The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-11-14
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events Of the Week
Briefly skstched for Inior.
nation OF Our Readers.

coming year,
Bernard A. Mailman. q resident o
oervals for more than 20 years. die,
there 81 tho age OF ~.
construetiSs nf $4,000 plant b.
the Concrete Pipe company Of Port
land has started ., bend,
The $4,000 road bond Issue eioc
ton held In Crook county met with
almost unanimous favor.
The Western Walnut association
will hold its annual meeting at Port
land November IL and IA.
Action has been taken by tho Bap
lists Of McMiHavlllo 10 erect new
church building tho coming year.
Mrs. Nancy Emily Tharp. one OF the
oldest and bestknown residents OF
Polk county. died at Corvallis. aged
% years. =
Smile Pprvine. pioneer dentist OF
Oregon. died suddenly In Salem at tho
homo OF his son. Ellis Puryine. at tho
ass OF so years.
AZ aTominE special election In Rose
burg bond issue OF probably 5000
will bo voted on for q municipal light
and water plant
Tho Springer ranch. three miles
above Larson inlet, In Coos county.
was destroyed by . great landslide
during the recent rains.
While wading in Thomas creek. near
Thomas. Arthur. s.yearold son OF
ouln,iA Underwood. got beyond his
depth and was drowned.
Douglas Larsen OF Cove has been
convicted and fined 800 for refusing
20 help fight q forest fire In tho Grand
Ronde district last summer.
For bravery In action. n. II, Swig'
gert Of Bend has received from tho
Canadian minister OF militia and de-
tense q British military medal Of silver.
sheep shipments from Bend are the
heaviest on record, Two hundred and
aixty.fcur carloads already have been
sent out and 2h more cars are con
traeteA
Two winter short courses. dairy
manufacture and tractor operation.
will be offered TITS year by tho Ore
gon Agricultural college school OF agrl'
culture
Governor cicot Ia urged 10 call
state meeting "a suggest remedies for
tho high cost OF living, in resolutions
adopted by the Yamhill county Po'
mona grange.
Apple packing records were broken
at Hood River by Miss Pearl SaltS'
man. who packed 40 boxes Of fruit
on tho d. 10. Lage place In four hours
and 10 minutes.
Farmers west OF Eugene are signing
oil and gas leases of their lands for a
term OF three years. for which they
are to receive si0o. About 5000 acres
have been leased.
A total OF la.1i4.27s acres is en-
braced In fcdefs. forest reserves In
Oregon. on which the state draws for
apportionment to the counties In the
s1i5.t0b.74,
George NJ. Benson, game warden.
has been informed that no permits will
be given this season for trapping on
the Lake Malheur bird reserve. owing
10 low water and scarcity OF feed.
The Grown willamette Paper COM
pany has announced that a new mill
will be erected Immediately at West
Linn, which will provide employment
,or about 200 more mon continuously.
Heppner Is feeling the effect OF tho
,oal strike, the shortage OF fuel hav-
nE forced the Heppner Light q Water
company to cut It's light and power
service from 20 hours a day to eight,
One Of the biggest horse shows ever
,eld on the Pacific coast will be staged
Turing the annual exhibition OF the
Pacific international Livestock asso-
station at North Portland. November
Il TO 20.
Hermiston farmers have petitioned
he county court for authority to form
he Hermlston irrigation district for
Improvement to their lands, An elec'
lon 10 vote on the proposal will be
leid December Is.
Only one of the lbs accidents re-
,orted TO the state industrial accident
during the week ending
November Q was fatal The fatality
vas in the case Of A. sackett. la
,orer OF Grants Pass.
Settlers OF the Fort Rock valley. so
niles south OF Bend. have completed
he preliminary steps toward the or.
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