The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-05-01
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON

Antelope.
The Oregon State Sunday School
convention will hold its 1914 meeting
in La Grande. having 80 decided at
the convention just held in Baker.
Governor West has selected Mar.
shall N. Dana to succeed the late A..
r. Hofer Of Salem as member OF the
Oregon state immigration commission
The contract for hauling the mail
from Prairie City to Burns has been
let. Louis wolenberg of Canyon City
secured the contract for s11,S75 per
year.
Petitions have been circulated at
klamath Falls for the recall of Judge
Worden on charge Of carelessness
and extravaganza In the management
OF the county business.
Myrtle Garner, ~, lay quietly be-
tween the rails OF an O.-w. r. q N.
track at The Dalles while four box
cars passed over her and was only
slightly scratched and bruised.
Fire at Haines did damage to the
amount Of between $4,000 and S2o,.
900 by destroying two warehouses and
three cars. despite the fact that citi.
Gems worked heroically to control the
flames.
About so veterans OF the civil war
who served at Gettysburg and live In
Oregon. have applied to Adjutant Gen.
eral w. Il. FINER for the privilege OF
attending the Gettysburg sncampmsnt
next July.
Though bare Of details. information
has been received from Honolulu, II.
l.. Of the death BY shooting Of Miss
Elma Snyder. for two years an en-
ploye Of Roberts Brothers' store IN
Portland.
Single men are not - prompt IN
payment OF their bills as are married
men. according to a credit man who
gave an address on the subject Of
credit at dinner OF the Portland re-
tail merchants.
Beginning May 9. . campaign will
be started In La Grande for the rails.
Ing OF funds for the building Of a Y.
NJ. c. A. to coht In tho neighborhood
OF $4,000. The site for tho building
has been selected.
The Kerry Timber company has
sold bonds to the amount Of $500. 900
to build a logging railroad from Wood
on the Columbia river. TO Ne
halem. 81 miles. and to erect mills
and operate logging camps.
The Pacific Power q Light company
has asked for . franchise to extend
It's transmission lines from Astoria to
Hammond and Fort Stew. |
ems. and thence to ocarhart Park.
Construction will begin this year.
The residence OF Amos Kaufman, a
farmer residing near woodburn. was
totally destroyed by fire. Two infant
girls. and 3 years old. were crematsd
before their frantic parents could
reach them. so fierce was the fire.
II is announced that the Travellers
company OF Hartford. Conn.
Intends investing millions OF dollars
IN improved property In Oregon. The
'irst step was taken In the loan OF
'i5O.O00 on the Henry building In Port.
and.
c. l.. Smith. agriculturist OF the o..
W. II. a. N. company. has a large quan.
lily OF acclimated seed corn In 12-
pound lots which will be given free
o all farmers In Oregon. Washington.
md Idaho who want to plant corn this
rear.
Henry Bangert. convict. made q muir
ie-ous assault on w. II. Fisher.
'hapel guard OF the state prison at
salem. He viciously stabbed Fisher
With a knife rudely made OF q file,
md wounded him deeply In the sbdo-
men.
The Columbia River F1shermen's
Protective Union fixed the rates for
almon for the season commencing
Nay l at the same rates as hast year
NeA'o a boeha soh SoaaCsy Ahoh |
md 7h cents for cold-storage salmon.
hose weighing rs pounds or over.
In a barn fire on the hop farm OF
1. Hirschberg. near Independence. ls
lorses were burned TO death and 10
ons OF hay destroyed. One OF the
Iorses was a first prize winner at the
fair. The fire was OF
Unknown origin. and caused . loss Of
bout $4,000.
Assistant Attorney General Van
vinkle handed down an optaion In
'hich he holds that the bill passed by
he legislature. forbiduins the sale OF
Iquor outside OF Incorporated towns.
ave In hotels and clubs. applies 70
Tholesale as we'll as retail liquor es-
ablishments.
To attend the celebration OF the
Iftieth anniversary of the battle of