The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-10-12

randy through the malls lo MlEH Ma
Garter. alleged affinity ~ her hun
band. Carl Gregory
Indications nfr tht silvsrslde ri
In Cnof b6y this fall viii be- ~ create
commercial value than usual Tn
preliminary fshinG shows the fish mr.,
larger than common aud they ar,
Evruglnr ~ pounds
Tho willamette Valley Lumber com
paBy. of Dallas. has received = large
order from tho United BtAtcs govern
mont for douglas flr lumber to be
used IN the construction NJ arroplanes
for the army In France
The production Of shellcd beans In
Oregon this year viii be- Erestly IN
excess uf that ~ last year II Is cr.
timaied that thlH years production
will b. from goo To 800 carloads. while
last year II was only 20 to 80 carloads
Money available for the rural credits
fund In Oregon Ia nov virtually CA.
hAustod. only lev hundred dollars
being left aud It II probable that there
will be- no morr money IN that fund
10 loan TO the farmers for some time.
The new byproduct factory at
MArshneld has turned out its first
charcoal from old cedar logs and
E,umpR. with n considerable quantity
OF oil. proving that the industry can
bo made a great commercial success,
The movement OF wheat from tho
interior 10 increasing since the gov.
eminent assumed control ot the wheat
supply and docks and and warehouses.
which have been partially unoccupied
for tho past two years are again filling
up
rrnelamationH have been signed by
the president restoring to homestead
entry ssla acres ~ land In the Wal
Iowa national forest. Wallowa county.
and about as.43S acres In the Fremont
national forest Lake and klamath
counties,
A petition was filed with the Union
county court asking for formation OF
q drainage district the boundaries OF
which include $4,000 acres Of the rich
est land in the Grande Ronde valley
Owners OF moro than $4,000 acres
signed H.
Pacific college at Newbcrg has per.
fectcd plans for the next step toward
permanent college adequately support.
ed, A soon M normal conditions are
restored. the Quaker institution will
open campaign for $4,000 OF ad.
ditiunal funds.
Hoyt S. Gale, . representative OF
the United States geological survey.
has been In Polk county. having been
sent by tho government nt the Rolici.
tation of Congressman Macarthur to
max" an Investigation OF tho supposed
oil and gas fields,
A license fee Of so cents per horse.
power for motor cars In the state of
Oregon ia favored by u. ]. Adams.
member Of the state highway commits
sion. who has just completed study
Of the licensing OF automobiles In the
various ctteu OF the United States
aud In Canada.
Up to September 30 Oregon col.
lcctcd $iSa.sa6,bO In automobile II.
,cnso taxes, according To a statement
ssued by Secretary olcott, The total
number OF automobiles securing II.
.enses this year TO that date was a..
,S7: motorcycles. 1855, dealers. 272,
Ind chauffcurs, 3sli
To aid In the distribution OF seed
wheat this fall and thus forward the
to raise more and better
,rops, rs requested by the food ad.
county agriculturists
ire acting as ro,botweens for farmers
,avlng good seed wheat TO sell and ,
hose desiring TO buy.
Tho public service commission in 9
he 6.cent faro case Of the Portland q
lHkHL q IuWti tuHlpdilS Nv
lied tho application for an increase y
n fares save as TO unlimited tickets q
nd school chidren's tickets. the new g
are for unlimited tickets being placed I,
i s cents each and for children's tick
ts at I cents each. ,
Senator Chamberlain referred to the -
var department letter from the As +,
oria chamber OF commerce urging
hat quarters be erected at Fort ste
ems for housing during the winter,
500 soldiers now stationed at that r.
ost. Unless temporary quarters are I,
rovided these men will he Obliged n
, spend the winter in tents. n
Not more than 25 per cent OF the ,r
took In tho Camas Prairie country L.
Duth Of Pendlcton will he left in tho n
ills during the winter. The rRnchers
re- not selling. despite the hiGh price
" feed. but have made arrangements
/ various parts OF the lowlands to
inter their stock, and viii drive N
own nj the first sirn of winter OI