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VOLUME XXXV
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COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1925.
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NUMBER 65
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J! uodson Sells Cars Storm Hits Othe '■ TELEPHONE COMPANÏ10 OUILO *l&ad Oak Tree Is Hornets Take Beidler OYSTER SHELLS ÄI 3000 FEET
While on Run S
Growing Again
J ON NEW ROUTE NORTH \
Smokehouse
COUNCIL
FOUND Al EUGENE
—
o. E. Woodaon doesu’t discon-
tinue his philanthropic businesa of
selling Ford flivvers merely be
cause he may be away from home
looking after a big cattle ranch.
He left here a week ago for
Medical Springs, he and T. C.
Wheeler making the trip in one of
Woodson’s little stepbrothers to the
Lincoln.
Wheeler returned two
days ago by train, reporting that
Woodson had disposed of the fliv
ver and had left him (WMeler)
to shift for himself in the matter
of transportation.
Newspaper stories indicate that
Thornton Corners, May 19.—
Cc
Thornton Corners,
May 19.—
Four New Toll Lines to Go in to
Has Been Shut Out and Drill
there have been severe storms to
s jàpecial.)
—Thei 're is a sequel to (Special.)—Mrs. A. T. Bcidler was
.
,
layed to Give Property Owners
the North and Six to Go in
both the north and south of Cot
severely
stung
about
the
eyes
Sun
Is Now Pounding Away
story of the supposed death by
tage Grove, but Cottage Grove, as
Opportunity to Speak.
to the South.
frost of the big oak tree which day by yellow jackets when she
Sandstone.
usual, escaped anything approach
stands -in front of the George opened the door of the smoke
ing a demonstration of tho ele
house and disturbed a swarm of
Miller
place.
Evidently
the
recent
Although the city council has
The Pacific Telephone & Tele
ments. There has boen no lack of
The latest report from the oil
moist warm weather has had a the jackets that had gained entry
received what are considered splen
moisture, but there has been no graph company has completed the beneficial effect, for a few leaves and were making a meal on some well at Eugene is that the gas
did bids for the construction of
damage by wind or lightning, the engineering work and the purchase are making their appearance, not of the meat. They evidently had pressure remains as strong as ever
about two miles of paving, it is
freaks that have visited sections of right-of-way for changing the however at the ends of the limbs decided that the smoke house would but that it has been shut out so
having a heck of a time letting the
route of its toll lines north from
to the north and south.
where growth normally starts in tho bo a good place for a permanent that it does not interfere with
contract. The figures show that
On the Lorane road out from here. The object is to get tho spring, but back on the limbs of abode. Mr. Beidler was successful drilling operations which are now
concrete can be had at about the
wires
away
from
Pacific
highway
Eugene the home of G. W. Wallace
last year’s growth. The ends of in routing tho intruders without down past tho point where the
price that many had expected to
was struck by lightning and Mr. and away from the high power the branches, which evidently suf injury to himself.
gas was struck.
Following the
wires
-
--
pay for black top and at its meet
of the California ■ Oregon
Wallace was stunned but has fully
striking of gas the drill has gone
fered
most
from
the
frost,
are
drop
ing last night, held for the purpose
Mountain
recovered. A tourist from the south Power company anil
through soveral feet of blue shale
ping off. The tree has stood since
of awarding the contract, the mem
drove into Cottage Grove with a States Power company,
and a stratum of yellow kooteny
early pioneer days and is a land
bers of the council found them
leads
will
leave
the
main
Tho
wrecked top that he said resulted
which was rich in oil and is now
mark.
selves into a quandary as to the
city on north Sixth street, crossing
from a heavy wind.
working in a bed of sandstone
wishes of those who will pay the
In Eugene the downpour Tuesday the river at the Christian church,
which is full of oyster shells, prov-
Mrs. Thackrah Dies.
bills. A majority of the members
was so heavy that it drove pedes will be strung along old Pacific
ing that the bod of the ocean was
Mrs. Martha Barneeutt Thackrah
were ready to award the contract
trians from tho streets.
Street highway to the bend in the river
once where the drill is now pound
and
through
the
W.
B.
Cooper,
died
Monday
following
a
seeond
for black top until petitions were
drains became clogged at several
ing away 3000 feet below the sur
Her health
presented from a number of prop
The new eternal triangle, that of face. The finding of shells in this
Miss Leita Finch, daughter of places about the jrity and sidewalks King and E. 0. Conner plnces nnd stroke of paralysis.
erty owners asking for the higher Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Finch, sustained were temporarily flooded.
then on a strnight line to Walker. had been failing for some time and three automobiles trying to be in sandstone is taken by the officers
Thore being a piece of new con she suffered tho first stroke April the same place upon the highway of the company to indicate the
priced pavement. In view of the a severed artery at the wrist of
unusual situation, with the council the left arm yesterday noon when
struction north from Walker, the 9. The funeral was held Wednes at the same time, caused a mixup close proximity of tho oil which is
ready to award the contract for the arm camo in contact with the LEGION DRIVE TO START present wires will be used to a day forenoon from the chapel, A. R. a short distance north of the Divide being sought.
point south of Creswell, when tho Spearow, pnstor of the Presbyterian overhead Wednesday ovening.
one kind of paving and the possi ragged edge of glass in the door
Drilling continues at the Cottage
bility that a majority of property of the postoffice which had given Quota for City I* $760; Legion lino will swing off to the west church officiating. The body was
A car owned and driven by Grove well, where there are fre
Members
to
Give
*260.
and make a straight shoot over taken to Portland for cremation.
owners might want the other, the away when she and a companion
G. O Schultz, of California, in quent indications that a flow of
the hills for Eugene.
matter was put over until Friday ran against it in play trying to
Mrs. Thackrah was born March which the gas supply had given out, gas may be struck at. almost any
The American Legion driv^ for
Four new leads will be strung 21, 1849, at Liskeard, Cornwall, was parked with all four wheels time.
night to permit of a full expression beat each other into the building.
from property owners on all the A stream of blood spurted from the national endowment ■ fund and north from here, mnking n total Eng. She was married June 6, 1876, on the highway. A car driven by
Six new leads will be to W. W. Thackrah and they came W. E. Nickerson, of Roseburg,
streets to be improved. There ib the wound for a distance of prob for a fund for one year’s main of 20.
not likely to be any hard feelings, ably 15 feet and but for the prompt tenance of the Doernbecher chil strung south from hero, making a to Cottage Grove in October, 1891, approached from the south. A car S. P. Busring Much Timber Here.
That the Southern Pacific com
however, regardless of which pav a;d of L. C. Michener, who chanced dren’s hospital at Portland will total of 16.
residing here until moving to Rose driven by H. R. Hylett, of Wash
ing the council orders.
Those tn witness the accident, the girl start Monday and continue through
Tho present route south from burg in March, 1894. They re ington, approached from the north. pany is making heavy purchases
who petitioned for the improvements might easily have bled to death. out the week. The quota for Cot here, out tho London road and over turned here in September, 1924, and The two were certain to meet at from the sawmills of this section
left the choice to the council and He applied pressure to the wrist tage Grove is $750. It is anticipat the mountains to the Shoestring made their home on the London the point where tho Schultz car il indicated by the fact that it
now has five inspectors employed
are still willing to do so but the in such a mnnner ns to stop the ed that $250 of that amount will valloy, will be retained.
road, Mrs. Thackrah was a mem was parked. Mr. and Mrs. Schultz
Considerable new construction ber of the Presbytorinn church. were standing between their car hero. Four is the largest- number
council wishes to know what their flow- of blood and retained the be contributed by members of the
over before employed locally.
Ninety dollars was work inside the city is contemplated The husband
preferences are. To get the bid hold while the girl was taken to local post.
nnd their trailer refilling the
1
survives.
prices all the streets must be of the office of Dr. Frost. The gritty raised from 22 members present for next year, All new work in
tank.
The striking of the car
at the Monday night meeting.
the business section of the city
one kind of paving.
or the trailer by either of
girl did not take an anesthetic
Goes to Shriller Hospital.
F. L. Grannis is chairman of tho will be put into the alleys, with
The low bid on black top is that ■and did not flinch during the opera
the npproaching cars would have
Mrs.
C.
E.
Powers
went
to
Port
post committee and he has appoint- the object of removing all poles
of J. C. Compton, of McMinnville. tion of sewing up the wound.
resulted in serious injuries to the
ed a committee of 10. C. A. Bar from Main street. The poles of land Tuesday with her five-year- man and woman. To avoid an acci
His total is $52,538.70. This is
tell is chairman for the business in- the Mountain States Power have old son Donald, who will be ad dent of that kind Nickerson put
for five-inch bitulithic, with the
(Prize Winning Essay.)
exception of east Main, where a SCHOOL TAXES LISTED terests of the city will appoint a been removed within the past few mitted today to the Shriners hos his car into tho ditch behind the
pital thore. He has never recovered Schultz car but bo was not quick
months.
committee of assistants.
two inch top coat would be laid
Education Takes 60 Per Cent of
from the effects of infantile pa enough to prevent being struck
on top of the present macadam.
By Delta Hopper.
Public Revenues.
ralysis with which he was stricken by the cnr approaching from the
The low concrete bid is that of
Rubber stamps. The Sentinel. X
Car Upsets on Hill.
Bettor homes, tho same as any
when
two
years
of
age.
Some
re
the Head Construction company, of
north.
The
Hylett
car
also
struck
London, May 19.—(Special.)—
thing else, must be made by tho
The statement has been several
Eugene.
Their total is $57,325
While going down Boyd hill on his markable cures of crippled children tho Schultz trailer a glancing blow. ones who are particularly interested
Logging vs. Hogs.
times
made
by
The
Sentinel
that
have
been
effected
at
this
hospital.
and is for 6-inch concrete on all
Deputy Sheriff Pitrher was called in them.
50 per cent or more of all tax
Culp Creek, May 12.—(Special.) way to Cottage Grove Sunday
streets.
to the aceno and asked to fix tho
It should not bo up to tho mother
monies go for education in one —The great logging industry on afternoon, Thomas Brasher lost con-
Included in both of these bids is
blamo for tho accident. Nickerson to make the home. Other occu
To Preach Memorial Sermon.
form or another. A table compiled Row river is in a bad way to be trol of the car in which he and
the macadamizing of Chestnut ave
claimed
damages
upon
the
ground
J. C. Orr, pastor of the Baptist
pants, of tho home should help in
by tho Oregon Voter shows that in eclipsed by the hog industry. In Mrs. Jack Hopman and three chil-
nue.
dren were passengers.
The cnr church, will preach the Memorial that the Schultz car was illegally such a way that it will encourage
Lane
county
the
tax
for
high
and
fact
the
woods
seem
to
be
full
To these prices is to be added
skidded, one iHnrl crumpled and sermon at the regular forenoon parked upon the highway. Pitcher tho parents.
of ’em.
the expense to the city for engin grailo schools alone is 41.08 per
was unable to bring the parties to
The April issue of tho American
This feature of industrial activi the car upset. Tho sedan top of service of the church to be held
cent
of
the
total
tax.
Wallowa
eering and incidental expenses. It
an agreement and none had been Magazine publishes an article some
ty has just now become conspicu the car saved the occupants from at 11 o’clock Sunday forenoon,
county
has
the
highest
percentage
has been estimated that it may cost
reached
last
night.
serious
injury.
Mr.
Brasher
and
May 24, in W. O. W. hall, There
thing liko this:
$750 to $900 more for inspection for these purposes with 47.05 per ous by reason of consignment of Mrs. Hopman were slightly injured. will be special music.
No one was seriously injured.
“Better American homos have in
the first shipment from Rujada.
cent,
while
Crook
county
is
the
on black top than on concrete.
creased from 5 per cont to 100
The speaker for the Memorial
It
has
been
known
for
a
long
lowest
with
18.61
per
cent.
The average prices per foot
Bay it with printers’ ink.
xxz day exercises has not beon selected. NURSES HOME TAXABLE per cent since 1922.” It has beon
To the above cost for schools time that the Washington clam
shown by the low bids are $4.09 for
estimated that over 7000 homes
diggers, who prevail in numerous
the concrete and $3.74 for the there is yet to be added the sup
Assessor Keeney Wins right With have been improved by Better
and unnumbered quantities in the
black top, a difference of 35 cent, port of the university and college,
Homos week in 1924. Which goes
Sisters of Mercy.
top-o’-th-mountain camp, are wide
the foot. With east Main elimin the expense of county school super
to prove that Better Homes week
awake and chuck-up on high fi
intendents,
the
cost
of
the
state
ated the difference in price is 23
F“
The nursos’ homo of tho Mercy is not only essential to the immo
I m £
cents, This variation is brought department of education, the ex nance; but not until now has it
hospital and the land upon which diate home and family but to the
dawned
upon
the
common
people
pense
of
county
agents
and
of
other
about by the decision that two
it stands is subject to taxation, community as well. And proves
inches of black top would be suf offices and departments whose du of Bow river that their energies
according to th.- decinion by Judge beyond doubt that Better Homes
have
been
divided
between
ties
or
functions
are
educational
the
ficient on this street if that type
G. F. Skipworth of the circuit week is worth while.
or cuiiuected with education, so task of getting out “gloms” and
should be used.
In 1922 it was estimated in the
court in the case of the Bisters of
that no doubt remains that the “gloms” of th “big sticks” and
school that over half of the school
Mercy against Lane county.
cost of education takes more than flooding the marts of the world
NEW BRIDGE COMPLETED half of our tax money without with razor-backs.
This is a case wherein tho Bisters children including high schools were
Borno
of Mercy sought to enjoin the col defective in some way.
giving consideration to the amount
Salem has her cherry day, Port
County Saves Over Thousand Dollars spent for the purpose by the na land has her rose day, Roseburg
lection of taxes on this property were undernourished and others had
by Doing Own Work.
>n the ground that it is a part of tuberculosis and were in school
tional government.
has her strawberry day; but with
the Mercy hospital, which has mixing with other children, taking
The same compilation shows that out fear of successful contradiction
Tho cost of the new Currin the school levy for Cottage Grove it can be said that Rujada has, at
chances on breaking up other
been declared exempt.
bridge over Row river, built by the in 1923 produced $18.552, in 1924 it least had, her hog day.
Assessor B. F. Keeney, who homes by this disease, This was
county bridge crew, was more thaan 'produced $18,527, while $20,260 was
fought tho case on his own initia perhaps largely due to unclean
It is not definitely known that
$1100 less than the lowest bid on levied for this year. These amounts other operations were entirely sus
tive in tho interest of tho county, homo environment.
the work, according to a report are approximately half the amounts pended In the gigantic effort to
More diseases are spread and
employing his own council, contend
submitted to the county court by expended for the schools.
cd that this property should be carried by unclean habits than
round up the vast aggregation of
the bridge superintendent.
The
taxed for the reason that it is not any other way and these habits
There is a general increase over hogs, but it is certain that they
lowest bid was $6200 and the total the state year by year for the were rounded up. loaded and routed
neecssary for the operation of tho are acquired through homo training
-
cost as computed by the superin conduct of the schools.
hospital nnd that it is in tho an mo or the lack of it.
over the O. P. & E. to Culp Creek
tendent was *4029.13. The estimate
In August 1924, Professor Lan-
class with parsonages of j^iurrhoM,
under the master hand of Foreman
of the cost made by the county
due, Supervisor of tho Homo clean
which are taxed.
Hacket, who, in the full realization
•i
C. G. Boys in Military Drills.
force« prior to the time of the
ing establishment of Enfield, Ill.,
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor of the responsibility thrust upon
bids were opened was $4264.86.
took his club of 48 boys on their
him, calmly manipulated the thict-
SAGINAW.
vallis,
May
9.
—
Dorrell
Rex
Wheeler,
The entire length of the bridge
cleaning tour through tho state.
tie on the big logging locomotive.
anil approaches is 210 feet and its of Cottage Grove, is one of the
Their work was to go from place to
At Culp Creek, owing to somiw
(Special to The Sentinel.)
entrants in the machine gun contest
width over all is 19 feet. It is a
place nnd post homo cleaning bills,
and Nerval Armes, also of Cottage slight misunderstanding in the mat
May 19.—Mrs. Emily Robison
standard Howe truss bridge with
give speeches and do all within
ter of train orders, a short delay
closed
a
successful
term
of
school
Grove,
is
an
entrant
in
the
plantoon
105-foot span.
their power to help each community
Friday. Those taking the eighth
drill, both to be features of the was occasioned; but not for long.
to better its home conditions. Tho
The
hog
business
is
of
such
gi-
grade examinations were Mildred
annual military tournament to be
Walkloy, Gladys Kirkendall, Opal results were wonderful.
CHERRIES TO YIELD BIG held here Decoration day, May 30. gnntic proportions that delay can
“If Bettor Homos week Improves
not be countenanced, therefore
Adney and Verniol Koch.
homes as much again in 1925 ns in
Fruit Inspector Finds That Pollen- P. 0. Petition Beaches Washington. little old 4-spot was ordered to run
Mrs. 0. C. Moody is visiting rela
1924 America will certainly bo
special from Cottage Grove to
atton I* Success.
tives at Coquille.
Application made by Postmaster
nhoad; so far ahead in tho better
Culp Creek, where she booked to
Wm. Myers is on tho sick list.
Elbert Smith for the advancement
home line that you can’t see her.”
After an inspection of the cherry of Cottage Grove postoffice from the hog train and biff-bang the
Mrs. Harris Casscdy and her
Hays Mr. McLoyal in his speoch
trees of the county where pollena- the village delivery class to the aforesaid hogs were rushed on to
three children left Sunday morning
at Portland Mny 18.
tion has been practiced County eity delivery class has been re thrust their several pigships into
by motor for Medford, where her
“And if American boys and
Fruit Inspector Stewart is more ceived at Washington and the mem markets of the world.
husband is v<-ry ill.
girls
take that much more Interest
It
has
not
been
definitely
an
than ever convnieed of the success bers of congress from Oregon
Mrs. Judson Allen has been
in it, they certainly will be award
of this method. “Some trees that are urging the postoffice depart nounced that Bwift A company nor
seriously ill with the flu during
ed with more than a gold medal;
Armour 4 company contemplate
I have inspected will bear the ment to grant the petition.
tho past wook.
going out of business on account '
largest crop ever recorded and this
Elwin Benrton wont to Portland whieh will be a bettor home.”
V of this attempted corner on the
Every community needs better
is due to expert cross pollination
Saturday, returning Sunday.
Local Men Are Officer«. 4s
homes and now every community
hog business, but it is confidently
by the aid of bee«,” Stewart states.
L. R. Long, of this eity, was expected that a pronounced drop '
is gradually getting them.
Mr. Stewart also reports that
ThUves MU A,V>.
i elected third vice president and in pork will result.
Essential and necessary*
Yes,
the loganberry crop of Lane will
London, May 19.—(Special)—
‘ Ray Nelson, also of this city, was
lie a record one this year.
Thieves raided tho auto shod at exactly that and oven more. Beau-
Solution
of
Puzzle
No.
3*.
; elected a member of the board of
Woodard ’« crimp A Friday evening tiful, attractive and healthful.
| directors at a meeting of the re
rind
took equipment of all kinds
Home things such as sickness are
Spanish War Veterans to Organize cently-organized Pacific Northwest
to the amount of *200. There is taken into consideration
when
A number of Spanish war vet Radio Trades association held Tues
no clew.
speaking of thia but if Boy Heouts
erans met Monday evening in the day night in Engene.
and Girl Heouts are organized in
Homer Galloway office to form an
11
b u
c a n
GooscberrtA» BeWc
z
communities such things as these
organization in Cottage Grove.
Doren« Church Holds Revival.
Saginaw, May 1».—(Special.)— can be taken care of. However
There will be between 15 and 20
Dorena, May I».—(Special.)—Re
What probably is the first goose much sickness can be avoided by
charter mem tiers.
vival meetings started Bunday night
berry crop for this section 1* being keeping tho home clean and free
at the Dorena church. Evangelist
0 LE
picked by J. B. Taylor.
The from damp, marshy places where
Archer is the preacher and ir
Store* tn Clone Memorial Day.
crop 1* a heavy one of splendid files and mosquito are liable to
E'N
The stores of the eity have being assisted by Pastor Jim Htar
quality.
congregate.
reached aa agreement to reinnin kie, of this piare, and Miles Pitch
3 r t
After all, it la much better tn
closed all day Memorial day. Hat er, of Star.
Three thousand people read The go along singing “Home Hwoet
SE
6
urday. May 30. They will remain
Hentia*l each week.
What have Homo” than to stand aside and
Ö o r
open the night before.
Sales book*.
you to tell thi* vast throng*
zxz listen to someone else sing it.
Awarding of Paving Contract Is De
Three Cars Try to Be
In Same Spot On
Highway
Girl's Arm Is Cut on
Glass and Artery
Is Severed
I
Better Homes and
Their Value
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