The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-07-27

are examining and classltying oregon
4 California grant land have started
work in Polk county, There are about
$4,000 acres Of land In Polk county
owned by the oregon & California,
about $4,000 OF this being timhor land
The largest farm sale Of recent
weeks, involving total consideration
,aid 10 he siOO,SOo, Was reported form
Ueppner. where L. T. McBee sold his
fine stock ranch on Willow creek, a
few miles above Hcppner to q, NJ
Gray The ranch comprises 'SSa
acres,
The public service commission has
issued an order requiring the William
cite Pacific railroad opcrating between
Eugene and Coos Bay to construct ap'
proximately I? miles Of country road
for Lane county alone the north bank
Of the siuslaw river within four
months,
The banks and trust companies OF
Portland. in answer to = call showing
the status OF their business June 90,
1917. show dcsposits Of SSs,SS1.tSS,bs
greater at that time than At the close
Of business June 30, 1915, according TO
a report issued by Superintendent OF
Banks Sargent
A thoroughbred stock farm on the
Klamath Indian reservation is betns
planned by the officials at the klam'
ath agency who are cooperating with
the agency school. 10 stock a a0o-acre
ranch under the Modoc Point irriga'
tion project. and raise pure-bred cattle
BY modern methods,
Mrs. Rose Pearl Huntley. wife OF
Captain NJ. h. Huntley. OF the 3d com
pany. coast artillery. o. n. O., OF Eu'
gene. committed suicide at her home
by hanging herself by rope to the
rafters in the attic. She was despon'
dent over her husbands contemplate
ed departure for the war
Because Of the war and the i'm
portance OF the food supply. the direct
ors of the Jackson County Fair asso-
citation have decided to abandon the
horse races. bucking contests and
motor races. which have characteriZ-
ed county fairs in the past, and con.
centrate upon the display OF agricul'
tural products and foodstuffs.
Corporation Commissioner Schulder.
man. in a statement issued relative
to the business Of the corporation
department. shows that for the year
ended June 30 the operating expense
Of that department has been III per
cent OF the revenue received. which
sets a new record in the cost of the
administration of any department. tho
report declares
or the 399 accidents reported to
the state industrial accidcn, commits
sion during the week ending July 10,
three were fatal They were Ralph
Williamson. OF Portland. killed while
on railroad property;
Jake Tupper. OF Forest Grove. killed
In logging operations. and Harrison w.
Bangle, of Hood River, killed in light
and power operations.
An order readjusting and generally
ironing out determinations in the elec'
.ric and water rates OF the California.
Oregon Power company has been is.
sued by the public service commits.
sion. The order affects Medford. Cen.
tral Point. Gold Hill. Grants Pass.
Rogue River. Phoenix,
Prospect, Wolf Greek, Glendale. Eagle
Point. Talent, klamath Falls and
Bonanza.
Attorney-General Brown will go
ahead with investigations OF the Pa.
,ific Livestock land,fraud cases. This
was decided at meeting OF the state
and board. when State Treasurer Kay
,ffered a resolution, seconded by Sec.
etary oIcott, that s3500 be appropriat.
ID from the school fund interest to
AIRY on the investigations. and II ths
deems 1t advisable, to
20 ahead and prosecute the suit.
Calling attention to the fact that ;
crest fires will handicap logging !
amps supplying lumber for the gov. ,
rnment for the construction Of wood.
n ships, airplanes and training camps,
nd also that they will make necessary
he drafting OF men from the indus,
ries of the state. State Forester FL |
oft urges all citizens to cooperate ,
nth him in preventing fires, and also +,
D extinguishing those in existence.
Officials OF the Cascade national for.
st are exercising extraordinary fire
recaution. In view Of the extremely {
ry state Of the timber and OF electric. >
storms that are almost daily oc.
Irrence near the Mckenzie and VII.
mette submits. In the Deschutes
rest, east OF the summit OF the Cas- y
ldes, 40 fires have been started by u
ghtning, but all were soon brought
lder control. according to word re.
,tvnd ~ fhn TooanIn Farn,k aff{no a..