Cottage Grove sentinel., June 13, 1912, Image 5

Spriggs Bros.
made garden. Made garden! Yes, In
rain and snow arid shine. I planted
ffiurtiM-n kinds of vi-g^-tables, then I
went away .to school again.
In three months 1 came hack for the
summer. For two weeks another
Trail» Hard to Follow; Wild teacher had been there hoeing out the
Animal» Kut Carden Truck. weeds and making things pleasant. 1
Success in selling doesn’t simply mean goods sold. It
brought the little daughter of a friend
with me and we three hail fine times
means customers satisfied. This is the rule we have
W lii'ii I first ruarhi-d Kosi-burg, O re­ moat always. G etting w ater was al-
gon, in »«arch of n rani'h I bail the moat a hardship. The spring near the
followed in selling footwear. For this reason our shoe
munificent sum of $loo in the form of house had dried U p, no we had to go
business has grown until it is as large as that of many
a d raft and a little change in triy purse. about a q uarter of a mile up over a
stores in towns ten times the size of Cottage Grove.
I spent the first morning in the land bare, hot hill, then down into the
olllce and then took tin- afternoon train woods. Most always we found plenty
We take the most painstaking care in selecting our
for Oakland to look after a vacant fit. pf w ater, unmetimea the cattle were
shoes,
buying for cash and at close cash prices. Our
A fter two days I was able to get a aht-Nil of us Carrying w ater ia hard
stock is full and complete. If you are not a customer
horse and rial« out to the place. There work eapeeially on a hot washing day.
they told rnc that the land had lieen I.uter one of the neighbors kindly dug
of ours please give us a trial. Buy shoe satisfaction,
tiled on. Bark to |{oseborg aial the u well not far from the houae. Three
shoes that fit your feet, give you satisfactory wear and
land office aial then by atuge to Bea­ tim es we lost our way, trying to fol­
that are stylish, strictly uj>-to-date.
ton to liaik after a quarter. The driv­ low "calf p ath s" to some nieghbor's.
er adviaed me by all rneana to keep One time we met a neighbor hunting
away from locator». I afterw ards he directed us home th u s : "Follow
found out that he had lorated a great that fence till it breaks away, then go
many people on no account place». down the draw but not too far, then
Thi» trip proved u wild guo e chase, as you'll find a trail. It w on't be very
the land Was too rorkv for even goata. plain at Aral .but it will get better.
Ni*w Tire*, $7.f><) and up. per get. Soon
after that I bought a homcalead ; T hat will take you nearly hom e." We
Buggy and Spring Wagon
P
S
W E S T IL L BU Y W O O L A N D M O H A IR
right from u young man who was tired got home safely hut we never did find
of ranching alone. This took my draft 1 that trail.
. Tongues, Sf». oo
aial put me in debt sever'» I dollars. I My friends stayed two weeks and
and up.
obtained a position for one aiaJ one- then I waa alone, but I didn’t mind
H tirade Spokon, whole wheel half months where 1 netted $*K). Then that, aa 1 was busy clearing land.
I secured a school not far from the W ith my good old bucksaw 1 cut down
2T>c and up.
rar eft and atnrted to earn enough to Kfi oak trees, all being from 4 to 12
Kellowg, whole wheel, .‘tf»c and up. set mu going.
inches in diam eter. The neighbor men
Ju st before school began I decided to laughed at that hut they couldn't deny
llorgetihoeinK, II.7.1» to S2..r»0.
visit my ranch. I hired a rig and the resulta. This summer 1 shall cut
(iuarantee no contrae'ed feet or driver
Appropriates Property With­
and we started out. For sever­ a great many more. My garden gfew
coma when horaea are
al hours we wftndered around the woods nicely until the diggers decided it was
out Any “If You Please, Sir."
up hill and down hut didn’t get a a good place to get provisions. How
h I uk ! regularly.
g lim pse,o f the place. A fter 1 had I ground my teeth in rage when I'd Patrolm an W alter W. Thompson of
New Buggy Tops Furnished. tauvht a mouth I decided to try again. find another half row gone. One day
When you see Essex Mills Un­
Salem, a former Cottage Grove man, :
I obtained a worn out old nag and while 1 was gone aome sheep got in says
that
when
he
goes
fishing
again
I
derwear, you can appreciate the
started out on my If» mile ride. It and ate up all my beans and beets, he intends to tske with him a so cia lly !
was a beautiful ride, only I did feel no another tim e the rabbits ate off my prepared strong box in which to keep
superior quality and workman­
sorry for the poor old animal that 1 cauliflower. For a- long tim e I was his lunch.
C O TTA G E GROVE. OR
ship at once. Every garment
walked up Hard Srraulc Hill. 1 pestered w ith a wood rat every night,
contains a full amount of thread,
walked down moat of them for my own my only weapon of defense being an "T here ain’t goin’ to be any durn
safety. It waa noon when 1 stopped old revolver, and he not caring for 'c a ttle getting my grub after th is,"
making them very elastic and full
to inquire my way. 1 waa directed to (Miisoned wheat, it looked as though he said Thompson to his friends.
size, which insures good wear.
turn in at the first gate and follow the were there to stay. He knocked over "B elcher life I'll fix ’em ; and say, if
road. Of course 1 missed the gale and some dishes one night and then his fate this last experience hadn't been so
Essex garments are hand finished
wandered on for several miles. At was settled. The next morning I I funny and made me laugh, I believe
and perfect fitting.
about three o'clock I found a man who heard him on my pa|ier ceiling, I go) I'd have arrested that critter for ap­
propriating
property
that
didn't
belong
pointed out the trail. “ Go along the the gun, climbed on the stove, put my
Ladies’ Vests
Union Suits
road till you see an old shed, then head and shoulders through a hole in to it."
Thompson and his friend Claude
follow n trail rig h t up the draw and the pap< r and looked for my victim
then follow a trail and you’ll get There he sa t in the fartherest corner Johnson, both locally regarded as keen
there. The place is behind th at big with a saury look in his eye. It only sportsmen, made a trip recently to
Children’s Garments
hill covered with c a ttle .” t’lain enough took two shots, perhsps he was sesred B utte creek to try their luck at fish­
ing.
An
autom
obile
conveyed
them
to
direction now but, oh, so vague to a girl to desth, anyway he died, and there
who had never followed a trail before. have never been any more. During the scene, and finding a sheltered nook
Ask to See Essex Underwear
I found the hill covered with cattle and this time I had used boxes for rh sirs, they decided to store away the machine
I wandered around%on it till nearly so I decided to try my hand at furni­ and tram p up the creek to favorite
dusa. I consider th at one of the brav­ ture making. 1 cut down several oaks fishing (tools where breakfast tro u t
est things I ever did for 1 am very to get just the rig ht sized pieces and were plentiful.
Grocery Department
much afraid of cattle. Now I can’t then w ith my ax, bucksaw and ham­ "T hink we b etter take the lunch
Pay Cash. Get the Best for the Least Money Here.
understand why I d id n 't find the trails mer 1 went to work. The result is s along or leave it here?” asked Thomp­
for they are so plain, hut a t any rate pretty good arm chair, \fte r the wood son.
^ UNLIM ITED ^ V A K I t T I t S f i
Choice Evaporated
Qp
Fancy Premium
Qflp
I didn't. At dusk I started for a had dried out we had to put in some "A ll right to leave it in the ma­
Oranges a dozen___JU u
Peaches a l b .............. Jl>
neighbor's through the woods, expect­ wire braces and now i t ’s fine and ch in e," replied Johnson; "w e'll be
Lemons
Fancy Large
something to g et me, for they had strong.
back at noon.”
The Pen that has made ing
a dozen _______
Peaches a lb___
30c
12c
told me of bears and cougars. I was I decided I m ust have a new floor Thompson suggested th at some one
it’s mark around
Matches
A-
so tired *nd heartsick that night that 1 and a ceiling so I hired a neighbor to or som ething m ight eat it, but Johnson
Apricots
believe I'd have sold out for 10 cents. haul me up a few hundred feet. It
a box_________ •_____giJ
a pound_______
4c
14c
the world
The next morning I started back to came so short a tim e before school laughed and said there was no danger.
Italian
Prunes
Apples
school and on my way decided to make that I had to Murry and work even “ It was as calm a scene as 1 ever
a pound_______
a pound_______
8'c
another attem pt. I think I should though it rained. On Monday morn­ gazed upon," saya Thompson, relating
_______________________
4c
Hardwood Tooth Picks a box
have been Inst if It hadn't been a ing I went to work. My tools were a the atory. " I t was like a painting of
r/h e
S fo re
sunny day. Baffled again I starlet) on square, bucksaw, and hammer. It was an old m aster—I forget which one, but
my way. I stopped for dinner at hard work, some of the lumber had the fellow who made things kind of
another neighbor's and made arrange­ war|>cd and once I pounded my thumb hazy like and peaceful and calm and
m ents to come hack soon ami have a and one tim e fell while holding a Imard dream y. The first impulse I had was
guide. The next lim e I was success­ and nearly smashed all my fingers. 1 to give up the fishing and lie under
moved ever)thing out doors but the one of the trees and sleep for a hun­
Some of the Items ful and fur a second tim e I looked at stove.
That I managed with boxes dred years. But I knew this was out
my ranch.
THE CASH ECONOMY STORE
and
pieces
of wood and a plank for a of the question as I had promised my
About
a
third
of
an
acre
had
been
friends to bring back a trout for each,
We Buy and Sell
fenced, plowed and planted. There lever. A fter the floor was down I of
them. If I had determ ined to keep
built
a
6x3x3
chest
where
1
stored
all
were a few »quashes and potatoes and
q Calvanizcri Water Pipe and eight
my
promise I think I ’d been fishing
my
provisions
and
bedding
sway
from
apple trees. Under three big
it. The last of the home-made apple I represent a (Coast) life insurance
Kitting*» Tarred Paper, (»ould oak trees
yet.
my log cabin, m easuring the rats and mice^ 1 had no tim e to "W e decided to leave the lunch with pie was disappearing as I landed a company which wrote $1,006,225 worth
PninpH, Barbed Wire, Fence 15x13 feet was
inside. Shakes were nailed put up the ceiling so I left that. the auto and tru st to fate that nothing well directed stick on the calf's spare- of insurance during the month of May.
Wire, Poultry Netting. Knair.eled on the inaide
over the big crack». I.ater my brother came to my rescue would come near to disturb it. We ribs and sent it loping down the path. There must be some good reasons for
Ware, Tin Ware, Shell Hard­ There was no ceiling
and no windows and put it up. 1 began teaching the started out up the creek, chasing the I used to as a boy think of the doing this enormous am ount of busi­
ware, Hotel Crockery,
and
an
exceedingly
floor. The next week, as I hadn’t enough yet to fish ahead of us, thinking to get ’em pastoral scene and the sportive calf in ness. Let me call and give you some
q We call your puiticular atten­ room contained an poor
rusty cook live on. In November my brother cornered in a nook somewhere and the midst. But say—betcher life I've of the reasons. H. K. M etcalf. Phone
tion to our line of rugs which stove, a small cupboard, old a few
came and it has been easier since.
all my respect for pastoral scenes 107-L.
includes Granite, Union, All- nailed to the walls and covered boards
have a fence nearly around the 60. scoop them in. We fished along for lost
with
and
calves." Salem Statesm an.
Wool and Cashmere Art Squares, cellar boughs for a bed and hundreds We
several
miles,
so
it
seemed,
anil
man­
E xtra copies of the Sentinel always
1 have planted over thirty more fruit
aged
to
hold
our
own
when
it
came
to
also Tajx-'stry and Hotly Brussels, (?) of mice.
on
hand at 5c each.
Quit
claim
deeds
at
Sentinel.
trees and all kinds ot sm all fruits.
Velvets and Axniinsters. The A t Christm as vacation 1 w ent there This
summer I am to have two more keeping up w ith the way them trout
largest assortment in the city,
so that 1 won’t have to use the lay out to give ua the race for their
stay. A carpenter put in a nice rooms
q II you arc interested in second to window,
floor for a bed when there's more than lives. I was blowing pretty heavy
I pulled oti the shakes and one
hand buggies or wagons, we covered the
there. I haven’t a horse yet, so 1 and on the point of giving up and go­
walls
and
rafters
with
back to see if the lunch was gtt
have four items of this kind to building paper, tore out the old tied have to make most of my trips to and ing
right, when Johnson announced he had
show you.
fro
on
foot.
It's
only
eight
miles,
but
and put in a Hanitary couch and then when its raining hard it's a very long a bite and called for help.
Call And See Us
put pictures on the walls. It did look
It generally means an aching “ The noon hour rolled along and we
so com fortable and cozy when finished. eight.
body
and
feet but there is made up our minds that unless we
But, oh, the first two nights before the alw ays the blistered
feeling,
“
It is mine, it is made a bee Itwe for the automobile and
KNOWLES & GRABER window was in ami the paper up I worth it a ll."
the lunch we would surely be left to
came more near freezing to death than Now we have 130 little chirks, a dog, starve in the woods. So we turned & We have a counter piled high with odds and ends
ever before even when in Dakota. I but no horse. A neighbor kindly brings our weary footsteps toward the center
I in Ladies’, Men’s and Children’s Shoes which we
thought I ought to nail the Hhakes on
provisions as far as his house and of our thoughts. As we came in sight S are offering at the following low prices;
the outside, but the carpenter said our
of
the
machine,
we
say
th
at
the
cattle
we pack them up ourselves.
“ no,” th at the wind never blew hard { T then
h
at's
over a mile and a great on a thousand hills had come to
enough to harm the paper. A fter-! deal of a the little
exam ine the various parts and person­
way up hill.
ward I was sorry th at 1 listened to
nel of our gasoline overland. The first
C. A. HEDRICK, PROP.
LUCY
BURGESS.
him. Except for the cold nights I en­
thing th at entered my mind was con­
joyed every m inute ot the tim e and
cern for the lunch. As we came near­
was really sorry when they cam# after
er I saw w hat had happened.
me to go beck to school.
* *1 never felt so hungry before in
la>n<Ion Mineral Springs ami Rlack
The last of March I w ent back to
my
life and hope I never will again.
B utte stage carrying U. S. mail spend my vacation. Friends drove
But
th at did not prevent the concluding
and fast freight.
with me till 1 couldn’t point out the
and final chapter of what was going
road any farth er because 1 couldn’t And
on around the automobile. With sink­
Cottage Grove it. We had to go back and dump me
Main Street
ing heart I saw th a t a double-jointed,
snd my things a t a neighbor's while
screw-tailed, lop-eared, crooked-legged
they w ent home. This tim e I felt as
calf waa finishing up the last batch of
though I were going into a new world
the dainties I had brought along to
THK B K A IT V STRA IN
and I dreaded it. The neighbors took
keep the Wolf from the door. The
P A R ( R I D G E W Y A N D O H E S me up to the cabin, and such a sight!
way th at calf disregarded table man­
The wind had blown down half the
ners
and consumed my lunch was
W hy not g rt (h r I test g ettrm l purponr fowl, paper. The rest hung in festoons from
enough to bring tears to the eyes of
I h r llrnuly S train of PnrtrM g« W yandotte«?
T h ry n rr « q u ick tnatuiitiR fowl, theveforc walls and ceiling; bark of the atove For the “ Better Kind” of Harness, any strong-m inded and able-bodied man
tun k in g mi r*ccll«-nt layer. T h rit yellow
skin n inkrs the til notrrl as it la h lr (owl of was an immenae w oodrat’a neat, made
who had tram ped a thousand miles
RO to
(h r la st of «|tiality. Vania Incntrd nt north of my kindlings, pictures and several
through the woods and up a creek
enti of Hr veti ill S trrrt. V (attori welcom e.
things I had left on the table. A fter
chasing trout. It was no use to try
I. C. HAPPY, Cottage Grove, Oregon
two days things looked better and 1
argum ent. T hat calf had the best of
Ranch Experiences of
Brave School Teacher
Sell Satisfaction
Blacksmiths
All Kinds of Repairing
and Wood Work
* Burkholder-Woods Co. |
Bovine Thief Purloins
Fishermans Eatables
Essex Mills
U nderw ear
Spriggs Bros.
10c to 30c
30c to 95c
10c to 35c
11c
The Modern Pharmacy
Imphrey & Mackin
1 Bargains in Shoes
Fashion Stables
Ladies’ Shoes from 97c upwards
$ 3 .5 0 Val. Ladies’ Shoes, $1.65
$ 2 .0 0 Value Ladies’ Slippers
only $1.00.
$2.25 Value Men’s Slippers or
Oxfords, $1.25.
BEST RIGS IN THE CITY
LEGAT’S
LURCH’S , Cottage Grove