The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-09-23
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events of The Week
Briefly SketChed for IniOr-
nation of Our Readers.

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exported.
The Coos and Curry county fair
closed a successful session of four
days Saturday.
The. Christian Endeavor rally for
southern oregon held two days ses-
sion at Ashland
Attendance in the Grants Pass
schools has increased nearly 90 per
cent over last year.
Poultry culllng demonstrations will
be held in Waseo county for three
days beginning October l6
Citizens OF Jacksonville have start.
ed a movement to resist the removal
OF the county seat to Modford.
Recent rains swelled the Santiam
river and the Brown.Petzel Lumber
company lost number of logs
Mrs. ]. NJ. Lane of Roseburg has
completed 40 days fast During the
time she lost 20 pounds in weight
Four stores at CASTOR were robbed
last week. The robbers took consId.
ersble merchandise but little cash.
The capital stock Of the spauldng
Logging company OF Salem has been
increased from $4,000 to s2,5OO.OOO
A marked decrease in orders is not.
ed by the Bend lumber factories co.
incident with the raise In freight rates.
The false work OF the new Mehama.
Lyons bridge over the Sdntiam river.
near Lyons, has been washed out, caus
ing considerable loss
A flow OF natural gas was discover
cd on the farm of A. NJ link a few
miles north Of lone. which has created !
considerable interest
Glen Sawyer. 35 years old, me.
chanlc employed by the Oregon Pulp |
& Paper company, was drowned IN the |
Willamette river at Salem.
II Is estimated that the apples from
the Moiser district this year will total
$4,000 boxes as compared to yield |
OF l25000 boxes last year
County Fruit Inspector Armstrong OF |
Douglas county has issued TO fruit
growers and dealers warning to dis.
continue the sale OF diseased fruit.
Tho annual conference Of officers OF
the Oregon Y NJ. G, A, will be held at
Hood River September % and 20.
From 70 TO 100 delegates are expected.
Rains arc proving harmful TO ranch.
ers In Crook county who have not
stacked their second crop OF hay. Hun.
dreds OF tons are still on the ground.
Under a decision OF the state board
OF control neither the students nor EN-.
ployes OF the state school for the blind
will be held under fast and set rules.
An Increase in salaries OF teachers
az the state schools for deaf and blind
approximating 25 per cent has been ap,
proved by the state board OF control.
Damage to the extent OF between
$500 and $4,000 was done to the
apple crop of the UmpQua valley when
a severe wind storm struck that sec.
ton.
The first official act OF the new mo,
torcycle cop added to the Roseburg
police was TO arrest member OF the
city council for exceeding the speed
limit.
A. y. Woolpert, Northwest manager
for English apple merchants, says the
export demand for Hood River New,
towns will result in prices satisfactory
to growers
On Tuesday the Prineville Sunday
schools made joint canvass OF the
,ity in the interest OF the Sunday
schools in particular aud the church
n general.
AS a result of high water,Nit is prob
'ble that the new steel bridge across
he santiam river. being built by Linn
md Marion counties. will not be finish.
ID this year
The postmaster OF Bend reports a
70 per cent increase In the amount OF
nail passing through his office over
N
ast year, Cancellations are now aver.
ging $500 daily,
Albany's community house was open,
d Friday night with big reception,
'hich was attended by hundreds OF
peal people and number from Cor
allis and Lebanon.
Among the early-day exhibits at the
.ane county fair this week will be a
rum that was made 6l years ago al
Wis, and that still has one
the original heads.
Negotiations are reported TO be
ending at klamath Falls for the
Ierging of three banks, The combin,
Iion would be the largest bank in the
ate outside of Portland.
The Sherman county farm bureau
i'll unload at Moro an 5000 gallon
'r OF gasoline, The supply will be
I'D at 80 cents per gallon. as against