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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (March 22, 1918)
BREVITIES i BETTER HOMES WEEK This, you know, Is u bitf national event-u rec ognition of the fnct that the well ordered homo In tho buHW of tho nation'8 8tri'njfth. During the week from March U5 to March 111 we will hold "open house," and all of our out-of-town friends are in vited to visit this store, Jo inspect tho new Display Kooms, to attend our viiiioiw Demonstrations of Food, Fuel and liiibor-Savintf devices. On tho ev ening of the 25th we hold in our store a HOME TALENT TONE TEST, which is free to every one. Make up n party of your friends and come to this interesting recital, for which a splendid pro gram has been arranged. livery tluy during thin w'k, hoiiiu cvrnt f unimual in tr'Ht will take place in thin More. Make this your head quarters when In Walla Walla. UAc Davis-Kaser Co. Homelurnlshlng Department Store PUaos-Music Phonopaphs 10 20 Alder Street Walla Walla, Wash. TT TQ "IT .. JsJi bEu cwp The Firestone Tire has long been classed among the lead ing tires of the United States, and with the new process of vulcanizing tread to fabric is among the peers of the tire world. Let me convince you of Firestone merit. H. L. HEDRICK Weston Garage i Subscriptions Taken for all filAGAZillES and NEWSPAPERS at regular subscription rates Herman Goodwin Druggist - ' - Weston, Oregon i AH Coal, CASH on delivery P. T. Harbour Choice randies and M-miy aweeta at Andy's Grwery. U-ui (1irinU-nn waa in twn yesterday from hi upland farm. T(iuImm' g tor hatching for l six egg for $1.00. Mrs. K. (3. Blomgren. KoU-rt Reynold left yeslenlay for Connell, Wash., U mint his brother, Otis, in grain seeding. After itx-nlinic the winter with the ('. I.. I'inkiTtonH Mrs. J. H. Henry Ifft Sunday for her homo at Ia mU, Oregon. Ir. II. Kw Than luia Urn corn mli'ned an fin.t lieutenant in thf Medical Corps of thf United State army, and to, now awaiting thf call to service. C. W. Avery," dfputy wfr fr the Weston diatrict. haa taken dealt room In tho real estate office of V. (5. I.ucan, where he may Itc found by taxpayer. Dr. Alfred F. Sempert is prer inir to leave about the first of April for I'ortlund. where he will remain until callfd to the color aa a lieu tenant in tho Dental Corpa. Tho revival conducted by Evan gelist Jew It. Kellemaat the Chris tian church in Milton result! in no Uim than 213 conversions, and ia described aa the greatest revival in Milton 'a history. Mias Josic Lavender of the Wes ton Mercantile Co. is pleasantly em ploying week' vacation on a visit to her couin, Mina Ruby Price, who ia attending Washington Stat College at Pullman. We offer a limited number of brand new auto tires sites 30x3, 30x3. 32x3 and 31x4-at ten percent discount for cash. Call toon if you want to take advantage of these bargains. Pennington & O'Harta. II. M. Cockburn, William Harder. Arthur Spence and A. R. Shumway have contracted with the Burrell Construction company for a 30,000 bushel elevator, which will be com pleted in time to take care of their 1918 crop. ' Jesse L. York, young Dry creek farmer, has embarked fh the Belg ian hare industry as a aide issue, with special efforts in the direction of raising a blue-blooded strain of thia edible animal. The Leader printed some pedigree blanks thia week for Mr. York. Walter Adams has bought and put in commission the caterpillar formerly owned by Wilbur Woods. Other "cats" started this week in this neighborhood were those of Iley Winn and Sim J. Culley. Weather conditions arc now very favorable for plowing. The contract for concrete work on the new garage building was let this week by Bud Nelson to C. H. Scott of Milton, at a price not giv en out but said to be more than $4000. The contract price include the glasa front and corner front with which the building will be embellished. A movement has been launched at Athena for the building of a $15,000 hospital, to be known a the Athena Protestant Hospital, and the promoters are confident that $10,000 will be raised within a week's time. Zeph Lockwood and wife have headed the subscription list with $1000. 'WTfjy : ... ! . flT) THIS IS HE Engine directly behind seat ; .One man in seat One man on bag platform and with 8 or 10- j t ". i "' : horses you are ready for biisin! (Bteti Yarn? Map M NOW; ' xis. We have just contracted agen- pSff cyf of, the best wood grain storage -... 1 'i . -i , i Bfr ianK we nave seen ana we ai- I ready have the best metal tank. . 1 . Here it is. tar A NEW FORD TOURING CAR FOR SALE. WATTS & ROGERS Prcston-Shaffcr Milling Co. Established 1865 Athena, Oregon . ' Waitsburg, Wash. American Beauty PUre White Made of selected bluestem in one of the best equipped mills in' the Northwest. , Sold in Weston by Weston Mercantile Company R. E. Madscn was in Milton ono day this week, reports the Eagle, and was a much noticeable feature on account of his great height. He is seven feet six inches tall, weighs 210 pounds and is 20 years of age. He asserts that he will be a tall man when he gets his growth. Madsen posed as Uncle Sam in the movie picture, "The Slacker's Hart." Jess Gordon, well known young farmer, who has been successfully operating on leased holdings west of Athena, has just invested In a place of his own. It is known as th Colburn quarter, located four miles north of Athena, and was bought by Mr. Gordon from Clar. once Zerba for $150 an acre. He will continue to make hil home in. his present location. Clarence Rhea and.Billy Warfield, upland nimrods, went nimroding a few days ago In the Blues for bear, on the theory that spring weather might have tempted bruin from his winter quarters. They were disap pointed, however, as the snow kill lies deep in the mountains.. They measured it last Saturday at Aunt Sarah McDougal s camp and found it to be no less than five and one half feet in depth at that point, which is about 16 miles east of Weston. It is three feet deep at tho Bluo Mountain sawmil. ' "Over The Top" will be the sub ject of a lecture to be given at the United Brethren church at 2 p. m. March 29, by Mrs. Jennie Kemp, Field Agent for the Food Admin istration. Mrs. Kemp is a platform speaker of ability and prominence and Weston people should make it a point to hear her lecture. Her talk is not exclusively on food con servation, but deals with what civ ilians behind the lines and women especially may do at this present moment to help win the war. jSpec ial patriotic music and songs will be arranged for in connection with tho event. While preaching his regular ser mon Sunday evening, Rev. E. S. Powell collapsed suddenly in the pulpit and had to be removed to his home. He has since been improv ing somewhat, but has not yet been able to resume his work. More machines are now available for Red Cross sewing, and it is de sired that as many ladies as possible come out and help in the.work. The members meet for sewing in the library room on Friday and Tuesday afternoons. - Mrs. Maggie Andross of Ritter, Oregon, is visiting at the home of her brother, Frank Skinner, local chief of police. Chris- Thoeny took out a new Ford touring car this week from the Weston garage. , Overland Country Club car, in good condition, for sale. " See Dr. ScmperU The Weston Leader is on a Cash Basis Subscriptions, Jobwork and Advertising r The Farmers Ban!i of Weston Esta&Osbed 1891 One vital phase of war Ia the same as in olden times; namely, the gold pile, Cleopatra robbed Pharaoh's tomb to secure funds with which to withstand the Roman invasion of Egypt. This was buried money, " as dead to the world . as was Pharaoh himself, and doing no more good. . ; If you are not like Pharaoh, send forth your gold to help stem the German invasion. THIRD LIBERTY LOAIi APRIL 6