The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-06-25
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events Of the Week
Briefly skeiched for lnfor
nation Of Our Readers.

Albany college will establish n pre-.
paratory course for the benefit Of for.
mer service men.
Baker county wool sellora arc worry.
Ing over the price Of wool and hoping
for 4 sudden rise.
Ten Linn county school teachers
have been married since tho schools
closed early this month.
Frelda Campbell. ono OF this years
graduates OF willamette university,
has been awarded scholarship by tho
French government
School supcrintendenta and leading
educators OF tho state will meet At Eu.
gene Juno % TO discuss some new do.
partures In education.
The Albany chamber Of commerce
has decided 10 open . publicity cam.
paign not only for tho city but for the
county and state "A well.
The Yerrsk Lossing company has
purchased q claim OF iso acres Of tim.
Der land IN tho southeaatsrn part OF
clAtsop county for 100000.
Coos Bay has hopes Of being liberal.
iy supplied with gasoline BY the latter
part Of the month. A number Of pri.
vate shipments arc en- route.
Several hundred beautiful roses
grown on the state house grounds
we're sent TO Portland Tuesday for exhi'
bltion during tho annual rose show.
Japanese. who grow . major portion
OF the strawberries OF the Hood River
valley. are reaplng rich harvest this
year. with fruit selling at record
price,
Tho cereal cropa OF Oregon have
been immensely benefited by the FIRE.
Quent rains Of tho past two weeks.
The ralns have alao helped tho fruit
growers.
Corvallis 10 TO bave q new hotel
costing IN the nelEhborhood Of $500.
900. according TO articles OF ineos pora.
iion filed In the state corporation do
partmont.
The l2th annual state educational
conference given under the auspices
OF tho University OF Oregon will bo
held Friday. June 2s, on the campus
In Eugene,
After reaching height Of 20 feet.
49, hlwksnt en~ thn aanaaa ahn Tat..v,n.
bia river at Hood River Is again at a
standstiii. and Il 10 believed the crest
has been passed.
Al a picnic OF thu Rock Greek Meth.
odlst church In Clatkamas county, on
July 4, feature will be the celebration
OF the fittioth anniversary OF tho min.
istry Of Rev. A. ] Josalyn.
A trai! sesen mi,cs Ions 10 being
constructsA by the Western Lane For.
cot Patrol association between Esmond
creek. on the siuslaw river. across tho
divide TO the mouth OF Twin Sisters.
Tho fossil OF . prehistoric whale.
relic OF the miccenc period. has been
found on the Oregon coast near New.
port by Or, Earl L. Packard. professor
OF geology In the University of Oregon.
W. !. Chamberlain. state entomolo-
gist from oregon agricultural college
at Corvallis. 10 In klamath Falls TO
direct 4 campaign for the eradication
OF the pine beetle. lie win be there
all summer.
Not In several years has the pros
pect been 30 favorable for crops In
the dry.land districts Of Baker county
az II IL this year. Unless the untore.
seen happens the county will turn In
a big grain production.
A total OF 263 permits to appropriate
water and ten permits TO construct res
ervolrs we're issued by Percy Cupper,
state engineer, during the period from
January ! to June ]. 1890, according
10 q report made public.
A deal involving the Albany Mill q
Elevator company and the elevators
at Taliman and Tangent was recently
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closed with Max Houser of Portland,
whereby tho Portland FIGURING Mills
company becomes the owner
Eighteen head of pure-bred Short
horn and Hereford heifers have been
purchased by L. .. McDanlels, newly
appointed county agent Of Harney
county. to be distributed among calf
club members OF the county.
The North Bend baseball team will
open the finest ball ground Coos coun-
ty has ever presented to the fans for
Sunday amusement when the new
ground south OF the Kruse q Banks
shipyard 10 dedicated June 81.
As tho result Of the refusal of Flynn
q Co.. the largest cigar manufacturers
IN the northwest. with headquarters