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VOLUME XXXII
HONOR OLD BOYS AS NEVER
BEFORE, IS PLAN
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COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1922
SMART BIDDY KNOW S THE
ALPH A BET AN D EOGSACT
M IDDLE OF THE A L PH A BET
The Sentinel is issued one day early
this week in order to carry political
advertising, which should not be cir
culated on election day.
NUMBER 36
MOTOR TRIP TO PORTLAND
RESULTS IN 13 PU NC TURES
A N D RELA Y RETU RN TRIP
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Bede and
daughter Beth, Mrs. H. W. Titus
and daughter Marjori6 Ellen and
Miss Elise Priee returned Sunday
night from a trip to Portland. Those
are the main fa c ts and the minor
The program fur Memorial iluy has
details are alm ost too painful for
boon com pleted.
telling. They are connected with 13
The parade w ill form at it o'clock on
punctures in tires on the right rear
Main street east o f the railway tracks
) wheel. Eight m iles into Corvallis
and the march w ill start at 9:30. The
on the return trip was made ou the
order o f formation will he as follow s:
Salem Mon W ins H ill Climb, C orvallis Finds That State T axes for 1921 Were
rim aud the car had to be left there
Hand, (I. A K. veterans, YV. R. C., Co.
for repairs to the wheel, no m e
Takes Ball Game and Shoot
More Than Twice the Amount
I), fraternal organizations, school chil
chanics being on the job at the time
Goes
to
M
cM
innville.
for
Preceding
Year.
droii and autom obiles. A fter traversing
of night the arrival at Corvallis was
Main street to the armory, the school
completed. G. L. Hurd, of Corval
children w ill fall out uud he taken to
lis, was prevailed upon to take the
Cottage
Grove
was
the
center
of
County
Judge
C.
P.
Barnard
takes
the cem etery in autom obiles. Those
party as far as Monroe, where they
sporting
a
c
tiv
itie
s
for
this
part
of
the
exception
to
the
statem
ent
made
m
the
w illin g to furnish cars are requested
ri)
were met by Dr. T itus, who a n
state
Sunday.
paid
advertisem
ent
o
f
L.
N
.
Rouey,
to n otify J. T. Hmith or George A.
swered an 8. O. 8. call by m eeting
The event
which
attracted
the candidate for county commissioner,
Proctor at once. 11. K. M etcalf w ill
the ill fated party there.
lurgest crowd was the m otorcycle hill th at the eou u ty's state taxes in 1920
be the marshal and have charge of the
clim bing contost. More thau 300 m a and 1921 were practically the same.
parade.
chines were here from all parts of In a statem ent issued M onday Judge
At the cem etery the assem blage will
western Oregon and 25 participated in Barnard said:
sing “ A m erica” and prayer w ill be
the contest. Probably 1500 people wit«
“ It has been called to my atten tion
offered. Then w ill follow the d . A. R.
and YV. R. <’. ritual exercises.
Hix Teams Are Mem tiers and Schedule liessed the even t. A 300 foot eourse th a t one of the candidates for county
on the side of Mount David with a commissioner makes the statem ent la
Kxercises appropriate to the day will
o f Games for the Season Has
pitch o f 75 to 80 per cent had been a paid advertisem ent that Lane coun
be held at 1 p. m. in the Methodist
Been Completed
selected and the m achines with their t y ’s share of the state taxes were
church. There w ill be readings by
tractor shoes put it in shape for agri practically the same iu 1921 as in 1920. Lane County Roads W ait U n til Com
Robert H arrington, M illicent and . l e i
m ission G ets Money W hich It
cultural use. Howard, of Salem , on a 1 presume this was an oversight, as the
r m e Burrows and Gcorgic McRayuolds.
Organization of the Upper Wiliam Hurley Duvidson, one of the first to fa c ts are that the state taxes from
Says Is Due.
address will be by Libert Bede.
ottc Y alley Baseball league was per make the try, covered 161 feet o f the Lane county in 1920 were $176,096 and
Follow ing these exercises the mem
hers of the YV. R. C. will hold their fected at a m eeting held in Eugene distance and no others were able to iu 1921 were $374,645. This is a dif
Saturday, representatives of Eugcue, touch the distance, the next nearest ferCnce of $198,549, or $22,453 more
The question of the legality o f a bill
‘xorcisoe in memory o f the sailor dead
Cottage Grove, Voncalia, Roseburg, being 140 feet. M any oi the m achines than tw ice as much— an increase of o f approxim ately $60,000 which the
it the Maiu street bridge a few steps
Goshen and Harrisburg were present. fe ll with their riders but none was over o l/2 mills— and is a m atter over state highw ay com m ission claim s is due
from the church.
The new six teuni league w ill get under seriously injured. A picnic dinner was which the county court has no control. it from Lane county for grading a pur
The m eeting of the U. A. R. post
“ It is the intention of the county tioa of P acific highw ay through this
.Saturday, at which arrangem ents for vvuy with the first games ol the seu held
Another large crowd was attracted court to lit all road und bridge work county has been le ft to J. M. Devers,
Memorial day exercises were dismissed, son May 21 and according to the sched
ule now being drafted each team will by the ball game w ith Corvallis. The by contruet when reasonable bids can counsel tor the com m ission, and Clyde
was very touching. A number o f the
old heroes declared that two more play three games w ith each o f the local champs were not up to their usual be had tu t a small job is not uttrac N . Johnston, district attorucy of Laue
Memorial days was the most they other cities in the league during the form and took the short end of the tiv e to a contractor as the overhead county.
The indebtedness was contracted in
ould hope to assist m observing. season. Games will be scheduled for 12 to 8 score. M edley was in the box (m oving to and from the job) is very
Those given charge o f the exorcises Sundays only, tcuvmg the holiday for six innings, being replaced by heavy, whereas our ou tfit is alw ays 1919 and 19H0 by a former county
dates open for the teams to arrange Cullers, whose reliable w ing helped to w ithin reach and does not lose much court when the nighw ay commission
were touched by the remarks o f the
contests with outside teams.
hold down the visitors, but he also time in moving.
began to pave P a cific highw ay through
• ‘ old b o y s” and they up peal to the
The gam es for the opening day, Sun was out o f condition, having u torn
“ Borne people seem to have the idea lm ue county. It was the understanding
•itizens of the eity to make this obser
»toy, May Hi, will be Yoncalla at Eu ligam ent. K ing was at the receiving thut the c o u n ty ’s business is loosely that the county was to pay for the
vutiou of Memorial day the best at
gene, Goshen at Roseburg, and Harris end as usuul.
ha a fled but this is not a fact. The grading and the state for the su rfac
.ended o f any ever held here.
Earned runs were few . The locals county expenses are kept just as a c ing. At that time the cota^tv had no
The Memorial day sermon will be burg at Cottage Grove. Each team has
posted
a
cash
bond
with
the
newly
were credited with 5 hits and charged curately as contractors or corporations money for the purpose and the county
prese heil ut tlir forenoon service at
oleeted board of directors to guarantee with 7 trrors. The visitors were cred k eep their accounts. The cost o f every court made au agreem ent w ith the
hr I’resbyfonun church Sunday, May
the
com
pletion
of
the
se
a
so
n
’s
schedule
18 b i.
-i E Carlson, of the Chris - 1 and ample financial backing has been ited with 11 h its aud charged w ith 6 job done is kept separately and commission that it would pay the sum
errors.
every part of the job and the names of at a later date.
tail church.
obtained in each of the eities to assure
The buttery for Corvallis w as Spence, the parties doing the work or furnish
N o provision has ever been made to
the surre
of the ucw league, accord Anderson and Arm strong, Rankin.
in g the m aterials can be had by in meet this indebtedness and uow the
HIGHER PAY IN SIGHT
ing to the announcement o f the pro
The third even t was a shoot with quiry at the c le r k ’s o ffice aud also the sta te highw ay com mission is dem and
FOR NATIONAL GUARD m o ter . The team representatives pres members of the M cM innville rod and amount paid each one. No warrant is ing the money. YY'ord has been sent to
ent at the m eeting also went on record gun club, the locals being defeated by issued except to the one actually doiug the county court that it w ill proceed
The house o f representative:, at for clean baseball and the observance the v isitin g scatter gun artists w ith the work or furnishing the m a ter ia l.’ no further on any o f the cooperative
W ashington, D. CM on F riday passed oi all the rules ami regulations that a score o f 419 out o f a possible 500,
road contracts here un til a settlem ent
the service pay bill o f the national govern a well organized professional while the locals knocked down only 389
is made. A ttorney Devers came up
birds. The score by individuals was as
guard, according to u teiegrum re league.
from 8aiem aud held a conference with
George J. Wilhelm, o f Harrisburg, follow s:
ecived by Colonel John M. Williams
the court but no agreem ent was
from Congressman YYillin <’. H uw le\, was elected president o f the new or
M cM innville— A. Cellars, 49; B. Mur-
reached. A s there appears to be doubt
who said in his message that lie had ganization with the follow in g board of tin , 39; G. DeW aren, 44; H. Cockerlin,
as to the legality ol the bill it was
directors,
representing
each
city
en
44; G. Christensen, 44; H. Hobbs, 47;
worked for the bill and voted for it.
agreed to leave this question to Mr.
tered:
H.
H.
W
eiss,
Eugene;
R.
C.
R. Thompson, 43; D. McCann, 34; B. Two F ast W restlers to Contest for Devers and D istrict A ttorney Johnston.
Tin bill, if passed by the emtte,
Roney,
Goshen;
\
.
M.
P
etterson,
R
ose
M artin, 38; A. Jacobson, 37— a total
according to Colonel W illiam . will
Opportunity to M eet Champion
mean on me reuse m the pay of nation burg; A. L. L assw ell, Yoncalla; George of 419.
N ot ouly w ill the surfacing o f the
o f the World.
M.
Hcott,
Cottage
Grove;
E.
G.
Huston,
C ottage Grove— V eatch, 45; H elli-
al guardsmen of about in per cent lor
Goldsou Bla»*hly portion of the state
Harrisburg.
An
umpire
from
euch
of
well, 45; L assw ell, 36; N. J. N elson,
those w'ho have been in the nervier a
highw ay from Eugene to Florence and
certain length ot time. They are now the six eities w ill be uppniuted before 45; P. E N elson, 42; T itus, 30; Glass,
Ralph Hand, o f this c ity , and Tom certain work on the M cKenzie high
the
opening
ot
the
season,
the
board
39;
Pitcher,
36;
Bart
ell,
H5;
Enderly,
receiving one fourth of the regular ar
Kay, o f Omaha, are stagin g a w rest way be held up by the sta te com
40— a total o f 389. *
my pay anil the increase w ill mean the announced.
ling match for Saturday uight, the m ission because of Lane c o u n ty ’s
A
general
admission
o
f
35
cents
has
distribution in Lane county of several
winner o f the event to meet W alter in ab ility to pay the much discussed
been
agreed
upon
for
all
the
cities
of
thousand dollars annually m addition
M OUNT VIEW .
Miller for the m iddleweight w restling $GU,IHJU P acific highw ay grading bill,
the
league
and
boys
under
1H
w
ill
be
to the amount already being disbursed
ehampiouship of the world, the date but the bigger project o f building the
adm itted free, as the promoters believe
to local guardsmen.
(Hpeeial to The S entinel.)
und place yet to be fixed . The event Kaiurock B lackly section o f the Flor
that the youngsters should have the
May 16.— Mr. and Mrs. Claude Arne
ence highw ay w ill be postponed, ac
opportunity to enjoy the thrill o f the and children and Leon Arne were is to be held iu the armory.
Win K elly m Runaway.
Hand and Ray met recently at Gold cording to word received Monday from
contests as the guests o f the manage Sunday guests o f Mrs. A r n e ’s uncle
YVm. K elly came near m eeting ser
B ill, Hand w in n in g the event a fter the the state commission.
and aunt, Mr. und Mrs. George Shields, gainest match ot his career aud a lter
Clyde N . Johnston, district attorney,
lous injuries m u runaway Huturday meat.
Much
enthusiasm
lius
been
m
an
ifest
at Dorena.
forenoon at his home m the eastern
w riggling from holds which it seemed has sta te d that the bill is illegal and
ed
oveF
the
prospect
of
a
season
of
Mrs. Roy Spaugh, o f Bremerton,
part o f the c ity. Tlie horses were
that he w ill give a w ritten opinion
professional league baseball in the up Wash., Mrs. George Ganger and Mrs. it would be im possible for him to
hitched to a wugon and became fright
upon the subject in a few days. Both
per valley. All the teams have been George Shermans, of P endleton, arrived break. The Gold H ill newspaper de
ened when the wagon passed over an
scribed the event as an exhibition of Judge Barnard and Commissioner Har
organized
and
have
played
several
last
week
and
are
at
the
home
o
f
old wagon wheel. Mr. K elly, who was
the keenest w restling ever seen in low say that in the main the bill is
Mrs. Amauda Sears.
driving, was thrown from his feet mid gam es with outside teams and are
all
right aud
southern Oregon. Hand was rapidly legally and morally
nditiou
to
get
away
to
u
flyin
g
start
The
Mount
View
school
will
close
fell into the fore part o f the wagon.
becoming tired aud Ray seemed certain should be paid, but Commissioner
w ith a program Thursday uight aud a oi a decision, when Hand slipped from »sharp declares that the county should
The horses stopped a fter a short spurt at the opening.
pu n ic Friday on the river bank.
when they rail into a fence, the tongue
what seemed a deadly hold, got a not pay more thau h alf of the amount.
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Wilson and Mrs. double toe hold on Ray uud pinned
DORENA
A contract or agreem ent between
of the wagon snapping o ff. Mr. K elly,
Frank Wilson, o f Sp riu gficld , visited him to the mat.
w’ho is 72 years of age, was bruised
the sta te commission and the county,
Monday uud Tuesday with Mr. and
but not seriously injured. This is the
(Hpcciul to The Sentinel.)
Ray is a protege o f Farmer Burns covering the paym ent o f the $60,000,
second runaway he has been in with
May 16.—Mrs. G. B. P itcher re Mrs. Charles Bales.
and described by his friends as the was sent to the court Mouday, but
Mr. and Mrs. Horatio M osby, of mau o f a thousand holds. H e rushes the district attorney advised the court
the same team within a short time.
turned to her home iu the Grove
Thursday, after v isitin g ut tin J. H. Blue M ountain, spent the week end his man from the start aud there is no not to sign it.
“ This is a serious m atter and should
Kirk home.
Her sister, Mrs. J. H. with Mr. and Mrs. W. D. H eath.
rest until the match is over. W restling
Commencement Dates.
Mrs. Hillman, o f Eugeue, has becu fau s here are looking forward to the be settled as soon as p o ssib le,” said
The baeealaureate sermon will be Kirk, accom panying her home for a
stayin g with Mrs. Amanda Sears dur best match ever staged here.
Judge Barnard Monday.
“ The con
preuched in the M ethodist ehurch Sun few days visit.
M iss Bonnettn Teeters, of Eugene, ing the past week.
P olice G azette rules are to govern tractors ou several o f the jobs are
day night, May HI, by Rev.
K.
Mr. aud Mrs Fred Frost and Harry aud there w ill be two prelim inaries. ready aud w illing to start in at once
Bpeniuw, o f the P resbyterian church. came up »Saturday and spent the week
The class night program will be given end al the home of her parents, Mr. Frost, of Blue M ountain, aud Mr. and The prelim inaries w ill be at 8:3U und aud some of them are asking that
Mrs. L. R. Long, o f C ottage Grove, the main event at 9:30.
their bids be im m ediately accepted or
in the high school auditorium YVedues anil Mrs. Ch&s. Teeters.
rejected so that they may know what
Mrs. 8. O. VanBchoiack and Sarah spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. YYr.
day night, May 24, and the commence
to do with their equipment aud
meat program will be given Friday Riley motored to Ashland Saturday to 1» Heath.
LONDON
Mr. and Mrs. O tto Y'aughii and Mr.
crew s.”
even in g, June 2, at 8:30 in the Chau visit at the home o f Mrs. Van
Judge Barnard said he was very
tauqua ‘tent. The commencement ad S e h o ia c k ’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. Oppel attended a dunce in
(Special
to
The
Beutiuel.)
much in favor of settlin g the contro
dress w ill be given by Rev. L. Y . MoCuglc. They returned home Sunday the Grove Saturday night.
May
16.—
Henry
Combs
returned
W. D. Heath aud sons YVilliam and
versy at once. He said that the d if
evening.
Stivers, o f Eugene.
Mouday from Corvallis.
Mrs. Lee Thomason and children Addison, Fred Frost, Harry Frost, L.
Mrs. Emma B aines and two daugh ference betw een the figures and those
motored to Eugene Saturday afternoon. R. Long and H oratio Mosby attended ters motored up from Albany Friday o f the eouuty ou the bill was ouly a
J W. Veatch S aves H is Car.
J. H. Kirk spent Friday night at the baseball game in C ottage Grove and visited her mother, Mrs. Foreman. m atter o f a few thousand dollars aud
J. YV. Y catch frustrated the effo rts
the G. B. Pitcher home in the Grove. Sunday afternoon.
Reese A Brum field, o f Cottage Grove, thut he thought there could be found
ol two th ieves a few nights ago to
Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Sears, of
Bob Comes motored up from Eugene
some meaus of payiug it.
are papering the hotel this week.
gel aw ay w ith Ins car. They hud al
Jackson
ville,
Fla.,
arrived
Sunday
and
Sunday evening to the Chas. Teeters*
Cecil Roberts finished au eight
ready taken it from the garage, lo
will
make
an
in
d
efin
ite
v
isit
with
Dr.
m ouths' term o f school Friday aud re
cated some distance from the W atch home.
B LU E M O U N TA IN
Earl Y anValin, of Upton, spent the S e a r s’ mother and other relatives here. turned to his home al Murphey Mon
home, havin g broken in the door, and
Mr.
and
Mrs.
H
eaton,
o
f
W
ildwood,
day.
were about to make their getaw ay week end at home.
(S p ecial to The Beutiuel.)
Thelma Thomason, Arna VanSchoi- spent Sunday even in g w ith Mr. aud
Jessie P ru ett, Dorothy Abeeue, Joy
vi'heii frightened aw ay by shots fired
May 16.- Mr. and Mrs. Percy Moody
aek, Raymond W icks and Fletcher Mrs. W alter Dowens.
Fredericks
and
Erwin
Small
took
Mr. V eatch, who had been avvak
have moved to Cottage Grove, where
Miss Mary Luyng visited M onday
ened by Mrs V. iit. li who hu<i boon I Hnrlow wore among those who attended night with M isses Ruth aud H attie eighth grade ex iniinations.
Mr. Moody has em ploym ent.
Levi Geer returned Friday from his
aw akened by the noise m a d T b y the I tho sh e* ... the Grove Saturday eve Lebow in the Grove
Mr. aud Mrs. Lestou Dowens, n ew ly
uillg.
fruit
farm
at
Wilber.
thieves.
weds, visited at the George Doweu9
Clarence Scars has been ill during
C. M. Me Li n and son Charlie mo
Will
Townsends
are
m
oving
into
the
home last week.
tored to Eugene Monday to consult u t ho past w eek.
G ladys YVhipps spent the week end
W eather for April
Mr. and Mrs. l i s t e n Dow ens, of J N. Hogue house this week.
doctor
J.
E.
Banton
is
su
ffering
with
a
at the home of Doris Brauer iu Eu
The record kept by Miss Nelli»* 1
Mrs. J. E. Holstrom and children, Row River, visited Sunday w ith Mr. carbuncle on his nose.
Stew art, cooperative weather observer, | of MarcOla, are v isitin g at the home and Mrs. YY alter Dowens.
gene.
George Sutherland lost quite a valu
A large number attended the gather
shows the weather for April to have j o f her parents, Mr. aud Mr9. J. H.
Mrs. Ann Soars, of Creswell, Mr it
able
dog
in
the
woods
while
chasing
ing at the cem etery 8aturday. It will
been as follow s: Mean maximum, 58.5, Kirk.
K ate Sears uud Mrs. Aluia Sears, o f
coyotes
a
few
days
ago.
take another day to finish the work
mean minimum 38, mean 48.25, max
W alter YY. W atson, o f Eugene, spent Cottage Grove, and Mr. aud Mrs.
Mr. aud Mrs. B A Pruett and and the date has beeu set for Decora
imuni 71 on the 9th, minimum 27 on Monday night and Tuesday at the C. Ralph Sears, o f W alker, were at Mrs.
daughter
Jessie
motored
to
the
Grove
the 7th, precipitation 3.45 inches, snow A. VnnSchoiack home.
tiou day
Mrs. Watson Amanda Sears one day last week.
Mrs. 'Phene Miller and children and
ta ll .25 o f an inch. There were 10 accom panying him home tor u few
Miss Pearl Luyng spent Sunday e v e Saturday evening
Thomas
Orr
made
a
business
trip
to
Mr aud Mrs. Harry YViUiams wer*
clear days, II partly cloudy -and 9 d ays' visit with friends and relatives. ning with
Mr. and
Mrs.
W alter
Eugene last week.
Grove visitors 8aturday.
cloudy.
The party given at the home of Mr. Dowens.
Farmers are busy fin ish in g spring
Rev. iler, of the B aptist church, in
M iss Evalinu H offm an, o f Eugene,
and Mrs. Edw in Bedford Friday eve-
raiu aud planting gardeu these nice Cottage Grove, w ill hold services here
| mug was well attended and much en visited Sunday w ith her auut, Mrs.
Small Fire at Foundry
ays.
at 2:30 8unday afternoon.
Amanda Soars.
A small fire at the foundry at about joyed.
Mr. am} Mrs. Albert Bissue visited
L. G. VnnSchoiack, o f Anlauf, is
8 o ’clock Friday night, was extm
Six D eaths, N ine Births.
at the Floyd Jones home Sunday.
gm shed before any great damage re spending several days ot the home of
H igh School P lay Tonight.
A ccording to the report o f Health
Mr aud Mrs. John Allen visited at
suited. The fire is presumed to have his parents.
The play, “ Mrs. Briggs of the Poul- O fficer Job there were 6 deaths and
Bobbie Wagner has been quite sick jry Y ard,” w ill be presented at the 9 births for the month o f April. Of the Rich Martin home 8uuday.
started from hot ashes pulled from the
brass furnace. The woodwork inside several days but is now improving.
high school auditorium tonight by the the deaths, 4 were males and 2 fe
A number from here attended the Eutaxian et A m icitian club under the males. O f the births, 5 were males and
the building was badly scorched at the
Camp Entrance G ravelled
m otorcycle hill climb in the Grove Sun direction of Mrs. Ora Read H em enway. 4 fem ales.
point where the fire startl’d.
The chamber of commerce has had a
day afternoon.
number o f loads o f gravel placed on
Mrs. J . L. Lingo,
of
Arlington,
Mrs. George Jacobs, Mrs. A. E. Bur
Mr. and Mrs. YV. A. C offin motored the stub o f W ashington avenue leading
C o f O. H elps Rest Room.
came Saturday for a visit w ith her rows und daughters M illicent and Jer- up from Roseburg Sunday and visited into the auto camp. The camp grounds
The chamber o f commerce has con mother, Mrs. Isaac Ijind and brother,
nne, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Harlow, Miss at the home o f Mrs. C o ffin 's sister, have been cleaned up during the past
tnb u ted $50 to the support of the rest
Roy Garoutte, and other relatives.
N eita Hazleton and Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Mrs J. A. EHedge. Mis.» E va Brockus. week and a number o f im proicm eu ts
room, at the same tim e heartily en
Barney were among visitors in Eugene niece o f Mrs. C offin, accom panied are about to be made by the chamber
dorsuig the work being conducted by
them home Bunday night.
o f commerce.
W atch the label on your paper
U from here Saturday.
the M oth ers’ club
G. A
R. Veterans Declare That None
W ill Be L eft When Three
Years JIave Passed
Blue
M ountain, May 16.—-Joe
Perkins Jj. has a hen who is dem
onstrating her eollege education. A
few days ago she laid tin egg w ith
the letter “ M ” engraved on one
side and the letter *‘ N ” on tho
other side.
Quite evid en tly she
knew the order o f the letters in the
alphabet.
Mr. Perkins does not
know cggsactly but he thinks the
heu started in the eggsact middle of
the alphabet so as to dem onstrate
her proficiency by working both
ways in future exhibition s of her
erudition. Of eourse it is possible
that buddy merely wished to leave
her murk.
THREE BIG SPORT EVENTS BARNARD SAYS STATEMENT
HELD SUNDAY
BY RONEY INCORRECT
VALLEY CITIES COMPLETE
LEAGUE ORGANIZATION
LEGALITY OF STATE CLAIM
IS IN DOUBT
HAND AND RAY ON FOR
SATURDAY NIGHT
S
THREAT OF INJUNCTION IS
CAUSE OF FEELING
H olding Up o f Building o f Brtdga
Gan N ot A ife c t Route tor
P acific Highway.
Considerable feelin g has beeu caused
by the threat made during the pa^t
week that injunction proceedings will
be started if uu attem pt is made to
spend any of the market roads iuuds
upon the m id ge to be erected over mo
Coast fork just north of this city.
Members of the chamber o f commerce
uud other road boosters are surprised
by the statem ent that such proceedings
are to be started in Cottage Grove,
which is to get so much b en efit from
the proposed improvement and when
the building ot this budge would com
plete the route through the city for
which residents of the city have
worked lor so many year
This also is one oi the last links in
com pleting P acific highw ay for the
entire length o f the state.
There is considerable speculation as
to who may be behind suen a move.
injun ction proceedings against the
expending of market roud money on
this work can only delay a job that
w ill be com pleted this year it the c it
izens of Cottugc Grove are a unit iu
wishing the improvement. The injunc
tion proceedings can in no way cluing j
the location oi the highway througu
the city, the sta le highw ay com m is
sion has d efin itely su llied upon tiiu
route as the best, the most direct, the
sa fest and the most econom ical. In
reply to a letter from the chamber oJ
commerce asking as to com parative
costs of building by this ucw route or
by the present, route, the commi.->
siou answered that uo other route
would be considered aud pointed uu.
that two bud curves are elim inated,
that a bridge can be built in a straight
line aud that even were the old route
used the present bridge at N in th street;
would have to be discarded, us rt u
not wide enough to handle the sta te
tr a ffic .
Judge Barnard hus explained thau
the c o u r t’s reasou for allottin g a poi
tiou of the market road fu n d to the
highw ay is that there is no bond mon
ey available, the general fund is u»l
allotted elsew here aud the court deems
it a w ise expenditure oi funds in a s
much as the state proposes to expend
seven or eigh t dollars to the county s
one ou the projects to which the coun
ty money is allotted.
DATE OF PICNIC FOR
MERCHANTS CHANGED
The date o f the Laue county butch
e r s ’, grocers’ and m erchan ts’ picnic,
to be held here, has beeu changed
from July 4 to August 3. Those iu
ckurge of arrangem ents decided that
it would be better not to interfere
with celebrations o f the national holi
day and it. is thought C ottage Grove
w ill »A ge its custom ary fo u r th of
July observation.
While plans are not com plete for the
big picnic, a featu re w ill be a barbe
cue, for which eigh t or more cattle
w ill be provided to care for the some
8,000 to 10,000 people expected. An
elaborate sporting progrum is beiug
arranged aud many valuable prizes w ill
be offered.
Brother of George W ilson Dies.
George YVilsou aud Mrs. Charles
►Shelburne returned Tuesday from Fort
laud, where they were called by the
death of A. B. YVilsou, brother o i Mr
Wilson and father o f Mrs. Shelburne
Mr. YVilsou, who lived at Oswego
Kans., visited here two weeks ago u
company with his daughter Helen
They had left their truuks at the heart
of R. B. Wilson in Portland and hue.
made a trip by boat from thero tc
Beattie. On their return to Portlauc.
they stopped over uight in Tacoma
The daughter, who had au udjoiniug
room, heard her father about his loon,
the next morning and a short tim e uf
ter wards he was found dead from hearl
trouble.
The body was brought tc
Portland aud from there shipped tc
the fam ily home iu Kausas. He was
aged 72 years.
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W. B. COOPER H AS PRETTY
PIC TU R ES TA K EN O r H IS
RANCH NORTH O r CITY
W. B. Cooper Lae juat bad made
pictured o f hid Elk Horn ranch.
Three view s were taken, showing
the unique entrance to his place, the
fruit trees iu bloom and Ihe pretty
landscape settin g. One o f the p ic
tures, taken from the east, is an
especially artistic piece of landscape
photography. Mr Cooper is right
fully quite proud o f the attractive
ness
of his farm home, located ju st
i
outside the city lim its to the north,
upon which he has expended consid
erable to get the esthetic surround
m gs to suit him.
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