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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1917)
1 W A HI) F r?7 kl'.rS,,,.d7-dLniU X X X t I T t ?' ? ? X X ? J X X 1 ' I II IV C favor to have you come in and talk the matter over with us. We want your harvest business, and are V We are prepared to figure with you on your har vest orders for Groceries. Our stock is complete in X anticipation of harvest trade. We shall count it a ready for it in every particular. ady for it in every particular. I i t t X T r t . t t t x t t t 1 T Harvest Specials DISHES We arc prepared to supply your wants in this line from a well se lected stock of heavy white ware that is both durable ami dainty. Cups and saucers, per set ef six 75c. Plates, the regular dinner sixe, 7 inch, set of six 7fe. : dif-hes from 0e medium ami IKvii vegetal ie up to SOc. Nappies, small. large, 15c up to I Jowls of to- 2.V. We alto carry a ilno of the gold band pattern which is very pretty yet not expensive. .inc. various sues I rem 0e Shoes for Harvest Wear We are headquarters for shoes. Our line is complete, and for har . vest wear we have some , exception ally good values that will prove attractive. j A good mule skin that wears for joniy $!."!. A good heavy tan. well made shoe, as a sjiecial ?3.:!!. Scout or bicycle shoe for men and boys, $2.00 to - 3.00. Ladies' Hose to Gose Cut A special list of ladies' hose to close out at less than cost. These are fibre silk boot hose in white, gray, palm beach and tan. An er ror in the billing of these hose makes it possible for us to make this price. They sell regularly' for 50c, but as long as they last the price will be only ;5c. ' Canvas for Cook Bouses Heavy canvases for cookhouses, etc. We have it from 29 inches to 72 inches, in weight suitable for your needs and at the price based on last season's purchases. ALL WHITE CANVAS SHOES REDUCED , For the remainder of this season all white canvas ishocs aside from tennis shoos will Ik sold for less. It will pay you to anticipate your wants for next season mid lay in a supply for next year, as them- goods w ill le decidedly higher. All pums w ill go now for Sl.SW. All r'uhlier sole shoos will sell for 10 percent less the pair. This will include a wide variety of white can vas shoes and pumps ' all new stock and very desirable; will In- in jtihkI style next season. A table of remnant stock while shoe, all the short lines to close out; children's, women's-values up to $2.00 at 'JSe. Women's Comfort Shoes at $1.49 Those art- the kind for tired feet soft and pliable. Kvery house-koeiH-r should have a pair. All black leathers; some have elastic sides; some Juliettes; have sold as high as $2; for this special $1.49. Pretty Summer Lawns at 9c Yd. To close out this lot we have as sembled all our summer dress lawns to offer regardless of cost. All are sheer, cool and dainty; very desir ble for summer dresses; have sold as high as 20c, but for this summer special only 9c Men's Work Clothing Ovt-raMs lit 7!c. ., $1.25, $1.50. Cotton glove nl 10e, 20c, and !!5c for the leather faced. Sox at Sc. 10c, 12c. 15c, 20c. 25c. I'nderwour nt 25c, :19c and 19c the garment for cool, durable Uil- briggiin. Hose supporters. lOcuiml 25c. Men's coverall at from $1.79 for n good khaki, $1.98 for the triR and the famous "All-in-One" for i $2.50. Men's Work Shirts, 49c litis is impossible with most and a . ... I... I I....... ll It nit nl nt .11. iitm mid i won. ' "'' $1.25-thi- for standard mu. j fulUi,.e shirt that others will r ,J charge 5c for; we bought a lot of finiKu i.r.', -.o", .i."i, ?.. and $1.50 work shoe. men s good them last season, nud as long as' ipmilty j i.y lbtt wo will sell as many as j joii wish for only 19c, Straw Hats at 25c .! Straw hats season's stock for 2 all that is left of the -to go at your choice Many of these are worth Mary Jane Pumps at $1.98 These are the best for service in the line of footwear- cool, com fortable and pretty. ' I'atent or gun metal. Value up to $:UM. To close out this line, your choice for 11.98. much moiv, but the siwa biv brok en "and to closotheni out we have made this cleanup price. Sandals at $1.19 Our entire ilno of sandals in kias rs up to two, value up to $1.60. All good quality russet leather nothing better for summer wear. Your choice while they last for only $1.19. ! X T r x t r x t y t X X 1 ason's purchases. special omy c. ;4 " ;j .v.r.v.vv.v.yv.v.w.v. 1 BREVITIES I Early days in Weston were re- J. A. MeRae and family are mov called by a letter received this ing this week to their new home at week bv City Recorder Andy T. Walla Walla. H. L.Hedrick left yesterday on a trip. ; Barnett from John C. Epperson, Jr., who was bom here September 18, 1883,' and writes for his birth certificate. He is planning to leave for Portland soon for France to enter the week-end business American Field Service, and finds that his birth certificate is essen tial to securinir a passport. I he We will appreciate your patron young man is a son of Dr. John C. age and will do our best to desene iperson. a pioBec.r Weston physi Lost Between town and the An- cian who will all old timers. be rememlnTed by His mother was a Herbert Baker is taking his an ual vacation and Kolxrt Reynolds is on duty as the Route No. 2 mail man. Mrs. Stella Kennedy of Fruitland. Idaho, is visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. O'Harra. Dr. Watts came in Wednesday evening after his Hudson car wilh which to haul his family and be- RAILROAD NEEDS A FACTOR IN COAL SHORTAGE The deferred payments draw six percent interest. Mrs. Winn is given the custody of the two little girls, Opal and May, and is to receive $25 a month for the care of each from their father. Mr. Winn is to have the custody of the two boys, Marvin and Jesse, but it is stipulated they are to awmipany their mother on a trip to western Oregon soon and to sH-nd the school mouths wilh her at ti. .... Woods ranch, a brown coat, daughter of H. B. Griffin, who built longings home from Bingham. the residence now occupied by U. W. Staggs. He writes from 35:5 S. Bonnie Brae, Ijs Angele?, ('al. Kindly return to Geo. Schnitzcr. Jimmie Read has been added to the clerical force in the grocery de partment of the Weston Mercan tile Co. Mrs. W. S. Aheam and daughter home in the Reed and Haw'cy up- lands, and sank a pitchfork down llrfl I ir-L III U11ILUII r. V- A X- UI.K.L r - guests Tuesday of Dr. and Mrs. S. P. T. Harbour is in receipt of an interesting and informative letter on the coal situation from the Kem mercr Coal Company of Salt Ijike City, Utah, from which the follow ing excerpts are taken: "We have your favor of the 24th Weston. inst., and note that you have not, Mrs. Winn is given possession, of t been able to secure tiny Kemmerer some personal effects and an other coal from Tausick & Kauffman for property is to belong solely to Mr. L. Kennard. Joe Payant's orchestra will again furnish music for a social dance at Weston opera house, announced for tomorrow evening. some time, and for this reason de- Winn. The United Brethren and Metho- sjre t0 paec y0Ur order direct with dist churches have arranged to hold ,m. Jn reply I wish to say that no union services at the park Sunday doubt the fact that we have not Abe Abrahamson went cut to evenings during the month of bwn making any shipments to Tau feed his team the other day at his August. sick & Kauffman is responsible for Harry Beathe and Gilbert Ellis your not being able to get service ujttct a load of hay on the railroad ',,,m them. . track the other day, but consider- "We have not screened any coal atcly raked it off in time to let at Kemmerer for 60 days, the entire the train go by. output going to the railroad as run . . , . ....'' o' m'ne c"al. We have therefore Shirley Barnett, chief clerk in Bni.)p?d practically no coal to Tau the right of way department of the fiick & Kauffman for the past 60 days except a few cars of run of mine. It is absolutely imperative that we take care of the railroad be- IMPARTIALITY URGED fRCW IlOIUe r m DRAFT BOARDS I into a m e of hay. Speedily he found that he had spiked a rattle snake through the neck. The snake seemed to be angry, and wrapped its tail around Abe's foot with such fnrfo n to lift the foot from the ground and to almost tear its neck S. P. &. S. at Portland, is here atf A meeting of the local library loose from the tine. The snake did eompaniert Dy nis iamny ior a v will . hM nMt Mondav at this in trvinir to null-the leg close cation viwit with his parents. 2 d. m. at the, library building, and enough for striking, and seeing it Mi and Mrs. W. S. Payne, to- cause if wo did not they would con- a full attendance is requested. in such unamtable mood, Abe des- gethcr with Anson and Harold, mo- fiscate the commercial coal that was C. A. Barrett & Son of Athena are reported to have contracted L. I. O'Harra, manager of thoir wntirp whpat croo toU. W. erocerv dcnartment of the Collins, the Pendleton dealer, at $2.00 per bushel. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Preston of Huntington Beach, Calif., were in Weston this week and were guests at the J. H. Price residence. They were formerly residents of this county, where Mr. Preston still has land interests, and their many Wes ton friends were glad to greet them. Wheat is yielding pretty well in Klickitat county, Washington, de spite the poor season. The Farm ers Bank of Weston is advised by the tenant, Dave Wicks, of its land holdings in Klickitat county, that patched it as soon as possible the Weston Mercantile Co., left yesterday, ac companied by Mrs. O'Harra, on an extended vacation tour. Tht-y are traveling in their Dodge car and their immediate destination ii Half way, Oregon, where Mrs. O'Har ra's brother, Fred Gerberding, re sides, later they may go as far east as Salt Lake City. They ex pect to be absent about three weeks. tored to Bingham Springs yesterday, on their lines, for if they did not The youngsters will be left there to have coal for their . engines . they camp by themselves ana practice couio not move me commercial coi boy scouting tent. to their heart's con- Wnknt5 of th Pilchard. Very similar to the herring, a quaint method ot distinguish! m; the pilchard exists In Cornwall, the borne of tba pilchard flsherlfs. The difference be tween the fish Ilea In their center of gravity, for Jf one holds a pilchard by the back fin It will remain horizontal, The W. C. T. U.held its regular while a herring tips, downward. One meeting Tuesday at the home of seldom sees the fl.ih in the London m l v U7;.,i r..fir nf markets, however, and lu order to gam cioth .d sew ng occupied the time . due h;e of anprcc.at.oa the u A M., W S. chard has to Journey to Italy and the Mediterranean. Jlanr factories exlt of the meeting; and Airs. W. S. Ahearn, president of Milton union, or any other freight that might be in transit. Our output is ofT on ac count of our inability to secure min ers, and as the labor situation gives but very little promise of improve ent I do not see that we can expect very much commercial coal from Kemmerer this season. We of course regret this exceedingly, as we are the big losers. ' "We therefore cannot offer you any encouragement whatever in the way of shipment of Kemmerer coal. If you can use a few cars of Rock Springs we perhaps could ship you an occasional car." Washington. Draft boards must JikIi;c claims brfura 111 cm cllspuislon at ely; there must bo no exerrUo of sympathy, affection or favoritism. Thus Provost M-trntial General Ci'owiJit 'counselled In a letter sent all local hoards on tha eve of drawing the national army. At the tamo lima President Wilson iauued n executive orrlcr cautioning government depart nienta against certifying employei for exemption aa lnillienaahl, unless they are actually' Invaluable. In closing ha arbleri a note of warn ing to Industrial Interrata asking that they "exercise the same conscientious and scrunulous caution to the end lent there appear to be favored claitaes among citizens called by law to the national defense." Crowilcr's order pointed out that a sacrifice Is demanded from everyone, and Hint all cases should be viewed wJthout respect to a board's personal sympathise or affections. W. M. PcUnon G. II. BUhop Peterson & Bishop LAWYERS Puu.lleton, Or. if Users are Quality 1 Choosers Kreewater, Or. noia.ngs ... , . & rwuling entitled "The Fath wie wneai. ne is no The next meeting will shows an average Backs to the acre. United Brethren Church- Preach ing Sunday at 11 a. in.; subject, "The Wheil and Tares." Sunday school at 10 a. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 p. m. Y. P. C. E. Sunday at 7:15 p. m. A union ser vice will be held in the park on Sunday evening, commencing at 8 be held Saturday, August 11, at the home of Mrs. W. D. Smith, Jim Turner has some beans that he planted at the invitation of the commercial club, and not to be out done in courtesy now rays that he intends inviting the club out to har vest the crop. Sim Culley will be back from In southern England for the express purpose of salting and packing the flsli In tins for exportation, the method used being similar to that used for sar dines, rikhards, too, resemble sar dines, fhonph tbelr flavor is somewhat stronger. Years bko nn attempt was i ..nr I. f.l 1 1 !: n !ini-H 1 1 n -tor home consumption, but the expert. olhcr alimony, report the Knst Or- for t 10 welirht or i-i'onmn. JIMS wmemem. whs Sirs. Hey Winn Gets $20,000 By the lermB of a decree of di- 5 vorce by which Mrs. Delia Winn is p separated from her husband, Iley Winn, prominent farmer, the hitler -f is to pay her $20,00(1 in lieu of all J I PURE ARTIFICIAL ICE t FOR SALE BY X v j II. ORAM WESTON, ORE. Dr. O. S. NEWSOM Physician and Surgeon Post Building (Dr. Stone's for mer office) Athena, Ureg. "Calls taxi!" Lafa McBride't is al ways at your disposal. Phone 02. ;$500,00df 3 ment proved nseless, the body broke the neok and the fish fell Into the fires. London Anawera. a o'clock. Everybody invited to these Walla Walia soon with an appendix serviac. 1 Wriggle, pa&tor. misbiug, but otberwu intact. Kaiu lias interrupted the allied offen sive on the wesUrn front. agrwl to in a stipulation signed by both. One thousand is to lie paid at once, $1000 on Novemlx 1, 1017, and $2000 on November 1 of each year uutil the whole is paid. Weston Transfer Co. i t Davis & Ellis : to loan oh good wheat land at 61 P. O. Lucas Real Estate and Loans Weaton, Oregon , . , I