Cottage Grove sentinel., June 29, 1916, Image 1

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GOVERNMENT WILL
PLY BACK LAND
GRANT TAXES
Member of Cottage Grove
Militia Takes War Bride
LEAD ER
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O TTAO K DROVE baa ul
least uni* war bride. An
tinipnting
Hint
hi* nmy
at
any ininuli* hi* culled to tin*
rotors, l.i’mui'l K. I*. Elmo, n
member o f Hixth Co., C. A. C., <).
N. O., atiitioneU hi*ri*, |iri*vnlli'il
| Money W ill Bo Advanced, to Bo
upon Mm. Genevieve Mi’ nti'r to
Collected Later From Sale of
bring their Invi* nffnir to u orinili
mul to bi* iiiiirrli'i! before hi* ntiirt
Timber Lauds. Oregon Might
oil to tin* M I* x it- h ti border, Ar
Have Done Worse.
rangement» were nil mmli* for tlii*^
reremniiy to In* lii'bl nt I In* nrmory
Thr moat immediate effect of the ac­
but thi'rn wiin h iiiimiiiili'mtiitiilint'
tion o f cougrrnn in regard to thr Ore­
■mil tin* ceremony was performed
gon and California grant land« will hr
lit thi* >1. W. Murk IIItonli lionii',
the payment to thr countien of thr tuxea
»h ero tin* brilli* was i*ni|iloyi'i|.
which urc now drlini|uent, according to
Tin* bridegroom »an i*Imi in bin
Attorney L. K. iienn, o f Kugcne, who re-
klmki uniform unii thi* ceremony
tnrni'd Hutorday from Washington D.
j
wnn |ii*rfornu'il by Rnv, C.
Vim
where hr had been for u month in thr
tiorkiim, pastor o f thi* Baptist
intrrrnt o f the port dintrietn o f Oregon, j
I'huri'h. Mr. Klnm in oni* o f tin*
In the rime of U n s county that meunn |
rrnok rifli'ini'ii o f tlu> t-ninpnny.
the piiyinrnt o f nearly u <|uurter of u
million didlurn.
These tax payments
will hr made u« noon un thr nrcrrtnry of
thr interior certifies thr miiounta to thr
treunnrer of the United Htatrn.
G
C. G. MILITIA MEN
ARE BECOMING
Are Envious of Those Already on
W ay to Border and W ill W e l­
come Call That W ill End the
Present Suspense.
With preparations made to nt nny
in i ii ii 11* I'utniin for tin* mobilir.iition
innip lit t'lni'kmiiiin, mi'iiilirrs of Hixth
tio.,
A. C., O. N. (>., ntntionril here,
i i ii I u rnlly take uniinunl interest in the
rnsh.ng o f troop* to thi* border. Mnny
uri* I'nvioun of thorn* already on thrir
way to tho front uml express hope timt
their turn inuy not In* sin» in coining
K irn tlioni' who hopi* timt they limy not
In' ni-i'ili'il nuulil In' relieved to hnvo thi*
nui*|i*'tini* o w r, even if it ini-nnt starting
for tin1 borib'r. Captain l«ee Roy Woodn
in keeping hin ini-n ilrilb'd, mndurting
offlri'rn ' nrliooln uml doing rirrythinu
to funlitnti* mnltorn »h rii thi* cull
rulin'«, i f it should riimr, Most of tin'
members o ft h e roinpnny feel Ibnt »Uero
in littlr doubt of thrir being mill'd nnd
hnii' Hindi' plnnn urrnrdingly. Employ-
rr«, anticipating that thrir mrn may hr
rallrd to thr rolorn, h air agreed to hold
thrir jobn for them.
Citizen* o f thr rity arr taking’ nrarly
aa rnin li Intrrrnt an thr mrmhrrn o f thr
militia and thr rrowdn Mho watrh thr
tronp truinn |>n through fr r l that
thr
Cottage Drovi* boy« noon may lie among
goodbye
«B O V E
COTTAOE GROVE, L A N E COUNTY, OREGON, T H U R 8 D A Y , JU N E 29, 1916
VOLUM E X X V I
I hoar waving
OOTTADE
to
thr
ilrpot
crowds.
Thr agreement o f Mexico to give up
thr iniprinonrd trnoprrn rrlirvr« thr ten-
nion somewhat for thr mumrnt but thr
probability that Villa Mill again join
Carrmi/n nrrinn to nmkr it more rrrtain
than over that thrro la no hope of art
tling thr Mrxirnn question without in
trrventlnn| »Inch inrann thut thr entire
aviiilnldr militia will be rallrd out and
that additional regiments will probably
hr organized.
Thr Oregon troop« probably will not
are uctunl nrrvlrr In Mexico for nonie
time to come, an they will finnt hnve to
hr thoroughly aeuMined to the rliniatlr
^conditions nnd drilled in artunl nrrvlrr.
Whilr Ori'gon in on thr «o u t, mid ap­
pear* to hr nearer thr Mexican border,
«ill'll i n not iirtuully thr fnrt, but Oregon
troop« will, nevorthelena, be among thr
firnt to are duty.
T A X P A Y E R S W I L L H O LD
M E E T IN G FOR W O M E N
A special meeting for women will be
held by the Houthern Lane County T a x ­
payers ' league in the commercial club
parlor Friday afternoon at 2:.'t0.
A
number o f women hnve expressed n de­
sire to become members and it is expert-
rd that quite a number will bo present
nt this time.
Money for thr porponr of puying thenc
drliui|urtit tuxea i« uppropriated by con-
grrna hi the law which rsveata in the
iiatioiiul government title to thr 2,300,-1
'>00 aerrn of grant lunda unnold.
Whether the law un panned him other
immediate effertn will depend entirely
upon the policy o f thr hruil o f thr dr
piirtment o f the interior, and other go v­
ernment authorities, is Mr. Dean's opin­
ion. I ’ ndrr the law un punned, it would
lie p o N N i b l e for the whole truct of mil-
lionn o f ncrea to lx* dinponed of within
five yearn, mid uguin, the policy of thr
interior department may ho to hold back
thr land«, in which event the money re­
ceived by thr county will come in very
*mult amountn.
**l believe,” declared Mr. Bran, “ that
it is thr parpnae o f tho«r who framed
the lull to take an long a time un posni
tile before letting thr title again pan«
from thr government. They want to
huiidle then«* land« in junt thr «time way
ua thr forent rowerst'« are hundlod. In
fact, prnvinion in enpecinlly made for
the payment to thr Southern i'a rific
I'ompany o f thr total umount due it if
thr land« have not been nold within trn
yonrn.
“ Linder the to rum o f the law, the gov-
rrnmeat will at once adsanre the money
for delini|uent tuxrn. When the land«
are nold, the money received goes first
to pay the rmlroud itn $2.50 an nan-,
then thene tuxes, and ufter that thr
......... In are divided, 25 per rent to the
irrrdurible «chnol fund« o f thr «taten in­
volved—Oregon and Wimhington; 25
per cent to The treimurien of thr countien
in which landn nold are located, 40 per
rent to the reclamation fond and ten per
rent to the United Ntnte« government.”
Attorney Demi feel« that Oregon might
have fared worse, in view of thr provi
«ion that one fourth o f Oregon’s «hurc
o f the net proceeds from the sale of
land« in left for expenditure by the
county courtx apportioning it for the
port«, the nchools and the toads.
“ The matter in not yet nettled,” he
«tilted. ” 1 expert there will be much
litigation. There are many legal ques-
tionn involved which can only be net­
tled by thr coprt«. Among thrm is the
■|ue«tion o f the federal government
legally being revested with thr land.
The supreme court considered it impos­
sible to revert this title after it had
once ptiHNcd to the railroad company,
and I do not believe congress has a legal
right to take back this title .”
O P. & E. RAILWAY MAKING
IMPROVEMENTS
The Oregon, Pacific A Eastern rail
way is making further improvements.
A building is being erected on the com­
pany’s property just uorth,of Main ave­
nue for the nceommodation o f aeveral
gasoline ears. The trucks and sidings
in the yards nre also being raised, so
that service will not be interfered with
by high water a* in the past.
Yon want something. Someone elso
wants to sell something. We want
A Hentinel want ad. may sell some­ want ads. Why not all hnve what we
thing you are throwing away.
want!
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Fruit Inspector Stewart Runs
Foot Race with Bull and Wins
Wheeler Case Is Appealed
Notice o f appeal from the Cottage
drove justice court in the ease o f Mrs.
M. M. Wheeler against the Lane County
Fair association has been filed. This
is a case wherein Mrs. Wheeler sued the
association for $35 alleged due ns n pre­
mium on nn exhibit nt the Inst fair in
Kogono and won by her in the justice
court.
Damage Suits Dismissed.
The three remaining damage suits
brought ngninst the Houthern Pncifir
railway by residents o f Creswell for the
death o f their children in tho accident
about a year ngo, were settled out o f
court and dismissed following the losing
o f the one suit brought by F. W.
Treanor.
A Hentinel want nd. will still it.
FruiE inspecting is not tho most pleas­
ant o f tusks at best, but Inspector Stew-
nrt thought he hud learned nil the disad­
vantages long ago. Lust week, however,
a now wrinkle was put into the business,
wh(*n a bull started un argument with
Mr. Stewart ns to the propriety o f his
crossing the bu ll’s pusturo in the per­
formance o f his duty. As a result Mr.
Htewart spent about 15 minutes in n
tree, from which point o f vnntngo he
was able to carry on the argument with
j less chances o f violence. Finally becom­
; ing convinced thnt he hnd gotten the
better o f the nrgument, the ani­
' mal departed, hut when Clint descended
from the tree the bull decided to settle
the mntter with a foot rnce, in which,
however, the two-legged contestant
came out slightly nhead. The ineident
occurred in the Bear creek country west
o f Junction City.
il IH beautiful touat to woman was originally given by a man who
had been a hard drinker, but who hud turned from the wine cup and
become one of the lending lights of the legal profession. The occasion
was a banquet in I'hiliidclphia on April 17, 1881. It was us follows:
" I should like to propose u toast tonight although a total abstinence
man myself— to woman. To be drunk not in liquor of any kind, for we
should never pledge a woman in thut which may bring her husband reeling
home to abuse where he should love and cherisn, send her sons to n
drunkard's grave, and her daughters to a life of shame. Oh, no, not in
that, but rather in the life giving water, pure ns her chastity, elegr ns
her intuitions, bright ns her smile, spnrkling as the laughter o f her eyes,
cheering as her consolation, strong and sustaining as her love— in the
crystal water I would drink to her that she »oo ld remain queen regent
to the empire she has already won, grounded deep as the universe in love,
built up and exercised in the home« and hearts of the world; I would
drink to her, the full blown flower o f creation’s morning o f which man
was lint the bod ami blosHom, to her who in childhood clasps our little
hand« and teaches us to Ii p the first sweet prayer to the Great All-
Father, who comes to us iri youth with good counsel and ifHvice, who in
manhood meets our heart yearnings with the faithfulness o f conjugal
love nnd whose hand, when our feet go down in the shadow, gently
smoothes the rough pillow o f death as none other can; to her who is
the flower of flowers, the pearl o f pearls, God’s latest, best and brightest
gift to ma ii — woman, peerless, pure, sweet, royal woman.”
O
LEAGUE IN FAVOR OF IRON ORE MAY BE
ROAD PATROL
FOUND HERE
Road Committee Makes Investigation
of Coet o f Construction and
Upkeep Afterwards.
Deposit Discovered Along Coast Fork
Said to Resemble That of Lake
Superior Region.
At u meeting o f the Southern Lane
County Taxpayers’ league, the road
committee made u report upon the costs
o f construction ot two pieces of road in
districts Nos. 14 and 17 und upon the
patrol system o f curing for roads.
To the score or more o f valuable min­
eral« already found in this vicinity in
considerable quantities, iron may be
added. A lurge deposit similar to some
of the iron ore o f the famous Lake Hup
i-rior district has been found 14 miles
The rouds investigated were.built in out on the Coast Fork by Cbas Bruneau
11*14. The one in district No. 14 is one i.nd H. J. Brund, both well known min­
and one third miles in length, between ing men of this section, und Ed. Tuliar.
The property is easy o f access and if
Star and Bake S tew art’s place. The
one in district No. 17 is one mile in the deposit proves as valuable as at
length, extending a unle west from the present seems likely, considerable money-
Wildwood school house. From the re­ will be spent in developing it.
The ore is on some o f the O. & C.
ports o f the supervisors of these dis­
tricts the committee learned that the I land grant land, title to which is now
longer roud, in district No. 14, was built in dispute, and no attempt at developing
for $11.12, including powder, the hauling ; the property will be made until the title
o f 737 yards o f gravel, sorting the grav­ | is settled.
el, and ull other expenses connected
with building the road; while the short­ ♦''R O V E M A Y NOT GET
er road, in district No. 17, cost $1700.1(2,
C H A U T A U Q U A SESSION
including blowing up o f stumps, grad­
ing, crushing rock, hauling, etc.
Tho
Even with more than sufficient names
committee reported, however, thut the signed to make the contract valid, there
shorter roud was built wider and was is considerable doubt whether or not
well graded and the rock laid in such a Cottage Grove will get a chautauqun
manner thut it would remain almost next year. For some reason the Ellison-
a perfect roud for years, while in the White system has expressed n doubt us
case of the other road there seemed to to whether the contract will be consid­
huve been but little grading done nnd ered. The reason given is that there
the gravel had apparently been merely is not sufficient chautuuqun spirit here
laid on the road to bo scattered by the and too many knockers.
traffic. A letter was read from A. J.
The probabilities are that the mana­
Young, who built the road in district
gers have come to that conclusion from
No. 17, explaining thut in building the
the fact that some o f their representa­
road the roud was first graded, then the
tives whom they sent here as advance
center removed, leuving a shoulder of
agents did not get a very enthusiastic
about eight inches; that course rock
rcc< nt-on. This, however, was largely
crushed by hand, was first put on, then
the fault o f those representatives them-
a finer grade and then a dressing, bring
Ives. A number o f the ehautauqua
ing the rock up even with the edge of
boosters feel that they do not care to
the dirt thut wus to hold it in. place, try to force the thing upon the Ellison-
making the road fully as good us any
White people and they certainly can do
where a rock crusher was available.
nothing with the knockers. The con­
The comnnHae reported that in its tract has not yet been forwarded to the
opinion the more expensive road would, Ellison-White people.
iu the long run, be ns cheap us the lower
priced road and would be in better con­
dition ull the time. Mr. Young stated A L R E A D Y S A V IN G T H IN G S
that this piece o f roud was the most ex­
FOR F A L L G R A N G E F A IR
pensive he had ever built.
There seems to be no doubt that the
The same committee also reported
that from its investigation of the pe­ annual grnnge fair this fall w ill sur­
troled roud in Emmet ¡Sharp’s dis­ pass all previous efforts o f the grange
trict, compared with roads in other dis in this direction.
Committees for the various depart­
tricts thut nre not patroled, they be­
lieved that road patrol should be given ments hnve been appointed early und
a thorough trial at once. As near ns the are urging growers to save exhibits for
committee could learn the expense of their departments. It is thought thnt
patrol and repairs would cost about $50 the farmers are taking greater interest
than before in seeing thht the best thnt
a mile u year.
At the same meeting n municipal com­ the Cottage Grove country will produce
mittee wus appointed, composed o f E. is put on display.
A feature that will tend to improve
A. Gleason, A. McKinney nnd Van A l­
the exhibits is the placing o f larger priz
lison.
es on collective exhibits and the elimin­
ation o f prizes on many single exhibits.
Tries to Burn Up Diamond.
In the poultry department this yenr
Mrs. Carrie Hcmenway used rather
an entry fee will be charged but the
high-priced fuel for a fire the other day.
money thus scoured will be given in
when her dinmond ring wus put into the
prizes.
flames with some old paper into which
it probably hnd slipped while she was
Bakery Is Sold.
rolling up the paper. When she missed
Vetter Brothers, o f Portland, have
the ring, and after having made u care­
ful search, Mrs. Hcmenway searched bought the Baker bakery nnd assumed
through the ashes ns a Inst resort and control Tuesday. Mr. nnd Mrs. Baker
found the piece o f jewelry, none the will take an automobile trip for the ben­
efit o f Mrs. Baker’s health.
worse for the nccidcnt.
Postal Deposits Triple Rose Bushes from Here
During Year
Will Go East
Funds on deposit with the postnl sav­
ings bank here show a healthy inerense
during the past yenr. On June 23, 1015,
there was on deposit but $831. On June
23, this year, the deposits hnd increased
to $2501, or more than triple that o f the
year before.
The total number o f deposits that
hnve been opened is 4fl. A yenr ngo
there were but 8 accounts. Now there
are 13 accounts.
Cottage Grove not only has sufficient
roses for itself, nnd some to spare, but
this yenr about 5000 bushes from here
will be shipped to the east by John
Bader, best known of the rose growers
o f this city, and who formerly was a
Philadelphia florist.
He shipped a
few bushes to the east last yenr.
Blank notes and receipts for sale at
The Sentinel o ffice
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N U M B E R 39
AEREADY FOR BIG
GL0-0RI0US
FOURTH
Attorney General George Brown
Is Secured as Speaker of the
Day.
Prizes for Best Floats and
Long List of Small Sports.
(F
Two Foot Cherry Limb
Bears 125 Ripe Cherries
A K B IN G damage from rain,
the cherry crop this year
w ill be one o f the heaviest in the
history o f this section. A ll var­
ieties o f cherry trees are bear­
ing all the fruit they ean( hold.
Mrs. Lou E. Dunn hag le ft at the
Sentinel office a two-foot limb
of the Governor Wood variety
thnt has about 125 cherries on it.
She has four large trees that are
bearing in about this proportion.
J. A. Wright and C’has. Sears
have also left limbs o f another
variety that bear in about the
same proportion.
©
Attorney General George M. Brown
will be the orator o f the day at the
Fourth o f July celebration here. His
address will be delivered at the city
park at 11 o ’elock.
Before the program nt the park starts
there will be a big parade on Main ave-
nue, a number o f prizes being given
for the best floats and decorated ve­
hicles. Prizes o f $15 and $5 will be
given for the best floats by business !
houses ( ot whatever character), prizes
of $15 und $5 will be given for the best
decorated automobiles, prizes of $10 and
$5 will be given for the best floats by
fraternal organizations, and prizes of
$10 and $5 will be given for the best
floats by women’s elubs.
The complete program to be given at The Fact That Owners of Timbei
*he park is as follows:
Lying West of Here W ant an
Music— Cottage Drove Band.
Invocation— Bev. D. A. MacLeod.
Outlet Makes Construction a
Quartet, To Thee, O Country, (Julius
Certainty of the Future.
Kichtyerg)— Mrs. B. K. Lawson, Miss
Jessie Hmitb, Warren Edwards, George
Matthews.
The fact that several routes from her
Beading, Independence Bell— Miss Eu­ towards the coast have been tentative
nice VanDenburg.
ly surveyed and that it is known that
Holo, America, I Love You— George owners o f large bodies o f timber in the
Matthews.
vicinity of Lorane wish to find a cheap
Oration— George M. Brown, Attorney way o f getting it to market, and the
General o f Oregon.
further fact that some more surveying
Holo, Keep the Home Fires Burning, work has been done even during thi
(Iv o r N o vello )— Mrs. B. K. Lawson.
past week, leads to the belief that a
Announcement o f program o f the day railroad from here in a westerly direc
— Dr. D. L. Woods, chairman.
tion is a possibility o f the next few
Music— Cottage Grove Band.
years. The extension of the Oregon P a ­
Attorney General Brown was secured cific & Eastern in this direction was.
as the speaker only through the personal in fact, announced some three years ag
solicitation o f Colonel B. K. Lawson. but the project was abandoned on ac
He hud invitations to larger cities and is count of the stringency o f the money
recognized as one o f the state's ablest market.
public speakers.
There is some question now as to
In the afternoon the small sports will whether such a road would start from
be pulled o ff, including water fight, Cottage Grove or whether it might not
wheelbarrow race, sack race, g irls ’ race, start further south where an easier pass
potato race, fat men’s race, boys ’ race, might be secured, possibly from the vi
free-for-all, egg race, mixed shoe race cimty o f «.omstock.
for boys, backward race, slow bicycle
race, your-own-choice, pie-eating con­
M ilitia Boys Banqueted.
tent. pillow fight, barrel boxing, greased
The members o f Sixth Co., C. A. C..
pig. greased pole, and street dance. were banqueted at the armory Saturday
Entries will be free and there w ill be evening by the women o f the city, after
prizes for the winners.
which a public drill on the streets and
The parade will form on North Ninth school grounds by the militia boys was
street at 9:30 sharp. The committee witnessed by a large number o f citizens,
having the parade in charge has urged the band furnishing excellent music.
all business houses to have floats of Several new recruits have been added
-omi- kind, w hether competing for prizes to the company in the past few days.
or not, and all automobile owners have
been urgfd to get into the parade with
Another Banquet for Militia.
their cars.
I f Sixth Co., C. A . C., is not ordered to
Other prizes for parade features are: the mobilization camp before Saturday
Best decorated ladv on horseback— $3, night, the members will be given anoth
J
A COAST RAILROAD
IS AGAIN BEING
$ 1 .
er banquet, this time by the Woman’s
Best decorated boy on bicycle—$2. $1. Relief corps. A public drill w ill be giv
Best comic makeup— $2.50.
en following the banquet.
The judges who will award the prizes
hnve been selected from outside the city
but their names w ill not be made public.
The stores o f the city will close at
10 o ’clock on the morning o f the Fourth,
but w ill be open the night before.
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Fire completely destroyed the C. K.
Exams, for Midshipman.
Metcalf home on North Ninth street at
The navy department has recently about 4 o ’clock Sunday morning. Mr
called upon Representative Hawley to Metcalf, the only one in the house at
submit nominations o f a principal and the time, had a narrow escape, and a
three alternates from which to select a few things which he threw out o f the
midshipman for admission to the United bedroom, together with a few things in
States naval academy, and requests him the basement, were the only articles in
to submit his nominations before July the house that were not destroyed.
13 so that arrangements may be made Other than the foundation, which .vas
for their examination at a convenient not harmed, nothing o f the house ifc-
local point by the civil service commis­ mains but the charred framework.
sion on July 27. Ronald C. Glover, sec­
Mr. M etcalf had a narrow escape when
retary o f Congressman Hawley, has he tried to enter the front door to save
made arrangements for the holding o f a the piano. A t the moment the doo^wns
preliminary competitive examination at forced open the hot water tank ex­
Salem Friday afternoon, June 30.
ploded and the force threw Mr. M etcalf
o ff the porch into the street. He was
There is a rather unique thing about but slightly injured.
the board o f directors o f the Cottage
The cause o f the fire is thought to
Grove school district. The names o f all have been a defective flue. There was
begin with an S. Their names aee E. R. $1500 insurance on house and contents.
Spencer, H. J. Shinn and A. J. Stewart. The family, other than Mr. Metcalf,
This, however, is about the only way in were visiting nt Oakland at the time of
which they are in any way alike.
the fire.
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METCALF HOME DESTROY ED
BY EARLY FIRE
Cow Sold for Beef 11 Years
A g o Is Record Milk Producer
While in the Elk Creek country re­
cently A. J. Armstrong secured a picture
o f a cow which, although sold 11 years
ago for beef, is at this date making a
record as a milk producer. She is about
22 years o f nge, has given birth, to a calf
every year but one since becoming a
milk producer, and all her calves but
one hnve been heifers. One o f the h eif­
ers is owned here and was bought at
$150. The cow is supposed to be a full-
blooded Jersey. Hhe is owned by Fred
Crowell, who lives in the Elk creek
country. Hhe is givin g three gallons of
milk a day, which produces more than n
pound o f butter. In 1914 she picked her
*>Wn living and kept right on giving
milk, but is now receiving better care
nnd a milk-producing diet. Last ,§rear
her owner moved 35 mile« and the cow
followed n horse team the entire dis­
tance, ending up the day apparently un­
injured by the journey and more fresh
than the young cattle.
The cow was raised by Emmett Hhnrp
o f Cottage Grove. Eleven years ago he
was taking her to the butcher when Ben
Morss, then a resident o f this city, sug­
gested a trade for a cow he had. The
trade was made and the chances are that
this unusunl milk producer will never go
over the butcher’s block in steaks. Hhe
isn't much of a looker for the renson
that no matter how heavily she is fed
she pnts the feed into milk. Mr. Crowell
bought her of Mr. Morss two and a half
years ago.
The picture taken by Mr. Armstrong,
together with a story o f the cow, np
pears in the Intest issue o f The Oregon
Farmer.
I f a Hentinel want ad. doesn't sell
it, throw it away.