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Newspaper
Weston Leader
Location
Weston, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1916
Page
2
A noisy local column from Weston Oregon mocks campaign antics in Pendleton and Grande Ronde areas. It notes a $75,000 Weston state school plant, comments on carriers, trains, and streetcar issues, and ends with a joked question about girl’s skirts. The piece includes satirical references to local journalists and editors and mentions Wilson and Marshall as nominees.
Pendleton leaders push a Portland petition drive to place a ballot measure for a state normal school at Pendleton. Backers seek $125000 for facilities and a half mill maintenance tax, aiming to locate the school within two miles of Pendleton and to draw support from eastern and central Oregon educators.
Elizabeth Hall died June 16 1914 at her daughter’s Weston home at eighty nine. She leaves twelve children forty five grandchildren and four great great grandchildren. Funeral June 18 at Weston’s Methodist church. Interment in Pendleton cemetery.
Public notice from the Department of the Interior in La Grande Oregon lists Homestead Entry No 611566 for four W and eight NEM acres. The action shows on February 1 1913 before Frank Balings clerk at the Circuit Court in Weaton Oregon with names Thompson Getting Kling Short March and Aleck Kling.
Union Pacific officials approve about 1 million dollars for improving the Kansas City to Denver route. Major work includes track relaying with granite ballast, new steel bridges, electrical block signals from Kansas City to Will, and upgraded motor car service. Improvements aim to match the Omaha Ogden line and speed up schedules.
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