The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-12-08

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The biennial report OF the state land
board for the period ending Septem
Der 30, 1915. shows that In the period
the state has sold 1860 acres. Of
which iO,Tsssa acres were school
lands. s&o acres agricultural college
lands and S4TlS acres tide lands,
Longer winter days for chickens
mean more winter eggs, according to
=. W. Riggs. a poultryman OF klamath
Falls. who runs summer schedule
ON his hens by means Of electric
lishts over the roosts and claims that
the experiment is working out very
successfully,
Details OF plans for highway I'm
provement authorized by the passage
OF a sssO.O00 bond issue at the recent
election are being worked out In Was
co county. An advisory committee
representing different sections OF the
county has been appointed by tns
county court.
Governor withyeomhe has express
ed the opinion that the passage by
the people OF the per cent tax hmt
tation amendment nullifies. to all
practical intents and purposes, the act
OF 1918, which created an emergency
board and he believes that the duties
OF this board are now over.
Five hundred men and women In
Portland at q mass meeting voted a
two weeks boycott on eggs. They
also appointed a committee OF five to
draft a memorial to President Wilson
and TO oregon's delegation In con-
sress. urging an embargo on all prod
ucts now being shipped from this
country.
Fourth-class postmasters have been
appointed in Oregon as follows; Al
bert J. Whitaker. Grand Ronde. vice
william Mellieu. resigned; Ray l..
jenkins. Alsea, vice George T. Vernon.
resigned: Miss Mary Cummings. Sher'
rill, vice Z. L. Sheriff.. resigned; Lem
uel +. Smith. Agate Beach. vice W. IL.
vader, resigned.
The state tax commission has de-
cided to take no action regarding the
state tax levy until an opinion is Sc
cured from Attorney General Brown
in regard to the effect of the tar limi-
tation amendment and until Il is as
certained whether or not the state
estimates and budgets win not come
within the per cent limitation.
After many years Of waiting for an
irrigation project to be put in opera
tion, Cow Creek valley has at last
succeeded. A. d. Helms is promoter
OF the project. The land is all signed
up and the farmers are only waiting
for the construction Of the ditch. The
project will put under water about
500 acres OF the best land in the val
ley.
Governor withycombe has forward
ed a letter to Newton @. Baker, secre-
tary OF war. In which he urged that
the war department release from sery-
ice on the Mexican border Troop A,
Oregon cavalry. and Battery A, Ore
gon artillery. so that the last Of the
oregon military organizations in fed
eral service at the international boun-
dary line might return to their homes.
During the month Of November -
vessels loaded at the mills in the low
er Columbia river district and their
combined cargoes amounted TO az
3s3,s15 feet OF lumber. In the same
period the upper river mills shipped
l,55s,s75 feet Of lumber on vessels.
making a total OF 31.s43.sso feet Of
lumber that left the Columbia river
in cargoes during the month Of No
yember.
Five OF the 276 accidents reported
to the state Industrial accident COM
mission resulted in fatalities last
week. They were: B. Legura, OF War.
rem, killed in logging operations; J.
w. Erickson. Of Portland. run down
by train; George Eddy, Of Pendleton.
killed in machine shops; J. P. Clark.
Of Klamath Falls, killed in dairying
Industry, and W. w. Kinnicut. Of Jack
sonvilIe, killed while mining.
The grain growers convention,
which is to be held at the Oregon Ag.
ricultural college on January 3, 4 and
5, as a part of the programme for
farmers and homemakers' week. win
offer the most complete and authori'
tative discussion OF the bulk handling
OF grain that has ever been held in
the northwest. Representatives from
the largest growers, shippers and
will be In attendance.
and the programme will cover every
phase of the bulk handling Of grain.
from the culture until the time II is
made into flour. or utilized In some
other way.
Oregon will continue under the pro-
hibition Law permitting importation Of
limited quantities Of liquors until ad-
ditional legislation to cover the bone
dry" amendment adopted at the recent
eIection. snail be enacted by the legis.