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.
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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».
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Theatre Programs
Build and Boost Cottage Grove
OBITUARIES
GOLDEN
PHANTOMS
Fascinatine
Tales of
Lost Mines
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Harry Renile
ROBERT EWING WALKER
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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«.
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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