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We of the succeeding generation who are reaping the fruits
of your hardihood and industry in developing the great Empire
of the West, delight to greet and honor you.
Our bright, big store is open to all Weston visitors during
the Reunion. You are invited to avail yourselves of our Infor
. mation Bureau, Telephone, Check Room and Ladies' Rest Room.
Come in and make yourselves at home.
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NEW WESTON TEACHERS
ELECTED-SCHOOL NEWS
Hundled wheat hay for mile, phone
P. O. McCausiund.
Mr. and Mm. Walter Rose of Pen
dleton were guests Tuesday of thi?
11. G. Sallng.
Joe Hodgson was ausent this week
on a visit to La Crosse, Wash., ami
to his Montana holdings.
S. A. Barnes and W. H. fimil-1
visited Pendl'ton Wednesday on
business connected with the war
census.
f liuy all kinds of srrai Iron steel,
malleable and cast and pay $ per
Ion delivered at Athena: welshed on
Uurkc's scale. Max Kclstcin.
Weston Lodge So. oH. I. I . I). K
has invested sinou in IJberly liond-t
and fiOO In the honi'm issued for
building an addition to the I Mid Fel
lows home at Portland.
Decoraiion Oa was rendered "f
unusual significance at I lie Hon
Tompkins household on Dry creek
by the arrival of a lusty masculine
youngster weighing s 1-j pounds.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Lindley aw
making a summer vacation visit at
the McfSrew farm near M'eslon. jr.'.
I. i lid ley is a sister of Mrs. Fred .Me.
irew and of I jr. A. F. Scmpcrt. Mr.
IJndlcy is superliiicimcnt-elect of
the Kprague, Washington, schoolx-
Charles ISulfinch, a Weston boy
who recently went to Bremerton,
Wash., to Join the navy, has been
sent from Bremerton to .San Fran
cisco. The young man's father. C
F. Bulfinch, is a civil war veteran,
and Is delighted that his son is able
to serve the nation.
Weston's new flag pole more than
1 Oil feet high, straight and beautiful
and surmounted by a golden hall
was raised Saturday afternoon by a
small army of willing workers, di
rected by W. L,. Uobbins. The new
flag has since been floating to the
breeze, so high In the air that Kaiser
Bill will never succeed In teaiing it
down. The formal dedicaton was set
for the first morning of the ploners'
reunion.
F. C Fitspatrick. superintendent
elect of the Weston schools, will !c
assisted by the following teachers,
v. hi.se i lection was completed at a
meeting "ruesday evening of the lo
cal board:
First and second grades Louie
Kintoul. Third and fourth grades Ver.t
Tipton of Uoseburg, Ore.
Fifth and sixth grades I.udl.i
Piiiiierton.
Seventh tirade An ire Barnes.
l.'ighth grartt Walter i;. Il-nh r
of Dill. mi. ir.
.M.inu.il Inilnini; In hii;li s hool
. II. Xcedhani of H.-irrlsliiiri;. nr.
ite hii;h school jiosition r rnaii:
lo be filled.
lUulitli tirade lOvain.
All Ion iwo of the Weston npils
h. took the recent elxhth Li-n!; t x
a'r hi; In ii were successful in .;is--inx
Those wioi "made Hie yraoe"
ueiv W illiams. Hilda Mclt.ii ,
Woiih Walls, i;oldie Neshltt, l.oi.i
l.ieoallen, 'iara I'.iii g.v. Itllby Hall
A nil. i livender. Claude Hnider.
Tbe ' ".'.'esl'iij showiiiu: is an 'x'i I
lc u lie in view of the fact th-it of
-74 pupils In the county outside cf
1-endMton, only 122 made pis;in;.-j.-r:ide!-.
The ,fillon schools made trie
li si ,"ci id. wilh .11 suecessfiil oik s
til of The hik'hes; nverage. '.)':...
Nvas ina'ie by a Milton Kill, lCrma Al
ien. "iuil Williams, eleven years old, of
We-ton. was the yoiing'-st pupil in
Hie county lo pass. Moreover, a fur
if covering from an injury to his c.y ,
he took the entire eighth grade work
ufjer January 1, 1917.
In the W'eton vicinity. Fnd flreer
passed In district Xo. II and James
Armstrong and W'aido Terry in dis
trict Xo. (15.
school K.leclion .lurie IH.
The anuUHl election of Weston
district, Xo. 19. will be held at the
school house Monday, June IS, ai
o'clock p. in- One director ami
one clerk will be chosen Joseph
Wurscer, incumbent chairman of the
ooard, retires
Ucnlon supiMirts Itoatl imiids.
Weston contributed to the iassuKu
of the rood bonds by a majority of M.
The vote hcr was very light, be
iiiK onlv it; for the three Weston
precincts us against a normal vol..
of more than 40" One precinct.
Xo. 17, cast a majority of one vote
agaliirt the bonuds, but the other
two were strong In us favor. Th
toinl stood: 113 yes. 62 no.
The I'pland precincts were sironr
ly KK'iinst the bonds. Mouiilulu
stood 3,1 against to only one for the
measure, Falmcw showed eight af
firmative and negative votes.
The I'lilforui Tax Classification
Anendment carried at Weston, ai
did also the measure lteiuiring Cit.' .
'i'ov.r .mil stale officer at the Same
Time. I.oi-.il people Noted heavily
:nsi Up- oilier nieasiires on tilt)
ball ii.
RED CROSS-STRAWBERRY
DAY-MILTON, JUNE 12
Will Addrcs HnliM-wiNes.
Miss Alice Butler wl I lie senl lo
Wesuni hy I'niatilla county authori
ties on Wednesday, June 1.1, to talk
lo housewives of Weston and vicin
ity including those of Hie Weston
iipli.iids -fin Food 'alues, Conuser
vation. Preservation and Substitutes.
Her coming Is announced In a let
ter to Mrs. F. l. Walts from Mrs.
Wad1, Mrs MrComai and Miss 'irate
I'lilliam of Pendleton.
The Weston opera house has been
secured, and Miss Hiillor will (five
addresses next Wednesday at J:3'l
o'i lock in the afternoon and 7::m
o'clock In I he evening.
The Saturday Arternoou Club li.'s
taken direction of the meetings, but
all the. ladles of Weston and vicin
ity are expected to cooperate in
bunging about a targe uKsemhla-'
of I he housewives of this neighbor,
hood lo v;reet Hie speaker. She is
anxious to iii.'Ci them all, and has a
message of value for them.
Chineie Capital Joint Rebellion.
Ppkln. Eleven provinces of Chink.
Including the province of Cbl-LI. 10
which Pekin is situated, now no lodft
er recognize the authority of the
kin government.
Coast to Build 100 Shlpt.
Washington. No lens than J0(
standard wooden ships will be buQI
for the government during the atlj
18 months on tbe Paclflo Coast.
The Milton Commercial association
has turned over Its annual strawber
ry festival to the lied Cross, mill It
will be observed Tuesday, June 1.,
ns Milton Slniwberrv -Ked Cru-w IMV
There will be an open ulr program,
big dinner, grand parade, sports, and
dancing afternoon and evening A
rest room has been provided for
women nl Ited Cross headitiarlers,
und for men at the .dillon Commer
cial club rooms.
The sports will Include a com
petitive military driff and first aid
field service by honor guard teums.
baseball game Is announced for
:: Mi p. m between,, vYnlla Walla
and Milioii-l'ri'i'WMler learns.
The dlmo r will be served In a I'll,
boiith. with plenty or room and
e.iuililcs for all.
A specinl Invitation (o attend l
extended to Weslon people. Itcmcm
btr Ihe dale, next Tuesday, June 1.
TIm- V". M. '. .. ( anipalgu.
W W. Dillon, field secretary of
Ihe Young Men's Christian stioela
l Ion. was here Sat hi nay and .iddrenii
ed the commercial ciiih at a special
meeting that evening In behalf of
lbs great organizations whirlwind
campaign for raising more titan
lliree million dollars throughout III"
nation for V. .VI. C. A, buildings at
ihe pcrmiineul training t-anips anil
on Hie French from.
Mr. Jllllon set forth foinprc In-n.
slveli Ihe value of Hie Y. M. C. A.'s
ivoik during t lie Spanish war and mi
the Mexican border, lie showed by
providing the men with the right sort
of euierlalnment iim! surrounding
i hem with a home-like atmosphere,
It alTordeil u constant safeguurd
against the icuiplaUoiiH by which
i he young soldiers arc beset.
Oregon's allotment Is 4H,tMltl.
'vblch has nearly all been raised.
I'linitllla county whs the last coun
ty In be organized In the state, and
is expected to furnish MtMi.'l, of
which amount H lias been appor
tioned to Weston.
A local committee lias been ap
pohiicd lo solicit subscriptions her.
New Home
Users
The Weston Ited Cross Auxiliary
has received an Invitation from the
Milton Auxiliary through Mrs w. H.
Bailey, chairman of the parade com
mittee, to attend the Milton Straw
berry Bed Cross lay June 12 next,
und be represented in the parade.
The letter says: "Could you come
with as large a delegation as pos
sible? It has been suggested that
ladies wear white, but If you cannot
conveniently do so please wear the
Bed Cross arm badge nnd carry your
pennant rcjireJculiu our auxiliary."
The next meeting of the W. C. T.
I, will be held at the home of Mrs.
Klla Iavender June 12, at 2:30 p. m.
Aside from the program there will
be special reports of committees, and
he invitation to a basket lunch p,-.
nie and all-day institute to be bel-l
June 1.7 at Athena will be read and
decided Usn. SayB one of the lo
cal leaders: "Milton, Helix nnd i'en-dlt-ton
unions will nil attend Ihe in
stitute, ii ml Weston sTioiihl compete
for Ihe largest delegation. So let
every member of our unin be pres
ent at the next tuccUug."
His Visw of It.
Wife Thnt girl in tbo opposite flat
Ik quite a promising- singer. nub
Well, get bcr to promise that she won't
slug any more. Boston Transcript
Vary Unruly.
Miss Paul-Graco doesn't obey any.
body. Mist Pry Xo; she doesn't erwi
mini her own business. Town Topics,
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PURE ARTIFICIAL
'ICE
Consult duty,
6 age Lauder.
not events. Walter
Weston Transfer Co. I
Davis & Ellis i:'
Weston Mca
Market
Prime Beef
Pork, Mutton, Veal
Dressed Poultry
FISH Monday and Thursday
Get Our Prices '
Phone No. 63, Orders taken by
phone for mail routes.
Ten percent interest on all uc
rouulH after 30 days.
A. P. Perry
are Quality
Choosers
FOR SALE HY
H. A. BRANDT
WESTON, ORE.
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Dr. 0. S. NEWSOM !
I'hysiriMti hi id Suriruon
Post Uuildinif (Dr. Stuno'K for. '.
merollice) Atheim, (JrcK. i
"CulUUxi!" Lufo Mcllritlo's is .
ways at your disposal. I'lionu U2.
i$500,000
to loan on good
wheat land at
61
F" . Q. Lucas X
Kenl l-.siHto and I.imns
Weston, Oregon
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