The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-07-29
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events Of the Week
Briefly Sketched for lnfor-
nation OF Our Readers.

The city treasurer OF Salem reports
a total Of s6i.541 in the city treasury
The water supply OF Roseburg was
shown to be chemically pure when in.
spected.
Portland has been made western
headquarters for the Democratic ma.
tional committee.
Rev. J. Groschupf. formerly of spo.
kane. has been installed as pastor of
the Lutheran church at Baker.
The fund being subscribed at Co
guile for a new Methodist church
has already passed the $4,000 goal
Thlrty.eight portable school build.
ings are to be constructed immediate.
ly for use Of the Portland schools.
G. +. Hartwig OF Bend claims that
he can lure electricity sufficient to
develop $4,000 horsepower from the
air.
The Gale tract OF 10 acres adjoining
tho University OF Oregon campus AT
Eugene has been sold to the univer-
sity.
Miss Celia Gavin. city attorney OF
The Dalles, has been appointed mem.
Dor OF the Democratic state central
committee.
The U. 8. 3. Birmingham and
division OF six destroyers paid a visit
10 Astoria during the American lie.
glon convention.
Permanent headquarters OF the
American Legion's Pacific coast com.
mittee 10 combat radIcalism have been
established In Portland
Work has been begun on the three
story fruit packing plant OF the Ore.
gon Growers association at Myrtle
Greek in Douglas county.
st. Helens shows a growth from 742
in 1910 to 1890 In 1890. and Clatskanie
from 7i7 in 1910 10 1884 In 1890. nc.
cording 10 the census figures.
The state fish commission made an
investigation OF property near Rose.
burg with view 10 selecting a site
for an exclusive trout hatchery.
with the coming Of the haying sea.
son. the Bend lumber mills are losing
many employees who are leaving for
work ON OREGON and Idaho ranches.
Portland railway officials report
thero is some Improvement In supply
Of cars for loading lumber and other
products from the Pacific northwest.
Nearly one hundred young people
representing Presbyterian churches
throughout Oregon have met In Al
bany TO attend the summer conference.
The city OF Hood River has let n
contract for the construction OF com.
bined city hall and flremcn's head
quarters at an estimated cost Of s3S.
I74.
Following the wrecking Of their
church. partly destroyed by fire. the
Baptists OF Bend are planning 20 erect
a new flreproof structure TO cost 1a5.-
900.
The annual eneampment OF the
pioneers OF Wheeler and Gillian ooun'
ties was held at the Julia Henderson
pioneer grounds, lS miles southeast Of
Fossil.
DR.. Clyde Mount OF Portland was
elected president OF the oregon State
Dental association at the business ses-
sion. which concluded the annual SEES
sion in Portland.
Manufacturers and public service
in the Portland district
use sawmill refuse for fuel 10 a great
or extent than any other section OF
the United States.
The Buehner Lumber company at
North Bend has begun construction OF
a monster smokestack, II will be OF
concrete 10 feet high with diameter
OF 10 feet at the top
The orchard OF George Webb at The
Dalles. one OF the finest IN the entire
state. has been leased TO japanese in
terests. This orchard consists OF about
$50 acres OF bearing fruit.
The Roseburg city council unani-
voted to fight the new rates
granted by the Public- service com
mission to the Douglas County Light
& Water company OF Roseburs.
Josephine and Grant counties both
show decreases, according to census
reports. Josephine county, 1855, de-