The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-04-20
OREGON NEWS NOTES
or GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events Of the Week
Briefly Skeichsd for lnfor.
nation OF Our Readers.


American Red Cross Society,
4 $4,000 corporation II being form.
cd In Marshficld to establish u ship.
yard
Cheese factories all over the state
arc moving now. but operations are on
u limited scNle.
Tho total COS, OF operating Mutt
nomah couuiy'H five tcrryboa,s for the
year 1915. was ts3.5sa70
4 mcctips Of tho commissioners OF
tho IL ports of the state OF oregon
will be- held In Portland May is.
The Horse show given at woodburn
hy the woodhurp Retail Merchants
association was largely attended.
n. l., FuilsT. = YOUNG farmer rssld.
inE near Crcswrll. was killed by q
kick In the face by one Of his horses.
FIRE wiped ou, a number of store
buildings IN Salem. The total loss
10 estimated between $4,000 and i2s..
900.
Portland leads all stations In tho
country for the number OF reeui,s for
the navy obtained durinR the past two
weeks.
Herbert Mum. OF Multnomah eoun.
". has been selected by the state high.
way commission ~ state highway en-.
Elneor.
An active campaign has been started
In Portland to raise $4,000 by private
donations 10 establish a naval haae
hospital unit
Food prices for wool are assured
the growers this year. according TO 8.
". Mcclure. secretary Of the National
wooiErowors' association,
Tho first week OF May will be Ore
Eon Cleanup week," II was 80 de.
signated In a proclamation which was
iasued by Governor withycombc,
The Polk county court has appro.
priatcd $4,000 toward the expense Of
building ninc miles Of nov highway
from Independence 10 the Benton
county boundary,
Tho county court Of Curry county
may refuse 10 call a special election
on June 4. 10 vote on the state meas.
urcs, on the ground that the bill calf
Ing the election IL invalid.
For consideration OF approx.
mAteiy $4,000. j. N. Scott, OF Athena.
has purchased 800 acres from w. r.
Taylor. The land 10 situated one and
q half mlicS west Of Athena,
Misu Alyena Howard. senior ut
Pacific University. has been elected
queen for the May-day exercises to
be held Ss tho college students and
townupeople at Forest Grove May IL.
AZ far az the state OF Oregon Ia con.
ccrned. the crime OF treason doca not
psist, regardless OF war, Al least there
Ia no penalty for auoh crime, accord.
ing 10 lawyers who have examined tho
law,
Tho 0agnou sawmill company OF
has Installed machinery for
the manufacture OF box shocks OF
which It plans TO put out at least So0,.
900 this year. representing a value OF
sac, 900.
The Crook county Good Roads asso.
citation has passed resolution In
favor Of a special election for the pur.
pose Of voting on n county bond issue
" $4,000 for the construction NJ per.
Inanent roads.
Predictions are made by Assistant
State Superintendent OF Public In
,truction Carleton that fully 5000 Ore
gon teachers ~ill become members OF !
he N. II. a. before Il convenes In Q
Portland In July,
At a meeting Of tho state water
BOARD State Engineer Lewis was b
llrected TO begin the survey OF water
lights on Cherry creek. tributary to u
Tohn Day river. In Jefferson and {
Wheeler counties. Z
Farmers Of Clackamas county are u
Iaying coyote scalps until after the b
aIse In bounty, which goes into ef. Il
ect May 21, After that date the b
,ounty will be 50 scalp. AZ pres. o
mt II is only $3.50. b
From Investigations made by agents
1 the Oregon. Washington Railroad 4 5
Navigation system, this seasons crop o
4 wheat will be below normal unless Il
nore than the ordinary acreage of c.
pring wheat Is sown.
An estimate that 65 per cent OF the II
rooden vessels to be built by the fed. o.
raj shipping board, the program Of g
fhlch calls for 1000 carriers, will be a
uIlt at Pacific coast yards is made T
y Representative Macarthur. 81
Athletics OF every description have
cen discontinued Ct the uniyerslty Y