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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1920)
Pianos and Confidence Your confidence in us 1h of far greater vuluo to uh than the sale of any num ber of pianos. That is why every instrument we offer is the best in the world of pianos, at its price. We value too hitfuiy the good will of every customer to otter any pi ano or player-piano which we can not fully guarantee. Easy terms on any instrument, if de sired. Vho Davis -Kaser Co. Complete Furninhcrs of Hornet), Offices Churches and Schools. 10-20 Alder St. Walla Wulla, Wash. BUTTER WRAPS at Leader, Shop One hundred 1 50 Each additional hundred 0 75 TERMS CASH ONLY THE WESTOfJ MILLS will ROLL, GRIND or CLEAN your grain, and will give prompt atten tion to orders for anything in its line. International Stock and Poultry Food Hay, Rolled Barley, Oats, Wheat and Millfeeds. Chicken Feeds, includ ing Corn, Wheat, Scratch Food, Bone, Shell, Grit, Meat Scraps and Fgg Mash. Try a Sack of our Popular Graham. J. A. LUMSDEN - Proprietor BREVITIES CmIi for chicken. J. R. Reynold. Roy Read ha returned from Al berta. Mn. Henry Thompson of Gibbon i the guest of Mr. J. E. Jones. All bill of the Weston garage are duo the flrat of each month. J. F. Snider. Mr. S. A. Darnea ha been con fined to her home with lllnc for the past week. Mr. and Mr. E. R. Llcuallcn were visiting; In Weton Sunday from Wal la Walla. Mr. and Mr. Elmer Tucker were w'k end viiitor at the C. F. Bui finch farm home. Helix ck-fvatcd Athena, thirteen to five, in the A rut ball game of the Blue Mountain league acanon. Mr. Jame H. Price i in Walla Walla thia wcvk enjoying a visit with her lister, Mrs. Cora Simpson. E. T. McCampbell has returned from Arlington, and will again take part in Weston's industrial activities. Miss Lois Sating returned Monday from Portland. Mrs. Saling will re main a few dsy longer in the me tropolis. Miss Mamie Ilarncs, who acted a librarian last Saturday afternoon, re ported a brisk circulation of book and periodical. Joe Clodiu often goes fishing in San Diego harbor. In a letter to a local friend he credit himself with landing a 75-pound shark. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Narkau were dinner guests yesterday at tho L. S. Wood residence while returning from a trip to Pendleton. Mr. Oliver Dickison and Mrs. Ar nold Wood of Athena motored over Tuesday for a visit with the E. W. Achilles and J. A. Lumsden families. Mother' Day arrive May 0. Re member your mother with an attrac tive booklet or card from the stock we are now displaying. City Drug Store. J. W. Porter came over from Free water Sunday on one of his regular visit. He refused to be impressed into his old job of mowing the City park lawn. Mr. and Mr. Handy were in the city this week from Pendleton, ac companied by A. W. Lundcll. They intend to buy property here and to make Weston their home. O. A. Adams, local dealer, sold a Ford touring car yesterday to Earl Williams of Athena. Otis also part ed from his little blue jitney, of which Frank Taylor ia now the owner. I WimmmmmmmmmKmmmmmimmtmimmmmmmmmnmmmmt mttmm mmrnmMinmMmvmrmmmmwmmmmwmmmmmmnmmmm -wmm sMMBssjsaaMssjsjsjHsaaMaaasM JONES &-JONE Getting the Business from every direction. W n v JJ lJj lj lJj n Honest and Conscientious Business Dealings. All Statements Based on Facts. Elimination of Buncombe. High Class Goods at Lower Prices. H 'A If you do not deal here, you are cheating your selves, and cheating the community. We are here to help upbuild the community. Don't forget the PIONEER PICNIC June 4-5. JONES & JONES HARDWA1 HPLEMEF3TS LIMBER Weston, Oregon nssssasswsssssssi. MHHBLBBBaMBKBii mmi 44444 a44445 H AT BRITE FOR COLORING OLD AND NEW STRAW HATS EASY TO APPLY ATTRACTIVE COLORS II, GOODWIN, Druggist Preston-Shaffer Milling Co. Established 1865 Athena. Oregon . Waitsburg, Wash. American Beauty and Pure White Made of selected bluestem in one of the best equipped mills in the Northwest. Sold in Weston by Weston Mercantile Company Raymond Banister had his right forearm broken while attending the ball game at Athena Sunday. He tried to keep two automobiles apart, and while a stout little lad, proved unequal to the stunt. Mr. and Mrs. II. A. Dowd, who have been enjoying an extended visit at Lahaina, T. H., with their aon and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Butler Smith, will sail from the islands for home the 19th of May. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Cole and Mrs. Robert Simpson of Pendleton, accom panied by Mrs. Holland of Portland, motored up from the county seat Tuesday to spend the day with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lumsdun. Eugene Gillett, brother-in-law of G. DeGraw, visited this week at the DeGraw residence. Mr. Gillett was on hi way from Wallowa county to Hermiston. He lately disposed of hi land interests near Bend. Oregon. The cooked food salo held at tho Ross furniture store last Saturday afternoon by the ladies of the Meth odist church netted $18.90, which will be invested in equipment for the pri mary department of the Sunday school. 0. N. Olson and family, formerly of Walla Walla, and H. E. Olson, formerly of Coeur d'Alene, have lo cated in Weston. The brothers, both of whom are experienced car me chanics, have established a garage in the Phillips building. The versatile and amiable Tom C. Nye was in town . yesterday from Pendleton, accompanied by 0. G. Chamberlain of the Simpson Auto Co. Tom is recuperating at hi for mer home after a very aerious ill from influenza. For number of year he ha eeen with the drapery department of the Meier & Frank Co. tore in Portland. , Mrs. Lela G. Saling appeared in recital at Portland recently with five other pupil of George Tylor Tagli eri. The Oregonian say of the af fair: "The Oregonian already and on several occasions has commented fa vorably on the fine singing of these three well-known principal Portland soloists Mrs. - Saling, Dr. McGuire and Roscoe Bell. They all sang with the charming ease and sense of mas tery possessed by cultured singera." G. W. Staggs, prominent Weston fanner, has taken a lease on about three thousand acres of wheat land in the Rattlesnake flat district ten miles from Washtucna, Washington. He gets a complete farming outfit with the place and also the crop from 1400 acres of wheat. The out fit includes 40 head of horses, a com bine and a stationary threshing rig. The land is a mile and a-hnlf from a shipping point. It will bo farmed by a corporation, stock in which will be held by Mr. Staggs; his two older sons, Emery and Herman, and his son-in-law, James H. Beamer. Emery Staggs is hunting for a rub- bit's foot in order to change his luck. Both of his own have been put out of commission while he was in the midst of his spring farm work and needed them badly. Several weeks ago he hurt his right foot while plowing. He was just getting tho use of. this member again when, Mon day, he caught his left foot between the "hounds" and tongue of a wagon, badly mashing the great toe. He came to town for attention at Dr. McKinney's office, and has resorted to crutches until fortune seems more propitious. The spud market continues high. One mountain grower who is credited with having 1200 sacks, is said to have turned down an offer of nine tents for the reason that he is seed ing wheat and couldn't And time to haul. Anoather delivered some spuds this week at two cents which he con tracted last fall to a Sunnyside buyer for seed. Walla Walla hotels and restaurants are reported to have taken potatoes off the menu. The Weston brickyard was started Friday by Manager Harbour and will be operated during the season with a crew of about fifteen men. Delay was caused this week by the break age of a large casting in the brick making machine. 3. A. Ross sustained a recent op eration at St. Mary's hospital in Walla Walla for the relief of appen dicitis. He is reported to be im proving. ELECTRIC SUPPLIES AND WIRING Estimate Furnished Free on All Kinds of Work. All Work Guaranteed. FREEWATER ELECTRIC SUPPLY HOUSE Phone No. 433 Freewater, Or. (Telephone 83.) Monday, Wed. and Friday. Evening by appointment. DR. N. P. BENNET WEST0H - - OREGON lunches! I 53 ICE CREAM CIGARS CANDIES Baker's Goods Phone your dray orders, 93, or call at store. a Liberty Bonds An absolutely safe invest ment. If you have money to in vest, buy Liberty Bonds from us. If you sell Liberty Bonds, sell to us. We buy and sell Liberty Bonds. Any denomination $50 $100 $500-1000. . James L. Elam Walla Walla - - Washington Dr. S. L KQIHARD jj Veterinary Surgeon jl Davis & . Ellis 1 i Phone - Maln 253 8 8 ?! i VA, FOLLY of EXTRAVAGANCE 1 5 No man can afford luxury until his future and the future of 8 his family is amply provided for. It is better to live With- out luxuries than to face old age with an empty pocketbook. s A small percentage of your earnings, if set aside in this bank week by week, will make you independent of the char- 6 ity of relatives and friends. & A Liberty Bell Home Bank a symbol of iudependence--& with every savings account of $1 or more opened at this I Bank. ' lie Fanners Bank oi Weston