The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-12-01
colonel Henry n. Ludlow. who has

menI with headquarters In San rrar
cisco.
While In former years a total an
nual average Of approximately 1900
lunches of celery has been shippe,
from the Hood river valley. the isi,
crop Ia almost a total failure. an,
celery for Christmas and ThaagsEtv
Ing dinners will be imported.
contending that all Of the sta,e''
business should be transacted In the
open. several members OF the coming
legislature have signified thelr inten
ton Of introducing bills providing that
the sessions OF all state boards and
commissions shall be public.
Oregon hop growers ere taking a
pessimistic view Of the situation and
assert that hundreds OF acres OF hops
viii be plowed under regardless OF
the duration OF the English embargo,
while II the embargo continues. thou
sands Of aeres are likely to be plowed
under.
The antl-saloon league OF Oregon
spent til,sl& In the recent campaign
which put the state bone dry" aud
perfected one OF the most powerful
interchurch and intersociety organi.
nations that has ever been built up in
any state 10 carry through a prohibi.
ton campaign.
Official returns received from all
the IS counties In Oregon by Secre.
tary Of State oleott Of the result OF
the election Of candidates for member
ship in the senate and house during
the next legislature show that % mem
bers OF the 1918 legislature will return
FOR the 1917 session.
Actual work on the construction OF
The proposed Oregon. California Q
Eastern railway will begin immediate
y upon the final outworkings OF Ger.
ain legal formallties at klamath Falls
md Lakeview. With everything work.
ngs without hitch, this 10 possible OF
Iolution within 80 days.
In behalf Of candidates for state
md district offices and for and
.gainst the various measures voted
Ipon at the recent general election in
oregon. the sum Of ssT,47s1i was ex.
ended prior to the election. according
0 statements filed In the office Of
secretary of State oicott.
The proposed Oregon statewide auto
ssocistion died . natural death last
eek when the directors Of the Port :
md Automobile club decided to alter
heir bylaws to permit them TO branch !.
ut to embrace the statewide pro-
ramme suggested by the organixers
I the tentative association.
Two California liquor firms, located :
/ Hornbrook. Cal. Just across the
regon line. who have been doing a
Iail order business estimated Rt close Q
, $4,000 per month are making plans s
, fight oregon's absolute prohibition Q
bone dry" law when II becomes ef :,
'ctive In January. II Is said.
The honor Of turning the first dirt Y
the construction OF the Oregon, q
slifcrnia q Eastern railroad is TO i,
, shared between Mrs. Robert Z. ,
.rahorn and Mrs. George Mcdonald.
e Oldest living white woman resi- .
int Of klamath county, according to 9
announcement made at klamath Il
Ills. A
Talk OF a recall Of members Of the ;,
unity court Of Polk county has been =
vived. A movement Of that kind y
Is started several weeks ago, but
fficient number OF signatures were cs
/ secured to the petitions TO bring \,
} matter before the voters at the 4
ne of the regular election on No =
mber Z. u
Three OF the $50 accidents reported oi
the state Industrial accident COM b,
ssion during the week ending No. !.
mber 20 we're fatal They were
ancis Peiquet, Of Mabel. killed in !"
,ging operations: H. Anthony. Of tr
rtland. killed in steel works, and fe
c. Bassett, Of Newberg. killed in
ging operations. j,
Plans for the formation Of state ~
ID roads association 10 prepare and W
INIT TO the next legislature q new di
d code for Oregon. with view TO tr
tematic road Improvement through. i,
the entire state, were launched at
Meeting held in Albany. The state
citing is proposed to be held in the nj
rthouse In Portland December 10. it,
.obert n. Stanfield Of stanfisid, Ia
ntie 3. Cwinn Of Boise. O. r. Stan. q.
d, Glen Mccullough and n. L. Stan. ~
d have purchased from P. H. o'Neii ee
sons the property Of the Maiheur be
estock q Land company. It 10
erstood that this property has p,
nation Of approximately ssso.Ooo. i:
holdings consist OF about $4,000 eio
Is Of leased land. aside from forest sp'
srve rights. The land 10 located Ia
a -. 1-.-A rr.m~x~ a~A naha~