The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-04-03
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON


the new telephone building and strik.
ing on his head sustained injuries
from which he died.
A. Churchhill, for 20 years super
intsndent of the city schools of Baker,
was appointed by Governor West to
succeed l.. r. Alderman as state su
perintendent of schools.
John Davis, an employe of the I'm
ion Champion mine at Cornucopia, lost
his life in a snowslide. He had been
buried several hours and was dead
when rescuers reached him.
Wallace Farrow, half blood Indian
went to sleep beside the railroad track
In the Pendleton yards and was fatal
ly hurt. He was taken to the hospital,
but died, his skull having been fracv
ured.
Involuntary manslaughter has been
charged against Fred Reed, the driver
OF the automobile which turned over
and killed l.. X. Ballinger and badly
injured W. r. Haines, two of the occu-
pants. at Marshfield.
W. W. lItbEuItl vi LINN
county, paid into the treasury the sum
of five cents. this being the amount no
was short when the exporting of his
books was recently completed by +.
NJ Redfield. an accountant.
Thomas Murray, ranch hand, is Ia
the county Jail at Burns, charged with
robbng the postoffice at Alberson, "A
small town near Juniper Lake, east OF
Steps Mountain, Of which William
Johnston, his employer. 10 postmaster.
E. II. David, aged so years, was
drowned in two feet of water on Glen
ada side. while crossing Siuslaw river
ada eide, while crossing Siuslaw river.
His boat was seen floating In shallow
water near the shore. The body was
found near In the rough water.
Loaded with 1O0,73S feet of finish.
ing lumber valued at $4,000, what Is
declared to be one OF the largest car
loads of lumber ever shipped from
mill in Oregon. left the plant OF the
Falls City Lumber company. The load
was consigned to Kansas parties.
Robert SchIebe. alias John Kline,
who has been in Jail at Burns for two
months. charged with the murder OF II
trapper and the burning OF a barn and
horses belonging to A. G. Vollmer, 10
showing signs OF homicidal insanity
and threatens particularly TO kill fel-
low prisoner.
Charles Johnson, rancher living
near Cloverdale. attempted suicide.
but was stopped b. nolghborng ranch
ers Just as he was about 10 jump from
a stove In his cabin. having tied u
rope to the bottom OF his cabin and
carried II over a rafter and placed the
moose over his head.
BY the provisions OF the millage tax
law passed by the last legislature for
the support of county fairs there viii
be available this year for the various
counties, S44.b32.21. The law provides
,hat any county that does not hold a
county fair may use It's proportion OF
the fund for building roads.
Laura Alexander. an allottee on the
Umatilla reservation. Is being held 10
the grand jury an answer charge OF
having obtained big sum OF money
from J. NJ. Bannister, prominent
Athena farmer. through bogus lease
10 her land. II is alleged she had al
ready leased the land TO another.
II. Brown and ii. Bruno. two for
eien laborers, were drowned In the
pond at the Elmira Lumber company
sawmill at the Noti tunnel on the line
of the Eugepe-C Coos Bay railway, Tho
men were walking on logs In the pond
One log turned suddenly and precipi
tated them into the water and beheatn
number of other logs.
On the old Ferdel Sutherlin donation
land claim are pear trees that were
brought from Champoeg In 1852 by
Mr.. Sutherlin, a pioneer or 1891 Inc
trees have not missed year OF pear
ing since 1856. the first year they pore
fruit. They never were pruned' cuiti
waited nor sprayed until last year Inc
quality and yield have compared WIN
the best. e..
A battle tooh Pi"e@
between Ed Spence, son OF Dr. spence
and George Gates, Of Kerby' over pu,
ting the ban of the turkey Eot ana
bunny hug at the dance held therc'
spence is In a serious condition. Do
Inc cut in II places. the most serious
being a cut on his neck. where sasn
three inches long grazed the jusuia'
vein Gates was not seriously hurt
Arthur Mcpherson, wealthy rahcn
ar living seven miles west OF MAI
heur, was bitten on the hand oy d car
while feeding stock. Thinking ho'n