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

NlhtNttu hehu bOiu iOi FA0tVVV'
The Alsea farm bureau is planning
to have complete community fair
during the week of September 20.
Cato Sells, commissioner Of Indian
affairs, with headquarters at Wash.
lngton. inspected the Indian school at
Chemawa.
Petitions are being circulated to
have placed on the ballot in November
the question OF Sunday picture shows
for Corvallis.
so serious has the housing problem
become in Albany that the chamber Of
commerce will call a meeting to con.
slider the situation.
Henry w. Kramer was electrocuted
when he came in contact with an cleo
trio wire at the corner OF Fifth and
Blaine streets in Newberg.
More than 100 delegates from all
over oregon assembled at the Baptist
church In Corvallis to attend the ore.
gon Baptist state convention.
The Oregon annual conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal church opens
in McMinnville on September 20, Bis
hop W. o. Shepard presiding.
The fall fishing season on the Co
lumbla river opened at noon Friday
and the indications are that only
small amount OF fish will bo packed.
Robbers staged a hold.up In the Ore
gon Electric Railway station at the
foot OF jefferson street, In Portland,
obtaining S9i.27 from w. J. Walton.
agent.
Il. u. Goodin, secretary OF the state
board OF control. left Thursday for
New York City where he will pass
several days making an investigation
OF the flax markets.
An appropriation aggregating at
least $4,000 will be sought by the
state fair board at the next session
OF the legislature with which to erect
a new building on the fair grounds.
Loyal Legion OF Loggers and Lum.
bermen OF district No. 2 held their
annual convention In Salem Tuesday.
This district extends from Portland to
Eugene and along the Tillamook coast,
Two new postotflces have been es.
tablished in oregon. one known ms
Bourne. Baker county. with Margaret
3. Tabon as postmistreSs, and tho
other. Kirkford. klamath county.
Charles w, Simonson. postmaster.
The annual tournament OF the Ma.
tional Fly and Bait Casters for 1921
has been awarded TO the Multnomah
Anglers club OF Portland. This IL said
10 be the first meeting given city
west OF Chicago by this organization.
Since the opening OF the aerial
forest patrol at Medford July patrols
In airplanes have been In the air ll0
hours. ana In that lme have patroled
345.lsO square miles. according to a
report received by the war depart
ment,
Members OF the Salem Automobile
Dealers association have under con.
sideration institution OF a friendly
suit In the courts to test out the motor
vehicle law and determine for what
purposes a dealers license plate may
be used,
The 45-aere loganberry tract OF
Bruce Cunningham in the Liberty dis
trict near Salem returned TO It's grower
gross earnings OF s45,113 for the 1920
season. Net returns from the tract
aggregated above IS cents pound for
his product,
In the absence OF any buyers, Salem
prune growers estimate that they will
receive a minimum Of 10 cents a |
pound, Based on the anticipated crop
Of l6. 900. 900 pounds In Marion county,
this figure would bring the growers
81, ,s0O.0 900.
The 1920 apple and pear harvest at
Hood River has been launched. Pack
Ing OF Bartlett pears and Grayenstein |
and King apples is under way, The |
first carload OF Gravensteins was ship |
ped Tuesday by the Hood River Fruit |
company TO New York.
The dehydrating plant and the can
merry at The Dalles are both appeal
ing TO the women OF Oregon for as
slstance In putting up the pear and
prune crops OF this season. Both plants
are short more than 200 women EN-
ployes, and 1t is feared by the man
ayers that the crops may rot before
hey can be taken care Of
The United Railways OF Portland has
filed an application with the inter
state commerce commission TO dis
service on that part OF its
lines between Linnton and Wilkes
boro, covering approximately ll2
miles. At the same time an applica-
Iion was received by the interstate
commission asking that per
mission be granted the Portland.