The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1909-12-24
OREGON PARAGRAPHS.


shows AN increase Of Sl,o36,5ol III
the ,amountyof taxable property over
the sI90S asse essms snt.
,Tillan,ookAln the wreck OF the
steamer Argo. which occurred at
the mouth of Tillamook Bay, four
persons are dead, and the vessel
is total loss.
The ,Dalles- Richard Clubinc, who
SAYS he is agent for the O. II. & n.
at Biggs, is in Jail here charged
with obtaining money under false
prctcnsc.
Gold Bcach-Ccorge d. Wood, oi
Appleton. Wis, assisted by local
capitalists, win open a state bank
in. Gold Beach, to be known as the
Curry County Bank, the first bank
TO be established in tho county.
IIillsboro-John Dirk Roselair,
who brutally butchered his wife near
Timber, North Washington County,
carly last Summer, because she gave
him milk instead OF cream for break
fast, was Saturday arraigned to plead
10 an indictment charging him with
murder in the first degree.
Portland-Rising from the gaiety
OF Thanksgiving dinner table.
Mrs. Eta Crissan, "a years old
and married, dumfoundcd her guests
by scizing bottle Of carbolic acid
and committing suicide before them.
Dependency over separation from
her husband, James Grissan, oi
Boise. Idaho, led to the deed
Salem-The Salem Fruit Union
has completed arrangements to open
100 acres OF fruit land near Salem
which will be planted entirely TO
apples aud conducted under the
management OF the union. Experts
will be secured TO take charge of
the orchards and an attempt viii
be made to produce the finest brand
Of apples in the valley.
Wallowa-Whocier Southwick. OF
Joseph, Is in Jail at Enterprise
charged with kidnapping his own
child. When he took the child. he
Is said 20 have shot at his wife
grabbed the little one aud to have
fled on horseback across the eoun-
try beyond Enterprise. where he was
finally caught. Southwick aud his
wife have been living apart for
several months past.
Saicm-Dsslaring that laws must
be placed on the statute books oI
the state requiring every teaehel
in every district school to have
n thorough training before she starti
her work in the school, Superinten
dent Of Public Instruction J, III
Aekerman. before the county schoo
Officers convention in session here
came out ilatly in favor OF norma
schools.
Pendleton--Tke so-called new
board OF the Umatilla Water Users
Association won decided victor,
Mt the annual meeting OF that or
ganization In Herminston, whel
members Of the new" board. o
men entirely in sympathy with IL
were elected to every position. Thi
will probably end the litigation
which has been In progress betweeI
the rival factions Of the association
since the last annual meeting.
Albany-The proposition to buil'
a City Hall in Albany will be sub
mi;ted at the city election TO be hell
December 9. The City Council ha
submitted the question of ISSUING
$4,000 worth Of bonds for the pur
pose. and II the people approve tn
project. the long-needed struetur
will be erected next Spring. Al
ordinance prohibiting the sale o
near-bear in Albany will also b
submitted TO the people at thi
election.
Pendleton-An enthusiastic NEE,
ing OF the citizens OF Umatilla an
Morrow Counties was held In Pen
dleton Saturday evening for the pur
pose OF urging upon the Governmen
the importance OF reelaiming abou
10000 acres of land In the wester
end OF this county and the north
western corner of Morrow Tn
proposed project, commonly know
us the West Umatilla project lie
just across the Umatilla River iror
the present Umatilla project
Portland-Portland will entertai
the oath annual meeting Of the Ore
gon State Horticultural Society De
rember to 9 inclusive, The NEE,
ing is expected by its promoter
90 prove A. tremendous success 70
several reasons, chief Of which ar
the unusually large and vaiuabl
premiums to be awarded In the va
rious classes exhibited. the cas-
prizes amounting 10 more tina
$1,000. Officers OF the society an
ticipate that the display OF frui
will far excel anything ever beior
attempted here.
paltHl HS h"hlSe " = MNl
known members of the Oregon ba
are attached to the brief filed i
the office of the Clerk OF the Su
preme Court in support Of the VI
iidity Of chapter 50 OF the laws c
1909 OF the State Of Oregon, pre-
yiding for two additional Justice
of the Supreme Courts. The prir
cipal point of contention, as ou
lined by Judge Cooley, an eminer