The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-01-31
OREGON NEWS NOTES
or GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events Of the Week
Briefly skstchsd for lniOr-
nation Of Our Readers.

ThIrty.eiEht deaths. duo 10 iniluen
"a. occurred In Pondleton up TO Jan
uAry !.
Pacific college At HewberE resumed
work Monday. after being closed be
cause OF tho influenza epidemic.
Hardy Holman. a pioneer Of Oregon
and ono Of the early ahorlffa Of Polk
county. died q. his homo In Dallas.
The Maruhfield schools. after belnc
closed on account OF intlnonrA for
nearly four months. reopenod Monday
John n. Griffin. q pioneor mining
man Of naksr county, died In 81 Eliza
bsth's hospital In Baker, agsd so
years.
A large number Of delegates from
Lane. Douglas and Coos coun,ics at
tended the annual Baptist convention
In Eugene.
Fire at pendieton did damage estlm.
ated at 100000 TO the Peoples ware
house and the offices OF II. w. Collins
and c. Y. Nelsoa.
During the year 1918 total OF ss.'
ass accidents were reported to the
Industrial accident commission OF
this total. is2 were fatal.
OF tho IS high schools OF Oregon
that entered the Hish School Debate
league last fall. II have Withdrawn.
bringing the number TO ~.
Influenza and i,a complications.
principally pneumonia. caused Port
lands death rate In 1918 10 increase
to ia2 per 1000 In comparison with
the 1917 record OF 81 per 1000.
n. W. DEWITT. who pleaded guilty
70 rohbing the Boswell sold minc OF
$4,000 in sold In May, 1918, was sen.
fenced at Roscburg by Judge calkins
to ~ years in tho penI,cntiary.
One thousand delegates and rcla'
tlvos arc expected In Portland on Feb.
ruary 20 and 81 10 attend tho annual
northwest conference Of Rotary clubs
OF oregon. Washington and British
Columbia.
The OREGON. West Colonization com
pany win open up 10000 acres In the
Maihcur valley. from Ontario to Vale.
April !. and IL wagins campaign TO
secure settlers. including stock and
dairymcn.
The high stage OF water In the VIII
lamette river forced the crown'wil'
iametta Paper company TO close Its
pulp and wood mill at Oregon City,
thus throwing 900 men out OF employ.
ment temporarily.
Freshets In the Hood river the past
week have eaten away bank near
the steel bridge OF the o.'w, H. a. N
Co. until the county road connecting
the city with the Columbia river boat
landing 10 menaccd.
The Dallas public school was closed
Thursday because the high water
which followed the heavy rains filled
the basement OF tho school building 80
that II was impossible TO build fires
10 heat the structure.
The national convention OF the
Greeters OF America, the largest as.
sociation OF hotel men In this country.
will be held In Portland on Tuesday,
wednesday. Thursday and Friday.
June ~, 26, 20 and 27.
In the death Of Max A. Vogt, which
occurred In The Dalles, wasco county
lost one OF its leading citizens He
was president Of the First National
bank OF The Daliss and held control
Of large business and property inter
ests there.
Coming Unexpectedly and wholly
without warning, the heaviest rain
storm which Astoria ever experienced
struck that city Wednesday. The rec
ords show that the precipitation for
"a hours was s,6 inches, the greatest
ever known.
Cove probably has the only aviator
IN eastern Oregon who got a German
alrplane. A letter from VIII Motley
TO his brother. Lee Motley, dated from
France, January II, says he brought
Gown q German airplane Just before
the armIstlce was signed,
Nearly 200 persons have Joined the
new klamath Good Roads association,
which was formed at klamath Falls,
and which has urged upon the legisla.
ture an amendment which would per-
init tho bonding Of the county UP TO
10 per cent OF its valuation.
determination Of digger squirrels
and other rodent pests In Douglas
county 10 tho object OF a bill drafted
by District Attorney George Neuner
at the request Of farmers. The bill
will be sent to Salem and presented
for legislative consideration.
A provision for the survey of the