The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-06-29

posed Improvement of the Willamette
river from Corvallis 10 Eugene. TIL
I local engineer recommended an annu
al expenditure of $1,000 for HnagginI
and removing other obBtructlons. bu
The river and harbor board rcp0rtt
that II IN impracticablo 10 open tn,
ntreieh Of river 10 useful navigation
for more than few months yoai
except by iUokV aud dams.
II ID reported from Milton that
horses are dying there Of what ID
known ms the walking disease"
arl Cooley. aged ~, from Harris.
burg. Linn county. In attending ito
boys aud girls summer course at tho
Oregon agricultural college aA result
af winning first place In dairy herd
record keeping at the state fair In
1913 and 1916.
Unable to attend the exercises
which viii mark the first dirt throw.
ing on the Strahofn road AZ Klamath
Fails. July Z. Governor Withycombc
has delegated George Palmer putnam.
his private secretary. to represent him
tharo on that day
Paul " MariB. state leader ot coun.
~ agents. and " t. kaddcrly. farm
management dcmOnAtralur. have made
u weeks tour Ia different parts Of the
state. making a survey 81 The farm
labor conditions, twenty-five coun.
ties we're visited. No shortage Of Ia.
bor is apparent
Representative Hawlcy introduced
resolution amending the sundry civil
bin 80 that part OF the sg5GO0 appro,
priated 10 protect tho lands OF the
Oregon q California grant from for.
est Urea may be- used In protecting
also the $4,000 acres Of the Coos bay
wagon road grant
Employees Of the state university.
such as engineers laborors and Jani.
tors. II injured by accident while en-.
ployed. cannot bring suit against tho
without special authority
being granted by net OF the iegis!a.
ture, according 10 an opinion by At
torney General Brown.
Senator MeNary has introduced
bin authorizing the state OF Oregon TO
select IN a-eompaot body 10000 acres 4
II land in the santiam national forest d
'or use az . state forest reserve. and '
y relinqulph in exchange. nll tile 10 u
N equal area OF scattered school sec. n
Ions within this reservation c
Tho city council has authorized r
pceiai election in Toledo. August i3. 4
o vote upon three proposed bond is 4
Uea, an issue OF $4,000 10 rebuild the n
resent city water supply line. $4,000 Il
bonds TO retire outstanding a
'ator bonds and $4,000 to take up the "
resent city warrant indebtedness b
Representative Sinnott has prcpar. Il
d and will offer an amendment TO the
ending food supply bill authorizing -
he president TO expend not more than
20, ,o0n.0o0 out OF the $3.50. 100000 car y
led by the bill, In constructing north.
est irrigation projects. In accordance
ith the terms Of the reclamation act.
Word has been received by Supern, a
'udont Swartalander OF the umatilla y
from Washington that
ds within the $4,000 appropriated
r two bridges across umatilla river
the reservation had been received.
I'd that the contract would be Let
lmedlately, The government Is pay. q,
& twothirds. and the county one ~.
ird, a m
The old blast furnace and smeltel ~
ant OF the Oregon Iron & Steel com. :,
my. occupying five acres OF land
ong the willamette river at oswego, n.
're purchased outright by William No,
gett of Seattle. head of the Pacific ,,J
'ast Steel company interests In that
ntion, with the prospect that II viii -,
placed in shape within about 60
~ for the manufacture OF pig iron, ~,
That Oregon counties intend to be ~,
lied out OF the mud Is apparent ,l
IN the applications which have ~,
me in to the state highway commits .,
n, not only to secure aid under tho Nv =
100000 bond issue act for hard sur 49,
ing, but also from tie demands
ich are being made for post.road m",
ney to be expended on co.opcra, ,e '
Q basis with the federal govern, rs rs
No., a6 ~ - vot
'er Mckenzie river, will be closed ''
trout fishing on August and viii
lain closed for two years thereaf
according to Carl d. Shoemaker
10 game wardon, The creeks to be Ne'
'ed are Ritchle creek, johnson
ok, Trout creek, Driftwood creek, s.
mite creek Indian creek, Gate here