The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-04-20

The following named have beef
appointed pontmaHtcrs In Oregon: Mrs
Effie G. Wilson At NArows. IIarns,
county. IN place Of e. 4. liainea. de
ceased. Nick Johnson nj Norway. Cooi
county. vice j. II. Mccloskey. resign
cd; Mrs. Rosa J. Endloott OF Leneyc
Coos county, and Leander u, spurseoH
at Sizes, Curry county Lcneve and
SKIES are new offices.
The Issuing OF commercial fishing
licenses has been Eoing on rapidly
since tho first OF the month, Tho fish
aud game warden's office has issued
200. sood until March 81. 1918.
CONSTRUCTION work on the electric
power line from Rohinet, 10 Pine
Valley has been started by the Idaho.
oregon Lieht a Power company and
Il In expected that the work viii be
completed through 10 cornucopia BY
early fall.
4 full troop Of eavalry--T5 mcn--for
the oregon national guard was rc'
eruiied in Portland In six hours. un.
der direction of AdJulant General
George A. white. II was designated
A. troop D. First Oregon cavalry, and
supplements troop A.
Petitions ashinG that the county
court Of Douglas county call q special
alnatlaa an T,tua A gar tha nnFnaaa
OF voting bonds In the sum OF t556.oo0
with which TO construct permanent
roads in Douglas county have been
placed In circulation.
Ground Was broken for tho new
saNmlll OF the Pacific States Timber
Investment company at Austin. Work
on the mill, OF 10000 feet daily capa.
city. will be rushed and the plant
probably will be ready for operation
by the middle OF June.
Captain Roy X. Knox. commanding
the Filth company. coast artillery
corps. oregon national guard, OF Al.
hany, has received notice OF his ap.
polp,ment by AdJu,antG General White
~ = member OF tho general staff Of
the oregon national guard.
Representative Hawley introduced
bills In congress appropriating $780,.
600 each for public buildings at ore.
gon City. Grants Pass. Corvallis and
Ashland lie also introduced bill ap.
propriating $4,000 for fish cultural
stations on the Columbia river.
All arrangements have been com.
pie,cd whereby the Wittenbcrg.Ki
company Of The naliea viii erect
fruit and vegetable process factory In
salem at cost OF $4,000. according
10 announcement made by Ivan q.
MCDANIEL. manager OF the Salem Com.
mercial club
Life insurance policies held by
soldiers and sailors OF the United
States government enlistins from tho
state Of Oregon will not be Cancelled
by reason OF such service during time
OF war, according to a statement 10.
sued by Insurance Commissioner
Harvey Wells.
Senator Chamberlain and Represent.
atlve liawley reintrpdpced in the sen.
ate and house the bill of lsat session
raifying The compact between the
state OF Oregon and Washington. un'
ier which they proposed to exercise
Ioant jurisdiction over fisheries In the
Columbia river.
Four fatal and iss nonfatal indus
trial accidents were reported to the
state Industrial accident commission
turing the week. The victims OF the
'atal accidents were; Joseph McCoid.
shipbullding;. Leonard X. .
3axby. Portland, paper mill; NJ. Low
'ry, Deer Island, logging; William G, ,
stuelyer, Portland, sawmill ,
Under 4 rulina OF Attorney General ,
arown 10 the effect that money de- ,
lived from the quarter mill tax and ,
rom the sale OF bonds under the Bean. :
3arrctt law must be applied in match :,
nR the federal appropriations, the :
tate highway commission is unable
o undertake any construction work +,
Intil after the paving bond election is :
Ield, :
Through tho advice and manage !
nent OF County Agriculturist Jay L, =
imith. Coca county dairymen who In ,
he past two years have made very ,
Iberal purchases Of registered and !,
Ugh grade dairy stock, are about to =
Increase their bent towards better !,
reeding Of dairy cattle by the addition :
{ from 90 to 100 registered bulls,and :
eifers. /,
c. w. Hungerford, OF the United
tates department OF agriculture, re. !,
entity arrived at the oregon agrieul' = =
lrai college, where he Is working :