The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-10-19
OREGON NEWS NOTES
or GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events Of the Week
Briefly skstohsd for Infer
mailsn Of Our Readers.

ksaI farmers near Hiiverton afo
h0fiding siios this fail.
Lumber shipments from iend In
the peat sin months have averaged :b
csfu . day.
neaus In the Willamette valley near
Raism are showing sbou, aoo pounds
10 The ezra
A few esses Of ,sphoid fever have
developed In klamath PAilA In the
esst 30 dayv.
The 3sth fell meeting ~ tho pres
kstssy cf southern oregon met a.
rsntrsl Point,
Mrs. JaSp rsviuesa. 40, committed
suiesae at her homo In Baker by shoot
iae hefssif ~iih . revolver
On spd sftsr October 10. hunting Of
duckp sud eesve In eastern Oregon
will only 10 permitted after sunrise
ssd bssore sunset.
Exercises at the unvsilinE Of the
Hoaumsu. marking the end OF the old
oregon tvsil in oregon City were held
Saturday afternoon.
More than $50 tons Of ehittim bark
hes been sold 10 dealers In Lincoln
eouuty this year At an average price
Of eight cents o pound.
There 10 o greater supply OF money
on deposit 10 the banks Of Mslheui
county than has ever been recorded In
the history Of tho county,
The Linn county chapter Of the Red
Cross has earned s?isIas In serving
meals TO drafted mon en- route from
Csilfornla TO American Lake.
The Tusiatlu Valley Electric com
pany vas granted approximately q 10
per cent inrreasc In i,s electric rates
~ the public Eervicn commiefiona
Mrs, Ernesisnasf f;eassss se 'srs 80 :
. Yrviasnt Of tsin@ >a~~sy s....ye
psudisson vas . hamlet. died at her
home 10 rsndieton of pneumonia
Property owners on the bottom
lands vest Of Rainier have formed
arainage district and will reclaim
about 1900 acres that arc flooded
every summer.
Hood River county has Just com
pistSd two new bridges over Hood
river. oue at Trout creek and the
eaher ~ Dee. ~ coat ot approx
ma,eiy $4,000
A meeting ef representatives OF
oil the farmers unions Of Folk county
will be held In Dallas October II for
the purpose OF discussing N" question
Of "a county agent,
Senator Chamberlain II advised by
tho director of the geological survey
that a scologis has been instructed
10 vlslt Polk county aud lnEpcct re
ported oil and RAs indicationS.
A. . meeting held at Toledo the
proposition TO bond the port to build
steam schooner for the lumber and
freight carrying business ot Yaquln"
bay was voted down by vote Of "a
%.
Tho annual state convention Of the
Oregon Congress Of Mothers aud Pa
reut.Teacher associations OF Oregon
will be held at Eugene this week, be-
RtuulnE Wednesday and closing Sat
urdsy.
Representative willis c. Hawley has
announced a competitive examination
TO establish a register for eligible
young men for appointment to the
United States military and naval
academies.
Miss Elizabeth Fox, dean OF women
at the university Of Oregon. has beer
named as the Oregon executive In
the var work campaign being carried
on nv the North American student
movement
An inspection ~ 1000 acres Of land
batwesn Hermiston and umatIlla asa
possible site for one Of the additional
army training camps has been ordered
nv she commanding officers Of the
western division.
An elghthour day end an increase
In wages of 2n cents dnS mas ocen
granted 10 the platform, shop and
barn men In Portland OF the Portland
Rsilwsy. Light & Power company BY
the board Of arbitration,
With q bullet hole through the head.
the body OF Or. William R. Scott TO-
a number Of years q practicing physi
clan OF Athena, was found In the bath
room at the Claude Reeder farm homt
four miles east Of Helix.
Although :he normal forest firo sea
sen ended In central oregon several
weeks ago. fires continue TO he re
ported. the unusual warm weather and
the continued lack Of rain creating con
ditIona favorable for them.
The law exempting miners from as.
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