The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-10-02

NJ salem toward securing q manufAo
turing plant for flax products.
While out halibut fishing Captair
Garner Of Newport captured q 1l-foo,
man-eating shark.
Mrs. G. 8. Mcintosh, at the age q,
- years. has just proved up on Z
homestead Of 1e0 acres in the Upper
Hood river valley.
The city's commissioners OF Port
land have decided that dogs running
at large must remain musslsd until a,
least January 1.
Loss from fire In fS,wbsrE early
Saturday morning. was estimated q.
$4,000, with approximately 10000
Of the loss covered BY insurance.
Frank g. Grant. formerly city attor.
ney OF Portland. declares he will seek
the nomination for attorney general
on the republican ticket.
The board of education of Portland
has denied the petition OF the Minis.
terial association that tho Bible be
read in the public schools.
klamath county's grain crop 10 estt-
mated at 100000 bushels. Increase
10 one-third greater than at any for.
mer year due In part to increased
acreage.
Claude Mcdonald Of Portland, fresh.
man In the University OF Oregon, died
from a hemorrhage Of the brain, the
result OF fall in the shower bathroom
OF the gymnasium.
A new variety Of apple, which 10 4
cross between Newtown and Spitz-
enberg. is said to have been found In
the orchard of J. u. Epping of Hood
River.
Loren Swans, aged 80, Of Eugene.
committed suicide by throwing him
self beneath the wheels Of q south.
bound local passenger train at Walker
station, rs miles south of Eugene.
Through an arrangement with the
University of Oregon conversational
German. will be taught In the seventh
and eighth grades of the public schools
at Eugene.
Governor West has received q
check for s55 900 from Secretary Of
the Treasury McAdoo. which 10 25 per
cent OF the income from the federal
forest reserves up to Juno 30. 1919.
Moving pictures, demonstrations
and short lectures were used TO In
struct and entertain that part OF the
audience at the state fair that is In
terested In problsms Of the household.
farm and public schools.
For the purpose Of bringing to Ore
gon the best possible information on
highway engineering. Professor skel-
ton OF the agricultural college has been
sent on a four months tour OF the
United States.
Charged with misapplication Of
funds OF tho Citizens National bank Of
Baker. OF which he formerly was
cashier. the trial Of Guy l.. Lindsay
began In the United States district
court at Portland on Thursday.
The Standard garage OF The Dalles
was destroyed by fire. In an hour the
building with all It's contents was
total wreck. Thirty.fivo or forty au-
tomobiIes were In the garage when
the fire occurred and the spread was
30 rapid that none we're gotten out.
C. C. Moore OF the United States de-
partment of agriculture visited the AZ
ricultural college and was given every
assurance that the institution would
cooperate In fostering the movement
TO grow potatoes In Oregon for the
manufacture OF starch.
whether or not the Southern Ore
Ron State Normal college at Ashland
shali be reopened after being closed
for five years will be an Issue to be
voted upon by the electorate OF Ore
gon at the general election to be held
November 8. 1914.
Jealous because she paid attention
10 a young man Of the community
lanes barnes shot and seriously In
iured his daughter Ruby. shot at an
other daughter, and then Committed
suicide. at his home 40 miles north OF
Wallowa.
Senator Chamberlain is endeaVor-
ing to have the isthmian canal com
mission send seagoins dredss
through the Panama canal In advance
:, the othsr bosts. In order that the
dredge may be used in work OF deep
snins the channel Of the Columph
river at an early date.
By weaving her stocking into a rope
Miss Christina schirmsr. Il. unmsr
risd. and an inmate Of the insane asy'
mm at Salem. committed suicide py