The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-05-21
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON

more than 200 families comfortably.
The president has restored to entry
for 20 days from May s, 200 acres In
the Oregon national forest in section
2S, township north, withdrawn from
entry October IL, 1912.
The judgment of the lower court In
Portland, where Attorney Max Cohen
was found guilty of subornation OF
perjury in white slave case, was
affirmed by the United States court
of appeals at San Francisco.
I In shipping 1900 pounds of seed rye
| from Burns to Port Rock, Lake coun'
ty, distance of 12O miles, l.. Void.
enberg routed 1t by parcel post, the
shipment going by way of California
and Reno, a distance of 1000 miles.
Massive logs cut from the forests
OF Oregon, some of which weigh 20
tons each, have been received at San
Francisco for use In building the great
colonnade at the Oregon fair struc-
ture. They were shipped by rail-
Dr. Clarence True Wilson, general
secretary of the temperance society
of the Methodist church, will head an
auto tour for the prohibition party.
Headquarters will be opened in Port
land.
Mines placed by the war department
on the edge of Peacock spit at the
mouth of the Columbia river, will be
taken up on account OF protests OF
fishermen. The mines are unloaded,
but are menace to the gill net men.
Plans have been consummated for
Salem's biggest cherry fair, June 25.
26 and 81. A temporary pavilion will
be erected on the courthouse square
for the exhibits, and many novel en-
tcrtainment features will be provided.
The Dubois Lumber company has
filed suit against Clatsop county, at
Astoria. to restrain the collection of
more than $4,000 taxes under "A special
levy made by road district No 10, on
the ground OF illegality OF proceed.
ings.
Through the efforts OF Luther J.
Chaplin. Marion county farm expert.
a potato growers association was or.
ganlzed at Salem for the purpose OF
improving the grade OF spuds being
produced In that section. The plan
Is to ship In good potato seed.
Judge william Galloway OF the Ma.
rion county circuit court has ordered
that q peremptory writ OF mandamus
be issued directing State Treasurer
Kay to deliver the 5000 or more school
fund notes. representing loans OF
school money aggregating over s6.000..
900. TO the state land board.
U. S. Senator Lane OF Oregon. In the
debate on the amendment to the agri
bill. said that the government
did not want any OF John ID. Rockelel' |
ler's money In extension work. He
said the money was tainted" with |
the blood and tears OF the women and
children shot down In Colorado.
The prune crop In several sections
of Polk county Is injured and pros.
poets for the average crop are unfav.
Drable, according TO the growers.
There are some orchards. however.
hat are we'll protected by nearby
Hills and are expected TO yield the
Usual crop.
Vivian Gray. secretary OF the Har.
hey County Cooperative association,
has appealed to Governor West and
secretary OF State Olcott for state as
istance in protecting the crops OF
iarney county against the jackrab-
tits. She says that the jackrabbits
ave taken the crops for several years
ntil the farmers are discouraged and
financially impoverished.
A completed railroad grade between
,ugene ana Coos Bay is practically
lnished and rails will be laid to
Iarshfield early In 1915. according TO
|. =. Hoey, Southern Pacific engineer
a charge OF the Willamette Pacific.
me thousand men are at work and
lis number is to be increased as fast
5 men can be shipped In.
Representative Sinnott. by authori.
: of the house committee ON public
'nds. has reported favorably to the
ouse bill. heretofore passed by the
snate. authorizing the state OF Ore
on to exchange its scattered school
nd indemnity lands in forest reserves
II compact body of forest lands OF
lual area and approximately the
me value, The bill affects about
1000 acres and was introduced orig.
ally at the request OF Governor West
order that the state might obtain
lie to single tract OF land suitable
r state forest.
With the women enfranchised the
gistration in Oregon for the primary
ay l5, this year. totals 226.924, with
counties ranorfaA nnOffioiap,. |