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m Cottane Úkmtt Sentinel VOLUME XXXII o ^ COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1922 HAD BEEN R!* *>£NT HERE NEARLY 60 YEARS Uucto London, Ore., Feb. 28.— (Special to The Sentinel.)— Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast, tis said. Be that as it may, the cat tie of IiOndon seem to appreciate strains from the classics when done oa the violiu by Charlie Heck. A few days ago, while he was put ting on a solo concert in the Lon don store, ns much for his own edi fixation c . h for the entertainment of the customers, a member of the genus bovine climbed the ateps of the porch uud became a very much interested member of the audience. The concert was interrupted a few moments while the neighbors were called to witness the unusual inci dent. Bossy left during the inter mission but took a rain check and returned when the music resumed. Hhe tried to blow her horns to show her appreciation and was equally as unsuccessful in an herculean ef fort to clap her hoofs. Charlie is quite proud of this unusual tribute to his prowess upon the stringed instrument and vows that he will attend bossy's funeral when she dies and play the famous tune thut the old cow died on. Joe Oaroutte Dies Timniday MornlUK at 86 Year» Pol lowing Stroke. ■ CHAMBER GROUP TO MEET MONDAY EVENING WOODRUFF REPORTS A L L SICK AND DOING FIN E Frank Woodruff, of Portland, former resident, was in the city briefly Hatur day. He reports that Ins wife, sou Murk and daughter Frances nre rr«*«iv criug from the flu, that Mr. uud Mrs. L. M. Tucker and sou Kenneth, also former residents and visitors at the Woodruff home, also are recovering from the same malady, that his sister, Mrs. Fannie Ousterhoudt, uud her sou Keuneth, are recovering from the same affliction, Giat Mr. and Mrs. George Brown, of Portland, also former resi deuts, are in the same kind of a fix, that Mrs. Woodruff ’s sister, Mrs. Ma bol Thompson, is another victim of the same luuiudv. that he refused to let his mother h i law, Mrs. N. W. Drake, get sick, and thut otherwise every thing is fin* uud dandy. TR A FFIC F IN E M A Y BRING OON 8 TRUCTION CREW HERE Kugeue Register: Threats of u boy c.ott against Kugeue on the part ot J. C\ Thompson, who has charge of the men nt work on the construction of the power line of the California Oregon Power company through Lane county, had no effect upon Police Judge Attn King when Thompson uplieured on a charge of speeding his ear upou the streets. Thompson told the judge thut if lie were lined he would take Ins crew of lot) men to Cottage Grove and make that city construction headquarters in stead of Eugene. 'Hie judge replied that he was there to uphold the law and thut he could not let one mini go free without dismissing all other eases of the kind. Thompson was given the minimum fiue of $15. WEATHER IS CHILLIER THAN IT WAS IN 1921 The weather for February this year was slightly more frigid than that of a year ago, but the precipitation uud the snowfall were less. Many believe that the misty weather to which Ore gonmus nre accustomed at this time of year would cause s cessation of sickness. Dr. B. K. Job, city health officer, thinks that such would not be the case, the prevalent influenza being transmitted by coutaet only and not contracted from germs which might be in the air. Details of the weather for February, as recorded by Miss Nellie Htewart, who has charge of the coofierative weather station here, are as follows: Mean maximum, 45.6; mean mini mum, 31.8; mean, 38.7; minimum, 60; minimum, 23; precipitation, 4.31; snow fall, 7. The weather for February, a year ago, was as follows: jira n maximum, 40.3; menu mini mum, 38.07; mean, 43.08; maximum, 6 8 ; minimum, 28; precipitation, 7.45; snowfall, 1.80. A father earryiug his first baby for the first time, uud tryiug to appear nonchalantly uiicoiiecrued, is a little funiuer than auythiug els«* the human mind can imagine. % ■■ i ■ Banquet Is Served In Masonic Temple, New Boilers, Twin Engines, Additional Resaw and Additional Planer Program Is Given and Dancing Are Being Added. Concludes Festivities. I M AN GETTER RECOGNIZES MUG ” OF CONVICT SENT H IM THREE YEARS BEFORE Allen B. Edwards, wanted for breaking his parole from the United States penitentiary on McNeil Island, was captured here Thursday night of lust w'eek. Deputy Sheriff Pitcher, Cottage Grove man getter, walked into I he Southern Pacific station that night some time after he had gone o ff duty uud recognized the •’ mug’ ’ of a man who had been put o ff a freight hen* as one he hud received a picture oi‘ almost three years ago. Edwards admitted his identity to the officer uud admitted thut In* had not squared himself with the penitentiary officials. He was easily ideutif ied by tattoo marks uud other physical peculiar itics. He is Hiiid to be a sou of a former resident here. Edwards was a military prisoner and had a year to serve on a lar cony charge. The parole officer from the penitent iary arrived here Tuesday and took his mail back. A reward of $60 was offered for the apprehension of Edw'urds. Olty Beautification and Sanitation Problems to Be Discussed and Spring Campaign Planned. The chamber of commerce committee on city beautification and sanitation inis announced a meeting to be held in the chamber of commerce forum room in the old ccmmercial club next Monday evening at 7:45 for the pur pose of discussing the various angles ot the city bcuutificution and sunitu tiou problem and formulating a pro grum for n chamber forum incctiug to be held ut a later date to consider the same subjects. The committee has been gathering data for some mouths and hopes to interest members of the chamber and citr/ens generally in a vigorous cam paign along these lines this spring. A display of pictures, several excellent pn|»ora and a general discussion id' the c ity ’s needs in these respects will be presented Monday night. All chamber members who have expressed an c . h pc cial interest in this |M*rtion of the chamber’s general program are expect cil to attend, and all others lire in vited. SHRINE CLUB GIVES JOY J.H. CHAMBERS IS DOUBLING MILL CAPACITY TO VISITING NOBLES COWS OUT LONDON W A Y ARE CHARMED BY SUBTLE H ARM ONY OP THE V IO L IN “ U n cle" Jon Oa rout to, a roaiflont of the Cottage Grove country for 5* year*, died early Thuraday morning from *t stroke of apoplexy which he Buffered U few dayw before. The fu uoral will be held at 2 p. m. Sunday from the chu|>cl, S. H. Kern officiating. Interment will be m the I. O. Ü. F cemetery. The wife, “ A u n t" Hattie Oaroutte, died 18 moutha ago. Surviving chil dren are Mr«. S. E. Fleming, Spokane, Wank.; Mr*. 1*. B. Sherwood, leiin An gole», Mrs. J. F. Thrawher, Cottage Grove, and O. F. Oaroutte, Cottage Grove. Surviving Minter* are Mrs. Jane Groaa, Cottage Grove, and Mrs. A. (1. Hoyt, of Bandon. Surviving half brothers and sisters are M. 1'., Hoy, Verne und Alex Oaroutte, Cottage Grove; Mrs. W. F. Hurt, Portland; Mrs. li. D. Stephens and Mrs. J. L. Lingo, Arlingtno, Ore., and Mrs. Frank Kelly, Cottage Grove. He was Mil years of age and born in Cincinnati. 01 NUMBER 2fi - 1 --- --- - --- «1 SUTCUFFE AND LAMMERS ARE MAKING GOOD Ellison White Express Appreciation of Services of Two Young Men From Cottage Grove The following, in which Bob But cliffe mid Gene Luiunicrs, two Cottage Grove young men, receive honorable mention, appeared in u recent issue of tile Ellison Willie News Letter: One very iiiijtortant part of a chad- (aiMpia bureau’a midwinter aetivitiea is too often overlooked. We refer to (be warehouse. Stored iu lieu ter, uud being overhauled this winter, we have thirty odd tents, representing many acres of huudsome canvas The work this season is iu charge of Bob Sut cliffe, who has been wilb us now for five or six seasons, uud " Faddy ’ ’ Cut ter, who joined us three years ago, having done Ins first ehuuliiui|ua work in Australia. Bob Sutcliffe, by the «a y , will bead prop on tbe coast sixes, while “ Paddy” Cutler will be res jam aible for the set lips ou the aeveus. Other men in the warehouse nre Gene latmmers, of last year's fives, who will head prop on the fives this year; Carl Miller of last year’s const sixes, but who will direct on the sevens this summer, and who is now mending cun vus by day and attending night school during the few weeks remaining before the sevens ojieu. Too much cannot be said for the splendid work that is beiug done this «in ter under S u tcliffe’s and (h itler’s direction, eHjiecially considering the ad verse conditions. Our warehouse con aists of the sixth floor o f a big mer cautile establishment mid there is no heat to be bad other than that fur lushed by oil stoves. Bob Sutcliffe entered a severe pro test because mice bud invaded some of the canvas already overlinuled and re paired. Hob suid wheu thut particular canvas «a s recently unrolled for final inspection tbe holes which had been gnawed through one thickness of canvas after another made the whole sect ion look like it might have been the victim of an accurate artillery practice. Seriously, however, our fellows are doing a splendid piece of work this winter, and next summer wheu we all realise how much tbe attractive canvas helps in making a successful chnutau quit, let us not forget the quiet, unos tentatious work which is being done In Denver this winter. Bank Case Dismissed The circuit court case of the Bank of Cottage Grove against B. A. Pruett was disuiisaed Monday, having b 4 s .11 settled. Tbe bunk had sued Pruett for co I tec I ion of an overdraft oil Ins sc count brought about through the error of a clerk in giving Mr. Pruett unsiu formation as to the »mount of tbe but uuce iu his account. This City Has Government Dentist. Dr. H. W. Titus has received word from the tressury department that he has been selected to 4*sre for the dental Work for the United States Veterans' bureau, the territory assigned him be ing that between Eugene uud Bose burg. MOTHERS' CLUB HAS M A N Y PLACES TO USE O U ) OR W ORN W E AR IN G A P P A R E L The Mothers’ club urges all those who find extra clothing duriug hmiscc leaning time that is at all usable to give it to the club for dis tribution to the needy. The club already has distributed practically all that haa beeu so far giveu to it and feel that it has done uiueh good aud brought suushiue into many homes. It is not necessary, of course, to wait until housecleuuiug time, to clean up discarded gur meats. They are needed ut once and ure doing no one any good hanging iu closets but would do much good if put iuto circulation through the club. Packages may be left ut the Sunshine rest room. The rest room has been uble to “ keep the home fires burning” through the donation of two loads of wood by the Western Lumber A Export company and seven tier.: by Mrs. P. H. Magee, the sawing being done by A. B. Smith. Extensive improvements are under way at the J. H. Chambers mill ut Latham. The old boilers have been removed and two 72 18 boilers are be ing set. They are capable of develop ing steam for a 300 horsepower engine, which is somewhat more than is neces sary for the twin engines being in stalled. This new equipment will make it possible to double the capaeity of the mill, which has been rated at 100,000, but Mr. Chambers says it is not his intention to increase his pro dilution to that extent at present. This will give the mill a possible production far in excess of thut of any mill iu this sectiou of the county and probably the Booth Kelly mill at Springfield is the only one iu this purt of tne state with a greater capacity. A new resaw’ with automatic feed is 0 ■ being installed in the mill projier and MATRON OP FORTY YEARS the old resaw is being moved to the AGO PRESIDES A G A IN OVER planer mill. The equipment for trails EASTERN STAR CH APTER ferring and carrying the lumber from the saw' and resaw also is being re The meeting Friday night last of modeled to greatly facilitate handling Cottage Grove chapter, Order of and make the operation largely auto Eastern Star, the oldest in Lane matic. county, was un event iu the history A new and larger planer has been of the chapter. Mrs. Lydia Stouffer, unloaded at the plant but this will not one of two living charter members he installed immediately’, us it is de and who has held a membership sired to resume operations with a shut continuously since 1880, presided iu down of not over two weeks. the east. Hhe was oue of the first Mr. Chambers has contemplated the worthy matrons. A ll the chuirs were partial electrification of the plant and filled by past matrons uud past pa has on hand considerable equipment trons aud they were attired iu the for making the change but his plans dress of years ago. Gowns thut A wuntad costs little and usually gets in this connection have not been com reaehed from the floor to the lobes pleted. you what you want.. of the ears preseuted quite u con trast to the gowns of today. Old time musie for old time hyinus was played by H. F. Wynne on the violiu. The regutur business of the chapter was conducted aud refresh meuts served. The Cottago Grove Shrine elub were hosts Tuesday night to nobles from Eugene and Hose burg. A banquet was served at 7 o ’clock, which was inter spersed and followed by a program, the evening’s festivities being con cluded with a ball in the armory. 8 «*v enty five plates were taken at the ban quet, which was served by the Con stellation club in the main room of the Masonic temple, which had been tastily decorated for the occasion. Oases, arouud the edge of which mini ature palm trees flourished, were ar ranged upon the tables and camels wearily trekked the burning sands. E. W. Miller presided as toastmaster. President Brand, of the Cottage Grove Shrine club, welcomed the visitors and presented camels to President Munroe, of the Eugene club, and to Noble Towers, of the Hoseburg club. Visiting nobles responded to toasts and ex pressed their appreciation of lie* en tertainment and ninny joys of the oc casion. The musical program consisted of two numbers by a ladies’ quartet com posed of Mrs. C. C. ( ’ruson, Mrs. R. E. Short, Mrs. George Matthews and Mrs. E. E. Arthur, uud«*r the direction of Miss Esther Silsby; solo by Mrs. A r thur, reading by Mrs. H. W. Titus, Shriner song by George Matthews in costume and esthetic dan^e by Mrs. Arthur. Miss Elisc Price accompanied on the piano. DRIYERS DISREGARD SIGNS BAD ROADS SAVE CAR THAT IS STOLEN HERE FOR THEIR PROTECTION Motorists Run Into Trains and Cross Thieves Leave Car in Mud But Get Away With Tire From Rack ing Gates and Over Flagmen Warning Them. and Switch Key. During the year 1921, 57 p«*rsons were killed und 283 injured in grade crossing accidents in the six states served by the Houtheru Pacific com puny’s Pacific system. This is a slight relative increase over the cas ualties for 1920, despite the safety campaign of the company. However, had it not been for the tragedy at Proberta, Cal., where 13 high school students were killed, the number of fatalities for 1921, correlated to the nuiubv*r of registered automobiles and locomotive miles for this year, would have shown u decrease of 11 per cent. In 186 instances, or about 22. per cent of the total, instead o f being struck by trains, the automobiles ran into trains, primarily the result of approaching crossings at a speed so great that braking power was not suf ficient to stop automobile before hit ting train, resulting in four fatalities and 88 injuries. Ju 85 instances, cros- ing gates lowered to protect automo biles and traffic from train were run through and broken, and in eight iu stauees crossing flagmen, warning au- toists of upproaehing trains, were run dowu and injured. E T. BLAKELY INSISTS HIS DAUGHTER IS BOY E. T. Blakely takes exception—se vere exception— to an item which ap |M*ared in last week’s Sentinel wherein it was stated thut his daughter hail accompanied her mother to Springfield. “ Doc“ avers vociferously that his daughter is u son and that he took his mother to Junction City. “ Doc’ ’ thinks so much of that boy that he went to Junction City Sunday to bring him and his mother home, but the boy was peeved about the news item and refused to come for another week. A Ht tide baker car which was stolen early Sunday evening from the Hixth street side of the Hpray, Ixmg & Cru- sou garage, where it had been left unsecured for a time on aecount of the crowded condition of the garage, was found the following morning just south of the city limits iu front o f the W. F. Huff place, where it had gone into the mud. The condition of the wet round there indicated that other cars a»l attempted to get the car out of *he ditch but had been unsuccessful, which was jieculiur, us Mr. Loug, of the garage, had no difficulty in put ting it onto the road with its own power. The Huffs reported that a nuin- la*r of ears stopped there the night before, evidently to help the stranded car. Nothing was missing from the ear when found except a tire from the carrier and the switch key to the cur. The garage people are pleased that the highway was not completed last year, as they might have had trouble in locating tbe car except for the bad road which caused it to be abandoned. How the thieves made their escape with the tire is not known, but it is thought they must have gotten a lift from a ear going south. The ear had a 1921 license tag, which had been turned back so as not to attract the attention of anyone driving up behind. The car was one recently taken iu trade from W. A. Garoutte aud was iu first class condition. HAND AND KIENTHE TO MEET HERE SATURDAY A wrestling match of unusual merit is to be staged here Saturday night, when Professor Richard Kit*lithe, Mich igan champion, will meet Ralph Hand, local favorite and oue of the most prominent middle weights in the game. The match is being staged under the auspices o f the Cottage Grove fire de G IR L BASKETEERS MEET SEASON’S FIRST DEFEAT partment, who are raising funds for the purchase of equipment. Hand al The girls’ basketball team of the ways draws a large crowd o f local high r.cnool met their first defeat of fans. The two men have met ouee the season at Corvallis Friday after before, Hand winning the event. noon, the score beiug 28 to 17. The Corvallis team comes here today. I f NEW BRIDGES TO BE the locals win, they will be iu liue to BUILT NEXT SEASON contest with the Corvallis team for the championship. I f the visitors win, J. W. McArthur, county bridge su they will be the ehampions without perintcndeiit, wax iu this section the further contest, having not lost a game this season. The boys’ and girls’ teams latter part of hint week looking over the bridges. lie decided that the Rouse from the campus high are expected bridge at 1 ¿melon uud the bridge over here tomorrow night. ¡Sharp's creek on the Bobcniiu road will have to be rebuilt during the eoin- A Real Addition to Olty. ing season. Repair. will be made on u The J. D. Wirth family, which has number of other structures. Mr. Mc just arrived from Medical l^ake to take Arthur rejwrted fiudiug the roads iu over the Cottage Grove laundry, is a this eud of the county in good condi real addition to the city. Not only tiou. was Mr. Wirth prominent iu the com munity which he left, but when he ar Bakers Kick. Bread Short. rived he brought teu children with him Cottsge Grove came near having to and hopes to gather in the others later take short rations of the staff of life on. There are two who are not with during the past wi>ek, with both bak the family and each o f these has a ers siek. The Be niter bakery was member of the third generation. •dosed during part of the week on nccouut o f Mr. Bender's illneos, but Delight Valley Down With Flu. the Klectrie bakery has been kept in Twenty five eases o f influenza arc operation by the remainder of the reported from Delight Valley but all crew with the assistance of friends are doing nicely. Tlie school, which who have atteuded to the delivery end. was closed ou account of the sickness aud death o f the teacher, Miss Ivy May Attend Seanier School. Porter, will reopcu Monday with Mrs. The Amerienn Cun company will con J. J .* Jackson, of Portland, as the duct a acuisti for double seanier opera teacher. Mrs. Juckson, formerly Miss lions in Portimi.) for four weeks com Blaneh Groom, preceded Miss Porter mencing March IU. The ronijmiiy leys as teacher there. the expense of conducting the school, Teachers ’ Institute March 11. County Superintendent Moore has announced that a local teachers’ insti tute will be h«*ld here Haturday, March 11. The formal program has not been announced. POPULAR YOUNG WOMAN IS ILL BUT FEW DAYS Miss Iv y Oatherlae Porter, Teacher in Delight Valley, Only Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Y. Porter. The funeral of Miss Ivy Cutheriue Porter was held Sunday at the Walker church, with iuteruiuut in the 1. u. O. F. cemetery here. Rev. A. R. Hpearow, of the Presbyterian church, conducted the services. Miss Porter was the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Y. Porter, of Walker. Hhe died Thursday night at the home of her parents, after a brief illness with influenza. Shu was teach ing the Delight Valley school when taken ill thu Tuesday before her death. Shu wus burn at thu fuiniiy home Jau. 8, 1807, aud had spent her cutire life here. She was u graduate of Walker high school aud of thu Monmouth uormui. She wus aged 25 years, 1 mouth, 15 days. She was a popular young woman, especially with her pu pits. She was engaged to marry lis te r C. Peiitico. Surviving relatives uru the pareuts uud three brothers, Wil- hum W., Lester 0. aud Luwrcuco J Porter. ELECTRIC BUSINEß HERE IS IN NEW HANDS Mountain States Power People Already Actively Arranging for Exten sion of Power Lines. The Mountain States Power company is now in charge «1 the electric iignt aud power business here. This compaay already has secured deeds for a right- of way over property between luro and ¡Springfield, where it will hitch ou to bring the juice here and aiso south from here towards London. Tne company intends to string its wires south to couuect with the California - Oregon power wire at Prospect. The liue will not go to Hoseburg, missing that city by several miles. A crew of 100 men is euguged in construction work out from Bpnugfield. O. A. C. M A D R IG A L CLUB HAS DATE HERE MARCH 20 The Madrigal club, the Oregon A gri cultural college women’s glee club, will appear in a coucert at the high school auditorium here ou March 20. This club is <*ompos«*d of 24 college girls selected fur their voices, personality and ability iu chorus work. Home of the outstanding numbers presented by the entire club will be • ‘ Monastery Bells ’ ’ by Lefeburne- Wely, “ Morning 99 by Speaks, “ Dawn o f L o v e ’ ’ by Friml— with a first so prauo solo, the cantata “ A Midsummer N ig h t” by Paul Bliss. Attractive cos tumes and varied lighting will produce artistic effects in this last number. The humorous element of the coucert will be developed in various skits and readings. Joys and thrills of college Same Men Are Reappointed to Take life will be featured iu a stunt by the club. Bolo dances will be an added at Care o f Assessing Work in traction. This Section. NEW PERSONAL PROPERTY SCHEDULE ADOPTED Nearly all the field deputy assessors of the county met with Assessor ller bert E. Walker ut the court house Sat urday and received their instruci'ous for this yeur’s work, which will begin March 1. Iu accordance with a decision reached at a meeting of assessors of nine valley counties at Salem Thurs day, Assessor Walker gave the field deputies 11 schedule of valuations ou jH'rsonal property to be adhered to iu lame county as well as in tbe other eight counties represented at the meet ing in Salem. The schedule follows: Horses— First class draft horses up to seven years, sound, «80 and up; second class draft horses up to seven years, sound, «50 to «HO; third class draft horses up to seven years, sound, «30 to «50. Cattle— First class dairy cows, *40; second class dairy cows, «30; common, «20; all yearlings, «10. Hheep— All grades, «3 to «4; goats, «1 to «2. Swine— Hogs, 6c pound. Registered stock at least 50 per cent above list. Chickens— Flocks over 50, 30c each. Wheat and other grains held for sale, wool, mohuir, or any other com modify, 00 per cent of the market value. Wool on hand, 25c per pound. Lumber— Rough, «4; dressed, «8, aud logs, «4 jier t bun an ud feet. Bee Hives— (Except first four) «2.50 to «3. Tractors—F ifty per cent of value first year and 30, 20 aud 10 per cent in years thereafter. Merchandise— Sixty per cent of val ue. Dogs— «10 aud up |nothing lesa). The personnel of the field deputy force is practically the same as last year, only oue or two changes being made. The men who will do the work in this section are: C. F. Counts, Cot tage Grove; W. K. Nixon, Hagiaaw; G. E. Eversou, Creswell; Andrew Brand, Cottage Grove. fbuith A Short Have Moved. The Smith A Short grocery opened for business Monday morning in their new location on Main street in the B. K. f-awson block which formerly was occupied by W. C. Johnson A Co. They have a greatly enlarged store room anil are adding considerably to their stock. Women Decline Jury Duty. but students pay thnr own expenses. It is probable that Charles Bales, su Two more Cottage Grove women de periatendent of the local cannery, will dined jury duty during the week. They were Mrs. O. W McCjueeu and Mrs. Htteud the school. Ella Thompson. Cottage Grove women Tour home uewspaper is first eat itled seem to prefer houaework to trying to your support. tf district court rases. HOTEL PAPER GIVES C. Q. FEATURE STORY Cottage Grove is featureii in the February issue of The Pacific North west Hotel News. A hunting scene of the Cottuge Grove couutry is used ou thu cover. Thu leudiug* story o f the issue is headed, “ Cottage Grove, the Hportauiun ’a Mecca, ’ ’ ami is the first of u ‘ ‘ Know Your State” aeries. The story is illustrated with u scenic pic - ture, a trout stream picture aud a picture of the Burtell hotel. The story occupies two jiages of the issue uud gives a detailed account of what this section lias to offer the sportsman Undoubtedly the story will attract many to visit here. The story says that Cottage Grove should be iucludod iu the itinerary of every tourist. FIR E A T S ALLE E HOME FINDS OCCUPANTS SICK Star, Ore., Feb. 28.— (Special to The Sentinel.)— With the entire family in side recovering from iuflucnza, the Sallee home at Star would have been destroyed by fire a few days ago ex cept for the fact that passengers ou the mail cur which stopjieii to deliver the mail, Mr. Sallee beiug the jaist master, discovered the roof on fire uud warned the family. Oral Sallee, though weak, elimbcd out through the attic and e*tinguished the incipiuut blaze with a few well directed buckets of water. Had the fire happoueil a few days before it would have caught the entire family flat on their backs. Cattle Are Being Tested. Testing of the cattle of this section for tuberculosis started Monday, th ■ work being in charge of l>r. O. W Traboy, federal tester from the Oregon Agricultural college. The work tin week has been done oil the Silk creek road. Practically all of the cattle 01 tkis section kuve been signed for th 1 test. Ben acoveU Married. Ben Scovell, who receutly spent se\ era! days here entertaining citizens with stories of the recent war and With Sbakesjiearean readings, wus married last week in Oaklnud, Ore., to Miss Kula Flurry, of Roseburg. — the fellow who doesn't advertise may know his business; but nobody else does.