler tile Weston and Weston Upland districts. "Do your bit. " and you
Mrs. Margaret Wheeler, a Jiighly- wil1 nt only help your country through a footl crisis but we feel
respected pioneer resident of Wcs- assured that you will be able to market your surplus product at
v!t.Ht Thi .ntrv th - . " . "l pivi.uiuie iiKun.'3.
r , T . ... home of her daughter, Mrs. Newt
to Sport (Ms
, !.. t..i :.u " "
V 1.fl" T'u '' O'Harra. after an illness of several
ried over from the crop of 1915,
and in 1916 produced 482,000.000
months.
Mrs. Wheeler was born near Otta
wa, Canada, July 10, 1852. She
was married to James S. Wheeler
in 1876. They moved to Weston
there will be practically no wheat uw w ? . k r
,! '.i ,u ' "heeler occurred here Januarys.
bushels of winter wheat and 158,
000,000 of -spring wheat; total
supply, 804.000,000. This year
carried over and the government's
estimate upon the winter crop fore-
1908.
The funeral
Read these expressions:
Mobilization of all resources. - Proaitlviil WiUon.
Plow up the golf links anil battubull parks.- Prwauloit L.
W. Hilfof the Great Northern.
Tho outlook la alamiing.-Thc National t'ily Hank of New
York.
The Cuitcd State will have to Uxii tlic world fr wsilily
three yciir. Secretary of Agriculture.
IFtiliw ev:ry fool and then the supply will he short. - W. J.
Kerr, Prvaidcnt O. A. C
: t .it
casts a yield of only 430.000.000. " "iJ i,T, iu " ! If -vou " havc idIe
a wheat supply equal to what we y"7 by a quartet, and
will export and consume in the crop ,Su '" '" "'d
year now closing. Tins is an alarm- M ui. i - : ,,
outlook. The spring wheat ,. , " S''" "'",r
is notoriously subject to VL 1 . ,K,..H" . nun .
ho, r ;,wn but i is (itrtru,k' o,,,,arra f sht;
doubtful if the wheat shortage can Wl'r,h n'-'T" f
be made up. Other food crops Woodcraft ami the United Artmns.
must be grown to meet the defi-
Jim,Jv Ami iha wnrlr n. . lu. ' Till slfilMkilltmi.nt it i l.u.il ....n..
started immediately. There is no mittec of defense to assist the U S' I'"nd on,co Jff'fi rtf"
time to wait on orsranization from county committee was authorize! nt v. ... . .'. . '.
outside. The emergency can be Tuesday evening's meeting of thcrby
met only by by spontaneous action commercial club. The local hotly cral Land office, under proviaions of filS h$, - emZ, or ohjwti".,'t,
in ere duiic, tuuniy anu scnuoi "m mioiai vi iivc men unu women. r. ;vr ' rn .. uriore ine iimu OealKiiated lor tale
district, forming local organic- IVesident Price reserved his ap- Sr No0lS we wi i & S" HtUr- '
tions." poiutmnu. offeV ,tbiic"l"! to ththe.?bK! Nolan SKtrr, Keceivcr.
The Weston Commercial Club' is Try Lustro for your auto. It ..tT&r DR C H SMITH "
quite evidently on the right track, will make your car look like new, June, 1917, next, at thia office, the fol- II
Next week the replies received to aT, TtT BLfJI 011
the letter sent out by its food Phiiiip6 Lustro agent for WaJla ifi- J Ofllce in WatU buiklinf
committee-repnnted elsewhere- Walla and Umatilla counties. on. 5."tito li WESTON .... oluQWi
ing
crop
land that you will find it impossible to
illing to lease it or to donate the use of it.
JOSEPH WUKZKR.
W. H. GOULD.
J. W. POUTKK,
Committee.
RvUcc for ratUcatlM-Isobttf Tract
(Publisher.)
We are showing a compleU line of all the new
novelties in ladies spoil hals. 8..rt Hkirls, hand
bags, collars, novelty dress gotds. Imlies' siioit
waists, shoes, etc.: aluti men's sport shirts, tics, hals
and caps.
Kilt lino "f Ih.Ii".' p.iil huu In ' S hi t WMkU in liib oilk niul fn
atripe. ihnk. pln'il no.1 tti n. ! luv. n; jiinl lh I limit for prii.n
( n ,,.Ii4 lis- In l. I'.' enr, kc the new "'rt hi Hh'
j Use to l.;s
ShiiI xknU m hulh tuli mill .i , n,i,,' khov In whltu nh ki.l,
nniUril. plum iul dun V rlnx .n. k timl while i'oiiiI limHnn, l,n,
'.i.v t '.'.t' Kr ) 'iiiililimi'"ii, hiiflimil
. iii . lovhul . .' to li 111
.SoinrthliiK lu in liiinl luH. ""HI , ,
f..il I- Mvlh. ni I! I" !'-e Men p ' '
rxniic ( pit in. Iilh lini
l.mlnn' isillios in i:n:e', I n;i tl- l"H! ! e. lllpi' H nil plain
eivpe nml voile i , l:K-l.i l. I'.i
. i i .i- . 1 Men' work ihitl". "port lyle lie
Note 'V ilie Kmli in l'lli wn.li ..
n.l W....I n...l.n..l. Hi- .titii.Kr.t, " 1,11 ""' ,"' '"".'.L"." ,,. .
line we hrttc eter hi.in, IH. 1
plm.li mill pl.mi I..I. I ii, I i Mi'ii' lii In u ter . ihh- t.r ft.iwn14f
V r fl. 10 end. Ii laiiito of pall, rim '.'V !;
Don't itiiKft tbe big "May Day" cvrcisea and Ihijr
raising nest 'ruesday. KtuyUNly tunif.
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TH UOLOtN MULt r
ATHENA, UlttUON
mmmmmmmmmmomiiuimm
OVERLA3NTD
Big Four, Light Six and Light Four
't he Ovi rliiuil IIik I our in Ihe ear (hat built Ovrilnnd.
i Ih i ur, for nine yeum, lin uiidi iU'itii' atemly development nnd
relinenienl, with ihe help and tulvitv ( nn miny f owner which
now t il nli. more limn a ijunrter of a million.
The Oierlaml'i, aecumiiliitvl expei'enro in hniMini; thm rnr ha
tiliiiilil llieoi Iru,' lialinire im'IIiii ele riiiild llio tnlim of rRht
weight; the riet ralioof ioWer to Wrlt;hl. Ihe true lire. K.linc
nnd ml ei'.M , Ihe iitimuil Rttnuuihte n,l;ni; romfntt. tho limn that
truly ep"V lelinemenl mid beauty -a belter value than any ear of
nnnll.ir Keeilie.itioiiii.
The prn v i Ili'l'Mn.
The l.ijilil Six in the nitine ii.mh l Willi i lnoiKen eonfnrniine to ap
proved aix cylinder cotitrin.-ttin, nnd In llkvwl nil vxeea. nine ear
at the priee. filloim.
The Light Four u dwndy ear f.-r ihm rountry 1'i.
The t'oiinlry t'lub hunilnome nnd ervicithl-'fMi..
Theae iuotntioua nre for W'eaton deliveiy. We will be, nble to
uttpply a few cara only l lhee priee.
Public Land Salk.
Department of the Interior,
Dr. t. I.. KKTSITMA RF Atrtn Inv 1irAoaAn !
- - -w. - - I aw vv vBbVtl ,
thereof is mountainous or loo rutigh
for cultivation. 'VVVVV'VV.VV,VVVVaVVVVV
The aalu will not Im kent IllM'll. Kilt
will bo declared cltweil wht-t, Uumc 44aa41iaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
t bid will be rewired to imm.-diaUly Z Ql V SIa lUUfL I H. H. I H
pay to the Kceeiver thu amount W 1 1 1 1 I M, Jk S,
thereof. .... , , ...
mini ntv money ny letting us iix your decayed or
aching teeth. Try our painless method, our st ien
tide work and very reasonable fees. All work
guaranteed.
Newton Painless Dentists
Comer Main and Webb streets (entrance on Webb)
rendleton, Ore. (Phone 12.)
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JirfeVL . 7 . SYSTEM , i
jLsSiSjfmA - rrJ) 'l--j VVa f. ROUTES DESIGNATED I
AjS" 1 ' L y K E ! i BY THE OREGON
7ZIjS I-- I I"""""' STATE HIGHWAY
JnRRy B" ifJZZ.Z SV- fl COMMISSION
rT"'T$ . j!kT illJL, CAM'virrl y TO CONFORM WITH I
"a!lA - "fInl if"""-' HCOyinCMCNT Of TMC j.
an flirt
REPAIR YOUR FENCES
While the ground is loo vi to do farm woi'k
ami just right to dig post holes.
A new shipment of MID Vi'AhWl POSTS
juat received. Tarred or un tarred.
P. T. HARBOUR
Preston-Shaffer Milling Co.
Established 1866
Athena, Oregon . Waitjbur. Wash.
American Beauty
oando
Pure White
WIqut
Madu of selected hluestem in one of the
best equipped mills in tho Northwest.
Sold in Weston by
Weston Aercantile Company
ami, ;' a vianwa. rraa aauai