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VOLlîMK XXIX
L A N E OOUNTY BOY, » . - ^ r * , ,
OAHHI'.I) A N I) RXPO BTSD Alt
MIHHINO, IH HATE
J chno Lruig, of Lagene, ha« arrived
wnfely frolli Frutice, and in al a V ir g ili.«
i 'H uiij . II.' wu» ili tIn- IlInt d iv is im i wml
|iu r 1 1<■ i|n it.-il in Hit. liu tiI.' ut tli«* A r
giiitiii* nini iitlinr of tli.. iiinHt » ’riouà wi
Vocation* In cid tot to Flu gngrinrnta thnt tim i u n ii fougbt, wna
Wouildrd nini gn»»ed, lim i »peni llr i'H
FpilUmtc Itili«« Calli With Couru«
montila in un A m arlean Inno- linn|nlnl
of Htii<ly lu City HrliooU.
r rr n w r iu g frolli Iti* woiiml». Ili* »11» re
(Mirti'.l n ii»»in g in « rtlo n ut tim i lim a ,
K mud in ut ioiiH covonng tho work o f mi Un- new» of III* » 1 IV n rriv n l in n grcnt
ih«« fé rat awiiiotftor of «chool nr« h#ing ri’lii’f tu liin r r lu liv i’*. Ilin mot ber, ubo
('Oliti (lot Oil lIlIH W4M*k ill liolll til«' Il » jki I» DO« l i t i , ut M u rn b fn lil, r ip a r t a hi't
*4 lltiol 14 IK I til«' g Mil«**. Un UC cou lit of non to i.r r iv c bum., »min
tito ml I in» h /.u y uf ut ion during
fiv e
w( ( kn o f tb«* finit »« t t e * t « r tbi*r«* H«*rf*
only fifteen weoke of urtimi trurliing.
And, i«« till« in tIn* twentieth week hiimv
tin* opening of «elioni, th«* next H«*m#nt
or will I»« nix Iren weekw long. 3 'Inn ill*
VtHion I iun lot i* urriinged to dividi* the
yeui '» work mto two «'«|tml |>urt«. T ill
nei oud NcineHtci w ill lo gin next Monday
uiol 04«uy new NtudeiilN will In* i umlled
line h a« I oh * u u trying yon r for the
4 ne h oid in H'uni. Hhr I iiin put m extrn tune
mid lulmr e v e r y d u > in un e ffo rt to
make up I on | time, only to find heiMidf
lite next tuuutiiig, woin mid w e u r y , fur
mg pupil«« »h» hint nut Keen fot week«,
u .««I with tiirtfcy pupi I n of the day he for«*
IfttlNOllt.
^ The un «‘ruge uttenduuri* for u period
ut a Inin ! four week» w&* a liti I«* on or
bo per r«*nt of the pupil« enrolled,
though hi thiN reapert 4 nttug# («row*
l u « |»«uu tur more l«»rtiuiute lumi inuny
other ettiee.
With the o|*« i.ing «»f the new ueinriiter
Motiduy w ill « urie mmiy new problem««.
Kvery gru«!«* nni II itavi new pupil« who
huve ou| been in «eiiind for »everut
w « ekn find ( M il li e have nut been i l l ««diool
th.« y «nr. What «hall the tencher «lo
with t iicnc pupil« who itr«• prurtienlly
beginning «rhuoif She in ulr«*udy ov«*r
Wtiked mu king up I on t time; idte can
inti u«*gb«'t thoM* pupi I n who hftNo been
Ui«>re regolar m uttvioinure; «lie runnot
po««ib lav give the lut«* rorueiN mdiN iduol
in irurtion t*i bring them op to grade;
«tie I iun m prescribed r«»«ir««« «if «to«iy
which «U** uiu«t cover in order to tit
hei pupil« for the grade ahead; thu«
til. Imi« her 1« hi u dilemma again, the
«« ho«d « y «tern tin« year I iun three lena
teacher* than ln«t year, but hu« un limn y
pupil«. I.unl Mprmg itiuiiy fuimlie« mov
ed from Cottage Orov«* umt the nuiulp'i
o f pupil« wuN materially dec reruns I no
it • «•» Hied wine to rut the tea« hmg lorcc.
11 u I thin fail ninny more fumili«** moved
into tow n w tu« h brought th«* attendane«
up again. Th«* total enrollment o f th«
two utili grade« ln»t yenr w a* .1.1; tbi*
yen* it in Til; and .15 pupil* in heavy
work for a teacher ««f th«* fifth grade,
h u d year the average attendance in the
vu I rob* primary giade won 2H; till«
y«*»r it in 13.
I’wenly fiv e pupil* in a
heavy ion«! fur u prmiury teuilier.
The new p«ipil« Nhoiihl liot be piar« d
l*u« k in th«* grude from which h«* ha»
ofiee pu»»cd jUNt for lh<< lack of «ouïe
on«' to help him. In fact, to put the
pupi 1« back would «enouNly compilent»
the teacher'* problem The pupil would
tonnine doieouragi'd, cl ini n ter«*« tod and
idle ulid would be u «ertoli« probl«*iu ill
di-< iplin«*. A gai n r the demoti'd pupil
u
would gam little i f anything by «neh a
««Minor for the following year, h«
would have to rover the entire work id
hiN regular grtule. Then, rather than be
demoted, the logical thing tu «to t* not
to go to Nchnol, but that would not b«
fair, f«»r every pupil in entitled to hi«
eminent ton.
The Nituntinn in the high Nehool hn«
been m«*t by the introduction of «uh
je rt«
which
bi'gin
with
the
new
«emimter, but tin« ratinot be done in
the grude«. The »olution in the grn«le«
in th«« e«tablt«hing o f an ungrride«! rmim
where all the latí* comer« o f «*w*ry grade
r»r«« gathered. Here they are iiiNtrurted
until brought up to th«« work of the
grade t«» which th«*y belong. They nr«*
then plac«'d in their own grude mid go
«io with floor regular rías* work.
Milii Wintar; Dtdnt' Nead thè Money.
1 ;in m t l'u rt uni i', wrritmg froin M ei-
lu ku tlu , A luaku, em Inae» n t'bi't'.k for
Ib i’ re n e » n i uf Iti» aubacriptiun to G ir
U v e W ir.' ni'W*pn|M'r unii miy* t lir y
bu>.. bini n ,»l.'ti mu ut v tio lrr nini nre noi
1* x pn* 1 1 ng n iiy w v t f . M’i'iitb rr froin nnw
ioti.
SessionSquibs
From Salem
< liy Klb.-rt lli'ili'.)
Htnti' Capitili, Seleni, Ora., Fai». 8.—
Thl» wu* aomcwhut of u Utili' county
•tuy in tlic bounii Rcpraacntative Wbccl
i r, ufter hi. propitious nlart of ye»ler
.Iny, took purl in the ilclmt«. Hi'tcrnl
Ilinea l'uliiv nini when be squared nwny
unti 11 repareti to put il ovar Ibi' nieiri
lier* perked up their aura ami begnn tu
inoiiiri’ itimi mulinar of limn an* tbi*
fallow from I .ulie w ho kept hm mouth
but except when hw bini aolticthing to
my niol than wit down nx aoon na ba
bud wud it. Whaalar ntlrnatad mora nt
tcntion thun ba ulbaiwiaa would bava
liantu.o of tba fuel flint be prenertad a
di.eraat, ihguified moi olmarving ailanra
during tba anrly purl of tba itaaaion
Itepreaautntive llriihiun bnd <|Ulta 11 lit
Ila fight to put over In« inuoeent little
hill creating 11 legishitiv«« service mid
reference bureau of th*. fiieuity of the
( ' inversi!y uf Oregon. ItttprcNcntutivs
Itemi was «««verni time* on hi* fe«*t to
■‘i pin in deficienti#« in bill« an they
cum«» up. A n an old incmlicr and ulway*
an active one lie in something of an eu
cyelop«*dia upon what th«* «*ffect of pro
P«> m < m | I hwn will be, although today he
«iiiiiiiigly udmitted that he wn« in error
in rising to u point of order, although
(hi* in tin* first time that he hn* been
»0 inmtaken. A n chairman of the judi
einry commit ton, which bundle* mo«t of
the new I«*ginin1 ion, Mr. if«*an'« impr«*««
will hr left upon th«* Sew law* of till*
acssion mid the chairmanship of thi*
committee seems to be in einin«*ntly fit
hnndN.
• • •
(Ina nii'ii.ura thut arouaad tba l.ana
runuty mi'Miliera tiuluy wit* tba one pro
voling thut teiieberH muat giva arhool
Imiinl. IN) duya notice in throwing up
contracta. Kapraaanta11 v* Whaalar told
of our e »»a of bin own knowledge where
una teurber bnd Hgreail to tench tbra.'
•rhoola for the Mime tarin, with tha re
»ult thnt two of tbeae diatrictM ware left
.n tbe lurch nt tha hint moment nud
ut her tencher» ware kept from liaing
nrecptei) for tha poNition* which tbia
lane bar nfterwurd turned down. Tbia
toll wn* refarrad to committaa for
intendment.
• • •
A bill in whirh liepraaentritiva Itenn
look pnrtieulnr interaat wn* one in
whirh the N pen fie liuto wna mt upon
which tnxi'N »bollili become .loi 1 ni| 110111
nud penultiex »hoiild nttiirh. By unno
illuni» roiiM'iit be further iimi'iulatl Ilia
.I'rtioii by »trikmg therefrom the pro-
viaion thut nil interaat and pennltie*
»bollili go into the generili fund. If tha
meuauro pu»»i*» tbe aannte the interent
H A N N A H ATUOAIL DUK K K K DIE8 mid penullicH will follow the «telin.|til'llt
A T LOR A N E A T HO Y EAR S
tux», und port ill »trie ta, »elioni diatricta,
OF AOE
etc., who»e tnxa.» remilin unpniil, will
receive tbe benefit of wniting for their
Mr«. Iflnnvtith Durkce «lidi at the home pnymi'nt.
. . .
o f hcr *«m, H. F. I>uik«»e, at l.ornne, Fri
day, Febrtiury 7, Ullll, of chronic rheti
E. J. Aduni», of Eugene, inni I.. J.
in n 11 mui . nt the age of .MM year«, II Simp»un, of Con» liny, I rei’red in lu»t
noMith« and I «lay. The remain« were night in the intaroata of tho proposed
taken to A m I i I iiih I for interment lH*«ide« Knusi'M'lt const higbwny which »ceni»
tho*«« of her liii«l»iiiid, who died 25 year« now to l>a somewhat of u probnbility re
quiring it two nml n hit If million bond 1»
Ilmmali Abigail wn* l*»rn in Ynrmu«, sue,
a . a
Nova Heotia, March II, iM.'tO. Hhe wu*
marrii'd to J. <\ Dur km* in |M5 m and
Htnte t'npitol, Nitlem, Ora., Feb. 7.—
carne to Culifnrriiu the «ame year. They Hennlor Hell's bill rni.sing the snlitry of
mo veil in the fall of 1*72 to ÁNhland. the county tranaurar, county commis
Oregon, where they made their home. sionar» nml county judge of Ijiqe conn
Mr*. Hurken I iiih renided with her soft, ty + irmi 1 nniimtlly pussed th«> at'imte to
II. F. Ihirkee, at l^irnue for the past dny. Heing n locnl mrnsure it is expect
thn*«« year*. Hho wu* a prominent and ed to meat no opposition in the house
faithful member of th«* baptist church. nml these county officers noun will ba
Four children «iirvive her. They are: utile tu buy new shoes fur tha hnhiea
Mr«, h. K My or, Han Jom*, Cui if.; Mrs. nml will reeajve .»ninne» sonie» here nenr
N. A. Uerhart, I'ort land ; Urorge A. equal to those paid deputies nnd street
Uurkee, K Ialinih Full«, an«l 11. Ia'. Dur sweepers.
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k«»e, l.ornne.
1019 W. 8. 8. Sales Here Total $1286.33.
Citixena of the Cottage drove country
have piircha«4‘d $I2KII..‘{,'I worth of war
«living« MfurnpM ninfe Jimunrvl, lìtio.
S E N T IN E L
AND
L E A D E R AO R EE
COL.
\ h fnllowtiig from the Hills
boro Independent in«lic.nte« that
Col. John Lender may have been
rending The Hentinel:
( ’olonel John Leudftr, of thr* U.
of O. military department, who
visited Hillsboro InNt week, was
a guest of 1*. M. Hoyt, Mr. Hoyt
having attended officers* school
under the direction of the colonel.
When going to Mr. Ifoyt’s home
he noted the condition of the fl.ig
on tin court house rind commented
on It som«'what caustically. Con
trary to regulations the flag has
been permitted to remain contin
uously on the staff «lay mid night
and lias been whipped by tho win
ter winds into u remnant.
4
ORO V E
LE A D E R
«JOTTAOH (1K0VK, LAN K COUNTY, ORKOON, FRIDAY, FKHKIIAKY 14, 101 f»
PEDAGOGUES CONFRONTED
BY SERIES OF TOUGH
PROBLEMS
THE
OOTTAQE
Member* of the legislnture find the
referendum 11 vary hiindy inatrument.
ITiey enn grant ¡norcasc» of salary to
their friends in the stufe house nml then
get out front under by referring the
whole mutter to the ilenr people who
should have n tinnii in snying whut they
wish to pay their servants. It is my pre
diction that every snlary i aerea se will
lie turned down by the people except
thnt of the ilniry nnd food eonimisHionrr,
mid this is said without going into the
merits of the increased salaries which
have been grunted.
• • •
Conditions nt the state penitentiary
are so notoriously bad thnt Represent
ative l.awis, of Rlultnumah, mudi» the
statement today thnt nny man who at
tempts to escape is showing damier
Amorienn rit lien ship than he who cnlm
ly submits to tbe rondiitons hn finds
there.
a . •
“ Whut do the folks nt home think,
about such mid such a b i l l t ” Thnt is
one of the first questions asked of nil
those Imak from n waak and trip to
their homes. Most of tha members are
man having decided idea* of their own
I
-OUNTY BOY DIES IN FEATURE FILM HA B PER
80NAL ENDORSEMENT
OE FIOHTINO LIKE
A HERO
OF OERARD
Waldo II. Enrnha 111, one of the first
l.mif county boys to make the supreme
sacrifice for his country, died gloriously
upon I he field of honor, fighting like
a hero, according to n letter from l.ieu
tenant M. Vernon I'lirsons, former E 11
gene lawyer. Excerpts from tha latter,
which wns written to W. 1(. Ear 11 hum.
brother of the dead soldier, follow;
‘ ‘ Vour brother was killed in action
in the Champagne sartor battle of Hltmr
Molit Ridge on October -I, lillM, in line
of duty. Our eouipuny was in the leud
on a charge for the ridge resulting in
inauy casualties, und we were under se
vara fire all during the battle, whirh
lasted several days.
“ Your brother hud tha reputation in
his coiopiitiy of being 11 good soldier,
and you euu feel the loss of such a boy
1. II the more keenly because of his qiiul
itiea. Ilis family has the sympathy of
tho entile company which also mourns
his loss, lie did not die for u lost cuuse,
for Ins romrudes went on, took the
ridge and held it in one of the most
stubborn battles of the war,
“ To have participated in the buttle
of lilune Mont Ridge is one of the high
■ »1 honors thut could full to uny man,
and pnrtiaiiliirly so in his company,
which took the lend nnd drove the
wedge which, being widened, finally
resulted in the relief of ull proasurv on
Kin mis, und forced the retreat of tbe
entire Oermatl army. Thin was the key
to the whole front, and ntir division by
its fierce fighting drew several (ierniNn
divisions from the front ut Ciiuihrui
and Mt. (Quentin, allowing another ail
vance there by the British and Ercnch.“
On* of the most important and inter
esting productions ever prodiued in mo
tion pictures is the dramatic production
filmed from Ainbassndor James W. Oer-
nrd’s book “ My Four Years In tier-
many.” Throughout the entire produc
tion of tin- fllrii Mr. (ierard wns in clou,
touch with William Nigh, who directed
it and the acetic* nnd incident* have
been stag'd with the most liuiiiHtiikilig
euro in every detail.
Not hmg w ill so clarify in the rninda
of the public the reason» why America
went to war with the autocratic dicta
tor of Europe, us this clear mid lucid
tule of the hidden forces working for
thu future downfall of America and tbe
forces of democracy.
Tint results of the German inability to
really iinderstiind America is clearly
shown in the incident* which took place
in Germany before the wur nnd in which
Ambassador Gerard wna involved.
The whole history of German intrigue,
dirty diplomaey and double dealing ix
exposed in the intensely interesting and
dramatic pieturi/.utiou of Mr. Gerard's
book, which will tie shown at the Arcade
theater Friday and Saturday, February
21 and 22.
f 14c
4 Are Born and 0 Die in January.
Ili nil ti Officer Oglesbyja report for
the month of January show* five death»
nnd four births in the Cottage Orovf
community. O f the death» three were
nialea and two were females. Of the
births three were mules and one a fe
male. No new cases of influenzu have
been reported.
Former Grove Man Married
John W. Skaggs, a former resident of
this city, wedded Miss Julia Yeuteh at
Enfield, III., January JO, 1010. Miss
Watch was a cousin of the first Mrs.
Skaggs, and visited a year in this city
some time ago. Mr. and Mrs. Skaggs
will reside in California.
but they have a due respect fur the
opinion uf their constituent a.
• • •
I'eople of I.une mutiny generally will
be interested m the bill by Henator Hur
ley providing military drill in the high
school» of the stute and a training camp
at the University of Oregon.
• • •
Those who fear thnt there is to be an
onrcHsonnblc inrrense in the automobile
tax may as well calm themselves. The
intention now is to double the present
tux and to use the present method in
determining the size of the tax, that of
horsepower. The weight of ear method
was found to be too expensive nnd cum
beraome mid would produce no more
than the present method. The feeling
toward* bond* is mueh different than
that of two year* ago and member* no
longer spenk in awed tones of applying
the emergency rluunc to a bond mennure,
mid this for ten million, the lurgest in
the histury of the state. Even Master
Mpence. master lobbyist for the grange
und allied interests, says that he will
not oppoae bond* issued with certain re
slrictions as to the nmouut of money
which may be spent each year. He has
changed his opinion about the inability
of the auto license to absorb the bond»
and with the change thut has come
over him in twu years it would be no
surprise if he cume down here two years
from now a howling enthusiast fur u
still larger bund issue. The fnct that
the pnving trust is being gouged front
mol rear may have had something to do
with Mpence's changed opinion.
• • •
Representative Bean, who. by tha way,
is not of the Boston variety, demon
strntad floor strategy of a rare quality
w hau ha saved his school text book bill
from the shambles which had bei'ii cape
cinlly roustructed for tha occasion.
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What promised to be a neat little
scheme for the building and maintain
ing of 11 republican-endorsed democratic
political machine wns nipped in the bud
in the house yesterday when the senate
joint memorial asking thut the Uuited
Mtates emit lime the national employ
ment service was neatly and expedi
tiously put out of ita misery by the reao-
lutioini committee. It had passed the
senate without a dissenting vote, ul
though it was sponsored by that old
democratic warhorse, Senator Pierce.
Idaho Man May Locate Here.
J. J. Waverick, of Weiner, Ida., was
in the eity a day or two the first of the
week, and then went on to .Myrtle Creek
to visit relatives, lie will stop hero on
his return and plans to locate here. He
is very favorably impressed with the
Cottage Grove country und indicated a
comiiii-nduhlo quality uf citizenship by
subscribing for the local newspaper.
WORK ON COTTAGE GROVE
WALKER HIGHWAY TO
BEGIN SOON
Bids
For Ita Construction
Advertised For Within
Few Days
May
Next
Be
Figures on the new highway be
tween Cottage Grove und Walker ure
practically completed, according to
Engim» r Morse, and bids uu the eon
atruetun work may Is*, advertised for
within the next few days.
T b c v i'w highway will extend along
the si<m hill on the west of the Month
eru Pacific track, avoiding a number
of bad crossings that now exist be
tween Walker und Cottage Grove and
which are characterized by motorists
as the most dangerous in the entire
state.
The county will do tbe grading on
this new stretch, which will be three
miles long and practically all new con
struction and the highway commission
will pave it.
Apparently the stute highway com
mission is planning a new route for the
Pacific, highway between Eugene and
Junction City.
It has a crew of cn
gineers ut work between the two cities,
running a line along the west side of the
Oregon Electric track.
This crew has been at work for a
number of days and seems to be seek
ing u route entirely independent of uny
other established road between Eu
gene nnd Junction City. P. M. Morse,
acting county surveyor of Lane coun
ty, says they are surveying ns straight
a line as possible between tho two
|Hiints und intend to avoid all railroad
crossings.
R A N D A L L BOYS SE N D H O M E 100
P O U N D BOX OF W A R
RELICS
In addition to their joy over the safe
return from France of their sons. Mar
vel nud Yinal, and the knowledge that
their arrival home is now only a matter
of days, the I. A. Randall family is
plaesuntly intrigued with a mysterious
100 pound box which arrived Monday
und which will remain unopened until
In addition to looking nftcr the nia the boys themselves get here. It is
terinl welfare of the members of the supposed to be filled with a collection
senate to the very best of his ability, of war relics.
Colonel Mercer, sergeant at arms, has
had to do a large part of saving whut FAR M ER S A R E IN T H E M IN O R IT Y
I N N E W C IR C U IT COURT
little there is left spiritually of these
JURY PA N E L
hard working anions. The other day he
opened huth houses with prayer single
The panel of jurors for the term of
handl'd nnd filled in ngain in the senate
the neat morning for the preaeher who the Lane county circuit court, which
convenes at Eugene February 24, was
had to hurry nwny to entch a train.
• • •
drawn last vvis'k and is unique in that
Any member is likely to be right unee its personnel inrludes a majority of
in awhile and it now seems thnt Senator men of other occupations than farming.
Walter H., he from I.ano, wns right in In former panels the farmers have pre
voting against the soldiers’ preference dominated.
Included in the list are George At
bill, which received an indefinite post
pouemeat anesthetic by the house com kinson, Charles 11. DeW’ald und William
mittee from which it failed tn rally and B. llawley, of Cottage Grove, and Knlph
this after it had passed the house with Lynch, of Lornito.
but three dissenting votes. Even the
nuthnr, Senator Huston, made no cum OROVE W O O D M E N W I L L P U T ON
OOAT R ID IN O PRO GRAM
plaint.
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A T D R A IN
It is beginning to percolate into the
J. W. Kennedy, district manager for
minds of the legislators that 11 few who
had pntriotir orations that were jam the W. O. \V., visited at Drain this week
tiling up their windpipes have been and secured n class of 17 new members.
playing hone with the returning soldier 1 he Cottage Grove ramp has been invit
ami have been asking for legislation ed by the Drain members to come and
thnt the returning soldier does not want put on the team work Saturday evening,
nnd would nut take advantage of. He March 1.
has not been mollycoddled while in the
army nnd thinks he is still able to stand Sutherlin Man Buy* Tartu Horn« Her«.
on his own feet nnd does not want to
E. D. Owens, of Sutherlin, has pur
be treated like n suckling infant. It is chased the 10-acre farm of Mrs. Laura
thought that a number of fatalities have McKernan at Uowilyvilla, just west of
been prevented by allowing speech this city, and will remove here with his
clogged solona to get their systems family this spring. The deal was closed
cleaned out and that they will now func Monday, having l>eon handled by Brain-
tion properly nnd attend strictly to ard & Mcinturff.
worth while business. Thus tho soldier
(Continued uu fourth page.)
Legal blanks at The Sentinel office.
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NUMBER 21
T A X M O N E Y 18 T U R N E D OVER TO
C O U N T Y TR E A SU R E R W A R D
B Y HHERIFF 8T IC K E L8
COTTAGE GROVE BOYS WILL
NOT PASS THROUGH
HOME CITY
The first, turn over of tax money since
Miss Edna Ward took tbe office of
county treasurer, wns made last week by
Sheriff Fred G. Stickelx. Th« money
consists of 11117 taxes that had he
come delinquent, arid has been
se Regiment W ill B « Divided at Kansas
gregated into tli« following funds;
City, and Oregon Boys WIU Bo
Rent to Portland.
State und eounty.„..._..........
¿2910.30
OH toe
’
.......
MM 19
School district*.... .........
Union high schools___ __________
Road districts ................
Port of Miuslaw...... ...........
For eat fire patrol______
H4HJt7
The (!5th artillery will not return
70.79
home by the southern route, and will
151.91
not, therefore, puss through Cottage
118.48
Grove. The regiment left Camp Dix
2.38
Tuesday and is scheduled to stop and
parade at Kansas City. There the regi
Total ....................... .............¿50211.98
ment will be divided, the
California
The collection of 1918 taxes will be contingent going south and the re
gin some tini., this month, say» Sher mainder continuing on to Camp Js-wis.
Great disappointment is felt here over
iff Sticks. The rolls will soon be
turned over to him by Assessor Burton the news that the war department had
und 11 definite date fur tho beginning wired that it was not considered prac
of collections will soon be announced. tical to have thu 85th routed farther
south thun Portland.
The following telegrams, which have
been exchanged during tho past few
days are sslf expianatory;
Letters From
Soldier Boys
“ Cottage Grove, Oreg., Jan 31— Com-
j mnnding Officer, *'i5th artillery, C. A.
C. Phil. Pa.— The eitiz.ens of Cottage
Grove rejoice to learn of your safe re
turn. Kindly convey greetings to our
boys. A hearty welcome awaits you.—
Following are excerpts from letter* Cottage Grove Commercial Club.”
by Miltnu C. Burton, who is in France
“ Camp Dix N. J., Feb. 1— Commer
with buttery C, 11th field artillery, cial Club, Cottage Grove, Ore.— Your
written to his parents, Assessor and kind message has bean conferred to
Mrs. 1). I*. Burton:
your boys and they thank you. Oregon
“ Just u word to let you know I am is to be congratulated on the fine men it
alive and able to do my usual amount sent to Franco in the t>5tb. They wero
of kicking. At present I am billeted in .»imply wonderful iu battle.— Benj. H.
a French house— not a stable this time, Kerfoot, Colonel C. A. C'.’ ’
but n real house. Those French people
“ Cottage Grove, Ore., Feb. 9— Com
can't do enough for an American sol
dier. I just returned from my seven manding Officer, tiSth artillery, C. A. C.,
Camp Dix., N. J.— Citizens unanimously
days’ leave; got back the day before
and kindly request that train at least
Christmas. We had a fine Christmas
stop thirty minutes to greet our brav«
dinner. We also hud a Christnias tree
boys who number fifty or sixty.— Cot
for the small children of the town in
the school house; bad music and a real tage Grove Commercial Club.’ ’
fine time.
“ We are ngain in our old division
the fith. When we were in the fighting
we were with the S9th— and that wax
some division. The way we chased rais
i n bun out of the Argonne woods was
real sport.
“ I have not received the Christmas
package yet. In fact none of the boys
have had one, but ail expect them any
day. There is some rumor that we are
to sail for the states soon and only
hope it is true. Will close this for the
time being.”
“ Sunny France— th at’s what they
call it; but so fur have seen little sun
but plenty of France to suit me. Will
lie glad when 1 am safely on board ship
headed for home. We are having one
big rest; nothing to do but eat and
sleep, but you kuow thut gets tiresome.
1 don’t know whether w « will go to Ger
many or home, und don’t much care
where. We are having the usual good
weather— rain and snow. This country
reminds me of Oregon, only it rains
much more here than at home. Have re
wived several papers from home; many
thunks. I suppose you all had a big time
when peace was declared, for I see by
the papers there was something doing
every minute.
“ I am with the best bunch of men
you would ever xepect to meet— men
from all parts of the world, and men
from all walks of life.
“ It seems mighty funny you never
got my letters telling you what division
1 was with and what we had been do
ing, so I will again endeavor to tell you
roughly of the fight we were in which
was of 17 days’ duration. We were then
what was known as the first army, be
ing in the 5Sth brigade, 89th division.
We took our first position on October
25 near Romange, whirh is in the Ar-
gonue forest. Our location wns about
three kilometers from the Ileinies’ front
line und was pretty hot with both gas
ami high explosive. There we helped
send over a barrage— and thut barrage
was thn greatest in the history of the
world. It was th« beginning of the end
for lleinie and when the doughboys
went over the top we were close behind
them and followed them for 11 days un
iter shell fire and through mud and rain
for a distance of about 40 kilometers,
taking the villages of Krnaonville, Bur
rieourt, Nonart, Beaufort, Beauclane,
Lauriville and Stenay, the latter being
on the other side of tho Meuse river,
and also cutting the Metz-Sedun rail
road— in other wo|ds, Germany’s throat.
W e were the first to shell that railroad
and received honorable mention for our
splendid work and will be decorated for
same. lu our last, position E battery
went into action even ahead of the
doughboys and only 2000 yards from
th,« hun, in an open position, under di
rect observation of Heinie. They si
lenced some German batteries. It was
hot work and took brave men to stick
it out, but they did it. The rest of us
fared little I letter. We went into posi
tion only one kilometer behind the front
line— even ahead of the light artillery.
That is some stunt for heavies— and
that was some hot place, believe me;
but we never gave the hun any time to
rest. Infantry reserves were stationed
on a small hill just behind us, and we
were only about 50 yards from a main
road, and being so near fhe doughboys
and the road, both of which drew fire,
both night nnd day, we sure «aught hell.
And besides thnt the( Qerrann airplanes
would take a crack at us with their ma
chine guns in the dnytime. It turned
cold, too, nnd there were no fires night
or ilny, and no hot meals— just corned
willy nnd hard bread.
“ With the coming of darkness every
thing opened up— our machine guns,
75’s and one poundera, and then the
heavies would help in the racket.
“ But don’t think Heini« was asleep.
He would shell the road all night, dam
him, and being mostly misses, and we
being so e.lose to the road, we got onrs.
“ To make a long story short, there
is where we were when he quit; and
from that time on we haven't done
mueh of anything. We have been sent
back to our old division, which is the
(Continued on last page.)
“ Camp Dix, N. J.. Feb. 10— Cottage
Grove Commercial Club, Cottage Grove,
Ore.— B5th artillery will stop in your
eity one half hour, if possible to pxke
arrangements for a stop. Will wire you
at a later date.— B. H. Kerfoot, Col.
Commanding 05th Artillery.’ ’
“ Portland, Feb. 12— 65th artillery-
routed Union Paeifie Kansas City-Port-
land, not through Sacramento. Now
advised will arrive Portland 11a. m.
Sunday. I f anv change will advise.—
John M. Scott.’ ’
Mrs. John Martin Dies
TJiurston Doak has received word of
the death of his sister, Mrs. John Mar
tin, at her home at Silver Lake, Ore
gon. Mrs. Martin is a daughter of An
drew J. Doak, of Miuslaw, and formerly
resided in this eity. Her husband anil
son, Guy survive her. Her sou had just
been mustered out nt Camp l^wis,
having been in serviae in France, and
reached Portland Sunday night enroute
to his home. News reached him Mon
day morning of the death of his mother,
she having died at 8 o ’clock.
M. W. A. Initiate and Feed
The Modern Woodmen met Tuesday
night in the Odd Fellows hall and aft
er regular business initiated a large
class of applicants for membership. The
session was followed by a well provid
ed supper served in the dining room by
the special committee in charge. An
other class of applicants will be adopted
at their next meeting which will be held
on March 11.
Arthur Bales Not W ith 65th
Arthur Bales, son of Mrs. Naomi
Bales, of Dorena, is not with the 65th
artillery, as reported last week. He is
a member of the 20th engineers, and
is still on duty with his regiment in
the vicinity of Paris.
S. R. SM ITH SE LLS IN T E R E S T I N
COTTAGE G R O VE M A N U F A C
T U R IN G C O M P A N Y
C. A. Stevens and IL K. Metcalf have
practically closed a deal whereby they
become the ow ners of Yhe interest of 8.
R. Smith in the Cottage Grove Manu
facturing company at Tenth nnd Main.
Mr. Stevens identified himself with the
company nearly a year ago, and Mr.
Metcalf has been employed there for
suino months.
Mr. Smith purchased and incorpora
ted the concern eight years ago and has
built up a splendid business with up-to-
date equipment from a very modest be
ginning. Mr. Smith, who is in Portland
at present, has announced no definite
plans for the future.
Dr. Coan to Speak Here Tonight
Dr. Frederick Coan, recently from A r
menia, will tell his wonderful story of
the suffering of the Armenian people,
at the high school auditorium tonight.
I)r. Conn is an eloquent speaker, rie
has spoken to immeuse audiences in the
east and will appear in only a few of
the principal cities of Oregon, having
but a few days to devote to this state.
There will be no chnrge for admission.
OLD T IM E R P A G E A T SA LE M
O VER 50 Y E A R S AOO
The fact that the legislature is
now in session reminds Walter
Cochran that he was a page for
the Oregon legislature away back
in 1868, when the state house was
across the street from the Marion
hotel. He lived nenr Eugene at
that time und his father was a
member. The trip to the eapitai
was made by team, and it was at
this session that a right of-way
was granted thr Oregon California
railroad. Walt carried water to
Senator Mitchell while he debat
ed th« route the road should take.
Binger Hermann, afterwards eon
gressman, was also a member of
that session.