The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-10-08
9REolil NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events OF Tho Week
Briefly Skeichcd for Inior.
nation OF Our Readers.

~ result Of vRAhouts the McKen,
sic pass highway IL reported TO be I'm.
passable.
II IL estimated that the total rogis.
uStion Of cia,aop county will bo ltsS
than 1000.
Tho LorAhc valley pear crop has
been sold. the total beins 70 tonn. all
Bartletts,
Moro than 100000 automobiles were
registered with the secretary Of state
up 10 October I.
Tho total attendance OF tho Albany
public schools 10 i2Os. a satin OF i2s
over last years enrolment.
Portland bank clchrinSs for tho
month OF September exceeded those OF
seAttie BY nearly 100000,
The Columbia basin Alfalfa Grow.
erS' association has completed perma.
ncni organization at HermlAton.
DcEn.s State Treasurer Richardson
has resigned, James Crawford OF the
Inheritance TAI department will sue.
oeed him.
According TO the report OF the eoun.
~ superintendent. every school dis.
trict In Crook county 10 supplied with
q teacher.
Experts have been trying to open the
hafe In the Bend poatofflee the past
week, ualng everything but u drill or
nitro glyeerine,
During the recent good weather ono
troller fiShing close to the mouth OF
the Columbia river caught 1900 pounds
Of fall ehihooks,
Space for exhibits at the waseo
county fair Ia at a premium. work.
men have started the construction OF
tho main pavilion.
Seven carpenters are at work lining
with timbers the twin tunAels between
Hood River and Mosicr on tho colum.
biA river highway
Three Eugene public school build.
inSs are reported overerowded and tho
others are filling up rapidly. The high
school 10 also congosted.
Because OF the recent heavy raIna
the Linn county fair. which was 70
have been held this week. beginning
TueAday. was called off.
Residents OF North Roseburg arc ,
complaining OF the odor of prunc Juice
which comes from three prune pack.
ing plants In the vicinity.
Fire has destroyed the pruno cvap.
Grating plant OF r. A. Kurtz. four miles
from Salem. Tho loss 10 estimated at
$4,000 with $4,000 INSURANCE..
Philomath college has opened with q
80 PEE cent increase over tho first
days enrolment Inst year and nearly
100 per cent over two years ago.
The Umatllla agency will send
delegation of 10 children TO tho Che.
mawa school this year. the largest
number ever sent from the agency.
Erskine Wood. OF Portland. was up.
pointed legal head OF the admiralty,
department OF the shipping board. TO
succeed Charles r. Dutch, resigned.
Mcdford merchants have made We'd
nesday OF each week n bargain day ut
which goods will be offered at n re.
duction to attract out OF town buyers.
Klamath Falls ministers have do.
termined on moral clean up OF tho
city and have announced an intention
to put a municipal ticket In the field.
II. @. Hayes, justice OF the peace at
Mckenzie bridge, has pleaded guilty
TO the charge OF killing deer out OF
season and been fined 500 and costs.
Providing the weather continues
good for two weeks the Pacific high.
way north and south OF Roseburg will
be put In good condition for winter
travel.
Tho public service commission has
dehii114a tho request OF the city OF West
Salem for authority TO extend street
over the tracks of the Southern Pacific
railroad.
The municipal employment bureau
Of Salem has issued call for prune
pickers. Although badly damaged.
much OF the crop can yet be saved II
plckers are secured.
A petition circulated at Medford to
remove the county seat OF Jackson
county from Jacksonville has received
1881 signatures The question will be
voted on in November.
william Marshall, chairman of the
state Industrial accident commission,
will lead the discussion of accident Z
prevention at the Pacific logging con-
gross at Vancouver. d. C.
Seven thousand acres OF timber were W
bought Friday by the Deer Island Log n
ying company, adjoining the present tC
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