BUTTER WRAPS
Furnished and Irinted at the Leader office
Sixty (minimum) $0 90
One hundred 1 20
Two hundred 1 75
Each additional hundred 0 43
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nounced. Ii order o control th Hood
of f Ift only one parcel will b accept
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British Continue Gain.
London. British forces attached ta
German line between St. Qitentln and
1'anibral. oppostl U Catelet. waking
progress la th vicinity of TomboU
(arm nd rapturing iiroup of trenches
and strong points on the ridgs north
west of Vendlieull. KieM Marshal Half
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BREVITIES
Mr. C. B. Dvi of Wait-burg,
Wash., is vlMtin at the hnw of
hvr n. U B. iWivla.
Mr. fVnnie McBrkkf ha rvturn
en! from St. Mary". h.ital. Walla
Walla, to lwr hmtj in thia city.
Her comlition ia irnvlnjc.
Slu-rifT Taylor t'k a llul.n
car. svwn a of hkcy ami two
Un.tlww i" watlynMHW!
haul at IVmllfttw Satunlay.
Mr. ajl Mrs. J. A. Un will re
turn in a few tlaya to their hom
mar lllot Rock. Mr. Kwa having
alMHit conniMwl hi wrk of grain
haulintf.
At h-ndlclon Monday II. A.
Brandt was ainUHl trunt1 in
tmnkruptcv to adminirtcr the
affairs of Amly T. Bann-tt. rbtam
iiiation was Htjnod.
W. M. IavU wa in town Tucw
day from his Wild Hon farm, msr
kctinir. hi -ar cnp. He has thrcv
tn-v of Mimiish Beauties which
will protluc abut 30 boxes.
L, I. O'Harra has received h'ral
ful acknowledirment from a soldier
in FYamv for one of the oackaires
of tobacco he sent across as a sub
scriber to the Pendleton Tribune's
tobacco fund.
R. E. English and G. W. Stas
are serving- on the grand jury at
Pendleton, with Mr. English as
foreman. W. II. Could is serving
also, but Is classified with the com
mon or garden variety f jurymen.
Jack Calder. who enlisted from
Wettn in the forces of Great Brit
aln, is now connected with the
plumbing dpeartment of tha Cana
dian army at Vancouver, B. C. H
was recently made a lance corporal.
Threshing was completed Tuesday
on Weston mountain. The barley
crop, as anticipated, was very
light, and the wheat yield only a
little better. There is a prospect
of a fairly good potato crop, and
the quality will be excellent.
Hardin Mansfield was over Tues
day from Walla Walla, having
moved to that city from Athena to
nide during the winter. One of
his daughters. Miss Velva. is at
tending business college in Walla
Walla, and another, Miss Maud, is
employed in the J. C. I'enney Co.
store.
Robert Hodgson leaving tmlay
by way of ia Cnwee to join his
father on the Hodgson farm
near Hingham. Montana. Mc ex-jx-vt
to apply for entrant ir it
University of Washington at tlte
owning of the wctmd wmctiUar, in
order to take ii-ial training in
war work.
flurney Thonwi, tin years old.
died Wedneday aftcrmion of ty
phoid fer at the home of his pa
rent. Mr. and Mr. Soren Iborsun,
in I his city. The family have the
deep sj njpathy of many friends in
their letfven)ent. Funeral ser
ire will be held at the home this
afternoon by Rtv. W. IL Storms.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Kenhsw and
tln-ir talented daughter. Mis Fred
erika Kerhaw, were guests Sunday
of the R. G. Saiinjcs. At the ae
of H Frederika has developed re
markable technic, brilliancy and
p-iwer in piano playing. She com
bimss w ith lighu-es and delicacy of
touch, a strength seldom displayed
by feminine performers.
Bean harvesters have been cut
ting and shock nj the legumes in
Weston fields, mud the prospects for
an abundant crop are bright. G.
W. Suggs & Son were threshing
this week in their field of 20 acres,
which is thought to be going about
450 "pounds to the acre. Other
stands are better, and the W. S.
Price crop Is estimated at 800
pounds, although Bill modestly sets
his own ttakes at 600 pounds. W.
R. Storms has an especially fine
field of beans on the Lieuallen
place, and has found a number of
vine which contain 120 pods or
more. On the G. W. Winn hold
ings, 10 acres of beans are ready
for the threther.
Frank Cm started for Pull.
man. Wash- the other day with his
son and Lee Wibon's son. who were
intending to enter Wa-hington
State College. Frank had his new
car tagged with the "License Ap
plied For sign which is good for
thirty days in Oregon, and motored
blithei along, innocent and una
fraid. He got through Walla Wal
la " all right, but received a rude
ahock at Dixie, where he was ar
mted by the state police, mulct
ed to the tone of wvt-n and one half
timolevns and told to go bark fsom
whence be rame. Frank turns a
bit redder than uxiaJ -mhkJl is
' sa; ing a good deal w hen a-ked cas
ually if motoring, la expensive in
Washington. It seems that up there
they demand a regular lkwu ttf
n. . i ...... r..ir,l Clrls gav a
fsrewell rty W.-lneUof evening
.t the Red Cross rooms to the
Weston boys who are go n la wj.
lege to take special training for th
war. Th rooiiui were gaily decor,
ated with flags and bunting, and
the young people present, to the
numtwr ' W. did n permit their
piriU to be dampened by the ab
mw of tmrting. Ganu-s were played
until a late hour, and lee cream
and wafers were served. The
iruccts of honor were Rulon Smith.
Us and Virgil Lundell, Car
Brandt. Herman Slaggs, el
(Jreer, t1arb" WiU-n, Frank lav.
Mler. Gus Burgy. Eldon King and
Otis Gould.
Leon and' Virgil lundell. Rulon
Smith and Carl Brandt, a quart.
,if West.m's moat popular young
men. are leaving tlay for Corval
lis. where they will receive s-eial
instruction in and music at Ore
gon Agricultural College. Each
has had eonslderablo experience in
band music, and It is their purpose
to prepare for entrance Into the
army as flrst-clai musician. Music
Htudent at CorvalUs slw.wlng s-e-ial
proficiency are sent to tJovern
or's lalaml. New York, to receive
instruction in tin Undmaster a
tiaining school.
1 Dr. Kennard lately eompletetl the
Mle of the finest ami largri irver
land car he has ever handled, to
Fred Rohde of Pendleton. It is a
Willys-Knight eight-cylinder tour,
ing car, with slecve-valve motor,
and cost Mr. Rend M015- James
Numbers of IMix btiught a Willys
Knight Four touring car of the
doctor, who also sold Country dubs
to J. U Cheney of Helix and J. T.
Mitchell of Stage gulch. It will be
aeen that Weston Is becoming an
Overland dlstribuing point for quite
an extensive territory.
Sam Fletcher, a disciple of tha
art preservative from Twin Falls,
Idaho, passed through town in a
Ford the other day on his way to
Seattle. He was accompailed by
his family, and will locate there and
engage in shipyard work. Sam
called at the Leak r office, gave a
copy of the sheet the once over and
declared it to be the best one-man
paper he has glimpsed in seventeen
states. We rather like Sam.
NO ORDERS SOUCITED;
ONE DELIVERY DAILY
Beginning Octoler I, 1918. no
further orders will lie solicited by
the undersigned, and there will be
but one delivery per day. in the
afternoon. Telephone order will
receive special attention. All or
ders should lie in by 3:50 p. m.
each day to insure delivery.
WESTON MERCANTILE CO.
IL A. BRANDT
City PitnuiT Rat Monday
Notice is hereby given that a
primary mass meeting will be held
at the council rhanirers of the City
of Weston, Oregon, Monday. Fept
ember 30, ll, at 7:30 p. m.. for
the purpoj of nominating a ticket
or tickets to be voted upon at the
ensuing city election November 5,
1918.
Dated SeptemU-r 27. 191 P.
J. M. BANISTER. Mayor.
J. W. PORTER, Recorder.
INFLUENZA CASES REPORTED
tpldsmla at Camp Lewis Dsslsraa Nat
Spanish Disease,
Csmp Lswts, Tacoma. "Influsnsa
bal assumed lb proportions of a mild
epidemic, especially among recruits."
according, to tb weekly sommsry of
communicable diseases Issued fey ta
camp sanitary Inspector, Cspulo V.
L. Bishop.
On hundred sod fifteen cssss of
tafloaasa were reported durtag tha
weak.
Tb Influent bera Is not Ui Spsa
lsb Innueosa which has bees found la
some eastern camp and cltlss. c
cordlag to Camp Lewi officers Tha
Spanish type, they say, develop pneu
monia among many sufferers whit
this rarely occurs with Influents pa
tieots beta. Tb disease bar is usu
ally checked and patient dlschsried
from tb hospital la thre days.
Hun Flee tombed Cities.
Amsterdam Allied atrma ar dally
aombarding Cotota. Cobtens and oth-.
or German towa. killing or Injuring
May persons, says tb Het Vol. Tb
aewspapar says th aumbsr of casual
ties pobllshed 1a tb German new spa
pars ar asach aader th actual total.
It add that many residents of th
towns tast ar raided bar fled to Hol
land tor safety.
. Wheat frlca Uoshanged.
trsshtactoa. Without tb provision
tBere-stag th goversmeat luaranteod
arte of wheat from ft: a fevwa!,
which owe caused its veto by Frost
east WUaoa, th agricultural apsro
armooa hill, earrytag f I7JM.0M. was
passed by th boose without a mora
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BOY SCOUT CONTEST IS
WON BY GAIL W1LUAMS
Gail Williams ....
Leonard Snider .
Jimmitf Nelson..,
Anion Lucaa
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AIove Is the final vote in the
Weston leader's Boy Seoul Sub
acrlption Contest. Hie 11 sea were
awarded In the order named.
Snlpia-r" Snider spurted from
third to second place In the race.
ard threw a scare Into tho leader,
but Gail was pretty busy also atiK
toward the wind-up. ami held hi
lead to the finish.
The contest was eminently me.
cv-ftful friMii the leader's nnt f
view. A consiilerable nuniU-r (
new auWribera were mUM to -liat.
old ones were renewed, our
cajdt ln-advance sysU-m was firmly
rstablialHHl a er governnHitt re
quirements and our $IM rate
which takes effect Oetorber I
- was well advertised.
The lioys did exc-rtlmgy well,
in vUw of lite fact tliat the ha.l.r
went to a cah lsis last spring aM
they had no chance tocolleelar
rearsge. They received !--'
in commissions and $10 In prle. a
total of f H2.W). and alao a valuable
lesion In salrsnanlilp. Of curM-.
the fact that they went telling th'
Wat newnar published bclwct-n
Milton and Athena, did not hurt
their cause.
The Ijeadcr deirea to insk.
grateful acknowledgment to the
judges-Messrs. J. W. Porter.
Frank rrice and Robert Iroudftt
for their faithful and efficient ser
vice. Such was our confidence in
Chairman Porter, who handled the
dough, that we didn't even put
him under bonds.. However, after
one look upon Porter's benign coun
tenanre a total stranger would
trust him.
BRITISH ADVANCE 60
MILES 111 PALESTINE
British Wrest Stcred City of
Nmreth From Hands
of Turks.
LBdoa.-Hritleh ealry anlt op.
railag betweoa th Jordan sad Mdt
torrsseaa. In l'!tln, have sdvsseed
some 0 wlk from th-tr orlflnal posi
tion sod bsv oeeupM th Ulblkalty
raowa4 toa of Natareth. also Aful
aad Blaa. areordtad to a Brttlsb r
efflc anounc-m-Bt.
Twenty fiv thousand Turkish prl
ewer and 1M sua had n counM
by General Alleiiby's fors pusblna
aortBosrd through l'illlw. tb Mar
offlc rsported.
Tb stnth sr.4 elebth Turkish
armies bsv virtually ceased to sit.
Tb entlr transport of lbs to
armies wss captured by tb Rrttisb.
Virtually tb Ur TurkJah fore Is
or will b accounted for la ktlM.
wounded sad prtsonsrs. Habdrwls of
trsgtlm sr being found wndr)i
about la th mouctalnoos country stm
tesaly. without a ldr or a purpose.
British cavalry, pushing up tb M4
lurraoean coast of Paleatln. bsve
occupied HaUa and Acre, It 1 official
ly aonoooDcad. East of tb Jordsn.
tb Turk sr wltbdralntoard Am
naa, on th Hedjs rsllwsy. Aus
trsllao. Nw Zaalsod. wtsh and otb
r troop sr pursuing tb nsmy and
have reached Es Sslt. If mile aorta
vest of Ammsn,
EULGARS FLEEING
BEFORE ENTENTE
London. Betweoa tb Vardsr rlvr
aad Lak Dotrsa. oa tb tra nd
of th Macedonian front, British troops
bsv resched th Una of Kara Oghlu
lar aad Hsmtall, and ara advaactni oa
MroUI oa tb west bck of lb River
Vardar.
, Th Serbians bar csptured
tween tooo and 10.000 prtsonsrs and
120 gun.
Barblsa troop bsv eat th aula
rsllwsy lta between Cskub and Fa
Kmtkt sod ar oa th wsstern bank of
tb Vardsr rlvr, secordlDg to th
Rerblsn official statement.
Allied ferce ar pursuing tb Bul
tartans ea tha who) front between
tb Cera and Vardar rivers. It wss
officially aBBounced,
Th Cuing Bulgarian r burning
abandoned village. An artillery bat
tle is raging oa tb entlr full front
between Moaasilr and tb Vardar.
-Between tb Cer aad tb Vardar
w ar pursuing th beatea Bulgar
ians, desptt growing rear-gaard rw
afktanre," th rommuolqu said. Tb
Serb bars reached tb middle Vstusa
river. Tb allle bar crossed tb
Cera toward Cebrea aad bars cap
tared tb umtnlt of Porta Dcea-'
Tb Balgarlaac art burning abaadoaed
wtllaa." . .