The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-12-17
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON

ITCH, was beHleuCtu W iiic 'hpi'eoh
ment by Circuit Judge McGinn at
Portland.
Frank e. Newberry, aged 3s, well
known Oregon musician, and graduate
Of the Boston Conservatory Of Music,
died at Salem.
]. Frank Hughes. OF Salem, has been
appointed member Of the state game
and fish commission to succeed Floyd
Bilyou, resigned.
Cyrus II. Walker, Oldest living white
child born west OF the Rocky noun.
| tains, celebrated his 76th birthday at
his home In Albany.
Governor West has appointed Albert
Brownell, of Portland, n member OF
the state horticultural society. He
succeeds II. G. Atwell.
More hogs have been produced In
Douglas county this year than at any
other time in the history Of the coun.
ty. according to buyers.
During the Christmas vacation 21
college singers, comprising the Uni
versity Of Oregon glee club. will tour
the counties Of eastern Oregon.
Five towns have organized rabbit
drives in eastern Oregon and will send
the rabbits caught into Portland for
the relief Of the poor Of the city.
Jay A. French. county Judge Of Wal
Iowa county until he resigned month
ago, was sentenced to serve from one
to five years in the penitentiary for
forgery.
Governor Oswald West will engage
In the practice OF law In Portland up.
on his retirement from office. He
will be associated with Senator G. G.
McColloch.
A Roseburg report says that one
fourth more area is being planted TO
wheat this year than formerly owing
to the expected high price for grain
next year as result OF the war.
Governor West has announced the
appointment OF the following county
court OF the new county OF jefferson:
County Judge. william Boegli, Culver;
way and J. NJ. King OF Opal City.
The national prize OF $50 offered
each year by the woman's Christian
Temperance union for the best essay
on temperance written by high
school student, was presented 10 VII.
liam Fordyce. OF Lincoln high school.
Portland.
Neither n doctor nor a druggist will
be permitted to sell liquor In Oregon
under provisions OF the prohibition bill
now being drafted by the special com.
mittee OF attorneys appointed recently
by the committee OF one hundred for
that purpose.
Roy Farnum, young man whose
attentions she had received. was held
responsible by coroner's jury nj
Glendale for the death OF Edna Nor
gan. a l5.year-old girl whose charred
body was found In the barn OF a neigh.
Dor that had burned during the night.
Forty.three accidents. two OF them
fatal. were reported TO Labor Commits.
sioner Hoff during the week. j. j.
Doveren and j. Labeski were killed
in a logging accident near Astoria.
Fifteen accidents were reported from
logging camps. sawmills and planning
mills.
After making recommendation to |
the coming legislature on matters OF
legislation and electing officers for
the ensuing year. the fifth annual con. |
vention OF the Oregon State Associa. |
tlon OF County Judges and Commits !
sioners adjourned at Portland TO meet !
again December s. 1915. In the Multi |
nomah county courthouse In Portland |
With prices OF SIS ton for timothy. |
alfalfa or rye hay, $40 ton for oats |
and sl2 a ton for wild marsh or tule |
hay prevailing. Silver Lake starts In |
the winter with an unprecedented |
shortage in fodder. Stockmen predict
these prices will double before spring.
The shortage is attributed to the rapid
gain In population with an attendant
increase In livestock.
Adjutant General w. II. Finer OF
the Oregon national guard has been
appointed by Governor West as his
personal representative at the official
dedication OF the Oregon building at
the Pansms-Pacific exposition In San
Francisco. December 80. also at Ors-
gon Day to be held January 2. in San
Diego In connection with the Panama
California exposition.
The Oregon State Butter and Cheese
Makers association closed a four.day /
convention in Portland. o. b. Nep-
tune. OF Albany. was elected presi-
dent; l.. @. Halgerson. Junction City. /
vice-president; Professor o. G. Simp-
son, Oregon Agricultural college. sec
retary and treaHurer. l., glauRhtar q