The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-05-28
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON


at special election to be held on
Monday, June 10.
The abolition of the state senate,
recommended in a report of the legis.
laton committee at the state grange
at Monmouth, was adopted In resoiu.
tion form later
Five fatal industrial accidents were
reported to state Labor Commissioner
o. p. Hoff last week. along with 81
other accidents Of more or less seri.
Gus nature.
La Grande commercial club offers
prizes for the best mile of road built
within radius of eight miles of that
city. The club undertakes to keep up
a mile of the road known as Gekler
Lane.
The Wrangell chamber of commerce
has asked Senator Chamberlains aid
in securing survey of Dry strait.
with view to getting more adequate
accommodation for steamers running
to southeastern and western Alaska.
About 100 apple growers met to
nominate candidates to serve on the
board of directors of the Apple Grow
ers' association to be organized by
the amalgamation OF all fruit ship.
ping interests In Hood River.
Dean l. Piper OF Corvallis, principal.
and Roy NJ. Poole OF Hillsboro and
John q. Manning of McMinnville, al.
ternates. have been nominated for the
West Point examination at Vancouver
barracks by Representative Hawley
There were 20 tie votes In the pri.
mary nominating election In Linn
county last week. One OF the ties Is
between Berry Cummings. OF Halsey.
and his son. Arlle Cummings, of the
same city. for the republican nomina'
ton for constable OF district No. 3.
Representative Hawley has been in.
formed that his principal for Annap'
oils, Stanley NJ, Halght Of Medford.
and his first alternate, Il. W. Metcalf.
OF Salem. have passed the examina.
tions with credit and now Will take
the physical tests
In race with death half way round
the globe. Ensign Herbert Roesch U.
$. ~. ls rushing across the Pacific In
hope OF arriving In Pendleton before
his father. William Rocsch. pioneer
brewer OF that city expires. lie ID
expected there by June Z.
With evidence that points to foul
play. the body OF Il. l.. Townsend. 2S
years old. who disappeared from his
home In IIllsboro May 10, was found
In the river NJ Portland with the pock /
cts OF his trousers turned inside out
and his head bearing bruises that may
have been the result OF an attack by
highwaymen.
T.. T.. Lewis OF Bida. Lane county,
who had difficulty In proving up on
a claim because there was some tim
ber on II. has had his claim for patent
approved Lewis served three years
IN the Spanish.Nmerican war. which
reduced the time OF residence on his
homestead.
Only twice In IS years has umatilla
county wool sold Tor prices equal TO
those secured By Pilot Rock growers
AT the public sale held there, This
was the first public sealed bid sale
held in Oregon this year, More than
5OO,0Oo pounds changed hands. every
clip offered being sold, The prices
received ranged as much as 5'4 cents
In advance of those paid for the same
clips last year.
All Oregon was interested TO learn
OF the restoration to entry OF over
100000 acres OF land in the Deschutes
and paulina forest reserves, hut on
analy1ng the figures the satisfaction
felt over the announcement was great
ly tempered by the discovery that
most OF the land Was still held up by
reclamation service and other with
drawals.
Extensive preparations are being
made for the entertainment OF dele
gates who will attend the eighth an.
nual convention of the Staatsverbund
Won Oregon, the confederation OF Ger
man speaking societies OF the state,
which will he held in Eugene Saturday
and sunday
one of the largest gatherings even
held by any representative body was
that at Independence, when practical
ly every hop grower and buyer in the
willamette valley was present The
was called TO order by C. \.
McLaughlin, vice president o; the Hop
Growers association, who announced
that the object of the meeting was TO
promote protection 10 themselves
against the sentiment in the caLs. ,.
prohibition.
l.. J. Biron, secretary OF the sand
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