The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-11-04
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events Of the Week
Briefly SketChed for lnfor.
nation of Our Readers.

with 1OO members, mas the largest
farm bureau in the state.
Cottage Grove mills report that the
car situation, although greatly lmprov
ed. has not yet attained normal.
II is expected the general average Of
taxes this year in the towns OF Coos
Bay county will not be short OF s per
cent.
Because OF a scarcity OF stock the
planning mill OF the Willamette Valley
Lumber company at Dallas has closed
down.
Paving OF IL blocks OF Pendleton
city streets will start next week and
bids have been made on four more
| blocks.
Lloyd Heyne, 19.year-old Albany boy,
was killed In an automobile accident
on the Cascadia road. four miles from
Foster.
Frank Clingman, SO. a farmer who
lives two miles southeast Of Peoria.
was killed when his tractor fell back
upon him.
Herman Pregge. Oak Grove rancher.
killed two fat bears near Hood River
after they had killed two OF Mr.
Pregge's sheep.
A hill OF potatoes on the property
OF }. r. Harris In Mountain View
addition to oregon City produced rs
good sized potatoes.
A professionally trained secretary.
y. r. Van Schoick. has been engaged
TO manage the affairs OF The Dalles
chamber OF commerce.
To reduce the working force 10 the
basis OF a year ago. 10 men In the
Southern Pacific railroad shops at Al.
bany have been laid off
Eighty thousand lambs have been
purchased and shipped from Lakeyiew
since September by a Sheep.buying
concern OF Salt Lake city,
Walter kaino. 26, will probably die
Of a wound received from n rifle In
the hands OF T. NJ. colyer. q neighbor.
who mistook him for y deer.
On account OF the low price OF starch
and potatoes being scarce at Beaverton,
the Pacific Potato Starch company will
not operate there this season.
A general farm products show. 10
be held In Eugene December 10 10 Is,
is being planned by the agricultural
council OF the county grange.
State highway bonds In the sum OF
1850. 900 will be sold at a meeting
OF the state highway commission TO
be held In Portland November 6.
Within a month an iron foundry
will be In operation at Cottage Grove
by James Feeney, II will be able
10 handle n casting up TO three tons.
Robbers dynAmited the safe In the
store OF John Hedden. postmaster and
pioneer merchant OF Scottsburs. and
escaped with bstween $4,000 and t3o,.
900.
Rumor has II that 1900 men will
find employment in the construction
Of the railway from Willamina TO
Grande Ronde before the winter ia
over.
Marshfield and North Bend Amer.
lean Legion post Jointly will observe
the second anniversary OF Armistice
day with ceremonies and entertain
ment
Commercial organizations In con-
junction with the county court have
let contract for 10000 booklets to be
used in advertising the resources OF
Coos county.
The county board OF equalization has
Increased the assessment against the
four principal corporations operating
In Clackamas county BY over half a
million dollars.
The teacher shortage is not 30 great
this year as II was last year. accord
ing TO ]. C. Almaek. assistant director
Of the extension division OF the Uni
versity OF Oregon.
A number OF stock raisers at The
Dalles are planning ON entering thor'
oughbred stock at the international
livestock exhibit which will be held
In Portland next month.
Absolute prohibition OF Japanese i'm
migration was urged by George A.
White. adjutant-general OF Oregon In
an address to members Of the Albany
post Of the American Legion.
A corn show will be held in the com
munity house in Albany. Armistice day
November IL. under the direction OF
the Linn county farm bureau and the
Albany chamber OF commerce.
The Salem water supply is pure and
was not In any way responsible for
the several cases OF typhoid fever at
present prevalent In Salem, according
TO Dr. r. u. Pomeroy, city health Of
ficer.
The Cotton Water company OF Col
ton, has filed with Percy Cupper. state