The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-07-15
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON

pies In the Hood River valley with sun
burn.
Farmers are making q concerted
campaign to destroy Canadian thistles
in Linn county before they bloom.
A. NJ. Reynolds. new superintendent
for the Warm Springs Indian school,
has arrived to take charge of his work.
Transcontinental freight rates on
dried fruits are to be slashed by the
railroads to encourage the movement
Of Oregon's prunes into the east and
middle west.
Work on the new postoffice building
ut Condor will be started in about q
week and the building and fixtures
will be complete and ready for occu.
pancy by october 1.
Portland's third annual buyers week
will be held In the week of August .
to II and retail merchants from all
parts OF the northwest will be guests
OF the Portland wholesalers.
The state examining board for sd.
mission to the bar announced that SO
out OF 90 persons who took the recent
examination passed. The class is one
Of the largest in the history OF the
state.
The Marion county court has prom.
ised the fruit growers to take prompt
steps TO eradicate fire blight" which
has made It's appearance. and would
damage the fruit industry II steps are
not taken TO head II off.
II Is probable the government will
institute suit against the Oregon a
California railroad company TO secure
an accounting for all the lands sold
by that company In tracts Of more
than 100 acres and at price In excess
OF S2.5o an acre.
In accordance with an agreement OF
two years ago, the state printing board
has raised the scale OF printers EN-.
ployed In the state plant 20 cents each
per day. A proposition TO raise some
OF the printers as high as rs cents =
day was turned down by the board.
G. III. Green OF Spokane. has been
awarded the contract for the construc.
tion OF the gravity water system and
reservoir for Warrenton. The water
will be piped from the Lewis and Clark
river via Clatsop. a distance OF 20
miles, and the work will cost $780, 900.
In compliance with recommendation
made by the parole board, Governor
Withycombe has issued paroles TO IL
conyiots. whose minimum sentences
have expired. Under the rules recent.
ly adopted they will not be released
until they are assured OF employment.
Five hundred teachers who has been
teaching In the elementary grades OF
Oregon public schools during the past
year. and who plan TO do the same
next year, are now In attendance at
the six weeks summer school In prog.
ress at the Oregon normal school at
Monmouth.
Arrangements have been completed
for the annual convention and camp
meeting OF the Evangelical Associa.
tion OF Oregon at Riyeryiew camp.
ground. Jennings Lodge. south OF MIL
waukie. July 27 TO August 8. The
gathering will be under the supervis-
ion OF Rev. IL, Schuknecht. presiding
elder.
Fire wardens TO patrol the various
sections OF timber in the state not In
cluded In the national forest reserve
have been chosen by State Forester
Elliott In cooperation with the various
timber associations. These men are
under the supervision OF the state for.
ester but receive their compensation
from the associations.
Arthur Geary, formerly OF the Uni
yersity OF Oregon and more recently q
close student OF fruit marketing In
the east. has been sent to the Pacific
by fruit auction companies
to lecture TO growers. explaining the
auction system and TO ask growers
that they give this means OF sending
fruit TO market a fair trial,
The state desert land board has re-
fused 10 grant the Central Oregon Ir'
rigation company permission to sell
more lands, pending an investigation.
State Engineer Lewis objected to is
suing such permit, asserting that the !
company had already oversold its acre
age for which irrigation was provided |
and pointing TO the recent warning OF
the interior department regarding this |
matter.
After making a number OF tests, the |
government has decided TO use sand |
stone from the Tenino, Wash, quar-
ries in the construction OF the post |
,ffice at The Dalles, On account OF
he tests the work of constructing the |
building has been delayed. George |
Isacksonn has the contract for the |
structure, whieh will be two stories In |
aeight and will cost approximately |