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ÜREGON NEWS NOTES
CF GEHERAL INTEREST
Scio is Proud of Bo
hemians
Principal Events of the Week
Briefly Sketched for Infor
mation of Our Readers.
Washington. April 18 Senator
Chamberlain has a telegram
from the Bohemian citizens of
Scio,
expressing
loyalty
to
\merica and urging the freedom
of Bohemia from the llapsburg
dynasty. Evening Telegram.
txiunty will be (I a scalp
At pres
<-nt it Is only (I 5<>
>‘r«’m invrstlsations ma<te by agents
•>f the Oregon Washington llailr«»«! a
\a< .-ation system, this »«■«»«,n » crep
! wheat will b«' t»elow normal uniras
mor«* than ih«* ordinary acr«-age of
Or»fon Development Newa In l.ln» of
spring wheat Is s«'wn.
An «-«lunate that 45 per cent of th--
Industrie*. Payroll*, and Product*
w«HMÌ«-n vessel« to to- built by th«- f«-«l
of L«bor sud Untcrprise.
ersi «hipping board, th«* program of
A food preparcdtie«« campaign la whlih «all« for I»' '» carriers, will be
built it Pa< Ifb < ait yu. ds Is made
now in iu Th«- I into*»
Oregon export potato crop for
!.. i(- pr> «»hl.«tn<• Mi Arthur
Astoria is to have a chapter of tli<
Athletics of «'wry «!■ rlptlon hsw
1916 estimated at $1,400,000.
American Itcd Cross So«««-ty
t«-'
ii «Hsconllninwl at the University
A * • 0« o corporation 1» twing form
Coos county has 250 sq miles
of Or«'«
Ail energie» of th«- unlver
ship
rd
In
Ma
shflcld
lo
establish
a
of coal area and does not supply
«■'. will I-. dirocted t.-Asrd prspar
y «rd
local consumption.
leg studenti for military duty amt
Uhturse factories all over the ■ tatr
«•specially
toward duty aa officer«
Albany working to secure a
*l- imolng m.w, but operations are on
The following named have tu-en
The following article from the a llmltevl «• tie
cannery.
Jamesville, Wn. Gazette is going
The total coat of op«-r«ilng Mult sip nt«11 p • - , « m-< ter» in < iregun M rs
New shingle mill to start in the rounds of the pres* and all n 'tinh ci ui ty s five ferry t>. at» for th« Ffilv < Wilson at Narrow«. Harney
county. In place of <* A Haiti««, de
I«ane Co.
"th«* boys” are giving H a hearty year 1914. wa, *'.«3,5*3 7«
< .«• d Nick J dm»« n at Norway t'oos
A meeting < f th«1 commissioners of
I-aGrande has motor car ser- amen!
iiunty V <
1 II M-< h «key resign
the 13 port« of the «tale of Oregon
vice to Elgin.
«•«I Mrs Rosa I llndlcott at I eneve
When other folks donate a will b«* tmld in Portland May !5
r«H«s county, ami I.«ander II Spurgeon
Helix forming stock company hall, donate the lights, donate
The llors«' Show given at Wiodburn
to build flouring mill.
the heat, donate the music, do by the Wo'slb rti Retail Meri t .«uta at Hiv*, t’urry county Izuwr am!
Hit«-« a e n-'w n'tlces
asKM-latlim su largely attended.
Pendleton and Umatilla have nate the speaking, donate th«'
Th* Issuing of commerci»! flshtng
II. L. Full«r. a your.g farmer reald
new railroad motor car service. decoratio:.s. donate the feed, do Ing near t’reai « II. ».«« killed by a I < « lise» has been going on rapidly
2l>0 foot ship launched for Lib nate the invitations, donata*the kl< k In the face by <i »n«> of hia horse* • Im«- the first of the month Tim f|«h
Fire wl|xd out a number of «tore ami game war I« r » ofQre has l««uod
by. MeNeil «St Libby at Portland. programs, in fact everything
connect-»! with the entertain buildings tn S vlem The total Io«* 209, giMwl until March !i. livIK
Bend power plant to build
(.'oustrm turn work on the electric
*30.000 and
ment, an«! no charge is made for Is «i»tlmat<-d
$30,000 addition.
power Um- fr< tn Hohlimtt to Pli»«
‘.mb
admission, or there is nothing to, Portland leads all station» In thè Valley ba* been »tatted by lb» ldab«>.
Portland candidate for city sell, it ought to be clear to all
country for th«- numbar of rcculta for Oregon l.lxhi « Power <->ni| au> an«l
commission advocates "home
fairminded p<*ople that then it is th«' navy obtiilm-d «luring th«- pa«t two It 1« eifwcted that th« work will be
manufactured goods and home
rompU-ted throusb to <’orn i«-«>i-> i l>>
perfectly fair to come to the wea-ka
labor.” This is timely when the
•arly fall
Herbert Nunn, of Multnomah coun
Gazette and ask it io donate its
ty has been selccle«! by the stat«* high
v full troop of cavalry 75 men -for
civic auditorium is to be erected
service in bringing the crowd way commlsnisn a» «tale highway en th«" Or«'(on national guard •«« n
from North Dakota brick.
that is necessary to make a suc glneer
cruited In Portland In all hour*, un
Government statistics show cess of the affair.
An active cam’ sign has been started tier direction of Adjutant General
that electric light and other utili
How many times will it be in Portland to ra.n>- *19 m « by private George A White It »a* designated
ties are practically the only com necessary for the Gazette to ex donations to < s’abhsb a na al ba»«' a* troop li Flrit Oregon cavalry, and
supplements troop A.
modities that have declined in plain that when a thing happens hospital unit
Food prices for wool are ass lire, I
Petition* asklns that the county
price.
it is news? Announcing it be th«- grower» thia year, according to H court of Douglas county call a »|«e«i*|
A freak law makes it a crime fore it happens is plain anil sim W Mct'lur«-. << < rotary of tin- National el«-« tlon on hno I tor th«- purpoa"
of Cotill.; bonil* 111 th«- «Uta «g *555.OOO
to sell wood by the load in this ple advertising, a service which Wrsdgrower» a»««« iatlon
The flrit we«-k of .May will !>«• 'Ore
with which to construct permanent
state. Next it will be a crime we are pleas <1 to offer for sal«'
g««n Cleanup week
It was so de
roads In Ikiuglaa county have been
to sell radishes by the bunch.
at a very moderate price, just slgnnte«l In a pro« '.»mat ii abl'h «a* placed In circulation
Gn-uml »nt broken for th«« new
Road between Cottage Grove the Mme a» the merchant offers ls»u«'il by Governor W ith'•■« n I««'
The l*«>ik county court hu» appro •aw mill of the Pacific Stat«-* Timber
and Camas Swale to be im his goods for sale. There is no
more reason fur a newspaper prtate«l i.'omi toward the evpe'r-« of lnve«tin«-nt company at Austin Work
proved.
buIhliUK hill»’ Hill**»» of new highway on the mill, of 1(0,000 feet «tally capa
$1,000,000 Hawley paper mill giving away its advertising than from ¡iwttpsnd« •»♦•«• to the Benton city, will be rushed and th«- plant
there is for the merchant to county boiiDdar)
probably will I m > ready for operation
starts at Oregon City.
stand behind his counters and
The count) court r»f Curry county by the middle of June
584 head of cattle sell for $23,-
Captain Hoy H Knot commanding
give away h's merchandise to ail may refuse to « ail a »p«'< lai election
360 at Lakeview.
<>n Jun«' 4. to vote on th« statr mew*
th«- Fifth company, coaat artillery
who come and ask for it.
urea, on the ground that the bill call corp*. (>r««ou national guard, of Al
Heppner farmers to build big
We are not fi. ding fault with Ibg th«* election is Invali«)
batiy. ha* rec«lv««d notice of hl« ap
grain elevator.
anybody, be ause the public is
For a consideration of approvi
polatment by Adjutant General White
Fruitland people to build a not to blame.
Eor years some malely *,' 4 •«•'., J N S« ott. of kill« i a aa a member of the general staff of
cannery.
newspapers have simply gone has purchased 340 acres from W R th«' Oregon national guard.
Repreaentative llawlcy introduced
10 Coos county banks set aside down on their knees so to speak, Taylor 1 he land la «Hunted one an i
a half mil«'« we*t of Athena
bill« In congre** appropriating lion.
$50,000 to be loaned to farmers chased folks ail over a ten acre
Miss Alvetut Howard, senior at Imo each for public building* at ore
to purchase pure bred cattle.
lot and begged them to carry Pacific University. ha* been »le« tr«l gon City, Granta Pa«», Corvallis and
The sequel to the Adamson away their advertising wi iteups queen for the May day exvr< l*e* to Ashlan«) He also Introduce a bill ap
law has promptly made its ap free. Conditions have changed be held by th«- college students and preprinting *5u.0<)0 for flab cultural
townspeople at Forest Grove May II
•tatIon» on the Columbia river.
pearance in the petition of '.lie so that this gen« rosily is no
As far as th«' state of Oregon Is con
All arrnngemi'tit« have be«r> com
eastern and western railroads longer possible even if it was corned, the crime of treaoon does not pleted whereby the Wittenberg King
evlst. regardless of war At Irait there company of Tire Dalles will cri-ct a
for and increase of rates. High sensible.
la no penalty for such «rimo, accord
fruit ami vegetable pro««",« factory In
er wages, dearer supplies and
Ing to lawyers who have « lamlned
Salem at a coat of ,150,000, according
necessary new equipment can be
law
to announcement mad«* by Ivan G
met only by an augmented reve
The Gagnon sawmill company of .M< Ihuilel. manager of the Salem Com
nue. This the railroads ask for
Medford has in»ta!l«'<l ma< hln«'ry for menial club
the manufacture of bog »hooks of
Life Insurance policies held by
and this they are entitled to.
which It plans to put out at least 300,- soldiers ami «a I lor» of the United
Corvallis G. T.
ooo this year, representing a value of States government enlisting from the
Pendleton company employing
Saturday night, April 21st, >30.000
stat«' of Oregon will not be canceleil
37 men on construction of 40 given in the Bohemian hall at
Th»' Crook county G« mm I Hoads aaso by reason of such service during time
harvesters.
Richardson Gap, under the aus elation has pass«--! a resolution In of war. according to a statement Is
pices
of the Farmers Union. Will favor of a special election for the pur sued by Insurance Commissioner
Many ties will be shipped from
pose of voting on a r<m nt y bond Issue Harvey Well«
commence at 8 p m.
Port Orford.
of *74.000 for the conslructlou of p«-r
Henator chamberlain an<1 Represent
Owing to unforseen circum manent roads
Stive Hawley r< Introduced in the sen
Marshfield to do considerable
stances the entertainment will
Predictions are mud«* by AnnlMnnt ate and bouse th«' bill of last swwalon
paving.
State Huper Intendent of Public in ratifying th« compact between the
be postponed until a later date.
U S railroads complete plans
struction Carleton that fully 3000 Ore state of Oregon and Washington, un
gon lea« her» will t»«« <>ni« members of 4«*r which they proposed to everctse
to co-operate in every way with
the N K. A. before It convene» In joint Jurisdiction over fisheries In the
government to handle war situ
Portland In July.
Columbia river
ation.
At a me.'tlng of the «tate water
Four fatal and 133 non fatal Indul
Echo shearing plant to Clip
board State Engineer Ixwla waa trial accidents were reported to Ih»
One 3-year old mare, one directed to begin the survey of water 'state industrial accident commission
80,000 sheep.
yearling gelding.
Address:
rights on Cherry creek tributary to during the week
The victims of the
North Bend mill to cut spruce
John l*ay river. In Jefferson and fetal accidents vers Joseph McCoid,
E. Gerard.
for U S aeroplanes.
Portland shipbuilding, Izonard K.
40t2
Jordan, Oregon Wheeler counties
Farmers of Clackamas county are Haiby, Portland, pater mill; M l-ow
Molalla Electric Co to extend
line from Donrld to Fargo and * Best contract paint prices at saving coyote scalps until after the ery. Deer Island, logging. William C.
raise In bounty, which goes Into ef dtuctser. Portland, sawmill
Free
ewspaper
Space
Don’t Formet the Biq
Dunce
For Sale
Buttevill«; work to atari at once
Peery’s.
o
School Buildinq for
Sale
The school board of District
65 will accept offers up tu the
6th of May for the old school
building; alfo for ulmut 50 rods
of 9-bar woven wire fencing
with oak posts.
t he B >ard reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
J. B. COUEY
District Clerk.
•
Congressman McArthur sass
congress should have courage to
pass legislation permitting de
velopment of western water
power and ignore so called con
servationists. who are making
play for political capital only.
Ohi pa|>eni 5 cents a bundle at
the New s oflice.
Under a ruling of Attorney General
Brown to the effect that money de
rived from the quarter mill lav and
from the sale of l>««nds under the Hean
llarrvtl law must be applied In mat« li
Ing th«' federal appropriations, the
st»!«- highway <<>mml»«ioil Is unable
to undertake any conatructlon work
until after lite paving boinl election Is
held
Through the advice and manage
ment of County Agriculturist Jay L.
Smith Coos county dairy in« n w ho In
the past two years have ma«le very
liberal purchases of registered and
high grad« dairy rtixk. are about to
ln< real* their le-ut towards better
tr « • ling of da.ry cattle by the addltl« n
of from 6<> to I1' 1 r< glstered bull» ami
heifers.
('. W Hungorford, of the United
Htates depsrtineiit of agriculture. re
cently arrived at the Oregon «grimi
tural college, wher«' he la working
cooperatively with the »»tension ser
vice In carrying on certain cereal
Investigations in Oregon. Mr Hung
erford reports the presence of 4 new
grain rust which attacks the heads.
and Is highly destructive to the crops
The new pest is known an yellow
stripe rust.
' The hop vines must go." Huch
wa« the decision made by 1« growers
of the larg'-«t «< ring«-* In Polk county,
who. after two years of unprofitable
growing, due to increase«! coat of pro
duction and lower prlc«-s of hops, have
de« ided to plant their lam! to crops
which will help In swelling the supply
of foodstuffs in the United States dur
ing the present season
The plow
ha« commence«! its work of remov
ing the vine« from between 1500 and
000 acres of land
Word has been roeelvod by the pub
lic service rommlaslon that the na
tlonal industrial traffic league on «ar
demurrag«' am! shortage, after a con
ference with the rommlttrr on rrla
Ilona of the American Hallway asao
elation, tins glvrn Ila tentative ap
proval to the demurrage rule*. Includ
ing the average agreement, which
were promulgat«*«! by the <>r«r«in pub
lie service commission and became
effective In this state on January
this year
Indications point to
fact that the rilles adopted by
Oregon cotnniis <lon will come
prset: si universal Use througboutlb«
United dtaU's