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About Cottage Grove leader. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1905-1915 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1907)
and school tax The plan suggest- ed by R. G. Smith of Giants I’nss, • OREGON COTTACE GROVE is a worthy one Tile people of Oregon have been barred out long l ’ U IIL IS H K D E V E R Y S A T U R D A Y enough und the possessors of the lands have enjoyed their fat privi LE AD ER I t B U S H IN G COMBA N Y leges long enough at the expense of the state. JÍulered at the ( otti»«« G rove poslofllce as sec Sale of the 5,000,000 acres of ond-class matter. land would bring the monopoly owners a vast sum of money—far S tB 8 C K IP T IO N K ATES greater than it was thought their llm* ' *ur - #U t reach when they t>!x Monttw .75 value ever would JTlireee Mon m s .50 as a bounty by the l paid iu ad van ce but U not so i*dd a were granted atiir rm rate of 9 2 . 0 0 per year w ill s#» etutrged. United States, It is not right that A dvertising rates made kn ow n ou application the present owners should sit down and wait for the growth of the state further to enhance the value of the CLUBBING LIST lands. The Cottage Grove L eader for one The grants should never have yoar, and any of the following publi- have bean •! itlou for one year, for the price set been made. They opposite • held by non-resident landlords these many years, at the cost of the New York Tribune Farm er .Si 75 COTTAGE GROVE LEADER Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Jones Celebrate Their Fif teenth Wedding Anniversary. Cottage drove Churches <? Cottage G rove F lo u r M ills 1 ST EPISCOPAL. Rev. L. Beatty. Past r. Preach \|‘T ing HOD services at If a. in. and TdtO Manufacturers of p'lotir and p'eed. p. ill. Sunday School. ] ip a in.. Epworth League, 6:40 p. m . Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 7 :'! 0 . All arc cordially Invited to he present Bran |*o per tou, averaging 50 cents per sack. First Presbyterian Church, Pastor Probably the most pleasant and R. C. Grace. Morning service, 11, enjoyable function of the social evening 8, Y. p. s C E. 7 p. season was the celebration of their m. All S t r a n g * rs and sojourners Crystal wedding anniversary by Mr welcome. and Mrs J . I. Jones at their home Morning subject : ‘Distinctive ¡n cjtv Saturday evening words in the Christian religion.” A large number of invited guests Evening subject ‘ ‘Hours of Dark assembled to join in the celebration ness. and partake of the generous hospi Episcopal Church Services held tality of the host and hostess, a the second Wednesday evening ot number of Eugene relatives and each mouth at 7:30 in Masonic hall. friends of the family being number There will he services every fifth cd among the guests. Sunday of a month. The parlor decorations, while T oled o W eekly B lad e.................... 1-75 Catholic Church. F’utlier Carrol. people of Oregon fh e landlords I M¡mp]e «ere appropriate and artis Portland W eek ly Oregonian 2 50 have done little or nothing in re tic, ivy, ferns and mistletoe predoro Services the second Sunday iu each Portland S e m i-w eek ly Journal.. 2.25 turn for the vast tracts they have ¡Dating. The hostess was assisted month. San Francisco C all................ 2.50 San Francisco E x a m in e r ...................... 2.50 held for profit. Their “ vested in recsiving by Mr. and Mrs. Chas Christian Science services held Sunset M agasin e, San Francisco. 2.00 • )ut W est. Los Angeles . • 2.50 rights” cannot be nullified, as ju s over Allison’s Barber >’ .■;> every VanDeuburg and the spacious par Town and Country Journal ----- 1.75 tice and the superior rights of the lors of the Jones home presented a Sunday morning at ri o ’clock arid N orthw est Poultry Jou rn al . . . 1.75 Pacific H om estead 2.25 public call for in this case, But very animated scene as every one Wednesday evening ;n - o ’clock. ---- 1 the vested liberties of the people •¡eemed to cast aside all formality Christian Church, Rev. D. E. 1907 should he unlettered of these bonds. ; and euter into the true social spirit Olson Pastor. Services at 11 iu JANUARY SVTURDAY — The men who can devise means of j cf the occasion the morning and 7.30 in the even accomplishing the task will render About nine o ’ clock the piano ing. V. P. S. C. E- on ting at Oregon s Land Monopoly. a most valuable public service- I pealed forth a beautiful wedding G:3o p. m. Sunday school at lo .Ei^ht land grants were made in march which was admirably exe- o'clock, Intermediate Endeavor Oregon, these forty years, has been ‘‘held up” by grabbers of land Oregon, between 18G4 and i 87 o, j cuted by Miss Ethel EvanB of Eu Society at 2:30 and Choir practice grants, who possess some 5 ,000,000 , three of them to railroads, that of 1 g e n e and the ‘ ‘ Bridal party” pry every Saturday evening at 7 .30. acres of the total unreserved 52,000- ^,e Oregon & 1 aliforn'a from Port | ceded by Rev. J. L. Beatty, pastor 000 acres in the state. Their land land to the southern state boundary j o f the M. E. Church took up their monopoly, created by acts of Con being the equivalent o f a strip 362 places before an improvised altar gress between 18G2 and I870, mak miles long by 20 miles wide (ten al 1 aud solemnly renewed the marriage ing free gift ot vast acres of the ' ternate sections on each side of the vows which I hey had assented to public domain, for so-called mili road, with a 10-mile idemnity strip fifteen years previously. The cere- tary roads and for railroads, has I outside that limit); the Oregon cen mouy, though brief, was very barred settlement and development tral from Portland to McMinnville, pretty and impressive, Rev Beatty Has the largest Stock of Sell sol from its tracts and from important | 10 miles, having the same breadth; cfficiating iu a most pleasing man- ! supplies in the city. Our line of water courses and fertile valleys, by | and the Northern Pacific, from uer. The impressiveness and sol- means of its possession of alternate | Portland to Goble, 40 miles long eniuiiy of the ceremony was broken Books, Artist's Material. Sundries Not all the by Mr. Frank Wheeler, who acted sections, checkering the state iu I and ot that width also lands in these limits could be se as best man and who created not a are now complete. zigzag lines. These grafts were allowed by Con cured by the railroads, because little merriment by whipping out a| We are giving special care to gress and the lands were accepted either occupied by settlers or be fivo dollar bill from his pocket and 1 by greedy grabbers, like franchises cause the three grants overlapped tendering it to the officiating clergy, Our Presciption Com.ter nowadays, under pretense that the each other, but 10 mile idemnity man almost before the final words free gift would cause the recipients strips were granted aud between 3 ,- o f the ceremony had passed from to render a public service. They 000 000 and 4 ,ooo,ooo acres were bis lips. Mrs. Jones was attended which at all times get the b never have fulfiiled the trust mi- obtained. by Mrs F.D. Wheeler and both weie The railroads were built, but the attired in very becoming gowns, attention, using on] the purest posed on them in a single instance; 'hey have secured the land by ren lauds were not devoted to the pur while Mr. Jone3 and his groomsman of chemicals, having the largest dering the least possible service, for pose for which Congress intended F. D. Wheeler appeared in full stock in town it makes shopping the most part no service at all; they them. They were to be sold otily dress suits, in fact many were heard easy iu our place. have shut out home builders and to actual settlers, 111 tracts of not to remark that time had dealt v e r y | Mailorders receive the he.-t of now stand in the way of National more than 1G0 acres to one pur gently with Mr. aud Mrs. Jones and chaser and lor not more $2 .50 an attention. irrigation works; their whole record that on this anniversary they ap is one, if not of infamy, then of acre, but these restrictions Lave peared as youthful and happy as been evaded and probably at last when they took upon themselves llagrant breach of trust. This greedy land monopoly, con- successfully nullified by the com- the solemn obligations of fifteen stituted of half a dozen or more P«»ies. Meanwhile the great bulk years ago. corporations, presents a serious ° f the lands is retained and the At the conclusion of the cere C f f h j ì prova. Oregon pioblem to the people ot Oregon Southern l’acili bai refused in the monj hearty congratulations were (‘here is well-founded sentiment l,lst three .vf>ars to sel1 la"ds of the showered upon the ‘‘ bridal party ” that the holders ot this fiee-gift Oregon A California and the Ore- after which a very luteresting uiusi Shorts ?23 per ton; 80 lb. sack $ 1 . Rolled bar'ey 81 05 per sick; special rate on ton lots. Compare our birley with the imported varieties and note the difference. Fetch Hay! ' see it at our w.irehon»« We pay 4 cents for second hand feed sacks. Respectfully, H a rtu n g & H an sen . V ------- Come ami See for Yourself I Benson’s Pharmacy | Entirely Ittew £$toch of IDv\> Goobs Comino CUP cal ptograin was rendered as fol lows; Piano solo, Miss Ueorgetta Berg; cornet solo, t'has. Cochran; piuuo solo, Mies Ethel Evans; vocal solo, J. M. Isham; vocal quartette, Messrs. Ishnm and Cochran and Mesdames Britiid and Brelraut. The musical program ended, sph udid refreshments wero served iu several coursos, three young In dies and three young uien acting as waiters. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are the re cipieuts of many beautiful and valu able presents. The invited guests were Messrs, aud Mesdames F. B. Phillips, W. C. Conner, Frank Wheeler, Harry Wynne, James Benson, Nate C"inp ton, J. M. Isham, C. E. Couner, Will Cunningham, Will Hogate, Harry Brebaut, Ernest Sears, Chas. VanDeuburg, Andrew Bund, J. L. Beatty, Harry Metcalf, ¿1. O. Thompson, Osear p'rohtuader, John Medley, Herbert Eakin, Charles Cochran, Harry Hart, L. F. Or- purd, J. G. Lewis, John Cochran, Will Lundy, Albert Woods, W H Abrams, J. M. Fisher, L. H. Baker. Or laud Blaekmore, R. A. Booth. F ra n k J. Hard, L. N. Roney, Fred Limb, J W. Roberts, C. E- Rob erts, Will Lundy, S. E, Meminger, Charles Jones, Arthur Star, Harry Star, Charles Roberts, George Rich uror-d, Clarence Roberts. Mrs. Jen nie Richard, Mary Gray, Addis Star, Edith Evans. Misses Francis and Marion Beatty. Jessie aud Georgetta Berg Eunice VanDeuburg Reua Blair, Gertrude Palmer, Ger trude and Netiie Burdick, Lth-1 Evans, Vinnic Knapp, Florence and Cora Huff. Messrs. Herman Pal* mer, Fred Waehlte, Ren Sanford, G. H Roberts, C. H. Jones, I, uard Star, Will Sherwood J t B a k in g P o w d e r A b s o lu t e ly Eugene Streets to be Paved D IS TIN C TIV E LY A CREAM OF T A R T A R B A K IN G P O W D E R Royal does not contain an atom of phosphatic acid (which is the product of bones digested in sul phuric acid) or of alum (which is one-third sulphuric acid) substan ces adopted for other baking pow ders because o f their cheapness. ftOtAL DATING ROWOER CO., NEW YORK. At a meeting ot the citv council of Flugene on the 2d. called by Mayor Wilkins to discuss the street paving question. A resolu tion was adopted favoring the move ment and committees were instruct ed to ascertain necessary ateps to be taken, also look into expense and material used in other cities. This movement seem* to he satisfactory to the residence of the city and will add much to its title, a city of high standard. R. <.7 Scotch Collie puppies for ; sale. Pedigreed and eligible to I registration. > H. K . M ktcai i-'. E. ('. EcWitt A (’11., t)f etili ;ig(i , wliose Uliorutor.v Koil.-f is 1 1 1. .: 1 assurdi ua tlmt this rcnmrknhle dl- gesuint and cor recti ve forili, stoni neh conforma full v rutili provi ions • >l the N'attonnI Pura Food and Di Law. The Kodol laborntory i h a very ltirge one, but tifali the ufferer- from lndigestimi and stillimeli troubles conili know thè virtù' -oi Kodol It wonld bc impossilile for thè manufacturers to keep np wltli (In delirami. Kodol is suiti lieiv Ity Ben- sou’s Plmrmncy. Currin év Veatch. General Merchandise—Purveyors to the People . Phono Wynne W e heve received a fine ne peci.il hit, ofhandtiome, hand-footed, hollow ground Radiutuite P : 'ore thaï ueu.iliy se,... II ,it t.’.U'J each at retail, which we will eive away ab:,o* Iiitely free to advertise the wonderful el THE RADIUMITE DOLLAR RAZOR STROP ¡STROP A RAZOR GIVEN FREE To The PURCHASER of EACH STROP HONES THAT is 1/ght, pliable, durable, convenient, and safe» and w hich la revolutionizing ♦ heart of shaving:* this remarkable free CA LL TO DAY AS t THE ...r Y A i R E COING FAST. offer ¡ We make of a (nost excellent razor, 1 -ii>, » i:h Uir marnlout u t ii»n 1 u *• F . w .. *« . •• In.ake shaving a convenien- e .ml ‘ ’• ,nj * '■* *. .1 ......................— uuu Instantaneous honing ami finishing U w ll not harm the finest an<l most .lrlickfc raao*. They ilelirrht. even to men having the har-lest beards. ? ' V n,u' h 1X1 • Rood TA*nr »» 1 0 * not Uo atroy. With tbc. «AiJiOflUTE BTBOF r rarors ate brought up to a fine edge, and the effect of the ■ i in tire finest raz r>. . to k • < p them atall time-. In the best possible condition, ready to shave • - f V S m ‘“ il " ■' Radicaltr Strop la sold und-r the codtlTegwar.l«» h t . li it w3 not eatlslactcry money will be refunded. They are for either Ordinary or Hikfety Razori. ________ ffatllurnlto S tr o p s , BOc t o $ 2 .6 0 ; R arars, $3 t o $ 3 H EN L U R K S I N i"m It s TH E USE OF ANY STROP BUT A .N A O I U M I T F I BA.KiER8MITCH"CZEMA¿«BLOOD POUOll^ .I'^tly stmn -.1 razors tliat cut.irritateand open the skin, tlrus admitting the tctrrile La fill that lurk In the ani nal of shaving soaps, hair shaving brushes, and In the air Itself. , T H E O N L Y P E R F E C T S T R O P 18 T H E R A D IU M IT t ' t use .f e vorthless. heavy, double, common c«.* strops so generally s< Id. au.l with whit h nine dealmouf of ten will v *>- They ,rjsu mu hold junk, pure an.1 simple. The word Ra.iiumlte stands for perfection In razor strop Buy a R t liumite strop and take no iubstitute—no matter how handsome 1 may ai car Danger lnrkaln thU .eolaay atropbuta a&diunute. Ciri!fin iV Veatch Company. I Professional Cards. Herbert Kakln Fresi dent T . C. W heeler C a s h i e r CAPITAL 25,000 J ) K K- c - o m ce : . H C. T. H O C K E T T Office In Stewart It Porter bulldm g.M aln street. Cottage (¡rove. Office phone " a i n 30:1. Residence m i n i o phone pitone Main m am 96 ♦ w. Blacksmithing . J )« PHÏSICUN AND SURGEON Horseshoeing a specialty. Wagon and carriage re- tng. A ll work guaranteed «lave your horsesteeth cx- a rm tied and repaired. Shoe • t rear o f H emeu way « Burkholder's Store :: J Building, Main Street I> E X T 1 a T I Jf g; Genera! MACY A w brsy ♦v.W ' 9¡V. A general banking business transact ed :: : r :: :: ;; C O I T A 'IE GROVE O R E G O N 1900 t ♦ O R G AN IZE D ■ V . » V » , V V . »• V . » - '■Mc») V . W I \K. B. K. JO B T- D PH YSICIAN 5 n id S U R G E O N :J¡ AU calls prom ptly attended. F Main St. P h o n e m . B if a ¿t - 5 Office: f v . e v * v ev. e v e v e v . e v e v . e ) Bargain lor our S u b s c r ib e r s The New Idea W oman’s V <T/,}r,Anxt\ VR 1 Fi rs t National Ban It A 1 AT OUR STORE ßfhiie They Last Sap-Sar R o d iu m ite V Music, swefct music. graphs given away by Hdwe Co. Investigate. STO C K O f S h o e s c a n ’t b e Beaten Benson’s Pharmacy laud should be compelled to cut up Kon Central, their holdings, sell in small tracts More flagrant still lias been the ctand out of the way ot homc.build- record of the live wagon road grants ers, admit lumbermen for logging, which extend east and west over the iluming and booming and let in state. The roads were not built as miners a n d irrigators Wide rib agreed; in fact for the most part bons of lands, granted in alternate they were not built at all. These sections from six to forty miles iu grants were: one from Albany to breadth, run across the Htate from she Eastern boundary o f the state; one side to auother. They have al another from Eugene, and a third ways been a blight on tlie state and from the Dalles to that line; one from Hosobnrg to Coos Bay und an are worse now than ever. These lauds should be reached by other from Corvallis to Vaguin t the tax power of the state, to com Bay. The theoretical area within pel their possessors to pay a return all the wagon road tracts was about to the public for the immensely val 1 ,800,000 acres made up of alter uable privileges they possess and nate sections within three and six iudirevtly to cause the lands to be mile limits. The damage of Oregon has beeu sold. This seems the only author ity that can reach them, since it is done and cannot be repaired. The uot possible to compel their sale by problem now is to manage the mon direct legislation nor to control the opolized areas, through future leg disposition that, the monopoly may islation for the interest of the state. make ot them, nor to invalidate the This is a live question.—OtHgin.iau title in which they aro held. The two constitutional amend uients offered by the State Tax Commission, as a basis for its pro D It FR A N C ' L U C IL E H A R D posed new tax code, might permit OPTICIAN and REFRACTIONIST the levying of a specifio graduated ♦ Room l I New < hrism aiiR k. Kit g e no lax, ou the monopolized lands, iti I ft addition to general state, county i v a 1 d of clean Vetch hay, splend:d for cows; M agazine and The Leader fo r$ 1.00 § T /W S ÄC Ä O 0I K. YOUNG ATTORN EY A T ¿L A W rt. md Oregon, n. oppc ature oral Spécial M usa Art upped Phv ' and Liter- V « mical Lab- Cabinet. The larkf‘*t and iildeat I jd ir » S -n irv in the Pacific N rest. il • e.al r«-; utation for im- ; m ; ind moral train- ing and ing tru« w o.i.a n h o o d . Equips f. r *!.e exalted fftabon. Cuu‘ rs A o ,1. ¡tp D-'trees br State A »t:n.ntr Inf with conviction* oi non Cache « *cro v ded. Academy is ideallv , i mb :s S'enic advan- tate* Social opj fun.t as are available in no other city cn ri e C. ■ cs 'Aree and .’ ed dormllories and i-r .. nun :ed W i t h all Bodt m e n is Serai •rd prò gre«' e witnont " - re he character •nd trtd»tions of ak un 1 • • m odr«t Sfili*iAi'tory relet ■ V m a . uni oirent ;. E ' n il's -: per rea: Addre*s S iterSape 1 1 r t Office: Young Building, M.iln Street, W est Side. t b t cul ♦ V. P V. * V * V * V * W W 'V H t-f P o r t l a n d , o r l g û o , u . s . a . 1c’ t Y w f Office In McFarland Building "V r \\yriue . Hardware S|..re « ‘ ■''"I"-. '»> ♦ * Rei Í • . Paone, 126 2 « * V > V > V .» V .V Y :* I i P ' p s v .* v * SV S'UAV.Vi > V i \RION V E IT C H A * Iv i 9 k VUNER1L DIRECTOR and EMB4LMER * I LICENSED P a rlón at V eatch â Iaiw ion'a A 1 i kime , m . d . P H Y S IC IA N and SURGEON ■* * ■* A A Í ? r