The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-11-15

telephone service IL under the control
Of the postofies department. which
has exercised the power OF the federal
government TO enable the company 20
make an advance which the company
asserts IL necessary 10 enable iw'
proyement OF service.
That 600 persons IN Polk county
canned i0s.so7 quarts Of home pro-
serves. fruits. vegetables and meats
In 1918. valued at s33.5i2.o7. IL shown
In report by Miss Anna NJ. Turley,
state leader Of home demonstration
agents at the Oregon Agricultural col
lege.
Apples are moving steadily through
receiving plants at Hood River and
along the line OF the Mount Hood
railway aud more than 10 per cent OF
this years crop has been routed to
eastern points The Apple Growers
association has shipped $50 ears OF
fruit.
Two fatal accidents were reported
10 the state Industrial accident com
mission for the week. out OF total
OF 36s Industrial casualties In the
state. The fatalities we're: Oscar VII
klns, Grants Pass. construction work.
and II. =. Larson. Portland, steel
works.
Fishermen on the lower Coquiilc
river have been enjoying unusual
prosperity during tho silverslde run
and some have made a years wages
In one month. During the hcAvies,
run one ssining crew took $500 fish
IN one day. amounting 70 about $4,000
pounds.
Western Union telegraph business
on Coos bay Ia under criticism. com
plant having been entered by tho
Marnhflcld chamber OF commerce to
the authorities at Washington. Tho
telegraph service has been very un'
certain and aggrayatlng delays have
been reported.
Construction work on the Columbia
river highway between Hood River
and Cascade i.oeka has been shut
down on account Of weather condl'
tlonn and will not be resumed until
next spring. according TO c. A. Dunn
construction engineer OF the state
highway department.
The spruce production work OF es'
tabiluhing logging campo In the Bon'
tin aprucc area near Beaver Hill In
Coca county is progressing fas. and
the force of soldiers now on the
ground numbers over 500. They are
engaged In building railroads, con-
atruetinE camps and opening coal
mines,
A. J. Partan, manager; FRANK Me
mi, president; Jacob Kluvala and W.
NJ. Relyo. directors Of the Western
workmen's Publishing company. a
Finnish socialist concern, OF Astoria.
we're arrested on charges OF sedit!on,
The men are accused OF circulating
psditious literature and trying 10 dis
courage enlistment In the army and
navy.
The city OF Astoria has applied to
the state water boatd for appropria'
tion of water from Bis creek TO sup
ply an additional municipal water
supply at an estimated cost OF $780,
600. The plan 10 to build q pipeline
isHs miles long, The present popula'
tlon OF Astoria Is placed at 100000
with an estimated population OF $4,000
IN the next few years.
The tunnel Of the Homestead
branch of the Oregon Short Line,
which runs between Huntington and
Homestead. caught fire from Pos
sengcr train passing through It. The
tunnel Ia located west of Homestead
and is a half.mlle long. II will be
many days before the tunnel can he
cleared, tlmbered and retracked aud
made safe for traffic.
Judge A. S. Bennett, democrat, OF
The palles. evidently has been elected
associate justice Of the Oregon su'
prsme court over Circuit Judge Coke
OF Marshfield. by q plurality OF be-
tween $50 and 400. official or com
plote unofficial returns from 80 coun'
ties and the incomplete count Of
Curry, Grant and Harney give The
Dalles jurist q lead Of 400 over Coke
Though he is only S6 years old,
Charles childs. OF Brownsville, prob
ably will be dean" Of the Oregon
house Of representatives at the com'
ing session of the legislature He
was reelected q representative tESm
Linn county for fourth consecutive
term and there will probably be no
other house member at the 1913 sea'
sion with his record for continuous
service.
Following long conference be-
tween city and county officials city
II slf