The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-08-22
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events Of The Week
Briefly sketchsd for Inior.
nation OF Our Readers.

W"*@t @t~Hhu Auluih w 1tutdth
from ab 10 IS bushels per acre.
The cherry crop Of The Dallen an
vicinity this year totaled 1000 tons.
Linn county farmers are reportin
excellent Yields OF wheat this year.
Dates for the Hcrmlsion Hog an
Dairy show arc October 20. 20 and 2.
Plans have been adopted for th
construction Of . throe story hote
building In Moro.
Black bears are moro numerous Il
the timbored section veSt OF DAllal
than for many years past
Professor u. p. Lewis OF Lansing
Mich. has been elected city superin
tendent OF schools at Ontario,
Contract has been lot for the con
sirection Of the thrceslory Warren
Hunt hospital at klamath Fails.
II 10 estimated that onctfIfth Of
Umatilla eountys wheat crop or near
iy 100000 bushels. has been sold.
Governor and Mira. olcott left Sat.
urday for Salt Lake City. Utah. where
Mr. Olcot. win attend the goyeFnors'
conference.
Between IS and 30 cases are 10 bo
heard. by tho umatIlla county grand
Jury which will begin I,s sessions
I September :.
4 Floyd Sentor. for nearly three years
supervisor Of schools In Lane county.
has resigned TO accept the aame posi-.
ton IN Polk county.
The Portland Railway. Light q
Power company has filed with the pub.
lie service commission application for
an increase In rates
The canning plant of the Puyallup
and sumner Valley Growers aasocia.
tlon. which 10 being erected In Albany.
10 nearing completion.
A Rotary club for Salem 10 expected
10 be organized on the occasion OF a
visit by members OF the Portland club
some timo next week.
W. A. DE Lashmutt. who recently
moved 10 Hood River from Portland.
has been appointed secretary Of the
Hood River Commercial club.
u. J. Stewart took the oath OF office
10 fIll the unexpircd term Of Douglas
rounty Judge. made vacant by tho res.
lgnation OF Judge II. w. Marpters.
The Hood River creamery 10 now
cream from Underwood.
White Salmon and other Washington
points. Just across the Columbia.
Dr, l.. T.. Dubois OF Portland recently
purchased the L. II. Dccry farm At
Wells station near Corvallis for sio..
boo, The place contains ss5 acres,
Miss Edna Mills. formerly with the
Dtegen Agricultural college. has been
elected head OF the domestic science
department OF the Oregon normal
school
In honor Of the French nation gov.
trnor c.cott issued a proclamation
lrging tho people Of Oregon 10 join In
he Observance Of Lafayette day. Sep.
cmber 8.
Warren p. Reed. who was elected
he first mayor OF Rcedsport, has Of
cred 10 the Masonic lodge Of the +,
llacc fine lot on which 10 build q
liasonic temple.
The net value OF the estate OF the
Atc Horny L. plttock OF Portland TO.
nis ts.s0t.70i. according 10 the first
cmiannsal report filed by the exec.
tor. o. L. Price.
Miss Fern Hobbs, secretary TO form. |
I Governor West. has reached Wash. I
ngton after years service with the |
led Cross In France. Miss Hobbs no. q
arned by way OF Italy. q
DR.. w. T. McEiveen. pastor OF the /
lanhattan Congregational church OF
lew York city, has accepted call TO /
10 pastorate Of the First congrega. a
onal church of Portland I
Bends financial problems we're d
plyed when the city council voted to Q
rcept the offer OF Morris Bros. of i
ortland for the city's $4,000 ono. Q
bar. per cont note issue.
stops were taken at the meeting OF
10 Albany city council toward reor- J
luization OF the Albany fire depart,
ent and the purchase OF additional
odern fire-fIghtIng apparatus. !,
The seth annual convention OF the !,
regon State Horticultural society
I'D . most successful three.days ses
on In Astoria. The next annual con. a
,ntion will be held at Eugene. .
Farmers Of the Depot slough dis.
let adjacent 10 Toledo have organ.
cd under the state drainage law and
III construct a dam across the slough d