The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-08-01
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sit4vU cash.
W. A. Wells, known IN Corvallis aud
ihroneh ~ oregon as He'd Wells, 10
dead. ne Was ~ yfars old and had
been familiar figure IN Corvallis
since pioneer days.
Umatllla countys wheat crop. from
all Appearances. will total al least a..
100000 bushels. In average yield per
acre aud weight II 10 better than lart
year. The farmers have one CON.
plant; smut this year is worse than
FOR isany Year,, Sections formerly on
snipt are nov affected.
ono of the largest rawmllI burncrt
IN tho United statcs VIII bo erected
by the sheylisIIlxou company AZ Bend
Tho burner viii be ie5 feet high and
40 feet IN diameter.
with loans totalIng moro than t500s
900 and with y mcmbership Of 2io the
First National Farm Loan association
Of Eugene Ia gaid TO be the largest
uni, OF the Twelfth federal land bank
district,
jay walking" on Astoria's business
streets has boon made mlsdcmean.
or. and yellow lines have been painted
70 make pedestrians observe the law.
which provides fine VI 81 10 $40 for
violations
Negotiations have been opened by
the city OF Pcndleton with superin.
tendent SwartxIander OF the umatillA
indian reservation for the purchase OF
q 40aero airplAne landing field east
Of pondloton.
The committee named to Investigate
tho affairs Of the industrial accident
commission organized II meeting In
Salem by clccting A. c, Dixon OF Eu.
gene, chairman. and Robert s. Gin. Of
Portland. secretary.
Paving OF the. Columbia river high.
way between Hood River aud Cascade
Locks, according TO information gath.
cred from Hood River offices Of the
state highway department and con.
tractors. viii begin soon,
Taxpayors OF the school district Of
Wilbur voted 10 soil $4,000 worth OF
bonds 70 match $4,000 promised by
the Alumni association OF the school
for rebuilding OF the old Wilbur acad.
emy. the oldest institution of It's Kind
In southern oregon
or 70 aSpiranta for admission 10 tho
practice OF law in Oregon who took
the examination conducted by the state
board Of examiners in salem tho last
week IN May. IA were successful and
nine failed -Four Of the successful
applicants are women.
Lieutenant Lloyd D, Browne Of sil.
serton. whose airplane was damaged
IN q fall and who sold the machine.
laA gone 10 San Francisco with Lieu.
tenant Fransccn Of Portland 10 pur'
'haac new plane for commercial use. +
which he win ny home,
That airplanc patrols for tho pro.
eetlon ot Oregon forests from fire Ia :,
firtuaiiy assured IL indicated by an
Exchange OF telegrRma between Gov.
lrnor Olcott and Colonel II. II, Arnold.
Il San Francisco. commander OF the
lr service for the western division.
Governor olcott. Warden r. T.. Leo
'teiner and Former State Treasurer :,
iay were among the many passengers !
arrled By Lieutenant Il, G. ISiel and i
iergeant Mckee In the two army afr i"
lanes during their stop In Portland
n route from Mather field to Seattle I
Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roose- )"
eli Jr. win address the Pacific Coast =
IRE Chiefs association at the barbe. :
ue at Bonneville during their conven. : I
lon from September Is to is. Word :"
, the effect that Colonel Roosevelt |,
ould speak was received by the =
merican Legion IN Portland :
Seymour Jones, speaker OF the house !,
I representatives at the last session y
the state legislature. issued pub. =
0 statement In which he said he was =
rongly in favor Of a special session :
the legislature TO ratlfy the woman's
lffrago amendment to the eonstitu
on. and would use his best efforts
that end
Children made orphans by the acci-
,ntal death Of their fathers who elect
to take advantage Of the workmen's
act are entitled to com.
lnsation until they reach the age Of
years, according to legal opinion
ndered by Attorney General Brown
the request of the state industrial
nident commission,