VOLUM K XXXIX.
Caretakers of
Our Forests
Like Company
W orkm an C u ts
C o r r e s p o n d e n t T e l ls Grading of Potatoes Is
Death Follows Rich
Saves L if e
To Be Told at School
Strike Bohemia Mines
E d ito r s 1'roubles
Walter W. Cochran, Mon of Stale
Sanator, Had IJved Here
Thirty Years.
Ktlllor I.«aras First Hand of
Caro Taken to SafcgiiHuI a
< I rent National Rngourec,
By Elbert Hade
Moat of us talk In big figures and
knowingly ratfardlnn (ha tUnbar ra
auulcaa of dragon. Wa impraas vla-
Itora with our statement that wa
have a fifth of all the atandlng
tlintiar in the United Htalaa, but no
one really retell»»« what the timber
raaourcaa era, and ha knows almost
nothing of what la being done to
guard them, until ha hue taken a
trip with members of the forest
service through a section of one of
the great national forests. Visitors
from eastern states, who every year
hear that the foreets of dragon
have again been destroyed by fire
would be astoundod If they could
aland on the tower of an outpost
lookout station miles from civilisa
tion, where the guard keeps hla
lonely vigil, could eee timbered
mountain sides as far as the eye
can reach and could realise that he
has seen only an Infinitesimal part
of the great forests of a great tim
bered state
The Lookout Towers.
U f course, reference to view
ing the timber from a lookout
lower presupposes that the person
will climb the ladder that leads to
one of the towers. The tower Is
made by topping the tallest tree
where II is desired to have the look
out. The luwer limbs being left to
continue (heir growth and keep the
tree alive. A platform about a la by
sis Is placed on top of the tree and
fitted with telephone and fire find
lug equipment. The tower may be
from 40 feet to so feet In height
and la reached by a substantial but
rather shaky ladder that even some
of the men long In the service hesi
tate to climb. If the ladder has a
slight elope It Isn't so bad. but when
It goes straight up the side uf the
tree It la likely to give the shivers
Io one not used to high climbing. I
prefer the kind with the slope and,
were I building them. I would give
them mure slope than the forest
service considers sufficient.
M M B E R to
COTTAGE GROVE. LANK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY. SEPTEM BER It. I»M
Two days following a rich strike
at his property In the Bohemia min
ing district, which may have con
tributed to hla death, Walter W il
liam Cochran, one of the oldest
miners In the district, died here
suddenly Munday of heart trouble.
Ha was aged 73 years and was born
at Coburg, Ore , July 3, 1*97 Hla
father. It. It. Cochran, represented
la n e county In the state senate In
the early days and the son, as a
small lad, was a page In that body.
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon from Mills chapel.
Rev K II. Randle being In charge.
Interment was In the Masonic cem
etery at Eugene beside the grave
of the father
Mr. Cochran came to Cottage
drove 80 years ago and had been
engaged In mining ever since. He
attended the University of Oregon
from 1*77 to 1*79. He had been In
poor health for two years and was
completing plans to go to Califor
nia He came to the city from the
mining district Friday Immediately
following the strike at his property
and died here at a lodging house.
He was a bachelor and Is survived
by a brother, Charles Cochran of
Mherldan. who was here for the
funeral A nephew, Dempsey Coch
ran of Valsetx, was also here for
the funeral.
(H r JACK HOW ARD )
DORENA, Sept. 4. — (Special.)
Elbert Bede, of Cottage Grove Hen-
tlnel Journalistic fame, spent the
week end at Lundpark, with Mrs.
Ilede and daughters accompanying.
On tha return they drove up the
Harms creek road, parking the car
at the Thomason ranch Then Mr.
and Mrs. Bede attempted to mean
der up the west canyon side look
ing for the Howard ranch, which
hangs on the lapel of the saddle
ridge. It was a warm day and Mrs.
Bed«, broken of her rest by care of
one uf the kiddles suffering with
whooping cough, after a short
climb, turned track; but Elbert -
never. Once he starts a thing he
finishes It. It may be a slow fin
ish, but he can be counted In on
the finish. Just the same. In due
time he found the ranch cabin. It
was a surprise to the wife and
daughter, but a pleasant one, ap
preciated; for they think a lot of
friends who dare to come, particu
larly on a hot day In the middle of
the afternoon He cooled off a bit
on the wide old front porch and
partook of cooling drink from the
well dug In the mountain side,
which produces a nectar akin to
that of the gods, and he visited the
while.
Then he Injun-shuffled
down the hill again, but his troubles
were not entirely over for the event
ful day When he attemplea to turn
his car around on the rather steep
slope ovrr which the Thomason
road runs to his home, he slipped
off the grade and, In trying for a
comeback hla car dropped over the
grade nose down, pointing for the
fence that lines the main road. Al
most any other man would have
lucked the brakes and hollered for
help, and possibly a good old horse
team, but not Bede— noslree He
Just sized up the situation, took a
survey of the drop off down the
main road grade, got out, grabbed
his little hammer from his kit of
tools and dismantled Thomason's
fence. Then he got In the old car,
wiped the sweat from off his mas
sive brow got his Journalistic legs
In line and his trllbys affixed to the
several pedals, yanked the brakes
I u u m
and slid merrily down the
sidling Jump-off to the grade be
low. turned nicely Into the north
bound road and was safe and sound
on the highway but headed the
wrong way. It took but a moment
to slip down to the Arthur Bales
ranch and head around for home
again However. In his hurry to get
back to the folks he passed the
Thomason tum-ln and had to drop
down a quarter of a mile to the
foot of the hill where he turned
around and climbed the hill again
for the family. Here's where old
man Howard met up with the edi
tor, and was Invited to ride up the
hill. He thought at the time there
was method In the madness of that
rash and reckless Journalist, but
couldn't figure It out until he ar
rived where the reverse travel
started. Then he was graciously In
vited to help fix the fence. Mr.
Thomason had arrived on the scene
by that time, and he came to his
neighbor's rescue with the state
ment that any man who would drive
down that pitch and through that
gap In the fence didn't deserve to
rebuild the fence, and that he
would fix It up In the morning. Lee
always has been a good neighbor
and now he has extended his good-
fellowship to the city folk of his
ever-growing broad acquaintance.
around fur the cones that he had
cut loose. He was bewildered when
he was able to find none and he
and his family may have to go
hungry this winter. Pieper played
equally as serious a joke on me.
Un two days we had nothing to eat
or drink between breakfast and
supper.
Ilo w S e rv ic e Has Developed.
Mr Harpham gave me light on
how the forest service has devel
oped In the short period of two de
cades. When he Joined the service
there were almost no trails In the
Umpqua forest, and all forests were
the same. Rangers had to make
their way to fires the beat they
could. There ware no lookouts and
no telephone lines. Rangers would
go Into the forests and might not
IxM >kout A lw a y s o n Job.
get word from headquarters for
On this perch the lookout must weeks or months. They performed
spend (he larger part of the day their duties largely on their mwn.
and when he comes down at night Today the forests are threaded with
he has no one fur company except trails. When the ranger goes to a
the wild animals that sometimes fire he knows In advance almost
crash through the brush or emit where It Is. thanks to fire finding
blood curdling howls to rend the equipment In the various lookouts.
night air. Once In a while the look Every man In the forests may re
out has company when the packer ceive Instructions dally from the
brings in supplies, or forest offi official under whom he works and
cials pay an official visit, or guests every man In the forests can be
are being shown over the foreets. or summoned within a few minutes to
ihoee on pleasure bent stop briefly. go where his services a r e needed
Night and day he must be where I>ui lug our entire trip the forest
he can answer the phone, and If he officials kept In touch with a fire
la leaving for an hour to get water burning near the Layng Creek
he must report the fact to the prop ranger station.
er person.
The Lonely Lookout.
As the highest points are selected,
Referring to the lonely life of the
a lookout la usually more than lookout, who has to cook his own
9.000 feet above sea level.
meals and do his own housework.
Public Is Welcomed
Oeorge Hewitt, who Is lookout at
The forest service Invites the Fairview, through which go all tele
public to visit Its forests and makes phone calls from the Layng creek
everything as convenient as pos section of the forests, learned In
sible. Maps may be easily secured some way that the fire guard at
that show all trails and ways In Musick had ordered two watermel
any district desired. These may be ons which were to accompany me.
secured from any district ranger. It Is two miles or more from Fair-
In the forests neatly painted signs view down to the Musick cabin, a
give directions from place to place large part of the trip being almost
through the mountain fastnesses straight up or down, but Hewitt ar
LONDON.
and point out scenic spots of In rived simultaneously with the mel
terest, campsites and water. At ons, and didn't leave until one of
(Hpeelal to tb s S an tln al.)
ranger stations or fire control sta them had been disposed of. How
tions the visitor Is welcomed, es he carried that load back up to
Sept. 10.—Mrs. W. L. Townsend Is
pecially If he la n good hand at pre his mountain perch was a mystery on the sick list.
paring meals and washing dishes. to me.
Mrs. Nancy Sutherland of Lo
Of course, he should supply hl*
Usually the visit of a member of rane suffered a stroke of paralysis
share of the grub.
the forest service to a lookout or Saturday and her sons George and
In the party of which 1 had the station of any kind means letters John went to see her Sunday.
privilege uf being a member were bearing word from home and loved
Frank Davis of Yoncalla spent
Vernon V. Harpham, supervisor of ones, and means that mall may be Sunday at the George Bailee home.
the Umqpua forest; Paul It. Pieper, sent out. This service Is good, all
Mrs. Thomas Funk and daughter
district ranger for the Isiyng creek things considered, but how a letter Dora of Black Butte made a trip
section; Fred Ass in. district super may go astray was Illustrated when to Sutherlin Monday for fruit.
visor of the north Umpqua, and R. Supervisor Harpham started to use
Tre Lynch Currin family have
II. Wood, writer for the Roseburg a gunny sack as a pad on one of moved their household goods from
News-Review.
mules as he was leaving the City Black Butte to the O. P. Wills
Harpham Ixmg In Service.
Creek ranger station. He was unable home and Mrs. Currin will attend
Harpham la a tall, rangy, good- to flatten out a bump In the sack normal school at Monmouth. Mrs.
natured fellow who has come up until he found that the bump was Currln's mother, Mrs. O. P. Wills,
from the ranks. He started hla ser a fat letter that should have been will care for the Currin children,
vice at Roseburg 33 years ago when delivered to Ben Prince, In charge Maxine and Jimmie.
the pay for a ranger was $79 a of a way crew on Canton creek, I W. T. Jones made a business trip
month, and the ranger furnished where Harpham had delivered mall to Eugene Saturday.
hla own grub, bedding and tools. He the day before.
The Paul Haney family moved
probably gets more than that now, Pulchritudinous W hitley Puxxlcd. Wednesday from the Spangenburg
evon though food, bedding and tools
Speaking of letters, the Cottage place to Mrs. W. T. Jones' house In
are furnished, or are allowed for In Orove postmaster heard me men London.
the pay check. In fact, Jobs with tion the name of Dave Whitley Just
J. E. Banton made a trop to Mo
the forest service have been much as I was leaving Cottage Grove. He lalla Tuesday to take the J. N.
In demand for years despite what said ho had a letter for Whitley j Hogue family home.
Mr. and Mrs. Verner Abeene of
may seem like drawbacks to those that I might as well take.
who like to strut In the bright
Thu pulchritudinous and erudite Sutherlin spent Sunday with a
lights. Tho pay Is good, the food Is j Whitley took possession of the en- nephew, Harold Abeene.
Prof. T. F. Kabler moved his
good and there la no place for the translng missive pronto, at once en
boys to spend what thoy get. Many sconced himself adroitly in the best family Thursday from Pleasant Hill
young fellows find a summer with that his cabin afforded in the way to the Carl Small house.
Harold Abeene, Mr. Barth and
the forest service n splendid way to of furniture, and for the half of an
hour he perplexedly perused and re- Lot Wagner made a trip to Bo
ease their way through college.
persused the packet, the while we hemia Saturday.
Pieper la Host.
While Elmer Berggren was lead
Pieper had set himself the Job waited for the evening's repast
of being my host, and he certainly which he wns to prepare. Finally ing a horse to water Sunday eve
is a wlckod hand with the furest he solicited the assistance of others ning the bridge over which they
ranger mulligan. He also can make j of the Interested company to solve were crossing gave way, letting a
the dlshrag do stunts. Because he the dark mystery of what the let- kind leg of the horse through the
travels so much through the woods ' tor purported to be and how It had bridge. With the help of neighbors
alone hu has developed a repertorle come to him. He reluctantly a d -, they got the horse out without any
of what he probably thought were ' mitted that It was too recondite; serious Injury.
Miss Ollie Bemis went to Timber
songs. Well, anyone can stand al for his puerile mental capacity. It
most anything when he Is out In : soon beenme evident to those of Thursday to begin her school work.
the great woods. As horses and greater discernment than Dave This Is her third year there.
Black Butte school opened Mon
mules are usually his audience, that the letter, from the father of
Pieper has never had a critical audi a girl to whom Dave was to deliver day with Mrs. Frank Taylor as
a second missive, had been received . teacher and Mrs. Ollie Powell as
ence, which was quite apparent.
Pieper Inducted me Into the mys by the wrong person, although no Janitor.
A son was born Monday morning
teries of building the staggered bed one could Imagine that an omnlpo-
and throwing a diamond hitch. One 1 lent Providence would put a second to Mr. and Mrs. Puls of Black
must be sober to build that kind Dave Whitley on this mundane and Butte.
(Note — Dave! Mr. and Mrs. McKay and Mr.
of a bed, but It certainly keeps the terrestlal sphere.
Lawrence
of
cold out and the heat In. Every speaks only in multl-Jolnted words, McKay's brother
Inch of every blanket has to do full and this probably Is the only para-1 Black Butte spent from Tuesday to
duty. The diamond hitch Is a valu graph In this story that he will j Friday of last week at Winchester
able thing for anyone traveling with fully comprehend.)
bay.
T rees Being Counted.
Dr. Orrett of Veneta spent the
pack horses to know.
At City creek we chancod upon week end with the William Lively
The Puasled Chipmunk.
Pieper played a mean trick on a Kenneth McReynolds and Ralph family.
chipmunk. He saw a pine cone fall. Crawford, who are taking an Inven-! Miss Josie Bemis left Saturday
This cone has a seed that la good tory of all the timber of the Ump for Notl, where she will teach
to eat, so Pieper picked up the cone qua forests. I t Is a two-year Job school this winter.
Levi Geer of Woodland, Wash.,
and extracted the seeds. In a mo and Is part of a national project to
ment another cone fell and from Inventory all the timber of the na- came Saturday to visit IBs sons
this the seeds were also extracted. tlon, both private and government.1 Joe, Robert and Cedi.
Mr. Kelly of Woodland, Wash ,
Cones continued to fall and Pieper Of course, they don’t actually count
continued to extract the seeds, each every one of the millions of trees In Levi and Elisha Geer are spending
time throwing the cone a distance a single forest, but their report the week at Winchester bay.
Levi Geer and eons Robert and
away. When cones ceased to fall must show accurately the quantity
he moved away. Soon a chipmunk of each of 40 varletler of merchant- Cecil spent 8unday evening at the
Continned on page 4.y
William Lively home.
descended the tree and looked
7 ^ / / ¡Waste Boxes to Go
Into Fancy Furniture
S a n ta C laus L e tte r l s \
Sent E a rly
STEVENS, NIBLOCKAND
LEABO LOW BIDDERS
A R M D R H IIILD IN G
County Agent Plans to Inform
Presence of mind on the part of Government Issues Bulletin Telling
Cottage Grove has a little chap
a fellow workman, who slashed a
that certainly ought to make a
Growers os to Require
Men How to Make Things
belt that seemed to be dragging
auceess of things In later life, if he
iiienta of Law.
for the Home.
him to his death, probably saved
is as beforehand then as he Is now
the life of Hubert Mosby Monday.
Probably having heard that Santa
He and J. C. Jennings were
Claus' business has Increased so
A school to teach Lane county replacing a belt on a slow-moving
Mother's wishes may cause father much In recent years that there Is :
farmers and potato dealers how to wheel under the William Shearer lots of hard work on his next camp danger that some deserving chil Price la >43,194.98 and Con
meet the new state law providing sawmill on Mosby creek when ing trip If she takes along a kit of dren may be overlooked, he has
»traction I* to Be Started
for grades and Inspection of pota Mosby's arm became entangled In carpenter tools, some nails and a already written the Christmas idol
in Pew Day*
toes will be held In the chamber of the belt and he was carried around copy of the department of com who spends his summers at the
commerce rooms In Eugene Tues the wheel. Before Jennings could merce publication "You Can Make north pole. The lad knows exact
day by O. H. Fletcher, county agent, slash the belt and release Mosby his IL"
ly what he wants, as the letter. <
who will be assisted by E R. Jack- face was hazily Injured, a cheek
Inspired by the title of this book reading as follows, shows:
Sufficient Money Will Be Left
man, extension agronomist of Ore bone being forced backward Into let and by the drawings of the fin
COTIOEOBOVEOBE
8E PT . 2nd 30
for Necessary Equipment
gon agricultural college. A session the face and one eye socket was ished product, summer homesiters
scat brio* sts s nlrplnao by tb s asm«
will be held at 1:30 and the instruc Injured He was brought to the of and vacationists In the national fo r-' dear
at spirit of St. Louis.
and Furniture
tion will be repeated at a session fice of Dr. B. R. Job for first aid eats of Oregon may soon be taking and s pair of rolsr skates
starting at * for persons who can treatment and sent to a Eugene up the carpenter trade and ham sod a rlnror trap«.
snd a little farm set.
not attend the afternoon session.
mering their thumbs or sawing snd
hospital in the Mills ambulance
s pop <un.
Contract tor construction of an
Among other things, the law pro
holes in their knickers Instead of snd s little plstell sa d some wooden
armory here will go to Stevens, Ni
vides that all potatoes sold or of
stalking the elusive trout or hiking shells for the pistol),
block A Leabo of Cottage Orove,
for yoo all.
fered for sale or shipment In the Frank Flisher, Pioneer
over the mountain trails, say of love
(Name withheld.)
whoee bid was $43,194.9*. Bids were
state of Oregon shall have a con
ficers of the U. 8. forest service.
The postoffice, as is Its custom,1 opened here Monday afternoon, with
tainer bearing a legible label con
Bohemia Miner, Is Dead Father may get all the sun tan delivered the letter to the newspa Lieut.-Colonel Rilea and Major
taining the following Information:
that Is coming to him but mother per, which has close relations with I
1. Name of state In which pota
may get a lot of things made that old Santa and always assures k id -; Hamilton representing the general
(B y JACK HOWARD )
staff The staff wilt make the
toes w ere g ro w n .
DORENA, Ore., Sept. 10.—(Spe she has been wanting for a long dies that at least part of their re-1 award from Salem. There were 13
2. G ra d e of potatoes In the con cial.) Frank Flisher, well known time If she takes this publication quests will be granted.
bidders for the building complete
tainer.
The letter was addressed to
pioneer miner, carpenter and ranch ) seriously.
3. Name and address or brand of er of Row river died September 5
Apparently one can construct Banta Claus, North Pole, U. S. A.” ! and numerous bids for plumbing,
heating w d wiring. A. Lombard of
the grower or dealer.
at his ranch home two miles down most anything he desires from most The lad has the right American
4. The name of the variety If sold the river from Culp Creek Funeral any box, packing case, sugar bar spiriL claim everything, and Is ac Eugene was within 3160 of the low
bid and 9. L. Godard of this city
for seed.
services were held today at Cottage rel, orange crate, or whatnot, if he curate enough in his geography, at was next low. The high bid was
Potatoes falling to meet the Grove, Rev. L. H. Randle of the follows the directions given in the th a t
$53,600.
standards established under the Baptist church officiating.
bulletin. To make construction
It is expected that construction
provisions of this act shall be
It has been 30 years since Mr. easy, there is a drawing for every
will start within 10 days and that
known as culls.
Flisher came to this section. For article, with specifications collected Observance of Rally Day
five months will be required o
Farmers with a surplus of pota many years he was associated with from experts the world over by the
complete the building. Hunxlcker,
toes and dealers in potatoes have W. H. Shane In the development of national committee on wood utili
Is Planned by Churches Smith
A Phillips of Eugene are the
been especially urged to attend the a mining property on what is now zation.
architects.
meeting. Growers have been In known as Shane's saddle, south of
Beach sandals to blue bird houses,
Rally day will be observed by ! Adding the cost of the proparty
vited to take a u c k of field run Bohemia mountain in the Bohemia bookcases to bathtub boats, rabbit
potatoes to the meeting to grade mining district.
traps to reading table» any Jack- several of the churches this Sun to the low bid gives a total of near
ly $52,000 and leaves a trifle over
for practice.
Later, as the two old timers ad of-all-trades camper, or his wife or day and each group Is striving to $8,000 for equipment and furnish
vanced in years, Mr. Flisher pur children, can fashion them from secure a record attendance. Special ings from the total of $60,000 avail
chased a small tract near what was wooden containers usually broken programs have been arranged. At 1 able. The city contributed $19,000,
Rains Extinguish Fire
then the Star postoffice, and where up for kindling or thrown away the highway Baptist church there the county $15,000 and the state
be a program for the church
Chambers Lumber company es The material is light and cheap. will
school hour. In the evening the I $30,000. Residents made up $1,000
15 Miles East of Here the
tablished a logging camp which The work is easy, rough-and-ready
on the property in addition to $8,000
was In operation for many years. or artistically painstaking, accord Edwards family of Eugene will pre which has been paid by the state
ing to the temperament (or sex) of sent a program of vocal and lnstru-!
M
r
Flisher
erected
his
home
and
Rain this week completely stamp
mental music and reports of the B. ; Bidders on the general contract
the summer woods dweller.
ed out the only serious forest fire several small houses for rent. Mr.
The cost of the publication is 10 Y. P. U. assembly in Washington | were as follows, the second column
Shane,
the
old
time
mining
part
this section has had this year. It
and the national B. Y. P. U. con-1 of figures being the bid without
cents.
had burned over about 1,900 acres ner, occupying one as his winter
vention in California will be given. | plumbing, heating and wiring:
quarters.
Shane
died
several
years
19 miles east of here In logged off
As a special feature at the , A. Steven*. P Complete Exception,
ago.
land on Row river. It was believed
Christian church morning service
Canalization
of
River
H. Niblock and
In
this
interval
of
years
“Frank"
that new growth was but slightly
»S7.849.ee
C. E. I-» b o ___ $43.943.98
Miss 3hoemaker. a returned mis
everyone in all this rock chan
Lombard.
En-
Injured.
The flames had been
sionary
to Africa, will speak. Miss
Is
Easy,
Says
McNary
37.780.00
44
300.00
neled
reach
called
him
“Frank"—
stopped before they reached green
Shoemaker is home on leave a.rd
88.508 «8
L, Godard. ... 45,190.68
timber and within a mile or more made the barren tract into an at
W
Perkin«,
is
on
a
speaking
trip
through
the
>
48.118.00
of timber In the Umpqua forests. tractive little orchard of fruitful
That canalization of the Willam country. There will be special , Sp rin ffield ___ 46,259.00
i
W elder. Eu-
Loren W. Hunt lost a barn contain trees of peaches, plums and apples. ette is easily possible and In line music.
48 432.00
41.744.00
fen e ...........
Until
two
years
ago
he
engaged
in
ing several tons of hay, but no
with the policy of the national gov
The Methodist Sunday school w ill1 H i s r i n x t t
k Lindsay, Eu-
other buildings were destroyed, al carpenter work and bridge con ernment in improving inland water observe the day with a religious
41.899.80
---------------
though several others were threat struction, for a number of seasons ways. was the positive statement drama at the 10 o’clock hour. A r . f « S. n e Starbuck
k
being identified with county bridge of Senator C. L. McNary at a meet- j
ened at various times.
43,118.00
special
orchestra
will
furnish
music
Co.. P o r t la n d - 40,317.00
As high as 90 men were employed work, much of which was then un ing of delegates from chambers of and all new members of the Sun Steel k
Daein,
44,794.00
50,980
00
der
the
supervision
of
J.
E.
Dame-
Portland
_____
and the forest service furnished a
: commerce of cities on the Willam day school will receive a treat
H. E. W ilder, Ku-
crew with pumpers to hold the wood.
ette, held Wednesday night at Cor
45,000.00
51.500.00
The
Presbyterian
rally
day
does
I«»«
...............
While It was known that his vallis.
flames from federal timber State
not come until later In the month. L. M. K r a b a r,
44.754.00
health
the
past
year
had
been
a
51,985.00
Corvallis
_____
men were In charge.
Senator McNary has provided an
P. M. Odam. So
Automobiles belonging to fire trifle uncertain, his sudden death appropriation for a survey of the LEGIONNAIRES TO LISTEN
45,570.00
58
600.00
l«m___ _____
fighters, that had been placed in came unexpectedly.
river, is enthusiastic for the pro
IN ON RADIO BROADCAST Settergren Broth
45,750.00
era,
Portland
—
the Hunt barn, were saved Just be
ject and said that a continuation |
P. L. Reid. P ort
fore the barn burned. Raymond It« NEW FAM ILIES COME
of the enthusiasm shown at Wed
47,998.00
Local
Legion
men
have
com
land
TO OREGON IN ACGC8T nesday night's meeting, assistance
Wicks, who chanced to pass as the
Bids on plumbing, hearing and
pleted arrangements for listening
flames were creeping up on the
to the engineers when they come
wiring were submitted as follows.
Oregon gained 102 new families . and presentation of accurate data in next Thursday night to the
barn, rolled the vehicles to safety.
Plumb- Heat-
during August, according to the as to tonnage that might be ex-1 American Legion broadcast "Hello
ing W iring
la
»1.385
report of W. O. Ide, manager, state pected should result in an appro America," which will carry to the L. L. BeUey, Eugene
J. F. Curtis Dies.
country
the
message
of
the
twelfth
C.
P.
Yundt,
Cor
chamber of commerce. The new
$1.432 $8.790
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vnlUx
Funeral services were held from families bought 5.344 acres of land priation by congress in December. national convention in Boston next
(plum bing A
W illiam son. Eu
Mills chapel Monday afternoon for and made investments of $437,200 in 1931
month. The Cottage Grove phar
heating)
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5,298
F. E. Mendenhall, secretary of macy will place a radio in the Gray Cott E lectric Co.,
W. J. Curtis of Comstock, who died all forms of property in various
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1,530
S r IBU) , - - - : , I - - - ........
September 3 at a Eugene hospital. counties of the state. Features of the Cottage Grove chamber, said t Goose and the Legionnaires will
E lectric Co.,
Interment was in the cemetery at the month's activities were the ar that 90 cars of lumber could be gather there for dinner and for the ligwart
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1,48«
EttgOBO -------------- - .........
Comstock. Surviving Mr. Curtis are rival of 20 special trains which shipped daily from this section for broadcast from 8 to 7:30.
B ailey E lectric Co.,
Eugene ---------
----- ____ 1.817
his widow and four children. Mrs. brought nearly 3000 farmers, busi 100 years from the present supply, j The principal broadcasting studio
E lectric Co..
Edith Markette and Ruth Curtis, ness men and well known editors He also spoke of the possibilities J will be Faneuil hall. Boston, but Dimitre
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1,750
P o r t l a n d --------- ------------
both of Comstock, William Curtis, of eastern and middle western of tonnage from the Bohemia min parts of the program will be Schofield Stewart.
(plum bing A
heating)
5,275
Cottage Orove
Astoria, and Mrs. Ethel Mickley, states into Oregon and a visit to ing district Elbert Bede of th is , switched on from Bunker Hill
Keiser. Cor
Prlndle Wash. Mr. Curtis was born the reclamation projects by Dr. E l city was elected vice chairman o f ; monument, the tower of the Old M ilton
velli» ______ ____ Î.PS7 3.974
March 3, 1869, in Old Town. Me. He wood Mead, director U. S. depart the temporary organization.
North church and other famous hl» C hete Co., Eugene. 1,73« 3.039
Others present from here were torical points. Portland. Ore., will
had been a resident of this vicinity ment of reclamation, who stated
The bid of’ Steven«, Niblock and
S. L. Mackin, A. W. Helliwell, J. A.
since 1014.
that over $3,000,000 would be spent Wiseman. H. C. Wells and L. W. be one of six posts in the entire Leabo was lower with everything
country to put on acts. Calvin! included or with a combination
yearly for several years in Oregon Coiner.
Coolidge will speak from Boston, with low bids on plumbing, heating
Political Issues Are Up
to complete big reclamation pro
Herbert Hoover from Washington, and wiring.
Issues involved in the coming jects.
School Children in Clinic.
D. C.. O. L. Bodenhamer. national
The property on Seventh street
state election will be discussed at a
Two hundred and eighty-seven ! Legion commander, from Chicago, on which the armory is to be con
series of meetings arranged by men P R E SB Y T E R IA N S PLAN
children received the Schick test.
of the Baptist church as a part of
HOMECOMING SEPT. 28-28 62 received the diphtheria immuni and governors of many of the states structed is being cleared under di
of the union will have places on rection of the local armory commit
their fall program.
Four mass
zation and 13 the smallpox im
meetings of voters of Cottage
The Presbyterian church has an munization at a clinic at the high the program. One thousand Boston tee. which agreed to deliver the site
Legionnaires will sing Legion and free of all buildings. The Fred Ben
Grove and vicinity, at each of which nounced a homecoming week-end
nett residence already has been
prominent candidates for office will for Beptember 26, 27 and 28, which school building Wednesday. Dr. W. wartime songs.
The hookup, which is made pos moved to Third street. The Miller
be speakers, will be held. Edward will take the place of the annual E. Gregson. county health officer.
F. Bailey, democratic candidate for rally day. Starting on Friday night Miss Jane Gavin. Lane county pub- sible by the Victor division of the machine shop and Hamloth black
governor, will be the speaker for with a congregational dinner the I lie health nurse and Miss Beatrice Radio Corporation of America and smith shop have moved to the
the evening of September 24. The ; homecoming celebration will in Turtle, school nurse, were in charge by the National Broadcasting com- j building on the west side formerly
place for the meetings will be an clude a social gathering at the of the clinic and were assisted by pany, will tie more stations togeth-1 occupied by Dick Sturges with a
Mrs. Schofield Stewart, Mrs. Karl
nounced later.
church Baturday afternoon and on Mills. Mrs. C. H. Kime. Mrs. V. T. er and cover more miles of broad garage business. The local commit
Sunday the regular services and a Randall, Mrs. Claude Kem, Mrs. A. cast than ever before in radio h i» ; tee has let a contract to Charles
reunion of old timers and friends W. Helliwell. of the local health tory. It is estimated that the pro Stevens to do this work. Stevens
Golf Meet Is Postponed.
gram will reach 50.000.000 persons. will receive the buildings on the
Because of rainy weather the ' and members of the church. A unit, and the following local phy
several properties and $60 in cash.
women's golf tournament, which committee from the ladies' aid. sicians: C. E. Frost, A. W. Kime,
Men's Class Has Picnic.
Deeds for the property were filed
was to have been held here Wed Mrs. W J. White. Mrs. C. A. Beid- B. R. Job. R. H. Fields and Harold
With wives and women friends of
nesday between a team from Cor ler, Mrs. S. L. Godard and Mrs. Roy Axley. All children who took the members of the class as special Tuesday with the county clerk.
Money for payments to the several
vallis and a team of local women, Short, will have charge of arrange Schick test Wednesday are being
guests the men’s community Bible
was postponed until a later date, ments and will appoint sub-com examined today for a readin got class enjoyed an Interesting meet property owners was brought here
Monday by Lieut.-Col. Rilea and
probably next Wednesday. The : mittees.
I the tests.
ing Sunday at the Arcade theater, Major Hamilton and has since been
date was to be voted on at the reg
following which the group attended paid to the property owners.
ular meeting of the Corvallis group LEGION DISTRICT MEET
Rainbow Girls E lect
services at the various churches of
IIEKF- N EX T W EDNESDAY
today.
Elsie Jacobsen was elected wor the city and then gathered for a
F u n d Gets
thy advisor of the Rainbow girls picnic at Woodson's auto park. At Conscience
The
first
district
meeting
of
the
Cannery Is Sold.
Monday night. Other officers elec the class meeting Betty Jane Knox
Willamette
valley
council
of
the
The Cottage Grove
cannery, ;
1 5 Gents
te d were: Maxine Nelson, worthy of Eugene sang “Good Morning to
which was in the hands of a receiv-1 American Legion will be held In associate advisor; Mary Vinson, Heaven Today.” She was accom
Cottage
Grove
next
Wednesday
er, has been sold to Gottfried Grab
Charity; Jean Allison, Hope; Fran- panied by her aunt Mrs. Mamie j
Nelson DeYoung, proprietor of
er and Charles Gettys for $1,223. j night, with delegates from the 11 i ces Randall. Faith. Appointive of Knox Betdler. A male sextet sang
Legion
posts
in
the
district
present.
They have no definite plans as to '
ficers will be named shortly by the a selection and L G. Shaw, teacher, the Pastime cigar stoer, was aston
Fred
O.
Bennett
of
this
city
is
what they will do with the prop
new presiding officer. Installation spoke on the seventeenth chapter ished a few days ago when he
erty. Following the sale creditors president. The posts in this dis of officers will be at the next meet of Acts. A special treat for the opened an unsigned letter and
trict
are
Cottage
Grove,
Eugene,
i
received a dividend of about 8 per
ing with Donna Bartell, retiring picnic was 190 ears of sweet corn found 15 cents therein, together
Bpringfield, Monroe, Junction City. worthy advisor, as Installing of brought by Otis Dicley.
with the following cryptic note: 'T
cent.
Brownsville, Lebanon. Albany, Cor- ; ficer. Delegates to the grand as
took 15c from your counter when
vallls,
Toledo
and
Newport,
Mr.
you ran the Corner store across the
I.athuni Plans F air Friday.
sembly in Eugene this summer gave
Odd Fellows Have Picnic.
Bennett
will
appoint
a
chairman
to
!
LATHAM, Sept. 9. — (Special.)—
their reports.
About 900 persons from over | river."
Mr. DeYoung expressed the hope
There will be a fair for Latham ! represent him in each locality and
Lane county attended the I. O. O.
to
have
charge
of
work
carried
on
school children Friday night at 8 ■
Ministers Elect Officers.
F. picnic near Lorane Sunday af that. If others got money In the
by
the
council.
o’clock. This Is to show the work
At a meeting of the ministerial ternoon. Several from Cottage same way, this business of con
done during the vacation period.
association held Monday at the Grove were present.
Addresses tributions to the conscience fund
Geo.
E.
Myera
Dies.
School began with a good atten
home of Rev. I. G. Shaw the fol were made by Dr. L. L. Baker of will become popular.
George
Eby
Myers,
for
many
dance Monday. Mr. and Mrs. 9. R.
lowing officers were elected to Eugene, grand master of the state,
years a resident of the Cottage hold office until the January meet and by two past grand masters,
Rose are the new teachers.
Orove vicinity, died Tuesday at his ing: D. P. Cameron, president; Ira Lester Porter of Corvallis and W.
home at Wildwood at the age of 72 R. Aldrich, secretary; I. G. Shaw, F. Walker of Springfield. The Eu
W eeds Are Being Controlled.
O. S. Fletcher, county agricultural years. The funeral will be held at treasurer; L. H. Randle, vice presi gene band played.
2:30
today from Mills chapel, Rev. dent. An invitation was extended
agent, who has visited a. number
of weed control plots, has declared L. H. Randle In charge. Interment to other ministers of the city to
The mysterious disease which
that results of the use of chemicals will be in the A. F. A A. M.-I. O. O. join the association.
The next
has recently taken many horses In
applied are good. Farmers are tak F. cemetery.
meeting will be held at 1 o'clock the
the Coburg district may have
Mr. Myers is survived by his first Monday In October at the M.
ing a great deal of Interest In the
spread to the Cottage Orove terri
widow, Mrs. Martha Jane Myers,-, E. church.
work.
tory. A valuable six-year-old horse
and by the following children: Mrs.
F. Thomas of Portland; John My
At the regular practice of the belonging to Charles McFarland
London School Opens.
Smallpox Fam ily Disappears.
and one belonging to Charles Con
LONDON. Sept. 10.—(Special.)— j ers, Carrots, Wash.; Jesse Myers.
When Chief of Police Pitcher i drum corps a week ago last Wed- .
The London school opened Mon Yakima. Wash., and Tom Myers. went Monday to the home of the nesday a new drummer, Floyd Me- I ner died this week of an unknown
malady, which neither local nor
day with T. F. Babler as principal Dee, Ore.
Tandy family, quarantined
for Cullough, and a new bugler, Ora J state veterinarians were able to
and Faye and Thelma Harrel as
smallpox, to see what they might Cook, Joined the corps. A1 Grif diagnose. The animals were sick
State Hooks Are Received.
teachers. Mrs. Emma Balles will
need, he found the house vacant. fith Is helping Jim McCormick
about two weeks.
drive the bus and Mrs, W. C. Short-
The Cottage Grove public schools Neighbors did not know where the coach the corps.
Troop 18 met Monday evening In
rldge will do the Janitor work.
have received about 100 new books, family had gone, but Pitcher was
Major Mooke la Visitor.
both fiction and non-flctlon and of the belief they had gone to stay ■ the Methodist tabernacle across
Major Macke, globe trotter, was
reference books, from the state li with relatives up Mosby creek. N o ! from the city park by permission
W aahbum e Attends Drill.
of their scoutmaster, Mr. Amest. a vleltor here Tuesday and Wed
First Lieutenant Claude Wash- brary. Part ot these are for the action has been taken.
nesday. He epoke on the streets
who owns the building.
burne was here from Junction City grade school library and part for
Last week Assistant Sscoutmastei Tuesday night and at the Ameri
Typewriter Is Stolen.
Tuesday night to attend drill of the the high school library. Each year
An Underwood typewriter was Fred Bosley visited Burdick Trask, can legion luncheon Wednesday.
local military unit of the national books are distributed among school
guard.
9everal
applicants for districts of the state, apportionment stolen from the office of the J. H. a member of troop 18 who has been In hie travels he pick« up member
ship for the American Legion and
membership are on the waiting being made according to the school Chambers Lumber company Mon 111 for some time, and presented
census. State law provides that 10 day night. Entrance was gained by him with a box of candy from the Its auxiliary. He wa« to the «errtoe
list.
with the English and «ustahmd
1
I I I I
cents per census child shall go to prying open a back window. So far . troop.
numerous injuries, losing one arm.
ward the purchase of these books. nothing else has been missed.
Steel Cabinets. The Sentinel.
Mystery Horse Disease
May Be Present Here
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