The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1920-01-16

or Of North Bend shows that 68 ar.
rests were made in that city In 1919
OF this number 3s we're for violation
OF the prohibition Law.
D. f. Richards. assistant professor
Of animal husbandry at the Oregon
Agricultural college, has accepted an
appointment as county agricultural
ageri for Lake county.
The city council OF Gold Hill has
passed an ordinance repeating and
amending several license ordinances,
which will tax nearly every business
and occupation In the city.
4 permanent organization 10 handle
'mattcrs affecting the exsoryice men
Of umatilla county is planned by the
American Legion posts at Milton. Wcs.
ton. Pcndlcton and lIermiston.
Baker led all the counties Of Oregon
IN the value OF minerals produced In
1919. II was followed by Grant. Una
tilla, Lane, Malheur. Wallowa, Curry
and Wheeler In the order named.
c. H. Gram, state labor commission.
cr. Is investigating the contents Of a
letter received from Senator S. A.
hughes. In which Ii was alleged that
complaint had been made that certain
contractors on Oregon highways had
violated the laws by making their en-
ployes work more than eight hours.
sportsmen OF tho upper Hood rlver
valley have petitioned the Hood River
Game Protective association to spon-
sor n movement TO have the upper
reaches of Hood river closed TO fish
ing until June /. The two extra months
of closed season are sought in order
that the fish may not be disturbed
while spawning.
Professor c. A. Reed. chief OF the
bureau OF nut investigation of the de-
partment OF agriculture. has promised
Senator McNary that one OF the de-
partment experts will 90 10 Oregon
early In February to conduct survey
and investigation OF walnut and filbert
culture, and that $1,000 will be set
aside for experimental work in that
state.
To prevent the invasion OF cougars
which have been seen lately in the
Eight Mile and Fifteen Mile districts,
the wasco County Livestock associa-
ton at a meeting at The Dalles, took
measures TO rid the section of the AMI.
mails. Hunters and trappers will be
hired to kill the cougars, Formerly
cougars have killed much stock in GER
tain parts OF Wasco county.
The water supply of the city Of Cor
Wallis is menaced by logging operations
in the coast mountains in the vicinity
of the source OF supply. To prevent
the drying up of the streams that
furnish the water strong efforts are
being made TO transfer quite large
area of the timber lands in the Oregon
& California railroad grant to the Stu
slaw national forest so that the land
will never be logged off,
There were SO fires in Oregon, ex-
,lusive of Portland during the month
II December, according to a report
prepared by A. S. Barber, state in
,urance commissioner. klamath Falls
suffered heaviest of any town in the
state. the aggregate fire losses there for
December amounting to $4,000. Total
osses from fires in December showed
marked decrease when compared
With those Of the previous month.
The operation of boat lines on the
Columbia and Willamette rivers, with
ruck lines as feeders, is proposed by
he Inland Empire Boat & Truck
Inc, which has filed articles of incor-
,oration with the corporation depart
nent. The company, which is capital
zed at 100000. will maintain head
quarters in Portland and operate boats !;
m the Columbia river from Portland
o Pasco AID Kennewick, Wash, and
IN the Willamette river from Portland
o Eugene.