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Black Bear Inspects
Rock Crusher
Galloping Goose Railway Gets
Plenty of Logs for the
Weise Mill.
Rouse Water Power Mill Is
Reminder of Days Fifty
Years Ago.
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Mills of tho Coast fork valley
wore visited Friday in tho third
of the get - acquainted - with - your-
own-indnstries junkets of the Cham­
ber of commerce.
Tho first stop was at the Weise
Brothers mill on Cedar creek, This
is a 30,000 capacity plant : and
about 30 men are employed, The
big saws seem to sing with sheer
joy as they hum their way
through some of'the best timber
that is being delivered to any
mill in this section. Will Weise,
one of the owners, is of an inven
tive turn of mind and the friction
kicker or “nigger” that plays
with the big sticks when they
are being tumbled around on the
carriage was designed and con-
structed by him. The “galloping
goose” railway that runs two miles
to the timber is also the product
of his genius. It has been nick-
named the “galloping goose’’ be-
cause the motor and logging cars
seem to gallop as they move along
on rails that follow the contour of
the ground. The track was laid
as cheaply as possible and has
never been ballasted. The result
is that the grade has sunk in many
spots and the ties have slipped
around, taking the rails with them,
but this has in no way impaired
the efficiency of the road and the
saws never have to wait upon tho
railway for logs,
Motive power
was provided by rigging up a
Peerless automobile engine to op-
Upon these
erate two drums.
drums winds and unwinds the sta-
/ tionary cable that extends thc
length of the railway and thus
the motive power is provided, As
a matter of fact the cable does
not actually wind onto the drums.
It would be nearer the fact to say
that the drums run on tho cable.
Tho cable is wrapped around the I
drums four or five times to keep |
the cable from slipping as the !
drums run along on it in pulling
the logging train back and forth
and the number of times the
cable is wrapped around the drum |
remains the same at all times.
The Weise mill is about a mile
from the Coast fork road and is
reached by a plank road, as are
many mills of this section that are
set back a distance from main
highways. Alongside the road was
an automobile that had been
“speared” by a chunk of plank
that had flopped up out of the
roadway. Tho plank had almost
disemboweled the car. It had gone |
through the radiator and continued
plowing its way through the car
until it must have stuck its sharp
point between the legs of the op­
erator of the car.
Visitors at this mill were im­
pressed by the amount of No. ,1
clear lumber that was piled on the
docks.
The Jones mill at Black Butte
was next visited, The Perini mill
and the Rouse mill, which were
closed down for the day, were
passed on the way but not visited.
The Jones mill, situated only a
short distance from the Black
Butte quicksilver mines and oper-
ating in timber on the mines prop
erty, also has a capacity of about
30,000 and employs 25 to 30 men.
The timber also is exceptionally
fine and logging operations are
so ctoec nt hand that the timber
is placed almost on the sew car­
riage by the high lead method.
The timber is situated in a “horse­
shoe” and operations can be con­
tinued for a long time without going
outside this canyow. J. I. Jones,
senior member of the firm, be­
lieves this should mean good luck.
Timber to the amount of
000,000 feet is available. J
this, however,
horseshoe.
At this mill the writer saw
the first time what he was
was a pony edger. The sawel
(limber is placed in what has the
appearance of a movable table
with a slot lengthwise through the
center.
The table moves down
against a circular saw wh ch tra»
els in the slot and cots its way
through the lumber that ha* beer
placed over the »tot. Mr Jones
knows of only one other mieh «Igor
now in use, but H keeps the lumber
away from th* «•»» and by «his
method large eawta CM be handled
with a medium amowwt of power
Mr. Jones cxplnihed that the rr 11
er» upon which the lumber moves
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NUMBER 100
COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1925
VOLUME XXXV
A big black bear, probably con­
trolled by an insatiable curiosity,
last week made a thorough investi­
gation of road making machinery
in use on the Deadwood road pro­
ject in western Lane • county, nc
cording to Clinton Hurd, county
commissioner.
Mr. Hurd related
that the boar was making a minute
inspection of tho rock crusher
when tho engineer on the project
arrived in the morning to start the
fire in tho engine. Bruin did not
seem greatly alarmed at the engi­
neer’s approach and only trotted
into the brush.
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Road workers in remote sections
of tho county where wild game
abounds often have interesting ex­
periences with wild animals-, deer,
bear and sometimes the wary
cougar visiting their camps.
COUNTY TO MOVE RIVER
WITH BREAKWATER
City Will Have to Take Precautions
To Protect Main Water Line.
Tho county court is planning to
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__ road
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leading north
protect
the
along Row River from the steel
bridge by building a breakwater
to sheer the water to the old chan­
nel a distance west of the present,
channel. The county already has
had to move the road several times
because of the encroachments of
the river and it seems that it will
have to continue to move the road
unless the course of the river is
changed.
The breakwater probably will
cause the water to spread out and
to eventually make a new channel
where the channel was many years
ago.
Changing the channel of the river
will make it necessary for the city
to take precautions to protect its
main water line, which crosses Row
river a distance north of the point
at which it is proposed to erect
the breakwater.
J. B. Rouse probably will have
charge of the work.
D. E. OLSON DEFENDANT
IN THREE SUITS
Collision Leads to Actions Against
Oil Company President.
Three suits seeking a total of
$3179.50 damages against David
Eugene Olson and the Guaranty Oil
company, of which Olson is presi­
dent, were filed in circuit court
last week. In each case, it is
alleged, damages were sustained in
an automobile acident last Novem-
ber, when a car
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„ Mr.
Olson collided with another ear on
the streets of Eugene.
One suit was broughj by Verna
H. Gilman, an occupant of the car
in the collision, for general dam­
ages in the sum of $1500, special
damages of $121, and $146 alleged
to have been paid to a doctor and
nurse. Susie H. Todd seeks $1000
general damages, $200 special dam-
ages and $37.50 alleged paid to a
physician.
George L. and David Todd, own-
ers of the car said to have been
struck by Olson’s car, seek $175
alleged damages to the machine.
DELEGATION FROM HERE
TO VISIT FAIR
Plans to Be Made for Caravan to
Make Trip Friday.
It is probahle that a delegation
of 35 to 50 will visit the Lane
county fair Friday, which is Cot-
tage Grove day. Arrangements for
a caravan probably will be made
at the Tuesday noon luncheon of
the chamber of commerce and the
Thursday noon luncheon of the
Lions club, It is said that the
exhibits this year will surpass
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those of any former year.
splendid racing and amusement pro­
gram has been arranged.
Rubber stamps. The Sentinel
Nimrod Returns Hi th
Sprained Ankle
Footprints of Pioneer Days
INTERESTING EVENTS IN THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO LAID
STURDY FOUNDATION FOR THE PRESENT GENERATION
IT JUST HAPPENED SO.
By J ay Bee.
VI.
(Continued from Monday.)
These things just happened as
they did. In tho natural course
of events of life it just happened
that this particular logger came to
town and took aboard the necessary
rod eye liquor that made hiu: slip
off his nut; and it was just a
matter of tripping down to tho
postoffice to mail some letters that
made it happen that Tiny Freeman
met the fellow as she did; and it
was fortunate for her at the mo­
ment that Big Mel happened to
bo standing where he could see
what was taking place, The fact
that he intervened had a more far-
reaching effect on the livos of
himself and Tiny Freeman than
was apparent at the time.
It was tho first direct meeting
of these two persons, but it was
evident that Tiny Freeman know
Big Mel by sight and by name, as
she addressed .him as “Mr. Met-
son’’ when she interceded to save
tho logger from further harm.
There is no doubt that tho
stream of life of these two perse-s
was diverted into new channels
by this incident that happened in
the natural course of events. That
they were to meet again was soon
presaged by the actions of the
girl. The next day following this
incident when I visited tho store
where she was employed she called
me to the office, where she had
her desk, and asked me to “please
bring Mr. Metson to see me some
time—I did not think yesterday
to thank him for interfering and
saving me from insult and possible
harm by that big brute.’’
Without letting him know my
purpose I maneuvered Big Mel
into the store and steered him
back to the office where Tiny
sat at her typewriter, busy pound­
ing tho keyboard. When she looked
up and observed us she immediate­
ly camo forward with a radiant
smile and two little dimples that
stood forth in the most alluring
manner. To my experienced mind
in her look and
I saw something
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must have gone over
action that
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Mel’s head for the moment and
when I had presented my friend
in a formal introduction T quietly
slipped out of the picture.
After browsing around the store
for a spell, I returned to them
when I could see that M«l was in
the act of breaking away, As I
approached the pair near enough
to hear what they were saying,
Big Mel was holding her hand
as she spoke: “Yes, I am living
with the Nelson family and I will
bo at home Sunday afternoon and
will be more than pleased to have
you call.’’
This was the beginning of a fast
and furious courtship that speed­
ily came to a climax when the ap­
parently ill-mated couple wore mar
ried. Both were of age, no strings
to either, anil Chore were bui few
friends who felt any misgivings
as to the outcome. No influence,
had it been exerted, could have
prevented the match.
I talked with Tiny before . the
final arrangements and I found
she had no illusion as to the step
she was taking. She asked for my
adyce, but I frankly told her I
had none. I told her she could take
what I said as it suited her, and
I proceeded to analyze Big Mel’s
character in a man’s way, and
there was nothing to his discredit
—not» even the business he was in,
if one looked at it in the proper
light, but it must be remembered
that his business was not a per­
manent one and was only a phase
of a life that probably had a long
race yet to run.
Tiny was deeply religious sasi
cherished the memory of a good
mother and expressed herself as
confident that Big Mel would
eventually find himself ami engage
in a different and better occupa
THE FEATHERHEADS
tion. But in this «ho was
taken, or at least he had
changed his occupation whei
unexpected and sudden call
a few years later and a
hunting accident snuffed 01
vigorous young life thut had
full of action and turmoil.
Long before this occured I had
finished with Cottage Grove au I
had meandered down a zigzag
trail that eventually took me to
Long Beach, Calif., where I drove
n peg into the ground nnd made
a permanent stand. Then I drove
the peg into a good piece of
ground is evidence d when I tell
you that the said peg found its
way into Signal Hill, property
owned by the city of Long Bench
and plutted into a residental dis-
triet, which had small chance of
success for such a purpose, as
curious,
optimistic,
enthusiastic
promoters soon started drilling for
oil nnd in no time demonstrated
that “flowing gold” lay under­
neath in abundance.
I went one way, the Metsons
went another and the opportunity
had not yet come to me to repay
Big Mel the debt that I figured I
owed him. I heard nothing much
of them for a number of years,
except that not long after they
left Cottage Grove a baby boy
came to bless their home. I later
also heard of the accidental dis-
charge of a gun that took Big
Mel’s life, but after that I could
get no information of Tiny Metson
and her son. They had apparently
gone and left no forwarding ad­
dress, to my rogret and sorrow.
My three city lots in Long
Beach at Signal Hill, bought at a
nominal price, with a speculative
hope of not exceeding a few hun­
dred dollars, suddenly flared
up in my face as a respectable
fortune, even where millionaires
live on every block, and then—
Having business in Los Angeles
one day, late afternoon found me
in that portion of tho city near the
Pressing down
Arcade depot.
Ninth street, my attention was
drawn to a small crowd of boys
on Sanford street near Ninth,
Approaching them I found that
a group of youngsters ranging in
ages from 8 to 14 years hail formed
a ring, inside of which three boys
were going to it, hammer and
tongs, The one, just a fraction
larger than either of the other
two, was seemingly going it alone
against odds too great for him,
but he wan doing willing and
valiant battle. I decided to in-
terferi, and when I did so, a
youngster on the outskirts of the
crowd shouted: “Let ’em ’lone,
Mister, Mei can lick ’em both.”
When I separated them and
stopped the rumpus, I turned to tho
one who evidently was Mel and
asked him: “What’s your name,
son f ’ ’
“Mel,” he replied.
"But what’s your last name?”
I again inquired.
“Mel Metson,” he came back
instantly.
“Come along, Mel, I know your
mother, and I knew your father
long years ago,” I told him.
With a pleased look he took
hold of my arm and burst out
with: “Oh, did you know my
daddy, Big Melt”
He eagerly piloted me to a shab-
by little cottage two blocks away
and on the trip he explained that
his mother was working in a store.
They were barely getting by.
When I had moved them into one
of my own furnished cottages at
Long Beach and had provided home
comforts and had made certain
that “Big Mel Jr.” would re­
ceive proper and adequate educa­
tion I felt that I had repaid my
old debt and I was happy.”
And that’s how “It Just Hap-
pened So.”
(THE END.)
Halos books.
The Sentinel.
Local Community Can Only Grow
and Prosper Through Business
Done in the Community.
There is only one reason why
cities grow and become prosperous
ami that is because of those who
are loyal to their home institutions
nnd industries and do business in
their community.
There is absolutely no valid argu-
meat for sending your money away
from your home community. It is
only bv the merest accidental
chance that one can hope to securo
even a slight temporary advantage,
nnd this is more than offset by the
fact that the money has left the
community never to return to the
channels of trade in the locality.
Of course a single siyall item sent
away for would not make much dif­
ference but when people send away
so that is mounts into sums of
thousands of dollars in the aggre­
gate, then it becomes a very
serious matter for the community.
If everybody in Cottago Grovo
would make it a practice to send
away for all their merchandise,
business enterprises would vanish, I
for they could not live without
patronage. It is only due to the
fact that all do not send away
thoir money that the community
is able to survive and those who
do business in their home city are
the on?s who should have credit
for the schools, churches and pub­
lic conveniences that are only pos­
sible through the public enterprise
of the home city.
Of course there aro sometimes
inequalities that arise to discourage
home trade.
There may happen
to be a short-sighted business man
in the community who does not
fully appreciate his opportunity
for service to tho people of his
community. But it is a sure thing
that he will sooner or Inter bo
eliminated, for business today, es-
pecially in the smaller cities and
towns, is based on service.
Tho valuo of the business done
in the town is definitely reflected
in real estate values throughout
the entire county nnd neighboring
territory, and this brings tho ques­
tion of the importance of home
trade directly to tho door of the
land owner.
There is also the
social side, churches, schools, etc.,
as well as many other things of
a public nature to bo enjoyed by
the general public.
These benefits aro the direct re­
sults of cooperation. On another
page appear advertisements of tho
business men of Cottage» Grovo who
have selected The Sentinel to carry
their message of service in this
home trade campaign to our people.
Company D to Muster,
Quarterly muster will be hold
tomorrow night in tho armory by
Company D, 186th infantry. All
members of the company aro ex­
pected to bo present in uniform.
Roll call is held four times a year
by national guard companies and
the figures which form the basis
of pay for drill are checked over.
Two recruits were enlisted last
Tuesday
night,
bringing
the
strength of the company up to 77.
The new members were Omar Has­
kins and David I. Robinson, of
Dorena.
A hunting trip Friday to Hue’,
But te,
mountain, east of Black
ended unhappily for Cecil Cold
well, who will be forced to re-
main at home for several days
with a sprained ankle, which ho
sustained when he jumped over a
log. Ho made his way back to
camp, left a noto telling his com­
panions, Charles Roner and Earl
Stewart, of his injury and started
on the trail back to Black Butte.
About a mile out on tho trail
his strength gave out and ho was
forced to remain there four hours
until his companions found him.
They put him on a horse and ho
rode out to their ear.
“Tho worst thing,” , Caldwell I
said, “was that we didn’t get any
deer. ’ ’
PLANS FOR COMMUNITY
CHEST TAKEN UP
Mothers' Club to Ask Civic Bodies
To Discuss Project.
Discussion of a community chest
for Cottago Grove was taken up
last Tuesday by members of the
Mothers’ club, who met for their
business session at tho home of
Several plans
Mrs. L. McAboy,
were presented for taking care of
tho demands of tho needy and fur-
nishing funds upon which to draw
for charitable purposes, The com-
munity chest was the most feasible
solution of the problem, it was
decided.
Efforts will bo tnado to interest
civic and community organizations
in the project. Tho chamber of
commerce, Lions club and Ameri­
can Legion probably will bo asked
to bring the matter up for discus­
sion.
Mrs. McAboy stated some busi­
ness men favored the plan ami she
has invitod discussion of tho pro­
ject in organizations and through
the pages of Tho »Sentinel.
CARAVAN OF HOTEL MEN
TO STOP HERE
Big Program of Races and Track
Events Set Aside for Friday,
Cottage Grove Day.
Eugene, Or., Sept. 21.—(Spocial.)
—Friday, September 25, has been
set aside by the Lane county fair
as Cottage Grove day and a wide
variety of new features is being
planned in honor of tho residents
of southern Lane county. A pro­
gram calling for activity ovory
minute of tho day from tho open
ing hour until midnight has been
prepared.
Everything is in readiness for
the fair, which is to open tomor
row for four big days. All ex­
hibits are in placo nnd are declared
to be tho best ever shown in tho
county. The raee entries for tho
fastest racing card ever seen here
are all in and all attractions havo
reported, says Secretary Kelly C.
Branstetter.
The program for Cottage Grovo
day, which will be one of the big
days of the fair, is as follows:
Morning:
10 to 12—Special exhibits and
demonstrations, main pavilion.
10 to 12—Special demonstration
of automobiles in auto pavilion.
12 to 1:15—Get-to gether basket
lunch.
Afternoon:
1:15—Grand stand, bleachers and
parking space for races opens.
1:45—Music, I. O. O. F. band,
parade of livestock and other fea­
tures.
2— Horse races, 2:10 pace, iron-
for-all trot, best throo heats in
five.
2:30—Bucking contests start be
tween races.
2:45—McCleve’s famous string of
trick and fancy horses gives ex­
hibition between races.
3— Entertainment by Lloyd Ire
land, versatile entertainer.
3:15—Acrobatic acts in front of
grandstand.
3:30—Bucking, bulldogging con­
tests.
3:45—Tex Howard, cowboy night­
ingale, sings popular melodies.
4— Wild horse riding by Kont
Rodeo.
4:15—Cowboy races.
4:30—Grand final parade follow­
ing races.
5 to 7—Carnival features, shows.
Evening:
7.30 to 9.30—Big night show in
front, of tho grandstand. McClevo
hones, bucking contests, enter­
tainers.
7:30—On grounds, free acts on
grounds platform.
8:15 to 12—Dancing nt Ameri­
can Legion pavilion, carnival fea­
tures.
Excursion Party to Dedicate New
Hostelry in Ashland.
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An excursion party of prominent
hotel operators of the state will
arrived here on the forenoon of
September 28 on their way to Ash-
land to dedicate the new Lithia
hotel there. In the party will bo
several Portland hotel operators
and all the large cities of the state
will bo represented.
Mino Host
Bartell, of Hotel Bartell, will join
the party hero. It
I is probable that
members of tho chamber of com
mere will greet the visitors upon
their arrival.
Tho hotel men will visit indus-
tries in all tho cities of southern
First with Cottage Grovo news—
Oregon and will also go to Klamath The Sentinel.
Fulls and northern California. At
Grants Pass the Oregon caves will
be visited.
OPENS
PACKING
PLANT
Frank Safley Will Conduct Whole­
sale and Retail Business.
Frank Safley, who recently closed
the City meat market, is pro­
paring to open a wholesale and
retail packing plant on land which
ho owns north of the city. He
has completed tho erection of a
20x50 building and is installing a
The
modern refrigerating plant,
fixtures from the meat market hnvc
been removed to tho packing plant.
William Bartels will open a
market in tho building vacated
by Mr. Hatley ns soon as his
fixtures are installed.
Church Cleans Up Debt.
A rally day was held Sunday
forenoon at the Methodist church,
the purpose being to clean up a
deficit of over $2000.
The re
quired amount, was subscribed with
little trouble. This is the first
time for many years that the
church has started tho now church
year with a clean financial «late. Literary Digest Reviews Railway,
Lane county’s wooden railway
Work of running the concrete project at Junction City in re-
for the city’s now million gallon viewed in a recent issue of Liter-
nry Digest, a story written for the
reservoir started several days
Four L Bulletin by Leonard Ler-
Provided weather conditions
will being the basis for the review,
favorable, the work should be
Mr. Lorwill was employed on Tho
pleted within 30 days. Rain
Sentinel during January nnd Febru
day necessitated a cessation
ary of this year.
work over the week end.
Notice to
Advertisers !
Next Thursday’s issue
of The Sentinel will In
sent to 1100 or 1200 ad-
ditional families in the
Cottage (¡rove trade ter-
ritory. The city and rur-
al routes from Cottage
Grove will be completely
covered and other sec­
tions to be covered in­
clude the country north
to Cf «»well and the
Drain, Yoncalla and Elk­
ton sections.
The cost for the added
circulation will ho 50 per
cent of the price of any
ad in the regular edition.
Advertising not ordered
for the additional circu­
lation will nppeat in the
regular edition only
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A Good Watchman