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CHRISTMAS OBSERVANCES
The Leader’s Christmas
AT COTTAGE GROVE
W. C. Conner, wife an d sou,
Clare, ate C hristm as turkey, out
on the farm of the form er's aunt,
Mrs. 15. J . Beidler, w ho spread a
feast, w hich even a thin new spaper
m an had not the capacity to even
sam ple all around. O ther guests
at this sum ptuous feast were, Mr.
and Mrs. Ira Conner an d sons,
an d Ira J. Beidler an d wife of
O akland.
Mr. and Mrs. I) J. Du Brui He
and little son, were guests at the
hospitable festal board of Mr. and
Mrs. F. H. Rosenberg of th is city,
and here too, was spread a feast,
th e likes of w hich rarely falls to
the lot of a country new spaper
m an to p arta k e thereof. It will
therefore be seen th at the Leader
m anagem ent could enter into the
spirit of the C hristm as “ peace on
earth good will tow ard m en” with
a real vim.
A t the arm ory hall C hristm as
eve the Methodist and l'reshyteriau
churches united in giving a C hrist
m as ca n tata and m usical program
concluding with the distribution of
presents from two large nicely dec
orated C hristm as trees. In the
ca n ta ta Santa C laus was im per
sonated by M. H . Anderson, Mrs.
H attie H art as Mrs. S anta C laus
and Clare Conner as little N icho
las. T here were brownies, fairies
and choiresters in num bers And all
of the parts were well rendered.
D uring the change of scenery
there w as a vocal solo by N eita
H azleton, violin and piano duet
by Mr. Jay DeSpaiu and Miss
G eorgetta Ilerg and a chorus by
young ladies of the Presbyterian
church: Veta Ilolderm au, Verna
I'ullm er, M arguerite Johnson, Dale
Grooves, Kdith Rosenberg, Blanche
Mr. Stewart Returns Homa
Brown, P auline H ansen, Loraine
Ross, Blanche V eatch. T he pro
O ur venerable and esteemed
gram was entertaining an d was a t tow nsm an, A. J. Stew art who has
tended by a very large crowd, all been seriously ill at the F.ugene
the big arm ory would hold.
hospital has so far recovered as to
At the Christian Church.
be able to return to his home in
On C hristm as night a very this city where he continues to im
pleasant an d enjoyable social was prove in health m uch to the g rati
conducted at the Christian church fication of his relatives and m any
when the children of that Sunday friends. H is sons, A. J . Stew art
school and church were treated to of Mexico an d C. 15. Stew art of
a generous supply of candy and this city, are m uch pleased with
n u ts and a most entertaining even the prospects for the ultim ate re
ing was enjoyed by the large covery of their aged father.
crowd in attendance.
Masque Ball.
On C hristm as night a grand
m asque ball was given at the arm
ory. T here was a large atten d
ance, good m usic and a jolly good
tim e, some elegant costumes and
well sustained characters were in
evidence to whom appropriate
prizes were aw arded.
Ornamental Shrubbery Thief
Some local pirate with a base
instinct
has resorted to the
nefarious work of despoiling law ns
by removing choice shrubbery
therefrom, C. W . W allace h aving
lost five valuable rosebushes at
his home in this m anner this
week. T h is fellow is certainly en
titled to the persimmon in the
petty thievery class.
Shipping Fancy Chukene
T w o fine prize w inning birds, a
black L angshau and a Golden
Laced W yandotte were shipped to
H oquiam and Everson, W ashing
ton this week by W . C. Conner.
Capt. J. C. Johnson and Lieut.
H. K. Metcalf went to Portland
S uuday evening to attend the con
vention of the Oregon N ational
G uard.
A. S. Buchanan, a brother of
Mrs. II. II. V eatch, arrived at this
place with his wife recently from
New York to spend the holidays
at the home of his sister.
S. B. Morss h aving sold his
home and four acres of his farm
east of town, is building a nice
new eight roomed cottage on the
rem aining part of his fruit farm.
T he Christian F.ndeavor Society
of the C hristian church will hold a
w atch party in th e E ndeavor room
T hursday evening. All members
and friends of th e society are re
quested to be present«
T he fellows who received a
half dozen p air of Christm as slip
pers m ight work u p an exchange
with the fellows w ho received a
half dozen neckties or suspenders.
A rchie Piper of Portland, spent
Christm as with his parents Mr.
and Mrs. S. R. Piper of this city.
Arch says business is livening up
a great deal in the metropolis and
Suit for Divorce.
th at every one predicts th a t 1909
F'red P. G rosser of Elm ira has will be a banner year.
commenced suit ag ain st his wife,
W. T . Kayser, returned home
N ellie 15. Gosser. for divorce, and from Portland last week where
relates a story of domestic woe in he served 29 days as a fed
h is com plaint, which if true, eral trial juror instead of grand
m akes him p. m artyr indeed aud it juror as formerly stated. Mr.
is no wonder he would like to lie Kayser says th a t w hile the jurors
free from the m atrim onial yoke. were kept pretty busy and locked
L. M. T ravis is his attorney.— in the jury room 24 hours on one
Register.
case, they h ad tim e enough to
visit most of th e places of interest
A Bad Man Pinched
about the metropolis.
" B ill” Monroe, an erst-w hile
Mrs. Jeunie Sehlbrede an d son,
" b a d m a n ” cam e in to "clean u p ” Clarence, of Billings, M ontana,
th e old town the other day, and he are the guests of Mrs. S chlbrede’s
did— with a street broom and a m other Mrs. Stouffer and sister,
ball and chain. He found out Mrs. Chas.
RurVholder. Mrs.
th a t M arshal Snodgrass is doing Sehlbrede and son are residing in
busiuess at the same old stand, the Portland tem porarily while C lar
p in c h in g " of bold, bad men b e ence, who is now 19 years old is
ing one of his specialties.
attending the P ortland business
college. Mrs. Sehlbrede informs
Some new sidew alk ‘ is being
the Leader th a t her husband, I)r,
built out on W all street, connect
Sehlbrede, is contem plating selling
ing Mr. H enderson's home with
his Billings interests and locating
the m ain street.
in Portland perm anently.
A big discount on ladies suits,
Marion Earnest came over from
coats and furs at W. A. Ilem en-
G ardiner to spend Christm as with
w ays.
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C ottage Grove friends. H e reports
D o n 't S a y B A N K , S a y
FIRST NHTIONHL BHNK
OF COTTAGK OROVF..
C A P IT A L
SURPLUS
P R O F IT S
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It was a green Christm as.
Patronize le a d e r advertisers.
Now the d ay s are growing
longer.
Christm as trad e was brisk this
season with th e local m erchants.
Mrs. Beatty of Creswell, is a
guest of G raudm a Beatty of this
city.
Mrs. Stouffer returned home last
week from a two weeks visit at
Portland.
Contractor C l a r k of G ran ts
Pass, is spending a few days iu
this city.
Miss Bell Burkholder is home
from Mt. Angel school to spend
the holidays.
Miss F ra u d s Bushey of Junction,
is a guest of the Misses Blair and
Miss A nna Oglesby.
W ith the sales th a t are going on,
you wdl be able to buy your New
Year presents cheaper.
Miss Lottie V eatch of E ugene is
s e n d in g the holidays with her
sister, Mrs. Fred C hurchill.
S tart iu the New Year right by
settling your delinquent subscrip
tion accounts with the Leader.
A lbert W allace and family of
Portland are spending a few days
with relatives and friends in this
city.
$ 45 , 000.00
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GROW ING,
LARGER
You p m l.i t r n n r hom e frnm fire b y In su rin g I t —T H A T 'S W iS E .
W hy d o n 't von p ro te c t y o u r lleerls. N otes, n n d M o rtg a g e s , C on
tra c ts . T a x K cceipts, a n d O th e r V aluable P a p e rs , K e e p sa k e J e w e lry ,
E tc ., front F I R E and BU RG LA RS b y re n tin g o n e of o u r
SAFETY DEPOSIT VAULTS— T h a i’s W ise. Too.
.fast Installed. Came and See Them.
T h e First N a t i o n a l B a n k
T h « O U R e lia b le .
business lively in th at little sea
port town and says he has been
h aving great sport duck shooting
this winter, thirty being about bis
lowest average for a d a y ’s hunt.
He says the salm on run was u n
usual heavy this fall, the cannery
being compelled to limit the catch
of each boat, all above which
num ber were throw n hack into the
river. Mr. Earnest brought a
sack of ducks an d a large sack of
the big white clam s out with him
upon which to feast his inland
friends. These white clam s were
imported frbm the east and planted
in the G ardiner m ud flats a few
years ago and h av e become very
plentiful.
Leonard and H arry S tar of Polk
Business Locals.
county, are spending a few days
iu tiffs city.
T h e finest candies— Bee H ive
A warm rain %Al nearly n il day
C hristm as while th e next day was
T h e Bee H ive— near the bridge,
w arm ^nd sunny.
Shingles for sale at V eatch &
Aldeji C ham berlain and wife of Law son’s.
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Newberg. sp e n t"" Christmas* • with
Spray & Co, buys veal, chick
Mr. C ham berlain'* cousin. F. 11« eiis, eggs, etc.
W heeler and fam ily:
In d ie s petticoats m ade to m eas
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T . C. W heeler, of tli$ First ure. Bee H ive.
N ational ban k , is building a com
Bran $1.40 per 100 pounds at
m odious addition to his residence the flour m ill.
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in th e M cF arlaud addition.
Dry wood for sale. Inquire of
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Mrs. D avid G riggs aud daughter V eatch & Anderson.
cam e down from the Grove to
A new line of bam boo goods at
spend C hristm as with Hon. aud
Cdchrau & Cooley.
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Mrs. I. If. Bingham .— Register.
Every th in g iu the furniture line
S. B. Morss has taken an ageiicy
at Cochran i t Cooley.
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for a com bined level aud grade
Clean
seed
oats
50
cents
per
fiuder w hich appears to be a very
bushel at the flour mill.
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great im provem ent over the old
Look over the line of xm as
fashioned sp irit level.
booklets at the W ave.
Bert W estgate, the well known
If you w ant a good paying little
Ro*eburg hotel keeper, was look business inquire at the Bazaar.
in g after business m atters in this
le a th e r sofa cushions and post
city M ouday. H e is one of the
card album s at the W ave.
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best hotel m an ag ers iu the state.
T h e best line of shirts and n ec k
D uke K nox is setting out 400
wear in town at W . A. Ilem eu-
Comice p ear trees on his place
ways.
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east of tow n, filling up the space
P ain t your hen roosts with A ve
betweeu h is two old orchards north
il a ri us Carboliueum . Buy it at
of th e O. & S« E. railroad track.
Veatch & Lawson.
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Mr. an d Mrs. Chas. Cochran
See those fine new Colum bia
au d Miss A thn W iddersheim, went au d Victor graphophoues at the
to Creswell to d ay to attend the Bazaar.
b and b o y s entertainm ent and
See our b ran new stock of up to
basket social at th at place this date rugs before you buy carpets.
evening.
V eatch Si Law son.
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F ate L ongt qf Portland, has
T he well established Millinery
been spending the * ' days with
business of Ida Frances Barrett is
his parents an d ’ friends at this
for sale. For futlier p articu lars
place. F ate is associated with his
inquire at T he Ideal Millinery
brother G eorge in the flour milling
store.
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business n ear Portland.
Revival m eetings will commence
Cabt. John Baker Dead
a t th e M ethodist Church Saturday
evening an d will be conducted by
Capt. John Baker, father of Mr».
Rev. T . L. Jones, ex-presiding
L. N. Roney, died at his home at
elder, who will be assisted by the
Salem, on Monday m orning at the
local pastor, Rev. Nickle.
advanced age of 93 years. Mrs.
A religious w atch meeting will Roney, who has been a constant
be conducted at the M. E. church attendant upon him during his
T h u rsd ay evening. There will lie sickness, saw him close his eyes
song services aud other appropriate peacefully iu the last, long sleep.
religious services lastin g until m id Mr. Roney w ent down last night
n ig h t. All are cordially invited. to attend the funeral service.—
Lost, a long brown fur boa, F ri Register.
day evening lietweeu Richm ond’s
m oving picture th e a te j and Burk
Miss I5mma Job returned home
holder’s residence. W inder will
from an enjoyable visit at Portland
confer a great favo^ by, leaving
Monday and was accom panied£by
same at the Burkhofcfcr-Woods Co.
Miss W aggoner of Corvallis who
s,o re'
will rem ain her guest over New
Mr. and Mrs. W .-H . A bram s Year.
an d Miss F ran cis Howard of Cot
tage G rove au d Mr. ajid Mrs. T.
C. A bram s of Eugene, went to Sa-
t T h u rsd ay to spend the holi KURIOS FROM KORRESPONDENTS
Q.—A law lias been passed la my
days with O. O. McClellan and state tb a t eggs m ust be sold by weight.
fam ily.
Please put me wise as to the breed
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Lea have re
received word from their son,
Caspar, who resides at Los Angles,
th a t he is suffering from attack of
typhoid fever, b u t under the care
of a good physician an d a trained
nurse he is gettiug along as well
as could be expected. '
W in. Perm au an d F ran k Clem
ents of Rosqburg have been spend
ing the holidays with Cottage
G rove friends. Mr. Perman has
received a large num ber of D ’Au-
jou pear trees with which to plant,
his ten-acre tract near th is city.
Five Rosebiirg boys engaged in
duel w ith 22-calibre revolvers
the oth er day, just for th e fun of
the thing. It was agreed th at
none should aim at the face of a n
other. T hree of the boys re
ceived slight wounds in the lower
lim bs but they were of little or no
consequence.
G eorge Miller h as purchased
21% acres of the K nox place east
of town w hich includes the old
residence, giving his place down
in th e bottom and a house and two
lots in tow n op the deal. Mr.
Miller and wife have m o v ed on
their new purchase aud will pro
ceed to improve it.
F . IJ. W heeler aud Marion
V eatch went to Drain Monday to
interview prom inent citizens te-
garding the formation of a new
county from the north part of
Douglas and South part bf T.ane.
Of coarse Drain is favorable, but
would like to have the county
seat.
W . P. Lockwood, commercial
agent for the, W isconsin Central
railroad, with headquarters at
Seattle, h as been spending a few
days in th is city, the guest of his
sister Mrs. C. W. W allace and bis
father, Sam Lockwood, who is in
feeble health. Mr. Ixx*kwood w as
accom panied by bis sister. Miss
F lorinda, of N o r t h Yakim a,
W ash., w ho wilt rem ain a guest of
her sister M rs. C. W . W allace in
this city indefinitely.
! Christmas is over, Winter is here, \
also the cold weather, $o
buy.ypur: , 7 v !
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W e have a splendid line to select l
from and at reasonable prices
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Everything in
HARDWARE
Cottage Qrove,
O re g o n
FOLLOW THE FASHION
th a t lays the heaviest eggs. W hat
w eight per dozen should 8. C. Brown
Leghorns lay, hen and pullet? A.—
Light Brahm a, hen, 28 ounces to dazeu;
pullet, 23.4; 8. C. Brown ben, 21.7; pul
let, 17.6.
Q.—Do you feed burnt w heat? Is It
good feed? A.—No, to both. "B urnt
w heat” Is not charred wheat, a : you
suppose. It Is sim ply a nam e for dam
aged, generally m usty grain.
Q.—W hat Is the Squab G ra ft com
pany ? A.—T his Is a nam e given to sev
eral city Arms th a t a ttra c t custom ers
by yellow advertising and unload on
th eir victims old, unm ated birds for
Mg prices th a t a re n 't w orth the coal to
took them.
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. Q.—Please Inform me w hat Is wrong
wtfh my hens. I have lost six. They
stra in as tf try in g to lay. I am feed
ing the regular grains and a m ash of
bran, middlings and cottonseed meal.
A —Cottonseed meal constipates. Cut
It out and give your sick bens n table
spoonful of castor olL
Q.—Is there any special plan for fa t
tening fowls of the Leghorn class?
Does it pay? A.—The fattening ration
Is the same, but on account of their
nervous disposition these fowls are
kept In a seinldnrk location, f h e Im
provem ent In the fowl will Just about
nay forJteed. aud labor,
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If you adhere to
the fashion in suit9,
waist* and cloaks,
yriti must follow it
closely in Corsets.
Unless your Corset
is stylish your other
stylish cut garments
will not fit.
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Now what is requir-
ed? First of all, tight-
fitting waists and
Princess gowns necessitates perfected Corseted figure
The Henderson Habit Back Corset is the one
for the present styles. For stile at the Ideal Millinery
Store. Come ladies and inspect them.
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Poultry Supplies
B ARLEY rolled by the fam ous Olympic process. All seeds
and foreign m atter taken out, leaving the barley free from
dirt of any kind. Every sack guaranteed.
Best Cement and Lime Always Carried it Stock
Agents Fairbanks, Morse Roofing.
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PLAIN ami MF.DH’AfED BATHS
All kinds of machine and repair
woffc
prom ptly And at reason
able prices.
X-HAY LABORATORY
OLD m OEK BUILDINi
should slways be kept,in supply in every
well-regulated home. Things that are ÿ For b ir th « particular» aiiaress
likely to be nee<!ed day or night yon
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O r. H. C. ( W IIL E E r .
should always have handy. For hnhy,
for instance. Paregoric and Vaseline.
For yourselves. Tooth Powders and
Brushes. These and all "needfuls" we
keep in stock in almndance. Our
Edison, Colum bia
qualities are as high as our prices are
low. Medicines, Drugs, and all kinds of
Victor
Toilet necessities aw kept in great
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