The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-03-29


~ o,rgon cpnderfsi milk. This vii
rclcaHo q large quantity now unsalabl
because II cannot carry the slnndaf,
government label
To produce a fund for the malnten
I ance Of military forces for STATE use
particularly for the protection Of pro
perty and tho guarding Of induairin
plants. tho state council OF defcns,
proposes 60 initiate n bill proyidlnJ
for millaEe tar, probably three
fourthB Of n miil. II IA estimated that
such n measure would create n fund
OF about 100000 year.
Governor wIthycombc has requested
State Parole officer Joseph Kellar 10
keep within the state all men on pa,
role from the state pcnltentiary. for
the reason that they may be needed
to help out In the labor shortage at
the coming harvest season.
Tho yearly report OF General Man.
Ager Stone Of tho Hood River Apple
Growers association shows that dc.
spite unfayorasle conditions growing
out Of the war. shortage Of cara and
loss Of an export market. prices rccsly.
cd for apples this year by the associa.
tion have reached the highest mark
since 1911.
That Colonel U. q. MeAlexandcr for
several years military instructor at
Oregon Agricultural college. was in
command OF the first regiment OF
American troops 10 go over the top"
In France. aud that he carried the first
American flaE into action. alongside
tho French trieoior. was information
received by Or. Harry +. Mckay. Of
Portland.
Application 10 the federal capital 10.
sues committee will be made Immcdl
ateiy by tho state highway commission
for authority TO sell the balance Of the
ts.ooO,0oO road bonds authorized for
1918. amounting 10 si.B00.o00, for
building sections OF tho Pacific and
Columbia river highways originally In.
cluded in this years road construction
programme
Senator Chamberlain Ia advised by
Acting District Forester Potter tha, q
series OF grazing meetings viii be held
In the vicinity OF the Maihcur forest
10 afford Atoekmen an opportunity 10
BE- heard on the question OF the date OF
the opening OF the Malheur national
forest ranges for stock. A number OF
complaints OF the action OF officers 10
establishing the date have been re-
coived.
Secretary Lane has signed an order
opening 100000 acres OF the Oregon a
California grant lands 10 settlement
under the chamberlain.Ferris act. FIJI
ingS will be received az the Roseburg
land office April 20 TO May a5. inclu.
sive. with the final drawing May rs.
The land opened 10 nearly all In
Jackson and Josephine counties with
narrow strip in the southern part Of
county,
Hundreds OF acres OF Oregon land.
idle because OF the lack OF labor 70
cultivate Il. viii DO set TO producing
by students In the Oregon Agricultural
farm tractor classes The
department OF farm mechanics reports q
general desire on the part OF the farm
,hanios can be secured. Many who al.
ready have tractors cannot use them
srs 10 use tractors this year II me.
'or want Of help.
Due to the remarkable record Port.
and has made In reducing the aggre. ,
rate OF Ito fire losses, the Oregon
committee, composed OF the managers ,
u insurance companies operating In ,
his state, has recommended. through
he state insurance department that
he Oregon insurance rating bureau {
make q resurvey OF the city, prelim. !,
nary to the announcement bf down. |,
vard revision Of insurance rates.
Mrs. Emma Fewer. OF Chicago. was !,
rrested In Portland and lodged In the !
all. pending her removal TO the United !
tates court OF Illinios to answer q !
ounty jail in default OF $4,000 cash !,
barge OF participating In plot to
lbutitute some man, supposedly above :,
raft age, for a Chicago conscript. re. : !,
entity drafted into the army. Mrs, !
ever was arrested on a telegraphlo :,
arrant from the United States attor. :, !
~ at Chicago,
The Southern Pacific company must ;,
llld a highway for the use OF the U
,sldents OF the territory bordering the :
orth bank Of the siuslaw river, be. '
veen Mapieton and cushman. within
10 next four months, according to
ling handed down by Circuit Judge b
srcy n. Kelly sustaining the Oregon re
lbllc service commission, The com. 81
lssion, several months ago, ordered TO
Q railroad to build highway replac. q
& a county road appropriated as
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