The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-08-08
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST.
Principal Events Of the Week
Briefly skstchsd for Infer
nation ef0ur Rsadsra



almost half a century. died at hi
home In Albany. aged 20 years
The assessed valuation for the cit,
Of Portland has decreased from 1885,
12s.755 in 1917 to 2s4,sOs,sO5 in 1918
The Compton sawmiil. near Griszl,
mountain, eight miles from Prineville
was burned Sunday. About 100000
feet OF lumber was destroyed.
The run OF salmon at the mouth oi
the Columbia continues light and the
pack thus far is approximately 80 per
cent short OF that OF year ago.
Coos Bay will entertain the oregon
Editorial association In fitting man.
ner when II conyenes there from Au.
gust . to II for a three days session.
A reduction Of s1l,S1O In the warrant
indebtedness OF the city OF Albany has
been effected since April I. according
TO reports submitted by city officials.
The Astoria Marine Iron Works has
established an innovation. Women are
to be employed there in the future as
wen as men. Fifty jobs are ready for
the first>that apply.
The Southern Pacific company has
been instructed by h. H. Ashton. re-
gional director OF railroads. to proceed
with the construction OF an overhead
crossing at Divide. in Lane county.
A. r. Hove. Jr., who was discharged
from the British army on account OF
wounds sustained I'm the battle on the
Arras-Lens road In France. has re-
turned to his home In Brownsville and
10 recuperating.
Since the expiration on July 1b OF
the ban prohibiting the selling OF dried
fruits. practically the entire prune
crop OF the northwest has been sold.
according TO w X. Newell, assistant
state food administration.
After a siege OF six months In a hos
pital at~yashington. ID. C.. Earl Witty.
combe. son OF Governor withycombe.
has arrived In Salem ON furlough
from military duty until he IN sufficl-
emily recovered 10 leave for France.
Governor wlthycombe appointed
John II. Bureard. OF Portland. to rep
resent the state at conference for
the consideration OF proposal TO con.
solidate the health departments OF
Multnomah county. the state and the
city. IN Portland.
X. Il. Bartlett. manager OF the Port
Of Astoria, has sent request TO the
public service commission for the plac.
ing OF chief deputy grain Inspector.
three samplers aud threc or feur
weiEhers at that point duitns 'he ""'a.
lux grain season.
ny small majority the sn
synod OF oregon at its closlns a,ssion
At Eugene tabled resolution recon.
to the general assembly OF |
he Presbyterian church that women
De permitted 10 serve AZ ministers IN I
he church ~ war measure,
The Prineyills municipal railroad .
las now reached PrineVille and upon
OF the ballastlng OF the
rack and other small details the road |
viii bs ready for use. a rousing cele-
ration 10 being planned. which will
naugurate the new service In Prime
ille and the surrounding country.
Charles ziegler. bonifacs. plunger
nd cafe proprietor. we'll known
the southwest In Albuauer-
ue aud El Paso. committed suicide
{ Marshfleld by weiEhiing himself
nth heavy automobile pait. filling
is pockets with scrap iron and then
lmping into the waters OF Coos bay,
With view TO diverting every pos
Ible pound OF traffic from rail 10 wa.
sr lines between Portland aud Astoria.
olonel George A. zinn,. of the govern
lent engineers at Portland has asked
70 ppolic service commission for all
10 data available as 10 rail and water
ansporiation between these two
lints.
The public service commission has
lthority 20 disregard the terms IN ,
le contract granted by the city OF /
illshoro 10 the North Coast Power (
'mpany providing that the company \
lall furnish water free for municipal Y
lrposes, accordlns 10 an opinion Civ \
! by Attorney General Brown to the {
mmlssion 4
A drive on flour hoarders was con Il
lcted by federal end county officials n
.turdsy around Oregon City and adj c
lining communities. with the result
at Anton Wentzel. OF Canemah. Guy a
'oss aud his father. Gottlieb Gross o
Willamette and r, Nabnitt OF Ore v
N City, must face charges in the /.
ieral court n
State Insurance Commissioner Har- NJ
y Wells has received a report from +,
e Oregon Insurance rating bureau Va
owing that fire Insurance rates on q
rtually all buildlnss In the first 50 Il
,oks, resuryeyed by the bureau Ia a,
rtland, viii be reduced. AS rapidly n