TERSE TOWN TOPICS
Many Minor Matters of More
than Passing Moment.
PERT PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Gleanings Here, There and Everywhere
By The Sentinel Rounders.—The
Cream of the News Condensed
for Easy Reading.
rane, where lie has purchased property,
was in the city this week, leaving on
Wednesday for California.
D. S. Minogue, who is employed by
the Booth-Kelley company at Wending,
was a Cottage Grove visitor this week.
John Durham is building a comforta
ble modern bungalow on Fourth street,
where he recently purchased a lot from
M. H. Anderson.
DUST OF THE DIAMOND
Nesmiths Will Tackle Spring
field Next Sunday.
Cottage Grove won again last Sun
day from Ugene, and is the only team
in the Willamette League that has thus
far won a game from home. The con
test was interesting throughout, the
score being 5 to 4. Baker occupied the
box for the Nesmiths, and did fairly
good work. There were a number of
unsatisfactory decisions by Umpire
Bingham, and it is said that he will re
tire from the job. There was a large
crowd in attendance. The score fol
lows :
EUGENE
ab. r. h. po.. a. e.
Coleman, cf..... ......... 4 0 2 0 1 1
Roberts, 3b.....___ .3 2 1 2 1 1
Smith, If.......... ......4 0 0 1 0 1
Ray Baker,.... ........ 0 0 0 0 1 0
Chapin, lb....... ......... 3 0 1 10 0 1
Driver, 2b......... ......2 1 0 2 2 0
Hobbs, rf......... .........1 0 1 2 1, 1
Sater ss........... ......5 0 0 1 1 0
Brock, c.......... ......... 4 0 1 7 5 1
Bond, p. If....... ......... 3 1 1 2 2 0
WILL KEEP BOOSTING
The opportunity
ol a Life Time
Concluded From First Page,
ask you, is there any One of the pro
is to inform you that
ducts I have mentioned that will not
produce more than $12.50 per acre,
here.
Now, gentlemen, I have seen my
father try to raise hogs in that coun
try, and have seen, and so have you
is still doing; business
who have lived in Nebraska, Iowa,
at the old stand with
Ohio, Illinois, or any of the eastern
the largest line of
States, whole droves of fine fat hogs
wiped off the face of the earth in a
fortnight by cholera. Is it so here?
No. I could have taken you, twenty
years ago, across the plains of Kansas,
Nebraska, and Texas, and shown you
in the city. A word
miles and miles of white bones bleach
ing in the sun, representing thousands
to the wise is sufficent.
of cattle that had been driven before
the freezing, blinding snow of those
northern winds and blizzards until at
last they perished in their tracks. Can
you find those conditions prevailing
here, or do you know of any one who
has even known of them?
.
Have you not gone out to your poul
try houses in the east and found the
eggs frozen and bursted twenty minutes
after they were laid, and' perhaps the
hens that laid them also frozen and dead
under the roost? I have. Have you
ever seen such conditions here? So I
say to y ou,z why are not these climatic
conditions favorable, and why is it not
possible to*raise these products of the
farm at a profit?
So, now, gentlemen, I wish to say to
promptly and satis
you that if there is a single statement
factorily. They have
in that booklet that is misleading, A.
B. Wood, C. E. Stewart, J. F. Spray,
every facility for
T. C. Wheeler, F. B. Phillips and my
handling all classes of
self are responsible for it, and I also
goods, and simply
want to say that it is our undeveloped
solicit a trial.
resources that we want to push and de
velop. If we can raise one acre of
pears, peaches, prunes, and plums we
can raise a 1000, and. if we can make
money from one cow we can make
money from a 100. If we were in a
prairie country, with no timber we
would have gone out and gotten a pho
tograph of some poplar,, or cottonwood,
or maple grove, and then advertised
that timber could be grown here, but
PROPRIETORS'
in this case the, timber is grown and
developed and is already being cut from
the land faster by far than the lands
are being developed.
So, I say to you, farm your valleys
as they should be, develop your hill
lands and plant it to fruit and vegeta
bles and produce something; put your
Frank Ebby’s old stand on 4th street.
country in a position where you are All work .guaranteed. 'Phone Main 321.
able to buy from your merchant a can
of corn Or beans, apples, pears, cher
S. E. WALLACE
ries, dr other fruits that are not ship
ped into your community from neigh
boring states, when y- ur own will pro
duce more and better than they if you
only work and develop it.
Chimneys, Fire Places and
Repairing a Specialty
CONTINUE TO BOOST.
BENSON’S
I
PHARMACY
To Secure Beautiful Pictures
for Your Home
DRUGS AND TOILET |
ARTICLES
Aiderman B. K. Lawson has leased
the Allison building on Main street
and will open a paint store therein in
the near future. Mr. C. J. Morss will
occupy a part of the building, and will
put in a stock of electrical goods and
appliances.
Dr. and Mrs. E. C. Macey contemn
plate .leaving Cottage Grove, to take up
their permanent residence in Southern
Oregon, probably at Ashland. They
have many friends in this city and
vicinity who will learn with regret of
their intention to leave us.
Let every farmer of this section at
tend the institute, to be held in this
city tomorrow. It is for them, and
the attendance should be large.
Parker’s Bakery bread speaks for
tiself. Always good.
M. H. Anderson has purchased 965
acres of land five miles south of Cot
tage Grove from A. L. Woodard. About
one hundred acres are cleared and in
crops, the balance being timber lands. Totals............... .....29 4 7 27 14 6
COTTAGE GROVE.
The consideration is private.
ab. r. h. po. a. e.
Junction City has an active W. C. T.
Fields..............■. ......4 0 0 1 0 0
U. and is accomplishing good.
Editor Baxter of the Creswell Chron Tauscher.......... ......2 1 0 2 2 1
icle was in town on Friday, and pulled Hill.........'... ......3 2 0 14 0 0
The Sentinel’s latchstring. The Chron Wicks............ ......... 5 0 1 1 2 1
Baker................ ......5 1 2 0 7 1
icle has been enlarged.
......... 4 0 1 7 3 0
Fishermen were considerably in evi Gray........
dence along the various streams of this Russell.............. ......... 4 1 2 0 0 0
yicinity last Sunday. Several good McFarland....... .......2 0 0 2 0 0
catches are reported, yet there were Inch................... ......4 0 0 0 1 1
— —— ———
many speckled beauties of the foxy
Totals.......... ....... 33 5 6 27 15 4
variety still in the creeks.
RUNS AND HITS BY INNINGS.
Two large elk entered the town of
Gold Beach unannounced last Friday, Cottage Grove......2000000 2 1—5
and did not appear to be surprised at. Hits................. 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1—6
the improvements that are being made Eugene.................... 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0—4
Hits........ ......... ....1 3 00 1 1 0 0 1^7
at that place.
SUMMARY.
Lard is going up, but Parker is still
Innings pitched—By Bond, 7|; by
selling doughnuts at 10 cents per doz
Baker, If. Hits—Off Bond, 5; off Ba
en.
Mr. J. E. Bowers, recently from Kan ker, 1. Runs—off Bond, 2; off Baker,
sas, now a resident of Eugene, was in 3. Charge defeat to Baker. Struck
Cottage Grove on Saturday with a view out—by Bond, 5; by Ray Baker, 3; by
to securing the position as-superinten Geo. Baker, 5. Bases on, balls—Off
dent of the public schools of this city. Bond, 6; off Geo. Baker, 10. Hit by
pitched ball—Hill, by Bond; Chapin
His credentials are of a high order.
Mr. Linn W. Nesmith, a grandson of and Hobbs, by Geo. Baker. Sacrifice
Col. Nesmith, for whom the proposed hits—Hobbs, 3. Two-base hit—Cole
new county to be carved from Lane and man. Passed balls—Brock, 2. Wild
Douglas is named, was in Cottage pitch—Baker. Double plays—Hobbs to
The question now. is, will you con-.' Cottage Grove,
Grove several days last week visiting Chapin; Brock to Driver. Umpire—
- Oregon
tinue the work that has been started?
friends. He is strongly in favor of the Bingiiam. Time—2 hours. •
Phone
673
EXCURSION
ON
O.
&
S.
E.
As for myself I do not care to live in a
creation of Nesmith county, not from a
sentimental standpoint but because, ’The Oregon & Southeastern will run community that will not boost. When
after an investigation, he' is convinced an excursion from Disston and all in èver you reach a point where you feel PUT YOUR ORDERS IN
that the people of this section are just termediate points tomorrow, the occa your work is finished, that you do not
ly entitled to self: government and that sion being the baseball game between need to do more, just that minute you
EARLY
the formation of the county would aid the two top-notchers, Cottage Grove will begin to retrograde. The only
materially in the development of the and, Springfield. The train will arrive way to advance is to have something
here shortly after 1 o’clock, and return doing every minute-—$3000 will continue
country. '
Mrs. J. Hansen of Eugene spent Sat after the game. The following is the this work for another year and I would
schedule, which will give people an op recommend, as chairman, that, this be
urday in this city with her daughter.
The Lumbermen-
Mr. and Mrs. P. Hohl entertained portunity to “go up the, line” for the done, and all get in the harness and
day
as
well
as
to
come
to
town
:
are
crowding
him every day.
boost
for
Cottage
Grove,
Nesmith
coun
their daughter, Mrs. J. H. Jackson of
MORNING.
ty and. a greater Oregon,
Eugene, over Sunday.
I thank you all for the Joyal support
John Knowles spent Sunday with Eu A. M. Lv. 8:30 Cottage Grove Ar. 11:30
11:14 you have given us in the past year and
8:40. __ Walden___
gene friends.
8:50. -.Doolittle.—_
■11:05 only regret that I had not time to pre
J. C. Hanna was a county seat visi
__ Dorena__
11:03 pare and render you a more detailed re
9:00.
tor on Saturday.
9:10. __ Vaughn..__
1Q.:53 port than I have.
The Rev. Selden C. Adams left on
10 43
9:20. __ _Star ____
Saturday last for Ashland, where he
DECIDE YOURSELF.
10:34
9:35. ¿Red Bridge__
will establish his headquarters as
10:30
9:40. __ Wildwood __
Southern Oregon evangelistic worker
The Opportunity Is Here Backed by
Ar. 10:00___ Disston____ Lv. 10:15
for the Presbyterian church. His ter
Cottage Grove Testimony.
AFTERNOON.
ritory comprises seven counties. Mrs.
Don
’
t take our word for it;
Adams will remain in Cottagq Grove a P. M. Ly. 4:00 Cottage Grove Ar. 6:50
Don’t depend on a stranger’s state
4:10___ Walden__ 6:34
month or more before joining Mr.
4:20.. .Doolittle—
6:25 ment.
Adams at Ashland.
Read Cottage Grove endorsement.
4:30—.. Dorena „„
6:23
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fischer spent
Read the statements of Cottage
4:40___ Vaughn___
6:13
Sunday in this city, the guest of the
4:50. ..'...Star____
6:03 Grove citizens.
laters parents.
And decided for yourself.
5:05—Red Bridge...
5:45
Those new records that make every
Here is one case of it :
5:10__ Wildwood_
5:50
sound distinct and perfect and never
Mrs. J. K. Barrett, East Side, Cot
Ar. 5:30.__ Disston____ Lv. 5:35
wear out are awaiting you now at
tage Grove, Oregon, says: “I used.
ALBANY TAKES A GAME.
Marion Veatch’s
. »
Albany won from Springfield last Doan’s Kidney Pills for kidney trouble
James Benson left the first of the
Sunday by a score of 8 to 3. It was and I am glad to say that they gave me
week for a trip up Mosby creek, spend
relief. For some time I was afflicted
ing a few days with his friend, J.JD. the first time for Springfield to leave with this complaint and when Doan’s
the
diamond
branded
with
defeat,
'it
Palmer, and returning today.
having taken everything in sight up to Kidney Pills, procured at Benson’s
For Sale—A fresh milch cow, two
that
time. This is the team that will Pharmacy, relieved me, I publicly rec
years old. Box 176. Phone 175X. Wal
meet the Cottage Grove sluggers on ommended them. I do not wish it un
REALESTATE
do Miller.
the greensward, next Sunday in this derstood that I was cured, but I will
Commercement exercises May 25. A
URANCE AND
LOANS
city. It is out to retrieve its lost pres ingly express my gratitude for thé I
splendid program has been arranged.
COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON
tage, and will make a hard fight to win benefit received.”
Miss Anna Oglesby has been at Eu
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
________ '
,
gene this week, in the Postal Telegraph out here.
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, Improved and Unimproved Farms <2*
Cottage Grove was the first team in New York, sole agents for the United.
service.
Choice Acreage Adjoining Town «2* Bus
Try one of Parkers’ rye loaves. Big the Willamette League to win a game States.
away from home. And> it’s going to
ones 10 cents. '
Remember the name—-Doan’s—and ness and Residence Property for Sale
John Woodard, formerly of the firm keep on winning. Out of four games take not other.
Reference: First National Bank or Any
of Beaulieu & Woodard, now of Port it has lost one, and the wonder is how
Lecture Coursé Assured.
land, spent a portion of the week that one got away.
one in Cottage Grove. «2* Send for
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ross of Seattle
Manager Knapp keeps things moving
among friends and relatives in the
were
in
Cottage
Grove
a
portion
of
the
every
minute.
Next
Sunday
when
Price List, etc.
city.
Agent Awbrey sold nine White Min Springfield plays he has arranged for week listing a lyceum course for next
orca chickens to a Portland party, re an excursion from Disston and inter fall and winter, and succeeded in secur Nice lunches put up for Outing Parties
mediate points. The standing of these ing the necessary number of subscrip
ceiving two XXs therefor.
BEST SERVICE
For Rent—Hotel Graham, twenty two teams is the same, and the winner tions . for season tickets. The attrac
Patronize the
of
Sunday
’
s
game
will
place
one
or
the
tions
listed
are
Perry
Carter,
the
fa
eight rooms. Apply to Mrs. J. Kor-
mous Chicago Herald cartoonist,' Ye
neik, Cottage Grove.
i.: other at the head of the list.
Poor old Ugene; she hasn’t won a Olde Towne Quartette, Gilbert Eld NESMITH RESTAURANT
Mr. and Mrs. Orin Robinson have
this week entertained Mr. and Mrs. single game of the series. But she ridge, impersonator, and the Virginia
Good Eats
Warblers. The attractions are of a
lives in hopes.
Boyd Robinson of Ashland.
LOW PRICES
Nesmith. The very name is a win high order, and it is probable that the
F. V. Badollet of Council Bluffs,
'course will be liberally patronized.
Main Street, Opp, Commercial Club
Iowa, who will make his home in Lo ner.
HHIF We are offer-
IH L K L ing with every
BENSON’S
I
PHARMACY
$2.00 cash purchase a beautiful framed
picture worth from $2.00 to $3.00 at
any dealers for only 89c,
Harrell &
Harrington
Call for a
ticket and have your purchase counted, no
matter how small.
WILL 80 YOUR
east window.
DRAYING and MOVING
See samples in our
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REES-WALLACE COMPANY
Where you do better
ALL KINDS OF HAULING AND
PIANO MOVING
»"«»■—Mw»
Spriggs Bros
CARRIAGE AND
REPAIR WORKS
WE EMBRACE THE
OPPORTUNITY
Brick & Cement Work
to draw attention to our
“Pure White” flour: Of
all the high-grade flours
BAKER, the Blacksmith
FINGAL HINDS
PURE WHITE
■
is the best as is evidenc
ed by its increasing use
among those who have
tried other brands. Have
us send you a sack in
time for your next baking
Your husband will ap
preciate the better bread,
cake or pastry.
The Spray-Wynne C 0.
Heavy and Shelf Hardware, Feed and Hay