The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1909-10-01
EVENTS IN OUR STATE
OF MINOR IMPORTANCE

trie light wire.
Salem. 49, School Superintendent,
Ackerman left Monday for tour OF
the county Institutes OF the state,
which will keep him almost contin-
uously ON the road until December
IL.
Salem.-New owners OF the VIII
lamette Hotel have announced that
when the present lease expires. on
March 1, 1910, the hotel will be re-
modelled from cellar to garret at an
expense Of $4,000.
Myrtle Point.-word has been re-
ceived that gold and silver deposits
have been discovered on Bray Noun
tain, on johnson Creek, Coos Coun-
~. The rev find Is near the Salmon
Mountain mines that have been
worked successfully for a number OF
years. II is not yet known how far
the new ledge extends.
Hood River. Hood River. the
youngest county OF the state. Ia
launching a good roads movement.
The county last Summer purchased
22-horsepower oil-burning steam
roller and a heavy rock crusher. to
gether costing about $4,000. The
former is used during the day to roll
down the new roadbed being built.
aud tho crusher 10 run during the
night by tho roller.
Albany.--A company with a capt
tai stock OF 100000. formed to
plant and operate an immense or
chard In Linn County. has been or
ganized In Albany. The orchard as
now planned will contain from 1000
to 1000 1cres and will bo by far the
largest orchard In the state. The
Linnhaysn Orchard Company was
the name adopted by tho corpora
ton. which will attempt the biggest
orchard ever handled In Oregon.
La Grande.---A quarter OF u mil
lion dollars IL the assessment OF the
y u a y. property in Union Coun-
~, according to the 1909 assessment
tax roll. The county has been as-
sessed at n scale different from sur.
rounding counties. and Il was feared
for n time that this county would
fare III at the hands OF the state ad-
justsrs on account OF the high as-
sessment here compared with lower
assessments In other counties.
Albany Henrietta Brown.
state president Of the Womens
Christian Temperance Union OF Ore
gon. has completed the programme
Zoe the annual convention of the
state organization. which viii he
held at Hood River October To S,
inclusive. one OF the biggest con-
yentions Of the w. G. r. u. ever held
IN the state Is planned and into the
four days session will be crowded
a mass OF business aud interesting
reports and discussions.
Lebanon Tho city Council has
granted the Oregon a. California
Railroad Company u right OF way
aud franchise 10 all the streets nee
essary for IL To make the run
through the city TO connect with the
Crabtree end OF the Woodburn- Nat
ron line OF the road. The rights OF
way have been secured for the entire
cut-on from this city TO Crabtree.
and the bridge engineers are now
on steel bridge over the Santiam
al this city.
Baker Stockmen In this part
or Oregon scarcely can determine
whether 10 devote their attention to
sheep or cattle, Some time ago cat
tie Was the chief livestock product |
but many changed over To sheep fol- |
lowing the high prices for wool and
mutton. But the demand for cattle
this year and the high prices offered
causes the sheep man who formerly |
dealt In cattle 10 wonder II he had
not better retrace his steps.
La Grande.-Consummation OF a
deal involving heavy expenditure
took place here today when the
Grand Ronde Electric Company's
bonds and stocks were sold TO an
syndicate already owning
the Fremont and Baker Light a.
Power Companies. The local COM
pany was bonded for y30O.OOO and
this was all taken over. This gives
the Eastern capitalists, principally
from Milwaukee. Wis. all the light
ny facilities In Eastern Oregon east
II Pendleton. with headquarters at
Baker City,
klamath Falls,-It is reported TO
,e the intention OF the reclamation
eryice To make preliminary ar
for the establishment OF
ower plants along Link river. The
government already owns one site
n the west side OF the river and an
ption has been taken on another
ite on the east side. The power 10 /,
e created will be used In operating
umping stations In connection with /,
he Klamath reclamation project.
he complete drainage OF the marsh 4
lked by the railroad grade will be G
by pumping. This Z
ould reclaim about 10000 acres OF