The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-09-24
OREGON NEWS NOTES

-Four stores at CASTOR were robbed
last week The robbers took consId.
srable merchandise but little cash.
The capital stock Of the spaulding
Logging company OF Salem has been
increased from $4,000 TO $500 900
A marked decrease In orders is not
ed BY the Bend lumber factories CO.
Incident with the raise Id freight rates.
The false work OF the new Mehama-
Lyons bridge over the Santiam river.
near Lyons. has been washed out, caus-
Ing considerable loss.
A flow Of natural gas was discover
ed on the farm OF A. NJ. link a few
miles north Of lone. which has created
considerable interest.
Glen Sawyer. IS years old. a me
chanic employed BY the Oregon Pulp
& Paper company. was drowned in the
Willamette river at Salem.
II is estimated that the apples from
the Moiser district this year win total
10000 boxes as compared TO a yield
OF 125,00O boxes last year.
County Fruit Inspector Armstrong Of
Douglas county has issued TO fruit
growers and dealers a warning to dis
continue the sale OF diseased fruit.
The annual conference OF officers Of
the Oregon Y. N. C. A. will be held at
Hood River September rs and rs.
From 75 to 100 deleeates are expected.
Rains are proving harmful to ranch.
ers In Crook county who have not
stacked their second crop OF hay. Hun
dreds OF tons are stIll on the ground.
Under decision OF the state board
OF control neither the students nor en-
ployes OF the state school for the blind
will be held under fast and set rules.
An increase In salaries Of teachers
at the state schools for deaf and blind
approximating 25 per cent has been ap-
proved by the state board OF control.
Damage to the extent OF between
$4,000 and s65.Oo0 was done to the
apple crop of the Umpqua valley when
a severe wind storm struck that sec
tion.
The first official act OF the new mo-
torcycle cop added TO the Roseburg
paltre yxaerta. a.JaFrsstJaSmay~k.le sfeeu
limit.
A. E. woolpert, Northwest manager .
for English apple merchants. says the ,
export demand for Hood River New
towns will result In prices satisfactory
to growers.
On Tuesday the Prineville Sunday
schools made joint canvass of the +,
city in the interest OF the Sunday !
schools in particular and the church .
in general.
AS result of high water, il is prob
able that the new steel bridge across ,
the Santiam river. being built by Linn
and Marion counties. will not be finish-
ed this year.
The postmaster Of Bend reports .
10 per cent increase in the amount Of II
mail passing through his office over II
asst year. Cancellations are now aver. Il
aging $500 daily. .
Albany's community house was open
ID Friday night with big reception,
which was attended by hundreds OF
ocal people and number from Cor.
Iallis and Lebanon.
Among the early-day exhibits at the
.ane county fair this week will be q
lrum that was made 81 years ago at
yaupaca. Wis, and that still has one
II the original heads.
Negotiations are reported to be
,ending at klamath Falls for the
merging of three banks. The combin.
tion would be the largest bank in the
tate outside of Portland.
The Sherman county farm bureau
fill unload at Moro an 5000 gallon
ar Of gasoline. The supply will be
old at 80 cents per gallon, as against
he local price of a. cents.
Initiative petitions are being cir.
nlated In Deschutes county, asking
,r vote in November on the question
a permanent county seat Both
end and Redmond want to be the
ounty seat. -
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Q will be hanged for the brutal part I
e played in the Staying Of few