The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-10-23

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before another season.
Milk testing devices have been re-
ceived by the pupils Of the public
i schools Of Polk county.
The Southern Pacific Railroad CON-
pany is settling It's taxes Of more than
$57,0 In jackson county.
The government forestry service has
begun to burn timber tracts In South
ern Oregon which are infected with the
pine beetle.
Oregon is to have an official exhibit
at the Eighth International Dry-Farm.
Ing Congress and Exposition In Tulsa
| October % to November 1.
A fountain, constructed on CORN.
THAN lines and made in klamath Falls,
has just been rendered to the city by
l.. NJ. Schofield.
| Freewater has taken steps to build
the first link in the proposed macad.
amized road from walla walla to Pen.
dletoh.
Three hundred apple packers Of
Hood River formed an association to
adopt a schedule Of packing rates and
| maintain a uniform system Of pack
Ing.
A number of road districts OF Clack-
amas county are planning to levy q
special tax. The county court is In
favor of better roads being built
throughout the county.
A hen. which is cross between a
| Plymouth Rock and White Leghorn.
raised at the Oregon Agricultural Col.
lege, broke the worlds record by lay
ing 291 eggs In a year
A local option election will be held
at Dufur November 4. Petitions were
circulated SO quietly that only few
OF the vets" we're aware OF the plan
until the petitions were filed.
From effects OF injuries sustained
In fall down flight OF stairs Mrs.
Cordelia Mills, aged 81. died at Keno.
The woman never recovered conscious.
ness after the fall.
A second crop OF Strawberries is be-
ing harvested by II. J. Taylor. OF In.
dependence. There will be on the nv.
erage OF pound to the plant, or 80
boxes In oil.
Klamath Falls 10 planning to build
hitching racks. The city will secure
tract OF land near the business sec.
ton for the accommodation OF farm.
ers' teams.
Joseph Schafer. Phi. d.. for 13 years
head OF the history department OF the
University OF Wisconsin. has assumed
the duties OF general director OF the
University OF Oregon extension division.
His office will be at Eugene
Crater Lake being inland and under
the control OF the state police. State
Game Warden Finley can impose II.
cense on persons who fish In Il, states
Attorney General Crawford. In an opin-
ion for Governor West.
A force OF engineers under the di.
rection OF Louis Griswold and W. w.
Peters OF the state highway commits
sion. has begun the work OF surveying
route between Astoria and West
port.
The annual convention OF the Ore
gon State Editorial Association met
In Portland. Nearly rs editors. rep
resenting as many newspapers, were
present when Colonel Il. Hofer called
the convention to order.
]. c. La France. convicted OF swind.
ling the Modern Woodmen OF America
out OF $4,000 by planting a body as his
own on the Clackamas river. was SEN
fenced TO from one TO five years In the
penitentiary By Circuit Judge Kava-
naugh at Portland.
The hearing In the case OF Dallas
vs. IL. V. Gates. owner OF the water
system at Dallas. has been set by the
railroad commission for october 2s. at
Dallas. The complaint alleges that
excessive charges are being made for
the water.
The Oregon Trunk railway traffic
department reports that $4,000 sheep |
have been shipped from Bend during
the past 10 days. probably the great |
est export movement OF sheep In so
short period ever known In the state.
The sheep are TO be fed In Montana
In transit for the Chicago market.
Governor West viii not consider ex-
tending clemency to Mike Spanos and
Frank Seymour. sentenced TO be
hanged October 81 for the killing OF
George Dedeskalous, in Medford. who.
in a signed statement, attempted TO
fasten the crime on Thomas Fricas,
until a complete investigation has
been made.
That Oregon ranks first In the per
centage OF attendance OF school chill
dren is a statement made by the school
superintendent OF Erie county, Pa.