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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (March 27, 1913)
i M mm OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST Events Occurring Throughout the State During the Past Week. Fire Protection i Big Drain. Salem. During the year 18,12 stock firm Insurance rompanli-H oporntlnR In Oregon collected over twice as much In premiums uk tliejr paid out In fir losses Tho'tolal premiums 00110010(1, aocordlng to n statement 1st ued by But Ineurniue Commissioner J. W. Ferguson, for tha year wore $3,252, 893. while the total amount paid out for fire loaaea woa $1,647,931. BRIEF NEWS OF 0RE80N Schedule la Arranged. Corvallla. An official schedule ot Oreajon Electric sorrlce for Corvallla, rla the branch from Oray, four ml lea aat of thla olty, nnnouncea 10 triUna eeoh way dally. Kach main line train north and south will be met at Oray, nd two through trains between Cor rallla and Portland will be operated, with a running schedule of thr. a heura. INDUSTRIAL BODY NAMED eekwlth, Marahall and sbcock Are Chosen. Salem. Harrey BeckwHh and W. A Marahall. or Portland, and C. D. Bab oook, of Salem, will constitute tha Industrial accident commission creat ad under the workmen's compensation aot paaaed by the laat laglalature. Tha ppolntmenta were made public by Governor Weat and corroapond to pre diction that have bo.n mud aa to tie peraonnel of the oommlasion. Under the term or the act It la con templated that three member of the oommlasion shall represent the varied Interests in the state- -one the employ ar, one tha employe ami one luemuet the people of the state at Inrge. Following out the contemplation ot the terma or the act. Governor Waat named Mr Heckwith to represent tha employers. Marshall to represent tha laboring Interests and I lu, brock to rep reaeut the state ut large. Qlendaia Man Murdered In Cabin. Olendale. A murder was committed at Wolf Creek, rour milea (mm this City, end Jim Merry, a section hand until recently employed by the South era Pacific here, waa the victim. It la believed the crime waa committed by a man named Chapman, who realded at Wolf Creak. The body or the mur dared man waa found In Chapman'a cabin with the skull crushed. Chap man la miaalng. When Merry waa laat seen he und Chapman were togothei a nl are thought to have none to the lniier'4 cabin for the nlghi RMI men hail In .mi drinking lieuvily and tha crime U probably the result of a drunsi u row. Henry ia Acquitted. Albany Kalph Henry, acquitted ol a charge of murder In the firat degree for the Ulling or George Dodd ne CorvalllH last October, was taken tc the state Insane asylum at SHlem on a commitment made by Judge Kelly. fcuuH m the vordlct or the Jury, which found Henry not guilty on grounds ol Insanity. Henry will remain In the asylum uu til oxperta pronounce him entirely sane and entitled to liberty Henry walked out clioerrully from jail, where he has IMirl the laat rour ami onu hair months. He expect.-, to M uur ated within a rew daya. TWO DIE ON THE GALLOWS Humphrey Brothera Do Not Flinch On Scaffold. Salem Expiating their oHme ol the murder or Ellaa Grtrrith. near Phil omath, in June. 111. George and CbJLriea Humphreys went to then doom without a murmur. Both or the men walked atolldly to the scaffold ascended the steps with firm tread and without fliiichlug allowed the prl aon ofricials to strap their arms and legB while Marr O. Lee. Episcopal mln later, was declariug their tuuocenee to the assembled witnesses. The two men died as they had llvad stolid and apparently atu med to their aurrouudinga. and aeem igly un appreclatlve or the awrul lute which awaited them. V.t.r.n. Can Attend Cal.bretlen. Halem Acoordlug to in provlalons o, . meaaure paaaad by the last lele- ilr. mEm 5oo y'ggS for veterans of tn. Civil War who Hni,uud in the battle of Gettysburg. ZSSZX celebration of the h iverbary or the event In Pennayi mm tor t le celebratlr .. and they are nm -Mie as the appro rHaXw Hcfor shall be. ntltl. fT ;it(- Loit A. I ii'i.i i iiiv. a pioneer of south orn Oregon, committed suicide by hanging at dints Pass. Z. A French of AlrlTe received in cliHtige a silver dollar which he had marked and spent In Karlham, Iowa, 11 years ago. The Neahcoxie Hotel, formerly the old i;. mi hart Hotel, which for 25 years has been an historic beach landmark, burned to the ground. I A Monmouth dairyman received las' month a check ror $158.16 for th cream produced from hla herd of Jer sey cows, making an average of $14.37 for each cow. Public lands will be the principal toplo nt the western governors' con ference in Utah, probably In June, un der the plana of Oovarnor Wat, wha la president of that conference. Governor West has appointed C. C. Gibbs of I aseview to th offlca ef county attorney of Lake county, under the provisions of the county attorney law, which becomes effective June 4. James Stephens, city marshal of Mil ton, who has arrested several for vie I i'iiii or the ordinance which prohtb its spitting on the sidewalk, was him self luted t. ISO and costs ror the sama often aa. W. 9. Anderson has boon deprived by law or marrying Mary Tlbbeta, the Inst or the Columbia Hlver tribe ol Indians, with whom he had lived tot l" years, and who is the mother of ui two children. With the death of Wong Oee, th Make? concert band la mourning tha losa of Ita Chinese soloist. During the summer concerts th oriental would sit on the bandstand and sing with the musicians. Mrs. Roy E. Johnson, wire or th n gtner at th F1aobr-Hnlly sawmill in Springfield. Is at a local hospital In a aerioua condition as a result of being badly burned when hr clothing oaugbl Mr rrom th kitchen store. O. H. Todd, of Bugene, and Alfred Todd, of Portland, have leased aever al hundred acre of land eight mtlei east of Eugene, where they will ei gage extensively tn th growing ol peppermint for the market. Escaping rrom th asylum at Cha mawa where h waa committed losl tall niter terrorising th neighborhood for several year, Lewla Hahn, alf styled "Emperor Solomon," waa cap lured after a rew hours liberty. Arthur Bugene Davis. 10-reer-old son or Rev. M. C. Davis, of Woll Croak, waa killed at the Horse Shot mine on Coyote Creek by a prematura explosion. Ha waa taken to Woll Creek, but dld without regaining oon aclousuHMB. William Hartman. an employ of th Oregon Electric, woe lctrocutd while working In the mouth of a tun ii. -i near Orvlll. Mmbra of lb railroad commlaalon are making an investigation of th accident. It hat not been lrned whether th man had relative. Thomas Myers, while handling ma cblnery for lb Belcher mine at Whit Bey, was killed by a heavy flywheel falling on him His back was broken, and he lived but a short while afte: the uoctdenl. A apeclal engine we aent to Sumpter tor a phyalclan. bul the Injured man died before help ar rl''il Sheep shearing Is praotlcally all finished In Polk county lor thla season The tanner say that th ylld or wool is muib lighter ibis yaar than tot many years past, and attribute th cauM to the rew storms during th winter Three or tour pounds pei ahoep are the average among many I.,,,-' Mocks. 'lh.i city council or Newport adopted a resolution censuring the United mates engineer corps ror reporting s depth Bf only 8 or I feet of water on V eiuina bay Inr au.l ordering the city roidor to a ntc 10 the Oregon eeua tors and representative aaktng them to take early action In obtaining an . Wa Vutiitlni authoritative survey o. "- " br' .. w Kugene Hanrord or Th Dalle has been nominated lor midshipman In tha Annapolis naval academy by Congre. ,., suinott and Addl.on Y. Flnkel burg of Maker Is named as iMmB Kxam.nat.o.,- w... be held I. m or Msker on April 1$. Any otb voung mu aged btw.n II and 30 year, are e.lglbl. to tek. th .xamln- utlon. . The contract ha beea let for tha bridge to be built by Marlon county and Yamhill county JolnUy at a point ::r Nwberg over the Willamette rttif The contract for th. con.tn.a- .tt let to h. Pacific 1'oa.t Sale sto- bj u, rTrJJjgtt Friday D AlllVlllJP I Sails I 9 a ft 1 and linOn REMOVAL SALE r company, and th. eteel to th. Northwest Steal company. . o . . nre cost of the .tructure will be $U. SJ The bridge will be of the can- i.lev.r style An unknow. man wa. MM BJB1 te fair grounds a. Sal.m aumably stealing a rid. on a J Fac.tlc train. Th. body wa. dlscov.r 2 .hort.y after th. train had peaaed uml coronor Clough waa notified. No l)a,.rs or other object, were found ;,h body which could I.. the ,as idenUfloaUon HI. garb UAX JSa that be was a laboring - the presumption la - " the beams while trying to beat Wa way. Having bought all the ladies' and children's goods of the LONG BANKRUPT STOCK from M. Alexandei and leased the building, I will inaugurate one of th greatest sales ever pulled off in Ontario. Two Big Sales in One 1st, I bought this Bankrupt Stock so I could sell it for less than you ever heard of goods selling for before. 2nd, I Ml) ST MOVE, and I make the price so you will move much of this merchandise for me. n( i - ,. , gajasj ,--. Read a Few of the Many Marvelous Prices ryfi Shirt Waists I SuitsandCoats i fa 75 to $1.25 Waists 35c I 1 lot Ladies' Suits $5.00 $18 to $20 Spring Suits - - $10.00 Hot Spring Coats $10.00 $1100. $3. to $4.00 Silk Waists 98c - V Kimonas, short 35c I Silk Dresses $1Q.00 $1. 5J Long Kimonas 69c I $8 Silk and Serge $1.2J House Dresses 69c 75cto$lGinghan Petticoats 35c $1.50 to $3.00 white duck Skirts 89c 25 to 35c Corset Covers - 19c $1.25 Gowns - - - 69c 98c Gowns - 50c Qfrttirl's Wash bresses 35c 10-yards Calico 12 to 15c yd Ginghams 45c 10c Dresses J $3.98 $12 Silk and Serge TVaodnc i. ' ti 18 $4.50 Dress Skirts $1.98 $1.25 Corsets - 69c $2.00 Corsets - $1.00 Big Line of Dress Skirts 5.00 to $7.00 Skirts - $3.69 to $4.98 $3.98 Silk Skirts - $2.25 MEN'S HATS land Pants ! mjk'YlVvvij Closing Out at 50c; on the Dollar These are real Bargains SHOES! SHOES! Did You Ever See Such Prices on Shoes? 1 lot Ladies' and Children's Shoes and Slippers, Per pair gQ( 1 lot Ladies, 'hildren and Boys' Shoes - - $1.00 One lot Ladies and Big Girls, lace or button $1.69 1 lot Men's Shoes $2.50 $3.00 at $1.98 I V Remember, this is small portion of the many enticing prices. Everything has to be moved -everything specially priced. Fridayl March 29, 9:00 A. M You can always do better at W. T. LAMPKIN'S CASH STORE J