The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-01-08
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON

Belle Steprecht," a bright pink
rose of a hardy variety. may be chosen
as the Albany rose"
Dallas National bank at Dallas has
filed application to become member
Of the new banking system.
Congressional action looking toward
election of United States senators in
Oregon will be unnecessary, states
Senator Chamberlain, who says the
Oregon law on the case is legal.
The Coos County Good Roads asso.
citation will renew its campaign for a
county bond issue for building per.
manent, hardsurface roads In the
near future.
Unemployed men who come to Port.
land to seek work and free food at
the hands of the city may be sent to
the rockpile, II the plans of the mayor
are carried out. No imposters will be
permitted
During the year 1913 the supreme
court handed down 354 written opin.
ions on motions and four dissenting
opinions. Since the court was increas.
ed to seven judges the court has aver.
aged nearly 30 opinions a month.
In attempting to rearrange the star
routes in Oregon the postofflce de.
partment has met with many protests
from localities which are threatened
with n curtailment of the service to
which they have been accustomed.
Senator Chamberlain predicts that
the country is on the eve of great
business awakening He says that the
tariff problems and the currency ques.
tion, being out of the way, makes the
future clear for commercial progress.
The increase OF deposits for the
Portland postal savings bank for De.
cember over November was s11.706.
or an average of s4OO a day. The
total deposits December 81 were $780,.
63i.
Colonel Charles II. Martin, u. s. A..
retired. commander OF the Third In.
fantry. Oregon National Guard, held
a New Years recpetion to the officers |
under his command and the regiment.
at the armory In Portland.
Congress sman w. G. Hawley Ia try.
Ing to induce congress TO follow out
the suggestion OF the Portland cham.
Der OF commerce TO have an adequate
Alaskan exhibit at the San Francisco
exposition.
Paul Ord, deaf and blind. deliberate.
ly smashed a big plate glass window
In the Meier a Frank store. Portland.
because OF disgust with the world In
general. He broke the glass with q
hammer and waited for the police to
arrest him.
One OF the largest Inheritance taxes
collected In Oregon will be that from
the heirs OF the late Asahel Bush.
pioneer banker and journalist OF Sa.
lem. The estate has been valued at
&. 100000. and the inheritance tax
Will De ABOUT s2O,OOO'
On the initiative OF the county
court, Jackson county is overhaullng
lis insurance policies. II has employ.
ID an expert who will investigate val
les on county property and seek to
squalize the indemnity carried thereon
IN n more equitable basis.
At the request OF Representative
iawley the chief OF engineers has
Major Morrow. engineer
'fficer at Portland. to hasten his re.
'ort on the further Improvement OF
he mouth OF the Siuslaw river, and
Geographic adyices have been receiv-
d saying that the supplementary re-
ort is on its way to Washington.
Senator Lane says that the new de-
atured alcohol legislation embodied
4 the Underwood tariff law is work
lg satisfactorily. II annuls restric-
ons OF the former law prohibiting
lrmers from manufacturing denatur-
alcohol from farm products with
ut restriction.
City Engineer l.. G. Hicks. OF Rose
urg, has been instructed by II. Il.
lanton. state game and fish warden.
} remodel the fishway In the South
mpqua river. The work will entail
lite an expenditure. but will be the
cans OF saving thousands OF salmon
hich perish under the present con.
tions.
w. II. Lytle, secretary of the Ore
IN state livestock sanitary board, has
,tified Governor West that the board,
ter a conference with DR.. Calvin s.
hite. secretary of the state board
health. had voted to request the /
to issue a proclamation that
ms and range bucks from other
ates be dipped twice after being
ought into this state. |
The total number of motor vehicle
lenses issued I'm this state I'm 1919 |