The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-10-24

fendlelon and La G.ande, heading "a
ward Pendloton, Grading on this sec
tion OF the state highway has progress
ed ~ miles southeast from the foot o
the hill
Frank l., Rain. Grand exalted rule
OF tho Benevolent and Protective Oi
der 0f Elks. the chief OF Elkdom 4
this country, was n visitor In Portlant
Saturday, He WIS accompanied b
Mira. Rain. the two making tour o
the United States, q,
a disease known rs tho Kansas hors
plague has broken out with consider
able foreo on Bomc central Oregon
ranches. w. II. Lytlo. state votcrin
aflan. reports. George Rodman. Jci
fcrson county farmer. has lost 20 ou
Of his herd Of 80 horses
Contract for tho medals TO bc given
by the state Of Oregon TO all soldlcra
sailors and marines entering The sery
Ice from this state. was awarded by
the state medal commission TO white.
head 4 lloag. n New Jersey firm. The
price viii be 25 cents each.
Eight reels Of motion pictures show.
Ing preventablc accidents In the log.
sing industry will be shown In all tho
largo Industrial ccntcrS Of the state
under the auspices Of the state labor
bureau. according to plans now under
way BY Labor Commissioner Gram.
The Oregon Federation OF womens
elubs has filed articles of inoorpora.
tion. The organization has property
valued n, $4,000 and the officers are
Mrs. Charles II. Castner. president:
Matte +. Beatty. viccprcsideni. and
Mrs. r. II. Buchanan. secrctary-troas.
urer.
A grand total OF ss5.isI.O .O32.22 has
been provided by state. federal and
county governments for road work In
Oregon since 1914 and including work
already contracted for. 70 be completed
during 1890 according TO n summary
prepared by the state highway depart.
ment.
The Standard oil company sold
2.t45.isS.5 gallons OF gasoline In Sep.
temhcr. according 10 statomon, filed
in the office OF Deputy Secretary OF
State Sam A, Kozer. The tax, at tho
rate Of cent gallon on gasoline and
ono'half cent on distlliate. totals S25..
7ss.i0.
Producers. associations and others
Interested In the marketing Of Oregon
apples are being requested by the pub,
lie service commission to express an
opinion relative TO the establishment
of freight rate on bulk shipment OF
apples. with view 10 encouraging the
shipment OF Gull apples into eastern
states.
Dorothy Sinnott, H. eldest child OF
and Mrs, Nicholas J.
sinnott OF Oregon. died Mt Saranac
AXE sanitarlum. New York. according
o telegram received by Mr. Slnnott.
iiss sinnotts death was unexpected.
Ilthough she had been patient at
iaranac sanitarium since 1917. suffer.
ng from tuberculosis,
At meeting of the North Bend city
ouncil n resolution was adopted or.
cring special election to be called
arly In December to submit to tho
oters OF the city the question OF In.
the special tax limitation
rom 10 TO Is mills, TO secure revenue
, meet the financial requirements OF
he city for the year 1920,
After coming all the way TO klamath
alls from Santa Cruz. Cal, to crafty
cherished wish TO be married In the
ONE OF her grandparents. the house
! which she was born, Miss Ivy Pearl
artin found that the Oregon law
rohihited her marriage to Wesley II.
ibson Of San Francisco. because mel.
Ter was resident OF this state,
Plans for a north and south road
ong the summit OF the Cascade noun.
ins to connect the Mount Hood loop.
e old Willamette valley and Cascade
ountain wagon road over the San,
am pass. the Mckenzie road and tho
ghway to Crater lake are being de.
Hoped by VIII G, Steel, superintend-
i of Crater Lake National park,
Five fatal accidents were reported to
Q state industrial accident commits.
On during the week ending October
The workmen who lost their lives
IRE: Allen Shumate, Portland. con-
ruction; Alfred II. Cove, Bend. log
r: Paul Cantrell, Brighton, logger;
en- wilhelm. Grants Pass, logger;
mes w McElvain. Portland, con.
'uction.