The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-08-10

buildings ranging IN ,aluo from it2oC
10 $4,000 have been started or boor
announced for immediate eonslruc
uon at klamath Falls since the dedIcA
tion Of the now Rtrahorn railroad.
nulah Dale. daughter Of J. E, Dale:
Athol q, HickoX. daughter Of y. r.
HickoY. and Myrtle Cooper. daughter
Of John Cooper ages ., ~. and Is. re-
spc9,lvcly. we're drowned In tho mill
pond at Scots Malls while In bathing
Bovsnty'uins Portland physlnians
and surgeons have already been called
or have volunteered for service In
various branches of tho United States
army and navy. representing about
is per cent OF the 37S doctors in the
city.
Alarmed by temporary shortage
Of diatiilatc. umatlllA county farmers
telesraphed to Governor withycombs
and 10 tho state council Of defense.
asking relief from the possibility Of .
moro serious shortage during tho hsr.
vest season.
Members Of the l. W. ". are chATE.
cd with sl6b.O00 OF the total fire loss
OF N20.s7O In Oregon during July. in
q report Issued by State Fire Marshal
Wells. by causing fires at klamath
Falls. which was the hoaviont sufferer
OF u towns In the state last month
For the purpose. II possible. Of hav.
Ing counties containing Oregon 4 Cali.
fornlA land grants act iogeather In
the collection Of interest and penalties
on taxes from the government, dis
tTict attorneys of the interested coun.
ties held meeting Ia Salem Tuesday.
TO get u year ahead in the com
pletion OF contracts for highway paw,
inE under the .e.oOO.OOo bonding act
iE the goal toward which the state
highway commission is now working.
ny January n. 1918. the commission
hopes 10 have all work let for next
year
Harvey wells. state insurance com.
missioner. announces that in 4 few
days deputies from his department
will make u complete survey Of tho
Astoria waterfront and business dis.
triet to ascertain II contemplated in.
ereases In rates OF insurance arc jus
titled
A, l., Loyett. ontomologist at the Or.
cgon Agricultural college experiment
station, has prepared a poison which
will extorminate the beetles which are
now doing much damage to beans and
cuoumbors In western Oregon, and
will soon be dovourlng tho silks OF
the young corn.
Upward OF 100 business men from
Portland. Albany. Lebanon and
met at banquet at
Lebanon and discussed tho matter OF
putting In a good road over the south
pass from the willamette
valley TO central oregon by way of
csacadia and Clear Lake, ..
pronouncinE the maintenance fees
sxacted by the J. f. Luse company.
IN an irrigation project embracing ap- ,
ss9s acres OF land In
Douglas county as being excessive and
the public service com. ,
ordered reduced the annual
iharge from 1850 an acre to 81.
Tho state of oregon is going after /,
Iattonal buHiness and TO that end will !.
lave another paid representative in !,
The Portland chamber !,
4 commerce shortly will be represent. !.
d there by trade commissioner or !,
ecretary TO be appointed By II. l.. !,
'orhctt. president OF the chamber /.
Maintenance work. on the old mill. ),
ary highway, now officially known as y
he Willamette highway, which when :
ompleted will shorten the distance :,
y road from Portland TO Crater Lake =
80 miles, has been completed as far :,
s Crowbar point, one OF the most J,
angerous points on the highway. :
Standards for wheat. corn. hay and !,
ther agricultural products are fixed, !.
iles arc promulgated covering weigh. :,
lg. inspecting and storage Of thesd :,
and tho management OF !,
iblic and terminal warehouses is reg,
lated In an order which has been Is.
led by the Oregon public service
n
Five fatal accidents we're reported u
the state accident commission dur.
g the last week according TO the
eekly report, The fatalities were;
RS, Blanche cronder. Scappoose. rail.
ad trespasser; George Kakeurous.
matilla, railroad operation; Matt q
ulja, siverton. logging; c, Metcoff. tn
ind Slough, logging; A. g. Fisher, sa
ack Rock, logging, of
Holding that free service allowed til
" subscribers for given time would SIX
unlawful discrimination against old
bscrlbers and bolstering Its order by ed
ing rules In similar cases In other tn
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