The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-01-22
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON

10000 for a federal building, site for
which was bought four years ago.
The federal department declines tc
change its plans of enlarging the
dredge Chinook, II is declared in a
message from Senator Chamberlain.
Senator Chamberlain has been made
chairman of the senate subcommittee
on commerce relating to Oregon and
Washington.
Mrs. Agnes G.. McFadden McElroy,
widow of f. B. McElroy, for 10 years
superintendent of public instruction
for the state of Oregon, died at Port
land after an illness of three weeks.
a movement is on foot in Slverton
to invoke the referendum on the use
Of dogs in hunting birds, and senti.
ment seems strong in favor of abol
ishng the custom.
Frank S. Grant, former city attor
ney of Portland, has mailed his for.
NAL petition as a republican candidate
for the office of attorney general to
Secretary of State Olcott.
Representative Sinnott has asked
the secretary of the interior to allow
the homesteader to take his five
months annual absence In two periods
instead Of one as is now required.
Alleging that fraud was practlced
In organizing the corporation OF the
town of West Woodburn, suit will be
filed TO annul the corporation on the
request of Governor West.
The governor secretary of state and
treasurer of Oregon were put under
arrest, nominally, for alleged viola.
tion OF the law prohibiting employees
of state institutions to work more
than eight hours day.
Portland will entertain Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo and Secre-
tary of Agriculture Houston on the
evening of January 30. The cabinet
officers will be In Portland on that
date to hear reasons for establishing
a regional reserve bank In Portland.
Congressman Sinnott OF Oregon 10
pushing n scheme to cut down the cost
OF living and make scientific farmers
out OF the school children OF his dis.
trict at the same time by urging the
students In every school TO organize
n boys and girls poultry club.
A special election will be held In
Columbia county February . for the
purpose OF voting on bond issue TO
be devoted to the development OF
system OF permanent roads. The
amount of the proposed issue Is $780,.
600.
Timber owners, loggers and lumber
Of the Pacific north.
west will assemble In Portland on the
evening OF Monday. January 20. to
discuss the depressed condition OF the
lumber industry with view of find.
Ing remedy.
That the growing OF loganberrles
should become one OF the most profit.
able industries OF the willamette val.
ley was the opinion OF l50 growers
lnd dealers who met at Salem TO de
wise means for better exploiting the
Iruit and obtaining adequate markets.
To cooperate with 10 other william.
ette valley cities to test the eight
hour working law. as applying to
the Albany council has au.
horized Mayor Curl TO pledge $50 OF
,lty money towards n fund OF 5000 to
,arry the case TO the supreme court
From January 10, 1910, to January
10, 1914. 45O contests were filed In
he Roseburg land office. One hun,
lred and elghty-fiye cases were tried |
md written opinions rendered. OF |
hese 10 were reversed and lac con.
irmed by the commission of the gen.
'ral land office or the secretary of the
Interior
The Deschutes railroad company
las been granted the right TO enter
bout 10 acres of public land in The
lallos land district for use in con
lection with the equipment OF It's sta
ion at Hunter Ferry. the principal
'hoat shipping point on the line and
he largest receiving station for live
took
On recommendation OF Senator
chamberlain, the order 10 deport IL
ewish immigrants detained at Ellis
5land has been suspended The i'm
Migrants intended 10 come to Oregon,
was said and Mr. Chamberlain had
cen advised $1,000 had been put up
i'm Ben Selling Of Portland as a
warranty against the immigrants be.
oming public charges
SO thoroughly convinced Is he that
he industrial department of the cOun-
Y schools will become one OF the
lost important features, Superintend,
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