The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1909-09-17
EVENTS IN OUR STATE
OF MINOR IMPORTANCE

Hood River. THE jury In the ROB.
bins murder case found George Rob-
ins. aged 2i years. guilty Of murder
In the second degree for killing Mrs.
Castoe at his fathers house. under
the law this verdict carries with IL
life sentence In the penItentiary.
Eugenc.-il. u. Miller, OF Eugene,
United States Consul-General at Yo-
kohama. Japan, EGs given up his
post there and accepted the post OF
Consul at Belfast. ireland. the
change having been made az his own
request on account OF his health be-
Ing very poor in Japan.
Astoria. Fall fishing season has
opened with much more gear In the
water than .j usual at this season
OF the year. while there has been
practically no Illegal fishing during
the closed season, there are known
to be n large number of silyersides
In the river and good catches OF that
variety OF fish are expected.
Portland.-Four hundred census
enumcrators will be appointed to
make n count OF the people In Ore
gon next April. an Increase OF 81
over the rumber employed 10 years
ago. The preliminary reports upon
which tho census Office makes this
apportionmcnt fail TO show the need
OF greater number.
klamath Falls.-J. Frank Adams,
one OF the original promoters OF irrl-
cation In klamath County. has about
maturcd plans 10 place on his Lake
side tract at the head OF Tule Lake
100 Bohemian families. This tract
IL the exact locality whore the Tulo
Lake settlers were massacrcd by tho
rebelllous Modocs OF the famous
Captain Jacks band on the morning
OF November 20. 1879.
Roseburg AT II meeting OF the
Roseburg Commercial Club. with
representatives OF the Chambers Of
Commerce OF Marshheld and North
Bend. IL was decided to raise $4,000
TO finance the completion OF the rail-
road survey from Coos Bay to Rose
burg. The plan is after tho survey
Is completed and rights OF way Sc
cured. TO offer them 20 any capital
lists wanting to build the railroad.
Portland.-The Secretary OF tho
Interior has Withdrawn from entry
southwest quarter OF section 20.
township 20 south, range ~ east.
In Lake County. Oregon. until the
Geological Survey can make an ex-
animation of the peculiar formation
on this land. known as Fortrock. II
this landmark is considered OF suf-
ficient importance. IL will be per-
manently reserved as National
monument.
Eugene. annual fair OF the
Second Southern Oregon Agricultur-
al Society was the most successful
fair ever held here. The people OF
Eugene and Lane County will here
after hold annually county fair,
taking advantage OF the appropria-
ton for the district as Lane County
has its turn. In this district are
also Douglas. Coos and Curry Coun-
ties. which will take their turns in
holding the district fair,
Albany,-A deed and mortgage
governing the ownership OF the lead
Ing public-seryice corporations Of
several cities of the Pacific North
west was filed with the County Re
corder OF Linn County. The deed
transfers practically all Of the prop
erty OF the Willamette Valley Com
pany to the Northwest Corporation,
and the latter corporation mortgages
all of its property for s5.000,000 to
the Germantown Trust Company OF
Philadelphia.
Portland. Federal Judge Bean
has dismissed the application for a
receiver for the Deschutes Irrigation
& Power company recently asked by
Columbus. Ohio bondholders, The
company made representation 10 the
court tending TO show that though
It had obligations amounting to over
$500, 900, II would be able to liqui-
date them. provided the development
OF its irrigation projects In central
Oregon were not interfered with by
the court.