East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-08
NORTHWEST NOTES

NUhInWcSI NUiES
CANYON CrrY. Or. Aug. S-Can-
yon City has just completed a new |
water system. Steel pipe was laid
The cost of the improvements will
amount TO $500. Keeler Bros. of
Denver. handled the bonds at par.
The system is said to be as. good as
any of its size in the state. The wa
ter supply is taken from a series of
springs on Canyon mountain and the
pressure for fire protection is So
pounds.
INDEPENDENCE. ore. Aug. S.-InI
the August term of court docket for
Polk county the Valley & Siletz Rail-
way Co has filed a suit against
Henry P. Whitaker and Jean White
aker for condemnation of property In
its right of way from Siletz valley. II
is said that nearly all the right of way
has now been secured and a tempo
rary sawmin at Fort Hoskins has
been cutting ties for the new road.
SALEM, Ore, Aug. S.-Now that
the Interstate Commerce commission
has handed down its decision in fix
ing interstate express rates. the state
! railroad commission announces that
1t will proceed with its hearings into
express rates within this state. These
hearings were begun, but had to be
| nf n fnral
, ton of interstate rates being unsettled
before the interstate commission.
| PRAIRIE CITY, Ore. Aug. s.
| During a violent electrial storm here
today a water spout struck the head
waters of Dixie creek a few miles
north of town and in few minutes
the small stream was transformed in
to a mountain torrent, carrying ev'
erything before 1t.
Culverts and bridges were swep
away. Several ranches and the pub
lis highway along the stream wer'
damaged.
} HOOD RIVER, Ore. Aug. 81. a
/ Woodward, a contractor of this city
: has been awarded the contrast TO
! the erection here of the new $1,000
Carnegie library building. The re
: mainder of the sum of $17,500 whicl
was appropriated by the Carnegi
. commission, will be used in the fur
e nishing of the two story brick struc
D ture. which will be erected in grow
: of oaks on a portion of the HON
. property of E. l.. Smith. one of Hoo
Rivers pioneer citizens. whose daugh
ters each appropriated 5000 for III
library.
a SALEM. Ore, Aug. s S-Work wa
begun today on the construction G
r the eugenics hall at the state fai
g grounds. Last year the eugenics Q
g child welfare exhibit, which was hel
in a tent. proved so popular that prof.
: er accommodations are going to b
: provided for the exhibit this yea
e The contract was let yesterday for th
S new machinery building at the IA
IS grounds Four Salem firms put
e bids. The lowest bidder. who w5
y awarded the contract, was Erb & Va
:" Patten. The bid was $4,000, exclusiN
II of the rubber roofing
l. SALEM, Ore, Aug. S.-All AlieI
a who buy a hunting license in tn
ID state must also pay s25 for gun
cense before they can be permitted
+ carry a gun. according to an oplnic
a given today by Attorney Gener
a Crawford to State Game Warden Wi
liam L. Finley. Non-residents of or
r gon must pay SO for hunting
t cense in this state.
Of
D. EUGENE, Ore, Aug. s. - Abe
lie. Wagner, son of Mrs. o. Wurtenberg
lg of SS1 Division street. Portland, acc
* dentally shot himself in the left i
while hunting in the mountains
miles east of Eugene Tuesday evenil
y and brought to this city yesterday af
. ernoon, later being taken to Por
= land He and two companions were
the woods and young Wagner acc
. dently discharged his pistol. The bu
let entered his leg above the knee al
y lodged near the knee cap. He W
= carried all the way to McKenz
z Bridge. about 10 miles distant, by +
' companions that night and "
= brought to Eugene in an automobi
ALBANY, Ore, Aug. S.-Ty
y horses were instantly killed and a W
y gon was completely wrecked. b
' Ralph Bannen, 17-year- driver, W
y uninjured save for few bruises al
y cuts. When the shasta Limited stru,
= the team one mile south of Shedd.
= The accident happened at o'clot
= yesterday. The Shasta Limited W
= northbound and was running to NAL
u up time Young Bannen did not n
= tice the train until the team was d
= rectly on the track and the cowcatch
= struck one horse broadside. Bo
= shorses were torn from the wagon al
D hurled nearly 100 feet.
' Upon realizing his peril young Bal
men attempted to jump. but struC
the broad side of a coach and his e
cape with only minor injuries Is col