The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-01-12

N.ss lny lusther u Years OF ase'
oas instantly Nuel, ana her sstec,
Ro.atind, Il, was tcr,tly iuhrod
whom tno au;1metue il which they
wc-e r.d.us vas stueh Nl aa e.cciflc
u5u near roaanl
President Wilson has approved The
Recommendation VI SECRETARY Lane
hat nm appropriation 81 st1eoa be
maae by cNarsss ,Hs sgssoa ta hd'la
ma Warm Spfmss dam on 'ho Mai
h,ur Irrigation rNlect
Mcm6ors OF lae ruma'o re,olop.
mcut LEAGUE have asked hot saven'
ment huntcrs he sent 10 ,hct ,on.
muutty 70 assist Ia uiiog coyotes
which have come TO be 4 Source ct
much loss % s.aebwen.
umglua fishermen ase re"H'aS
harvest receiving toel'a aad triple
the amaua, tor stee'Aea's and silver
sides they have received ia the past
The aycrage stet'aegl or sFe's'de
hrues the fisherman 81.
Four thousand utgc hundred acres
et level. fertile irrigated land in the
r,h.mei rel of ru,e aSe 10 south
eastern klamath county. w5H b. open
ri far homestead entry in lhg u,as
future. probably bg = land dr1w'us,
Fou3 additions TO the force et the
state board o. health tor caygy.nE t'r'
ward more etUc.cuLy taC wark u 1am
body are u-sgd ia the seventh hjca'
NAL report ct the beard 60 the COVER
nor ard the ggsh legislative assembly
Receipts ot the p3uarigl accident
comm ass.on from November 6, 1913, to
December 81. 1915. as srgsatgd St|s9'
sS-gS arI tHc disbursements Si5atF
Sz-6s. The commission has received
reports cg lf3s9 uop fatal accidents
and g3S fatal accidents.
Deputy state sca'er Of Weights a1i
Measures Wortmaa has ordered h.s
field deputies 10 make a general check
In an parts OF thu state OF N yeish's
of nour. as scvgra, complaints have
come into his office tbat short
weszhts have been given.
Congressman Haw1ey has been al.
vissI By the forest service that the
fund Tor the Improvement Of orcSan
roads and Tails will not bs extended
ruu the state legislature provides lor
cooperative p'an between the state
and federal government,
The municipal water plant owned
by the city of Hood River has been a
success I'm every way, The records Of
the water office sh9w that $l00o Pur
raanth has been earned through this
source above expenses OF operation
and maintenance during the past year.
That the institutions under state
control be placed under the superyis-
ion Of the secretary OF state so far as
the expenditure Of money is concern
cd. is the substance Of bill advocated
for passage at the coming session Of
the legislature. By the state board OF
health
Dogs are worth more than cows in
e uumtcr Of counties OF The state, ne.
cording to returns on file with the
state tax commission from The asses
s8rs Of the state For instance, the
average yaiue Of dog ia T!'ama z
county Is placed at $3375, while the
average value OF cattle is s2772
An appropriation Of $4,000 will be
asked OF the Oregon legislature. TO
match a similar sum from the state
of Washington, and sl2.5o6 from Brit
lsh Columbia for the big Joint adver-
tising campaign of the Northwest
Tourist association. These sums are
to he annual for a two-year period.
The Northwest Grain convention In
session at Corvallis went on record
as favoring bulk handling Of grain as
opposed to the present sack handling.
Resolutions were adopted, declaring
that hereafter all wheat quotations
shall be considered as being for balk
unless specifically stated Otherwise
That farmers Of the dry farming dis
trlcts Of eastern Oregon could greatly
their yearly profits By plow-
ing earlier In the spring and hy util
izing the summer fallow by means Of
crop rotation, is stated by D. e. Ste.
phens. superintendent Of the dry.farm-
Ing branch experiment station at
Moro.
with the adoption Of comprehen'
siye programme especially emphasiz-
ing needed legislation, the importance
OF aiding irrigation farmers and en-
general land settlement, fol.
lowed by the election OF officers the
Oregon Irrigation congress concluded
it's sixth annual session in Portland
4 most ambitious plan for system
Of state roads connecting every coun
.y seat has been brought forward by
state Engineer Lewis. II involves ap-
42o9 miles Of state road