(Unitane (Senne Sentinel AND GROVE LEADER COTTAUK (1ROVK, LANK COUNTY, OUKOON, FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1919 VOLUME X X IX FIGHTING BOYS OF THE m ARE IT HOME CO TTAGE SHORT COURSE IN DAIRY HUSBANDRY WILL BE HELD HERE T H E Y ’R E BACK A twu dny» citarne in dniry hiinliuiulry will he held hern Friday hiii I Huturdny, Mun ii 21 nini 22, under the nunpir.ea uf The moment we have been looking anxiously lor ward to Ihe ('iiltngc drove rninmerrinl club. Ar for n year and u half baa arrived. rangi'iuent» fur the meet lire being mode The hoyx who tlotmed the khaki and olive dralt and w nt hy N. H. Kuhli, ruiinty ngint, with the blithely forth to help make the world aafe for democracy are eim|ieriitinn uf n he ni CnmmiMeo rum now a I m oat ax blithely returning. | iiim ' i | uf I' K. I'ni|>hrey, CI. A. Ihirtell, AH'. Jury, K. K. Mill» nini It. H. Tru»k, The f’i.'xt of the boy» who nerved overxeax- memberx of the Khaki Clad W arrior« Hilariouily whn nr«' »eruring signature» nf fnrmer», old .Sixth eoni|iany arrive« I home Saturday anil they could Greeted by Relative» and 25 of whom miiNt «ign up u» Imo»ter» hardly have been any more loudly acclaimed in the countrie* before the iu»titiite will come. They Many Friend« they helped to save from dextruction than they were in the rei|iie»l limi fnrmer» wishing Ihe insti old home town where their going broke up many a happy tute rull nnd »ign tip. Nignntiire» are family circle anti their return makea that circle once more com­ nino being tnheii nt The Sentine) nffire. Wenriiig Imi li n lienvy coni V lisle, registrili inn nnd announce curry mg finn», unii Ihe oiemlier» o f thè hoys who left us a short time ago. menta. Ini: Il nrlumi itiililnry rom|inny pormlrd Their going caused many u heartache to those who were 10:00 High School Depurtment; room In Ihe «Inliuli lo ureel llie Imy* nini to It; Mi»» Lulu Currin, chuirmnii: proud of them, many a prayer was said for their safe return nel n» n y un rii uf Imuor. " I » the Tcnching of Imitili in High (and has been almost miraculously answered), and many a An ninfiy of Ihe Imy» n» limi lieen ex Sellimi Drnirnhlcf” Discussion li-il by gray hair has appeared as the result of worry for the safety perieli tini noi u r ri ve Hnlurdny nfter the chnirmnn. of those held near nnd dear. Their return has brought the nonn, liut n numlier hnve nrrived »Inre “ Ilow fa n We Remedy the Injustice uml il i» thought thnt before mnny dny» buoyancy of youth back to many a mother and father, sweet­ of Ornatine Kipml Honor» to the 70'-, nll whn r e t i l i neil wilh Ihe (15th wlll heart and sister. Their return has erased the lines o f care nnd the HHl'T Student»!” Discussion hnve nrrived bere to vl»it rclntiic* nml from many a face and lifted years from the shoulders of those led by Mr. dodnnl. friend» beforo ngnin tnknig U|> Iheir who didn’t raise their boys to be soldiers but who did not Adilre»», 1 * English in the Ornile» »nil dulie» n» civiluin» bere or rlsowhrro. hesilate to give them in such a cause and nre mighty proud the High School*’ Mi»» Corn linger, Thu»e whn bnv« boy» in Ihe 69 th nre of the way they have upheld the traditions of this great land University of Oregon. nnxiuu»ly looking fnr Iheir nrrivnl buine of the frt*o and home of the brave. ut nu ili» ( miI dnte, thi» redimi ni hnving 10:041 -tirade» mid Kurnl School Depart ment». Mr», limn Henger, chnirmnn: nrrived in Oregon Wednendny. We are happy to have the boys back, but in our joy our "M a k in g I’p lm»t Time in the A dnnee wn» glven in Monne hnll Mon hearts go out to the mothers and fathers of the two from this Ornile». ” Dinrusslon led by Mi»« dny evening in honor o f Ihe Imy* ni community who made the supreme sacrifice. Those whose boys Adelte White. remly ni bum« nnd Ihe grange wlll givo are buck would gludly share their joy with those whose loved "Tcnching Arithmetic in the Upper ii dmnor in Iheir hnnor Snlnrdny, Mnreh ones are buried in the aacred soil of France. O rn ile»"— Mr. Senter. 15. The re pmlmbly will Ite numeruu» • • • 10:00 Primary Department; assembly ulber nffuir» in iheir hunur. room; M im Stephen*, rhni.ru««: To Ihe boys who have returned, and to those who are re­ Deiuonstrntion of Primary Work— Mo fnr n» The Sentinel hna been nlde turning, we extend a most sincere, a most cordial, a most royal Min» Schelling. to leant the following i» n complete li»t .welcome. We an proud of you, hut we must warn you that deaerai di»ru«»ion of “ How- I Do My uf the buy« uf the 65th from thi» rum you have done so nobly while you have been away that we Hu«y Work in the Knrnl School».“ niunity who hnve »o fnr returned. The expect big things of you now that you are home. We expect pnretit» of «evernl hnve moved to other 11:00— Asnembly hour: you to lake the helm nnd safely guide the destinies o f the nation “ I »'»»on» in the World W’nr for point» while Ihe buy» hnve been »way S ch ool»"— Professor K. K. Robinson. you have made safe for democracy. You have yourselves set nnd in sueh ruse the point» to whieh “ Recent School l.egi»lntion for Ore­ nu example that it may be hard for you to follow, but you have the buy» hnve gone nre given following gon " — Superintendent E. J. Moore. the nnme». The lint: never yet failed to make good and we know you are not going Clareare S. Millie, Hnm Venteh, David 12:00 -Noon: dinner nerved by domes- to fail us now. tic »cience department nt 25c. Ferguson, Walter IVthll (Creawell), O» enr Huldmrîl (f'reswell), Hally Wither 1:00 Mu»irnl progrnm: Vocal solo— Mrs. DesLarres. wux (Portland), Vinnl Randall, Marvel l.ndie»’ quartet. Randall, Wm. Southward (P en d leto n ), Rending Mi»» Hazel Lnurks. Herbert Brown (Hnlem), Pete Haye», Vomì solo— Mrs. Roy R, Short. Waldo Hull, Byron H. Jnrksnn (W alk er), Kd. Queener (Snginnw), Hidli» Sin­ 1:36 “ Ilow to Mnintnin n Lively School Spirit” — Professor J. Q. Wil- gle. I.nwsnn Single, W'm. Vaughn, Hurry County Engineer and Viewer 81ms Do Successful Fruit Man W ill Address lets. I,. Allen (fre n a rli), Vna Bentty, Kelly Not Agree on Cutting Up of the Gathering at Commercial Club “ Improving Phynirnl Conditions nt funper (Springfield), drover Deviar, 8. C. Veatch Ranch Monday Night. School"— <1. T. Heck. Mnynnr Devine, Keene Devine, l^'ston TEACHERS INSTITUTE HELD HERE TOMORROW 1 ANOTHER HITCH IN LOCA- J. 0. HOLT, OF EUGENE TION OF FAMED SILK CANNERY, WILL BOOST CREEK ROAD FOR BERRIES ‘ ‘ Cornemtonea o f Character"-— Miss Dovven», fhn». M. Führer, Floyd Hurt Corn Huger, University of Oregon. zeli, Wm. Ilaldernnn, W illi» P. Hender Problem* in Hund W o r k ." Domestic »na (l.ornne), fhn». Lnrkey, Kelly art room. UisciiNMinn led by Mr». M nndy (Snginnw>, Tlin». J. (Jufencr (Sag innw), Daniel Kentlr, Jame» Ben- Benson. "B u c k to School D r iv e " — Superin tle, Kubert Shield» (D rain ), Robert Simpson, Kddie Vnlentine, R on » A w - tendent N. A. linker, Springfield, brey, llnrobl Mefnrgnr, Hurry Can tier, finning remark»— Superintendent K. J. Moore. Abner (iilrrist, W ill Kelly, Marion On routte. I f any nnme» have been omitted from Wounded Soldier» Returning. R o y D e» I «rr.es, who w hs wounded thi» lint, The Sentinel would be plenni'd to be informed of the fnet. while under fire with the I'lst division, him arrived nt Cutup Iu-wis nnd is ex- pected home not Inter thnn Hundny. A pres» iliNpnteh states thnt Mnrvitl Hmith, h I so n member of the »time di­ Cnptieux (CMromle) France, Feb. 3. vision nnd nlso among the wounded, has nrrived nt Hoboken, together with Cottnge drove Sentinel, Sergeant Frank Crawford, whose nil Cottage drove, Ore. (To (he Filitnr.)-—1 Thought I would dress is given ns Dorenn. 20TH ENGINEERS ARE IN FRANCE FOR TIME »emleli you n few lines to let you know wo nre not coming home ns soon n» you lioople think. W e hnve from two to four month» work ahem] of us. We sen in the |'iiper* thnt we nre listed to eome homo the 1st of Mnreh nnd ii I ho thnt pnrt of on were on the Ttmennin. The latter pnrt is so, but they must hnve mixed it» up with some other unit. I nin writing thin for the informntion of other mothers besides my own. We nre not eoming home for some time. Yours re»|»oetfully, P V T . L. K. HANFORD, Kith Co. 20th Engineer», A. E. F. P. H.— H uh the fnmnun (15th arrived! May Improve City Park. The proposition of innking improve ments at the eity pnrk hns ngnin eome before the eommereial elub. K. K. Mills, C. E. Umphrey, D. N. M elnturff nnd deo. O. Knowles were appointed n com- mlttec to tnke the proposition in rhnrgr. Hevernl times it hns been suggested that nn nutn enmp should be established there nnd thnt electric lights should he provided. Masons W ill Entertain Soldiers. The Masonic lodge is plnnning one or more entertainments for those who hnve served with the colors. The entertain 8 P R IN O FLOWF.R8 N O T A F R A ID OF ments probably will tnke the form of (I o ’clock dinners nnd nil who hnve M IL D OREGON W IN T E R nt nny time served in the Into war, Evidence of the mildness of the either nhrimd or nt home, will be the weather of the pnat winter 1» found in invited guests. thn fnet thnt Spring llenntica nre now in bloom, n Inrge number hnving been Sentinel Editorials In Demand. found recently by Miss Constnnre The editorial printed in The Sentinel Hntehinnon. Jonquil» nnd dnffndils hnve some tim,. ugo giving suggestions ns to nlrendy pushed their henda wny above nativities thnt might prove helpful for earth nnd threaten to burst into bloom. the Oregon Chamber of Commerce to follow, is being used by the chnmher Orange to Honor Soldier Boys. for publicity purposes, being the only Oottngp drove grunge will entertain one of some hundred or more editorinls Saturday, Mnreh IB, for the Returning of like nnture whieh hns been so hon soldier boys nnd nll others who hnve ored. worn the uniform. A bounteous dinner will be served at noon. Claaay job printing. The Sentinel. ** FIRE WARNINO THOUGHT TO BE WELCOME TO THE SOLDIER BOYS MUCH ROAD WORK IS PLANNED FOR THIS SECTION A fire started in the Mrs. Amelia Hhortridgo house on the west side Mntur- ) day just ns the train bearing the boys 1 of the t!5th was pulling into the sta­ tion. Most of the members of the fire department thought the fire whistle was merely in honor of the boys and but few responded to the call. The firo started in the wood box which had become over heated from being too dose to the stove. Tbo damage was about $200. The housn was occupied by the Hud Tshmnel family and the flames were discovered by the little girl of the family who called her mother from the back porch That extensive highway improvements to save the little baby who was playing are to be carried on in this section thi in the room. Boono Hhortridge, son of year is evidenced by the fact that K. B. Mrs. Hhortridge, was among those on Bishop, of the state highway depart hand to welcome the soldier boys and ment, has taken up bis residence hen was greatly surprised when informed for the summer anil will soon have ti some time after the fire had been ex­ crew at work surveying tho proptmeii tinguished that the Gre wus at his new route for Pacific highway norti mother ’» house. between here and Walker. Two of the mo»t dangerous grade crossings in Ore gon will be eliminated by the new sur­ vey and the building of the new road will require th« blasting away of sev­ eral points of rock. The job will be an expensive one and will be done jointly by the county and state. When the work is completed the highway between hen; Bold, Bad Burglars Try Samples at the and Walker will be entirely on the west side of tho track and several crossings Parker Grocery and Return besides the two dangerous ones will bo at Once for More. eliminated. It is probable that this An attempted robbery 8unday night stretch of road will be hard surfaced at the Parker grocery, following a real cither this year or in the early part of robbery the night before proves to Mr. «ext year anil there is a possibility of Parker that his goods are altogether • he paving of the four miles south of too popular. The first night the burg 1 ere to Divide whieh is now in condition lars forced a loose panel in the side •or such an improvement. Mr. Bishop will also have charge of door and were able to loosen the bolt that »«u r e d the door. They secured gro­ nurveying for two overhead crossings ceries and tobacco of the value of $8 or south of here, one at Divide and one ac $10 but left a quantity of silver in the Comstock. -------------------------- cash register. The next night they tried to gain admission by the same route but found that the way bad been securely barricaded. They then attempted to Mrs. A. E. Foster has received from force the front door and succeeded in her son George, corporal with the 4th cracking the framework but gave the engineers, now with the army of occupa­ job up at that point. Saturday night tion, a German souvenir book whieh con­ they first attempted to get in through tains a relief map of the Rhine and also a side window, the marks of a jimmy be­ a number of postal cards of German ing very plain. They also started to cut castles and scenes in Germany. He is away the putty but decided that such a billeted with a German family. The l*oy method was too slow. The Parker home of the family, 19 years of age, was a is at the rear of the store and Mr. machine gunner with the German army. Parker was awakened by a noise of Corporal Foster speaks of receiving some k^nd. He went to a window of the copies of The Sentinel. house which gives a full view through Mr. and Mrs. W. J. White have re­ the store but could see nothing wrong ceived from their son. Lieutenant N "ble smd was greatly surprised to find in the White, a set of bandpxinted vanes, a morning that the store had been robbed. German iron eross, a hand painted spoon The store was robbed once before some bearing the picture of the ex-kaiser’s three years ago. father, and two German rings, one ev­ idently being the insignia of snme or­ der or given for some form of service Anecdotes of the 65th. The following yarns conce/ning a with the army. The other is badly dam­ Saginaw member of the fighting 65th aged and appears to hnve been taken appeared in a column of anecdotes in from the body o f a dead German, who might have been buried in the mud for a recent issue of the Eugene Guard: Ed. Queener, of Cottage Grove, and some Vime. Mr. and Mrs.- C. H. Vandenbnrg h-ive Arthur Gray, of Eugene, spent an un­ pleasant evening with the infantry Inst received from their son “ C h e t" a Ger­ summer in the Argunne. They had been man infantry helmet. It came wrapped un a night shift during the opening bar only in a gunny sack. rage of the first Argonne affair. After daylight they left their guns to go up nnd see what was doing in the advance. That evening the Germans counter at­ tacked. A barrage was laid down be­ The Lane county court hns notified tween the American infantry and artil­ the stnte highway commission that it lery. Now Gray and Queener had to be plans to improve this summer both the hnck at their guns that night in case Cottage Orove-I.orane nnd the Blnohly there was call for further heavy bom­ roads and that it wishes to apply for bardment. Unpleasant things happen federal aid on both of these roads under when a man isn’t about when he is the jiost road act. The court requests wanted. When they left the 65th po­ the commission to take this request up sitions they had no idea that Fritz with the federal government and take would counter attack; but he did. Two such steps as are necessary to secure courses were open; wade through the the desired aid. barrage or stny with the doughboys un­ Both roads, it is pointed out by the til morning. They stayed until morn­ court, are star route roads and tl^e star ing. As luck had it, the 65th was not route carriers perform the functions of called upon for further firing nnd Gray rural mail carriers. In nddition they are and Queener were not needed. main traveled roads and are of great s • • benefit to the communities throughout Ed. Queener. of Cottnge Grove, and the year. James Rontle of the same city were de­ The appropriations which hnve been bating one afternoon just before the made by this sourt to be used on these 65th was initiated nt St. Mihiel. “ Jim­ roads this summer are $11,500 for tho m y’ * contended thnt a shell could al­ Blaehly road and $7500 for the Cottage ways lie heard before it nrrived. Orove-Lorane ¡oad. Ed. argued that the projectile nrrived abend of the noise, or nt the snme time. C L A IM S TO H A V E A C H A M P IO N “ Sound travels at 1156 feet per sec­ JE R SE Y B U L L ond,” said Jimmy, “ nnd a shell doesn’t come faster thnn ----------" W. J. Messenger claims to have tho Whiz hang! Ed. and Jimmy disap­ host bred Jersey bull in this section of peared in an old trench. tho state. The animal is an inbred mem­ " D i d it, or didn't i t ! " piped “ Jim­ ber of the family of Golden Glow Chief, m y ," as he got out of his shelter. the only gold modnl bull this side o f " T h a t ’s whnt I wnnt to k n o w ," re­ the Mississippi river. To qualify for this plied Ed. medal the animal must have threo daughters with records of 800 pounds or more of butterfat in a year. Only- Woodmen Go to Drain. Thirty-one members of the W. t). W. five have ever qualified for this medal, lodge from here went to Drain Saturday Mr. Messenger says, Golden Glow Chief night and put on the degree work there standing seeond in the list. There wore 20 candidates. Refresh­ Masonic Grand Master to Visit. ments were served and the Drain Wood­ F. W. Sottlcmeier, of Wood bn rn, men entertained the visitors in a royul grand master of the Ancient, Free »m l manner. Accepted Masons of Oregon, will pay Cottage Grove lodge an official % isifc Starts Spring Egg Contest. The spring egg competition has start­ Friday evening. March 21. The lodges ed nnd Mrs. Thos. Richardson is the at Drain, Yoncnlla nnd Elktnn will bu first entrant with a White I.eghorn egg invited to meet with the local lodgo measuring 6 inches by 8 inches and upon that occasion. New Route Will Be Graded Froir Here to Walker; PavinR Is in Prospect WOULD ROB PARKER STORE TWO NIGHTS IN RAPID SUCCESSION GERMAN SOUVENIRS ARE BEING RECEIVED HERE COURT HAS APPLIED FOR FEDERAL AID FOR ROADS Two reports of the survey nnd selec­ “ The Advisability of Increasing the tion of route for the rhnnges in the road Kerry A c re a g e " is the subject of nn -id- between Cnttnge Drove nnd l.ornne, dress to be given at the commercial club known ns the Silk creek rend, were filed Monday night by J. (). Holt, of Eugene, with the county court the pnst week, i manager of the Eugene eannery, one of one n majority report, signed by Acting 1 the most successful in the state. Fnrm- County Engineer P. M. Morse nnd Rond : ers nnd berry raisers are especially ic- Viewer J. W. Hobbs, nnd the other n | vited to be present. Mr. Ilolt is a rec­ minority report signed by Rond Viewer ognized authority upon berry culture A. W. Sim». nnd methods of mnrketing the product Mr. Mims could not ngree with Mr. nnd is expected to have a message of Morse nnd Mr Hobbs regarding the lo­ much value nnd interest. cation of the rood through the 8. C. Venteh ranch, ns surveyed nnd agreed W alker Farmers Want Bridge. upon by them, for the reason thnt it Eugene Register: I f a bridge is built would dnmnge the property nnd ¡neon across the Coast Fork nt Walker, a Inrge venienee the owner to n great extent. number of farmers living on the east The majority report in substance was side of that stream in that pnrt of the us follows: "Relocation of road No. 4-45. county will eome to Eugene to do much placing the new road on n better grade of their trading, according to a number nnd the new rood will not be over n 5 of men from that district who were in per cent grade, whereas the present rond town Friday. The matter will probably has n grade up to 18 per cent. We find be taken up with the county court in the property of 8. C. Venteh to be less the near future. valuable to the nmount of $600, the At the present time the farmers of property of W . H. Medley nnd wife less that section of the county mostly go to valuable to the extent of $300, thnt of Cottage Grove to do their trading nnd J. P. Morris nnd wife less vnlunble to they will probably continue to do so to the extent nf $25 nnd thnt no other a large extent, even if the bridge is property will be dnmnged by the loca­ built, whioh is eoneeded hy nil to be the tion of the rond by this route." natural thing to do, but many of these Mr. 8im s’ minority report gives Mr. citizens renlize that there arc larger Medley $300 dnmngcs nnd Mr. Morris stores in Eugene nnd a wider range of $25. In his report ho says: " I cannot goods from whieh to choose, nnd would concur with the mnjority report on the eome to this eity much more often if relocation of the rond through the they had a bridge there than they do at Venteh rsnrh on Silk creek, nnd report present. adversely for the following reasons: The old rond graded to n 5 per cent February Weather. grade will be n reasonably good thor- Maximum temperature, fit on the 8th; oughfnre; the rond up the creek is un­ minimum, 27 on the 1st and 2nd. Pre­ desirable on noennnt of high water, but cipitation, 9.78 inches. Snowfall, .25 the main reason in being npponed to the inch. Clear days, 3; partly cloudy, (I; new location in the dnmnge it will do In cloudy, 19. dividing the Venteh rnneh nnd the in Precipitation from September 1, 1918, convenience it will enune the owner in to March 1, 1919, 33.12 inches; for same handling hin stock with n divided pns period year ago, 30.21 inches. weighing 3% ounces. tore. I nm opposed to dnmnging nny the egg is a yearling. person unneeessnrily." Assessors Are Busy. Assessor Rurton’s deputies are busy. Jack Allison, of Grants Unas; Frank Those working in this section nre Geo. Allison, nf McMinnville, nnd Dave A Hi - H. Brninnnl, W. E. Nixon nnd C. F. son, of Roseburg, nre visiting this week Counts. nf the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Allison, Their father has N o want ad., reader or other adver­ been quite low. tising charged for leaa than OOe. nStf NUMB Kit 24 The mother of Two More on Honor Roll. The attention of The Sentinel ha* been called to the fnet thnt the name* Pomona Orange to Meet Here. of T. H. Moody and A. L. Moody bnvu Cottnge Orove grange will entertain never appeared in the Honor Roll o f Pomonn grange Saturday, March 29. soldier boys. Roth nre sons of Mr. and The program has not yet been an­ Mrs. C. C. Moody. Another son, Kelly nounced but a large attendance is ex­ B. Moody, was with tbo 65th and re« pected. turned home Saturday. I /