The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1921-04-15
Oregon News Notes

An epidemic OF smallpox Is sweeping
Brosau. in Malheur county, Schools
are closed and q ban placed on public
gatherings.
or the many persons who settled In
Baker county prior to 1862, the Baker
Democrat finds that there are only
IS now living
There was a rs per cent increase IN
the Medford postoffice gross receipts
from January to March 81 over the
same period last year.
The semi.annual district convention
OF the oddfellows of Linn and Benton
counties will be held next Saturday
afternoon and evening at SSedd.
John Bader, who died at Cottage
Grove a few days ago, was one OF tho
wealthiest men in Lane county, his
property being valued at slOS,247.75-
Baker county has tho largest amount
OF land under irrigation of any county
in the state. The amount OF arid land
in the county Is placed at $4,000
acres.
Thrips, which caused considerable
damage to the prune crop OF Oregon a
few years ago, has reappeared, accord
inS to bulletin sent out BY the Ore
gon Growers Cooperative association.
All state institutions, with the eXcep'
ton Of the Industrial school for girls
and the blind school, reached their
peak populations last month, accord
ing to reports TO the state board OF
control.
Charles II. Whitmore, member oil the
state highway department, announces
that the state will have a sufficient
amount OF money this year to match
the counties dollar for dollar on mar
ket roads.
There have been registered In Orc
gon for 1921 approximately l948 real
estate operators, according to report
prepared by @. B. Johnson. In charge
oil the real estate department OF the
state insurance commission.
Belief is expressed in Marshfield
that a revival OF the lumber industry
win cause the reopening Of mills so
that employees will escape low wage
levels. The Four l. scale OF $3.50 for
unskilIed labor is generally in effect.
Chief Forester Greeley has advised
Senator McNary that the forest serv'
ice has set aside $4,000 TO match
similar amount to be supplied by Lane
county, to begin work on the William
ette highway from Eugene to klamath
Falls.
The secretary Of state has certified
bonds in the amount Of 100000 for
the Medford irrigation district. These
bonds we're authorized by the district
some time ago, and the money derived
from their sale will be used In con-
struction work.
A 10 per cent wage reduction, be-
ginning May /, 1921, affecting prac-
ticaIly all the building trades OF Port
land, was recommended by an arbi'
tration committee representing the
builders, workers and the public, after
ten days of deIlberation.
On the Ochoco irrigation project OF
PrincyiIIe Friday was banner day,
as it marked the first day that the
water began to pour over the spillway
of the giant ochoco dam, where the
combined volume of stored up water
totals more than half a million cubic
yards.
Committees representing telephone
users of Marion, Linn, Polk and Ben.
ton counties met in Albany aud de-
veloped plans for unity of action in co.
operating with other counties and Of
ficers Of cities IN bringing about a
rehearing Of the telephone rate case
before the public service commission.
Any doubt as to what action will be
taken by the Oregon public service com.