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About The Cottage Grove sentinel. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon) 1922-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1909)
o 11 JUST TO SHOW YOU THAT OUR HEART’S IN THE RIGHT PLACE We will send The Sentinel to any address ourside of Lane county for one year, subscriptions to come in before January 1, 1910, for n THE PALTRY SUM OF ONE DOLLAR CASH IN HAND-» NOT WOOD. This price, which is below the cost of production, is made for the sole purpose of inducing residents here to send the paper away to friends and ac quaintances that they may become informed as to this, o The Acknowledged Garden Spot of the Great Pacific Northwest Come in and subscribe now. The Commercial Club is weekly sending copies of the Sentinel to Eastern inqiiirers, and you can render material aid o .along thesame line. all the time.” It is our purpose to have “something doing The pen pictures drawn will be Facts and Figures, Devoid of Fickle Fancy’s Flowery Embellishments We want to enlarge The Sentinel’s scope of usefulness; will you help do it? Give us a dollar and the name of some person outside of Lane county, and the paper will find its way there 52 times during the year 1910. Address all communications to » THE SENTINEL, COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON “THE NEWSPAPER THAT PRINTS THE NEWS” Continued from First Page. copies of the paper has been given free and Mr. Cates’ action in this respect is most highly appreciated by the Booster Committee. Regarding improvements and new enterprises which have been establish ed in Cottage Grove during the past six months the following are worthy of mention. Paint and paper store, two new grocery firms, bakery, partner for furniture business, new harness and shoe shop, cabinet shop, new own ers of drayage and transfer. Mr. Bar-, tels, realizing the possibilities, has opened a new meat market, the Bap tist brethren are erecting a church edi fice, the citizens have expressed their desire for a new permanent gravity water system—the survey is almost completed and the system will be in stalled bv August first next. The sale of 173,000,000 feet of merchantable timber in the Umpqua National Forest has practically been accomplished, ap proximately 8000 feet of new sewerage has been added by the municipality, many thousand feet of street grading and graveling completed; Main street is to be paved in the early part of 1910, a new Southern Pacific depot is expect ed and a substantial arch will be put up near thé depot when the paving grades are established. Now comes the most important additon to our busi ness enterprise, that of the best week ly newspaper in the state in any town of three thousand population. The Sen tinel is working hard and faithfully for the upbuilding of this territory and our merchants are loyally supporting the enterprise by carrying large ad vertisements. In addition fo the abové, there is a railroad proposition which will no doubt soon come before the public. The rolling stock is available and many other conditions have been considered. It is also well that we at this time extend out thanks to .Congressman W. C. Hawley for assistance rendered us in bringing about satisfactory arrange ments regarding the timber sale in the Umpqua National Forest, assisted by the Forestry officials. Regarding collections, we are pleas ed to say that nearly all subscribers are paying regularly, there being but a few deferred payments available later, but for the most part collections have been A 1, and no dissenting feel ing has been expressed when the col lector has called for the monthly in stallments. It might at this time he well to state that in addition to sub scribing $750 to our Booster fund the Churchill-Matthews Company of Port land are going to spend $3000 on the wagon road between Cottage Grove and the Lorane district. This of itself is no small assistance. Collections to date are as follows: First National Bank, $200; Churchill- Matthews Co., $300; B. Lurch, $120; O. E. Woodson, $7; Bank of Cottage Grove, $50; Frank Jordan, $2; Spray- Wynne Co., $105; Cottage Grove Man ufacturing Co., $7; Burkholder-Woods Co., $80; R. W. WaterS, $12; Griffin- Veatch Company, $120; J. V. Thornton Co., $2.50; Cottage Grove Electric Co. $80; Beaulieu & Woodard, $80; W. T. Kayser, $4; W. A. Hemenway, $30; B. K. Lawson, $90; H. C. Madsen, $17.50; Marion Veatch, $80; N. H. Martin, $8; Phillips & King, $80; C. F. Walk er, $35; Cooper & Randall, $25; Walker & Kinter, $35; D. J. Scholl, $9; Met calf & Brund, $40, E. A. Wilson, $4; Shortridge & Powell, $50; F. P. Phil lips, $10; D. T. Awbrey, $16; Beals & Son, $30; D. D. Knox, $6; B. R. Westbrook, $40; H. A. Miller, $3; Thos. R. Parker, $20; Hemenway & Lockwood, $30; Johnson & Matlock, $35; Ostrander & McQueen, $25; Wheel er-Thompson Co., $60; I. H. Veatch, $5; Blond & Graber, $40; C. B. Brun- eau, $1.50; Modern Pharmacy, $35; H. D. Lincoln, $5; Cottage Grove Cream ery, $35; M. F. Des Larzes, $4; Chas. Matthews, $35 ;G . B. Standish, $2.50; Benson’s Pharmacy, $30; Rees-Wallace Co., $40; New Era Drug Store, $20; O. & S. E. R. R. $70; Hampton & Co., $40; Simeral &'Van Denberg, $40; S. R. Piper, $12; F. Herren $8; C. E. Stewart, $19.10; J. C. & Josiah Pprter, $21; A. L. Woodard, $5.50 Emma E. Young, $3.50; Wm. Landess, $2.50; S. V. Allison, $5; J. W. Trunnell, $4; N. W. White, $10; Frank Williams, $2; W. C. Counter, $1; Churchill-Markley, $1; W. P. Huff, $3; J. D. Anderson, $6.75;. Felix Curran, $33.40; Bales Bros. $7.65; S. W. Boyd, $25; Lew A. Cates, $15; total collected, $2413.60. In the matter of inquiries, there has been a steady increase in the number of letters received during this present month. The Community Booklets are being rapidly distributed, so with all there is appoximately forty-seven let ters per week being received. We have received from the Portland Com mercial Club, more than seven thous and addresses, classified and otherwise, while from the Sunset HomeseeKers’ bureau more than eight hundred inquir ies have been received. The letters which come directly from readers of our advertisement in the Sunset Mag azine are steadily increasing and are being cared for as they are received, Christmas Exercises at the Presby both by a personal letter and a copy of our Conductor Booklet and Commun terian church will be held on Friday evening. The Cantata, “Santa’s ity Booklet. This, gentlemen, is a general report Dream,” a Christmas tree and the dis of the work which has been carried on tribution of presents to the members by this department during the past six of the Sunday school will be the fea months, and we hope that we will be tures. Parents are requested not to able to make a better report at the I bring presents to the church for their children. Only thezgifts from the close of the year June 14th, 1910. Thanking you all for the assistance school will be distributed that all may rendered and for the loyal way in be treated alike. which you have taken this matter up I remain, gentlemen, your humble ser vant for a bigger and better Cottage Grove and vicinity, FRED G. CONLEY, Mgr. The Week of Prayer. Commencing Sunday evening Janu ary 2, and continuing until Sunday evening the 9th, the Presbyterian, Bap tist, Christian and Methodist churches will hold a series of meetings together. The gatherings assemble at the usual hour, 7:30 p. m. Each service starts off with song, prayer and testimony, followed by a sermon. The Methodist church will be the convening place Sun day and Monday; the Christian church Tuesday and Wednesday; the Presby terian church Thursday and Friday, and the Christian church the final service on Sunday evening. Every effort is to be made to make these gatherings sea sons of great blessing, and it is hoped that the results shall more than com pensate preachers and people for the extra efforts put forth. Next week the complete program of speakers and top ics will be given. Special Holiday Excursion Fares. The Southern Pacific announces a special round trip rate of one and one- third fare to any point on their line where the one way rate does not ex ceed $10.00. Christmas tickets on sale Dec. 24th and 25th. New Year’s tick ets on sale Dec. 31, 1909, and Jan. i 1, 1910; final return limit for both Christ mas and New Year’s tickets Jan. 3, 1910. For further information call on any Southern Pacific Agent. HOLIDAY SUGGESTIONS. Three-face looking glasses, 15 to 35c; necktie and scarf set in boxes, $1.25; silk suspenders in pretty box, 50c; hair brush sets, 40 and 75c; ladies’ hand bags, 75c to $3.50: ladies’ furs and muffs, $2.00 to $6.50; sleeping dolls, china, 25c; china dolls, 10c and up; fancy art center pieces and doilies, 35c to $3.50; Phoenix mufflers, 25 to 50c; ladies’ embroidery handkerchiefs, 25 to 65c; men’s initial handkerchiefs, 10 to 50c; flowered Dresden ribbon,. 6 in. wide, 20c yd. Many other articles too numerous to mention. —Hampton & C<?. PHOTÜS FOR XMAS Do Not Delay, But Do It Now THE Grove Studio A. J. ARMSTRONG, Prop. Is better prepared than ever before to do your work satisfactorily, day or night, (except Sundays). The Aristo lamp process doesn’t require sunlight or even daylight. It is the perfect way of mak ing photos. Its use is general. Cabinets for Holidays, per doz._„$4 00 Special Mounts for the holidays per doz._____ ;_____________6 00 One doz. Cabinets and one 16 x 20 Enlargement for the Holidays________________ 5.50 Enlarging bromides $2.50 to__ 1.50 Crayons, $5.00 to_____________ 2.50 Attractive Mounts To Select From. A Stove that has Out-lived over a half Century of Act ive Competition. " Temporary Causes such as liberal adver tising sometimes creat a demand for an article for a time, but ohly genuine mer it can 'maintain as the Charter Oak has for fifty-five years, the popularity and x the prestige it has to-day. This is the secret of their constantly increasing sale. The Spray-Wynne Co. Heavy and Shelf Hardware. Feed and Hay