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Spencer should have at least 90
I ht ct'iit of the vote of the (JottaK^
drove country for county eouimiH-
aioncr and he may ueed it.
alie (Cutta^T Okmu* £ruitm 'l
Cottage Urove people will vote
for Burton, a Cottage drove man,
lor assessor, besides he promises a
reduction o f $10,000 in four years
in the expenses o f the office.
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under the law the county clerk must go
to the expense of having progressitc
ballots printed for all the precincts of
UR MAN diplomacy may save us
the county. That is because the pro
from war, even if our own fails.
gressive party cast 2t> per cent of th--
1 ue wonder is, considering the many
total vote in the last eleetiou.
delicate situations that have since beeu
These are, of course, only a few of
straighteued out bv Teuton diplomats, .
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the uiauv faults of the svatcin that have
how Germany ever allowed bcrselt to ,
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get into war in the first place. It the
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There art* a lot o f people who are be
same master diplomacy had been used
ginning to wonder if the primary ays
with other countries that is being used
tem is worth all it costs. The money
with the Uuited States, it seems quite
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H . the pruuarv system costs would build
no war in
Ukelv that there wouId be —•
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a whole lot o f good roads. In the pro
Europe.
tesi against extravagance there are a
The last note from Germany, in reply
number of things that»must be proved
to our semi-ultimatum, yields just suf
to be worth what they cost or they must
ficiently to put the blame for war. if
war should result, upon the United K°-
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States.
Now Civil war and Spanish war vet
While the reply is as evasive us the
16-vear-old maid who has
Hr,‘ »«king a rap at Olcott because
reply of
had the question (nipped to her, it leaves he has failed to observe the law in gl\
KEEP YOUR SKIN CLEAR AND the same impression that the maiden ing preference to veterans in filling po
left— that she would like to say yes but sitions about the state institutions.
HEALTHY
doesn't know how it would take with
L O S T -A BOY; IS HE YOURS
There is only one way to have a clear, the folks at home.
At any rate, like the lti-yc„r-old girl,
healthy complexion and that is to keep
OT kidnapped by bandits and hid
the bowels active and regular. Dr. Germany makes it plain that she wishes
den in a cave to weep and starve
King's New Life Pills will make your the friendship to continue and seems to
complexion healthy and clear, move the regret that she cannot make all the aud rouse a nation to frenzied search
ing. Were that the case one hundred
bowels gently, stimulate the liver, concessions asked of her.
It is quite evident that the note is thousand men would rise to the rescue
cleanse the system and purify the blood.
A splendid spring medicine. 25c at your an attempt to yield just sufficiently to if need be. Unfortunately the losing of
preveut war with the United States and »he lad is without any dramatic excite
Druggist.
at the same time not to yield enough ment, though very real. The fact is.
to have any bad effect at home.
his father lost him. Being too busy to
BICYCLE REPAIRING.
If Germany abides by her own agree sit by the fireside and answer his trivia!
—SOLDERING OF ALL KINDS.
ments, there will be no war.
questions during the years when fathers
If the same demand had been made arc the only great heroes of the boys,
just as forcibly sooner, the lives o f he lets go his hold ujmiu him. Yes, Lis
Can allow you raorr for your old wheel on a new
many non-combatants would have been mother lost him. Being much engrossed
guaranteed wheel, than anyone in the county.
saved.
in her teas, dinners and club programs,
Furniture Repairing a Specialty.
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she let the maid hear the boy say his
Baby carriage* repaired, tires put on. Satiatactkm
guaranteed. Will call and deliver any work.
/wKHOEVER had the occasion to form P^V'crs and thus her grip slipped and
BICYCLES SUNDR1ES.IETC.
PHONE S6-Y I
th<‘ aeqeBietaaee ot an old steam tl» ’ l"'.v
*• *-• Urn». Ay»,
SCHLEKF BUILDING
boat captain will appreciate the quick church lost him Being so much oeru
retort one recently made to an inquiry P**“d with sermons for the wise and el-
TO RID CHILD OP WORMS
as to whether he' knew all the rocks d*r,y People who pay the bills and hai
and other obstacles in the river, seeing inU K°**d care for dignity, the minister
Don't scold the fretful, nervous child. that he alwavs avoided shipwreck, and elders were unmindful of the human
Often it 'a due to worms. Get rid of “ No, I don ’t know anv o f them .'’ re f i l i n g of the boy in the pew and no
these by giving one-half to one lozenge plied the old captain.’ “ but I know provision in sermon or song or manly
Kickapoo Worm Killer, a laxative worm where the deep water is.”
Think of *P°ri {oT h>* boyishness, and ao the
candy. Give only plain nourishing food, th- sleepless nights that old steamboat church and many sad hearted parents
lots o f out-door exercise and put to bed captain has avoided by not following are now earnestly searching for the
early. Watch stools and continue giv the practice o f many who are always l0*1 boy. Selected,
ing Kickapoo Worm Lozenges, they will looking for faults, rocks and obstacles
positively remove the worms. 25c at in the path of life. How much better
SPRINOFIELD PAPER SOLD
Druggists.
it would seem to keep at a safe distance
from the shoals rather than skimming
HE Lane County News, published
around to see how near tne danger line
at Springfield, has been sold to J.
we can go without getting into trouble. C. Dimm and Walter R. Dimrn o f Eu
— Exchange.
gene. Mr. Dill, the retiring editor, will
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accept a position in nnotber pnrt o f
The Sentinel has not been feeding the state,
Cottage Grove Transfer
its readers very strongly on editorials
Mr. Dill is a capable newspaper man.
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o f late, but with a lull in the clean up » student o f public affairs and a pleas
H a iO u in A
fk i
b*‘tw,‘cn The Pri“ * r>°® *nd the general ing speaker upon occasion. He has run
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elec: . 0 3 . we rn.iv again di«h it out in * b 'e newspaper and his removal will
spaper fra-
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! ,he usual quantities.
be a distinct lose to the newspaper
ternity o f Lane county. May I)imm k
Plano Moving
Dimm prove o f like caliber.
IS IT WORTH IT ”
Auto Dray For Quick Delivery
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alt III TlQS
OUGLAS county papers have got
NO TIME NOW TO RETIRE.
iato a regular squabble over a
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j statement reported to have been made
F THERE was ever any doubt as
by County Judge Marsters to the effect __ M. ^ to whether or not American troops
that he does not believe in the primary should retire from Mexico, the recent
raid on the Texas border removed that
• tnd recall laws.
The North Douglas Herald comments: doubt. Carranxa's boasts o f complete
control of the situation are somewhat
“ We are inclined to believe with the
amusing, but more pitiful than funny.
Review that the judge was a little ab-
Regardless o f what unseen, unknown
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rupt in making soeh statements, for
hand may be behind the operations of
I surely no one wants to return to the these greaser bandits, this great nation
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'convention style of nominations.’ '
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cannot retire until it has made secure
The Douglas county newspaper, would ^
o f Americans at the border,
be surprised if they knew how many
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do wh>t a y Mi
were readv to go back to the convention __
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can government cannot do— eliminate
•ystem.
the bands o f guerilla murderers that
The primary law has served it. pur
. orthwB*
To
W . G . P E R R Y , Prop.
retire at
pose in Oregon. Rottenness has been
Phonn 15
this time would have the same effect
eliminated and graft and corruption can
Fraa Delivery at All Times of the Day
never return. Therefore the primary
that adds 110,000 to the expenses of
Lane county every other year begins to
appear like as expensive luxury.
Besides it is not any harder to find
flaws ia the primary system than in
the convention system.
As an example: Under the primary
system, every member o f the legislature
from Lane county will be selected from
Eugene, the center o f population. It
would not be thus under a convention
system.
A candidate for office in any county
having one large city hae almost ao
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'O tT R , J t T O Ä Ä Ö
chance for election unless he comes
K j t c r z O r r Jh C i* 3
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from that city.
It would aot be thus under the eon-,
ventioa system.
Under the primary system, what
A POORLY TED HORSE
chance has a poor man to be elected to
reflects discredit oa its owner, but the the U. 8. senate or to the lower house
owner gets ths worst o f the deal be against a man already ia or against a
cause economy ia feeding the borne man o f wealth? Absolutely none. None
affects its working capacity as wall as but those with money to squander ran
its appearance. I f your horse kicks on even
_ H afford
L
to attempt to try for rate.
hit feed von caa correct it by buying j po,itioB,
jo u r feed here, aa you gtt the beet j r .
aot so under the convention
quality for the leeet outlay. Fanners.
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contractors and horse owners gen erali
w,.tb
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know that our feed is always up to the
Ai “
ot some o f the sense
standard.
' ;>eaaet o f the primary system;
In Gilliam eouaty. because one man reg
I istered as a progressive, sad although
1 i there are no progressive candidates, yet
O FFIC E: Elite Confectionery
Phone 72
The Pair
Fine Swiss
Embroideries
(Dainty Patterns) .
New Laces
New Ribbons
New Pins
Silk Gloves
Parasols
White Felt Hats
Flowers
Straw Hats
Boys’ Hats
Children's Hats
New Novelty Braids
Crochet Cotton
Flags for
Decor* itio n
Da y
Candj f _
Barg fains
New B ox
Pap ier
10c wire Clothes Pins
5c per Doz.
upon the ignorant Mexican mind us ig |
miminious defeat and would I m - thus
• onstrued by the bandit lenders.
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I f you know an item and don’t tell
it to the newspaper, i t ’s your own fault
if it doesn’t get printed.
Lurch’s
W e are sole agents for the celebrated
BERGMAN LOGGER SHOES
and the
Florsheim Shoes -
for the man who cares
C
L. L. Harrel
lirav
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We are Paying Highest
Cash Prices for. Wool
POWDER
A b s o lu t e ly P u r e
Made from Cream cf Tartar
HO ALUM-NO
PHOSPHATE
We are Buying Cas
cara (Chittem) Bark
Lurch’s
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F resh Meats
Good Meats
At Prices that are right
People’s Meat Market
STERLING FEED CO.
We
wi l l give you a two-horse
wagon load of fire wood
F ree
with every load of lumber you buy
from us.
And w e will sell you the
lumber cheap.
Enquire of H. Dra
per, Oregon Hotel, Cottage Grove,
or call at mill of Abaqua Lumber
C o., Veatch Spur.
Phone 5 -f4 2
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