The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-03-20
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON


be started within the next month. ac.
cording to the decision of the city
council.
Citizens of Roseburg at mass meet.
ing decided to hold the next annual
strawberry and rose festival on May
20 to ~. inclusive.
Aolalla has begun a movement to
incorporate that town, which is grow
lng rapidly. SO that the people feel
the need Of local control in matters Of
home interest
After being out about four hours,
the Astoria circuit court jury in the
ease against Jackson +. Adams re-
turned verdict finding the defendant
guilty OF murder in the first degree.
In reply to queries from Walter B.
Jones, secretary OF the district fair
association at Eugene, the attorney
general rendered an opinion to tho
effect that only county fairs could
hereafter draw support from the state.
The 100000 bond issue voted by
the people of Grants Pass for the pur-
pose of building a municipality owned
railroad from Grants Pass to the ILL.,
nois valley. was sold at par plus ac-
crued interest. The entire issue goes
to one firm.
Miss Ann Whitaker, who has been
importuned to allow her name to be
used at the April election as candi-
date for member OF the Eugene coun-
ell positively declined to run, giving
rs her principal excuse unsanitary con-
dition Of the council chamber.
Branded logs, escaped from the own
er's boom and floating down the river.
do not become abandoned property
and are not subject to be salvaged by
outside parties. This is the decision
gained by the Log Salvage association
In the courts at st. Helens.
That no member OF the Legislature
may accept position as county attor>
ney under the bill passed by the last
Legislature. even though they should
resign as members OF the legislature,
was the gist OF an opinion furnished
by the attorney-genera at tho requesA
OF Governor West.
For tho first time In it's history the
town OF Hubbard was dry for four
days. There was a spirited struggle
there for months between the "wets"
and the "drys" over the question Of
abolishing the towns three saloona
The matter finally resulted In the II.
osnsing OF one saloon.
Indian war veterans who are entt-
tlsd to the benefits conferred by the
act OF February 10. 19l3-the Richard.
son bill granting IN increase to $40 |
per month-wili not be required to
make application In order TO receive
the increase. according to the CON-
missioner OF pensions.
With the arrival OF an immense
dredger from San Francisco work Is
being rushed on the Lake Labish
drainage project. whereby 1900 acres
OF m rsh will be reclaimed and con-
We. J irto garden and berry land.
II /. eelng sold In small tracts and
there In now quite a colony on the
ground Ia ,elts. awaiting the erec,on
OF their hcmcs.
Approx .lf toly s.500.000 salmon fry
and 100000 steelhead and rainbow !
trout fry VIII be produced at the Elk
creek hatchery and liberated this
spring and summer in the Rogue river
and it's tributaries. All OF the fish
are being held until they reach the
lingering stage. The steelhead taken
this year are the largest on record,
averaging over 12 pounds each.
Portland is to be analysed. All the
city's methods of municipal admins
tration are TO be brought TO the light
Comparisons In efficiency with other
cities and other methods will be made.
The citys ills will be diagnosed and
remedies prescribed, In accordance
with an ARRANGEMENT between com
mittee OF Portland citizens and VIII
liam ii. Allen. municipal efficiency
expert of New York.
Details of the important modifica'
ton of the time for payment on lands
In the Umatilla project have been an
nounced by the secretary OF the inter
ior. From settlers on the third unit
of this project an initial payment OF '
SIS for building charge 10 required az
the time OF filing water right appiica'
ton and for lands subject to the re-
act In the fourth unit the
Initial payment is $12 per acre OF irr- /
gable land. 1
Several of the little villages OF kla
math county are planning to incor
porate. The new law prohibiting the
sale of liquor outside OF incorporated q
towns and cities hit a number OF Y