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
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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
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BY tlil! OB
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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.
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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.
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That house cleaning time is dangerously near.
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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.
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That the sunshine suggests pretty cretonnes and kindred draperies for
the "worked over" room this spring.
That next Monday is "Groundhog Day.''
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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.