The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-10-31
low enough down TO Do out OF Danger

low enough down 20 be out or aangv
OF being showed In.
Sawmills In all sections OF Linz
county are unusually busy and larg'
quantity OF lumber and railroad tiel
are being shipped from many railroad
points In the county.
The Bend city council has approved
plans for a $4,000 extension OF the
sewer system and ordered engineers
estimates on grading and surfaelng OF
several miles Of streets
Between 100000 and 6,O0O. 900 east.
ern brook trout eggs will be taken
from Elk lake this winter for the Tu.
maio hatchery. according to the plans
OF Pearl Lynes, superintendent.
On account OF III health, Mayor 4.
W. Hinman OF Dufur resigned his Of
flee at the last regular meeting of the
city council The office is still va
cant. no one being willing 10 accept
the place.
Inheritance taxes aggregatIng S213..
ts5.I0 were received by the state.
treaaurer during the period from oc-
tober /. 1917. TO September 80, 1919.
according to report prepared by That
department.
BY a vote OF $50 to l6 Heppner au.
thorlEed an issue OF 100000 water
bonds for the construction OF a gravity
water system from the headwatcrs Of
Willow creek to the city. a distance OF
about Is miles.
The army store at Portland sold
S9T,s76 worth OF goods from the date
OF opening September 25, to October
ls. according to announcement made
by Frank p, Tingley. in charge of the
Portland district.
Recreation In the Southern Cas-.
cades" is the title OF fhlder Just
issued by the forest service. contain.
Ing n wealth OF data. including maps,
regarding the Crater lake region and
surrounding territory.
Four armed men held up employees
OF the Portland Railway, Light & Pow
or company at an east side car barn
and escaped with about $500 which
had been turned In by conductors from
the days collection.
DIR. Il. Lee Steiner. warden of the
Oregon state penitentiary, has return.
ed after three weeks spent In the mid.
die west and east inspecting prisons
and investigating industries best suit.
cd TO the Salem institution.
Half carload OF r. N. r, was ex.
ploded under Windy Point on the Mac
kenzio Pass highway Friday, lifting
hundreds OF tons OF rock. The rock
removed was 200 feet in length 80
'eet high, and with a minimum width
of IL feet.
N. G. Favell, OF Lakeview, has filed
application with Percy Cupper. state
engineer, to appropriate one and one.
ialf second feet OF water from Hot
spring, for the purpose of supplying
lot water to the city Of Lakeview for
leating purposes.
Cooperating with the Deschutes ma
ional forest service, the Sisters Meto.
lus Livestock association is working
o eradicate a rank growth OF poison
emlock found along the banks Of
AXE creek. between Suttle's lake and
he Metolius river.
w. w. Gardner, mayor OF Baker. has
lied with Percy A, Cupper. state en-
ineer, application to appropriate wa
Or from the Samo spring for a muni-
lpal natatorium to be located in that ]
Ity The development win cost ap, Z
roximately $4,000. y
The government, through Lieuten- I
Mt Terry. recently disposed of the
1tire cut of the Warren Spruce COM i
lny's operations In the Yaquina bay !
strict. II is reported that the sale ]
Ivolved total Of S0.000,0OO feet Of s
,ruce logs at delivered price of SIC. I
Because of the scarcity of buckle
'rrles this year, bears, which inhablt &
% Cascade mountains in eastern 4
mn county. have been seeking foad i