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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1919)
5(1,000 Cluislmas Gilts Always known as the holiday utori, Davis-Kaser'H thin year more richly denerven the title than ever before. No need of taking "Hopkin'rt Choice" here, for wc luivc over fifty thousand desirable gift items. More dolls, toys and games than r.vr before. Une qualled lines of mIut Hal ;uid hollow ware. Tine big asMirlinenl of iidi trenuine cut glass, mostly the famous Lihhcy. Splendid assortment of art pottery, brass, dinnerware, fancy chi na, cutlery, electrical utilities, lamps, clocks, thermos goods, baskets, etc. There is a whole llock of the giftic.st of gift items in the furniture depart mcntfancy novelties as well as the staple, always popular rockers, easy chairs, davenports, floor lamps, etc. In the carnet department there are rugs of all kinds, fine blankets and comforters, fancy sofa and other pil lows, shoe bags, trunks, suit cases", bags, etc. Then there are such items , as White Kotary Sewing Machines, McDotigall Kitchen Cabinets, Monarch Kaiffccs, h'dison Phonographs, fine Pi anos, player pianos, records and mu nic rolls. Whether you wish to pay a few cents or a large amount you can le .suited here with gifts for every member of your family. Do not delay your Christmas shopping the time is getting short. The Davis -Kaser Co. The Store wilh DO.00O Christmiu GiftB 10-20 Alder St. tOd.l Fellows' Temple) Wullu Wnlla. Wash. BREVITIES Il.athe has un.br kl0: !' w- wfrrHhH ran- with serious at- ',v"m ""I'1'1' '' rom,, the ial Methodist rhurch. Butter Wrap orders prompt ly filled at the Lender shop. ATTENTION! Auto Owners Having just added new machinery to our auto trimming department, wc are now prepared to do all kinds of auto trimming with neatness and dispatch. A large assortment of PLATE GLASSES on display at prices to suit the times. Also IvutlunT in hoine-inado harness and saddles. Repairing of all kind neat ly and promptly done. Wliita's Harness Store (J. D. Whitman) Milton Oregon Echo Is Proud and Happy Tlio Echo Commercial club has will mil an invitation reading a follows: "The City f Echo in justly proud uf the achievement of iu citixena In till' financing iiim! building of tliu Tci l Ink-ill ion Iimtrii t project, which mean the expenditure of one million dollar in this locality ami the re clautation of twenty thousand acres of rich land for iiuim-tliuti' settlement and use, nml thereby adding untold wealth in population ami farm trixl Ui ts to tins county and stole. "Our commercial club is desirous of celebrating the event of thin suc cess by inviting all the friends of the project to Echo on the 10th of IV ccmbcr, I'.U'.l. "The program of the day will con sist of nn imlo tour of the project mid ifiitu tu the highly improved fiirniH on iidji'imnir projects. At noon a luncheon will be wrved by the com mercial club and the afternoon will be di vided to music mid speaking at the city hall." SUni.k I'tll- "re "I1 " llnuever. ii- ""II li" Ckllinllii: the profiteers lh come tlonn. per cent, hlnrt I" price Mill Tho Dramatic Order of tU Knights of Khnrassan will hold on of their impressive ami terrifying ceremon ial oon at Milton, Athena or Wen ton the place depending upon the mount of tyro meat available for lhu Hirer. The event will lw staved Dr. and Mrs. N. I. Hennet returned ,y ,(, Walla Walla tempi of the Do. Monday from their vli.lt at llertnU- u,.,, ,m.mber will assemble '"n" . from far and near. At the meeting A. W. Kauer U back on the Jop In Wednesday evening of Steven lodge, tho local market, after uite a aieire Knlghla of Pythias, at which work of Illness. ' done in all three rank, the Pu Mrs. Artie I lllU'lllt''H tack of asthma. Mr. and Mm. J. W. Porter and fam- Mrs. F. D. Wultii hus been appoint- ily were guest of Freewater friend ft chairman of the local Bed Croi for Thanksgiving day. mpalgn. Her associate are: .,.,., , , . ... Mesdamc DcMoss, Leon Lund" II, , Itudolf Procbslel was In town Una MUe Prjw ,.wte ,. Fjt t. week from Adams, where ho has been rif( p,.,,,. Tho nKaKH in warehouw work. frlh, ,hc f ( hri,ima, ,.,, Allnrl Wrak'ar, the old hunter and wil be devoted to flKlilitiK the whii former froiitiemman, wan in town placur through cducalionaPund pi--.Suii'luy from the mountain. ventive work in Oregon. Dr. F. D. Watta and family were Mr Mr, ( 0 re)rM.n t.(ll,.r. dinner ffiienU at the K. C. Roger. (aInt(, at , f8mily dinm.r ,ui.ty nn home In Athena Tliankagiving .lay. Thai.kHriving day. Thow prewnt S. A. flame, I., f. O'lUrra and II. were: Mr. and Mr. KrH Uohde. pn (J.jimIwIii have been appointed up. rrnt of Mi. I'cder'Oi; Mr. nod Mr, pralhtr of the .state of tho late .1. ,. A. NuiiiUr and family, Mr. and J. Heeler. Mr. J. C. Chancy of Helix. Mik Mi fva McKinney, who I ultend- Josephine Rohde nnd MifS Ailna iiilf high whool ill Helix, pent the Nutiitwrs upelit the week end at the Thankgiving holiday at her home Fedemcn home, in thi city. Kev. A. J. .Starjmr will occupy the Kinvrel Duncan lm ben wriounly pulpit of the M. K. Church, Sou'., ill with hemorrhage from the kidney at Milton next .Sunday. Rev. Cm ul the home of hi parent, Mr. and will conduct w -Tires on that dute in Mr, Clem Duncan. S. A. Harm-, K. M. .Smith and C. W. Avery, the apprauem, have et the value of the cttate of the late Kllis I'inkerton at $3337.00. Mr. and Mr. C. M. Schneider are back from Washturna, preparing to turn over their mountain farm to the new owner, Charlet L. May. Henry Thompson, wire chief of the telephone company, was brought to Weston from Pendleton Monday by the damaging e (Tec Is of the silver thaw. The furm houne of ICph. Tucker is being remodeled into the bungalow type, and when completed will be among the most attractive hornet on the mountain. Andrew Douglas and wife were vis itor from lone last week. They at tended the Kastern.Star banquet here and were cordially welcomed by old friends and neighbors. Miss Gertruuc Von Winkle, accom panied by Mi Huby Hrodison, a Whitman College -flamatc, apetit the Thanksgiving holidays at the R. Van Winkle home in this city. Realizing that "Music hath charms," fW. P. Cable ha become the proud possessor of a handsome Clax onola phonograph. Henceforth, the season of closed casements will have lidded delight for this family. The union Thanksgiving service at the M. K. Church, South, last Thurs lay evening was well attended.- El der John Uonewitr gave tho address ami special music was furnished by the choir. An offering of $11 was received and added to the local relief fund. Mis. W. M. Davis, whose home has been under ipinroutinc because of sniullpoN in tho family, ha received news of the serious illness of both her father urn! brother at Walla Wnl In. The former is suffering from CoatS and Sl&g&S REDUCED TWENTY PERCENT A coat and suit sale unprecedented in the history of Athena and its metro politan sister cities will open at the style Shop in the City of Athena Sat urday, December the sixth, closing on Friday, December the twelfthdur ing which time every coat and suit will be sold at twenty percent reduction, or absolutely, wholesale price. Milli nery will add prestige to this whole sale price slaughter to make room and money for many new lines we are ad ding to our growing store. .Make se lection while our stock is complete. The Style Shop ATHENA, OREGON The Weston Schools Coasting is the chief subject of , conversation among high school stu dents at present. The English second and third classes have their classics on which a study of the author is based. The English first class i reading some interesting stories at prencnt. The return of cold weather had a bad effect upon several of the hih school plants, since they frore during vacation. However, the rest are as pretty as ever, and a few ore blooming. Miss Rintoul and Miss Love are still absent from school, the latter being a smallpox patient. The first and second grades have been dis missed until Miss Rintoul's return. The sixth and seventh grades are enjoying the Edison this week. Ha Powell is a new pupil in Miss Colvin's room. Teachers and students are again at work after last week's vacation. .Although everyone enjoyed the Thanksgiving vacation, the majority is glad to get back. A student body meeting was held the Friday before Thanksgiving in which the plans decided upon for tho High School Annual were presented to the members by the editor-in-chief, Maynord Jones. A contest is to bo held in which the best stories and poem; jokes, cartoons, designs for the cover, snap shots and a name for the annual will be r ranted a cer tain number of points. Tho points go BUTTER WRAPS at Leader Shop One hundred 1 50 Each additional hundred 0 75 TERMS - - - CASH ONLY hristmas Giving of the kind of the gifts that are appreciated is rendered easy by a visit to our store. We are showing Winton and Axminster Rugs, Tapestry and Leather Rockers, Library Ta bles, Dining Room Tables, Ce dar Chests, Dressers, etc., etc. DeMoss Furniture When limn Is dck ho wonders If there Is another man u earth capa ble of rontlnuliig hi business In cii""o he Miiilllc off. 1'fict P'Aiiiiii!iln would make a great hit us n leader In some or tneo nil.- 1 1 to,, revolution they huve down Central America. In The new crop of Iron crosses re ported being made In flermany mny ! 4ii to an over-estimate of the world's capacity for nnuvenlr. ' Prcston-Shaffcr Milling Co. Established 1865 Athena, Oregon . Wailsburg, Wash. American Beauty oand Pure White Made of selected bluestem in oi;e of the best equipped mills in the Northwest. Sold In Weston by Weston Mercantile Company to the class presenting the material, U and at the end of tho year the class J gaining the highest number ef points in proportion to its size, will be en- J tcrtaincd by the staff. Miss Colvin's room has the attend- j mice banner, gained by 08.4 percent. 3 Arvilla Beanier and Frank Wil- j liums were absent from the eiirhth ! blood poison and the latter from in- prade on account of illness. 8 flueiuu. Miss Love's pupils arc planning to jjj Mr. and Mrs. J. Hurl Williams ex- s"' bouqtiet of (lowers fresh J tended most delightful hospitality 'm the florist. U Thanksgiving day when Mrs. Mary C. The school board held a meeting McNoo und Mr. and Mrs. II. Goodwin at Monday in tho office at which fi were their guests at an elaborate tur- the school budget for next year was g key dinner. At the desert course adopted by unanimous vote. t Maynurd Jones and Gail Williams fur- y referring to the institute pro- nishod an exhibition of rapid patter we see that Mr. Fitzpatrick g which was clever and diverting. M" " lnu imporuuu commit tees, we arc pleased to know that the Weston schools are so favorably represented in the county. Mr. titzpatrick was elected as one of three delegates from Umatilla g The Farmers Bank of Weston Established 1891 Miss Esther Williams, Weston stu dent at Mills college, California, ex perienced her first earthquake shock a few nights ago. Her bed shook violently and doors and windows made hideous rattling noises. Miss Esther visioncd herself suddenly plunged Do you want a farm loan this fall? If so, call and see us. We may be able to help you. county to the executive council of the Oregon State Teachers' association, which meets in Portland December into the bowels of the eath, groping 30 d 31 ... ' u t edutiona,-WSV?J L ti. iiU ' .-A V aooui lor an e, w.u. . matters are to be discussed at this party at hand. meeting. R. W. Brown and wife came over Rev. Phinney of the U. B. church from Walla Walla Friday to attend visited school Wednesday, the Eastern Star banquet that even- ing and spend a few days renewing acquaintance with old friends. Mr. SpUtt GrOUflfl Wanted Brown came up from his Morrow would like to lease some spud county ranch last week to join his ground in the Weston neighborhood family in Walla Wallu. Both he and for several seasons-cash or shares. his "close tillicuin," Andy Douglas, report crop conditions to be very en couraging in Morrow at this time. Dr. and Mrs. C. II. Smith cnter tuined at a charming dinner at their home in Athena Wednesday eveiii'nr in honor of their wedding annivers ary and the birthday of tho jreninl host as well. A wonderful pyramid -wedding cuke glowing with lighted wax tapers was a prominent fealui-c of the feast, which was unique in the annals of gastronomic events. Tho guests present were: Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. McKadden, Miss Gladys Smith and Ionard Blomgren. "t - v, .T. Hastings Wnitsburg, Wash. I 1 "' ' 1 " " ; I Irniln uturlia HHlr't.rt-lirliiaoitH4Natl orim t$ U- Ht-iKl moM. okftchf or lotm nml J rirtm fur mil SSARCM mm. report 14 txi ttttwitAbitify. iiHnk rvfcre-CMk if PATENTS BUILO FORTUNES for I you. tHir frw boukhAa Ml how, wlMt lu tnvcfiC 1 ij n cwict jp, nn i I tUt Ulff II I Xt UUIH J PATINT LAWVIRS, H ti 303 Seventh St.. Washlnnton, D. C. B AUTO TOP DRESS and Dye Water proof and will not fade. Try a can. For sale by Goodwin's Drug Store i