The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-11-01
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events Of the Week
Briefly Sketched for infcr-
nation Of Our Readers.


Friday, when clearings totaled s13,
160,21S.
The annual meeting Of the Oregon
Butter and Cheesemakers' association
will be held In Portland December II.
12.
Thomas E.. Paxton, city editor OF
the Baker Morning Democrat, died at
Baker of pneumonia, following influ-
enza.
A wind storm at Hood River took
large part of the valleys unpicked
apples, estimated at 20 per cent of the
million-box crop.
Henry F.. Glasser, a young farmer
living three miles north of Lebanon,
committed suicide at his home by
shooting himself with a rifle.
The new 76-foot concrete bridge at
| Tygh valley has been completed and
will be ready for traffic as soon as
the approaches to the bridge are COM
pleted.
John A. Muldrick, well-known
Grant county capitalist passed away
at his home in Canyon City of pneu-
monia, following an attack of influ-
enza.
December rs to 2S are the dates set
for the annual meeting of the Oregon
State Teachers association in Port
land. An attendance of between 1900
and 1900 persons is expected.
Fraternity activities, with the ex-
ception of meetings of purely busi
ness character, will be suspended at
the Oregon Agricultural college on ac-
count of ruling by the war depart
ment.
A committee Of the Oregon Dairy
council has reported that there has
been a decrease of $4,000 dairy cows
in Oregon since January l, 1918. This
report Is based upon census of milk
cows September l.
Lady-bugs will be collected by forest
service men and freed in wheat fields
of Oregon, according to District For
,, ester Cecil This decision follows
plea made by wheat growers who last
year lost heavily through aphides.
The federal administration has ad
vised that the Oregon public service
commission raise rates for the Sump-
| ter Valley railroad, thus providing
| funds with which to pay the increased
wages demanded by the striking en-
ployes.
Multnomah county has been denied
permission by the public service COM
mission to construct crossing at
grade over the O-W. r. & N. tracks at
Osborn avenue, in Portland, the COM
mission holding the crossing too haz-
ardous.
Through efforts of the business men
of Albany and Salem and the Portland
chamber of commerce development bu-
reau, steps are being taken to organ
ize an Oregon chamber of commerce,
composed of all the states commercial
organizations.
An order has been received from
army headquarters at San Francisco
requiring daily nose and throat spray
treatment for employees in the ship
yards and sawmills of North Bend as
a means of checking the spread of
Spanish influenza.
Since December 10, 1916, 1877 wooden
ships have been launched in Oregon
yards and those at Vancouver, Wash,
which are in the territory, having
capacity of 49S,3OO tons, according to
a statement compiled by the Portland
chamber Of commerce.
Mrs. Laura A. Beck, of Portland,
widow, Sc years of age, is the Oldest
student enrolled in the University of
Oregon at Eugene this year, She de-
clares she does not believe in years,
and just to prove it she has begun
working toward a degree in the uni
versity.
With mayor, five councilmen,
treasurer, recorder and two water.
commissioners to be elected November
at Rainier, so little interest has been
taken that nominating petitions have
been filed for only three candidates.
one each for recorder, treasurer and
councilman.
School teachers are entitled to their
pay for the time the schools are closed
during the influenza epidemic, Super
intendent Churchill says, basing his
statement on an opinion Of Attorney
General Crawford in 1906, when simi-
lar conditions arose during Q scarlet
fever epidemic.
Farmers planning to use ground
lime should apply 1t as early as pos
sible, to get the full benefit of its ac-
tion on next seasons crops. advises
Dean A. h. Cordley, chairman Of the
state board. Unless the lime is put
on before the ground becomes too soft
this fall 1t may not be possible to ap-
ply 1t until well into next spring. Early
orders are necessary to keep the state