The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-10-22
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON

elected yell leader at the University
Of Oregon.
Ed Barr, of Baker, lost his life in
fire which destroyed a small building
In which he lived.
After a delay which lasted most the
summer, rock is again being delivered
at the north jetty Of the Columbia.
The Ashland Commercial club will
secure $1,000 to be added to the fund
for the normal school at Ashland.
The State Editorial association will
meet in annual convention in Oregon
City Friday for two days session.
oregon City's total debt, excluding
water fund bonds and unpaid war
rants on the water fund. is s461, ,605.43.
Survey stakes of the Pacific high.
way are being driven on the boulevard
directly past the Ashland normal
school.
with a yield Of II bushels to the
acre, c. r. Kiger has hung up new
record for unirrigated oats in Silver
Lake valley.
The big mill Of the Oregon Lumber
company at Dee has resumed opera.
tions after being closed more than
three weeks.
The thirty.third annual convention
OF the grand lodge of Oregon. Knights
OF Pythias. convened In Portland Tues.
day morning.
James Tracey. an employe Of the
Smith.Powers logging company of
Marshfield. was killed by being caught
between two logs.
Seven hundred and fifty varieties OF
dahlias we're on exhibition at the an.
nual show of the Oregon Dahlia So
ciety at Portland.
The Ben Harrison mine In the west.
ern part OF Baker county has been
compelled TO close down on account |
OF the heavy SHOWS.
A plan OF establishing an auto bus
street car service has been taken up
for consideration by n committee OF |
the Commercial club OF Baker
Mail Is being delayed because the
United States postoffice department
refuses to accept bids submitted for
the Cottage Grove. Bohemia route.
The sum OF si6s.s9l was spent in
Linn county on road and bridge con.
struction during 1913. according to tho
report OF the Pacific Highway asso-
citation.
A. Il. Gibson. n weli.known resident
OF Sodaville. was shot and fatally
wounded by w. c. Angel a Lebanon
man. The shooting took place on the
street ut Sodaviile.
Construction work on Albany's new |
federal building Is progressing rapidly |
and from present indications. the
structure will be ready for occupancy |
soon after January I.
Governor West will be glad to ap. |
point anyone who cares TO attend as
delegate the session OF the American |
Mining congress at Phoenix. Ariz.
during the week Of December T.
Commencing November 7. all stores.
pool and billiard rooms and other
places OF amusement In La Grande. |
must observe the Sunday closing law.
according TO q new city ordinance.
A new species OF duck. at least a
new kind to central Oregon. has made
It's appearance on Lake county lakes |
with the opening OF the hunting sea
son. The stranger appears to be a
bluebillmallard hybrid.
An auto bus line operated by Port
land and Linnton citizens has com
menced business on the Portland'Linn'
ton line In the fight to compel by |
means OF boycott. the United Railways
to grant a five cent fare.
The Oregon Trunk railway has COM
pleted its annual transportation OF
sheep from Its southern terminal at
Bend to Coleman. about 80 miles
north. where they will be fed through
the winter. About $4,000 head were
handled this year. requiring about 2lO
cars.
Corporation Commissioners Watson
announces that the department from
June 80. last year, to June 80. this
year. granted 9s5 permits to sell Sc
curities. An authorized capital stock
of $152, ,743,1sS was represented by the
corporations to which the permits
were granted.
Gus Weisner. aged 70, a prominent
farmer OF Baker county, was found
dead in the road half mile from
Haines. Investigation revealed the
fact that Mr.. Weisner's team had run
away and that one of the horses had
kicked him behind the ear, causing
fracture of the skull.
Statistics regarding enrolment at
the Oregon Agricultural college, sub
mitted by Registrar Tenant TO the
board of regents indicate an increase
Of per cent over the registration at