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About Cottage Grove leader. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1905-1915 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1909)
/ I l)o your banking business and make your credit good with | The Strongest Bank in South Lane Co. FIRST NHTIONHL BANK 1 OK COTTAUK fiKOVE. NMKMIIMM«* .'^N.X.vVVNW.X «S f^ l COTTAGE GROVE LEADER. time advertisements for the tea or coffee wagon and scores of other foreign business projx>sitious which THK I.KAUKK PUBI.1SIIINU CO (Ini-.) enter info competition with the C o nnkr A Debiti n.i.K, - Editors home merchant and for which ad more Unteren at UieColUite Prove postnlttce a* «er vertising we are offered imü-class matter. money for the same space than is required from the local busiuess StlBSCKIPTION UATKS Weekly, one year. *1.50. months .7» cents men, is also conspicuous by its ab SRMl-WRRBLV. sence, as the Leader has always One Y e a r ............................... »-’•<<! Six Months I .'0 made it a rule to turn down this riiree Months • • • class of advertising. There is no more effective way to build up a FRIDAY, FF.BRUAHY VK lOO*». community and its business inter- ■ ------------------------ -— --------------- esls than by the liberal support and AN IMPORTANT HOME ENTERPRISE, patronage of the home papers. ________ boost your home papers. Tuosdtsvs tvi\d Ftldrsys. The benefit of the local paper to The Leader is just in receipt of a community is seldom recognized an amusing post card from a Rose- in the full meaning of the word. burg friend. A pretty picture of Not only is it instrumental in a young lady is made to represent briugiug a community, its re the t Iregon legislature. In her sources and advantages constant hand she holds a lemon branded ly Itefore the public: effective in “ Nesmith county hill,” which she championing local measures and1 is represented as handing to a bringing about needed improve smart young man labeled “ Cot ments, but, aside from being the tage Grove.” We see the point, mouth-piece of a community, it is alright, but will return the compli a valuable home enterprise, main ment in 1910. ' taining a payroll and distributing more money in its community than ( tregott is now 50 years old. any other industry or enterprise Think of the growth of the next representing the same capital in fifty years, says the Salem States vested. For instance, the regular man. It is liable not to be very weekly salary expense or Satur- great if the old county seat rings day evening payroll of the Lender | have their way in preventing the amounts to $55, or $220 |>er month creation of any new counties from and $2,800 a year, every cent of ( iregon’* immense undeveloped which is spent with home business j counties of today. They believe in men, liesides the sums expended the non-progressive principle of for office rent, water, lights, wood; “ iet well enough alone.” and other excuses, hence a local —— —^ — pajier is no Small unit in a town s A new arrival at Eugene recent- iudustrial enterprises. That these j ly came on up to Cottage (»rove facts are not generally recognized ; through curiosity. He said he by the local business men and j heard so much about Cottage citizens, the local paper supported, j Grove down there, good, bad and assisted and eucouraged as it indifferent, that he thought he should be, is a fact none dare J would come over and look around gainsay, while numerous examples | and so pleased is he with the town to the contrary could be euumer and tributary country that he has decided to locate here. ated. Many business men are con Let’s put all our advertising stantly urging the local pajier to phnmplet fund and all other combat the catalogue houses and booster funds in pavement on transient peddlers, while at the same time they receive city quota Main street from the depot to the tions on various kinds of printing, river this year. This would be and unless the local printer will the best advertising investment t,vt‘r lu;ldu un derbid the big modern equipped ! Co,,“ « e ‘ city shop, the work goes to the There is very little gratification city that the merchant may pos in fighting with a pole-cat. sibly make a saving of from 50 to Though victorious one is sure to 75 cents. come out iti bad odor. The Lead The Leader gets right up er would engage bigger and more against these kind of propositions respectible game Nuf ced. every week, right here in Cottage Grove, and at the same time these A Portland paper lias an article self-same business men kick like a on how to stimulate the price of Missouri mule if one of their cus eggs, (usi keep the price of eggs tomer's receives a little order of up and the price of feed stuffs a goods from Montgomery-Ward, or little lower and the < »regoli poultry- Smith's Cash Store, oti which he men will do the rest. possibly has made a little old 50 An extra session of congress or 75 cents saving. t'ntil such time as the home will lie convened on March 15. busiuess man manifests a dis|>osi This date was definitely settled tion to be a little more consistent Wednesday and President-elect in his advocacy of reciprocity, Taft authorized its announcement. and displays a little more tea', The legislature will not be practical loyalty to home interests through with all uufiitish business; and enterprises, the Leader is not but it will adjourn sine die Satur- going to “ bust a hamestring” in dav, Feb. 2<i, at 2 o’clock. killing off the transient peddlers, They have recently imprisoned a or putting the catalogue houses man in Chicago charged with hav out of business. A glance over ing fifty wives. How restful prison the advertising columns ol either life must seem to him. of the home patters will reveal the The Leader observes that when fact that about one-half of the you chaff with an inferior, you business men of the town are rep may expect a lot of inferior chaff resented therein, while at the same in return. Each ol the chief or gans of the body is a link in the Chain of Life. A chain ia no s t r o n g e r than ifa weakest link, the body no stronger than its weakest organ. I f i ________ i« w ________ n k i w u _ of _______ «tom.ch, liver or lungs, there is weak link « .t h e chain of life which may snap al any time. Often this ao-called weakness is caused by lack of nutrition, the result of weakness or disease o f the stomach and other orgena of digestion and nutrition. Diseases and weaknesses of the stomech end its ellied orgens ere cured by the use of D r. Pierce • fíoldeo Medical Diaoovery. When the weak or diseased stomach ia cured, discuses of other organs which term remote from the stomach hut which have their origin in e diseesed condition o f the stomech and other organa of digastion and nutrition, are cured also. T k a M M a g m a n t a s a .strong a lo m a r » . T a k a th e « » o r e re co m m en d ed • ■ n ia c o v e r r ” e n d you m a r H a ro a s tro n g atom - a r k n n d a a tro n é k o dr. G iven A a r »r .— D r. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser, new revised Edition, ia aent f r r t on receipt of stamps to pay esocnae of mailing anfg. Send 21 one cent stamps for the booh in paper covers, or 31 stamps for the cloth-hound vol ume. Address Dr. R. V . Pierce, Buffalo, N . V. i _ Many Interesting Addresses by Prominent Local Business Men— Merchants’ Wives Plan ned a Very Clever Surprise McKibbon H A T S ARF. BETTER T H E BEST WE R K H t K A H S Intingi' < I rove, No. i 24, Meetings 1st ¡ini. ami Mil. KiT j day of every monili, Mns. J. S toxkiikiki , N (1 SELL ’EM WE SELL ’EM BURKHOLDER M in . n ik K i . i . k ii o k , K ir. A . r, & A. M .—rottane it rove, No. 51. Meetings 1st and 3rd Wet Ine* day of each month. A.M i IIKW Itlil ND. \V. M. L. F. W ooi . k y , Sec BON BONS G R O C E R IE S E S.—Chapter No. 4, Meeting* The second annual banquet of j may not do quite as much business O , 2nd and 4th Friday each month. the Merchants Protective Associa- i iu a day, but we will have more Mns. M ahki . C iiamhpus , W. M. I loti of Cottage Grove was held ill money in the till when the day is Mus. «¡SACK B runir , Sir. the Phillips hail Wednesday even-! done.” He said lie “ welcomed ittg, with a large attendance of j the day when the wholesaler W O . W .— Bohemia «'amp. No. 2110, Meet*every Friday evening. local business men and clerks, abandoned the -.10 and 60 days Dn. J. O. V a n W i v k i . k , C. C. The meeting was called to order credit system, which would force ( ' has . V a n D i nih no. Clerk. by President Thomas Pearce who \ the retailer to adopt the cash sys- delivered the opening address, lie tern. He thought this would be W 0 W. -St. Valentine Circle 121, Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday in each said "the members of this associa- better for all concerned, month in W. O, W. Hull. ben lurch . tiou composed of merchants of M kn . D. .1. D u B ri ii . i . k , (t. N. Cottage Grove and surrounding At this juncture Hen Lurch re M rs . A i . ick C o w m a n , Clerk. country represent an invested cap lated a very amusing and appropri- M. W . of A . —Meetings 2nd anil till ital of over $.100,000, hence it isjate story, Thursday In each month, G. L- REES. perfectly proper and right that A. 8. P o w ki . i ., Consul. (Î L. Rees devoted his discus they should organize for mutual C. W. W a ll a c e , Clerk. protection. livery merchant de sion to the buying and selling of sires to be on a sound financial produce and made it clear that M. B A . —Modern Brotherhood ol America. Meet the 2d and 4th Tues footing, in order to take care of if the farmer would use care day of each month at I.O.O.F. Hn.ll. his customers and maintain a good in preparing his products for mar K I). W n kk i. k it, Pres. standing with his wholesalers. ket to make them as attractive as Dn. M acv , See. This can best be assured by or possible, both he and the merchant ganization against the many im would greatly profit thereby. He G. A R — Appomatax Post No 84, Meets nt t p. m., on the 2d nnd 4th positions and losses to which the said “ show me a farmer who en Saturday of each month. joys the reputation of producing merchant is subjected. Dn D. L. Woons, I*. 0. only a gilt edged product and I G. W. R e y n o l d s , Adj. C. H. BURKHOLDER The “ Aims and Objects of the will show you a man who is un Association” was the subject as able to supply the demand for his Foresters of A m erica — Meeting: First and Third Thursdays. sigued to C. II. Burkholder and products at a price in advance of E dwin T u l l a i i , Chief Itnuger needless to say he handled this the regular market price— such F. C. C o f f m a n , Fin. Sec. subject iu an able manner. He products are always at a premium. said, " in the palmy days mer Honesty on the farm is also just as K. of P .—J 11 vent us Lodge No, 48. Meets every Wednesday nlgnt. chants were inclined to regard profitable and necessary as honesty F r a n k W o o d r u f f , C. and fair dealings in a store.” Mr. their competitors as bitter personal CnAa. V a n D eniikro . K. of R. & S. enemies, and were inclined to re Rees also dwelt upon many other sort to unbusinesslike methods in matters of mutual benefit to the K O . T. M .—Cascade Camp No. 2(101 Meet« every Thursday night. securing trade, but that day and farmer and merchant and the A. W. S m it h , Com. age has gone by, and instead, Leader representatives only re G. I.. R e e s , R. K. competitors were found working iu gretted that lie did not have a a common cause, the expansion of good sized farmer audience, as his L O T . M .— L a d y L an u io n H iv e , N o ! M n nt u 9il tim i 4 th F r i i l i v of r»f I 42. Meets 2d and 4th Friday their business, better service to the remarks could but have been each month. trade and at the same time the worthy of the consideration of M rs . M a r ie S m it h , L. 0 , protection of business principles. every honest tiller of the soil, Mils. M in n ie T n d e u w o o d , It, K. The local association had succeed ed iu effecting a uniform evening atul Sunday closing, which gives the local merchant a few hours res pite from the daily business grind, and had also succeeded in creating a mutual good feeling among busi ness men, and if nothing more than these two objects had been accomplished the association would have done a good work. No honest worthy man is injured iu any way by this association and no one can blame the merchant for organized effort to protect him self from impositions practiced by “ dead beats.” Instead of reduc ing or running down prices on all kinds of country produce the local merchants had gained the deserved reputation of maintaining higher prices here than are paid at other places in the upper Willamette valley. He advocated liberal sup port of the local district fair, which was inaugurated and financed by this association last fall and said, “ these fairs create the best of feeling between merchant and farmer, brings them closer together by the display and comparison of products and wares and discussions regarding the same.” Star Brand Shoes FR ESII nnd GOOD Phone 701 e l ic io u s , S w eet 20c Per Pound W OODS CO. Thompson's Move Fitting CORSET Long Waist Dip Hip DRESS GOODS Mohair» in favor For Spring Panamas Are Very Poptdnr im m m im m in m im m m m m m tw Basket Ball fc r EUGENE HIGH SCHOOL COTTAGE GRÒYE HIGH SCHOOL j. F. SPRAY. J. F. Spray related the very R O Y A L N E I G H B O R S Meet 2nd nnd 4th Wednesday of each mo nth practical plan of co-operatiou M rs G eo . H a l l , O r ac le . adopted by tfif) farmers and mer Mfts. C. W. W a l l a c e , Ree. chants of the eastern Oregon com munity in which he formerly re sided and said he was pleased to note the disposition to co-operate to the mutual benefit of both here at Cottage Grove and the friendly, cordial relations existing between local business men and the farm- | ing community. He thought that I if every farmer would submit his | order for goods extended to mail order houses, to the local merchant | before mailing the same with his “ spot cash" remittance, that the local merchant would duplicate every item on the same “ spot cash” H. C. M A D SE N , proposition. Mr. Spray has cer W atchm aker . tainly demonstrated the fact that Kepairing At reasonable c&ftrgea. he is a friend of the farmer by the All work guaranteed Hrst-class. splendid commission house which Watches, Clocks and Jewelry at Lowest Price COTTAGE GROVE. ORE. he has erected in this city and the manner iu which he handles farm products. Club rooms aud there are a lot of D ™ na Strong and Reliable Bank | I. O . O . F .—Cottage Univi', No. li>, Meet every Saturday night. A. R r k w k i , N. lì. j J ohn It. 1*1111.1.1111, Hee. £ £ Saturday, Feb. 20th AT THE ARMORY C.ame calletl at 8;15 p. iu. Gel out, everybody, anti witness one of the liveliest games of the season— Nesmith vs. Lane. Admission 2.x «and 1.5c. III •..••••IlllS iW IIIIw tlll Vvv ANNUAL BANQUET OF THE a tashion, when times are goo*l ami money easy. When times are haril anti money tight you feel the need o f a business con nection with a Lodge Directory. W WmWWWwmWwwmww WWW M OST ANY BANK Can handle your business after MARION VEATCH. hubbies who have resolved to never again overlook such an important matter as sharing their annual feast with their better “ seven eights." At the close of the banquet C. W. WALLACE. President Pearce read a message it. it. VEATCtl. C. W. Wallace discoursed on from the ladies assembled at the " l ’eddlers" was the theme allot- “ Clerks” said he served in this Commercial Club rooms, inviting ed to II. II. Veatch. He said, capacity for several years and the gentlemen to their “ swell “ all business men are interested iu called attention to those “ young spread." The gentlemen accepted this subject, and that sometimes sters” present that the clerks of with visions of another monster this business was legitimate, but today were the merchants of to feed, but upon entering the club more often it was not, and to the morrow, providing they gave close parlors the wives, daughters and latter I wish to direct my remarks. application to business. lady clerks were found seated This class pays no rents, license or “ iROC” SPEAR. about costumed in their most anti-! taxes, subscribes to no good roads, Orville Spear responded from quated garments, a “ hard time j school or church building fund, the standpoint of a clerk and his party” and after the geuts were1 and invariably by some smooth remarks were appropriate and had seated they were promptly served method succeeds in working off an the right ring. with a few uncooked dried apples j inferior article upon the farmer at H. O. THOMPSON. on a wooden tray with a smallI a big price, preteuding to give him II. O. Thompson, who had been cup of water, which constituted I unlimited credit, but invariably re absent on a visit to Heed River the "swell spread.” Mrs. Ilenien- j quirittg hint to sign patters which causes him to do some strenuous came iu at this time and addressed way gave a most humorous read hustling to pay off itt much less the meeting briefly. A t the con ing, recounting the lie fore and j time than he anticipated. The clusion of his remarks all members after marriage treatment of the i home merchant can invariably and guests of the association were wife, and no member of the male duplicate or quote a lower price on seated at the banquet table which pttrsuasiott was allowed the privi a superior article and show more "•as one of the finest spreads ever lege of addressing or apologizing to the ladies, who it was later as leniency when the date for final served itt this city. settlement rolls around. Fanners h a r r y b r e h . w t , i m p e r s o n a t o r . certained had previously presided often pay $75 for a steel rauge or Harry llrehaut was the only at a banquet of their own rivaling “ after dinner" speaker and he the sumptuous spread of the mer sewing machine which can be duplicated at home for from $45 was compelled to respond to sev chants. The “ boys” all had to to $50.' ’ eral encores so much was his hutn- admit that they had l»een justly and severely rebuked by their |orous readings enjoyed. ANDREW BRUSH. wives when all “ kissed and made A . Brand tusseled with the ve x DR AM \T1C CLOSING SCENE up" and dispersed to their respect ing question, “ Credit.” He said The wives of the merchants, ive homes, all having enjoyed a “ anybody can sell goods, but it who were somewhat aggrieved most pleasant evening. takes a merchant to get his money from the fact that they were not for them lie said it is alright privileged lo enjoy the evening’s Spray »\t Co. have installed a to extend "credit where credit is festivities, pi mned a surprise for power feed chopper and is pre due although by this method we their f«iKe finds at the Commercial pared to do custom chopping. Marion Veatch made some perti nent suggestions, but was brief in his remarks from the fact that he stood in full view of the overbur dened banquet table. Watch for our announce ment later. In the mean time remember we are Healparters tor Hardware Sì COTTAGE GROVE FLOUR MILLS All Kinds of Mill Feed G rain and Hay C H A S . M A T T H E W S . Proprietor. J
