The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-12-31
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events Of the Week
Briefly Sketched for Inior-
nation oil Our Readers.

George W. Wright. Albany attorney,
In compiling a history OF Linn county,
The Lower Columbia oil & Gas com
pRny has begun operations n, itn well
In ClatSop county.
An international mining convention
viii be- held In Portland during tho
first week In April
nrooding over family troubles, Rich
ard Moas. aged Is. committed suicide
at Ontario by shooting himself,
Barklcy Walker has purchased and
assumed control OF tho wallowa Coun'
~ Reporter. published at Enterprise.
John Smith. w6o crossed the plains
TO Oregon In 1889. died near Cottage
Grove few days ago at tho ago OF %
years
Legislation to compel farmers to de-
Htroy Canadian thistles before they
bloom 10 desired by Pomona Grange
OF Linn county,
Enlerprising citizens Of poardman.
Morrow county. are negotiating TO cs'
tabiish a ferry across tho Columbia
river at that city,
Oh and gas OF superior quality
have been discovered on the Jas Man.
ming ranch In klamath county at q
depth OF 1898 foot
Two hundred dairymcn OF the Banks
diauie, have subscribed $4,000 for
tho erection OF creamery and cheese
factory IN that city,
Nearly a thousand dozen eggs were
marketed by tho Ashland Cooperative
association In November, the price be-
Ing T6 cents per dozen.
More than 90 sawmills IN klamath
county have closed down for tho win
ter. Only three arc atill running and
they may suspend aoon
Four boys whose ages range from 10
TO 10 years are In the Lane county Jail.
charged with tho burglary OF several
stores al Cottage Grove.
Tho fourth annual automobile show
OF tho Pendicton Automobile Dealers
association Stll he held In Happy Can
you March 10. II and Il.
Bobcats are having a hard life In
Lane county this fall. bounty on II OF
their hides being claimed ut tho clerks
office In tho last fcw days,
The city OF Albany is trying to OBJ
tain furniture factory 10 replace
tho furniture manufacturing plant
which formerly operated there.
More than 10000 head Of beef cattle
have been shipped from klamath conn'
ty since September !, aud 1000 head
s,lll remain on tho feeding grounds.
Federal game authorities refuse TO
consider the suggestion Of Eastern
Oregon sportsmen that tho open sea
son for shooting migratory birds be
changed
MarJory Ellis, 10 years old. was in
atantly killed two miles south OF Hills
boro when a truck driven by her step.
father capsixed In u collision with an
other truck,
Mining men OF Eastern Oregon, at
n conference at Baker 10 devise means
Of meeting present conditions, adopted
a new wage scale providing for a gen
eral reduction.
There nro 7ls feet Of snow at Anna
Spring camp In tho Crater National
park. which is four feet more than
there was at that point ut tho same
time last year.
Sparks generated by friction while
cleaning a silk dress In Bend laundry
fired the gasoline. set the building on
fire and burned tine clothing OF @. u,
Olsen. proprietor.
The Delta Shinglc company Mt Flor
enco has shut down It's mill and log
ging camp while the capacity of the
mill is being increased by the addition
OF another machine.
Silverton wants an armory building.
A large delegation OF citizens went to
Salon last week TO urge appropriation
of $4,000 county funds, to add to the
oitys appropriation.
All gravel on the Old Oregon Trail
between Pendieton and Echo has been
laid and the road 10 completed except
tor bridge near Echo, which VIII have
TO be built in the spring,
Among the various amounts asked OF
congress for improvements in Oregon
is an appropriation of ai25.0oO for
making a survey OF the Coos Bay
Wagon road grant lands,
II is reported that the Crown'Wil'
lametto Paper company Will resume
its operations near Seaside within
short time. The Seaside camp EN-.
ploys several hundred men.