VOLUME IV
COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON, FRIDAY. JAN. 21, 1910
in procuring'an education or to do spec
ial work along some line.
It is as a means to the transforma
tion of woman from a sphere of help
lessness to one of self-reliance that the
Woman’s clubs have created this schol
Committee Calls Mass Meeting arship loan fund, from which loans are
made, without interest, to young wom
for Next Thursday.
en, the only conditions exacted being
satisfactory proof of the applicant’s
worth, integrity and industry and her
pledge to repay the loan when she has
AN ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING secured a paying position. In the three
years the federation has been doing this
work eleven beneficiaries have been
Cause is Right and Just and Must Pre aided and seven have completed their
course of study/. Most of them are
vail the Sentiment of All—Some
making payments on their loans.
Facts and Figures Regarding
County Division.
KANSANS GET TOGETHER.
NESMITHTOTHEfRONT
On Tuesday evening a number of cit
izens convened with the Nesmith coun
ty committee; arid at that time it was
decided to call a general mass meeting
for Thursday evening next at the Ar
mory. No inconsiderable enthusiasm
was manifested at the meeting Tues
day evening. Several were present
from the territory proposed to-be taken
from Douglas county, and these were
among, the most enthusiastic favorers
¿-the proposition. It was shown that
to these people great benefit would ac
crue from the formation of Nesmith
county, inasmuch as it now requires
three days, to go to the county seat at
Roseburg by team and return, whereas
under proposed conditions the trip to
the seat of justice could easily be made
in a single day.
Then, too, the remoteness of that sec
tion from Roseburg makes it impossi
ble for the county court to give it pro
per attention in the way of roads and
bridges. Mr. J. G. Alien,-a member
of the Douglas'county delegation pre
sent, advanced numerous logical reasons
why a division should be had, quoting
figures to substantiate his statements.
Several others ably supported the meas
ure, among them being M. B. Stone of
the Siuslaw ¡country.
It was decided to hold a general mass
meeting of all interested parties at the
Armory in Cottage Grove on Thursday
of next week; at .which time some de
finite action will be taken to further
the undertaking: It is needless for
The Sentinel to urge a large attendance
on this occasion, as1 its importance
should call out every citizen of Cottage
Grove, and scores .from the territory
included in proposed Nesmith county.
The fact that the opposition is but luke
warm, and will probably remain so
throughout the campaign, it realizing
that our cause is worthy and must pre
vail, should not deter us. from putting
forth every possible effort to attain the
desired result. Let there be a large at
tendance next Thursday evening.
This question is of vital importance
to the people' within the boundary of
the proposed new county, as well as to
the entire state of Oregon. To the
former it means recognition, and some
thing in the way of improvements for
money paid in taxes, while to the state
it means greater development of the
entire territory within the two counties
lias they now exist.
At present this sec
tion is far removed from either county
seat, and comparatively little attention
is given it. The people want an oppor-
, tunity to spend their own money for
the betterment of their condition; for
the transformation of illy kept roads
into passable highways ; for the con
struction of bridges, and for various
purposes to which it is now annually
contributed without receiving material
benefits, The territory asked for, and
embraced in the proposed county of.
¡Nesmith, is directly tributary to its
center of population, more than ninety
per cent thereof residing within a rad
ius of fifteen miles of the center of pop
ulation, while under obtaining condi
tions many persons desiring to visit
either of the county seats must travel
from forty to sixty miles at consider
able loss of time and at large expense.
The total area included in the pro
posed new county is 1956 square miles,
of which 630 comes from Douglas, and
the aggregate population is about 8,-
WO. It takes from Lane county only
about $6,000,000 taxable property, leav
ing it $22,000,000, and from Douglas
¡only $2,000,000, leaving it over $25,000,-
1000. This would give Nesmith county
¡approximately $8,000,000 of taxable
■property, and yet, if the statements of
I other small counties in the'state are
■dependable, sufficient to place it upon
I a prosperous basis. The new county
I would have a revenue annually of about
1535,000, and with fixed salaries of offi-
■cers at $4,500 would leave a handsome
■sum for public service.
To Increase Loan Fund.
I January 26 is the “red-letter day”
■¡for the Oregon State Federation of
■Woman’s Clubs. It is the day set apart
■by the Oregon federation when every
■(lub in the state is expected to do some-
■thing to increase the fund which is be-
■'- lent to young women to assist them
A Texas man writes the Scientific
Aiherican giving particulars of the re
markable success he has achieved in
potato raising, which may prove of in
terest to many readers of The Sentinel.
The potatoes he prefers for forcing are
of the Early Rose variety, the vines
or stalks growing 6 to 8 feet and but
seldom blooming or having balls. The
Triumph is said to make a crop quicker
than the Early Rose and tp stand the
dry weather better. Mr. Ford believes
in “intensive” culture, or the higher
fertilizing and increased labor on a
small piece of land, rather than little
labor and fertilizing on a large tract.
He sprouts his potatoes to the size of
English peas or marbles before plant
ing and then raises a crop in from four
to six weeks, all of large size, without
a peck of small potatoes to an acre. He
writes:
“There were forty seed the size of
peas planted to every double hill. I
plant my potatoes in the water furrow
and leave a balk 4 to 6 inches wide, and
.when the potato seed is dropped on the
balk a part of the seed fall on each side
of the narrow balk. I cover with two
furrows of turning plow. I make my
rows three feet apart; the hills 18 inch
es apart in row, which makes 140 hills
across an acre and 70 rows to the acre
makes 9,800 double hills of potatoes to
the acre, or 19,600 single hills. As you
will see, a hill of 40 seed potatoes goes
across the balk, making {he hill cover
some 18 inches, or half the ground. I
never plant less than 20 and have plant-
Former Residents of Sunflower State
Organize an Association.
Former residents of the state of Kan
sas met at the office of Attorney Coun
ter on Monday evening .and organized
a Kansas association, the object beinb
to bring together former residents of
that commonwealth for “social affilia
tion and fraternal statehood ties.” A
temporary organization was effected by
the selection of officers as follows : W.
C. Counter, chairman; W. C. Conner,
secretary; I. H. Spriggs, treasurer.
Various committees were appointed,'
as follows: A. C. Spriggs, W. C.
Counter, L. A. Ralston on rules and
regulations; Jas. Hemenway, and W.
C. Conner, on hall and decorations.;
Mesdames W. A. Hemenway, D. B.
Chamberlain, J. H. Spriggs, F. C. Ral
ston, W. C. Counter, A. H. King and
S. A. McKay, on entertainment.
The association is planning a recep
tion to be held in this city on Saturday, SUES TO RECOVER DAMAGES.
January 29, in commemoration of the
Marcola Man Gets Intoxicant for Near-
admission of Kansas into the union,
Beer and is Arrested.
An unusual suit for damages is .that
ARRESTED EOR THEFT.
Of. Mart. Endicott against the, Mt.
Charles White Taken to Eugene and Hood Brewing Co. of Portland, which
Held to the Circuit Court,
has been instituted in the circuit court,
A man who gave his .name as Charles in which Endicott seeks to recover $10,-
White was arrested in Cottage Grove 000.
Endicott alleges, that in April, 1909,
on Monday at the instance of Sheriff
Bown, and taken to Eugene on the the brewing company sold him. a quan
charge of robbery, it being alleged tity of “Nymph tonic” or near-beer,
that he took clothing and money from representing that it was non-intoxicat
Emil Blackburn, Whose home is at ing. He sold it to his customers at
Brownsville, but who has been, in Eu Marcola, and was later arrested,, con
gene several days. Blackburn, who victed arid sentenced for violating the.
has been employed-
Junction'City, local option law, it haying- been found
went to Eugene a .tew days ago arid that the near beer contained enough al
bought himself a new outfit of cloth cohol to place it under the ban of the
ing, having about $15 left. He' fell in law. He was fined $250 and was sen
with a penniless stranger Saturday and tenced to a term of 30 days in the coun
that night Blackburn let the stranger ty jail. Endicott states in his com-
share this bed in a room in a lodging l'airit that he suffered great humilia
house. When morning came the new tion and disgrace, being compelled to
friend was gone, also Blackburn’s hew serve the term in jail and that: his
suit,'his overcoat, his new shoes, and business was entirely—destroyed, and
all of his cash. The officers were told had to -be abandoned on account of the
of the theft and Sheriff Bown located prosecution.^—Guard.
a man at Cottage Grove answering the SENTENCED TO PEN FOil LIFE.
description given of the thief by Black
burn.
Convicted Murderer Meyers Handled
Without Mercy by Burnett.
TABLEAUX A FEATURE;
George Meyers, Who shot and killed
Program for Entertainment at Com Officer Eckart and was subsequently
mercial Club Tonight.
convicted of murder in the second de
Following is the program for the en- gree in the circuit court of Marion
tertainment at the Commercial club to county two weeks ago, has been sen
night, mention of which-is made on the tenced to life imprisonment in the pen
first page of The Sentinel:
itentiary at Salem by Judge George H.
Male Quartet.
Burnett. A stay of sentence was grant
Tableaux—1. Priscilla. 2. John Al ed to February I5 in order that Meyers’
den and Priscilla.
attorney may prepare an appeal.
Reading—Miss Ethel Moore.
Tableaux—1. Seven. 2. Twenty-sev KLAMATH FALLS GOES DOWN.
en. 3. Seventy.
Nesmith Basketball Team Defeats Vis
Reading—Mi. H. B. Brehaut.
itors By Score of 26 to 17.
Tableaux—1. Weaker -Sex Under the
Miscroscope. 2. Why She Didn’t Got The Nesmith basketball team took
Klamath Falls into camp on Wednes
the Place; 3. A Word to the Wise.
day night by a score of 26 to 17. It
Reading—Mrs. F. D. Wheeler.
was a good clean game from start to
Sunflower Chorus.
finish. The local team has expected to
Goodnight-
encounter something unusually hard in
LITTLE INTEREST IS SHOWN.
the visitors, and had spent considerable
timé in practice work prior to the con
Baseball Fans Fail to Get Together at test.
Meeting Called for Wednesday.
The town team defeated the high
The baseball meeting called for Wed- school team the same evening by a
nesday'night failed to received the ex score of 24 to 11.
pected repsonse from the fans, and an
Colonist Business Heavy.
adjournment was taken until tomorrow
Figurés furnished by the Harriman
night, when a meeting will be held at
The Sentinel office. If Cottage Grove lines show that they handled 70 per
is to play the national game the coming cent more colonists travel in 1909 than
seaspn it is time to organize. All who in the previous year. During the nine
are interested in baseball should attend ty days that the colonists rates were in
this m'eetng. It is purposed to form an force in the spring and fall, last year,
association to finance and manage the they sold 30,476 tickets from east of
the Mississippi River to western points.
team for the season.
Of this number, 18,256 came to the
Northwest. The Harriman lines, are
Two Spies In Camp.
Two representatives of the Anti-Sa perfecting plans now to bring in an
loon League have been in Cottage even greater number of settlers during
Grove a portion of the week, making an the year 1910.
investigation of local conditions along
Fair Treasurer’s Report.
the booze line. Their coming was
Mr. B. Lurch, treasurer of the Fair
heralded here before their arrival, so association, has handed The-Sentinel a
if there had been anything doing, op statement of that organization’s finan
portunity would be afforded to elude cial condition, together with- receipts
the spies.
and disbursements. The total amount
■New Cottage Grove Directory.
Representatives of Polk & Company
have been in Cottage Grove this week
gathering data for a directory of Lane
county. The work will be far more
complete than the One previously pub
lished by the company.
of money received is $787.43, of which
amount $33.98 Was turned over- from
the Fourth of July fund, arid $31.04 was
donated by the Merchants’ Protective
association. These sums made it possi
ble to meet the deficit, as the disburse
ments reached $787.43.
ed 60, and the 60 will every one makes
as fine potatoes if we have plenty of
rain. I also give my potatoes fretiliz-
ing with liquid manure every rain. It
takes from 60 to 75 potatoes to make a
bushel, never more than 75. It have
kept the same seed for 26 years and
have potatoes both sweet and Irish the
whole year round.
“By sprouting your potatoes you have
eating potatoes in less than one-half
the time it takes under the old style of
planting. It takes from four to six
weeks to sprout the seed potato to the
size of peas; the sprout room I keep
warm by a small charcoal fire in a bake
oven. One barrel of charcoal will’be
plenty for the whole time. I put my
potatoes into old barrels or small box
es, so as to get them warm easier than
in a big heap and bunk. The smaller
the boxes, the easier and quicker they
will sprout. When the potatoes get
large enough, I knock off the hoops,
take down the staves, and there are
thousands upon thousands of small po
tatoes from the size of a bird’s eye to
that of peas and a few the size of mar
bles ; the whole mass is held together
with small roots. ’I take a hand bar
row—not a wheel barrow—and carry
the seed down the row, and the third
person breaks of as many as you wish
-—not less than twenty to forty—and
let them fall on the balk in the water
furrow and give two ploughings. My
sprout house has double walls and is
filled in between with sawdust, also
overhead, and has double doors.”
TIMBER MONEY RETURNED,
Porter Brothers Buy Timber at Sher
iff’s Sale’ But It is Redeemed.
The equity of redemption on some of
the timber lands taken in execution on
the judgment obtained' by H. C. Ma
hon against M. B. Rankin and sold by
the sheriff to satisfy the judgement ex
pired yesterday, but O. M. Rankin and
Howard Rankin, administers of the es
tate of the said M. B. Rankin appeared
in court yesterday and paid in the sum
of $11494 to redeem said lands to the
estate. The judgement was originally
given for $42,740 and $134.80 costs and
the supreme court affirmed the judg
ment,, It is the largest judgment for
a real estate commission ever given in
Oregon and with interest amounted to
about $50,000. The entire judgment
was satisfied in full some two weeks
ago with Mr. Mahon by the administra
tors arid whether he took part of the
timber as part payment or whether it
was all paid in cash, except what was
paid into court yesterday, is not known.
It is known, however, that the lands
redeemed yesterday were not all of
those taken on execution. The timber
was bought at the sheriff’s sale by J. P.
Porter of Porter Bros., of, Cottage
Grove, and the amount taken into court
on redemption yesterday will be turned
over to him.—Register.
BRIGGS GOES TO ALBANY.
Former Cottage Grove Educator Suc
ceeds A. M. Sanders.
Professor A. L. Briggs, an instructor
in mathematics in the Oregon Agricul
tural College and formerly superinten
dent of the Cottage Grove schools, has
been elected by the Albany School
Board as superintendent of the Albany
public schools, to succeed A. M. San
ders, who died Friday. There were 11
applicants for the, position.
Professor Briggs has> been principal
of various public schools in this state
and for four years was president of the
Central Oregon State Normal School
at Drain. He will take charge of the
local schools as soon as he can be re
lieved of his duties at Corvallis.
APPEARANCES ARE IMPROVED.
The Wheeler-Thompson Company Make
Important Changes for the Better.
The Weeler-Thompson Company have
been making some noticeable improve
ments in their store during the past
week. The shelving and fixtures have
been entirely remodeled and buillt
over into the latest designs of mission
work and stained in dark flemmish
brown. The incandescent arc light has
been replaced by the new Tungston arc,
and on the heavy cornice on either side
of the room is a row of incandescent
lamps. This is now one of the most up-
to-date and best lighted stores to be
seen in the Willamette valley.
Adventists Are Coming.
The North Pacific Conference of Sev
enth Day Adventists will meet in Port
land from February 10.to 20, inclusive.
The sessions will be held daily at the
East Portland. Seventh Day Adventist
church, East Eleventh and Everett
streets. A large number of delegates
from all the Adventist churches in Ore
gon, Washington, Idaho and Montana
will attend. Elder George. A. Irwin,
vice-president of the general confer
ence, which includes all the churches
NUMBER 16
of this denomination in-the world, will
be in attendance, as will I. N. Evans,
the treasurer of the, general, confer
ence.
Besides these, there . will be in atten
dance Elder C. W. Flaiz; president of
the North Pacific Union Conference;
Elder . .George E. Landgon, vice-presi
dent.; Professor M. E. Cady, president
of Walla Walla College and educational
secretary of the union conference; El
der A. J. Breed, in charge of the relig-
ous liberty work of the union confer
ence ; arid Elders K. C. Russell, presi
dent of Montana Conference; J. M.
Willoughby, of Idaho ; F. M. Meilis, of
Washington ; F. S. Bunch, of Oregon
and Elder Langdon, of the Upper Col
umbia Conference.
This is the most important gathering
of the Adventists in the Northwest un
til two years- hence. The general con
ference meets once in four years.. The
plans for the entertainment of the de
legates are in charge of Elder F. W.
Martin, superintendent of the Portland
district, in which there are six
churches.
MANY MINOR MATTERS.
General City News Gleaned Here and
Tliere by The S.entinel Reporter.
The person who left a horn handled
umbrella at Masonic hall Tuesday night
may have the same by calling at The
Sentinel office.
Marshal Frank Snodgrass left for
Roseburg last night, where he .report
ed for work as a brakeman on the
Southern Pacific.' After making a
“run” he will return to Cottage Grove,
and await a, steady position. Mr. Snod
grass will leave the marshalship when
he gets a call.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs held
joint installation last Saturday night,
following which a splendid supper was
served. The attendance was large, and
a most enjoyable time had by all pre
sent.
F. F. and H. S. Fargo, of Portland,
have bought the 400-acre farm on the
Scherer estate, on the Oregon Electric
line', 24 miles south of Portland, for
$75,000, and will proceed to cut the
tract up into five-acre fruit farms.
Attorney J. E. Young was at the
county seat on Wednesday.
Mrs, A. C. Barrett of .Eugene visited
relatives here this week.
The family Of J. L. Green arrived
here from St. Lawrence country, New
York, this "week; Mr. Green located
three miles south of Cottage Grove last
fall.
‘ Attend the mass meeting at the Ar
mory next Thursday night. Get into
the game and stay to the finish;
Now is the time to have your buggies
and carriages repainted. R. W. Waters
has a first-class carriage painter, See
Mr. Waters for prices;
W. H. Lacey of Baltimore, Md., has
accepted a position, with R. W. Waters.
Capt. J. C. Johnson has been notified
that the annual inspection of Company
E, will be held in this city on Friday,
February 18. The inspection will be
made by officers of the Regular Army.
Mrs. C, C. Hazelton is visiting friends
at' Creswll, her former home.
INCOME TAX MAY BE VOID.
HUNGER HIKES DEATH
Many Cattle on McKenzie Ranch
Without Food.
GNAW
BARK
FROM
TREES
State Dairy and Food Commissioner
Bailey Said to Have Shamefully Ne
glected Beasts, Forty of Which
Succumb—Story as Told.
Reports from the McKenzie valley
say -that 150 head of cattle owned by
State Dairy and Food Commissioner
Bailey, who owns a ranch on the Mc
Kenzie, have been neglected shameful
ly and that the beasts are forced to the
extremity of trying to eke out subsis
tence from fence posts and gnawing
bark from trees; Upwards of forty
head are said to have died from hunger,
and numbers of others are lying on the
ground too weak to stand. The pasture
in which the animals are kept, it is
said, is barren of forage, and no hay is
given them.
Tom. Carney, who lives on a farm ad
joining Commissioner Bailey’s ranch,
is quoted as saying that-up to two days
ago there had been no feed taken to the
cattle as. he was on the place and saw
none. He had heard of none being tak
en since. Careriy. said many of
the cattle had died from starvation,
but as to the exact number he was un
able to say, but thought there must have
been nearly forty. The whole herd is
in bad shape, Carney said, and had ab
solutely nothing-to eat. It was expect
ed there would be many more deaths at'
once if something was not done,
Bailey’s ranch consists of a “burn”
in timber, and a logged-over tract. It
was sown to grass at one time, but cat
tle ate every blade long ago, together
with’ what little native grass there /was
on the tract. Other farmers arid- stock
raises in the McKenzie valley and in
the country at large are experiencing
no great trouble in getting feed to
their cattle; and there are no other re
ports of stock suffering, although some
farmers are short of. feed, and if .there
is another cold spell there, might be
considerable suffering.
“I got caught out there in the Mc
Kenzie valley, like many other farmers
have this year,” said Mr. Bailey when
told that he had been threatened with
prosecution by a. Humane Society.
“How could I forecast this abnormal
weather condition any better than other
farmers, who have been caught by the
¡dozen, just as I was. Does anyone
think that I would turn out to starve
from sheer cussedness, a band of stock
that has cost me a big sum of hard-
earned money? I have done and will
continue to do all that I can io save the
ahimails. ’ ’
FINAL ARRANGEMENTS. MAKING
Definite Plans for Big Timber Opera
tions Are Now Being Laid.
Mr. A. B. Wood spent a portion of
the week in Portland on business con
nected with thé proposed timber trans
action in the Umpqua Forest Reserve.
Eastern investors interested in the big
deal will visit Cottage Grove in the
near future, when definite plans for ac
tion will be laid. The work of laying
a Y to connect with a logging road to
the timber is practically completed,
and the timber company will soon be
gin the construction of a line three-
quarters of a mile in length. It is prob
It is a hopeful sign when the appro able that the contract between the in
priations committee in congress lops off vestors and the government will be
a few million from the budget recom signed within a few days.
mended for fortifications. This coun
Aged Rancher Dies Alone.
try is. war crazy in a time of profound
William W. Buoy, an aged ranchma-n
peace.. The largest war ships afloat
of Upper Hills Creek, eight miles east
are being constructed,,«millions are be
of Jasper, was found dead in his cabin
ing expended, for naval equipment and
Wednesday, by Jiis neighbors. There
for coast, defenses. It is well to main
was no indication that the old man had
tain a creditable navy and to have suf
met with foul play, or that he had kill
ficient coast defenses, but there is a
ed himself. The deceased was a pio
recklessness about the matter that is
neer of this section, having come to the
most reprehensible.
Coast in the early ’50s.
Officers of the Highlanders.
For Greater Publicity.
Following are the officers of the Roy
al Highlanders of Dorena, organized At a meeting of the Commercial club
this week: C. J; Howard, past illus Monday night a commitee was appoint
trious protector; William Reid, illus ed to look into the matter of establish
trious protector; John H. Kirk, secre ing an exhibit of minerals, agricul
tary and .treasurer; John Clark, chief, tural and horticultural and forest pro
counsellor; Lulu Fisher; worthy evan ducts at some convenient place on the
gel; Pearl Stewart, guide; Leo Wilson, ground floor and report at the next ses-,
sion. Hundreds of people visit Cot
warden; Harry- Shearer, sentry.
tage Grove monthly who do not go to
Man Falls, Ax Cuts Back.
the club rooms, and it is with a view
While Jesse Ivy, in the employ of the of giving the display more publicity
Booth-Kelly Company at Wendling, was that the committee was appointed to
working on a large log yesterday morn work opt some definite plan.
ing, he was accidentally pushed off by
another workman and as he struck the
Tea cups and saucers 60 cents per
ground below his axe fell on him, the set; 7-inch dinner plates 60 cents per
bit striking him square in the back and set. These are in the new Turbin
cutting a fearful gash.
shape.—Kerr & Silsby.
Attorney-General of Opinion Law Is
Repealed by Implication.
Attorney-General Crawford has writ
ten the State Treasurer’s office thtft de
cisions of the courts indicate that the
law passed in 1907 providing for the
levying of a two per cent gross income
tax on the earnings of corporations
was repealed by implication by charter
of section 28 of the laws of 1909, which
provides that .in fixing the valuation of
the property of corporations the fran
chise shall be taken into consideration.
Chapter 28 is the tax code. ’