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A p o litician m ay d e s e r v e to go to
hades for th e th i n g s he has done, but
th e u n ju s t c riticism he has h o m e like
a m a r t y r e n t i t l e s him to a sent along
side th e throue.
Cottage Grove Sentinel
A W E E K LY N E W S P A P E R W ITH PLE N TY V B A O l t p O N E
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ELBERT BEOC
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N o s u b s c r ip t io n t a k e n unless p a id fo r in a d v a n c e .
T his rule is im p erativ e.
tim e
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getting
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WHERE CASH
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him d o u b t som etim es vvhetbst ti« » a u t«
to live forever.
$3.99-LISTEN, LADIES-$3.99
A uiati will te a r aw ay from his m eals
nud rush to work aud the« sp end a cou
pie hours a t t e m p t i n g to c o n v iu c e vis
itors how tn e M exican tro u b le should lie
settled.
W e are offering you lor a few days the best bargains in W hite Crepe and Embroi­
dery Dresses you have ever seen.
$8.50 to $12 values, at only.......................................................
A D V E R T ISIN G KATES.
D isp lay , 25 c e n ts p e r in c h ; re a d iu g no tice ads., 10 c e u ts per lin e; legal notices,
5 c e n ts p e r lin e ; su rro u n d e d ads., 50 c e n ts per in c h ; Classified ads., 1 r e n t per
T h ere in now suspicion t h u t th e tro u
vjord. S p e c ia l d is c o u n ts on c o n tr a c ts . C ard s o f 'Thunks a n d Resolutions, t> ceuts Me in Mexico w h s in s t i g a t e d by the
p e r line.
m o v in g p ic t u re people w ho w ere sh o rt
on
film s u b jects.
2ti S O U T H F I F T H S T R E E T
B U S IN BAS O F F I C E :
Ladies! Don’t Fail to See These Beautiful Dresses
mito u» th e r e ev er were for o w n in g n
W ed n esd ay , J u n e 3, 1914.
suits it must be done in a safe aud sane manner by men in a position to
hor»e nud c a rr ia g e .
understand what they are doing.
T he g r e a t e s t iituniiiit o f u h ii n ty I» s e t
Be Sure to Oet Stop Over
We can punish the railw ays if we wish we can take their d m
Be Sure to Oet Stop Over
T h in g s o th « r s th in k , ami w h at w*
alw a y s »howli hy th e g iv in g o f money.
Hunk o f Ut* m usc» u lliw « Ü iuA
d« lids from them we can force their stock to such a value that they
at Cottage Grove.
at Cottage Grove.
Home folk» do n fin or in n wny th a t
can no longer borrow money but in hen we ilo this we are at the same
l i n e r i a in reporteil tv hnv<< »»iti timi miikeu you feel th u t they nre going to
time punishing ourselves. The railroads are the greatest single in
he waa scili liv b eaven t>» rulc Mexico. hold it up ugnili»! you.
dustrial factor of the day. Make times hard for the railways and we He hit» lumie a «letti u f a itti"«» of It re
THE CHAMBERED NAUTILUS
T h e re is tilwnys some ijoetor who will
make them hard for ourselves. When the railroads are prosperous gunite»».
Oliver Wendell Holmes.
lind »oinethlng w ron g w ith you if you
One niee th i n g itltotil heing kepi tttlh h ave money enough to pay for it.
the rest of the country is prosperous.
This is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign,
votir noie tu thè g riiulston c i» th u t yott
One of the speakers at the Commercial Club meeting expressed
H e lli n g huay an d going n fter a th in g
Sails the unshadowed main—
d n 't b ave tini* lo spem i th è money you
will
heat bt>|ie to it hy n th o u s a n d miles.
a good idea when he sapi: “ Let the railroads make money; let them ettrn.
The venturous bark that ttings
A you ng g irl in__ love a c ts like one
pay a fair dividend, and then make them put the rest into improve
On the sweet summer wind its purpled wings
If people «vere hulf li» w illing tu possessed—o r like one w a n ts to lie | M>a
ments and into service. A starved railway cannot built! new depots prni»e n» they lire lo r r i t i r i s e Ihi» woul«l Messed.
In gulfs euchanted, w here the siren sings,
he it hnppy old World.
nor give the service we dem and.”
And the coral reefs lie bare,
Along w ith t h a t old mlnge nhout
The policy of “ safety la s t” in dealing with railroads should be
T h e hen th u t Iny» o v e r 300 cgg» li c o u n tin g y o u r r h i c k e u s b efo re they nr*
Where the cold sea-maids rise to sun their stream ing hair.
yenr doe»n't wu»te uny tim o eo u a tln g h a tc h e d should go one ultout not hen
reversed- and we need only consider our own good in saying this.
p e r k i n g n m an u n til you know be is
her rb ìrk e u » hefore they a re hutrhetl.
Its webs of living gauze no more unfold;
y o u r rh ic k e n .
W recked is the ship of p e a rl!
A mute li th u t i» properly lumie ul l l
The donkey and bull moose have taken to the woods aud th<
noi s t r ik e lire a f t e r thè luurriuge cere
And every cham bered cell,
elephant is the only animal left in the political menagerie.
m oay,
Not Only in Cottage Grove
W here its dim dream ing life was wont to dwell,
T he girl « h o pò»«'« i» noi alwn.v» n
After publishing the Junction City Times for tw enty-five years,
S I M I L A R O A S E S OCCUR D A IL Y IN
As the frail tenant shaped his growing shell,
pnuey.
T H IS V IC IN ITY
Editor S. L. Moorhead has retired. <leo. Baxter, for several years
Before thee lies revealed—
H ot a ir d o e s n 't rui»e nnyone perm»
Not only h ere in C o tt a g e G rove, hut
publisher of the Creawell Chronicle, is the new owner. Mr. Baxter
Its irised ceiling rent, its sunless cript unsealed.
n e a tly .
in our neighlx iring tow ns, th e sam e good
left Lane County for a short time, but could not stay away, and Mr.
An e n c o u ra g in g in
T he child or person who is too for sto ry is heard .
Year afte r year beheld the silent toil
Moorhead says that although he has sold out he does not feel thut he w urd d o e s n 't get ahead very rupidly in sta n c e from E u g en e Is g iv e n here, an«l
That spread his lustrous co il;
will he read hy us w ith grea< in te re s t.
can leave. The latter will be missed in fraternal circles, and the for­ th e e stim a tio n o f th ose u I hiu I him
Mr». H. Y. A hM .lt, 2tM* E N in th Hi .
Still as the spiral grew,
mer will be gladly welcomed back into the ranks.
You ru n no longer pnrt you r h s i r E ugene, Ore., »»y»: " I was t a k e n wi t h
He left the past y e a r's dwelling for the new,
a f t e r you h ave pu rled wi t h it.
» hail spell o f k id n ey eo m p la in t win! I
Stole with soft steps its shining archway through,
could hardly w ork. My b a r k * u weak
I t ’s time to hit freak legislation a slap.
We arc m ore likely •« f a v o r new
an d lame an d I could scarcely move on
Built up its idle door,
fu ngled ideas and re fo rm s if th e y work
acco u n t o f th e pains, I d octo red and
GETTINQ OUT OF PAYING TAXES.
o u r way.
Stretched in his last-found home, and knew the old no more.
took several p res crip tio n s, h u t d i d n ' t
Some folks seem to have a foolish idea that there is some way to
get a hit of benefit.
l>uan ‘a K idney
Mnn
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poor
position
to
Thanks for the heavenly message brought by thee,
I’illa
were
recom
m
end
ed
to me an d I
get out of paying taxes.
•ay th ut womun doe»n *t vote in tellig en t
beg an using them .
T h e pain» an d
Child of the wondering sea,
_______
Recently Oregon exem pted-household goods as a move in that
w eakness le ft me, my k i d a c y s were
Cast from her lap fo rlo rn !
s
t r r i i g t h r n e d nnd I becam e well. I ra n
direction. This is neither u lair nor a wise law in many ways, yet this
•No busine»» mnn la n surre»», no unit
From thy dead lips a clearer note is born
now do mv work w ith o u t t h e least an
t
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how
large
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,
unless
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fall we are going to have the opportunity of going still further.
noy nnre.
T h e e n d o rs e m e n t I g a v e
Than ever Triton blew from wreathed horn!
is a success in hi* own home.
The household goods exem ption law puts th<- man who owns $1U(1
D o a n 's K id n ey 1'ills some y e a r s ago,
While on my ear it rings,
I t ' s fu n n y th u t we o ft e n hav e to nr still holds good. T h ey cu red me an d 1
worth of goods and the man who owns <=25,000 worth on the same
Through the deep caves of solemn thought 1 hear a voice th at sings.
e e p t fa v o rs from |n-op)e from whom h a v e not had to t a k e them s i n c e . ”
basis. As far as household g rid s are concerned the man who owis it is d is ta s t e f u l while those who owe us
P ric e ftt>c, a t all d ealers.
D o n 't
Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul,
• 190,000 worth pays no more taxes on them than the one who owns m-glest to eome across.
simply ask fo r a k id n ey rem ed y get
( M a n 's K id n ey Pill»— th e sam e th a t
As the sw ift seasons ro ll!
none. That may be what some folks call equal taxation.
It seems as if th e r e a re th r e e tim es Mrs. A b b o tt bnd. Fostei Mill,urn Co.,
Leave thy low vaulted p a s t!
But that is not the worst feature of the law.
uiay27 jum-.'l
us m a n y good excuses for ow n in g nn Props., llulTulo, N. Y.
Let each new temple, nobler than the last,
By tak ing a lot of property from the tax roll it raised the rati
Shut thee from Heaven with a dome more vast,
on the property left on the roll.
Till thou at length a rt free,
Those who had previously paid taxes on household goods alone
i
Leaving thine outgrow n shell by life ’s unresting sea.
were by the same law autom atieully deprived of the privilege of vot
mg at school elections.
SAFETY FIRST AND LAST.
But this fall w- can go still further. A bill w ill be on the ballot to
Beaver Board makes a most satis­
The Southern P acific’s “ Safety F ir s t” policy has brought it con­ xempt all property under $1,500 in valuation.
factory wall and ceilings, and the
siderable deserved fame. During eighteen years not a passenger has
How this measure may work in case it becomes law is illustrated
most attractive show windows.
been killed on its lines—a most rem arkable record.
by the rem arks of a property owner who pays taxes on a couple of
Now is the time to think about paint­
The “ Safety F ir s t” policy has not been so successful, however, Main S treet buildings. He is opposed to the measure, but says that
ing. We have the best quality, prices
in regard to those who use its lines without permission. Seventeen in the event it becomes law he w ill parcel his property out to his heirs
and stock of Sherwin Williams'
track w alkers were killed last year alone.
in $1,500 lots and take it from the tax rolls.
Paints, Prepared Lead, Oils, Varnish­
Division Superintendent B urckhalter, in his recent address be­
If all taxpayers who can do so, follow out this system, in event of
es. Let us figure with you.
fore the Commercial Club, said th at unless there is g reater co-opera the $1,500 exemption becoming law, there would he about a dozen
tion on the p art of the public this terrible death toll is hound to taxpayers left in Cottage Drove and their property would be confis­
continue. The road can protect those in its charge but it cannot cated under a levy high enough to cover running expenses of state,
protect those so careless and thoughtless as to get in the way of mov­ county and city.
ing trains.
But this is not the worst possibility of the propose«] law. Under
Railway tracks are not right-of-ways, although often used as such. its provisions so much prop rt> would he taken from the tax roll, ami
No other paper, daily or weekly, reaches one-quarter ns
A t best a railw ay track is a dangerous place and its use by women and that rem aining would be taxe«l so high, that capital would steer as
many people in the Cottage Grove country as docs The Sentinel.
children particularly is foolhardy. Two girls were recently killed clear of Oregon as a gay young bachelor from an obi maid with the
while attem pting to cross a Southern Pacific trestle. Others have smallpox.
been killed inside of city limits. No women or children have been
To vote for this proposed measure is an invitation to disaster
killed in Cottage Grove, but only a few months ago a transient was and destruction. It is an unwise confiscatory measure ami should be
killed and not over a couple of months ago a little babe missed instant snowed under so deep it will never come to life.
death by but a few inches.
To imagine th at taxes can he avoided by any exemption law is
Don’t apply when buying meat.
There is only one safe way and th a t is to keep off the tracks. the most absurd kind of fol-de-roy. They must be paid ami those who
You should always get fresh meat—and you
P arents should assist the Southern Pacific in endeavoring to protect pay them must either collect them indirectly from those who d o n ’t pay
always get it when you buy from
the lives of their little ones. So many Cottage Drove school children or go out of business. In either event the non-taxpayer loses out by
are compelled to cross the railway in going to and from home that ♦ he stagnation of industry and the disruption of business.
Mr. B u rck h alter’s advice strikes home with particu lar force.
Oregon has tried enough freak laws. It is now time to get ilown
BARTEL8 A ERNEST, Props.
There is another “ safety f ir s t” idea th a t it m ight lie well to in­ to a safe ami sane business basis.
still into the minds of the people, especially those with a proclivity
for legislation.
W hen m oney g e ts so t i g h t t h a t no season fo r e le c tio n s should also be so
Thing? Wc Think
BEAVER
BOARD
Cottage Grove Manfg. Co.
Don’t Get Fresh
City Meat Market
This was not suggested by Mr. B urckhalter, but we have no doubt
it will have his approval.
This new idea is: In regulating railroads, first be certain that
there is a safe margin for the railroad. The tendency now is to make
the railroad p u v e th a t a safe m argain has not been left.
Because of a misuse in the past of their privileges on the part of
certain railways, there is now a tendency to persecute the business
and to punish the railw ays of the present for the misdeeds of those of
the past.
Railroad regulation has come to stay—but to get the desired re-
one will b u y gold bricks, th en
tim es will su r e ly be upon us.
hard
a r r a n g e d t h a t th e y would not in t e r f e r e
w ith th e o th e r n a tio n a l game».
H e t t y Green seems as much out o f
Home men h a v e a d re a d o f m a k in g
p lace in a $40 a m o nth flat as some
a lot o f money an d le a v in g it fo r some
o t h e r people we k n o w — b u t not for the
mnn who m a r rie s th e widow.
sa m e reason.
T he more w ork a m an
O ur elec tio n s u n d e r p rim n ry election
law s an d such lik e eome so o ft e n t h a t a ro u n d home th e more his
t h e y should be se g r e g a te d to a c e rta in h a v e to do fo r him.
p o rtio n o f th e y e a r th e sam e as base
ball and fo o t ball. We could th e n g iv e
A person who is a lw a y s
th e m o u r u n d iv id e d a t t e n t i o n in th e show of his s u p e rio r wisdom
sam e w ay t h a t we do o th e r spo rts. The o f th e com m o nest co urtesy.
h a s to do
w ife i rill
m aking a
is ig n o r a n t
I have just enough time to make
that Suit for you
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