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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (May 14, 1920)
4' i m m ia rif m m m in vs n fx in m ct m Pioneer Picnic June 4 and 5 The Strongest Plow of its Type If your toil conditions Are uch that tinuaual plow strength U required, our John Deere Stcl Gang Plow will suit you tuctly. This plow is made entire ly of high grade alec I no break able casting nor bendebie pipes. The beam are guaranteed not lo bend or break. Between tho beams are front, rear and Inter mediate . braces the plows always stay In line. No matter how many horses are uaed nor what the soil conditions may be, these plows stand up under the strain and do good work. All three levers ore handy for the operator, whether walk ing or riding. Raising or lower ing the bottoms is easy- power, ful springs have almost the effect of a power lift. Location of tho land wheel makes It easy to turn square corners without raising tba plows out of tho ground. Extra clearance prevents clogging In trubjrf round As tbe mult cia special IUUn( ovke, en with of cal eaa always be maintained. We can furnish these plows equipped with either John DMT steel bottom or SrracoM Cnl4 bottom. Ttwte boHuma are quip ped wtth J oho Dotro Quick-Detachable UriMHT to put oa et lake eft eat Uwr always tx ty. WILL PROFIT BY TRADING j WITH A FIRM THAT DEALS 1 WITH YOU HONESTLY I The Grain Drill with Double-Run Feeds ALWAYS I WE SPECIALIZE IN HON- EST DEALING Coma in and atk at to thot yom our John Dooro Stott Gang Plow. JONES & JONES, Weston, Oregon I ones & Jones Weston, Oregon Here is the drill that plants the seed just right, regardless of whether or not the grain is treated or untreated, and regardless of how small a quantity you want to plant. The drill with double run feed that we eaa furaiih hu new features that compel accuracy and ffovide a wide range of adjustability, t put every kernel of grain to work down in seed trenchea of uniform width and depth. Kernel of every size and kind are delivered without being bruited or cracked. The feature that we especial ly want you to come in and see ia the adjustable gate that make it possible to plant 4S different quanti ties of grain wheat from 16 to 2SS pounds per acre, and other grain in proportion. No wire reducer or other contraption are required to re duce the quantity handled. When you consider buying a drill, don't overlook the facts that our drill will operate on steep hillsides without axle end-play; the grain will not shift to one side, leav ing part of the grain bos empty; the grain bos will not sag, even after year of use, and any broken or worn part can be replaced easily. All these good things are the results of the gear arrangement, the three-piece floating axle that is used for driving purposes only, and the bridge construction of grain box and frame with direct sup port on the long, strong wheel hubs, 7 next time you r in town just fake m took at tha Van Brant Drill with DoubU-Run Fids. Ask us about H and takm horn on of our oookUta 4 cribing it. , JONES & JONES, Weston, Oregon I Pioneer Picnic June 4 and 5 jj r$mi Ufmwfiress. ram HOT WEATHER COHFORT Hot weather is upon us; we've had a foretaste of it. Are you prepared? YOU can keep your home comfortable and cool during the hot days by placing the necessary appliances in your house. We are fully prepared to supply your every need a"nd snail be glad to show you our complete stock of labor-saving devices for the household. Fireless Cookers Oil Cook . Stoves Electric Irons ElectrlrjSweeners "Gainadny" and "One Minute" Electric Washers Savers of Time, Labor and Money. Avoid unnecessary heat and discom fort by installing these modern appli ances. Come in to see a demonstration or write for booklets. TJho Davis -Kaser Co. Complete Furnishers of Homes, Offices Churches and Schools. 10-20 Alder St Walla Walla, Wash. BREVITIES T Notice of Final Arrotmt. In tho County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County, in tho Matter of tho KsUto of Mal colm McDonald, deceased. Notice is hereby given to all per dons whom it may concern that Will M. Peterson, Administrator with tho Will Annexed of tho estate of Mal colm McDonald, deceased, has (lied his Final Account; that tho Court, by order duly made and entered, has ap pointed Tuesday, tho 8th day "of June, nt the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon as the time, and tho County Courthouse at Pendleton as the place, where nil objections and exceptions to the said Final Account will be heard and a settlement there of made. Persons interested in this mutter will be governed accordingly. Dated this the Uh day of May, 1020. WILL M. PETERSON, Administrator with the Will An nexed of tho Estate of Malcolm Mc Donald, deceased. THE WESTOtl 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 All. bills of the Weston garage are due the first of each month. J. F, Snider. Tho Athena-Weston Post announce a dance for tomorrow night at Wes ton. Mr. and Mrs. Wiilard Forth are re ceiving congratulations upon the ar rival of a son at their home on Wes ton mountain. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Larson and Miss Glenadine Larson were visiting at the DcGraw residence from Wslla Walla Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. N. Snider of Tacoma are visiting relatives in this city. Mrs. Snider is a daughter of Mrs. M. W. Van Winkle. Ward Baker has gone to Enter prise, Oregon, accompanying Roy Read. Friends here hope that For tune will have a kindly smile for both of these popular ex-service men. Miss Larson has completed her school year on Weston mountain and loaves soon for Ihe east, where she will do special work this summer along educational lines. Miss Lar son has been engaged to teach the sixth grade In Umatilla this year. Mrs. C. C. Chase and two little sons motored down from Wallula and attended the Baptist association meeting Sunday in this city. Mr. Chase and family are preparing to move to Freewater to reside. Mr. and Mrs. Chase will conduct an ice cream and catering business there. Four of the Ferguson boys, young mountain farmers, have homesteaded 2400 acres of land on the breaks of tho Umatilla river near Bingham Springs. As the boys have already taken in 160 head of horses to pasture at J2.60 per month each, it begins to look as though old H. C. of L. will soon have no terrors for them. Billy and Lewis Van Winkle are evidently hoping to cut a swath in the strawberry market. They had two acres on tho upper reaches of Pine creek, and have just finished planting two more. Billy Van and Guy Killgore demonstrated unusual .speed In this bit of horticultural en tWprisc. They took up and set out 1500 plants in one day. J. A. Lumden has received a new boiler from Walla Walla for instal lation at his -feed mill, the boiler at present in use having proven inade quate. "Lum" developed a new wrinkle for unloading barley at the sidetrack below town. He rigged up a spout of corrugated Iron, and it neatly shoots the barley from the car into a wagon on the road below. He shipped a car of his own barley from Bates to Weston, and still has about 00 tons of the valuable cereal in the elevator there. Fred and Jasper Sams are back from an eventful bear hunt in the Blues. They encountered eight feet of snow in the timber near the toll pate while on their way to the Look ing Glass. For a time "they trav eled nicely on the crust, but warm sunshine melted the snow to such an extent that finally their tired horses could neither get forward nor back. They had to turn the animals loose and take the back trail on foot While slowly toiling along the Uma tilla river breaks they were lucky enough to run across three bear and to bag one of them a big black, weighing 400 pounds. Their suc cess, however, involved a long walk to the Floyd Fox place after a team with which to haul the carcass out. Mrs. Mark Henderson entertained last Wednesday evening at her at tractive home on Weston mountain, the young people of the upland dis tricts in honor of the fourteenth birthday anniversaries of two popu lar maids the Misses Dorothy Tweedy and Dorothy Bowers. A wienie roast in tho yard was a pleasing feature which created a great deal of merriment. Other re freshments dear to the heart of youth were generously served, after which games and music caused the time to pass rapidly. Those in at tendance were unanimous in declar ing the affair a most delightful one. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lawson, Tom Lawson and John Warner were in Weston Tuesday from Freewater. Joe Lawson resided in Weston in early years, as did also John War ner, and both of them like the town yet. The former owns considerable Freewater property that has ad vanced rapidly in value in recent months. Mrs. Eva Hartman and Mrs. Lil lian McMorris are leaving Pendleton the latter part of this week on their return home to Portland. They have been the guests there of their sister, Mrs. Abbie Mays. Mrs. Hartman has recovered from injuries resulting from a fall. which for a time kept her In St. Anthony's hospital. Wheat fields throughout this sec tion are greening, rapidly under the influence of bright sunshine follow ing the frequent rains. While late in getting started, the wheat is mak ing up for lost time, and the pros pect at present is considered favor able enough to suit the most pessimistic. F. J. Van Winkle, former Weston teacher, was here this week from Portland on his way to Salt Lake City. Mr. Van Winkle may attend the Dioneers reunion on his return. He was the first secretary of the as sociation and an ardent promoter of the first reunion. Ray Gordon went to Walla Walla Wednesday after a new motorcycle, which he will put in commission on mail route No. 2 during the nice weather. Mrs. Gordon relieved him as carrier for the day. vs Lester Hodgson is reported this week to be improving. Charles M. Schneider was here this week from his newly-acquired farm near Mica, Wash. Mrs. Ross Maloney is a hospital patient at Walla Walla, where she sustained a surgical operation Mon day, performed by Dr. Thomas: Apply engineering efficiency to state control of public utilities." Vote for Rhea Luper, republican nomina tion for public ser-ice commissioner. Adv. Miss Thelma Anderson has return ed to her home in this city, having completed a most interesting and successful year as teacher in the Homestead, Oregon, school. . Mr. and Mrs. Ralph G. Saling have leased the apartments in "The Locusts" formerly occupied by Mrs. Margaret Rabb, and are now com fortably established therein. Mrs. Frederick Heath of Athena was a guest Sunday at the A. T. Met home and assisted in celebrat ing tho seventy-third birthday anni versary of the head of the house. Albert O'Harra's right hand is out of commission, and is causing him considerable bother. He raked the member across a projecting copper revet on a piece of harness, lacerat ing three fingers. J. C. Davis is getting by with his work at the Culley farm as well as he can with a badly damaged foot A horse stepped upon the member a few weeks ago, and symptoms of blood poisoning have lately developed. ELECTRIC SUPPLIES AND MIRING Estimates Furnished Free on All . Kinds of Work. AU Work Guaranteed. FREEWATER ELECTRIC. SUPPLY HOUSE Phone No. 433 Freewater, Or. TR0YLAORYC0. Pendleton, Oregon Leave your bundles on the porch MONDAY and THURSDAY X for our House-to-House Service "We Wash Everything But the Baby." Dr. S. L EEJillARD Veterinary Surgeon Phone Main 253 e.oooeooeeaoee K 8 The Fanners Bank of Weston Established 1891 All temporary coupon Liberty Bonds except those of the fourth issue should now be ex changed for permanent bonds. If you wish us to attend to this for you, please bring your bonds in.