The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-10-16
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON

lines have been hampered.
Mrs. Sarah A. Evans was reelected
president of the State Federation of
Women's Clubs at the convention at
Hood River.
Since the establishment OF the state
automobile registration department in
1911, Multnomah county has paid In
more than $4,000 in fees.
Owing to effective forest patrol Linn
county passed through the summer
without a single destructive forest
fire.
Three carloads OF horses have b N
bought In upper Malbeur section W
the government for use In the wa do
partment.
Glendale and Sutherlin will not vote
on local option issues November 4
because cf technicalities In the petit
tions.
Governor West had no right to incur
debt in carrying on vice crusade work,
and the emergency board had no au-
thority to declare LEGAL such action,
according to e attorney.general.
L. ID. Westfall OF Tualatin won the
handsome loving cup offered by the
Great Northern railroad for the best
agricultural exhibit at the state fair
at Salem.
More than 10000 head OF sheep will
leave Bend for Chicago stock yards.
this probably being the largest single
shipment OF mutton ever made from
Oregon.
Eugene was chosen as the next
plnce OF meeting at the closing session
OF the annual convention OF the State
Federation OF Women's Clubs at Hood
River.
High school officials OF Coquille
have placed ban on pupils attend.
ing picture shows. parties, dances,
etc, on any night In the week except
on Friday and Saturday.
George Temple. aged ~, n Chemawa
student. shot Waterman George sta
milf. The latter hit the boy on the
head with the formers weapon. Both
may die.
The Notl tunnel on the Eugenc.Coos
Bay railroad In nearly ready for tho
rails. Trains may be run from Eu.
gene 10 Mnploton within the next so
days
School fund loans In Oregon aggre.
eating 100000 may be forfeited un.
less the notes are renewed or fore.
closure suits are brought, soys Cover.
nor West,
Representative Humphrey OF Wash.
ington may visit some OF the more i'm.
porinnt river and harbor projects In
oregon II Representative Hawloy
finds he can't make the trip.
The G. A. Smith lumber company
has been asked by Governor West OF
Oregon TO defend It's title to 10000
acres OF land which. II is intimated,
has been obtained by use OF dummy
school land selections,
Guy NJ. Lindsay. former cashier OF
the Citizens National bank of Baker
city. was freed OF the charge OF mis-.
appropriating funds. because OF the
governments failure to produce any
damaging evidence against him.
George n. George. president OF the
Astoria National bank. vice president.
secretary and treasurer OF the Colum'
bia River Packers association and one
OF the foremost citizens OF oregon.
died at his home In Astoria,
That the national forest. which re-
Gently was opened TO homesteading OF
available agricultural lands. In on the
brink OF an era OF development Ia
the opinion OF j. Roy Harvey. newly
appointed supervisor,
Secretary OF the Navy Daniels has
Informed Senator Chamberlain that in.
sufficient room on the battleship Ore
son will prevent Oregon guardsmen
Ifoiu uNNohlpahNiuk AhN bhiH Ahtohbh
The Panama canal, as an escort,
Suit has been filed by the attorney
general OF Oregon against the COVER.
nor. secretary OF state and treasurer.
Ior recovery of $4,000 said to have
been unlawfully spent out OF the peni'
entiary revolving fund,
Senator Chamberlain has been told |
by the state department that the pro
posed legislation by Chile has been
changed TO make the lumber duty 20 |
per cent ad yalorem. an increase OF
20 per cent. instead OF 2l5 per cent
Is intended.
Governor West intends TO put the |
,ayment OF expense OF grand jury In
of |, W W, deportation In
ZOOS county up to A, IA, Powers, OF
he smith'Powers Logging company,
lowers is blamed for instigating the
Very largely through the efforts of