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COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1923 VOLUME XXXIV MRS.W.H.BLAIRDIESSUDDENLY OF HEART TROUBLE Came Here Quarter of Century Ago; Went Into Hotel Business; Active in Life. Mrs. Wm. H. Blair, died at 2 o’clock Saturday morning from heart trouble. Sho had been appar ently in the best of hoalth. The funeral service was held at the chapel Sunday morning, Bev. J. E. Carlson officiating. The body was taken to Portland for burial. All of the children were here ex cept Mrs. F. H. SomerB, of San Francisco, who joined the family in Portland. Mrs. Blair had led an active life . and took an active part in the af- fairs of the community where she resided. Sarah Ellen Worthington was born March 23, 1852, at Carmichael, Pa., and had passed her seventy- first birthday anniversary. She was married Juno 10, 1871, at Council Bluffs, la., to Wm. H. Blair, who survives. They lived on the Kansas plains until 1883, when they moved to Montesano, Wash., where Mrs. Blair was postmaster for six years. They came to Cottage Grove in 1000, taking over the Sherwood ho tel, later known as the Oregon, and after that time resided intermit tently hero and in Portland. Surviving childron are Frank E. Blair, Lowoll; Richard T. and Bob- ert L. Blair, Portland; Mrs. F. H. Somers, San Francisco; Mrs. E. I. Bartholomew, Mrs. Ruth Farley and Miss Sarah G. Blair, Portland. Sur viving grandchildren are Richard and Marcelle Blair, children of Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Blair, Port land; Betty and Jean Bartholomew, Portland; Maude Somers, San Fran cisco. J. J. Worthington, Portland, a brother, and Mrs. Winslow Holmes, Tulare, Calif., a sister, also sur vive. Mr. Blair will make his homo in San Francisco with his daughter, Mrs. Somers. RECEPTION FOR TEACHERS AND PATRONS SUCCESSFUL , • * The reception for teachers and patrons of the schools, held Friday evening of last week in the high school, was a pleasant social affair. The reception was held in tho hall of the building. In tho receiving line wero members or the Tuesday Evening study club, who cooperated with the school board as sponsors, with their husbands, members of the school board, with their wives, and tho school faculty, with the wives of the married mombors. A progTam, held in tho audito rium, followed and included the following numbers: Piano solo, Miss Elise Price; nddress of welcome by G. O. Knowles, substituting for Mayor Brund; vocal solo, Miss Lu cile Davidson; welcome to the. churches', Rev. J. H. Ebert; welcome by the school board, N. E. Glass, substituting fot Chairman H. J. 8hinn; vocal solo, Miss Dorothy Wickham; reading, Mrs. n. W. Titus; address, “Our Schools,’’ by Superintendent O. W. Hays; educa tional pictures with lecture by Worth Harvey; vocal solo, Mrs. Earl Arthur. Following the program, refresh ments of punch and wafers wero served in the hall. About 100 were present. NEW PLAN FOR MAKING HIGHWAYS PAY FOR SELVES a A plan to make the highways pay for themselves is presented by Gen eral T. Coleman DuPont, who has said the two fundamental principles of road building are location end financing. He nrges the road build er to get the location right, remem bering that the straight line is the shortest distance Detween two points. As to financing, he sug gests the acquiring of extra land along the roads to be leased at a low rate of interest, the income to be devoted to road purposes first and afterwards to general pur poses. Had the city fathers of New York acquired a hundred foot strip along the two sides of Broadway, the en tire running expenses of New York could have been paid from the rentals of these strips, points out General DuPont. “The money is going into the pockets of some indi vidual. When this someone is the road building state, the state will no longer have to levy taxes for roads. ” ALL ROADS OF COUNTY TO BE DRAGGED AT ONCE Work of dragging and scarifying every gravel and macadam road in I-ane county has been ordered by the county court. The supervisors have been instructed to get their drags out at once while the surface of the roads is wet and somewhat soft and give them a good scraping. Home of tho more important mac adam roads anil be slightly scari fied and rolled by the Mmty crews. Many of the mads in the county have been cut up badly during the past summer and owing to the ab sence of rain there has been no op portunity for working on them un til now. Three Pick Nearly Ton of Berries Mrs. James Rears and daughters Ahns aad Elsie have carried off the honors thin year for picking black berries. The three have picked 177# pounds of Evergreens, which 1 they have sold to the cannery. >------------------------------- '! ♦ PARTY OF OHIO TOURISTS PRAISE OREGON HIGHWAYS AS WONDER OF THE WORLD ' ♦ ♦ OLSON’S COMPETITOR HAS ONLY PRAISE FOR PROMOTER 1«------------------------- — TELEPHONE, ONOE HEIGHT ' OF LUXURY. OUTNUMBERED ; BY THE BENZINE BUGGY ♦------------------------------------------ ♦ How the conditions under which Texan Says Folks Laugh at Olson we live have changed within a few Mrs. T. D. Heine, Medford, Heads years is indicated by the fact that Home Society; Mrs. Chambers But That He Always uot so many years ago a telephone Vice President. Gets the Oil. was something of a luxury while today the greater luxury, the auto The Woman’s Homo Missionary Praise from one who is nominally mobile, probably outnumbers the society and the Woman’s Foreign business competitor is an unusual telephone. In the Cottago Grove country Missionary society of the Meth thing. Roy Scoville, who has arrived here from the Texas oil fields with there are approximately 700 tele odist church for the southern Ore-* the expectation of securing oil phones. Many more cars than that gon district closed successful ses leases in this section, while he does have been sold here. More than sions here yesterday afternoon. The home —missionary society ■not attempt to vouch for the scien that number of one make of car tific accuracy of the oil-finding in have been sold here and it is prob elected tho following officers: Mrs. T. D. Heine, Medford, presi struments which have been used able that the number of all makes dent; Mrs. J. R. McCracken, Ash here by Dr. Olson as a basis for oil of cars in actual use is over 1000. land, first vice president; Mrs. J. Many who once thought they operations, corroborates statements which Dr. Olson has made concern could not have a telephone uow H. Chambers, Cottage Grove, second ing his operations in Texas and have a telephone and car, while a vice president; Mrs. N. J. Wiloy, few who have cars do not have Medford, recording secretary; Mrs. elsewhere. “In Texas we laugh at his in telephones. The number of families Hughes, Bpringfield, corresponding struments but we admit he is lucky. in which thero is not at least one secretary; Miss Grace Blackwell, If he hit it only once in a while, car is probably less than the num Cottage Grove, treasurer; Mrs. it would be possible to laugh him ber of those who do not have tele Pratt, Grants P ubs , supply secre tary; Mrs. Charles Manning, Grants and his machines out of court, but phones. Pass, secretary young people’s work; I know that he located seven points Mrs. Martha Gore, Medford, secre for drilling in one of the Texas <$>- COUNTY FRUIT INSPECTOR tary children's work; Miss Helen fiolds and that in every instance Carlton, Central Point, secretary of HAS NO LUCK TRYING TO ho struck oil. I don’t pretend to evangelization; Mrs. A. J. Geddes, MAKE PHOSPHORUS FLAME say how he does it. All I know is that he does and I have come here A-------------------------------------------- -- ♦ Roseburg, secretary of Christian to get leases on land adjoining that A good one or. C. E. Stewart, stewardship; Mrs. Mary Howe, Cres upon which Olson claims to have county fruit inspector, is being told well, secretary of temperance; Mrs located oil. by C. A. Bartoll. Both wero mem Van Leven, Marshfield, secretary “I have been a close observer of bers of a recent hunting party of mite boxes. At tho opening Bossion Wednes tho operations at Eugene, where which went to Diamond peak. Ac the drills are now down 800 feet. cording to Bart’s story, Mr. Stewart day forenoon Mrs. J. H. Chambers, The drills are now in sand that in awnkened before the others one of Cottage Grove, gave the address dicates that a rich flow of oil is morning. Seeing what seemed to be of wolcoiue, which was responded going to bo found. My only fear a burning ember remaining where to by Mrs. J. B. McCracken, of has been that tho earth would bo they had had n camp firo, ho Ashland. A round tablo discussion found too broken. Now that a thought ho would pile on some was led by Mrs. Hutchinson, of depth of 800 feet has been reached kindling and start tho morning fire. Junction City. Lunchoon was sorved without any such signs, I am cer Long and lustily he exercised his in the church dining room. At the afternoon session ad tain that a remarkably rich oil lungs in an effort to blow the em field is going to be developed. I ber into a flame, but with no suc dresses were delivered by Miss Olla Grace Davis and Mrs. Frank L. have leased 25 acres adjoining the cess. Davis, of Seattle. property ' where the operations arc Upon examination he found that 0. E. Spence, State Market Master, progressing. Musical numbers were given dur tho “ember” was a large and beau Will Be Speaker at After ‘ ‘ My experience has proved to me tiful chunk of phosphorus. Mr. ing tho sessions by Miss Virginia noon Session? that oil is usually found where Stewart joined in tho laugh which Bosley and Mrs. Roy Leonard. A banquet was served at *tho many of those who should know followed but let another member Gray Goose tea room in the eve show that it can not possibly bo of tho party build the fire. The Farmers’ Union of Lane ning. Mrs. M. S. Hughes presided. county will hold a convention at found. That has been said about Mrs. Frank L. Davis, Miss Olla the field here. My opinion is that ♦" W. hall today, beginning at W. O. Grace Davis, Mrs. A. R. Sweetsor ONE LITTLE WANTAD IS 10 o ’clock this forenoon. The pub oil is going to be found here in tre and Miss Helen Carlton responded CAUSE OF GREAT DEAL OF lic is cordially invited. The com mendous quantities. I am letting to toasts. TROUBLE TO ADVERTISER Olson prove that, but so certain am plete program is as follows: At tho sessions of the foreign mis I that his luck, or whatever it is, ♦ " A Business session—10 to 12. sionary society, held yesterday, two will be with him that I am nego Mrs. Clara Burkholder reports addresses wore giveu by Mrs. M. 8. Luncheon—12 a. m. to 1. tiating lenses on large tracts of that she got such good results from Short program—1 p. m. Hughes. Bev. J. H. Ebert conducted lands. a wanted inserted last week that Song—America. “I have known for 20 years that she doubts whether she cares ever a communion servieo and a musical Beading—Miss Agnes Taylor. number was given by Mrs. Andrew Trio—Mosdames Florence Small, the large oil companies have had to try another. She advertised a Bruud. A round table discussion their eyes on this section but have shotgun for sale and forthwith pros Lois Abeene and G. J. Kappauf. not attempted to develop it for the pective purchasers appeared singly was lod by Mrs. D. C. Bevan. Mrs. Reading—Miss Hazel Führer. Marsters conducted tho noontide reason .that there was plenty of oil and in twos and threes until she prayer service. Solo—D. H. Bomple. boing found elsewhere. They was nearly worn out from answer Reading—F. C. Führer. Miss Helen Cnrlton, associated thought no one would give any ing the door and the telcphono. Sho Quartet. with the Newark conference, New consideration to the probability of says sho believes that she could Lecture on graduated income tax oil being found here, which accounts have sold 50 guns had she had ark, N. J., had charge of the de- —H. C. Wheeler, Pleasant Hill. votioual services for all tho sessions. Lecture on cooperative marketing for the fact that oil lenses were them to sell. The | election of officers of the and the duties of a market agent allowed to lapse. foreign missionary society was held “It is possible that oil in paying —C. E. Spence, stat? market agent. yesterday afternoon after tho forms Maximum Load Reduced. may be found nt a depth A closed business session will fol quantities Portland, Oro., Sept. 25.—To pre- of Tho Sontinel had been closed. much less than that to which Olson low the program. The followiug babies were made end his associates intend to drill, vent macadamized state highways It has been proved in other fields from being chopped to pieces dur life members of the Little Light Bearers: Jcun Carkin, Medford; than ten 100-barrel wells at a depth ing the winter months by heavy of 800 feot can be operated more loads, such as logs and lumber, the Paul William Ebert and Billy Burge, profitably than one 1000-barrel well state highway commission today is Cottago Grove. sued tin order reducing tho prosent at a depth of 3000 feet. “I firmly anticipate that Olson maximum loads and making tho or O F. VAUGHN CHEVROLET IS DAMAGED IN ACCIDENT and his associates are going to got der effective from October 15 to Total Amount to Be $294,654 for oil. That’s why I am here. Your April 15. The present maximum is 22,000 O. F. Vaughn 'a Chevrolet was prospects hero seem -much brighter General and $111,000 for than did those at Eugene when the pounds. The commission arbitrarily badly battered Thursday of last Market Roads. drills started to work, but tho drill* reduced it 25 per cent; so that for week, when a car driven by P. J. have proved that the Eugene well tho six months beginning October Davis, of Eugeno, bumped into it. The county budget for 1924, is going to be a paying one.” 15 tho maximum load will be 16,500 Mr. Vaughn, who was driving to which was completed several days wards Eugene on the highway, upon Progress is being made upon the pounds. ago, will require practically the same work of getting the machinery set approaching the undergrade crossing amount of money ns was raised this up at tho location of the derrick between Eugene and Goshen, stopped Stock Goes to State Fair. year but the actual expenses of con here at tho summit of Mount Da A carload of prise-winning stock his car at a signal given by a rail ducting tho different departments vid. Trouble is being experienced from Lane and Linn counties has way watchman stationed thero on of the county government will be in getting the necessary casing. The been entered in the state fair at account of blasting operations. The much less. The difference in the same trouble has been experienced Salem this week. Among the cattle Davis car was behind the Vaughn amount to be raised and the cost of in the Eugene operations. Dr. Olson that wont from this county wore car. According to a statement of conducting tho affairs of the county, has been away for several weeks the champion Holstein bull owned the watchman there was 50 or 75 estimated at $62,551.53, will bo used attending to business in other fields by Max Arp and a cow and heifor feet between the cars when he gave to retire out st indin; ig warrants. where he nnd his associate* rre in- from Arp’s herd, the prise-winning the signal to stop and the accident The estimate oi if the county’s forested. Shorthorn bull, said to be the larg was duo to careloss operation of state tax, eounty school tax, county est in the state, owned by W. A. the Davis car. library tax and county high school REST IN PEACE. Ayres, four Holsteins from the tuition fund tax can not yet be Hwnngo herd and a Hhorthorn heifor LATE RAIN PROVES BOON had but it is presumed by members Oregon City Enterprise: Here lie owned by Marie Liles, of Goshen, TO THE PRUNE GROWERS of the budget committee that the the remains of Percival Sapp; he the young man chosen to represent state tax will be about the same as drove his car with a girl in his lap. the county in club work at the state Contrary to general expectations, this year and the county school tax Lies slumbering here one William fair. the little late rain that this section will be more. Blake; he heard the bell but had no has had is proving a boon to prune The amount budgeted for county brake. Beneath this stone lies Harry growers as it is keeping the pickers Eugene Traffic Officer Busy. purposes in 1923 was as follows: Raines; iee on the hill—he had no out of the orchards for a few days, Eugene Register: Hixty-five cita in the opinion of M. J. Newhouse, For county government, $171,845.79; chains. Here lies the body of Willie tions in one woek for violation of roads and bridges, $156,969.70; Jay; he died maintaining his right of the Oregon growers. Picking of interest on road bonds, $7,205.05; of way. John Smith lies here with the city traffic ordinances is a rec fruit started too early this year, ord in Eugene. That is the number purchase of county fair grounds, out his shoes; he drove hie car said Mr. Newhouse, as the fruit has $21,184.99; total, $327,205.53. while full of booze. Here’s Mnry made last week by C. A. Cornell, been found to lose much of its city traffic officer. A large number For 1924 it is proposed to raise Jane—but not alive; she made her weight in drying. Many growers, of the persons cited to appear be realizing that their profit must for the different departments of Ford do forty-five. fore the police judge were excused the county affairs, including $18,000 come from meeting competition with for road bond interest, the sum of Mr. and Mn. J. C. Johnson ar and their names do not appear on large size fruit, have decided to $294,654, and $111,000 for market rived Saturday by motor from Gold the police records. stay out of their orchards for a Officer Cornell said last night while whether there is rain or not, roads. Beach for a visit of two weeks at the home of their daughter, Mn. that he is preparing to make a thereby allowing their fruit to be W. E. Txbow. They were accompa drive on bicyclists who ride about come full size. REMOVAL OF AGENT AND tho streets at night without lights. SUPERVISOR IS PROTESTED nied from Gold Beach by their guests, Mr. mr. and win*. Mn. V. J. n. B. 171 Davis, SEPTEMBER RAINS DO NOT ~ ----- ........................ Calif., who left t for Divorce Granted Edwin Redford. CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE A resolution strongly endorsing of Bakerfield, Edwin P. Redford, of Dorena, the work of the boys' and girls’ home from here Tuesday. was given a divorce from his wife, While prnnos have been injured clubs and protesting the action of Sales books. The Sentinel. tf Clara. Friday of last week at Eu somewhat by the early rains, fruit the connty court in doing away gene by Judge James W. Hamilton, men over the connty report that with the county agent and county of Roseburg, sitting in etreuit court the damage will not be great, pro Egg Prices Rise Again. supervisor were adopted at a session The price of eggs has advanced in the absence of Judge G. F. Skip vided there is a cessation and the of club leaders of tho county held during the reeent county fair. The to 38 cents, the highest point worth. They , were married in this usual Heptember weather prevails resolutions pointed out the great ac reached at this time of the year city April 23,1921. Cruel and in for a week or two. Prunes which were fully ripened have burst, complishments of members of the for many years. Chicken men are human trout meet was alleged. which has also been the case with clubs, who hnve participated in greatly encouraged by the condition Redford ia tha san of Mr. and J. fc. Redford, of Dorena, and tomatoes. Practically all other crops contests at the county fair, state of the market which promisee them Redford aidaugbtcr of Mr, and that would have been injured had fair and live stock expositions and a profitable year. E. J. Leu*, of thia city. been harvested. * said that it was a calamity to our Harding Stamps on Sale. future citizens when the eounty Mourning stamps bearing the like agent and eounty supervisor were S. 8. GEORGE SAYS PIERCE Baptist Factor Arrives ness of the late president, Warren done away with. RECALL 8EEMS UNPOPULAR Rev. E. R, Clevenger arrived Hat O. Harding, are now on sale at the The club leaden adopted the slo urday from Corvallis and on the loeal postoffice. They are of the | gan, "It is a poor compliment te The recall of Gov. Walter M. followiag day i-fllled the pulpit at our fathen to camp where they two-cent denomination only and arc the Bnptiet eharch, where he has Pieree, whieh is now under way, printed in black. fell.” been sleeted pastor. Mrs Clevenger seems to lack public backing, is the Abolition of the offices of eounty will remain at Corvallis until the opinion of H. H. George, who is con agent and connty supervisor was Oakland Merchant Coming Here first of the year. Rev. Clevenger nected with the industrial accident part of the economy program of Earl Norris, who is in the hard- was pastor at Madeira, Calif., nntil commission with headquarters in Commissioners I ware and racket store busineas at coming to Oregon the first of the Portland. Mr. George, who recently Oakland, will move his bosineas year. He ia a graduate of Franklin made a trip sonth, stated that recall Have two ' here, having arranged for spare in college in Indiana and of the petitions were ia oireulation In Bookkeeping charge ail I tho Hill block now io course of Rochester, N. Y., theological *em. I many cities but few had many sign accounts under #1. The Sentinel, tf | construction. nary. ers. may derive Residents of Oregon ma; considerable satisfaction f ?rou» the following, which recently appeared in the Bowling Green (Ohio) Trib une: Friends here have received inter esting letters from Dr. J. A. Allen and his family who left Bowling Groen several weeks ago for Los Angeles. The Allens drove through in rec ord timo and without trouble with the exception of two punctures. The physician says that of all tho places they saw en route tho Columbia river highway “takes the cake.” Pike’s peak is wonderful, the can yon, falls and geysorB magnificent, but Yelowstone park only fair. The roads were good and bad, but 100 miles through desert and mountains in Wyoming and 50 miles in Idaho were especially bad. Oregon has them all beaten, according to his letter, with miles and miles of roads that look down over a concreto wall, thousands of feet high or up some stoep mountain side where water in falling becomes spray or mist. The roads in California are not so good, especially in the northern part. They saw lots of fruit, apples, berries, peaches, plums in Oregon, somo raspberry bushes 10 or 12 feet high aud plenty of them. He says that in Oregon and northern Cali fornia he saw enough lumber to build houses for all for ages to come. MEETS HERE TODAY COUNTY TAX FOR 1924 TO DE . SAME AS FOR 1923 NUMBER 3 ♦---------------------------- ----- -- ;— AUTOMOBILE CUSTOMERS) WORKS SMOOTH DEAL ON NELSON SERVICE STATION ♦------------------------------------------ —♦ Nelson’s service station has been victimized by a man who probably is a professional in the automobile theft busiuesa. Three weeks ago a used car was sold to a man representing himself to be J. W. Davies. He was em ployed at the Saginaw Lumber company’s mill and his wife was the cook. When Mr. Nelson went to the camp a few days ago to learn why payments wero not being kept up it was found that the pur chaser (7) was out trying the car, probably trying to see how many uiinutos he could cut off of the time botwoon here and some point whore he could not be easily reached. Mr. Nelson and Raymond Vest ch made a trip as far north a* Albany in an effort to apprehend tho man or find the ear. They learned later that ho and tho car had gone south. In tho effort to locate his car Mr. Nelson located an abandoned Cole eight at Saginaw. It is his be lief that the purchaser (7) of his car had abandoned the second car, which ho probably had secured in California by the same method used here. A .<ocond set of license Slates found in the Colo led Mr. felson to the belief that his cus tomer probably followed tho prac tice of purchasiujr cars upon small payments, taking them to another state for sale, probably stealing license plates of the state into which ho intended taking the car ill order to avoid registration of a foreign car. Ey avoiding registra tion ho would make apprehension more difficult. BENEFIT FOR RALPH TEETERS IS ARRANGED]« LEGION Tickets Will Be Sold to Dance; to Save Expense Dance Will Be Imaginary. A benefit for Ralph W. Teeters, world war veteran who has been undergoing medical treatmeut for a year, Is being put on by the American Legion. The benefit will bo in the form of a dance, to which tickets will be sold, but those pur chasing the tickets will have to find the dance. Those most strongly opposed to dancing, those in charge of the benefit assumo, will have no objection to buying tickets to an imaginary dance. Members of the Legion plan to have as few expenses as possiblo in connection with tho bonefit, to tho end that nearly 100 per cent of the monoy collected may go for the purpose for which it is collected. There will bo no expense in connec tion with an imaginary dance aud tho services of those selling the tickots will be given without charge. Mr. Teeters Is Buffering with a tubercular condition in the spinal column. It has been proved beyond question that the disoaso was con tracted in France but it did not uiako its appearance until aftor the time limit set by tho govern ment for filing claims for disabil ity growing out of war service. Members of the Logiou bolievo, however, that government relief will yet bo arranged. Mr. Teeters, who is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Georgo Teeters, is well known hore, although ho had been a resident at Warrenton for some time before coming down with the afflic tion which has made him a hospital patient. Ho ia married and there ia one child. Prominent members of Legion state that there never Wheat, Oats, Potatoes, Hay and the was a more worthy case for assist Fruit Show Yield That Is Much ance by tho citizonB of Cottage Above the Average. Grove. Mr. Toetors has been in a Portland hospital for many mouths. Reports from several sections of the Cottage Grove country indicate PROSPERITY FOR FARMER SHOWN IN CROP REPORTS that in quantity and quality crops this year were uniformly better An increase of several billions in than the averago. Following are re tho amount to be received for this ports from *everal communities: Dorena—Grain crops in this vicin yoar’s crop ia indicated by recent ity wore unusually good. Oats aver market reports from over tho coun aged from 35 to 40 bushels, while try. To those who have boon fol wheat averaged about 20. Hay was lowing the market news for the past an extra heavy yield, averaging wook this section of the papers has from 2 to 2>4 tons to tho aero. revealed a most encouraging condi Fruit crops were extra hoavy with tion for tho farmor and the produce the exception of prunos. Garden* market. According to reports this is to be a rich harvest. Apples are also showed a heavy production. Mount View—Tho rainfall during larger and finer than they have the early summor had a great deal been for several year* and peaches, to do with tho crop yield In this pears nnd other fruits *eem more neighborhood, which was better plentiful thia fall than they have than for n number of years. Whoat boon for many seasons past. The averaged about 20 bushel* while cranberry yiold for this coast is oats yielded about 25. Prunos are record-breaking; tho onion market larger and of hotter quality than is “strong” nnd Canada and United tho average and novor have Ever whoat centers in the green blackberries, which grow in States are predicting a record crop in this product. From evory sec quantities here, been so lnrgo and of such fino flavor. Potatoes are an tion of the country reports on the excellent crop. One hill dug by W. crops aro encouraging aud all condi D. Heath contained 18, all Uniform tions aro pointing to a general pros size. A tomato raised on the same perity. place measured 16 inches in circum ference and was firm and smooth. SOUTHERN PACIFIC AGAIN Several wero found which measured BOOSTS THE WILLAMETTE more but wero freakish In shape. Hebron—John Kebelbeck had tho Tho call of tho Willametto valley Largest yield of whoat and oats In to the settler will bo sent broadcast this neighborhood. His wheat went again as tho result of tho distribu 32 bushels to tho acre and his oats tion of 20,000 lUustratod booklets 88 bushels to the acre. George Keb- by the Routbern Pacific lines, which elbock had the largest yield of bar has boen engaged for the past six ley—4) bushel* to the acre. months in compiling an accurate and reliable presentation of the op- portnnittes existing here. This booklot, which contains 64 pages of valuablo information on this section, represents the first major effort to bring the facts about the valley up to date since before tho war, when booklets wore State Will Pay One Third of Cost; issued by the railroad company and Two Counties to Care for tho state. Remainder. Although the booklot carries the title, “Oregon for tho Settlor,” a It is now up to Lano eounty to major portion of the space is de take action to meet its share of the voted to a narration of the facts cost of a bridge to span the Wil surrounding agriculture, horticul lamette river botwoon Junction ture, dairying and other land pur City and Harrisburg and between suits of the valley. The information was gathered Lone and Linn counties. The Linn court has passed a resolution from the Oregon agricultural col to place on the ballot at the Novem lego, state bureaus and other reli- ber election a proposal to issue nblo sources and tho railway com bonds for that county’s share of the pany does not indulgo in high project. One third of the cost of sounding phrases ns a means of at the structure will be paid by the tracting newcomers, but incorporates state and one third by each of the facts for the consideration of tho counties. If the Linn eounty mea reader. sure passes, it will then bo up to Lane county to provide its one 23 LANE COUNTY PIONEERS PASS DURING 18 MONTHS third. A bridge at this point has long been regarded as a real neces Eighty-five members of the Lane sity. Tha ferry now in use at this point, maintained by the two coun county Pioneer association attended ties, is inadequate to handle the in this year’s reunion, which was hold creased traffic, especially during the at the twine county fair Thursday tourist season. Roy A. Klein, state of last week. W. M. Pitney, of highway engineer, favors the proj Junction City, was elected president. ect. He has estimated tho cost of Twenty-throe momber* of the asso th* proposed span at approximately ciation had crossed tho great divide since their reunion held at tho 1922 $205,000. A Linn eounty delegation at fair. Two of these, Scott Chrisman tended the session of the state high and James A. Kirk, were residont* way commission held Monday and of this section. asked that tho state bear half of the expense of the bridge, inasmuch as it would form an important link in the east side Paeifie highway. CROPS IN THIS SECTION SAID ID BE BBT EVER UNN COUNTY ACTS FOR SPAN OFTHEMIAMETTE JENNINGS TENT THEATER PLAYING HERE THIS WEEK Tha Jennings tent theater is play ing a return engagement in this city this week. The plays that have already been staged have been well produced. The plays that are yet to come are “Tha Marriage of Kitty,” tonight; “Ping Bluey,” Saturday afternoon; "Bought aad Paid,” Haturday evening, closing Sunday with “The Boes.” Yes, you can run your business without advertising. You can also run yonr car without gasolin»—if it’s