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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (April 4, 1919)
I Q Milai That's the Guaranteed . Mileage Life of the GLOBE TIRE Globe Tire mileage is supreme because its makers have stood un shaken against the pressure of big volume and machine-made compe tition. We Guarantee and Adjust. See us if your Globe Tires do not do all that's claimed for them. We also handle Brunswick and Portage Tires among the best on BREVITIES 3 chick feud, llixlg. TOTO mm R. G. BALING, Manager Try our new on Mills. T. J. McCarty wu in town Tues day from Hurbank, Wash. J. S. Harris has gone to Walla Walla to receive medical treatment. Mrs. H. March of Freewater vis I ted with friends in Weston Tues day. Frank Snider has accepted a po sition with the firm of Watt A Rogers. ' Mrs. Amy Van Skiver has gone to Baker, Oregon, for a two weeks' visit at the home of her sister, J. M. Swaggart. George Nesblt went to Walla Walla this week to begin his new work as salesman with the Interna tional Harvester Co. J. E. Scrinthher and family are finding much pleasure in the recent acquisition by purchase of a new With a lively sen? of satisfaction jn-rmiU of her removal. at least two dollars worth the Ix-ader is enabled to report that Trajan Tucker was in town Saturday. Fred Gr DuPuls, city marshal of Weston, has sued his wife Leota for divorce. The suit Is the culmina tion of a llappy Canyon romance, the two having been wedded clur- U I tig the 1915 I'endlcton Round lip i as a Happy l-snyon feature. The plaintiff complains that his wife 3 treated him cruelly and has been fj keeping company with other men. He says she left him on the 4th of N March last. There Is one child, A Harley, and the father asks for his A custody. W. M. Peterson is plain- y tiff's attorney. jj A. W. Rogers, former Weston farmer, has bought a fifteen thou sand dollar farm six miles north of North Yakima, Wash, near a little town called Selah, on the hard surfaced road traversing that sec tion. Alex has also Invested in the' posted qp the doings of his old- time Weston friends and neighbors. Miss Fay Warren is in an Ever ctt, Wash. hospital, where she U'ing attended by her mother, Mrs. K. M. Warren. Miss Warren will Im? compelled to relinquuih her Chas, school work indefinitely, and will be brought to Weston by her 1 i s. 3 rr. 8 is A Put one of the NEW DAY PHO NOGRAPHS Vho Claxtonola in your home; it's the most beau tiful phonograph made, while the tone quality is round, full, clear of amazing naturalness and as tonishing volume. Soodwin's H. CsrUr Dsn P. Sroyt Carter & Smythe UWTIZS Pendleton Oregon J C. W, Avery, deputy assessor, has opened an office in the Gould building, next door to Frank Price's office, and extends a cordial inviu- Mrs. Frank Skinner is a patient Hon to taxpayers to call and meet In St. Anthony's hospital, I 'end I c- their fate. ton, where she submitted to an oper ation ble. for the relief of throat trou- Terms. CASH ONLY BUTTER WRAPS Furnished and Printed at the Leader office Sixty (minimum) $1 00 One hundred 1 35 Two hundred 2 00 Each additional hundred 0 60 Tbe Fanners Dank of Weston Established 1891 ' "SAVE AND PAY UP" The war is over, but not paid for. Some have subscribed for bonds and failed to pay for them. Would the war have been over if our boys at the front had been as slack? The Victory Loan will soon be called must be subscribed and paid. . The country and its people are too heavily in debt to indulge in anything not essential. Let's get out from under the load. "SAVE AND PAY UP" Preston-Shaffer Milling Co. Established 1865 Athena, Oregon Waitsburj, Wah. 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 Elmer and Chester Pcriruson have bought 15 acres of irrigable land on the Wild Horse, below Saxe sta tion. They are now engaged In plowing and leveling the tract.' A ten-pound boy was born Mon day to Mr. and Mrs. A. M. John son at the home of Rev. and Mrs. W. R. Storms, who are the proud grandparents of the youngster. Luther Shellenberger . returned yesterday from Alberta, having been seized with an attack of rheumatism which he decided to come back to get rid of. Walter Beamer has the flu, but is recovering. Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Padberg are here from Morrow county for a visit with relatives. Mr. Padberg reports good prospecta for wheat in Morrow county, where but little reseeding waa found necessary. Andy T. Barnett, produce buyer for the Weston Mercantile Co., was again engaged this week in buying potatoes in behalf of the United. Brokers of Portland. The quota tion remains at $1.25 to f 1.40. The Weston branch library will be moved aoon to convenient new quarters in the Watts office build ing on south Water street, use of which has been kindly donated by Dr. WatU. Permission to make the change of location waa granted Wednesday evening by the council. The recent arrival is reported of Beverly Jeanne McGrew, weight 8 pounds, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L. McGrew in Port land. Incidentally. G. A. R. Mc Grew is a grandpa for the first time, and is prouder of the distinc tion than he would be of the presi dency of the league of nations. ' Pody Duncan is constantly adding to his store of knowledge. He learned the other day, quite by ac cident, that when muriatic acid comes In contact with human flesh the consequences are painful If not disastrous. After spilling some of this violent fluid on his leg he lost no time in beseeching the kind offices of Dr. McKInney. J Henry Bascom Bellomy passed j way March 29, 1919, at the home of Rev. S. E. Powell from influenza I following pneumonia. Mr. Bellomy was 27 years, 7 months and 18 days old, and Is survived by a widow and infant child. His parents are also left to mourn his untimely death. The remains were shipped to his late home at Troy, Idaho, for burial. Clem Duncan has finished reseed . ing DO acres of red chaff at the Watts Bros. farm. Several hundred acres of the same farm are In white hybrid, which is coming along nice ly. The singular fact is noted that the best stand of hybrid Is found on land which was not harrowed after the drills. Where the"' ground was harrowed it was left in a smoother condition and there was less protec tion against freezing. The celebrated mules of Jim Jones .broke looso from the rural mail chariot in a mountain snow drift the other day and wallowed along just ahead of him for a mile. The drifts were deep and soft and progress was slow and tortuous. Up to his hips in snow, Jones toiled painfully behind the mules,, tearful ly beseeching them to "whoa," but could never get quite near enough ' to grab the lines. He Anally head-' ed them off by crawling out of the drifts and making a detour. L. W. Barnes was here a few days this week from Chelan, Wash., visiting relatives and friends. ' Butter Wrap orders prompt ly filled at the Leader shop. w. m. rurM c. n. at Peterson & Bishop LAWYERS Pendleton, Or. Freewster, Or. t Dr. S. L HOARD i Veterinaiy Sugeoa f Hospital at corner of Main and Broad streets. I Phone - Main 253 Qp.f ) O O O 'Life is iust one after another." darn thing Although Joshua made the sun to stand still and Wilson went him one better by setting if back an hour, still we haven't the time to write an ad this week. 8 o o o WATTS & ROGERS
