The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-07-02
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON

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the first road of its kind to be started
In oregon.
The Oregon state federation OF la.
Dor urges Senator Chamberlain to aid
in passing the senate bill restricting
immigration. The illlteracy test has
the Endorsement of the federation.
Sixty members Of the Oregon Ma.
tlonal Guard we're vaccinated with ty.
phoid prophylaxis at the Clackamas
rifle range.
M. f. Henderson OF the University
of Wisconsin has been engaged as
pathologist and weather observer for
Jackson county, at a salary Of s2500
year and $500 for incidental ex-
penses.
Senator Chamberlain offered amend.
ments to the sundry civil bill provid-
ing 100000 for the improvement Of
Tillamook bay and $4,000 for use In
assisting the state of oregon in guard
ing against forest fires
The state immigration commission.
has urged through Senator Lane, bet
| ter life.saving service on the ocean
beaches north of the Columbia river.
Life saving crews are willing to under.
take patrol work on the beaches
The Astoria 18th annual regatta will
be held Thursday. Friday and Satur.
day. From point OF attendance. var
led attractions and amusements and
the number OF participants in the big
races, II bids fair to outclass by far
any Of its predecessors.
DR. J. p. Wallace OF Albany has de-
clared that he will not accept the
democratic nomination for state sen.
ator from the fourth district, and Il.
ID. Cuslck OF Albany. republican choice
will therefore have the field to him.
self.
Mrs. NJ. c. Reed. OF Portland. was
chosen president OF the Women's
Home Missionary Society OF the ore.
gon conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal church for the ensuing year.
at the close OF the 2sth annual meet.
ing OF the society at Albany.
Declaring that II would be un.Amer.
lean and unpatriotic for a French ship
10 lead the pageant through the Pan.
anna canal at It's opening, the Spanish.
American War Veterans OF oregon. at
their sixth annual reunion, which
opened nj Salem. adopted resolution
urging President Wilson to give the
honor to the battleshlp Oregon.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has further suspended from July
10 until January 10 the operation OF
certain schedules for Incl eased rates
applicable TO transportation OF melons
IN car lots from certain points In Cal.
'fornia TO poims IN Oregon and Wash.
ington.
Burglars. who made well.planned
raid on the postoffce at Jasper. lost
the greater part OF their loot at the
last moment because they awakened
Leslie Wright by using too much nj.
troglycerine. Mr.. Wright shot at
them with Il rifle. They shot back
and ran. They left $500 In stamps
behind. About $50 In cash and some
jewelry was carried away by them.
Petitions have been completed and
a proposed charter amendment filed
for the abollshment OF the commission
form OF government In Baker and the
substitution OF the city manager plan.
The proposal will he voted on at he
general election In November. and. II
carried will be followed by another
election In ten days OF five commits
sioners TO serve at nominal pay. who
shall employ a city manager from any
part OF the country at an annual sal.
AIRY of not TO exceed $4,000,
The Mckenzie River highway. the
only motor ear outlet from the Villa.
mette Valley into Central Oregon, has
been formally declared open and safe
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is made through the United States
Forestry officials, who have been in
strumental in building what is now
practically macadamized highway.
open to all classes of motor traffic
across the Cascade mountains. They |
also have been instrumental i'm OBJ
tanning nearly 100000, including road
district money, which will be spent |
TO complete the highway this summer.
The biggest military encampment
ever held in Oregon will begin at Gear
hart July l3 and continue ten days.
There will be about 200O National |
Guardsmen from Oregon and Idaho |
and 80 regulars from the Twenty. |
first infantry I'm the camp ON the plain
north OF Gearhart Every preparation |
has been made for the mobilizing OF |
the troops and the establishment OF |