The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-01-16
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON

hldOOeu Dewey sullivan, another boy
of about his own age and size, while
engaged in fight at Baker.
A summer school will be held at
Joseph, on Wallowa lake, for a period
Of six weeks. under the direction OF
the faculty OF Willamette university.
The Oregon Cat Club will hold its
third annual show from January % to
25 inclusive in Portland, under the
rules of the American Cat association.
Fourteen military prisoners at Fort
Stevens, are awaiting a general court
martial as the result of an outbreaks
occurring at the Fort Stevens guard.
house.
Miss vena Lee Mclean. field ma
tron OF the government Indian school
at Warmspring. was accidentally shot
and killed by Mr.. Brown, the agency
farmer.
Portland sawmills cut approximately
6s3,00O,00O feet of lumber during the
year 1912. This is believed to be the
largest quantity produced in any sin,
gle city In the world.
Alvin c. Brown, SO years old a res.
ident OF Forest Grove since 1916 and
a grandson of Tabitha Brown, the pio
neer founder of Pacific University.
died at his home in Forest Grove.
The war department. has detailed
First Lieutenant Peter j. Hennessey
Of the Fifteenth cavalry as professor
Of military science and tactics at ore.
gon agricultural college. lie will re
port January o.
o one of the needs OF Oregon impress.
ed more than ever upon G.. G. Chap
man, state immigration commissioner
as the result OF the recent land showi
in the east, is the demand for small
farms at modest prices.
The treasury department has ISSUED
q charter to the Northwestern Nation
al bank OF Portland which has absorb.
ed the Portland Trust company. I'm
der its charter the new bank opens
with a capital OF 100000.
approximately 100000 changed
hands January | In Portland's China
town, when the Portland Chinese start
ed the new year OF the Gregorian cal
endar and began 1913 with their old
customs grated on the practices OF
civilization.
Because Of lack of funds to purchase
locks for the doors at the Eastern
Oregon branch insane asylum. IL Ia
possible that the 800 patients TO be
transferred from the Salem asylum
may not be taken to Pendleton for q
number OF weeks.
Proposing that the tln.plate and
bonding ordinances OF Portland be ro
drafted aud made statewide In their
application is one OF the moves which
Governor West plans before the com
Ing assembly in his campaign for leg
islation against vice.
Henry Berks. GS years old. resi-
dent OF Edcnbower for the past 20
years, committed suicide NJ his home
there by hanging himself In the barn
Dependency from physical injuries
from which recovery appeared impos
sible, is thought the cause.
The Morrow county poultry show
which opened December "a. closed
Friday. The entries were not M many
as expected. There were 2i6 birds
entered for competition, an from Nor
row county, w. NJ. Coats OF Nsncou
YER, u, c.. iudged,the exhibits
Paroles from Governor West were
received by James l., Riley and Frank
Nash Riley killed Louis Long in
Crook county and Nash was serving
a sentence for larceny. Paroles were
also granted Frank N.mick Joe Shur
in and Chong SD, Chinaman.
II hasc been decided that the state
land board will ask the Legislature 20
appropriate $4,000 To carry on the
suits TO be instituted 10 recover about
10000 arrcs OF land alleged 10 have
been fraudulently filed ON during the
Bensonliyde land operations in this
state
Lawyers from various parts OF tho
state ana members of thc legislature
from almost every county m Oregon
are expected 10 attend the meeting lu
the federal COurtrOOms in Portland on
the afternoon Of Friday, January 10,
to discuss the proposed laws for 10
vision OF the judicial system OF the
state.
More than 20 county assessOrs were
at Salem last week in = conference
with the state tax commission relative
TO The showing recently made by rail-.
road companies as 10 alleged discrim.
inatiOn In taxation as 10 corporation.
The schedules filed by the companies
were gone over, analysed and crit.
ciscd BY the assessors
Because the l7.year old daughter OF
IA ell l..