The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-02-08

Isas' sss--'assl'7 ssti.a-Isl.-i
iions Of the qusHtionnairea on cards
which will be used for ming Al Wash.
lngton.
Statistics complied Al Astoria show
that during the month Of January ~
vessels loaded at the mills in the lower
Columbia river district and their com.
blned cargoes amounted 10 iS.bis.672
foot of lumber. In tho same period
II vessels loaded s,Ot6.7s5 feet at the
mills In the upper. river district. max.
Ing n total Of 1850 .ss7 feet Of lumber
that was shipped from the Columbia
river IN cargocs during January.
u II likely n fish hatchery VIII b.
located on the Umpqua river 60 furnish
n steady supply Of salmon for the cum
merclal fishing of the loser river.
which this year reached large proper.
tiona.
Jay =. Hamilton. president Of the
Jay \, Hamilton Lumber company. Of
Portland. han boon appointed govern.
inent district administrator Of fIr for
Oregon and the Columbia river district
OF washlngton, and m such win ad
minister the lumber EMBARGO In this
district.
The state vocational board. at a
meeting 10 Portland. authorized the
Installation OF printing plant IN The
Dailes high school, the inauguration Of
= coarse 10 running tractors Ia the
Pendleton high school. and in steam
fitting and plumbing In the Eugene
hiGh school
Representative Hawlsy has written
Railroad Director MeAdoo urging the
building OF q threemile spur 20 con.
meet Florence and cushman with the
Coos bay railroad This road. he
points out. ID essential TO getting oat
laAxe quantity Of lumber desired for
shiphnildinE.
Oregon poultry won new honorn nt
the greater Chicago poultry show jan
uary 8 10 is. among birds from all
parts OF tho United States. according
20 telegram received BY n. y. Keeney
Of Eugene. announcing that he had
been awarded first and third prizes
on Plymouth Rock pniiess.
Tho general land office has instruct.
ed the chief Of the Portland field divl.
sion 10 expedite action on pending I'm.
cancelled Benson and Hyde selcctlona
10 Oregon. where cancellations re-
uul, the government win enter dIs.
ciaimer OF title 10 lands upon which
fraudulent selections were based.
Two United States senatorial terms
must BE- filled In oregon at the Nov.
cmter election this year. according TO
an opinion BY Attorney General
brown; one long term OF six years.
from March, 1919. and one the short
term. from November. 1915, TO March.
1919. due 20 tho death OF the late
senator Harry Lane.
on December n special inquiry was
mailed TO selected list OF stocknlen
In all parts OF tho state. asking for
numbers OF the various kinds OF farm
animals on hand December 1. 1916 and
December l. 1917. About 400 replies
were received. the tahula,ion II which
showed no material decrease in any
class OF farm animals except goats.
Colonel nrice y. Disquc. command.
Ing the spruce production division Of
tho signal corps. asks cooperation oi
every person In tho northwest who u
now engaged or contcmplates opera.
lions In the riylng OF spruce. HE
request ~ directed TO both largo and
small operators. and also to farmers
md others who might get out spruce
10 a side issue.
]. A. Hoskins and L. r. Stockman
have been awarded the contract for
he construction Of the drainage plant
IL the Ontario irrigation district at o
'iguro approximating $4,000. Tho
,roject Ia tho draining Of 10000 acrss
lear Ontario, into the Snake river. The /,
work win include about three miles Of {
Iitcheb and llM miles ot tile drainage,
he tile varying from eight to 80 inches /
Farmers United States department
1 agriculture representatives and
aembcrs Of the staff Of Oregon Agrl.
ultural college win work togather to,
,ake grain handling IN hplk an OK.
nnsIve practice In Oregon. Men repre-
entIpg these three divislons OF work,
70 have already been appointed to
andle the situation and will start at
nco to cover the principal grain SOC.
ons Of the state.
Secretary OF State 0lcott has just
lsued a new digest Or election dhtea
nd laws for 1918. III addition 10 all
10 dates which relate 70 election mat
re. such as the last day for filing
OF cnndfdnov and for *