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4 Only Newspaper Publishing All the News of Cottage Grove and Vicinity. Only Newspaper Publishing All the News of Cottage Grove end Vicinity. TWICE A WEEK COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 4, 1925. VOLUME XXXV I -V HAVE 10 PAY TAX CITY CARRIER DELIVERY NOW Sentinel Is II elconied in Far Fand HINGES ON WALKS The Sentinel is a welcome visitor Despondency Over Ill Health Be Assessor Keeuey After Real Estate Postoffice Department Names Con o 9 9 NUMBER 60 ------------------------------- ■ lieved to Have Led to Which He Believes Should ditions for Advancement Rash Deed. Be on Tax Rolls. From Village Class. in far-off Colombia, South America, writes Mrs. Grover Birtchett, daugh- te of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Beatty, who is there with her husband in missionary work. The Colombia papers have not taken up the cross words puzzle craze and the puzzle in The Sentinel fills a need in the Birtchett family, The Birtchetts have always had The Sentinel during their many years of resi- dence in Colombia. But for Help of Children Who Were Chemist at University of Oregon Deputy Sheriff McFarland Kept Dog’s Playmates, Mayes Might Says Nothing Proved by Busy Two Nights Look- Have Been Killed. Gas At Eugene. ing for Thieves. The post off ice department takes Plainly a ease of suicide, the Assessor Keeney is determined W. E. Mayes, of this city, travel David E. Olson, president of the “Has your car been stolen!” body of Morton Calvin Robbins, that property owned by cities, the view that to be treated as a ing representative for a medicine Guaranty Oil company, which is t has beeu the common query here who had been absent from his home school districts, churches and soci city a community must put on the company, narrowly escaped death conducting drilling operations here during the past few days, the here since 4 o’clock a. m. Wednes eties, but not actually used by airs of a city. Postmaster Elbert Thursday when attacked by a dog and at Eugene, and the geologists i query being suggested by the num day, was found Friday forenoon them in the conduct of their activi Smith has learned this during the while he was on a trip up the Mc and chemists of the University of ber of ears stolen recently. in a hole in Mosby creek ties, shall go onto the tax rolls. several weeks he has been working Kenzie highway from Eugene. The Oregon are not able to agree as to i ! On Tuesday night Deputy Sheriff near Rawlings’ ford along what He is making a test case of prop to secure city carrier delivery for dog, a mixed Airedale and wolf whether or not there is likelihood I I McFarland received word to be on is known as the Whipps road. erty owned by the Eugene school the community, to replace the pres hound, was playing on the porch of getting oil as the result of the tho watch for a large Hupmobile ent village delivery. If Cottage Monster Egg Weighs with the children of the house as drilling operations being conducted I which had been stolen o' Spring Robbins had made certain that district. Keeney will also make a test Grovo is to have city delivery, it he could not change his mind after Mayes approached and, apparently, by the company. field by someone who had left a the plunge into the water, He case of taxes assessed against prop must pravide for the carriers the was paying little attention to the A report was current to the ef Nash car in its place. A few 8 1-4 Ounces had securely wrapped wire three erty now owned by the Cottage kind of sidewalks the postoffice visitor. As Mayes reached the fect that Professor Shinn, of tho minutes after tho receipt of the times about his body, then he had Grove school district. The taxes department expects to find in a An egg which wins the prize for porch the dog, without warning, chemistry department, had made a . message the car arrived from the securely wrapped wire around a were assessed last year previous city, and the walks must extend being the largest ever produced in leaped off the porch at Mayes, test of the gas struck at the Eu north and the deputy sheriff gave 15-pound rock and had secured this 4o the purchase of the property into the outlying portions of the this famous chicken center of the evidently missing Mayos’ throat gene well and had mado the state pursuit. The driver evidently was to the wire about his body. The by the school district and are city. Good sidewalks are desirable famous, fertile, fruitful Willamette, and fastening his teeth’ in tho ment that oil is never found with , unfamiliar with the roads of this distance from the bank at which payable this year. The assessor also into territory lying immediate is the product of a hen owned by corner of Mayes’ mouth. The two the kind of gas which had been i section and instead of following tho the body was found indicated that has received an opinion from the ly outside the city where there are Mrs. Robert Mosby, probably a fell to the ground, the dog main struck. highway through the city turned Robbins had plunged into the water attorney general which upholds the a number of patrons who might be Black Minorca. The monster egg taining his hold, The woman of President Olson has published and speeded out the Row river from the high bank at the point assessor’s views that the ' taxes served by carrier. City delivery measures 10% inches in circumfer the house became hysterical and a signed statement in which he highway’, the deputy giving pur having been assessed before the is not confined strictly to eiiy ence one *ay and 8% inches the was unable to render any assist- quotes Professor Shinn as denying suit, as he thought, for a number where the deed was committed. When Robbins left home early in transfer of the property they will boundaries. other and weight 814 ounces. Mrs. ance, but the children pulled the that/he had made such a statement, of miles. Not being able to The business of the local offiee Mosby might doubt that the egg dog off. ,the morning, it was at once feared have to be paid by the school dis tho exact words of the statement “overtake” the car, and “know- that he would do away with him trict, there having been’ no con- is sufficient to warrant a change was laid by a hen except that she Mr. Mayes hurried to Springfield being as follows: in” thnt it was in a pocket from from village to city delivery, but has no ostriches on the place. The for medical treatment and lator self. He had suffered a nervous tract, to the contrary. “The results of the examination which there was no exit except by In a case in Eugene whore the the number of patrons to be served extraordinary production is perfect in tlie day came to his home here, of the gas do not justify us in coming back through the city, he breakdown whilo recovering from a severe attack of influenza and Knights of Pythias lodgo owns should be larger and to reach in form. his wife and her fathor, G. W. making any statement one way or returned to watch for it. Tho car seemed to be slightly unbalanced. property which it has not yet occu- additional patrons the sidewalks McFarland, motoring down for him. the other as regards tho probability did not appear during the night He had brooded over Hl health and pied, the attorney general holds must be better. Mr. Mayos is able to bo around or improbability of striking oil and the next morning it was found Postmaster Smith, after several OIL LEASES ARE FII.ED and it is believed that there will in this well. Tho analysis does not a short distance outside the city had expressed a wish to end all. that it is assessable. wepks of effort, has made about He had gone away from home bo no serious consequences from prove that oil may not be found in the field«at tho corner whore as much progress as he can until Documents Cover Lands in Several the attack which might easily have by further drilling.” several times for a few days at a the road swings around Knox hill. Sections of County. the conditions exacted by the gov proved fatal. time, once going to the very hole This is tho nearest that a chemist Tho driver had been unable to ernment are met. He is securing into which ho plunged Friday. or geologist from tho university make the turn, had jumped a ditch Sage & Olson Brothers have filed the cooperation of the city council Upon the former occasion it had has come to agreeing with Dr. Olson. and had piloted, the car safely to II. E. McNeal is here temporarily for the improvement of sidewalks with the county clerk 49 gas and as Southern Pacific agent. H. A. In tho same signed statement Dr. a parking plaeo and had then become night by the time he had oil leases covering lands in the Eu and will have the support of the made preparations for the rash Morse, who was agent hero for Olson publishes an affidavit by abandoned it. Tho deputy, follow deed and he decided to wait for Eighteen Million American Homes commercial club and the Lions clnb. gene, Lorane, Crow and Pleasant some time, had to ask for a trans his head driller, Carlos J. Reeves, ing close behind, his vision of tho Hill districts, the lessees being as Delivery of parcel post by carrier morning. By the time daylight fer on account of his wife’s health. in which the driller states that he road - obscured by tho dust of Are the Nation's Largest is one advantage of city delivery, follows: arrived he changed his mind, went The Morse family have gone to personally brought in a good well tho speeding ear, did not see what John H. Seavey, J. P. Frady, Single Industry. In general the difference between to the home of his sister, Mrs. El Paso, Texas, but Mr. Morse ex following the striking of exactly had happened. Evidently tho driv Walter B. Gillespie, Fred G. Knox, village and city delivery is indi- Finley Whipps, which is but a H. B. Sutherland, Jcrusha Rucker, pects to be transferred to Arizona. tho same kind of gas as that er of the stolen car did not see short distance from the water hole, Struck at Eugene. President Olson that his pursuer had been misled The purpose of Better Homes rated by the names. Frank Snyder, E. W. Drew, Guy ate a hearty breakfast, told his week, which starts next Sunday, is promises further proof that oil or he would have tried to sneak B. Knox, Wm. 8. Roberts, W. W. RODENTS QUIT CHATTER often story and returned home. is found under the kind of back through tho city with tho car to raise the standard of American ART EXHIBIT NETS $105 Jackson, Scott F. Jackson, Geo. The first trace of Robbins after homo life. Law May Be Invoked to Compel gas which has been struck at Eu anil make a gotawny. Hadley, Clay Owen, W. J. Holland, he left home for the laBt time was gene. The ear was ownod by Frank America is growing 1 rapidly in Receipts Go to Purchase Pictures Mrs. «Lucy L. McCulloch, Nelin Some to Set Poison. when he appeared Thursday at the people, in power, in 1 health, in for the Schools. / Meanwhile operations continue at Starnior, of Springfield, who came Bennett, Louis Lucke, Dorn E. Kirk store at Dorena, purchased science and in wealth, The most The rodent extermination cam both the Cottage Grove and Eugene up Friday and took his property some lunch goods and inquired significant phase of her growth is The art exhibit sponsored by the Haligus, E. P. Latin, Samuel M. paign in this end of the county is wells and a stockholders’ meeting home. whether he could purchase chloro in her homes. It was estimated at grade schools of the city was con- Baughman, Rebecca C. Robberson, progressing Late Friday evening the I theft satisfactorily, according is to be hold in Eugene Wednesday. form. Evidently when he left the the close of the war that only 51 eluded Thursday night with a splen Anton Olson, William Wooten, S. to G. W. from the streets of tho city i of a McFarland, who is in Overholser, Clinton B. Manning, I. store he crossed the mountains to per cent of American families did program by the east side grades Studebaker owned by Theodnro charge for south Lane. A largo F. Circue, Jerirn, J. Swift, F. F. the Mosby CTeek section. Members owned their homes. At that time which included a group of primary Sturdevant and of nn Overland poison has been pur of the family had been keeping America was short a million homes, songs, playlets, instrumental num- Cooper, »Samuel H. Callison; B. H. amount of sedan owned by Goorgo Knowles farmers and the dry elose watch of Robbins, fearing but that shortage has been hers, a hoop drill and a Hong. Williams, Eugene B. Tinker, Elmer chased by was reported. Tho Studebaker was R. Crowe, Geo. W. Sanderson, A. H. weather of the past two weeks has that he might attempt to carry largely overcome. This is partly “Voices of the Woods.” taken from near the Cottage hotel been ideal for the work. Mr. Addison, Walter C. Ivins, Andrew into effect the suicide idea which due to the better homes movement The net receipts will be about and the Knowles car from near tho McFarland reports that the rodent» he had expressed. It was noted by which aims to teach people how $105, but Superintendent Hays has Allen, E. E.-Farman, Edmund 8. Local Business Interests Assert that Frost homo on south Sixth street, arc not nearly so noisy as they Mrs. Robbins at 3 o’clock Wednes to get the best out of their homes, stated that the greatest profit came Addison, Poarne Crowe, Georgia E. where Mrs. Knowles was visiting. were during the wet weather, indi United Action Alone Can day morning that her husband was the best into their homes and the from the educational value of the Farman, Frank HOmonway, Albert Tho Sturdevant car was found cating that a largo number are no R. King, Orville A. .Crowe, 8. J. Bring Prosperity. in bed. When she ’awakened at best out of life. pictures which included reproduc near whore tho Knowlos car had longer able to chatter. A deputy Crow, J. Hardy Crow, Hallie E. 4 o’clock he was gone and the been stolon, the supposition being This important educational work, tions of nearly 300 masterpieces. will bo appointed to take care of two older boys of the family, which is now sponsored by the The receipts are to go into the Scaiefe, Cal Hileman. An automobilo with its motor thnt both cars wero stolen by tho the Delight valley find Walker sec George and Chester, immediately best thinking men and women of purchase of pictures for the schools. tion, where there has been no bne , hitting on only one cylinder is not same person, one being abandoned started the search. The water hole the nation, begun in 1921 in a The east side grades won the prize Library Report for April. to direct the work. Mr. McFarland I npt to got very far. Neither will a when the second ono was «tolen. on Mosby creek was several times woman’s club. President Harding, picture offered for selling the larg The report of the city library reports that he is receiving splendid I wagon drawn by a team of horses Several hours later tho Knowles car visited and the ion George arrived who was visiting an exhibition of a er number of rickets. The fiftn for April is as follows: Fiction make any progress if ono horse was found on south Sixth street there only a few horns after his labor-saving kitchen, expressed a grade led in the returns and will read, 644; non fiction, 67; juvenile, cooperation but that in a few in , insists upon backing up while the but no car had boon taken in its stances he will probably have to father had plunged into the water, desire to see such a work carried be the first to have the prize 375; total, 1,086; new cards issued, place. invoke the aid of the law to compel other does all the pulling. And This water holo is near what was on in every town in the union. picture. Tho fact that the thief had aban- 15; new books received, 30. Four owners to do their duty in ridding . the same theory holds truo for a for a number of years the Robbins The pictures were left on exhibit books were donated to the library their places of the little crop de city in which half of the popula odnod ono car to tako another, as Herbert Hoover, president of the home before they moved into the better homes organization, has said: Friday and Saturday. by Mrs. William Stennett. stroyers. tion shares all tho burden of civic had been tho case in the thefts tho city four years ago. “There are eighteen million responsibilities while the other half night before, and tho fnct that The funeral was held at 2:30 homes in America—the largest J. H. Bennett Is Injured. merely lives for the dollars it can tho thofts here occurred on tho this afternoon from the Mills chap single industry in the world, and night following tho other theft, eurn there. J. H. Bennett, a member of the el, J. R. Patterson officiating In it is worth the thought of the nt first led Deputy Sheriff Mc construction crow on tho J. fi. That Cottage Grove needs more of terment was in the Blue Mountain best minds in the land to increase 3 Chambers railway, sustained a pain the “pull together” spirit is a fore Farland to, believe that all thofts cemetery. its efficiency, its satisfaction, and ful laceration of the face Friday gone conclusion. Our business and had been committed by tho samo Mr. Robbins was born io Le Seur therefore its sacred product. person. A clew was found, how afternoon when struck by a limb professional interests feel it and county, Minnesota, March 9, 1174, “Primarily there must be homes of a vine maple tree which was they appealingly and convincingly ever, to indicate that tho thefts and was aged 51 years, one month. fitted for a proud race to call home being felled by the crew. A deep state their version of the problem Fridav night wore by local talent. 22 days. He was married Septem and they must be so furnished The fact that tho Knowlos car gash was cut in one cheek, a num in a very interesting editorial in i>er J, 1896, at Waterville, Miun., and so decorated as to bring cheer was not taken from the city ber of blood vessels were ruptured this issue. — Every thought in ¡t strengthened thnt belief. to Miss Lucy Hill, who survive», and pleasure and beauty into th<^ should “strike homo” with our They came here 11 years ago and lives of the occupants. Every good and the entire face swelled to large proportions. Bennett was I citizens. settled on Mosby creek home in America is an altar to Typothetae Holds Meet Here. Those business men have hit the , There are 12 surviving children God. It is a fortress for the pro brought to the office of Dr. Frost The Lane County Typothetae, well known nail on the head in as follows: Elmer Robbins, Verno tection of the liberty of the world.” and later in the day taken to a Eugene hospital. The injuries are I enumerating tho duties we all miist organization of employing printers, nia; Fred and Calvin Robbins, believed not serious although ex share toward making Cottage Grovo, I held their weekly meeting hero Bend; George, Chester, Clayton, Springfield Wins Game Here. tremely painful. . as they nay—“better in every Thursday evening, dinner being Harold, Robert, Emma and Mildred • Cottage Grove high was defeated A way.” There are those of us who served at tho Gray Goose. Robbins, who are at home; Mrs. in a baseball game played here still think that making our money business mooting followed. Preeod- Violet Duorst, Mosby creek and Friday afternoon with Springfield Spearow’s Resignation Accepted. ; hero and saying or thinking a kind | ing the dinner, the visitors inspect The resignation of A. Ralph Mrs. Grace Sandun, Minneapolis, high, the score being 13 to 8. The i thought of our town occasionally | ed The Sentinel’s printing plant Spearow as pastor of the Presby Minn. score was close up to the eighth and ha<l tho Ludlow system of I is enough. It is not I Mr. Robbins was the first of a inning. The local lino-up was as terian church was accepted at a I Wo must boost -Cottage Grove typecasting demonstrated to them. family of 10 children to die. He follows: C. Adams, p; D. McCargar, recent congregational meeting and s I materially and actively. Not only j The meeting was one of tho best was a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. c; L. Armes, lb; D. Miiler, 2b; P. pulpit committee was appointed. A in building up a better civic gov- . attended over held by tho organi Robbins, for many years resident Gordon, ss; M. Alstott, 3b; J. Bir vote of appreciation was given | eminent but by lending both our I zation, plates being laid for 11. Mr. Spearow for his services as here, both of whom wore past 80 cher, If; Earl Ballew, cf; H. Dunn, ! moral and material support toward | pastor for several years. years of age at time of dea th. rf. G. White substituted for Ballew getting better schools, mere church The following were selected mem M-s. Eliza McCall and Mrs Fin- and C. Swanson for Alstott. The Hebron Attends 100 Per Cent. es, better streets, lighting systems ley Whipps, sisters, are the only return game will be played at bers of the pulpit committee: Rich Hebron, Ore., May 2.—(Special.) anti, in general, striving toward members of the family who live Springfield May 15. The next game ard Hanna, M. M. Wheeler, Fred rhe Hebron Christian Endeavor certain ideals that will make thia Wright, Herbert Eakin, B. R. Job, here. society had a 100 per cent attend for the locals will be played Wed town a place in which you can R. A. Trask, Mrs. Ma^ Smith, ance at the recent county conven nesday afternoon at Eugene with proudly hold up your head and say tion hold at Springfield and brought Mrs. G. B. Pitcher, Mrs. R. E. Tax Turnover Made. Eugene high. —“I’m glad to live hore There ’n homo the attendance banner, to ba Short, F. E. Mendenhall and George A tax turnover has been made <4, by Weitem Newspaper Union. > no otheT city like itl” Knowles. by the sheriff’s offiee which kept 10 weeks. The local society also Vertical. O. L. Wilhelm Resigns. But why go on. Road tho “Boost won a wall pledge for promptness total» »8fl.52fi.87 and is segregated 1—Throw» C. L. Wilhelm, who has had ing Cottage Grove” editorial, It’s in preienling their registration cards. B—A void« Hebron Union Builds Hall. as follows: B—French artici« brim full of good thoughts, Not Hebron, May 2.—(Special.)—The State and county __ »41372.25 charge of the Union Oil company's 4 — !»■ rpatina a sermon, but facts! Citie» ____________ .. 13,735.05 local plant ever since its establish Hebron local of the Farmers’ union 5— Fl« we r School« ___________ 4— Fro ridia* . 20,041.37 ment here two years ago, has ten have completed their hall. The (The eighth of our merebnnts’ 7—-JadIctal writ aui _ 8,183.05 dered his resignation, to become men of the local spent Friday and Union high schools .. educational talks will appear during Jury «arri«« effective Msy 15. He has accepted Saturday of last week putting it _ 2,298.53 one.) Road districts____ B—Fee IL— fa fama a I not« Port of Siuslaw___ 341.34 the appointment as local represen up and completed everything ex- Maiden loved by Sena < 58.28 ■ tative for the Missouri State Life cept the chimney, On Saturday Forest fire patrol_ tl—Re«utlfnl *lri Oeetle) Bank Talks at Lorane Completed Insurance company and will work the women of the local furnished 2B—Blackan« op The series of bank talks which under A. Ralph Spearow, special dinner to the men, the meal being M — Yon and I Marriage License Business Dull. —Alfred E. «Miller, of as been given in the local high agent for soothers Oregon. Mr. served in the school house. 17—F relic Mtnndixh, Mich., recently Only 20 marriage licenses were Wilhelm will go to the Portland M' Hower cultivated far It« school and in several of the sur tl .«atlssfy (peetic) learned through a wnntfid in issued by the conaty clerk’s office office of the company to spend rounding communities by N. E. Glass, 8A—Walked un daring April, the smallest number some time equipping himself for hi* home paper thnt a $100,- president of the Hank of Cottsge Forest Ranger Speaks. •7—Brawn 000 legncy wan coming to issued during the month of April the position. an O ur eeeatry Grove and Worth Harvey, assistant Albert K. Wieoendanger, forest him. since 1922. cashier of the First National, was Mr. Wilhelm ’» successor with the ranger, »poke Thursday forenoon completed Friday evehing at Lorane Union Oil company has not been before the schools of the city upon —thin in only further proof school. Readings were given bv Correct styles always is wedding named. forest work and forest protection, of the fart that it pay» to Millicent and Jerrene Burrows, of and social stationery at the Uve his address being a part of 'he read the want nd». this city. wire print shop. ns Filing cabinet«. The Sentinel. program of forest protection week. CROSS-WORD PUZZLE No. 36 ♦ r I
