BREVITIES
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Mr. A. J. SUrmer has returned
from two weeks' tojourn at Wtng
ville, Oregon.
Miss Mabel Col v in U spending the
Thanksgiving holidays at her horn in
liainea, Oregon.
Mr. and Mr. Marvin I rK-a were
a rat ion In community
moat noticeable.
The response of the community In
donating supplies was vary gratify
ing ami fully appreciated DV thoM
who hal tha affair in charge. About
fJOO was realised and will be applied
toward equipping th hall kitchen.
Inters, wa. fo-rcMTO
Legion rost Is Launched
Athena-Weaton Tost of the Ameri
can Legion waa auspicioualy launched
Monday evening at the meeting In
a: . s,,mU .t tha Prnk Memorial hall In Weston. Thirty or
Price horn on Normal Height. more member aigned the roll.
u t in ru,i..v. ... , Temporary organisation waa effect-
ThvTng Eft hornecTh?! with th. section of th. following
aiater. Mr. C. C Whlteman, in ren- ,
dlcton.
Apple for sale Extra good culls,
(tou ' treasurer.
east of Cobb station on th Interur- Tlw followinf Wfr, thoaen a a
Un. B. F. Haley. Freewater. Or. temporary ,xecuti- eoromitte: L.
Z. A. Lanadale. repreaenUng Neil A Biomrren. Alii Bel). Curran Me
at Barker, Maxwell dealer of Pendle- Faddcn, Dr. C. H. Smith, Dr. N. I
ton. was in town the first of th week pet
demonstrating on of their Poet-War Permanent organisation will be ef-
Maxwells. Zane aaya that thia nifty ftd t meeting In Athena Mon-
ear has added to Maxwell popularity, day evening, December 8, at which
and that three aalca wer made by jnu it j, ,x poo ted the charter will
th firm last week. htve been received
Herman E. OJlarra, chairman: A.
H. Miller, vice chairman; Leon Lun
dell, eecretary; Sidney A. Barnea.
A service appropriate to Thanks
giving aeason waa held during the
Sunday achool hour at th M. E.
Church,' South, Sunday morning.
Miss Edna Holler beck'a class were
responsible for the artistic decora
tions, embracing autumn foliage, corn
Pendleton post aent a delegation of
fifteen enthusiastic legion men to th
Weston meeting. Stirring addressee
were wad by Harold J. Warner, Dr.
Fred Lieuallen and other of the Pen
dleton party.
For the present it la planned to hold
fodder, pumpkin and bright red ap- alternate meeting in Athena and
pie.
A deal has been completed by
which J. A. Lumaden ia in charge aa
proprietor of the Weston Mill and
Joa Hodgson becomes the owner of a
band of aheep in the Hudson Bay re
gion. Mr. Hodgson is now principally
devoting himself to his interests at
Prospect farm, where he is
TOO acres.
Weston.
Joe Key Buys More Land
J. H. Key, leading East End farm
er, lately took on another chunk of
soil about 135 acres of the J. M.
Swaggart quarter on the east side of
the road, in the LaMar gulch neigh-
Mdinf borhood.
The tract adjoina Mr. Key' fine
Roy Lieuallen has finished digging wne,t ranch in the same locality and
hi spud crop on Reed and Hawlcy enlarge it to nearly a section. He
mountain, and report hia yield and pjd $28,500 for his new acquisition,
that of neighbors to have been Joe Key cam to Umatilla county
around 50 sacks to the acre. Roy has jre early years from North Carolina
about 90 acre of grain seeded and to seek his fortune, and found it in
says it looks welL He baa rented ad- First, however, he worked in
ditional land, and will try summer Nelson's brickyard at Weston at
fallowing hereafter on the mountain, fi.50 a day. Patience and industry
were gradually rewarded, and his
savings and profits were invested
from time to time in land until now
he is the owner of 1040 acres of the
best soil in the best part of the best
county in the state.
Mr. Key is said to have refused a
price of approximately $300 an acre
for his home place of 300 acres just
east of Weston.
Th Bachelor Girls were entertained
last Monday evening by Miss Frank
Harris Davis at the home of Mrs. Lil
ian Fredericks. The spice of life waa
embodied in the merry conversation
and Jokes and jolly reminiscences
which caused the time to swiftly
pass. Unique refreshments were
served at a late hour by the hostess,
bringing to a close a most delightful
affair.
A very generous donation to the
Memorial Hall furnishings, consist
ing of white enamel-ware kitchen
utensils, was received last week from
Jones & Jones. The Weston Mercan
tile Company contributed a liberal
supply of Johnson porcelain, and an
aluminum roaster was the gift of II.
A. Brandt A cabinet organ in excel- rankly, and until the winter freeze
lent condition was received from L. I. came on and reduced the stand in
OUarra.. The generosity of the do- tn fields sown to red chaff the best
prospect in years was in evidence.
At present but little grain shows
The Crop Situation
Inspection of the grain fields in
this section of the Umatilla wheat
belt reveals a far different status of
growing conditions as compared with
the month of November last year.
At that period the grain was well
through the ground and growing
nors is very much appreciated.
Friday evening of last week the
congregation of the United Brethren
Church held a reception in the church
parlors, honoring their new minister.
Rev. Mark O. Phinney, and family.
A spirit of optimism and good cheer
prevailed, tending to bring the pastor
and people into friendly relationship.
Welcoming addresses were delivered
through the ground, and then only in
struggling spears, the remainder
Notice to Subscribers
If this notice is marked it signi
fies that your subscription expires
Dec. 1. 1919. We would most
on behalf of the church membership, gratefully appreciate vour Dromtt
the Sunday school. Woman's Society, renewal.
Commercial Club and the Saturday Subscription rates by the year,
Afternoon Club. Several pleasing $2.00; six months, $1.00; three
program numbers were then given, months, 60 cents.
after which appetizing refreshments The Leader is invariably discon-
were served by the Ladies' Aid Soci- tinued at expiration.
ety. Rev. Phinney is already taking
an active part in civic affairs, and is
heartily welcomed by th citizens of
Weston and vicinity.
Market Day Yields $200
having sprouted underneath a firm
crust. Many growers are resorting
to harrowing in order to break the
crust so that the plant may push
through.
ttm nvaminafiAN 1 Kaam
Memonal Hall presented a gala ap- made( it j8 ,oumJ that th grai ha.
sprouted well, with plenty of mois
ture to insure a good stand should
cold weather not set in too soon and
the surface crust of the soil be brok
en up.
pea ranee Saturday afternoon and ev
ening during the progress of the
Thanksgiving Market sponsored by
the Saturday Afternoon Club. The
. various booths featuring cooked
food, pantry supplies, fruits, meats,
vegetables and fancy articles were
artistically designed, exciting much
attention and admiration. The tea
room decoratons were quite elabor
ate, being Japanese in character.
Three young maids of Nippon, im
personated by Misses Maxine Culley,
Evelyn Sowers and Louise Porter,
dressed in oriental fashion, graceful
iy served the guests who sought re
freshment. '
A crowd of visitors continually fre
quented the cider and doughnut
stand, especially when Joe Hodgson
acted as "spieler" for the same. If sufficiunt number of turkeys
Popcorn and cracker-jack were dis- can be secured for the event, the Ath
peneed in surprising quantities by n (fun club purposes holding a
Gail Williams, Maynard Jones, Eldon shooting match on Sunday, December
Mclntyre and Dick DeMoss. 21. A general invitation to the gun
Following the motion picture en- clubs of the county will be extended
tertainment in the evening, an auc- nd a large number of scattergun ex
tion sale was held to dispose of arti- pert are expected to attend. The
clea remaining unsold, F. G. Lucas club grounds -north of the Standard
acting a auctioneer. Oil plant will be improved by the ac-
A larg crowd attended the festiv- quisition of a club house, which will
ltiea and the spirits friendly co-op- be ready in a few days.
Funerals of Pendleton Men.
The funeral of the late George E.
Peringer, who was murdered at
Claremont Tavern, Portland, Friday
night, was held in Portland Monday
afternoon, following which the body
was cremated at Portland Cremator
ium. The body of J. N. Burgess was
brought to Pendlelon Tuesday even
ing and the funeral was held from
the Episcopal Chu:ch Wednesday afternoon.
Monday
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Dec. st. to S
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aturday, Dec. Gtli
In order to make room for our mam- the Roods arc offered at taw won trie
moth stock of HOLIDAY GOODS now cost of manufacture, but we follow the
cn route wc are placing on special sale rule of our store that all merchandise
thousands of odds and ends from must move, so in spite of constantly ad-
the season's selling. For the full vancing prices wc offer rare bargains
week our store will be a carnival of in choice merchandise for ensh. Ilclow
bargains for your inspection. Many of arc only a few:
MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING REDUCED
TO CLOSE OUT ONE HUNDRED
BOYS' and YOUNG MEN'S SUITS
These are marked all out of reason
in comparison to the present cost
prices of these suits. All are service
able, well-made suits, mostly short
pants, some long, and a few young
men's suits. These were bought some
time ago and we offer them at less
than the bare cost of the material; but
they are to be closed out and this time
the price will do it. There are scarcely
any two alike and happy will be the
bov fitted to one of these sturdy suits.
Priced from $5.00 to $15.00. The same
quality suits are selling the country
over from $12.00 to $.'0.00. It will pay
you to look into these bargains.
MEN'S WOOL SOX
Through a very fortunate purchase
we are able to oiler about twenty doz
en men's natural wool cashmere sox.
These are very serviceable as well as
warm and comfortable. Usually sell
ing at 75e, but for this special we put
them out at only 43c the pair.
50 Pairs of HOYS' KNEE PANTS to
Close Out at 19c the Pair
A complete assortment of sizes from
7 to 15 years. Remarkable values, but
they go at, the pair, 49c.
MEN'S
HATS $2.3Q
BIG SALE OF MEN'S HATS AT
LESS THAN THE COST
TO MANUFACTURE
One hundred hats of the best quality.
Because they are odds and ends an '
broken lines, we are selling these hats
at this price. To replace this sarre
quality would cost almost twice what
we are asking. But our motto U to
keep our stock full of crisp new mer
chandise and to make room for new
goods; and to give you a real surprise
we offer the entire lot for $2.39, your
choice.
REMARKABLE NEW ASSORTMENT of CHINA AND JAP WARE
We are unpacking and placing on
sale tables the most remarkable assort
ment of China and Jap wear ever
shown in Weston. Thousands of pieces
tea sets, all manner of shaped novel-
COATS, SUITS, DRESSES, MILLINERY, LINENS, BLANKETS, ETC.
the For
ty assortments, sug and creamer sets
in no end of variety; chocolate sets,
fern dishes, berry sets, salad sets and
many novelties not mentioned. These
are suitable for holiday gifts and are
on display, priced surprisingly low.
. LADIES' COATS
ONE THIRD LESS-WHY
HESITATE NOW?
We have left in our stock about 20
coats. These are the very choicest
garments coats of soft and velvety
woolens, the beautiful Silvertones, fur
trimmed plushes and velours are
among those presented in this magnifi
cent offering.
ALL CHILDREN'S COATS AT ONE
THIRD OFF
A splendid assortment of heavy ker
seys with big comfy collars; trimmed
in belts and buttons; any little gul
would be happy in one of these. Sizes
8 to 16 years.
CHILDREN'S HOSE at 29c
In spite of the constantly advancing
prices, here is a real bargain a good,
serviceable hose selling regularly for
40c, but for this week's special only
29c the pair.
' SNOWY LINENS
We cannot go into this detail further
than to mention assortments of dainty
fancy articles for your table; rich,
snowy linens; beautiful embroidered
sets, cloth and napkin sets to match for
both round and square tables, both
pure linen and;heavy mercerized all
arrayed for special sale this week at
prices less than you had expected to
pay. ,
TOWELS AT 39c
25 dozen bath towels, full size, made
from good quality terry cloth, worth
regularly 45c, now 39c.
MILLINERY for One-Half
mer Price
In all about three dozen trimmed
hats that must lc disposed of. Some
of them have just been received. All
are splendid style smart, dressy cre
ations that will delight the wearer.
They are on display and will be closed
out.
LADIES' SHOES AT $3.59
Shoes are constantly going up in
price but we can still save you money
on this assortment. All ladies' shoes,
all good and serviceable; well made;
some patent leathers, some heavy gun
metal ; most sizes ; the whole lot, about
100 pairs only, while they last, $3.59.
WOMEN'S HOUSE DRESSES
$1.00, $1.50, $1.65, $2.00, $3.00 and $5.75
. Dainty checks, stripes' and floral pat
terns, and daring plaids of unusually
good ginghams and percales. Sleeves
are full length or three-quarter, Necks
V or round. P'ancy collars and cuffs
and large pockets trimmed with band
ing, and touches of hand embroidery,
make these extra size frocks dainty
and feminine as well as practical.
BLANKETS FOR BATHROBES
Make your selection now while the
stock is complete, for his or her Xmas
bathrobe; packed one in box, cords to
match, $3.50 to $6.50.
HEAVY COATINGS
- The real coating material so much in
demand silvertones, kersey kittens'
ears the new cloths for women's and
children's coats; we have them, $3.50
to $8.00 yard, 54 inches.
WESTOM MERCANTILE CO.
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