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.
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PARTY OF OHIO TOURISTS
PRAISE OREGON HIGHWAYS
AS WONDER OF THE WORLD
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♦
OLSON’S COMPETITOR HAS ONLY
PRAISE FOR PROMOTER
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TELEPHONE, ONOE HEIGHT
' OF LUXURY. OUTNUMBERED
; BY THE BENZINE BUGGY
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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
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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
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AUTOMOBILE CUSTOMERS)
WORKS SMOOTH DEAL ON
NELSON SERVICE STATION
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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