The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-10-05
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events Of the Week
Briefly Skstched for In'or-
ma,Ien Of Our Readers.

Mill mss neon hrhuH ~ i""u h''''
Portland shipped 1869 bushels of
wheat and flour during the month OF
september
Coos couniys $4,000 courthouse
snnsI. or hall OF records. is completed
and occupied.
Tho waseo county school childrcns
exhibit carried off flts, prlhs al tho
state fair s' Salem.
The Willamette rrcsbyt"ry will
meet o. Dallas Tuesday aud Wedncs
day. October . and 10,
Miss Florence TwidWeil has been
elected AZ dean Of women at william
cite University al Salem.
Apple picking In the Hood River
valley to harvest ihe 100000 boz
spple crop 10 In progress,
J. II. Dundore Of Portland, has been
appointed = merchant representative
Of the food administration.
As an incident Of the war period
vemsn will be employed al elevator
operators in Portland office buildings
A system ~ modern fire protection
for the buildings on the oregon Asrl'
cultural college campus IL being IN
stalled.
The supreme cour, has act No'em'
her II and II ~ dates for hearing
arguments IN tho Hyde Benson land
fraud cases.
Columbus Strong. Sc. . timber faller.
was instantly killed while working
IN the logging camp Of Hawkins hroa
near Elk CITY
The 18th annual convention OF tho
Oregon Funeral Directors association
will convene Al Portland Thursday.
Friday and SATURDAY
aurssaa tiuaeral Esluf reports 20
Senator Chamberlain he has directed
an investigation 20 determine the beat
site In oregon for a military hospital,
Twenty.aix members Of thc Multho'
msh Anglers club have been conmiH'
sinned deputy game Nnrdena. wiihod,
pay. by Carl Shoemaker. state gamo
warden.
October :i.ss. inclusive. has been
set as the weeks campaign TO en-
ilst every housewife In Oregon aS
member Of the federal food admin.
is,ration.
The National Sheep aud Wool
nureau OF America has appointed
Charles r, Coopc,. tailor OF Port
land, commissioner for Oregon Of that
organization.
Ea,imates are made that the tws'
cities. Marshticid and North Bend,
have had an increase of population be
tween IS and a3 per cent within the
past Is months.
Hoyt s. Gale, OF the United States
geological survey, In In the section
cas-, Of Bend. where he viii investiRat
recently discovered nitrate deposits
for the government
Records show that rs OF the GAG
vessels contracted for by the shipping
board at all points in the country are
either being built or have been con
tracted for In Oregon,
The public service commission has
issued orders relieving the towns oi
Baker, Union. pcndleton, Cove and
Elsin, all In eastern Oregon. from the
operation OF the warning sisns statute
A drop IN the Wholesale price oi
flour In northwest markets TO 5000
a barrel for family patents, to be Of
fecttve Al once, Was deCrCcd at meet
Ing Of Pacific coast milLcrS held IN
Portland. ....
Payment by the government OF $t'
ko4StI 10 one Washington and Is
oregon counties In back taxes on Ore
Ron.C california grant lands began early
this week,
superintendent Of Banks Sargent
has announced that thu banks and
trust companies Of Portland had Slh
eos, ,4a7.OS more In deposits on Septem
Der II Of this year than on September
~ last year.
orekon's flfty.siIth ANNUAL state fall
closed Saturday, From the standpoint
OF, attendance and number OF exhibits
Il was the biggest fair over held IL
the state. Weather throughout the
week was ideal. ...,. 49,
In conformity with Its policy an
nounced during the $6.00o,ooo road
bond campaign last spring. the state
highway commission ia preparing Il
purchsse its own bitumtnous pavinf
pIant for next seasons work,
The city Of Portland entered The
YetsiI fish business Monday to keeT
prices down, the city commissioners
having voted to take over a retail fisi
store which had been operated Tor {