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NUMBER 18
COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1924
VOLUME XXXIV
TO GO 39 MILES THAN
TO TAKE 17-MILE ROUTE
Lorane Men Travel First to Other Boys’ Basketball Aggregation
Points of State to Get
High School to Play at
Several of
Start for Here.
Springfield.
Residences Alone,
Which Are Pretentious,
Cost $86,400.
Indications Are That During 1924
xse .» uoustrucuon Wul Total
Even Higher Figure.
Building improvements in Cottage
Grove for 1923 went well over a
hundred thousand dollars. The lar
ger part of this was for residences.
More of these were built than dur
ing any preceding year and several
of them are rather pretentious.
An estimate places the total cost
of 24 new residences at $86,400. One
was in the $12,000 class, one in the
$7500 class, four in the $6000 class,
one in the $5000 class, one in the
»3500 class, three in the $3000 class,
eight in the $2500 class, two in the
$2000 class, two in the $1000 class
and one in the $500 class.
Two business blocks, the Hill
block and Allison block, were erect
ed at an estimated cost of $45,000,
three service stations, the Bunge,
Woods and Harkleroad stations,
were erected at a cost of $7500,
two business blocks were remodeled
at a cost of »5000, the Free Moth
odist church building was erected at
a cost of $3500, a machine shop
was erected at a cost of $1500 and
a foundry building at a cost of
$2000. The cost of the oil derrick,
buildings and equipment has been
given as $40,000. Repair work on
buildings will total more than
$20,000. Four thousand five hun-
dred feet of concrete walk was
built at a cost of $4500.
Deducting for the machinery from
the amount given for the installa
tion of the oil derrick, buildings and
equipment leaves a total of nearly a
hundred thousand dollars. Adding
for improvements which have been
overlooked in this compilation,
there is no doubt that the total
of building improvements was well
over the hundred-thousaud-dollar
mark. Building improvemeiift« at the
sawmills alone would put tho total
higher than that figure.
Indications are that during the
coming year tho improvements will
be much greater than during 1923.
There is moro than a possibility of
the erection of a hotel building
to cost as much as the total im
provements for the past year.
Improvements in the equipment of
industrial plants during 1923 proba
bly ran much higher than the total
for building improvements.
GUS SCHNIDO, OF MEDFORD,
TO SUBSTITUTE FOR BYLUND
Gus Schnido, of Medford, has
been secured to substitute in the
wrestling match at the armory to
night for Bobby Bylund, Minne
apolis grappler, who was billed to
meet Ralph Hand, local favorite.
Bylund was defeated in his match
at Portland with Thye, light heavy
weight champion, but Thye had con
siderable difficulty in handling him.
Bylund took the first fall in 29
minutes and Thye tho second in 10
minutes, putting Bylund to the mat
with such force that after a rest of
15 minutes he was not in shape to
go on again. His injuries caused
him to cancel the match here for
tonight, but it is likely that he will
be able to come here at a later date.
Local fans need not fear an in
ferior show tonight, however, for
Schnido is a top-notcher and has
defeated Thye at catch weights.
Although a heavyweight, he has
agreed to make 175 pounds for the
match, while Hand will be but little
over 160.
Another main event will be a
four-round boxing match between
Bill Toole, local lad, and Bud Riley,
of North Dakota.
There will also be good prelim
inaries.
PLUMBERS ARE KEPT BUSY;
FLOWERS ARE LN HIDING
Although it is 17 miles from the
Scott Jackson place at Lorane to
Eugeue and 22 miles from Eugene
to Cottage Grove, while the dis
tance direct from the Jackson place
to Cottage Grove is only 17 miles,
the longer route is the shorter. This
statement does not show a lack of
education in arithmetic but it does
show, so Mr. Jackson states, a lack
of education in road building upon
the part of those who conceived the
idea of building macadam roads by
placing the crushed rock on the road
bed and leaving it for the trucks to
roll in. The road from Lorane to
Eugene was built by tho old method
of making a real road to start
The road to Cottage Grove
made by laying loose rock.
Mr. Jackson hud to bring some
hogs to Cottage Grove and he took
the longer route to get here because
the time consumed would be less. In
fact, he doubted whether it would
be possible to get here at all by
the direct route.
On the same day T. B. Mitchell
and J. C. Skelton wished to get here
from Lorane. They were afraid to
try tho direct road, so they walked
six miles out to Curtin and took the
train from there. On their return
rhey took tho train to Comstock and
took a road across the hills from
there. Mr. Skelton stated that be
cause of the deplorable condition of
the road ho came to Cottage Grove
only two times during 1923 and Mr.
Mitchell stated that for the same
reason he came hero only three
times during the year.
WATER COLLECTIONS SHOW
GAIN OF $429 DURING YEAR
Water collections for 1923 showed
a gain of $420.37 over 1922, ac
cording to the annual report of
Recorder Galloway. Receipts from
fines, licenses and miscellaneous
sources were $2810.40. Building per
mits issued after July 1, when the
building permit ordinance went into
effect, numbered 42.
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i SENTINEL PUBLISHERS NO
| LONGER HAVE ANY FEAR
I OF DIREST THREATS MADE
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Those who may have had visions
of the dire things they would like
to do to the publishers of The Cot
tage Grove Sentinel probably will
be considerably discouraged by the
results of n recent accident in
which Editor Elbert Bede escaped
almost unscathed when serious and
possibly fatal injuries seemed cer
tain and Elbert Smith, the other of
tho publishers, was equally fortu
nate.
Some heavy boxes of paper were
being raised to a storage platform
10 feet above the main floor of the
building. Mr. Bede was on tho plat
form above and standing in front of
tho hoisting apparatus, when the
box of paper being raised caught in
such a manner as to pull forward
tho framework upon which the hoist
was being used. He was bumped off
the platform to the cement floor be
low and tho heavy timbers (one of
them a 16 foot 6x6) followed after.
Having received an instant’s warn
ing from an employe, Dale Hawk
ins, who saw what was about to
happen, Bede attempted to jump to
a box of paper eight feet below.
Whether he succeeded ho did not
know but from the fact that impact
with the cement floor did not break
any bones be believed that he par
tially succeeded. Timbers piled up
about him before he could regain
his feet, but evidently none struck
him but a glancing blow.
Mr. Smith was below the box and
timbers as they started to ¡all, but
succeeded in getting out of the way
and the only injuries he received
probably warded the timbers off of
his partner lying on the floor.
Neither lost a moment’s time on
account of the accident, although
Mr. Bede later found that he was
covered with bruises and felt the
effocts of being somewhat severely
shaken up.
The noise of the falling timbers
was such as to attract many on the
street who felt certain some serious
accident had happened.
It’s an ill wind that blows no
body good.
The plumbers profited by the cold
snap that caused exposed water
pipes to burst and they were kept
on the jump when the pipes began
to thaw out.
Dealers in woolen underwear and
other heavy clothing had no fault
to find with the temporary
.
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MAN TRAVELS THROUGH
the storm king.
STATE; EATS O. G. PRUNES;
But we can no longer write sym
WANTS ’EM IN QUANTITY
posiums upon the beauties of our
winter roses and other flowers. Even ♦---------------------------------------- ♦
The fame of the product of the
the strawberries have refused to
produce while the thermometer hov Cottage Grove cannery continues to
spread and its quality is never for
ers around the freezing point.
gotten by those who have once tried
it. Evidence supporting both these
Buckeye Trio Pleases.
statements has arrived here re
The Buckeye Male Trio, the sec- cently.
ond number of the winter lyceum
One piece of evidence was a letter
course, pleased a large audience from Andrew X. Schmitt, who is su
when they appeared here Thursday perintendent for the Prudential In
evening last. The young men proved
surance company at Chicago. He
themselves versatile artists, both ns wrote that while traveling through
instrumentalists and vocalists and Oregon recently he was served with
presented a program to suit the canned prunes bearing the Cottage
tastes of all.
Grove brand. He was so impressed
The next number will be Dr. Mat with their fine flavor and luscious
tison Wilbur Chase, lecturer, who I qualities that he wishes to know the
will be hen- Jcnuaty 25.
I price in quantities.
The other piece of evidence is an
Bounties Still Being Paid
order for two ears of canned black
Bounties on predatory animals are berries of the coming 1924 pack
still being paid at the eounty from the T. Green Grocery company,
clerk’s offiee as there is still a bal of Kansas City. This is the sixth
ance of over $600 in this fund. The season that this company has placed
eounty eourt eliminated the bounty an order with the local eaawry for
item from the 1924 budget but Clerk this fruit.
Bryson said that he would continue
Salo« books for mereftants— The
to pay bounties until directed not to
Sentinel.
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do so.
Development of Our Own Resources Little of Amount Sold Was Cut, In-
dicating Large Future Mill
May Result in Holding For
Strawberries and Gooseberries
Operations.
tune at Home.
of
Tho boys’ basketball team of the
Cottage Grove high school will play
their first game of this season to
morrow evening with the Spring
field high school team nt Spring
field. This is the second game
for the Springfield team.
Last
Thursday evening they won a game
from tho Pleasant Hill high team
by a score of 12 to 11. This is
said to have been tho first game
that Pleasant Hill has lost on her
own floor. Springfield will have
the advantage of the game being
played on its own floor, so the local
team is looking forward to a hard
fought game. Those who are turn
ing out to practice and from whom
seven will be chosen to play to
morrow evening are Dale Miller,
Homer Dixon, Delmas Richmond,
William Poole, John Hewitt, Dana
McCnrgar, Edgar Scheufele, Ross
Glass, John Wilson, Earl Ballew,
John Bartels, George Hewitt nnd
Marion Richmond.
Governor Asks Attorney General to
Proceed With Prosecution
of Officials.
Salem, Ore., Jan. 4.—Governor
Pierce today sent a letter to the at
torney general requesting that he
take charge of the prosecution of
members of the Lane county court
on a chrge of employing its highway
workers in excess of eight hours a
day in violation of the Oregon stat
utes. It was said that evidence in
the case will be presented to the
Lane county grand jury at its next
Session.
C. H. Gram, state labor commis
sioner, said today that the case
dates back nearly a year, when a
large number of road workers in the
employ of the Lane county court
Here compelled to labor in excess of
eight, hours a day, for which they
received no extra compensation.
Under the law, according to Mr.
Gram, workers may be worked more
than eight hours a day in event of
emergency, but they must be paid
for any overtime they remain on
the job.
152 BIRTHS DURING 1923;
58 DEATHS LN SAME TIME
There were 152 deaths during
1923 and 58 deaths, according to the
annual report of Health Officer C.
E. Frost. Of the births, 71 were
males and 81 were females. Of the
deaths, 38 were males and 20 were
females.
There were 20 cases of quarantine
for contagious disease, 18 for
measles and 2 for scarlet fever.
The general health conditions of
the city were found to be much bet
ter. Some influenza was present but
in a mild form.
ARRESTS FOR DRUNKENNESS
DURING YEAR 1923 TOTAL 29
Prohibition is far from a com
plete success in Cottage Grove.
There were 29 arrests for drunken
ness during 1923 and the list of
names of those who paid fines for
overindulgence in moonshine during
the year,'as reported by City Mar
sbal Pitcher, makes somewhat inter
esting and a little surprising read
ing. It has been filed with the city
recorder. The fines totaled $460.
Fines for 68 traffic violations to
taled $344
Hunting Accidents Numerous.
Hunting accidents resulted in the
death of five persons and injury of
eight others in Oregon during the
fall seasons On deer, small game and
birds. This toll of life was re
vealed in the summary of accident
reports compiled by the Oregon
state game commission. One death
was in Lane county.
The most common mistake of be
lieving a man to be a deer caused
the death of two hunters and in
jury of two. The accidental dis
charge of guns killed three and in
jured two.
Vesper Service Is Success.
The Presbyterian church held
its first vesper service last Bun-
day at 5 o’clock. This is the first
time that such a service has been
tried here and it proved quite a
success, due in part to the presence
of a large choir. Musical talent
from Eugene will be at the service
next Sunday.
Lombard Elected City Attorney.
Herbert W. Lombard was elected
city attorney at the regular meet
ing of the council Monday night,
succeeding J. E. Young, who had
served as city attorney for so many
years that there are few who re
member when he first began to
serve.
Hold a regular position by having
sn ad every week.
Boy Burglar Is Paroled.
Bteve Edwards, of Springfield, ac
eused of participating in several
burglaries for which seven youths of
that city were arrested recently, was
paroled by Judge Skipworth, of the
circuit court, after he had been sen
tenced to serve two years in the
state prison.
Charge Is Made That Roads
Are Only Mud Holes Yet
Cost More Than Real
Roads of Past.
Leaving Rock to Be Worked in by
Traffic Cited as Crime in High
way Construction.
The following resolutions severely
scoring alleged extravagant expendi
ture and waste ot road monies by
tho county commissioners have beeu
adopted by tho Lorune grange and
by the county grange:
‘ ‘ Whereas, tho Lane county com
missioners havo not only shown poor
business judgment but also have
pursued a most flagrant course in
the extravagant expenditure of pub
lic qionies, it is not at all unreason
able for taxpayers to expect and to
demand that a careful and business
like disbursement bo made of their
funds, so with this end in view We
make this pretest for tho betterment
of the methods of road building in
this county.
“The Cottage Grove Lorane road
is perhaps a striking example of the
wasteful way in road building in
which the present comissioners have
demonstrated their incompetence.
Here they have dumped crushed
rock on the grades, expecting trucks
and other traffic to do tho required
rolling, with the very natural result
that countless yards of rock have
been pressed into the soft grades,
doing very little good and wasting a
very large per cent of this costly
material.
“Wo also maintain that by this
method two ditches are formed in
the subgrade by the wheels of tho
rock trucks passing over it, thus
much of the rock is lost to all use
ful purposes. At the first rains these
ditches or rutB form water courses
to the detriment of the road and
roads built in this manner are prac
tically worn out by the contractor
before they are turned over to the
county, and
“Whereas, tho Lane county com
missioners havo not held contractors
to the terms of their contracts, espe
cially allowing extensions of time
not consistent with good ■ business
judgment, and iqnch to the incon
venience of the traveling public,
now, therefore, be it
“Resolved that Lorane grangoNo.
54 goes on record in registering its
protest against tho ' extravagant
methods practiced by tho present
county commissioners in road con
struction and [>articularly in the
case of tho Cottage Grove-Lorane
road, which is especially atrocious
in tho mountain section of that
road; and, be it further
“Resolved, that in tho matter of
contracted roads we firmly believe
that the commissioners should hold
all contractors strictly to the terms
of their contracts and compel all
contractors to give good and suffi
cient guarantee, not only for finish
ing of their contract in time speci
fied, in good workmaulike manner,
but to repair all damages done to
the road themselves after the time
for completion of road expires, that
at the end there may be no question
as to tho finished road; that the
county commissioners should use the
greatest of care in so wording the
contracts that no doubt could possi
bly arise as to the kind of finished
road they would accept; and be it
further
“Resolved, that we deplore the
manner in which our present com
missioners havo been constructing
rock roads aud ask that they cease
floundering around and construct
good water bound macadam roads,
such as wo were led to expect we
would receive when the two million
dollars of bonds were adopted by
the voters of Lane county; and be
it further
“Resolved, that we are not in
sympathy with the present county
commissioners in tho discontinuance
of the use of the road roller. Past
experience has demonstrated to the
general public und road builders at
largo that the roller is the most im
portant piece of machinery in the
building of rock roads.”
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PLYMOUTH ROCK 8TARTS
THE NEW YEAR RIGHT BY
PRODUCING MONSTER EGG
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Just to show that a little thing
like zero weather can’t discourage
the egg producing biddies of this
section and probably realizing that
her owner would need more food in
order to withstand tho frigidity, a
Plymouth Rock hen owned by Mrs.
Joe Perkins Jr. produced an egg on
New Year’s day that measured 7%
inches by 6 inches. This was the
coldest day Cottage Grove had dur-
ing the recent cold spell and the
coldest day of many years, The
thermometer dropped to zero.
And this was not a freak egg-
It was built exactly like eggs of
usual dimensions and had but one
yolk.
The same hen produced an egg of
almost equal proportions a year ago
and seems to have developed the
habit of starting the new year
right.
Timber alued at $1,554,909 was
sold in the Cascade national forest
during the year 1923, according to
the annual report of Nelson F. Mac
duff, supervisor of tho forest, just
finished. This included tho big sale
on tho north fork of the Willam
ette, in the Oakridge territory, to
George H. Kelly and associates, of
Portland, who are erecting a large
mill there.
Tho sales wherein the timber was
actually cut amounted to $11,358,
according to the report. Lane coun
ty receives 25 per eent of ull monies
received by tho government for this
timber.
The report of the supervisor states
that there were ten sales of $100 or
less and two over $5000. Small
amounts of timber were sold at cost
to settlers within the forest.
Tho number of board feet of tini-
ber sold during tho year amounted
to 698,071,000 and the amount cut
was 5,930,000. Permits were issued
for free use of timber amounting
to 105,000 feet and valued at $170.
Tho report of tho forest super
visor states that during the past
year 1040 acres were planted to
young trees in an experimental way
and that 250 or more planted to the
acre are still alive and growing.
1'lanting has boon fairly sutisfac-
Gambling Games, Old Time Bar and 1 ory, said tho supervisor, but it has
been carried on only as an expori
Barroom Ball Are to Run
ment. If. was discovered to a cor-
Wide Open.
Inin extent which places are suit
able for planting and which are not.
The American Legion will repeat
its “Days of ’49” entertainment on KEY PAYS REPAIR BILL
Saturday, January 26. Tho same en
BUT SAYS NOT HIS FAULT
tertainment, given a year ago, was
a hugo success.
A. C. Key, of Molalla, who paid
Those who patronize the enter the repair bill for damage done to
tainment will be made dizzy by tho the O. W. Hays car, mentioned
size of the bets that will bo mado a week ago, was not satis
at the gaming devices. The money fied with the story of the accident
will be German marks and tho op printed in The Sentinel. Although
erators will accept no bet of less he paid the bill, ho said that ho
than fifty thousand of them. The really was not to blame, that his
sportive ones are expected to pyra car was on tho right side of the
mid this until the amount becomes road, that he was carrying a tail
staggering.
light which was jarred out when
Experts in the operation of faro tho Hays car struck hint, that the
banks and roulette wheels will see reason that the Hays cur struck him
that the owners do not got the wus because Mr. Hays did not throw
worst of it and those who lose their on his headlights after passing an
money can easily get moro or drown other car, and more to tho same
their sorrows at an old time bar, general effect.
which will bo a feature of tho fur
Bo long as Mr. Key felt disposed
nishings.
to pay tho doctor’s bill and tho re
Hot dogs and other refreshments pair bill without arguinont, Mr.
appropriate to the occasion will bo Hays is not inclined to enter into
sold al n price to mako Wall street a controversy as to how tho acci
financiers look like pikers. A bar dent happened.
■ oom dance will be in progress dur
ing the evening.
READER WANTS PAPER IN
The proceeds of the affair are to
be added to the community house | ORDER TO LEARN WHAT
| ADVERTISERS ARE SAYING
fund of tho American Legion.
Tho entertainment will be held in ♦----------------------------------------♦
the room of the Hill block soon to
“I take your paper principally to
be occupied by the J. C. Penny got the local advertising.’’
company store. Tho admission will
That was tho unusual statement
bo 50 cents nnd 50,000 genuino Ger made recently by a subscriber in re
man marks will go with each admis newing his subscription. That state
sion.
ment may have hurt the nowspa
per’s pride a little. A newspaper
13,587 BOOKS ARE TAKEN
likes to beliovo that it is the ed
FROM LIBRARY DURING 1923 itorials, or something in the man
ner of dishing up tho nows that,
Tho annual report of Mrs. Win. attracts renders, but it is neverthe
Baker, city librarian, shows that less a fact that many readers turn
during 1923 Cottage Grovo people first to the wantads or to the ad
took 13,587 books from the library. vertising of some mercantile firm
During the year 324 new cards were which each week carries an interest
ifsued, showing that the institution ing message.
is being patronized liberally by the
And this subscriber who wanted
newcomers. Other items of interest to read the ads was a man, while
in the report are: Books mended, usually the women are given credit
996; books purchased, 66; books do for biiug the advertising readers.
nated, 80; books received from the
When renders of the Cottage
state library, 284; books worn out, Grove country take tho local paper
30; books lost, 13; fines collected, principally for tho advertising, the
$99.76.
mercantile establishment which does
not carry an interesting ad each
week is missing a golden opportu
Cannery Pack Is Record One.
Portland, Ore., Jan. 2.—Members nity to increase its patronage.
of the Northwest Canncrs’ associa
tion broke all records during the
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past season with u pack of 4,500,000 I OPTIMIST CRIPPLE HIKING
ACROSS COUNTRY IS FINE
cases of fruit and vegetables, ac
EXAMPLE FOR EMULATION
cording to information given out to
day by C. D. Minton, secretary
treasurer of tho association, in con
Edwin N. Byers, who is a living
nection with tho opening session of example of what a man with grit
the tenth annual convention of the may go through and yet retain an
organization here.
active interest in the welfare of his
There were 180 delegates in at fellow creatures, passed through hero
tendance, representing 54 canneries Thursday on his way from Portland,
in all sections of the northwest, of Oregon, to Portland, Maine, on n
ap aggregate capital of *17,000,900. hiking trip in tho interest of the
buddies’ bonus, as ho characterizes
»90,000 Fire at Eugene.
it. Ho will support himself during
A »90,000 fire occurred at Eugene tho journey by operating a knife
Saturday afternoon when tho Ivane grinder and sharpening machine
County Auto company’s garage and which ho carries with him.
tho Warnock building on Pearl
Just how ho expects to create
street were destroyed. The flames sufficient interest through his trip
started from an explosion in the Io move congress to put over the
shop of the garage and spread with bonmi bill he did not state, but ho
such rapidity that no property was is a splendid example to set before
saved and many occupants of apart e thers who while lolling in compara
meats in
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Warnock building tive luxury deplore their fate. Crip
the
barely escaped with their lives, pled by tuberculosis and wounded in
50
More than
automobiles were the service of his country, he start
destroyed. Great difficulty was ex ed the cross-country hike among
perienced in saving nearby build strangers without a penny in his
ings.
pockets.
News stories in the New Year’s
editions of the Portland dailies re
corded the fact that a third of the
incoming tonnage of the Port of
Portland is petroleum products from
California. A total of $30,000,000
was sent to California during 1923
for these prodnets, which were by
far the largest of any single item
of import.
It is moro than probable that dur
ing the coming few years a largo
part of that money will be held in
Oregon through the development of
oil in our own state. It is not at
all impossible that Lane county will
in the near future produce more of
petroleum products than it uses, al
though it probably never will be
able to sell to California tho amount
of petroleum products that Califor
nia has sold to us.
An interesting feature of tho dai
ly market reports is that there is a
continued upward trend in tho oil
stock market, indicating continued
interest in the development of oil
prospects.
AMERICAN LEGION WILL REPEAT
DAYS OF '49 SHOW
If we haven't exactly what
want—or eaa't produce it—if
anything in the printing lim
can get it for you.
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TOTAL FIRE LOBS IN CITY
it is
FOR ENTIRE YEAR OF 1923
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WA8 SMALL SUM OF »500
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Wells Is Out of Jail.
Jimmy Wells, who was arrested in
Portland when the police there took
into custody Tom Murray and Eddii
Walker, Florence bank robbers, was
released from the county jail Thurs
day and left for Portland.
Wells when arrested had in his
possession some of the money stolen
from the bank by Murray, Walker
and the third bandit, according to
Your wants may be few—provid- the police. No charges were riled
ed you i use Sentinel wantada.
tf against him here.
Cottage Grove made a most re
markable fire record during 1923.
Tho fire department was called out
to but one fire of consequence
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within the city and Fire Chief
Mackin estimates that the total
loss during the year was not over
♦500.
Fire insurance premiums paid dur
ing tho year totaled probably not
lew than $15,000.
Watch the label on your paper.
Should Be Added for Prof
itable Operation.
0. E. Bales, M. M. Wheeler, Claud
Schrack Are Reelected to
Cannery Board.
“The operation of the cannery
could be made more profitable,”
Superintendent Bales stated in ad
dressing the annual meeting of the
stockholders held Monday, “by
lengthening tile season of operation.
This could bo brought about by the
production of such crops as straw
berries and gooseberries. Manage*
G. O. Knowles had explained that
tho last year's operation had been
successful and had recouped a por
tion of tho loss of tho year before.
Mr. Bales explained that there
was now blit one producer of goose
berries and but very few delivering
strawberries. Ho said that there is
ton times tho market for straw
berries that thore is for blackber
ries, now tho principal pack here.
Mr. Bales explained that in the
production of gooseberries the third
limo sulphur spraying injures tho
berries and the first two sprayings
only should bo given.
Mr. Bales also stated that to in
sure the success of the annual bean
pack it will bo necossary to install
a retort, so that tho product may be
heated to such a degree that the
spores of flat sour may bo do
st royod.
Encouragement was given to
blackberry pickers by tho statement
that it probably will be possible to
pay 5 cents tho pound this year.
Article 10 of the constitution, lim
iting tho amount of stock that may
bo owned by one person, was re
pealed.
C. E. Balos M. M. Wheeler and
Claud Schrack were reelected di
rectors. The hold over directors are
G. O. Knowles, N. E. Glass and G.
W. McFarland
DELEGATES TO HIGH SCHOOL
CONFERENCE ARE CHOSEN
Delegates from tho local high
school to the conference of high
school Btudent body officers and
managers of school publications, to
bo held in Eugeno Friday and Sat
urday under the auspices of tho
University of Oregon, have been
named. They are Homer Dixon,
president of tho student body; Don
na Nichols, secretary of the stu
dent body; Robert Galloway, editor
of the Ceo Goo Mirror; John Bar
tels, manager of tho Coe Gee Mir
ror; Kathryn McQueen nnd Dolly
Pitcher, members of tho Ceo Geo
Mirror staff.
Either Miss Elise Price or Miss
Myrtle Kent will accompany tho
representatives ns tho faculty mem
ber.
LOCAL MEN NOT IN AT
ENDURANCE RUN FINI8H
Only five of the 11 who started in
tho motorcycle endurance run from
Eugene to Seattle on New Year’s
day completed the run. The run
was mode during tho cold snap
which hit the coast and the riders
suffered severely. Neither of the
Cottage Grove men to enter, L. G.
Cornwall and Bill Patton, eoiaplet-
ed the run. Cornwall dropped out at
Salem on the start, when his ma
chino went bud. Patton dropped
out at Salem on the return trip.
George Foster made tho trip with
him.
Nearly all of the drivers suffered
with frosted toes or ears.
LOCAL HARDING MEMORIAL
COMMITTEE YET INACTIVE
Cottage Grovo has not. as yet
done anything towards tho Harding
memorial. The local committee has
not. as yet held a meeting, but it is
thought that some action will bo
taken within tho next week. Tho
committee is J. F. Spray, C. H. Van
Denburg, K. K. Mills, J. H. Cham
bers and Elbert Bede. T. (!. Wheeler
is county committeeman for this
city.
The purpose of the memorial is to
purchase the Harding home to be
nsed as an archive for his books
and papers, to establish a chair in
his honor in some university, to
build a mausoleum for tho body of
tho late president and a monument
in his honor.
Postoffice Business Increases.
Business nt the Cottage Grove
postoffico showed a healthy increase
uuring 1923, when the sales reached
»10,189.06, as compared with $9,
405.75 for 1922.