The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-12-12
OREGON NEWS NOTES
Of GENERAL INTEREST

Fives0f seven Linn county road dis
; tricts voted in favor Of special Eoat
. leyies.
City schools of The Dalles are bein,
thoroughly fumigated as the result o
smallpox epidemic.
Il James Bachelor, aged 80 years ant
since 1882 resident OF Salem, dice
at his home In that city.
4 Fire at Mosier completely destroyed
seven structures, comprising approx
mately one-half of the business section
4 The Union County Ad Club has start
ed a movement to assist in the restor
alton of capital punishment in Oregon
The state convention of the Oregon
Butter and Cheese Makers association
will meet in Portland December II and
IS.
Out of total Of 265 men incarcer.
ated in the Oregon state penitentiary,
55 Of their number are serving life SEN
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| tences.
The 18th annual conference of the
presidents and faculties of the inde-
pendent colleges Of Oregon was held
at Philomath.
With a good yield and high prices
prevailing, some Linn county potato
growers will receive $4OO per acre for
their crop this year.
Albany's bank resources have in
creased more than $1,000,OOO In the
past year and have reached an aggre-
gate of almost s4.25O.000.
Arrangements are being made for
an attendance Of 1000 at farmers week
to be held at the Oregon Agricultural
college December 20 to January 8.
Major A. A. Hall, assistant adjutant-
general of Oregon since September,
1918, filed his resignation with Cover
nor Olcott to take effect January l.
Edward e. Kiddle of Island City was
appointed by Governor Olcott as a
member Of the state highway commits
sion, succeeding the late J. N. Burgess.
Frank Gowan, Chinese-American,
veteran of the recent war and mer-
chant Of Astoria, died as result of
injuries received when his store was
robbed. y
Out Of the II road districts exclusive
Of the incorporated cities in Clackamas
county, ten of them made special tax
levies Of 10 mills at district meetings
last week.
G. L. McNary, United States senator,
has returned to Salem from Washing
ton. The senator will remain about
Two weeks before he returns to the ma
tional capital.
Farmers under the Ochoco irrigation
project. at community meeting, de.
,ided to pool their orders for approx
nately 5000 pounds of alfalfa seed, to
'e sown on project lands next year.
A bond issue of $222,3 300 to enable
he central Oregon irrigation district
o purchase the townsite of Deschutes
rom the Central Oregon Irrigation
company was rejected by vote of 352
% 38.
Lane county teachers will make no
contracts to teach next year for less
han 500 month, according to reso-
utions adopted at the closing session
i the annual teachers institute at
eugene.
With 58,769 now enrolled In the city
'ublic schools, the estimated popula-
ion Of Portland. as taken from the
chool census. is 32S,229, according to
abulations announced by School Clerk
'homas.
Preliminary steps were taken at
netting of the county budget commit
&c and the Lane county court to pre-
ent to the voters of the county prop
sition to issue s1,OOO,00O in bonds for
Dad work.
umatilla county teachers, although
hey advocate higher salaries for all
sachers in the county are not in favor
unions. according to resolutions
assed by $50 teachers at the Umatilla
ounty teachers institute.
When the big cannery built at Al
any the past summer by the Puyal-
Up and Sumner Valley Fruitgrowers'
ssociation closes Its first seasons run
'ork viii begin at once on the erection
new buildings for next season,
A proposed constitutional amend
lent extending the highway indebted
ess limitation from to 4 or per
snt will be filed In the offices OF the
scretary of state this week, according
J James Stewart, representative, of
orvalls.
Portland faces coal shortage, with
OF vestige of hope for relief. other
ian strict conservation of fuel by res
lents of the city, according to a re.
ort made by Deputy City Attorney
iackay, in charge of the fuel situation
/ the city.