The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-03-22


: tains at this time.
oregon commission men and grow
era may dispose Of large stocks u %
tatoeH and onions 10 be used IN feed
ing the men IN training at army camp
aud oantonmenla. according 10 advice
received by n l.. Ringer. Of the unito'
States bureau OF markets. RatlonInl
needs OF camps IN tho woat and south
west for tho month Of April alon,
: call for 100000 pounds Of potatoci
: and about 27S.00o pounds Of onions
Bids OF coast holders arc now sought
-Four porceat road bonda 10 the
amount Of half million dollars wcrc
sold last week by the state highway
commission for tt65.S5O. a discount OF
nearly nine per con,.
Poriiauds efforts 10 overthrow tho
recent Geont airectear faro ruling OF
the state public service commission
received a setback when six circuit
judges OF Muilnnnah county after
hearing thn city's appeal decided that
the ruiing Of the public service com.
mlasion was legal
Two fatalities out Of total OF i97
accidents rorc reported TO the state
industrial accident commission for tho
week ending March IA. The men who
Loaf their lives were George Merchant.
n aawmIll worker OF Sheridan. and J.
TimgAtadt, an empioye In shipbuild.
Ing yard at Portland
Farmers Of oregon are urged TO
marke, any stocks Of wheat they hold
In excess oi seeding requirements
Tho appeal OF Herbert Hoover nation.
al food administrator. aAking this. was
issued TO Oregon wheat growers
through state food administration
headquarters Saturday
According TO Forest Supervisor Eph.
rain Barnes. the largest number OF
cattle and sheep that have ever EraEed
In the Minam forest reserve win be
paEtured there this summer. Mr.
Barnes says permits have already been
granted for grazing privileges for I6r
900 cattle and 10000 sheep
In the belief that the country needs
men In the army and in the fields
more than In jail. Justice OF Peace
Glenn Taylor at Mcdtord Is allowing
convicted bootlcggers In Jackson coun.
~ their liberty whenever he is con.
vineed that tho public welfare Is not
endangered by their freedom.
The crop and farm labor survey
which was taken throughout the state
under tho cooperation Of the govern
ment and Labor Commissioner Hoff.
has beon completed and the ann.
mar.es will be ready for publication
by the last of this week. according TO
J W. Brewer. farm help specialist.
who had direct charge Of the work.
W. X, Newell. assistant food ad.
for Oregon, has informed
Hawley that arrange.
ncnts have been made whereby lin.
tod quantities OF condensed milk will
,o allowed cargo space on ships for
Europe This ia expected to give re.
ief TO the industry In Oregon. where
5000 cases are reported to be In
forage,
Ia the picturesque wllds OF Dixie
In tho Whitman national
crest, the foundations have been laid
or what may ultimately become an
important industry In the Blue noun.
aims OF eastern Oregon. On five
Gre estate. leased from Uncle Sam
or q term OF years. p. A, Snyder. for. !.
ierly Of John Day. has established : !,
nd equipped a silver gray fox farm. !
The largest wood Ahipbuildlng yard
n the Pacific coast will be established :
! the environment of Portland In the 2
cry near future, 10 build ships for !
-ans. Pacific and coastwise trade, II :,
ie shipping board will formally agree J,
, permit this yard TO build on private :. :.
ncount, and turn over It's output to :
rivate owners upon completion. Della. = =
are capital Is backing the enterprise, Z
According TO data compiled, the =
liry industry OF Tillamook county =
'oke all records during 1917 for the :. >
Mount OF milk produced. cheese man. = =
actured and amount OF money re. -, ~
lived from the sale of cheese, cream - y
ID whey butter fat The output OF =
eese was 4,s74.s2s pounds TO the -
aking OF which 44.9o1.sOs gallons Of ~ ~
Ilk contributed. The receipts were - y,
,lss.o52.lS. - ~
Purchase by Henry Mccall. stock. :.
IN OF Crooked river, OF the S60-aore - ="
onquist ranch in the north end Of -
. La Pine basin marks the passing ~
one Of the most popular roadhouses - -,
early days In central Oregon. The ~ ~
onquist ranch was the stopping W
zoe for many q weary traveller and
lighter ut the time when all traffic
s with horses and is or 20 miles