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Linn county is having the lar
The Saturday market -See Ben gest registration in its history.
son's show window.
Henry Veateh, with his wife and
Baby buggies of the be9t designs, eon left Friday for a few days visit
in Corvallis.
just ¡u Veateh A Lawson.
New buildings are being erected ,
Seniors.
J. I. Jonas made a short brininess
We carry a complete line of farm
all
around town, and the work has
Ed Finnerty a former high
trip to Eugene on Wednesday.
and
garden
tools.
You
cannot
af
not even started.
ford to be without our No. 4. Im school student visited school Mon-
Vota tor Win, J . Clarke for State
The
federal
grand
jury
is
at
work
j
proved Planet Jr. As a seeder this day.
Printer and you will vote right.
turning out indictments, but so far tool is accurate, simple, durable, re
A class meeting was held Friday
Everybody is talking polities has not indicted any high officials.
liable and easy running, doing first evening for selecting a minister
these days, as the primaries grow
In New York a woman has been class work in every particular. to preach the baceaularenute ser
nearer.
made receiver of a bankruptcy case, Gardeners aud Farmers who feel mon.
The Epworth League market will the first in the histi ry of the court. that they haven’t enough work for
Hugh’s version of the “ Search
have lots of goodies at Benson’s
J. D Cochra 1, Undertaker and a drill to do, will find this com for the Gieat Carbuncle”
Pharmacy Saturday.
“ Well— they were out on a wild
Funeral Director. For night ser bined tool one of the most useful
Miss Stella Day of Eugeue, agent vice cad ou W. A. Hogate, assist, uud efficient of nil helpers.
! goose chase.”
of the Green Stamp people, was a ant.
We wish the next time Sophia
visitor here this week.
! and Hugh play “ Simon says thumbs Cottage Grove Fire Lads are Swift.
New buildings and ml litions are
J. I Jones is having extensive going op everywhere around in
j up’ ’ they would let the rest of us
Wednesday night about 6 p. tn. a
| know about it, for we would like to 1 small blaze was discovered in the
plans prepared for a fine residence town, and more houses are going to
play to, or at least watch them.
which he will build this summer.
be built.
kitchen roof of of Mrs. Cardwell’s
Katie Hawley went to her home [residence, and was quickly extin-1
Veateh & Lawson have jnst ¡»tit
Another French miner has been
guisbed by a couple of men, even 1
, in Wildtvood Friday.
in a fine line of the latest baby bug rescued after having been entombed
before the boys had time to get
gies of the celebrated Heywor.d for 25 days in the great mine dis
It takes Hugh to jump ditches— there with their cart and get the
brand.
aster at Lena, France.
and to fall iu.
water ou.
The Municipal ticket won out in
Supt. J. A. Eade of the Oregon
The fire department never loies
Changes in the Electiic Plant.
Eugene on Monday and hereafter •Securities Co. was in town Thurs
any time when the bell riugs, and
Able
Sons.
the couueil will stand 5 for and 3 day on business, and says that the
if a team is in sight the hoys are
The Cottage Grove Electric Com
mill is running nicely.
Ex-Mayor Yeatch was down at always welcome to hitch on. The
against.
pany has just put in several hun
All ladies are invited to call and
Geo. Brown of Osnkis, Minn.,[ dred dollars worth of new electric Eugene recently to hear his son, efficiency of the new water mains in
who is attending the University, ense of fire has vet- to be tested, for
see the new spring and summer lias moved here aud will make Ibis light fixtures in their display room.
a re made w it h
debate
on the late question. Along which we are thankful, eveu though
He is al They have several electric fans
millinery displayed a* Miss Marv his permanent home.
with him was an old friend, Mr. we feel certain of the quantity and
ready employed at the Brown mill, which they hope to place as soon as
Bartels’ parlors.
Galloway, whose sou was also de pressure of the water.
Your Sunday dinner will not be before hi- family has hardly gotten the day current is on. On Friday biting and both men listened to
settled.
the force of the men working at the
complete without a good pie. The
the debate with great attention and
Epworth League will have some, Main street is beginning to look plant began drilling in the founda interest, for they found in the Citizen's Ticket Victorious In Mon.
quite well again, ns each storekeep tions of the old engine preparatory speeches evidences of ability they
dandies for sale Saturday.
day's Election.
to blasting it out to make room for had not imagined and each went
County Supt. Dillard is busy er lias been doing some work fix 1 he new engine foundation.
W A R D S
It
working on the apportionments of mg up in lrout ot his place of busi makes a goo I big pit where the away' feeling rather as though they
1st
2 nd
3 rd
T o ta l
school funds, on the basis of the ness. It is a good move and should new foundation is to he built. had mighty good renson to be M a y o r
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kept
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week
by
week.
proud of their sons, such able
recent school census reports.
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Some little trouble is being ex
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and
powerful
boys
as
they
had
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Tile Rw. Ro«s will he here from perienced in getting a good gravel
K ecord er
The very warm weaker of the
found them to be. Mr. Galloway .1. là. V o l i n « ( C )
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last few days bringing out all the Los Angeles to commence revival to use in the foundations, but the is tbe father of Chas. V. Galloway W . C C o n n e r ( 1 . )
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work
will
commence
fo o d .
Tom
leaves and buds, aud the gardens
AntDdyapepOct m a y be eaten
pal church Sunday. Everybody is Allen moved Tom Abrams house of Corvallis who is a candidate tor T r II e a s K u o r k e i r n ( C ) * ( L I SI 5 7 103 243
are coming up in tine shape.
without inconvenience
Congressional
Representative.
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most cordially invited to conie and Friday to the lots south of the plant
even by persons
you want to hear Mr. Veateh talk C m . l a m n c í o i l s m T e n o r t u r ( C ) 55
A fair price to nil on spring and j hear this famous divine.
to give room for the new boiler
with delicate
about a good man, listeu to him \\ . L . I l u l i h c l ! ( L ) 27
summer hats can tie had at Mis1- i
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digestion
Joe You»);' Ins a crew of men in house which will be built just north about Cbas. V. Galloway, he says O . W . D y e r
Mary Bartels. All ladies invited to
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the Cottage Grove Lumber Co’s of the present engine room. The there is the man and would like to W . T H a r t
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inspect my stock of new goods.
KOV.t »»KIN« POWDtn 0 0 ., NtW V 0 MU
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timber cruising it, with n deal about hundred horse power boiler, and tbe see him win out, for he is an honest J . T . A l l i s o n ( S )
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Robt. Suitor was in town over lo be made. Mr. Young hopes to new hundred horse power boiler strong and powerful man.
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Sunday. He is busily at
work get this matter fixed up before will be lined up side by' side, and be
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number of disastrous failure", most
connected so as to work in unison,
searching out the best location for a long.
Cottage
Grove
Gun
Club
of which resulted from a lack of
in tbe new house.
mid but has not yet found the
Jottings.
knowledge of Ihe climatic oscilla
C P. McCoy was in town on
Wednesday a number of live
right place.
Thursday getting a fresh stock of
A Northern Pacific engine got tion nnd from a fever of specula
sportsmen
of
Cottage
Grove
got
to
The Catholic Church may have a provisions fir Ids tio mill in the
Lath Mill Starts.
gether and organized a gun club tired standing in its stall at the tion in western mortgages.
a resident priest if arrangements Siuslaw’s. He says the mill is do
IIOW T H E HAST w a s lirfiK O H n .
The Brown Lumber Company is which will probably be known as roundhouse and ran out into the
now under way are completed, ing first class work and lie would
During a cycle of wet years agri
turntable
pit
and
w
is
badly
wrecked
the
Cottage
Grove
Gun
Club.
Jobu
now
rtinniog
steadily,
and
hopes
to
which if eousumated will be a lu e to see the roads set good
culture was extended far across the
continue to do so every' day. Their Baker was elected presideut ; Henry Wednesday tieing up all the other
great thing for the members of that enough to begin hauling tics.
plains, the movement being greatly
logger, Frank Thomas, has got his Veateh, secretary; aud Harry Met engines in the house*at Portland.
faith.
t'ncilitated by companies form' d to
calf,
treasurer.
Next
Monday
Chicago decided for municipal place loans and lake in r I gages on
Harry Metes f is getting plans new donkey engine rigged up to
Edd Jenks is eonsideiing build
load the logs on the cars and will night the club will meet to adopt
ing a new brick building on his made for a fine green house which ship in three train loads of logs ev- by-laws, etc. At present 40 mem ownership of stieet railways Tues real estate. The li 1 ■' was the
day by a vote of 3330, bv proposing treasury from which the funds were
he
will
build
this
summer
on
his
Main street property this summer,
ery two days at least, sending in bers have been taken in. Good
as he thinks trade is working down Wall street property. The one he at least one good trainload each shooting grounds have been secured to issue 575.000,000 certificates for drawn- During the <•on;inn. 1 ce of
rainfall the
the street steadily and that he will has now is entirely too small for and every day. The lath mill was at the west end of Wall street and the purchase, ownership and main several years of amp!
have no trouble in getting a renter flowers, consequently lie will build put into operation this week and two first class traps will be pur tenance of the strei t railways, but pr.-fits of tlieso loan agencies were
did not carry the proposition to op great and prudence was thrown to
the new house for that purpose en
Mrs. Willis, mother of Mrs. Su tirely.
will be run right along. As yet chased, which with one already on erate.
the winds. A series of drv years
sie Hubbard, accompanied bv ber
there are a number of changes hand will make a good start. Much
and
the consequent faduro of crops
France
has
ordered
six
giant
•Y
J.
Warnock,
republican
can
daughter, Mrs. Lee and daughter
to be made to simplify handling of interest is being manifested and a
forced the settlers to abandon their
Miss P. Mable Lee all of McMinn didate for Sheriff of Lane County slabs and sawdust, which are being good club will doubtless be the re warships, each of which will be as
powerful as the Kngl.h Dread- their farms nnd whole comities
ville, arrived on the southbound was in town this week looking up rapidly pushed. A new 24 inch sult.
Inaught, or the 111 w American bat- were practically depopulated. T o
local Monday for a few days visit his political friends, and making drive belt will be installed to run
day here »nd there on the Plains
new acquaintances. He is well the saws in place ot tbe present 18 Southern Pacific Officials Pay Cottage | tleship Constitution.
with relatives.
the deserted sod li<• 11 - or th more
known in all parts of tbe county inch belt, which will with the
Grove a Visit.
A
Rocky
Foul,
Colo
,
banker
McQueen and Ostrander are hav but here and in Wendling, and is
substantial farm dwelling arc Lamed
Friday morning a special train of ¡sold bis summer home in Wiscon against a level landscape, lonesome
ing the corner buildiug repapered proceeding to get acquainted in change in pulleys increase the speed
and cutting capacity of the main two conches, carrying Southern Pa- sin, and rushed the fun Is into reminders of the pioneei's failure.
and repainted inside and out. The both places.
great sources of wealth made pro cigc Railway officials, among whom Rocky Ford to prevent a foolish Occasionally the remains "f dozens
young tlolks took advantage ot the
Robt. Suitor advised us Friday saws. About 10,000 feet per day. were M. J. Buckley, General Su run on his bank, that started Tues of structures matk the site of what
new floor last week and had a dance.
The tloor was in good shape and a that, he had just ordered a new At An entire new set of live rolls will perintendent, L. R. Fields, Super day. Unable t<> realize at 01.< • a was once a prosperous town or
intendent, and W. Bollons, Divis great amount of ready cash lie -add county seat but what is now only
planer, as well as some other ma he installed shortly.
first class time was enjoyed.
Mr.
Fischer
stated
to
us
this
ion
Engineer arrived here and staid his home, and stacked $50,00 . in the hnutil of tho coyote or tlie
chinery to be put into bis new
The new addition to the Christian
plant, wherever it is located
He week that it was his intention to several hours. These gentlemen gold on the counters, which sati fled gaunt gray wolf. Mortgages were
Church is progressing rapidly, and
also advised us that the Booth-Kel- push each portion ot the mill to its have been looking over the road the creditors. Rocky Ford is the foreclosed and Hie makers of loans
it is expected that the new work
wap rraellon became burdened with lap
iey Com] any has just purchased a utmost capacity, and to make each for several days. While here they greatest center of
ip’afi
will all be completed by June ist.
growing
in
the
'world,
and »hips
part
pay
for
itself
A
number
of
mnde
a
short
trip
up
the
O
A
S
E,
set of six of these A4 planers,
of
lands
practically
valueless.
At
A large force of men is at work, and
which are the finest and biggest new docks are being built for the stopping at various points to look hundreds of carloads abroad every tempts were made to construct irri
everybody is kept on the jump.
planers made, and are prepared to easier loading of the cars with heavy the country. Mr. Buckley laugh year.
gation works to insure crops but
Rev. Olsen is very enthusiastic
make great improvements in their timbers, and also for the yard piles. ing volunteered the information to
Hie results ns a rule were not suc
over tbe outlook for tbe church
mills. The Springfield mill is being As yet tho yard crews have not bad the editor that their trip up the O
cessful
and the stockholders hist
Populating Hie Great Plains.
a chance to get the lumber piles & S E had no special significance
their investment.
Jacob Ritchie of Drain was a greatly enlarged and improved.
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r
n
m
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n
t
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started. The second planer will he that they wero not going to buy
visitor in town Wednesday on hi*
W IN D M IL L S s.\VKI> T H U DAY.
Geo. Comer is a lover of Oregon,
s a s underflow
Some of the piouc 'is tenaciously
way to Wendling to work. Mr. and a firm believer in its progress. couuected up this week, and at that road nor any of the mines in
(Juy K llio t Mitchell.
Ritchie is an old man, and has been He does all lie can to interest people tached to the blower, and put right Bohemia, but were merely accept
The very mention of homo build hung on to their bon .< ■ and when
a resident of Douglas county for Hi in settling here, and is gradually to work. It is hoped that enough ing an invitation of Mr. Wood to ing iu western Kansas at 1 Ne the ditches failed they mu ! wells
a run up his line- in braska will call u]> painful ter ill r- and irrigated small tracts from
years, and has lived in Oregon gathering around here all his rela material will be had to run the take
since ’52, and is hale and hearty tives and friends from his old home. planers night and day. The Sagi speaking of the great amount of tions today in more than one house wiudmills. The yields from these
and able to do a day’s work with On Wednesday his uncle, W. W. naw mill is shipping lumber here to work being done on the S P lines hold in New England. The «iis-as small ditches were phenomenal and
he dressed every day. At present this year, he said that to complete
any man
Comer and his family, and Mr. Co 43 men are employed at the mill in such work, changing to such heavy Irons attempt of years back to in sufficed to tide many of the farmers
Farms
habit and farm these semi de-seit over the years of drought.
Mrs. Lydia various positions.
W..C. Conner is seriously consid mer's grandmother,
equipment as they are now being | prairies lends much interest to the of id and 20 acres in gardens and
ering buying himself on automobile. Comer, all arrived from IJraiuerd,
equipped, meant years of hard work, ! first government irrigation works orchards and irrigated from wells
Whether or not he has made the Minn, and are now visiting with J.
and vast sums of money, us every to be located in the Great I’l tins now support whole fainili> in com
North
Fairview.
necessary funds out of tbe Bazaar M. Comer at Divide, but will set
change necessitates other changes; region— the Garden City project. fort. Systematic irrigation of this
tle
here
in
town
and
make
this
J
E. S. Holderrmin has been work with the heavier engines and cars,
in the short time he has been run
¡Contracts will be let in May and! kind not only embraces intensive
Mr. • ing on the North Fairview for some
ning it or not, he does net sav, but their permanent residence.
heavier rails and steel bridges on [the work will doubtless he com cultivation, small farms and or
Comer
is
greatly
pleased
to
see
his
;
time and has just come to town for massive foundation, better r rail
he has mad a success of his store,
and each day is gaining more trade. old grandmother, nnd says she is i a rest after a season of hard woik. way. The fact that Cottage Grove pleted in time for irrigation in the chards, but it increases and specia
lizes production, calliug into play
He is looking for more store room, ns strong and well as she ever was, I He saya that they are working ou a would shortly need more sidetrack, i spring of 11 * 07.
the educated brain and th" trained
Usual
interest
attaches
to
this
which
is
saying
a
good
deal.
fine
vein
of
heavily
oxidized
ore,
so as to increase his stock.
in view of all the work that was project not alone because it is the' hand and massing cultivators into
which carries good values.
He
J. R. Thompson and wife are fix
Henry Ireland Forest Supervisor , brought in quite a sack of samples being worked up in this locality [first which involves pumping from hightly organized communities.
now, was mentioned and Mr. Bucke- j underground sources but because it
ing over the building on Main under Mr. Bartrum at Roseburg is with him to have assayed
The well iu Kansas has been the
While
Street next M. Blond,s and will ^ in town for a few days on business, I they are working steadily they have ley said that was being gradually | is believed that it« successful ope - m"st potent factor in c stablisning
move their furnishings from the 1 and when the editor spoke of Cot not worked through the hanging worked out all along the line, that ation will usher in a new era for the a number of the best communities
Cottage Grove hotel there. The tage Grove’s protest against the j wall yet, but it is the intention to go such extensions had to be made.
1 Great Plains. The importance of j in the State. These facts are re
Railroad officials do not often | this project is moie fully realized! cited to explain why the Garden
building is being thoroughly clean opening of 50,000 acres in the re- ■ ahead nnd thoroughly develop the
ed, repapered and altered to make serve for settlement and of Mr. | vein they are now on. It is the in- waste time or. ceremonies when when it is remembered that the di- Cit\ project is attracting a public
it comfortable. A large dining Bean's reply iti the Eugene Gnard the intention to handle this ore work is at band and the trip of the j vision of the United .States known inUicst greater than would follow
room will face the street. Addi telling of the great areas on the through the Crystal mill during the S P officials may have more signifi ns the Great Plains comprises "00, k the construction of a project of tins
tional sleeping rooms will he had McKenzie that were good for settle- 1 summer. The Crystal will be op cance than it might ordinarily ap I 000 square miles or over one quar kind in other sections ot the west.
ment in the reserve, Mr. Ireland erated this summer on its own ores, pear.
t e r of the total area of the whole The water lor this prop ot mud. he
over H. Yenske's.
said ‘ ‘Where is that land.” He as well as on the North Fairview
country. Over a vast portion of recovered from t h e underflow
County Clerk E. U. Fee is
further snid that be had been all ores, and will do considerable work Reduced
Round
Trip
Excursion this region the settlers arc few and waters of the Arkansas Ynlloy
putting in private water plant at
over tbe reserve ami there was not elsewhere. L. Gleason, watchman
Rates.
far apart. It is the “ short-grasB” which bo iu gravel deposits ex st-
Eugene. He is not willing to
enough land fit for settlement in the at the property is in town for a few
Round trip passenger rates Chi country and is today furnishing ing below the 1 cd of the river. 'Iho
trust the health of his family to any
reseave for any body to bother with days layoff.
cago to Portland and return, via forage and grazing for great herds plans of the government provide for
other plant since he has had so
direct line will be $75.00 an t from and flocks. West of the 100th the sinking of s< \. ral hundred wolls
much sickness this year. He is From all the information we -an
get, when the government looks
meridan the climate belongs io the from which the water will bo
Missouri Jtiver points $*'«0.00.
putting a well down with a steel
For Sale or Trade.
into the matter the reserve will
These tickets will be on sale daily semi-arid region and general (arm pumped and discharge . into a col
casing 40 feet through lied rock,
stand just the way it is, aud be
A good work team of horses in commencing June island continu ing without irrigation is not suc lecting conduit. These well» will
and with a 3 h p. gasoline engine
only opened for tbe sale of timber exchange for cattle. Apply A. ing until Sept 15th with final re- cessful except in years of unusual lie scattered along a line nearly fivq
forcing the water into a 1500 gal
that should be cut to prevent deter Bigelow five miles ea*t of Cottage I turn limit of October 31st.
and timely rainfall, The history oj mile* long.
lon tank, high enough to give a
Continued next week,
ioration.
this section has been matked by a
^
J
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M.
IaiiAU,
Grove.
good pressure.
Th e
Togs
For the Togger at
“The Toggery”
Larrvm
Co’s . =
dde to measure n .
ade ¡0 fit
ade to wear
yothes
Wynne Hdw. Co.
Hot-Breads
Light and
Sweet
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