The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-04-18

composer. died In Eugene Friday ~
the age Of as years.
Oregon broccoli is now being sent
TO the Chicago market. whore II n
meeting with good demand.
The sixth annual convention OF the
Cattle and Horse Rsiserg association
OF Oregon win be held at Bend April
~ and 20.
A proposal 10 vote 100000 bonds
for road improvement in Linn county
at the special election In June Ia prac-
tically assured.
Many new fields Of loganberries,
raspberries and eversreens are being
put out by farmers and growers in
the vicinity Of Brownsville.
Over $4,000 in gasoline and distiI-
late taxes. under the Law passed by the
1918 legislature, was received by Dep
uty Secretary Of State Sam A. Kozer
last week.
The Daughters of the American Rev
oIution have started q campaign for
the erection OF monument to the men
Of Coos county who served In the
world war
A general meeting Of the orchardists
Of the Sutherlin valley will be called
to consider the formation Of state
irrigation district, as soon a. the state
engineer, Percy A. Cupper, arrives
During the past week the state In
dustriai accident commission received
reports OF is9 accidents, Of which two
were fatal, az follows: Alton Gregory.
Linnton, numbering; Ira Bower, Marsh
field. shipbuilding.
A large warehouse owned By E. l.
Kiemsr at Aivadore, station on the
west side branch Of the Southern Pa
cific, Is miles northwest Of Eugene,
was destroyed by fire. The loss 10
estimated at $1,000.
A fail Of snow running from six
inches to two and Q half feet fell ia
the mountains west Of Dallas last
week, interfering with logging opera
tons and causing q shortage Of logs
for the mills in that locality.
A meeting Of the mill operators and
employees Of the Cottage Grove sec.
tion, numbering 400. will be held there
Saturday for the purpose OF organizing
the Loyal Legion Of Logsers and Lum-
bermen on q peace-time basis.
Plans and specifications for sewer
improvements IN the Porter Hill resi-
dence district OF North Bend amount
ing to more than $4,000 we're ap-
proved by the city council. Total
street improvements will exceed $780,
900.
Portland can hare fleet Of four to
six army airplanes for the Rose Fes-
tival in June II q flying field 10 pro-
yided. according to the specifications
Of the military air service. Senator
McNary was told by the chief Of the
army air service.
Based on unofficial advices received
at victory loan headquarters, Portland
will be called upon TO subscribe be-
tween s1s,000,0oo and $1s.0oo.0o0 In
the coming patriotic drive. On the
same theory, the Oregon quota viii be
around s33.0oo.o0o.
The railroad administration was
called on by representative sinnott's
office to consider q request Of the
Newport Oregon Commercial club for
he extension Of the yaquina branch
II the Southern Pacific railroad from
Yaquina to Newport.
Leases covering approximately 1000
,cres Of oil lands between The Dalies
and Dutur we're filed IN the county
clerks office at The Dalles. The leases
are made for a period Of Is years and
provide that the sinking Of wells shall
,egin within two years.
Charles Feller. who has started a
suit TO kill the crab law applying to
shipments from Coos county, lost SIS
rs starter in Justice d. II. Joehnk's
court at Marshfield. when the law was
upheld. The case viii be appealed,
Mr.. Feller declared, to the circuit
court.
Mrs. P. J. Parks, the young wife OF
ne superintendent Of government
s,sh hatchery at Herman creek, west
I Hood River on the Columbia river
highway. wAs ~ q, her neck being
broken while Attempting to replace
belt In the food grinding room Of the
hatchery,
A flat reduction Of 10 cents = ton
IN the freight rate Oh road building
materials is announced in telegram
60 State Highway Engineer Herbert
Nunn from Director Wilson. OF the
public roads department Of the federal
railroad administration. The redue,
ton 10 effective May and viii extend
to December 81.
i -Four students Of the University Of
Oregon. all junior men, we're expelled
from the univereity BY action Of the