The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-09-17
OREGON NEWS NOTES

MarBhfield brought excellent prices.
Nineteen head sold for $4,000.
The Alsea farm bureau is planning
to have a complete community fair
during the week Of September 20.
Cato Sells. commissioner Of Indian
affairs. with headquarters at Wash.
ington. inspected the Indian school at
Chemawa.
Petitions are being circulated to
have placed on the ballot in November
the question OF Sunday picture shows
for Corvallis.
So serious has the housing problem
become in Albany that the chamber Of
commerce will call a meeting TO con-
slider the situation.
Henry w. Kramer was electrocuted
when he came In contact with an cleo
trio wire at the corner OF Fifth and
Blaine streets in Eewberg
More than 100 delegates from all
over Oregon assembled at the Baptist
church In Corvallis to attend the Ore
gon Baptist state convention.
The Oregon annual conference Of
the Methodist Episcopal church opens
in McMinnyille on September 20, Bis.
hop w. o. Shepard presiding.
The fall fishing season on the Co
lumbia river opened at noon Friday
and the indications are that only a
small amount OF fish will be packed.
Robbers staged hold-up in the Ore
gon Electric Railway station at the
foot OF jefferson street. in Portland.
obtaining 1927 from W. ]. Walton.
agent.
r. D. Goodin. secretary OF the state
board OF control. left Thursday for
New York City where he win pass
several days making an investigation
Of the flax markets.
An appropriation aggregating at
least $4,000 will be sought by the
state fair board at the next session
Of the legislature with which to erect
a new building on the fair grounds.
Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lum-
bermen Of district No. held their
annual convention in Salem Tuesday.
This district extends from Portland to
Eugene and along the Tillamook coast.
Two new postoffices have been es-
tablished in Oregon. one known as
Bourne, Baker county, with Margaret
s. Tabon as postmistress, and the
other, Kirkford. klamath county.
Charles W. Simonson. postmaster.
The annual tournament OF the Ma
tional Fly and Bait Casters for 1921
has been awarded to the Multnomah
Anglers club OF Portland. This is said
to be the first meeting given a city
west OF Chicago by this organization.
Since the opening of the aerial
forest patrol at Medford July / patrols
In airplanes have been In the air ITO
hours. and in that time have patroled
S45.1S0 square miles, according to a
report received by the war depart
ment.
Members OF the Salem Automobile
Dealers association have under con.
iideration institution of friendly
iuit In the courts to test out the motor
'ehicle law and determine for what
dealers license plate may
,e used.
The 45-aere loganberry tract OF
Bruce Cunningham in the Liberty dis.
rict near Salem returned to its grower
ross earnings of $45.11S for the 1920
eason. Net returns from the tract :.
above Is cents pound for i.
lis product.
In the absence of any buyers, Salem
rune growers estimate that they viii
eceive a minimum OF 10 cents
ound. Based on the anticipated crop
I 100000 pounds in Marion county. +
mis- figure would bring the growers p
!, 10000 /,
Appropriation OF 1000 second feet OF v
'ater from the Klamath river for the s
svelopment of 1000 horsepower and c
.rigation of 25O,00o acres of land in I,
ae Sacramento valley at an estimat- o
a cost OF S15,o00.O00 is sought in an a
pplication filed with Percy Cupper, C
ate engineer. by Victor Demarais and c,
harles E. Watson. The main canal
i'll divert water from the klamath
ver in Oregon and carry it 60 miles :,
Ito the Sacramento valley. =
The Ashland city council has called : !
yo special elections for this month :,
n the purpose of voting on proposed :
improvements in the city water sup. =
y. One proposal is to bond the city =
# 100000 to buy Buck lake, S5 miles
lst of Ashland. This will be passed =
BON September 2S. The council then ~
dered another election September is %
n the purpose of voting on bonding ~