The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-09-27
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ago With thu War Industries bonrt
concerning the Interests Of Portlant
merchants and the Christmas trade
( the board submitted 20 the senator III
programme for conserving resources
labor and material. II In urEee
merchants sell chiefly useful gifts.
that people be encouraged 10 buy onl,
useful Eifts. that they buy early. carry
tho goods home and mail early every
,hIng that la TO go by post.
Tender OF 4: acres OF land In south
ern Oregon by a Mrs. FindlAy TO th'
state. 20 be used a. home for Grip
pied children, In made in a letter "a
Secretary olco,, Some buildings hrs
included on the tract.
The richHeKb OF the copper veins IN
the Salmon mountain district. 20 miles
south OF Powers. has attracted outside
financierA. G. v. Bradford. San Fran.
cisco mining magnate. after having
the metal assAyed. has decided 10 In.
vest In the property and start develop
nent work In the near future.
James Schuyler. Jr,. highway engin'
Ger IN the office OF public roads, has
established camp east Of Prinevillo
10 the ochoeo national forest. and will
have charge OF the crew making .
location survey OF the Wheeler county
section OF the ochoco canyon road. a
forest road TO be built under the fed.
oral aid act.
Attorney General Brown has advised
Secretary Klein OF the state highway
commission that the bid OF the Tilla.
nook county court on the contract for
the Three Rivers Highway project. In
Tillamook county. 10 Illegal. The 60.
tlmA,ed cost 10 100000. The county
court submitted bid much lower than
any other bid.
The Capital Issues committee has
notified Senator MeNary and Repre-.
sentative slnnott that no approval can
be given TO the proposed bond issue for
tho Warm Springs irrigation district
for the reason that Il 10 desired 10
conserve labor. material and capital
and the project is not deemed essential
~ q war enterprise.
The war time house drees. made Of
flour sacks and looking like q much
more expensive garment. was one OF
tho creations shown In the made-ovcr
garments division OF the woman's do
partmcnt OF the Lane county fair. The
drcss was made by Mrs. Emily Chris.
tcnscn. OF Eugene. from 81 flour sacks
OF the i0o.pound size.
The establishment of n cooperative
grocery store as means OF haltIng
the advancing cost OF LIVING is being
advocated by the workers In the saw.
mills, shlpyards and members OF the
Loyal Legion Of Lumbermen and Log
gers at North Bend. The store will
be financed by the sale OF stock In
shares OF $40 each 10 the workers
Construction OF the proposed over.
head crossing at Divide. Lane county,
IL being delayed because OF the In.
ability OF the Lane county court and
The Southern Pacific company TO agree
10 the extent TO which the county shall
assume liability after completion OF
lhe crossing. Contracts for construc.
lion were let recently by the state
commission.
Word has been received from The
Dalles that Father othmayer. o. 8. B.,
" 81. Benedlct's Abbey. Mount Angel,
who strayed away from Tufa Heights
IN August 20 and for whom the entire
Mount Angel community had searched
he hills In vain, had safely reached
he Catholic parsonage In The Dalles.
With his clothing somewhat tattered
'ut otherwise entirely well.
Eastern oregon chrome deposits are
'eing opened with such rapidIty that
within u few months Prairie City has
cveloped Into a bustllng mining cent.
r and the federal government Is rap
dly improving the road between that
ity and John Day to facilitate tho
of ore by trucks and
cams from the Indian.Pine.Dog creeks
istrlct to the Sumpter valley railroad.
A message received by Manager
rank J. Chapman. of the Salem com.
lercial club. from Senator Chamber
lin. says that the surgeon general OF
10 war department Is impressed with
40 possibility of converting the Ore
on state fair grounds into a recon
,ruction hospital The senator is OF
he opinion, however, that the depart
ent will not consider converting the
rounds into cantonment