BREVITIES
rYuit jars vt all kinds for sale.
E. E. Zchm.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wheeler
were up Saturday fnwn IVmlletwn.
Mrs. L. Dawson of Elgin, Ore
gon, has been the irucrt for a few
days at the home of her cousin,
Mrs. Delia Winn.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles ( 1
here from IVndleton Wednesday,
attending the funeral of Mr. Cole's
uncle, the late O. T. Douglas.
J. A. Lieuallen came up Sunday
John K, English has broken into
society while surveying in Nevada.
John and his imrty have been at
work in the neighborhood of Win
nenuuva. Nev and the Humltoldt
Star, published thorv, has this to
say with reference to their depart
ure: "A farewell (tarty was ex
tended them Saturday night at the
Schwarta ranch about three-quarters
of a mile from town. A large
crowd of young folk assembled and
played games and danced until
three o'clock. The government (tar
ty wish to extend their thanks to
everyone for having had a very en-
were joyable time during their stay
here."
Mrs. Edna Morrison, widow of
W. J. Morrison, a former Weston
druggist, will engage in Red Cross
work in France. The Oregon Jour-
Mrs. Kdna
Books lor Weston Readers M4 MfrNfr4
from Heppner to visit his son Earl,
prior to the latter s departure irom nai or I uestiay saj-s
Walla Walla to join the National Morrison, a well known Portland
Army. young woman, daughter of Mrs.
Corporal James Kirkpatrick, one G. Schilk of La Grande will
.. i leave Portland early in August for
Through the State Library at Sa
lem the Weston Library has just
received the following hooka by
standard writers:
IVide and IVjudiee - Jane Aus
ten. Westward Mo! Kingsley.
The Gramlissimes' Cable.
The Pilot- Coon'r.
A M micro Instance William
Dean llowclls.
Ordeal of Kichard Feverul Mer
edith.
My Summer in a Garden War
ner.
Jungle iWk - Kipling.
Ijist of the Mohicans Coon r.
I.rna Doom - Klackmoro.
Mill on the Floss-- George Elliott.
What Can Literature Do For
Me? Smith.
All of these books are included
in the reading courses prepared by
the United Statist Commissioner of
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Education, ami an? well worth the
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ratheV'read . WeLder than August 14 for overseasduty with
the New York Herald. American Red Cross. Mrs. Round Up , Re4 (j BcneJll
Morrison is an rxnert stenocraither
F. C. Greer is operating his com- tyoist and iroes abroad in the Y
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bined harvester in the Helix neigh
borhood on the farm of his sister,
Mrs. Minnie Walker. Mrs. Walk
er's wheat is yielding better than
30 bushels.
Merritt A. Baker has returned
clerical department of the Red
Cross."
Reports from the Goer Springs
neighborhood say that the wheat
crop is just about normal there,
despite the unfavorable season.
Pendleton. Ore.. Aug. I. The
1918 Pendleton Round-Up will be
held, the war to the contrary not
withstanding. At a meeting this
week the directors of the show so
divided, after a consultation with
ifiwummitnt r.mrts.nt!itivs Khnwetl
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10 nis nome in ncsum inr ui ou- Jess Union's wheat is said to le no reason for canceling the big epic
sencc of ten months, during most yielding around 35 bushels, which drama whioh annually for ten years
of which time he was an honored is about his usua average. ThU nas provided wholesome entertain-
guest at the home of his.sonGiI- affords a marked contrast to the ,ent for many thousands. The
bcrt in Salt Lake City, reservation country south of Ath- directors also decided that every
The first shipment of new wheat ena. where the crop is reported to gf the prottis of the show
from the Weston neighborhood be short about 12 bushels per acre. wouid this year be donated to the
went out Friday and Saturday The yield is running from 25 to 35 Umatilla County Chapter of the
from the Weston Warehouse to. s
elevator. It weighed No. 1 in
grade, and was billed to The Dalles
and Seattle.
After a visit at his former
"stamping ground" in Weston,
where he was the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. C. H. Nelson, J. H. McFar
land left Sunday for Buhl, Idaho.
He will spend some time there on
the irrigated farm of Henry Du
ran, prior to his return to Eugene.
W. A Graham has gone to Marsh
field, Oregon, where Mrs. Graham
is visiting at the home of their son,
Herman. He expects to engage in
carpenter work there during the
remainder of the summer and fall.
Mr. and Mrs. Graham will probably
return to their home in Weston to
reside during the winter months.
Grasshoppers, which have been
such pestiferous and numerous up-
bushels.
News from the Rockland district
in southern Idaho, where a number
of former Westonites are operat
ing, is to the effect that the wheat
crop is better than was anticipated.
Timely rains saved the situation
for the dry land farmers. J. C.
Cooper, one of them, is getting
from 15 to 20 bushels from 500
acres. Another, Paul Bulfinch, will
cut a total crop of about 12,000
bushels.
Athena Press: Mr. and Mrs.
Will Read and son Velton return
ed Monday from a camping trip at
Bingham Springs. Mr. Read, who
is recovering from his illness, will
attend to his harvest, after which
they will go to the mountains for
the purpose of gathering huckle
berries. The bed-shirts upon which the
American Red Cross and, at the
monthly meeting of the chapter
directors yesterday, this proposal
was approved by formal resolutions.
The actual costs of the show will
be deducted from the receipts and
the balance signed over to the Red
Cross. The dates of the annual
Round-Up have been set as Sep
tember 19, 20 and 21 and the big
show is now in the making.
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GERMAN LINE IS
OVER OURCQ RIVER
Ferc-en-Tardenois, Big German A
G. A. R. Encampment
land visitors this season, have near- local Red Cross auxiliary has been
ly destroyed the crop of Walter Gil- working rceently are now all corn
more. Ground which he was at pleted and ready to be forwarded
much labor in planting was swept to headquarters. A new supply of
almost as bare as a floor. Walter sweater wool is expected during
had a short crop last year, too, and the coming week,
thinks it's about time he was look-. Mrs R Proudfit and daughter
ing for a rabbit's foot. Mary visitnig at the home of
' Newt CHarra is driving an El- her brother in Satus, Wash.
gin S'x with considerable pride and ,, .
pleasure, and is inclined to think
that luck has begun breaking his
way. He won the car at a prize
drawing put on by the Home Guard Great interest is being manifest-
of Freewater for the benefit of the - throughout the Northwest in
Red Cross. Numbers were sold at the National Encampment of the
one dollar each, and Newt happen- Grand Army of the Republic which
ed to buy and hold the lucky one. to be held in Portland August
, r. L , . . 19 to 24. It will be the first En-
J' ,W eh ?Z campment ever held in the Pacific
moved to the Weston neighborhood Northwest and undoubtedly the last
from the Grande Ronde valley to time the old soldiers of 1861-65 will
make their home, and will reside ever t0 the Pacific
on little Dry creek. Mr. Fehr has pand expects thousands of
identified himself With Weston S rnm Waahino-tnn Irfahn ami
agricultural activities as a member 0 t0 present to wecome
the veterans and to do them hom
age. They are the sires and grand
sires of the boys of today who are
of George Ott s crew. He is a
brother of E. W. Fehr of Pendle
ton, who came up Sunday to visit
him.
George Phillips was in town yes
terday from Freewater. George
Is a bit inclined to congratulate his
brother Fred and and himself that
they resisted the temptation to
seed their 320 acres of summer
fallow in the Oregon hills to barley
last spring. They would hardly
have raised enough barley to feed
the jackrabbits, while as it is the
ground is in fine shape to put into
wheat this fall.
Sidney Murphy is now flying
Mather s
fighting in France for the same
eternal principles. "
Members of the Grand Army, the
Woman's Relief Corps, Ladies of
the G. A. K., Sons and Daughters
of Veterans and their families may
purchase tickets at one cent per
mile by securing certificates from
the commander of the nearest G.
A. R. post.
Portland will entertain the Grand
Army in magnificent style. The
great parade is to be held Ti es-lay,
August 20.
Weston has only a few remaining
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T-ZZ .M taH - fcHn veterans, and they are members of
avation field in Clorn a. Begin- n ' f which w
Bailey Is commander. One or two
ning July io, ne goes up an nour
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Sltat ? them contemplate attending the
up alone. Sidney had eight weeks v
of aerial school work before be- "
- ing put to the crucial test in a Baker County Irrigation
- machine, in which so many students
fail. This he has passed success- SuU Knflntkr jwls has approved
fully, according to a letter received m .ppHctlons of V. A. Pnllllpps and
by his uncle, J. H. Ridenour. otherJ for the co-itrnctlon of the Tra-
Jack Calder left Tuesday for verse Lake reservoir and the Echo
Portland, with a view to enlisting Lake reservoir la Bsker county for
as a plumber with the Canadian the storage of water at the head of
Engineers. For the present, his West Eale creek, sad the application
family will continue to make their for the appropriation of the stored
home in Weston. Jack will be water, together with the waters of
missed by hi many Weston friends Goose creek and West Esgle -creek for
and also, we hope, by the Hun the irrigation of 2321 actes of land
marksmen, A card received by his near Keating. This project Involves
wife says that he was accepted at the construction of two small reser
Portland, having passed the physi- volrs at an estimated eoet of 17000 and
cal examination with a perfect the distribution system is estimated to
score and will go from there either cost HS.0O0, the total length of thi
tfi Vaaceuvw or Victoria. a-la caaalt being about ",
Supply Base, Is Taken
By Allies.
Vtub the American Arm v.u the
Aline-Marne Front. The German line
la again north of the Ourcq river and
Fere-en TardcncIs, the German supply
base, baa been entered by French
troop. The tightening of the flanks
holds promise that the retreat will
continue.
The line along the greater part of
the bottom of the Solsaons-Kbelms
salient baa been pushed forward la
some places much as rive miles. "
The edge of the German sallrnt to
the south and southeast of Fere-en-Tardenola
was ground down by the
whirl of the allied troops and dulled
to an extent that German weakness
was Indicated at many points. The
first Indication of this was seen Sat
urday, when tbe enemy retreated so
rapidly that the Franco-American
troops entirely lost contact with him.
In tbe battle of the woods, the ittff
est resistance the Americans ever ex
perienced in this kind of warfare was
encountered. Franco-American troops
were compelled to contend constantly
with a rear guard action, consisting
principally of machine gunners, most
of whom, dressed la green clothing,
had nests In trees.
Day after day during tbe fighting
the allied troops bucked the German
machine gun nests, ualng artillery and
machine guns and some gas against
them.
In the rear guard fighting, whleh
was carried on to permit of tbe with
drawal of the heavier German guns,
the enemy resorted to numerous tricks,
such as carrying machine guni In
stretchers when endeavoring to reach
some points under the allied fire.
When they reall.ed that their stretch
er trick bad been dlicovered, the Oer
mans resorted to other means to
celve.
Tbe wounds received by the Amer
ican soldiers have not been serious as
a rule, on account of the failure of
the Germans to use artillery. A great
majority of the wounds were clean
flesh wounds, made by bullets from
machine guns and rifles.
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from 30 to 72 inches wide, in weights desired for
tents, machinery covers, shades for engine cabs,
cook houses and all the many things canvas is need
ed for during the harvest season. Our prices are
less than wholesale in most cases, we having bought
this canvas last season.
HARVEST SHOES
Shoes built for harvest wear light, durable,
comfortable muleskins, canvas, Scout shoes and
many other familiar makes especially in demand at
this season. Priced at from $1.98 for the muleskins
down to as low as 90c for the canvas. The famous
ARMY SHOE is selling for only $5.50.
We Shoes to Close Out
We have gone over our stock of white cloth
shoes and find we have a lot of styles we desire to
close out at once. You will find this lot on tables
marked at a substantial reduction. Very attractive in view of the fact that
the goods are still advancing. You will do well to .anticipate your future
needs and supply them from this lot. Only
98 cents to
Groceries are hard to get, but we are still in
the ring and are better fixed than ever to take
care of your harvest needs.
Fruits and berries are at their best now, and
if you want them for canning, leave your orders.
Blackberries, Cherries, Dewberries, Apricots
and Currants.
BUNGALOW APRONS and HOUSE DRESSES
Why sew these warm days when you can buy these attractive garments
for no more than it would cost you to make them? They are ready to put on
and are neat and dressywith a style to them that makes it a pleasure to
wear them. Priced from
$1.00 to $6.50 (or tbe Dainty Ones
An
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Summer Underwear for Less
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During August and Heptemner com
munity fairs for the benefit of tbe
boys' and girls' Industrial club work
will be held at all central polnta In
Douglas county, Including Elkton,
Smith River, Drain, Anlauf, Scotts
Valley, Yoncalla, Umpqua, Sutherlin,
Wilbur, Roseburg, Glide, Ten Mile,
Myrtle Creek, Riddle, Canyonvllle and
Glendale. The one big purpose behind
these fairs Is patriotism In encourag
ing the Industrial club workers to pro
mote tbs conservation of .food and in
crease food production.
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PATCNT BUILD FOTUPtS lor
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Writ.to4y.
D, SWIFT a CO,
. PATIHT LAWTISIf
I Seventh 6t Washington, D.
The Prudent Man
will fill his coal bin when the fill
ing is good. Better order your
coal now, when I can supply you.
P. T. HARBOUR, Weston, Oregon
W. M. FfKrioa G. H. Ill-hop
Peterson & Bishop
LAWYERS
FemHeton, Or. freewater, Or.
Dr. J. C. BADDELEY
Graduite Vtttrlurjr Sargtoi
fhone 32 F5 Athena, Oregon
HOMER I. WATTS
Attorneyat-Uw
i'mnticea In
all Stale
Courts.
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