v We EADER t NUMBER 22 VOLUME 40 WESTON, OKHUON.TltlUAY. NOV. 'J, 1917 STON OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST Principal Events of the Wiik Irlifly Skitche. for Inftr pnttttn ft Our Rudtri. . Tl Polk-Yamhill Marlon Medical aateelatlea id Ha monthly meeting I PtllM. Oregon Agricultural college alumni kit II Mr ctnt of Hi membership In ' natloaat rvc. A vre erthau rhmk fll la the Lakavlew eeton at :46 o'clock tuHy Moralng. rorty thoiind young trout hvr r cerrtly tee pUnted In the, northern part of Klat rouuiy. Tbf Oroa Poultry nd Pel Block or1lloj will hold It annual show la Portland Twraitiber 3 m . Um Jra Coyla. for s yeare a resident of Oregon, died bis home la t. fauE If ol'1 Oretoa' luota of alrerft fir Ikal II It lo topply for gnvarameut uae h booa neuared at 4.oo.ooo feu Tka grala end provision aloro of Chartes BurkhaMer at OraOta Pase waa destroyed br fir with a loaa of 130.000.' A rbllo BUng to organise a Hen too county agricultural council will aootvM eallatf by tbo county agricul tural agsat Hoy at lb atata training achool for hoyg cetrlbtit4 III so ib which to buy CaftaUaa pack for the eol dlera In Franca. Earning of paroled men aloco July, 11I, total 1331.471 77. according to a raport of Prol Officer Keller, filed with Ika governor. folk reuaty baa Iur the greater part of II potato crop, and In almost very dlatrlrt about one half of a nor mal ylld 1 reported. f'harlaa H. t'roeoo ilN uddenly at Toledo. II aa 71 eare old and had aeea prominent tn etate and county poll! lea for many year October aa an exceptionally dry moo lo Aatorla. The record how that tba total rainfall during tha moats but lit inrhaa. During tha month of October tba atata Industrial accident cominlaalon aent out 3: pay warrant lo Injured workman and for hoapltal fee. During tha month of October 1"S automobile wera licensed by Secre tary of Btata Olcott. and the total for tba ten montha of thla year la 4H.3I3. Governor WHhyromh haa appointed Thoinaa Nelann of Astoria a member of the ataie board of pilot innim lesion era to lucreed Edard ('. Judd, rfr algned. Work on ih,flh dam ;o mile up tba north I'mpqii river from Hose burg, baa ben abandoned by tha state, owing to the Inability to secure th aaeded ram. Judge J. C. Moreland. clerk of tha auprema court, announced that out ol IS who look the examination for ad mlealon to tho bar at Halvm October I, six failed. farm and garden and general pro due ralaed at tha Oregon atata hoa pltal for tha 10 montha from January 1 lo October 31 thla year amounted to 117,143.73. Mr. A. M. U Kollottc. wife of State Senator 1 rollett. of Marlon county, died at tha Salem hoapltal from th efftcta ot a atroka of paralyala. Bh waa 70 year old. Tha per capita coat at the atate penitentiary baa Increaaed from 1213.1 In January when there were 486 In matea, lo 121.40 In October, wheu there were 141 Inmate. Plana for the Immediate erection of a large planing mill al Wenilllna and the gradual electrification of tho Wenditng plant of tho Mooth Kelly Lumber company were announced. Btata Fire Marahal Well haa Uued a warning about fire from defective flue and chimney. Ha urge all cltlien to make an Invpectlon ol their fluoa and chtraneye and avoid peaalble lota. Through the office of tha Whoelct county agricultural agent, a carload of rye haa been dlatrlbuted among tha farmere near Koaall. A ahorUge ol rye teed neceeeltated a vhlpment from oulald point. The eeeond annual homecoming week-end at Oregon Agricultural col lege. Inaugurated aa a cuatom of tha Institution 11 fall. 1 to be ataged thla week, with a program crowded with athletic content. Bid were opened by thu atolo high ' -way coramlwlon Tuesday for grading f the Wolf creek kill, In Joacphlne coun ty, a dlatanc of approximately five mllea. Thla la on of the wort hill 9&tbi fscilio biibri7 - :M:e:aeeee V haa the power lo end atrlkca and lock- I MONTANA L.A3MDS X m p,,,,,,. t to tha continued itrike of lelephoo V tKKKKKKKKKH gaBaaiamaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiBBBa ea cmp0jrCa D Waahlngton and Oregon. VI ' i. . . , i l i l 1 - f V ? f t ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? f ? ? J f ? ? ? ? ? ? ? y f t ? r - T ? ? t ? t ? T t Y ? Below is a list of satisfied purchasers of land in Am.H.o ..!..,., bo.. Leat. Montana, at Helena and Hingham I would be glad ''li to have any prospective buyers get in touch with y Su."'. uciooer v. AMERICANS IN FIRST CLASH WITH GERMANS Three U. 3. Soldier Killed, 5 Wounded and 12 Captured or Missing. them, either by phone or in personal conversation, and hear their views with regard fo this land, com pared with Umatilla county lands from the stand point of a dividend-paying investment. Joseph IMkhoii. OH) acroH, Winlon, Oregon. AIIhtI (Ji'ihK, :!2) acrt-B, Witilun, Orison. J. V. Ik'ovvrt, l'W aciTH, IViiilleton, Ort-Kun. I. A. IVeljIcr, till) acres, IViidUtori, On'Koii.' (I S. Jcraril, 72)acri'H, lVudlcton, OreKuii. I.. I KuKcrs, 320 acres. lVnillcton, OrcKun. Sam Thumpsun, UU0 acres, I'cnclleton, OrcKn. Ura. litiyden, C-10 acren, IVndleton, Oregon. Wes Zerba, GI0 acres, Athena, Oretron. Lewid Uv'm, 640 acres, Pendleton, Oregon. May Crowley, 100 acres, Adams. Oregon. Ed. Dupuis, 320 acres, Pendleton, Oregon. Mr. I'Yutrell, ICQ Bcrcs.'iPendieton, Oregon. Nick Hlanchett, UK) acre, Helena Montana. 1. A. Peebler second buy )20 acreH, Pendleton, Oregon. H. F.' Pupuis. 1600 acres, Pendleton, Oregon. Wen Zerba-second buy 560 acres, Hingham, Montana. Ed. Morriuette, 320 acres, Adants, Oregon. lA'wiB (Jeiss second buy 320 acres. Pendleton, Oregon. I). A. Peebler third buy 180 acres, Pendleton, Oregon. Henry Kreding. 1280 acres, Pendleton. Oregon. Henry lSreding -second buy -178 acrett, Pendleton, Oregon. Chris Hreding, 610 acres. Pendleton, Oregon. Chris Hreding second buy 610 acres. Pendleton, Oregon. Chris UrrUIng-third buy- 320 acres. IVrrditctmroregon; Than Olmstend. 6 10 acres, Pendleton, Oregon. Than Olmstead second buy -320 acres, Pendleton, Oregon. J. H. Kasari, iMO acres, Pendleton. Oregon. Orville Isaminger, 640 acres, Pendleton, Oregon. Dick KirchotT. 820 acres, Pendleton. Oregon. Dick Kirchoir - second buy - 640 acres. Pendleton, Oregon. Henry Hreding - third buy-320 acres, Pendleton, Oregon. Sim Killgore, 640 acres. Pendleton, Oregon. Sim Killgore-second buy - 640 acres, Pendleton, Oregon. el ? ? ? T ? ? t THt MARKETS Portland. Oata Nu. 2 ahite feed, $41.60 a ton. Barley Standard feed, ftl.lo ton. Corn M9W51 per Ion. Hay Timothy, 127 per ton; alfalfa, 2. Butter Creamery. 44c per lb. Egge Ranch, 62c do. Potato 11.60 1.75 a hundred. Poultry Hen, large, HQ 20c; amaU. 17c; geeac, m12c; ducka, 18 10c; turheya. live. 2025c y Y t Y T t f NJTIfB 18 HEKKBY OIVBX. To the legal voicra nt Hchwil UtMtrlct No. X 1 of I'matlllu I'oiinly. Stair of Or Kn. that h t1tMi, MKKTIN; f A raid I'Hlrl'-l will I held tit Kch.M.l Houim .n the Ztth day of November, 117. at l.JO o'clock In the afternoon 4x to vote on the iriOKltlon of Iwylng J u kiwcUI dlKtrlet lax. j The totul amount ot niohey needed J. ''' the dlvlrlrt during th fiMral year Y IwRlmiliiK" on June jo, 1 9) I T. mill -nd- l"K on June 3". I J 1 K. Ik rstimaled In J the followina- liiiilKt-t and lm-ludt-H the aniounlH to 1h- ri-t-olvrd from the county MchiMil fund, atitie Hchool fund. J epcclal district tux. and all other motion of th" dltrl-t: tMWWr-vjaiwwtrw - rAin-nrflt iirrST"" i Tearhern ml' " rlr .,. Seattle. Butter Creamery. 4(c per lb. Egga Ranch. 60c do. PoUtoe 1406 60 Per Ion. Poultry Hena, l:ic; drewed, Jie:6c; brollere. JOc. NOTICE OK MHOd, MEKTIXU. BEN F. DUPUIS, Pendleton, Or. 221 K. Court - 01 lice Phone 46U-Kesidenec Phone 317 . Al'pnrMttiH and ilieH IJl'rary IhwI. . KIhkh I(i-airn of M-hool hiiiist-s. etc . . . I'luyKrotind eiul- mont .......... Jaiillur'x at'. Janltor'a ii.pllK Kuol UKhl Wuter J Clerk' sulury . . I I'OHiHKe and V Mtaliont-ry . . . 4 Jnmirance 107.90 I interest on ionu , . - .... .... nu wurranw B.v. All other ex- penaes 350.00 f V t t r t Y ? li.OO J'MI.Oll J5.HO S5o.no 25.00 S92.O0 40.00 SS.00 75.00 Total extimate... $10, I-tiniatvd IttHflpLv. Frcm county J15.00 PI mm fraA' caj rnt HWt, tt ?yTT f.m&r w: ' m:m tar .mm' w..- oiinnu to kiiow cu sk. achool fund . From state school fund . Cash on hand . in tlie County Umrl at the State ot ""i,"""", Orcguii, for I nuttllla County. louu e8tmteu receipt $2,547.00 482.40 1.103.18 3 4.132.5S MAM ICmnidtiilMtloii. ToIhI estimated expenses ... .!.: lo." 4.132.56 III the mutter of the Guardianship ot the person und estnto of Jennie Mario Jones, a minor. Now, on this day this mutter comes on to be heard upon the petition of Total estimated Alary H. Jones, (estumentary guardian receipts of the person and estate of Jeanle Marie Jones, the above named ward, Hulunce. amount praying for a license to, sell the in- to be raised by terest or the said ward In the follow district tax... 6.082.44 Inst described real property In Vnm- pted this 7lh dav of November, till County, Htote of Oregon: 11117 J. M. 1 IAN 1ST Kit. Lots numbered Kluht (8), Nine () Attest: Chairman Biard of Directors, and Ten (101 In Hlock numbered KHANK PRICK. District Clerk. Seven (71 In the Reservation Addition to the town, now city, of remlleton; the interest of the said ward In wild copy of this order upon them by pirn real property bclnjr In the neighbor- IH-atlon. as provided by section 135A hood of nn undivided one-twentieth of Lord's Oregon Laws. Instead of interest therein, the said ward being huvhiR personal service thereof made a Ki-uiuichild und an heir at law of on them: that publication of this or Madlson Jones, deceased, and tlio dcr should be made In the Weston said real property belonging to tho Leader, n weekly newsyaper publlxh eettite of the said Madison Jones, de-ed at Weston. Umatilla County, Ore ceased, and to his heirs at law; that gon. having a general circulation in the entire Interest of the said wurd said county and state. And the Court In and to said real property Is .of the being fully advised In the premises: probable value of One Hundred it is now therefore ordered that the ( $100.00 Dollars; that It would be next of kin of said ward and all per for the benefit of the said ward that sons Interested In her estate and all her Interest In said real property be persins Interested In said real prop sold and the proceeds of the sale erty be, und they are hereby, requlr thereof put out on Interest or Invest- cd to appear before this Court at the ed In some productive stock: that the office of the undersigned County litterest of the said ward in said real Judge In the County Court House In proiwrty is not likely to Increase In the City of Pendleton. CnuUllla Ooun value and that it would bo experient ty. Oregon, at ten o'clock In the fore fur a sale thereof to be made; and It mum on Monday, the 17th day of He fiirther appearing to the Court that cember. 117. that date being not less, the next of kin of the said ward and than four weeks nor more than eight other persons Interested in her estate weeks from the date of this) order, to and In the said real property are ns then and there show cause. If any follows; James S. jenes, Pendleton, there be, why a license shoukl not be " Oregon; ' Walter J. Jones, Pendleton, granted by this court to the said Oregon; Kdward W. Jones, Sunnyslde. Snarillan for the sale of all of the WashliiKton; Hobert It. Jones, Haines, tlatt, right, title and Interest of the California: Madison I- Jones, Vale, .uni Hml to tlu- rt'Ol proerty Oregon; Franklin It, Jones, Portland, herelntwfore described, prayed for Oregon; John M. Jones, Imbler. Ore- . , h . of ,i)H m-titlon of the Javls, Portland. Ore- ,,.,,,.. Wm. McMurray, General Passenger Agent, Portland, tjgltl data: Nov. rvtura limit, 7 Utfy frvui JuU of ualy. gon; Emma A. Dav gon; Margaret llaught (formerly Margaret Uuyon) Salt Lake I'tah; Harry S. Jones. Pemllcttni. Ore '.u. and Mary t. Jones. I'eiulleton. I'regon, your petitioner herein, all of whom, except said etllioiior, are lielrs ai law of the said Madison Jones, deceased. And It further ap-l'i-Mi-liift to the Court that on acciunt of the large number ot persons in Tk.i thi rder mav be served upon V',y' the next of kin of said ward and upon all other persons in'x-resieu in ". estate und In sall rear properly, eith er In person or by putt Heat Ion of this . r.b-r In the Weston L-ailer, a news--er published weeWy at Weston. I'matllln County. Orngon. rr, nd datad In open court on Washington. Armed force asder the American flag have had their flrat elaab with German soldier la aa at tack which the German a made on first Use trenches, where the United State troop bad been taken for Instruction, and three Americana vera killed, five wounded and II captured or misalag. A dlipatch from General Pershing bowed that the German forces, anon Her learning the position of the aew enemy from overseas, had launched a desperate effort to overcome then. With the American Army in Prance. A email detachment of American in fantrymen wsa attacked In the front Una trenches early Saturday morning by a much superior forca of the Ger man shock troops. The Americas were cut off from relief by the heary barrage In their rear. They fought gallantly until overwhelmed, solely by , numbers. The fighting lo the trenchee waa hand-to-hand. It waa brief and fierce tn the extreme, Aa a result of the encounter three Americana were killed and five wound ed. A sergeant and two corporals and nine men were taken prisoner. Two Krench soldiers, who were in the trenches, also were killed. The enemy lost some men, but the number la unknown. their dead and wound ed were carried off by the retiring German. One wounded German waa captured. From the beginning of the engage ment until the end the Americana lived op lo all the tradition of the American arm v. the records showing .several members.,, U. S.-JAPAN ADOPT : OPEN DOOR POLICY Washington. Japan and the United State have reached a complete agree ment in regard to China, and at tha same time have arrived at a clear -understanding as to military naval and economic cooperation in the war. -against Germany. This momentous development waa announced by Secretary Lansing, who made public note exchanged between him and Viscount Ishil, the speciaj -Japanese ambassador, formally record ing an agreement recognizing that Japan has a special interest la China, but pledging the Independence and territorial Integrity of the great east ern republic and reaffirming the doc trine of the "open door" for commerce and Industry. In a statement accompanying tha note Mr. Lansing said .Viscount Ishil and the members of hia mission, now on their way home, had performed a service of the highest value to tha United States, as well as to Japan, by clearing away - misunderstandlnga which, if unchecked, promised to de velop a serious situation in the fat east. Eight Men Killed In Attack on Veaaet. Washington. The torpedoing of the homeward-bound army transport Fin land in the waf sone resulted in the death of two members of the naval armed guard, two army enlisted men and four of the ship's civilian crew. A third naval seaman Is missing. Tha Finland was able to reach a European port under ber own steam. of the large number Ol persons in- fc ; . d of NoVentber. 1M7. terested in said estate, and. In said CHARLES M. MARSH, real nronertv. tho guardian desires. M4 Bsoul4 b permitted, to lerv Coaoty Judia. 0. K. FOOD REGULATIONS Excessive Price Charged by Small Retailers to Be EHminstad. Washington. Regulation govern ing the handling of foodstuff under the licensing of manufacturers ud dealers were approved by Presiiieiii Wilson and will be put into operation by the food administrator. The principal subjects of the rules, a food administration statement aeta forth, are: "To limit tho prlcea charg ed by every licensee to a reasonable amount over expenses and to forbid the acquisition of speculative profits from a rising market." Elimination of excessive pricea charged by small retailers who are not subject to license will c-e accom plished by a rule forbidding licensee to sell food to any pessoa who cbarge xcessiva froXli.