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About The Cottage Grove sentinel. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon) 1922-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1910)
rnw huitoi 2 Sections VOLUME IV FIRST STEP IS TAKER Railroad Building to National Forest Reserve. TWO SAWMILLS ON THE LINE Preliminary Work in Connection With Cutting Millions of Feet of .Timber Inaugurated This Week.—Con- tract.Will Be Executed. The work of constructing a railroad track from the terminus of the Oregon & Southeastern at Disston to the seat proposed timber operations in the National Forest Reserve was inaugu rated this week, and will be pushed to completion as rapidly as possible. The Oregon & Southeastern is building a Y. to connect with the new line, the con struction of which latter is by the. tim ber company. The Y will also touch the site soon to be occupied by the Star Lumber Company’s new mill, the ma chinery for which will be moved from Star. The line to be built by the tim ber company will be three-quarters of a mile in length, and must be complet ed before the pther preliminary work preparatory to cutting.the 175,000,000 feet of Forest Reserve timber can be undertaken. The contract between the timber company and the government will be executed within a few days. The com pany has been formed and articles of incorporation willbefiled with the Sec retary of State immediately before the execution of the; contract. The work of building the extensive sawmill will then be pushed to an early completion. VIEW BIG ORCHARD TRACT. Easterners Will Boost the Churchill- Matthews Lands. , Messrs. R. A. Tufford of Milwaukee, Wisconsins and E, L. Natheé of Grand Rapids, Michigan, were in Cottage Grove on Friday last accompanied by A. C. Churchill, of the Churchill-Matthews company of Portland. The gentle men visited the big orchard tract be ing planted by the Portland firm at Lo rane, twelve miles west of this city, and the Easterners were so greatly pleased with the prospect that they be came interested in the plan, and will represent the Churchill-Matthews-com pany in the selling of five and ten-acre tracts. A considerable number of the Community booklets, in which the 1000- acre orchard is most handsomely illus trated were taken east, and will be cir culated where they will do the most good. The Churchill-Matthews company, as has heretofore been chronicled by The Sentinel, will plant apple and pear trees on this extensive tract of land. Dur ing the fall and winter a crew of men and teams have been employed clearing and plowing land, building fences and setting out some few trees. Planting will be continued during favorable weather until the thousand acres are set out. WILL BE SOUVENIRS. New Postage Stamp Will Not Get Into General Circulation. The new issue of postage stamps went on sale January 1. About $1,000,- 000 worth of the stamps of the first hew design are being held in.Chicago to be sold there. In the meantime a change will be made in the design of the new 2-cent stamp. This change'has been made necessary through the discovery that the international postal regula tions require that Arabic numerals to denote the denomination of the stamp shall be used, while the new stamps have orily the words “Two Cents” on them. These stamps will be disposed of and no more of ~ them made. As a result there is a big demand from statap collectors for them, and it is possible that a greater part of these “two cent” stamps will not go into use, but ; will be held by stamp collectors. COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON, FRIDAY. JAN. 7. 1910 which only the location work has been performed, runs $150,000 to the ton. Thé strike is located between eight and nine miles from the mouth of the river and is in the vicinity of the McKinley mine, which has been operating for some 12 years. THE LAST CALL IS MADE. Persons Who Want The Sentinel Must Make Prompt Payment. The Sentinel has this week sent but statements to all delinquent subscrib ers, and in. addition it takes this means of urging recipients to make prompt payment. The Sentinel is'’too large and too juicy to be conducted on tick, and therefore the pay-in-advance rule must be enforced. This is not a tear ful tale of woe, and we may not be in actual need of the money, but it is a business proposition, and a newspaper must be conducted along business lines to succeed as well as any other traffic. There is a considerable amount due The Sentinel on subscription account, and inasmuch as it is due, it belongs to us and—we want it. That’s business. If there are any who cannot meet the requirements, come and tell us about it. And, again, if'there are any who repudiate payment they will do us a favor by notifying us. One thing is certain, “those who dance must pay the fiddler.” We hope and trust, that The Sentinel merits the support of the en tire comniunity-,—that is our constant aim—and that it is sufficiently appre ciated by delinquent subscribers to meet With a prompt response to this appeal. PASSING OF A PIONEER. Father of Mrs. Henry Veatch Dies at His Home in Corvallis. • Robert L. Buchanan, father of Mrs. H. H. Veatch of this city, and one of the prominent pioneers of Benton coun ty, died at his home in Corvallis on Saturday after an illnesss of two months. Mrs. Veatch was at the bed side when death came. Mr. Buchanan was born in England October 15, 1823. He came to the United States in the time of the gold discoveries in 1849. Like many of the early Oregonians, he gathered together several thousand dol lars in dust.in the California diggings, and camé to Oregon to engage in agri culture. With a brother and three sis ters he settled in a rich agricultural region about 10 miles south of Corval lis, where he amassed extensive pro perty holdings. Mr. Buchanan was married in England and is survived by thè widow, THE NONPARIEL IS OBTUSE. Fails to Comprehend Obtaining Condi tions Regarding Nesmith. The Drain Nonpariel misunderstands obtaining conditions when it says a few of Cottage Grove’s leading citizens were instrumental in bringing about the Nesmith county movement. It was not a few but many citizens, all of whom may be considered “leading” in this proposition. There is every argu aient in favor of the county of Nesmith being formed, and as yet we have en countered no good and sufficient reason why it should not be given existence. Not even the Nonpariel, which is most bitterly opposed to the movement from purely selfish reasons, has submitted one logical argument against the for mation of Nesmith. ANOTHER CHANGE IN TIME. Southern Pacific Starts the New Year With a New Schedule. Another change in the passenger train schedule of the Southern Pacific went into effect on New Year’s day. The greatest change is in the time of the. Shasta Limited, which goes north in the forenoon instead of late in the af ternoon. This change is made on ac count of putting a through train on be tween San Francisco and Seattle. There are only slight changes in the time of other trains, as will be noted by the time-table, published elsewhere in these columns. Knights Are Buying Warrants. The Cottage Grove lodge, K. of P., having a surplus of funds on hand have decided to purchase outstanding munic ipal warrants to the amount of several hundred dollars at a discount of not less Fifty-Three Sundays'in 1910. There are fifty-three Sundays in this than 6 per cent. The city’s genera- kyear, an occurance that will not happen fund is depleted, and these warrants ¡ again for 110 years. This extra Sunday will probably have to be carried a year. I can be utilized in various ways and one •> Must Not Mutilate Coins. hundred and ten years later you will Notice has been served on jewelers probably be paying the penalty or en that gold and silver coins must not be joying the pleasure of the method in converted into jewelry, as it is a viola which you choose to spend this extra tion of Revised Statutes No. 5459 be Sunday. , cause the coin’s identity is riot com pletely destroyed It is customary for Copper in Curry County. I A rich discovery of copper ore at the jewelers to smooth coins and engrave [mouth of the Rogue river in Curry monograms on the mutilated sidé. I county has been reported by Issac A. Klamath Falls Booked. I Muncy, a member of the legislature of The basketball team of Klamath Falls [that county. The new strike carries a hàs. Arranged for a trip through the I large percentage of native copper and state, and will meet the Nesmith team [is said to «run high in gold, silver plati- at the Armory on January 19. This is I »urn and irridum. A specimen sample said to be the strongest team in Ore [from the croppings on the ledge, upon I gon. . state school superintendent. The sup erintendents responded generally and the following candidates were named : I L. R. Aiderman, of Eugene; E. D. Ressler, of Corvallis; A. J. Churchill, of Baker City ; R'. F. Robinson, of Port In a communication to The Bandon tion ¡by the high quality of fruit, land, and P. L. Campbell of Eugene. Recorder,/A, Haberly strikes the key brought about not by climate or soil, Mr. Jones took, these’ candidates as a note to success when he says that co but by a strong fruit association such basis for a “straw vote.” operation in thé fruit industry is abso as The Sentinel has heretofore urged SOME THINGS WE HAVE. ’ lutely necessary. Eleven years ago in Cottage Grove, Such an association Medford’s fruit industry had not attain- fixes Ijhe standard that must be compli Lane County Briefly Outlined by the Portland Journal. éd its present stupenduous proportions ; ed with by all shippers. TJjen, too, in nor did the fruit raisers receive the pre this locality trees are not properly trim . The Portland Journal, in reviewing sent high prices for their fruit. Itjs, med, or pruned, and sprayed, while in the counties of the state, contains the however, just to say that the fruit then the Rogue River valley, Hood River, following regarding Lane : raised was not up to the present stand Yakima and other sections, scientific “Lane county has a total area of 2,- ard as to quality.< .Apple growers were attention is given to orchards. 714,500 acres. The government’s esti elated because they sold their, entire We Ijave no fruit growers’ association mate of its standing! timber is 34,000,- crop for 85 cents per box f.'o. b. at With such capital and strength as the 000,000 feet. Lumbering, mining, di Medford. This year they recéived more Regie River association-through whom versified farming, stock raising and than $2.00 on an average for their ap all the buying and shipping is done. dairying are its principal industries. ples and a much higher price for their We employ no inspector at our own ex The county raises each year more than pears. Then a hundred dollars profit pense to see that the fruit that is ship 1,000,000 pounds of hops. Its manufac per acre per annum was considered ped under the name of our fruit associ tories are valued at $15,0Q0,000, its good. Now apples reach as high as ation's up to the standard required for farms at $9,000,000, livestock at $1,- eight or nine hundred dollars while the . grade marked on the «box. They 300,000, its farm products at $1,600,000. pears reach as high'as $1100 to $1300 have such an inspector. We have no The county produces each year more profit per acre per annum. At that cold storage plant where ’ our fruit can than 1,500,000 bushels of grain, 150,000 time bearing orchards could be bought be kept and cooled until shipment can buhels of potatoes, and clips 160,000 at from $75 to $150 per acre now ap be made; Medford has. such plants. pounds of wool. Angora goats are rais ple orchards bring $1000 per acre and Medford loads all its fruit into refrig ed in large numbers. Gold, silver and upwards, while pear orchards in ful1 erator cars. These are some of the copper are found in thé county in pay bearing bring $1800 to $2000. One man reasons why Medford apple and pear ing quantities. The assessed valuation was offered $2500 per acre for his pear growers get two to three dollars per of the taxable property of the county orchard and he refused to sell at that box for their fruit. upon which 1910 levy will be based is price. In fact he would not accept Mr. Haberly says association, combin $22,536,905. Eugene is the county seat $3000 per acre. President G. A, Hover ation, co-operation enabled Medford to and claims a population of 7500., Other of the Rogue River Fruit Growers’ fix a standard; to set the price; to build important towns are Springfield, Flor Association paid $6000 for a small pear a cold storage warehouse and compel the ence, Cottage Grove and Junction orchard of six or seven acres three great fruit buyers in the east to seek .City. ’ ’ _____________ _ years ago and that orchard almost paid for and bid for this superior quality of SAMPLES OF FINISHED FIR. for itself the first year, and since.then fruit. First, quality—not a good qual has taken record the price of $8.20 per ity but only the best quality,, Let us Northwest Wood Gets Splendid Adver box in New York City for a small lot cooperate to secure that. The buyers tisement at Capital, of choice pears. I will come for. it if we can furnish that Splendid examples of fir finishing, Mr. Haberly accounts for this coridi- kind of fruit in sufficient quantity. said to be the most elaborate ever sent from the Northwest, will be shipped LOCAL ELKS DIG DOWN DEEP LUMBER SHIPMENTS LARGE. this week to Washington, D. C., where they will enter into the new building Dispense Charity While Enjoying'the Ten Million Feet Go Forward During being erected by lhe Bureau of Ameri Good Things of Life. the Past Three Months. • can Republics, under the direction of “The poor we have with us always,” Lumbering industry, one of Cottage John Barrett. The wood will be used On New Year’s night, as the Elks were Grove’s greatest resources, is showing in the reception room of the new build enjoying the goods things of life, a figures greater than those of previous ing, which will be completely finished Cottage Grove member mentioned that years. During October, Noveiriber and in fir. This will result in .a big adver a widowed, woman with four small December, the shipments from mills tisement for this wood as finishing ma children was having a hard struggle for along the Oregon & Southeastern alone terial. The wood has been prepared existence, whereupon there was a si were 7,500,000 feet. This does not in for shipment east, and goes as a gift multaneous movement of right hands clude a number of mills scattered along from the Oregon & Washington Lumber toward trousers’ pockets, and as a .re the Southern Pacific, tributary to,this Manufacturers’association. The finish sult Messrs. Wm.. Landess and C, C. place. Including their output during ing consists of panels, scrolls, medal Case, representing the antlered herd, the same period would make over 10,- lions, desks and brackets of the most were made custodians of enough coin 000,000 feet shipped during the last elaborate hand-carved design. The grain of the wood is shown to splendid of the realm to supply the worthy fam quarter of 1909. advantage and is stained with an oak ily with the nécessaries of Life for PASSING OF A PIONEER. finish. weeks to come. This is the second time during the past fortnight that the Mrs. Margaret Currin Settled in Row REV. ELKINS EXPLAINS. local Elks have relieved distress. But River Valley in 1853. that’s what the Elks are fpx Christian Church Accomplishing Good Mrs. Margaret Currin, aged 91 years, Through Evangelists. died at the home of her son, Mr. Felix SHERWOOD-HERRIN WEDDING. The Rev. Mr. Elkins of' the Christian Currin, four miles east of Cottage Joined in Matrimony in Cottage Grove Grove, ori Friday last, after an illness church explains the withdrawal of his of three weeks, and was buried in the church from the union meetings now in Sunday Evening. progress in the following statement: Mr. Clarénce W. Sherwood and Miss bears cemetery on Sunday, the funeral “Because of the remarkable interest being held from the house. Vera Herrin, both of Cottage Grove, manifest in the meetings being conduct were united in the holy bonds of matri Deceased was a native of Kentucky. ed by the evangelists, Kellums and mony at the home of the bride’s par Together with' her husband, John Gur- Humbert, it is thought best to continue ents, Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Herrin, rin, Who departed this life two years the service this week. This arrange Sunday evéning at 6 o’clock, the Rev. ago, and by whose side she nqw rests, ment was wholly unplanned previous Selden C. Adams performing the cere Mrs. Currin came 'to' Oregon in 1853 to the developments of last week. mony. Miss Mabel Lane acted as from Missouri. The journey across There is no antagonism or discord back bridesmaid; and Mr. Robert Sherwood plains and mountains was made by ox of this plan. The utmost harmony and as groomsman. A wedding dinner was teams, and consumed seven months. good will reigns among the chiïrches. served after the tying of the nuptial They located on a ranch in the Row We sincerely regret not being able to river valley, and here they resided con knot. be a part of the united effort. It seems Both the contracting parties have tinuously until death. Sfeven children to, be too late to postpone the union ser were born to “ -Grandma ” Currin, all of many.fast friehds in tnis community, vices.—W. A. ELKINS.” alL of whom extend hearty congratula whom preceded her to the grave except Felix, with whom she made her hoirie COUNTRY HOME ROBBED. tions. for many years. Wants 820.000 Improvement. Unknown Person Enters Residence of Springfield wants Eugene to spend Will Gather By Thousands. L. J. Green, South of Town. $20,000 on the highway between the Maneuvers on a large scale with large Some unknown person entered-the- two towns, and Eugene would/ like to bodies of Regulars and National Guards residence of L. J. Green, three miles accommodate Springfield and at the men participatirig in the district about south of town, on Friday of last week same time itself—for many are the American Lake, Washington, is the during his absence, ransacked every Springfield simoleons that find their plan of the War Department for field thing in the house and appropriated $6 way to the county town during a twelve instruction of Northwest troops next in money, a gold watch chain and a month—and may conclude to make the August. It is learned from an authora- few other things of small value. The expenditure. Lane county, which joins tive source that estimates are now in thief left a revolver, gun and other Nesmith on the north, is decidedly lib course of preparation for participation more valuable articles behind, which eral with its subjects. of the Oregon National Guard. Ap inclines Mr. Green to the belief that proximately 3000 troops have been des the robbery was committed by some Ten Bridges Completed, ignated, by the War Department for A series of ten bridges have been participation. This includes all branch one in the neighborhood who is familiar with the premises. Entrance to the constructed on the wagon road between es of the service. house was gained by breaking in the Cottage Grove and the Bohemia mines door. during the past summer and fall, thus Elks Visit Lane County. insuring regular mail service to the Messrs. B. R. Westbrook, Wm. Lan . Will Plant Pear Trees. E. C. Lathrop, who purchased the mines. Much inconvenience and delay dess, W. C. Johnson, Henry Landess, has heretofore been experienced on ac Charles Adams, Dave Griggs, Chas. John Spray ranch south of Cottage count of high water. Scott, Chas. Bruneau and T. R. Parker Grove, will plant fifteen acres to Corn attended a banquet given by the Eu ice D’Anjou pears, and one acre to Eastern Star Meetings. gene Elks on Saturday night. They peaches in the spring, which will give By order of the Worthy Matron Mrs. were met at the station, handcuffed a total of thirty-one acres of fruit. He J. H. Chambers there will be no spec and driven to the center of town and already has ten acres'of Spitzenbergs ial meeting of the Eastern. Star this tied to a telegraph pole, where they and five acres of Spaldings. Mr. Lath Friday evening, January 7,- All mem spent a most delightful'hour—or less. rop ipay also add a \half acre to his bers are requested to be present àt re They were afterwards led to the ban strawberry beds. He_ planted a .half gular meeting on Friday evening Janu quet hall, where they were watered acre, which came into bearing last fall. ary 14, and at that time there will be and fed> ' installation and degree work. New Year Looks Good. Gets a Straw Vote. Loggers throughout this section ex Body of John Long «at Rest. The teachers of Oregon have chosen pect thé new year will see mòre raw The funeral of the late John C. Long L. R. Aiderman for State Superintend material handled in their camps than was held from the Presbyterian church ent. On March 19 of this year, Charles ever before in the history of the indus on Sunday afternoon, and was largely H. Jones, editor of the Oregon Teach try within a similar period. The lum attended by sympathizing friends and ers’ Monthly, sent our circular letters ber trade is said to be booming and the acquaintances. The Masons conducted to each of the county superintendents coming year promises great activity. the ceremonies at the -grave. . asking them to nominate candidates for Many mills are short of logs. THE REASON IS APPARENT NUMBER 14 »ER THIRD-TWO Census Enumerator Will Ask That Many Questions. WORK TO COMMENCE IN APRIL Inquiries Are Classified Under Thir teen Groups and Collectively Give Valuable Information to Your Uncle Sam at Washington. The census enumerator when he goes his rounds in April, will be required to ask thirty-two questions and they are classified under thirteen groups as follows: Name of each person whose place of abode on April 15,1910, was in his fam ily- Personal description—Sex to the race ; age last birthday; whether single, married, widowed or divorced; number of years of present marriage; mother of how many children, number born, number living. Nativity—Place of birth of this per son; place of birth of father; place of birth of mother. If born in the United States, give the state or territory. If of foreign birth, give the country. Citizenship—Year of immigration to the United States; whether naturalized or alien. Whether able to speak English; or if not, give the language spoken. Occupation—Trade or profession of or particular. kind of work done by this person, as spinner, salesman, laborer,' etc.; general nature of industry, busi ness or establishment in which this per son works, as cotton mill, dry goods store, farm, etc.; whether an employe or working on own account. If an em ploye—whether out of work on April 15,. 1910; number of weeks out of. work during the year 1909. Education—Whether able to read; whether able to write; attended school any time since September 1, 1909. Ownership, of home—Owned or rent ed; owned free or mortgaged; farm or home; number of farm schedule. Whether a survivor of the union con federate army- or navy. Whether blind—both eyes. Whether deaf, and dumb. LEADER FALLS INTO LINE. The Sentinel’s Contemporary' Discon tinues ISemi-Weekly. Our esteemed contemporary, The Leader, .announces that Hereafter it will appear only once a week instead of semi-weekly, its day of publication- be ing on ¡Tuesday. With The Leader’s publication- on Tuesday and The Senti nel’s on-Friday, the community is vir tually given a semi-weekly newspaper. The Leader will not appear today, but on Tuesday next in enlarged form. SPLENDID ATTRACTION. Clare Vaughn Company Will Apyear at the Armory January 26. The Clare Vaughn Wales Comedy & Concert Company is the next attraction in the Lyceum Course, the date being January 26. This excellent company fulfills the expectations of. audiences every where, and. is highly recommend ed by the/ press of the country. The program ends with a one-act comedy, “A Pair of Lunatics” which is very pleasing. - Sawmill Changes Location. The Parsons sawmill which is located/ on the-W. P. Napper place about four miles west of Creswell, is being moved to the H. Vanprooyen place, about a mile and a quarter south of its present site. The move is made necessary by all available timber being sawed up op the present site-. Oh the Vanprooyen ■place there is at least 10,000,000 feet of old growth fir Which will be cut by the mill. The mill has a capacity of 20,- 000.—Chronicle. Suit Against Semro Estate. Suit has been instituted by Alicia Herrington and L. D. Herrington against the estate of John Semro to quiet title on a certain tract of land to which they claim to. be the owners. Attorney Yoiing, is administrator of the Semro estate.' Many Marriage Licenses. There were 301 marriage licenses is sued by the county Clerk in Lane county last year as against 250 issued in 190.8- June was the best month with a record of 43 and September second with 38; December third with 36 issued. To Erect Handsome Home. Lon... Williams has purchased from Fingal Hinds for a consideration of $700 a lot on Wall street, and will erect a handsome residence on the property. It will be of bungalow design.
