The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-03-28
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OfflccrB were electen, flnhnchh teHi'
porarily arranged. and a COMMITTEES ap-
pointed to prepare statement for the
voters pamphlet. at a meeting OF road
enthusiasts in Portland 10 promote the
$4,000 900 bond Issue for the Roose-
welt highway. The people will vote on
the proposal 10 issue these bonds at
the special election June 3. The bonds
are contingent on the federal govern.
ment matching the sum, and II the
government declines to act. no bonds
will be sold.
A shipment OF cranberries was made
from the marshes In Clatsop county
to Portland Friday. This is the latest
shipment OF this fruit ever made from
the district. Growers feel that the
very fact OF their being able TO place
berries in the markets at this time
fully demonstrate the excellent keep
ing quality Of the cranberry raised in
this section. The total crop for the
past season was over 5000 barrels OF
cranberries. This amount for the 100
acres set out to vines in Clatsop coun-
", gives an average OF 80 barrels per
acre.
A decided impetus was given to the
programme for military training in the
high schools OF Oregon when Superin-
tendent OF Public instruction Churchill
announced that the war department
through Colonel Howard at Spokane.
has offered to furnish all needed uni
forms and equipment to all high
schools which will enlist 100 students
in military organizations. Colonel
Howard further promised to furnish
an army officer as instructor for each
high school OF the state and wherever
possible, an assistant will be provided
for the instructor.
With no power spraying apparatus
available, owners Of fruit and orna-
mental trees on Hood River city lots
are unable to comply with instructions
OF County Fruit Inspector Frank Stan
ton, who says that the state horticul-
tural laws require that all city trees
affected by diseases that menace or
chard property must be sprayed. Mr..
Stanton will present the predicament
to the county court at Its regular ses-
sion In April and 1t Is likely that the
city council will be asked TO cooperate
in securing effective machinery for
spraying city orchards.
Governor olcott is entitled to serve
the full four years OF the unexpired
term OF the late Governor Witty
combe. He likewise has authority to
resign as secretary OF state and ap-
point his successor to that office with
out jeopardizing his right to remain
as governor of Oregon. These are the
salient features OF a sweeping opinion
handed down by Attorney-General
Brown. The opinion was given at the
request OF Governor olcott, who. short
ly after he took office as governor.
announced his desire to relinquish the
office Of secretary of state and name
a successor II the laws OF Oregon
would permit Of such procedure.
Under the stock-raising homestead
law, permitting entries Of lands chief
ly valuable for grazing and the raising
of stock in tracts OF $40 acres or less,
s2,6S6 acres of public land in Oregon
we're classified during February. ac-
cording to the announcement of Secre-
tary Lane, OF the department OF the
interior, through Harry E. Laughlin.
chief of the Portland field division. It
also has been announced that although
classification Qf the $4,000 acres OF
land involved in the Coos bay wagon
road grant, the title to which is now
being contested in the supreme court
by the southern Oregon company, is
being completed with all possible ra-
pidity, nothing can be done by persons
who intend to file entry on this land
until the case is finally settled.