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COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1922
NUMBER 52
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700 EXPECTED TO ENROLL
IN CITY SCHOOLS
Freshmen and New Students In High
School to RegkHter Saturday;
Building Remodeled.
An iucreaeed mirolluiuut of 25 tu the
high school uud 50 m the guide* school»
ol Cottage Grove is anticipated in the
registration on the opening day of
school next Monday, by Huperiuten
dent O. W. Hays. The total number
expected at the beginnig of the school
yeur in the high school is 200 aud in
the grade schools 500.
Kcgistrntiou for freshmou and other
students just eutcriug Cottage Grovj
high school will be held Saturday
morning.
Registration for the pupils of thi
three upper grudes will be held ou
Monday.
Repair work uud renovating of the
buildtug m preparation for the open
ing of school uus been goiug on for
the pist couple of weeks. During the
summer vacation several rooms iu tho
west side school building were plus!
«red and nil ol the buildings are now
n. renditions for the opening date.
The teachers have been assigned as
follows:
East side high school— <). W. Hays,
superintendent;
H.
H.
Hargreaves,
principal, history nnd civics; Miss Lulu
Curriu, l.atin, bookkeeping, history;
Miss Elise Price, Spanish, English;
Miss Maud Skidmore, mathematics,
Miss Maud Lamsou, domestic art; Mrs.
Benson, Cottage Grove, domestic sci
once; Miss Audrey Roberts, Klamath
Falls, English; Miss Aliee Evans, Port
laud, science uud physical education;
E. J. Edwards, uianual training ucd
agriculture.
Grades— Miss Grace Kellogg, Salem,
fifth; Miss (^ueeu, fourth; Miss Phelps,
third; Mrs. Smith, second; Mrs. Bur
rows, first; Miss Kathryn Mendenhall.
West side— Mrs. lima Beager, prinei
pul. Miss Adell White, Miss Hamant
seventh and eighth grades; Mrs. Ora
Reed Hcmcnwuy, sixth;
Mrs. Docia
Norris, fifth and sixth; Miss Thelma
Nation, Salem, third and fourth grades;
Miss Ednu Christie, first and second
grades.
A sale and exchange of second hand
high and grade school books will be
held in room 7 of the high school
building from Saturday morning till
Monday night.
Any students having
books to sell, exchange or buy may
«ither sell or buy their books here.
HOAD WORK ROUNDING
UP AT SEASON S CLOSE
C'uuuty force account work in round
iug up well hiii ! indications lire all the
job** will lie finished up before thi full
nuns set in, Hecurding to Surveyor P.
M Morse nnd Roudniuster Jnck VcKy
Half the grading on the Canary *o»d
projeet wilt be doue this week aud
Contractor Johnson is progresaing r ip
idly on the grading near Cushman,
according to Mr. Morse.
The Clover dale road grading, whieli
has been in progress nli summer, will
be finished next week, says Mr. MeKy.
The grading is now doue and the
euterpillar and other machinery moved
to the Ayer's road in the Wiliakeuzie
distriet. The macadamizing is nearly
finished.
The Noti Elmira grading will be fin
ished uext Thursday and in three
weeks the mnendum surfuee will be
down, aecording to the road officials
The grading is done mid uuc coat of
the gravel surface laid on llie Fu'l
creek road.
The grading crew has
finished on the streteh of the I.orane
road south of Spencer Butte and the
machinery is now workiug in Eugene.
Iver J Rosten, contractor ou the
Lornne road, has moved his rock
crusher to another site as it was found
thut the first roek ledge opened up
was uot satisfactory.
R E N T L E GETS FIRST 1923
I N D I A N C H IE F IN OREGON
The firat of the uew i923 model
Jiao Chief motorcycles received in
. state has just been received by
irry Reutle, local dealer in motor
rles and bicycles. Mr. Reutle drove
s machine from Eugeue Tuesday,
e new model weighs 410 pounds aud
1 « particular machine is built eapec
ly for side cars. There are a number
improvement» in the 1923 model
er toe 1922 model which wua the
st India» Chief put out and also
• first special side ear machine put
t by the ludiau people.
There was au old geezer who
had a lot of sense; he started
up in busiuess ou one bolie
and eighty edits. The dollar
spent for stock and the eighty
for au ad., brought him m three
lovely dollars in a day,
by dadt
Well, he bought more
goods and a little more space,
and he played that system with
a smile ou Ills face. The eus
turners flocked to his two by
four, and soou he bad to hustle
fur a regulur store
Up ou
the square, where the
people (lass, he gobbled up a
corner that was all plate glass.
He fixed up the windows with
the best that he had, aud told
them all about it in a
half page ad. He soon hud
’em coming, uud he never quit,
and hi* wouldn’t cut down
on bis ads. one jit. And he’s
kept things humming in the
town ever since, and everybody
culls him the Merchant Prince.
Borne say i t ’s luck, but that’s
nil bunk— why, he was doing
business when the time* were
punkt
People had to purchase,
and the geezer was wise—
for he knew the way to get ’em
was to advertise.
237 M AR R IA G E LICENSER
were wheu we started climbing arouud
ISSUED SIN C E FIRST OF Y E A R sheer rock cliffs on chains for all the
world like monkeys. It took all the
Marriage lieeusuN totaling 237 havt nerve 1 could muster to make myself
been granted in i.Huc county since the move. % It really was a beautiful and
first of the year according to the files interesting trip and fortunately there
of the county clerk ’» office which was a short cut to return by so that
show that during the past month 37 we avoided all but one chain. That
have been recorded. True to tradition evening we returned to Karnizowa and
June which is regarded as the month the next to Yokohoma. The first day
of brides holds the lead with a total here was unbearable but since it has
of 45 licenses issued. January in the been cooler so that I haven *t minded
low period of the eight months, only the heat so much.
I sort of move
13 couples having made made applied around from room to room as the sun
tion to enter the bonds of matrimony. chunges and 1 have a big rotating fan
The figures for the eight months 1 carry around from one room to the
are: January, 18; February, 20; March, other with me. 99
31; April, 23; May, 26; June, 45; July,
37; August, 37.
Seven couples from
other counties were married here dur
ing the eight months according to the
report.
poor risk at the present time of open
season for deer. Three other pair of
the silver grays are exported to arrive
at the ranch within a few days, accord
ing to the owners who are promoting
the raising of the animals nnd are
hopeful that the venture will prove
profitable.
The raising of the foxes for com
mercial purposes
was
attempted in
California, but the climate was not
suited to the animals owing to execs
Hive heat, and Lane county has been
selected as an ideal location for the
propagating of foxes that will iu time
become a part of a costly feminine
garment.
COUNCIL ORDERS SERIAL $350 IS TAKEN FROM 7TH
BONDS FOR ARMORY
STREET GARAGE
E U G E N E A N D H A R R ISB U R G
C LA SH FOR T IT L E S U N D A Y
Proposed Issue W ill Bear 6 Per Cent Thieves Get Loot While Owner and
Interest If Passed by Voters;
Employe Sleep; Return UUeckB
The championship of the Upper
Willamette Valley
league will
be
East Main to Be Fixed.
Amounting to $160.
decided at the fair grounds iu Eugen"*
next Sunday afternoon when Eugene
Buuds to be issued by the city
Two hundred dollars iu silver and
and Harrisburg will play o ff the ti.
which resulted from the regular ache toward the erectiou of a new Hrmury currency and about $155 iu checks
will
be
serial
bouds,
payable
$1000
a
was atuleu from the ¡Seventh IStroet
dule. It is expected that a hot contest
year if the measure to float a $15,000 garage some time Muuday night or
will be put up for the title.
Loud issue to help fiuauce the bin Id in* early Muuday morning wheu thieves
of an armory is successful in the entered the garage and removed the
Deer Slayers Pay Fine.
A M. Sturtevant, of Albany, and O. November election, the city council uuiuey from the clothing ol’ oue of the
A Arnold, of Lebanon, were each fined having instructed tbe city attorney, at proprietors as he slept iu the rear of
$50 in the justice court at Eugene the regular meeting of that body Tues tbe building. Hometime Muuday muruing
Tuesday for having killed a doe and day night, to word the measure, as it the purties, or party, returned to the
having the eareaas of another female will appear ou the ballot, to that garage and left the purse aud all of
Tbe bonds will draw 6 per the checks just outside tbe wiudow to
deer in their poasessiou.
They were effect.
one side of the driveway into the
also charged with killing more than cent interest.
East Maiu street, which is badly garage.
the law allows, having five animals iu
Upou first entering the building the
their possession at the time of their rut up by the heavy traffic over that
stretch of road, will be scraped uui guilty oues broke tbe door open to the
arrest.
rleaued at once, according to a council safe. Finding nothing there thut they
order, and all paved streets and catch wanted nor anything worth taking in
basins aud gutters iu the residence the small cash register they proceeded
sections as well us those iu the bust to search the clothing of Orrin Lund,
ness section will be cleaned.
who sleeps in the rear of the garage,
The water commissiuuer was iu and that of Pat Brown who is em
»traded to put a meter ou the old ployed at the garage.
Laud, who is
electric light power house, the Westeru one of the proprietors of the business,
Lumber & Export company haviug had the money iu a pocket of his
By Mr». Harvey Madden.
taken over the old plant to furnish trousers.
Neither of the men were
power for their plant.
awakened by the thieves.
The owner of the property at Fifth
Although
a
thorough sparch was
An (‘.specially interesting letter his and Maiu street occupied by Jones A made Monday muruing for tracks that
jusi been received by Mr. and Mrs. Eaton was ordered notified to fill in might lead to a clue none were to be
i>. H. Hemenway from their daughter, the hole iu pavement aloug the prop found. About noon, when un employe
Mrs. Harvey Madden, (Florence Hem erty where the large scales were re found the checks and purse under the
enway) who lives in Japan. The Mad moved.
window, traeks were seen distinctly
dens are expecting to return to the
The meeting ou Monday night was in the soft earth. Police officers are
United States next summer, probably brief and snappy and was the shortest workiug ou the case but have as yet
to remain iu thin country. They an* meeting the council has held for two found no definite clue.
uow in Yokohama.
years or more, members of tbe body
* * Harvey aud 1 took two quite won say.
Rain Does No Damage.
derful trip»
recently,’ * writes Mrs.
Rain which has fallen this week,
Madden. ‘ ‘ One was to Koinoro where
Daughter Dies at Coburg.
starting with heavy showers on Mon
we got a little idea of the silk iudustry
Mrs S. E. McKinney went to Co day and only slight showers siuce, has
and out to au old monastery on the burg Thursday, beiug called there by done no harm to either fruit or hops
top o f a most rugged and rocky iuour the illness of her daughter, Mrs. Minnie in Lane county, according to farmers,
tain. The walk was a long hot one Clark.
Hhe reached Coburg just in and on the other baud it was heavy
as far as the mountain and then as time to be at the bedside of her enough to start pasture grass to grow
we climbed it became cooler. At the daughter as she passed away.
The ing if hot weather does not follow to
top ure several temples each carved funeral was held at Coburg.
counteract the effects of thp moisture.
into solid rock. These temples are in
sad condition now but very interesting. E X E M P T E D PR O PE R TY T A X
W O M E N ACCUSED OF TH E FT
At one time 1 imagine they must have
LIST O R O W IN O EACH D A Y
TH O UG H T TO H A V E FLED
been gorgeous.
“ The next day we went to Mt.
Property exempted from taxation In
Kathryn Estol Emmons, accused of
Myogi aud spent two days.
It was Lane county this year on account of stealing $2000 worth of clothes from
glorious to be among real trees, a the state law which provides that Helliwell, Bungs and Marksburg aud
mountainous
country
uud
rushing veterans of the civil war or their also charged with burglary and im
streams.
There
are
wonderful old widows may be exempt from taxation plication iu tbe theft of automobiles
temples hen* too but in the same dilap
the extent of $1000, amounts to at Eugene, is absent from Los Angeles,
idated state. The lacquer is chipping $164,520, according to Herbert
E according to the
latest
word from
o ff and it gives one sort of an idea Walker, assessor. This is au increase Sheriff Fred
G.
Stickels, who left
of what they are made of— first, there ner the amount exempted last year, three weeks ago to bring the woman
is a heavy layer of black lacquer, then of $15,560, according to the assessor’s back to Oregon. A hearing has been
u layer of gold, and finally, red.
figures.
set for September 11 but the officers
“ Upon arrival you pass through a
believe that the 'woman has fled to
narrow village street, then up dilapid
Tourist Pays $25 for Killing Sheep
Mexico. Detectives had searched for
uted stone steps through a huge stone
A touring motorist who ran down two years before they found the girl.
gateway with u most wonderful carved and killed a sheep uear the J. H.
brass lantern in the center. On either Hawley place Monday aud who at
Labor Day Quiet Here.
side ure standing the enormous god* tempted to make his escape to the
Labor Day was celebrated quietly in
at which people throw spit balls.
If south was arrested at Youcalla, Mr. Cottage Grove, ail dowutown business
thesi* balls stick your prayer will be Hawley haviug obtained the number houses being closed for the entire day.
answered.
You can imagine what a of the car.
Deputy MeFarlund, ac Several parties of Cottage Grove people
mess these horrible old red monsters rompuuied by Mr. Hawley, went down, spent the day at Hoseburg while others
look all covered with the spit bulls collected damages aud costs, umouut took iu the pioneer picnic at Ixiudon.
of who knows how many years ago ing to $25, and allowed the atruuger The raiu spoiled most of the celebra
besides new oues the pilgrims throw to continue his journey.
tions.
each day. Then there is a moat which
is probably thi* best in Japan. How
36 BABIES EXAMINED
WEATHER SPOILS PLANS
thick it is 1 don’t know but the
AT FIRST CT.TNTO HERE
FOR PIONEER PICNIC
stones have bceu fitted so perfectly
that with the Itchcu growiug over it
Because of
inclement
weather on
Thirty six babies were examined at
looks almost like a ha/.e.
“ After going through the temples the first clinic held at the city rest Monday, I .it bur Day, the crowd atteud
we went to a Japanese hotel and toon room Tuesday afteroou by the Imue nig the Pioneer picnic at imudoii was
■nail. Rev. J. E. Walters, pastor of
Arraug-
a public bath.
Then we put ou County Health association.
kiuioiius, always furnished by a Jana incuts have already been made for First Methodist church at Eugeue, was
uese hotel, and lounged around in our another clinic to be held the second i the principal speaker, taking for his
The clinic was theme the importance of rural life in
room drinking tea uud reading. Hoou week iu November.
we heard a grand splashing around conducted under the direction of Miss uuy community. Miss Novisa Youugs,
and upon looking down saw them Sally Craighill, county health uurse, of Eugeue, furnished a number of
catching fish aud we kuew that we who was assisted by all of the Cottage musical selections for the pleasure of
The committee in the piuueers aud others who were to
wen* about to eat fish both fried aud Grove physicians.
raw. With this we had two kinds of charge of the clinic consisted of Mrs. attendance.
R Job, Mrs. Schofield Stewart,
soup, vegetables cooked iu soy beau B
Methodists Elect Officers
sauce, and the usual tub of rice. After Mrs. Charles Beidler, Mrs. Gavin Dyott
Officers of the Methodist Huuday
we had eaten we went baek up the and Mrs. Harding.
school have been elected for the com
temple steps aud sat watehiug the
mg year as follows: J. 1. Jones, sup
Kerrigan Out ax Independent
moon couie up over the trees and
shiue ou the moat wall aud feeliug
Salem, Ore., Sept. 2.— T. M Kcr eriuteudeut; Mrs. Dura Hazeltou, as
the charm and mystery of the Orient. rigau, who was elected a member of sistaut superintendent; Roy Iwonard,
Mrs. Roy Leonard, lib
Its u feeiiug oue gets from stones but the public service commission iu the secretary;
which seldom comes to the resident oi recall election of last May, today for rarian; J. R. Hendricks, treasurer; L.
Harvey,
ehurister;
Mrs. L. Harvey,
maily became an independent enudi
un Oriental country.
At the annual meetiiig of
“ When we returned to the hotel the date to succeed himself iu the elec j organist.
maid brought our beds iu. Whe gave turns of November uext. His certifi the church just before the departure
me three mattresses aud a nee chaf eale of nomination by an assembly in 1 of Rev. Himpson Hamrick for con
pillow and a delicious blauket cover'd Portland August 17 was filed with the fereuee the officers were elected for
j the year aud $50 was given to the
with silk.
1 merely used the latter seeretary of state today.
j fund for superannuated ministers.
because it was luxurious uot beeause
1 needed it. I.*»! of all a luosqtfto $1500 FOX 18 A T LA R G E
George Hohl Oar Goes Into Ditch.
NEAR M K E N ZIE BRIDGE
net which successfully kept all breexes
The George Hohl car went into tho
out. 1 guess having such uucoiufort
below
Walker Thursday
Somewhere in the timber tracts in ditch just
able beds has giveu them the habit of
rising at the crack of dawn. Our menu the vicinity of MeKeuxie Bridge there 1 night of last week wheu bumped by
in the moruiug consisted of practically roams a silver gray fox with a market i the Cottage Grove Ice company’s de
the same as the meal of the night be value of $1500, and the owners of the livery trurk which in passing got out
fore with the oiuissiou of the raw fish. animal are uiukiug energetic efforts to of control momentarily and turned iu
“ After studying the guide book we recover their property before it falls too quickly. Three wheels of the Hohl
decided ou a hike up Mr. Kindo a 1 efore the fire of some of the msny car were demolished and Normal I’ohll,
side issue of Mt. Myogi, where there hunters that are at preseut trailing who was riding with Mr. Hohl, was
are about 15 uatural stone arches to through the woods iu search of deer, deftly deposited on the right of way,
be seen. 1 imagine it is about thr.*» but uot av *rst> to taking a shot at but neither he nor Mr. Hohl were in
The auimal is j ii red.
mile* to the mountain and siuce it other game animal».
ue of the pair of foxes brought from
was about the hottest day in 36 years
liar Buys Interest In Barber Shop
wonder if you can imagine me |*ant California to the Greenup and Giegor
Rev. H B. tier has purchased the
lug by the wayside.
At the least isueh, near MeKeuxie bridge, wher 1
little incline in the road uiy old heart the breeding of the animals for thor one half interest of Janies Alvert in
the barber shop owned by James and
would just fly and 1 thought. I d have (sits is to be attempted.
The valuable silver gray fox tired of Robert Malcolm and will hereafter be
to turn back
After passing the first
great stone gate the air was so fresh restraint Friday of last week aud left associated in the shop with Mr Mai
James has returned to his
and cool that I easily went to the v#r? his quarters at the ranch for the free rolm.
top with hardly any rest on the way dom of the forest, and an extensive former home nt Brownsville for n viait
up
I wanted to turn back on three search has been started to have it re but has not yet decided where he will
distinct occasions though nnd thsy turned na the owners consider it n loeete.
From the Land of
Cherry Blossoms
FOUR OARS IN M IX N E A R
O R E 8 W E LL M O N D A Y FORENOON
Three cars were somewhat damaged
when four became pntangled on the
highway pavement near Creswel! yes
terday forenoon.
None of the occu
pants were injured seriously although
W. E. Jones, of Roseburg, was shaken
and bruised to some extent.
Jones’
car ran into the near on another ear,
knocked it into the ditch. As Jones
was assisting the other man with his
car, C. H. VanDcnburg, of Cottage
Grove, turned out to avoid Jones* car
when lie almost collided with a Ford
and this caused him to strike Jones’
machine which was shoved into the
ditch. VanDenburg’s car and the Ford
brushed fenders but the Ford did not
stop.
All the other cars were more
or less damaged.
C A L IF O R N IA M A N T R A D E S
FOR R A N C H A T W A L K E R
J. S. Buck, of Manteca, Calif., ha»
traded property in that city for the
C. I. Eaton ranch 4 miles west of
Walker. The Eaton», who came here
from California about a year ago, left
Tuesday by motor for Munteca, where
they will make their home. Mr», buck
and daughter Evelyn are already here.
Mr. Buck is en route, driving hi» stock
overland.
Poole Car Climbs Steep Hill.
E. T. Poole believe» hi» ear has
climbed one o f the ateepe»t grade» in
the Cottage Grove country. »Sunday of
la st week with three pa»seugers in his
< ar he drove to the Zeno Earl home
stead, three mile» above the Row River
n 11, jt being the first time that a c*>r
had negotiated the trip.
From Oregon
to M i n n e s o t a
By Elbert Bode, Editor The Sentinel
State Lines Ephemereal.
Harris, Minn., August 28.— In get
ting to Minnesota we travelled some
3000 miles, including the side trips,
and crossed the boundary liues of
seven states. 1 imagine that iu the
same distance iu Europe we might
have passed through the same number
of countries and would have had all
kinds of difficulties in passing customs
officials and other diguataries, but iu
our trip the only way we could kuow
that we were passing from under the
laws of one state aud passing under
the laws of another state was by sign
boards placed at the state boundaries
or by keepiug tab by our maps, it
is only by consideration of fhe.se thing.*
that we realize thut we live iu a great
big, broad, free country where those
who live within the ten commandments
may travel freely without let or
hindrance. Muuy privileges aud plea
sures follow the stars and stripes and
are found wherever Old Glory floats
to the breeze.
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Masonic Associates Scattered.
Speaking of the length and breadth
of this great land of the free and home
of the brave, uud this will iuterest my
Masonic friends, three days after leav
ing Cottage Grove 1 was a guest in
the home of the former master of
Chicago lodge at North Brauch, Minn.,
who reminded me thut he officiated
the night l was raised to the sublime
degree of Master Mason.
At North
Branch, Minn., 1 visited the lodge room
where the memorable ceremony took
place uud found the spot suitably
marked.
In busiues in North Branch
1 found my associate in tukiug thi*
degrees and the post muster reminded
me that he gave me instruction in the
lectures.
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POPULAR COUPLE ARE WED
AT QUIET SERVICE
Oscar E. Woodson, Local Garage Man,
and Ruth Robison Married; On
Trip to Eastern Oregon.
Oscar E. Woodson, proprietor of
Woodson Bros. Garage, and Miss Ruth
Robison, were married at a quiet wed
ding ceremony at the Presbyterian
church manse in Eugene Thursday
morning at 11 o ’clock, William Moll
Cose, pastor of the church, officiating.
The only attendants at the ceremony
were Mr and Mrs. Clifford Wilhelm.
Mrs. Wilhelm is a sister of the bride.
Following the service Mr. and Mrs.
Woodson left for Portlaud, where they
visited the latter’s sister, Mrs. H. H.
Harms, and then went on to Baker
City where they will spend two weeks
on Mr. Woodson’s rauch. Before re
turning they will take iu the Pendleton
Round Up aud the state fair at Salem.
Both the bride aud groom are well
known here.
Mr. Woodsou came to
Cottuge Grove 14 years ago and started
the Cottage Grove Steam Laundry
which he owned and operated until
about six mouths ago.
Iu 1913 he
bought the garage now kuowu as
Woodsou Bros. Garage iu which he as
associated with his brothers, J. E. and
P. M. Woodson. He is the sou of Mr.
aud Mrs. O. R. Woodson, who are at
present visiting here from Texas.
Mrs. Woodsou is the daughter of
Mr. uud Mrs. James Robison and haa
lived here for several years. She haa
been employed recently in the Umphrey
& Markin general merchandise store.
Mr. and Mrs. Woodson will take Mr.
Woodson’s pareuts as far south aa
Los Angeles by automobile when they
return to their home iu Texas about
October 15.
Oregon Girl Wins National Prise.
An Oregon girl— Miss Jane Doyle, of
Portland— was one of the three persons
in the United States to wiu awards in
the Red Cross Courier’s prize subscrip
tion coutest, according to the state
ment printed in a news letter recently
given out by Miss Grace Norton, in
charge of the Lane county chapter of
the American Red Cross. The reward
of each of these workers will be tripe
to Washington, D. C., during the N a t
ional Red Cross convention, October 9,
10 and 11. The other two winners in
the prize coutest live iu the east— on-»
on Brooklyu, N. Y., aud the other :n
Atlanta, Ga
HOMES W ANTED FOR BOYS
AT “ BIO BROTHER FARM ’’
Homes for a number of homeless
boys are wanted by Chester A. Lyons,
founder and owner of “ The Big
Brother Farm for Boys” at Lebanon.
These boys have beeu left omhaus,
homeless and iu unfortunate eircum-
stances except for the care which they
have received at the home.
“ Big
Brother Farm ’ ’ was founded 10 years
ago and during that time many boys
have been placed in homes and are
making good.
All persons who are
interested in giving a child a home
may communicate with Mr. Lyons, who
requires that each person who applies
to take one of the boys furnish him
with the name of the church attended
and the name of the pastor of that
church nnd also the uames of three
other reliable persons in the com
munity.
Methodists In Conference at Salem
•Salem, Ore., Sept. 4.— The seventieth
annual couveutiou of the Oregon Epis
copal church will meet here tomorrow
for what, in many respects, will be
tre most important nessiou in the his-
tory of the conference. Action taken
nt the conference will have an im
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portaut bearing ou an endowment cam
Newspapers Not Up to Oregon’s.
paigu that is to be started soon by
It tukes no display of egotism to Willamette university of Salem.
say that the newspapers of this sec
A uew feature of the conference
tion, where I ouee was engaged iu the will be daily evangelistic meetings on
busiuess, do uot compare with Cottage the streets of Salem.
Grove’s leading newspaper. The papers
here do uot seem to be any better
Boys' Conference Date Selected.
than wheu 1 left them 15 to 25 years
The annual older boys’ conference
ago.
They could ii't have progressed of the Y. M. C. A. organizations of
any more slowly if 1 had remaiued the Willamette valley will be held
with them. The papers of this section in Eugene Thanksgiving weekend, ac
of the country, as a whole, are much cordiug to W. P. Walter, boys’ work
less aggressive than those of Oregon secretary of the state association, who
and lack much of the typographical has received word of the plaus for the
perfection of so many Oregon uew» yearly meeting from state officials in
papers. The editorial influence of the charge of the boys’ work of the as
country newspaper of Minnesota is far socia tions.
less than that of the country new»
paper of Oregon. This is due in purt
1923 Fords Received.
to the fact ttiat many of the aggre»
Woodson Bros, have just received a
»ive personalitie» that once dominated
carload of new 1923 model Ford tour
the newspaper field here have goue to
ing cars for distribution.
The uew
heaven, or to Home other place that
model has a uumber of new attractions
must seem like heaven to one who once
which are improvements over the older
was iu the country newspaper business,
models, iududiug u oue mau top aud
aud iio other dominating persoualitiiM
slautiug windshield.
have taken their places, while it is a
fact that many of the best newspapers
Your wants may be few— provided
of the coast states are conducted by
you use Beutinel wanted».
tf
those who got th *»r early newspaper
traiuiug in tnese middle western states
Not a newspaper mail has yet asked
1000 B A BIR 8 C O ND U CTE D
me if I have noted any progress during
INTO W O R LD BY DR. K IM E
the many years I have been away.
D U R IN G 1« Y E A R S H E BE
None have asked for an Interview that
might be used ns a boost for the old
A Cottage Urove physician aud
home
town,
although a good story
surgeon haa established a record II
could be had for the asking.
that is bard to beat.
During his
• • •
resident e of
18 years
auu six
Automobile Brings Country to Town.
mouths iu Cuttage Grove Dr. A. W .
Kime haa officially welcomed 1000
I have been impressed with what
the automobile has done to draw people
babiea into the world. Number 1000
together. We do not note the develop
waa a teu pound buy who arrived
meut that
takes
place immediately
a week ago Muuday, August 27, at
the Tom Queener home uear this
about us, or if we do notice it, it
does not make the impression that it
city, aud the day was made doubly
does when one notes in one setting the
important for ‘ ’ Doc’ ’ because it
progress of a number of years.
We
was also his sixty fourth birthday
auuiversary. The most the doctor
attended a movie one evening and our
attendance turned into an informal
ever had iu one year, siuee he came
reception of friends of former year*.
here in April of 1904, wa* 78 and
the biggest month he has ever had
They had gathered from 10 to 15 mile*
around to attend the show —and this
was 14. This year bids to be a
was nothing uuusual for them. They
big oue also for the number to the
“ baby doctor’s ” credit has grown
frequently do so. When we kaev them
years ago we saw them but a few
to 82 since January 1.
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