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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1919)
00 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 I us if your Globe Tires do not do all that s claimed for them. We also handle Portage, Fed eral and Brunswick Tires rank ing among the best on the market. TOTO mm R. G. BALING, Manager Terms, CASH ONLV 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 3 3 Tiie Farmers Bank of Weston Established 1891 , "SAVE AND PAY UP" National debt at beginning of war, f 968.000,000. July 1st, 1917, $2,712,000,000. July 1st, 1918, $11,985,000,000. February 1st, 1919. 123.250, 000, 000. Per capita interest before the war, 23 cents. It is now about 13.50. Loaned to our allies. 18.841,657,000. Appropriations for the army in 1900 were $80, 430.204, and for the navy 48,099,9C. Asked for the year 1919-army, $824,708,521; navy, 11, 238, 282, 968. See how necessary it is to BUY BONDS? "SAVE AND PAY UP" Preston-Shaffer Milling Co. Established 1866 Athena, Oregon Waitsburg, Wash. American Beauty o-and- Pure White Made of selected bluestem in one of the best equipped mills in the Northwest. Sold In Weston by Weston Mercantile Company BREVITIES Try our new chirk feed. Iludg mn Milk A new piano haa Ini-n imttalM in thi- lluiitint church. K. E. Faust and family have moved back to their upland farm. If you would know what ails Rogers, see Wtt & Roger ad. Mr. It. (. Saling returned Wed neiMlay from a - business vlnit to Portland. MiasSabra L. Naaon, county , li brarian, wa a visitor in Weston yenterday. I. A. und T. t. McBride have diitMjiu-d of their entire herd of cat tle to Ami (Vmaria. Jake Narkaui liaa moved his cat tle back to the mountain from the Helix country, where he has had them on winter range. Private Rudolph IWlmtel, an overttcus veteran, and Private Cyril Pna-baU-l are exected back in Wes ton within a few day. Wenaha Encampment No. 73 will hold regular meeting on Tuesday, April 16. Royal Purple degree. II. L. Hedrlck. Scribe. Mr. and Mrs. Lester O'llarra have returned from Los Angeles, and are visiting at the I. H. Mar tin farm near Dufur, Oregon. Several bands of sheep in the Weston country have been sheared of late by Nat Hale. Nat is the sole crew, and no labor troubles are re ported. Advices were received today by Mayor Banister to the effect that the O-W. R.&N. had accepted Wes ton's proposition with regard to improving the depot road. The stork which has been espec ially kind to Weston of late left a baby girl Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gil bert Ellis. She is a nine-pound treasure. Lieutenant Frederick Stciwer of the G5th Artillery and Captain Roy W. Ritner of the American Red Cross arc expected to speak in Weston April 24 while on their tour of the count in behalf of the Vic tory Loan. The home of Rufus Brown near lone is under quarantine for smnll pox, Mrs. Brown and Hazel being afflicted with the disease. The oth er members of the family have been vaccinated and so far have escaped infection. A. W. Lundcll reports the sale of a Scripi-Booth touring car at Pen dleton Monday. He says competi tion is keen, but the Scripps easily won out on ita merits. It was the sixth and last car shown the pur chaser in this instance. Weston Lodge No. 68, I. O. 0. F., will hold a social session on Thursday, April 17. All Odd Fel lows' families and Rebekahs are urged to attend. Captain J. A. Best will tell of his experiences In France. By order of R. H. King, N. G. F. B. Boyd, publisher of the Press, contemplates conducting a motion picture 6how three nights a week at Athena, In connection with his newspaper. He was in Pendleton Tuesday negotiating for h nlnnt of the Cozv theatre. whjch has been closed for 'some time. Walla Walla will be host to the big tractor show for the northwest this year April 23-25. Every well known type of tractor will be exhib ited by manufacturers who will conduct the customary practical demonstrations in soil work. Scores of farm implements and accessories will also be demonstrated. Athena Press: Sam Haworth and a companion excavated seven coyote pups from a den on one of the Jos eph Scott places the other day. The mother coyote was not encoun tered in the raid, but the two men consider that they had a profitable day nevertheless, as the bounty they will rceeive amount to $28. On Saturday tomorrow the United Brethren Sunday school and friends will start from the church at 9 a.' m. to visit the Pendleton woolen mills. After watching, the process of manufacturing robes and blankets, they will partake of their picnic dinner on the Round Up grounds. Everybody will turn loose for the afternoon. The girls of the "Plus Ultra" Sunday school class held their monthly meeting at, the home of Miss Hollenbeck, the teacher, on Wednesday evening of last week. A short business meeting was sue. ceeded by a number of interesting games, which were greatly enjoyed. Dainty refreshments were served by the hostess and Miss Colvin. The Women's Miwionaiy Sw iety of thi Mcthodiitt Church were en ittrtained at the home of Mm. W. II. Gould Wednesday afternoon, April U. Mrs. .yida Itomt awiiated the honteiui in receiving. Uus newt over, items covering llm topic. "The Centenary Call from Korea." were read by Mn. Witney ami other 'members. "Foreign Horn popula tion In Perth Amhoy, N. J.," was nail by Mr. H. A. Burnett. At this meeting f. 'lO. 7.1 was pledged on the Conference anoewment. Three new member were received inU the society Mr. R. L. Keynaud, Mr. S. A. Barnes and Mr. W. L. Itay born. Twenty-one members and two gueu, Kev. S. K. Powell and Mrs. J. F. Snidir, were present. IeliclouB refeshments were served by Mrs. Charles Price. Mrs. Frank Price and Mrs. W. H. Gould. Seven of the twelve branch libra ries in the county have submitted reports to Miss Sabra Nason, coun ty librarian, which show that dur ing March a total of 2570 books were loaned. Adam put out i'J lM)oks, Echo 454, Freewater 148, Helix 64, Herminton 655, Milton 772 and Weston 418. The showing made by Echo, Hermiston and Wes ton in proportion to their popula tion is considered especially good. Sergeant Earl G. Olson of the Twelfth Balloon company, which distinguished itself in France, la now In Portland. He is expected to arrive in Weston Monday. A daughter weighing nine pounds was born Tuesday night to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Adklns at.theirhome near Weston. t :! Put one of the NEW DAY PHO j; N0QRAPH5 Uho 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. Soodwins Cha. H. CarUr Dan V. my the Carter & Smvthe I uwrnts I'ndlton Oregon Dr. S. L KEKIMRD i Butter Wrap orders prompt ly filled at the Leader shop. V. M. Pclfo G. It. Bl.hep Peterson & Bishop , LAWYERS Pendleton, Or. Freewater. Or. Veterinary Surgeon ! Hospital at corner of Main and Broad streets. Phone - Main 253 fir) THE DEAL IS CLOSED THARK YOU When we were approached to purchase the Henry Barrett stock of implements, etc., in Athena, we had little faith in the deal going through. On investigation we found the stock of excel-, lent quality and that it will blend nicely with our present stock and lines we have here. Taking over this Athena stock enables us to serve our patrons the better, and hereafter you will find us on both sides of the hill and with bargains in all lines at all times. 'OOO To our John Deere and Flying Dutchman plows we now have added the Oliver and P. & 0. plows. To our Weber and John Deere wagons we now have added the Mitchell and Bain wagons. To our Kentucky and Van Brunt drills we have added the Superior and Thomas drills. To our McCormick and Deere binders we have added the Deering. e o We will try to keep all essential repairs on hand and you are likely to meet our special General Salesman at either door. (Some of you may have wondered why E. G. R. has been growing more corpulent of late montns you now have the solution in the evident desire to cover more territory.) , ' WATTS & ROGERS i !