The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-12-07
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events of the Wee
Briefly Sketched for Infor-
nation of Our Readers.

fOTtlanQ soon VIII nave duolhOi
automobile stage terminal.
Bend grocers have signed an agree
ment to retail no bread not made In
Bend.
Ninety-six violators of the prohibit
tion law were arrested by the morals
squad Of the Portland police force dur
ing November
Headquarters Of willamette univer-
sity has announced that sSO3,96O OF
the endowment fund of $1,250,O00 has
been subscribed.
More than 100 people attended an
annual Oregon products dinner given
at Bend under the direction of the
woman's civic league.
At a special election recently the
people of Falls City voted bond issue
Of $4,000 to purchase the electric
light and power plant there.
The state land department, through
George G. Brown, clerk, turned over
to the state treasurer during the
month of November a total of $780,
9S7.48.
Only one dog may be kept inside
the city limits of Eugene by one per-
son, firm or corporation II an ordi-
nance introduced in the city council is
passed.
A total of 1868 motor vehicle IL
censes for the year 1922 had been is
sued by the state motor vehicle de-
partment at the close of business No
vember 80.
Roy Ritner of Pendleton, acting
governor during the absence from the
state of Governor Olcott, arrived In
Salem Sunday night and will remain
until Christmas.
The foundation has been completed
for the new Brooks-Scanlon Lumber
company mill at Bend and construc-
tion OF the frame work Of the building
will be started Immediately.
Following the examples set by the
Riverside and Crabtree communities
of Linn county, Knox Butte citizens
have inaugurated a movement in their
district for q community hall.
Vessels OF all trades entered at
Portland for II months ending Thurs
day numbered 1862, with a total ton
mage of 2.SS4,S62. In the same period
1910 carriers of 2,SS4,S97 tons were
cleared.
Schools throughout Union county
are making vigorous protests follow
ing the action Of the county court in
cutting off the appropriations for the
county nurse and the county library
service.
4, The Tillamook County Mutual Tele.
phone company, with headquarters at
Tillamook, has filed an application
with the Oregon public service com.
mission requesting slight increase
In rates.
Twenty carloads of dried prunes
have been shipped this fall from the
plant of the Eugene Fruit Growers
association, according to ]. O.. Holt.
manager, and ten carloads are left in
the warehouses.
The state highway department, at
meeting to be held in Portland De-
cember 13, will open bids for the con-
struction of roads and bridges aggre-
eating cost estimated at approx
mately 100000
In order to preserve the surface OF
a number of roads in the county dur
ing the coming winter, the Lane coun-
ty court has Issued an order regulat-
ing the weight OF loads to be hauled
over particular roads.
November, 1922, was the coldest
November in the last seven years, ac-
cording to the figures of Lee Goet.
schius, weather observer at Eugene.
The rainfall during the month was
the lightest since 1914.
The balance in the various funds OF
the city OF Portland on November 80.
which marked the end of the fiscal
year. was s1,919,94547, according to
the financial statement compiled by
William Adams. city treasurer
Clyde Lafollett. member of the lower
house OF the legislature from Marion
county, narrowly escaped being
drowned when an automobile in which
he was riding plunged off the Wheat
land ferry and into the Willamette
river.
Three men lost their lives and $780,
900 worth OF property was destroyed
when fire of an unknown origin swept
the Ben Hur hotel at 247 Oak street.
Portland. The dead are; Chrisostomo
Madarang, "a; Thomas Carino. 26. and
]. ]. Mcdonald.
Some relief was noted in the car
situation by the mills OF the north
west last week. according 10 the fig
ures OF report for the week ending
November 20, issued by the West
Coast Lumbermsn's association. Ship