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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 28, 1921)
n I If II 1 i nutuiHiiiitttm weswn wy X Weston High BREVITIES ! SvKTJ Weston Bop Wis fast Cam Weston High lost and won In iU game with Pilot Rock night on the local bas- The (irl lov ruoi eston It Hut the boy covered themselves with glory by A quantity of warm ', clothing, winning Weston 30, Pilot Rock Sii. underwear ami shoee h been gath- The boys ramc nJ 'u ered together by the Sunday school ruua, ami recalled to old-time fans of tha M. E. Church, South, and the historic battles In the palmy forwarded for distribution at relief days tf yore, when the lamented headquarter in IVland. Normal was in it prime and once Mrs. Margaret Rabb of Athena, gave O. A. C. a wonderful fight. Mr, and Mr. T. L. McDride and son And the .Ut traditions of Weston Lawrence, Wfr dinner guesta Sunday High were aUo upheld by the local, at the J. A. Lumsden home, who played in surpassing form. Misa Frank Harris Davia wa dc- Victorious over all rival in it end lightfully surprised last week when pf the county, Pilot Rock wa touted aha received a pretty water color to win and did indeed make a brave sketch of Crater lakethe work of and gallant showing. But the team Misa Mabel Colvin, a former member tactics of the defender saved tho of the local school faculty. day. It soon became apparent that W. W. Smith pf Bicklcton, Wash., the strategy of tho visitors wa is visiting at "the noma of his son, based, upon the remarkable prowess Jay V. Smith. of their lanky and powerful center - Mrs. I J. Jackson of Weston is he of the embryonic Charley Chaplin, visiting th week at the home of This boy of the struggling. mustache her son, Mr. Clay Jackson of Athe- in truly a bird, but Weston clipped na. ' hi wing on nearly every play. Nellie and Robert llagar of Pcndle- Coached by wise old veterans from tan were week-end visitors in town the side lines, Bulflnch devoted his at the home of their grandmother, efforts .solely to guarding and Mrs. Sarah Powls. thwarting the Pilot Rock hero, who At his country residence -cast of t that made some wonderful shots town Saturday evening Georg Otte when given half a chance. Weston was the amiable host of a delight- centered its play on Payne at for ful party, at which dancing and ward, who had a great night and cards were the chief diversions. Re- justified the confidence reposed in freshmen ta were served at midnight, him by tossing no lens than ten field The guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Al- froals. His colleague. Phinney, alxo bert O'Harra, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. played with dash and brilliancy. McBridc, Mr. and Mra. M. W. Peder- In the girls game Jackson scored sen, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Miller, Mr. all but two of Weston's points. She and Mrs. C. C. Osborne, Mr. and would simply reach way above her Mrs. Ray O'Harra, Mr. and Mrs. smaller guard and calmly tosa 'em Newt O'Harra: Misses Vira Morri- in. The work of Thoeny and Eagle son, Wavel O'Harra amd Ruby Price; ton also scintillated, but as a team Messrs. Herman O'Harra, George the visitors played in more consist Blomgrcn, Lyle Webb and William ent form and deserved their win. Fehr. The scores: Lost In or near the I. O. O. F. Boys Teams. hal, Weston, a small, black, lowed Weston H. Phinney. rf, 6; check book issued by The First Na- p,ync, If. 20; C. Snider, rg, 4; tional Bank of Pendleton and con- Rayborn. Ig; L. Bulfinch, c. 5 WESTOH SCHOOLS a The other night when Weston High played Pilot Rock High tha old gym wa honored by tha presence of soma forty Pilot Rock inhabitant. They were mostly adulta who cranked up tha "old linie" and came to aea their boy win, Hut in pil of rl-an and fast playing tha boys' team could not overconia tho Weton spirit Wa hope that forty Weston people w ill motor to Pilot Rock on the night of February Uth for the same purpose that brought these fody lnyal Pilot Kockrre to 'Weston to sea and help their school win. They will not be disappointed; and while wa are about it we want to thank all those pcopla who turned out and hclted us win last Friday night. Copying after the Pilot Rock cen ter who visited us last week,1 many of the "bunch" neglected tha more orless-a-mattcr of form weekly shave in an effort to cultivate a "shaduw." (James, my mustache cup!) , A meeting of the athletic council was held this week for the- purpose of procuring Idlers for the baket ball outfits. These will be awarded soon. , The physiology examination was taken Inst Wednesday. A delay at the first of the year made the lata tests necessary. Among the varioua good omens of spring the most obvious are those at Weston High. Long periods which might otherwise be spent In profound study are devoted to perus ing three. Spalding catalogues In search of baseball euita. So soon a fi basket ball fadea the horse hide will again cut tha air on Normal heights, tiirla' tennis la also making Itself heard from In school circles. The High school served coffee, sandwiches and rake to tha tired Pilot Rock visitor last week, lest they feel hungry after their long drive. Tha sophomore girl sold csndy and popcorn from a pink and white booth, during tha game. Misa Brown, Instructor In English, ha been ill the past week and la re reiving hospital treatment at Walla Wala. ft ia expected that shn will bo able to resume her post Monday. ' The girls' basket ball team I or dering sweater of barbaric coloring. These are to be of bright gold body with mild splashes of rich purple on ruff and, collar. Skeptic malea who have no rye' for beauty portend: "You'll be able U ae m a mile." But after all, this is probably tha idea in view anyhow. IKmpondrary Causes Suicide, As a result of disKndency and ill health, Mrs. T. W. Avers, aged 60 committed suicide at her home in Pen dlrton, Saturday night, ly shooting herself with a .32 automatic pistol. Clad in Iter night drrts and bleeding profusely from the wound, Mr. Ayroa wa found lying on her bed with the pistol grasped in her hand, by a roomer in the house, who was entering the front door when the ahot was ft red. Ho summoned a physic ian, but efforts to save the woman's life were unavailing. 1 1 FODSI mew NEW PRICE $TJLG0i With Power Pulley. OLD PRICE, $890.00 Without Power Pulley. LIBERTY AUTO CO. O. A. Adams Walla Walla I holding a targe poultry ahow this week with a splen did entry list and many special features. :; BUTTER WRAPS :!: Furnished and Printed at the Leader office One hundred... v 1 50 Each additional hundred 0 75 TERMS CASH ONLY e . , taining some money. Finder will please return to Brady Howdyshell, jorjan 915 E. Court St. Pendleton Or Word has been received from Mr. and Mrs. L. L O'Harra that they are enjoying pleasant njcetings with many former Weston folk who are : i i a 1 1 '""""r - Qamer. If, 9; H. Warner, on Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Jones, who are spending the winter in the south land. They were somewhat sur prised to find the weather quite cold .in southern California. Miss Sabra Nason, county librarian accompanied by her assistant, Miss Freda Glover, spent Saturday in town, classifying dnd indexing non- stroyed the warehouse of the Pilot fiction volumes in the local library. Rock Elevator Company, a co-opera-The ladies were luncheon guests at tivo concern, early Sunday morning, the H. Goodwin home. A considerable quantity of grain that Mr. and Mrs. Ben R. Smith and was stored in the warehouse was de Mr. and Mra. D. W. Nelson motored stroycd.together with several car over from Walla Walla Sunday to loads of salt The Ioks is cstimatvd Pilot Rock W. Horn. rf. 4; If. 4; B. Smith, rg; Smith, lg; V. Brecher. c, 14. Official, Geo. Blomgrcn. Girls' Teams. ' Pilot Rock Z. Johnson, Stanton, re; V. Smith, rf. Qamer, If, Korpela, 1c. Weston B. Thorsen, jc; E. Thoe ny, rc; R. Jackson, rf. 12; E. Davis, If, 2; H. Rayborn, rg; E. Eagleton lg. Official, Pody Duncan. jc; E. QJ W Ll XZS- L-J 1 I l0: tzJ rc: A. HI a"1 ' Fire Pilot Roc Fin of undetermined origin de- spend the day with the Jay V. Smith family. Mr. Smith and Mrs. Nekton are brother and sister of "Jay V. Smith. Before the embers "were cold of a to be around $75,000, covered by inr surancc. and a portion of the grain may be ''salvaged, though in damaged condition. Great difficulty was experienced in house destroyed by fire at Prosscr, fighting the fire as the warehouse was Wash., neighbors had arranged to re- located on the outskirts of Pilot construct it without charge to the homeless family. A petition is being circulated among Main street property owners for the paving of that thoroughfare from the west line of Water street to the west line of Broad. The doc ument is headed by Jones & Jones with a frontage of 140 feet, and con siderable frontage besides is also represented. It is proposed that the Rock and the local fire department did not have sufficient hose to reach from the city limits , to the location of the fire. The flames were well under way when the fire was dis covered at 6:30 Sunday morning. Pilot Rock citizen turned out en masse to combat the fire, as did farm-.j ers from many miles around. The Pendleton fire department sent its apparatus equipped with chemi- ten-year plan of payment be adopted, cals and a hose early in the morning. Confidence is felt that the required and the Pilot, Rock citizens, aided by amount of property will be signed the equipment, were able to save two up, as paving will make a much other large warehouses near. ' needed improvement, and put Wes ton in line with Freewater, Milton, Athena and Helix all of which now have paved streets. , Ellsworth Woods has received sev- The farmers' warehouse was in ruins by 10 o'clock. Pilot Rock pco-x pie declared that a change in the wind at that hour was all that saved the Pacific Coast Elevator company's eral propositions from oil men wbo warehouse and the Henry W. Collins would like to lease his holdings near warehouse, which are located close to Lewiaton, Idaho, for the purpose of the one which was destroyed, drilling oil wells. Ellsworth is a bit Wc Arc Offering at this time 80 Dozen Cans of TOMATOES '- . At the Following Prices. A. & L. No. 2 1-2 Standard. .'. .5 cans 95c, case $4.65 A. & L. No. 2 Standard 7 cans $1.00, case $3.35 Preferred Stock No. 2 l-2, extra choice. .4 cans 95c, case $5.50 Preferred Stock No. 3, extr choice . .3 cans 85c, case $6.35 IVe SI Have Some ol W Good xs ffil (f Tl 5) ii in doubt about accepting, as he says he doesn't like to have his land "all bored up." Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Baker of En Death Calls Mrs. Hilde&rand Mrs. Louise S. Hildcbrand, be loved wife of Frank Hildebrand, was terprise, Oregon, were in Weston fa,le,a utaln. - , this week on their way to visit rc!a-hcr late home ,n We8ton' Oregon, at tives at Enterprise and Oregon City. Mr. Baker, who "grew up" in Wes ton, found pleasure in renewing old time friendships. Rev. W. S. Payne is again at Touchct, Wash., having been called there for another week of revival meetings. His first scries was very successful, and resulted ' in 24 conversions. the age of 62 years and 28 days. Mrs. Hildebrand was the mother of nine children, six of whom, together with her husband, survive. Mrs. Hildebrand was a natiye'of grated with her parents to Califor nia. When but v years old she came to Oregon and was united in marriage to Charles Dixon, the first of four husbands. At an early age he was rnnvprrl and united with ' Skiing was the novel sport of the the church, and at the time of her day Sunday at the mountain home of dcath WM a member of the First Mr. and Mrs. Ernest J. Haney, who Baptist church of Weston. Pastor entertained at dinner the following storms pays this tribute to her mem guests: Misses Attress and Thclma OTy: in her death the husband has McCojfcell and Effie Basford; Messrs. iost a devoted wife, the children a Jimmie Smock, Oscar Maloon and faithful mother, the church one of Orval Noble. Following dinner, the jt8 most consecrated and earnest guests found great enjoyment in the workers." pastime famed in Scandinavia. The funeral services were held at Miss Lilian Sheldon and Mr. and the Baptist church Wednesday after Sirs. J. A. Lumsdcn were guests at noon at two o'clock, where jthe scr- "500" party given by Mrs. Margar- mon was preached by the pastor, ct Rabb and Mrs. W. C. Eminel in The remains were laid to . rest . in Athena Wednesday evening. Weston cemetery. i FoOet Soap, 16 bars lor $1.69. .All White Laundry Soaps, 14, bars $1.00 Small White Beans, 14 lbs. for. . . .$1.00 Corn Meal, 9 lb. sack v. 50c Oats, 9 lb. sack. . " .... ..... .. : 65c Good Toilet Paper, 4 for . . . .25c I ! I