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I i West EADER VOLUME 42 WESTON, OKEGON, FRIDAY) MAHCII 19, 192ft NUMBER 42 on OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST Principal Events of the 'Week Briefly Sketched M Infor mation of Our Readers. P.ndlaton and other towne In I'm lilts county era lo have fire survaya made durlnt lb week. Andrew J. Foster waa nominated by President Wilson to be receiver of pub lic moneys i Lakeviaw. For lh flrt lima In 11 yeara Ilia IUkrr county Jail waa empty five con eaeutlve dura laal U C. Cevanagb, IB yeara uld. ra ti rd hop grower and etoek raise, dropped daad In lb ('antral rlgar tor at Saleiu. Craawall, Lane county, baa a pnat of Ih airlean Legion. Iha veterans of that part of the county having organ Led Friday night. A farmerat-extenelon school, deal ing with poultry, dairying and crop management, waa bald at Cauyenvllls Friday and Saturday. A atrong aentlment la developing In Hood River county for a bond laau to pare a loop valley road connecting Odetl and Hood River. Roecoe Iktraey died In Iha Wallowa hospital aa the reault of wouuda from pock: knlvaa In ih handa of two of bla playmatea a few waeka ago. He was IS yea re of age. Eight tbouaand acrra of public land al Tulo lake will be farmed Ibla year by leeeeea of the government. Tbo hlgbeot price per acre will be 111! aa agalnal 16 laal year. Practically all wurkera In tba atata are employed at present and there will be a serious abortaia of labor by June 1. according to W. 11. Fits gerald, federal director of employment. Kenneth II. Day, ealeamanager of a big New York firm, who It making a aurvey of The Dallea fruit dlatrlct, predlcta thai fruit will bo higher than aver on account of tba email California crop. A large quantity. of trl-nttro-toluol alloted lo lha Oregon atata highway coramlaaloo by the war department for uao In road conatructlon haa been ordered ehlpped from Camp Lew la. Waah. A movement haa bran started In Kxtrjvaganrs In dreaa will be elim inate I .."M the Rnaeburg high arhoot, tucordlng to a voto taken by lha girls of Ilia aludent body, when 110 caat tlmlr ballota In favor of uniform draee regulatlona, while only It favored lha old order of thlnga. Two deatha, numeroua Injuries, aev. eral wrecked maehlnea and a number of arraata on cbargee of reckleaa driv ing were among reaulta of nearly 40 automobile acoldenta raportad lo lha Portland police for lb 14 hour period eloalng Sunday night. The End of a Perfect Day X f WESTON BREVITIES i 4r Woman wanted for general house work. R. f. Hlomgrcn. Phone 1IF12. Work mare 8 yrara old, weight 1400, with yearling colt, for aale. C. W. Mcx. My home property in Weaton ia for aale at a reasonable price. Joa. 8. I.leuallon, 2101 N. Fir Kt La Grande, Oregon. 8. S. Shit-Ma, tho Milton-Freewater the federal government within produce dealer, waa here Tueaday af- montha, covering tor spuds. He la reported to have of- Jicvcd that the find 14.60 a ack. ahow a aubatantial E. A. Bonnet of Salem, father of of ten yeara ago and that Whitman Dr. N. I. Beimel, waa a guest the county ia in a position " . - .... I . - I ; n .' 2 ' av""" a few rompk-tcly wan It .hidden. Witham At the cloae of bualneaa In the atata department on March I there ware 261,614 persons registered for the pri mary election May 21. according to a report prepared by Bam A. Koier, as aiatanl eeereiary of state and In charge of the registration work. April 20 will be the laal day to register for Ibe primary election and unleai there Is a apurt between now and that time fewer namea will be on the poll booka than for aeveral yeara. At Ibe time the registration booka closed prior to the primary election In the year 191. 801 67 peraona had qualified. ( I "OVER THE HILL" j 'J A daughter waa born Monday to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Thompson at St. Anthony's hospital in Pendleton. Mrs. F. S. LeGrow left Tuesday for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Sarah Bowles, and sister, Miss Laura, in Seattle. The ditch for the new pipe line on the west side of Third street south to Current street has been finished in a few REVOLT OVERTHROWS EBERT JGOVERNMEHT Ousted Party Calls Strike to Save Germany From Return of ex-Kaiser William. first of tho week of Dr. and Mrs. place as the leading Bennet at their home in this city. county in the United States. Robert Reynolds has ret6mefl from Mrs. Sim J. Culley waa a most California, and is again on tho Mil- gracious hostess when she received ler ranch near Connell. His mother, as guests the Entertainment coin Mrs. E. Reynold, will continue her m it tee of the Saturday Afternoon stay in California for aome time yet. club at her home last Thursday af- Aftr "wwiiiir it throuirh" with the temoon. A short business session influrnxa epidemic In this neighbor- was followed by an hour of h! Dr. Mctflnnev himself full foul chat, during which time a of the peaky ailment this ne 1910- It is be- waa taken to Eugene and placed un- ,w ,""" "7 figure, thi. year will dcr $1000 bond., two of L neigh, "J, pl? A pIaecd itlal train over those bors furniahina? bail. ' tt Whitman The ofllcers also raided the premis- Mr- " arrivea noma to take its es of another farmer in that locality Tuesday!, from Kalisptl. where she a. At A ;t 1 j i. agricultural and found a large quantity of rais ins which they suspect were purch ased for the purpose of making liq uor. About 150 gallons of raisin mash was found in Witham's still. Hodgson-Olson Wedding The marriage of Miss Myrtle social Hodgaon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. dainty Joseph Hodgson of this city, and week, repast of ice cream, cake and coffee Mr. Earl G. Olson, also of Weston, spent the winter with her daughter. For the past ten days ahe haa been a guest of Mrs. Ella Brotherton near Prescott. Marvin Long, who has been sales man in the Athena Department store, has gone to Kendrick, Jdaho. His father recently purchased a store there, in which Marvin will assist as manager. Mrs. C. Kopriva has returned Those occurred Sunday evening, March 14, from the Drones, hospital in Spok- n walla walla. The impressive double ring eorcmcny was performed !y Dr. Whitman in the presence of about twenty relatives and friends. The bride was most becomingly at tired in a navy-blue tailored suit, a, chic" black velvet hat, and wore a lt in nH,rtd to be irett ns a onir waa served oy me nosicss nicely, and will probably be out In a present were: Mrs. Leon Lundell, day or two. Mrs. Claude Price, Mrs. E. M. Rev. H. S. Shangle gave a moat Smith, Mra. H. Goodwin and Mrs. excellent address at the Mcthodiat Culley. church, Sunday morning. Ilia talk Death claimed two of the oldest was in the nature of a review of inhabitants of Spokane on the same i . i jtii-iiMMMil mt m rMint i.du- In , wnnt Ti.it K urnrtk mni-ja titan i -wui. i.- .t..i. i aa t ..... n. ... fu . corsage bouquet of .Cecil Bruncr fd at alkashville, Tenn. Street, who would have been 101 on Fred W. Klevae and family are hia next birthday, March 21, and the coming to Weston soon from Seattle second centenarian was Samuel and will locate on the mountain, Morrltt, who was 100 years old January 18 when he entertained a large number of his friend, who came to wish him well. Influents has been troubling the wesion mountain people wno navcwni, ieft Unon a honeymoon trin to him u'oih Thi. nrir .ho .tnt Chickens in Mrs. H. N. Greer, been spending the winter at Bur- Portland, where -they will visit Mr. with Mrs. Georee PGrrini.r at Pi- Graut county to create a new county poultry yard south of town were bank, Wash. J. M. Wroe and family Olson's parents. The bride" and dleton. out of the northern portion to Include seised recently with disease resem- were seised with this ailment, as groom are very popular in Weston, Ihe towns of Hamilton. Range, Fo, bling the "flu" in every symptom, were also John Hyatt and hi. infant 8nJ the Leader joins with their host Oranlte, Au.tln, Long Creek and Su- Mrs. Greer described the malady in daughter, Mrs. Hyatt having so far 0f friends in wishing them a long aanvllln. a letter to the State Poultry asso- escaped. All intend to move back ufe 0f happiness and prosperity. State Prohibition Agent Frank Davis ciation, which has informed her that soon to Basket mountain, as will . of Baker was arrested on a westbound her chickens" have the bronchitis. also Albert Gould and family. Memorial Hail Annual Election train at i ne uauea on miormaiion iei- j. n, yrk was In the other day Mrs. Jane Sinaieton. aired 91. where they have taken the Fred Mc Neil" place. They will raise spuds and cut cordwood, and otherwise be stir themselves to swell the hum of industry in the uplands. ane, where she submitted to a surgi cal operation for varicose veins. She will be confined to her home for some time, but hopes for permanent relief. Miss Nason, county librarian, has notified the local library board that a vjsit will be made here in the near roses and violets. Miss Lurlme luiure oy miss Marvin, the state li- Ilrown was bride's maid and was at- brarian, and herself. The state ' Ii tractive in a tailored suit of taupe brarian has just returned from an- of v.ith which she wore a tlack vel- ficial visit to Chicago, vet hat; her corsago bouquet, was of Mrs. Jerry Stone arrived last week violets and Ophelia roses. Robert from the home of her son Clifford, Hodgson, brother of the bride, was near Pullman, and will spend the the groom's attendant Shortly af- summer here first visiting hery tcr tho ceremony Mr. and Mrs. 01- brother. Vinril Perrinirer. at Bellinz- a eiraporo auoaa 07 100 conuuew ana rrom isoverinil wneai larm norm ox widow of John Singleton and Walla cr , ti0 mcmber or not, will be circle of friends. - v1-" ih m -' town ana was ciuimiiuiivu auuut wiw wi & nifiMt mnnwr. in 111011 arrnr w tfu w l nn . .. . 1. 1.1- -!l.t 1 1 . ... . ... .. f " " " -- crop ouuook in nis noignoornow. 0ng illness, sno resided contmu- loon at 7-30 o m for the election Pendleton papers report the mar riage in that city Sunday, of Miss Winnie Boylen to Mr. Henry J. Childs, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Boylen. The bride is well and favorably known We hope every subscriber, wheth- in Athena, where she has a large CHEAP MEAT WEEK IS SET Berlin. The government of Presi dent Ebert, first president of the Ger man republic, was overthrown by rev olutionary troops, presumably as part of an extensive reactionary plot, oa Saturday. The revolutionists, appar ently working oa carefully Uld plana, laaued a proclamation naming Dr. Wolfgang von Kapp, president of the fatherland party, chancellor of Oe many and premier of Prussia. Major General Baron von Luettwlts, former military governor of Belglasa, was named minister of defense, replac ing Noake. Fried rich Ebert, president of the old government, who with most of his min isters hastily withdrew from Berlin when the revolting troops marched la and Kapp aud Von Luettwlti took con trol, la reported to be at Stuttgart, aud from this point of eecarity Is call ing upon the socialists and working classes generally to atand by the old government and use the strike weapon so that the counter-revotutloa may bo promptly suppressed. In response to this appeal a general strike has been proclaimed In many places, but In other parts of Germany the call for a atrike baa not been re ceived with favor. While adherence to the new govern ment haa been promised by some of the outside states. Saxony has declared against It, and Bavaria, W'urtemburg and Baden have joined In denouncing the movement With the general strike proclaimed, throughout Germany by the Independ ent socialists, affiliated with the trade union, and other organisations, Berlin already la beginning to feel the pinch of suffering again. The water supply has been largely ent off and fo&l la scarce. Hotels are shutting down, and if the strike continues meana of trans, portatlon will be at an end. Stuttgart. Refusal to negotiate with the reactionary faction headed by Dr. Wolfgang Kapp. bead of the new gov ernment st Berlin, was decided npo here by the council of tho old cabinet, over which President Ebert presided. Unconditional resignation of the lead ers of the new government was de manded by the Ebert cabinet which arrived by a special train from Dresden. with drankenneaa. Grandma Price, who arrived last week from Halsey to visit at the Work of completing ,h. grading of , My. that hybrid .tood the winter ouIon th. ..m8 tract at the edge Bc,"rd of DioVfor tile home fTer gTndson. M V H 7- cLlZt rTvSwav . bB.i de " VS? IVhT. f ? of, W" W?' nd such other business as may sell, has taken', relapse iter havfng f"1!?'.' iMC.Va T " b0,rcown- Hi P home 63 years ago. She propcl.iy be teken up at this time. fiad the influen38 time 8 layed by broken ateam .hovel.. Two 0wn wheat i. hybrid, and of the big excavating Implement, are ently O. K. laid up for repair. The Florence Electric company ha. filed an application-with the Oregon public aervlce commission for an In- F. D. WATTS, President. MRS. H. GOODWIN, Secretary. has been very ill the past yeek. The services of Mrs. Daisy Stanton appar- was one of the first white women to make her home in Walla Walla. Eldon King was luckless enough in a mcssuge received by Mrs. H, . to be KicKeti on tno icg rccenuy uy a Goodwin from Miss Stasia Walsh,? AN APPRECIATION. and the patient is improving. work horse. He discarded hi. tho latter send, "kindest regards. On the eve of my departure from Frank Rogers fraternized with crutches this WCek and ia Slowly and mil Ywmt Uriah tn mv 1nHi at Vo. IVnetr. I ,ncim tn ivitmi, nt . .. . . r . . ernaaa In rales Tha minimum eharae , . ,. , . .t . . At(lena jnencls Wednesday, rendle- erea.e In i ratee. The mini mum charge plinfuUl, Fleming the process of ton." She was then on her way to thanks to the public for patronage tA nnnpr, tn thp ronfrffl nntw;th. perambulation. HI. friend, assert parjg and would go to Warsaw, Po- extended to me during tho past nine stnnding Frank still claims the coun- that if ho had been kicked on tho jn a Bhort time for Red Cross years. The many courtesies shown ty sent oa his pace o 81, al,d head the horse's leg would Jiave been duty. - , to myself and family have also been this we.known oM timer cxpr;sSes put out of commission. Walter Webb and seven of his as- deeply appreciated, and we shall car- ., -r.tifiP.tinn at th nnnmmee. Alter nn aosence 01 two anu one- .ociate. in Oregon Housewives Urged to Buy Inexpensive Cuts on March 29. Washington. Weeks In which tha department of justice will Initiate its plan to "save money on meat" In groups of states have been announced. Retail dealers will carry unusual Is now fl, and the corporation asks that It be Increased to 11.60. X vocational training sohool for all those who have not aa yet completed their eighth . grade work and have dropped out of echool to go to work wilt be opened In the La Grande high school building In the near future. The chief of lha United States weather bureau has declined to estab lish a weather station at Oregon Agri cultural college, Corvallls, asserting that It was impracticable, also Jra- According to tho Baker Herald, reside. Mrs. Kennedy, who has been employe of Portland, meet at Merrill. March 17. In confer- 01,0 of the higgest mercantile deals j failing health, will receive treat- aceldents were reported. nee with Dr. H. E. Armstrong, federal livestock Inspector, to eon.lder have been secured as practical nurse, stocks of the cheaper cuts of meat. which customers are urged to buy. Week beginning March 29 includes Washington, Oregon and California. April 12, Idaho, Nevada, Montana and Wyoming. If customers would buy these cheap er, but "highly nutritious and palat able" cuts during these weeks, the road work have taken a ry away with us pleasant memories ment in a recent paragraph that he department's statement said, "the sav- E. O. DeMOSS. half years, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. ub contract from the Warron Con- of the days spent in Weston. Wicker have returned to Weston and .truction company to quarry the rock will again occupy their residence f0r hardsurfacing'.ix miles of state hero. While away, they lived at highway on the Weston-Milton eec Lind, College Place and The Dalles, tor. . . a l A 1 Mr. w lexer say. ne ia now connrmeu Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Kennedy have Thorn waa one fatality due to acci dent In Oregon during the week ending having resided in Athena in his boy is still a brother of his brother, L. L. ing effected will- be tremendous and the slackened demand ror tne cut. now Ortis D. Hams, a young and sue- popuIar wl, re8Ult ta ,ower prlce, cessful minister well known here, fi,01.Bnn ft. method, of combating tha spread of .cable, among southern Oregon flacks. Every available certified Burbank and Whits Roue seed potato In Oregon, aggregating more than 1000 sacka, haa been purchased by Marion county rancher., according to a report filed with the county community federation. W. D. Barne., county judge of De chutea oounty, ha. resigned hi. office, according to announcement made by Governor Oloott Robert W. Saw yer, a Bend newspaperman, was named by the executive as Mr. Barne.' suc cessor. Member, of the Oregon public aerv lce commission will go to Bend on March 23, where they will conduct a hearing with reference to an applica tion of the Central Oregon Irrigation company for an incraase In mainten ance rate. l A v March 11, according to a report by the hood, has been retained by the Chris- esU of the y W- c and WM eB- in the belief that We.ton is a vory digD0Scd of thoir poultry flock and industrial accident commission. The tian cnurcn at Milton as pastor to tertained over a week at the home of pleasant abiding place. are movinll B00 to Walla Walla to victim was James Pollhronls, railroad succeed Rev. Ross, who has resigned. Mrg sherman on the West sWe, A totai oi ii Nothing extraordinary in tne young a hundred members. Kev. Harris ,,,., Mrsnn-iitv i. u.aii,j hPr. of tho season was closed recently at mont there. Lee Tabor, a resident of Island City. 0'""';' - The only characteristic noted was ""L WiUMoor.. Elector of the Port the result of a hold- . - - - ,t.u. uv...v., -v. ...... - - or rortinnn, was in weston tne nrsi stock to tho Hansen & Weiss Furni- of tho weck He ,iiscus8ed the tcrea th oon, 'here Tabor was play ture company. Jack Warron expects wcather, but if ho said a word about ,n8 solitaire, and ordered him to throw soon to move to nis nomesteaa. win nnille. the reoorter failed to hear it. P nlg nnas T 1 i. . a. J. J A. " y uul'"KU " Glen Morrison has just completed hia future activities. a wry ncat an(, HiMc piet0 of Tho You Go I Go club were do- work , the painting of the II. lightfully entertained by the Misses Goodwin residence on Normal Jessie and Esther Davis at their Heights, home, last Friday evening. Divert- A ; - ing conversation and merry jost caused tho time to pass .wiftiy. At . Lane Farmers Make Booze a late hour appetising reiresnments . Farmer, are doing it in foothills present pastorate to take charge of thevMilton church about May 15. A near accident occurred at the of her absorbing interest in the collec tion of curios. Floyd F. Corporan, well known in Athena, and Miss Nellie Martinele nf T!nk-pr. were married in that citv tne u-w. Sunday, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. As he made a motion to reach for hi. Run he was shot by Main street crossing tha robbers. rTittay evening, wnen a car driven r, w p;ner. Rev. Helman of the Wage Increases aggregating $228,000 by the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melodist Episrcc-Pirt church, officiating annually and affecting approximately George Gerking skidded into the pnt at the wedding were Mr. and 2000 men, were announced by the two Spokane passenger tram which was Mr8 D W- Mis8 Helen Miller, paper mills of Oregon City. The firms at the,sUtion. It was raining at the MUa Edna Bolton. Mr. J. M. Swag- are the Crown-Willamett'o Paper com- time and the street was slippery, so part and Mr. Richard Hindman. A pany and tho Hawley Pulp Paper ha,t when the brakes were applied wedding djnner waa served, company. Tho average Increase Is 38 the car slid and skidded into the B R who u out for the were served by th hostesses, and the of Lane county, west of Junction City cents dally. " 'l 1 u Itl nomination for county judge subject young ladies present voted the af- for there it was that Elvin Witham, The stats highway commission has " . wrki to some ex to aecision of 0,6 Publican primary fair moat enjoyable one. was arrested by officers who discover, received notice that Oregon will get auiomooiio was wrecneu i election, will make an active cam- Whitman county, Washington, ed a moonshine still of large capacity 50 more trucks from the federal gov- ten paign for the place on the ticket. If fourth richest agricultural county in in a cellar under his barn, which was ernment These trucks will be dis- Miss Opal Whitely, whose child about every voter of the party in the the world under the last federal con- reached through a trap door secreted tributod among the' various counties diary in the Atlantic Monthly has county does not meet up with him be- sus covering agricultural produc- in the bottom of a manger. and will bo used in road construction caused such a furor in the literary fore primary day, it will be because tion will make a bid for premier hon- It was only by chance that the of- work. The .tate has received 170 of world, visited Athena two years ago. Jawn D.. has taken gasoline oft the or. under the cen.u. to be taken by fleers discovered the trap door, so these trucks, up to the present time. She came to this city in the inter- market - ' 1 . .. ..'..? 1