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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 1918)
0y A Eu3 n i r-in ii nnn OA f oj t X X Y y Y Y Y Y Y y V Y t Y f Y Y Y Y Y f Y y t y Y Y Y Y t Y y f Y y y y y y -t y y y y y y it. Goods will be higher. Every mail advises us of advances. Our completed inventory shows heavy stocks in all departments that have been bought right. Our advice is to buy now and save money. Anticipate your wants for the coming season even for next winter. Children's Shoes A fine lot of children's shoes -just what you've been looking for sensible service shoes, neat ami pretty. Used to sell for $2.50 and more, but now the price is only $1.69 Storm Goods We are loaded to the puards with niackinaws. stag shirts, fur lined coats and heary. warm, storm clothing. These are all reduced in price. Buy for next season and save from two to four dollars per garment Ladies1 and flffldretfs. Coals We offer these at real niuney-aavintf bargains. Wc have left some choice garments that have Ut n reduced in price and that will be vary attractive to you in view of the fact that the style for next sea son will show little change. It will be to your ad vantage to purchase now at a decided saving over next season's prices. One lot of men's shoes, all sizes, lace or button; good values -some of them dress and many of them strong service shoes. Worth up to To turn into cush, only $3.39. Ladies' Shoes Ona lot ladies' shoes, values up to $5.00. Not all sixe left, but most of. the best sires can be found in this lot that is marked to turn into cash for only $2.98 kV.V.VV.VV.V.V.V Bill I Mil IF If 1,M ? X Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ? BREVITIES New Overland car for hire. lit quire at the Mendwell garage. 7-ke O'Harra. Saturday Afternoon Club Lieutenant Herman K. O'Harra has been acting captain of a com pany from Texas at Camp Fremont, 7A-ke O'Harra. The Saturday Afternoon Club was thus giving him valuable expen- . very pleasantly entertained January ence as a commanding officer. A Mrs. M?rk ,hl'a nnn-eil to j,v Mrs. J. H. Williams mid Mrs. ... cycle company is being organized " " rr R. Morrison at the home of Mrs. at Camp Fremont, to include- sixty as taken rooms at uie g.r.s .r- wijams. Senator and Mrs. C. A. Barrett motorcycles and thirty automobiles, rot,,ry- During the business session the of Athena have gone to Portland, and he is slated for assignment to lfonkins was in town ye- Zone System of the War Revenue where Mr. Barrett will receive med- this organizatino as acting captain. ,..r,i..v fr..r his automobile, which Hill was discussed. ical treatment. - He expects to be ordered soon with lt. truvt. t ,js ,ww ,K. u,.Hr M Mr and Mrs W. S. Price will his new command to a training frosiv. He has leased for a term soon 'move to the J. C. Turner camp in either Honda or New 0f flvt. vears 700 acres less than two place north of town, which has been York. mji from I.a Crosse, and is highly Mr Priee for a term of L :t :. nleased with his new location. four years. Mr. and Mrs. Turner juesday evening the club gave its are going to Portland to reside. hearty and unanimous endorsement Chester Allen has leased the S. to the Weston Concert Hand, and RlH.rt Ferris, former Weston G. Price place on the Weston up- promised to assist the band in mak- farmer. was tpiite badly hurt the lands, and will soon occupy it with ing a financial success of its next tm.r day while repairing a barn Half the place is in summer fallow and he will seed it this spring. his family. He is at present resid- series of concerts, mi nt ftillcra P ace. Mr. Price noses to give a series oi ing the has gone to California for ter. R. Alexander, pioneer merchant and prominent lodge man of Pen dleton, will probably become a can didatc for the republican nomina tion as state treasruer If he does, , he will Ik the fifth man in the race. Jack Calder began work this week on a contract near Athena, where he has the plumbing to in stall and the air pressure system to connect up for Oliver Dickenson's commodious and well-appointed new farm bungalow. Weston dodged the usual Decem ber fog, only to receive its dismal attention in January. However, the fog and rain alternate with sun shine, and he is hard to suit who would kick at the average brand of Weston weather this winter. Jim Jones, who is connected with the United Slates postoflicc depart ment in an imiortanl and indisiicno able local capacity, was delighted to find a big hunk of fine beef in his own mail box the other day. It was a gift from Tom McCarty, whose lost cow Mr. Jones was in strumental in locating. The girls' team of basket ball tossers from Weston High were de feated Friday evening at Waitsburg in a close and pretty contest, by the thirteen. band pro- three con- win- certs at one dollar for the series, in order to raise the funds neces- sary tor its maintenance, m me next club meeting committees will lie apKintod to conduct the ticket sale. near Ia irosse, wasn., wnere lie has large ranching interests. ln fell from the loft onto a sharp pointed scantling which was stand ing upright and sustained a gash in the hip seven inches long and three inches in depth. Installation of officers was held Wednesday evening by Stevens Lodge No. 49, K. of P.. with C. L. Pinkerton, deputy grand chancel lor, officiating: F. G. Lucas, C; Clarence Hand, V. (.; Lester Wilsey, Prelate; J. H. Price. M. F.; P. T. Harliour, K. K. S.; Wal ter Wililams, M. A.; Vernon O'Har ra, I. G.; K. It. Proebstel, O. (i. The third rank was conferred upon Hulett March and Ray O'Harra and the first rank upon Ernest March. Following arc the total-tax levies in the incorporated eitii-s of Uma tilla county: Adams 20.6 mills, Athena 30.2 mills, Echo 21.1 mills, Freewater 34.8 mills, Helix 20.4 mills, Hermiston 33.2 mills, Milton 32.5 mills, Pilot Rock 30.1 mills, Stanfield 25.1 mills, Umatilla 33 mills, Pendleton 25.1 mills. Weston 31.5 mills. It will be observed that while Weston is not at the top of the heap, it wil nevertheless be paying a fair-to-middling tax. "When I want reliable news I refer to the Weston Leader," writes Wallace Lytle from Midvalc, Idaho, in renewing his subscription. He ulso remarks that be cannot Kct C lnn wilhriiil. the little old Weston paper, and we hoie he always will feel that way. Mr. Lytle reports lovely weather at Mid vale. He sowed five acres of wheat on New Year's day just to try it out. France was the subject of the af- teriHxm program, and among the topics rescinded to by club mem Urn were "Our Debt of (Jrati tude." "Alsace-l-orrainc" and "The MnrSellaiw." The program closed lefittingly with the singing of the grand old battle hymn of France by Mr. Need ham, who was promptly tendered a vote of thanks as a mark of the dub's appreciation. Dainty refreshments were served by Mrs. K. O. DeMoss and Mrs. Frank Graham. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. W. S. Payne, and roll call wil be answered with quo tations from Dickens. United Brethren Church INTIMATE FRIEND HELD AS MURDERER Cbball. Wh. A start tins Muta tion itrlopt tn iko Kred Rwyo tnurtr-r raaa at Napa fin whan Sheriff perry arrea(el fferar p. Main. prom loent real eaiat Sealer of Napalna and mini Intimate friend of Bwarne, In connection its the rrlme. Main la a graduate "f the riTrUr of Waahlngton. and Ma hroiher. John P. Mala, la auareme court Judge of iba elate of Wanhlnitnn. Main waa a pallbearer at tbe funeral of Mr, Bwayne, whleli waa held In Cha halts. - The niiirder of Swayne waa one, of the moat brutal ever perpetrated la Lewla county. He waa found lo bla groeery atore on a Sunday earanlng with bla head beaten to a pntp. Tbe flrat Mow apparently waa made with the blunt aide of batrbt on tbe hark of hla hoad and be waa knocked to tbe floor. Hla bead aa then beaten to a pulp, Hla money, aaf and other Taiuahlea vera oot moleeted. dlapalllni the theory that robbery for the crime. Church of the Brethren Order of services for Sunday January 2). 10 a. in. Sunday whl. 11 a. m. Preaching. M:30 p. IM.--C. W. S. 7:30 p. m.-Uible Study, Life of Christ. JOHN liONEWITZ, Elder. 3 i it : i hiraagw j 1, 1 MONARCH 8 mm ,TU&B.CCa MONARCH Preaching at II a. m. Subject, Of Such is tbe Kingdom of Cod. Union meetings every night dur ing the week, when they will change again to the M. E. Church, . South, where services will begin tf and other BUT N ed. dlapalllni U a -f -a i ...henurtly, BllliardSij it lAT it on Sunday evening at 7:30 and con- A basket social was given Friday tinue each evening during the corn evening at the new school house on jng week. Dry creek and was well attended. All other pervices at the usual An enjoyable hour's program of hours. Everybody invited. singing and readings was rendered, the numbers given by Miss (Vix be ing especially appreciated. Twenty seven baskets sold for $84.70, with J. .N. York us auctioneer. They ranged in price from $1.25 to $1,75. The proceeds will be Used for lams, stage curtains, window shades and the like. A badly disappointed young man is Ernest W. Fehr, who was in town today on- his return from San Di ego, where he was niseiiargwi irotn E. F. WRIGGLE, Pastor. Dr. S. L KEIdlARD Veterinary Surgeon March 1 . 2 and 4 have been as- signed as the dates of Weston's sec- ,h ' vv !.,.,. f iJivsieal disa- ond Oiautautiau eonduct.Ml under )iity jft. r,.greU this greatly, as the auspices of the Wlison-White ht. mtfi liw nava, ,ram.h h(rjcly Chautauqua System. An excellent u hi ,jki j was k(H.n l(, w.rvo for Uncle Sam. He was in hospi- .. j t.,m the Ineals are bv no In remittitur for the leader from tal more than two weeks Willi a 6'- means downcast over the result, Roy, Idaho, J. H. Clark writes that rious attack of rheumatism and hat and will endeavor to even up mat- "we are having the mildest winter not yet recwered. He bad rnlist- ters when the Waitsburg girls we have experienced during the ed as machinist's mate in the na- eome to Weston for the return eifrfcA years we have been in south- val aviation corps. Mr. fehr was game January 25. ernldalio." formerly with tbe Webton ffaraae. Hospital at corner of Main and Broad streets. S WaitTburg High always has program ,s promised. PRICK Of IGNORANCE. Many ahlldran ara navar taught to think and to raaaan out every quaatlon in fair minded, raa aenabla manner. Thai ia why wa meat with and auffer frem aa many unreasonable and unrea aoning men and woman, who ara governed by prejudice, impulse and pereonal feellnga In ataad ef by thaughtful and ear ful eanaideratian. Thay da not aea what ia right beoauee thay do not know how la judge with out prajudlce. CKAT-O THIS PASTIME LB. B. 2c hm ; Phone Main 253 HOMER I. WATTS Attorney-at-Law r'raotlrea In all Slate and k'eilera Courts. ATHENA, ORBCTON I ILZopharTbupJlD. Physician and Surgeon Trained nurso in attendance 2 Office and residence in the Watts building MMMtMMM i Wfistss M Market I Beef by the quarter I 12!c per h Meats and Fish Ham, Lard and. Bacon A.P.Per-ry j 4