The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-07-09
OREGON NEWS NOTES
or GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events Of The Week
Briefly Skotched for Inior-
nation oil Our Readers.

Motor car service In TO bo restored
between ,'endle,on and umAtilh, July
II.
Residents ~ Western Lane county
havo voted 10 establish union high
school at Florence.
Tho census bureau gave The Dallcs
population of GsOT an increase Of
pa7 or 10 per cent
Tho First National Bank q Clh,s
kanle opened iIH doorS for buAInoaS
In temporary quarters
Baker coal dealers ara receiving
liberal supplies Ct coal. removing any
fear Of an immediate shortage
Exports from Portland for tho month
just ended amounted to F,7b5.655. tho
highest June record in the history OF
the port
A charter has been issued 10 the
Columbia Trust q Savings bank OF
Astoria, Tho institution is capitalized
At 100000,
Funeral services for James Rice. .
prominent banker and farmer OF Ma
dras. were s>id In the ElkS' temple
At The palles.
The census bureau announced the
1890 population OF Baker city. or. as
7T2s. an increase of PSI or lac per
cont since 1910.
Tho lumber mills operated by tho
Booth Kelly lumber company at wend'
ling and Springfield closed Saturday.
July 3. indefinitely
Tho Albany Ministerial association
has elected Rev. J. c. Spencer. pastor
Of the First Methodist church. prosi'
dent for tho comlng year.
Frank parncs. engineer at tho plant
Of the Eugene q Western Lumber
company. Eugene. was killed when n
main steam pipo exploded
Based on tho present registration
u motor vohielea in the state It is
predicted that more than 10000 per
sons will apply for drivers licenses,
Harvey q. starkwcather was elected
president at the annual meeting of
tho sons and daughters Of oregon pio
nocrs at the Fortlaud public library,
Responsibility for the gasoline strin'
gcnoy was laid 10 the oil companies
In u report published by tho committee
of the Dealers Motor Car association
OF Oregon.
That tho lumber industry Is slack In
Coos county IL indicated by the mum
ber Of loggera drifting into MarShfted,
Two mIls have shut down for an In.
definite time.
AccC riding to Labor Commissioner
Gram there would bo no shortage OF
labor in Oregon II unemployed per
sons would take work outside their
regular calling
The contract fer construction Of the
dam for the diversion Of water from
Rogue river TO irrlgato 10000 acres
OF land near Grants Pass has been lot
10 n California contractor
n The public service commission 10
sued an order permitting the 81.
Helens Lumber company TO dlscon.
tinue steam heating service to its few
remaining patrons ut st, Helens,
Governor olcott has. In company
with governors OF other states. issued
a proclamation urging enlistment in
the United States navy, The quota
recommended from Oregon Is 500
The public service commission To-
sued an order allowing J. f. Daugherty
to cease business MS a public utility
at Yoncaila. Mr.. Daughterty has been
providing domestic water service.
Contracts have been signed by the
Oregon Dairymen's league for the
purchase Of ten cheese and butter
plants in different parts of tho state.
Tho deal involves more than 100000.
l.. @. Huln of Eugene has resigned
as cashier aad director OF the First
National bank OF Springfield and his
place has been taken by Lloyd c. Mar.
tin. who has bought Mr.. Hullns stock
in the institution,
The Eugene Chamber Of Commerce
has taken up the proposed develop
ment of hydro.electric power on the
Willamette and Mckenzie rivers as n
means OF attracting manufacturing in.
terests TO the city.
The Carlton school budget for next
yenr carrying appropriations for the
salary OF one more teacher In the
high school and for increased pay for
all members OF tho staff was passed
by narrow majority, IS TO 42,
The state irrigation securities COM