LEADERS
N e w S t o c k o f F v i r r v it u r e ,
Call at the Leader office and sign tricity. The new addition looks
work in making this change, but it
John Cochran returned from will be for the betterment of the line
the Indirection Taxation bill peti very neat and good, as wall as the
Portland the last of the week and as there will be fewer breakdowns,
whole building. Tom Jenkins, who
Oil meal and cracked com at the tion.
says that he has bought the best and then opportunity for quicker
had the contract for the papering
flour mill.
Hinds left 1 expected to finish hia work yester-
line of furniture that he has ever repairs. Mr. Jordan says that tha
c Mr. . and „ Mrs.
. . Fiugal
„
any more ho-
Mrs. J. W. Baker returned from a for a short trip to Portland Friday I day anJ iays
handled, aud that is certainly a tine I work will take some time, but that
Friday evening a number of in h ' of goods He hopes to get cstab- ¡t will be completed as fast as pos-
trip north on Thursday
011 ousmess.
te|s ara ^ailt of flIej Up i,e waDt3 at
vited friends gathered at the home
li-ihed by the 22 nd of this month ' sible. It is the intention to arrange
Mr. F\ D. Wheeler is in Medford, least a month's rest and relief,
Attorney Medley returned from a
of Mr and Mrs J. K. Palmer on
:u d be i\ idv tor business. The ; tbe line all through, so that there
working things along and will soon
, m ,
short trip on Thursday
Wall street, to surprise their daugh
Southern Oregon General Hospital ter, Miss Gertrude, it being the •-ti 11 room "bleb he will occupy is 1 will be much less trouble in fiudiug
Harry Wynne is laid up at home be back again.
being painted up and made ready I breaks iu cases of storm, etc. Mr.
W . Kufuu Cochran of lone, M010
but hopes to be down to busiuess in
The Southern Oregon Hospital, •vent of the celebration of her for him. In opening up such a j Jordan is glad to be able to ¡in
County,
Oregon,
is
visiting
with
his
a couple of daya.
at Grants Pass, has opened tempo birthday. A pleasant evening was stock of goods he iutends to show pr0ve the liue. and hopes to con-
brother, J. D. Cochran.
rary quarters on Front street, third had by all present and later in the that Cottage Grove will have and | tinue the work.
J. I. Jones has been in Portland
door
east ot Thomas and O’Neil’s evening the guests were ushered in I use just as good furniture as any j
Supt.
Bolons
of
the
S.
1
*.
will
be
the most of the week attending to
stors.
Accomodations for twelve the dining room, where dainty re i town.
here
directing
the
laying
of
the
now
various business matters.
patients and an operating room with freshments ware served, after which
steel rails, for a short time.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Martin have
departure was taken.
Blankets, just the kind to coax
all
the
necessary
belongiugs
are
moved
to the house next Leltoy
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C
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l
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b
r
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Mr.
McCarthy of Tatum &
you to bed early. Take a look at
completed as also the conveniences
Friday afternoon T. C. Wheeler, Welch’s in order that Mrs Martin
Blo ck C l u b
Bowen*’
Portland,
is
iu
town
look
Lurch’s and get the best.
for surgical work as well as lying-in
may he closer to her place of busi
ing over the repairs necessary at
Last Thursday afternoon the Oliver Veatch, Harry Wynne, L.
ness.
cases. The hospital staff embraces
Mrs. Lester of Eugene came to the mill.
Ladies Guild of the Episcopal F. Wooley, C. C. Hazelton and A. I
all of the doctors .it Grants Pass.
the Grove Thursday to visit with
Brund weut down to Creswell and I
The Harlow A Wicks sawmill at Physicians from c : ■ f town are so Church organized a “ Block Club” assisted in conferring tbe Third 1
her mother, Mrs. Drvidson.
at
Odd
Fellows
Hall.
Tbe
new
Star is just installing a large edger, licited to send or bung cases to the
game proved very interesting and a Masonic degree on Dr. Evans aud I
The DeMoss Lyric Co. left Thurs which is furnished by Tatum \"
hospital; which they, may either most enjoynble afternoon was spent R. H. Parsons of Creswell. Dr. D.O.
day for San Francisco, where they Boweu, the large mncbiuery house treat themselves or have cared for
At the close dainty refreshments Barr, John Howe and Fred Fisk were |
have a lengthy engagement.
of Portland.
by others.
were served. Those present were; among the party of about 25 Eu
Sewing wanted by ladies at Scott
Miss Mary FI. Webb, formerly of Mesdames J. C. Johnson, J. Benson, gene men that were present aud
Mr J. C. Long has moved out
Chrisman house on Wall street. of his old office iu*o the office of the Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland, H. Eakin, A. B. Wood, C. P- Jones, Fred Fiske acted as .Master of Cere
Will go out by day if so desired. 51 DeWald Baughman Grocery Co. to is superintendent.— Grants Pass T. Wheeler, M B. Wheeler, \V. II monies.
A grand time was had, there being
A. C. Jennings of Eugene is out give room for the Brown Lumber Observer.
Abrams, Carpenter, H. O. Thomp
for election as state treasurer and Co. in the old mill office.
son, D. Griggs, T. Campbell, D. about 75 uien present so that tbe
is being heralded through the Reg
High School News.
flemenway, Goodman and Van Alli little hall was packed until the
Mr. Suitor went up to Eugene on
building almost rocked. The hall
ister.
yesterday noon’s train aud expected
Examinations are over but we do son. Misses Celia and Lily Lurch, is being rebuilt and enlarged to ac
Maud
Blair,
Christie
Wheeler,
M.
Mrs. G. B. Hawkins went to to get back on the afternoon train. not yet know wc stand. A ll the
commodate the growing order. A
Dorena Wednesday morning for a He is a busy man these days, and ways known to the Seniors have Laundess aud Ida Barrett. The fine banquet was spread for all after
club
will
meet
every
second
and
few days visit with her sou. F. .V. will doubtlees have something to been tried but without finding out
tourth Tbuisday afternoon of the tbe ceremonies were over aud all
ap some day before long that will anything about our grades.
Hawkins.
month
at Odd Fellows HaJl and it the boys left for home on the over
be pleasing to everybody around
In I.atin recitation Monday the is hoped that several other Indies land. When the train stopped and
Wagonmaking,
blacksmithing this town.
the conductor lauded in the midst of
class found out what they ought to will joiu at the next meeting.
and general repair work at J. H.
The vacancy at the depot, caused have known before eiatninahon.
such a big crowd, he gasped out his
Baker's shop. Every guarantee oi
jv the sending of Mr. Powers to Too late
astonishment and wauted to know
good workmanship giveu.
tf
A Surprise.
he Wendling station, has beeD
what they all wanted, but his fears
The class poet laureates have
Curtis Yeatch has just exchanged
Saturday evening was one of the were soon quieted.
fiFed l y \lr. E. Jacobson of Port-
been giving us original poems on most delightful and intei eating
one of his fox hound pups for a fine
11 I, who was here about two or
bred Scotch Collie, which he ob hne 'ears ago for the company. all class friends.
evenings of the season, at which U o h c m l a T a l e n K o n e L i n o t o bo R e b u i l t
modern-time
tained from Anton C. Young ot
time the doors and hospitality ot
School
Supt.
Dillard
of
Eugene
Mr. Bert Richmond is now taking it
Mr.
Jordan
states
that
he
has
or
Vancouver, Washington.
easy around town, mid will prob- paid a visit to the high school last Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Walker’s home dered a mile of now wire for the line
was open to a company of young
A woman’s club ot Co'tage Grove ably go on the road again with bis Friday.
aud that it will bo rebuilt, new
folks.
will offer prizes for the best flower Kioeteseope outfit.
poles being placed along the rail
Just thiuk of it Mr. Currin made
The
party
was
given
as
a
surprise
Used in the best fam
gardens grown by the school child
The Electric Lighting Co. has a mistake in Latin examination. to Mr. Walker and Mr. Anderson, road track all the way to Wild flood
ren. Why not vegetable patches, soli! one of the old dinamos owned How did it happen Hugh?
1
r
instead
of
on
the
trees, etc., a'ong
ilies the world
and in accordance with Mrs Walker’s
too?— Portland Journal
the county road. This will mean a!
by them to a Portlan 1 house and oti
The football and basket ball seas- and Miss Helen McGee's anticipa great daal of new work and hard
Mr. Chas. McFarland’s wife and Friday J. M Durham hauled it to ons are over and the high school tion, the company gathered at an
SOY A t BAKINB POWOIP M . , NIW YORK
daughter returned Thursday from the depot. V ha d time was had have been at loss what to do for en early hour, departing after bushels
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Woodland, California, where they to get itther ' as Hie dynamo weigh tertainment but have decided to of fun and jollification early in the
have been spending the winter with ed 3500 pounds md Hie w g » n got give a picnic partv Thursday night. wee hours of the day.
Mrs. McFarland’s parents.
-tuck once or twice in the bad road Let all try and make this a success.
The guests enjoyed themselves
for a long time in playing the fa
Miss Myra Gdliffan of Helena, between tli*1 plant and Ihi depot.
The class held a meeting Monday
Montana is visiting at the home of
A copy of the Initia'ive petition evening and elected Miss Knowlton mous game Block, and many other
Mr- G. O. McGilvrav. Mr. McGil- for a bill proposing assessment and as critic for the next two months of the leading card games. A
geography hunting game was next
Read very w o r d of this announcement, for it is tlie o p p o r tu n ity
vray and Miss Milliffan were old taxation, indirect taxation of intan and Miss Huff as secretary.
of y e a r s . The three g r e a te s t m agazines In this cou ntry have c o m
participated in by all present.
schoolmates way back in Wisconsin. gible property, gross earnings of
bined to be offered together a t a g r e a tly reduced rate.
Never before
K. K. -S a y S— Did you ever Small strips of paper were pined
Mr. F. B. Phillips returned from certain corporations aud a graduate
w a s such an offer given to the public, and It safe to s a y n ever w ill lie
about
the
house
containing
tbe
look
at
the
moon?
m ade a g a in . T h is y e a r several m agazines have increased their sub
the south where he has been work inheritance tax is on file at this of
S. C.— No I never, I wasn’t look name of towns in the United States
scription price, w h ich shows h o w much g rea te r this offer really is. The
ing up the agencies of the \V. D fice for signature by anv and all
on ly reason w e n r > m akin g it lo the people of tills vieinlty is because we
German Co. and reports that they duly qualified voters It will mean ing at the moon. (Well I wonder five of each being in a certain state.
find w e h a v e not ns m a n y subscribers ns w e desire in this p a r tic u la r
Each person with their cards and
are working smoothly and doing a much to the taxpayers to have this what she was looking at )
locality. B u t only a limited number will lie sold ¡it this price, therefore
pencils
hunted
about
the
house
un
we ail vise everyone to accept this offer without delay. When w e have
Miss M— If I see any more note
bill become a law. Come in and
lot of busiuess.
til
they
thought
they
had
the
five
received ¡1 certain number, w e shall w ith d r a w the offer
writing I will deal with you very
Mr. G. S. Gourley, a phofogra sign the petition
correct cities belonging to their
severely-.
pher of Albany, has moved to this
One of the ILbble boys caused
state which was given on their card.
Senior—
I
guess
the
shoe
fits.
place and opened a studio in the quite a little commotion at his home
After ample time had elapsed, the
Senior— Th» secretary and treas cards were gathered up and cor
place formerly occupied by Mi Monday night. He went to the
Douglas. Mr. Gourley will be open concert and did not return to his urer shall be one and we’ll let her rected, after which it was evident
home afterwards. This morning go as she looks.
for business in a few days
that Miss Tressa Garoutte won a
his
parents were out looking for
box of bon bons as first prize and
The Electric Light Company is
him
as
well
a s a good many of tbeiz State Attorney.General Prepares An Herman Palmer a little doll made of
iix n d
running a new line from Fourth
swer in the Suit in re Oregon's
a clothes pin as the booby prize.
street across to the n ew street on neighbors, but along in the middle
Claim en Boundary.
Refreshments were served during
east side of the railroad so as *0 put of the morning he came strolling
home,
after
an
unsuccessful
attempt
Salem,
Or., Jan. 16 .— Attorney- the entire evening and later to the
alight in near F. L. Wooley’ s and
to do some fishing.
General Crawford today completod surprise of tbe guests the young
Mr. Chamberlain’s.
his answ*r in the suit filed in the ladies were ordered into another
The Ashland Tribune says that
I’ nited Ststei Supreme Court by the room and one by one held out their
New Test Station.
the fall of rain there on Monday
State of Washington against the band for the gentlemen to guess as
David
Griggs
has
informed
us
evening from 7 p. m. to 7 a m .
That way partners
State of Oregon to determine the to who it was
Tuesday morning was the highest that the Pacific States Telegraph boundary M dc between the two for supper were secured, which
and
Telephone
Co's
crew
which
has
on record, being 2 56 inches, accord
Mates in the lower Columbia River. most assuredly was delightful to
ing to a record kept by F. H. Car been installing a now switch board The answer denies the allegations the eyes as well as to the palate.
at
Roseburg
will
be
here
in
a
couple
ter.
The evening was a great success
of days to install the testing station of the complaint, so far as th# loca
which w a s recent ly purehrsed by Mr. W. It. Hcarst, ha been g r e a t l y
S. E. Hart of Lincoln, Nebraska, at Gardner’s ranch, which has tion is concerned, but admits that and an event which long will be re
im proved b.v the new m a n a g e m e n t and is n ow the m ost popular teu-
was a visitor in town Wednesday. arrived, and that it will then install an important controversy exists, membered in tbe annuals of history.
eent Illustrated monthly in the w orld. Already its sales h a v e been in
He was looking the country over, the new board here. While the which can be settled only by the Those present were; Mr. and Mrs.
creased luo.iMK) over w h n t they were F u r months ng,,, v. I. a it became a
with a view to inakiug some iuvesl- board for the station here has not Supibuie Court of the United C. F. Waiker and tamily, Misses
part of tlie fatuous Hears! publishing organization.
An edition of
Trassa Garoutte, Sophie Oiberg,
ments here. He was very much arrived, Mr. Griggs expects it at States.
Coffman,
Ivudeue and
The answer sets forth th# bound Mabel
pleased and said that this was one once, since the crew are to install it
of the finest sections he had seen.
when the testing station is com- ary line as Mr. Crawfo.d under Helen McGee, Ollie Willard, aud
Messrs.
Clyde
is n o w in sight, and the puhllahers art“ sp aring no effort to ¡'cure for it
stands it, and the description is ac Dessie Harms;
Herman Bcbmidt is one of thelpleted. The connection to the new companied by a map showing the Nokes, Orval Taylor, Prof Harvey,
all th a t is most desirable iu the w a y o f pictures, stories and articles.
have
engaged
I
board
will
make
a
tew
changes
in
Creswell boys that
As an exam ple pictures and stories by Frederic Remington and stories
by \V. W. J a c o b s a re n o w running in the Cosm opolitan, and a str o n g
the Cottage Grove Orchestra to fur-; the phones, but then they will be in line entering the mouth of the Co Ernest Sears, Herman Palmer,
Frank Sly, Mr. Anderson, and Fred
lumbia
in
the
middle
of
the
north
new- series by if. (J. Wells is announced for im m ediate publication.
Mr. Griggs is greatly
nish the music at their dance * his to stay.
Waehlta.
week, and if the orchestra satisfies gratified at the increasing number channel and passing np that chan
T h e R- evi ew of R e v i e w s
the boys, which it is sure to do, of subscribers as more are added nel north of Sand Island and con
A
Picnic
Party.
tinuing
that
course,
keeping
close
Substantial Am erican men and women are g o i n g t o keep up wf h
there is a probility of their having every week.
to the Washington shore.
Thursday evening, Jan. iH, wit* I tb e tim es and th e y are g o i n g t o ta k e tbe s h o r te s t out -w hich is 'Tue
other engagements there.
s m o o t h l y survey of t b e w erld ’a progreee.
The contention of the State of nessed a very successful picnic par I Review of Be lew
New Farmer Buys In Here.
The school board reports that it
Washington is that the line crosses ty given by the High School. It
W o m a n ’s H o m e C o m p a n i o n
F. D. Wheeler and Frank Jordan the point of Clatsop spit and fol
received this week its spring allot
consisted of an invitation trip on tbe
ment of money from the couoty sold iheir farm, known as the lows up the river close to the dock
is nut excelled by an y other hom e and family publi ution in the world,
O. & S. E. R. R and o th e r a m u se
school funue, amounting t® $ i 65 4 . Shields farm to Henry laym an, of line at Astoria and keeping near
|Stories, fashions, articles, Illustrations.
ments.
Several
youDg
people
out
The amount for the fall term was Woodburn, Oregon, this week for the Oregon ahore farther up the
side of school and several of tbe
$2022.1o. The board is very well $5000. This farm consists of 420 river.
teachers were present, together with
satisfied with the work being done acres and is one of the best stock
The case will be tried at tha Oc tbe students of tbe High school.
farms
in
this
section.
Mr.
Layman
in the schools this year and hopes
tober term of th# supreme court.
| In the first of the evening all of the
will soon iake charge.
to see it grow better each year.
‘ * 1
company seated on the train which
If y o u do n o t w nit b u t one of the m a g a zin es a b o v e with our pa
per for a year, y o u cannot do better than to accept tills offer w hile it Is
Tuesday was a rushing day for Cottage Grove Public School Monthly To the Principals of the High Schools was headed by an engine ot compli-
hot r ig h t off the bat and before it is w ith d r a w n .
in the State ot Oregon.
cated construction The train had
traveling men, fourteen of them
Report Ending Jan. 1 2.
The Oregon Equal Suffrage As- all the officials of an ordinary pas
coming in between midnight and ;
C o s m o p o l i t a n , o n e y e a r $1.00
Boys Girls
sociation hereby offers to the High senger, which made things mterest-
the three o’clock train. A number
“ C ottage (i r « \ c L e a d e r ”
1 .5 0
222
School pupils throughout tbe state ' DK- At every station tbe guests
199
of them had to wait over because Total enrollment
3
a prize of twenty dollars for the ! g°t off and participated in contest
4
the sample rooms were all in use. New enrollment
K o t li f o r o n l y
- $1.7.1
3 i i 5
3 4 39 J* best essay on tbe subject:
games and different sorts of amuse
This is the first trip of the year, and j Days attendance
Days
absence
218
ments.
At
the
end
of
the
track
the
277 % • ' r e a s o n s f o r e q u a l s u f f r a g e .
consequently they are coming more
Fill ou t Coupon— mail It to d a y " ¡th y o u r rem ittance -and be sure
company went onto the picnicj of g e t t i n g the grea test m a ga zin e com bination that w a s ever ofF red ai.
in bunches, out will soon be strung Average Daily at
Tbe
conditions
are
as
follows;
104
tendance
I80. i
grounds aud enjoyed themselves at
op p ortu n ity of years a n d one It Is safe to say will never be made a g a in .
cut.
No essay shall contain less than the fishing pond and throwing at
Average No. belong
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Springfield is trying to get a new
175.5 195.5 twelve hundred nor more than fif the "nigger babiea” . There w»»
ing
school building and the citizens1 Times tardy
teen
hundred
words.
fit
also a “Gypsia” fortune teller and
5 7
" C o tta g e G rove L e n d e r "
Date
have presented a petition to the No of days taught
All essays musa be complete and all had their lives foretold. Part- ;
i 9
school board to call a special elect- No of holidays
in
the
hands
ot
the
committee
by
1
ners were then chosen and all
to vote for $10,000 bonds for the
April the fifteenth.
C. L. S t r a n o e , Supt.
! marched into supper. The table
erection of a new building. The
Decisions to be rendered by May happened to be spread on the floor
Enclosed please find t --- - —
for which please enter my name
the first.
present building of six rooms has
r
...
al
. • .
. | and the guests seated themselves
The
Blair
Hotel.
for one y ea r's sub erlption to y o u r pn|>er and th fo llo w in g m agazines:
been crowded all year, there being
Literature on the subject mry be arouD(j ¡t
Mr. ami Mrs. Blair are iu Eugene obtained free by application to th e , Everything
some 300 pupils enrolled and some
ETernhinji went
went off
off without
without a
of the teachers having 7 o pupils- buying furniture for their new ho Oregon Equal Suffrage Headqusr- j •lack and everybody reported a very
This year is better than the former tel, aud expect to commence mov ters, Stearns Building, Sixth and enjoyable evening.
Nome
and the town is expecting a still ing in yesterday and today. The Morrison streets, Portland, Oregon.
greater increase in the attendance rooms have been repapered and re-
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