(Bjr Œntîaiu* (ßnwr Sentinel
COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1923
VOLUME XXXIII
NUMBER 48
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KNOCKERS SOON TO MOVE TO
REAR, SAYS OLSON
BUILDINGS TO PIECES
MONEY HEREAFTER
Oil Promoter Believes That Showing Defective Brakes Are the Cause Law That County Shall Hold Funds
in Both Instances but No
Is Repealed After Trial
Already Made at Eugene Fore
Arrests Are Made.
of Two Years.
tells Rosy Future.
An oil field for the Willamette
valley within a short time that will
make the knockers take their little
hammers and their anvils and retire
to the rear, is predicted by Dr.
David Eugene Olson, who has just
returned from u trip to Minnesota,
Texas and California, where a num
ber of oil fields were visited. Olson
states that he went to a large num
ber of oil fields to test the accu
racy of his method of locating oil
and that the same method applied
, to local structures has given “the
wonderful satisfaction and assur
ance of the certainty of large quan
tities of the highest grade oil exist
ing in threo different sands near
Cottage Grove and Eugene.’’
Dr. Olson so thoroughly believes
in striking oil here that he de
clared on his return: “1 am willing
to stake all I have, financially, in-
telluctually and morally, on the
statement that, if wo live, wo will
open up an oil field in the Willam
ette valley which will put all doubt
ers in a class whore they do not
want to be.’’
One of tho wells in which Olson
is interested in California has come
in and givos promise of running
about 2000 barrels n day of 56-gmv-
ity paraffin base oil. Olson declares
that his interests have been offered
large sums of money for these hold
ings.
In a formal statement Dr. Olson
said:
‘ ‘ My sincere belief is that tho oil
showing in tho Eugene Bible Uni
versity No. 1, at Eugene, bespeaks
tho certainty of a large production
of the highest known grade of oil
when tho doepcr sands have been
reached. I honestly feel that it is
wonderful to find such a lnrgo
showing at such shallow depths. To
anyone who has had real practical
experience in oil well drilling it
tells the story which forever settles
the question whether there is oil in
commercial quantities in the Wil
lamette valley or not.’’
The woll at Eugene is now down
about 600 feet. Tho oil sands struck
at a depth of 475 foot kept giving
way and interfering with the drill
ing operations, filling the hole as
rapidly as progress wits made and it
was found necessary to put down
casing before operations could be
continued. Because thuro was not
sufficient casing on hand to com
plete the job, it has been impossible
to pump out the water and make a
test of the oil which has been
struck. A full hoad of water has to
be maintained to hold back tho
sand, which is 20 feot in depth,
and Mr. Olson states that the same
wator holds back the flow of oil, so
that only a small amount is coming
to the surface.
It is planned to sink if lnrgo
casing and and n smaller one. Drill
ing will be carried on inside the
smaller casing and the oil which
has been struck will bo allowed to
gather inside the larger one. Dr.
Olson thinks it quite likely that
there will be a sufficient quantity
to solve the problem of fuel for the
drilling operations.
Defective brakes on motor cars
have been the cause of two acci
dents here in which buildings of the
city wero damaged.
The center pier of tho northwest
show window of the Powell & Burk
holder store was nearly taken out
when a car driven by a woman did
some quoer antics in making tho
south turn onto Pacific highway
at the Fifth and Main streets in
tersection.
Because her brakes
would not hold the driver had to do
some hasty dodging. She missed
two or three cars, but the big
building came right out to meet
hor. The car was somewhat dam-
aged from contact with the eon-
Crete.
Bradley's service station was
damaged When a car, unable to
avoid hitting two other ears which
wero taking gas, rammed into the
front of the building and pushed
the front and tho inside shelves
back a foot. The accident could
have been avoided had the driver
taken to the side of the building,
where there was plenty of room.
The driver said that he had no
brakes. His car also was damaged.
No arrest was made in either case.
Memorial exercises for the late
president, Warren G. Harding, will
be held in the city park at 3
o’clock this afternoon under aus
pices of the American Legion,
Business of tho city will cease an
hour before that time.
Dr. E. V. Stivers, of Eugene,
will be the speaker. The choirs of
the city have consolidated for the
musical part of the _ program.
_
Fru-
ternal organizations of tho city
have been invited to attend in
bodies. Co. D will attend in full
uniform.
THIEVES GET AWAY WITH
E. E. EADS HUDSON SUPERSIX
Tho E. E. Eads Hudson supersix
was stolen early Tuesday night and
no traco of it has yot boon se
cured. Mr. Eads had parked it on
Sixth street alongside the First
National bank and failed to lock it.
He attended a meeting of a com
mittee of the city council and when
tho meeting adjourned the car was
gone.
Night Police McFarland had seen
the car not more than 30 minutes
before it was missed but telephone
messages to police officers in the
cities north and south failed to
head off the thief.
A Chandler car bearing a Wash
ington license wus left that day
alongside the road near Saginaw.
The driver was with tho car during
a large part of the day but appar
ently was unsuccessful in making
some repnirs in which he was en
gaged. it was thought that proba
bly the Washington car was stolen
and that when the man could not
put it in condition to run he camo
to Cottage Grove, watched his op
portunity and got away with the
Eads car. The car was partially
insured against theft. The Wash
ington car was brought to the city
by Deputy Sheriff Pitcher.
Oherrians Boost Cottage Grove.
The Salem Statesman gave Cot
tage Grove a boost for the manner
in which it entertained the Cher-
rians upon the occasion of their re
cent visit hero while passing
through the city on their way south.
Cottage Grove wns notified only SO
minutes beforehand that the Cherry FRANK SNODGRASS INJURED
City organization was coming and IN FALL AT LONDON POOL
The Statesman commented upon the
Frank Snodgrcas unstained inju
remarkable reception in view of the
fact that there was so little op ries which rendered him unconscious
for a time when he-struck the ce
portunity for preparation.
ment stops of tho bathing pool at
London when he fell off the slide
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while making the descent Sunday
ANDERSONS ARE ON MOVE;
afternoon during tho stampede
ONE ANDERSON HEEPS TO
there. He foil face downward in
KEEP OTHERS SPEEDED UT
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hud it not boon for assistance ren
The Andersons are there when it dered by others present. He is now
comes to keeping things going. As apparently noqe the worse for the
an illustration: Upon one day last experience
:pcrience although bndly
badly bruised.
week tho Fred Anderson family
Ho was one of five boys making
moved out of apartments in the the descent at one time end was
Mise Esther Silsby home on Third tho last in the line. Tho four who
street, while Mr. and Mrs. Clar had preceded him did not know
ence Anderson at the same time that their companion had been in
moved into tho same apartments. jured and a spectator jumped in
Tho Anderson transfer moved the with his clothes on to pull Frank
latter in. Martin Anderson left at out.
about the same time upon a trip to
Sweden. Whether he intends to in FREIGHT CAR STOPS TRAIN
duce any of the Andersons from
80 THAT IT CAN VISIT HERE
over there to return with him he
did not state. The four Andersons
Human beings are net the only
named include about all the Ander thing to which Cottage Grove
sons there are in this section of proves an irresistible attraction. A
country.
car of lumber, which was part of
a west bound freight passing
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through here Bunday, found that it
DAHLIA SIAMESE TWIN IS
could not resist the temptation to
FREAK WHICH GROWS IN
stop here a while. It went into a
E. J. SCOFIELD GARDEN
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A twin dahlia is the freak which legs off the track and held up the
has grown in E. J. Scofield ’• flower whole procession. A wrecking crew
it over into a ditch and
garden. It is also a Siamese twin. pushed
traffic was resumed. A wrecking
The second bud is a few days be
hind the first in growth and tho outfit has since picked it up.
two grew back to back, with the
County Fair Plans Under Way.
stem which furnished sustenance
At least four granges will have
attached to the back of each.
The first is so much ahead of the exhibits at the approaching Ijine
second in growth that its petals, county fair. Bo far no arrange
in spreading downwards, have sur ments have been made for a display
rounded the second and given the from Cottage Grove. Efforts will
first tho appearance of being one be made by the board of directors
flower with petals on both aides. to increase the number of individual
Mr. Scofield states that a person exhibit«. There will be horse racing
might mice a million dahlia blooms on each of the three days of the
without again fin<ling a twin. He fair.
will carefully preserve and replant
Solee books. The Sentinel.
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the bnlbs.
LEAGUE BLOWS UP WITH LOCAL
TEAM IN THE LEAD
School districts will hereafter
handle their own funds, instead of
having them deposited with tho
county treasurer, as was the ease
for two years. Before that time
the funds were handled by tho
clerks in the same manner as they
will bo again. The reason for the
change made two years ago was
that it was thought that the
funds could be made to earu inter
est if tho small amounts before
scattered over the county could be
consolidated. Also a number of dis
tricts lost money because of manip
ulation of funds by clerks or
through careless handling by clerks,
It was thought that having the
funds on doposit with the county
treasurers of tho state would elirn-
inate such losses and in that respect
tho law worked well.
Tho funds of tho various county
school districts are to be sent out
to the clerks as soon as tho bonds
of the clerks are arranged.
WALDO MILLER PROPERTY
IS COMPLETELY DESTROYED
The Waldo Miller home and build
ings located about three miles cast
of the city off tho Row river road
were destroyed by fire Monday
night. The equipment which they
had for their chicken business,
which was a complete loss, was
worth probably $1000. There was
insurance of $600 on the house. Mr.
Miller does not have his sight and
Mrs. Miller has personally done
most of the work in building up
the chicken business, and that was
their principal sourco of income,
which makes tho loss a severo one
to them. Two to three hundred
quarts of fruit were among the
items lost. A small amount of fur
nituro was saved, also nearly all
of several hundred chickens.
The fire started in the woodshed
adjoining the house from an un
known cause. The occupants of the
house were nearly trapped by tho
flames, the house being nearly de
stroyed before they awakened. The
Millers have moved temporarily into
the house on tho J. A. Wright place.
The southern Oregon Epworth
league convention held here camo to
a close Sunday evening with the
largest attendance of the week’s
session. Nearly 100 delegates were
in attendance at the regular ses
sions during the weok.
During each day classes wero held
in all branches of church and recre
ational work and tho evenings were
given over to lectures and sermons
to which the public was invited.
Among tho noted speakers who
attended were Dr. Clarenee Truo
Wilson, of Washington, D. C.; Dr.
Rader, of San Francisco, and Dr.
Giant, of Chicago.
Rev. T. D. Yarnes, of Springfield,
was manager of the session, and
Rev. Joseph Knotts, of Grants Pass,
former pastor here, was the dean.
Both were reelected.
MYRON M’GEE DIES AFTER
TWO YEARS OF SUFFERING
Myron Almprion McGee died
Thursday of last week, the direct
cause being heart ttouble. He had
been a sufferer for more than two
years. The funeral was held Satur
day from the Methodist church, of
which Mr. McGee was a member,
Bev. J. H. Ebert officiating. Inter
meat was in the A. F. & A. M.-I. O.
O. F. eeim-tory.
Mr. McGee was born in Fon-du-
Inc, Win., June 3, 1857. He had been
a residoiit of Cottage Grove for 17
years. He married Miss Flora Van
Camp on July 4, 1883, at Loyal,
Win.
He is snrvived by the wife and
the following children: Charles E.
McGee and Mrs. A. L. Dunsmire,
Portland; Mn. V. A. Wicks, Ru
jada; Clifford McGee, Los Angelos;
Mrs. Harry Onsey and James, Cot
tage Grove. The mother, Mrs. Rob
ert Jillson, and four sister, who live
in Wisconsin, and one brother,
Charles McGee, Cottage Grove, also
survive.
CAR GOES INTO DITCH AND
THIEVE8 GET ACCESSORIES
Throe Cottage Grove men sus
tained minor injuries in an accident
on the highway several miles south
of here Monday night. Gust Brtfn-
ston, who was taking a woman to
Drain, asked J. A. Elledge mid E.
E. Jackson to go for a ride. On
the return trip Mr. Brunston had a
coughing attack, and for a moment
lost control of the car, which nosed
into th« bank nnd went on its side.
It was so much damaged that the
trip could not be completed with
it. The driver and passengers were
picked up and brought into the city.
When Mr. Brunston returned the
next day for the car he found that
practically everything removable
had been stolen.
C. A. King, who recently reported
oil in a 15 foot irrigation well, non-I
reports that chunks of crude oU are
coining to the surface. They can
easily be collected oa a piece of
blotting paper end burn readily.
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Cottage Grove has two couples
who havo been married more than
57 years, who are sweethearts still,
who continue to enjoy life in the
best little city in the famous, fer
tile, fruitful Willamette and who
have no desire to hutry to any
other place.
Francis A. Clow and Caroline M.
Paine were married July 4, 1866, in
Minnesota. Mr. Clow had been but
shortly before that discharged from
the union army and that may have
been tho reason that he picked tho
nation’s natal day for a wedding
date. They moved to Oregon iu
1891 nnd believe that that is tho
wisest thing they huvo ever done
in their long wedded life. laving
children nre Mrs. Annliza Horning,
Minnesota; Mrs. Julia Ashby, Mrs.
Olive A. McCoy and Vernon E.
Clow, Cottage Grove, and Francis
M. Clow, Silverton. One child is
dead.
Mr. Clow was born in Cunadn
October 23, 1843, and Mrs. Clow
was born January 16, 1848, in Grant
county, Wis. Mr. Clow traveled up
the great lakes to Illinois in 1845,
removed to Minnesota in 1855, en
listed in 1863 in Co. H, second Min
nesota volunteer cavalry mid was
mustered out Apirl 28, 1866. Ho has
been prominent in the affairs of
Appomattox post, G. A. R., and
Mrs. Clow in the affairs of the ro-
lief corps.
The other couple are Mr. and
Mrs. James Henderson McFarland.
They celebrate their anniversary
upon Armistice day, although it is
not thought that the fact that they
were married on November 11, 1865,
was taken into consideration when
it was decided to cease hostilities
in Europe. They hove lived here
during their entire wedded life,
with the exception of a month spent
in California somo years ago. They
were so glad to get back that they
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18 BERRIES FILL QUART
BOX TO BRIM AND THOSE |
WHO SEE WITH WONDER
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A person need not be much of a
mathematician to fill boxes with
strawberries such as those growing
iu the city garden of Mrs. L. L.
Woolley. Exactly 18 are required to
fill a quart box to running over
full. ~
Some of ......
the berries are as
TP nr»}» ns five inches in circumfer-
once. The vines are id tho ever-
bearing variety and continue to pro
duce the luscious and beautiful mon
sters until frost in the fall. If frost
should fail to come the borries,
which havo no way of keeping
track of the time, probably would
keep on producing indefinitely.
In tho wantad column Mrs. Wool-
ley offers to dispose of soveral hun
dred plants from those wonderful
berries.
Mrs. Woolley has a Gravenstein
apple troe that is so heavily loaded
with the almost ripe fruit that she
has hardly been able to find enough
loose timber about the plnce to
prop tho limbs.
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THOSE BORN HERE HAVE
BUT LITTLE CHANCE TO
GO TO ANOTHER WORLD
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Local Men May Be Handicapped by
Change From Rifles to the
Smaller Anns.
have never again left the place
where they have been so contented.
Another remarkable circumstance is
Company D will send a team
that of six children all are living,
have spent their lives here and composed of one officer and four
could gather at home upon short no- men to the annual rifle and pistol
tice. All are yet residents here ox practice to be hold on Clackamas
cept Warren W., who has for a raage for four days commencing
year been a resident of Roseburg. August 16. Practice hero for the
The children, in order of their ages, selection of tho team is being held
are as follows: Mrs. Anna Chris nightly.
Organizations armed with rifles
man, Charles A., G. Wilbur, Warren
will compete with rifles and organ
W., Frank J. and * Miss
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Myrta.
izations armed with pistols will use
Both Mr. and Mrs. McFarland those. The local company will use
were born in Missouri, Mr. McFar- the latter. In all former competi
land in 1845 and Mrs. McFarland tions the local company has been an
in 1847. Both crossed the plains in artillery company and has sent some
the same year, 1953, but they were of tho best riflemen in the state.
not acquainted until after arriving Now- that it is u machine gun com
where Cottage Grove has since pany and must use the smaller
risen. Mr. McFarland came in the weapons it may bo that it will not
train of his father, John W. McFar earn- off tho honors so easily as
land, and the donation land claim in the past.
taken by him yet remains in the
Tho team of 14 i.'ficers and mon
family. The elder McFarland had to represent tho Oregon national
been here two years before. Ho guard in the national and interna
noted that the largo trains attract tional matches at Camp Perry, O.,
ed tho attention of the Indians, for in September, will be selected from
which reason ho preferred e. small those making the highest scores in
party. As an actual fact it con the state competition.
tained but four mon and Mr. Mc
Adjutant General White has
Farland’s two children. They wore called for ti.reo main events in tho
molested by the Indians but once Clackamas shoot. Tho first will be
and then by a lone Indian nnd suf the state team shoot in which teams
fered no losses. This was one of of six m?n representing the various
the smallest parties ever to cross rifle companies of the state will
tho plains.
compete for first place, which car
Mrs. McFarland came in tho train ries a large silver trophy and inod-
headed by Captain Oglesby, father als to the membors of the winning
of the Into W. W. Oglesby. It con team. The second match, the win
tained 20 wagons and was one of ner receiving tho gold individual
the largest ever to make the trek. championship medal, and the third
Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. S. match will be of eight selected
E. Knox, afterwards among tho riflemon from tho 162nd and tho
most prominent of tho early pio- 186th infantry regiments mid the
coast artillory. Tho winners of this
noers of this section.
Mrs. McFarland has a dinner horn contest receive the governor’s tro-
made from a horn from one of tlio phy cup, which will be presented to
oxen which hauled her across the the winning team by Governor
Pierce. The trophy is one of the
plains.
oldest in the service nnd has been
the center of keen competition
among Oregon regiments for tho
past 20 years.
AMERICAN LEGION CALLS OFF ITS
BATHING BEAUTY CONTEST
Masons Honor Harding.
Cottage Grove Masons showed
their respoct to tho late President
Harding when nt tho banquet board
Saturday night they were culled to
their feet for a minuto of silent
prayer for Warren G. Harding, tho
man and the Mason. A brief verbal
tribute preceded the prayer.
Duo to lack of interest on tho
part of those who had boon nom
inated, as well as on the part of
their friends, tho American Legion
has called off tho bathing beauty
contest. During the past week only
two votes wero cast and tho offi
cers of tho Legion decided that
with such a lack of interest tho
money it would cost to send a girl
to Seaside could better bo expended
in some other activity, such as as
sisting cx-servico men and their
families.
Earl Hill contemplates the erec
The Legion will put on a danco
carnival during the latter part of tion at once of a cement or tile or
tho month, for which advertising tilo and cement building on tho
Lurch property on Miun street
mutter will be issued lator.
'
which ho recently purchased. Tho
permit granted him calls for a
LOAD OF PILING TIPS, HORSE building
125x150 foet, one story in
KILLED, TOM UOX IS INJURED
height. Mr. Hill is encouraged to
go ahead with tho building by rea
Tom Cox is walking around Hith son of tho fact that he already has
er gingerly as the result of a recent had several applications for store
accident. A loud of piling on a rooms.
wagon tipped over with him. His
back was injured but he does not
Saginaw Home Catches Fire.
know whether tho injuries resulted
Saginaw, Ore., Aug. 8.—(Special
when he was thrown from the load
or resulted from his unusual efforts to The Sentinel.)-—Tho homo of
in lifting the piling from one of the Mrs. Clara Taplin win damaged
horses which was cuught under the Saturday evening by fire which had
seriously damaged the roof before
timbers. The horse died Intor.
Mr. Cox was hauling from the the flumes wero discovered. Tho
woods on tho Herman Rudolph plnco call for help brought neighbors who,
and the road is so narrow and turns after a lively battle, succeeded in
are so sharp that it was necessary extinguishing tho flames. All furni-
that the piling, which were 80 feet tuer from the lower rooms was re
in length, should overhang in front moved. Some damage was done to
between the horses of the team. It bedding and clothing in the upper
was only because of this fact that story and the roof was destroyed.
the horse was caught when the load It was thought that tho fire started
from an overheated stovepipe.
turned over on a grade.
EARL HILL IS TO BUILD ON OLD
LORCH PROFERTY
A person has 17 chances of being
born in Cottage Grove to one of
dying here, if the record for July
should be continued indefinitely.
Cottage Grovo always has had the
reputation of being a meeca for
septugenarians, octogenarians and
others who learn to like the coun
try so well that they put off their
transition to heaven so long as they
can.
Evidently the female is to be the
future race. Of the 17 births, 11
Another Accident at Saginaw.
were females nnd only 6 males. The POTATO VINES APPEAR TO
Saginaw, Ore., Aug. 7.—(Special
one death was a female.
BE YOUNG GROWING FOREST to The Sentinel.;—Two cars crashed
together at 11 o’clock Saturday
Hebron, Aug. 8.—(Special to The night near the Johnston building on
SWEET PEAS ARE DOING
Sentinel.)
—
Mrs.
J.
Q.
A.
Young
THEIR BEST TO TAKE THE
the highway. No one was hurt and
has potato vines that huvo attained little damage was done to either
PLACE OF SHADE TREES
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The most serious injury was a
something the appearance of n
Sweet peas have grown unusually young growing forest. Not only are demolished gas tank on the Over
large this year because of unusually the vines of unusual size but from bind roadster driven by Charles
good weather conditions, but it •no hill Mrs. Young dug six pounds Shifflett, of Eugene.
There have been several accidents
probably remains for Mr. and Mrs. of potatoes, with not a small one
O. H. Willard to carry off tho in tho lot. They wore planted Into at the same place, although there
is an unobstructed view both ways.
honors. Theirs havo reached a and are still growing.
height of 10 feet, 6 inches, and al
Man Lost at Delight Valley.
most ahado the front porch of the
Delight Valley, Aug. 7.—(Special
house along which they are grow OGLESBY 25 YEARS AGO
PREDICTED
OIL
FIELD
HERE
to The Sentinel.)—Ray Myers be
ing. The blooms arc beautiful and
came lost while out after black
the perfumo is heavy.
The Sentinel often has stated berries Bunday. He went to Prune
that many people hero have for hill and Bear butte and hud ’.othing
Hay Sold at $15 the Ton.
Delight Valley, Aug. 7.—(Special years felt certain that oil would be but berries to eat from Bunday
morning until Monday noon. A par
to Tho Sentinel.)—T. D. Hodges found here.
Sentinel has just learned that ty of eight men on their way out to
has contracted 100 tons of hay at 25 The
years ago tho late Dr. W. W. search for the lost man mot him
$15 the ton delivered at the Cottage
Oglesby stnted that there was a sen on the way in. He had gotten his
Grove flour mill.
of oil under the country hero which bearings.
acme day would bo developed.
Christian Church Holds Picnic.
BUSINESS HOUSES OF CITY
Over 60 members of the Christian
State Traffic Officer Here,
CLOSE THIS AFTERNOON
A state trnffie officer is spending
_
_ church mot Tuesday evening at the
a short time here checking up on W. A. Hernenway homo at The Cc
IN HONOR OF HARDING
traffic violations, especially as to darn fur a business and social sea-
the weight of loads being hauled on sion. After tho business session,
Business of the city will
some of the trucks operating in this tho guests gathered around n huge
cease between tho hours of 2
vicinity. He will also pick up reck bonfiro. Later in tho evening they
and 4 o'clock this afternoon
less drivers but does not expect to reassembled in the dining room,
out of respect to the memory
pny much attention to traffic viola whore strawberry shortcake nnd
of the late president, Warren
country cream were served. Guests
tions within the city.
G. Harding, whose funeral
from outside tho local church were
will be held this afternoon at
Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Elkins, Mr.
Cannery
Again
Operating
Marion, <>. Mayor Brand has
and Mrs. G. E. Finnerty, Rev. Da
While
the
cannery
is
handicapped
iasned his proclamation to
this season because of lack of fi vid Olson and D. T. Awbrey, all of
that effect.
nances, an effort will bo made to Eugene.
Business generally through
take
care of the bean and black
out the country will come to
Your homo print shop—The Sen
berry crop. Operations were re
a standstill during those
sumed Tuesday and large receipts tinel—should be alwnys considered
hours.
of these two products are antici first. Usually it can hnndle any
job of printing you may have. Jn22p
pated.
High Prices Paid for Players Is
Reason Some Teams Are Unable
to Finish Season.
With the blowing up of the Wil
lamette Valley league at a meeting
of mmuigors held in Eugene Thurs
day night of hist week in Eugene,
Cottage Grove was awarded the
pennant for the season, having won
nine out of ten games played and
being a game and a half ahead of
Eugene, the nearest contender. The
only game lost by the pennant
winners was one with Eugene, when
they battled the county Beaters
despite the fact that they thought
tho game was not to bet played on
account of rain and went down
with a crippled team and with a
fielder doing tho twirling.
Turpin, considered by Manngor
Hill a “find’’ as a pitcher, won
every game in which ho appearod,
which were the nine won by the
locals. He is little more than a kid
and seems to have a future in tho
nation’s national game.
Cottage Grovo probably is the
only team to end the season out of
debt, and this explaius the blowing
up of the league with a number of
scheduled games yet unplayed. The
locals had six yot to go. Other
teams wero paying too much for
players and yet wero unable to
handlo tho Cottage Grovo champs,
who havo curried off tho pennant
for several successive seasons. Tho
triumph by the locals is largely ox-
plained by the fact that it is tho
home of a number of former pro
fessionals who have themselves par
ticipated in tho games and havo
been successful in training othors.
Manager Hill says that amatour
baseball is being put on so much
of a professional basis, so far as
paying for players is concerned,
that 1m contemplates attempting to
organize an entire team next year
from among tho younger sot who
are willing to go in largely for the
sport of the thing. He thinks that
by tho second season ho could have
a strong aggregation.
AU of the games partici |siteil in
by Cottngo Grovo wero hotly con
tested ones except in tho case of
the one that was lost.
Tho standing of the teams in the
league when it blow up wiiH as fol
lows:
w L Pct.
900
1
Cottage Grovo .... .... .... 9
727
3
Eugene ____________ .... 8
636
Harrisburg ____ ____ .... 7
4
683
3
Springfield —_ ......... __ 7
5
545
Roseburg __________ ..... C
273
8
Junction City ........... .... 8
Cottago Grove’s lineup nt the
dose of the season was as follows:
Knight, c; Turpin, p; Hill, lb; Man-
orud, 2b; Boilur, 3b; Ileck, ss;
Brumbaugh, If; Patterson, cf; Cul
lers, rf; Cochran, utility. Davis,
who caught soveral games, retired
with a fractured leg sustaiaed in
the gamo with Wendling, which
later dropped from the league.
The manngor of tho local team and
Cottage Grove fans paid Davis’
surgical expenses and partially re
imbursed him for the loss of tiiuo
due to his injury.
69 YEARS MEAN NOTHING
TO AIRPLANE ENTHUSIAST
A littlo thing like 69 years means
nothing to a resident of tho Cottnge
Grove country. Mrs. A. L. Wood
ard, who admits being of that age,
recently took an airplane flight
while visiting in Eugene. She en
joyed it so much and that method
of travel seemed so sufe to her that
she had no misgivings about lotting
Mr. Woodard take a flight from
Eugene to Cottage Grove to got a
bird’s eye view of some of his
timber holdings.
The live wire print shop is always
ready to help in tho preparation of
advertising and printing copy. Our
experience may bo worth something
to you.
xxx
CONNER COMES BACK TO
FELICITATE OLD ENEMY
AND EAT WITH RELATIVBS
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W. O. Conner, who used to amuse
himself a few years ago by telling
in his paper what he thought of
the editor of Tho Sentinel, was a
visitor here this week, being ac
companied by Mrs. Conner nnd their
son Clair. “Bill’’ has forgotten the
old animosities, which never were
very deep rooted, nnd was quite
interested in making u survey of
The Sentinel's model country plant.
Ho visited his fnthor and broth
ers, Ira Connor nnd Charles nnd Ed
and discovered a sufficient number
of other relatives to solvo to a large
degree the problem of supplying
sustenance during tho time ho ro
mn i nod hero. Bill now sports a
Franklin car.
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