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Extort dentistry price reasons
ble. Dr. Sponoglc, Athena.
The estate of the late J. S. Har
ris has been appraised at $17,303,
A son wu bum Thursday evening
to Mr. and Mrs. Carl McConnoll at
their home near Adsm.
Miss Sabra L, Namm, county li
brarian, visited Weston Saturday
and attended the Library Tea.
Bert March and Fred Sams took
their cattle through , to the river
breaks Monday for summer range.
Andy Barnctt was absent several
Edward Iicathe, who cnltatod in
the government service as second
assistant marine engineer and made
a number of voyages In that capac
ity, pawed sway April .10 in New
York City. Engineer Bcathe was
the only one of sixty or more Wes
ton fays in service to bo called by
death, although not a few were In
the thick of the fighting in Prance.
He wu a son of Mr. and Mrs, F. H.
Beathe. now residing In
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AHiiCED FOR L!AY 28
One of the largest classes ever
graduated from Weston High wilt
receive diplomas the evening of
May 2a at High School auditorium.
The exercises will bring to an
auspicious close a yesr of school
Seattle.' work that has been eminently sstls-
Weston, where ho factory, despite the "flu'' epidemic
was employed lor a time on we or last ' ran. ins following, pro
leader, and had many friends here, irrsm will be given! "
MarchMr, r . V. watts.
The remains are to be shipped to
Seattle, where funeral services will
be held. They will then be brought
to Weston for burial.
"Billy" "Sunday, world famous
evsngelist -who clsims Oregon,
his
and particutsrly Hood River,
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Most any new suit will look good the first
time it is put on but will it wear good ?
This is thd all important question. If it
happens to be Clothcraft, it must wear
good, because there's a guarantee of satis
factory wear and service in the pocket of
every Clothcraft Suit or Overcoat.
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Bicklcford.
Wssh.
Bud Nelson was absent this week
on a trip to Grants 1888, where he
stored his Chslmers upon returning
from California. , '
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. McDsniel
S Dodged down from . (unncll last
Sunday, and are agsin occupying
A their upland home.
$ W. E. DrW(ll has gone to Free-
water to visit his dsugther, Mrs.
Cora Fetter, and Incidentally help
with tho spring gardening.
John Banister Jr. is driving a new
touring ear with the same admir
able skill which he has always
exemplified in handling a mule
team.
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moved back to the uplands
for three speaking engagemneta in
Oregon In behalf of the victory
Loan. "Pa" and "Ma" Sunday
will have to make a long automo
bile trip, reaching Bend Saturday,
Klamath Falls Monday and Lake
view Wednesday. last Monday
night in Portland a crowd of 1)000
people packed the municipal Audi
itorium to hear the magnetic and
powerful evangelist this time an
evangelist for the Victory Loan.
Thousands were turned awsy.
Weston mountain potatoes of the
netted gem vsriety have been com
manding around f 1.45 per sack for
use as seed In the irrigated district
of eastern Washington. Andy T
Barnett. produce buyer for the Wes
ton Mercantile Co., shipped out two
ears this week to Sunnyside and
four cars to Toppcnish. The Wes
ton spud crop has now been pretty wrmon by Rev. R. E. Gornall of
Invocation Rev. W. R. Storms.
llsno solo Ruby Price.
Vocal solo Lela G. Sating.
Address--Professor Milton Simp
son of Whitman College, Walla
Walla.
Vocal ioIo Lela G. Sallng.
Announcements Superintendent
Fittpatrlck. ,
Presentation f diplomrs Chsir
man G. W. Staggs.
The class roll Includes: George
V'. Blomgren; president: ' Kendsl I
O. Smith, vice president; Haxel II.
Dunesn, tecreUry; Otis 0. Gould,
treuurer; Velma II. Gerking, Vida
M. Greer, 'Wilma L. Harbour, Min
nie C. Johnson, Lola M. Montgonv
rry. Lela E. Powell, Ruth D.
Proelwtel. Dorothy D. iToebstrl,
Maxlne M. Scrimahcr, Gertrude E.
Van Winkle. William E. Van Win
kle, Esther Willams.
Clsss colors Purple and gold.
Clsss flower Pink and white
rosebuds.
Class motto The elevator to sue
ceas is not running; take the stairs.
The baccalaureate services will be
held Sunday evening, May 26, with
Burbank, Wash., where Mr. Hop- we), markcted, and under conditions pondlcton.
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contract.
Edgar A. Simpson was in Pendle
ton this week talcing treatment for
hia bum foot from Dr. Best. He
hopes soon to hsve a pair of second
hand crutches for sale.
Walter Williams is with us again,
having returned Monday from No
bleford. Alberta. He Was employ
ed there with other Westonites on
the big Cameron ranch.
Melvin Johns and family
fsvorable for a market demand next
season.
Books Donated to Local Library
The Library Tea given under the
auspices of the Saturday Afternoon
Club April 26 was a successful
TWO SECTIONS JOIN HANDS
Favor StaU Development
visiting in Wenton Sunday. They
are moving onto the M. M. Jonhs
place near Athena, formerly occu
pied by Burn Banister.
The' If. A. Dowds left Sunday
morning on their return home to
Wash turns, after a visit with Mrs.
Dowd's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Richal, and Weston friends.
Private Ward F. Baker arrived
recently in Boston from France,
and is expected home in Weston
soon. Private Baker fought in
the Argnnne with the 35th division.
Business at Washtucna again
claimed the attention this week of
Dr. Watts and E. C. Rogers. Bob
Proudfit presided at their local
hardware emporium with his accus
tomed aplomb.
Athena Press: An Esster offer
ing of $158.10 was taken up at the
Christian church Sunday, placed
in a special fund and presented by
Pastor Burton to Lawson Booher,
whose state of health continues
critical. '
The Weston brickyard is now in
active operation, with about 15 men
oh tho payroll. Manager Harbour
has a market for the entire season's
product. The actual work of brick-
(Astoria Evening Budget.)
Two sections of Oregon that are
were separated by a great distance geo-
of the Native-
lowing books were donated to the
local library:
The Return
Thomas Hardy.
Myths and Legends of the Pacific
Northwest Judson.
The Priest Begbie.
And They Thought We Wouldn't
Fight Gibbons.
Across Russls Stoddard.
The Deert of Wheat Zane Grey.
Groat Possessions Grayson. ,
Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
graphically on account of two bar
rier mountain ranges are flgura
tively joining hands for a united
drive on the ballot boxes at the spe
cial state election in June. That
great stretch of empire known as
Eastern Oregon is cnthusisstically
working to give the coast counties Fox.
of Oregon the Roosevelt highway; ' jut Folks Laughlin
toe seven great coast counues com
prising one-seventh of the area of
the state are just as enthusiastically
working to develop the irrigation
projects of the Est Oregonisns.
An apt illustration of the friendly
spirit that is animating the coast
counties is a rally held recently at
Gardiner on the Umpqua river when
settlers came by the hundreds to
boost for the Rooftcvclt highway
bond isnue. Some of those in at
tendance came in boats from points
miles dihtant. More thsn a thou
sand gathered at Gardiner to hear
IVesident S. C. Pier of the Roose
velt Highway Association explain
the wonderful possibilities that will
be opened up by Vhst ho declared
will be the greatest scenic boule
vard in the world.
The atttcmblago not only endorsed
the highwsy project, but it went on
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
iaviMi im- 'mxj0,v vise vrsaunii
Best Short Stories of 1917
O'Brien.
Ben Hur Wallace.
Black Rock Connor.
V. V.'s Eyes Harrison.
Standard English Poems Psn
coant. -
The Castle of the Shadows Wil
liamson. ,
The Running Light Osborne.
The Heroine In Bronxe Allen.
John Temple Durand.
Glory of the Pines Covert.
The Garden of Allah Ilichens.
Miss Minerva and William Green
Hill-Calhoun.
The Right of Way Parker. j
The Gray Lady and the Birds
Wright. Subscripiton to American Msga
sine for 1919.
making Is being done by Jack Lutes her bill whereby the State is given
authority to lend its credit to
gallon projects approved by a
cial commission consisting of the
state superintendent of banks, the
state engineer and the attorney gen
eral. Letters and telegrams endorsing
the Gallagher bill aro pouring Into
the headquarters of the Roosevlelt
Highway Association at the Imper
ial Hotel from the chambers of
commerce and other public-spirited
organizations all over the coast.
Similar endorsements for the coast
highway are reaching the associa
tion by the score from the irriga
tion belts of eastern, southern and
central Oregon.
The two bills are of kindred im
portance. If built, tho Roosevelt
, under contract.
. George Nesbit, representing the
, International Harvester Co., came
in Sunday from a trip through
' Morrow and Gilliam counties, rje
' reports crop prospects to be better
than known for years in that sec
tion. Wheat looks thrifty and
reaches to the knee.
Dr. N. P. Bennet, Weston's new
" dentist, is expected to arrive in a
few days, and with. Mrs. Bennet
will : occupy the J. F. Spider cot
tage on the Heights. Dr. Bennet
has sold his Portland home and
office, and h,as purchased entirely
new dental equipment,
Would you like to know some
thing about what the Church has
done, is doing and is going to do
ociore ine war, during the war,
now and in the future, for the mm.
munity, for the nation, for the sol-' scenery offered by tho highway, but
dicr and for the world? If you do they wi" k opportunities to In
if this sounds interesting hear vest their money and make their
the sermon next Sunday morning at nomes in Oregon. The great
the Methodist Church. S. E. Pow- stretches of land in the irrigation
ell, pastor. ; sections offer the best kind of
-.. fit hi. chance for investments. The people
Milton Eagle: In anticipation of of 0 and e.
a good year in the canning business tion8 wno are lwMng to thdr f.
the Frcewater cannery Is preparing ture development through irrlga
its plant for operation. Contracts tion are only too well aware that
u i!? Kn $ 5 f ton' truction of the coast highway will
Yu M5, rWS m0tt therefor to ihelt lntrest; For
than is being paid in California. A Mt reagon they have been g!ftd to
large acreage In the va ley is belnv et behind the Mshway movement.
planted to tomatoes this year, and
the growers as well as the cannery '
people are expecting a good run on The Weston Leader is on a cash
this fruit. Asparagus and cherries basis, and positively wants no busi-
irrl- Church of the Brethren Sundav
epe- school at 10 a. m. 'Preaching at
11 a. m. i;. w. s. at 0:30 p. m.
Bible Study, Life of Christ, at 7:30
p. m. J. H. Gordon, elder.
Methodist Church Sunday school
at 10 a. m. Preaching services at
11 a. m. and 8:00 p. m. Epworth
League at 7:30. Prayer meeting
Thursday evening. . S. , E. Powell,
pastor. - ;.
United Brethren Church Preach
ing at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.
Sunday school at 10:00 a. m.
Junior C. E. at 2:30 p. m. C. E.
meeting at 7 p. m. Prayer meet-
Ing Wednesday evening. E, F. q
Wriggle, pastor. .
Baptist Church The Church with
Highway will bring millions of cordial wsicome for all feunday
tourists to Oregon. These tourists whool . .tet o'clock, preaching at
will not only view tho unparalleled
eleven. Also preaching , at eight
o'clock in the evening. W, R.
Storms, pastor. "
' Christian Science Society Ser
vices Sunday at 11 a. m., and
Wednesday evening at 7:30. Water
street, near Main.
F will flliuvh nanrllnH In 'tha nntitw tuu nfhaMvtiui r'lai.U Wul n..k.
Alberta Lands
Improved and Un
improved. Also wheat lands and acre
age tracts anywhere in
the Inland Empire.
W. R. TOMPKINS
HIS' First St., Walla Walls.
jssw this season. v Usher.