The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-12-14

r after the end of the war and 90 Erai
preference rights 10 soldiers aud sal
afa
The last af tho rural credits fund
l300o has been loaned ty the stat
land board IN view NJ the fact thA
state bonds cannot nov be- sold al pai
II IN not llkcly that the hoard vii
issue any more rural credits bond
until mll value eau be- realized ot
them
Dr. ]. n Anderson. Of The palles
member n the house Of Representatives
from Hood River and WaHcu counties
has announced tha, he would aeak tho
snhefnalorial nomination ON the re.
publican ticket In the primary election
neat MAY
The taxable value Of all property in
The state, Hs shown by tho 1917 assess.
nlonta Ia sa2s,G0j. j.57036. which 10 an
Increase Of gis,sai G26 60 over the M,
seS'cd value Of last year. according 10
figures completed by the niatr tas
commission.
With N" r. election Of W H Barratt
~ president and J o. iiaEcr ~ sec.
f"tafy treasurer, aud the selection OF
{. A. Minor aH vice president the an.
huhl convention Of the Oregon Wool.
growers association came to a close
At The Dallcu.
4 total Of $50 .7os. $3.50 In depositA
IN the Portland banks aud trust com.
psnies ~ OF November 90 IL shown In
report made BY Superintendent Of
Banks Sargent That IL an increase
of 15.J36.?66,5t over the last call Of
september IL
The first shipment OF paper from the
aes pulp aud paper mtil on Younsa
bay was sent 10 Portland. where the
product will be made into paper boxes.
The mill is nov running at full capa.
city aud IL producing about i2 tons OF
chlphoard per day
Orders adludicatlng 2Os water rights
involving 677on acres of land. adjacent
10 the siisics river was issued by the
water boart, aud also adjudicaling
water rights for io.no0 acres Of land
to Trout creek, In Jefferson
'nnns4 Tha tiEat n~,.,aa t~ua~ arv iu
tarney valley.
After deIiheratlng for nearly 20
tours III" Jury IN the damage case
'rought by former County Judge J.
J McssIck OF Baker county against a
lumber Of prominent Baker men for
100000. failed to agree and was dis.
harged The case went TO the jury
fter an eight day trial,
More than 4n.00n acres viii be added
o the productive area OF linton county Z
y the action Of the county commits q
ionera in creating tho Grand Rondc I
rainage district for the purpose OF q
Eliminating future danger from flood
atefs from the Grande Ronde river u
nd its tribatary streams, i
The Malheur Livestock 4 Land com.
any has filed an application with i
tate Engineer Lewis for the approprI. 4
lion Of water from Crowley creek and l.
le construction OF reservoir The e
roiect ountemplates the irrigation Of s
100 acres of land and the estimated Il
lst of the work IL SS5. 200, Y
The six day prunin. school. taking ID
10 place of the annual horticultural Il
Iort course. began Monday morning Il
the Oregon Agricultural college. be- IL
4 given early In order that the men 81
king the course VIII have an oppor. In
nifty to put their newly accumulated
lowledgc Into practice on their own
chards this winter.
d, c. H. Bailey, OF Roseburg. was t
scted president of the State Horti.
ltural society at Its session at Salem. b'
N s Worsley, of Astoria, was elect. ID
vice president, and c, d. Minton, IL
Is reelected secretary. Colonel II. pl
Dosch, of MeMlnnyille, was named NJ
lstee, The society decided to hold oil
next convention at Roseburg. II
During the last six months 1877 ac. TO
Ients, Of which sc were fatal, and de
subject to the workmen's compensa. al
II law, were reported to the state re
IustrIal accident commission. This
,ws that at the present time In the
ustrlal operations of the state an
rage of approximately 60 men are ce
ured each working day, and more TN
n three men are killed each week. at
For isb miles grading will be done Br
the Columbia river highway next
n This will open the road from
ldleton to The Dalles, There will
work between The Dalles and Hood se'
.er and some time In June the ma
ding viii be completed from Hood
er to Cascade Locks. and from
re ON to the Pacific ocean the high.
I will be able TO handle traffic.
a communication dispatched to all
gers employers and employees, in
gon aud Washington, Colonel BTice