The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-03-26
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON

StOCknOIuerS OF tne Dram idnnery
and Growers association met and com.
pleted permanent organization.
Oregon oranges will meet in their
annual three days business session
in Monmouth May 19 to 81, inclusive.
Preparations are being made for
conference Of the Intercollegiate Pro-
hiDition association in connection with
the annual oratorical contest to be
held at Pacific College April 10.
An aggregate of $1,000 was paid in
fines as the result Of indictments r,r
turned by the grand jury at Pendleton
against gamblers and those who per
mitted games in their places Of bust.
ness.
Senator Lane has received tele-
grams from fishermen and CONNER.
cial bodies of Portland and Astoria,
urging him to have the Fish Commits.
sion steamer Albatross sent to Alas
kan waters next summer.
The Southern Pacific company has
paid into the county treasurer OF
Jackson county ss1,ss2 in taxes. Bal.
ance due of $4,000 will not be paid
until land grant matters have been
adjusted.
The only Oregon claim In the omni-
bus claims bill was stricken out by the
senate committee, leaving Oregon
without representation. II was the
claim OF John Il. Butler Of Lane coun.
ty
The last refuge OF the canvass back
duck In Oregon-Wapato lake at Gas.
ton-is to be drained and Oregon's
duck hunters will get few convass
back ducks In the future. Arrange.
ments have been made to drain the
lake and use the land for farming pur.
poses.
II the recommendation OF Adjutant
General Finer and the commissioned
officers OF every company In the state
are followed by Governor West. the
Oregon National Guard will hold It's
annual encampment In 1915 at the
Panama.Pacific Exposition In San
Francisco.
when McMinnyille College won the
intercollegiate oratorical contest In Al
bany II made the fifth victory that In.
stitutlon has won In the annual state
contests and gave II rank next TO the
University OF Oregon for the largest
number OF contests won In this asso.
citation.
Active Endorsement OF the swat the
cigarette" campaign has been made by
the city council OF Seaside. One or
dinance prohibits the sale OF tobacco
TO anyone under the age OF Is years
and another provides penalties foi
Misrepresentation OF the age OF an
applicant for tobacco.
Seven counties have ayailed them
selves OF the bill passed nj the last
session OF the legislature providing
for agricultural and horticultural ex'
tension work. The state. under the
provisions OF the measure. gives an
amount equal TO that appropriated by
each county for the work.
The county court plans to set apart
a day on which every man and boy In
Linn county will work the roads, The
date will be some time In April. Ac'
cording TO plans business OF all kinds ,
will be suspended throughout the
county and the efforts OF every resi-
dent, irrespective OF occupation or vo' |
cation, will be devoted TO road work,
According TO Douglas county nur'
serymen. about 1900 acres OF orchard
land will be planted this year In that
district. Almost all OF this acreage
will be given over TO prunes, for In
the last two years one seasons crops |
on some OF the farms has brought In
more cash than the land Is assessed
for.
A county educational rally. to be
held in Eugene on Saturday, May l6.
and TO comprise the final spelling con
tests OF the year, "A school children's
parade and an exhibition OF the work
OF the manual training and domestic
science classes has been announced |
by E j. Moore. county superintendent
of schools.
The Willamette Valley Press asso
citation at "A meeting In Salem went on
record as being opposed to further
legislation that will hamper the de
yelopment OF the state and indorsed |
the movement to make Mrs. Abigail |
Scott Duniway the western represen
tatiye on the honorary board OF wo
men to represent the United States
at the Panama-Pacific Exposition.
Practically all the unreseryed pub
lie land in Baker county, except that
lying in arabic valleys. has been des.