The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-05-10
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events Of The Week
Briefly Skeiohed for lnfor-
nation OF Our Readers.

The Oregon Presbyterian Synod will
meet In Eugene July 30 TO 20.
a meeting of Oregon tie mhnufac'
turerA will be held In Eugene Saturday
night ...#.
Stock range near Pcndlcton N be-
ginning 20 suffer considerably from
the dry spell.
Fred parkonon ended hls life by sui.
eide near Mist. Parkenon was 10 have
reported for army duty.
Feca collected this year by Secretary
Of State olcott for tho registration OF
motor vehicles and ohauffourS total
,3Tt,S6iso
ThA, the pear and prune crops In
Lane county will bo the best In years
IL tho prediction Of G. y, Stewart.
county fruit inspector,
Practically all road work In Polk
county has been abandoned for the sra
son on account of the inability OF the
county court to hire men and teams.
Douglas county has closed contract
with J, II. Bagley for starting cruise
OF privately owned timber lands for
the purpose OF aAeertaining real values.
Homer G. Atwell. OF Forea, Grove.
and c. A. MAerum. OF Moaier. we're 70.
appointed by the state board OF con.
troll TO membership on the state board
OF horticulture.
Authority has been granted by the
federal reserve board for organlEa.
,ion OF the First National bank OF s.
Heiena. and the new institution will
BE- launched at once.
Miss Lila Dobello of Corvallis waB
eleclfd state Honor Guard leader TO
succeed Miss Lucille Daniorth, at the
annual convention OF the Oregon State
Honor Guard. held Saturday In Port.
land.
Extreme coat OF operation and lack
OF business In the willamette valley
territory between Portland and Cor.
Wallis has compelled the Oregon City
Transportation company TO retire ita
steamers from the route.
Wheeler county Ia s,ill leading all
counties Of the state IN percentage Of
War sayinga Stamps quota attained.
with showing of 5ai per cent.
Doschutoa county Ia In second place
with a percentage OF 26.7.
Orlando A. Summers. eommandcr.in.
chief OF the Grand Army OF the Rgpub-
Tic. will reach Portland Friday 70 ar.
prove plana made 10 date and lay out
others for tho 52d annual oncEmpment
OF the Grand Army. which will be held
In Portland August 10 TO %,
The custodian OF allen enemy prop
crty has written 10 State Tax Com.
Galloway asking him TO take
up with all the county assessors the
matter OF making complete search OF
tho assessment rolls 10 get line on
property and money owned by alien
enemies In Oregon.
One OF the most daring robberies
and one which Noted the largest haul
negotiated In Josephine county In
many yeara occurred five miles from
about IS miles southwest Of
Grants Pass. when two masked men
held up r. Boswell and son, Robert,
Jr. and secured $4,000 In money bul.
ion.
During the past week 55l accidents
we're reported TO the state industrial
accident commission. OF this number,
I've were fatal, as follows; Lulu Gavin,
Talent. trespassor. killed by train:
John Mcnan. Astoria, sawmili: Frank ,
Todd. Portland. shipbullding: David (
sradley, Astoria, sawmill; II. p. oling- |
louse, Mil City. sawmill,
Senator McNary introduced an /
TO the rivers and harbors
iii appropriating s1so,ooo for deep 4
ng the inner harbor OF Coos bay. This I
tenn was eliminated from the house 4
Ill, the senator now introducing the \
as war measure TO facilI. q
ate the, shipment of spruce lumber a
nd piles from this district.
Robert Forty. sea lion hunter and 9
of Port Oxford. Is anticipat- /
ng the murre egg season and has a
sked the government to suspend the o
Nv against taking the eggs. Tho eggs 4
re twice the size OF hens egg and n
ave somewhat fishy flavor. Thous. b
nds OF dozens can be gathered from a
,c rocky reefs at Rogue River and Il
ort Oxford,
The third liberty loan was oversub
,rIhad In nregon NV about az 6cfl OnO