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.C o t t a g r G r o v e , O r ., F r i d a y , M a r c h 13, 1908.
More Business Changes.
D. A. Thompson has purchased
the cigar store and billiard parlors
of Ostrander & McQueen and has
assumed the management. The
retiring gentlemen have not de
cided on any future business pur
suits.
The week was noted for its num
erous business changes in this city,
among which were the following:
N. E. Compton of the general
merchandise firm of Compton &
Wallace, sold his interest in the
business to N. L. Atkins of Forest
Grove, who will take his place in
the store March 20.
C. C. DuBruille, formerly in the
delivery business in this city,
bought Mr. Jackson out this week
and will resume his old business
again here, April 1st. He will
bring his family here from Eugene
as soon as a house can be secured.
George Comer has sold his har
ness shop to Messrs. W . F. Wheel
er and J. C. Scott of Portland.
Mr. Comer gives up his business
because of bad eyesight. His
eyes are giving him much trouble.
Invoicing was commenced last
Tuesday and the new proprietors
take possession at once.
WHEN HER BACK ACHES
W. C. T. U. Reception
A reception to new members of
the W . C. T. I', was held at the
home » f Mr. and Mrs. F. D.
Wheeler, Tuesday evening, about
30 guests being in attendance.
Music and games were the enter
taining features of the evening.
Mrs. Briggs gave a reading, Mrs.
Woods a solo, Mrs. Simmons and
Mrs. Woods a vocal duet, following
which was an interesting contest.
Excellent light refreshments were
served and a “ delightful evening”
was the verdict of all present.
Lynx Hollow Items.
A Woman Finds all her Energy and
J. A . Briggs was transacting
business in Eugene Saturday.
Ambition Slipping Away.
Cottage Grove women know how
tile aches and pains that come when
the kidneys (ails make life a burden.
Backache, hip pains, headache, dizzy
spi lls, distressing urinary troubles,
all tell of sick kidneys and warn you
of the stealthy approach of dialietes,
dropsy and Bright’ s disease. Doan's
Kidney pills permanently cun' all
these disorders. Here’s proof of it
in a Cottage drove woman's words:
Mrs J. H. Shortrlnge. living on the
west side, Cottage Grove, Oregon,
says: “ When I began using Doan’s
Kidney pills, which I procured at
Benson's Pharmacy, X was in a vert-
run down condition caused by kid
ney and bladder trouble. I suffered
a great deal with my hack which
was lame and weak, I was restless at
night and in the morning tvas so
stiff and lame that I could hardly
get around. I suffered wi»h head
aches and was caused much annoy
ance and embarrassment on account
of the Irregularity of the secretions.
I used many remedies but obtained
no relief until I procured Doan's
Kidney pills at Benson’s Pharmacy.
I improved steadily from tile time I
liegan using tills remedy and by tile
time I had used three boxes of Doan's
Kidney Pills I tvas feeling lietter
than I Imd been for a long time. I
have recommended Doan's Kidney
Pills at every opportunity, and will
continue to do so.” For sale by all
dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-M il-
A Thimble Bee Party.
liurn Co., BufTalo, New York, sole
agents for the United States.
itemember the name— Doau’ s—and
A thimble bee party was given
at the residence of I)r. B. K. Job take no other.
on Monday afternoon the affair be
ing complimentary to Mrs. David
McKeen, who is a guest.
Mrs. Walker delighted the ladies
with a reading. Mrs. W. If.
Abrams and Miss Job rendered
musical selections.
Considerable merriment was oc
casioned when the judges an
nounced the six best needlewomen:
Mesdames Briggs, Herrin, Nave,
Kreuger, McKeen and Walker.
The following is a list of those
present: Mesdames O. Goodman,
W . H. Abrams, H. L. Nave, J. C.
Johnson, F. Rosenberg, W . H.
Herrin, J. M. Isham. Mundy, II.
H. Yeatch, Briggs, H. O. Thomp
son, F. Kreuger, A. Richmond, J.
Benson. H. Eakin, Walker, Miss
J. Wood, Chambers, F. D. Wheel
er. E. Job.
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Mr. Ervin McCord of Creswell,
visited friends here Saturday even
ing.
M rs. Scainbler of Tacoma,
Wash., is visiting with her mother
Mrs. Parmenter.
Mr. Duncan Caldwell is in the
valley this week doing some work
for Mr. J .Tunnell.
Misses Sarah and Mary Lajoie
entertained Miss Lulu Jackson
Sunday afternoon.
Miss McQueen of Lynx Hollow-
returned to her school at Silk Creek
Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Rasch of Colorado, has
moved on the place lately pur
chased of Mr. Gilmore.
School opened Monday with a
good attendance. Miss Orswell of
Eugene wielding the birch.
W e regret to say that Mrs. G. V.
Sheridan is quite ill this week. Her
sister Mrs. Dresser is staying with
her.
Mrs. Gay of Caeur d’Alene,
Idaho, who has been spending
some time with her mother Mrs.
Sweet, is visiting friends in liu-
gene.
Mr. R. Y. Porter has taken ad
vantage of the good weather
March has given us, by grubbing,
Silk Creek Items
ditching and otherwise improving
Mr. Lawson Slagle went to Cot his place.
tage Grove Monday.
W e hear Mr. Sam Damewood
Drain Notes
has been on the sick list lately.
W e are glad to learn that La-
Since January 1907 the Drain
grippe is letting go its hold of the Normal school has put 97 teachers
Owens family.
in the public schools, and of all
Mrs. Parmele's mother,
Mrs. this number not one has failed.
Neal is now here visiting her What do you think of the record?
daughter and her family.
Some a c tiv ity 's being shown on
A number o f our people attend the Drain-Coos Bay road by the
ed the funeral of Mr. Herbert Lee constant arrival of material and
held in Cottage Grove Sunday.
one or more contractors have been
Elder T . H. Starbuck of Port looking over the route. May it
land is here at present spending soon show great activity.
his time in the interests of the
A serious error was made in the
school at this place.
announcement that it was the
Oscar Wheeler and Clyde Bab Normal Basket ball team played
cock went to the Divide Friday Cottage Grove last week. It was
and did not return home until Sun the Drain Athletic club. Arrange
day evening.
ments for school games will be
Mr. E: M. Oberg of Portland, made by the school and not by an
Prof, L. G. Paap and Edward Bab outsider.
cock attended church in Cottage
Grove Saturday afternoon.
Notice
Mr. B. H. I,ee of Divide and his
brother Elmer Lee, lately from
Miss Vera Herrenof the Univer-
Minnesota, were visiting o l d oitv of Oregon school of music,
friends here Tuesday and W ed will teach pupils on piano. She
nesday.
wishes to announce that she will
Mr. Overholser is still away on take a limited number of pupils.
account of the sickness and death ¡Termson application. Phone No.
of his mother. Mr. Overholser 574.
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and his family have the sympathy
Try the L eader for six months.
of their neighbors in their sorrow.