The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-12-08
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events Of the Week
Briefly Skstchsd for lnior-
nation Of Our Readers.

Secretary OF State olcott 10 IN Shi'
easO to visIt bis sister. who Is serious
~ ili.
The older boys' conference held Its
ira annual meeting In Corvallis last
week.
The Rogue River Valley Berkshire
association was organised At Grants
rsss last week.
Dallas sAurohes and lodges will
uni,s ,his year In q municipal Christ
mas tree and program.
Affidavits 10 import LIQUOR into
MuItnomah county totalled Ss.soo dur
Ing the month Of November.
Medfora high school won the foot
tall ohAmp,onship Of southern Oregon
By defeating Ashland 10 to Q.
The Clackamas County Anglers as
sooiation was organized at Oregon
City with charter membership OF %.
A sleeping COW on the tracks be-
tween coouIlfs and Myrtle Point
wrecked the Coos Bay limited pas
senger train.
According to figures compiled by
Insurance Commissioner Wells the
fire losses In Oregon in November to-
tailed si72.Sis.
The annual show of the Central
Willamette Poultry association win
take place in this city December IL
10 10, inclusive.
The Salem Junior Commercial club.
which win be an auxiliary OF the Sal
en- Commercial club. was organized
with II members.
A bll. giving to Insurance Commis-
sioner Wells power TO appoint q tire
marshal. will be introduced at the
nsxt legislative session.
The Oregon Agricultural college
football team defeated the University
Of Southern California eleven at Los
Angeles Thursday is to Z.
More than 500 delegates are expect
ed to attend the sixth annual Oregon
Irrigation congress. which viii con-
yene In Portland January 4. 5 and 6.
The annual meeting Of the State
Association OF County Judges and
Commissioners win open in Portland
December IL for four days session
Polk county Angora goats are In
such demand by eastern and southern
breeders and stock raisers that local
breeders are finding difficulty in fill
ing orders.
Governor withycombc Monday re-
appointed Harvey Beckwith. Of Port
land. as . member Of the Industrial
accident commission. The appointive
term 10 for four years
With total Of 1922 entries. not In
ciuding turkeys. ducks and geese, the
eighth annual show Of the Oregon
Poultry q Pet Stock association open
Cd in Portland Monday.
Mrs. @. Fl. Robbins. wife Of q Hood
River orehardist. finds profit in rails
Ing China pheasants. which are sold
at fancy prices TO breeders In differ
ent parts OF the northwest.
The Farmers Educational and Co
operative union. with delegates from
Oregon and southern Idaho, il to
gather in McMinnviIle December 5 to
for its annual convention
The cruisers in charge OF the work
Of classifying the Oregon and Califcr-
MIA railroad grant lands have aban-
doned operations until next April,
when the work viii be resumed.
The Mosaic league. society having
for It's purpose the creation Of public
sentiment against profanity, was or
ganized at q union meeting Of the
congregations Of Pendleton churches.
Examinations for state teaching
certificates win be held at the county
seat Of each Oregon county December
20, 21. ~ and %. J. A. Chnrchill, state
Of public instruction.
has announced.
Following the discovery Of two cases
Of Infantile paralysis at Looking Glass
Dr. David n. Roberg. state health Of
ticer. ordered the schools of the Look
Ing Glass district closed for period
of IL days.
A system of Wholesale bootlegging
In Bend IL believed TO have been un-
covered by the arrest Of man named
Wyatt and two associates, who are
charged with having peddled liquor
for several weeks.
The application. Of Arthur 5. Beede
& Sons Of Drewsey for the construc-
tion Of reservoir for the storage Of
$500 acre feet Of water for the irriga.
tion Of 1896 acres Of land has been
approved by State Engineer Lewis.
According TO the report Of the COM
missioner Of internal revenue, the to-
.al income tar paid by the comforta-
1Iy.fixed and the well-to-do OF Oregon
,gKreeatsd sils.ls7 for the last fiscal
rear, and was paid by 2421 men and
women.
A "fifty-fffty'' agreement between
C. A. Murphy, of the Oregon
tate penitentary. and the eonvicts
o,s.a IN the institution, has tacitiy