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Spray s Column The Battle of the Kegs. F ra n cis llo p k in ao tt has always been sulficient to accommo date all of the passengers and crew, and the wireless equipm ent is such that the wireless room at all tim es, night and day, is in charge of an experienced operator. Notices are posted in all stateroom s, public rooms and steerage, showing the assignm ents of occupants to specific boats, and all life boats are conspicuously numbered. Fire and boat drills are held at each port as well as on the first day out and passengers are invited to take p art in them. Stew ards dem onstrate how to attach i life belts to the body. It is said that these are not new rulings, but have been in force on these ships for several years. — *** «J« «J» «$♦ *** «J« «J* «$♦ «$♦ «J» «J» «J* ♦$* *1* *1* This ballad was occasioned by a real incident. During the Revolutionary War, certain machines in the form of Wagon«, buggies, plows, harrows, kegs, charged with gunpowder, were cultivator«, discs, binders, mower« and sent down the river to annoy the B rit rakes at the big hole in the wall. ish shipping then at Philadelphia. The danger of these machines being dis covered, the British manned the w harfs and shipping, and discharged their small arms and cannons a t everything they saw floating in the river during the ebb-tide. A uthor's Note. Because of the approaoh of the Fourth and the passing of Memorial tj For the purpose of Raining new friends and en Day. the poem is pertinent. larging our clothing business which hus m > far been G allants attend and hear a friend very gratifying; indeed, we are going to sell, during Trill forth harmonious ditty. 1 have ju st received a car load of Dorena. T the next 15 days, 200 new, clean, up-to-date suits, McCormick binders, mowers and rakes S trange things I ’ll tell which late befell Mrs. Wm. Heath has returned from T everyone of them worth to $18.00 for In Philadelphia «city. direct from the factory which enables Santa Rosa, C ailf., where she had been | T me to sell them at as low a price as 'Tw as early day, as poets say. visiting her m other. any good machinery can be sold and on J u s t when the sun was rising, Mrs. Geo. C urrin was visiting her term s to suit the purchaser. Good, A soldier stood on a log of wood. mother. Mrs. Wm. Kirk, the first of new machines save tim e and labor as And saw a thing surprising. the week. well as hay and grain. When you buy As in amaze he stood and gazed. John W agner of Southern Oregon is a McCormick you buy as good a ma The tru th c a n 't be denied, sir, visiting with his brother la)t. chine as can be made. We have them He spied a score of kegs or more in stock all set up. You can see what C. I). Van Valin took suddenly sick Come floating down the tide. sir. you are gettin g . W’e also keep on hand Sunday, which necesitated the calling •1 These suits are guaranteed all wool and the tailor T A sailor, too, in jerk in blue, • all ex tras for the McCormick. of a physician. ing is equal to that of suits selling usually at 920.00. This strange appearance viewing, Th« school board has secured i Mr. F irst damned his eyes in great surprise. <| The colors are fancy blues, blacks, browns, grays, Then said, "Som e m ischief’s brewing. McCormick of Eugene for the principal tans and tancy mixtures. These kegs I'm told, the rebels hold, of the high school at Dorena. The T board is expecting a good school again, •I Our personal guarantee goes with every suit. If Packed up like pickled h errin g ; as Mr. McCormick claims IS years' And they've come down to attack you are dissatisfied with your bargiHi after wear experience in school work. the town. ing the suits six months, come to our store and we Tom Sears of C ottage Grove moved In this new way of fe rry in g ." will give you a new one or refund your money. I to the Row River Lum ber C o.'s mill The soldier flew, the sailor too. one day last week. <J This offer is open to our old patrons and will la* And scared alm ost to death, sir. John Sears is reporte I in a critical Wore out th eir shoes, to spread the taken advantage of by scores of them who already condition, caused by partial paralysis. Waldo Miller has a gentle driving news. know that we sell the best clothes in the world for X Hugh Van*choiack is sick a t Red m are for sale. And ran till out of breath, sir. the money. Joe Pamewood wants to buy a gentle Now up and down throughout the town, Bridge. It is thought probable th a t he pony. has another attack of appendicitis. •J To the people who are not acquainted with us or Most frantic scenes were acted ; And some ran here, and others there. our methods of selling clothes, we earnestly invite you to come and look them Dance at Divide. Like men alm ost distracted. over. YVe know you'll buy one of them and ever afterwards be a liooster for us. Last Saturday evening a dance was Some " fire ” cried, which some denied, given at the home of Ben I’erini at Di •I We have 50 boys’ separate coats taken from suits worth up to six dollars, But said the earth had quaked; vide, which proved a very pleasant which we have divided into two lots and are going to sell as follows: And girls and boys, with hideous noise, affair. There were between 75 and 100 Ran through the stre e ts half naked. All Coats from $2.50, $3.00, $3.50 and $4.00 Suits on Sale at people present and everything possi Sir W illiam he, snug as a flea. ble was done by the host ami hostess Lay all this tim e a-snoring. to make the occasion one of pleasure Here we have a Moline wagon made Nor dream ed of harm as he lay warm, to the guests. The program of the In bed with Mrs. Loring. evening was composed of quadrilles, by the John Deere Plow Co. This is All Coats from $4.50, $5.00 and $6.00 Suits on Sale at two-steps and w altzes. The music- a first class wagon, well finished, good Now in a frig h t he sta rts upright. Awaked by such a c la tte r; consisted of violin, guitar, tenor-drum m aterial and guaranteed by the John He rubs both eyes, and boldly cries, and accordian. Delicious ice eream D eere Plow Co. The price is right, ‘For God’s sake, w h at's the m a tte r? ” was served. Those present from Cot when you come and see us a t th e big tage Grove were Henry Lake, William hole in the wall. A t his bedside he then espied, Sanders, W illiam Jam es, S tew art Com Now is the tim e to look over mowers Sir Erskine a t command, sir, er, I. L. Rowe, Archie Larson and and binders to see what repairs are Upon one foot he had one boot. Miss Lena Larson. needed to be ready for harvest. And th ’ other in his hand, sir. Cupid flour is as good as the best— A rise, a ris e !" S ir Erskine cries Leading Clothiers, Furnishers, Men’s Heavy and Dress Shoes Bear Delays U. S. Mail. $1.40 per sack. J . F. Spray, phone 162. ‘‘The rebels m ore's the pity. I have Planet Junior and John Deere W ithout a boat are all afloat. While driving around Cape Janney, «$»♦*♦ *•* ♦** K* ♦** ♦♦♦ K* planters and cultivators. W ith plant And ranged before th e city. near T riangle lake, recently, the Ju n c ing and good cultivation you will be tion City and Mapleton stag e met a “ The motely crew, in vessels new, surprised a t how your land will pro large bear in the road and had to w ait With Satan for th eir guide, sir, duce. nearly five m inutes before the big bear Packed up in bags, or wooden kegs. L. C. Parm a lee has a horse for sale. completed his exam ination of the m ents on this special train, new* be evil practices invited by the o|>cii door TEACHING LIFE SAVING METHODS Come driving down the tide, sir. W eight 1,000 pounds. Gentle. Price traveler« and moved off into the brush. ing telegraphed to the special daily. o f idleness. The children generally “ Therefore prepare for bloody war. »75. Phone 20 F 32. There was not a gun in the crowd, and The G reat N orthern Railway will l>e come of th eir own free w ill; they are U. S. Bureau of Mines Demonstra The kegs m ust all be routed. the bear had it all his own way. W. i the first transcontinental line in the influenced silently, unconsciously to Do you want a new wagon or buggy? Or surely we despised shall be, tion Car at 0. A. C. P. Drugg, the driver of the stage, says world to print a com plete daily pa|>er them selves; they feel them selves wel When you come to town come in the And B ritish courage doubted." th a t it is the first tim e he ever had to on its train. The press to be used on come, loved, respected. Self-respect, big hole in the wall and see what Lessons in life saving m ethods and The royal band now ready stand, w ait while a bear took its tim e in this special is so large th a t it was the m ighty |>ower to lift snd keep first aid to fhc injured have been begun w e’ve got. All ranged in dead array, sir, necessary to take it apart to place it erect, is fostered ami developed. clearing the way for the U. S. mail. W. A. Hemenway has W hite Pekin a t O. A. C. by the exfierta from the U. With stom ach stout to see it out. in the baggage car, which has been The work of the library is for civic S. Bureau of Mines in charge of th« duck eggs for sale. And make a bloody day, sir. converted into a press room on wheels. education and the m aking of good citi Veterinary Surgeon. dem onstration car now a t Corvallis. Buff Orpington eggs, Plymouth Rock The cannons roar from shore to shore. zens, a form of patriotism ma<n- im Dr. H. H. Owen, V eterinary S u r Through the efforts of Prof. II. M. egga, $1.00 per settin g . Phone 125 to Real Estate Transfers. The small arms make a ra ttle ; perative for the millions of foreigners Barks, head of the college school of geon, Room 14. Woodward Bldg., Phone Mrs. J . F. Spray. R. M. Gleason e t ux to Eliza Glea coming yearly to our shores. 10. G raduate Kansas City V eterinary mines, the car was brought from Remember the goat. He will kill Since wars began I ’m sure no man son, lots 1 and 2, block 4 I). G. M cFar E ’er saw so stran g e a battle. College. The public library offers common W ashington, where it was giving dem the brush and make the grass grow land's first addition to Cottage Grove, ground to all. There are no social The rebel dales, the rebel vales. while you sleep. onstrations, ami arrangem ents have Unique Newspaper Printed on Rail- $ 10 . W ith rebel trees surrounded, lines to bar the entrance, the doors been made for a w eek’s instruction, More cows, more goats, more hens, way Train. Mrs. Emma W est to E. Farm an, open a t every touch, if only the simple two hours daily, for 76 or 100 young pays your bills in cash and makes long The d ista n t woods, the hills and floods, The demand from many communities lands in township 20 SR 2, W, $----- . W ith rebel echoes sounded. etiq u ette of quiet, earnest bearing is men from the college. friends. Daniel Shaffer c t ux to Emma J. observed. No creeds nr* to be sub along the line of the G reat Northern A. B. Atkins has choice Black Mi The fish below swam to and fro, The work is of o-*|x-rial value to all Miller—E | of lot 2. blk. 1 of D. G. s c r i p t to the rich and the poor meet Railway justifies the running of A ttacked from every q u a rte r; norca eggs for sale. students whose fu tu re business will M cFarland’s second addition to C ottage another special, "T he Booster Special” to g ether in absolute independence. take them some distariee from medical Bales Bros, have Black Orpington Why sure, thought they, the d ev il’s Grove, $700. train. Even the aristocracy of in tellect does to pay, eggs for sale. Chas. S. Wilson e t ux to Ella Thomp- not count in the people's university. aid. Electrical engineers will lie given This developm ent special will su r ’M ongst folks above the w ater. instruction as to the m anner of reviv I pay cash for chickens, eggs, h'des, pass the famous Governor’s Special son- .3.64 a in secs. 14 and 23 Tp 20 SR The ideal public library realizes the grain. ing a man suffering from electrical The kegs, ’tis said, though stro n g train of last year on its jo u rn e y j4 W $ 1 . true sp irit of dem ocracy.—W aller Irene shock. Foresters will lesrn how to ly made Page field fence is a spring steel, J. M. Comer e t ux to LeRoy B arrett Bullock. _________________ through the E ast and add another to Of rebel staves and hoops, sir, give im m ediate relief to a man on • best by every test. Phone 162. the list of special trains, including the —T ract in-sec. 29 Tp 20 SR 3 W. $500. Could not oppose th e ir powerful foes, whom tim bers have fallen, or who ia Lime and cem ent a t S pray’s. A. S. Powell to Emma C. Powell - famous Siik Train, with its record And conquering B ritish troops, sir. overcome by smoke or flame in fighting John Deere and Oliver plows at run of 45 hours and 16 m inutes from Landa in Tpa 20 and 31 SR 3 W, $1. forcat Area. » , S p ray ’s. From morn to night these men of m ight S eattle to St. Paul, a few months ago. Henry C. Schleef et ux to Fred vs. Displayed am azing courage ; • Hood River N iagara Sprays, the best The ag ricu ltu ral stu d en t will learn This eventful journey will rem ain in Schw arze—Und. half int. in SWJ sec. by every te st a t S p ray ’s. And when the sun was fairly down, w hat m ust be done im m ediately a fte r the minds of the boosters for some time, 24 Tp 21 SR W 4. $1,600. Buy your feed and flour of Spray. R etired to sup th eir porridge. an accident w ith the "d ead ly corn Bond for deed —Hannah D eets to as the G reat N orthern Railway will Phone 162. sh red d er" or oth er farm tool which ia A hundred men w ith each a pen, print a daily newspaper with a morn- Lewis L. Wooley—T ract in sec. 23 Tp Do you see th« two farm s? They likely to maim one. The pharm acy ing and evening edition and supple- 20 SR 4 W, $2,300. Shingles and posts. Phone 162. Or more, upon my word, sir, arc both good farm s, or ought to be, student and those of the chem istry 1 deliver free to all parts of town. It is true would be too few, as are most of those in this country. courses will he Interested in the means Rambler’s Club on Outing. Spray, phone 162. T heir valor to record, sir. The difference between them is not Try a load of th a t oak grub wood. Such feats did they perform th a t day, A pleasant drive through the Mosby in the land, but in the men th at own of reviving men overcome by gaseous fumes. There is hardly a course given Lots of h eat to the square inch. Creek d istrict was indulged in by the them . A gainst these wicked kegs, sir. in the college which does not present Spray. Phone 162. R am bler’a Club on Memorial Day. A T hat, years to come, if they g et home. One of these men is an up-to-date When you buy flour of Spray you buy luncheon was prepared and served un chap who reads the pa|ters, especially aspects making the life saving m eth T hey’ll make th e ir boasts and { EUGENE OREGON it stra ig h t from the car to the consum der ttye pine trees beside the rushing the farm notes, takes agricultural ods im portant to its students. brags, sir.—M iscellaneous Essays For these reasons It is expected th a t er. stream of old Mosby and a very enjoy journals and applies scientific methods. and Occasional W ritings. nearly 100 students will be scheduled McDole Bros, have 100 goats for able tim e was the sentim ent expressed The other works ju st as hard, but for the course, in sp ite of the fact th a t sale, also one milch cow. by sll who participated. This was the will not have a newspaper in the house Notice of Final Settlement. j J . F. Spray has a pair o f young last outing of the season and the club and could not g et a new idea if it were two hours a day for a week a t thia N otice is hereby given, th a t the un- j busy tim e of the year, exam ination m ares for sale. W eight 1,250 lbs. disbanded, a fte r appropriate rem arks bored mto his head with an X-ray. dersigned has filed his final account in <j period, ia not lightly given any outside each. and well wishes until the term of The up-to-date farm er gets two or activity. If you w ant to buy or sell anything, the m a tte r of the e state of J . D. || | school opens in the fall. three tim es the yield of his neighbor | -------------------------------------------- ask Spray a t the big hole in the wall. P etrie, deceased, in the County C ourt J If I t’s a rush job of p rinting, the and w ith h u t little more labor or ex for Lane County, Oregon, and th a t < j The True Spirit of Democracy. C urtis Veatch has 3 good milch cows, Sentinel will g et it out for you on pense. also Jersey and H olstein bull calf, for Friday, the 11th day of June, 1912, at j The library supplies inform ation for time. He uses fertilizer, crop rotation ami the hour of 11 o’clock p. m. of said day j sale. mechanics and workingmen of every intelligence. He economizes every has been fixed by the Court as the tim e ,«( class. Ju st as the system of sppren- rod of his land; makes it all count. for hearing objections to said report ¡j ticeship declines and employers require He practices soil conservation. He and the settlem ent thereof. | ^ trained helpers, m ust the usefulness gives back to the soil as much as or a I. W. PETR IE, of the library increase. little more than he takes from it. He A dm inistrator of the estate of J. D. A T A B A R G A IN Library work offers g reat opportuni 7 ^ E s t im a t e s knows the latest experim ents made by P etrie, deceased, m l6-j!3 ty for philanthropy, and philanthropy % Given the agricultural departm ent, the ag ri Only l i miles from Cottage of the higher form, because it* work cultural colleges and experim ent sta Grove, 35 acres under cultiva Ships With Special Facilities for is preventive, ra th e r than positive. tions. He reads the newspapers. Protection of Passengers. tion, 40 acres fine piling tim It anticipates evil by sub stitu tin g the .Send in your subscription today. antidote beforehand. I t fosters the From inform ation received from the ber. 200 acres good foot-hill love of what is good and uplifting be Southern Pacific Company, operating The coming straw berry festival at woodland pasture. Price 520 Plans fore low tastes have become a chronic Lebanon, which lasts three days June the Steam ship Line between New per acre. A snap. Easy terms. York and New O rleans, The Sentinel propensity. Pleasure in such books as 6, 7 and 8- promises to be a big event. Eumished the library would furnish to young There will he straw berries galore and A D D R K S 8 O W N F .R learns th a t passengers using th a t line m t S M O W f I9 B -L EUGENE :: OREGON readers, will in terest the mind and oc all kinda of amuaementa for the Box 458, Cottage Grove, Ore. need have no fear in case of accident. cupy the thoughts exclusive of those visitors. The life boat capacity of these ships ; X y / X / X / X ,X “M > X 8 ,X MW ,X f 1 Great Advertising and I i I ? Trade Promotion Safe ?? ?? ? i ? ? ? ?? t ? * ? $ 12.50 $ 1 .4 5 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $ 2 .1 5 THE OREGON WOOLEN MILLS STORE “SUCCESS FARM” “FAILURE FARM” I Dodge Dept Store STOCK RANCH Read Our Big Ad. in Next W eeks “Sentinel” Dodge Dept. Store A J. B. PHELPS % X