The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-04-06
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A. Cowgirl, secretary, will represent
the Portland realty board at the annu.
al convention OF the National Associa.
tion OF Real Estate Exchanges to be
beld In New Orleans. March 27.31
A crowd estimated at not less than
900 people attended the first commun.
lty meet ever held in Halsey. Shedd,
Tangent, Brownsville, Harrisburg, Pc
oria, Lake Creek, Pine Grove, Albany
and other places we're we'll represent.
cd.
Under the authorization OF the state
highway commission, State Engineer
Lewis will employ consulting engl.
neer to check the work of the con.
tracing firm OF Peterson a Johnson in
Clatsop county on the Columbia river
highway.
Issuance Of 4 per cent state bonds,
and the lending OF the proceeds direct
to the farmer at the same rate of I'm.
terest and in the same manner as the
irreduclble school fund is now lent,
are advocated by Percy A. Cupper, as.
! sistant state engineer.
Moonshiners are doing business In
Oregon, and others are getting ready
TO establish hidden stills, according
TO information that has come TO L. w.
Elliott. special agent OF the internal
revenue department for the Oregon
and Washington district.
As means OF aiding In relieving
the car shortage In oregon, shippers
have been notified by the Oregon pub.
lie service commission TO unload all
freight with the utmost promptness
regardless OF the 4s.hour free time
limit permitted by demurrage rules.
With the discovery OF two more
cases OF smallpox among inmates OF
the oregon penitentiary officials OF
the institution decided to yaccinate all |
OF the $50 prisoners aud also the EN-.
ployes. Altogether three cases OF |
smallpox have broken out In the pris.
on.
one thousand persons who have
voted In previous elections In Clacka
mas county will be barred this year
by the initiative measure passed at
the last election, providing that only
citizens may vote. The registration OF
Clackamas county will be cut from l5,.
900 to 10000
Eight hundred acres Is TO be planted
10 flax In the Willamette valley this
year II Joint efforts being put forward
by the Portland chamber OF commerce.
he Southern Pacific and o.w. II. n
y. railways the University OF Oregon
md the oregon Agricultural college
ire successful.
According 10 the report OF the state
highway department for the year 1915,
which has Just been issued. there was
expended through the department last ,
ear, December /, 1914. 10 November 1
o, 1915. the sum OF s62l.57s.4O. or a
his amount $S5s6i6.94 included coun. q
y funds and the remainder. S262,. {
3liG, state funds. a
Present indications are that three
'regon counties. at least, will vote on n
he question OF issuing bonds for road d
Improvement az the primary election
May. These counties are waaoo, IA
lillian and umatilla. The amount OF n
he bond issues being considered are a
) follows Wasco. 33lO. 900: Gillian, r,
10000; Umstilla. Sss0.O0O. n
The republican and democratic par. n
es In Oregon must each nominate n
IS candidates at the coming primary
eetion May 49,, besides electlng 10 te
'legates 10 their respective national NJ
lrty conventions, Records OF the l.
orelary OF states office disclose that l.
total OF 50 persons have filed declar. Ii
ions OF their candidacy for election !,
ID nomination by their respective /,
rites. or this number II asplrants /,
e republicans.
with the completion OF the new car. /,
inter- and machine shops at the Ore. /,
n state training school at Salem the Ia
lte OF Oregon Ia enabled for the first
no TO provide profitable employment To
the 100 boys committed 10 its care
d give them the foundation for ac. ~
ring knowledge OF useful trades :"
d occupations, Establishment OF a "a
letieal trades school was made pos. ~
lie by the appropriation by the last -,
Iislature OF 10000 III
)reson's forest protection agencies -,
ee 1912 have waged campaign of H'
'eparedness," according TO data
npiled by State Forester Elliott. t'
ring the period from 1912 TO 1915 W.
lusiye the state forester said that -,
re than 5000 miles OF abandoned We
obsructed trails were made pass.
e; 72s miles OF strategic new trails 'oi
II; 442 miles of telephone line were
strueted and 26 cabins erected for pri