The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-06-04
OREGON NEWS NOTES
or GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events Of the Week
Briefly Skeiched for lnior.
nation OF Our Readers.


owing to lack - funds,
Farmers OF Yamhill county attended
n thrnc.dsy Oregon Agricultural college
extension school at Amliy,
Higher water and electric light rates
for Eugene beginning June have been
announced by tho Eugene water board.
Arthur Thompson. charged with the
murder Of odic Batca al Riddle. some
weeks ago. Was acquitted by tho trial
jury
John Friend chitwood. an oregon
pioneer OF 1853 and u resident OF ciat'
sop county sinee 1879, died aA-Aa,oria
following an extended illness.
Careless campers are blamed for
number OF small fires within and near
tho boundaries OF the DcHchutes ma
tlonal forest In the Dig river Aeetion.
A grain,EradInH school conducted by
Professor q, T.. Itislop OF Oregon Agri
cultural college will operate In Tho
DAilcA three days. June u. i5 and is
Dchydration plants OF the Kings
Food Products company in The Dallca
and at Salem will. process 100000
worth OF fruits and vegetables this sea
son.
A meeting Of the Moosehsart Legion
for the distrie, including the lodges at
Albany. Eugene. Corvallis. Cottage
Grove. Mil city aud Toledo. Was held
At Albany,
Highway work In the state will not
be rushed this year because Of the
scarcity OF labor. The depressed bond
market and other reasons. according to
Il. A. Booth. state highway commits
blonor.
Governor oleott has announced that
ho will appoint A. Lester Andrus OF
Portland TO succeed George Black aa
member OF the state board OF account
Rney at the expiration OF the ia,tcr's
term, June 3,
SAM A. Koxer. nominated at the
recent republican primary election for
the office OF secretary Of state. was
appointed to that position following
tho resignation OF Governor oleott as
secretary OF state,
One Of the chief occupations At pres
ent In Crook county Ia sheep ahearing,
The grade OF wool this year IL extra
high. Prices OF so and 50 cents
pound have been turned down by own
era OF large bands,
Following the refusal made by the
merchants association OF Bend TO sign
n contract submitted by the local
clerks union. specuying that the ON.
ploycrB should agree TO the closed shop
principle. n strike was called.
Tho secretary Of the interior report.
ed to Representative slnnott that On
larged homestead designations. aggrc-
Ea,ing 2e3,730 acres, have BEEN made
In The Dalles land district. covering
more than 500 applications on file.
The largest parade in Bakers his
tory. In which 1000 Odd Fellows and
Rcbekahs. with bands, mounted guards
and automobiles participated marked
the third day OF the Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs annual state convention in
Baker.
Pendleton's postofflce will have
classification as first class after July
|, according 10 notification received
from the department by Acting Post.
master Lester u. Cronin The stamp
sales for tho office during tho past
year we're over $4,000, :
Defeat Of the three measures design.
cd 10 furnish financial relief for the
Portland Railway. Light a Power
company by the voters Of Portland at
the special election has resulted in
another application for increased rates
on the traction lines OF the corporation
being filed with the Oregon public
service commission.
by careful management during the
remainder OF the present biennial per-
iod, bdsed on the expenditures of the
last six months, II is believed the total
deficit OF the several state institutions
for the two years ending January ],
1921. will not exceed $4,000, according
to figures made public by II. B, Good
win, secretary OF the state board of
control.
Plans are being made at Prineville
for the only celebration OF Independ-
ence day In central Oregon. The cele'
bratlon will be double barreled, in
honor not only, of July 4 but also the
completion of the Ochoco irrigation
project dam. In addition to the cele-
bration, Prlneville will hold Its first
annual roundup at the interstate fair
grounda Univ z and