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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1919)
THE UNIVERSAL CAR The Ford One Ton Truck may well be classed as an agricultural necessity-it fits into and fills so many wants on the farm. Tiie Fanner's Thick It is a reliable bearer of farm burdens, not only doing the work of several horses quicker and better than the horse but never "eating its head off" when not at work. The aggressive " fanner has only to consider the possibilities of the Ford truck arid he is ready to buy one We judge this to be so from the way farmers are buying them. Truck Chassis W34.10 delivered. IBEITY AUTO CO. 0. A. Adams, Mgr. (Successors to Weston Auto Co.) l li I Erivrms Expert dentistry prices reasons- these gentlemen are earnest and ae ble. Dr. Sponogle. Athena. tive proponents of the bonding Mrs. R. E. English of the Weston uplands was a recent guest of Mrs. Artie Beathe. Frank Nelson left this week for his Montana farm, after a visit with his brother, C. H. Nelson. Dr. Kennard. the wide-awake Overland representative in this ter- ritory, has sold a Ninety T to Mr. paign. and Mrs. Frank Skinner. . . . ' . ' . J. E. Jones was out in the fierc- Miss Mary Lansdale arrived Sat- storm Tuesday which he says urday from Cayuse, where she is ne ever encountered in many years teaching school, for a week-end visit of mountain experience. The rain with relatives in the uplands. in the owanj8 assumed the pro Joe" Hyatt was the guest Satur- portions of a blizzard on the moun day of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jones tain, and snowing and blowing were while returning home to La-Crosse the order of the tlay. He could 'from a business visit to Pendleton, scarcely see his team, and the roads x, d.m. ..,a were drifted full. He could get Mrs. Margaret Jlabb returned no fafther on hh ,oUte than yesterday from .Portland .whew she q W8 fied and has been Iookinj to "turned by way , of little Dry situation for the Weston Mercantile cnek M 'Tamarack church Mor v , " day the snow had reached a depth Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Bell, Joe of 45 inches, and an additional ten Payant and Carl Brandt motored inches is said to have fallen Tues- Saturday to Stanfield, where Pay- day. ant's orchestra played for a dance which was attended by 120 couples. Income Tax Officers Chamber- Iain, Davis and McLaren are now at the postoffice building in Pendle- ton, where they will remain until March 15, and will assist income taxpayers in this county in mak ing out their returns. For a cash consideration William Hass, member of the local meat market firm of Hass & Sauer, has acquired a cottage and two lots on east Main street hill from a bank at The Dalles. The deal was nego tiated through A. W. Lundell. Ruford J. Price, who saw the surrender of the German fleet while an American sailor, writes from Portland that class civilian." he is now a "first- He was discharged at Bremerton and expects to remain In Portland awhile before coming home. While taking a furlough on Washington's Birthday, when the rural mail carriers were not re quired to go out, Ray Jones attend ed the big home-coming celebration for soldiers at Walla Walla. Inci dentally and also, he earned tha title of "professor." Mr. and Mrs. Noah Bonewitz and their two sons, who' have been vis iting the parents of Mr. Bonewitz at Weston during the winter, left Wednesday on their return home to Myrtle Point. Mr. Bonewitz was entirely relieved of an attack of asthma as the result of his long stay in this beneficent clime. Rufus A. Brutscher, Weston boy, is back in Detroit, Michigan, after a long term of army service part ly overseas as motorcycle dispatch rider. He writes: "I will be out West next year because I have been in 27 states and over the pond, and from Brest to Paris in France, and have seen nothing that can compare with Oregon." Rufus is at present engaged in road testing for the Hupp Motor Car Corpora- v r iu. aj tion. He was on board the Amen can transport sunk at Hoboken, New Jersey, and bad a swim in salt water. ... C. P. Strain, executive secretary of the roads committee, and Dave Nelson, president of the Umatilla County Good Reads association were in town Wednesday on business con nected with the county road bonds election next Tuesday. Both of measure, and their support carries the more weight for the reason that Uie motive oi eacn is Known xo oe a disinterested desire for progress. They express confidence that the bonding measure will carry by a large margin if the vote is gotten to the polls. Their visit here had to do with this phase of the cam- The Weston Commercial club will meet at 6:30 o'clock next Monday evening for the purpose of consider- -mg a proposjtjon to unite with the State chamber of Commerce iq ac cordance with a letter received from that body."" This matter was ing of J. H. Price, Dr. F. D. Watts and E. M. Smith at a called meet ing last Monday, and the commit tee will leport next Monday even ing. Advices from Elilson-White head- quarters at Portland say that Sum--bein? mer Chautauqua will be scheduled for Weston during a week conven ient for holding the annual reunion of oioneers. Ellison-White merely ask that no dates be set for the re- union until they are heard from further. They expect to be able to date Weston up for the early part of June. Joe Hodgson, the well known and popular Weston miller, is now part owner of Prospect farm, located eight miles from Echo and celebrat ed since early years in the agricul tural annals of Umatilla county. Mr. Hodgson acquires 1600 acres of Prospect by buying the equity of a Mr. Juvenal. He will get part of the crop this year from 650 acres. Conrad C. Cockerline, who lived in Weston when a boy, is reported in Tuesday's casualty list as hav- ing died of disease in France, He entered the army from Estacada, Oregon. Conrad was a son of M. J. Cockerline, who at one time was In the drug business at Weston. After being at his home in Wes- ton several weeks, E. R. Davidson was taken again today to the hospi tal at Pendleton. Mr. Davidson is suffering from cancer and other troubles, and his condition is very serious, j ' Mr. and Mrs. Dick Harris are m ranch near Hmgham, Montana. i . .: H . if, j t . j L : Mr. and Mrs. L. leaving next week Seattle. . . I. O'Harra are for a visit at See me for Tankii, which makes 25 percent more power for your motor. A. Phillips.' Mrs. E. M. Warren returned yesterday- from a visit with her child ren at Eltopia, Marysville and Portland. The Weston L1cr U on a rash basis, and positively wanta no busi ness otherwise. Clark Wood, pub lisher. . E. C. Rogers ia In Portland this week, attending a state convention of the hardware ami implement dealers. Captain Fred Lleuallen arrived in Pendleton today, and Lieutenant James H. Sturgis is expected In to morrow. Mrs. L. A. West of Portland, who has been the guest of her - sister, Mrs. It. C. Saling. leffthia for a visit with her mother at Spokane. Mrs. C. H. Nelson submitted to an operation yesterday at St. An thony's hospital, Pendleton, for the excision of her tonsils. B. F. Barklow. formerly of Wea- ton, takes possession March 1st un- der lease of the Myers dairy farm near Myrtle Point, Oregon. I will hold a sale of gasoline lamps tomorrow Saturday after- noon at my place of business on south Water street. A. Phillips. . Mrj. Mary Shick and two dsugh- ters returned Monday to Walla Walla after a few days' visit at the home of her sister, Mrs. 4. Hodgson. Clarond Rhea returned Tuesday from Endicott. Wash., where he followed trapping until seized with a severe attack of influenza, from which he has just recovered. Aicx Walker, the well known pioneer farmer of the Weston neighborhood, now retired, is recov ering at his home in Montavilta, a very gerious sickness. Corporal Clarence B. Foster bf Battery B, 38th Field Artillery, came in Sunday evening irom tamp Lewis. Corporal Foster was on duty In Seattle during the big strike. v Exceedingly glad to be with kin dred and friends, Earl Rose is back in Weston, wearing a suit of civil ian clothes. Earl was gassed and had both the flu and the pneumonia 1 ia d- in in France, and doesn t mind lead ing the simple life for a time this comfy old burg. Frank Heam of Great Falls, Montana, brother of Mrs. H. Wil liams of this city, and her nephew, Clarence Donaldson of Oakesdale, Wash., were guests during the week at the Williams residence. Mr. Hearn says that Montana has been favored by an unusually mild winter. Iley Winn's lap robe was stolen Saturday night from his car , in the Liberty garage, and two youths of Milton were later arrested by City Marshal Dupuis on complaint of the garage manager, Mr. Adams. The defendants were examined Monday in Recorder Porter's court and discharged, the evidence being found insufficient to connect them with theft TAYLOR A WINNER (Weston Ministerial Association.) Tha ovflncrtsliftf Iff moot intra nnw conduct(d jn the Saling building by G. W. Taylor and his son Paul are a great success from practically every standpoint. The preaching is scholarly, Biblical and convincing, and has made a pro found impression upon all. The singing is up to standard. Weston people are singing the gospel now as they never did before. Paul is some choir leader. The attendance at the services ia all that could be expected the bid hall packed to overflowing every cv-' ening. There have been 25 decis ions up to date and many others are expected. The topics upon which Evangelist Taylor will speak for the remainder oi the time he is here are as fo. lows: Friday evening Popular Ex cuses. Saturday afternoon at 2:30 Lec- X. ture on the League of Nations. Saturday evening Tomorrow, or the Devil's Day of Grace. Sunday at 11 a. m. The Mission of the Church. - Sunday afternoon at two o'clock The Price of a Woman. An ad dress for women only, at the Metho dist Church. Sunday afternoon at three Chickens Come Home to Roost. An address for men only, at the hall. Sunday evening Too Late. Monday evening Amusements. t y ? Austin Bond, a prominent Lisa countjr farmer, was killed when a southbound Southern Pacific passes- ... train atrnflr hla aiilnmnhllaL whiph stalled oa a croasli to Albaty. Notice, of final Account . In Dm County Crt ef tha Stat of Omm (or CwattHa County. In tha Mittt of the Estata o( Jo. Anton Kedorer, Doevaaed. NOTICK IS HEREBY GIVEN to all NfKiM whom It may coneara that Una raarar, aanrtnlairatHa af tha . - - J I A a.i . s . - - kM tM hr flnj recount vnd report tn tha dmtnLlf-.Uon ( tha aatata; that tha Count Judr. br ecder mmd an4 entered, has appoints Monday tha S4lh day af Marck, ISIS, at tan Veto tn tha foreaaon aa tha lime, and tha County Court tiouae at Pendleton, Or afon, aa tha piece whara all tyectlona and axctpUoM to tha aatd final Aa eount and Kfort will be hoard and a settlement tharaaf made. Dated tMs the lKa day of rabruary, 1919. , Lax A I'BMRM Administratrix. Will M. Prmaaow , William S. Nash Attorneys lor Admaitatratru. r A X 1 V A A JL X A X f man of citizens. course; n$mJh5 The unmatchable SIX at $1395 Also Cole Eight, Reo and Dort Automobiles. A- IV. LUIIDELL in s n n 7 vyAul ln or forever after hold our peace on the subject of Good Roads. The State is ready, the County is ready and if we are not ready' we may lose the benefit of State and Coun ty co-operation. TAY AT HOME next Tuesday. If you do, the stay-at-home vote may defeat an equit able and common-sense measure. Go to the polls, every man and wo you, and do your duty Vote as you please, we're voting 300 US xs (Complying .with the Mayor's pro clamation, our store will be. closed next Tuesday between the hours of one-thirty and three p. m.) I'Mon JermMe Co. Agent as of