The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1909-06-11
EVENTS IN OUR STATE
OF MINOR IMPORTANCE

Portland--Joseph Simon, Repub-
lican, was elected mayor of this city
Monday by a majority of III.
Roseburg-Douglas county straw
berries are now selling to passen-
gers Of trains passing through the
city at so cents per box, and the sup
ply is not equal to the demand.
Jacksonville-The people OF Jack
sonville On June 10 will vote upon
bond Issue of 100000 for the con
structlon OF water works for the
city.
Oregon City-The Oregon City
Manufacturing Company has pur-
chased pool OF wool at ScIo, Linn
county. paying 2ls1 cents per
pound. This Is said to be the high
est price paid for wool In the Will
annette Valley this year.
Portland-The total production OF
coal In Oregon ia 1908, AZ shown by
statistics collected by Il. w Parker.
OF the United States geological sur
yey, was s6.259 short tons, having a
spot value OF s23G,02i. All OF the
coal produced came from Coos Bay.
Albany Alleging that the South
ern Pacific Company mlsrepresonted
matters In It's advertisements OF
rates to the recent state enoamp.
ment OF the q. A. II. In Corvallis,
some local veterans Of the Civil wal
are planning 10 take the matter be-
fore the state railroad commission.
Sal0m-Tho supreme court Tues
day reversed the action OF the lower
court, which found Dr. q. NJ. Whit
ney. OF Forest Grove. guilty of the
death OF Mabel Wirtz. The case was
tried before Judge Cleland. In Mule.
nomah county, and the doctor found
guilty OF manslaught0r.
Baker clty-Thc easo OF VIII
Walters. who was charged with hav-
ing consplred with Edith Elms,
young school girl. to extract $1,000
from J. u. Griswold. a merchant OF
this city. was taken up by the grand
Jury and was released because no
true bill was returned against him
Cottage When on the mid
die OF Kern bridge spanning Row
river. on the Oregon n Southeastern,
mixed train crashed through aud
fell. all but the engine. 40 feet into
the stream below Saturday after
noon. Seventeen passengers were
injured. all of them more or less
seriously,
Eugene-A. Wood and wife, who |
are walking from Los Angeles 10 se- |
attle on a wager. passed through |
this city last week. hauling a little
wagon. which they must deliver To
the california building at the A.-Y.-
p. Exposition, The money that they
make must be earned or received
Tor souvenirs, as they are bound not
to accept anything as gift or to
draw on their resources.
Nyssa country surrounding
the Nyssa, owyhee. Snake and NAL
heur valleys are assured OF irriga-
tion by the signing of contracts by
settlers with the Boise Owyhee Ir-
rlgation Company, which agrees 10
put In a first-class system OF irriga-
tion rasarVnira and canals ana i..i |
gate 100000 acres OF land, 10000
In Malheur county aud the rest In
Idaho.
Portland-C. IL. Dauchy, a Civil
war veteran and citizen OF Port.
land since 1870. has succeeded In
a compound which Il
Is said will supply long-felt want
Tor a safe and powerful explosive, by
he use OF which the great loss OF
life and property that has marked
he use OF the nitro compound ex-
'losiyes ever since the discovery Of
litro-glycerine can be avoided.
Medford-Hundreds of the lead
80 SNS'"NS9 hNh VI oouNutih oItsOu
re signing a petition to the Presi-
lent that he pardon Charles Nickell,
onvicted OF perjury In connection
Nth the Oregon land frauds In 1905.
or over 40 years Nickell resided In
ackson county and had conducted q
ewspaper during most Of that time. {
Ie was United States land commits
loner when arrested and convicted
{ assisting In fraudulent land en-
Hes. He was sentenced to IA
lonths on McNeil's island.
Corvallis-The body OF Frank
ierce. retired farmer. who has
zen serving as watchman at the Oc- !,
dent mill, was found floating In
Ie Willamette river Saturday. The
owning Is surrounded with consid-
able mystery. rs Pierce was seen
! the streets OF Corvallis In, the -
orning and In good health. II Is .
spected that he was taken with
'art trouble while crossing the =
yer.