The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-10-29
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON

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geological survey service at a salar,
Of $500.
The speech of A. l.. Mills, presiden,
Of the First National bank. made al
Portland August IA, was ordered
printed by the senate as a public doc
ument.
Negotiations are afoot In Harvey
county for the location Of a Mormon
colony on lands now owned by the
Oregon & Washington Colonization
company.
Another epidemic OF dog poisoning
has broken out In Pendleton and the
Indignation among dog owners Is such
that big rewards are being offered for
the apprehension OF the guilty per.
sons. .-....
That snake will commit suicide
to escape torture was demonstrated ut
Silver Lake. when two cats, the prop.
erty Of homesteader near the lake.
herded a big diamond rattler into a
hill Of red ants.
Charging that title to the land was
acquired by fraud, the government has
started suit through the federal court
to cancel patent for $40 acres OF land
now owned by stephen Harrer. a
sheep rancher OF Grant county.
Circuit Judge Kelly sentenced Roy
Carroll. convicted OF killing John zol.
Ter. marshal of Gervais, to life impris-
onment in the penitentiary. Carroll's
attorneys signified their intention Of
appealing to the supreme court.
That the European war presents n
golden opportunity to Oregon to de-
velop It's mineral resources and add
millions TO tho wealth OF the state IL
the belief OF G. w. Clapp. a mining
man OF 80 years experience. who late
ly came 70 Portland from Nevada.
The sale OF s7.500.00 board feet OF
timber In the Crater Lake national
forest has been authorized by the for.
ester at Washington. ID. G. II 10 estl.
mated that the sale will bring over
s25o.o00 into the national treasury.
50 per cent OF which will be spent To-
cally on roads and schools.
One mile Of fruit. ~ feet high and
eight feet wide. weighing 100000
pounds. 10 tho estimated record Of the
Milton Fruit Growers union to date
this year. This does not include local
or express shipments or fruit cold to
peddlers. About IL carloads Of prunes
are going out daily at the best vricss
In many years.
Thomas Brunk, OF Eola. state rep.
ressntative from Polk county. and a
prominent livestock raiser. left Mon.
day TO act ~ Judge of livestock st sew
eral fairs In Washington and Montana.
He will 10 first to Chehalis. Wash.
then to Spokane. and later TO Helena.
Mont. where he will attend the Mon.
tana state fair.
Joe Knowles. the artist.nature man.
who has Just completed his S0-day
primitive man experiment in the Sis.
kiyou forests. 60 miles southwest OF
Grants Pass, has returned TO civiliza.
tion. The return was celebrated as a
gala day In Grants Pass. and practl
cally the entire citizenship turned out
TO greet Knowles. when he arrived.
Having been put out OF the saloon
business because OF the bad reputa-
tion OF his place. w. Marguillis OF
Portland says he will open the largest
coffee house on the Pacific coast for
the purpose Of giving men out OF work
meals for small cost. The coffee
house will be In the building formerly
by tho saloon.
Complaining that the management
Of several railroad companies In tho
state allowed passengers during the
recent warm spell TO remove their
shoes. and that the atmosphere OF the
cars became unbearable. a resident OF
the state. whose name is withheld,
has asked the state railroad commits
sion to Issue an order forbiddins pas
sengers from indulging In the practice
In the future.
The secretary Of agriculture advises
Senator Chamberlain that the depart.
ment will not 90 further In coopera-
tive tuberculin tests as requested by
Patrons OF Husbandry OF Forest
Grove. The department is arranging
lests OF pure bred cattle throughout
The country under signed agreements
with owners. believing this plan will
be more efficacious than promiscuous
tests.
Pomona Grange. which includes ev.
cry Grange In Douglas county. is plan.
ming to hold good roads" meeting
N Roseburg on Saturday. The pro
gram will include addresses by persons
we'll yersed In road building. as well |