The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-11-13
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON

lie schools have formed local branch
OF the National Grade Teachers asso
citation.
A new gymnasium will be built al
the Oregon normal school at Mon
mouth. Ground has been broken on
the project, which will cost $4,000
and which will be finished In so days
James J. Hill states that the Hill
railroad interests are building and pre-
pairing for operating fast steamers TO
ply between the Columbia river and
San Francisco.
Monument has been added TO the
list OF dry" towns OF the state. Elec-
tion returns show that prohibition
won by six votes. Ballots Of the wo-
men influenced results.
Representative Hawiey Of Oregon
has introduced bills prohibiting lieu
land selections in Oregon, except
when the base lands surrendered TO
the government are also In Oregon.
The ruling OF the Industrial welfare
commission that women employed In
factories shall not earn less than SS.6+
a week or work more than 81 hours
In any week became effective Monday.
BY freakish antics OF nature there
has been produced In the orchard Of
Joseph N. Hunter, at Bend. combin.
alton OF Spitzenberg and Jonathan .ap.
pies, the flavors and colors Of the two
varieties being separate and distinct
In one apple.
A bottle dropped overheard off the
Siberian coast by the photographic
expedition OF the Pacific ocean. three
years ago. to ascertain the rnte and
direction OF the current, was found at
Yaquina bay.
jackson county courts offer OF pay
for a section OF the Dollarhide toll
road. has been accepted by the owner
OF the road. The section Is needed In
connection with the construction Of
tho Pacific highway.
Senator Claude McCulloch Of Baker
has been retained by the corporation
department to prosecute actions now
pending In Multnomah county for vio
latlons OF the blue sky law. as well
as those In contemplation.
The railroad commission has been
advised that the Southern Pacific has
granted reduction In the freight rate
on car lots OF canned goods from Cres.
well to Portland from 25 cents per 100
pounds TO i7A cents.
State Game Warden william +. Fin.
10y is sending broadcast an appeal
asking hunting organizations OF the
state to donate to the charitable In.
stitutions OF their vicinities. game for
Thanksgiving.
Senator Chamberlain OF Oregon has
introduced IA hill making Milton
Wheeler. OF Portland. colonel on the
retired list OF the United States army.
volunteer rank being held by him dur
Ing the civil war
Governor West commuted TO life
Imprisonment the sentence OF Lem
Woon. who had been sentenced TO be
hanged November IL. for the killing
,f Lee Tai Hoy In Portland. March Z.
1905 The Chinese said he eventually
would be able TO prove that he did
not kill the man.
The Oregon public ownership league
organized temporarily at Portland by
he election OF John l.. schuyleman
N president and J. u. Stllwell ms TEN.
porary secretary. One OF the princi-
pal objects OF the league IL to urge a
aw establishing system OF voting
BY mail
The secretary OF agriculture has ad-
'ised Senator Chamberlain that he
viii furnish telegraphic crop news to
oregon farmers. beginning the service
The secretary will tele-
;raph his reports TO the weather bu'
eau AT Portland and that office will
,rint and distribute information 20 all |
he daily and weekly papers In ore
Jon.