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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1920)
BREVITIES For Sslc WslI telephone. " In quire at thii office. The baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. 0. redersen is reported t8 be ill with pneumonia. Walter Simpson of Elberton, Wash., was a guest last week of Mr. and Mm. Albert O'Harra. Walter Milton and Wilbur Fuson arc influenta patients at the home of their mother, Mrs. J. L. Fuson. Miss Rintoul has gone to The Dal les and Miss Love to Hood River to remain until the local school opens again. J. W. Porter returned Tuesday to Frecwater after attending his wife and twin daughters, who have been ill with influenza. I have at my shop an A No. 1 hack, newly painted and overhauled, fr vale at a bargain. Call, or phone No. 52. E. R. Hall. Miss Ruby Broadison and Miss 'Arlcnc Cropp were here with Miss Gertrude Van Winkle from Whitman college for a Sunday visit T. A. Lieuallen of Adams is visit- ing at the home of his mother in Weston. Mrs. Lieuallen came up Monday to join him for the day. Mrs. C. L. Tinkerton is reported to be improving-, after an illness that for a time caused grave apprehen sion to her family and friends. Mrs. A. A. Kees was at Hot Lake a few days last week. The head of the house combined the duties of greeter and chef at the Kees hostelry during her absence. Sick with mumps, E. W. Fehr came up this week from Fcndleton, where he has been engaged in garage work. Rudolf Proebstel is recovering, after a severe attack of the same ailment. The farm home of Frank Greer near town bears the luckless distinc tion of sheltering the largest number of influenza cases, there being no less than six patients in this one household. The Scholarship Loan Fund tea which was to have been given Satur day afternoon of this week at Mem orial hall under the auspices of the Saturday Afternoon club, has been postponed on account of so much ill ness in the community. The event will take place at a later date and due notice of same will be given. The estate of the late Grant Steen has been admitted to probate. Mrs. Maude Steen, his widow, and William H. Steen, a brother, were appointed joint administrators. The real prop erty is valued at $50,000 and the per sonal property at $5000. J. H. Coff man, W. W. Wasser and H. L. Fra zier were named appraisers. Why I Procrastinate? Now's the time .to get your machinery put in shape. Don't wait un til the eleventhyhour. 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. E. R. HALL Notic to Subscribers If this notice is marked it iBi flea that your subscription expires Feb. 1, 1920. We would most gratefully appreciate your prompt renewal. Subscription rates- by the year, $2.00; six months, $1.00; three months, 50 cents. The Leader is invariably discon tinued at expiration. Thilip D. Armour, the Chicago packer, was interviewed on his arri val in Spokane to attend the animal convention of the American National Livestock association. Ho expressed gratification at the manner in which the Inland Empire has come to the front as a livestock producing center, ivmarking that practically no north west cattle now go to Chicago, Sjnik ane being the clearing house for the district. He also expressed the view that the Inland Empire is an ideal hog producing section. Charles E. Jl"11- recently lo cated in Weston from Pendleton, and bought the Andy T. Harnett place, has learned to like this burg and has become a Weston Leader subscriber in order to keep posted on its doings. Since he came. Mr. Hall has been the means of gaining two other citizens for the community. He intends building up slowly in dairying and poultry raising, and is now in the market for a few more hens to add to his flock. Stanley G. Jewctt, predatory ani ma! inspector of the V. S. biological survey, says hunters employed by the government killed 2S."t! coyotes and 150 bobcats in Washington and Ore iron in 1910. In three years one man killed 600 coyotes in Yakima district. E. O. DcMoss returned Sunday from Portland, where he bought $2000 worth of goods for his local furniture store. He reports the me tropolis as thriving, with a class of well-paid workingmen wlio are not slow in spending their money. IN NEW LOCATION. I have moved my stock of auto ac cessories and vulcanizing equipment into the Barrett building, formerly occupied by the Foss hardware. I also have the building formerly oc-. cupied by the C. A. Barrett Si Co. implement store, where I will be in a position to do a general storage business and will maintain a general repair shop for which I have already received a portion of my new ma chinery. The shop will be under tiie direction of Mr. York, who has had ten years of practical experience as an auto mechanic. He will be assist ed by Mr. Edwards, who is olso a me chanic of ability. No job too large or too small. Give us a trial. R. A. THOMPSON Athena, Oregon. doomed to b seasick again in sailing just that last ninety miles. Henry is much better sailor than I am. "We are still living in a hotel. The company is building a housefor Hut ler and Haet. and it isn't quite fin ished. It wiH be a beautiful home. The living room l 20x24, with big wide porches on all fides. There will be two large bedrooms, a sleeping porch, kitchen, dining room and largo bath and pantry. I" " tnni ,,rJ will appear a little fish pond, partly hidden by vines, and in it will swim the pretty tropical members of the tinny trilo. The vines grow in weeks here instead of months. "One side of the house faces the street and the back is as close to the wean as Hrnndt's -house is to yours. A mammoth oleander bush, laden w ith bloom, m arly covers one of tho porches. Coeonnut trees, banana trees and several varieties of wlms already beautify the yard, and to these w.jll be added a lot of shrub bery." Mrs. Van Wlufcle Entertains Club Mrs. I- R- Van Winkle opened her hospitable home on January 21 f r ts regular meeting of the Saturday Afternoon club. The general stmo sphere of cheerv welcome to all dif fused uu influence of cordiality that met a ready response from the vis itors. The rlub was scheduled to enter upon its studv of Ireland at this ses sion and roll call was answered with Irish anecdotes. Sickness prevented a number of members from attending and the program outlined for this date was dispensed with. Discussion of various club activities together with reminiscences by charter mem bers, caused the time to pass pleas antly and profitably. Tea hour found the guests seated at an attractively appointed table, places being marked by cards in the form of an Irish coachman's hat A' tempting two-course luncheon was served by Mrs. E. M. Smith and Mrs. W. S. Payne. Mesdamcs H. Good win and F. D. Watts presided over the tea and coffee urns. The favors were tiny green shamrock-shaped baskets filled with mints. An inter esting note waj introduced by the use of a handsome silver tea service, a family heirloom loaned for the occa sion by Sirs. Martha Van Winkle. If tho influenza epidemic subsides, the next club meeting will be held with Mrs. Joseph Hodgson the after noon of February 7th. ONE HUNDRED FLU CASES IN WESTON AND VICINITY Phohi 52 They Like the Islands A letter received by Mr. and Mrs. Allen Richal from their daughter, Mrs. H. A. Dowd, who with her hus band is now in Hawaii, is of consid erable local interest. Mrs. Dowd writes as follows from Lahaina un der date of January 16: "We have been here four days and there is always something new to see. The climate is wonderful; little white babies roll around on the grass with just panties and slip-on and are plenty warm enough and it doesn't even get too warm. The trees are wonderful, and vines that literally cover the houses are gorgeous with bloom of every color. "We stayed in Honolulu from Sat urday morning until Monday night and then took a smaller boat to come here. I enjoyed it immensely until I commenced to be sick; but I was I am now prepared to deliver HI HEAT COAL in anv quantity. P. T. HARBOUR. Enjoyable Surprise Party Last Saturday evmmg was the oc casion for a delightful surprise purty in honor of Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Mc Causland. The affair was arranged for by Mrs. Albert O'Harra, Mrs. Newt O'Harra and Miss Dorothy Bulfmch, following the return of Mr. and Mrs. McCuusland from their ex tended visit at Dayton, Washington. Dancing -was the main feature of the evening, music being furnished by Mrs. Newton O'Harra, Mr. Leon Lundell and a Columbia grafanola. Vocal solos by Mr. McCausland and Mr. .Sating were splendidly rendered and much enjoyed by the ssmblcd guests, after which a delicious sup )r of salad, sandwiches, cuke and coffee was charmingly served by the hostesses. The invited guests were: Mr. and Mrs. McCauslund and daughter Margaret, Mr. and Mrs. Newton O'Harra, Mr. and Mrs. Al bert O'Harra, Mr. and Mrs. ClnsH Winn, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Tucker, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Fehr, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Lundell, Mrs. Margaret Rabb, Misses Eliza Morrison, Ruby Price, Atress McC'orkell, Esther Da vis, Dorothy Kulfinch; Messrs, R. G. Suling, Lyle Webb, Herman O'Harra, Ray O'Harra, Levi O'Harra and L'Waync O'Harra.. SUMMONS In the Circuit Court of the State of OrSgon lor u manna county. Elsie Ella Uelshc, Plaintiff, vs. Gran ville V. Belshe, Defendant. To Granville P. Belshe, defendant above named: In tHe Name ok the .State ok Ok EOON, You are hereby required to ap pear and answer the complaint of the plaintiff filed against you in the above entitled suit within six weeks of tho date of tho first publication of this Summons, to-wit: on or before the Cth day of February, 1920; and you will take noticu that if you fail to appear and answer said complaint or other wine pjeul thereto within said ( time, the plaintiff, for want thereof, will ap ply to the Court for the relief prayed for in said complaint, to-wit: for a de cree of tho Court dissolving the bonds of matrimony existing between pluiu tiff and defendant and for other equit able relief. This Summons is published pursuant to an order made by Hon. G. W. Phelps, Judge of the Sixth Judicial District, State of Oregon, on the Zid day of December, 1919. The first pub lication of this Summons will be made on Friday, the 2fitth day of December, 1919, and the last publication on Fri day, the said Cth iny of February, 1920. Dated this the 23d day of December, 1919. ' Petekhon, Bishop & Clakk Attorneys for Plaintiff. Residence snd V. O. address: Pendleton, Oregon. Influenta cases to the number of slKiut one hundred are reported In Weston and vicinity. Dr. McKinney of Weston and Dr. Smith of Athena are kept on the run with their autos in answering calls from the afflicted homes. While the epidemic is fully as prov ident and is said to be practically as ever as that of last year, no deaths have as yet occurred, and tho physi cian have hope of balking the dark angel Tho temperatures range a Uflo lower than thoao of last year, but continue almnrmsl for a longer Hrlod. An encouraging foaUiN Is that complications are not so often In evidence. Infected homes are under quaran tine. The school has been tempore r Ily closed and tho picture show I not running. The subjoined list Include the re ported esses, some of whom am con valescent. The names of head of families and the number of cases In each household sre given: J. II. Key a, A. J. Mrlntyre 2. Msr vin Adkins 4. J. II. Mcliibbon 0, W. T. l'urccll 4. Emm Davidson 6, Earl Une a. L. n, Dals f Harry Mc Hride .1. J. W. Porter :. J. V. Hell 2, John Heamer 0, J. I' Lieuallen 5, ,R. W. Lieuallen 4. Mrs, Amy Van Skiver 'J. Mrs. J. L. Kuson 2, II. A. Street 4, K. A. Simpson I, R. H. King II, J. A. Kins; 4, t, C. Grssr 8, Joe rynt 2, K. 11. Foster 6, Linus Anderson 4, llsrrlson Kirk 4, Ralph Tmkrr a, I'hss. I Msy 4, J. M. Anhworth t. Something of a record hss been es. tabltshvd In Minidoka county, Idaho, where the Rtvrrvlew community dis tributed ID ounces of strychnin am) killed Ml.OOO rabbit. The statement Is vouched for by the University of Llshn sxtenslon servlcs. A 110,000 lot of Improvement bonds auctioned off at Walla Walla brought W cents cm th dollar. TJi success ful bidder ws tha Union Trust com pny. THE MS mm TOR! racAhim BY tlil! OB f That one percent of all the wheat of the United States raised in old Umatilla county (mostly around Weston.) That Mr. "Flu" is on the Fly. 1 HI 13 That a large shipment of WARNER'S CORSETS has lieen received. That from this shipment one dozen were stolen by trainmen, of course) en route, these trainmen are great dressers. . That house cleaning time is dangerously near. t That the coats for the spring are to be short, lecomingly designed and made with large collars and belts; materials of kersey, serge, silvertone in a variety of colors running strongly to rich "cloud" shades, bhjes and browns. That we will have the largest assortment ever shown in ample time for the spring needs. That many of those reported "dangerously sick" are out in the sunshine, smiling and happy. ' That the sunshine suggests pretty cretonnes and kindred draperies for the "worked over" room this spring. That next Monday is "Groundhog Day.'' ;:: That now is the time to purchase for your spring sewing. Much of the spring wash goods is on display, and is lower in price than later shipments can be sold for. That another shipment of dainty spring waists has just been received, and U that they are very moderately priced.