The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-02-21

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for grazing, purposes quite indefinite.
"a thrce-days' irrigation school was
held. in Crafts Pass under direction of
| County Agent C, D. Thompson, with
SO farmers in attendance. Farmers
from the newly organized Gold Hill
| irrigation district and from other sec
tions of the county we're given instruc-
| tion in the management of their soils
| under irrigation N series of lee
lures and demonstrations by w. L.
Powers, OF the Oregon Agricultural
| college.
By the terms of the postoffices and
postroads appropriation BILL as passed
by the senate, Oregon receives federal
aid for highways more than trebling
the amounts already authorized by
previous congress for the fiscal years
1919, 1920 and 1921. The total allot-
ted to Oregon road building by the
federal government for those three
years was s1,1S1, ,108, but the new bill
just passed by the senate increases
that amount to $4,3SO,944.
One million dollars worth Of good
roads for Marion county seem not only
possible, but probable from the intense
enthusiasm shown at mass meeting
Of representative road boosters from
every part Of the county and every
read district in the county, held at
Salem. The meeting unanimously
went on record favoring a $1,OO0,0O0
bond issue for market-town roads and
of getting it before the people at
special election as soon as possible.
/ Two fatalities, as the result of ac-
cidents within the week and another
death as the result of previous ac-
cident are included in the report of
the state Industrial accident commits
sion for the week. A. G. Dibbern was
killed in Portland shipyard accident,
John Leleona, logger at Strassel, met
accidental DEATH and Norman Rams
dell died as the result of injuries sus-
tanned in shipyard accident in Port
land February 20. A total of sos ac-
cidents were reported.
Checks aggregating $17O000 will be
forwarded this week by the Hood Riv-
er Apple Growers association in
distribution of the returns on apples.
The cooperative sales organization to
date has distributed a net total of
$991, 900 to growers for the 1918 apple
and pear crop. When the final ac-
counting is rendered the total will ex-
ceed $1,225,0OO for the apple and pear
crop and the returns on cherries and
strawberries will bring the 1918 net
business to more than $1,500,O00.
A railroad completed to Dairy, with
q spur seven miles southeast to Bon
anza, in time to take care of the COM
ing crop movement, is the aim of Rob
ert e. Strahorn, who is building the
municipal line to Dairy for the city
of Klamath Falls as the first link of
his projected railroad into central
| Oregon. Bonanza residents have agreed
to furnish the grade and the ties il
the builder would lay the steel and
operate train service, and Mr.. Stra-
horn hopes to get the project COM
pleted this summer.
Senator Chamberlain has secured
| the passage through the senate of Rep
resentative Sinnott's bill revesting IT,
| tie in the government to $4,000 acres
| in Douglas and Coos counties Oregon,
known as the Coos Bay wagon road
land grant. The bill has passed the
house and will become law on sig-I
nature from the president. The coun-
ties of Douglas and Coos will profit
more than $1,2OO,OO0 in back taxes
and from the sale of the lands by the
| pdSSdSe VI lLlS blii'
What is believed fight for posses
sion of the c. A. Smith interests in
Coos county, was an order issued by
Receivers Denman AID Boles, of the
companies, shutting down every in
dustry in the concern. The order in
cludes both Marshfield sawmills and
the seven logging camps at Powers,
throwing 1900 men out of employment.
No definite time was set for resump-
tion of work in any of the plants, al
though some officials connected with
the companies suggested the suspen-
sion might not be more than 80 days.
A large number of homes will be
built by the Indians on the klamath
reservation this summer. These i'm
provements will be result of the
aalf million dollar appropriation made
by congress for this purpose, and will
be made under the supervision of Roy
n. Bradley, who has charge of con.
struction for the Indian department
and who has been in Klamath county
for some time assisting the Indians in
their plans. All offthe homes will be
sanitary, up to date bungalows and
houses. ranging in price from S1500