The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-07-04
|0REGON NEWS NOTES
or GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events Of The Week
Briefly Sketched for Infer
nation Of Our Readers.


tractors for use in Oregon.
The 18th annual reunion Of th'
Henkle family, held near Corvallis
Iyas attended by 1Os members.
oreRons tenth annual Common
wealth conference will convene thii
gear In Portland. July ~ and 10.
Thomas II. Tongue OF Hillsboro was
unanimously elected chairman Of the
sspublican state central committee.
The twenty ninth annual state con.
Rention OF Christian churches OF Ore
aon IL being held this week at Turner.
Edward y. Chohlson. Salem's first
fsrryman, died at the home Of his
laughter at zena, Polk county. Mr..
ohohlson was "a years old.
Cooler weather Of the last few days
and absence Of high winds has re-
suited in considerable Improvement OF
the forest fire situation IN Oregon.
The demand for residence property
In Marshfield In acute, owing to the
rapid Industrial expansion OF the city.
and an extensive building program In
under way.
A IL per cent increase In freight
rates on logs shipped over the Stump.
ter Valley railroad was approved In
an order issued by the public service
commission.
Construction Of a sawmill with a
capacity OF 100000 feet IN eight hours
has been started at Garibaldi. by the
Cummings.Mobcrly Lumber company.
'of Louisiana.
Mrs. Charles l.. McNary. Of Salem,
wife OF United States Senator MeNary,
OF Oregon. was killed almost instantly
near Dundee. when an automobile In
which she was riding overturned.
Members Of the executive commit.
tee In charge OF the entertainment for
The q. A. II. annual encampment at
Portland August 1928. are making ten.
tative plans for the reception OF 4O,.
900 visitors.
DR.. Carl Gregg Doney. president Of
the Willamette university. OF Salem.
has Just arrived from Europe. where
he has been lecturlng under the
auspices Of the army Y. NJ. c. A. for
several months.
Starting In the Palace Hotel block
At Heppner fire destroyed that build.
Ing and swept four blocks OF business
and residence property. About 30
are homeless and the property
loss IN estimated al 100000,
Although forest tires are numerous
In the state. Baker county
and eastern Oregon generally. except
Union county. have been fortunate this
season. having had but three fires 10
date, and these OF small extent.
Repairs have been completed ON
The tunnel near Clatskanie, on the
Columbia a Nehalem River railroad,
Ind the road Is again In operation. A
'ave-in OF the tunnel roof put the road
but OF commission about 90 days.
That the poultry situation In Oregon
q more or less critical IL the belief OF
many producers In the state. The pre-
railing high prices OF feed In the
winter aud spring months caused per.
ions TO sell hens In large numbers. II
. said.
From TO 10 years In the penlten.
larry and costs OF the action was the
entence imposed at klamath Falls
u William Holbrook and J. E. Pad
ook. convicted Of killing o. +. Nc. I
iendree. n prominent sheepmAn. ON
Ipril 20.
The emergency board. In a meeting
I Salem, granted a deficiency appro
riation OF $4,000 for the state penI.
entiary, and another OF $4,000 for the {
tate lime board. Both these appro-
riatlons are subject TO Increase when I
be board meets again, probably early {
4 October \
The Oregon Forestry association at 1
called meeting Saturday afternoon /
the office OF District Forester 4
gorge II. Cecil, held for the purpose +
considering the forest fire situation. Il
dopted resolutions calling upon the Il
overnment and the people OF the a
late TO assist In combating the fire &
lenace. d
Five convictions for food boarding <
ave been made In the United States Il
'urts OF Oregon within the last two
eeks and more are under investiga. il
ON. Any person having more sugar g
! flour In his possession than he is b
TITLED 70 becomes liable 10 prosecu- d
Dn, according to the food administra. K,
on, unless he returns the excess Il
Mount to his grocer n
Miss Helen Mccormick. daughter OF @
r and Mrs. J. j. Mccormick. OF Eu. In
ne, has been engaged BY the forestry Sc
partment as fire patrol In the upper G
nKenSie country and will begin her "a
ties within few days. She will 50
We horse and her duties will be fe
traverse the roads In the upper IA
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