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About The Cottage Grove sentinel. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon) 1922-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1924)
ÜJhr (Eotîw (Srnur * TWICEAWEEK COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, VOLUME XXXV Boys Called to Explain Santa Claims to Visit Children on S. P. Disturbance of Pullmans Services (r FOOTPRINTS OF PIONEER DAYS _________________________________ DECEMBER 22. 1924 NI MBER 22 Christmas Trees Give Snow-Covered Ground Brings Hard Times Holiday Aspect to Birds to Streets Interesting Events in the Lives of Those Who Laid Sturdy Foun Sad and forlorn as many per Cottage Grove streets have taken Santa Claus will find Pullman A "'number of local youths who dation for the Present Generation on a true Christmas appearance sons seem as they trudge about are said to have' disturbed a re windows no more serious barrier this week since the erection of the in the snow, their grief is as noth ligious meeting in the Steen hall than he does narrow chimneys or large brilliantly lighted tree at the ing compared with whole flochs by hurling eggs at those taking airshafts, according to an editorial FORESIGHT OF EARLY MEN PROVIDES PARK FOR CITY corner of (Sixth and Main streets of small birds which gather acou-, part in the devotions will be in the current issue of the Bulletin,! Friday. Small trees have been town and chirp about their distress Teachers to Attend Meeting Highway Is Still Dangerous taken to Eugene and required to the Southern ” Pacific employes ’ j The foresight of Jim and Joe placed along the streets by the in numerous back door conventions. I magazine, which says: explain their acts before county of State Association Although Accidents Few Except for the kindness of hoax '- ' “Southern Pacific will touch I I Porter, J. C. Long and A. B. Wood merchants and business houses. officials, according to Deputy Sher in Portland. in This Vicinity. iff Van Svaverud, who was in elbows with a lot of happiness this in backing the movement for the Those, with the decora! <1 windows wives who sometimes drop ■< few [ purchase of tho present city park crumbs outside many birds would I and displays of Christmas goods month. For Christmas is coming Cottage Grove Friday investigating I One. Cold Weather Interferes and the railroad will help to make is largely responsible for the ade combine with the snow to give the have a hard time indeed. Fruit Trees Need Attention the complaints against the boys. quate playground now at the dis traditional Christmas atmoapbere. bird only scampers about Following the disturbance of the the holiday a success for countless With Work During the to Prevent Injury posal of the city, according to The large tree was brought down as prosperous as ever. This is the i meeting members of the Pentecost people. Closing Week. ' ‘ Tho thought of Christmas B. R. Job, who was mayor at the from the woods by H. L. Maekin woodpecker. No matter how ir uch | al church complained to the eounei) from Freezing. and because of not being satisfied brings to mind station platforms time of the purchase of the park and H. L. Godard. The lighting snow may come he can still find and one of the backers of the was lone by the Mountain States his fat worm in the trunk o’ some Cottuge Grove schools closed last After a week of cold weather, with the attitude of the council bustling with happy travelers com movement for buying it. rotten tree. Power company. ing home to family reunions and they went to the county officials. Friday. for the annual Christmas with the temperature below the The five acre tract, which is Coming to the rescue of the express offices with piles of ever ■ 1 ■ - - and Now Year’s vacation __________ ___ and _ most freezing point much of the time, birds the Cottage Grove Rod nnd greens and boxes whose contents still in its natural state aud is of the teachers who live outside there are still no indications of I , located near enough to the centra! Gun club is scattering wheat and will be found in front of many I the city have departed for their a return to norujal. Hope was felt cracked corn in an effort to feud fireplaces on Christmas morning, : i part of the city to make ji con- homes. School will open again by many people that the snow 1 venient place for recreation, was all of them in Lane county south of Tho railroad carries the turkeys ■ oil Monday, January 5. Saturday would turn to a rain and | purchased from J. C. Long by the Creswell. Anyone knowing of and cranberries, the apples and I Due to the extreme cold weather that a thaw would relieve house flocks of Birds in need of food a nuts, the goodies and knick knacks | city on January 25, 1909, for $3000. it was impossible to hold school holders, motorists, and workmen Tho purchase came as the result of Two Women Hurt from Falls should get in touch with 0. A. for Christmas dinner from farm in any of the buildings on Thursday who have been suffering from the Reservoirs Are Short of Water an election at which the people Bartell. Nine carloads of members to city. and Friday of last week. T’he freeze. on Streets; Injuries of the city authorized an issue will go out tomorrow morning to Because Faucets Are “And on Christinas day many teachers and pupils assembled nt Highways continue in a danger of bonds sufficient to cover the fix feeding places in the snow. travelers will eat their holiday Not Serious. tho school buildings both ilayB but Kept Running. ous condition although no serious dinner in Southern Pacific dining purchase price ami the levying were dismissed early in tho fore accidents have been reported in the cars, where special effort will be of a two mill tax to provide for Two accidents were reported Bat noon because it was impossible to The vicinity of Cottage Grove, Fire protection in the city was made to make them feel at home their retirement. urday due to the slippery condition get the rooms comfortably warm. snow and iee is interfering with very slight during the recent zero The idea of buying tho park of the sidewalks as a result of the “ Many a stocking hung in a Superintendent O. W. Hays nnd the stage lines and drivers have days due to the small amount of originated with Mr. Job. He felt freeze and snowfall. Miss Mary- C. L. Grannis will attend the meet found it hard to keep on their water in the reservoirs, according Pullman berth will be explored by that the mistake most cities mado ing of the Oregon State Teachers schedules, Trains have also been to G. B. Pitcher, water superinten eager little hands before the coz was in failing to recognize the ’alien Benson fell Saturday foro ductor has a chance to say ‘Merry association in Portland during va late in many instances. dent. In order to keep pipes from Christmas’ in the morning. For need for a recreational center noon and suffered a sprained knee. The body of Dan L. Minogue, She was unable to get around for cation. Leading educators from all The weather moderated slightly freezing most of the faucets in until they had grown so large a day or two, but the injury was who died in Eugene at 1 o’clock over the United States will be pres- Friday evening and Saturday morn the city have been running utmost Santa Claus finds Pullman windows that it was difficult to obtain one not serious. The accident happenod laBt Tuesday morning, was taken ent at this meeting to discuss ing a steady snow was failing continuously since the beginning of no more serious barriers than he conveniently situated. But Mr. Job at Sixth and Main streets. to Portland Saturday morning and educational problems. which continued most of the day. the oold snap and this makes it does chimneys and air-shafts.” was not the only one who had Mrs. H. B. Breedlove fell Friday funeral services will either be held Coming as it does over frozen extremely difficult to keep the the park idea in mind. J. C. Long, and has a sprained and swollen there or the remains will bo Bent ground and in the midst of ex reservoirs sufficiently full to main- then owner of the five acres which ankle as a result. She was able east. A son and daughtor of Mr. tremely eold weather this snow is tain a high pressure. now constitute the park, had real to be back at work in Umphrey's Minogue are living in the middle expected to stay on the ground The city is supplied with water i ized that the tract was ideally situ- & Mackin’s store Saturday but west and the funeral arrangements for some time. from two reservo ri. One of these ated for a municipal playground was not feeling very well. will be decided by them. The snow was general through has a capacity of 385,060 gallons and had set it aside with the idea Mr. Minogue was for 15 years an The streets were in an unusm-lly out tho. valley and hope was ex and the other 100,000 gallons. At More than 20 persons will take that it would some day bo wanted dangerous condition Saturday due employe of J. H. Chambers in the pressed that it would turn to a the present time the pressure is part in the Christmas play, “The for that purpose. Resident of Cottage Grove to the snowfall and rising tempera lumber and railway business here. rain and that a general thaw and about 50 pounds, Mr. Pitcher be- Greatest Gift”, to be given at The natural beauty of the place ture which wsb just sufficient to On July 3, 1023, he had a stroke for 35 years; Born warmer weather would follow with lieves. Because the gauge Jor the Christian church on Tuesday was carefully preserved By thiB melt the enow slightly nnd make of paralysis and was taken to in the next few days. While the testing the pressure is frozen it is evening, December 23. The cast in Ohio. early Cottage Grove settler who the sidewalks extremely slippery, Eugene, where he remained until warmer weather was welcomed by impossible to tell exactly whut it is. of characters for the play is ns came here from Milton, eastern In many places there was a thin hiB death. those who have been having trouble No water stands in the hydrants, follows: Oregon, in the fall of 1890. The layer of ice underneath the John Hull, Cottage Grove resident Mr. Minogue was 62 years of snow with frozon radiators and water so there is no danger of them Goddess Bountiful..... ... Veta Plaster site of the park was at that time and this made it still more dan- age. He came west from Michigan for 35 years, who died in a Saiem pipes it did not moderate suffi freezing and getting out of order. Peace and Plenty (two attendants) the property of G. W. Long, who gorous. and first settled in California, hospital from hardening of tho ciently to give any promise of With ¿he unumi.t number of hot Helen Ostrander and Laura Stewart eame here earlier and purchased later coming to Cottage Grove. arteries Hunday morning, was burn immediate relief, Many pipes are fires in the dwellings and business Columbus.................. Lewis Rtrawbeak what is now known as the Shield*^ His death occurred at the home of Nov. 11, 1853, in Lawrence county, still frozen and it is still impos- houses the dauge’ is considerably George Washington....R. F. Forward The A. C. Loucks family went addition in the southeastern part Mrs. A. Coleman at 43 Fifteenth Ohio and attended the University sible to run cars without covering greater now than it is during nor Betsy Ross................Pearl Thomason of the city. to Madera, Calif., Friday to spend avenue west, Eugene. He was a of Iowa. He has lived in Missouri the radiator or using some anti- mal weather. So far no fires have Sailor Boy..----------- Gerald Banton the holidays at the home of their member of the ft. of P. and Elka and Florida and later in Illinois, At that time the mayor was freeze solution. been reported, however. Dame Fashion....... ..........Clara Milne from which state he came to elected for a one year term. As son, G. R. Loucks. Their daughter, lodges. While the present freezing weath i Newsboy---------------- Howard Taylor Oregon. HiB hoalth had lieen poor Miss Hazel Loucks, who teaches er is hard on fall grain which is I College You th. —Claude Rherman Mr. Job expressed it, “He hardly for some time. on wet ground, very little com He was married to Amanda (’. Night..............—............. Helen Waples had time to get used to the work in Eugene, will join them ax xoon plaint has been heard from the Moon Light......................Nola Banton when his term of office was up and as school is dismissed for the Alder in Richmond, Mo., in 1878. farming sections and it is thought Ten children were reared by Mr. Cook---------------------- Ralph Chestnut I someone else had to be broken in. holidays. that little damage has been done. The death of Mrs. Lucretia Ann Dame Fortune....... Pauline Sherman and Mrs. Hull, nine of whom are Due to the favorable farming Baker, wife of John W. Baker, . I was mayor for four terms and still living. They are: George F. Florence Nightengale..Mrs. Forward Bridge street. This was not the weather last fall many of the occurred in Portland last week. Mr. I Labor.............. Rov HandB have had an opportunity to see the streot where the bridge i» now i This evoning at the armory at Hull, Hanta Paula, Calif.; Waldo farmers put in a large amount of and Mrs. Baker were residents of Cupid------------ ----------- Irma Bennett growth of the city from the be- located, hut probably was ope far 8:30 Ralph Hand, favorite local Hull, Portland; Mrs. H. C., Forest, fall grain. , Cottage Grove about 14 years ago. Christmas-------------- ---- Ethel Hands ginning of the present century, ther south. Ward two at that wrestlor, will meet Joo Johnson, of Wash.; Mrs. R. C. Arne, Mrs. R. O. The effect on the fruit trees may Mr. Baker is a past president of Accompanist----------- Elsie Chestnut “ Many people fail to realize time was north of Bridge street Nan Francisco, in a wrestling match Yearoua, Albert A. Hull, Lula Hull, be more serious, however. Consid the Oregon Pioneers’ association what this growth has been. In the south of Main street and con which is attracting much attention Leslie Hull and Mrs. Clarence erable damage was done to fruit and both he and Mrs. Baker were 1902 the total expenses of the city stituted the central part of town. among local sport fans. While Rtoncburg, all of Cottage Grove, and nut trees by the freeze five active in the affairs of the asso- Mr. Hull taught school for about were $3,940.65. The expenses for Ward three was that portion of the Johnson is not very well known in years ago, which came at practi ciation for many years. water during that year were city north of Main street. Cottage Grove, thoso who have soon ten years carrying on this work in cally the same time and was similar Mrs. Baker wax a daughter of $808.83. Eight years later, in 1910, At any rate those who foresaw him fool confident that he will bo threo different states of tho union, to this one. Peaches, particularly, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Martin, Missouri, Illinois and Oregon. He the total expense was $19,285.04, the need of a park for tho city able to put up a good match. were found to be seriously injured pioneers of 1846. She was born started farming 25 years ago about and who backed the movement or practically five times as much Tho California man has been seek when it came time for them to in Yamhill county in 1850. In The interior of the Armory is as during my term in office in which resulted in its purchase al ing a match in Portland, but so far two miles south of Cottage Grove. blossom in the spring. 1868 she married Mr. Baker and being worked over this week and 1902. Tho city expenses are now most 16 years ago now rejoice has been unable to schedule one Ho was interested in various phases Reports from Medford state that they lived in Yamhill county xev- is expestsd to present an unusually of agriculture including stock rais broccoli growers in that part of eral years before coming to Cot- attractive appearance at the Christ in the neighborhood of $30,000 a that Cottage Grove will never have there. They have promised him, ing and the cultivaton of fruit to go through the long process of year. The increase In population however, that if he wins from the state are hoping for a heavy tage grove. mas eve dance scheduled there for has, of course, been proportional building an artificial park. and grain. He had one of the It Hand in the contest here ho will snow fall to protect the plants Wednesday evening,' December 24 to this increase in city expenses.” takes from 30 to 40 years to Im given a chance in that city. finest prune orchards in the from the first rays of the sun when A new nnd novel scheme for deco MRS. EDWARDS PRESIDENT The question of financing the grow tho trees and shrubs which As a preliminary to the main country. thawing weather comes, It is like- Mr. Hull was the oldest of nix OF LEGION AUXILIARY rating is being carried out by Ruth I purchase of the park was a puzzler make a park pleasant and then bout tonight Dana McCarger will ly that such a snow would be I Stewart and those who are helping for the city officials for some time. they are scarcely equal to natural mix with Paul Gordon in a mixed children. His widow, Mrs. Amanda some protection to fall grain. Mrs. Herman Edwards will head to prepare the room. It was first suggested that the ones. wrestling and boxing contest. Oth Hull in living in Cottage Grove The walls have been kalsomined ground be bought anil that 2% the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Ameri According to O. O. Veatch !hz er preliminaries will include a Burial will bo in tbs I. O. O. F. can Legion for the coming year as and the cloak rooms and eheck acres of it lie divided into lots following changes in the names of number of contests staged ><y cemetery. The funeral will be held at 2 o’clock tomorrow, Rev. A. J. the result of the election of officers i rooms are being worked over to and sold and that proceeds from Cottage Grove streets have been younger athletos. Adams officiating. held recently. Other officers are: make them more attractive and these sales be applied to tho orig made since 1882: The floor ia being inal purchase. It wax finally de Mrs. W. H. Daugherty, vice-presi serviceable. What was originally Tennessee We have been looking for some dent, Mrs. K. M. Bird, secretary, dressed down in order to make it cided, however, to refer the matter street is now Washington avenue, OOLD WEATHER FREEZES I Miss Clara Shepherd, of Wend- one who would uphold the cold and Mrs. Victor Chambers, treas smoother. WATERS OF COAST FORK ling, has arrived here to make to the people and ask them to Bridge street is now Adams avenue, weather, but so far vze have been The lights have been lowered and vote a tax to provide tho money. urer. Wynn is Jefferson, Perkins is Madi her home with her brother, Fred unable to find him. It seems to The retiring officers ares Mrs. an overhead lattice work, deeorated The extremo eold of tho past j Shepherd. The election was held on January son, Wisconsin is Monroe, and be the general opinion that such C. C. Crnson, president; Mrs. W. H. j with various streamers, is one of week has caused the Coast Fork to weather is the limit of disagree-1 Daugherty, vice president; Mias the features of the doeorating 20, 1909, nnd the deed of the city Routh street is now Quincy avenue. freeae over for tho first time in Bernard to the property ia dated five days Bridge street was known as Locust ablenesz. with his grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Myrtle Kern, secretary, and Mrs. scheme. many years. In the cold snap avenue for a time about 1009 be later. The returns from the wards Harms, wont to Kidgefiold, Wash., R. L. Stewart, treasurer. showed a vote of 48 for and 42 cause of the grove of locust trees five years ago, when the tempera Ffiday to spend the holidays with The nearest we came to find Woodson Brothers have sold the against in the first ward; 42 for located near it and tho name was ture wan down to three degrees ing a cold weather champion was his parents, Mr. anti Mrs Howard Miss Elvira Dyer, teacher in following ears: Ford roadsters to and 25 against in the second ward; later changed to Adams avenue below zero, the same ax the low Beagle. a small boy who declared the cold mark established last week, other when the avenues running cast and ' the Cottage Grove schools, left and 83 for and 45 against in the Alvis Cooper and Ernest C. Ben was all right but he wanted more west were given the names of the j streams in tho vicinity froze over i The city sewer work has ceased for Eugene Saturday to spend the nett, Ford sedan to C. A. Beidler, third ward. snow. until after the Christmas holidays. Christmas holidays with her mother. The charter at the time of its presidents. What is now Quincy out the Coast Fork did not. • • • Ford tourings to H. E. Quimby and adoption provided that the first avenue, the original Routh street, | Many of the streams contained Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Gleason have more wanting r-ason for The Miss Elsie Heck and Misa Ollie consist of that part wax known as Shield ’a street for i floating ice during the coldest returned from a visit in Kalama, aid const« snow, it develops«!,, »»« to im- , Bemis are home from the normal J. R. Patterson, the last named I ward should week. Washington. part of of the city south of what wax then many years. prove the coasting. Coasting par ! school for the Christmas vacation. being of Sutherlin ties have beea taking advantage of the slick hillsides recently. This < is a favorite pastime of the Rikey- dinks. SLIPPERY SIDEWALKS CAUSE ACCIDENTS IN CITY FIRE DANDER IS GREAT DURING FREEZE, OFFICER SAYS Dan L. Minogue Body May Be Buried in the East “The Greatest Gift” at Christian Church Tomorrow Former Resident Here Dies in Portland Hand and Johnson to Wrestle Tonight at Armory Armory Is Attractive With Decorations for Dance Sidelights Give Spirit of Winter Weather 1 WHAT’S THE USE One fellow who has a grudge against the eold weather is the one who has to ait up all night to keep the fire going. This happened in at least one Cottage Grove hotel. • • • Another fellow who registered a vigorous kick was tae one who had to hitch Old Dobbin to the auto- raobile to get it started, after let ting the machine freeze up. • • • One small boy objected to the rwni on the grvanda iL«i it was too herd to get ap in the morning. Three thousand people rea Hrs tinsi each week. What have you to tell this vast throng! print shop can produce. Orders Is Orderj