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MANY NEW BUILDINGS ARE ERECTED IN 1909
Partial List of Structures Proves Conclusively that Cottage G rove is
Rapidly Forging Forward.—Handsome Business Blocks.
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We Have Moved
o f the entire cost o f the building. The View, and will erect a bungalow there
second floor, while finished throughout, on this fall, the cost o f which w ill be
Several handsome and substantial
Mr. Nokes recently
has no partitions, the owners being un about $1,000.
business structures have been erected
decided as to whether this w ill be made moved here from Seattle. He is
on the principal streets during the
into office suites or used as a large hall. nephew o f.l. W. Nokes, a well-known
past season, and still another is in
The structure is a credit to the city, as resident.
course o f construction, work upon
B. Lurch is completing a seven-room
well as to the men who had sufficient
which is well under way. The Sen
faith in the future o f Cottage Grove to ! cottage on the west side, at a cost o f
tinel refers to the building o f Mr. H.
about $1000. It will be occupied by
Venske, which has a frontage o f fifty build it.
Mr. Silsby o f Ashland, who w ill soon
feet and a depth o f ninety-five feet.
The W oodward Block.
engage in business here.
This block w ill be two stories high, the
The
largest
business
building
The Oregon & Southeastern Railway
first floor having a 15-foot ceiling, and erected here this season, and conse company built a house for its locomo
the second floor an 11-foot ceiling, both quently one necessitating the largest
tives this season, the cost thereof be
being figured in the clear. The suh- expenditure o f money, is that o f C. C.
ing in the neighborhood o f $1,100. The
stantialness o f the structure is shown Woodward at the corner o f Main and
building is 32x120 feet, constructed o f
by its concrete foundation walls, which Third streets. The dimensions o f the wood, and lias stalls fo r the accommo
are three feet at the bottom and eigh structure is 71x95 feet, and the buitil
dation o f four locomotives. Mr. Hart
teen inches at top, and also by the party ing is divided into five rooms, four o f
did the carpenter work, while the com
walls, which are sixteen inches, with which are on the Main street and the
pany put in the ash pits, tracks, etc.
end walls o f twelve inches. The front other on Third. Commencing at Third
In Cooper’s last addition Albert
w ill be o f rubbed brick and penciled, street the stores are o f the follow ing y,jniL.|(er owns a comfortable cottage
liy a rubbed wall is meant that care dimensions, respectively: 20x80 feet, which was built this season.
It is
fully selected bricks o f uniform color 24x90 feet, 10x95 feet and 11x95 feet. 20x28, contains four rooms, and cost
are chosen for the purpose. Generally The store on Third street will be used $700. It is convenient and com fort
not more than 300 bricks are taken from in connection with one o f the others. able throughout. Its exterior appear
a thousand.
The front will, o f course, The fronts are o f plate glass and are
ance is enchanced by a porch.
be o f plate glass, and as the entire first very attractive. The foundation is of
F. G. Stiller, o f the Cottage Grove
floor w ill be one room the effect must concrete and the walls o f brick, 12-
Creamery Company, built a story and
necessarily be pleasing. The rear win inches wide, ind plastered inside with a half dwelling on Third street this
»lows w ill carry to the ceiling, and will wood fibn
year at an expense o f $1,100. There
be in part prism glass. The interior
The second floor contains twenty- are four rooms on the grounil floor an
o f the store room w ill be arranged es eight rooms, conveniently divided into
two above. The dimensions are 24x32.
pecially for Messrs. W alker & Kinter, suites o f two, three, four and live
There is a porch o f pretty design. Mr.
the furniture dealers, who have a long rooms, being designed for offices and
Stiller also built a commodious barn on
lease. A t the rear there w ill be a deck light house keeping apartments. The the property.
ubout 50x10 feet, and the same arrange halls are wainscoted, and, like every
A modern bungalow is that o f Dave
ment w ill be made on either side, room, are well ventilated. The build Scholl in Gowdy’s addition on W all
the decks being the entire length o f ing w ill be heated by steam.
It was built by Contractor
The street.
the store, with a width o f ten feet. plant is now being installed.
Com Hart, and contains five rooms, with a
Mr. Venske expects to have the build pleted the structure will cost some porch under the main roof. The house
ing fully completed and ready for oc thing over $11,000. It is centrally lo is 2(ix48, and cost complete $1900.
cupancy by December 15. It w ill cost cated, and is an ornament to progres
Kdltor W'. C. Conner has expended
$ 8 , 000 .
sive Cottage Grove. J. C. Wallace is approximately $150 in improving his
residence on W all street. A commod
the contractor.
The Lawson Block.
ious porch is the result.
The Lawson building is rapidly ap
The S few arf Building.
A lf Powell built an addition to his
proaching completion, and will be
One o f the prettiest fronts in the dwelling in Currin’s park this season,
ready for occupancy by Novem ber 10. city is in the one story building o f A.
cost $500. A pantry, woodshed and
It was the intention o f Contractor J. Stewart, occupied by Simeral &
porch are among the improvements.
Kubbell to have the structure com VanDenberg, erected this season. The
Ed Laun, who is mill foreman at
pleted this month, but delay was oc structure is 30x95 feet, has a pressed
Latham, built an addition o f four
casioned by the non-arrival o f some brick front, and large plate glass show-
rooms to his home on Taylor street,
materials, which necessarily bail to windows. The building cost about $4,-
and also a porch; cost $550.
come from the outside. This will be 000. The interior was titled up espec
Four hundred dollars in Improve
one o f the most handsome as well as ially for the trade in which the occu
ments to his residence on Mill street
one o f the most substantially con pants are engaged, that o f furniture,
was expended by M. P. Garoutte this
structed buildings in the city.
The and is particularly well-appointed.
season. A kitchen, pantry, bathroom
foundation walls are 18 inches at the
, and porch were added.
General Building News.
bottom and 21 inches at the top, o f
M. M iller finished the exterior o f
solid concrete, while the walls are o f
A modern ten-room residence was
Ui ,«.W as In* lit.. **"nit.
The front waif « i r i t n l ra lly in the year by the lion. his cottage in Cooper’s addition, and
has a height o f .3,3 feet, and the rear O. M. Kem, who had come here a few ! built a porch and woodshed. The cost
aggregated $.300.
D E P A R T M E N T O F T H E IN T E R IO R
wall 29 feet. The ground dimensions months prior to that time, at a cost
United States Land Office. Roseburg,
o f the building art1 50x49 feet, and exceeding $4,000. Thi : handsome dwel
Oregon, Sept. 20, 1909.—Notice is here
by given that Edward J. l'rasier, legal
there w ill be two storerooms on the first ling is one and a half stories, and the
floor and three suites o f rooms on the ground dimensions are 30x42 feet. The Locom otive Fireman M eets a Horrible assignee of Sophia Strunk, widow of
Elias I). Strunk, ot Eugene, county of
Death Saturday Morning.
second floor, the latter being conven architectural design is pretty, a fea
Lane, State of Oregon, has on August
iently arranged and having all the ture being the large porch. The inter
Fireman Davis, who was killed at 8th, 1909, filed in this office his applica
modern improvements. The stairway ior is fluished in lir, and the walls and the Pudding river bridge, near Port tion under Section 2300 of the Revised
leading to these is roomy and the ceilings are pastured. There are book land, Saturday morning, was well anil Statutes o f the United States, to enter |
the south one-lialf of the southeast quar
treads easy.
cases and china closets built into the favorably known in Cottage Grove, ter of section 8, T. 19 s., R. 7 vv., W . M.
In the west store there will be a house, and both front and rear verandas having run on the local for sonic time
Any and all persons claiming adversely
temporary partition, and these rooms are screened. It is notable that Mr. before taking a Port land-Koseburg run. the lauds described, or desiring to ob
w ill be occupied join tly by the Electric Kem has a 1000 gallon tank, part o f The train, whieh was the third section ject because o f the mineral character of
file land, or for any other reason, to the
Lighting Company arul Jesse Thorn an air pressure water system, for lawn o f No. 10, struck a dog on the Pudding disposal to the applicant, should file
ton. Mr. W. C. Johnson w ill occupy and garden use. Between 700 and 800 river bridge, but at the tim e the engi their affidavits o f protest in this office, on
the east store.
The interior dimen loads o f dirt were hauled to make a neer thought it was a man. Davis or before tile tith day of November, 1909.
BE N JAM IN L. EDDY,
sions o f them are 24x94 feet each.
lawn. Contractor Hart was the build crossed over to the engineer’s gang-
Register.
The front will be particularly at er o f this pretty home.
way, and leaning out struck his head
tractive
Wilbelinina pressed brick
Mr. J. F. Spray has just finished a on a girder, falling to the bottom of
»K P A R T M E N T o E T H E IN T E R IO R
being used in the masonry, while large number o f improvements to his the stream. Mr. Davis was married United States Land Office. Roseburg,
American plate glass will fill all open
Main street residence property.
In and had a family, and in their bcivave- Oregon, September 20, 1909 —Notice is
ings. Knch o f the show windows will fact the house was rebuilt, having ment they have the sympathy of a hereby given that Edward J. Frasier,
legal assignee of W illiam H. H. Thomp
have plates
92x84
inches, aliovc been raised from one to two stories, large number o f railway employes, who son of Eugene, Lane county, State of
which will be a rail and another plate and a veranda S feet wide and 100 feet highly estoemeod the departed one.
Oregon, liason August 28, 1909, filed in
this office bis application under Section
55 inches high. The front doors will in length added thereto. The improve
’ Twas the Wrong Man.
2300 of tile Revised Statutes of the Unit
be o f solid oak, with oval bevel plat
ments, ¡Deluding cement walks, cost
With photographs o f the five convicts ed States, to enter the south half of the
glass.
This arrangement, together about $1000.
who escaped from the Oregon School southwest quarter of section 8, T 19 s,
with large rear windows, will furnish
The W hite building on Main street for the Feeble Minded on Saturday, R. 7 W, W . M.
Any and all persons claiming adverse
an abundance o f light throughout tin has been remodeled and w ill be occupied
ShcritT Hown visited Cottage Grove on ly the lands described, or desiring to ob
entire interior.
by Mr. Stundish.
A new front im Sunday, believing that he had track of
ject because of the mineral character of
Mr. It. k. Lawson, the owner, was proves its appearance very materially. at least one o f the prisoners. A man the land, or for any other reason, to the
Mr. Woodward, who came to Cottage had been discovered by trainmen riding disposal to applicant, should file their
form erly in business in Cottage Grove,
but is now employed as traveling sales Grove last April, from Millings, Mon-' the “ blind baggage” on the southtioimd affidavits o f protest in this office on oi
liefore the tith day of Novrinlier, l!HI9.
man for the Central Door and Lumber tana, in addition to building a substan Cottage Grove local Saturday un lit,
BENJAM IN L. EDDY,
Company o f Portland, lie, however, tial business block, has had built at and when accosted the stranger showed
Register.
retains his residence herc.and has great the curlier o f Third and Kansas streets light, whieh lead to an altercation
faith in the future o f the city, as is a cozy six-room cottage, strictly mod The man, however, was brought to this
evidenced by the fact that besides ern in every respect, and costing $2,(HKl, city, and the investigation which fol
having other reality interests here lie The interior is o f native oak, and at lo w «! satisfied the authorities that lu-
is expending over $S,(HXi in the erec tractively finished.
was not wanted. Ho gave as his reason
M. Caldwell will build a neat cottage for stealing a ride that he had ln-cn
tion o f this business building, lie is a
member o f the municipal council, and on W eber street for rent.
held up in Portland and robbed by sup
A bungalow for Mrs. T. Allen is in posed friends. The man, whose name
his voice is ever heard for anything
that w ill tend to advance the interests construction on Fourth street. It is of was given fictitiously, is from the east,
pretty design.
o f Cottage Grove.
I ho refused to divulge his proper name
W. Hubble is building a warehouse. i because o f the publicity he might h r
The Vcatch-W heeler Block.
J. F Spray has had over 300 feet
1 given in connection with the affair.
Probably the business block nearest concrete walks built on his Main street
They Need No Assistance.
approaching a tire proof structure is property. F. It. Phillips, W. F. Hart,
A personal communication from tVI.
that erected at the corner o f Main and N. Jones, Jos. Baker, George Hawler
Fourth streets by
Messrs. O liver and Miss Jessie Berg have also recent John Bruso o f St. lauiis, a well-sen
soiled Hoo-Hoo, to the editor o f The
Veatch and T. C W heeler during tin ly built cement walks.
present year. It was with this idea in
Alderman .1. A. KI ledge is putting Sentinel, contains these pathetic I , -
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view that the walls were built o f the finishing touches on a handsome "Y o u can imagine my surprise « '
solid masonry, and plastered with a 10-room residence on Wall street that o p en «! your paper and saw that you
had joined the Black Uat tribe, fin
durable substance a full inch in thick
will cost $1,900.
uses, and the ceiling on both floors sur
It has been rumored that the First only regret 1 have is that I «.isn ’t
faced with steel.
The building is National Bank would soon commence there to help; but 1 suppose you have
Frank Kbby’s old Stand on 4tli
1 don’t know ho»
46.8x95 feet, with a substantial con the erection o f a handsome building in no kick coming.
A ll work guaranteed.
crete foundation 4ti inches at the base the block west o f its present location, they do it out there, but I ’ ll Icax it t > street
Phone Main 321.
and Id inches at the top, upon which but inquiry reveals the fact that while a Hoo-Hoo any where.”
The Venske Block.
W e have been moving this week and are now ready
to serve you again in our new location in the new
Woodward Building
one block from H otel Oregon.
In
connection with
the present up-to-date stock we have added an entire
new stock in several lines, comprising Groceries, Shoes,
Crockery, Gloves
and
Underware.
Y ou
will
find
anything you need in these lines, here, and you will
find our prices are consistant in every purchase.
take this opportunity to extend a cordial
We
welcome to
our new store, and to thank you for past patronage as
to solicit a continuance of your trade.
A s a Special
O pening Inducement w e are quoting some very
prices in the above
lines.
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DAVIS WAS KNOWN HERE.
P age W ire
CEMENT
FENCE
o f a ll
The
BEST
on the
MARKET
ure 12-inch walls. • The brick in these
walls were burned in Cottage Grove,
and shows what can be accomplished
in this direction right here at home.
There are two commodious storerooms,
the one on the west having a particular
ly attractive plate glass front, the
show-window extending around the cor
tier on Fourth street. The window-
plates uloiie cost $500, or one sixteenth
the project has boon given some con
sideration no definite action has been,
or will be taken for at least another
year.
A. T. Crandall will erect a com fort
able home on Wall street in the spring.
A cottage is being e r e c t «! in the
Wynne addition by Thomas Allen.
W . Nokes has purchased a lot in
that part o f the city known as Pleasant
K. Hull rests easy since the n m -val
h large fir tree which overhu - .. .
home, adjoining the corporate limit-
on the west. The tree was m arly
four feet through and about l.'si f,., t
high. It was leaning over his resi
Suitable for inside walks. No. 1
dence, and thinking it was ah ; tl, common and !>etter; dressed on
fall, Mr. Hull had W. F. Wils. a
four sides. W hile it lasts, $8.0(1
Elmer Hull fe ll the big 'un on Mon l»er thoueand feet.
SIDEWALK LUMBER
$8.00 PER 1,000
of
day.
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Brown Lumber Co.
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lo w M a rk e t
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Prices
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