The Miracle of A'’
.flg Is
That Wher
ed
In a Comm'- x
Way
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M" V Results
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Cntianr (6mur
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Driller at Eugene
Believes Oil Near
Drills Are Pounding Their Way
Through Stratum Of
White Shale.
HAND AND BURNS BOTH
COTTAGE GROVE HIGH
DETERMINED TO WIN
REPRESENTED AT MEET
Four Students Attend Conference Local Grappler Working Out Daily
For Match Wednesday Night.
At University of Oregon.
University of Oregon, Eugene,
Ore., Dec. 5.—(Special.)—Fhur stu
dents from Cottage Grove attended
the high school conference held at
the University Friday and Satur
day. They were Earl Ballew, Rachel
Short, Thelma Kem and Harry Met
calf. Superintendent O. W. Hays
accompanied the students.
The conférence was divided into
four divisions: Oregon High School
Press association, Association of
Student Body Officers, which in
cluded girls who are secretaries;
and the faculty advisors. Approxi
mately 500 delegates from over
the state were present at the
various meetings.
This was tho largest and most
successful conference held since its
beginning six years ago, according
to Carl Dahl, general chairman.
Prominent speakers were Miss '
Marion Brown, deart of girls at
the University high, Oakland,
Calif.; Marshall Dana, associate
editor of the Oregon Journal, Port
land, Ore.; Arne Rea, editor of the
Tillamook Herald, Dr. H. D. Shel
don, of the University adminis
trative committee, and other facul
ty members.
TWICE-A-WEEK
COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OBEGOX. MONDAY. DECEMBER 7. 1923__________ ________________
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VOLUM*’ XXX Vi.
The Miracle of Advertising Is
That When Applied
In a Common Sense Way
It Brings
Magical Results
Mrs. T. O. Billings
Is Injured by Auto
GIFTS OF VEGETABLES
INDISCRIMINATE USE OF
SOUGHT BY SOCIETY
TREES IS CONDEMNED
Farm Products Needed for Inmates Proper Use for Home Décorations
Of Portland Institution.
Meets With Approval.
NUMBER 18
Timber Protection
Asked by Secretary
An appeal for vegetables and
Opposition to the decoration of
Witnesses Relieve Driver Of other fnrrn products for distribution city streets with large young ever j Discontinuance of Sale For
among charitable institutions has green trees at Christmas time is
Ten Years Is Held To
Car of Blame For Near
been issued by the Pacific Protec expressed in a statement just issuod |
Be Advisable.
tive society, with headquarters in by the United States forest service, j
Fatal Accident.
Portland. W. G. McLaren, general The practice is declared to be use |
superintendent of the society, I less, wasteful practice, which should
Washington, Dee. 3.—Protection
Mrs. T. O. Billings of this city states in a letter to The Sentinel be discontinued.
of government timber lands, a re
The cutting of the small seedling vision of its reclamation policy,
sustained severe injuries Friday that during the past year the or
forenoon when she was struck by ganization provided for 189 girls, trees, which nre usually used in and prompt and sympathetic study
an automibile driven bv Alfred 234 babies and more han 500 men, homes where they are taken from! by congress of the Alaskan prob
thickets is approved by the forest-] lem, are tho chief recommendations
Green of Bellingham, Wash. Mrs. women and boys.
The society has four institutions ers as beneficial to the forest. How [ contained in the annual report of
Billings wns crossing Fifth street
at the south side of the Main and under its care: The Cottage hos over, most of the trees used in the interior department submitted
Fifth streets intersection, while pital, the Louise home, the Alber street decorations are thrifty forest > to congress today by Secretary
Green was approaching the inter- tina Kerr nursery and the Port youngsters from 10 to 15 years old. Work.
These would make good lumber if j Recommendations for measures
section at what witnesses said was land commons.
Vegetables of any kind are ac- left to grow. Their destruction j to protect tho timber reserves were
a moderate rate of speed, Few
saw tho car strike Mrs. Billings, acceptable, it was stated, and trans moans the destruction of the best j based on the Secretary’s prediction
but so far as Chief of Police Pitch portation charges will be paid by timber of the future.
that at tho prosent rate of con-
Tho forest service commends the sumption the country will soon be
er could learn Mrs. Billings, after the society, Sacks will bo returned
starting to cross the street, became if desired, Gifts should be ad- idea of decorating fir trees in faced with a timber famine, and as
flustered and stepped back in dressod to 195 Burnside street, various parks as a civic Christmas a means of rehabilitating the gov
Portland, Oregon.
tree. This carries out the spirit of ernment’s reserves he urged con
the holiday season without tho des gress to revise the timber and stone
front of the approaching car. Had truction of tho forests.
act, so that the present government
the woman n"ot been in a delicate
acreage would remain intact for 10
condition of health, her injuries
probably would not have proved Christmas
Windows years.
“I believe,” said the secretary,
serious, but on account of her
“congress should authorize discon
tAre Hll 'Put In
condition sho was ordered to a
tinuing tho sale of government-
hospital by Dr. C. E. Frost, to
owned
standing timber for a ten-
Same
‘
Day
whose office she had been taken
year period. In Oregon, this plan
following the accident. Green was
would defer temporarily the
allowed to go after an investigation
An innovation was tried here amount going to the railroad anil
by Chief of Police Pitcher.
Tho Billings have been residents this year in regard to Christmas w-agon road companies and tho
here for only a short time. Mrs. windows. At the suggestion of a counties from timber not yet sold,
commercial club committee all win The increased receipts which would
Billings is a daughter of George
«lows were put in Friday and were accrue from later handling of tho
M. Thomas.
lighted Friday evening. So many timber nad resources would, how
pretty windows appearing at one ever, more than compensate coun
Juvenile Books Popular.
time attracted more attention than ties for this delay in disposition.”
Juvenile books were in almost if they they had been put in at
Calling attention to the fact that
as great demand as books of fic different times.
,
the reclamation fund, originally in
tion during November nt the Cot
A decision has not been reached tended to revolve or be funded
tage Grove public library, accord as to whether (he city shall have in 10 years, had not been funded in
ing to the monthly report of Mrs. the usual Christmas tree at tho 20 years, and that there are large
William Baker, librarian. Out of Main and Sixth streets intersec tracts of productive lands on irri
A CHRISTMAS “WORD TO THE WISB.”
the total of 1239 books loaned, (itl tion. There is some talk of having gation projects for which thero are
How fast the leaves of the calen doing a kindness to those who were fiction, 491 were juvenile and a large number of small trees no settlers, the secretary declared
74 were non-fiction. Fifty-seven along the street, the holes now in that “until measures havo been
dar do fall. Here it’s time again serve us.
to take a peek in our books and
As Miss Chadwick’s sign hiats— new borrowers took books from the the sidewalk for the American put into effect to solve theso prob
see if there’s enough cash on han rl avoid getting into the crowded library during the month. Tho Legion flags to be used for sup lems of settlement and development
nnd the old projects have become
to remember all our folks this traffic jam that tangles up our report shows eighteen notices were porting tho trees.
sent oqt, 100 books were mended
self sustaining, tho advisibility of
Christmas.
business centers the Inst week be
received was $0.92.
undertaking new projects would
fore Christmas. Avoid the elbow and money presented by Miss
Having decided that there is-
Books were
let’s all take the beautiful Helen ing, pushing, anything-but hoppy Stella Adams, Mrs. M. J. Summers, '^Mysterious Oil Find seem to be conjectural and the
entire matter should receive the
Chadwick’s advice from the above last minute buyers that will crowd Mrs. Emma Tompkins and Herbert
Is
Explained
most serious attention and consid
the
stores.
Make
sure
that
your
picture and “Shop Early!” Let ’s
Craig.
eration by congress if a basically
do it now and have it over ■with. gifts will be delivered on time
chance on being
Rickreall, Ore., Dec. 3.—Oil, seep sound and unassailable permanent
We’ll be much happier for it. and don’t take
Give your home print shop ing out of a tile drainage pipe on policy is ever to ba evolvod.”
We’ll get better stock and better disappointed!
tho George Wait farm about a
Be wise and shop now.
first chance.
prices. And what’s more, we’ll be
Ministers Have Meeting,
milo south of here, was discovered
Problems of community welfare
this morning by men who were
were discussed this forenoon at a
clearing out the drainage ditch.
When first discovered it was meeting of tho Cottage Grove Min-
thought that the oil might be seep istorial association in tho Presby
ing from the highway or railroad terian church parlors. A paper on
right of way, but investigation re evangelism was read by Pastor
Members report
vealed that the flow had its source Chester Smith.
in a direction opposite to either the association has brought the
ministers of the city into aotivo
the railroad or tho highway.
Roon after the discovery a match cooperation. Attonding wero Pas-
wan touched to tho oil and it has tors J. C. Orr, Chester Smith, Dun-
been burning steadily now for sev can P. Cameron, Harold Bottemiller
and John A. Lina.
eral hours.
Considerable prospecting for oil
hus boen done in this vicinity and
Walksr Farm Sold.
several wells have been sunk in
G. L. Berry
1
rry of Bend has
pur
past years. Illuminating gas has chased the 80 acre farm of C. A.
been frequently discovorel in some Olson nenr Walker and has taken
cases of sufficient volume for use charge of the property. Mr. Olson
in lighting farm housos.
will take charge of a prune farm
in Million county and will move his
Rickreall, Ore., Dec. 5.—It has family there.
been learned that the <41 found
mysteriously seeping from a drain
Bookkpepint; systems. Tho
tilo probably is oil deposited a year
or more ago when an oil tank Sentinel.
wagon was wrecked near the poiat.
Ralph Hand, Cottage Grove
wrestler, will have to use all his
strength and knowledge of wrest
ling if he succeeds in putting away
Frank Burns, middle western grap
pler, in their match at the Heilig
thepter, Eugene, next Wednesday
night. Burns believes he will beat
Hand and plans to make the match
a stepping stone to a bout with
Ted Thye.
Hand is equally confident of his
ability to pin the Michigan man to
the mat. He is working out every
day in Eugene under the direction
of W. B. Dodell, promoter, who
recently signed a contract for one
year with Hand.
Sharing honors with Hand and
Burns on the card at the Heilig
is the match between Robin Reed
and Ed Brown. Reed holds the
coast title in his weight.
Eugene Oregon, Deeember 6.—
Ninety feet through a stratum of
white shale has convinced Carlos
J. Keeves, head driller of the Guar
anty Oil company, drilling in Eu
gene, that after more than two
years of work he is close to oil.
Whether the stratum is 100 or
500 feet thick the head driller will
not venture to say, but from all
indications, comparing the findings
in this well with those of Califor
nia fields, it may be from 300 to
400 feet through.
The Guaranty well is more than
■ 2800 feet deep at present and Mr.
Keeves and his crews are working
24-hour shifts.
Work of bailing out the well was
started shortly after 4 o ’clock yes
terday afternoon and continued un
til 6. This is net an unusual pro
cedure, as the well must be bailed
out periodically to free it of fine
sediment caused by the huge drilf
steels. The process aroused con
siderable interest yesterday, how
ever, because of the formation of
the shale that was revealed. Pyre Nokes Recollects JEhen
• white when dry, the shale is said
Pigs Cost 25c
by geologists to have been made
by a Bea animal eons past. This
Each
shale, Mr. Reeves said, has been a
positive indication of oil in Califor
nio, Oklahoma, Texas, Wyoming
The price of meat is the subject
and other fields.
of more or less comment, facetious
The material when brought to the and serious, which recalls to the
surface is in a liquid form from the mind of John Nokes an incident
constant pbunding of heavy steel
of early days in this favored sec
and the mixture of water. On the tion of the famous, fertile, fruit
surface is a foam that is claimed ful Willamette. The incident hap
to be another positive indication. pened 35 years .ago. Of course
This foam shows peacock colors
few would believe that youthful
when distributed.
John was supporting a family that
The drillers average about six
long ago, but he says he was, and
feet through the white shale every John always tells the truth, at
24 hours, casing the hole as they
least he has never been caught
go. The entire well is eased for doing otherwise.
2800 hundred feet.
As the story goes, at least as
Mr. Reevcs and his companion
John tells it, he wall living in the
workers are extremely enthusiastic Lynx Hollow country and had de
because of the recent findings and termined to buy one or more young
the head driller, who has been in
pigs. Having made the decision,
the oil well game for many years,
i he sought out the place of B. B.
is certain that the well will “blow
Scott, pioneer of that section and
in” shortly. Precautions have been I owner of some fine young pigs,
exercised on all sides to prevent which he was glad to show Nokes.
accidents, death or injury to work j Nokes was satisfied with the
men in case the expected oil shoots
squealers and asked the price.
suddenly, as was the experience
“Well,” seal Scott half apolo
with gas and water about five
getically, “I’ll have to have 25
months ago. While there were no cents for the large one, the others
casualties then, the water and gas you can have for 20 cents each. ’ ’
shot nearly 100 feet above the
John closed the bargain then and
derrick.
I there and took the porkers home
with him.
B. B. Scott will be remembered
FACTORY TO BE STARTED
by old timers as a fifer for the
Atkinson and Brumfield Plan To G. A. R. post here when its mem
Make Synthetic Granite Here.
bers were many and the spirits of
the old boys 35 years youngs# then
A factory for the manufacture of than they now are.
synthetic granite for monuments
is being installed in the west end
of the building occupied by the Pennies Hidden In City
steam lanndry and work will be
Jail Found
gin within a few days, according to
George Atkinson and I. T. Brum
Officer
field. owners of the new plant.
Atkinson and Brumfield both are
former residents of this city but
Chief of Police Pitcher made a
have recently been . engaged in
find several days ago that might
business in North Bend.
The stones will be manufactured have years ago aided in the solu
in the local plant from materials tion of some robbery mystery.
mostly of native origin. The ele While cleaning out one of the cages
ments used in making the stones of the city jail he found hidden
are practically the same as those ; aronnd the edge of the roof of the
composing native granite, it is said. cage a number of pennies. The
The process of manufacture is | dust that had gathered on them
indicated that they had been there
controlled by patents.
I for a number of years. Pitcher is
BLIND—YET THEY “SEE” AND FIND DELIGHT IN THEIR CHRISTMAS TREE AND GIFTS.
j of the opinion that they were
As you are rushing along with ! Christmas tree, too—even as you York institute were presented with
cached there by some prisoner
M1CK.1E SAYS—
being held for robbery and that the plans for a Merry Christmas—pause nnd I. "They are pupils of the a brilliantly decorated tree. They
pennies might have been good evi for a moment and study the above ¡New York Institute for the Educa “saw” its beauty as well as that
MOPE, WE AlUT GOT AS 9IG A
picture. It contains a happy Yule- tion of.the Blind and, in the course of the many gifts that came with
dence if found on the prisoner.
CWevCATlOM AS TH' »Gt OHM
tide * thought of what wonderful I of their training, have had their it—their little hands lightly touch
Ben F. Keeney, county assessor, things are being accomplished for sense of feeling developed to such ing tho pine needles, branches, tin
DAILIES, BUT WE COME LOTS
will be the principal speaker those whose lives must be livod-1 a degree that the loss of their
CLOSER. TO (30VEKJMG OUR-
Wednesday night at the Farmers’ minus the greatest of physical as- ' sight does not hinder them at all sel ornaments, dolls, wagons and
other toys.
RELD THAM AMM OP THEiA
in finding joy in life.
union hall at Hebron. The meeting, sets—eyesight 1
As it happened, these youngsters
And their faces reflected the hap
Thanks to careful education,
DO THEIRS. CNA HEAR THAT, . which will be open to the public,
these boys and girls enjoy their of tly lower grades in the New |>iness in their hearts.
will begin about 8 o’clock.
A
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ADVERTISERS^
THE FEATHERHEADS
' 'tex THE
WORLD1.*
ADVERTI
*
City to Issue Bonds.
An issue of $117,243.48 in stroet
improvement bonds was authorized
at an adjourned meting of the city
council held Thursday night. De
cember 21 was set as the data for
their sale.
Nearly all the property owners
affected by the ’improvements of
the punt year made application to
pay in 10 annual installments under
the Bancroft act and this issue
will care for the unpaid balance
on all improvements.
A bond issue is yet to be author
ized to care for a number of sewer
improvements.
FolkR do not as a
rule go where
they’re not
invited.
NEWSPAPER
advertising is the
recognized form
of inviting folks to
your place of
business.
But, Sometimes They Make a iGüing