The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-04-25
OREGON NEWS NOTES
oFGElNEIRlAL INTEREST
PelnoIpal Essnis sf the Week
Briefly sksichsd for Ipior
nation Of Our Readsra

The quarterly meeting Of the Ore.
sop state Nurses' association was held
IA Portland April IS.
Chinook fishing opened on Rogue
river April IS, The season Il said 10
have opened with fair catch.
The firat semtAnnuai In Grande sale
q the Northwestern shor,horn Breed.
ere association will BE- held on May !.
The fifth annns. conference Of the
Marine Engineers Beneficial asaocia.
tion FOR the Pacific coast and Hawaii
was held Al Asloris.
Efforts are being made Al McMinn.
VILE toward the forms,ion Of company
A OF the national guard. 10 take tho
place OF MeMinnvilies homo troop Of
prewar days,
Salem wliI be the first city IN Orc
son over the top IN the Victory liberty
loan drive. The Salem hanks have
agreed 70 take The full quota Of sssot
$50 allotted the city.
Another blE m>eling Of the farmers
Of Folk county has been called By the
Farmers union 70 tAka place a. tho
Artisan hall a. Esskrsali on the even
iag Of Friday. April IS.
A vigorous campaign for cleaning up
Klamath Falls and making the sani.
taFy conditions Of the city what they
ought 10 b has BEEN launched By City
Health ofacer Souis and Mayor stru.
bic,
spanish influenza has struck Pilot
Rock and vicinity for the second time.
Although the present visitation 10 llsht
the number Of cases reached nearly
700. Schools were closed for two
weeks more.
The position Of state highway bridge
snssnser has been accepted by c. D.
Mccullough. head Of the civil engi.
ncsFIng department OF Oregon Asri'
cultural college He VII taks up his
work Immediately.
The first contract 10 connection with
the erection 81 the Standard on com.
pany's big distributing plant at A.
soria has been awarded 70 tho Port
land Bridge q Building company. The
cost IL estimated at $4,000.
The labor situation In Bend 10 bet
ter than 10 any other city In the state.
according TO Frank E Manning. 80.
sistant director ot civilian relief for
the American Red Cross. after an In.
yestigation Of conditions there.
The first meeting Of the state emsr.
sency hoard for the present biennium
may BE- called IN about two months to
provide money for in6emnity claims
against the state for the slaughter Of
cattle that have responded to the %.
bsrcuiin test.
n tho Pacific Telephone and Tels.
graph company wins In It's attempt TO
increase iss telephone rates, the Salem
city council win put the municipal tel.
ephone question up 10 the people Of
Salem through the medium Of . sps.
cial bond election.
petitions bearing the signatures OF
many taxpayers haye been presented
TO the county court asking for sub.
mission at special election Of thu
question Of Issuing 100000 bonds for
the construction OF permanent roads
in YAmhill county.
Better prices for ties and a system
Of purchasing that viii be fairer 20
the manufacturers are promised by
former Governor West In telegram
received from hin BY Q. II. Ball, SEQ.
retary of the Western Oregon Tie and
Lumber association.
Fer the first time In many months
there were no fatal accidents reported
to the Industrial Accident commission
during the past week, according to |
the weekly accident report There
we're SIC accidents reported from
throughout the state,
IT, D. Momyer, assistant superin. |
tendent Of Crater Lake park, reports |
nine feet Of snow 1t the lake. There
vas twice this amount at this time ,
last year. he says, and from present {
the park win BE- open TO
auto travel about July /, |
Despite the fact that the United I
states railroad administration recent
" ordered decrease OF 10 cents I
ton for ireightage Of roadbuilding ma {
lerials. the Oregon public service com J
will make every effort to pro- Q
rure . still lower reduction. Y
The executive committee Of the Kla- q
nam Cattle and Horsemcn's associa- .
lion met with that OF the klamath I
County Wool Growers association Sat 9
irday for . conference regarding the
range difficulties and TO work toward
IN adjustment Of these matters.