The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-09-28

Teau, be- picked 10 large extent by
women. owing Ia the scarcity ~ mon
Tho Dallas cliy council has In
airnrlcd CITY Attorney Toad Ia iak'
up with the oregon congregational
delegation the matter ~ securing per
mission from the federal government
for the ,ily to purchase $50 acres oi
q. A. e., rnllvay land alnng the water
shed of canyon creek ~ the minimum
price ~ g. - per acre t0 BE- uArd per
petually ~ a water reserve.
Supervisor nArnss. Of the Mlnam ma
tionAl forest. IN issuing circular letters
to farmers IN his district. With blanks
for them tn nll. In order 10 learn What
livestock zach viii have to soil 10
butchers this fail and vh,. so ~ IN In
form the national council Of drionh".
After further investigation into tho
advisability 0f ronyeniug the lcglsla'
turo In extraordinary Reaslon. Governor
Withycomhc expressed the belief that
there viii be- M necessity NJ calling
q special session to care tnr depend
en,s of mon called into the military
or naval service.
The is counties of the state In which
ihe o. q G. grant lands tie are TO re-
rrive thr back laIes. penalties and In
tcres, due on the lands up TO june =.
1915 aH soon as the machinery Of tho
secretary Of Tho treasury can prepare
the warrants and forward them to tho
different counties.
Ministers OF the Methodist Episcopal
church and their WlTeB representing
200 churches are attending the G5th an
nusl session ~ the Oregon conference,
which convened In the James A Eb'
bert Memorial church In Springfield
Tuesday and viii close ita sessions
Monday. October /
The China pheasant eeagon opens
Tuesday. October l. aud closes az sun
set. Wednesday. October 81. The pros
poets are that the oomlng season will
be one of the best ever enjoyed. as
from all sources Il Is reported that the
birds arc more plentiful tina, ever be.
fore in the history Of the state.
Taxes for the year 1917 remaining
unpaid when the tax collectors office
closes for the day October 8, viii be-
come delinquent 30 days later, or on
November q, Taxes that arr ndt paid
before tho latter date will be liable TO
an in,crcHt charge Of per cen, and an
additional penalty Of per cent
The oregon Hop Growers associ-
alton has served notice on it's m~in'
hers that II viii take legal action 10
force members 10 abide by their con
tracts to sell their hops through the
association. Some OF tho members. IL
is said. are now contracting their hops
20 buyers outside the association.
Under law passed by the last leg
islaturc the road supervisor system is
to be abolished next year In Its
stead the establishment. construction
and maintenance of all county roadu
shall be entirely under the jurIsdic'
ton and control OF the county court,
who may employ county roadmaster.
The county court OF wallowa county
has signed the contract for building
the Flora Enterprise road. This pro
ject is included In the plan OF forest
roads which are TO be built by the
United states forest service and the
state In cooperation, The county will
appropriate $4,000 10 the work. the
state $i2,5OO and the federal govern
ment $l?.50o,
Mitsul 4 Co. large Japanese CON
Germ, will award contracts for wooden
yessela to the Columbia Engineering
of Portland II the board will
allow the veasels to take out Japa
nose registry when completed This
liz contrary TO the boards policy.
Senator McNary is urging the request
10 be granted. especially as the snip
ping board IL not now ready to place
ts own contracts with this yard,
In the northwest part Of Douglas
near the Lane line, about nine
miles from Ioncalla. is vast deposit
n cinnabar that has heretofore attract
ID some attention, but the magnitude
II which has never been comprehendcd
H. l.. Marstcrs, Of Roseburg, Is now
he owner, title has been Strengthened
,ut. and the property is now being de-
icloped, The ore body Is "A vast noun
ain and millions OF tons of mineral
ire In sight
undauntod by the fact that pepper
mint oil is one of the few products e.
over In price because of the war, and
short crop, the result of an almost
drouth, Oregon pepper
mint growers In the midst Of their :
Iarvest are planning on enlarging
heir acreage next year, confident that
ghen peace comes the old market
rico of from Sb To Sc n Mound as com.