The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-07-09
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON

Aho ifec tcAt DOOhS QueStiOu wal
showed under at the school election
in Portland.
A typewriters' speed contest was
held at Astoria Thursday. A silver
loving cup was the prize.
Plans have been completed for hold
ing the first Chautauqua at Pendletou
July s to 10.
Andrew J. Dufur, Jr., first mayor
and one Of the founders of Dufur, died
in Portland.
Monroe adopted a new city charter
without much opposition. Out of 13
votes cast only seven were opposed
to the charter.
Thomas Mcfarland OF Banks caught
q yearling deer In his back yard, to
which place the animal had strayed.
He will keep II for a pet.
The ashes OF Hurley Lutz, ex-county
clerk, we're scattered in the bay at
Toledo, by the lodge Of Elks, in ac-
cordance with the mans request.
A big street dance the last night
OF the Salem cherry fair to be held
July 25, 26 and 27 will be one of the
features of the celebration.
Josephine county residents turned
| out In force to attend the Cave Day
celebration, which was held under the
auspices Of the Grants Pass CONNER.
cial club.
Richard Williams, former member
Of congress from Oregon. school d.
rector Of Portland and the Oldest prac-
titioner before the Oregon bar. died
at Portland.
The Oregon national guard, the Ida.
no national guard and the regulars
from Vancouver barracks. Wash. will
meet In annual encampment at Gear.
hart Park July IL to 20.
An agate. containing half.moon
and showing the Man in the Moon"
has been found by Mrs. N. ]. Moore.
OF Agate Beach. II is one OF the most
remarkable agates ever found.
An out.ofdoors display representing
Oregon life will be one OF the attrac.
tive features at the Panama. Pacific
exposition at San Francisco. The ex.
hibit will cost about $4,000.
The following officers were elected
by the Oregon Pioneer association.
President. T. T, Geer. 1851; vice.pres.
ident, Charles Il. Moores. 1852 sec.
retary. George II. Hines. 1853; treas.
urer, Charles Il. Ladd. 1857; directors.
John w. Mimic. is4s; Henry l.. Pit.
took, 1853; Nathan X. Bird. 1886.
The Oregon apple box will become
the standard apple box for the entire
United States, II congress can find
time 10 pass the Raker bill. which
was favorably reported recently TO
the house by the committee on coin.
age. weights and measures.
In an opinion asked by G. G. Spen.
Ger. OF Oregon City, Attorney-General
Crawford has held that the bonds OF
school clerks must be double the
amount OF money II is estimated they
will handle. The bonds mus. be ap.
proved by the school boards and the
county school superintendents.
Commissioner Campbell has an.
nounced that the state railroad com.
mission henceforth would insist upon
all commission merchants In the state
observing the commission merchant
act enacted by the last legislature.
The secretary OF the interior has
designated tract OF 2s4.OO0 acres OF |
land In Oregon for entry under the en-.
larged homestead law. Most OF the |
lands embraced In this designation lie |
in the Deschutes and John Day river
basins.
Dental work 10 the estimated value |
OF $4,000 was performed on prisoners
at the state penitentiary during the
last week by applicants for licenses
TO practice dentistry in Oregon who
appeared for examination at the regu.
lar semiannual session OF the Oregon
state board OF dental examiners.
Interpreting the county division law
for @. b. Putnam OF Bend. Attorney.
General Crawford holds that II a coun-
ty Is TO be divided into three counties,
each OF the no new counties must
receive 65 per cent OF the vote cast
in its proposed boundaries. and 35 per
cent OF the vote cast in the balance
OF the territory, including the other
new county In other words.
the encouragement holds that when
two new counties are being created
at the same time out of one county the
percentage OF the vote that must be
obtained is the same for each pro.
posed new county as though only one
county was being created.
"We want to everlastingly kill off
single tax that's what this measure