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COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1925
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FOOTPRINTS OF PIONEER DAYS DINNER CREEK HAS PLENTY Of Prehistoric Relics
WATER FOR CITY
Are Found
Iut erest ing Events in the laves
Markets Abroad
Go to Others
European Countries Producing
Own Grains and Africa and Bra
zil Seize Our Cotton Markets.
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NUMBER 92
Laying Ducts In Alley to Carry
of Those Who Laid Sturdy Foun
dation for the Present Generation
Good Flow Following Dry
Its Wires to Rear of Ex
change Building.
Old Jupe Spoils Picnic But
By P. F. Babson.
As part of its program to re-
Babson Park, Mass.—In spirit, at move its wires from Main street,
Leaves Beauty Spots For
least, our American farmer has the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
The Camera Men.
been very much abroad for some company is placing ducts in north
Water Commissioner Pitcher Finds
The Sentinel publishes herewith
tho first chapter of a story of the
Cottage Grove of 25 years ago
written by one who was a resident
here at the time but who now
lives in a much less pleasant place,
the California penitentiary, How
ho came to be there The Sentinel
does not know, and has not tried
to learn, but as to the story it is
quite certain that the facts are as
related. One chapter will appear
each week.
Spell of 70 Days.
Fear that there might not bo
sufficient water in Dinner creek,
which soon is to be the city’s
source of water supply, has been
allayed by a visit to that stream
by Water Commissioner Pitcher.
Ho reached thore just before Sat
urday's rain and found a flow of
six inches of water for the entire
width of the stream. This has
been as dry a season as this section
has ever had, with no rain for 70
days, so that it is now reasonably
certain that this creek will at all
times furnish a sufficient supply
of water for the city’s needs for
many years to come.
Anderson & Middleton, who will
soon start logging operations in the
city’s present watershed, are to
have the city’s main water line
extended to Dinner creek by Octo
ber 1, according to their contract
with the government.
When the city’s intako is moved
to this source it is expected an
engineering defect in tho grade of
the city’s main line near Rujada
will be overcome by tho increased
pressure.
years. Since about 1914, to be First alley. Throe ducts are now
more exact, at which time the being laid from the east side of
European harvests were greatly re north Sixth street up the alley to
duced. But American crops no the rear of the building occupied
longer govern the world markets by the telephone exchange, One
even though they rule our own busi of these ducts will carry the toll
ness conditions with pretty much lines which now go through the
IT JUST HAPPENED SO.
While the Umpqua Scenic High of an iron hand. Nor are they city on the east side of Sixth
The cable for these is
By Jay Bee.
way picnic held yesterday at likely to do so again for some street.
I.
Scottsburg was not the success in time. Why I Let us travel a now here and will be at once
placed in the duct. Another of
If I could Write fiction I should
attendance that had been antici bit and see.
for Ameri- the ducts will carry the east wires be glad to do so, but being that I
Inroads
on
the
market
pated, due to the fact that Jupe
are being of the local exchange and the third cannot do that thing, then 1 will
Pluvius was on the job after a can cotton in Japan
from
east
Africa, duct is for emergencies and prob necessarily be compelled to stick
made
by
cotton
90-day vacation, yet the object of
the gathering, that of getting pub Brazil’s progress in the production ably will not bo needed for a to facts—and they do say that facts
licity for the proposed highway, of cotton is rapid, The Germans number of years. Later a single are stranger than fiction, ami I
probably was achieved, for the have just undertaken a tremendous duct will be laid west in the alley believe that’s so, too.
It has been a long time since
newspaper boys were there in num program of intensified agriculture to carry west wires for the local
to make the country self-supporting exchange.
the incidents or facts in this little
bers and with their cameras.
It is understood to be the plan narrative happened, but they did
After Old Jupe had thrown a from a food standpoint. They are
scare into many who expected to wise, but it is another little nail of the telephone company to have “happen,’’ and even in the passing
attend, he reconsidered and per going into the coffin of the Ameri all its wires removed from Main of these twenty-five years they
mitted the skies to clear anil the can farmer abroad. England has street by the end of next year. have remained fresh in my memory.
They do say also that “largo
sun to shine, so the camera boys undertaken an effort to stimulate That this be done has been request
the market and consumption in ed by the city council.
oaks from little acorns grow,’’ and
hail no difficulty in getting good I Great
Britain of food products
that must be so, too, for it was
pictures and the opportunity for
pictures were so plentiful that I from the overseas links of the em WATER LEAK IS OLD ONE a mighty little thing that started
things to happening, which grew
there was no need for duplication pire—in preference to foreign pro
Dogwood Cree Fools
and no need to crowd one another ducts. Another nail that will go Excavation of Streets Reveals A into a considerable story, especially
deeply! Italy and Czechoslovakia
viewed from the standpoint of the
Break of Several Years.
in “shooting’’ beauty spots.
Flower Hogs
ones who are the most interested.
Although Cottage Grove is 17 have just completed new tariff
schedules
on
agricultural
products.
before,
it
was
a
very
As
I
said
one
of
the
city
’
s
water
A leak in
miles from Drain, the eastern
A dogwood tree is in full bloom
terminus of the proposed highway, France is once more enforcing tho mains, through which water evi- insignificant incident that started
embargo
against
American
fresh
dently had been wasting for sev the ripples that went right on on the Judson Allen place on Pa-
it was more largely represented
Russia, somewhat ignored eral years, was discovered when a rippling the life waters of several cific highway a mile north of here,
than any community on the route, pork.
in fact, it had a larger attendance today, is producing grain—and will telephone construction crew was persons who go to make np the This is ono of the first trees to
than all other communities com surely prove an increasingly import digging a trench across north Sixth characters herein, and if I were not bloom in the spring and, so far as
“
is aware, this is the
bined. Those who were to have ant source of supply of foodstuffs. street several days ago. A cavity one of the characters I could not Mr. Allen
Nine European oountries will pro in the foundation of the street 18 tell the story.
first instance of one blooming at
appeared upon a program that was
So, you see, I will have to stick this time of tho year. This tree
to have followed a picnic dinner, duce upwards of 627 million bushels inches in height was found. Tho
also were kept away by the threat of wheat this year. Last year they spurting water had dug out the to facts as I know them, supple bore no blooms in the spring and
ening rain clouds, but an impromptu grew but 483 million bushels. The hole, the dirt being washed away mented hero and there by other it is the opinion of Mr. Allen that
same countries report 372 million into a gravel bar under the street. facts as they were told to mo, it waited until this time to fool
program was held.
249 It was presumed that the fact which, being placed side bv side the flower hogs that destroy the
Joseph Lyons, of Reedsport, bushels of rye, compared to These
(Continued on pago 2.)
dogwoods that bloom early.
which is the western terminus of million bushels last year,
that the water did not come to
the proposed highway, told of the nine countries account for only the surface and show that there
struggles to secure what now passes about one-hnlf of the wheat and was a leak there was due to the
as a macadamized road and described rye crops of Europe outside of fact that it ran off in the gravel
what might be expected from tour Russia. Argentina has seeded a bar.
The leak was just, outside the
ist traffic in case the federal gov record crop, while Canada, Japan,
ernment should take it over and Korea, northern Africa all report C. J. Kem building, Mr. Kern had
splendid
grains.
been complaining for a year that
build a real highway. He said
Anywhere—everywhere—we see he believed water was running into
that the Southern California Auto
mobile association had promised a the foreigner pushing our farmer the basement from a break in the
futuro traffic of 3,000 cars a day. off the plow—abroad. After all, city’s water line and it was found
Tourists from southern California it is his land—his plow—even that some of the water was follow
would wish to first see the Willam though he has not in many eases ing the pipe through which oil is
latter imple fed into the heating plant of the
ette valley and then they would fully paid us for the every
country Kem building from a tank buried
wish to seek the cooling breezes ment. There is in
self-sufficient in the street.
a
desire
to
become
of tho coast. The proposed Drain-
believe, how-
Reedsport scenic route to tidewater in foodstuffs, We
of accomplish-
would be ideally located to suit ever, that the cost
in many congested Waters for Neighbor;
such tourists. It also might become ing that end
manufacturing lands will serve
an important military highway.
It could not be made a state only to defeat the efforts.
Tn the meantime though our
road, Mr. Lyons said, because Doug
las county already had more than farmer cannot help but regard
O. W. Hays, superintendent of
its allotment of state roads. Fed Europe, in particular, as a poor schools, has paid a fine of $3 for
eral authorities, he said, seem buyer. If it is not due to in irrigating out of hours. Ho made
to favor the plan, but coopera creased competition from such as
no complaint about the fine, al
tion is needed. It is necessary Canada and Argentina, it is because
one though he seemed to be the victim
of
reduced
buying
power,
and
be
that a rond district be formed,
far of circumstances. During the ab
ginning at Drain and ending at is about as bad as the other so our sence of Mr. and Mrs. 8. V. Alli
ASLEEP IN THE CAVES HE LOVED SO WELL
Reedsport, and that $50,000 be as immediate prospects for By son, Mr. Hays would turn the water
That greed and selfishness with I Time and again the walls of the
raised annually by special tax. He farmer here are concerned,
his on at the Allison home at the same nary a thought for our fellowman shaft threatened to engulf them,
urged the utmost cooperation be- bettor balancing himself and
time in the morning that he turned does not rule the world is the mor Boulders, mud, muck and slime
products
in
his
own
markets
here,
tween the towns represented that
his own on. Later a man who al one can draw from tho story of kept dropping on the workmen.
go
a
long
way
towards
for-
he
will
the proposal might have active and
getting about these rising obstacles was caring for the Ailison lawn Floyd Collins’ unfortunate death But they wore not to be daunted
determined support.
would turn it off. On the morning in a Kentucky cave recently. In in their determined task. With
W. Frantzen, of Scottsburg, spoke to his presence upon the plow
that the offense was committed deed, the world plainly showed that a faith of stool and the slogan,
briefly, telling the advantages that abroad.
the man came and moved the it had a heart when the news first “Go Got Collins!’’ they battled
would accrue to the towns along
sprinkler but forgot to turn it off. spread that the young explorer with Nature for more than two
Picnic Held at Reservoir.
and at the ends of the road if it
Employes at the new city reser As the sprinkler had been moved was caught in an underground cave weeks. Heroes every one of them.
were improved with federal aid.
and he could not sec water running, passageway, more than 70 feet For they received no compensation.
F. E. Mendenhall, secretary of voir, with their families, held a
Mr. Hays thought it had been below the surface. Offers of aid, They wanted only that reward—to
the Cottage Grove chember of com picnic during the noon hour Friday.
turned off. Mr. Allison has reim- financial and otherwise, came from save a human life.
merce, acted in the capacity of About 20 were present. The site
far distant points.
At last they attained their goal.
of the reservoir is a pretty spot bursed Mr. Hays.
chairman.
When it. was seen that Collins But—too late. Young Collins had
for picnics and Godard & Randall,
Auto Camp Adds Cabins.
eonld not be rescued via Nature’s died, caught under a boulder in the
contractors, have suggested that
Swinehart Sues Standard Oil.
Four new cabins are being erect natural tunnel—through which he caves he loved so well and in ex
the city make it possible for pic
The Standard Oil company and nics to bo held thore by buying the I ed at the Woodson auto camp north had first crawled—a shaft was ploring which he had spent all his
its local manager, C. H. Bussey, “wooden railway’’ upon which of the city, which will give the sunk in hopes of bringing him out life. The abovo picture was taken
are defendants in a damage suit material for tho reservoir is being I camp a total of 10. Shower baths alive. The sinking of that shaft of Collins on an exploration tour
which has been filed in district transported.
will be provided for next season, proved the mettle of which men he took shortly before his tragic
court by George W. Swinehart, as
also a community kitchen and pos are made. Veteran miners, youth end.
administrator of the estate of Mrs.
The risk of taking his body ont
sibly a library reading room. This ful college boys, seasoned engineers
Drane Funeral Held.
Swinehart, who died several weeks
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth camp already has become known did all that was humanly possible of the cave was considered too
ago as the result of injunes sue Drane, who died recently at her as one of the prettiest, one of the to effect the saving of one precious great. Ho they’ve left him there
tained when she was struck by a home on Mosby creek, was held Fri- i best kept and one of the best life. They toiled unceasingly—oft —in eternal sleep. If Collins but
Ford roadster owned by the com day forenoon from the Mills chapel. equipped along Pacific highways to the point of utter exhaustion— knew what the world hail tried
pany and driven by Mr. Bussey, The local Eastern Star chapter Twenty-one cars stopped there Fri for twenty-four hours a day to for him, his words no doubt would
be: “Yes, the world has a heart.’’
General damages in the snm of had charge of the services.
reach the unfortunate victim.
1 day night.
*25,000 and special damages in the
sum of $545.65 are asked.
Enthusiasts Ask Federal Money
For Drain-Reedsport Road
To Tidewater.
One Find May Be Insulation
From Steam Pipes of the Place
Of the Hot Brimstone.
Drain Newspaper Describe« Miracu
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The unearthing in Egypt of the
bodies of Pharoaha who lived 3,000
years ago, the unearthing in South
America of ruins of cities that
must have existed long before tho
days of Adam and the finding in
China of dinosaur eggs 10 million
years of age, are likely to bo
equalled or surpassed by discoveries
at the site of the city’s new water
reservoir. Already there have been
found w’hat is believed to be a
portion of a tooth of an animal
that must have been larger than
the mammoth mastodon and sam
ples of crystal quartz that aro not
native to tho soil and must have
been millions of years in working
their way through the oarth from
the place of their origin. If the
crystals were hurled there during
some great volcanic eruption, mil
lions of years must have been re
quired to bury them tinder many
feet of earth.
Tho greatest curiosity found is
what appears to havo been a chunk
of insolation for a steam pipo. It
is coal black in color, with a thin
coating of asbestos outside, It is
impervious to heat or fire, It ap-
pears to have been shaped around
a pipe while in a plastic condition,
probably in much tho same manner
that concrete of today is handled.
Thore is no explanation of how
this camo to be buried here unless
it bo that the hot place to which
none of us wish to go is located
underneath the reservoir jite and
the piece of pipo packing was
blown upward during some explo
sion in tho nothor world.
It has been proved that the
Garden of Eden was located in this
favored section of the famous, for-
tile fruitful Willamette. Seedlings
that wero believed to have come
down from tho original Spitzen
burgh that got Adam into nil the
trouble wero found growing hero
when the early settlers arrived and
W’hat is believed to have boon tho
original fig tree has been discov
ered with several of its leaves
missing.
Local Family.
MANY ERECT NEW HOMES
Ions Escape From Death of
The Draiu Enterprise carried tho
following account of the accident
in which tho baby of Mr. and Mrs.
Hammon, of this city, was injured:
“A Ford sedan in which Mrs.
R. C. Baker and two children, of
Drain, and Mr. and Mrs. Hammon
and five weeks old baby of Cottage
Grove were riding, met a serious
accident Sunday afternoon four
miles north of Drain on tho Pacific
highway.
The sedan was struck by a
Studebaker coach driven by Frank
Wall, of Los Angeles, and hurled
down the embankment. All of the
occupants escaped being killed.
Riding with Mr. Wall were his
wife and throe children.
They
stopped and gave every possible
aid. The five weeks old baby,
which seemed to be in tho worst
condition, was taken by Mrs. Wall
and rushed to Cottage Grovo in
another car that stopped at the
scene.
“Tho mother of tho baby was
thought to have sustained internal
injuries and all members of the
party sustained minor cuts and
bruises and suffered from severe
nervous shock. They were taken
to Cottago Grove, where their
wounds wore dressed and Mrs.
Baker and children wero able to
return home the same evening,
About all that remained of the
Ford sedan was the steering wheol
and tho chassis.
“Sevoral who saw the accident
concurred in tho opinion that the
driver of tho Studebakor coach,
who endeavored to pass from tho
roar, failed to estimate the reach
of his car and cut in too quickly,
thus catching the front wheel of
the sedan. Mr. Wall and family
remained over night at the Baker
home, where every effort was be
ing made toward a satisfactory
adjustment.
Mrs. Haimnon is a sister of Mrs.
Baker, with whom tho Hammons
had spent the week end. They were
being taken home when the acci
dent happened.’’
Mrs. Hammon and baby aro re
Permits Are Issued at Office Of ported to be well on the road to
recovery.
City Recorder.
There is no cessation in home
building in Cottage Grove. Build-
ing permits havo been issued ro-
cently from tho city recorder 'a
offico as follows:
Howard Davis, frame dwelling
on Ash avonue, estimated cost $650.
D. J. Sullivan, frame dwelling
on Grover avenue, estimated cost
$1000.
8. J. Brund, frame dwelling at
tho corner of Birch avenue and old
north Pacific highway.
Alvis Wicks, frame dwelling at
corner of Second street and Jeffer
son aven
osLimated cost $1000.
A. L. Woodard, frame dwelling
on Eighth street, estimated cost
$2000.
Mrs. Ella J. Woodard and Albert
C. Woodard have completed plans
for the erection of framo dwellings
on south Fourth street.
Rain Benefits Fruit.
Late fruit has lieon greatly
helped by tho recent precipitation
of .78 of an inch, Beans, corn and
late gardens wero also benefitted.
The danger from forest fires has
also been temporarily eliminated,
This was the first rain for 70
days, Last year during August
there was a fall of .79 of an inch.
Walker Store Is Robbed.
The Wright store at Walker was
robbed Saturday night, tho loot
including two automobile tires, sev
eral pair of shoes and a number
of knives.
is no clue to
tho robbers.
First J Komen To 'Take
Car to Mines
Mrs. Glen Scott and Mrs. Stan
ley Dainewood lay claim to being
the first women to drive an auto
mobile into Bohemia, ami it is
not likely that their chum will be
disputed. They drove a Ford road
ster to the Champion mill Mon
day of last wook. Driving an auto
into the district is a task for a
man. Driving a Ford, which has no
gear shift, is even more difficult
and there are few men who care
to tackle th*- job. The last six
miles of the trip is a steady climb
which must bo made in low with
any rar.
THE FEATHERHEADS
Sees U. 3. Warship at Penarth.
An American warship entering
a foreign port is an inspiring sight
to one from here who is visiting
abroad, according to George Ander
son, who is visiting the British
Isles. He has written his daughter,
Mrs. Harry Culver, telling of seeing
the U. 8. S. Pittsburgh enter the
harbor at Penarth, Ireland.
Fruit and Berries Do Well.
Saginaw. Aug. 21.—(Special.)—
Threshing has been completed in
the neighItorhood. The yield of
grain was fair. In spite of the
dry season, gardens have done
well and fruit, especially plums, is
plentiful.
Everbearing strawber
rie*. where irrigated, an* bearing
heavily and berries are of good
star and quality.
FELIX 'MAS IN A
JEWELP1 51ÖRE
TRYING i) spend
SOME OF HIS
NEWLY ACQUIRED
$200,000
WEN A BANDIT
ENTERED.
Holding Forti
HE'3 AN AWFUL
GABBER - HIS
TONGUE MUST BE
HUNG IN THE
MIDDLE SO IT
CAN WA6 AT
BOTH ENDS
AND
\
EVERTONE )
SAYS
/
that ... X
7
COME ON—-
YOUSE LADIES
A in ' t hiked
this corner
IB
TA ?
F elix S wung
AT THE BANDIT,
BUT MISSED
AND
HIT I h E JEWELER
INSTEAD.
NATURALLY,
FELIX WAS
ARRESTED AS
lttE BANDtrS
ACCOMPLICE.
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