I
its pelt is bringing tne
highest prices ever known
"Slmbert" Wants Oregon Furs
ALX, YOU CAN SHIP
And Will Pay TTicse Extremely High Price
GET A SHIPMENT OFF TODAY
VlSUSiUK-Cl MIUfiCE I k'lW i I N I SHALt N,2 -
C OYOTE
aeanFtmlCtiea
iOaeacf Braaksa
J0.Gjt9 5.C0
r.couis.00
21601a 1S.CC
16.00 ta 14.00
15,00 to 1130
12.001 10.C0
1000 ts 8i0
SOOta 100
10.00 tl S.00
8.00 tl 4.00
MUSKRAT
Winter
Fall
190 to .00
4i0t 3.75
4.7StO Hi
150 to 2.75
3 so to i;s
2.50 to 2.00
LSOtQ 1.75
l.TSto lit
Ziltl 130
1.75 tl 12
MINK.'
Fine, Dark -Usual
Color
Pale
25.00 to 20.00
lS.00toU.00
1100 tl 10.00
18.00 to 15.00
12.00 to 10.00
9.00 b 750
14.00 to 12.00
9.00 to 7i0
7.M8) 6.00
10.00 to 8.00
7.C0 to 100
5.50 to 4i0
10.00(0 5.00
7.00(9 350
559 to 1.00
Thc. ritrar.r'y h.h pticn art on the well known SHC'aERT" libn
reUatjie aadocurau market report sod .mux tut of iu kind pubUUieO. in iHltr-Drue JW ah
A shipment to "SHUBERT will
result In "more money" "quicker."
SHIP Alt YOUR FURS OIRCCT TO
INCi
I ht UWocj I liUUot 111 Inc. WUtUJJ ucflunoCALLUtivcu irr
RAW FURS
AMERICAN
5-27fW. Austin Ave. Dept. Chicago; U.S.A
WESTON LEADER
CLARK WOOD, Tublishcr
MRS. H. GOODWIN, Assistant Editor
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
SlriclU in AJl-tnce
The Year $2 00
Six Months 1 00
Three Months 0 50
FMDaT. J AH. 30,
1920
Entered at the poslollice at Weston. Oregon
as second-class mail matter.
ADVEKTISINli RATES
Regular, per inch per insertion 15c
Transient, pcrinch per insertion 20c
Locals, per line per insertion 10c
BREATHE THROUGH THE NOSE.
In times of "fiu" the nose breather
undoubtedly has all the best of it.
The lightning advance of this disease
across ocean or continent, and its
simultaneous appearance in scores of
homes in any given community,
would seem to indicate that the
germs are carried in the atmosphere
under climatic conditions favorable
to their rapid development and prog
ress. That they are unable to fulfill
Thursday, January 29, was St. Ag
nes day. Her emblem is a Iamb
perhaps from the similarity of the
Ijitin word for lamb (apnus.) Read
ers of Keats will remember the lines:
"They told her how, upon St. Agnes
eve,
Young virgins might have visions
of delight,
And soft adorings from their loves
receive.
Upon the honev'd middle of the
night."
Next Monday, February 2, is
Ground-lion's or Candlemas day. In
most countries good weather on this
date is believed to prognosticate
.bad year, and vice versa. The old
legend runs:
"If Candlema' day be dry and fair,
The half of winter!) to come, and
to com in better than familiarity
with the dead language "r much
. .k .... . i. 1 1 .
PKIII upon me HUP. II WlHIIll iwvm t . j
that such "time and seasons" occur 7m4H'4Hefn
about thrice daily during three htm- Thc famv ,lf ,,. jn,wM rt, u,
dred ami sixtv-tive day of the year. , wU)l ltvvil,.nl t.pi,0iit
te of irripH, or tlu "flu"
W W P eeateeaj
TRAIN IS UAPIUNtU
n j- -i-t
Mark Sullixan pmlieta that Uryatt
wilt ilietate the demoi-ratic lioml
tiMti.m. We fancy it will be ey fur
the I'errlesa (lne tt pick and triMm
hiii favorite before leaving hi hotel
convention morninir.
a. . . i
Mrs. Tthvl Montagu anil little
dauRliter Marjorlv arv iruentH at the
. II. ItiMiher home near Wetim.
0. K. llalell, employed with the
Warrvn Construction eompany, has
moved hia family to Milton to ii-idc.
IViidleten i rejoicing that core ami
Cossack General Slain While
Leading Unprovoked Attack
on American Force.
VlmllvoHtok Thlrt) elithl AmeH
rn, ineiiibera of the rallroail guard
Uelncliiueiit on iluty at I'noUkaya near
Sleep?
Eat?
X.Yoti rnn ! fithi-r tr Iwlh
I with entire nut is ruction At
WESTON HOTEL
North VtT St.
Itoanl by the week, or by
the day. CWnn tn'tls.
The e-kaiser write that ho doe
not want to return to Cennany, hav. aunahine are about to break the flu vrhlnn I'dlnak, on January I". eV
intr been "deceiv! and bandoneil,'' epidemic. Only four new case wetv M1 olie of (jeor Seinxiiorr a at
and we uro eonndent that Germany rvported Weilnesday. mored train.
.1 ..... w,tit.n l. ttin 1 Hill i.. lit.. ilv 4t ..L --......-I ..,.,.niii.lllltf
.4' f. II.' M. ' v . . ..HUIIl7 fllll Hill.-.. . UP . I'MHI I liniriil . . 11 .. m T J 41 I tl II I A
kaiBer. thia week for visit ilh hi par.nl.1 t klllrnl ami all pfflcer er rau- I Mf. ind Afl. L. W, IlCDCri
and ainler. He i in the liankinii bu- ue. Tli train, without proviHation,
New York will auon be liMikinR m.j n lUvn-, Montana. had aitaeked Ilia American delack-
around for the principal an in ita Mr. K. J. Muir of Wallowa county inent. which w aleeplii lit bol rri.
a.-wembly now under general Arc for an( jjr!(i Tr.0 Panner of Milton Hiiant Carl ttnhbliu of l,oulvll.
refusing to seat five iluly elected ao- XW1V m.nt KU,..S f ,Mr. Pudley Tenm'e. and Private John Mont-
ciaiist niemliera. .; Mrs K of thi city. itomery of Newry, I'a . wera th to
""""" ? a tit . a I.. l. L la.
Mrs. O. B. Hunt, who iwently u. Ainornan aoi.uer. ammi ... iu- -.
mi I, .n ut n Wal. wlh lietwtti the American rallni
la Walla hoapital, has returmnl to her " detachment and Hi armorrel
A.W.LUNDEL
If everyone u wise and sensible
enough now-n-dav to buy nothing
. ,. . .... . IH null HVBI'llnli una .ttwiti.... v -
he cou ,1 get along without price. u ,rilln
t'Ment.
George Clorv, father f IMU-rl
thi week from hi
would drop like n !tone in a millpond.
V.iu-.M.ilnvK n iii.'Llti i about a
useful its a gla eye at a keyhole," orrived
according to the New York Ameri
can. Or garter in a nature dance.
home at Abingdon, Illinois, and wilt
visit here before joining hi wife at
Corvallis.
tin I lie evening of Jnury . taa
commander of the ltulau armormt
t in in arrested th statlnu conimamtint
at Vi tkhne Cilnk. but force.l to
relea him. mnar dlspalchas from
trail nlkl said Uelease of tho sta
tion commanilant anar-red the Itiusian
"Who'll be the democratic candi
date?" the editor is occasionally ask
ed. That's easy. The man who get
the nomination.
. ..... , , . lien commaniunt anar-rea inn iiuiii
Mr. M. M. Johns, who has been . .... , WM.i.i t rlmk
guest at the home of her n. Me. n mofnlnll ,w,r,, r,,,,,,,,, wllh
ville, for the past mouth, left thin
morning for her home at Vancouver,
Washing: ton.
Mr. and Mr. Jamen .Me U nil came
down from their homo at Washtucna
NoIhmIv wins like a winner-and
nmong the avowed candidate in
neither party is there yet a man who thi week and from here left for Port
looks like one. land, where their little child will re
1 i ccive medical treatment.
his armored train.
The Russian dnw alouitsld lh
hot cars coiilalnliig tho slerpln(
American troop. tht dlatchs said,
and without prevo-atlon opened with
machine khii fire. Tha srt...ant com
mandlmt tha Amarlrsn detachment or
dered his mm to defend thnmselras
General Insurance
and Real Estate
LIN. HKALTH FIRE
AUTOMOIULK
INSURANCE
Do yon want to hvII your
t prviptrty? If it in salable
I CAN SELL IT .
Chetr up! Most of the dollar you Rev. M. R. Gnllslicr, the evangelist and they rushed the armored train In
were gouged out of by the profiteer conducting thc sjiecial meetings at tha fare Of the machine gun fire,
is now finding its way into the pocket the Methodist church, arrived Tues- Clambrrlng over the armored .Idea
of Uncle Sam. day evening. He is son of the late ihn Americans routed the Russlani
Rev. Jack Callaher, a well knott y pi
some such a man for once in the
White House a man who hasn't been
roped, hog-tied und branded by the
party wranglers, but who knows anil
feels that he owes party nothing but
country everything. We've had too
much partisanship in the White
House and this goes for either dem
ocratic or republican occupants.
payroll clamoring that "Railroads
don't pay
tion.
and quiver when an appetizing odor
of flesh-iHits conies from, the kitchen.
Hoover tetN Kurone to go to work
which isn't where a good share of
Europe will tell Hoover to go to.
No life has been entirely wasted
that serves to make this hopeful
burg's population just one bigger.
We trust that Sir Oliver Lodge
will keep our spirits up during his
stay on this side of the pond.
Influenza, as it were, is bit too
influenzial.
a
more;
their pestiferous function until com- If Candlemas day be wet and foul,
municated by one luckless host to an- T,,e hal' of winter's gone at Yule."
other, would equally seem to be pre
eluded by flu facts that have come
under the observation of a saddened
world. Such being the case, it would
behoove the cautious person to "keep
his mouth shut' literally and -as
much of the time as possible. In
jkccoioin;? io scaiisiics, once in a
century February has five Sundays,
and J02O marks the one-hundredth
year .since such a reckoning has oc-
jtlemorial Day and the Fourth of
Memorial Day and the Fourth; of
breathing through his nose he is to a Julv co"Il:on Sunday this year and
will be celebrated the following Mon
day.
large extent protected against dis
ease germ3 of any character that are
swimming in the air. Thc nose acts
as a filter. They are either caught
in the mucus membrane of the nos
trils, or encounter thc cilia, or hair
like projections on the membrane's
surface, and wafted out the way they
came in. In mouth breathing, no
such a safeguard is offered. It is
quite patent, in fact, that nature
never intended the mouth to be used
jor oreavn.ng except , vlv event ol ylv m thwart thfl Ccrman ,.,.,,.
necessity. The nostrils warm thc of worI(J cmvWv More we were jn
air Deforest enters the lungs, and a position to do anvthinf;( it h
the nose should particularly be used isn.t ncar go much a what we 0WJ
when out in the cold wind. 'The les- t,e ajjes.
Eon is plain to all who would read '
and heed it. "Breathe through the
nose, and defy influenza.
An observant contemporary has it
that thc good housewife used to take
a purse full of money down town and
bring home a basket full of purchas
es, but now she takes her money in
a ba:;kct and brings the purchases
home in her purse.
The allies owe us ten billion dol
lars; but remembering what the al-
We suspect that the government
hasn't been running the railroads so
- much as have a lot of astute and ex
It is certain that if Hoover is nom- perienced gentlemen whose principal
inated by either party, he will not object is to make government opera
wear the party brand. The leaders, tion expensive and unpopular,
the organization in neither party will -want
him as a candidate, and his A recent writer remarks that to
nomination must come if at all know how to cook may not be a very
through irresistible popular demand, elegant accomplishment, yet there
We confess that we would like to see are times and seasons when it seems
You never hear the boys on the oncer preacher.
Athena idtysicians renoit consider-
under government opera- al,c rjU-kiicusi from la grippe and
colds, and a few cases of inllucmu
in the city. As yet no orders have
Even the dullest nose must perk blH.n iiSJ(UlH , cKl!W ,hc M.11M,U r
discontinue public gatherings.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Tavlor are in
thc city today ami will leave this
evening for Salt l-akc City. After
remaining there for a Couple of week
they will go to Kirksvilh', Mo., where
Mr. Taylor will oten a new store.
Mr. Mae Russell ami daughter of
Condon are visiting in the city, be
ing railed by the illness of her moth
er, Mrs. Vaughn. The patient' con
dition is considerably improved,
since having a slight stroke of pr.r
alysis some time ago.
During t lit-absence of Mr. Rog
ers and I'roudfit, who are attending
the liardw Bremen's convention in
Portland, Dr. F. P. Watt is on duty
at the Watts 4 Rogers store. Mr.
Rogers and Mr. Proudlit arc accom
panied by their wive on the Portland
trip.
A. B. Steele, who was recently en
gaged in the harness business in Ath
ena, was in thc eitv Wednesday. He
is now a traveling salesman for the
George Lawrence Harness company
of Portland, and made the trip over
this territory in place of RoU-rt Oli
ver, who ha been ill for some time.
Without unavoidable delay, local
posts of the American Legion have
been instructed to forward to state
headquarters, in duplicate, the full
names of all soldiers, sailors or ma
rines in their districts who died dur
ing the war, together with the names
and addresses of the closest rela
tives and the probable point where
ttiey can be reached on February 22,
H20.
In connection with the scries of
meetings being held throughout the
state to interest the public in the Y.
W. C. A. movement, Athena has been
sui.-eessfuj in securing Dr. F.stclla
m rorci vv arner, wno win neiivcr an au-
) )nPP I dress tonight at thc Auditorium. Dr.
HI Ullvv I War,"r w" recount manv of lior
thrilling experiences had during her
overseas service of two years in Eng
land, France and Russia.
Rev. and Mrs. (.'. E. Clevenger left
Wednesday for Madeira, California,
whore Mr. Clevenger will be pastor
of the Baptist church. They will
visit Corvallis, where their daughter
and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Gcorgo
Sutton, are attending college, to vis
it them, and will also visit at other
points in thc valley. Rev. and Mrs.
Clevenger have many friends in Ath
ena to whom they have endeared
themselves during their pastorate
mi
r i w: rt ! III i . 5r
dana Digger yuiis worn
When He Finds Fortune
Pittsburgh, Pn. Fortune Just
laughed right nut loud in the
face of n humble smitl digger
here recently.
Thirteen hundred and fifty dol
lars, thoroughly wet from It
long Immersion on the bottom
of the Ohio river, but atlll good,
spendable money, wns drooped
up In his bucket. As no own
er's nnme nppenred In the wal
let, the finder claimed the coin
by right of discovery and Irn
ineilliitely quit his Job by right
of nniuence.
and raptured the train and lit oeeu
pauit, Old Age
Postponed
The ujipraranre of old fin
be postponed by having your
teeth properly looked
after. Hegisternl Ucit
lUts using the E. B.
Parker System r
rsprciiillv capable of
lining Ihi by milking
fine crowns, bridge
mid artificial teeth.
Some men and women look ten
vear younger after Ihese dentist
imve done the necessary work. So
much depends upon making aril'
lirliil teeth look natural thai you
should tic )lad In know where to
go for the riitlil kind of work.
Another thing- nboiil E.H. Parker
Svslcm Denlists: They make a
specially of saving lime for mil
of own patient. o these palienH
won'l luve In come In often.
You will he surprised lo learn how
reasonable Ihe price are, too, mid
hImi to find out lli.'l you nerd txive
n fear of pain.
There are 21 K. H. Parker
System dlliccs, the tn nrest being at
Utah GOAL
Dry Heacham WOOD
Your oniiiTt Nulidttrl, and
will Ik' promptly filled at
right inirc. Phone 272 or 93.
WESTON TRANSFER CO.
GILBERT G. ELLIS. Mgr.
i WESTOII
i CASH MARKET
755 Main St., Pendleton.
FKESH MEATS
OF ALL KINDS
fflggEsiii.WiWdintiiii.'aaara
Second - Hand Sad
dles. We will trade
new saddles for old
ones.
Harness Oiled for
$1.00 per set.
Her I your opportunity la bwufe
Main eraberraaung irron la epeUing,
pronunciation and poor choice of
word. Koow tha BManing cf puwllnf
war term. Inert, your affideacy,
wUcii rulu lo power sod eucceaa.
WEBSTER'S
NEW INTERNATIONAL
DICTIONARY Is an aU-know-ing
teacher, a unircnwl question
answerer, mado ,to meet your
needs. It is in daily uo by
liundrcda of thousand! of sua
cewlul men tad woaw-o tbe world over.
M.WWord. 2700 PaM. tOOAII.
Iiuirallona. J 1.009 Illnaraphlriil En.
If lea. ite.OoeCcofiraphlcaitiuojKUj.
CknO ftnt. (Hit ht Award)
i'aoama-i'acilio tiixoiuoa.
BEOTUa aae INDI1 Mm (dlttana.
W'RITB tnf Smimni Pr. PRrK
i'veket XI. M il you MM OUapp.f.
a. A C. MERRIAM CO-
BprlatAeld, Ma.; V. B. A.
HIGHEST CASH
PRICES PAID
FOH LIVESTOCK.
HIDES. PELTS. &c.
HASS & SAUER i
vv.v'.v.v.v.v.vv.v.n5'3
IlunchesI
ICE CREAM
CIGARS
CANDIES
Baker's Goods
.1
J Phone your dray orders,
; 93, or call at store.
!j Davis & Ellis
n
Surely Stable
Viiitmaii's
Harness Store
. (Phone 122)
Milton Oregon
here.
For the purpose of securing the
names of all ex-service men in this
vicinity who enlisted in thc state of
Oregon, cards arc being issued by
the local Red Cross under Die direc
tion of the chairman, Mrs. C. H.
.Smith. Men who have not received
theso cards for signing may have
one by applying to Mrs. Smith or
Mrs. F. K. Ix-Grow. At the recent
legislative session a bill was parsed
to present every Oregon soldier with J
service button, and this method ia
taken to secure their names.
I Dr. S. L KGfilARD j 1
7
Veterinaiy Surgeon i:j
SHOWING
SOON
SOME
SWELL
SPUING
SUIT
SAMPLES
t WF'TfiW RATHC DADocn X
Hospital at corner of M!n 11 "J' ul-" i
and Broad street. f and TAILOR SHOP
Phone Main 253 j I R. L. Reynaud I
OwwO,,,,!