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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1914)
OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST Events Occurring Throughout the State During the Past Week. Find! Father After 25 Years. Pendleton For 25 years Floyd 8. Kerslake lived ns Floyd Griffith, un der which name he married Hattle J. Taylor, a Pendleton girl. He learned 10 days ago that his mother took htm when a baby from his father, a wealthy farmer near Salem, Ore., and gave hlna the name of his step-father. Recent communication between father and son established the Identity of the latter. The Kerslakes have gone to Salem to meet the father of the bride groom at the lattcr's request. BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON Elk Farm Is Proposed. Hermlston. An elk farm Is about to be established at Hermlston. J. It. Rnley, a young attorney of Pendleton and first president of the KoutnIii, who owns lfiO acres In nlfalfa adjoin ing Hermlston, Is negotiating with the government for a band of elk cows and one bull to be shipped from Wy oming to Sumner. Mr. Knley proposes to raise elk meat for the market. Un der the law the original herd cannot be sold for meat, but the Incrense from u domestic herd tuny be used. Craft on Spit, 8 Aboard. Gold Ueach. The gasoline schooner Randolph, with a crew of four, went ashore on the north spit of Kogue river. The llfesavlng crew from Han don arrived, but was unable to give asslstane. The Handolph has a full cargo of eannery supplies for the Wedderburn Trading company, whirh may be saved. Cuptaln John Anderson la In command of the vessel. Mine Planters Drowned. Fort Htevens. A launch loaded with mine planting equipment and manned by five soldiers was swamped at tho mouth of the Columbia rivet. Corpor al Kletupe and Private Price of the Thirty-fourth company, coast artillery. were drowned. The other occupants were hauled from the water by tho crew of a yawl which rushed to the rescue. accident. Heavy weather caused the Road Decision Postponed. Salem. Just where to spend the $175,000 retr.alnlng of the slate high way fu i 'I u.m a problem disrupted by the state highway commission. The original fund for the year waa about tfJMfi, NORMAL Special TO OPEN JUNE 22 for Course art Prepared Teachers of State. Monmouth. The lurxest attendance In Its history nnd an Interest In the modern methods for instruction, un paralleled in years, arc the prospects for the lit 14 summer session of the Oregon Normal school, announced by President J. H. Ackermuu. The sum mer term will open on June 2'i unit close July 31. Provisions have been made to meet the requirements of four clussea of student those who have had experi ence In teaching and who wish to en large their professional or academic knowledge, those who are preparing to teach in the schools that follow the state course of study, those who wish tpm ul methods In grades from the first to the eighth, inclusive, and those who wish to take regular nor mal work with a view to graduation from the Oregon Normal school, lead :ng to a !( certificate without ex mlnatlon. Cood Crop Outlook. Portland. Report from various ectiuns of the state Indicate that the grain crop of 1914 will be the largest In the history of the state. Not only Is there a largely Increased area in agriculture but, because of unusually favorable conditions, a larger than nor mal yield to the acre 1 looked for In most district. Thought It Was Medicine Poison Albany. -According to physicians, Mrs. Lulu Hornback, wife of tCrnest llornback, u local restaurant man. look a dose of sulphuric acid and po tash solution in mistake for medicine. She died of corrosive poisoning, after suffering several hours. Motor Car Returns Grow. Salem --Secretary of State Olcott announces that $7511 was received in April M fees tor motor vehicle regia- rations, dealers and chauffeurs' li cense, a against $5450 in April last f.al Woodmen Select Pensieton. Pendleton. I'endletoii has been se lectetl a.- the place for the uext KaM t-rn Oregon district eonwijtion of ihe Woodmeii of the World, which will be held Mg H, I 1- Uoak. head consul of the order, is to come .'rum Denver to attend the sessions. a Gus Johnson, of Marshfleld, was sentenced to an Indefinite term In the penlten.inry for receiving money from a man when he knew that the coin had been stolen. Stanley Henderson, locomotive en gineer for Perham & Gldler wns pin ned under the engine and severely acnlded, when the engine turned over while at work at North Bend. The registration In Mrrlon county totals 13,000. The enrollment at Sa lem wns swelled by women from 2630 to 5067. The totals for the county ex ceed by 500 the original estimates. Rurus Mallory, who was elected In 18rt6 to the national house of represen tatives, died at Portland at the age of 82 years. He was twice appointed United State district attorney for Oregon. Charles W. Tlddball of the Good Samaritan hospital, Portland, Ore., waa among those rewarded with bronze medals for an act of heroism by the Carnegie hero fund commis sion. Glllnetters at the mouth of the Col umbia river reported a good catch on the firm day of the salmon fishing season. Some of the boats brought In 400 pounds of fish. Trappers In Bakers bay are getting rendy. Antl Cigarette Day was observed by a number of the Sunday schools In Portland and Multnomah county Sun day. The occasion wns the quarterly temperance lesson taught In the Sun day schools. By orders of Colonel C. H. McKln try of the United States engineers, the dredger Chinook will be set to dredge a channel 35 feet deep ncrosa the bar nt the mouth of the Columbia river during the present year. Crops In tho vicinity of Monmouth have been benefited by the recent showers, It Is reported. The pros pects for wheat, oata, barley and oth er cereals look bright. Clover is grow ing rapidly and the Increased acreage of Imrley Is doing well. Portland's bank clearings nnd pos tal receipts for the month of April ex ceed the record of the corresponding month last year. Building permits show a total of about $Him.ooo, and real estate transfers aggregated $677, $12. Friday, May 8. Is military day In Corvnllls. The date or the annual In spection of the Oregon Agricultural College cadets and military depart ment has come to be one of the big city events. In appreciation of the annual military event the city v ill be il i i.i. ted Brit! tij.it 1 1 1 k nuil llaga. Originality or performance and unique designing won for the senior class of the Ore, mi v, ii mat Hi-hool the silver cup olfer d B I bBMBBI J. II Ackermau at the M.n.i ee,el.e, at Monmouth. Mis Kdnu Phillips, qneen or the day. made the presenta tion of the cup. Appointment of a dairy Inspector to enforce the law requiring dealers to furnish pure milk In Kugene has been requested by dairymen They arreted to pay tin the coat of the Inspection and suggested that a license be ap plied to prevent them from charging higher prices. The pelt of a i venteenfoot cougar, which was killed by Paul Wcsi who lives four miles above Seaside, on the bunks of the Necunlcum, was brought Into Seaside. The pelt will be tuken to Astoria for bounty of $10. The beast was caught In a trap all. i n had killed several of West' young Block In L G Martin, under arrest at Dal lar for the alleged attempt to swindle two banks by bud drafts for U.ltt. Pinkerton detectives at the Portland agency have made identification of .lames K. Cox, a man who Is charged with swindling St Paul and Heed City, .Mil h . hanks out of a total of $750u last May I'uder public ownership of the state printing department, the first three months of 1914 show a saving of $1. 805 86 u mouth, or a total of $5417.64 for the quarter over prices that would have been charged nude-- the old sys tem, according to the quarterly re port of State Printer K A. Harris, just submitted to the state printing board. The Corvallls council is considering the installation of a municipal paving plant Petitions for 64,000 yuids of paving to be laid during the summer have been presented to the council. Figures presented to the council by a paving expert from Seattle were to the erfect that the difference between the cost ot contract paving and muni cipal paving of the amount or paving petitioned for In Corvalll will be suf flcunt to build 2"j paving plants. Replying to u telegram from Abigail 8cott Duniway, inspired by a luncheon party in honor of Emma Smith Devoe, president of the National Council ot Women voters, Senator Chamberlain assurts Mrs. Duniway he will vote and woik for the Ifristow bill to give suffrage to women There s a humor ous feature to this for the Brlstow bill is a copy of a bill Senator Chamber lain introduced at the beginning of ii, so that Mrs. Duniway Is tlj bosSMhlafl S-naior Cham I lb) bii on bill. NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST IN IDAHO Important Occurrences Of The Past Week From Cities In Our Stat Fish Plentiful In Idaho. Lewlston. The state fish hatcher les will be abln to meet any demnnd this year for plnntlng In the Idnho streams, according to State Game Warden Barber. The new Coeur d'Alene hatchery will have a capacity of 4,000,000 ftah annually. About 250,000 fish were ta ken there from the Sandpotnt hatch ery, and a shipment has just left New York for the hatchery which will be followed In two weeks by a second shipment. It la thought that 2,000,000 eggs can be taken from South Idnho waters to supplement the New York shipment. Indian To Confer On Treaty. Lewlston. Steven J. Reuben, a Nei Perce Indian, say that a delegation of that tribe will soon leave for Wash ington, to confer with the secretary of the Interior and the commissioner of Indian affairs relative to certain fea tures of tho treaties of 1866, 1863 and 1892. The delegates selected at a re cent council are Hurrlson Kip, of Kn mlnh; James Cash Cash, of Meadow Creek, and Black Eagle Mr. Reuben says another council will be held at Kamlah this week, to be followed by a general council at Lapwal on May 4th. Insurance Man Is Held. noise. W. A. Matthews, organiser of the Overland Insurance company, arrested In Chicago on the charge of emlii.sllng $7900 from subscribers, Is held, under $6000 cash bond for trial Matthew' counsel moved to dismiss the case on the grounds that the Over land Insurance company had never been orgnnlxed legally under the laws Qf this slate. It was admitted that Matthews had sold $15,000 worth of stock, and that he hnd spent $13,000 to meet the expenses of organization. LARGE TIMBER DEAL IS UP Body of 600,000,000 Feet Will Be 8old By The Government. Lewlston. The government Is ad vertising for sale one of the largest bodies of timber ever offered In one lot. In District No. 1 of the national forest service, which Includes Mini i. in. i and northern Idaho. The pro posed sale will provide for the cutting of 6iio. lino. feet of saw timber and about 350,0110 cedar poles, appraised at more than $!,ono.oo) within BJ je..l. The timber Is located on a tract of about 36,000 acres on the Clearwater ii.iia.n.il forest, between the north ami south forks or the Clearwater rivers. The contract will provide for read Jtiiitment of stumpage prices at Inter v .i Is. as (lie sale progresses. 1 he state of Idaho will benefit In the sum of at least $360, 000 hy the sule as a result of the regular provis ion that 25 pur Vent or all receipts from forest resources are turned over to i lie state for distribution among the counties within the national forest, areas for use of school and roud pur poses In those counties. An additional 10 per cent will be devoted to road construction, where it will benefit both the settlers and the nallonul forest. Form Agricultural Clubs. Post Falls - One hundred and fift seen pupils iii the grades anil high si linul, out or an enrolment or 3uo, organised agricultural clubs here. T. W. Potter or the liolden improvement committee ami Idaho state club super visor, addressed the pupils on impur lance of prat Ileal education along agricultural line. Corn, potuto. bread, sewing and poultry clubs composed the list, or fleers and club advisers were electel. Timber Company Buys Idaho Land. Orofino. During the past week tiinte than 3uoo acres of laud in 4u acre tracts were sold at public auc tion by W. E. Daggett and Ken Bush, state laud appraisers. The entire lot was purchased by the Polluted Dum ber company fur a total of $36,860 08. The lumber company has owned the timber on the land for several years. Boy, 11, I Explosion Victim. Lapwal. The 1! ear old sou of W. G Eiliutt of Myitis was scrioush in jured by the explosion of s dynamite cap. The index finger and thumb of the left hand were blow u off and the boy's eye injured. The dynamite had been left In an abandoned building near the roadside by workmen Slayer Of Two Ends Life. Pocatello. James Carr Saturday af tenmon shot and killed Mrs. G. D Thayr. then shot h.-r husband am' fired a bullet Into his own braiu with fatal results. Thayer died an hour latt r 'I he shooting, according to the police, was the result of Carr' ,u fstuaiion for Mrs Thayer. Jewelry Should be purchased from your home jew eler who stands ready at all times to make it Rood. We have the late pat terns and standard makes to select from. Official watch man of this section. for the railroads KbBBBIBS aV 9 , j m, yjTji if-ffjlyv- i R mbmSbVISAbbv. OF ONTARIO. ORE W. W. LETSON, ONTARIO, OREGON. HERE IS A SNAP 00 acres of choice land near Ontario with water right; 48 acres in high state of cultivation; farm machin ery, 4 head of horses, farm wagon nnd hack ; all for $6,000. Half cash, balance on terms. Address Postoffice Box 94 Ontario, Oregon A Good Bank In a Good Country We have several hundred Government Bulletins on corn and hog growing, and on the selection of seed corn. We will distribute those Bulletins free to all who call for them, as long as the supply lasts. Resources Over Half Million Dollars OFFICERS AND DIKKCTOKS A. L. COCKRUM, President; H B. COCKRUM. Caahier T. TURNHULL, Vice President C. W.PLATT Aaa't. (ashler C. E. KENYON J. D. BILLINGSLY L. II. COCKRUM Old papers at th Argus office -25 rents per hundred. Just what you need to line your cabin and Place under th carpet A Complete Line of JMMttrj &tittum?n) At the Argus Office Empire Lumber Company, Limited WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DBALBR8IM Sash, Doors, Lumber, Lime, Cement, Plaster and Coal BOLE AGENTS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF Malthoid Roofing; and all P & B Products Tlie Most Complete Line of Building MuUtuiI. If you can not tintl it anywhere MUM to us. We have it. t'lst' Three High Class Papers Free All subscribers who are in arrears can by paying up back account and one year in advance to The Argus secure the fol lowing publications Absolutely Free: Fruit Grower and Farmer, (SSL1) $1.00 The Vegetable Grower (monthly) .50 Woman's World ( monthly ) .50 This is an exceptional opportunity to square up old accounts and prepare tor the Future lj? (Sntarui Anjttn P. (). Box 128 Phone 47 J. 1