The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-05-07
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON

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had been stolen.
Stanley Henderson, locomotive en-
gineer for Perham & Cider was pin
ned under the engine and severely
scalded, when the engine turned over
while at work at North Bend.
The registration in Msrion county
totals $4,000. The enrolment at Sa-
lem was swelled by women from 1880
to 5067. The totals for the county ex.
ceed by 500 the original estimates.
Rufus Mallory, who was elected in
1856 to the national house of represen-
tanves, died at Portland at the age Of
81 years. He was twice appointed
United States district attorney for
Oregon.
Charles w. Tiddball of the Good
Samaritan hospital. Portland, Ore,
was among those rewarded with
by the Carnegie hero fund commits.
sion.
Gillnetters at the mouth OF the Col
umbia river reported a good catch on
the first day Of the salmon fishing
season. Some of the boats brought
In 400 pounds of fish. Trappers in
Bakers bay are getting ready.
Anti.Cigarette Day was observed by
a number of the Sunday schools in
Portland and Multnomah county Sun.
day. The occasion was the quarterly
temperance lesson taught In the Sun.
day schools.
BY orders Of Colonel c. II. McKin.
stry Of the United States engineers.
the dredger Chinook will be set to
dredge channel 35 feet deep across
the bar Mt the mouth OF the Columbia |
river during the present year.
Crops in the vicinity OF Monmouth
have been benefited by the recent
showers, Il is reported. The pros.
poets for wheat, oats, barley and 9th.
er cereals look bright. Glover Is grow.
ing rapidly and the increased acreage
Of barley is doing well.
Portland's bank clearings and pos.
tai receipts for the month OF April ex.
ceed the record OF the corresponding
month last year. Building permits
show n total OF about 100000. and
real estate transfers aggregated s677..
5i2.
Friday, May s. Is military day In
Corvallis. The date OF the annual In.
spection OF the Oregon Agricultural
College cadets and military depart.
ment has come TO be one OF the big
city events. In appreciation OF the
annual military event the city win be
decorated with buating aud flags.
Originality OF performance and
unique designing won for the senior
class OF the Oregon Normal school the
silver cup offered by President j. II.
Ackerman at the May.day exercises
at Monmouth. Miss Edna Phillips.
queen OF the day. made the presenta.
tion OF the cup.
appointment OF dairy inspector 10
enforce the law requiring dealers TO
furnish pure milk in Eugene has been
requested by dairymen. They offered
TO pay for the cost OF the inspection
and suggested that license be ap.
piled TO prevent them from charging
higher prices.
The pelt OF seventeen.foot cougar.
which was killed by Paul West who !
lives four miles above Seaside. on the
banks OF the Necanicum. was brought
INTO Seaside. The pelt will be taken '
% Astoria for bounty OF $40. The
beast was caught In a trap after IL
lad killed several OF Vests young |
stock.
In l.. q. Martin, under arrest at Dal.
ar for the alleged attempt to swindle
wo banks by bad drafts for s32 500,
'inkerton detectives at the Portland
Igency have made Identification OF .
ames Il. Cox, man who is charged
With swindling ST. Paul and Reed City. @
iich., banks out OF total OF $500 V
asst May, u
Under public ownership OF the state a
department, the first three
months OF 1914 show a saving OF 81 y
05,S5 a month. or a total OF s54l7.64 II
or the quarter over prices that would =
ave been charged under the old sys-
EN-. according to the quarterly re-
ort OF State Printer X. A. Harris, Just -
ubmitted TO the state printing board - -
The Corvallis council is considering :.
he installation OF a municipal paving
liant. Petitions for $4,000 yards OF :,
aving to be laid during the summer ~
ave been presented to the council. .,
igures presented to the council by a
aving expert from Seattle were to
lie effect that the difference between
lie cost OF contract paving and muni- -
pal paving OF the amount of paving 49,
stitioned for In Corvallis will be suf- -
cient to build 2h paving plants. - -