The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-03-02

| ana measures specifications OF oregon
by Chief Deputy Of Weights and
Measures Buchtel
Resolutions favoring publication by
/ the state of textbooks for elementary
schools, and the establishment of a
naval base at the mouth Of the Colum.
bia river, have been passed by the
| Balem commercial club.
Fire at Portland completely destroy.
ed the main saving section of the In.
man.poulsen lumber company mill and
| partially destroyed several other build.
ings Of the plant. The loss is esti.
mated at over 100000.
According to affidavits filed with
the county clerk of Grant county by
the American Express company, only
two shipments Of liquor have been
sent into the county since the prohibit
tion law went into effect
Il is now believed that the recent
storm claimed one victim in Lane
county. All efforts to locate Lyman
Madaris, a boy who attempted to make
1 his way in the deep snow from Saddle
mountain to Mapleton, have failed.
Some $4,000 acres of land in eastern
Oregon have been purchased by G. ID.
Hillman. a Pasadena realty operator
as an investment The lands lie in
Crook, Harney and Lake counties and
we're bought at an average price of
si5 an acre.
The state meeting OF the Grand
Army Of the Republic, the Women OF
the Relief Corps, the Sons OF veter.
ans. the Ladies' OF the Grand Army OF
the Republic and the Spanish War
Veterans will be held In Eugene June
IL, 10 and 16.
Registration In Oregon. as reported
to Secretary OF State olcott from the
various counties. has reached 46.463.
OF which 3O.9S2 are republicans. 1905
democrats, 3O7 progressivos. 97S pro.
hibitionists. ll7O socialists and 1926
miscellaneous.
Guarantee OF irrigation and drain.
age bonds and providing a method for
the farmer TO obtain cheaper money.
will be the three subjects TO occupy
the Irrigation. Drainage and Rural
Credits conference TO be held In sa.
lem. March o.
The irrigation OF 10000 acres along
the Columbia river west OF Umatilla.
by water diverted from the John Day
river is proposed In Joint report
completed by State Engineer Lewis
and officials OF the United States rec.
lamation service.
Two Chinese tongmen. ono a Hop
Sing, and the other Hoi Yin Quon
Shaw. were shot and seriously wound.
ed on "a crowded sidewalk ut Third
and Couch streets In Portland by one
OF their oountrymen. said TO be a mem.
Der OF the Bow Leong Tong,
The Roscburg commercial club has
under consideration the matter OF Sc.
curing an automobile road from Rose.
burg TO Crater Lake through Tillcr
and Trail In connection with the Unit.
cd States forest service. Connection
is 20 be made with the Medford.C Crater
LAKE road at Trail.
The Salem Fruit Union has forward.
ed a resolution TO Washington. calling
attention OF the Oregon delegation 10
the fact that the governments com.
mlssary department has never includ,
ed Oregon prunes or loganberries In
It's purchases and requesting that an
effort be made 10 change this pro,
gram.
Farmers living near Woodburn who
have sustained extensive damage 10
their orchards through the depreda,
tions OF beavers. are not entitled 20
recover damages from the state. the
game warden or the members OF the
Fish and Game commission, according
10 an opinion by Attorney General
Brown.
Arno Mereen, general superlntend-
ent Of the c. A, Smith Lumber & Man
ufacturing company at Marshfield.
has announced an increase In wages
for the company's entire force of help,
including mill men, shingle operators,
seamen, office men and boom man
ayers, amounting TO an average OF
more than 10 per cent, Six hundred
men are affected by the order.
After crossing the Mckenzie pass
in the dead of winter, crawling a part
OF the way on hands and knees and I!
being delayed by terrific storm, and
without food for two days. Jack Smith
and Walter Horner have arrived in I
Eugene, having made a trip across
country from Deschutes. At one point |
of their journey they found snow 20 |
feet deep and crUsted on the surface !
A large blue heron, measuring five |
feet from wing tip TO wing tip, flew |