The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-11-14
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miles lCnR from Medf Ird 10 point In
tho Vicinity OF Eureka. Cal. ls the
ayowod purpose OF the Modford Coast
Railroad company. which recently
filed articles OF incorporation.
A. e. Alien Of Medtord former state
horticultural commissioner. announces
his intention Of testing the constitu'
tionailty Of the Oregon vehicle law
providing for the taxing Of automo.
blloa for good roads maintenance,
Tho $4,000. reinforced concrete
bridge across Rogue river at Rock
Point. three miles below Gold Hill,
under construction jointly by the high
way commission and Jackson county,
10 nearly so per cent completed,
Thomas Cummings. engineer: N,
IIelmer. fireman. and Fred Sherman.
timber falier. were seriously injured
when q donkey engine In logging oper'
Atlons of tho Willamette Valley Lum.
ber company. above Black Rock, er'
plodod
A summary OF the activities OF tho
soldiers and sailors commission Of
the state Of oregon since tina, body
was created by the last legislature
shows that total Of ti9.52l,si has
been expended In tho interest OF for.
msr service men.
There will be no more travelling
carnival companies in Medford II tho
city council can help Il. Al the
last meeting the council passed an
ordinance fixing license of $500 a
week on such cArniyals, which 10 re-
garded as prohibIuye,
Sam a. Kozer. deputy secretary OF
state under Den W. oleo,t. who has
been secretary OF state for the past
eight years. has announced himself as
candidate for the republican nonina-
ton for secretary OF state at the next
primary election In May. 1920,
All records for cattle shipments
from the Rogue river valley have been
broken this year. From the Apple.
gate dIRtrlct alone 1000 cattle have
been shipped TO Portland this fall.
which brings a cash return TO the cat
tlemen OF approximately 100000.
oregons alrpiano forest fire patrol
covered s3.TiS miles and located i2s
fires In ali hours flying time during
tho forest fire season this summer, &C
cording to q report filed with Colonel
II. II. Arnold, head OF the air service in
tho western department OF the army.
Two airplanoa were used
At a special election IN Warrenton.
s600.O00 OF municipal bonds. In two
separate blocks. we're authorized for
The extensive Improvement OF the har'
bor and the purchase Of 100 acres OF
and bordering on the Sklpanon and
Columbia rivers within the city limits
Ior the erection OF docks and piers.
The Silver Lake irrigation district
ias filed an application with the irri'
cation securities commission. request
ng the state to guarantee interest
IN 100000 in bonds OF the district
or o term OF five years. This irriga-
lon district is located at Silver lake
md covers approximately 5000 acres.
Coyotes are doing more damage In
oregon at the present time than for
many years, according 10 DR.. w. II.
,ytle, state veterinarian, Because OF
he serious losses resulting from the
.ctivities OF these animals the state
low has seven experienced hunters
n the .Iihbered districts, each OF
Vhom draws from 500 to slS6 month.
Indicative OF the early reopening OF
ho railroad tic market In the north
rest is an order just received by tho
alley Tie and Lumber company.
,holcsalers and manufacturers OF lum.
er. with headquarters In Eugene, for
80 carloads OF Douglas fir ties to be
hipped to Oklahoma, where a new
abroad is being built In one of the
II districts.
The newly.constructed concrete dam
cross the sluslaw river at Swiss
ONE, near the mouth of Lake creek.
'hlch Gustav Warthun had about fin
shed and which was to have been 9
sed In connection with large saw
ill there, was washed out by the high
Iater. The dam WAS over 100 feet j
ing and Mr.. Warthun had expended
YER $1,000 upon It.
In an attempt to combat the high
ost OF living Mayor Hamilton. acting
,r the city of Roseburg, has ordered
considerable quantity OF government !
shipped there, to be placed
n sale at prices far below those asked
' mercantile houses. The city took !
lis step experimentally, and II the
works satisfactorily larger
uantities will be shipped In.
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