The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-05-30
OREGON NEWS NOTES
or GENERAL INTEREST
PrinoIpai Events Of tho Week
Briefly skeiched for lnior.
mailon OF Our Readers.
psudl.,ons cAsu,susua week has

Pendleton's chautsuqua week has
been set for July . 10 H.
Several new esses Of Influenza have
mAdo their appearance In Salem.
The state grange. In session at Hills
horo. voted 10 hold its 1890 annual
session al Bsnd.
Ranchera Of northern Curry county
report that coyotes are on tho In
crease In that section.
The Christian Endeayor societies OF
Lima end Benton counties held their
fourth annual convention In Corvallis
on Saturday and Sunday.
George T. GcriinEer Of Dallas was
appointed q member Of tho state board
of forestry by Governor olcott. He
succeeds L. n. Hili OF Cottage Grove,
In q NJ OF dependency resulting
from prolonged illness. Robert spiek'
srman. 81 years old, shot himself
through the head with = shotgun q,
The pailss.
OF q total Of 1855 pfsventable fires
durlnE 1918. ~ we're suspected OF In
cendlary origin. according 10 the an.
nuai report Of Harvey Wells. state
fire mArshal.
Textbooks for use In tho public
schools OF Oregon duFinE the next ak
years viii be selected BY the Oregon
state textbook commission at 9 meet
ing TO be held In Salem June ..
Unemployment 10 completely wiped
out In Oregon. both 10 the industrial
een1ers and throughout the farming
and numbering dis,riess. according 70
. report o. the department Of labor.
Efforts 70 procure material redue.
tion in the cost Of transporting fish
which the state distributes 10 the
various streams Of Oregon win be
made BY the public servics commits.
slon.
Flsh propagation In the several
state hascheriss 10 showing splendid
results this spring. according TO the
report OF r. E. Ciantou. state fish war.
den, received by the fish and game
commission.
Douglas county's ninth annual straw.
berry carnival and sportsmen's tour
nansut was held In Rosoburg Under
most favorable auspices. Thousands
of people were present to enjoy the
opening days festivities.
Complete exonesation Of the state
Industrial accident commission Is giv.
en- BY Governor olcott in connection
with the charges Of Lee Roy y. Kee'
ley. Portland attorney. over the A. O.
Dlbbern compensation case.
Most Oregon men who are in service
overseas win have returned by August
and practically ail Of them viii be
home by September. according 10 In
formation that has reached the Oregon
welcome committee in New York.
Tho proposal 70 maintain a repre-.
sentative in Washington to further
tho project for the establishment Of
firstciass naval base rear the mouth
of the Columbia river 10 being dis
cussed by the Astoria chamber OF
commerce.
Three fatalities are included In the
Sss accidents reported TO the state
industrial accident commission for the
past week. These we're Martin Paul
Of Reliance. logger: Joseph swarts.
Knappa, logger: Louis Lambert, Never.
still. logger,
The semiannuai purchase OF sup
plies for tho various state institutions
viii DO made June ~, when bids COW
ering the needs Of the institutions viii
be opened by the state board Of con.
troll. These bids will cover supplies
up to December 81.
Mrs. Lola @. Baldwin Of Portland,
Mrs. Charles H. Castner Of Hood River
and Mrs. W. II. Dancy OF Salem were
designated members Of the advisory
board for the state industrial school
for girls. In appointments announced
BY Governor olcott,
r. C. Knapp. +. Fl. Murphy and v.
II. Haybsrker. all Of Portland, con.
stitute the commission created BY the
recent legislatures TO regulate lighting
in mills. factories snd work shops,
according to announcement OF G. II.
Gram, state labor commissioner
According to advicss received from
Senator Charles McNary at Washing
ton, the United States government is
considering sending out experts to
Polk county and other places in the
state TO explore the oil fields which
are supposed to be located there,
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