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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1920)
to COIIVIIUO till' vrntien that the ought to carry more weight. L. L . . Francisco con : & : & Hi. van opinion than average A Spokane U!y teacher's my war. cut in two h.tauo she went on teach in;: when "broken out" with miihU l., tiii.l jrl i( ilm's'i't uiH'ni' thut there wic miy tpots nil her record. I-Vil:;, up the T. 1h;s! i'l' Now Yolk sics entire nt'.i itn-ii pretty w. II l.lli.l -i .T .n M who he savs- "The lijif tiourtV ha . t,n ll.it the world has hcvu trying to li I1 I II sihstillltc for wink," ji rv mm llPOliver Pulverizer! Quality and Service are what you got when you invest $835.00 m a FORDSlON Tractor SV . saw.-"- , r . -v. r -V..av- JVS V.- (Farming's Fun with .1 FOKDSON) MILTON GARAGE Agents for TRACTORS and TRACTOR IMPLEMENTS. (Phone 761, Milton, Oregon.) WESTON GARAGE LOCAL AGENTS If we Know our oll g. o. i. friend. Frank S., whin he gets back to I 'hi- f J rago the Curl won't hi in the eUs'JiI phnut' tail. Frank leads while oth er follow. The allied government have decid c.l go easy with bol-hevik Russia, liws for the- s-amc ' reason that one doesn't profit by disturbing a polo cat. i'olhiul'ii position ns n butlr klale nns'ht he more fcinfoi table if she weren't so unpleasantly eognunnt of what she is butTing sgaimt 011 either side. ' Ini'oniiatioti conns from Washing ton thut the semite i considering the pence pact, which will likely be dis losel of before we write it 2000 A. l. Soring would le especially wel cor.u" this year were it n..t for the feiu- that "it will germinate unu sually abundant crop of candidates. No tragedies resulted from tlic Pokie doings at Pendleton, but we lire credibly informed that the tyros had n shocking experience. The Kiilerntii'ti of I.uU.r muy tinil the bhiniier in the blucklist bluiulvr- bus and likewise a ilamaping re coil. It i.- not scrpi isiiic thut the lry law enfonvrs have run up niiainrt a ha 11I proposition in Iron county. Rough Roads for Wheels Are Smootli Roads for Passengers TT7ATCH Overland 4 on VVr rough colbles or un- paved roads. The vhccls fol low surface int qualities, but the new Triplex Springs r.ivc enr nnd passcnRcrs tcinurkablc riding stcadincr.y. Thc &ivc 130-inch Spring, base to a car of 1 00-inch whcclbnsc. This makes for the gently buoyant road action of a large, heavy car with the economy in upkerj, fuel and tires, and convenience of handling of a scientifically dcsiRiiedlifchtcnr. Auto-Lite startingandlight ini, d.Kr .opening curtnins and dash lip.ltt give but a hint of the completenesi ind iual ity which characterize every thing about OVcrland 4. WESTON LEADER CURK 00D, Tubiiihtr JVRS. It. GOODWIN. Asiisunt Editor St'BSCRIPTION RATES 5.('c(i'v fi ASl'Anct The Year W Six Months 1W Three Months 0 &" TOD4T. FEB. 27, - - - What is wmtteil is a railma.l liill iiicht aiui .-hakes dice for the drink thnt the public won't have to pay. in."' , i "OVER fHE HILL" J nil day. If it wasn't fur the work, I wouhl like to be a printer. Statistics have just beer. ;;.--.em-bled by n insurance men's paper, Saft '".lardiiif: America Ajrain.t Fire, for the fire losses in It 1 S. These reached the tnoruiuus t tnl of $l!tu, 000,000 recorded losses, while un recorded lo.;i!s are estimated to on Fourth 1920 brim; the staptferiiur total of "burn- pmk, and Work was eonunenied on the new bank building Monday uf this week John F. llerr has purehased itroet from Hubert will Imild a resilience F3 d a lot rt Cop. Iff Notice Friends I will hae a Carload of the Little OVERLANDS These are hard t j get and will go very fait. The first orders are filled first. You should have your order placed without delay. Dr. S. L. Kennard, Dealer, Weston and Athena i I i 1 in.- ,l,,llni-j" mi I., :;.M1 fillll om It '!.. r. ,itl Enttud at the poitotlict t Wcitvn. Orrjon Wuiild be ;renerully supposed that .Mr, an, Jirs. c itili-.s (ierkinjr are ' iccnd-(lif mail mailer. defective chimneys and liueit would hoiiie from a visit of several weeks .oaipnnied home by their iliuoMitir, to attend the lln puti. nla. an- IkiIIi cause the "reatest loss. This is not duration with friends nnd r.-lutie.. Il....n u h,. ha t....oi aii. iwlin,- ,i nt ,, l,i... i ..ioh.-IIlmI i,i Mint tli.-n. AUVER1ISINU RATES the case, however. The loss this cause uh:1 a little under twelve P,nilnr rur inrh npr Tnsertion IjC :ti: . .4: : 1 rw. r nuiiions. M ime jiiecirieu' oeeasiuncu v-j,,,,.,,.,. t,r vah Transient, per inch per insertion 20c a Ioss of more than twcnty millions. hiyin' a ' whl.at' -,n.a, tt !. v-' .-uateiies and careless snioxers were - responsible for more than sixteen THE PLT-IT-OFFS. millions, while incendiaries de.stroy- . cd property valued at less than ten We have been waiting confidently millions. Exposure (including con- for the past ten years for the rc-ap- flajrrations) caused the prentest loss Iearance of the subioincd lines, of all, tfiven at nearly sixty-four which about every decade arc cin-u- millions. Petroleum and sparks on la ted in the public prints from coast roofs were about equally destructive to coast. This time the East Oregon- factors each causing a loss of more ian has evidently started them off, than six million dollars. The elec- and the Orepon Voter reprints them: ttic flat-iron is regarded as largely responsible for electricity's record. This and other My friend, have you heard of the town of Yawn, On the banks of fne rivef Slow, Where blooms the Wait-a-while flower fair. Where the Sometime-or-Other scents the air, And the soft Go-easvs prow? It lies in the valley of What's-the-usc, In the province of Eet-'tr-slide: That tired feeling is native there, It's the home of the listless I-don't-care, Where the Put-it-ofTs abide. losses could be avoided, with b little more care. of from iM Tacoma. Flint .lolini is here this week from lie contemplate a wnrat ranch near l.a Crw.ie, Wash. School rsunieil Mondiiv after a two Weeks' close down on account of the fiu epidemic, with nearly nor mal attendance. The Preston-Shaffer Milling Co. this week out in ehctiinil installa tion fur pumping danti at the homes of Cass Cannon and Sirs. I.il la Kirk, on .South Third street. .Mr. and Mrs. (leo. 11. Woodward dismal have landed on their return trip from similar a winter', visit t Honolulu. 'I hey course, are visiting friends at .Seattle and Pot Hand, and will be home in a fev the smallpox iiiuil'nutilie in Helen's academy at Portland. Mits until Helen has Ix-en ill for some time mid lilted. comes home to retrain her health. chan ip time is hue, am Mr. Hamster rcHirt cold raw wrath- ,, ui(.VH and vacant lot have nl i r, even in the sunny imiith. ,dy received necessary attention. The drive fur new members of the Mrs. t. Kopriwi, wife of tho pus merian IKioti under way this t !' of the Methodist Episcopal week is expected liquid between .00 chureh, i. in Spokane, where who sun il 300 tuuiies to the dilTneiit u s- laim-'l a Liirical operation thin Week t."s throuKhotit the county. Al- m a lt"i' ilul in that citv. Mrs. Ko i.ady Pendleton pot ha.-, more than punt hu-i lin in mr louith for 71 new members. Membership cards nuine time, neeesnitaliiiif liniilly an are bein); mailed out as rapidly as operation. Itcv. Koprivn aeeompan npplii ations are received, in older to ied his wife to Spokane. Proudlit lundeil five beautico, Oimir .Stephens three, Mullen llnnscll lime ami Win. Pinkvrton one. The fmh inn from 1H to..'10'.j imhea in leiiKtli many of m"' W'cij:hel from 5 to H pounds. Omar Mephrnn, who mmled tho ao' inch trout, hns so for a kimmI chauvc of w limine the $ll" lishinx rod put up by Watts & RoKer as a prize for the largest trout rniiKht during the season. OREGON NES NOTES ' Jar--. We were surprised and .'ratified Arthur Conpock, who has been se at learning- that we attended the riously afflicted with rheumatism, recent newspaper conference in Eu- has returned from Pendleton, where pene. The esteemed East Oregonian Uv has been taking treatment. Ac taught us both a-going and a-cnminif. companied by Mn. Coimock. he tms jfono to Hot Lake. Ahntlf txi'Vilv l.'tdii.u t,f Hi,. busy finirer of our far too solid cor- du() , othcr ,ivitc Mt porea entity were pounding the keys joyp(, Ul(! ho!tpitality ,)f Mn) jj Pi-rchance it was our astral body that journeyed to Eugene, while the Mve all the new legion men a chance to atli ml the bi smoker tomoi iow niK'ht at Pendleton. Mrs. ( liHiles Williams liar, been in rt very alarming condition the past week as the result of a relapse, after recovering from the influenza Mon thly nijrht. l)r, fluy Hoyden was c.-riled in consultation with Dr. Smith nnd relatives were summoned, as her life wum almost despaired of. At present her condition is somewhat improved, although she is delirious at times Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Cnton. who Next Wednesday cvenim', March 5, Taylor Holmes' emit plituiv, "It's a llrar," will come to the Standard Mi. litre at 1'i'k'iilar prices. The pie tine wan hooked for the Standard last fall, hut was cnm-clled mi uc (ount of missimf railroad connec tions because of a washout. This is the first opportunity presented fur re booking this splendid comedy drama. Two shows, remcmocr nt 7:.'I0 ami !l:ir. Coiuo and laugh at the Hear. Atheim aniflers have been success ful this week in their quest for steel heads alon;,' the lower Umatilla. Hob ,.t - If .L..I. i- ... . . ; o. - .e.K.Hna.e.. no n must nave Watts Tuesday aft-.-rnoon. A delight- l'vo spent the winter at Newman, been, since we found it impossible, .,:..:,. f i!1K;i;. i f idifoerdn .,u,.d i,rni,l, w,.. The Put-it-offs smile when asked to m"1'' regret, to be at Eugene-(lainty refrcf!hn,ents wer3 acrvedt ,iay on their way to Spokane., where vork, " rest o. me .,k.i they will visit their son. Tom. Thev v, ill return to their home near town in n few days. Tho. families of Leon And say thev will 1 it tomorrow; f"'s how to run a country newspa- r. r Jti " ' And so they d.lay from day unto day Pr and sulestep the sheriff. Any- out f' . ,' ' Till death cycles ut and takes them thing may happen la one's aura with w ' I"-'"""- .- ) 3Way Sir Oliver Lodge 0 this sidj of the ,t,,at thc "t a . u t v v. nond t'00" "Cou't of themselves in the And their families starve, beg or pona. i u . i , , , , conference games to be scheduled for uuiivn. , ili.t Max Kidder remained at New man. John Rothroek returned this week from an extended trip through the ot.th. While in Oklahoma he Invest ed extensively in oil lunds, and has aiiendy realized a considerable bum It is not difficult to fathom the re curring popularity of these lines. They not only possess a peculiarly fetching lilt, but contain an entile flerman financiers are proposing an "Economic I.taue of Nations," to include Kj&sia, cs the ri.-rht way out. fMiund.'i inLereKl iiii'. hut', ilne'l nut. e,,n ... . r L 4 . . . t in I, in ;.,.,.l .,,..f 11.. ,.l.,:i...l vmct. Old ..Jan World h certain to " vl ""l l!,r "' a ru:i- preveiitu- " "'" The new steel pipe which will be laid under the hard surface of Main treet has umraJ. It is btinir civen rust California and Mexico points, as well I-.:, several other states. Mrs. .lenuie Stuinnf Mills died re- sermon wn.cn . mpW.y iivut upj.i.ea Ui,jt h( wouI,,n.t h.lV(. t() l,v,... The alkali properties of Mn. vo u..i out if Germany hadn't got him in. ' here have a tendency to . vironment, but always to the other - . ' water pipe. .. ... . . r. . When troublnl over our country s .Superintendent Hal of the Athena ee.illy at her home in Mild, Alberta, Thev are credited by the F.a.st Or- ... .. . , . . , , , . ., , " ,., , , ... .,, ' e lia and the Voter t "Oil Cli ) ,ila"'' S.m comfort to schools returned .Sunday from Los- all'T u few days illness. She urn egoiuan an t o ir o . ip- mijj,u .(,.,, tlt. jjniteil Slates is far tine, where he spent the two wceka t' yt-ara of age and was born in M.h- ,K, . .v.,,,,, .,.. u-tu.,. n; than any other power mix- 'hiring which -Imol was closed be- na, h cd up in the lale uiipleusautne.is. Chicago scribbler who flourished, we think, contemporaneously with Eu-. House cat pelts gene lew. f 1.24 "each in New And speaking of the genial Uene reminds us of his witticism at thc ex- are selling i orx, ljut we opine thut ino:t people them worth mere than that on the pense of the old-time printer a jest batka of p,ln-m,, pt.ts. at one time current in every compos- . ing room in the country. In the old Organized labor has so much black- hool was closed be- n;i, her parents, Sir. and Jlr:i. J'hil- i.iiuie of inlhienzu. While al Lo.;- 'i' Stnmpf, having resided in thii tine, Mrs. iiall's father died, after a ity for a number of years, for lingering illnesn. Athena friends are o.vtciidine- WfO'd ll.'IM heeri l.tr All., di-.f U'elf'.eiii. f,. A rwrnu HI f'.llliu ,l, will consider r,.;,i -i...i. i. i...r.'. ... ...!.... . i.:.. ' .. i'.. .. .... .,,..,,'.. ... vij- .ivin.ii t;.-n iTV'inie .usi, . mil; vntiiy h'iiii ma . n iisiniieiai of Mrs. Grace Parker Hutchinson i.t wheat ranch. her home in St. Johns, Wash., as the r,ir. ! A. Miller and infant damrh- result or influenza. days the devotee of the art prescrv- )jsting to do that it will have to be . . "tr nus"aml an" tnrtc "' home in Walla Walla, which is un- Otive was ever a convivial cuss. He tareful not to smudge itself with the l",',,'," llt"r father, mother and half m ,. quarantine. Thev bad just been generally - worked at night, which gct-evcn ink. " brother. diseharged from the hospital afl-r let only the daytime for the gratifi- 1 Mr. and Mrc. George Pa!ii:;ter ar- no attack of influenza from v. hi li cation of his sporting instincts. Mr. Kryan ha.-s said that every dem- rived home Wednesday morning, af- I-'r. Miller is also coiivah-iiceiit. Said Field: ; ocrat is entitled to his opinion; but ter having spent the winter months Pawlu and his mother, Mrs. N. A, "A printer is a man who works all we fancy he will make come effort at San Diego, Calif. They were jh - Miller, who went over from Athena She leaves be- ter are ill with sjiiallpox at their For 1920 Plant Only the Best Our Seed Catalog nd Plant er's Guide Is thc standard reference growers of thc jrtiiwrst, lis tina complete lines of Js. Trees. Plants. FcrtllizeH.Poultryund Bee isjonlics. taravs and Sora vers. Dalrv Supplies and Equipment. Your Nm thoukl b on our Mailing Lik. Ask for Catalog No, Ij( . 13 MJ Infliieiin lit i.irim; in Klsniiuli I'aUs. lUeordlliK to a liletrlll rrieel-.ed I.) State lle.ilili Ofdeer ItoberK from Cily lli'iillh lirfleer Houle. More Hun Coo eases huvo been reported In Klamath Fall, with 10 drain In onn da y . Tlionsanils of vlaltors sro expected to view me bfituiles of the pruim orchards surrounding tUloni ilurliiK hluksoiu time, If plans msde recently iimterlnllKa. I'nili-r these plnnn it Is proposed to run special tourist trains from Portland and other points to fjnlem during the prune blossom period. Mrs. Toby rtlddl, descendant of n long line of Modoc cht"ftaln, Is dead at the Klsmtth reservation. Hhe was official Interpreter for ths govi riim' tii during the Modoo rebellion and was at tho conference on April 11, 187.1, when General E, It, 8. Canby nnd Dr. Thom as were treacherously nluln by t'sptaln Jack, the Modoc loader. The Oregon State Retail Merchants' asHnclHtlon Is the iianin solactml as tho namo of tho consolidated body to sue. cecd the Omgon Htste rtotsllers' n. soeliiliou and th Orogon rtoiall Mer chants' association, which held I heir consolidated convention nt Astoria, Mnrshriulil was selected by unanimous vote as tho nest convention cky. Bids for tlio construction of 20 bridges, two of which am dcHlfcmilcil as overhead railroad structures on (he route of thii Columbia river hlnhwny In eastern Oregon, and for Hie Im provement of approximately 3d miles of road, will no opened at the next meeting of the state highway commis sion to bo held In Portland on March 2.:. A letter received by the tax depart ment of Douglas county from the act ing aiulitor of the United Stales treas ury stated that Douglas county's clnlm for back taxes oB the Oeos Hay nagon rosd grant leads In the sum uf f.i:,, 070.27 had heen allowed and that a treasury warrant for the amount had been forwarded to the county treasurer.