COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL April 22, 2015
Cottage Grove Retrospective
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A look back at Sentinel stories from 30 60 and 80 years ago
April 25, 1935
C. of C. pet parade
draws large crowd
Saturday was a great day for the chil-
dren and their parents who attended Cot-
tage Grove’s second annual pet parade,
which was sponsored by the chamber
of commerce. Led by the Cottage Grove
band the children and their pets formed
a parade six blocks long. Every kind of
pet was led, ridden, or carried by the 192
enthusiastic owners.
Not only were the pets dressed up in
ribbons and jackets but the children were
also outfi tted in everything from cowboy
suits to old-fashioned dresses. The streets
were lined from the bridge to the depot by
interested parents.
Each entrant received a free candy bar
and balloon from the chamber.
A sketch of Cottage Grove’s “Rowdy”
history, which appeared in the Northwest
Magazine section of the Oregonian a few
weeks ago, claimed that Lemati meant
“Mountain.” This would be an appropri-
ate name, as residents of Cottage Grove
proper, “Slabtown,” were able to see Cer-
ro Gordo while looking down Lemati’s
main street.
A more extensive story of this same era
of CG’s history appeared in The Sentinel
the next week. It stated that Lemati was
interpreted as meaning “Peaceful Valley.”
The writeup was obtained from Elizabeth
Knox Anthony, who wrote the story in
1935 while working on the pioneer book
for the University of Oregon extension.
“Peaceful Valley” could be a fi tting name,
if it were meant as a satire of CG’s brawl-
ing citizens.
Last week Manley Fuller, now a for-
mer employee of The Sentinel, received
a letter from Elbert Bede, editor of The
Sentinel from about 1911 to 1936, stating
that early Grove pioneers told him that
Lemati meant “Across the Water,” which
he stated made more sense, seeing that
the new town was located across the river
from Cottage Grove.
On one thing all three interpretations
agree — that Lemati was an Indian word,
taken from Chinook jargon.
If anyone knows the whereabouts of
ANY Indian who was around Cottage
Grove when Lemati was named, please
send him to The Sentinel so the matter
can be cleared up.
April 13
April 15
Unknown trouble, Jefferson
Park
Prisoner Transport, CG ER
CGPD received a report of a
male wearing a black jacket, black
baseball cap and brown shirt carry-
ing a pistol in the parking lot of the
location. No shots were reported.
Criminal mischief, Britz Jewel-
ers
The arrestee was transported to
CG ER for a mental evaluation af-
ter saying that he wanted to harm
himself.
Shots fi red, Watagua Pl.
The caller said she heard lots of
yelling and approximately eight
gun shots.
The caller reported that unknown
suspects damaged tile on the front
exterior of the building, causing
$500 in damage.
Death investigation, Hwy. 99
The caller found her mom unre-
sponsive and not breathing.
Suicidal subject, S. R St.
The caller said that the subject is
threatening to commit suicide with
pills. The subject was taken into
custody and transported to the CG
ER for an evaluation.
April 21, 1955
April 16
Missing adult, Shoreview Dr.
The caller said his friend is miss-
ing in the woods.
April 14
Indian dictionary
wanted by Sentinel
A bit of a controversy seems to be ris-
ing from the meaning of the word “Lema-
ti,” the name early pioneers gave to East
Cottage Grove when it seceded from Cot-
tage Grove in 1894. (Lemati, on the east
side of the Coast Fork Willamette River,
merged again with Cottage Grove a few
years later).
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April 17
Hit and run — property, Main
St. and Gateway Blvd.
April 24, 1985: CG braces for lottery mania — Jackpot Food Mart as-
sistant manager Steve Short adds fi nal letters to a sign signaling the
beginning of the Oregon Lottery.
Drug — contraband seized,
Lincoln MS
The complainant said a semi, de-
scribed as a blue and white tractor
with ‘Martin Trucking’ on the trail-
er, hit the traffi c control pole at the
southwest corner of the intersec-
tion causing damage to it. The semi
continued westbound on Main St.
Less than one ounce of green leafy
material — believed to be marijua-
na — was seized by the school, and
submitted for evidence.
CITY BEAT
'From the City of Cottage Grove's 'Friday Update'
Bikes to Blooms
Registration is happening now for
the wildfl ower tours at Bake Stewart
Park and Row Point both along the
Row River Trail on Saturday, May
9. Tours start at the parks at different
times, and those attending the tours are
encouraged to bike to the tours using
the Row River Trail. Those seeking to
register or for more information about
the Bikes to Blooms Wildfl ower Tours
visit the Coast Fork Willamette Water-
shed Council website at: www.coast-
fork.org or see the attached fl yer.
Registration is not required for the
tours, but it will secure a spot on a cho-
sen tour.
Branch pickup
With the weather apparently jump-
ing directly to summer, the City says
now is a good time to check all the
limbs and branches that overhang side-
walks or streets and trim them so they
don’t block vision or passage. Those
who trim the branches can leave them
for the City to pickup. City crews will
begin the annual tree branch pickup on
Tuesday, May 26.
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photo by Cathy Bellavita
Twenty two people from Albany, Roseburg, Coos Bay, Oakridge, Oak-
land and Cottage Grove participated in the fi rst of a fi ve-part series
of classes on caring for historic collections held at the Lane Com-
Cottage Grove’s Heritage Partners munity College Cottage Grove Campus last Tuesday evening.
successfully kicked off a series of Heri-
tage Preservation Workshops on Tues- of print documents including newspa- used museum collection management
day, April 14. The fi rst of fi ve sessions pers, books, photographs and textiles software in Oregon. Designed for those
on Collections Care, entitled “Basics from Kuri Gill, Oregon State Historic interested in trying the software, as
of Collection Care”, was held at Lane Preservation Offi ce Mentor-Corps in- well as those who have either no or
Community College Cottage Grove structor.
very little experience using it in daily
Campus on Tuesday evening. Twenty-
The next session in the Collection practice, the session will include dem-
four participants from as far away as Care Series will be on May 12th from onstrations and hands on practice using
Albany and Coos Bay received an over- 6:30 to 8:30 pm, at LCC.
the software. Anyone interested can
view of methodologies for proper care
It will cover “PastPerfect,” the most register on-line through LCC or can
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Now the crew of the Etoile de
Matin knew they were in real
trouble. They proceeded to do
the only thing they could do —
climb up into the rigging as the
ship settled into the sand, above
the reach of the walls of green
water that were now regularly
sweeping over the decks, and
hold out as long as they could,
and pray (in French, of course)
for a miracle.
They must have been praying
hard, because a miracle is ex-
actly what they got.
When the pounding breakers
fi nally shattered the hull of the
Etoile de Matin, it broke in an
unusual way — and the entire
keel came away from the ship.
Leaving its keel stuck in the
sand, the battered ship, mostly
full of water but fl oating because
of its wooden construction, wal-
lowed upriver with the incom-
ing tide and drifted, as if guided
by an invisible hand, into Baker
Bay, as the exhausted and help-
less Frenchmen dangling from
its rigging stared around them
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Tune ups
30-60-90K Services
Brakes, belts, hoses and cooling system
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Drive-train repair such as clutches, u joints
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All makes and models.
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LANDSCAPE AND
BUILDING MATERIALS
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Open 7 days a week!
79149 N. River Road
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541-942-4664
sign up at the door.
The remainder of the Collection Care
Series covers Newspaper and Print
Media Preservation (June 9), Textile
Preservation and Storage (July 7) and
Photo Preservation and Storage (Aug.
11). Participants that complete at least
four of the fi ve sessions in the series
will earn a Program Completion Award
from Lane Community College.
The workshops are funded through
an Oregon Heritage All-Star Grant, in
partnership with the City of Cottage
Grove, Cottage Grove Historic Land-
marks Commission, Lane Community
College, and Cottage Grove Partners
in History. Proceeds from the $10 en-
trance fees will go to support the non-
profi t organizations that make up the
Partners in History, including the Cot-
tage Grove Museum, Cottage Grove
Historical Society and Cottage Genea-
logical Society.
DUSTIN TULLAR & RUSS OWENS
541-942-8022 • COTTAGE GROVE
in wonder and disbelief.
Crews from other nearby
vessels hastened to the rescue,
bringing the sailors safely ashore
and then returning to help with
the salvage operation.
After a full 24 hours of la-
bor, the salvors had somehow
plugged the leaks, cleared the
water from the holds and jury-
rigged a box rudder to the bat-
tered ship’s stern. Then the ship
was towed up the river to Port-
land — where they actually were
able to sell some of its damaged
cargo, thanks to the scarcity
brought on by the Gold Rush.
The hull was eventually sold
to a California company, after
which time the Etoile du Matin
fades from the history books. So
whether it was stripped down
for a barge, or cut up to feed
the Gold Rush-fueled demand
for building materials, or even
restored and put back out to sea
under a different name — we’ll
probably never know.
(Sources: Gibbs, James Jr. Pa-
cifi c Graveyard. Portland: Bin-
fords, 1950; Victor, Frances F.,
writing as H.H. Bancroft. His-
tory of Oregon, 1848-1888. San
Francisco: History Co., 1888)
Finn J.D. John teaches at Or-
egon State University and writes
about odd tidbits of Oregon his-
tory. For details, see http://fi nn-
john.com. To contact him or
suggest a topic: fi nn2@offbe-
atoregon.com or 541-357-2222.