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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1921)
V WWWW VWWW WWW W W W W 9 T-ww - - BREVITIES Nr. K. Morrison motored to Walla VTalla Tuedy to pcnd several boon ith relative and friend In the Garden City. Mr. Mark Henderson and daugh ter, Ni Dorothy Tweedy, were eck-nd visitor at the C. W. Awry home. Rev. A. J. Staroier. who ha been conducting ttvival aervlcM in Idaho tha pant three weeks! will occupy his pulpit Sunday morning. Mr. and Mr. J. A. Lumsdcn wire dinner guest Sunday at the home of JJrs. Kannie McBrido, A rlcasant oeil hour followvd the busine esaion of Crescent Chapter No. 4T, O. E. S., last Friday evening. Lunch was acn-ed and the members were delightfully entertain ed by Joe Payant, Carl Brandt and Rulon Smith with musical numbers on tha violin, guitar and ukelele. The next meeting will b held Friday evening, February 11. Merritt A. Baker, local weather observer, reports , three inches of rainfall for January, which is slight ly in excesa of normal. The breeiy and somewhat robust personality of "Jim" Killgor will be ' missed from Weston for several moons, he having gone to Koldman Wednesday to work on the J. E. Scrimshcr farm. St. Valentine's Day arrives a week from Monday, and the younger gen eration is busily engaged in select ing and manufacturing fascinating tokens of affection for "teacher" and companions, with which to" fittingly celebrate one of the red letter occa sions of childhood. A decree of divorce has been grant ed Mabel M. Vaughn by Superior Judge R. L. McCroskey of Whitman county, Washington, in her case gainst Lester M. Vaughn. The plaintiff's maiden name, Miss Mabel M. Lieuallcn, has been restored. Mrs. J. S. Ross waa here Sunday from the Walla Walla valley visiting at the home of her son, Arthur Rosa and family. George Bergevin rode into town Saturday evening to see the picture show. The street lights went out and his horse ran away in the dark ness, jinally falling on the floor of the' livery barn, where it sought refuge from unknown terrors. The rider has since been on crutches with a damaged foot, and the horse was badly hart. Andy Barnett, mail carrier on route No. 2, fared pretty middling well on his rounds lost Saturday. He and his little family have since been gratefully living on the fat of the land, as follows: Sausage and spareribs from. Joe Blomgren, a backbone from C. E. Beckwith, a side of spareribs from Ernest Hancy and ditto from Edgar Simpson. - Luther Stumbaugb, who lived on Reed and Hawley mountain some 20 years ago, and is well remembered by early residents of the Weston neighborhood, died recently at his home near Enterprise, Oregon. He is survived by the widow and four ahildren. ' Mrs. Sarah McDougal is reported to be very much improved by the at tending physician, Dr. McKinney. Col. F. G. Lucas has returned from a real estate trip into southern Idaho. Jasper O'Harra was here from southern Oregon this week to attend the funeral of his brother, the late Frank O'Harra. N. B. Foster was at Milton last week visiting his little son at the home of Mr; and Mrs. Bert Miller. Miss Alice Dowd, who has been vis iting her sister, Mrs. Will Gould, re turned Sunday, accompanied by Mrs. Gould, to her home at Washtucna. , Mrs. J. C. Frye of Colorado has been visiting at the home of her., daughter, Mrs. J. W. Bowers, on Weston mountain. Frank English was in Pendleton last week, visiting his brother and .sister. Ridenour of Chelan, Wash. Interment waa made ThursJay af ternoon in Masonic cemetery at Wes ton. Service wens conducted at the grava by Rev. W. 8. rayne. NEW ROAD PROPOSED I'P THE WESTON . MOUNTAIN There ia prospect of a new and better county road leading into Wes ton from Weston mountain. The old toad has been a source of annoyance and complaint ever since the moun tain was settled, because of steep and rocky grades, and the mountain is a unit in wanting a new highway. The proponed route loads up Hale creek, and ia said to admit of a grade of less than seven percent. The county court will be petitioned to open it as a county road, and Weston people will co-operate with mountain residents in this move ment A delegation goes to Pendle ton today. A preliminary survey of the proposed route has been made by Z. A. Lanadale, C. E.. of Pendleton. Wind Tors With Mail Carrier. During the heavy wmd last Satur day Roy May, mail carrier on route No. 1 out of Weston, had rather an unusual and unpleasant experience while coming down the Basket maun tain road. He had removed the top from his buggy, but nevertheless the rig blew entirely over when caught by a strong and angry gust. It turned upside up, catching Roy be neath it, and he was dragged some 25 feet before being able to release himself from his dangerous predica ment The frightened .team plunged on down the grade, tearing the-buggy to pieces. On reaching the Sam Key place the horses took opposite routes, and one o,f them still had a piece of -buggy trailing along be hind. Taking stock of personal dam ages, Roy found that be wasn't much the worse for his experience. Two Gaod Prosser Cows. Two cows at Prosser, Wash., are credited officially with outstanding milk production records. The ani mals are domiciled on the E. F. Bon son ranch and have started a in month test under the direction of a Washington State College official. In the opening seven days one cow gave 600 pounds of milk and the other 454 pounds; urn ittmtilii l.twisl ta Athena bv Charles Bunch 3 urrCTMl CfUnni C and other Adams men, and on arrival 5 ft to I UN OtnUULO J her Bunch swore to tha complaint ))'; t(" Nelson crest. He waa still in. The Weston High basket ball team toxkaUd when he appeared before was edged off to defeat by Athena tha Justice, The testimony went to lu.nt Friday night with 17 to 14 how that Nelson cursed before wo. score. Although it was not a gooj men at Adams and flourished a revol exhibition of hoop throwing on either vcr. ,. side, an extra five minutes had to be played, as the score stood even on the ASSOCIATION MANAGER WILL allotted time. Snider and Ray bom ADDRESS UMATILLA FARMERS staged a snappy guard game. Manager Goo, C Jewett of tha Vahington Wheat Growers nssocla Miss Brown was back at her old tj,m wm ulrca the Umatilla county Hi!.t Monday and English work was WM.,t formers in Pendleton Fcbru resumed after a short vacation. My n t a special meeting to be held . under the auspices of the Farm Bu A botany class uuder Miss llus- Kau ,t 1:30 p. m. The Washington bnuds was started at the first of the Maoclation has thirteen million bush new semester. Field tramps and mi- e, f heat signed up tinder a tlx eroacopie study will bo features of vcar contract and expecta to have at the course. Note-book drawings are t4ut flftoen million bushels by Mareh also necessary. 15. A similar organisation known aa " the Oregon Wheat Growers has re Tho girls practiced tennis last cvny been formed In this state. At Tuesday night Tennis is new. to the annual meeting of the County moat of them, but they hope to at- yMm Bureau held January 27, S. J. quire skill in the racquet. (They Culley, who represented the bureau already have proficiency with "rack- jn the organisation of the Oregon t.t." Wheat Growers, reported. The 400 ' famrers present were interested, and With the coming of the first rob. pressed a desire to hear Mr. Jew- ins and Colonel with his baseball fe- 0tt explain the plan, ver, various school activities are . , , taking shape. A special movie, a play, a banquet and a party are among the good things yet to come, Mr. Fitzpatrfrk was slightly 11 a part of last weok. and was unable to The R. G. Sating have secured a residence in San Francisco, and their household goods were shipped to that city this week from Weston. Mrs. Saling is continuing success. w Commercial Stationery 'Wedding Announcements Calling Cards Loose Leaf Bill Heads Handbills . YOUR ORDERS NEATLY AND PROMPTLY FILLED. Vho Weston Leader ... . . imiv nvr nrnifBSiuiiai wvm mm m instruct the e.ghth grader, in tne.r of sh h work- number of worth-while engage , menta to fill, and is singing regular - Kaiiwd DiMurbance At Adams. y n one of the San Francisco Chris John Nelson of Pendleton paid a tian Science churches. Mr. Saling ia $50 fine in Justice of the Peace Rich- following electrical work, and Miss ards" court yesterday afternoon for Lois Is contentedly going to school, disturbing the peace at Adams prior her credit from the Weston school to coming on to Athena. He was rol- having oeen recognizee. FRANK .O'HARRA, PIONEER IS CALLED BY DEATH Frank O'Harra, well known resi dent of Umatilla county and member of a prominent pioneer family of the Weston neighborhood, was called by death Monday after a long illness, at the hospital in Pendleton. Frank O'Harra was born in Indi ana May 3, 1852, and in 18C5 crossed the plains with his parents, tha lata Mr. and Mrs. Daniel O'Harra, to Or egon. The family located on a farm near Weston, where Frank spent his boyhood. He later went to Pendle ton, where he resided 68 years. The deceased had long been a member of Weston Lodge No. 65, F. & A. M., and he held a life membership in the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He en joyed the friendship and regard of those who knew him well. Frank O'Harra was one of a family of ten children and is survived by three brothers and one sister. They are: Iven and Marion O'Harra of Weston, Jasper O'Harra of Central Point, Oregon, and Mrs. William Oregon News Notes German, which hue not been taught at Albany college Arcs the beginning 3f the war between th Unifed States and Germany, will be revived at the rollege next week, President Williams has announcd. One hundred and fifty members of the Bend commercial club and the Woman's Civic league of Bend attend ed an "Oregon products" dinner. The menu contained nothing not grown or, produced within the state. The Northwestern Metalware com pany of Minneapolis, one of the larg est manufacturer of motal ware In the country, will establish a large fac tory in Portland to supply the trade of the firm on the Pacific coast. The seriousness of the coyote men ace In the Callapopla valley and Sweet Home districts I shown by the fact of the agitation In favor of a coyote club wblcb will pay bounties of $100 for grown animals and $20 for pups. Holes Asa B. Robinson resigns as county Judge there will be a recall election in Polk county next month. County Clerk Moore has held that peti tion filed with him are sufficient and that the election will be called within the 20 days specified by law. Jack McKeown, 27, a truck driver employed by the state highway com mission, was fatally Injured; V. II. Dickerson, a workman, suffered a broken collarbone, and four other men were slightly injured in an accident on the highway four mile east of Pendleton. Authorization ha been granted by tbs interstate commerce commission to the United Railways to abandon II mile of track between Llnnton and Wllkesboro, at the same time authoriz ing the acquisition of the trackage by the Portland, Astoria A Pacific Rail road company. The district engineer at Portland has recommended to the board of army engineer for rivers and harbors that plan be prepared for a detailed proj ect for the improvement .of Coos Bay and harbor and Isthmus slough, ac cording to advice received by Repre sentative Hawley. BUTTER WRAPS Furnished and Printed at the Leader office One hundred 1 50 Each additional hundred ' 0 75 TERMS CASH ONLY to coming on o Ainenn. iic .- -.. ... ift . as Will Help Income Tax Payer. H. O." Payne .and H. E. Gaffney, deputy collector- of internal reve nue, will be at the postofflce building in Pendleton February 14 to March 5, inclusive. They will assist the people of this district in making and filing their income tax return for the year 1020. Walla Walla Reduces Debt. In the face of increased costs of operating the municipality and ex tensive demands for public better ments, the corporation of Walla Wal la has rather distinguished itself by reducing the city debt by $45,030 in the last 17 months. We Are Offering at this time 80 Dozen Cans of TOMATOES ImhmI f J At the Following Prices: A. & L. No. 2 1-2 Standard 5 cans 95c, case $4.65 A. & L. No. 2 Standard. 7 cans $1.60, case $3.35 Preferred Stock No. 2 1-2, extra choice .4 cans 95c, case $5.50 Preferred Stock No. 3, extra choice. .3 cans 85c, case $6.35 We Si Have Some of Thai Good foilet Soap, 16 bars (or 51.0ft. All White Laundry Soaps, 14 bars. .$1.00 Small White Beans, .14 lbs. for ' $1.00 Corn Meal, 9 lb. sack 50c Oats, 9-lb. sack... 65c Good Toilet Paper, 4 for. . . .:' .25c i m i JJ VJVlll 1UVUI) t AJt -gj I Oats, 9-lb. sack 65c l jj ii ii