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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1920)
Good Furniture for Years to Come In Inning furniture you should always Invar in mind that you are gointf to live willi it for a long time. Furniture that is hastily selected and bought simply hecause the price is low, often develops into dis.-opointnient in a short time. Theie irt irshurtagt' of e.ood furiiiture, hid fortunately orders that we placed months n'o are being filled in a most satisfactory way. Today, as never he fore, we can olrer you furniture of quality and at prices that are moder ate, in splendid assortments. Wic Davis -Kaser Co. C.inp!i ti l-'uriiislKTH of Homes, Olfices, School t ami Cliurclie.s. 10'JO Aider St. (M.I IVIIiiwh lVni.Ii ) Walla Wnllu. ELECTRIC SUPPLIES and WIRING Kstimates furnished fre'e on all kinds of work. All work guaranteed. Freewater Electric Supply House I'hone Ni. XX Freewater, Oregon. We Advise the Public that The Weston Mills, with new management, continues the motto: "We Serve to Suit." Rolling Qrinding Cleaning Ifztv. Rolled Barley. Oats. Wheat and Mill feeds. Chicken Feeds, includ ing Corn, Wheal, Scratch Food, Hone. Shell, ;rit, Meat Scraps and Fgg Mash. Try a Sack of our Popular Graham. J. A. LUMSDEN - Proprietor '.VAV.V.V.V.V.WV.VW.V.V.V.W 5 AUTO TOP DRESSING and Dye Water proof and will not fade. Try a can. For sale by Goodwin's Drug Store Preston-Shaffer Milling Co. Established 1865 Athena, Oregon . Waitsburg, Wash. American Beauty r'and Pure White leu? Made of selected blucstcm in one of the best equipped mills in the Northwest Sold in Weston by Weston Aercantile Company BREVITIES iJr. Nv.1. Hon mt, dentist. I 'Initio NO. H.I, WeStoB. Dr. K. I). Watt U in Kpokane thin week on a business mlsslun. If you want a nlre homv In Wr ton "llrt rheap," A. W. Lundell. Mr. M. C. Ferguson haa returned from Pendleton ami U again at her hoinu on tin 'mountain. The rarely beautiful, endlisply vu ried ainii; of tlm meadowlarl has made melody during the past week Mr. ami Mr. Kdward lleim were, visiting In Weston last week from Seattle. Mm. llenn waa formerly Minn Sylvia lleathe. F. A. Sehullx of the Freewater Klectric .Supply House waa in town Monday looking after Weston busi ness In th line of wiring. Trajan Tucker nan mild hit Wild Homv mountain interests ai)d will devote all of his attention hereafter to hi reservation holdine-- Mr. nnd Mm. Vernon I. O'Harra are rejoicing over the arrival of their flint-born, a 'daughter, ho eamc last Friduy to lake her place in the fam ily circle. Roy Kind lion returned from a visit to Inii sister. Mm. Allisun Wood, at Mountain Home, Iduho. Ho says that Allison it nicely established there in the (,'urage business. Sum Key in town Tuemliiy from the foothill, where he i now funning the Well place. He eayn that hi wheat in froze out in pots and re-seeding may lie necessary. Archie McPermoit, member of a pioneer family residing in thi aec lion in early yearn, diel February II in Portland. Mr. McDerniott waa an uncle of Hugh Walker of Wasco. . Town dog havo been killing sheep on the John Hamster placo west of town evidently from a canine idea of sport. Seven sheep are missing from the flock, and two were found dead. J. E. Scrimshcr wa in town the first of the week and report that no grain wa damaged by freezing in the Holdman district. Rc-seeding will only be necessary on spot that were washed out. in open places aUut town. Mr. Lilian Fredericks and Miss F.lna Hol lenbrck were first to report hnving heard the full, rich note thut voice the happiness or bid depart the gloom of hunmii neighbors. Rev. A. 1.. Thorouglmian. for eight year presiding elder of the Melho list Kpiscopal Church, South, died in Walla Walla Inst Monday. Mr. Thoroughmai: was well and favorably known to Weston ieople and was at one time stationed here. Lenndcr Kirk was down for o few duya lust week visiting hi daugh ter, Mr. J. Hodgson of Weston, and sister, Mrs. M. E. Iiurdon of Athena. Mr. Kirk is now residing on tho hay ranch of his son-in-law, W. W. Morton, below Wcnatchee. L. H. Curti has returned from a visit to "the old folks" at Browns ville, Oregon, and is again on duty ut tho Ellsworth Wood farm. Mr. Curtis also visited Portland "and ex tended his journey as far south as Ashland, whose beautiful park he highly commends. Vernon O'Hiirra and family and Ray Jones will move soon to tho J. K. Jones place on tho mountain, where they expect to put both a new drag saw mid a circular sow in com mission. Incidentally, they will oc casionally hunt and trap coyotes for recreation and profit. Mis Patricia Eagleton, who was seized with influenza while attend ing St. Joseph's Academy in Pen dleton, has been under treatment at the J. 12. Scrimaher residence in that city, where her mother is attending her. She is now getting better, af ter a very serious illness. Jim Jones is back on the job this week as rural mail carrier on route one, having recovered from the flu which afflicted his household. He will agBin put his smuller mules in commission, nobody but himself be ing able to handle these frisky ani mals. Ray Jones has had the route during his father's illness. Mrs. Iven O'Hnrra has sold her 80-acrc field of wheat lund south of town to Frank Greer for $252.50 an acre. Mr. Greer also bought the Mrs. O'Harra resilience tract of 4i acres, for a consideration of $2500. The addition to his holdings gives him one of the nicest farms in the Weston neighborhood. The Armenian "Relief fund drive is progressing favorably in Weston, with good prospects thut Weston's quota of $400 will soon be forthcom ing. J. II. Price has ehargo of the local drive, and appointed S. A. Darnel and Sim J. Culley as his as sistants. Tho workers report re ceiving almost universal encourage ment, showing local appreciation of the urgent needs of funds for re lieving Armenia'! sUrvIng millions. A slight know this morning dissi pated prospect of apring. Freezing at night ha damaged the whrat to Some extent throughout thi district and some re-needing will be neces 'nary. Among thoM who will hawt to do thi cotlv chore on part of their holding are Arthur ( uppix k, Charles Wiliam and Will Kirk. A ' general thing, hybrid wheat seem to have withstood the freezing Ut ter than the club varietie. the K. (I. baling have mild thir attractive cottage on Water street and part of the furniture to Dr. N. P. Rennet, who ha moved in with hi family. Mr. Saling will leave xn to Join hi fumily in Portland. The Salings are planning to cum back for the summer month. ff-. Saling, who was here for a few days Inst week, returned to Portland Sun day. George, Ashworth held hi heml a triflo higher than usual and walked with brisk pace through our streets last Saturday a he recalled that the Uth of February marked his eighty-seventh birthday. He cele brated the event by putting on his hat and taking himself abroad t' view tho wonder of the returning year. Member of Athena-WesUm lot, American Legion, were delightfully entertained at Memorial Hall Mon day evening by tho Pachelor Girli and You Go I Go clubs. A musical program was enjoyed and a delecta ble repast served. Preliminary step were taken toward the organization of a women's auxiliary to the post. Mr. I.. Halseth of Drowning, Montana, is expected to arrive in Weston soon to tako a position with the Weston Mercantile Co. Mr. Hal seth is a merchant of many years' experience and the Weston Mercan tile Co. is to be congratulated on securing the services of a man of his ability. Royal Iriskcll is in the city from Dayton, Wash., for a short visit with his parents. He has just recovered from influenza, a has also his broth er, H. J. Driskell. Mrs. II. J. Dris kell i quite seriously ill with the disease and her sister, Mrs. Grady Herndon, has gone to Dayton to at tend her. Mm. J. Franklin Macy and chil dren, Isabella, Doris and William, ac companied Mr. and Mrs. M. W. IV dcrsen home from Pendleton Satur day and were their guests over Sun day. Prof, and Mrs. F. C. Fitzpatrick, Miss Mabel Colvin and Miss Edna Hollenbeck motored to Pendleton Saturday to look after matters of im portance to educators. John Reynolds has returned to Weston after an extended "absence, during which he spent nearly all his time in the open, hunting and fish ing. Mr. and Mrs. Ivn O'Harra and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kinncar and baby were all confined to the O'Harra home by a visitation of influenza. li : - ' . 8 i EW GOODS LARGE INVOICE BEAUTIFUL SELECTION Bought Right-Priced Right SEE THEM ON OUR FLOOR DeMoss Furniture i Liberty Bonds or. S. L KHillARD I l Veterinary Surgeon 1 Air absolutely safe invest Z meiit. If you have nmney to iii f vest, bjiy Liberty Bonds from us. t If you sell Liberty ISouds, sell to UK. t We buy and sell Liberty I!oii(l.-i. 2 Any denomination --$.VJ tW) J $.vjouxx). I James L. Elam I Walla Walla - - Washington i Hospital at comer of Main J and Broad streets. i Phone -- Main 253 AWA' s V 9 The Farmers Bank of Veston Established 1891 Oregon Agricultural College working with the County Agricultur ist will hold a school at Weston Feb. 27 and 2S which will be of very great in terest to grain and potato growers, as well as those interested in livestock. Prof. Hyslop and others will be present. You should meet them. The pleasure will be theirs and the benefit yours. i i iAVAVAV.V.V.V.V.V.VAV.VAWWV GET a package today. No tice the flavor the whole some teste of Kentucky Burley tobacco. Why do so- many "regular men" ? buy Lucky Strike cigarettes? They buy them for the special flavor of the toasted Burley tobacco. There's the big reason it's toasted, and real Burley. Make Lucky Strike your cigarette. Guaranteed try It's toasted