The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-09-12
OREGON NEWS NOTES
or GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events Of The Week
Briefly Sketched for Infor-
nation of Our Readers.

Eugene will soon have commercial
airplane of its own.
E. F. Slade, examiner in the state
banking department has resigned.
The peach crop of Clackamas coun-
ty is the largest known for many
years,
A campaign will be made to enroll
500 new members in the Salem Com
mercial club.
Fifteen hundred students are count
ed on to enroll at the University OF
Oregon this fall.
A total of so 1882, 900 was paid to resi-
dents Of Oregon last year by life in
surance companies.
Duerst brothers of Sheridan received
check of $4,000 for their crop OF
wheat and oats from local miller.
A large vein of coal three feet in
| thickness has been discovered in the
Warm Springs reservation country.
| Frank Campbell, prominent insur-
ance man of Eugene, died in San
Francisco, following minor opera
tion.
| Returned service men Of Redmond,
have effected an organization and ap-
| piled for a charter in the American
Legion.
rich ledge of gold assaying $4,000
ton has been uncovered on Rose
creek in the southern part Of Coos
county.
Because of change in the schedule
of the presidential train, President
Wilson will not be able to make a
stop at Salem.
The United States government has
awarded contract for 10000 barrels
of Pacific coast soft wheat flour to
Pendleton roller mills.
Mrs. Mary Jane Heater, who came
to Oregon with the overland immigra-
tion of 1850, died at her home near
Springbrook, aged 80 years.
Ross Hickernell, the new instructor
on the cornet in the school of music
at the University of Oregon, arrived
in Eugene from Warren, O.
| Heppner lodge of Elks awarded
their contract to l.. N. Traver of Port
land for the construction of the new
lodge building to cost $4,000.
Army goods at army prices will be
offered to the people of Portland at a
retail store to be opened by the Uni
ted States army September rs.
The second annual convention Of
the International Association Of Fire
Fighters convened in Portland Mon
day and continued until Saturday.
The monthly financial statement
just issued by the state industrial ac
cident commission shows balance
in the accident fund of $1,114,014.59.
There was a total of 523 accidents
in Oregon during the week ending Sep
tember 4, according to report issued
by the industrial accident commission
The electric light plant at Florence
at the mouth of the Siuslaw river was
destroyed by fire and the town will
be in darkness for some time to come
General celebration and observance
of Constitution day. on Wednesday
September II, throughout the state il
urged in letter issued by Governor
Olcott.
Workers in the steel shipbuildins
plants of Portland will receive an in
crease of 8 cents an hour in all the
crafts and 44-hour week will bt
granted them.
Miss Belle Grover, dean of womeI
at McMinnville college, died in Seattle
last week. She had gone to Seattle
to take special course at the Wash
ington university.
Permanent organization of an as
sociation to hold annual fairs in Al
bany was effected at the meeting o
Linn representatives from variou
parts of the county.
Amos Nichols, resident OF Lin
county for As years, died at the hom
of his son, James Nichols, near Plair
view, aged SO years. He was yetel
j an of the Civil war.
The flagship Birmingham, vetera
cruiser of 81 months service in fol
eign waters, and squadron OF 81
: torpedo boat destroyers, paid fiv'
, day visit to Portland
: Secretary of the Navy Josephu
Daniels arrived in Portland Tuesda
after spending Monday afternoGa vi
iting the proposed naval base site {
:. Tongue Point, near AS oria
: Hood River Knights of Pythia
y lodge has employed c. H. Schultz, TO
9 merly member of San Francisc
orchestra, to instruct band Just o
ganized by the fraternal body.
DR.. B. r. Wallace Of Albany has bee
appointed examiner for Linn count
I for the bureau of war risk insurant
s and Ia examihing Linn county di