The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-10-30

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The voting power In the Umatills
drainage district will be based on the
amount Of land owned. one vote being
allowed to each dollar or major frac-
tion thereof. IA
h Dairy products were discussed this
week at Tiliamook. when the Oregon
Butter and Chsessmaksrs and the Ore
gon Dairymsn's associations met in
Joint annual convention.
The Umpqua port organization has
requested Secretary Lane to arrange
to have a preliminary survey made Of
the Umpoua bet and river with view
to obtaining appropriations for i'm.
proving navigation conditions.
Farmers living near Ashland are
making money selling goat meat at
from 3 to IL cents a pound. The meat
helps solve the high cost Of living
problem. The money received from
the mohair is also considerable item.
Attorney General Crawford has rem.
dcred an opinion to the effect that an
osteopath is ineligible to hold office
as public health officer. The decision
affects DIR. J. A. Van Brake. acting
health officer OF Clackamas county.
From 80 opinions In suits Of personal
injuries handed down by the supreme
court In II weeks MANNED workmen or
their widows and orphans received
less than 1s per cont Of amount asked.
under employers liability act.
The chief OF engineers wrote Sena.
tor Chamberlain saying 3i.o0o.0o0
would be asked next year for the Co
lumbia bar improvements under a
continuing contract. and advocating
more pumps on the dredge Chinook.
II has been definitely decided that
La Grande's new form OF city govern.
ment shall not be ordered into effect
until January 1. instead OF nj once. as
was thought necessary under the char
ter.
Sent to light n fire on the Halo
we'll ranch near Oregon City, Charles
Weinberg. aged SO years. blew the top
OF his head off with a shotgun and
his body was found by members OF
the family.
Supreme court rules that II man
who takes orders in the state and
fills them from orders from another
state. he Is an agent. but II he fills
orders from stock on hand he is
peddler. and therefore must pay a II.
cense.
The mystery OF the discovery OF 200
sticks OF dynamite In the canal near
the court house at klamath Falls has
been explained. Contractors had
thrown the explosives away over
year ago. after completing sewer
work.
A seagoing dredge will be sent from
the Atlantic coast for use In the Co
lumbia river channel. just as soon an
the Panama canal is opened. accord
ing to information received by DIR.
Kinney, chairman Of the Ports OF Co
lumbia committee.
Senator Lane. after a competitive
examination. has appointed Wilson s.
Zimmerman OF Portland as midship.
man at Annapolis Naval academy,
naming Lawrence schepky OF Hood
River as alternate. n Zimmerman
fails 10 pass the entrance examination.
Schepky will have q chance.
Governor West has written the edi-
tor OF the Coos Bay Times OF Marsh.
field for advice on suing the G. A.
Smith Lumber company for school
lands which may have been obtained
by fraudulent means. The newspaper
has been attacking the governors
policy.
Governor West has referred 70
United States District Attorney
Rsamss Of Portland for investigation.
q letter received from C. A. Rold OF
Yountsviils. Cal. In which Rold says
q company called tho Farm and Home
company Of San Dsanciseo. is repre-
senting TO him that II win locate him
on q s2o-acrs homestead In southern
Oregon for . fee - $3.50.
Senator Chamberlain presented
Miss Fern Hsbbs. secretary to Gov.
srnor West. 70 Assistant Secretary OF
the Interior Jones and 10 Land Con
missioner Talnan. In order that she
might bring up questions Of the Ore
gon Indemnity school land selections
on which patents have not yet been
issued. Miss Hobbs and Secretary
had a conference with
Representative Hawley regarding the
Chamberlain bill. providing for an sS-
change OF school lands In forest re-
zeryes and The creation of "A stals for.