The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-10-01
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON

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G.. X. Sullivan, an attendant OF the
state insane asylum, was arrested for
assaulting three patients, and was
fined $50.
Seven prominent Albany women are
included in the list of judges and
clerks for the coming election In No
vember and the city election in De-
cember.
A hop dryer owned by Campbell &
Walker, on the p. Il. & Il. line, be-
tween Eugene and Springfield, was
destroyed by fire with an estimated
loss of s12,500.
A conference of governors, state of.
ficials and immigration commissioners
of Washington, Montana. Idaho. Utah
and Oregon will be held in Portland,
November 26 and 81.
Estimates made by the state forest.
ry department fix the fire damage to
green timber during the season at ap
proximately $4,000 and to logging
equipment at $4,000.
Not guilty" was the verdict Of the
Jury at Baker In the trial of "Scotty"
Cosgrove, charged with the killing OF
William Carroll his mining partner,
in their cabin near Bourne, last spring.
District Attorney l.. A. Liljequist.
of Coquille. has started thorough In.
ynattuutian ~ hA rAhhAru NJ
Empire. when five men asserted they
were held up and robbed OF nearly
$1,000.
DIR. w. II. Lytle. secretary OF the
state livestock and sanitary board. has
announced that the board has employ.
ed two inspectors to make war on
sheep scab In Malheur and Harney
counties.
With the connecting in OF Coal
Creek to the city water supply. citi.
zens OF La Grande are now relieved
Of any anxiety as to future water
shortage unless some unusually So
we're conditions should arise.
Republican registration In Multno-
nah county has increased u fraction
over 2l per cent over the total regis.
tration In 1912. while the democratic
registration has increased over 100
per cent OF what II was In 1912.
Corporation Commissioner Watson
has requested District Attorney Evans
OF Portland TO Immediately file suits
against all textbook corporations
which have not complied with the law
relating TO foreign corporations.
John Rossman was instantly killed
In Joe Jackson's logging camp above
Vending when his thumbs were
caught between the drums OF don.
key engine. His whole body was
drawn In and his life crushed out.
Since the recent rains have ended
the forest fires In Linn county. the Is
fire guards together with an addition.
al crew OF 20 men have been assigned
TO the work OF making new trails and
constructing more telephone lines In
the Santiam national forest.
The state fish and game commission
Is notifying the public that the hunt.
ing season on California (valley or
little blue) quail will remain closed
this year In Multnomah. Ciackamas.
Washington. Yamhill. Polk. Marion.
Benton. Linn and Lane counties.
Alexander w. Pool OF Portland has
been appointed recorder: w. +. White.
J. l.. Kelly OF Portland. appointed
chainmen. and Russell w. Watrous.
Portland. computer. In connection
with the valuation OF railways by the
interstate commerce commission.
w. G. Carroll. junior engineer Corps
Of Engineers. u. s. A.. reports to Ma
jor Morrow In charge OF operations In
the first Oregon district. that during
August active work was conducted on
the south jetty at Nehalem Bay. and
1876 feet OF new tramway was built.
while 1900 tons OF rock was dumped.
The Rotary club OF Portland has
joined the campaign against billboards
and signs on the Columbia highway.
A committee was appointed to go over
the road, locate places where signs
would most likely be placed and
pledge property owners in writing not
to permit the erection OF advertising
signs.
Announcement has been made by
the governors office that e. G. Hop
son, supervising engineer for the re-
clamation service In this state. will
soon file a report with the secretary
of the interior relative to feasibility
OF the extension of the TumalO irri-
cation project through federal and
state aid.
Comprehensive exhibits represent
ing all OF the educational interests OF
the public schools and the state In
stitutions will be shown this year at
the state fair. The old pavilion has