The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-08-12
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events Of The Week
Briefly Sketched for InfOr.
nation OF Our Readers.

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Paving work has begun on the seven
mile section OF the Pacific highway
north Of jefferson.
Benton county now has 46 thrcshine
outfits. From present indications the
crop will be the best IN years.
Increased rates are allowed the New
berg Telephone company by an order
Of the public service commission.
Forest fires reported by the air
plane patrol Of the forest serylcs to-
tailed 80 during the latter half OF July
Al meeting CT the state highway
commission In Portland. August "A.
bids will be opened on Sl,5OO.OOO state
highway bonds.
J. c. Nelson. an oregon pioneer. died
at his home In Newborg at the ase OF
%. With his parents he located In
the Chohalem valley In 1Si5.
The first unit OF the Langcll valley
irrigation district In klamath county
has made application TO the state TO
approve a bond issue OF $4,000.
Oregon has a population In 1920 OF
7s3,2s5, according to census figures.
which is gain OF iiO52O or l63 per
cent over the 1910 figures OF G72.7
Fred Peterson. 70. native OF Den.
mark, was burned to death' when hin
cabin on the Mohawk river. 10 miles
northeast OF Eugene. was destroyed
by fire
w. !. Buffers OF Allogany has bgen
held to the grand jury In Coos county
on the charge OF selling rocks for
chittlm bark to improve the weight OF
the bark.
Monday September 9, Labor day.
has been selected by Hood River as
the date tor formal celebration OF tho
opening OF the completely paved Co.
lumbla River highway.
Wheat harvest Is under way In Nor
row county and the grain 10 Of first
class quality Tho yield is fair Az.
s.ase although many nelds we've In.
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oregon Is suffering from shortage
OF librarians. according to Miss Cor
nella Marvin. state librarian. who has
a list OF eight important posts In the
state that should be filled.
Notwithstanding the gasoline short.
age. the number OF automobiles visit
ing Crater lake 80 far this summer has
exceeded the number that visited the
resort during the entire season OF 1919.
Approximately $4,000 motor vehicles
are registered In Oregon. according 10
a statement made at the office OF tho
secretary OF state. This Is one car Or
about every eight persons In Oregon.
The Fruit Growers league OF Med,
ford has opened an employment bur
eau with the object Of cooperatlns
with other fruit growers In the allo.
cation OF piekers throughout the val
Icy.
The public service commission has
issued orders granting service rate In.
oreases 70 the Deschutes Telephone
company OF Claekamas county and G.
A. Bradford telephone lines In Grant
county.
During the fiscal year ending June
80. $50 dentists were licensed TO prac
tice In Oregon. OF these. lsi were
nonresident. The licenses OF 81 den
lists were revoked because OF nonpay
ment Of fees.
July was an exceptionally dry month
IN Astoria and the lower Columbia
river district according 10 the records
m the local weather Observers office.
The precipitation for the month was
of an inch.
The special committee OF state legis
lators appointed to investigate the
state game and fish commission will
meet 10 Portland August IS TO hear
anyone who has complaint TO make
against the commission.
While testing out forest service
radio outfit at Eugene. human voices
were picked up by the instruments
IL was lcaiutu Nuat tue NolcNh Ndile
from Portland through a wireless tele
phone apparatus In that city.
Fire destroyed the Strange shingle
company's mill, four miles from the
city limits OF Portland on the Linnton
road, and burned four dwellings. -four
bunkhouses and a boarding house
with a total loss OF about 100000.
The klamath Falls council has de
cided not to remove dice ana card
games from pool rooms and other pub
lie places but will amend existing or
dinances by providing for revocation
Of license In case gambling is allowed
All organization commanders Of the
National guard OF oregon have beer
authorized by AdjutantGeneral White
to suspend drills during the harvest
season so that guardsmen may hell
gather the Oregon fruit and grain crop