BREVITIES J2.lu; six months, 60 cents. The Leader is invariably diseoti tinued at expiration. Mutt and Jeff and Lloyd' comedy next Tuesday. For Sale Wall telephone. In quire at this office. MiM Ella May Harmon of Pendle ton spent Monday in Weston as the guest of Mrs. H. Goodwin Clarond Rhea, the mountain per, to forced the other day hit ranch doff, having found amicreu.w.w. nju.v,,,,... jllstruvtions are to put the patient to The highway crew atationed at Uh) aimm;sttr , cathartic and en Weston under Foreman Barber began f (j((jot jn t(jtf hoU!loiu,,ti having work again this week near town, the pKnty of frvsh air but I10 ,jrauBit. mild weather having; permitted re- Symptomo 0f the tlu are thills, fever, newal of operations. sonj ront, weakness, discharge from Miss Lois Porter came over from niv,e headache, couch, vomiting, tlis Whitman college Saturday to spend turbance of digestion and aching the week end with her parents, Mr. jnlbs. To prevent spreading of the ami Mrs. J. W. Porter. Miss Porter flu muon cnn h avoided by fumigat- HOW tO Kill Wild Mornllll Glory believee to ba an ffctlv method of plo procoaa, Is forced under pressure Wild morning glory i. found In destroying wild morning glory, and Into the oil at depth, appmntll ' patehe. on many of the farms In this th. following relative to it Is taken ndent to kill eonip etely th. morning county, and thi Immediate vicinity twnx tha Washington Stata College glory root and buda. is not free from thi most destructive ouuetin: f - 'Yt " :"Jl The W. It. & carnival which took.v,eod. "Tha de.tructlv. wild morning 1" L ......- i, l. .- j vlorv. the inruad of which III aar cul ruullu " -,), i WESTON. SCHOOLS J ) Notice to Subscribers If this notice is marked it signi fie that your subscription expires Feb. 1, 1920. We would meet gratefully appreciate jour prompt renewal. Subscription r.te-by the year, rVr'lSZ" "rt l" 7 V. uiu Vf th. No thwost has test, to demonstrate th. efficiency of months, tl.uu; um-e : ' more or .es. .e .,.,-.. . . in nnmx. the process; h now i. dtvUIng with IH'st. a numDcr or carioatu oi sail ' : " 1 the aid of a manufacturer port- has been used by farmer. In thi. lo- "cut wheat men .Undlng off.r. of .M o J have rtm 0UU to fis.uuu jor we aiernv - - - !u. ery of a sure and practicable meal... Ml f th m,rnln 1. 1..'.. ... i.... " C ... i i .ii ,.f .lostrovtnr this hitherto uncontroU slory ,ul ,n n liKV vi.pw.i ah iiimnmea w nviv u, -r-- place January Id was a divided nov. city in the way of high school ent tainment and was enjoyed by all. The licit five managed to hang up a score of 28 over Weston's 19 in a cnlity and some of them still fast came of ba.skct ball played on wild morning glory in their flelds. , . ii : i....:.... the Kh'uI !liur I'rulav. ..... - ... ... . .,,.,.i .i, M.-,,i., M...I ll i,.r,v,l v.rti.i I if., u killml ,l it takes lame wecii, na received in voiumoia trap- ' A ' ''..TV ... that the Mliall.ai.e.l Weston nlaver. coiisi.ler.blo time to reirain the nro- county, Washington, what look like a p to kill .li.l M,l...uli.llv nirainst h.-avv odds In .Iminir i.rom'rtiea of the soil, and fre. knockout, according to rec.nl wow rial .n f ru tome noi ia ott'imic nam. it) . ' - . . ...u it to t r . . . ... . h..i,.M . w..lhL ..uentlv new patches of mom nir a U.rv rom J. m. i. eouni, III ine aosence oi inmivai mi'i mi- " ... Jessie lvis and Irene Banister appt'ar. have been absent for several days. Miss Ilnvis is suffering from pneumo nia and Mis lUmistor from l grppe. High schotil tutcnts look their rlrt half hour of physical training last Momlay under the direction of Mr. Fitii'tttrirk. The new law requires twenty miputcs of thi work every aaco has organised a strong so- cenlcr to provide clean and healthful entertainment and recrea. ha. colved the control method. tiun for residents. The membership County Agent Ixwi. of Columbia "Mr. Uwia' plan makea use of live ha. airca.iy pa.aeu mo aw mara ana county, Wash., has hit upon what he (.Team which, by an Ingenious and slm- ilouble th. number is expected. ilav. und it is not bein eswially was recently elected a member of Phi j,,,, an lamnlo' before sending it to relished by the stouter students. Mu sorority. the wash. Use chloride of lime for Tho lliir,u,st .,.,..1.,, tor .......k in In spite of adverse weather condi- disinfectant. jlrs- iiikerton'.i rm were: Sixth The Bachelor Girls' club was dc- grade, .Maxine Culley. t'l -I T; sev lightfuly vtertained at a costume iar- cnth grade, Norman l.uckenbill, yO. ty Monday evening at the home of Miss Eliia Morrison. The gay modes appearing occasioned much comment and jesting. Appetizing refresh ments served bv the hostess were wee-, me rcsmv oi ov r ...... i parUken or witn test, ana tne young Wluat Grower Marketing Assoela hills. Ths musical brawl of water . u s ,ircsent agreed that the even- ,,.. in ,hi v..,i,ut ,, i,,.ii,,L- .,f ing had been one of high adventure. Swas-Te-Ka Campffre was enter tained at the home of its president. Miss Blanche Thorsen, Saturday af ternoon, all members but two being in attendance raimKm-m is WE WAiMT YOU ALL, tions, pheasants are still quite plen tiful throughout this section. The birds sought refuge near haystacks during the storms, and managed to survive the cold period. Tine creek has been muddy and higher than usual during the past Wheat Growers to Organize Kur the purpose of creating on the stones of the brook could be heard for some distance. Considerable sickness is reported from the Wild Horse neighborhood. Harry McBride and little son have a light attack of influenza. Patients with other ailments are Mrs. H. A. Street and Mrs. E. A. Simpson and little daughter. If the person who "borrowed" the radiator cap and motometcr from a car on Water street Wednesday ev ening will return the same to the res idence of H. Waddingham, it will be l,rlcfs gTeatly appreciated. The parties arc known. (Adv.) Keen interest is being manifested in the Scholarship Loan Fund tea to be held Saturday afternoon, January 31, at Memorial hall under auspices the Saturday Afternoon club. A of the Saturday Afternoon club. A the fanners of I'matillu county will be held ut Pendleton tomorrow, at which time Mr. Aaron Sapiro, an or ganiser from California, will speak. A farmers meeting is being held at A short program was Walla Walla today and the matter of given, and during the closing hour joining the Association is up lor con- a light lunch was served by the host- sideraton. ess. Miss Pearl Davis will entertain At Spokane earler in the week, the the club at its next meeting. organisation of the Washington , , W heat Growers' association, thu Orc- City retailers in Spokane say the ..... r ss!in..iHti ,i in potato he Waho Whcut (;r(m.rs. association was effected with the contemplated launching of scientific marketing of crest has been reached Prices are fi to s-l.oU (wr hundred pouds, with extra fancy grades bringing $5 per hundred. Frosted potatoes are said to have been consumed. If any change in the market develops, retailers say it U likely to be downward. The annual report of the Weston branch of Umatilla County library and a cordial Invitation is extended to shows that 2280 adult books were grain through co-operative effort. The following, concerning the association and the Spokane meeting is excerpt ed from an article appearing in the Portland Journal: "For four days every detail was threshed out and exposed to pitiless criticism and analysis until a well- everyone to attend. Pearl and Frances, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. L. . Davis, are report ed this morning to have the influ enza. Sim J. Culley is confined to his home, and may also have an attack. Mr. and Mrs. K. threatened with circulated during the year l'Jl'J; 721 nigh perfect plan for the cooperatve children's books were loaned and K1 magazines passed through the libra rian's hands. During the year C2 new readers were registered. An excellent likeness of Geo. W. W. -Lieuallen are rroebstel, Sr., the pioneer hardware influenza at their merchant of Weston, was received home on Reed and Hawley mountain, this week from Portland, his present The Ernest Ross family is rejoic- home. It will occupy a place of hon ing over the installation of a fine new or in the pioneers' room at Memor Hamilton piano in their home on Nor- ial hall. mal Heights. Paterfamilias intend ed the instrument as a Christmas maiketing of the 150,000,000 bushels of wheat annually produced by the growers of the whole Inland Km pi re was completed. "Cooperative marketing of wheat involves no economic problems that can not be overcome nor docs it pro mulxate a political revolution. Whoat growers for the last 40 years have been organizing so-called cooperative elevators nnd cooperative warehouses present to the children, but it failed to arrive in time. Florence Ross will enroll in the music class of Mrs. Fredericks. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Sample re but they have failed of their purpose Mrs. Frank Snider if Athena, ac- tause they were not truly cooper eompanied by her small son Dean, ativc i nt.y havo for jusl thc H)ll! called last Thursday upon her former nun!tH.r uf years been dissolving or friends and neighbors on Normal bankrupting cooperative elevators and Heights. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gould grai1 warehouses. These alleged co entertained the. visitors at dinner. operative warehouses and elevators Jack Chanin has sold his farming arc usually not cooperative at all, but turned last week from a visit to Se- outfit to D. B. Banister, who has nothing more or loss than corporations attle, Mr. Sample, who is a veteran icasei the holdings of the Mrs. Mary organized with capital stock but own railway bridge carpenter, having tak- Banjster estate. Mr. Chapin and ed by farmers who put .their own en a furlough from duty. Mrs. Gus famijy are mai5iIlg their home in Whalen, daughter of Mrs. Sample, town, who was here for an extended vis- -Newt Uilarra lost a norse the other day at his place east of town. Other horses apparently had fought the Juckless animal over a bank, and it broke its neck in tho fall. Ernest March has a force of three men employed in cutting cordwood on Basket mountain. He expects to produce 300 cords for the market it, has gone to Portland, Mr. Whalen having been transferred to that city as Chevrolet agent. At the invitation of Mrs. James Johns Sr. and Mrs. Charles H. Marsh, hostesses for the event, Mrs. Lilian Fredericks appeared before the Cur rent Literature club of Pendleton last Friday and gave an interesting ad dress upon the Chinese School Sys tem. Mrs. Fredericks was entertain ed at the home of her sister, Mrs. "C. C. Whiteman, during her sojourn at the county seat. The "joy carnival" given at High School auditorium last Friday even ing was well patronized and proved to be a continuous round of pleasure. luv Hiuisirej snow was uiv ijiobi pop ular feature, interest centering in the end men, impersonated by Gail Wil liams and Maynard Jones. Frank Greer and family, Mr. and Mrs. Clem Duncan, Mr. and Mrs. Albert O'Har ra and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Price were among those who motored in to attend, the merry-making. wheat in the elevators and buy the wheat of their non-member neighbors for as low a price as they ean and sell it to the dealers and millers for as high a price as they can, declaring dividends among themseies as i,toek holders. " .... In a purely non-profit cooperative association of wheat growers such as now ben; organized the growers will handle the wheat of actual members. They will own their Mrs. Harry Sumption was called own elevators and warehouses and home to Boise Tuesday by the illness will be soundly financed through ave of her husband, who has the influ- nues opined by the Federal Reserve enza. bank. There are no adverse influences Mrs. R. E. English returned Sun- in an organization which is truly co day from a visit with her parents at operative. Contracts made between Lebanon and with friends at Port- the growers and thc association are land. E. O. DeMoss left for Portland Wednesday to buy goods for his lo cal furniture emporium. merely contracts between a number of growers of themselves voluntarily to do certain things for the common good of the community and the individual." Mrs. Culley is Hostess Mr. and Mrs. Sim J. Culley were hosts for an informal gathering at their home Sundey evening. Conver- An interesting feature of the recent cold fcnap from the viewpoint of fruit producers is the announcement that in the Walla Walla section at least sation, supplemented with music by the froat d(,stroycj ophil4 an(i 8Cttk. a Brunswick phonograph, caused the in mnn Why Procrastinate ? Now's the time to get your machinery put in shape. Don't wait un til the eleventh hour. If you do you might have to wait on the blacksmith, for those times will be his busy times. The most successful people of our country never pro crastinate. Now's the time to bring your work not af ter awhile. pso.iS2 E. R. HALL time to pass pleasantly. A delight ful lunch was served by the hostess, the guests being seated at an attrac tive table where dainty cards marked their places. The guest list includ ed: Mrj and Mrs. William Davis, Mrs. G. DcGraw, Mrs. Mary C. Mc Nee, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lumsdcn, Prof, and Mrs. F. C. Fitzpatiiek, Miss Louise Rintoul, Miss Elza Love, Miss Frank Harris Davis, Mr. and Mrs. II. Goodwin. Mrs. Culley entertained with a smart tea Tuesday afternoon, those present being Mesdames J. W. Porter, V. D. Watts, J. Harl Williams, E. M. Smith, E. G DeMoss, J. II. Price, Richard Morrison, Marvini Price, R. L. Reynaud, Alice Price, C. E. Fisk, Bertha Sowers, Charles I'inkerton, Lilian Fredericks, Charles Price, II. Sumption and the Misses Edna Hol lenbeck and Mabel Colvin. Utah COAL OANDO Dry Meacb-n WOOD Your orders solicited, and will be promptly filled at right" price. Phone 272 or 93. WESTON TRANSFER CO. GILBERT G. ELLIS, Mgr. TO KNOW, eoeeeoeeeee THAT FEBRUARY 13 AND 14 ARE THE DATES FOR THE FARM ERS' GRAIN AND POTATO SCHOOL IN WESTON. THAT BUSINESS IS ON THE UPWARD TREND WITH THE W. CO. M. THAT ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN WAV. RESUMED ON THE NEW 1IICH- THAT NEW SPRING GOODS WILL BE ARRIVING SHORTLY. THAT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WESTON MERCANTILE CO. STOCKHOLDERS WAS HELD THIS WEEK. THAT THE SAME DIRECTORS WERE RE-ELECTED. 'I HAT THE MANAGER'S REPORT SHOWED A MARKED INCREASE IN THE BUSINESS. THAT SOME CHANGES IN THE STORE'S INTERIOR WHICH THE CONSTANTLY INCREASING BUSINESS MAKE NECESSARY, ARE CONTEMPLATED. THAT PRINTED VOILES ARE TO BE IN VOGUE THIS SEASON FOR WOMEN'S DRESSES. THAT SPRING IS NOT HERE YET. THAT THE MOVIES AT MEMORIIAL HALL ARE PROVING TO BE ALL WE HAD ANTICIPATED. THAT GEORGETTE AND SPRING WAISTS CONTINUE IN POPU LARITY AND THAT PART OF OUR SPRING ORDER HAS AR RIVED. THAT WE BOUGHT f.TOOO WORTH OF SHOES BEFORE THE RAISE. THAT WHEN YOU THINK OK A SPRING COAT THINK OF THE W. M. CO. THAT MRS. RABB LEAVES SHORTLY ON A BUYING TRIP FOR THE MILLINERY DEPARTMENT. eeee Isffc'