The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-03-23
OREGON NEWS NOTES
or GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events Of tho Week
Briefly Sketched for Infer.
nation OF Our Readers.

will establish q warehouse In Eugene.
The second annual Dufur colt show
viii be- held on Friday and Saturday,
June IS and ~.
The establishment, Of a fruit and
vegetable cAnnory at Lebanon this
summer seems assured
Feed N scarce In klamath county.
aud ranchcTs, IN qucs, Of supplies.
can only find isycAr old hny.
\, G, MAfuicr. of iloseburR. has been
appointed . member Of the state fair
board by Governor wiihycombe.
II IN predicted that between $50
and 200 carloads Of broccoli viii he
shipped ou, Of Douglas county this
year
Eugene business men have launch
ed plans for the forms,Ion Of 4 $50.
0oo corporation 20 take over the flax
Industry In Lane county
H. n. Jennings. who has under lease
the e, 4. Smith mine at llenryvillc.
II figuring on nllinE an order for
100000 tons Of Coos bay coal
Portiands 100000 bond issue for
tho construction Of grain elevators
for handling bulk grain viii be placed
on the ballot a, tho June election.
Albany nov has q morning newspa.
per This gives the city three daily
newspapers. ~ two afternoon papers
have been issued for several years,
Lives Of the citizens Of Oregon are
insured In the amount OF tits.6lt.o60
In iatast policies, according to Inaur.
Anec Commissioner Harvey Wells.
Al mass meeting at Salem Of more
than 200 citizens Il Was voted unani.
mousiy to establish free ferry aeroaS
the Willamette River At that point,
AZ the annual meeting OF tho Grants
Pass commercial club the name OF the
organization was changed 10 tho
chamber Of commerce OF Grants Pass.
Tho frat big meeting OF potato
growers OF the willamette Valley was
hold at Springfield las, week. Fully
200 farmers and business men attend.
cd,
zeuas F Moody. governor Of Ore.
gon from September. 1882. TO Jan
uary. 1887. died At his homo In Salem
after n lingering Illness OF nearly two
years,
The sale OF now automobiles In the
state 10 making rapid strides. A total
OF 2976 now cara were registered dur
Ing the Past three aud one-half
months.
". u. Dennis OF Carlton was elected
q member Of the Oregon bureau OF
mines and geology commission at the
annual meeting OF the commission 10
Portland.
The state fair board has approved
u premium Hist for the 1917 fair aggre'
eating $4,000 which 10 the largest
sum over put up BY the state for
premiums
II is expected electric operation on
the west side lines OF the Southern
Pacific between Whl,cson and Cor.
wallis will start on May i5, but I, may
he delayed.
The Eugene Fruitgrowers' aasocla.
lion will take steps at once for the
erection OF an addition TO Its canning
plant In Eugene. The new building
will be SSx60 feet
meeting OF the prunegrowers Of
The Riddle vicinity was held Saturday
Tor the purpose OF discussing the mat
ter OF building cooperative prune
packing plant there,
With representatives present from
Ill sections OF Oregon. Washington
md sections Of California and Utah.
ho Pacific Concrete Pipe association
was organized IN Portland.
Representative Hawlcy has request.
ID Secretary Lane 10 recommend the
Incorporation In the sundry civil ap.
'ropriation bill Of an appropriation OF
$500 for protection of the Coos Bay
wagon road grant.
A convention will be held In Port.
and April for the purpose OF dis.
iussing the s6,OO0.OOO road bond issue
nd forming a statewide organization
o conduct an educational campaign
n behalf OF the road program,
Through what Is evidently an error
n wording In drawing up the act, the =,
ast legislature made an open season {
II THE year around on ducks, geese.
hils. coots and shore birds In Harney,
ialhour, Lake and Grant counties.
An Oregon grape. this states official I
lower. will decorate the lawn of the q
'hIte house In Washington. D. g, II /
'as sent as an inauguration gift to 9
Wilson by Mrs. Viola p. I
'rsnklln. librarian oi Albslys city ,