The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-07-08
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events Of the Week
Briefly Sketched for Infor-
nation of Our Readers.

between Pendleton and Umatilla, July
II.
Residents OF Western Lane county
have voted to establish a union high
school at Florence,
The census bureau gave The DalleI
population OF 5sO7. an increase OF
927. or 10 per cent.
The First National Bank OF Clats.
kanie opened It's doors for business
In temporary quarters.
Baker coal dealers are receiving
liberal supplies o. coal. removing any
fear Of an immediate shortage.
Exports from Portland fer the month
Just ended amounted to s7.753. .555, the
highest June record in the history OF
the port
A charter has been issued to the
Columbia Trust 4 Savings bank of
Astoria. The institution Is capitalized
at 100000.
Funeral services for James Rice. .
prominent banker and farmer OF Ma.
dras. we're held In the Elks' temple
at The Dalies
The census bureau announced the
1920 population OF Baker City Or. as
7729. an increase OF 9s7 or it6 per
cent since 1910
The lumber mills operated by the
Booth.Kelly lumber company at wend.
ling and Springfield closed Saturday.
July 3, indefinitely.
The Albany Ministerial association
has elected Rev. ]. c. Spencer pastor
OF the First Methodist church, presi
dent for the coming year,
Frank Barnes. engineer at the plant
Of the Eugene a Western Lumber
company. Eugene. was killed when n
main steam pipe exploded.
Based on the present registration
Of motor vehicles In the state II is
predicted that more than 100000 per
sons will apply for drivers licenses,
Harvey @, Starkweather was elected
president at the annual meeting OF
the sons and daughters Of oregon pio'
neers AT the Portland public library,
Responsibility for the gasoline strln.
geney was laid TO the oil companies
In report published BY the committee
OF the Dealers Motor Car association
OF oregon.
That the lumber industry Is slack In
Coos county Is indicated by the mum,
ber OF loggers drifting into Marshfield.
Two mills have shut down for an In.
definite time.
According TO Labor Commissioner
Gram there would be no shortage OF
labor in Oregon II unemployed per
sons would take work outside their
regular calling.
The contract FOR construction OF me
dam for the diversion OF water from
Rogue river 70 irriEate 10000 acres
OF land near Grants Pass has been lot
to California contractor.
The public service commission H.
sued an order permitting tho st. .
Helens Lumber company to dtscon-
tinue steam heating service TO its few
remaining patrons at St Helens.
Governor olcott has. In company
with governors OF other states. issued
q proclamation urging enlistment in
the United States navy. The quota
recommended from Oregon is 500.
The public service commission Ia,
sued an order allowing ]. r. Daugherty
b cease business as a public utility
at Yoncalla iir, Daughterty has been
providing = domestic water service
Contracts have been signed by the
Oregon Dairymen's league for the
purchase OF ten cheese and butter
plants in different parts OF the state.
The deal involves more than s2OO,O0o
l.. @. Hplin Of Eugene has resigned
a. cashier and director OF the First
National bank OF Springfield and his
place has been taken by Lloyd c. Mar
tin. who has bought Mr., Hulin's stock |
in the institution.
The Eugene Chamber of Commerce
has taken up the proposed develop
men. OF hydro-electric power on the
Willamette and Mckenzie rivers as a
means of attracting manufacturing in
tsrssts 10 the city.
The Carlton school budget for next
year, carrying appropriations for the
sa"lry Of ore mere teacher In the
high school and for Increased pay for |