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page four ——— .. . Cottage (brove dentine! COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL. THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1926. for moat of the trip. For a huge bulk of rock, dirt and snow, it is the most nimble thing we have ever Publishers seen. It played hide and seek with Bede & Smith The word "jitney," which has ........ Editor us for the whole trip. One moment Elbert Bede__ it would be behind us and the next been used Intermittently and In va A first-class publication entered at moment in front of us. The wind rious sections of the United States Cottage Grove as second-class matter ing nature of the highway may tor many years, and which suddenly sprang Into general use at the time Business Office_____ 25 North Sixth have had something to do with the 5-cent busses and flivvers were the nimbleness of the monster. striving to settle the local traffic SUBSCRIPTION RATES Geodetic records, however, show problems of many cities, had a By mail (cash in advance) that the mountain is now 25 feet curious origin. .80 One year—$3.001 Three months A minstrel troupe was playing in higher that it was when the keep .40 Six months.. 1.30] One month.... Rouge, La., In a theater ing of geodetic records was started. Baton — Mountains are not the only where the highest gallery was re Member of sprightly things in central Oregon. served fer negroes. No gallery National Editorial Association tickets were sold, a member of the Oregon State Editorial Association The people are alive. Living in the troupe being placed at the door to great outdoors, in one of Nature’s take cash, Oregon Newspaper Conference The door was In a most enticing playgrounds, they poorly lighted space; and later the probably develop a more free and collector discovered two score of I F-*— ' ----------- — 1 " — ■ ■ - HERE ARE NEW PUMPS AND easy way of living than do wo on plain metal disks the size of a 5- this side of the mountain range. cent piece, that had been passed as SLIPPERS FOR CELEBRATION They seem to believe that every nickels. One of the minstrels showed the Pa re hme n t thing should be done in a big way, disks to a negro, who explained: to harmonize with the big things kid slippers “Dem's jitneys.” trimmed with They were jettons—the metal Prineville, on Euphonious of nature which they have, big mountains, big treeB, great plains disks used as markers tn a gam n e w lizard Ochoco, Is Host to Editors. rnd all outdoors. bling house. A negro attendant had aplique, price S---- “Who owns that mountain, with stolen the jettons and was passing $4.95 to $6.50 There are no greater open spaces its hundreds or thousands of acres them as money. The rulnstrel troupe in the world than in central Ore i f waste land which probably don’t seized upon the word, and there after a 5-cent piece was a Jitney, gon. To a resident of the valley produce enough to pay tho taxes!” Patent leather slippers and pumps “ That isn’t and the word spread until It came "That a visit to the country just over the the writer asked. with new colored aplique stitching Into common use.—Liberty. the answer, mountains is a pleasing diversion. waste land,” came and lizard trims........ $3.95 to $6.50 A motor trip of a few hours from ‘‘The dried grass you see has unbe- Black kid slippers and oxfords, Cottage Grove across tho McKenzie lievable sustenance. The owner of priced ... .. $3.25 to $4.95 pass open» up a new world and, in that mountain has 30,000 acres and many ways, a delightful one. Not 30,000 sheep. He has just taken the Mlle. Splnelly, popular Parisian that one who has been a resident sheep to the mountains. This fall music-hall star, baa not a high of the valley for many years be he will bring them back and the opinion of masculinity. “Men,” she ALL SILK STOCKINGS WITH comes obsessed with an overwhelm barren hills that you see will pro declares, "do everything wrong. If RAVEL STOP HEM—$1.00 ing desire to become a resident <’uee the grass upon which they will they make money they lose It. They These stockings are made of five take the wrong wives, then divorce there, but he learns why the one forage all winter.” gauge silk thread and are genuinely Yes, we found great herds of them and take others, also the who has lived there for many years fashioned in foot and leg, six want probably would not trade places cuttle, great droves of sheep, thou- wrong ones. Send a man to shop and he wUl buy absurd things. Ask s inils of horses, great alfalfa fields. with a resident of the valley. ed light colons. him for some favor and he will The editors of the stato went to We think of these things without blunder. Take the trouble to listen Prineville this year for their annual eny effort on our part when we to his declarations and you will convention. Prineville is a city of think of central Oregon. But cen hear nothing bnt trivialities and 1200 people. It has two things tral Oregon is diversifying. It is stupidities. At home man Is a dev NEW SILK DRESSES AND NEW PRINT DRESSES that stand out prominently. One is said that more turkeys are shipped astating plague. He smokes, spits, p $100,000 hotel. The other is its out of Crook county, of which coughs and sneezes. Noise ener FOR CELEBRATION newspaper. Possibly these two Prineville is the county seat, thnn vates him. heat suffocates him, cold Irritates him. In less than an hour things stood out more prominently from any other county in the world. he will find ten puerile things to Every dress a washable dress and fast in color to than others because they were the Who ever heard before of turkeys complain about. But he will pour things with which the editors came coming from central Oregon 1 coffee on the tablecloth, burn the tubing- —a score of npw styles to choose from and you And they are raising potatoes carpet with his cigar and slam in contact, but they did stand out. there and producing butter, and will like them—try them on today. Central Oregon seems to be a doors. If an intelligent woman place of splendid hotels. Pilot Prineville, in romantic history the knows one man she knows them all. Butte inn at Bend long hns had cowboy capital of the world, has Men lie, but not well. To read their New rayon silk dresses in solid color and new print faces Is easy for a woman. To be the reputation of being the best become civilized. patterns, priced......................................... $3.95 to $5.50 constantly with one man would be No, the cowboys haven’t entirely hotel in tho world to be found in Nor have they lost a sort of heroism If we did Dot a small city. But a $100,000 hotel disappeared. know that changing from one to an New all silk pongee dresses priced........ $4.50 to $5.50 building in a city of 1200 is also the art of cooking buckaroo break other means only changing from fasts. Nor do they skimp in the one evil to another Bo ft Is better something to talk about. New voile and English print dresses...... $1.95 to $3.25 Central Oregon is now roachod amount they provide for their to stick to on«." by splendid roads from every di- guests. Prineville is the center of a great lcction. Borno of the finest oiled Marvelous Archery Irrigation is mads this writer has ever soon are irrigated district. la on the caravan route to HERE YOU ARE MEN! ATTRACTIVE NEW SHIRTS TO those between The Dalles and a great thing for those in success a trad« that haa gone on ao TOP OFF YOUR CELEBRATION OUTFIT Prineville. It was difficult to be ful irirgation districts, but tho long that the origin of the cara- lieve that they are not blacktop troubles of the farmer of tho valley vaneni la unknown. They, too, Tan spun-silk shirt with collar attached, two pockets, priced $3.50 hard surface. Ono oiling, we were are as nothing compared to the though dark-eyed, are lighter than informed, was sufficient for one hardships of the farmer who is Chinese. A caravan consists of White, tan and blue broadcloth shirts, with and without collar, season. Tho cost is about <$1000 being squeezed out of oven hiB land many carta, and sometimes severnl Priced................................................................................. $1.50 to $3.75 hundred men, women and children. the mile. If the people of central in an unsuccessful irrigation dis New fancy pattern shirts in English broadcloth with collar at Oregon were happy and contented trict. Wealthy farmers forced into They carry spears and bows and also the latest firearms; these lat tached, fast colors, each................................................................ $3.00 when their means of egress and in the districts against, their will have, ter they use if attacked when they gress was over tho worst roads in in some instances, lost nearly their go Into laager, from which nothing Fancy pattern shirts with two detachable collars.......$1.95 to $3.50 the world, they must be supremely all, and the bendholders stand to bnt artillery would slffitt them. To happy now with roads that compare suffer with them. economize ammunition they use the with the best. But the optimism that prevails primitive weapons for killing game. This writer made the ingoing trip rmong those who live where the A friend of mine tried one of their from Portland via The Dalles and ozone blows freely is remarkable bows and, although he could stretch New nickers for men and down the The Dalles-California high end central Oregon will some day It, could, much to their amusement, way. Mount. Hood wns in view be ono of the greatest agricultural only send the arrow fifty yards or so. Two of the caravaners, having women just arrived for vaca ■ mpiros of the world. Nothing put up a mark, jumped on their can keep crops from growing in its ponies and. as they passed It at tion time, price.. ..$1.95 to $7.50 service soil when propertly irrigated. eighty yards going at a hard gallop, Prineville is built upon the banks they each struck the center, the cf the sinuous Ochoco, flavored arrows sticking aide by side deep v. ith Indian legend and lore. The tn the wood. Mv friend said: "I always thought the stories of nutomobilist from tho west drops Fables in Fact down upon it unexpectedly and is Robin Hood and the old English Pop made a flock of grapejuice archers all bunk, but since I saw entranced by the view as the high that I can swallow them like a that unfortunately decided to be way winds down the .mountain, If lamb."—J. S. Taylor, In Adventure grape wine period He found the June 28 to July 5 Inclusive ho is an editor going to an editorial Magazine. task fairly easy until he came to is heartily and cor convention, he For 10 days, .lune 28 the corking of the bottles das# dially greeted, tho town is turned Really Nautical Term then he worked like the very to July 5, the passen over to him, and everybody is Although the phrase, "to th« bit dickens period And that’s the sad tappy. ger schedule will be ns tar «nd,” has become common tn part of it period After he worked Our recollection of our visit to connection with th« expression of the corks in comma the wine start follows: Leave Cottage Prineville will always be a pleasant tragedy or stresa. It la, tn reality, ed right in and worked them out <! rove at 5 a. in.; arrive ono. What was done at the edi but a simple nautical term, with an again period. torial convention will fado in mem entirely different meaning. It ortgt nt Cottage Grove on re ory long before tho recollection nally referred to th« “bitt," tn« An Untidy Habit. turn trip at 7:30 p. in. of the cordiality of tho residents nautical term for the turn of a “I’d like to be cremated, but cable, and “th« bttt«r end" Is that there has started to dim. part of the cable that la wound I'm suro my wife wouldn’t like E R. MORFORD, G. P. A. Wound th« bitt. “The bitter end,” it.” County Fruit Inspector Stownrt therefore, la the extreme end. De ‘‘Why sot” foe. In “Robinson Cruaoe," used tbe reported to tho oity council Mon “Oh, she’s always complaining term tn that manner when he de day night that earwigs frequently about my leaving my ashes r.ro carried from place to place in •crlbert a atorm tn which It was around.” — Rochester Democrat ti nec«a«ary to order out th« sheet v omen’s nlothiug. Tho “wigs” il anchor fn addition to the regular Chronicle. ti arc five-eighths of an inch long anchor Rv«u then the storm was ti end a quarter of an inch wide, so flare« that th« ship plunged fn n Ring Binders. The Sentinel. ti which fact makes it impossible for rbw high seas and tba cables veered 1 . ...........— ■ ■— ■■ □ more than one ur two to be trans out "to th« hitter end." — Kansas ri w I W s irwTmw wn w ai i m mvmririFTl ti ported at a time in tho manner CMy Tim«« ti 1 mentioned. Term “Jitney” Traced to Louisiana Negroes Monday. and Thursdays Umphrey & Mackin’s Are Prepared to Serve You on Short Notice for Your Celebration Needs Come to the Store Today! Store Closed All Day Monday^ July 5 Cowboy Capital Turns Attention to Turkeys Singer Outspoken as to Masculine Faults THE QUALITY SToffÉ-üôoo NOTICE Jantzen-st itch fabric is springy and holds its shape -L-A-S-T-I-C-I-TY counts in the Jantzen buttonless “speed” suit (pictured here)— roomy openings for arms and - neck. 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