LOCAL ANDJW ONAL.
Presages Election of Taft.
According to th e signs of the
tim es in the way of a nature freak
displayed in the show window of
the Rees-W allace Co., all that re
m ains to l>e done to conclude the
cam paign is the ‘‘hollering” and
ratifying on the part of the repub
licans. T he freak w hich presages
such an election result is a vege
table elephant, a parsnip with four
legs, head, trunk and tail. T he
vegetable has lieeu nicely b la n k et
ed atid m ounted by a m iniature
keeper and labeled (1. O. P. I.ocal
republicans look upon it as a good
om en.
A Popular Entertainer Coming.
G ertrude Johnson O ’Fling, a
^dram atic reader of rare ability,
will give one of her popular liter
ary entertainm ents at the Christian
church W ednesday evening Oct.
28th. She comes very highly
recommended by oratory critics.
Prices will lie announced later.
Miss O ’F ling possesses quite re
m arkable dram atic power, which
she has developed by system m atic
and thorough work as a student.
She never fails to please an
audience. Admission IS and 2Scts.
Killed Fourteen Bear.
J . T . Richardson who lives sev
eral miles west of Rugene toward
Crow, was in the city today. lie
tells that Clayton Inm an, with his
two fine bear dogs, has killed 14
l>ear this fall. Fast T hursday the
dogs treed three and the day Ire-
fore they treed two, all of which
were killed. T he dogs are the lrest
ever seen in th a t vicinity for h u n t
ing bear and other big game.
Another Suit Commenced.
More New Homes
C. A. llarlo w has secured the
sitely lot one block west of the
Catholic church from Mr. Sallee,
and is building a very pretty
modern cottage thereon, which he
will occupy with his fam ily as
soon as com pleted. Mr. H arlow
has been engaged in the lum ber
business for some years. lie has
sold his Row river ran ch to Mr.
Sallee tak in g th is town pro|>crty as
part paym ent on the deal.
F. G. Stiller has a force of
car[>enters at work on the old
creamery building, which he re
cently moved to his nice lot ad jo in
ing the Catholic parsonage,-and is
converting the building into a
large modern cottage. T he neigh
bors thereabouts owe Mr. Stiller a
vote of th a n k s for converting a
m arshy, unsightly lot into a
beautiful home site, and changing
an old shack into a beautiful
modern cottage.
Will Get Election Returns Early.
T hrough the courtesy of the
Commercial Club the citizens of
Cottage Grove and vicinity will
have a chance to hear the election
returns n ex t T uesday evening.
They will be throw n on a large
canvas directly across the street
from the electric th eater by m eans
of a moving picture m achine, op
erated by Messrs. Richmond and
D urham of the Rlectric theater.
T he Cottage G rove basket ball
team is doing some effective p rac
ticing just now and will soon be
ready to meet an y valley team in
their class. T hey have received
their new regulation suits and have
their baskets up an d are ready for
a victorious season. T he line-up
follows: Right forward, Hob Sher
wood; left forward, Allen Maker
(c a p ta in ); center, Rimer H astings;
left guard, Fay Allison; right
guard, Chester Maker: substitute,
Charles Meals: m anager, Merton
Rarle. T his team has played to
gether with m uch success for the
past two years.
I^slie L. Seals and M argaret A.
Seals have commenced suit against
C. R. Stew art and H arry I„ Mown,
sheriff of I.ane county asking that
the sheriff l>e restrained from m a k
ing certain levies on property of
plaintiffs, but levied on as the
property of J. S. Milne and Cora
O. P. A dam s w as quite severely
Milne, by virtue of an execution
injured last T h u rsd ay by tripping
issued against the last nam ed.
on a loose board in the side walk
A series of evangelistic m eetings on the west side. He was w alking
lively with a friend when a
will begin at the C hristian church
board tipped up and caught his
n ext Sunday m orning under the
leadership of Rev. \V. F. M atlock. foot throw ing him on his face.
H is nose was nearly broken, his
T he public is cordially invited to
wrists sprained an d he was oth er
attend these special services.
wise bruised. T h is is a reminder
T he G rove Studio has engaged that sidew alks should lie kept in
for a short tim e the most skilifu repair.
operator ever in the town. Come
Read the new ads today of
in before he leaves and get a really
local m erchants.
first class photo..
D o n ’t S a y BAN K, S a y
FIRST NHTIONHL BHNK
OF CO T TA » JK G RO VE.
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P R O FIT S
GROWING
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You p ro te c t y o u r hom e from Hre by in su rin g It—T H A T ’S W iS E .
W hy d o n ’t y o u p ro te c t y o u r Meeds, Note«. nn<l M o rtg a g e s. C on
tra c t* , T a x R eceipt*, a n d O th e r V aluable P a |ie rs , K e e p sa k e J e w e lry .
E tc ., fro m F IR E and BUROLAKH b y re n tin g one of onr
SAFETY DEPOSIT VAULTS— That’s W ise. Too.
J u s t In sta lle d .
Come a n d See T h em .
T h e F irst N a tio n a l B a n k
T h * O l d R e liab le .
Rather cool uights.
T he Leader leads.
A pple picking time.
W atch Cottage G rove grow.
Patronize Leader advertisers.
Cottage G rove district fair nex t.
In the m idst of life we are in
debt.
T han k sg iv in g day is th e next
holiday.
Shingles for sale at Veatch &
Law son’s.
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A pretty w om an's smile often
w rinkles a m a n ’s puise.
Plowing an d seeding keep the
farmers busy these days.
Many a wise-looking mail is u n
able to deliver the goods.
All the latest styles in side and
back combs at the Mazaar.
Send along your news items; we
are always hungry for them.
T he experience a m an buys is
alw ays delivered a little too late.
T he som ething you get for n oth
ing is seldom worth any more than
th at.
If you would have a peaceful
home, all you have to do is to pay
the freight and let your wife run it.
“ W hat ails me, doc?” asked the
genial clubm an. “ You need a
job. Y ou’re suffering from over
re st.”
If one th ird of life is speut iu
sleep, why not buy a M. M. O. F,.
m attress of V eatch & Lawson and
tak e life easy.
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D avid G riggs spent Sunday in
F.ugene, th e guest of Hon. I. II.
Mingham and wife, his father and
m other-in-law .
Helle— “ T h is new h at I got
doesn’t suit my h air at a ll.”
M aud— “ Well dear w hich are you
going to change.
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Crack Rifle Work
But Roseburg
W ins Out.
Com pany R. O, N. G ., won re
nown in its regim ental contest
shoot on the com pany’s target
grounds near th is city Monday.
The score m ade is 81 points over
any team th u s far contesting, leav
ing only Com pany D, of Roseburg,
and Com pany II, of A shland, to
conqtete. T h e score made w as
682.
The contest was presided over
by C aptain H ouck, captain of rifle
practice, Roseburg, and Colonel
George (). Yoran of Rugene. T he
team is composed of Lieutenant
II. H . Petrie, Sergeant Frank
Snodgrass, Corporal Jam es Potts
and A rtif Mutte Mooney. Tw o
rem arkable scores were m ade when
Sergeant Snodgrass and Private
Mooney tied in a score of 49 out
of a |)ossible 50 on the 600-yard
range.
A rtif. M ooney’s record is worthy
of special notice in th at his in
dividual score stands at 180, being
12 points over any other man in
t h e regim ent. T he individual
score m ade today is as follows:
Artif Mooney, 180; Petrie, 170;
Snodgrass, 168; Potts, 164. Total,
682.
TEAM BANQUETED
PROMINENT CITIZEN
DIES SUDDENLY
LA VOGUE SUITS
T he citizens of Cottage Grove
were shocked Monday m oruiug to
learn th at John Schm utz, a well
known aud highly esteemed citi
zen of this city had died very su d
denly at his. home early in the
m orning from paralysis.
Mr. Schmutz arose as usual, ate
his breakfast and with his dinner
pail on his arm started to W ood
ard 's sawmill to work, when u|x>n
passing from the door of his home
upon the |x>rch he fell to the floor.
He called to his wife and she was
imm ediately by his side when he
stated th a t he felt n um b am i was
so dizzy he could not stand. Mrs.
Schmutz called in some neighbors
ami telephoned for Dr. Sehleef,
while her husband was carried to
his bed. T he doctor soon arrived,,
but despite vigorous work, Mr,
Schm utz soon lost consciousness
au d died. About a year ago he
suffered a slight stroke of p araly
sis, while m anager of the Cottage
Grove Dray Co. but soon recovered
from it. He was a very energetic
and h ard w orking m an, but was
forced to give up his interest in
the transfer com pany owing to the
heavy work being injurious to
him. Lately he was employed as
ojierator of the cut off saw in
W oodard's sawmill and spoke of
the work being quite easy for him.
Mr. Schm utz was a n ativ e of
W isconsin lieing born in th at state
July 26, 1859 aud died Oct. 26,
1908, aged 49 years, 2 m ouths and
27 days. Ilis father and m other
were natives of Sw itzerland, but
came to th is state when the family
was young an d located near Cres
well in this county. Mr. Schmutz.
was m arried to Miss Mary Allen,
daughter of Thos. Allen, of this
city on Nov. 28, 1886 at the
Horace Cochran farm ju st north of
this city aud two children were
born to them, both of whom are
living, Mrs. Chas. McKibbeu and
Master Jesse Schm utz. Deceased
was ail honored member of the 1..
(). (). F. lodge and also of the K.
O. T. M. order, he having carried
a $2.000 life iusurauee policy in
the latter order. lie was a mail of
exem plary, , character ajid was
generally esteemed and the sorrow-
stricken widow, daughter,, sou,
brothers and other memliers of the
family have the sym pathy of the
entire com m unity ill their, sad hour
of bereavem ent.
F uneral services will be conduct
ed at the M. R. church W ednes
day afternoon at 2 o ’clock by Rev.
Nickle, assisted by the I. O. O. F.
lodge an d the Ladies of the Mac
cabees. Interm ent in the I. O. O.
I1', cemetery.
On M onday evening the team
was bauqueted at Hotel Oregon,
Misses N eva Perkins an d L ulu fifteen plates being laid at which
Currin, teachers iu our public was seated the ride team, officers
schools, visited with friends in of Com pany R., and four officers
Rugene Saturday an d S unday
of the Fourth Regiment, including
Orvil Crow of Ixiraue sustained M ajor" Maker, Col. Yoran, Capt.
a broken leg F riday at his place H ouck, and Cnpt. Mert Lawson,
by reason of his pony slipping and Ju d g e J .S . Medlev an d a I.eader
falling on him . H e also received scribe. W hile having less th an
a h alf days notice of the banquet,
a num ber of severe bruises.
Miss M aggie V eatch cam e down Hotel Oregon proved fully equal to
from Cottage Grove S aturday to the occasion, and provided a
spend S unday at home. She is spread fit for any occasion, in clu d
trim m ing in a m illinery store in ing four course's of m eat, salads,
vegetable, fruits, cake, pie, coffee,
the Grove.— F.ugene Register.
tea and m ilk. At the close of the
lio n . R. M. Veatch, Judge J. S. repast cigars were passed around
Medley and J. P . C urrin were and Capt, J. C. Johnson seated at
am ong the dem ocratic wheel-horses the head of the table presided as
of this com m unity, who went to toast master, interesting m ilitary
Rugene F riday evening to hear topics beiug discussed by Col.
hero Hobson speak.
Yoran, Major Maker. Capt. H ouck
John H arm s came down from and Capt. Johnson all of which
Seattle Friday to spend a few days were interspersed with wit and
looking after business and p ro p hum or. Major Maker paid Co. R
erty interests here. H e says Se and its rifle team a glow ing tribute
attle is still bustling and getting when he stated th at no m ilitary
A few roomers or roomers ami
ready for the big exposition n ex t com pany in not only Oregon, but
boarders will be ta k en by Mrs. W.
year.
in these U nited States, with an
T. K ayser at her home one block
organization
covering a period of
T he ladies of the M. E . church
west an d two blocks north of the
will serve m eals in the east room less th an one year an d a half could bridge.
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of the new Phillips brick on Main boast of such efficiency and m ark s
Scholl has 100 gold filled and
street on election day at 25 cents. m anship as could Co. R, four gold w atches for you to select
Home cooking and plenty of it. members of which h aving already from an d at the lowest possible
Meals from 11 AO a. m to 2 o ’clock represented the state of Oregon iu price.
the national com petition shoot.
If you w ant a good p aying little
p. m.
H e said this is a record of which business inquire at the Mazaar.
County Clerk Lee and his help
our city, Co. R an d the state of
Spray & Co, buys veal, ch ick
have finished pu ttin g up the elec
Oregon may well feel proud. He ens, eggs, etc.
tion supplies in packages an d have
said Oregon ranked third iu m ili
Spray & Co. for Leslie salt.
turned them over to the sheriff’s
tary efficiency an d is rapidly g ain
office. T h e sheriff started his de
ing ground.
puties out with the supplies and
Ju d g e Medley s p jk e eloquently
ballot boxes to the various voting
from a non m ilitary standpoint, Ì
G a llo n *
precincts M onday and on a week
called the attention to the need for
C a r p e ts a n d R u g s
from today the merry w ar will be-
m ilitary training an d efficiency,
M ade to o rd er a in 1 Satis-
gin.
praised the O regon
N ational
faction guarantee«! lxjtli
Spray & Co. for grass seeds.
as
to w o rk m an sh ip anti
G uard and its officers and co n
prices. Apply to
Attorney If. E. Slattery of R u g ratulated Co. R an d its officers
C om er PUr°."f s3.®6
gene addressed a good audience at upon its splendid record and a J . M.
n e a r A d v e n tis t C h u r c h
the opera house Saturday evening efficiency. 11 is rem arks w e r e
on the political issues of the day tim ely, appropriate an d were en
from a republican standpoint. He thusiastically received by all those
In Time of Sickness
is a good talk er and his rem arks present. After a few brief rem arks
were listened to w ith m uch inter by Lieut. Metcalf, Capt. Lawson
est. His address was delivered Lieut. I’etrie, th e banquet closed.
T h e le a d e r h eartily congratu
under the auspices of the T aft
lates
the rifle team upon its success
club, C. J . Howard, president
at the target range, its rem arkable
p residing/
score and its efficiency as m arks
Shingles for sale at V eatch & men and trusts th a t Co. R will
continue to cause the m ilitary o r
Lawson.
ganization of the state to “ sit up
Chas Sears, sou and daughter, and tak e notice.”
Rdna and A ndy, accom panied hy
Roseburg Score Wins.
Jack Kile, returned home from a
T
he
following
rem arkable score
trip over on tide-w ater at Point
Terrace near the m outh of the was m ade by Co. I) rifle team of
Roseburg today. Shields 2 0 0
Siuslaw river S aturday, where they yards, slow fire 46, rapid 4,4. m any special articles are nrei In I- for the
In v a lid 's room. T h is is th e place to
were the guests of Ira Hoffman 500 yards 49, 600 yards 49.
and fam ily. They cau g h t plenty
Ferguson, 200 yards, slow 41, com e for them to g e t th e Ifrst q ualities,
at the lowest prices. W e g iv e you good
of fish and report a pleasant trip. rapid 42. 500 yards 48, 600 yards
a n d q u irk service an d tre a t you so yon
41.
The H offm an’s resided at this
Stew art, 200 yards, slow 44, will he sure to retu rn on fu tu re occasions.
place in the eighty's, Ira having rapid 48, 500 yards 44, 600 yards W e are really h ead q u arters for all sick
room supplies, for p u re d ru g s an d m ed i
m arried a d au g h ter of Mrs. Kile. 44.
Mrs. Hoffman and sons, Ira and
Fisher 200 y ard s slow 41, rapid cines. and for p u ttin g u p d o c to r's p re
scrip tio n s in th e m ost accu rate and
Simon, are the only surviving 45, 500 yards 49, 600 yards 42.
quickest way. a t n o m in al prices.
Total
696
out
of
a
possible
800.
members of the fam ily, and the
Shields wins the individual m edal,
old lady is growing q uite feeble.
and the total no d oubt gives Rose
Not the Cheapest
but the BEST
E take pleasure in an
nouncing a sjiecial dis
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play of La Vogue Suits and =
Coats. These peerless gar- 3
ments are well-known to
you as the highest art in
tailored garments. You are
assured of a graceful, jierfect
fit; of being clad in a Suit or
Coat of the latest inode, of
thoroughly de|K*ndable ma-
terials, and made with pains
taking care throughout.
Come in and look. Yon
are welcome at
Benson’s Pharmacy
Cottage Grove, Oregon
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The open season for bird shooting will soon * t
lie here. Come in and see the famous new Rem
ington and Winchester pump guns and our fine
line of double and single barrel shot guns.
Remember 1 ‘eters' shot gun shells never fail.
T H E B E S T H E A T IN G ST O V E S
The old reliable Bridge-Beach and Cribben Sr
Sexton heating stoves. Can save you money
and give you the Latest and Best Heater.
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Griffin-Veatch Company.
FOLLOW THE FASHION
If you adhere to
the fashion in suits,
waists and cloaks,
you must follow it
closely in Corsets.
Unless your Corset
is stylish your other
stylish cut garments
will not fit.
Now what is requir
ed? First of all, tight-
fitting waists and
Princess gowns necessitate a perfected Corseted figure
The H e n d e r s o n H abit B a c k C o r s e t is the one
for the present styles. For sale at the Ideal Millinery
Store. Come ladies and inspect them.
ID A F R A N C E S B A R R E T T .
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M K IH C A L A N D HUKUICAL S T A F F
W. K u y k e n d a ll; M .i>.
W. O. rrtw w er, M D.
P . J . Bartl«*, M. D .
B. F . S caleie, M I>.
D. A. P ain e, M D.
U«o. O .B . lic ita r, M. D.
L K. M<D o n n a i, M. D.
For the care and Ireatmenl of Medical and Surgical Canes.
Modern op-
periling room nod equipment.
Sputum and
blood examinations
B arrels
Ladies, see those Cameo back burg the cu p now held by Collage
combs at th e Bazaar.
Grove.
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Appliances lor X ray work.
Full corps of trained nurses.
Rales on application
TRAINING SCHOOL FOR NURSES.
R e g u la r course of le c tu re s by Ihe fa c u lty a n d p ra c tic a l t r a i n
ing in th e h o sp ita l. T h e m edical a n d su rg ical sta ir of th e bos-
pitnl c o n stitu te s th e faculty.
F or ra te s o r in fiifn in tln n , as
h o s p ita l o r tra in in g , a d d re ss
W. KUYKENlfcALL, M. D,
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S u p e rin te n d en t.
Or M IS S M. H , HOLM 8TRUM ,
S u p e rin te n d e n t o f N urses.
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Feed, Flour and
Poultry Supplies
B ARLEY rolled to 'th e fam ous O lympic process. All seeds
and foreign m atter taken out, leaving the barley free from
dirt of any kind. Rvery sack guaranteed.
jp Best Cem ent and Lime Always Carried it Stock-
\gen ts Fairbanks, Morse Roofing.
p h o n e iy s
Gasolene Engine For Sale
Fine Gasolene Engine tor Sale
A fme, ahnost new A horse
power F airb an k s »St Morse gasolene
engine, ta n k s and equipment foT
sale. In q u ire at the Leader office
Trespass notices printed on cloth
on sale at the le a d e r office.
A twelve horse power F air
b an k s and Morse gasolene engine,
clutch, tan k , auto-sparker, battery
and 45 foot belt for $400. Outfit
practically new. Apply at Leader
office.