The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-04-12
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plcioJ - State Tax Commissioner Gal
ioway.
LoBAon Ross. catilcman of Poe
valley. IN klamath county. has been
arrested In connection with tho poison.
ing of tho 81 sheep In the vicinity OF
Merrill. Tho sheep we're found poison.
cd at tho homes OF two prominent
rancheru and a warning was left to
keep the animals away from Bryant
Mountain. which heretofore has been
used for cattle. Fred stukel. OF Poe
valley. and John MeFalI. OF bonanza.
had previously been apprehondsd In
connection with this affair
The snielt run. unusually heavy. con.
inueh IN the Sandy river. The little
fish arc OF fino quality and many
people nro dipping them, while com.
msrcial fishermen are catching thom
In large quantities with tho result
that they are sold At extremely low
figures,
President Wilson has issued anoth
or induction call for 10000 men OF
class I. tolegraphic instructions hay.
Ing been received by Captain J. II.
Culliaon. IN charge OF tho selcctiyo aerv.
Ice In Oregon TO cntrain s23 men dur.
Ing tho fiyoday period commencing
April 20.
Deposits In all Of the banks IN the
state aggregated tlsi.bsi .3Os.ss on
March 4. according to figures complct'
cd by Superintendent Of Banks Ben.
nett. This was decrease OF sit.ssT.'
ts6T6 from December OF last year.
but an increase OF t20.ii7.o3t2s over
March OF 1917.
Reports received from various coun.
try communities In Marion county IN.
dIcaio that the early peach crop was
heavily hit by recent frosts and 10
many instances orchards viii show q.
small percentage Of q crop. Logan
berries also probably will be later
than usual and somewhat reduced.
so far az can DO learned there has
been no damage to the Umatilla coun.
~ wheat crop from the recent cold
snap. despite tho fact that much OF
the grain on the reservation was In
condition whore Il IL highly auscept
lhle 10 the cold. Farmers forecast tho
largest crop In the history Of the eonn.
~.
District Attorney Goyne. cf Tilla.
nook county. was advised by Attorney.
General Brown that only majority
vote is necessary TO select the site for
q schoolhonse or TO do any other act
under the school law requiring vote,
with tho exception OF determining upon
the removal Of sehooihouso. which re-
qulres twothirds vote
Linn county win have county agri.
cultural agent within the next two
weeks The committee which was in
charge OF raising a fund for the pur.
poso has announced that It's efforts
have been successful and that the
money 10 ready. An agent will bo
selected upon tho recommendation OF
tho board OF regents Of the Oregon
Agricultural college.
peploring the fact that Oregon
soldiers when absent from the state.
are without the right TO vote, tho
Marion County Veterans association
has adopted a resolution favoring the
enactment of law removing this dis
ability and declaring that members
OF the association will refuse TO vote
for any candidate for the legislature
not favoring such action.
The sist session OF the Central Dap
tist association will be held at the
First Baptist church, Salem, April 10,
II and IL. Rev. @. II. Young, Of Albany,
will be moderator. The association EN-.
braces Linn and Marion counties, and
the churches having membership are
located at Albany. Brownsville, Hayes
VILE. Holly. Laoomb, Lebanon, North
Palestine, Providence, Salem, Scio,
stayton, Tallman and North santiam.
What 10 said to beia record price
Tor Jersey dairy stock sold at pub
liz auction on the Pacific coast
was established at Tillamook, when
II. II. curtiss. q Pullman, Wash, dairy.
nan, received sl7Oo for his herd bull.
Saint Mawes. One OF Mr.. curtiss
Jersey cows brought $3.50, another $3.50 f,
ind two others $500 each. Mr., curtiss
disposed OF his entire herd Of blooded ,
Jersey stock, formerly maintained Just
north Of Pullman, the sale totaling 1,
Iis,olo, considerably more than expect ,
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