I' r 1 FIRST HINT of SPRING At our Store you will always find the earliest showing f new Spring styles. 'Come In curly nnd make your selection.-! while the stock is Htlll complete. Mercerized Swiss, Pino Crepe Clotli.SoieseMc, Pique, Viola Voile. Danish Cloili, Mohairs, Ilrillianiine, Sicilians and Albatross. pr rrgymr smrsms mm ins mnrg n HO MP NCW ,lcins ' mtcrest nu n)ot - - wwiimw mini, flliu Vlllllliy. Mrs. V. T Knjsor vlitod f rioiidK In Eugene Iiihi week, A now. lino line .if diamond rings. jilMt mwivod Ht MiuUou'h. A. I'. lUtUmworth of Oregon City, spout Tuesday in tlio city with friend. Tils price of work fur this nionth sun be mwii in tliu window of Scholl 11)8 Jester. Mr. Hiid Mm. Fred Jones mid Mr. nml Mm. David AIINon spout Hun ilny in Saglunw. Mr. Din Dugnn nud fiuuily nr rlvil here Friday afternoon from Gtierrmy, Iowa. Deputy HlunirT Hurry Ilowu nnd ltomw) Gilhoil. of Miifft'iio, wns in tint oily Suuduy. Take tlio N liquet mid keep posted oil tliH Dohiitpin milling district it will my you to do ho. Mer. Jim McFnddeii, ltcrt Aider nud Tom Courtney arrived hcreSfltuidny from llrooklyn, lown. M. I,. France Mild to W. 11. Hartley Inst week his two lots on Ilridgc street. Sale made by Milne & linker. In Ixihi county thorn urn :iKO,H!l,ri notm of Inml npin for entry to home steaders, nnd in Oregon thoro in 'J.'l, 0!ll.r7(! norm. The Ilohouiia Nugget represents nut "lily Cottii() Grovo, but tho lie hernia uiininu district nH well, sub scription price pur year l.fiU I). J. Sohnll, the jewalcr, will dur ilig thu ruiiiaindur of tlio month, con' tinuu to do all kimlH of watch re pairing t tlio reduced rntos. Tln young friends of Miss Muggio Von toll gave hern surprise party last Friday evening. Tim evening waH onjoyahly npoiu until a lato hour. Mr. W. G. Hale and family, for merly of Colorndoapived here yes terday nud will occupy the house which he rented through Milne & linker. K. W. Voalch hnH on exhibition at his store u splendid pair of uinun tain sheep horiiH that hn procured from 1'iof, Condon, of Eugene, last H.tturday. Thonwuds will "Hit the Trail" nt the Lewis and Clarke Impo sition. Many now and Attractive shows have been secured for the Hniety boulevard. The ideal millinery which is now being opened up in the Allen build iut; on Main street by Miss Ida Francis liarrct of Portland, perma nently located here, extends a cor dial iuvltntion to the public to come in and sec an entire, new and up-to-dntc stock. "If wo could bank a few of these dny.s and draw them when we re turn home, i would be satisfied," said F. A. Miller, G. I'. A. of the Chicago, Milwaukee nnd St. Paul rnllrood, in speaking of Oregou weather while oil n tour of the Lewis and Clnrk Imposition grounds. Mrs, W. 8. lloniiot, who with lior son has been visiting at Lnconn, lown for somo thrco months, nrrivod homo Monday. Sho sayB she had ti vory onjoynblo visit but tho woathor oxporioncod waB vory novoro nnd alio , is glad to got buck away from tho winds ami snows to tliin mild valloy. Now stylos of hats Hiiitahlo for spring woar, at Miss Mary Unrlols Millinory oBtablislimont. Bur dioldei mi a a a a a a ginrrrtfWffytnnnrinr irj rim, M-,it'.. nml 7r.t..!ia. M. ,frs. o. II. IIciikcii took the north hound trnln Monday f('r I'0'""'"! "''! will noon continue their journey for their home In New ark City. Mr. llengen has re maineil in this vicinity much long er than nnticiated upon his arriv al here some weeks ago, hut mat ters of Importune: which demanded his attention caused him to remain. Just In fine his destitute Mr. Hen- gen stute-1 lie would return as soon as business would erinit. but cer tainly by the loth of April. Mrs. Heiigeu while here l-as renewed old nciiunintnticc.s and made many new ones and nil hope she will find it convenient to return with Mr. Hcugcii. After two or three yenrs experi ence with a Commercial Club nt Forest Grove, the citizens become tired and so decided that they might letter derive revenue from the traffic mid nt their last election elected "wet" council. A license has since been granted to A. G. Witt sou and he is erecting a saloon on a Main street vacant lot. Now the president and trustees of Paci fic University have filed a complaint in the Circuit Court for nu injunc tion restraining the issuance of a license to Mr. Watson. Forest drove has never had a snloou be cause the original townsite deeds, granted by the trustees of Pnclfic University and Tualatin Academy contain a pro'dbitorv clause. The "Comtnercinl Club" with a member ship of iioout .)oo, managed to evate the prohibition laws. Mnuy be lieved thnt the town might as well derive n revenue from the trnffic. The decision of the court will be watched for with much iutctcst. Springfield News. PAT Mt'lll'IIY'S TltOI'MiKS. Put Murphy wiik In tho depths of will', It was euiiwd by n f right fill corn on IiIh tou; lli tried so mnuy roiiicdina It kept lilm poor Till nt 111 m t, lie got n box ot Pop Km All Corn l.'ure. AT TIIH N'KW KUA DUITti STOIIH fl-IN'lVS. Lewis and Clnrk Houvonior mdooiih nt Madsun's. ' A Uooil Tliuo C'oiiiIiil;. The oviining of St. Patricks day, March 17th, tho K. O. T. M, will givo nt tlio Opora Ilouao ono of thoso irood old timn daucna whoro u part of tho uumborH such as Cicil lian Circlo, Monoy Musk, Piremnn'H dnuco.otc. iih well as tho later dnncos will bo (jivmi. Thoy promiso the Unto of tho sooson. Tiokots 50 ots., ladies frco, Now Ollleo In Itnnlc Itlock. The Crystal Consolidated Min ing Company represented by Goo. W. Lloyd, has secured the fine office in the Jlnnk building recently occupied by Phillips & Wheolcr and it is being nicely fitted up with of fico furniture neccessury for the transaction ol the Compnny's bus iness. The Oregon Securitses Co., V. J. Hard & Co. and several other companies hnvc offices in the city aud more wilt follow the example, A Sensible Move, llnvo Tom Awhroy writo you up n policy on your homo mid furni turo in Hut Oiegon Fun INIiof As socintioii, or )vnir Hiuck of (,'oods in tho Tltim liihiiimicc Coiiipuiiy ICiiki-hvIiik done fiw on iiIIkooiIs purelumeil at II, U MiuIhoii'm. Mth. W. O. Connor JCntcrtnlns TrliuiilN. One of tlio most plnnsnnt nml on loynlilo oociiHions ol tlm winter wm spout nt tho homo of Mr, nnd Mm W. 0. Connor on taut Saturday oviining, Mrs, W, 15. Lundy, n Kistor of tlio honloHn, who with liar husband roflldos nt Myrto Point, Urogon, but wcro formorly rosidonlii of thin city, hnvo boon for a short tlmo viaitlng rolativcHnml old frionds lioro and woro tlio npociai uucsti ami It wan in tholr honor nnd thnt thoy mloht moot with lliolr friends in n social way boforo departing for tholr homo tho ovnnt wan arranged. Aire. Con nor wan asslatod in receiving guests by lior slstor, Mrs. Jjiinily, Jlrs, Ij. F. Ornunl and Mrn. F. V, Whcolor. At an oarlr hour the Riicst bo- gun to urrivo and Boon tho spacious rooms worn filled nnd tho evoningH plonHiirofl began. Tlio lintl game In wnicli all par tlcipntod wns: Huguostlons from wntoh. Air, W. JO, Lundy nnd Mrs II. O. Thonipson sccurod tho fiast prize, it being n box of lion bona. presented to Mrs. Thompson who soon had only tho box to remind her of lior siicccfin. Tho consolation ptizo foil to Mr. Chas. Cochran nud Mies Mynt Mcdilvray, u toy watch. Tho sncoiul gamo is known as Progressive Initial, which nftcr quito n spiritod contest the first prizo wm won by Mrs. F. V. Whcolor. II. O, Thompson succoodod in securing tho consolation prizo; n small toy lamp. siiggoHtivo of procuring moro light tion tho subject. Following tlio cIobo ol games a plendid lunch wan partaken of and the guests aftor bidding Mr. and Mrs. Lundy goodbye with tho wish the v might soon haro occasion to ro-viHit tho ritr, took their de parture. .Mr. Connor, Ivditor ol tho Hobo- buru I'laindculor, nrrivod Saturday u time to meet tho guest. ihoeo invited wore: Mcbbi-h and Musdamos W. II. Abrams, II. U. hompson, F. D. Whoolnr, Loo Itoy Woods, W. . Root, V. U. Phillips. Itoy Welch, li. O. Connor, J. M. Ishnm, II. II. Eitkiti, L. F. Ornurd, F. L. Mooro, Dr. and Mrs. Corpron, W. II Lundy, Harry Hurt, .f. I. Jonos, J. O. Ixiwis, Fred Lamb of Sngiunw; Misses Olah Mickoy, Uor truilo l'almor, Norn Porkins, Myra McGilvrny, Elsio Loa, Alico Huff, hizzio Urpurd; Messrs. Chas. Coch ran, Collins McClilvray, Fi J. Soars, L. L, liowis Ira Horaco and Chas. Connor. Commercial Club Tho Commoreiul Club hold a vory interesting mooting on Monday night. (loo. W. Lloyd wan olectod nmem bor. A number of communications woro rocolvod. Ono from tho Oregon Stnto Loaguo asking thnt dclogates from the club, bo appointed to attond i mooting to bo hold in Portland in April, at which timo ways and moans would ho dnvisod to properly advortiso tho stato during tho Fair, Tho prcsi dout appointed any and all mombors who could nrrango to attond. Another from tho Ilohomia Mino Owiior's Association, concorning tho nrrnnging forsomo ono to look aftor tho nohomin exhibit during the Fair nud dosiring tho co-oporation of the club. It was doeidod to ask one or moro of tho committoo of tho associ ation to visit tho club and confor upon tho matter. A communication from S. 0. liar tram, Forest Supervisor, was road which stated thnt owing to sickness ho wan nnablo to bo prosatit but would como on rcquost of club. Mr. Ilortrnm will bo invitod to bo prosont nt noxt Monday night's mooting. A committoo consisting of T. 1, Campbell, It. Luroh nnd O. II. Thompson, was appointod to draft a resolution to tlio jobbore in fort land concorning tho local railroad rates nud nsk thoir co-ooorntion in scouring n reduction, A list of questions to bo answerod by club mombors, concerning tho rosourcoa nnd industries of Cottage Grovo aud vicinity was aubmittod. Following tho rogulnr mooting tho coming city clootion was discuss ed and Thursday night was designn od for further couBidorntion. llnd No Significance. In a conversation with Mr. G, D. Hougon just prior to his doparturo for tho cast ho stated tho recent trip of himsolf and managor A. II. Wood to Coos couuty had no signi fionnco. Hint tho weather being pleasant thoy concludod to spend a fow days in Booing that portion of Oregon with which thoy woro vory well plonsod. Ho snW tho talk of extending tho (), A S. E. railroad or ut tho buildiug of nn oloctria lino was not coutomplatod by himself and friends, thoy having all tho business on hand they desired at the present lime. Any parlies caught tresspassing on my prumisoH with dog or gun win Do proHautod, W m.Landess A MATTER OF HEALTH POWDER Absolutely Pure HAS NO SUBSTITUTE Address lit Opcru IIoiihi.-. , Mrs. SI H. Hoxter gave an in-! tcrcsting address on rescue work at the Opera House on Sunday even-, ing. She spoke of the terils and 1 snares to which young girls, es-' pccinlly those dejiendent upon j themselves for a livelihood, were subjected nnd appealed to the chi-1 valry ol men and the tenderness of women to endeavor to rinht these i conditions, also of the tctr.ible part! drink and narcotics have in this life and the imminent peril to girls' because as the coming Lewis and i Clark fair and the needed watch- I fulness of parents and cuardinus ami nil interested in pure woman-' hood and noble manhood for our ' 1 girls and boys. ; Mrs Iloxter will civc another i address upon additional features of the work at the C. P. church Wed nesday evening at 7:10 n. 111., which ' all arc urged to attend. Wllilwood Mill to Start Tho Wildwood lumber company which on tho largo stosm saw mill , oar tho ond of the O. v S. K. truck abovo Wildwood has decided to ut tho mill into active operation. Thcro is mi abundance of logti in 1 closo proximity to the mill and a j largo amount of first clam lumber 1 may be ox pec tod to soon ha passing oror tho railroods to other status , Mr. I. L. Smith a well known saw mill man has boon placed in rhargo 1 of tho mill. ' Trades City Property John Nokcs, this week traded his city property on corner of Clay aud lth strcoU, for a tou ncro tract ut land on tho old Cooloy ranch just south of tho city. Mr Virgil White was tho othor party to tho transact ion. Mr. Nokcs expects to more out to his plnco this week nnd will rniso vegetables aud also tnko up tho poultry businoss. Ho has named bis placo "Pleasant Knob." I.nvr anil Order Ticket Monday night n number of citi zons met in Woodman hall nud nom inated tho following ticket for city officers for the cnsniug.year. Mayor, Oliver Voatch; roeorder. O. H. King; truasuror, Herbert Eakin. Alderman, lBt ward, Wm. Hognto; nldormnn, '2nd ward, F. D. Whcolor; nldormnn, !ird ward, Mnr ion Vontch. Plant Nearly Ituady Mr. nnd -Mrs, W. II. Dennis of Hlackbuttc, drove to the city Satur day, took the train for Kugeue in the afternoon, returning Sunday afternoon. Mr. Dennis reports his plant at his quicksilver mines ncar mg completion nnd that he expects ere long to be producing the metal. Christian Science Services. In Woodmen Hall Sunday, 11 a. tu. Subject, "Substance." The public cordially iuvited. NUGGETS All kinds ol engraving ut 11. C MndseiiR. Wheat, oats and barley for Heedii tho Cottage- Orovo Flour Mill. L't If you wnut to sell your property see Milne & linker as they are get ting our n new list . Oooriro Uolilumu. the tailor on the west side 1ms a now stock of tho lute spring BtyleH for suits nud spring overcoats. Terms lvasonnuie. 11Y TIIH TONIC ItOIlTK. The pIIIh that act uh a tonlr. mul nut as 11 drastic purge, iin DeWltt's i.liiU'i-.iiii.v KiMerw, rne.v cure nemi- uelii'. Constipation, llllllousne.ts, etc. I'.ariv lllsers are Hiiuiii, easy to lane nnd easy to net 11 sufe pill. Mm-k llmnllton, hotel eletk ut Vnllev City, N, 1)., suys: "Two bottles cured me ol chronic constipation." Sold b l'lto Modern f'lmrmiicy. If It Is a bilious uttaek tnko CI111111 berlnlu's Stomueli ami Liver Tablets and 11 quick euro Is eertiiln. Fur .dc by The .Modern I'liaiiiiiicy Have youroyei MiuUou'b, tested at 11, (' S lei ling Out ALL Carpets, Mattings and Linoleums BEDROCK PRJCES Spring House Cleaning Sale A new arrival of the latest patterns in LA.CE CURTAINS HAY! VK H.WK ONK HI XIIUKIl TONS OK FANCY OAT II AY $12.00 Per Ton Ciacked Corn, per bushel.. 85c Oil Meal per pound 2C All Other Feed at Our Usual Low Prices WHEAT. BAR. LEY' mill nml it the vviircliou HARTUNG. .1. S MILN'K MILNE & BA REAL Timber Lands, Mines and Mining Stock, and homesteads located. A choice Iwt of City, Country and Timber Lauds for sale. rent in the different parte of the eity. Rents collected for non-residents. OITU'K IN OI'KBA HOl'SK HOI'tiK liril.DINO, Gpiffin & Veafoli Go. .jFkMilUn'nl ) .incqts IMiiwx, Mowers and Kuki'x. Sale .ivut tor the celulirnted MILUUUN WAGONS Full Stock of Ulillnir Supplies. 1 r Jzz jitmiiiiuuiauiiilwiiiiiiuiiuiwiiiUiiliuillill illilllliilliiiR Ul-R -AT AT- AND OATS for seel at - e liy the depot. the & HANSEN L. W. BAKEli ESTATE Timberland Houses for COTTAGE GUOVE , O HE TIIH (HTTTI.NCr QUAlllTY of nny tool In itlwH.vs a dlsrabes one, but of cqunl lmportuucu Is the power ot retaining: this quality so as not to require too frequent sharpening- lly malting your pirclniMw of the lirittln A Veatcli Co. you always nveive your money's worth In the beat quality of tools and cutlery ot properly tempered steel that Is sure to hold an iilfte. i til a 3 Slovos d Tinware s KER