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ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 25, 1931
NUMBER 39
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THE SITUATION
No Wheat Man Represents
That Product As Farm
Board Member.
E. B. Aldrich, editor of the East
Oregonian, writing in his paper on
his return from' Washington, where
the Walla Walla plan was put up to
the Farm Board, discloses that there
is no practical wheat man sitting on
the board to represent that important
agricultural product. He says:
". . . . The members of the board
are fine men individually but there
is not an outstanding businessman in
the group and - there is no wheat
member on the board. We felt that
handicap keenly. Wheat is the chief
food crop of the nation and the pro
duct around which the agricultural
battle has waged during the past 10
years but wheat is not represented on
the farm board. The vegetable grow
ers, the citrus fruit men, dairymen,
livestock men, tobacco men and cot
ton growers are represented but
wheat is not. For that situation the
president is responsible for he names
the farm board members.
" "Here is a point that will interest
Charles Cook and others. At our final
meeting last Wednesday, Mr. Den-
man, acting chairman that day, said,
"Now if the farmers would all just
get together in the co-op we could do
something' or words to that effect,
replied "That is . exactly what the
Cook plan called for, a 90 per cent
sign up but the farm board rejected
it."
"To my surprise Mr. Denman said
he had not heard of the Cook plan
and did not know it had been consid
ered yet he has been a member of the
board from the start. What do you
know about that!
"The farm board members as I see
it, assuming that they do their own
thinking and are not subject to out
side control, take a too narrow view
of their duties. , They do not grasp
the possibilties open to them and do
not realize the great opportunity
they have to help win the war against
hard times. They are a bit like
school teacher who is so busy trying
to look nice she has no time to teach
school."
"Lost" Mine of
Little Applegate
Has Been Found
Scenes and Persons in the Current News
The Study Club
The second meeting for the year
of the Study club was held Friday
afternoon with Mrs. Frank Little
hostess, with ten members present,
as follows: Mrs. E. C. Rogers, Mrs,
W. O. Read, Mrs. M. W. Hansell, Mrs,
L. M. Keen, Mrs. M. M. Johns, Mrs,
Stella Keen, Mrs. Fred Kershaw, Mrs.
Lew McNair, Mrs. F. B. Boyd, Mrs. J
W. Pinkerton, Mrs. Little. Roll call
was answered with quotations from
poets mentioned in the lesson. Mrs.
Hansell gave a comprehensive talk on
Cambridge, Harvard University and
literary and historic associations. Mrs.
Rogers gave a short talk on Charles
town, Plymouth and Salem. Mrs. W. 0,
Read will entertain the club next Fri
day afternoon, when the roll call will
be again answered by quotations.
Mrs. Rogers will give a paper on Con
cord, with facts about Thoreau, Em
erson and Hawthorne s homes. Mrs
Boyd will take Whittier's country as
a subject with William "Lloyd Gar
rison and other contemporaries of the
poet.
Surprised Their Frfends
Keeping their nuptials secret from
relatives and friends, Miss Ada Cald
er, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Calder, and Mr. Allen Kirkpatrick of
Weston, made, the announcement of
their marriage which took place at
Clarkston, Washington, August 29.
The bridegroom is a son of Earl
Kirkpatrick of Weston. Both are
graduates of Weston high school and
have been prominent in the younger
set's social activities in the neighbor
town. They have left Weston for
California, where they may determine
to reside. .
t Body of Lost Man Found
Grants Pass. The body of William
Dahlberg, 82, who became lost Thurs
day of last week, when he separated
from companions in the dense thickets
of Deer creek valley, was found late
Tuesday by Flora Baird, daughter of
a Deer creek rancher. The girl found
the body while looking for stock in a
pasture. More than 100 men had
sought Dahlberg since his disappear
ance, and it was discovered a posse
had passed within 10 feet of the body
four days before.
Falling Temperature
With the mercury descending to 34
- Tuesday night, tomato vines and gar
den truck in this part of the county
were nipped by the first severe frost
. of the season, A dust storm prevail
ing here' Sunday, indicated that more
rain in the wheat belt would be need?
. ed before successful seeding opera
tions could be put wider way,
Medford. The long lost mine of
the Little Applegate, sought so long
that it has been believed a myth by
many : except" old-time miners, has
been reported located by four Med
ford men, who said they accidentally
stumbled on it one day last week.
For nearly 60 years searching par
ties have attempted to locate the old
mine. Hundreds of parties have scour
ed the district, but always without
success, until Ralph Stillman, A. H.
Tucker, A. H. Frederick and E. B.
Tucker happened onto it by chance.
Nearly six decades ago an old min
er, his name now forgotten, located
the mine and made annual trips to
Medford where he sold his precious
golddust and forwarded most of the
money to his relatives in the East.
According to the stories told, many
men followed this grizzled veteran
and attempted to find where he gbt
the high paying ore, but he always
succeeded m eluding them. He never
disclosed the location.
Suddenly the old miner disappeared
and since has never been" heard from.
Where he went or what happened to
him has never been learned. Some
years later his two sons from the East
organized a searching party and at
tempted to locate the mine, but fi
nally gave it up as a hopeless job,
due to the wild country in the district.
The four local men, stumbling onto
an -old cabin - about 80 miles from i
Medford, sought shelter"- there one
night last week. They, too, had heard
about the lost Applegate mine, but
the thought did not once enter their
heads that they had found the key
to it, they said. -
The roof of the log cabin had fallen
in. Before the hreplace was a home
made chair,' made of manzanita wood
in a fair state of preservation. Rats
had gnawed a leather seat from it,
but the wood was in good shape.
On the legs, the back and the arms
of the chair, they declared, was the
key to the lost mine, carved and in
laid with the Indian sign language,
Among the carvings were a whiskey
jug with several gold nuggets injaid
on it, a buffalo skull, a new moon, a
snake, a frog, the head of a man and
several other characters.
The discoverers, tracing these char
acters, said they learned where the
mine location was not far from the
house. When they returned to Med
ford Wednesday they brought with
them several samples of ore which
they sent to Tacoma to be assayed. A
report from the assayer Saturday re
vealed that the ore contained gold
worth $71 to the ton. They then an
nounced their discovery .;
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Portland Assured
Legion Conven
tion Next Year
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Six Hunters Are Fined
In Doe Killing Case
Six deer hunters were fined $100
and costs each, in Justice Berkeley's
court at Pendleton Wednesday, in a
case involving the alleged killing of
doe and a fawn near Bingham
Springs. Those fined were Henry Ar-
kell, George Miller, Joe Payne, Leon
Miller, Claus Wishman and Pat Shaw.
All paid their fines except Shaw.
According to Leon Miller's state
ment to The Press, his son "Bud" and
Pat Shaw shot the doe, and the re
port that other members of the party
pleaded guilty to participating in the
killing, is not true. He says they
were fined for eating the venison, and
that the four of the party did, not
take part in killing the doe. -"T"
Miller stated that no member of
the hunting party had anything what
ever to do in connection with the kill
ing of a fawn. r
Enjoyed Barbecue
An annual event anticipated with
much pleasure and always fulfilling
all expectations is the barbecue held
at the hospitable home of Mr. and
Mrs. George Gerking west of Athe-
The affair this year was especial
ly enjoyable due to the perfect weath
er and the splendid cooperation evi
denced by the attendance of 144
guests, members and friends of the
Christian Sunday school. Barbecued
lamb was the "piece de resistance"
supplemented by salads, sandwiches,
pie and coffee. Games and music
rounded out an evenings program
thoroughly enjoyed by all present.
Adams Community Dances
A group of Athena people attend
ing the dance given by the Adams
Community club Saturday night
included, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Rose
berry, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Swift,
Garth Pinkerton, Lowell Jenkins, So-
lista Pickett, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Cor
nell, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Smith.
Pendleton Plays Here
Saturday, October Third
Coach Shepherd will bring his Pen
dleton Buckaroos here Saturday,
uctober 6, for the first home game
with Athena high school football
team.
Pendleton has almost a new team
this year and with a new man at its
head, Athena chances of -making a
fair showing are considered good, for
despitevthe one-sided score made in
the, Mac-Hi-Athena game last Friday,
the local team out-played their heav
ier opponents throughout the entire
first quarter of the contest and kept
the ball in enemy territory.
Once on the one-yard line it looked
like a touchdown for Athena, but a
costly fumble messed up the chance.
After this critical stage of the game,
lack of reserves to replace injured
backfield men spelled disaster.
The Athena coach is building up re
serves from light, inexperienced men,
weighing less than 140 pounds and is
depending on speed in place of brawn.
Nevertheless he says he is prepared to
let the Buckaroos know they have
been in a game by the time the con
test is over, A good attendance is
wanted at this game, for no doubt it
will be one of the best-played on the
home grounds this year.
Forest Fire Razes
" Town in California
Seven homes were destroyed in a
fierce forest fire which razed the town
of Comptche, 40 miles west of Ukiah,
California late Wednesday.
Only the postoffice in the commun
ity was left standing as firefighters
hampered by a high wind and lack of
water, fought the flames which raged
over a 10-mile front, periling Navarro
and the entire Anderson valley.
Two schoolhouses east of Comptche
were destroyed earlier m the day.
Other fierce blazes were reported at
Laytonville, Anchor Bay, " Inglewood,
Hopland, Big Creek, Porter Valley,
Orr Springs and Fort Bragg.
A call for 500 men was sent to
Ukiah as the flames swept toward
Navarro.
The fires started in timber lands
belonging to the Union and Albion
Lumber companies. . After burning
over the cut-off lands the flames at
tacked stands of virgin timber and
spread to the hills.
Methodist Missionary Society
The Methodist Missionary Society
met Wednesday afternoon at Mrs.
Frank Little's home with twenty-four
members and two visitors, Mrs. Fred
Pittman and Mary Tompkins, present.
An interesting and instructive pro
gram on child education was present
ed. During the business session a com
mittee was apointed to assist the Ath
ena relief committee as follows: Mrs.
D. A. Lowe, Mrs. Frank Little, Mrs.1
Laura Froom. Donations may be left
with Mrs. Froom at the Athena hotel.
A social hour was enjoyed when a
committee consisting of Mrs. Frank
Williams, Mrs. D. A.-Lowe and Mrs.
L. A. Cornell served delicious pump
kin pie and coffee. The next meet
ing will be held at the home of Mrs.
John Tompkins.
Successful Fishing
Mrs. Arnold Wood, who is a mem
ber of a hunting party making head
quarters at Bingham Springs is
pending her time profitably with rod
and line on the Umatilla river. Each
day she is successful in bringing into
camp a string of fish of which any
pimrod might veil be proud.
Washington Democrats
More than 200 democrats from the
twelve counties in the fourth con
gressional district in the state of
Washington gathered at Walla Walla
Wednesday, in the afternoon tot hear
reports from the state and county
committeemen and committeewomen
on the conditions of the party organ
ization and in the evening to hear
talks from a half dozen men who will
probably seek both state and national
offices in the election 1932.
Damage To Forests
by Fire on Decrease
22,800 Acres Burned
A summary of fires in the national
forest area of Oregon this year
shows a total of 1958 as compared
with 1331 in 1930, but the acreage
burned this year was but 22,800 as
compared with 60,500 a year ago. The
summary starts with the first record
ed fires this year within the national
forests and runs until September 20.
The largest area burned was in the
Siskiyou forest, where the total was'
22,300 acres. This included a large
brush fire, according to John D. Guth
rie, assistant district forester. The
largest number of fires. was recorded
in the Umpqua forestwith 148. The
Siuslaw forest was second with 119
fires and the Santiam forest had the
lowest number with 12.
Of the 12 in the Santiam forest only
one covered more than ten acres. The
Cascade forest had a more remark
able record, although there were 34
fires. None covered more than ten
acres.
Man-caused fires greatly increased
this year, Major Guthrie said. Smok
ers were responsible for 356 as com
pared with 260 last year; incendiary
fires, increased from 82 to 286, but
campers caused but 187 blazes in 1931
as compared with 198 last year.
Fires caused by railroads also
greatly decreased. In 1930 there were
82 and this year 40. Of this number
26 Were in the Mount Hood national
forest in the Columbia gorge. ...
Lightning fires dropped from 1236
in 1930 to 310 this year.
The value of the timber destroyed
has not been computed by the forest
service. ' This is usually not done un
til after the fire season and the rang
ers have a chance to get to it, and af
ter two or three months the true loss
can be better ascertained. Detailed
reports on the damage is required
only where the fire burns over an area
of ten acres or more.
Athena Hunters Bring
Home Venison Steaks
Walter Bonifer of
Gibbon at State Fair
f Salem. More than 100 head of ro
deo horses including 40 of the an
nounced "worst outlaws" in the Pacific
northwest arrived here this week for
the rodeo-buckaroo program, feature
of the Arst three days of the Oregon
state fair, starting Saturday.
Frank Studnick, world champion,
Walt Bonifer of, Pendleton, Slim
Nichols of Condon, Glen Rutherford
of Arlington, were among the favored
contestants entered. .
In addition the list of star perform
ers includes uoyd baunders; Keba
Roberts ' of California; Tex Covey,
famous roper; and Rose Smith of
Pendleton, woman champion trick
rider.
Fire Destroys Tent v
The Weston Leader reports that
Bill Catlin and Harry Sears employ
ed with the county road crew near
Weston lost their tent and practically
all their bedding and clothing from a
fire which occurred last week on a lot
where they were encamped. The men
were asleep when their tent caught
fire from some unknown cause, and
had time to save nothing.
Bunny Takes a Ride
Ivan Ottoman received severe cuts
about his eye when a rabbit changed
its mind about crossing the highway
near Klamath Falls and instead
charged into the car. The rabbit leap
through the glass in the door. It was
killed.
Hear Ye, Local Fishermen!
The Weston Leader intimates that
last Friday was a lucky day for Joe
Wurzer, faithful local disciple of
Izaac Walton, when he took eleven
beautiful rainbow trout, ranging a
foot or more in length, from the Uma
tilla river. 'As a result an apprecia
tive local sports editor had fish for
breakfast.
Will Inspect School Buses
State police officials will inspect all
buses used in the various counties for
transportation of school pupils,
Charles Pray, superintendent of state
police, announces. The inspection will
include the mechanical condition of
the buses, whether the . drivers are
properly licensed, and if the cars are
etjuipped with proper accessories, ,
A number of Athena hunters took to
the hills for the opening day of the
deer hunting season, Sunday. That
section beyond Ukiah, embracing the
mountains and breaks of the John Day
river in Grant county was selected
by the majority of local sportsmen for
their hunting grounds. So far those
reported to have been successful in
killing their buck include:
George Weatherly, Velton Read,
Frank Williams, Fred Beckner, Lloyd
Michener, Wayne Pinkerton.
Lee Wilson and Bert Logsdon
brought in a fine buck from Baker
county, near Medical Springs.
Others who went from Athena on
hunting expeditions include Fay Le-
urow, s Barney Foster and Rich
Thompson, M. L. Watts, John Stand
age, Wm. McPherson, Joe Cannon,
Granville Cannon, Melvin Coppock
Marion Hansell. Arnold Wood. Fred
B. Kadtke, Ernest Ross, W. C. Camp
bell, M. I. Miller, Lisle Gray, Dean
Pinkerton, Dean Dudley, Glenn Dud
ley, Leonard Geissel, Everett Roth
rock, Goorge, Fay and Sam Pam
brun and Flint Johns. A number of
these have returned, others are still
in the hills in search of game.
Proposed Baker Rodeo
Suddenly Went Haywire
George King of Pendleton who had
made all arrangements for a three-
day rodeo Thursday Friday and Sat
urday of this week at Baker met with
a serious disappointment when the
grand stand on the grounds leased,
was condemned. The action did not
come until after Mr. King had made
all plans and transported stock and
equipment at considerable expense,
Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Baker accom
panied by Mrs. Sarah Gross and Wil
ford Miller departed early Tuesday
morning to take part in the produc
tion. Trailers carrying the horses
Friday and Sonny were part of the
local caravan and arrived at their
destination at noon. The party be
ing informed of the change in plans
left Baker for Athena at about two
o clock arriving here the same eve
ning.
A Detroit special to the Morning
uregonian says that Portland will be
the next national convention city of
tne American Legion.
The only city making a request for
the session next year is Portland, so
the Oregon metropolis will be report
ed out as the choice of the time and
place committee. Failure of more
than one city to bid for a national
meeting of the legion is something un
known to previous American Legion
conventions, there usually being not
less than six active contenders.
Portland had no opposition solely
because of the popularity of Oregon
in the national organization, which
had warned others that competition
would be futile.
The motion that the reports of the
committee recommended Portland be
adopted were made by Alex G. Barry,
department commander of Oregon and
seconded by John Quinny of Los An
geles, past national commander of the
legion, and president of a community
which has made four successive cam
paigns for the national convention,
nd was expected to enter the lists
this year.
Oregon's interest in the 1932 con
vention for a while precluded any lead
ing part in the campaign for the next
national commander of the legion,
IB BATTLE
pun
Strife Arising Over Selec
tion of Route, Port
land to Sea.
O. D. O. Changes Meeting
Thirteen members were present at
the first meeting of the O. D. O. club
last Friday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Ross Catron. During the busi
ness session Mrs. w. ju. iaer was
elected to membership and plans were
made for meetings of the coming sea
son which will be held on alternate
Thursdays. A social hour was en
joyed by the members and the hostess
served seasonable refreshments. The
next meeting of the club will be held
at the home of Mrs. Jesse Smith,
Thursday, October 1.
Lost Youth Found
Dor an Rhoads, 15, was found by a
searching party in thickly wooded
hills near Klamath Falls Tuesday. He
had 'been lost since Monday. He ap
peared to have suffered little from ex
posure. He became separated from
his father while the two were hunt
ing deer.
Ancient Buggies
Forgotten transportation came to
light at Salem with the start of a
search by a former livery stable man,
Bruno G. Boedigheimer, for rigs to
use in the old-fashioned buggy parade
at the Oregon State Fair night horse-show.
Apple Tree in Bloom
In. the orchard of Charles Minna,
west of Redmond, a large apple tree
is full of blossoms and buds. The
tree has matured - a crop of apples
this season.
Michigan Youths Jailed
Harold Burr, Wesley Clark and
Ward Jenkins, Michigan youths ar
rested by county officials on a gum
machine stealing charge, were given
20 days in the county jail.
Sewing Committee Appointed
E. C. Rogers, local chairman of the
organization for relief of the unem
ployed, has appointed Mrs. C. E. O,
Montague chairman of a sewing com
mittee, and she in turn has asked Mrs
D. A. Lowe and Mrs. Northrup to
serve with her. This committee will
appeal to clubs, churches and other
organizations to donate clothes, ma
terial and services. Plans are being
made to meet once a week to make
garments for needy children in Athe
na and vicinity and it is hoped that a
whole hearted interest will be shown
by Athena citizens. Announcement
of further plans will be made in next
week's Press.
White Men Chase Japs
Angry because Luther Harrell, op
erator of a 350-acre potato farm in
the Kittitas valley near Ellensburg,
imported Japanese potato pickers to
harvest his crop, a crew of white
men ran the Japanese off the Harrell
ranch Monday. The whites told news
paper men there were a large num
ber of unemployed married white men
in the valley seeking work, and they
did not intend to let Orientals take
the jobs.
Walla Walla Legion .
Assembling Food Stuffs
M. M. Richardson of the Legion
Record, published at Walla Walla.
chairman of the Legion Post commit
tee of that city for relieving the un
employed and needy legion members
there, was negotiating for a ton of
white beans from producers in the
Athena-Weston district, Wednesday.
Mr. Richarcson informed The Press
that his committee has the prepara
tory work of assembling food for un
employed ex-service men, their fami
lies and ex-service men who may pass
through Walla Walla during the fall
and winter, well in hand.
Food of all sorts is being gathered
by Mr. Richardson's committee, and
he says his workers are meeting with
generous response from the people of
Walla Walla and vicinity.
Disagreeable Dust Storm
Residents of Athena and vicinity ex
perienced the visit of a most disagree
able dust storm Sunday. A cold west
wind carrying dense clouds of dust
forced motorists to use their lights
in order to make any headway on the
highways. Though the wind subsided
Monday a pall of dust darkened the
atmosphere settling late in the eve
ning. Temperatures hovering around
32 degrees were noted Tuesday night
and ice was formed at several points
about town. "Si Perkins" traditional
last bath of the season in the horse
trough is "nigh onto" being due,
what with cold winds and Jack Frost
in the oiling.
Aside From That
In jail at Spokane, Ralph E. Briggs,
22, a meat cutter, had the following
ordinance violations to answer for:
Driving his automobile with one head
light, driving with defective brakes,
cutting corners at an intersection,
moving against a red light, and driv
ing while under the influence of liquor.
Superintendent's Son Dies
Friends of Barney Michael, popular
district superintendent of the Con
tinental Oil company were grieved to
hear of the death of his fifteen year
old son Donald the first of the week.
The Michaels home is in Yakima but
the body was brought to their former
home at Waitsburg for burial Wed
nesday.
Twelve Oregon counties have plac
Portland. Governor Meier mav
take a hand in the civil war that is
now, going on in the state highway
commission, a war started and main
tained with arguments over the best
"short route to the sea."
From his apartments in tha Ttpnnnn
hotel, where he has been resting for
several weeks, he revealed that he la
planning to call the highway com
mission into consultation some time
next week "for a discussion on unem
ployment."
He did not say that , he meant to
"jack up" the embattled commission
ers for the state of war that has re
sulted. In fact, he refused to com
ment on the matter other than to say
that "the commissioners should re.
member they are doing more than se
lecting highway routes thev ' are
spending the money of the people of
uregon."
But it is intimated that the conten
tion meets with little favor in his eyes,
and that' he might adopt a "Gentle
men, let's get down to work" attitude,
in the hope of expediting state busi
ness along approved and sound busi
ness lines.. '
His declaration of intention to meet
with the commission also carried with
it more than a hint that his "rest
cure" at the Benson has done him a
lot of good, and that he is about ready
to go back to his desk on a resrular
daily schedule. Asked as to where the
meeting with the commission would
be held, he said it would be "either
Portland or Salem."
The return of Commissioner Hanlev
from a trip to California mav def
initely decide the date of the meet
ing. It is reported that Mr. Hanley
plans to return to Oregon late this
week, which would make him avail
able for conference at any later time.
The attack on the commission start
ed immediately after commission en
gineers, in a reconnaissance report
issued Saturday, proposed the "Y"
short route to the sea from Portland,
using the Wilson-river youte to the
south and the Wolf-creek - Hamlet
route to the north. The report said
the two roads provide the shortest
distance between Portland and the
coast, involve the least amount of
new construction and can be con
structed at a total cost of $4,079,830.
Charles K. Spaulding, Salem mem
ber of the commission, announced in
newspapers that he would not sup
port this proposal and declared he was
carrying the fight to the people.
The report is based on a "horse
back" survey, he said, and the pro
posed routes never have been inspect
ed by heads of the engineering de
partment, he continued. He favors the
Scappoose-Vernonia route and the
Wilson river route.
Will Defend McLaughlin
The Athena law firm of Watts &
Prestbye has been retained by the de
fense in the murder trial of the
State vs. Ed. McLaughlin, which
comes up in the November term of
the circuit court at Canyon City,
Grant county. McLaughlin is charged
with the slaying of Joe Blessing,
sheep camptender who was shot, fell
in a fire, the flames consuming the
body. McLaughlin claims he had to
kill Blessing in self defense, when the
latter pursued him with an ax, after
the two had quarreled over disappear
ance of socks and tobacco, belonging
to McLaughlin. The case is attract
ing wide interest throughout Grant
county, where Blessing and McLaugh
lin are well known.
Saturday Night Dances
The first of a series of Saturday
night dances was enjoyed by a number
of young people at Evergreen Hall,
Saturday evening. Edwin McEwen
who is sponsoring these dances, ap
preciates the attendance for the open
ing night and expects patronage to
increase as the popularity of the
series grows. Excellency of the mod
ern dance music expected to be great-
enhanced by changes made this
week in better control of sound in tho
electrical amplification device. Re
freshments will be served at these
dances.
Craigen-Tucker
Miss May Tucker and James Craig-
en of Weston were married in Walla
Walla Saturday. Miss Tucker is the
inly daughter of Ralph Tucker and
was graduated from Weston hieh
school last May. Mr. Craitren has
grown up in Weston and has been
farming on Dry creek with C. E.
Fiske for three years. The couple
will live on the farm.
Rocks Smash Windows
Rocks thrown by cars passing
Bade't shoe store in College Place.
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