The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1909-10-08
EVENTS IN OUR STATE
OF MINOR IMPORTANCE

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Pendleton---The Good Roads As
ISOLATION has drawn up rules govern
Ing the driving Of automobiles on
the streets. The police will enforce
the rules.
McMinnville-The grand jury re-
turned an Indictment against Jesse
Townsend, who recently shot and
killed James Lawrence at charivari
party.
Pendleton--Babe Caldwell, a 15-
year-old boy. won the first prize In
the broncho- busting contest held
here In connection with the district
fair.
Astorla--The expected fall run of
silversides is beginning to come in.
The fish are of excellent quality. av-
eraging about IL pounds each. The
price paid the fishermen at present
is 1-2 cents per pednd.
Union--It IL estteaated that 200
carloads of potatoes will be shipped
from Union county from the crop of
1909. Increased acreage will bring
the crop fully 20 per cent above that
of any previous year. g..
| Marshaeld- Mayor Straw OF this
city. and some of the business men
are carrying out n plan to bring a
dredge to Coos Bay to all In some
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| Portland--Mrs. Il. ]. Sutherlin, OF
this city, has received notice from
England announcing that she Is one
OF four heirs to 10000 pounds, or
about s625,0O0. The Sutherlins
were at one time owners OF n large
portion of what In now Oakland, Or.
Baker City--Leaving her three
babies and her husband soundly
sleeping In their home while she
went 10 secure food for breakfast,
Mrs. Ola Rude returned To find the
house In ashes and the little ones
cremated. The husband escaped.
MarshHeld-The building Of an
automobile road from Coos Bay 10
Roseburg In the chief subject under
discussion. The plan IL TO have the
residents along the line agreo 10 a
special tax and the county appro-
pirate an equal amount.
Salem--Posses are searching for
George Meyers. who shot and killed
Patrolman Tim Eckart, as the latter
was taking him TO Jail. A small ro-
ward has been offered by officers for
information leading TO the arrest OF
Meyers. though neither the state nor
the county has posted any reward.
Roseburg-sixty' iron posts for
Roseburg's new street lighting sys-
tenn In tho paved dl8lriot have ar
rived and will be placed at once. II
10 planned To install the now system
In time for the street paving cole |
bration on October is.
CoQuille-At a big meeting OF del
egates from every city In Coos coun-
ty. the Coos County Good Roads As
ISOLATION was perfected. The meet
Ing recommended to the county
court the expenditure Of $50. .009 i'm
provement OF the road from Myrtle
Point TO the Douglas county line.
Portland upon and beaten by
two thugs and robbed OF his gold
watch. valued at S76. II. II. Turner,
a Buena Vista. Or. merchant. was
saved from being robbed OF a wal
let containing 5000 by plucky
woman. who ran 10 the scene and
punched at the thugs with her um.
brella.
salem-Through the influence OF
the Railroad Commission with tho
different railroads terminating at
Portland. hereafter livestock des-
tined TO the Sound. except when nee
essary 20 unload at Portland for feed
and rest and compliance with the
Federal 2s-hour law. will be for
warded without unloading or chang
ing of equipment.
Eugene Because q gang of soph-
omores forced some 20 freshmen TO
go through strange antics near the
trouble IL brewing at the
for 80 sophomores. The
faculty have been making vigorous
efforts TO root out hazing entirely,
and although the whole affair was a
farce a number of suspensions seems
Imminent.
La Grande-In "A decision handed
iowp by the ofiiclals OF the local
and ONCE, Judge ". !, Bean. OF
was exonerated of the
harges OF fraud brought against
lin last winter by the government
n connection with desert land en-
ny OF $40 acres in Umatilla county,
Salem---The take OF Chinook sal /
non eggs at the Mckenzie river 4,
Iatchery up to September 27. ac-
ording 10 reports received from the
OF the hatchery by &
iaster Fish Warden McAllister.
mounted ta s,ss+ ,0QQ, With good
respects OF reaching 100000 be- S
Dre the end OF the season.
Albany-A certified copy OF the
ecent decree OF Judge Bean In the
ederal court at Portland. revoking
he patents to some of the lands ac-
uired In the famous III" land
'auds. has been filed In the county
scorder's ONCE This Ia the land I'm
hieh 8. A. ID. Puter and Horace
cKinley were involved.