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About Cottage Grove leader. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1905-1915 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 12, 1907)
COTTAGE GRÒ' E LEADER COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1907. VOL. XVIII Some of the Cottage Grove Street Scenes taken just after the Flood. tographer, will celebr ite bis first business anniver irv in Cottage Grove on Jan. 15th. He is well pleased with the years business. 11. Holmden, who recently came hero from Michigan and started a candy kitchen is well pleased both with tho country and Lis business outlook. Wheeler Co’s window look good this cold weather. This store is really a credit to the town and compares favorably with stores of the same kind in some cities. 1 Turin A Veatcli tells us that they not only experienced an in ert' i 'tin tininess duiing the last year but that the credit business some art square f*>r the window glance it looks like an ordinary toy l'iorce Pros, are displaying a nice line of shoes and slippers in one carpet and artistically displayed ou , engine ol large proportions. it will be seen desks, a side board, window and a nicely arranged as hall piece and other furniture of a W. A. Hemenway, who runs the sortment of groceries in another. store on the other side ol the river J. 15. Lewis, who has a select high grade. has one of the neatest, best arrang stock of general merchandise has W. C. Johnson, who bought out ed in town. Although lie Mr. Morss has a neat store and is stores a 25 per cent increase hi til here but six months lie | i experienced well pleased with his business out has in business over 1905 which is a has a good and growing trade. look. i very satisfactory state of affairs. Perhaps tho most mechanical Y. S. Gourley, our popular pho- The blankets m Thompson & vv is mu 'h f s as people seem to have the rea ly cash with which to buy goods. Griffin X Veatcli Hardware Com pany’s window display tells the story of our loggiug and lumber in dustry. Logging ami carpenter tools are attractively displayed. In another window is seen a nice lino of plumbers supplies, pipeing etc. window in Oregou will be seen at . Wynne Hardware company’s. C. Metcalt A Brunii lias experienced ^ Hazleton constructed an eugino at least a 2-> per cent increase ID , , j n ,, , n i. u , prop ) tu lu ib business in tbe past year. T heir j material as i,e found in tho store, window display is a very creditable rho |)()Iy of tlie e u g i l u . j, mfuie of OBe- an oil stove' pipe. The cab and Veatch A Lawson have one of the tank of cooking unti rials and the prettiest windows iu town. A hand- wheels of slave brackets. At first Business Notes F. D. Wheeler H. O. Thompson L. R Woods Always Busy Thats why you some times have to wait a minute; But it pays you to wait if you can get it of NO. 39 This firm reports a handsome in crease in business for tbe past year. The bank deposits of Cottage Grove show a very healthy state of affairs. The First National hank books show that the deposits in that institution was uearly doubled during the year past as compared with i9o5. Tbe bank of Cottage Grove has not beeu in existence long euough to make a comparison Robinson A Anlauf’s machine shop is doing a nice business in MAN KILLED IN WRECK NOT A HOBO John M. Forest. Resided at Turner. Had Bought Ticket but Was Riding in Engine. I)r. E J. Thompson returned this noon from Turner, where yes terday he preached the funeral ser mon over the body of Joliu M. For est, who was killed in the wreck at their line. They > ;ct iiy hushed Comstock, sa\n Monday’s Albany a job on the carrying bucks for the Democract. Forest was mentioned Brown Lumber Co The work in the papers as a hobo, but ho was done on tho lumber > onipany’s don no hobo. He was riding on a ticket key engine is a demonstration of as a passenger, and being an old the ability of this ompany in their acquaintance of Engineer Weichlin, lino We .i;c informed that they got on the engiue with him for a are gettin ; g.n J lnisine ;s from out 1 visit, hoiug with him when the ac side points, os- n.g recently turned cident occurred. His homo was at out a larg: i< ‘> for t’u Page Lum- ! Salem, though he had formerly re- i sided at Turner. Guard. bev compa n of Dr- i Geo. Comer, our harness and sad dler has- i'1 cntlv enlarged his store Eugene Prinlers Short ori Water, buildin The new part is fitted u| lf thè Mugolio tiewspaper people fora w ori re sa and basa sxyjhadjust spoke about it wo could liglit ami .aigc end wiudow whicli ! bave scnt them some water Iss* \ I makes a very light work room His business has increased lo per cent over the former year. Under the captuiu “Sbortorder house for the baby" tho New lira Drug store has a largo display of nursing bottles. I wonder if they had a hunch. Garmuti A. Hemenway have a very nice window display this week. In one window is a nice line of ladies skirls. Wo forgot to notice if they were "half off.” In another is a pretty lino of dress goods and the third contains gent’s furnish ings. week, as it is they are badly tied up foi want of watei pjwvr. There is no use ol kicking, just get ready for emergency by providing your self with all kinds of power. The Leader lias installed a splendid water motor, also a large gasoline engine and as soon as duy service is commenced will put in an electric power, and if any other powor companies want a franchise we say let them • n, the more tho better, aud the one that finds out that it pays to try to servo its patrons in terest will be wise. Read the Leader. O WHEELER-THOMPSON CO, For We Have it for Less [Successor to Welch & Woods.] First National Bank Bldg. 'ntgmrvmm Mr Broom’s daughter is See us lor holiday good;, wasto much improved from a severe a t- 1 baskets, jardinccrs, pictures etc, j tack of erysipelous. Veatch & Dawson. * «sw \ i