The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-02-13
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON

poultry show, to be held February IL.
Ia and Is.
James s. Royal, Oregon pioneer OF
1852, Indian fighter and former owner
of portion of Portland's east side.
died at his home in Forest Grove of
acute kidney trouble.
Under direction of T. f. Smith. of
Talent, chief inspector for the district.
orchards In Ashland territory are be-
ing overhauled by county horticultural
officials for evidence of blight or scale
The general merchandise store and
hotel of j. w. Meyers C Son, at Hebo,
were burned to the ground. The en-.
tire stock and hotel furnishings were
destroyed. The loss was $4,000, part.
ly insured.
A bank. to be known as the Bank
of Shedd, will be established at Shedd.
In Linn county, articles of incorpora.
ton having been filed in the county
clerks office Friday. The bank will
have a capital stock Of $4,000.
Fire at Bend wiped out a row of
frame buildings with a loss of about
$4,000. The origin of the fire is un.
known. Two saloons, barber shop,
restaurant, pool hall and bowling
alley were put out of business. The
same site was cleared by fire in No.
vember. 1910.
With the end in view of establish.
Ing a cement plant at Vale, George S.
Mills Ia developing the big gypsum
deposit on the hill east OF town, in an
effort to interest outside capital.
Should such plant be established, It
would be the only one of its kind be.
tween Ogden and Portland.
Judge Kelly OF the circuit court at
Albany. pronounced sentence In the
liquor cases. J. ID. Kennedy. on two
convictions. was sentenced to pay a
s605 fine and serve 80 days in Jail;
Walter A. Marks. s4O0 fine and 10
days: Ed Ackerman. $3.50 fine. Il. D.
Henry, OF Harrisburg, convicted on
two counts, failed to appear.
Apple trees which were planted 56
years ago by the late A. G. Marshall
A well.known Linn county pioneer, on
his farm seven miles east OF Albany,
are yet bearing splendidly. There was
A good crop on the trees last fall.
Three different varieties OF apples are
included In the old trees. Baldwins.
5pitzenbergs and Bellflowers.
To pave at least ten blocks with
aardsurface pavement during the com.
ing summer is the object OF a special
committee appointed by the Dallas
commercial club to interview the prop.
srty owners to be affected by tho
proposed Improvement. They report
much progress. The proposed i'm
Drovement will take In the entire busi'
ness district
Bandon Is assured a public library.
A mass meeting was held TO discuss
plans for the establishment and main.
!enance OF a library. A considerable
sum was raised as nucleus and
soliciting committee was appointed to
continue the work until the sum OF
$500 was secured for the special pur-
pose OF buying more books and 5000
.or maintenance fund.
The commissioners OF Jackson coup'
" have authorized preliminary sur
veys for IN improved road over the
siskiyous, south OF Ashland. This
movement is really one result OF the
Pacific Highway agitation. and is In
line with other work In view, which
has for it's aim a connecting link
between the Oregon and California
subdivisions of this big interstate
road.
The contract for the sale of 10000
300 feet OF timber In the Umpqua na'
!ional forest to the United States Log
ging company. q new corporation, with
nead dquarters at Cottage Grove. was
signed Thursday and sent to Wash
lngton for the approval OF the interior
department.. The company was the
only bidder. Most of the timber 10
Douglas fir. which. with the red cedar
and sugar pine. sold at $l.26 for each
1000 feet. The hemlock was sold at
80 cents.
Another impetus to the dairying In
iustry In central Oregon is the estab-
lishment of q cheese factory at. Laid
aw. John B. Winner. a Laidlaw msr-
chant and rancher, is the promoter
,f the enterprise. the first in Crook
,ounty and the second in central Ore
gon. Mr.. Winner has already placed
orders for machinery and is now on a
trop to Corvallis and other Willamette
valley points, purchasing cows which
will be imported. Mr.. Winner will buy
nearly 100 head, which will be distri-
outed among the ranchers. MI VIM
ar estimates that 800 pounds OF cheese