The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-01-29
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON

| association met in Portland for four
days session beginning Tuesday.
Dust Manos, Greek, who killed
Bill Karahalios, a fellow countryman,
at philomath, was arrested near Cor
wallis.
The milk and cream tests being con
Quoted in various rural schools of
Polk county have proven to be helpful
to the dairy industry of the county.
Thomas B. Kay state treasurer, has
announced his candidacy for re-elec-
ti0n, subject to the action of the re.
public party.
Five cars of Rogue River Valley po.
tatoes were shipped to the United
States army on the Mexican.Texas
border. The price received was 75
cents n sack I. o. b. Medford.
Senator Chamberlain has introduced
a bill in congress authorizing Multno.
nah county and Clarke county, Wash,
to construct an interstate bridge
across the Columbia river at Vancou.
yer.
Senator Chamberlain has referred
to the house committee various pro
tests by salmon packers against Rep.
resentative Laffertys bill, requiring
the date of the pack to be placed on
the cans.
Farmers are finding good use for
the oyster shells being dug out of the
channel by the government dredger
at work at Coos Boy. A large bed of
the shells has been struck and the
shells are excellent for a fertilizer.
In view of the protests by north.
western apple growers and shippers
against the McKellar cold storage bill
Congressman McKellar informed Rep.
rescntative Sinnott that his bill was
not intended to apply to fruit.
A law and order league. having for
its object "the enforcement of all laws
of city. county and state, and especial.
ly those pertaining to gambling and
immortality" has been organized In
Bend.
Logging operators In Coos county
have their landings clear and 1000.
600 feet OF logs have come out on the
high water In the last few days. one
Jam Of 3.OOOOOO feet occurred In the
South Coos river, but they were re-
leased.
James T.. Godfrey, of Salem, has
been appointed income tax agent In
the Internal revenue service on rec.
ommcndation of Collector Miller and |
Senators Chamberlain and Lane. His
compensation will be 81 per day and
50 per day In lieu OF subsistence.
with u declaration against II by At |
tornoy General Crawford. all members |
OF the state desert land board. with
the exception OF Secretary Of state
Olcott. have gone on record against
Governor Vests plan OF irrgatlng |
public lands by state and federal co
operation.
The good roads convention held at |
Independence declared for the Pacific
Highway being built ON the west side
of the willamette river or for two
highway. II necessary, Il also went
ON record In favor Of constructing per
muncnt hard surface highways on all
main travelled roads IN rolk couu,y to
connect with the Pacific Highway on
the north and south,
In John Lytle. under arrest In
Grand Island. Neb.. for criminal as.
sault upon young girl which he has
confessed. Detective Sergeants Day
and Hyde. OF the Portland police, be.
lieye that they have at last caught
the murder of fiyeyear old Barbara
Holman and cleared up u mystery
which has baffled the police since
March, 1911,
with a capital stock OF $64l, the Cor
wallis Cannery. operated by the Ben.
ton County Growers Association. did
a $4,000 business In 1913, The can
merry packed 1850 eases OF fruits and
this being 3S carloads of
Sd, ,OOO pounds each The caunery paid
the growers approximately $4,000,
minus 20 per cent retained as working
capital for 1914 Besides this about
$4,000 was spent for additional room
and equipment
Russell Hawkins presented Jona-
than Bourne Jr, with solid gold
plate as Christmas remembrance
from citizens of Nehalem, Wheeler
rllamook and BAY city, with an in
.cription tesufyng their Lasting ap-
respect and esteem and
in recognitiou OF loyal, in
iemusahle, intelligent and effective
effort in upbuidius the wonderful
state of OREGON and welfare of the
people,
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