The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-06-22
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events Of tho Week
Briefly Sketched for infor-
nation OF Our Readers.

Tho neht meeting OF tho ureBou
state grange will be held In tho sprina
Of 1918 In Salem.
Miss o. Shaw was appointed pos;
master Al Pleasant Home. vloo Mrs.
G. J. Britton. resigned,
Everett. io'yearold son Of Mr., and
Mrs, William Green. OF HAinca. died
from injuries caused by the kick Of
. horse
Henry n. Hansen. Salem cores
pondent OF the Portland Telegram.
has been appointed Senator McNary's
private secretary,
Guy oliver. Of Corvallis, private in
company X. I'D regiment q, n. O.. was
drowned In the government canal At
Cello while In bathing.
A the result OF cooperation be'
tween the government and state au.
thoritiea = shad hatchery has been es'
tAaliahed at g. Hcicna.
George Palmer Putnam. private sec.
re,ary TO Governor withyeombe. has
resigned. and the resignation has been
accepted by tho governor.
Contract for the new $4,000
womsn's dormi,ory building OF tho
Uaiveraity OF Oregon was awarded TO
Van Patton a Son. OF Salem.
Forty,one thousand one hundred
motor vehicle licenses have been IT,
sued 90 far this year approximately
5000 more than all OF last year.
A class Of 20 applicants was lIeens.
ed TO practice dentistry in Oregon at
. meeting OF the Oregon state board
o, dental examiners In Portland.
A deal has been closed by which
Astoria 10 20 have another shipysrd.
The now company 10 10 be headed by
y. Rogers. former mayor OF Salem.
A. u, cordley. Corvallis. has been
elected chairman OF the state limo
board IN place OF Warden Charles A.
Murphy Of tho state penitentiary.
County Judge J, u, Dodson. OF Yam
hill county. whose home was In Nc
Minnvilic, died at ST. vinccnt's hospi'
tai at Portland following an operation.
q. NJ. Reagan Of Hillaboro was elect
ed president OF the state Veterinary
MsdicAi association. which held It's
annual meeting In Salem las, week.
Paying SITS an acre. George rering.
or. ono OF the largest farmers In tho
county. bought the John La Rogue
alle.ment on the umatilla reservation.
Mra. Henrietta d. whitney, widow Of
George NJ. whitney. pioneer pastor OF
Eugene who died in 1895. died at the
home OF her daughter. Mrs. George A.
westgate. In Portland.
Tho "Made.in'Lebanon Fair" IVES
largely attended and was a decided
success. both from the standpoint OF
exhibits and producing funds for tho
association.
Cal Neal. who 10 employed at the
Oregon Portland cement quarries.
few miles south OF Roseburg. was
killed almost instantly when hc was
knocked beneath some loaded ore cars.
The Shanlko wool sale, set for June
70. has been postponed TO July 9,
Owing TO the late. cold season and the
OF shcarers, not over half
Tho shaniko clip has been shorn to
late.
The Portland commission OF public
locks has taken steps TO select the
lite OF the ss,000.OO0 freight and grain
.erminal voted at the last election.
rom among q score OF available loca'
ions
Hearings before the Oregon public
Iervicc commission on the railroads
for q ib per cent increase
n intrastate freight rates probably
will start In Portland In the first week
Il July.
Word has been received at Madres
rom Senator Chamberlain that the
controller OF the currency has approv-
ID the application for the organiEa-
lon OF the First National bank OF
dadras.
Miss Lillian Tingie. principal OF the f,
,enson polytechnic school for girls,
( Portland. will give up her position
o become head OF the new department ,
4 household arts In the University t,
4 Oregon. q
The first car Of fat hogs ever ship :
ed from Burns. has topped the Seat !
le market ut quarter above any q
revious price and the animals are
aid to be the best hogs received =
here for months. q
Franklin ]. Miller, who has been Sc y
scted by Senator McNary for admis' s
lon In the governments naval acad- I
my at Annapolis, 10 q son OF Frank =
Miller, chairman Of the Oregon pub r
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