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WEEKLY b S h c m I i a n v g g e t L E * D E * | c . ^ i u . l . d Enrollment Far Below the Average County Seat and Court House News MADE HER WORK INFIELD Mrs. Amanda Hixton Sues tor Di- vorce. Alleging Cruelly. Mrs. A m anda H ixson has l>egau suit in the circuit court against her husband, Jack H ixson, for divorce charging cruel and inhum an treat ment. She alleges th at at one time he destroyed their m arriage certificate by burning it, that at various an d num erous tim es he cursed her aud called her vile and indecent nam es, falsely accused her of being unchaste and u n faithful to him, but the w orst of all is, so she alleges, th at he com pelled her to work in the hay and harvest field w hile she w as in a delicate condition, compelling her to shock hay aud bundles of grain and to do other h ard work, cau s ing her great physical suffering, im pairing her health aud e n d a n gering her life. In her com plaint Mrs. H ixon says they were m arried at Rose- burg on May 5, 1892, an d they have three m inor children, W illiam Lester, aged 15; Clifford aged 9 and F'reddy aged 6. She asks for REGISTER FOR PRESIDENTIAL ‘THE MISSOURI GIRL” Is the Next Popular Attraction at the Armory Theater Sept 30. Of all the attractio n s which have visited us in the past decade, none is more popular with the i theatre going public than th at q u ain t and alw ays welcome, pretty j domestic comedy, " T h e Missouri |G irl.” Its author aud m anager, i Mr. F'red Raymond, feels justly ' proud of its unbounded success as a work of dram atic art, years of ]K>pular favor, aud wonderful draw ing (lowers. It is a faithful picture of A m erican country life, with a healthful and invigorating atmosphere. In the construction of th is truly successful play Mr. Raymond has given to the Am eri can stage two character delinea tions, “ Zeke” au d "D a isy ” which stand alone as laugh producers, and one wonders at th e u n ad u lter ated sim plicity w hich characterizes those two ex cruciatingly funny creations, but the play has also its serious side of life, w hich brings into action an exceptionally strong com pany of artists. " T h e Mis- Judge H arris has gran ted J. A. Moore a divorce from Minnie Moore. T h e registration l>ook* will open W illard E. G ray an d Mae Lynch of Junction City were m arried at for the presidential election at the CHILDREN IN HOP YARDS Eugene W ednesday. office of county .clerk next Mou II. A. Cox has sold his fine ten- day an d those who are not regis tered at this tim e are urged to take acre fruit farm below th e city, on ad v an tag e of th is opportunity to Notes Gleaned About Eugene the river road to II. II Jack of Saliua, Kansas, receiving $450 an do so. T h e liooks will be kept and the Court House— En acre for it. open up to and including ( »ctober gine for Booth-Kelly. 20. T h e usual registering places A Detroit (M ich .) m an is in E u will also be opened in Cottage gene looking over the country in G rove on M onday. the interest of cap italists who de Voters who have registered this T he city public and high schools i sire to .put in a milk condensing year are not required to register plant there. opened M onday with the following i again for the presidential election. enrollm ent w hich is not near up to I Miss U na Neal died at the Eu- T hose who have not registered the average from th e fact th a t geue hospital W ednesday, the re since the first of January, however, m any children are yet in the h o p -' sult of an operation for oppendi- m ust register if they wish to cast a citis. She was a p o p u lar young fields an d out of town: ballot in November. Voters who lady of Eugene. EAST SIDE. have moved into different precincts T he street com mittee of the city Prim ary, .50, Miss N eva Perkins, ' council has decided th a t the big teacher. trees at the Hoffman house corner STRENUOUS LIFE IN THE ARMY. Second and T hird grades, 5.5, | m ust come down despite the pro Miss Jessie W ilson, teacher. tests of some of the citizens. Eourth grade, 24, Miss Ethel | Lee Hoseltou lias ordered m a Moore, teacher. F ifth grade, 28, Miss M aggie! chinery for polishing* an d dressing agates an d other stones and will Riley, teacher. open an office in th e Colemon S ixth grade, 41, Miss Ella D ick block within a short tim e. He re erson, teacher. Seventh grade, 27, Miss I.ura | cently learned this business and has become an ex p e rt.—G uard. H efty, teacher. T he October apportionm ent of H igh school, 42, Miss L ulu Cur- rin and Miss M ary M uudy, j state schobl money has been made and Lane county will receive $14,- teachers. 658.50 from the state as her share. WEST SIDE. T his will am ount to $1.61 ]>er E ighth grade, 51, Mr. H. K. scholar in addition to the county Inlow, teacher ta x and the special ta x voted by I'on n h and Fifth grades, 24, the districts. Miss Roxy Pringle, teacher. 15. P. In m an , of Ju n ctio n City, Second and T hird grades, .50, | who w ent to Sacram ento. C alifor Miss H azel H azleton, teacher. nia, a few days ago with a ca r First Prim ary, 14, G ertrude!I load of his fine Brown Swiss cattle, Palm er, teacher. has returned. H e took first and T otal enrollm ent 544. second prizes for his ex h ib it an d is P arents are earnestly requested well satisfied. He sold two of his to send their children to school at calves w hile there af a good price. the beginning of the term. He has tak en the stock to the state Some delay in starting classes fair at Salem. has been caused by absence of books. Booth-Kelly Big Engine Coming T he following nam ed studies are studied in the high school: T he Booth-Kelly Co. is going to N inth grade, English, A lgebra, be thoroughly equipped for h au l G eneral history, I5ookkeeping. ing their logs on their new ra il T enth grade, Physical geogra road. T hey will h av e not only phy, F'.nglisli history, Rhetoric, their own cars, hut they will also A dvanced algebra. P art of 10th have a fine, new 50-ton Baldwin and 11th are ta k in g G erm an. locomotive, w hich was built for Eleventh grade, First Latin, them at the P hiladelphia shops Physics, E nglish literature and and is now on the w ay. In fact, geom etry. they will have a com plete equip — B e rrym an in W ash in g to n Star . Tw elfth grade, Caesar, A m eri ment of their own for handling can literature, Astronomy, Politi logs from the tree to the m ill.— cal economy. Register. the custody of the last nam ed. J. th an those in which they are reg souri G irl" is rem arkable for the C. Johnson is attorney for the istered, will he given the oppor attention which is given to the tu n ity to record the change so thev details in the elaliorate settings It was calculated th a t the big A. I). Owens, th e Silk creek plaintiff. new fruit d rier would be started saw mill m an, has m ade arran g e T he D ix o n 's reside near Cottage m ay vote at the polling place of and accessories g iving the play a up on Italian and Petite prunes the precinct in which they reside. most realistic effect. D uring the m ents to burn his saw dust and G rove.— Eugene G uard. this week but it was found that S ix m onths residence in the action of the play novel m usical thereby keep it out of the creek, the fruit is not yet ripe enough so County G. A. R Reunion Next Week. state is necessary in order to reg num bers, songs and dances are in the drier will not start up liefore which has caused some com plaint ister, though there is no require troduced. T h e oftener the public the m iddle or last of next week. against his m illing operations. T he tenth an n u al reunion of the m ent as to residence in the pre see " T h e M issouri” G irl,” the Lane county V eterans’ Associa cinct for the registration th at be oftener they w ant to see it. It is tion will lie held at Eugene Sept. gins Monday. Foreigners who undoubtedly the greatest self-ad 25, 24 and 25. V eterans of all have been adm itted to citizenship, vertising play on the American w ars who have fought for the in an d those who have m ade d ec la [Stage today. T h at is the reason tegrity of the republic an d in de ration one year or more ago, may why it has been seen by millions fense of the flag, the representa register and vote at the presidential of the theatre-goers during its tive of n ational authority, ate years before the public. It pleases election. eligible to membership, and all IN — j all classes; hence its uuprecented are cordially invited to participate 'success. ’’T h e Missouri G irl” with us an d assist in m ak in g this BLIND ORATOR OF j will be at arm ory theatre Wednes- a pleasant and joyous occasion, OKLAHOMA COMING ! day Sept. .50, presented by the review ing the memories of those days of hardships, trials and sacri same com pany th at played Old United States Senator T. \ \ Gore fices on m any fields of b attle and A rk an sas” last year, w hich is a carnage, when the touch of elbow will arrive in Cottage Grove, S a t and the vision of the dear old flag u rday m orning and will address j good recom m endation to the theater gave to us the courage to endure the citizens of Cottage Grove at ! going people of CottHge Grove, and bear until the glorious victory l who were so well pleased with this th a t was to perpetuate forever the the arm ory theater, S aturday after com pany last year unity of our republic was accom noon Sept. 26, at 1 o'clock sharp. plished, an d th a t liberty and free Senator Gore is one of the Fare to Live Stock Sl ow. dom u nder our constitution was co u n try ’s most able and elo |ucul m ade som ething more th an a orators an d will discuss the issues T he big live slock show of the jum ble of m eaningless words. A Portland Country Club an d Live of the presidential cam paign from fine program has been arranged and these three days will be filled a dem ocratic standpoint. It will j Stock Association will be held in with m any events th at will tend to be worth the while of every citizen ( Portland Sept. 21 26. T his will lie Best $4.00 Shoes now $3.00. gladden the hearts of the veterans of the town aud com m unity to ! the greatest live stock ex h ib it and and their friends. H eadquarters hear him . A special invitation is , race program of the west. Races Best $3.00 Shoes now $2.25. for the reunion will be established every afternoon. Round trip fare at \V. O. W . hall, corner West extended to the ladies to attend. . Best $2.00 Shoes now $1.50. i from Cottage G rove $5 9o, tickets E ighth an d Lincoln streets, where Fresh water, caused by heavy l good from Sept. 21 to 27th. all w ho are eligible will report, rains, is a new an d plausible register and receive badges. W illiam II. T aft, republican reason given for th e thousands of S. R . W i l l i a m s , dead herring found on the beache- candidate for president celebrated President. Phone Main 6 4 3 — Our own Delivery. bis 51st b irth d a y T uesday. of Y aquina. bay recently. C. II. B a k e r , Sec. GREAT REDUCTION SUMMER SHUES 25 p er c e n t off. All lines of Ladies and Gents Oxfords Also fine stock of Children’s Shoes going at the same reduction. PEARCE BROTHERS. VOL COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON, F R I D A Y , S E P T E M B E R i8, 1908. J . n u « , 9 . 1901 * ENROLLMENT IN CITY SCHOOLS HIGH SCHOOL STUDY COURSE A N D SEM l - W E E K L V XX. NO. 23 BREWERS FIGHI EUGENI’S E PROHIBITING THE SALE OF NEAR BEER Eugene, Sept. 17.—T he city | under the charge of the street com - couucil passed a law prohibiting j missione! . the sale of non-intoxicating m a lt1 Sec. 4. The provisions of this liquors in Eugene, which affects ordinance being necessary for the the sale of "near b ee r” which has public health, peace aud safety of been sold at several cigar stores the (ipople of the city of Eugene, and soft drink places during the au em ergency is hereby declared summer. E ach dealer who has to exist, aud this ordinance shall handled this I leverage has done a lake effect and In- in full force big business with it from the start, from and after its passage and ap as it tastes very m uch like the real proval by the mayor. beer and has ju st enough alcohol Passed Sept. 14, 1908. in it to cause an exh ileratin g effect Approved, September 14, 1908. if one drinks several glasses at one J. D. M a t l o c k , Mayor. time. A ttest: R. S B r v s o n , O ne dealer early this m orning, A cting City Recorder. after it was learned th a t the ordi nance had passed, telephoned to Test Case Filed the Rosebtirg brewery, cancelling Jos. Micelli, t h e Roseburg Iris order for several kegs of the brewer, who has been doing a big “ near beer” but the brewer replied business in Eugene w ith his near th a t the shipm ent, had already beer, arrived here W ednesday and been made. He said he would after an interview with the several come to Eugene on the first train dealers who have been handling and secure a law yer to see if the the beverage here he met them legality of the ordinance could not collectively during the evening. be tested in the counts. O ther After a thorough discussion of the brewers who furnish the Eugene m atter it was decided to employ a t trad e will probably co operate with torneys aud to keep on selling the this Roseburg brewer in trying to drink so au arrest would be m ade knock the ordinance out. with a view of testing the validity Ordinance Prohibiting "Near Beer.’ of the ordinance in the courts. To prohibit the sale oi non-iutoxi Chas. Kutlie of K uthe N Bod ing m alt liquors in the city of d y 's cigar store, w hich h as been han d lin g near beer, openly aud Eugene. T he city of Eugene does ordain as purposely sold tile articles to W il liams, the transfer m an in the follows: Section t. T h e sale of non-in presence of the chief of jiolice, in toxicating m alt liquors in the city fact lie w anted to sell it to the of Eugene is prohibited and d e chief him self. He was at once clared unlaw ful. (Hit under arrest and plead guilty Sec. 2. Any person, firm, com in the recorder’s court and pro pany or corporation, or any agent ceedings were at once taken to of any person, firm, com pany or take the m atter before the circuit corporation who shall sell or barter court on a writ of review to deter any uon-intoxicatiiig m alt liquors mine whether the city can pro in the city of Eugene, or who hibit the sale of m alt liquor which shall give away any such liquors it is claim ed is not intoxicating with intent to evade this ordinance, < hut for which the vendors pay an shall l>c deemed a misdeamor. internal revenue license ta x .) Sec. 5. Any person violating Councilm an W illiam s says that any of the provisions of this ordi Judge H arris in liis decisions has nance shall lie sentenced to pay a restricted the regulation of ‘‘in to x fine of not less th an $25 nor more icatin g ’ liquors to the state and th an $200, or lie imprisoned in the county authorities, b u t the charter city jail not less than te.i days nor of the city gives right to regulate, more than 50 days: and in case of license or prohibit the sale of m alt punishm ent by fine, if the same is spirituous or vinous liquors, and not paid, the said person shall be th at the "n e ar beer” is a m alt imprisoned in the city jail one day liquor, w hether intoxicating or for each $2 of said fine, and may not. A ttorney A. C. Woodcock aud be sentenced to labor one day for each $2 of said fine, on the streets J. M. l'ipes were retained to de* or other public works of the city ¡ fend those arrested. Nelsou whipped G ails in twenty- W hat fierce, undying love you one rounds. C ans is now a hack see on the stage and w hat a tam e uum ber. variety there is in the audience! ...M A K ER S... DAVID M. PFAELZER & CO C H IC A G O . WARMTH AND SWELLDOM FOR THE LITTLE HOPEFUL. Y OU never can tell what high office he may lie called to in manhood —therefore GET HIM USED TO THE BEST. Then he will feel at home anywhere at m aturity. You know the c o n f i d e n c e gained from wearing clothes th at are beyond criticism. That’s what you’ll find in this O vercoat. $ 5 . 00 ^ $ 10.00 ' WILL 6B FOUND AT Wheeler=Thompson Co’s.
