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About The Cottage Grove sentinel. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon) 1922-current | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1938)
THE SENTINEL, COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1938 Names Isidore, Isadora Isidore, Isadora are of Greek ori gin and one authority says they are Identical and probably mean "gift of Isis,’’ says a writer In the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Isis being the Egyp tian goddess of the moon, the name would mean "gift of the moon " An other authority says that Isadoie Is different from Isidore and means "fair gift." St. Isidore ot Pelusium, Fourth century, was a great theo logian. A Spanish St. Isidore, Sev enth century, was archbishop of Se villa. St. Isidore the Laborer, Fl lev an th century, was a pious plowman near Madrid. Legend says angels did his work while he prayed. Bees Do Not Know Keepers TO CALIFORNIA Entomologists bold that thejs is bo th Ing In the common notion that henrybee« recognize the beekeeper ■id distinguish him from other In dividuals. Although some bees that •re hatchod late tn the fall aurvlve the winter, the average life of a war k sr daring the active honey sea- wo is only about six weeks, two of wnich are spent in the hive. It is nM likely that a beekeeper would examine a hive frequently enough to bt recognised by creatures so short- Ured even if they had the ability to distinguish different human beings It may be hoi as biases outside, but you won't mind a bit »rhea you are aboard one oi mu ait- conditioned trains. The tempera lure of all cars, regularly assigned all California trains, is automa tically maintained at just the right degree for your greatest comfort. purities! You’ll arrive at your destination cool, clean sod calm. Doesn't cost much either! Bar gain rail and Pullman fares, lOr and 15r Tray Food Service, low cost dining car meals are all easy on your train travel budget. Southern Pacific For délai 1« see yuur RR agent or write J. A. ORMANDY. GLI, 622 Pacihc Bldg.. Portland, Ore DIANE THEATRE Local News Reel SPONSORED BY > Pint National Bank. Trembley’s A Flatten'. Texaco Service Stations The Grove Hardware Ocumpangh’s Grocery. Thursday - Friday July 21 - 22 Candid camera «bota on rt reet Car accident three mile« south of Cottage Grove Poetoffioe geta a new lo cation 0 Scenes at Lemley-Jacob sen mill Ladies’ golf tournament, Roseburg Ootta^e Grove Colorblind. Can Ree Color» People who are colorblind can sea colors, but they do not experience the same sensations from all the colors that normal sighted people do. says Pearson's London Weekly. The difference u/ually Is In red and green. Some people are green- blind; other« are red-blind; while still others are both. To these peo ple. green looks about the same as gray or blue; and reds and greens ar» confused, for the red also looks gray. Cases of violet-blindness have been known. Color blindness is hereditary and occurs mostly in men. Children with one colorblind parcnt and one normal parent can not be colorblind. Actien of Marijuana Called hashish in India and smoked or drunk from ancient times as an aneathetic, marijuana •eta somewhat aa does alcohol on the ayatem. The word "aaaaaaln" came from "hashish" becauae the drug ao often caused natives of In dia to run amok and commit mur der Although it is a nv.cotfc. when taken in large doses it produces mental exaltation, intoxication, and delirium tremens of sorts. It has no indispensable usefulness in medi cine. nor is it as powerful or poi sonous a drug as opium or cocain». Early in the last century a young man in Msssachusetts named Fred erick Tudor called upon an old sea captain and said he wanted to take on a cargo of Ice for Martinique. Told by the captain that it could not be done for the reason that the ice would melt young Tudor per sisted. He found that by covering ice with sawdust it mehed very lit tle. So a shipload of ice went forth to Martinique as one of the most unusual cargoes of American prod ucts ever to sail into a foreign port Simon’s Town, Naval Station Simon's Town is a town and naval station of Cape Colony, on Simon’s bay. an inlet on the west side of False bay. 20 miles south of Cape Town. British South Africa, with which it is connected by raiL ARCADE Friday, Saturday, Joly 22, 2a ••RASCALS,” Jane Wither», Ro- chelle Hudson, Robert Wilcox. Sun., Mon., Tae»., July 24, 25, 25 •THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD,” Errol Flyan, De Haviland Wednesday, Thursday, July 27,28 "YOU AND ME,” Sylvia Sidney, George Raft, Robert Camming». . A* 'ht/r. JU*' ’•” Ä is Ponton Theatre Programs Build and Boost Cottage Grove OBITUARIES GOLDEN PHANTOMS Fascinatine Tales of Lost Mines * tSMhe l. WXM« e»»v Harry Renile ROBERT EWING WALKER • MOUNT PISGAH HOAX HERE once were three men and ■ burro, who set out to seek T their fortunes. It was in '84 or *•5; they were out Io the mountains; and It had been snowing. Suddenly they came across the camp of some prospectors, and It seemed a good Idea to atop and get warm. The pro«|>eclor« said they were Lesdvllle men. They had some very nice looking nugget» of gold, and these, they »aid. came from Mount plNgati, where they had Ju»r The three men Mount Pisgah! knew Ita general location, although they lind never been there, and that very day they determined to hurry on and get to these new diggings before anyone else should bear of them. Partly because they were la a hurry and partly because they did not know any easier way to reach Mount Pisgah, they started straight across the country, and the »now fell and turned to slush and fell again, and the hill» reared In their way, and mountain stream» tried to stop them, but they waded and climbed and »lid on. A golden phantom danced before them and pointed to Mount Pisgah, and they doundored after her. At last they reached the place, but to their disgust they found Still other men ahead of them. there was room for everybody, so they began to make camp and ask questions. The first one. of course. the diggings?' was "where They proved to be a small pros pect hole seme ten or fifteen feet deep. In which no gold could be reasoned the Bnt pertiap«. „ .. , . ... three newcomers. If the f/oadvllle men hnd taken th«*lr nugget« from this place there must be more some- where near. So they began to dig at random. One man finally found a vein of quartz, and thia, he wm sure, would bring him a fortune He dug faith fully. and hie little dump grew and began to look as a mine dump should. The others. Inspired by the sight of this pile of ore. began offering to buy It. and although ««menne finally agr«*d to gire for the dump. Its owner refused to »ell. At last he found ■ piece of quartz that he liked, and he and his friends gave It a rnugfi assay, fever- lahly watching for the gold that they had longed for. To their dis appointment. not even a trace of the yellow metal showed. By this time the camp at Mount I'lsgah numbered «ome 2.1*10 men. They hnd all been lured by the Idea of finding gold, and now they «11 were sleuthing ulmut to discover «ho hsd b«*cn guilty of hoaxing them. It was learned that the two men who dug the original "mine" had salted It. and were even then on their way out of the camp with what riches they had managed to acquire by the sale of claims. The guilty pair were caught and hrnught to trial by the angry miners. Only one sentence. It was felt, would be Just—that of death bv hanging, But even a» some of the group went hunting a rope th«* culprits mana god to escape, and this time they got away safely. They had hoped. It was learned, to cause a gold rush and Interest capital before they were found out. So far this sounds like one of the many minor farces of gold-rush days. But wait—Mount Pisgah now stands sentinel over a boom ing, rushing mining town where many billions of dollars have been made. In their disgust at being hoaxed, the miners neglected to look about them, and In 1801, only six or seven year« later, vast for tunes were found almost at the very foot of the mountain. For the little creek, that flowed past Mount Pisgah, the little creek that no one crossed to see what was on the other side was— Cripple Creek. Robert Ewing Walker, pioneer I jifm * county farmer, was born Jan 1st, 1862, on his fathers dona- tion land claim, about 4*^ miles southeast of Cottage Grove, and passed away at his home in this city July 9th, 1938. Mr. Walker was a graduate of the University of Oregon. In April, 1884, he married Minnie Durant, who died in 1889. Three years after her death, he married Kate Smith. He taught school for a few terms, and then, pre ferring farming and stock rais ing. engaged in that occupation from 1883 until 1910, when he moved to Cottage Grove, where he lived until his death. He serv ed as councilman from his ward several terms, and made an ex cellent officer, always conscien- tous and rendering to the city the same careful service given his per sonal affairs. He believed in do ing rather than talking, was quiet and unassuming, always holding fast to honesty and simplicity in business transactions. He was a prosperous farmer and business man. Mr. Walker is survived by his wife and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Ann Walden of Chester, Montana and Mrs. Martin Wiseman of Heppner, Or., and one brother, G. O. Walker of Ontario, Cal. Inter ment was at Walker in the family cemetery.—(Contributed) Damascus, Oldest City It is generally believed that Da mascus is the oldest city In the world, that its site has been continu ously occupied by a city longer than any other place on the earth. Although evidence In Genesis 14 is not conclusive, it indicates that Da mascus was a city of importance In the time of Abraham, who it is sup posed lived 2,000 years or more be fore Christ Fern Flourishes la New Zealand The most characteristic plant of Now Zealand is the fern, which flour ishes in great variety everywhere. The so-called tree fern often roaches a height of 40 feet. Cottage Grove General Repair Shop 24-Hoor Service on Kodak Finishing Bicycle, Key A Gun Work Lawn Mower Sharpening tomorrow at Cottage Grova. Oregon The Picture Shop CHARUE PITCHER DIEN Word was received here yester day of the death of Charlie Pitch er of Klamath Falls. Mr. Pitcher was well known in this vicinity. He is a brother of Mrs. Jim Spahr and Ben Pitcher of Rujada, a cousin of G. B. Pitcher and a son-in-law of Mrs. C. A. Burnette of this city. Those leaving from here to attend the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Jim Spahr and daughter Janet. Alf. Burnette and Kenneth Shortridge. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our sincere appreciation to all those who so kindly remembered us during our recent bereavement, the death of our brother. Francis Jay Wiggin. wish especially to thank the donors of the beautiful floral of- ferings. Mrs Addie Hallgarth. Miss Jennie Wiggin, Mrs. Minnie More lock, Charlie Wiggin, Mrs. May Crouch we’ve taken tbe SIMMER cooking for yo* AN ELECTRIC RANGE COOL COOKING ie«ps the kitchen cod even whil«» it'« cooking ■ big dinner That s because ♦he oven is so perfectly insulated that the heat can't escape. Even top burn ers concentrate on the cooking uten sils and so throw off very little heat into the room. Electric cooking is so easy. too. and failures and burned of ferings arc things of the past It s smart to be an electric cook and m- e»oensive too. Mountain States Power Company
