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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1916)
OREGON NEWS NOTES . OF GENERAL INTEREST Principal Events of the. Week Briefly Sketched for tnfor miticn cf Our Readers. F. C Harley bai been elected Mayor of Astoria. The new coacrete brl.Ue Inde pendence haa been opened for traffic ' H cost O. A. O. I footbsH nan to maintain a tram In the season just passed. Tba Oregon Woolgrowers" assool at Ion wet at Heppner for the nine (truth annual eeaslon. Hie aamea. punch board. rsfHrs and caN im for trad checks are under fire In lndletou. Indlcatlona are that their will b but Utile road bnildlnit In llk county during th cominn season. The report of county superintendent V. U Jackeon ahowa that Unn county baa tOSS children of svhool ae. Wild dog, or tame do runnint wild. have hilled W aheep belonging to F. A. Stewart, near Roseburg. The Northern I'acif.e Brewing plant, at Aitorla. hasf been purchase.! nd will be converted luto a milk con denaory. The firat of the Willamette Va!ley Interscholastie debalea wilt J heM on Friday evening. December at Lebanon. ,' Twohy'Bro., of Tortland. have re ceived an Initial contract to build M(. freight cara for the Colon raot.'ic railway eystem. , The National Mohair Grower asocl ation. in aitth annual contention at " Galreston elected U. S. Grant. Pallas, Or, president. Ref. O. H. Holme, of Forest Grove, ha tendered hi resignation to Governor Wlthycombe as a mem ber of tha state parole board. In a duel In which at !erst eiRht hot were fired. Salvatcr Amato waa killed by hi brother. Frank. In the latter' home In rortland. ; Total resources of all the banks In the tate of Oregon on November 17 last were I2P4.3S3.34I.61. an Increase s compared with November 10. 1313. of $3.SM.21S.37. Farmer of southern Klamath coun ty are beginning a stannous campaign towards the extermination of jack rabbits, which are becoming a seri ous pest In that section. The contract waa let lart week for the erection of the government coast guard building at the mouth of the Biuslaw river near Florence, to H. R. Kibler cf Portland. lliJ bid waa IS3S9. W. D. Barne of Tumalo. A. U Mackintosh of Bend and U F.. Smith of Kedmond have been appointed as members of the county court of Ue chute county, created at the Novem ber election. So great haa been the demand for flour in Grant county that the Prairie rity mill baa been running 24 hour a day, seven days a week anil Is so far behind order that a second mill will be opened at John Day. The Klamath irrigation project tand econd in the list of 23 govern ment project now in operation for Its cash value return In crop tbi year, according to the annual report of Secretary Franklin K. tane. The total assessed valuation of the tate for this fear, including property assessed by -county assessors and that assessed by the state ta com mission l $87.753.944.71, a com pared to I934.49M32.25 for lest year. One fatal accident was reported to the Industrial accident commission during the past week, this being Fred Coomb, a box factory worker, of Kla math Falls. A total of 307 accident were reported for the week. Step to organize Willamette Val ley Corn association with eleht coun ties represented, wa a feature of the eloaing of the Marion county corn how and the einibit of the Marion County Potato Grower' , association t Salem. The Eugene chamber U commerce bas sent F. Small, a 8n Francisco manufacturer, samplea of flax grown in Lane county for the purpose of testing it in the manufacture of fish ermen twine. This twine is now selling for $2 25 a pc-jnd. The state tax levy for 1917 will be 2.99,250. These figure were arriv. ed at by the State Tax commission by , taking the last year tax levyarbit rarily adding per cent to it, and leav ing it up to the legislature to keep within the amount designated. The famed MacBae ranch of 8000 sere In Grant county, known a on of the most efficiently conducted cat tie ranche In the west, has been aojd by its owner, Mr. Lillian MacRae, to C. P. Ragsdale of Joseph. The price i waa $200,000 and the deal wa cash. Percy Cupper, assistant tate en gineer, has snt letter to the secre tarie of the 17 irrigation district of tbe tate suggesting that the districts rrra n ssociation in connection v-ttta the Oregon Irrigation congrs t, promote the interest of irrigation r --ai!y and of the dUtricU In par- Figure furnlb.4 train lis record Indicate, that U taxpayer tao of a number of counties over the. tto different counties have been rutr4 to pay sn average of wore taea 1J0 year per county, beglnalni wlU mi, tor the publican of tha delin quent tax Data. Members of the Hood River com mercial club unanimously Indorse a proposed tax of l a horaepower on automobiles. The club further rec ommends that the fund ao raised be used towrd matching federal appro priations for elate road work under the 8chakelford road bill. ! a report tasued by Stat Leber Commissioner O. P. Hoff. be tata that capital of $J.1MM la laveeted la plants aad equipment la the tim ber Industry of the state, tele belag exclusive of timber holdings aad work" Ing capital. Including only buildings, machinery and other equipment. Senator Chamberlain bas been for mally notified by the secretary of war that, after referring the matter to the local military authorities, It haa been decided to be highly Inadvis able to return for muster out battery A. artillery, and troop A. cavalry, of the Oregon national guard, aa there are no troopa available to replace them. In Ita closing sessions at Hood Ri ver the list annual roaventlen of the Oregon State Horticultural society went on record a decidedly opposed to proposals that have been advanced at different northwestern fruit center to lower the standard of grading rules. A resolution adopted recom mended that the atrict rulea that hav heretofore prevailed be maintained. Although the army engineer bar not yet sent to Congress ths report railed for last sessioa on the advlaa billly of further improving tbe en trance to Yaquina bey, Representative llawley ha received unofficial netl- fication that the local engineere have recommended an appropriation of $4.0O0. half to be appropriated by congresa and half by the local commu nity. ' For a consideration reported In th neighborhood of US.Mfl. ths en tire sheep plsst of the J. E. Smith Livestock company, at Barnhsrt has been sold to A. K. Smyth, of Port land, and Pan P. Smythe. of Pendle ton, member of the firm of 8mytb Rro.. who lredy own plnt at Ar lington. By thle deal the Smyth become the iargeat breeder in tb northwest. Three thousand acres of rsw land in the west end of Umatilla county wilt be brought under Irrigation and cultivation next aeaaen according to L. A. Rineman. county watermaater. Tbe land consist of 1000 acres a der the Furnish project, 1000 acres under the Western Land and Irriga tion project. 800 acres under ths Cm. tills project and $00 acres nndsr th west extension. & mrwT anil more complete a Or" mal achool i the programme of ths Oregon normal at Monmonth, whlcb Is planning on a big czpansloa la training school .ctlvitle, th Begta- ninit of regular extension wort .larger finrmnnrr iDacr. an uuiubj w main building, and minor campus 1m prorements, to be embodied in a bill for an sppropristlon for f SI.W0 whsa the legislature meets. AltbouKh SecreUry of SUte Olcotl urged csncellation of a contract whereby Jason Moor is to be allowed to remote salts from 8ummer snd Abert Iskes, in iJihs county, ths stats land board has refused to take thai action gnd ths matter remains In status quo. The question of ths less snd contract on the lakes has been hanging fire since 1914 and six ex tension of time hare been granted. Announcement of plsns for ths con struction of a throe-story. M by feet, reinforced concrete addition, to the plant of the Oregon City Msunfsc turing company at Oregon City, and the complete re-arrangement of tha plant improrements which will in crease the capacity of the mill SO per cent and make it the largest woolen mill wet of the Mississippi river wa mad by Adolpb Jacob, presi dent of the company. With the money in ths stats school fund piling up and loans being paid up practically twlcs a fast ss th money is loaned out, ths stats land board has decided to increase ths amount allowed to be leaned from th school fund to any Individual from 12500 to 15000. At ths asm Urns It wa tentatively decided tbst tbs beard will ask ths next legislature to redues th Interest on school fund loans from six per cent to five per eent The bosrd of directors of ths Port land schools will ask th legislature through a bill alresdy drafted and niHr for submission, to untlS Its hands in ths management ana aa mlnlstrstlo. of th. puWtc school, of -i... -i.. W- .l.lr n,m hoar intknrilf me cn. ...Ma to transfer teacher from place to place a occasion requires; to dis continue tbs service of womea teachers marrying whlls In the serv ice; to dismiss teacher without th rtght of sppeal after a hearing at which neither th board nor th teach er shall be represented by counsel. The bill lo lengthen the probtioa ary period prior to definlt tenurt cf efflct trsa tvo to (sur jtir. WESTON LEADER MAKK wOOU, Pwblbhtf v l 60 0 7ft SI'HU.mniON HAHV The Year Six MMillt Four Month 0 M AovtttuuNt. haih . Ki-irulMr, Hir inch t irawrtion 12Sic TrHiwivtil, H.-r inch wr iiuMrlion i.Vc Iah-mIis wr lino cr inset tlon ..-fte .1 Um mmMIiii nitlee. IhttM, uHudrWiMi nuiiii. A met' ami St unlay K-ntutiv tew-sita lema tc!ating to the of aiMiiional achutda were frankly . . .... , and thoroughly dwuswd. The concision hnally rtao eU that nothnif could W acnMiipliidted i i the way tf wvurinjf new normal schK'ls for Utvgon without alolut harmony iK-twetn the intents Uv- orinK tnem, the task Uintf diflieult at ml m iew o tl,c waitK . ..... tne noli;, tn ollitr ius ineciina itiuv uiixftiy micaMeu, A.liiaiid, IVnukton u0 McMot usl unite on wnauvtr iHoatwu I uo,ati in oiuvt to nc any nooc oi vn ,. u ...,r. .. .....I tliM .11, " ' - - mmw HK-ni -v . "- ' ; ------- . . . ij.,.,,, H'r CVIH HT annum iivhii .. j;jp,M.rB (-!,) y ur lt'HlltMKl" li'VtofluU .RORaUl SMOOt O0U00 lillC, tlio turtlwr um ol ls5.WI . , , wim t M-Wv tVii I . ; ' nrl tinir -m ht-M l.-l Kri.it y ami uMwrwnwii, min mui o - . - jSllkW.X in Portland by mr rm JU"K"'. ' vrwwr ncarm j l4,ut u,r icius; f the normal bcIuhiI ir.. ;,,",;f thtf . Vrk of Mti.l Cir- fancy lowcw . ;5WiWfra aim - ol im? stau-, anu inv in cll,t ti.mt; ami wiH'rvaa ny jaiw Btliinrvn -i,". w .... . .L.. . . . ! I ma ft t 111.. I.ft l li'l 1 .1."- Wciiioiiot any one ou,tinc iowia twtaie oi hi w ni..,. woulu Mil any noria-i hinool .iv ed. et al, had in.and to the alwve iect. inc ueh jtaua iua with decriwd.iroa'rty on the lt day tne unucrrtanuii.,; tiwi - committee of July, A. I. or wm hw from ivnulwu woulu coine to Wcc BCijuireil, at puldic auction to the ton in lore ion ana nuei with a hiBhet bidder for ca.sh in hand, the Weston committee, aim tmitavor proceeda to Ik; applied m Nit fac to reconcile tne oppoMiitf view of tim of aaid ex.rution and all cl. ttiese two cotninunitica. lMatol this UOth day of fk-eember, It Uraine plain that while the l5Mt!- TAYIXR Sheriff Oregon Kg.siavure wulu make i o v A C FUNK lH-nuty appropriation lor rwiving aty By A. C rUNK, IHputy. ot the olU normal schools or cslat . mtL iVrnXMaX lisOiing a new one, li would eon- bent to putting a millagv tax mca.- In the County Court of the Male ure on uie oallot u uw normal of Oregon for Umatilla County, bchooi inu:mu voutu agree as n the Matter of the Lbtate t f to its nature. Edward Anderson, Deceased. Southern Oregon waa rcprc- bcnlcU ly lxiij. C. bmlUon, a niemter of the legislature rom JackMn county anu a prominent advocate ot Uie AcJiIanu Normal. J. It. Gwiun and rrctJ LocWey rep- retx.nU.ti icnulcloii. br. r. u. Watu ana i. a. Lmiih.b wete Wetton'a delegate, ana urnUc tlieir report 'luesOay evening to Uie VUI- fare Club. '"' The "Twin City Sur,' an, I umiiKinir OUblicutlOll bright ibbueu at Crockett by Otto t. Didion and tyrOCKCtt, Vjf Vllv c fciuiv wiv. J I.. Mutihiim. and to Buucar here ... .l- ik..... alter a tut: iiii. mwi. .... ,,, . yle ajult junto Umatilla coun- journalism. : Harlan one of the lives! 'mt ..,, : thc sUjU. - .... comes out wiui a wiv uu-sv 1.1- U edition ol the ...ot Kock ICcrk. . English wt.htak.n the.r place, m Bnf.h mdu.tr, y . .. . " ....... they w,ll not g.ve up tne.r pomuo when the men come home irom me wars. 1 themselves . and hold on unitediy. They." J .,, ,,ni,,r u ,,'u I, . 6th day are not going to be content to keep houne for their lord anu rats mere babies. 'IMs is a great agt and U al ways has been a great world. , Tlie king of England now nets thc exsn pie of two meatless days a week. But the king may to ahl to get along with less food than would satisfy a muniiun worler. LOSTA CHRISTMAS CAKE Witon Uplands, IX-c. 2.- Kalph Insilale nw-d a detective to assist him in finding a cake which has lnen hiddm gomewhtTe alwut the house ly his mother and sister Una. Ralph has an unnatural ap petite for cake, so it Is very neces rary to hide one in order to keep it long. He has already called in sev eral of the m ighbors and none of them have succrttJed in finding it its when almtita having reached ti e proxrtions of a neighborhood myt u-ry. ' .1 Itnlph has given up the hunt fi r awhile, for some of his sympHtlii'' ing friends have told him that fruit cakejgeis better with age. "Very well, I know those grapes must be naid the hungry fox. Kalph -------- - - - ; WWfa came of the cakc shonld """ ,v r Hilling U, nowi-vur, Diiuuiu uc easy, since it ia suspended under the table and almost rts on his knees as he takes his daily meals-which fart lie will discover when he reads ... I! 1. 1 -V.....1.I I.- this wet k's IawIit. Ontario A central warehouse Is to be erected by th Idaho-Oregon Honcjr Producer Association, either here or at Caldwell, Idalw. nonet or unurs salx UltDEX EXECUT10K. NotJee ishorvby glwn tlmt ly virtno tf n execution iwuttl wtit tI tm Circuit Court, fctnto ol Omitm, for UmatilU Ctuiitty, ami to n ,iiM..iMl nntl tlolivervHi. UlHm the ju,tB,wnt ami tiocrw rmiTvi mt onti-mi in saiii Court w, ,h Hint Uy of lKHtnb'r, l jM Vor oi' W. H. Aiont Ma I'ltttnlilf WH maiimt Jom'ilin Ionian, t-x- aiU. lor tilt Milll of Illltl.lU Willi iniKiiwt t urtiti at im mtv oi i r . . .. .. . ..t iii it w uiwcwi manw (Uttering real nieity in L'matilla 7' tUii: , , , Um.k l.M.,v,lilMI addition Iw the City of ymlleum, Cttiuiilla County, Male f Uretfon, lw tld ly the tMierilT of Umatilla County. Oreijon, to raid judgment am all taS I i" ' the 83d day of January. A. li. 1J17. at the hour ol two o clock in tne aiternoon oi nihi ouy, at the front h"r of the t4tnl Iloufv iu the Cily of lemlleton. iitmitillu t'ountv. Dtetron. cell all the riuht. title and intciest the aid juM-ontiie l.vman. cxwuttix of the . , . ,1. .., .... t J To All whom it May Com em: Notice is hereby given that Anna Amlertuin, exet'ulrix of the etitate of rilward Amlerwm, deceased, han tiled in the above entitled court her final accouut of the atlminiiuatiiu of the said estate, and said court h fixed the V!0th day of January, ,j.j7i at n a the forenoon, at County Court room in the County Court huose, at Pendleton In Umatilla County. Statu of Ore- gon, an the time ami place for hear' ins aid olijiTlionn and e xception, i any im-rc w, l" " tntinwtil in Kaid etttate are lu n hy if any there Ik', and all penton ...:i:.ul u...u.u al .1,1 tim.. nttil in n 1 1 n. w i Fi" " v i - - plhoe and make any objections or exci ptioiw they have to the approv- al of the said report, the dincharg- ing of aid exwutrix ami the exon- crati.of her tM.mJ.nM?ifrom forth. ,.r i in hihtv ii-ri' n ami li is luruu-r . ,23 ZK, "SSlZ f fW the first nul.lica. , Said order is dated the 6th day of December, 1WI. ANNA ANDKUSON, '"Executrix of the Estate of Ed ward Anderson, Deceased. Gst Tib i tel before Pressing Your Suit You'll win her if we do the work. A shave, hair-cut and i Bhine would help. V;e:TlN -EATH3 ::i : TAILOR SHOP : SUITS ORDERED to your measure ; R. L. Reynaud DR. C H. SMITH Phvsicicn and SlirCCOn J Oflica In Walt building w tstON . OkKOON W. M. Pelerwa H. Blthop Peterson & Bishop LAWYERS t'eudleton, Or. Frgawaur, Or. . ... t.i .i ... .. . i i ....I ,..i..w ..r wtfti., lift Itosklo our liU'Ke nrwortmont of Toys, Hooka,- Toilet Sets, Game, Stationery , etc., wo bukki'81: FOR LADIES tt..r.iL,.....l.!.ifu tlino in a liox .. 'J.K? ami ItlK ! Uk! . ua ... ttiui . , ,Hin rt'1"" Klmonaa.. ,...$i.!Wim $;!.y8'lath'olM'!, . ...UHc toin.wJKM ,v' Kid clove, white, l.lnek or tan , . . WKc to l.4'. We stan.l lack of every article- our "GoUlen K ilu" J.C.Penney Co, ATI! FN A, Butter Wrappers Furnished and Printed at the leader office Sixty (minimum)........ . .. One hundred Two hundred.......... Each additional hundred... -wmwm "wieny unnsrniasr 0. iL coiffEcnora Prcston-Shaffcr Milling 1C0. Established 1865 -Athena, Oregon . Waitsburg, Wah. American Beauty tand" Pure White Made of selected bluestem in one of the best equipped mills in the Northwest. Sold in Weston by Weston Mercantile Company For MEN and BOYS UanlkvrrlilffthrtM In a liox . . With initial. two iu a lwx....2fc ....4110 tol OH Silk nmiliom. , . $l.iW to M.1H 08C-S1.4S ....$1.00 $1.25 6c.10c.2Tc . Arm lantl .... you buy here ami know CAN NOT be beaten. Hat ?y Co, inc. OREGON ftleet the Briqcet Elan Now that you have taken our advice and IknikIu a good coal atove I want you to tret better acquainted with thfl Briquet Man and his excellent fuel, and I am confU dent you will like it w well that you will have no cause to regret tlw acquaintance. Try a load antl Ihj convinced. P. T. Harbour . . $0 85 ... 1 1." ... 1 ... 0 G5 40 V 1. t. . ir, 0