The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-01-11


state fair.
Because his wife had started suit
for divorce. W. J. Horton, logger,
walked into the store at Rainier where
she was employed. shot and killed her
and turned the weapon on himself
Horton died instantly; his wife lin
gered foar hours.
The state highway commission, un-
der the direction OF John ". Levis,
state highway engineer. has prepared
two manuals in pocketbook form In
an effort TO stsndardlEe state aud
county practice In construction and
maintenance OF bridges.
Reports are that the annual con
yention OF the oregon state federation
OF labor will be the most interesting
and best attended in the history OF
the organization. The federation
meets in Salem January 22. and will
be In session for a week.
State Treasurer's Kay's biennial re-
port shows that the inheritance tax
fund has accumulated during the past
two years for the treasury general
fund in excess OF Si75,0OO, and that OF
this amount none has been expended
for the cost OF administration.
Representative Hawley has asked
the chief OF army engineers that a
Recommendation be sent to congress
favoring the appropriation Of $4,000
10 deepen the water In the locks at
Oregon City. In order that boats draw
ing up to six feet may pass at all
seasons.
Milton 4. Morgan, a convict parolod
from the Oregon state penitentiary
December H. and a waiter by occu'
patton. was arrested by United states
marshals at Portland on a charge Of
having sent an Internal machine
through the mail TO James II. Misner.
Of Albany.
Lane county corn has won a first
prize at the 81. Paul corn show held
under the auspices OF the First Ma
tlonal bank OF that city The prize
was for the western division Of ore
gon. The award Is a silver loving cup.
The corn was grown by c. J. Sluyter,
OF Irving.
On the ground that instructions to
the jury had been erroneous. the state
supreme court set aside the verdicts
against William Branson and Mrs.
Anna Booth. convicted In Yamhill
county on charges OF having slain the
womans husband. William Booth. oc
tober s. 1915.
Members OF the Yamhill county tax
payers league and others In confer
ence with the county court at Nc
Minnvllle 10 discuss the budget for
1917, recommended the elimination OF
the county roadmaster and county az
rlcultural agent from the sppropria
tion. saving $4,000.
A law which will require the brand
Ing OF all cold storage food products
so as TO show the date they we're
placed In storage and the date taken
out. will be recommended by the reso
lutions committee OF the seventh an
nual convention OF the Oregon Butter
and Cheese Makers association, In
session at Salem last week.
Secretary OF State olcott says he
believes that the per cent tax limi
tation amendment passed at the last
general election was enacted especial
ly to limit the expenditures OF public
moneys, and that, In his opinion, no
serious obstacle will be met by the
incoming legislature in providing for
every necessary state requirement
within the limitation.
Judge Galloway. In circuit court at
Salem, signed the final decree in the
first OF the seven Hyde Benson cases
to be adjudicsted. The decree Is posi-
tive that the state land board must
repay out OF the school fund si.16 an
acre for the 500 acres involved in the
suit. but does not compel the board TO
repay the interest accrued from school
land loans since about 1898,
Railroad representatives at Salem
urged the committee ON grade cross
ing elimination and protection to rec
ommend a law which will require all
automobiles 10 come to full stop
within ten feet OF each railroad grade
crossing before passing over. This
committee was appointed at the re-
cent conference on grade crossings.
called by the state public service com
mission.
Absorption OF the weights and meas
ures department by the, state dairy
and food department is one of the rec
concentrations contained in resolu-
tions adopted at the seventh annual
convention of butter and cheese max
ers of the state in session at Salem.
Legislation also was asked for en-
powering the dairy and food commis-