The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-06-15

counties,
Frank o. Lathrop. Of South Caro-.
lima. has been appointed research ns,
sintant IN entomology nj the Oregon
Agricultural college experiment Hta.
tlon, Mr.. Lathrop will work toward
n more effective control Of aphls In
Oregon orchards.
The stats convention OF tho Oregon
Girls Honor Guard was hola In Port
land on tho second day Of the Rose
Festival.
The treasury department has lhhnod
a federal charter To the Farmers and
stockgrowera National Bank Of Hcpp.
nor capitalized at $4,000
Ella Flagg Young, known In cduea
tlonal circles everywhere na an nu'
thorlty. will be tho guest Of honor nj
a banquet To be given BY tho oregon
civic League IN Portland July Z Miss
Young was formerly superintendent
OF schools At Chicago,
Mayor Alboe will leave to Mayor
elect Baker the Job Of issuing proelA'
nations announcing the vote on the
measures decided at the Portland city
election. This means that the laws
as passed will not become effective
until some time otter July /.
-Four fatal accidents were reported
10 the state industrial accident com.
mission last week. The fatalities were
Peter Christ. MN city. logging; Tony
Aruac. Kerry. logging; Benjamin Rock
we'll MN city. logging. total OF
1886 accidents were reported.
II WAS announced at a meeting of
the state land board that 100000
more rural credit bonds had been tR'
ken. This brings the total up 10 $3.50
O00 Il Was decided Ia limit 10 each
county the aum ot $4,000 in bonds and
TO each person the maximum of $4,000.
II the state land board will grant
lease Of the keip beds off the mouth
OF the Yaquina river TO T.. NJ. and +,
v Sherlock OF Portland. a survey Of
the beds will be- made nj once 20 dc
tormine wcther or not there 10 kclp
In sufficient quantity TO establish n
reduction plant
Two lava Of the last legislature 70
lated 10 boun,ios on seals One pro
yidoa that only the scalp and the
other the whole hide must be present
cd TO secure the bounty money. Al
torncy.Gcncral Brown holds that the
whole hide must be brought in, as
the last act passed is controlling.
one OF the biggest and oldest ranch
81 In central Oregon. belonging TO
George Millican. was sold 10 James
Sloan. a wealthy Rtockmaa Of Una
tilla. It Ia understood that the deal
involves approximately s6o.oOo and
concerns about 900 acres of tillable
land. about 1900 acres OF range land
and zoo head OF cattle and horses,
Organization OF the Oregon Ship
Timber Mills. perfected in Portland.
provides for the establishment at
Portland OF an exclusive sawmill for
turning out long lengths and dimen'
sion material for wooden ship con
struction. and In that respect Il will
be equipped to cut the longest tim
bcrs OF any mill on the Pacific Coast.
W. J. Conrad and A. +, Adeslperger,
timber dealers OF Marshfield. an
nounce that they have closed the deeds
for the sale OF timber In Coos county
aggregating 500,0o0,00o feet. Most OF
tho purchasers were eastern capitalists
and In some cases the purchase of
timber will ultimately be followed by
numbering operations on the part OF
the purchasers,
Tho car shortage. which for many
months has wrought industrial havoc
In many parts OF the northwest Is
over. Reports issued by the public
service commission show that the Ore
Washington Railroad & Nayiga'
tluH NuuipuHS huH H"f'NS W. ''N
cars and the Oregon Trunk n surplus
OF ia The Southern Pacific now has
a shortage OF only 80 cars, The Spok'
ane, Portland & Seattle was short l29
cars. Tho Oregon Electric had "a un'
filled car orders and the United Rail
ways seven.
A call has been issued by the Oregon
public service commission for meet
ing to be held In Portland for the pur'
pose OF arranging standards of grain,
hay and other agricultural products.
The meeting will be held on June Is.
Invitations have been issued to lead
ing grain growers. grain dealers and
others interested In the matter, The
purpose Ia not only to describe and
fix standards, but to formulate rules
for weightlng and handling the com
modities specified in the grain lnspec'
ton law passed by the last legisla'
ture
At joint session Of the state board
OF control and the state highway com