The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-10-04
OREGON NEWS NOTES
or GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events Of tho Week
Briefly Skeiched for lnfor.
nation OF Our Readers.

The Sherman county AAsessmcn
rolls for this year show an asaesse,
valuation Of tii.1ss.i7o Last year
amounted 10 ts.6ba.2to.
cleArinRs Of Portland bAnkS for ih'
week ending Saturday io,Aled $50.
bis.t06Ss. compared with $4,000.
o727s for the corresponding week o
last year.
Conrad r. Olson. OF Portland. war
Appolnted associate justice Of the su
preme cour, by Governor wi,hyeombt
10 fill the vacancy caused by the death
OF Justice Frank A. Moore.
Burning out five bridges. a toros,
fire cas-, OF Gates stopped traffic on
the Eastern and Albany. Detroit branch
OF the Southern Pacific. II required
five days TO restore the line.
Tho Food administration has author,
iIed District Representative HouseF.
At Portland. 10 grant notifications OF
tho 60.day storage rule 90 a. 10 permit
storage OF grain up TO elk months
J. y. brown. who was certified a.
the nominee Of tho National party for
representative In congress for tho
third district. has filed notice Of his
withdrawal with Secretary OF State
Olcott.
The state board OF control has ap.
pointed Mrs. Y. T. Moores. OF Salem.
~ superintendent OF the Oregon school
for the blind. Mira Moorcs 10 the wild
ow Of tho late superintendent OF the
institution.
Tho Oregon Poultrymen's assoeia.
tion will create fund TO provide for
labelling eggs produced by members OF
the association, thereby guaranteeing
their quality whca they arc placed on
the market.
Twenty'sIx years OF honorable and
faithful service 10 the state OF Oregon
on the supreme bench came to close
when Justice Frank A. Moore died
at Salem after long illness. lie was
II years old,
DuEald Campbell. OF Eugene, brought
one crop from his farm 10 town In
an automobile and sold Il for $3.50.
Tho crop was 2t0 pounds Of pepper.
mint oil. which he raised and Distilled
on his place north OF Eugene,
The Hood River irrigation district
has made application 10 the state irri
cation securities commission TO have
sie7.000 In bonds certified under tho
state law. The purpose IL TO refund
an outstanding issue. and reduce taxes.
Dr. Joseph schafer, professor OF his.
tory at the University OF Oregon and
dean at tho summer school OF the uni
versity. has left for Washington. where
he will take charge OF the work OF the
national Board Of Historical Service.
The Mcdford irrigation district bond
election resulted In isb votes for TO
100 votes against bonds In the sum OF
ti,600.o00 for prosecution Of the work
on the Butte Creek project TO cover
10000 acres OF the best farm land In
the heart OF the valley.
Through Joint action of tho city
council and the chamber OF commerce
q cleanup campaign was inaugurated
In North Bend and Monday every resi-.
dent OF the city cleaned his premises
and the streets adjacent TO his prop
srty Of all rubbish and accumulated
refuse.
In response TO representations sub.
mitted by Senator McNary In behalf
pf Oregon wool securing mills, tho
Wool administration said that Oregon
producers are free to have their wool
secured In Oregon II they 90 desire
under regulations adopted by the gov.
,rnment,
The Oregon state fair last week was
/ record.breakins exposition In many
ways. Record.breaking weather sur
.ounded the state show from start to
'inish. on Thursday attendance rec
,rds OF fair history were smashed
vhen more than $4,000 people entered
he grounds.
The old Klondyke coal mine of Beav.
n I'M near Marshfleld In Coos coun'
y was opened for the first time In
10 years and 10000 tons OF coal was ..
ound stlll In the tunnel. The output
will 10 to the government for fuel In
ngines used In hauling logs from the
loutin tract Of spruce.
A buildine feat comparable to that |.
4 the Vancouver cut.up mill has been !.
accomplished at Marshfield with the
ompletion OF bridge 1900 feet long
n seven days with force Of i25 SOL =
Ter laborers. This bridge Is part OF :
.JpWtO-AEAilEpAa. hsips built e tia :