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tim*\ traveling expenses and fatigue
can be made by using the shortest route
aut.
There is but one short and direct route
between the West and the East.
The Southern Pacific
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UNION
L. S. TA YLO R. Agent Southern Pacific Co.,
—or to—
W M . M CM U RRA Y
Wheeler-Thompson Co.
Mr. Hinshaw Says Alfalfa Can
Be Successfully Grown.
"H A V E IT F O R
EXPERIMENTS NOT FAILURES
S e e d Planted Near C o t t a g e G r o v e Not
a F air S h o w . Roots Must Be A llo w
ed to B e c o m e Firmly S e a t e d .
SHOW LARGE INCREASE.
Line of
Gen. Pass. Agent, Portland, Or.
mmm
laamti.
OREGON C A L L S —
L E S S ”
“More People”
Don’t Pail to See Our Special
Mr.
H.
A.
Hinshaw,
t r a ve lin g
f r e i g h t a g e n t for the Southern Pacific,
was in C o t t a g e (¡rove on Wednesday
in the in te re s t o f his company. So m e
tim e a go the industrial departm ent
o f the co mpany furnished innoeulated
a l f a l f a seed for forty d ifferen t tracts
o f land in this valley, hoping hy this
means to dem onstrate that a lfa l f a
could he successfully gro w n here, in
which ca se, the problem o f gr e e n for
a g e d u rin g three summer months would
he solved.
Messrs. John H arm s and
It. I). K n o x o f this neighborhood plant
ed the seed, but the form er ploughed
the ground because a g o a t w e e d had
g o t into it, much to its detriment.
Mr. Knox rented his place, and the renl
e r saw fit to otherw ise occupy the
laud, anil hence no actual exp erim en t
has been made here.
Mr. Hinshaw is confident that a l f a l f a
can be successfu lly grow n here i f the
rancher would giv e it the attention it
re quires at the outset. As a rule,
they sow the seed, give it no attention
or cultivatio n, and then when it comes
up they cannot resist th e temptation
to turn stock into the Held, whereas
the plant should lie g iv e n proper cul
icc the complct inn o f tlic irrigation
tivation, and a chance to establish
itself.
T he re is a long tap root, and project this past summer. S team grad
is have hot'ii liusy during tin* past
once this root is firmly setead, sa y a
y e a r or tw o 's growth, the crop is bound unmior building mails in the valley ,
to thrive. Mr. Hinshaw cites an in and wlii'ii these are gr a v e le d w ith the
material lyliirh will lie dredged I'riuii
stance at McMinnville where phenomin
the stream the hig hw ay s will lie aiming
al gr o w th has been attained through
the best in ( )rcgon.
proper attention, and w ithout i r r i g a
tion, this p articular tract having been
c u t four times in a single season.
T w e n ty y ea rs ago, according to this
Continued from first page,
authority, 't w a s said that red clover addl'd t o the High s c h o o l library. The
could not lie grow n in th e W illa m ette pupils and teachers a p p iccia li
such
valley, y e t today it is posit¡vely one tokens o f good will and esteem.
o f the best crops we have. Mr. Hin
There are eleven members o f the
shaw, who lias made a study o f the senior class, ten in the junior class,
question, sa y s there is no doubt that and twenty one in the sophomore class.
a l f a l f a will eventually
predominate
Miss Palm er lias re signed to accept a
red clo ver
throughout
Ibis entire position in the Kugenc schools. Miss
section. T h e dairymen need it, and it Mickey o f Medford was elected to till
the vacancy.
is liiiuiul to establish itself here.
Miss Itiley was absent from her mom
nearly all o f last week o f account o f
Mis- Kunicc
Many Im portant Im provements U n der the death o f Mrs. Morss.
Van P c n h u rg took ch a rg e o f the work
Way at Su therlin.
in Miss I f ile y ’s room.
Mr. Frank W a ite o f Suth erlin was
A number o f pupils have signified
in C o t t a g e (¡ rove for a few hours on
their w illingness to e nter the ‘ ‘ I n o u t ”
Sunday accompanied by Mrs. W aite
de bate to determ in e who will lie placed
and Mr. anil Mrs. T. W. Frani/ he
1111 loll the teams that e nter the de batin g
w as m aking an automobile trip In Kil-
league o f the state.
gene, w here he has a daughter a tte n d
T he eig hth grade hoys are learning
i n g co llege. Sutherlin w as " m a d e ''
to handle the football, as w ell as to
by Mr. W a ite, and its title is that o f
/mlve the problems in in terest and
Mrs. W a it e 's maiden name. The tow n
percentage.
is e n jo y in g much activity in the w ay o f
Last y e a r the school made a display
building. A new warehouse is under
o f its work, and forw arded it to the
w ay on the depot grounds, directly north
S e a t t le ex}msitinn. A few days ago
o f the large one already built. An
word was received that the work had
opera house o f the bungalow pattern,
received honorable mention.
and in keep in g wi t h the b e autiful inn
Information Wanted.
just completed, is under w a y , and wi l l
Manager C o n ley . o f the Co m m ercial
be finished about
Fobrury L The
t h e ater building will lie lOOxiitl feet, d u b , informs The Sentinel that many
wi t h co nveniences fur s t a g in g la rgì’ coniinunications a rc entiling re lativ e to
plays, and wi t h a seating capacity o f tin' opportunities otTered the home
seeker liy this section. He says that
ltXNt people.
A fully equipped dredge lias lately in order to know more about this sec
been eompleted ami is now in u|ieriitii>n tion he would he pleased to meet eve ry
pnultryman and
deepening
a
branch o f
('ala)iooia I fanner, stockm an,
Creek, which drains the historic Suth ,r|iit r s e . r 111 this territory, l i e docs
erlin va lley at a | h > int w here the main "nt t e d j'l-iitied in tra v e lin g o ver the
line o f the Southern Pacific crosses the country at his individual expense. It
valley , t w o nnd 11 half miles south of Hu \ will call upon the inaimgi r at the
Sutherlin place. The dredge, which Comnu rcial club moms they will find
is capable o f removing !HXi yards o f Mr Conley glad to listen to them and
CMrth in ten hours, is to In- operated be will be g r a te fu l fur any informs
night and da y, in order that the channel Don received
may be sufficiently detqieiietl to tak e
Council Meet* W edn esday,
care o f the overflow o f w a t e r o f the
The municipal council w ill hold an
valley iiuring tin- rainj m i
laid*
it
Wcdra da)
from that o f the irrigation tiumca | night, when the vote cast at the special
which run fur mile a lung the valley ' . l o t i o n to be held on that ditte
BUILDING A NEW TOWN.
PACIFIC
T H E R E IS iin.- urpassed through fast train service
to Denver. Omaha, Kansas City, Chicago, with di
rect connections to all points E ast and South.
T H E R E IS an ahundanceof matchless scenery, and
an opportunity to make a daylight stopover at Salt
Lake City if if is desired.
L E T US tell you all about what can ho done, be
fore you purchase your ticket.
Scene Near Cottage Grove. Showing Magnificence of Our Timber.
TALKS ABOUT CROPS
N.
Pass the word to your relatives and friends to come now.
Men’s Fine All-Wool
Low Colonist Rates
To Oregon will prevail from the E ast
$15 Suits
T E P T E M B E R 15 TO OCTOBER 15
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Oregon Railway & Navigation Co
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC
For Style, Quality, Fit and Fash-
(L IN E S IN OREGON.)
From Chicago,
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St. Louis ,
Omaha -
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St. Paul -
Kansas City.
ion, they are without Comparison
EVER WEAR HOSIERY
lie canvassed, and other m a tte rs o f im
portance, including the p a v in g proposi
tion, will be considered.
0. & S. E. R. R. COMPANY.
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PO W ELL & SH O R T R ID G E , Prop,.
Ollice corner Main and Second Sts.,
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Prompt
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S u b j e c t t o c b iutp w it ho ut no t ic e .
A ll o u t w a r d l u ir.ltt f l i p p e d o n l y at t h e j o i n t
i tvk ofNhtppi i
$38.00
32.00
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25.00
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F A R E S C A N B E P R E P A I D -Deposit the amount of the fare with
nearest (). R. ft' N. or S. P. Agent and tickets will lie delivered in the
Last without extra cost. Send us the name and address of any one inter
ested in tile State for Oregon literature.)
Be<)iili(Mi & W o o d a rd
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tim e to p* i m il of its bein g bitted.
\. It. WOOD. M a n a ge r.
TRAVELING
AND POLISHING,
( o t t iiq e G ro ve,
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Reasonable
Rates to AIL
on signet.
S t a g e l«*u\« s Di-
ii tit. ; a r r i v a l of t r a i n on
M o n d a y , \Vediie-«l.i\ a n d l- Ti da y f o r O r s e c o , r e
t u r n i n g on Cue-. |v\ r i m i stia v a n d S a t u r d a y .
F r e i g h t w i l l not In r e c e i v e d a t t h e « > ,v N 1
K K D e po t atte! k ; m
T o i n s u r e tot w a r d i n g
oil n e x t t r a i n tri . lit m u s t I k - d e l i v e r e d in a m p l e
and
COTTAGE GROVE,
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No.
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Inscriptions cut. Orders may be,
J left at King & W alker’s Furni-
I FT i m *ure Store near the bridge.
11:32 a. m|
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SOI i ll POUND.
No.
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No. 13
No. ID
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[. ». Bills > SOI.
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6:30 a
2:57 p.
L. S. TAYLOR. Agent.
METCALF
&
BRUND
Grocers
to the People
I’ llo M
TAIN 6 5 .
HARNESSSHOP
G e n e r a l R e p a ir in g .
Y o u r Nani»
All work guaranteed satisfactory.
Phone 114.
Address
Mail
to
(No. 3 1 1 )
P O R T L A N D S E E D C O . OREGON1
Carlton Nursery Co.
Large grower* o( local stock. Sup
plier* ol commercial plant*--clean, vig
orous and true trees. 1 leavv on apple*
in Spitzenburg. Newton, etc. In pears
Rirtlett. Anjou. Comtcf, etc. In cher
ries R . Anne, Lambert. Bing. etc. In
peaches 2 Crawford*. Muir. Sharlotle.
Salw.iv. Liberia, etc. In prunes Italian,
etc Small fruits, bushes, etc.
He S u re G et Oor I’ r« e s .
It Will Pa» 1 ou
S f t n ! li -t of w .i iit s
Stock c ire fu l ly g ro w n
a n d «-hipped
\\> c a n b a n d it u n i t orvier
t i g h t l y in d at r i g h t p ric e*. C a t a l o g u e fr ee
Carlton Nursen Co.
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Carlton. Oregon.
Gasoline Engine fo r Sale Cheap
f Two H. f\. almost new. may be seen in operation
at almost any time. Must be sold at once. Priced
at less than halt what it cost.
Inquire at TH E SENTINEL office.