The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-01-30
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events Of the Week
Briefly Sketohed for lnlOr.
nation oil Our Readers.

The annual convention Of the Chris
tlan aud Missionary alliance viii opon
at Hood River February I,
There hau been little Improvement In
the car shortage situation In Dragon
during the past few weeks,
School teachers Of Hood river have
organized al association for the pur'
pose OF securing better salaries,
The validity OF tho state dog llconBe
law has been sustained by Circuit
Judge Mccourt OF Mullnomah coun'
~.
The Marnhfiold Chamber Of Com.
mcrce Ia uneoverlng n lot Of names that
we're not found by the census enumcra'
tors.
The state lime board has confirmed
the order closing operations at tho
state limo quarry ut Gold Illll until
spring.
County officials estimate that there
are 1900 dogs In jackson county 50
far only 500 oNners have taken out a
state license,
TrAppers are doing unusually well
In klamath county this peason, II is
probable that the seasons catch viii
run 10 $4,000.
The sixth annual Marion County
Corn show was held At Salem, with cx'
hIbitA OH hand from many sections Of
the Willamette valley,
The Oregon State Association ot Ma
tional Farm Loan organizations held
i,A second annual meeting ut saioul
Tuesday aud Wednesday.
The California oregon Power COM
pauy Ia removing ita poles aud lines
at Ashland. is business has been
absorbed hy the municipal aystrm.
The schools OF Mapleton sgiEhomo
and wcstlake. ali IN the extreme west
crn end Of Lane county. are closed on
account OF smallpox In the districts,
Tho constitutIonality OF the fish aud
ENNF tNElHlNAAVH. AAhAAfAk ~ AlHH bltN
game commission OF niue members viii
be tested by the MuItnomah Anglers
club
Mrs, n. A. Lemon. pioneer Of Ben
ton county. is dead. She crossed tho
plainn from Missouri In 1859. settling
near Monroe. where she has since re-
sided.
A hog show and sale will he held nj
Salem February 1. when a. head Of
brood sows and gifts. from the cham'
pIon producing breeders Of tho West,
will be sold.
II Ia estimated that damage done to
Umatilla county roads by recent floods
and wnshouts viii amount 10 $4,000,
Permanent repairs will not be made
until spring
Newton a. Blogett resident Of Orc
gon for the past 60 years, died at his
home In Albany. aged SO years, lIc had
resided In the willamette valley for
the past ~ years.
Fred ]. Holmes, aged GO years, prcsi.
dent OF the La Grando National bank
and ono OF Union county'H foremost
citizens, died ut HIS home In La GrAndo
from heart trouble
Because of complaints that census
enumerators had failed to list n good
many individuals the city council OF
Roseburg ia taking steps to have u
more complete count
Or. Francis A. Bailey, pioneer ply,
slcian OF Washington county and wide
ly known throughout the state. died at
Hillsboro at tho age OF 81, following
an attack OF pneumonia.
As n result of numerous complaints
OF people missed In the census the Eu'
gene Chamber OF Commerce has asked
for blanks 80 that those who have been
missed may be counted,
Reports from Drew In Douglas coun-
~, n few miles above Tiller indicate
that a.rich gold strike has been made,
The ledge uncovered Ia said to assay
more thhn $500 to the ton.
That the damage to Marion county
fruit growers will be light ls indicated
in a report made by Professor Brown
Of the o. A. c.. who has just completed
an inspection of the orchards.
Admissions by a man charged with
murder In the presence of sheriff. II
made voluntarily, are admissible at the
trial of the defendant, according to an
opinion of Attorney General Brown.
After several weeks OF preparation
the Willamette University Glce club
will make It's first long tour through
oregon and Washington dur
Ing the two weeks beginning January
20.