The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-08-08

southern Klamath esunty Approx
mateiy 10000 acres are included In the
project
Miss ella May Harmon. UmAtilla
oounty's new home demonstration
agent. has begun her duties NJ Pendle
ton. succeeding Miss Lorens Parker
who recently resigned 10 be married
shortly. Miss Harmon comos from
Bozeman. Mont
The uaaion fire department. com
posed entirely Of volunteers. has had
printed a big supply Of good sized
posters. warning the public 10 be
especially careful NJ fire during the
dry season,
Development of the coal deposits
IN the Coos Bay region 10 indicated In
articles Of incorporation which were
filed with Corporation Commissioner
schuldermAn by the coqulllc Coal a
Coke company.
Telograma suggesting q conference
Of Pacific coast mayors 10 formulate
plans 10 fish, the high prices Of food
stuffs were sent 10 chief executives
OF all leading coast cities by Mayor
Baker Of Portland.
George T. Cooper. until recently To-
Gated In Peru where he acted m Amcri
can vieeconsul. has been appointed
district deputy for the Modern Wood.
men Of America and will make his
headquarters In Salem.
Disposition OF 5000 acres OF swamp
land In the southern part Of klamath
county will depend upon an opinion as
TO the title OF this land. which has
been requested OF Attorney General
Brown by the stale land board.
Two boys were arrested at Dandon
aud taken to tho county seat At Co.
guile for an investigation OF their pos.
sibie connection with the murder OF
Lillian Louthold. the i6-ycar.old Ran.
don Eirl. who was shot last Sunday.
Ira Williams. state geologia,; c. D.
osburn Of the federal bureau OF mines.
and =. @. Sinclair have been lnyestl
gatlng about the mouth gf the colum.
bia river for oil indications. but found
no evidence Of oil In commercial guam.
titles,
Decisive defeat Of tho moyemen, 20
place the red" faction IN control OF
the Portland Central Labor council
was administered when the conserva.
tive ticket. headed by Harry Ander.
son for president won sweeping
victory in the semiannuai election Of
the council.
Unless Governor olcott takes tho
initiative Il II not likely that any nc.
ton will be started TO determine his
tenure OF office until tho timo arrlvea
for filing nominating petitions prior TO
the next primary election. In the opIn.
lon OF l. II. Van Wrinkle. assistant at.
torneygeneral,
n. w. Allen. who for more than ten
years In the employment OF the state
and government has worked on the
agricultural problems confronted by
settlers on the Umatilla government
project. has resigned to engage In
farming at stanfield, where he has pur.
chased an S0-acre ranch,
Two Oregon war mothers are 10 re.
celve French decorations with gilt
stars for boys who were killed In nc.
tlon, according TO army recruiting OF.
flcers In Portland. Mrs II, Schaffor.
bst Twenty.flfth street north, Portland.
Is one OF these. and Mrs, Evelyn Wall.
ing OF walport, Or. Is the other,
Through tho efforts Of Representa-.
tive Sinnott, Paullette Coudin,
French orphan from Bordeaux, was
admitted TO the United States to be
taken 10 In Crande by Captain Jerry
Rusk, former speaker of the Oregon
house OF representatives, where she
will make her home with him.
At a meeting OF Adjutant General
stafrin and general staff Of the Ma
tionsi Guard Of Oregon in Portland,
Colonel John L, Mays resignation as
colonel Of the Third Oregon was re-
ceived and filed, There Is no colonel
Of the regiment at present An elec.
lion for colonel by the regimental of.
iicers viii be held shortly,
The body Of Charles L, Taylor, road
supervisor OF tho Mckenzie bridge dis.
trict. who had been missing since July
%, was found by Harry g. Hayes,
about "a miles from the spot where
rayior's hunting companion, Clark,
'ays they separated that day. A bull
let hole In the body indicated that
Taylor had died from an accidental
,hot from his own rifle or had been
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