The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-03-02
OREGON news NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Important Occurrences Of Past
Week Briefly Compiled for
Cur Readers.

Baker lumber mills are seriously
crippled by car shortage.
Organization of a paid fire depart.
ment in klamath Falls is being dis
| cussed.
II is estimated that over 5000 head
Of sheep have died during the winter
in Curry county.
j. VI. Alkorn, Of Brownsville, has
been appointed temporary agricultur.
list for Lane county.
The Friends of Oregon held their
state convention on February %, "a,
% and 20 in Portland.
Lloyd Carrick, of Portland, was
elected president of the oregon State
Christian Endeavor Union.
A total Of s45 cars of livestock have
been shipped from Klamath county
within the past seven months.
Train service has been suspended
indefinitely on the Shaniko branch Of
the O..w. Il. a. N. because of wash.
outs.
Henry Tyson, n raneher living in
the vicinity OF Drew, in southern
Douglas county, is the father OF 2i
children.
Attorney General Brown holds that
fees received from enforcing the dry
law shall go into the general fund of
the county.
Two hundred delegates attended the
state convention OF the Young Peoples
Society OF Christian Endeayor held In
Grants Pass.
a ministry and missions conference
held under the auspices Of the Chris.
tian associations was held at the ore.
gon gricultural college.
For the week ending February n.
total Of 1876 accidents was reported TO
the state industrial accident commits.
sion. OF which one was fatal.
FIFTY per cent OF the China pleas.
ants OF the Hood River valley and
moro than 76 per cent OF the quail,
were killed by the recent cold
At a meeting OF the board Of diroc.
tors OF the Hood River Apple Growers
association distribution OF $4,000.
returns on apples. was ordered.
An initiative petition having for lts
object the enactment OF a law ito
protect salmon In the Columbia river
aud It's tributaries" was filed at Salem,
A big public reception for all new.
oomcrs TO Bend, planned by the Bend
commercial club, was held on the at
tornoon nnd evening OF February a.
Representative Macarthur win hold
u competitive examination IN Portland
The last week IN March % SOLICIT
candidate % Cutor Annapolis on April
rs.
Horny ", liauko, l4morthsold son
OF Mrs Brick Haukc. fcll into a can
Of susar in the pantry at the llauke
homo at Astoria and smoJhorod TO
death
Two hundred and forlythree re
oruits have been added 10 the various
organizations OF the oregon National
Guard throughout the state since Jan,
uary ., l3it
An election has boon called at Rose,
burs for March m, whom the voters
win be- asked TO authorize bonds In
the sum OF $4,000 for new high
school building,
Il Is reported that the Polk county
court has determined TO abolish the
office of county roadmaster on the
ground that the results do not justify
the additional cost
Excursion fares for the Rose festi- f.
val, based on q fare and a third for
the round trip, We're agreed TO at the |
meeting OF the North Coast Passenger |
association al Portland,
Governor Withycombe has reap
pointed w, h, Aver OF Portland as a
member OF the board OF trustees OF .
the Oregon State library for the per
iod ending June I, 1920.
Frank Boutin of Bayfield,, Wis., has
purchased the mill and timber OF the /.
Sheridan Lumber company at Sheri, /
dan and the mill viii be started up as
soon as logs can be secured.
Railroads operating in Oregon have |
been notified by the public seryic
commission 10 report daily on the
number OF cars which are available
for use by Oregon shippers,
William Branson, convicted OF the
murder of William Booth at Willami,
ma, October s last was sentenced to
life Imprisonment by Judge Belt OF
the circuit court at McMinnville.
A series OF schools for adult or
is being conducted in var
ious parts OF the willamette valley by
W, 5. Brown, extension horticulturist
Of the Oregon agricultural college.
The Willamette Valley Merchants