The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-12-18
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON

The assessed valuation of the pub
lie service corporations doing bust
ness In Hood River county amounts
to nearly s2,O72,OO0.
Governor West has named Floyd
Bilyeu, of Portland, and II. II. Clifford
OF Baker, as members Of the state
fish and game commission to fill va.
cancies caused by designations.
Indians are said to be killing off the
deer that cross the Klamath reserva.
tion and are taking all wild fowl eggs.
Senator Lane is asked to report the
matter to the Indian bureau.
Frank Simmons is suspected OF hav.
ing killed his mother, cousin and him.
self, in a cottage in Portland. The
bodies we're found by 12.yeer-old
girl Of the family.
Governor West is considering the
plan of providing unemployed men
with work clearing logged off land.
Housing accommodations would be in
/ tht iOthh vi ttht Sititbs
Fruit growers of Oregon, meeting
at Portland, declare that limiting Of
working hours may prove a menace
to the pickers and packers Of the
state.
As an attraction which Bakeries be-
lieve will be rival to Portlands IA.
nous Christmas swim, the Baker coun.
try club plans for an open golf tour
nament, medal play, to be staged on
Baker links Christmas day.
Marvel Lowrey. aged Is. Of Alsea,
committed suicide by drinking car.
bolic acid while in a tit OF despond.
enoy over the fact that she could not
have pleasures the same as other
girls.
Mrs. J. II. Koberg. who resides on
farm east of Hood River, held up
two suspects with a revolver as they
we're trying to enter the house OF a
japanese near her home. and detain.
ed them until the arrival OF the sher-
iff.
State dairy and food commissioner
MIckle has started war on all deal.
ers who are said 10 be selling import.
ed New Zealand butter. branded as
the home product. Evidence OF al.
legged violations has been laid before
the grand jury.
The annual meeting OF the Polk
County School Officers Association
will be held at Monmouth Saturday,
December 20. The first school Off.
GERS association In the state was
formed In Polk county about eight
years ago. and meetings have been
held each year since.
State Engineer Lewis announces
that s3700.2i would he due the state
January for power development un.'
der permits issued by his department.
The fees represent a charge OF 20
cents for each theoretical horsepower
year. assuming so per cent plant 81.
ficency.
II is claimed that water power de-
velopment is being retard ! ~ this
state through the uncertainty OF what
the annual fee charged by the state
will be and the revocable permit Ia.
sued by the government for power
sites on government land. according
TO State Engineer Lewis.
Corporation Commissioner Watson
has instituted In the supreme court
proceedings against State
Treasurer Kay TO compel him to pay
a warrant for legal services issued TO
Claude MeCulloch. state senator and
assistant OF the corporation commits.
sion.
The Pacific Coast Rescue mission OF |
Portland has filed a request with the !
Pendleton Commercial club for the |
carcasses of 1000 OF the jackrabbits |
TO be killed during the rabbit drives |
In Umatilla county, and these will be
used for food in the mission stations
In the cities OF the coast. The Pendle-
ton club has promised to ship the rab-
bits after each drive.
The Coos county Good Roads asso-
citation has decided to petition the
county court to call special election
10 vote on a 100000 bond issue for
road building, or the amount II is
agreed that 100000 shall be used
rom Bandon TO the Curry county line.
10000 for the road to Ten Mile lakes.
md $4,000 on the road through Myr-
lie Point to Douglas county, II is the
plan TO make hard surface roads.
At Salem Judge GALLOWAY has grant
ID permanent injunctions against the
in which he upholds the
OF the "wets" that the
elections. that In November and the
'ity election in December, were in
'alid. so far as the local option issue
vas concerned. II the supreme court
lpholds Judge Galloway II will mean