The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-10-26
headquarters Of this fund

Fisher. of Silrorlnn. automobile ralc-
man. unr trrlously lniuual ~ on auto
mobile accident on rrriFbIen ltur. =
miip md hair north ~ Iurarh
A., The mcctng of Dhr t'atr hNahNay
commisslon. schc1l'"l fr No,embcr
&. bids viii De- upenod l,r 'hr grading
oi tho Rrctlun ~ ihu I"luubln river
highway between roud RNrf and Mo
picr. which 1t In rsllmatoh viii cost
t167aat
The building ~ the urw county isil
Tor Maihcur county has been at a
stnndntlll Tor several Necka o~ing 10
tho inability of tho contractors to got
steel n arrived last v"rk aud IA
being placed IN tho new huiidiug
" u. Ayor. food administrator for
Oregon. has received definite IN
slrictious from Herbert Hoover to
notify all dealers In toodatuifS dulng
a business ot 100000 or more that
they must take out licenses before
NovHr'her |.
Firr which iEnl,cd under suspi.
cloua circumstances. practically de-
a,ruycd the bawmlli OF J II, Cham
berE. located about a mile from Cot
taEc Grove The damage to the plant
probably will total between $4,000
and 100000
out Of JG6 accidents reported 10 the
Industrial accident commiHsion for
the week ending October Is, only one
was fatal. according 10 report Of the
commission. Turo Johnson. employed
by a fish packing company at Astoria.
waH the one fatally injured.
The first box Of fancy Oregon Jun
bo' eranbcrries produced on the clat
sop county bosa near warr"utou ha.
been received by Governor Witty
connie from William Il. SchimpN,
Claibop county legislator and n"cr"'
tary OF the Ciatsop Cranberry aEsoCla'
,ion.
Sets Of educational slides. films and
exhibits for schools and rural com
munitlcs of Oregon. to b. handled
through the extension division OF tho
University OF Oregon. is one Of the
Inca OF public Eeryice upon which tho
department OF social welfare is now
at work.
Tho passing Of the little district
school In oregon was predicted In an
address by n. s. Pittm8u. head OF tho
rural school department OF the Mon
mouth normal school. in an address
before the Oregon Congress Of Moth
or and Parent Teacher associations
at Eugene.
George A. White. adjutant'gon
OF oregon. left Portland under orders
from the war department 10 report
Immediately for active service at AN
Atlantic port" While he was reti
cent about his orders. the indications
are strong that he will soon be sent
10 France,
Farmers OF the state arc endcavor'
Ing to organize their work to meet
the changed conditions in marketIn.
aud other phases OF farming brought
about by the war A number OF coun
ties are forming agricultural councils
where the men will meet and plan
their work,
Tho director of the geological sur
yoy has notified Senator McNary he
has sent six land classificrs into the
Valo land district In eastern Oregon
to classify and list lands for entry
under the 640acre homestead law.
They will work until weather inter
fcres.
Bids will soon be asked for by the
Douglas county court for the building
OF about II miles of road on the Pa,
clfic highway to eliminate tho Rob
erts mountain road. eight miles south
of RosehurH. which Is one of the most
dangerous pieces OF road in this sec.
tlon of the state,
The state highway commission has
finally approved ana Sont 10 the ted
eral authorities for their approval, q
postroad project on the John bay
highway between Fossil and Sarvce
creek, The road proposed is a47
miles long, 10 be constructed at q
cost of s36.7a3.4o. It lies in Wheeler
county,
Sawmill and logging camp operat
ora In eastern Oregon believe that
because OF labor shortage next spring
they will be compelled to employ wo
men for lighter work, according TO a
report on labor conditions in Baker
county made by State Labor Com
missioner Hoff after a visit to that
section.
The final action of the Oregon Con.