The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1909-08-27
EVENTS IN OUR STATE
OF MINOR IMPORTANCE

Ing been plated last week.
Portland-The American Assocla-
tlon OF Insurance Companies, which
has been In annual convention In
Portland, will hold It's convention
next year at Peoria, Ill.
Salem-Four men made their es-
cape from the state penitentiary.
They were TRUSTEES and were em-
ployed outside the walls.
Salem-Samuel \. Clarke, one of
Oregon's most active and best-known
pioneers, died at his home In this
city.
Pendleton-Cmatil county's A.
100000 bushels of wheat. the estl-
mated yield for the present season,
will soon be in the sack. The har-
vest Is three-fourths over.
Portland-W. Il. McElroy. of this
city. has been selected to lead the
band this year at the state Fair, to
be held at Salem September 1918.
Union - Twenty-Five barrels OF
Maraschino cherries have been
picked here by a Portland fruit
company. The sruit Is preserved for
use I'm cocktails.
Athens--Minera thought to be
rich copper ore has been taken from
the bottom of a we'll 2i0 feet deep
here. Samples OF the rock have been
sent away for assaying.
Roseburg-Af Attorney George Neu-
ner has this year grown figs to full
development ~ his place near town.
The fruit was large for the variety,
of fine shape and as rich and sweet
as n perfect ng usually Is.
Representative OF Oregon
have asked the director of the geo.
logical survey to make an investi-
CATION OF the oil fields of Eastern
Oregon to determine the extent OF
the oil deposits and the commercial
value Of the oil.
Wallowa-E Eight cars OF Snake
river cattle shipped out of the val
ley brought record price. The
cows brought s29 each, while the
steers brought si3.
Condor Playing the part OF
peacemakor In an cffort to stop n
fight In his place. c. w. Searcy n
saloon-keeper of this town. pulled n
mountain elk'H head and antlers
from the wall and struck Bert Wells
over the top OF the skull 80 hard
with IL that the man fell dead.
Toledo-Much interest " being
shown by the people OF Lincoln coun-
~ and vicinity In the first annual
county fair. which opens at Toledo.
September .. and continuing three
days. II IN proposed tn have n num-
bcr OF meetings ~ which dairy cx-
perts will deliver addresses on yarl-
Gus phases OF the industry.
The Dhllcs-Georgc Robbins, un-
der indictment for the murder of
Mrs. Emcline Caste. his fathers
housekeeper. and u. Wilson, await
Ing the action of the Wasco county
grand Jury on u charge of larceny
from the person. escaped from the
county Jail here. but were soon re-
captured.
Pendleton-. Reports from all parts
OF umatllla and Morrow counties,
comprising me Third Eastern Ore
gon District Agricultural Fair So
ciety. indicate that this years fair
is 20 be by far the largest and most
successful ever held under the aus
plces OF this organization, II not In
all Eastern Oregon.
Baker Clty-An epidemic has
broken out among horses used on
the construction work Of the Sump-
ter Valley extension, Veterinarians
have been sent to the different rail
road camps aud a quarantine Will be
established II the disease Is pro-
nounced contagious.
Marshneld Strong appeals for
the promotion OF a district built rail-
road were made by q, II. ). Wood,
OF Portland. who was the principal
speaker at the oregon-ldaho Devel-
opment Congress. This movement
for IA district built road between
Boise and Coos Bay. together with
the improvement of the Coos Bay
harbor, are chief among the posi-
tions taken by the congress,
Marshheld- -Reclaiming of several
thousand OF acres of land and con
yerting the same into rich farming
land Is a work which is now In prog
ress in the nelghborhood of Coquille
City, the county seat OF Coos county,
Two large tracts. one on each side
OF the CoQuille river, when re-
claimed will sell readily for 500
an acre. II is estimated that the
cost OF the impro\ ement amounts To
only 81 an acre,
Hood River-That Hood River is
the greatest apple country I'm the
world, that the method of growing
and marketing the fruit is vastly SUI
perlor To that of other regions, and
that Hood River has future as
bright as is possible for any fruit
growing territory to have. is the con-
sensus of opinion expressed by the
members OF the Association OF
American Agricultural Colleges and
Experiment stations, after a visit to
that district.
Eugene Ready for Fair.
Engeno-planS are being COM