The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-06-01
OREGON NEWS NOTES
or GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events Of the Week
Briefly Sketohed for Infor-
nation OF Our Readers.

Morrow eounty'a prospects for the
wheat crop arc excellent.
Marion county has 1868 school chill
drcn who are members Of industrial
clubs.
Tho city Of Hubbard Ia constructing
water system and will pave tho
main streets
Oregon In expected 10 produce At
least 10000 individual subscribers TO
tho liberty loan.
Western Oregon travelling men held
their annual picnic nj Cottage Grove
with about 100 present
Fully 1000 people attended the an.
nual jackson county school picnic
and field meet at Applcgatc,
Despite war conditions. early tour.
10, travel indicates = heavy invasion
Of oregon BY tourists this year,
Continued rains. which are atlli
keeping up. arc making serious con-
dItioua for tho Coos county raneheru,
Tho ministers OF tho state are urged
20 observe Sunday. June J, 40 prison
day" In q proclamation Issued BY tho
governor
pendlcton claims tho distinction Of
having moro automobiles In proper
ton TO population than any city In
the state,
Governor withyeombe has issued a
proclamation declaring Tuesday. Juno
s. which Ia war census day. 10 be a
legal holiday.
Despite untaVorablo woathtr eondl
tons. Llnn county will have this year
by far the bisgcat acreage Of beans
aud potatoes In ita history.
Brown rot 10 prevalent in the pruDc
orchards Of Lane county as n result
Of the wet. cold arring anh threatens
serious damage TO tho crop.
The nniycraity OF oregon woman'a
league has pledged ita 400 members
TO return To school nest fall with the
same dresses they nov have.
Jacob wiscaraon. member OF n
Canadian regiment and son Of Mfu.
Mary wlscarson. Twins near Eugene,
was killed In battle In France May II.
County Agricultural Jay l., smith
has finiahed compiling the agrlcui,ur'
al survey OF Coos county. II has $4,000
acres In crops, out OF total OF 100000
acres,
During tho past week not single
fatal accident was reported to the
state industrial accident commission,
There we're a6i uon'tatal accidents re-
ported.
Curry county sheep Taisers In the
region OF Flores creek are being
forced to abandon this line OF asri'
cultural pursuit owing TO the advent
OF coyotos
Plans have hecn formulated for the
annual strawberry festival at Lcban'
ON aud the dates were set FOR June II
and rs. by which time an abundance
OF strawberries Ia expected.
Japanese strawberry growers OF the
Hood river valley, numbering approx
imaicly 200. will cid the local Red
Cross chapter with a donation each
OF q crate OF extra fancy fruit.
A probable plot 10 dynamite the
mill Of the Oregon Lumber company
NJ Baker failed by the discovery OF
A quantity OF dynamite, caps and fuse
hidden by a fence a5 feet from the
mill.
Tint Portland will be represented
In Europe by u complete unit of 20
ambuIanoes In the American ambu'
lance field service seems certain, Al
ready II ambulanees have been cub
scribod,
Mrs, {. II. Castner, president OF the
Oregon Federation OF Womcns clubs.
has been unanimously elected chair
man Of tho Oregon division of the
womnn's committee OF the Council OF
National Defense,
AS a result OF the food prepared
ness campaign In Hood river county,
the first steam power thrcshing ma
chine will be operated this season TO
harvest the largest crop Of grain ever
seeded IN the valley.
Under an opinion by AttorneyGen'
eral Brown II Is held that the amount
OF the federal inheritance tax Is not
to be deducted from the appraised
valuation OF estates to arrive at the
amour. OF the state tax.
Stookmen from various sections OF
Douglas comfy report that many
horses have become affected with
what ls known as pink eye" ana
that 10 some instances the animals
are in serious condition.
Adam Garren, 81 years old, Of Hun
bard, a private In Company ], Third