The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-11-07

The sight Of about 100 deer nj close
range was tho experience Of u party
OF huntorH who returned recently from
n trip near ThreoIink lake. six miles
from Roaring river an tho upper Clnck'
AmAs Tho animals. mostly does and
fawns. came within "a stones throw
Of the hunters. in q band.
Colonel W. r. Tucker. United States
army. retired aged 60. aud one of tho
last survivors Of hlsh military rank
of tho army regime Of a quarter cen
tury ago. died In Hood River at the
Cottage hospital,
Actual work Of boring a well TO tss,
out the oil prospects IN the vicinity
Of Lacomb will bo begun in short
lmo by tho oregon Petroleum com
pany. a corporation composed entirely
OF Linn county men.
4 wild COW. just arrived from east.
orn Oregon. broke loose from the I'm
ion stockyarda In Portland and terror.
IEod tho whole district between Ken.
ton aud Lower Albna before police
with riflcs finally killed her.
The big plant Of the California Pack.
ing corporation In Dallas has been
busy tho past several days preparing
a big shipment OF prunes for the Eng
lish markets This consignment will
consist OF 1000 boxes OF rs pounds
each.
The necessity OF q workhouse or
some other intermediate institution
where "firsttcrmcrs" aud others bo.
tween the ages OF IS and 81 years.
may be sent, was pointed out by Judge
q. @. Bingham IN the circuit court at
Salem.
Activities Of the Oregon pcniton.
tlary IN harvesting the flax crops Of
Marion county farmers during the
past season will nc, the growers more
than $1,000. according 10 figures com
piled by DR. Il, Lee Steiner. warden OF
the prison.
Ralph Augustus Rowiey. who had
led an evcniful career as soldier. min
istor. missionary, miner and farmer.
and who was well known over n largo
part Of Oregon. died at n hospital In
Medford from injuries Of an accident
a week ago, lie was T6.
Two ot the foremost avlators in tho
United States have arrived in Portland
10 take charge OF flying operations Of
the Oregon. Washington and Idaho
Airplanc company, recently organized
by prominent Portland men TO place
air transportation on commercial
basis.
Actual construction OF homes by tho
Salem homebuildera' association will
begin not later than January. accord.
Ing 70 announcement The association
will have u capitalization Of 100000.
Based ON tho capital stock, 1t Is expect
cd that at least 10 homes will be con.
structed each costing approximately
s2SoO.
That difficulty will bo encountered
by officials In keeping the population ,
of the state hospital for the insane be. I
low the 1850 mark, as estimated at
.he time the legislature made It's ap. ,
,roprlation for the conduct of the in
stitutlon during the current term. Is ,
he opinion OF Or. Griffith, who is in ,
,harge,
In u letter received by Governor OIL
,ott Mrs, A. c. Newill OF Portland
irges the executive TO use his salary ,
Is secretary OF state, which he has re- !
urned to tho treasury, in defraying ,
he expense OF special session OF the =
legislature to ratify the woman suf'
rage amendment to the federal con-
titution.
With apples stored In every avail
bile warehouse in The Dalles, tho
aiming plant OF Libby, Mcneil q
libby is beginning Its canning OF ap'
les which Il is estimated will keep .
no plant operating at full blast until q
february l. The plant will put up
5000 cases OF canned apples this sea
on and $4,000 cases OF apple butter.
The desert land board has voted to
Increase liens on the Carey act lands
a the Jordan valley irrigation project o
rom $7l to $100 an acre. with the n
roviso. however, that should there be
ny profit to the holder II shall be
ivided equally between the state and
Dntractor Only unsold lands In the r.
roject are said to be affecteds by the Y
rider. N
John +. Robinson, proprietor Of the :,
domestic laundry at Pendleton, and
If. G. 8. Holsington, Pendleton ply.
cian, were killed almost instantly,
nd Frank Sailing, former county -
Jerk, was badly injured when the au'
,mobile in which Mr. Sailing was TAX
ig them to meeting of the knights a
emplar in Walla Walla was struck