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Newspaper
Weston Leader
Location
Weston, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1915
Page
3
Weston brief items report Dreamland motion pictures next week, local visitors and health notes, a proposed 10000 acre drainage project between rivers, road work and labor disputes, car accidents, boxing bouts in Pendleton, school moves, and real estate sales including the Rogers farm near Weston and a submarine rescue tale from Glenn Morrison.
A hometown advertisement urges readers to buy bread locally to support the town's economy. It claims Weston bread is shipped days fresher when produced at home, promotes daily baking, cleanliness, and a new ice cream offering with low prices, and highlights various baked goods and peanut specials.
Ohmart and Abrams photographers note Weston contains many beautiful children. Their new studio in Brandt building showcases a proud, handsome young population. They say Weston rivals larger centers for child beauty and the town may be judged by its little residents.
Weston anticipates a new mercantile store led by J F Slover as manager and largest shareholder. A Weston Mercantile Company with 69000 capital is planned with 25000 paid in and the rest to follow. Subscriptions near 15000 already, with 10000 more expected. Shareholders face limited liability after paying stock, and eight percent dividends are hoped from launch. The committee handling subscriptions is Watts, Price, Banister, and Rogers. Slover will bond for 10000 and oversee operations to meet catalogue house competition.
Former Weston druggist W J Morrison died at his Portland home after an apparent suicide attempt with poison capsules. Reports cite despondency over business as a motive though physicians found no poison trace. The Oregonian notes no natural cause was found, authorities pursuing the case.
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