The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-08-22
OREGON News NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events Of the Week
Briefly sketched for infor-
nation Of Our Readers.


this fall in the public schools of Linn
county.
Twenty Linn county school districts
are yet without teachers for the com.
ing school year.
The Oregon state convention Of the
Brethren convened at Albany for a
session Of five days. Almost 100 dele
gates we're present
Forty.two nominees for office nomi.
mated at the primaries last May have
failed to file the acceptances. according
TO Secretary OF State olcott.
Cottage Grove will have free mail
delivery. beginning September 2. the
postoffice having received orders TO
make the necessary preparations.
Finding OF badly decomposed body
near Powers ia believed to solve the
mystery OF william Dietz' disappear.
ance from Marshfleld two weeks ago.
Arrangements are being made for
the establishment Of Red Cross salv.
age shop In North Bend by representa-
tives OF the various women's organi.
zatlonH.
The advance guards OF the Indians
from the Warm Springs reservation.
who come every year TO the Willamette
valley TO pick hops. has arrived IN
Eugene.
Oregon hens from Oregon Agricul.
tural college are holding first place
in each Of the three great egg laying
contests. storrs. British Columbia and
Pullman.
Joseph Monocco. wanted on a charge
Of having slain Mary spina, AGED Is. In
her home at Portland. Was arrested at
Vancouver. d. c.. and returned TO
Portland.
Contracts for four more steel vessels
OF the 3s00-ton type have been awarded
by the Emergency Fleet corporation 20
the Albina Engine a Machine works,
Of Portland.
The Pacific Coast Norwegian Gins.
ers' association will hold its annual
convention and sangerfest. with hall
concerts. In Portland. August 81 and
September and 2.
The initiative aud referendum pam.
phlets have been mailed TO the cleo /
torate OF the state. The pamphlets |
went TO approximately $4,000 voters.
Secretary olcott stated.
Union aud wallowa counties have
more grouse this year than In many
previous years. hunters from over the
two counties report The percentage
OF young ones IL unusually heavy.
According TO Information received BY
the Hood River county court. the Co
lumbia river highway be'W'ru l..pg
River and Mosier will NO, be- con.
structed during the period OF the war
Establishment OF twIne Industry
at the state penitentiaFy is proiec,
10 which Governor withycombe 10 civ
Ing consideration and which probably
viii be submitted 10 the legislature.
The Salem branch Of the Insurance
Federation OF Oregon passed resolu.
tions opposed 10 the governments TAX.
Ing over Of the Insurance business. as
In bills pending before con.
gress.
The August report Of E, l.. Kent.
field agent OF the bureau OF crop es.
Inmates. shows the onion prospects Of
Oregon at 10 per cent OF normal as 20
In comparison with 80 per
sent Of year ago.
Al the request OF Secretary MeAdoo,
State Fire Marshal Wells has changed
he date OF fire prevention day In this
tate from October to November z.
% that II will not conflict with the
liberty loan campaign.
Under the budget OF the Hood River
Applegrowers' association. Just adopted
" the directors, y maximum charge OF
q cents per box for apples aad 10
enta for pears may be made for has. /
ling the fruit the coming year.
Fire. caused either by a short cir.
1it or = break In the power line.
urnsd out three Of the large trans /
ormers At the Link river power plant I
Z the caiifornia-oreson Power com I
any. with An estimated loss OF $4,000 Z
To onset the hay shortage. which Z
hreatens the stoekmen OF the Klamath 4
istriet this coming winter, ranehers I
perating along the shores of the big q
pper klamath lake are putting up I
iousands OF tons OF wild hay, which Z
a. never heretofore been cut. I
Immediate construction Of q coal I
Iorsss doek near the municipal sleva- .
'r at 81, Johns VAS decided upon At a
'eeting OF the Port OF Portland com.
Iission. Costing between $50 O00 and D
$4,000, the new dock 10 expected to o
I'VE from rs to SO cents a ton IN .
sding the coal on ships In the Port n
md harbor. n
The schools st Creswell. Lane eoun- Q
!. will not open until one month later .
Ian usual, 10 permit the boys and \