The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1921-04-01
OREGON News NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events Of The Week
Briefly Sketched for Infor.
nation Of Our Readers.

their intention OF seeking the appoint
ment by the republican administration
to succeed Postmaster ReIzinstine
Fire which was believed 10 have ig-
nited in a woodshed az the rear OF the
building caused a loss estimated at
500. 900 to the women's apparel store
conducted BY Kafoury Bros. In Salem.
All national guard units In Oregon.
with the exception Of a hospital or
ganization 70 be located at La Grande,
have been completed and are function
ing, according to Adiutant.General
white.
Spencer Carlson, Marshfleld, has
been appointed principal midshipman
to Annapolis naval academy by Repre-
sentative Hawley. Wallace J. Walsh
of Newport has been named first al
ternate.
Jed Edgall and a number Of other
residents Of Jackson county have filed
a petition with the Oregon public sery.
fee commission asking permission TO
operate a motor car over the tracks Of
the Pacific G Eastern railroad which
extends from Medford TO Butte Falls.
The Oregon public service commits
sion, at the iRstigation OF northwest
hop growers. has started an action TO
restore carload minimum Of $4,000
pounds In the shipment of this product
instead OF the carload minimum OF
$4,000 pounds fixed during the federal
control Of the railroads.
Reply OF Portland and Vancouver TO
the petition OF Puget sound ports and
Astoria for a rehearing OF the Colum-
bia basin rate case, in which the inter
state commerce commission recently
awarded 10 per cent differential to
the former cities, TO and from the ter
ritory south OF the Snake river, has
been issued
Railroad officials now believe that
all danger from slides on the branch
line. running from La Grande to Jo!
seph. is past. During the month of
March. the Wallowa county people
have been forced to 80 for plumber of
days without freight, because of
large slide which occurred few miles
on the other side of Elgin.
The Oregon public service commits
sion has extended the suspension Of
proposed increased transportation rate
on milk and milk products to June 80.
Application for increased charges for
transporting milk and milk products
was filed with the commission by the
American Railway Express company
several months ago.
Plans for the Fish lake dam. to be
constructed on Little Butte creek in
connection with tho development OF
the Medford irrigation district. were
approved by the state engineer. The
dam will provide water for the irriga-
tion OF approximately $4,000 acres Of
land in jackson county. The cost Of
the development was estimated at ST..
100000.
There were two fatalities in Oregon
due to industrial accidents during the
week ending March "a according to u
report prepared by the industrial acci.
dent commission. The victims we're
Herbert w. Notter. shipyard worker,
Portland, and Sanford II, Holgate,
meat cutter, Astoria, A total of 364
accidents we're reported to the com
mission.
The state has closed a deal whereby
1t came into possession of approximate
ly 7S acres of land adjoining property
now occupied by the penitentiary and
state hospital approximately is acres
OF the land is Of clay soil that win be
utilized by the prison in manufactur.
ing brick. The remainder of the land
is general in its character and win be
planted to berries and other products
necessary in the maintenance of the
state institutions.
One of the largest money verdicts
ever rendered by jury in Jackson
county was that given in circuit court
at Jacksonville in the suit against
Chester C. Kubli, the Applegate stock,
man, for S42,2OS,72 due on overdrafts.
drafts and checks cashed by the failed
bank of Jacksonville before it became
defunct, the action being brought by
F. C. Bramwell, state superintendent
of banks 1t was the second victory
Of Superintendent Bramwell last week
in similar case growing out of the
bank failure. the other case being that
brought by him against ]. E. Bartlett
former Medinrd dealer in electrical
supplies, the Jury bringing in a verdict
for S254S,14 for oyerdrafts and tho
like.