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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1918)
Popular Song Hits 1 So Joan of Arc Over There Dear Old America So Lonjr, Mother After The War la Over , Just a Wiiby'a Prayer at Twilight Keep the Home Fires Liirrfnjr Uncle Sammy , Underneath the Gentle Moon When a Hoy Says Good Hyo to His Mother. NKW SONUS HY LULA M. CKOCKETT. TIIK 'wKLL KNOWN WALLA WALLA SON(i WKITEU: Mother Dour. They Are Calling Me l&C Lullul.y, and Hack Anion the Ileuther only JSC for the two song. ALL MAIL OKDKllS HLLE1) PROMPTLY Vhc Davfe-Kaser Co. Bometuraishific Department Store , -. . Pianos Music Phonographs 10-20 Alder Street Walla Walla, Wash. BREVITIES I BLACKSIiUTHKG Women and Misses HORSESHOEING REPAIRING We aim to make our work its best advertiscmenti TIKE-SETTING A SPECIALTY Snider's Shop To dress correctly your clothes should Ihj MADE-TO-OKDKK. INDIVIDUALITY ia the key-note of pood dressing. We tailor garment at prac tically the same price as a ready-made, but Rive you superior garments in every detail. See our complete line of x SUITS. COATS, DRESSES and SKI UTS Go fashions. WESTON BATHS. BARBER and TAILOR SHOP R. L. Reynaud J4 J KODAKS AND SUPPLIES GOODWIN'S DROG STORE 1 WESTOHCASH "Sflv , mum M-- M fresh MEATS of all kinds Wholesale-Retail FISH in Bcason A.V.LOELL MANAGER i ' si 5- l 'IT! a Sew StMEHEa Attractive Desirable ..; . Durable THRIFT STAMPS FOR SALE D eMO Material is on the ground for the completion of the concrete side walk on Main tsrect. Marvin Price and l-e Wilson fished in Couae creek friunday and eaHi mado a nice catch so they ay. Earl Dudley ww In town Satur day from his Helix farm. He found It neraKkarv to re-seed 300 acres. Mr. Lillie Miller of Athena has bought a Chalmers touring car front. C. Ii. Nelson of the Weston Auto Co. Itcport from France hay that Lieutenant Curran McFadden, well known in Wetiton, has U-en twice on the firing line. Mrs. R. G. KaliiiKhH accepts! an invitation to sing at the baccalaure ate exercises of Athena High school, to be held In the school auditorium next Sunday evening. U-n Walden. one of Weston's oldest and Uitt known pioneers, un derwent an oM-ration in Pendleton yesterday for the removal of a tu mor from the region of the blad der. Virgil Neild goes to Athena Mon day to work in Jack Parker's bar ber shop. He succeed Lloyd Ritch ey, who after an extended fishing trip will go to bis home in For est Grove. R. L. Reynaud baa purchased the" building which he occupies with ih barber and tailor aliop on Main street. The property was sold by J. F. Snider to J. Wurxer, and transferred by the latter to Mr. Reynaud. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Pen nington left yesterday for their new home at Hingahm, Montana, where Lawrence expects to operate a ranch tractor. Going wages in Montana for this sort of work are said to be $14 per day. J. B. Cooper of Owensboro, Ken tucky, an expert millwright repre senting the Anglo-American Mill Co., ia here. Mr. Cooper is re modeling the Marvel mill of the Weston Milling Co, In order to permit of the manufacture of war flour. . While riding a bike in raUier a wobbly fashion on Main street the oUier day, Master William Wriggle was run down by the mail bus. Quite luckily, this was not an au tomobile, and the boy escaped with a few severe cuts and bruises on the leg. Mrs. Thomas Gilkerson. the first white woman to be married in Wal la Walla county, died May 4 at her homo on Mill creek, where she had lived for 68 years. he came to Walla Walla with her parents in 1859. and was married the follow ing year. Elmer Read and Mrs. Nettie McCulley were here yesterday from La Grande attending the funeral of their late brother, Dave Read. John Read, a brother, was absent from La Grande, and could not be reached with the message in time to come. Mothers Day will be observed at the United Brethren Church Sun day at the morning service. There will be special singing, and sermon for the occasion. All mothers and fathers, and sons and daughters who love their mothers, are invited to be present. E. F. Wriggle. Monday at Walla Walla Andy Harnett had an X-ray picture taken of his crippled knee and the pho tograph was carried to Spokane by Dr. Elmer Hill to be submitted to a specialist. Physicians who have examined the knee have been una ble as yet to determine the nature of the trouble, which is feared, how ever, to be tubercular Three sheep on Newt O'Harra's farm averaged twenty pounds of wool each. Nat. Hale sheared em, and didn't lose an ounce of the precious crop. This makes about $12 per sheep, and the Leader's wool editor think that "blanket sprouts" ought to be seen on every Weston farm. Newt has a fe other sheep, of course! but these three the champion prodcucrs. The ' address of Rabbi Joseph Goldman at the United Brethren chrueh possessed the charm of nov elty, as he attempted to shoy that the English and American people are descended froin the Jews. N0W and then he displayed a certain quaint humor that greatly diverted the congregation. Rabbi Goldman took occasion to deny and ridicule a story circulated on the streets of Weston to the effect that he is a Russellite and pro-German. He said that he had made twelve patri otic 6poechea during the week. CAVE READ MEETS DEATH IN SHOTGUN ACCIDENT Dave Read ww killed at Gar dens Tuesday by the accidental dis charge of an automatic shotgun. Mr. Read hud gone out to Uie ru ral mail box, and as was his custom carried the gun with him for the purpose of shooting jarkrabhiU. No one wjlncsM-d the accident, but from tho position of the body when found it was evident that he sat down to 'read his mail and rested the ifun on his knee. In some unknown manner the weapon was discharged and the load of shot penetrated his alxlomcn. Letters and puiHTS were scattered about the body. Mr. Read was 47 years old and was known as an industrious and worthy citizen. Less than six weeks ago his wifu died and was buried at Weston. He is survived by five children, three of whom are married. He was born in Jop lin, Missouri, and rame to Weston with his parent in 1883. His boy hood was sM-nt here and be after ward farmed in Wallowa county. Not long ago he bought a place at Gardens. The remains were brought to Weston, and funeral tervices ' were conducted at the United Brethren church Thuriday afternoon by Rev. W.S.Payne. ' I am now handling supplies for Overland cars; also vacuum cup casings of all sizes, and batteries. Dr. S L. Kennard. Furnished rooms for rent at the Ladies' Dormitory. Mrs. J. W. Porter. , A. B. WojmJ was here from Walla Walla Saturday. Two Oarlead are en route from factory. Three more to follow. 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