The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-10-01
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON

Michael lyman, for the last IS years
q resident of Roseburg, is dead at his
home in Roseburg at the age of 81
years.
Klamath Indians and settlers as far
as North Bend are getting large guam
titles of winter fruit from the wild
plum thickets.
The Cottage Grove Commercial club
urges voters of that section to work
for the reestablshment Of the Oregon
Normal at Ashland.
The state fish and game commits.
sion has granted right of way through
property at the Bonneville Hatchery
for the Columbia Highway.
The Oregon hop industry and har-
vesting of crops will be shown by NOV
ing pictures at the Panama-Pacific
exposition at San Francisco.
The boys and girls industrial con.
test for Douglas county, held at Rose
burg in connection with the county
fair, was a complete success.
c. w. Washburne. one of the oldest
pioneers in the north end of Lane
county, celebrated his ninetieth birth.
day anniversary at his home south OF
Junction City.
John Warner chief engineer of the
Albany fire department, won the sill.
yer medal donated for the best shot
by the Albany Gun club in contests
during the summer.
The 49th session OF the Columbia
annual conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal church, south, convened at
Tangent, with Bishop Mouzon. OF San
Antonio. Texas. In charge.
John Tate. OF Portland, was elected
second vice.president at Buffalo, N.
Y. of the National Laundrymens
association OF America. which Is going
to Portland for its 1915 meeting.
Lewis Langvisch Won der Haydl. be.
lieved TO have been member OF Ger.
man nobility and general In the
Franco. Prussian war. died at the state
insane asylum. lie was SO years old.
woodburn district hop men harvest.
ed most OF their crops before the rains
came and the yield In said to be 20 to
25 per cent less than last year with
exception OF few yards which showed
gains.
Robert Griffin. Cottage Groves sec.
ond mayor and a veteran Of the Civil
war. because Of the new requirements
for citizenship In Oregon. has taken
out his second papers at the age Of
so years.
Civil War veterans OF Salem. Sil.
verton. woodburn. Independence. Dal.
las. Stayton and other parts OF Marion
county at a meeting at Salem decided
to hold reunions In Salem In Decem.
ber. In Woodburn In April and In Sil.
verton In August east year.
Secretary OF State olcott says that
all aspirants for nominations at the re.
cent primary have filed statements OF
expense with the exception OF Mrs.
Claudine 8. Faust. OF Dufur. nominee
OF the progressive party for represen.
tative OF the Goth district In the legis.
lature.
Bids probably will be invited soon
for the construction OF a pipeline and
water system to extend from Clacka-
mas to Oregon City. The plans. al.
ready drawn. estimate the cost OF the
work at about 3226.000. One feature
will be q reservoir with q capacity of
10000 gallons.
The biggest week In the history OF
The Dalles will be the one commenc.
ing September 27. during which the
big Wild West show. The Dalles Ro-
deo. the annual Wasco county fair and
meetings for Homecoming pioneers
will be held. II will be homecoming
week In The Dalles. and all former res
idents OF the city have been invited to
return.
The extension division OF the Ore.
gon Agricultural College is taxed 10
the utmost to provide judges. lectur-
ers and demonstrators for the many
agricultural and school fairs being
held in all parts OF the state. Last
week almost 20 representatives Off
ciated at IL different fairs. This week
~ engagements are scheduled. The
total for September and October is
over 30
Having decided TO make compulsory
the use OF the safety logging bunk, La
Dor Commissioner Hoff announced that
he would invite the six companies Of
fering the hunks for sale In this state
TO equip train with their devices for
demonstration purposes. Each COM
pany will be asked to equip one car OF
the train so the representatives OF the
logging companies may have little trou'
BILE In determining which they intend
to adopt.
Potato experts OF the United States