The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-02-11
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON

1914.
The entire cost Of the Tumalo irri-
CATION project was $447,795.7o. accord
ing to the report to the cesert land
board, submitted by Project Engineer
Laurgaard.
A four.week course in scientific ag-
ricuture and home economics, the
first Of its kind in the state, was pc
gun Monday at the Harney cNQty
high school in Burns. -
According to a compilat!cTc,, the
state highway engineer the INV idi-
lures in Oregon for roads an'UV ges
from 1903 to october I, 1914, 'pN sp-
proximately s22,ooo,Ooo. sK
Senator Chamberlain is odvfN by
the treasury department tha the
drawings are completed for the PEN
dleton postoffice, and bids were ad-
vertlsed for February 1.
| The construction of the Willamette
Pacific bridge across Coos Bay has
progressed so that the engineers pre-
| ulCt llb CObpitNiVh W
unseen difficulties arise.
The ninth annual convention OF tho
| Oregon Retail Merchants association
will be held in Portland February IL,
16 and H. when an attendance OF
more than 1000 merchants from every
section of the state is expected.
Attorney.General Gregory has ap-
proved the deed by which the federai
government will acquire title to tho
Oregon City locks, and sent his letter
OF approval, with the deed. to Secre-
tary OF War Garrison for acceptance.
Porter Bros. are planning to build
a railroad up the South Santiam val
ley from Albany, via Lebanon this
year. according to statement made
By A. welch. OF Portland. former own
er Of the Portland, Eugene & Eastern
railway.
Permanent organization OF the Lane
County Jersey Breeders association
was effected at u meeting In Eugene.
y. B. Chase, OF Eugene, was chosen
president; c. S. Calef. OF Eugene, vice
president: G. A. Swarts, OF Spring
field secretary.treasurer.
Representative Lafferty has select
cd as principal and alternate for ad-
mission as cadet to Annapolis Ross A.
Dlerdorff Linnton. principal; Ed.
Towle. william s. Kinney, James l..
Teed. all OF Portland, first, second and
third alternates. respectively.
A bequest OF $500. 900 has been made
TO the Methodist Church OF Oregon.
Announcement OF the fact was made
In the Pacific Christian Advocate. the
official organ OF the Methodist Church
In this district. w. w. Brown, Of Port
land, and Malheur. was the donor.
Substantial increases In the loans
and discounts and capital are shown
by the combined statement OF all the
banks OF the state OF oregon at the
close OF business December 81, 1914.
according TO figures given out by s.
q. Sargent. state bank examiner.
Yellow after SO years OF existence
but still legible, copy OF the first
newspaper printed west OF the Rocky
Mountains. the Oregon City Spectator.
will be sent to the Panama Pacific
exposition and will occupy promin-
ent place In the Coos County exhibit.
Three acres OF land lying east OF
the normal school building In Mon
mouth will become a school garden
early In the spring, according to ar
rangements now made by the agri-
cultural department OF the Oregon
normal school. Under the new plan
OF giving instruction to the teachers.
agriculture is to receive no small
share OF attention.
An appropriation OF S2,0OO,OOO for
continuing work on the north jetty, at
the mouth OF the Columbia river, is
provided In an amendment to the river
and harbor bill, agreed to by the sub
committee OF the senate commerce
committee. The house bill carried ST.
250,OO0 which was al. the engineers
said, that would be required TO carry
the work forward during the coming
fiscal year. This increase was made
by the subcommittee in lieu OF plac-
ing the Columbia river project on a
continuing contract basis.
In the third biennial rcpC-t Of the
desert land board, just completed, 1t
is recommended that the legislature
provide, by suitable enactment, that
all moneys received on account OF
land sales or from other source on the
Tumalo project except maintenance
fees, be placed in a special fund to be
known as a Tumalo project fund, and
that the desert land board be author
ized to make disbursements from this
fund for the necessary expenses in
connection with the Tumalo project
not covered Dy the regular mainteu-