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About Cottage Grove leader. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1905-1915 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1909)
s a ! GRIFFIN-VEATCH CO M PANY y Want to See You Carpenter Tools Good Heating Stoves Sporting Goods Fine Cutlery Headquarters for the Famous and Warranted Stanley and Keen Kutter Carpenter Tools. The Famous Cole’s Air-tight, Bridge-Beach, Crebben-Sexton Great Western and Favorite. All kinds of Guns and Ammuni tion, Hunting Coats, and Belts. Peters Shot Gun Shells. W e have them all skinned on Carving Sets. Butcher Knives Razors and Pocket Knives E V E R Y T H IN G IN TH E H A R D W A R E L IN E The Most Complete Stock in Cottage Grove SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION. Local and State News. Having is going on at Ashland for $2.27 a square yard. Shall Section 1 of Chapter X I of There is a residence famine at I the charter of the city of Cottage Grove, said charter being an act of Springfield— town booming. the special sessiou of the Legisla* The university at Eugene will live Assembly for the year 1*10.1, open with between f>00 and 700 and filed in the office of th«^ Secre students. tary of State December 28th, 1903, The university paper will lie be amended to authorize the Com published semi-weekly instead of mon Council of said city to issue weekly this school year. il 50,000 in coupou bonds of said Free mail delivery for Medford city; Provided, however, that no has begun. Roland G. Beecher bonds shall be issued by said and II. H. Harvey are the carriers. I council unless authorized by a Baker City is justly proud of its majority of the electors of said city at an election held for that water system which attracts buy* ers of residence lots. Good water [ purpose. supply is a great boost for a city. V E S ................................. T H E T IC K E T . THE CARPET SWEEPER Is the ideal method for cleaning the dining room sewing room or sick room. It takes up crumbs and dust without moving ; furniture. It picks threads and the up it does not brush the carpet to pieces like a rough broom. SIMERAL & VANDENBURG A brief editorial appearing in the last issue of Western Oregon might be construed as insinuating that II. C. Veatch.was leasing a building in this city to parties who were violating the local option law. Mr. Veatch states, however, he is assured by the management of the paper mentioned that no T u o «d ivys tvnd Frid ays. T IIK LEADER PUBLISHING CO. (Inc.) C i i n x k h A D vH itrii.l.K , E d ito r « Entered at the Cottage (irove postonico as sec ond-clans matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year . . . . Six Months Three Months • T l ’ E S D A Y , S K I’ T K M B E R 1909. 21, ft.SO 75 So I low is it? W ill it pass? We refer to the increased water bond proposition at the special election Wednesday. We certainly need Lang Creek water. It pays to plant shade trees. They increase the beauty of the landscape, attract buyers and re turn value in various ways. Here is a boost for Cottage Grove found in a Portland pajier— a little premature, but good, nevertheless: “ Cottage Grove comes to the front with $150,000 in bonds for water and streets. It pays.” The postoffice department has decided that children going to and from school shall not be allowed to get their pareut’s mail, so do not blame the postmaster if your chil dren are refused the mail. The postoffice habit among the chil dren has become a nuisance both to the public and the i»stmaster, and the department has done wisely in making this decision. This has been one of the post master’s greatest trials as the chil dren go to and from school daily, never fail to call for mail, many letters are lost, and of course the postmaster is blamed. After relating the landing of the such meaning was intended, and P » « " “ 8 to class a" d exhibit all of us who have known “ Hncle|inK a Pic,ure of ,he laudinK Place Hern” V'eatch, an honorable and the teacher requested a little boy, highly esteemed pioneer citizen of the son of a minister, to draw a this city, for all ’ of these years, picture of Plymouth Hock on the know that he would not knowing blackboard. Advancing to the ly tolerate for a moment any illegal board the lad stood puzzled for a and then inquired. or illicit business to lie conducted moment 'Shall I draw a hen or a rooster?” by one of his tenents. There is no man in this city who stands Decollette gowns are being worn firmer for the enforcement of the just a trifle lower than formerly— laws o f the municipality and state the sheath gown will be slit just a than does “ Uncle Bern” Veatch wee bit more— and now comes the aud he is not backward about stat seatless and “ nuthiu’ nuthin’ ” ing his position on such questions gowns. W e men will soon have The great body of good men and women who were assembled in Cottage Grove last week, by their genial, courteous manners, optimistic and uplifting express ions and their inspiring sermons Special Municipal Election and addresses, impressed more Wednesday on the question of in than ever before upon the minds of creasing the bonded indebtedness our people the truth of the text of Cottage Grove to $150,000 if from Proverbs: “ Righteousness necessary to secure an adequate exalteth a nation; but sin is a re water supply. Vote right. ' proach to any people.” The next big event in Cottage Cottage Grove is getting ready Grove will be a gathering of prom inent lumbermen from all parts of to entertain the lumbermen's or western ( )regon. Some able speak ganization of the coast on Septem ers will be present and a great ber 25. It’s easy euough to tell time is assured. Our citizens "H o o ’s llo o ” when the lumber should extend them a cordial wel men are in town, says the Eugene Register. come next Saturday. Not Sisters N ow and tijfinn you see two women past* ■III! down the street who look like sisters. Y on are astonished to learn that they are mother and daughter, and you realize that a woman at forty or forty-five ought to he at her finest and fairest. Why isn’ t it sop The general health of woman is so in timately associated with the local health o f the essentially feminine organs that there can he no red cheeks and round form where there is female weakness. W om en who have suffered from this trouble have found prompt relief and cure in the use o f Dr. Pierce'a Favorite Prescription. It fftTM viffor and vitality to organa of womanhood. It clears the com p la lios, briffhtao* ayaa and reddens the checks. N o alcohol, or habit-forming drugs is contained in ‘"Favorite Prescription.'* A n y sick woman may consult Dr. Pierce by letter, free. F.very letter ie held as sacredly confidential, and answered in a plain envelope. Address I W orld ’ s Dispensary Medical Association, Dr. R .V . Pierce, Pres., Buffalo, N . Y » , Successor to Pierce Shepardson Carry the Best Grades in all Lines. Just Received a Full Line of School Supplies, Such as Pens, Pencils, Erasers, Tab lets of all Kinds and Box Writing Paper. Call and Ex amine the Stock- . , . . . N O .................................. The Junction Commercial club Mark X after your vote. voted to continue operations at the Election Wednesday, Sept. 22, same old stand— and with renewed 1190*). vigor. It saves time and ' temper. COTTAGE GROVE LEADER. H. C. C O O K to turn Christian Scientists and just imagine we don’ t see anything. Some people are worrying for fear Mr. Roosevelt may be over come by the “ sleeping sickness” in Africa. If they even catch him napping over there, they will do more than anybody has ever been able to do in this country. Don’ t judge a mau from every day appearance. Even grocery clerk may lie grand preme lord high chancellor of lodge on Thursday evenings. his the su his Hen Lurch has put carpenters to work on two u ew modern cottages on his lots on “ C ” street w.est Cottage Grove in front of Mr. Hawkins' -home. I). E. Stitt of Springfield, late of Haudoti, Coos county, has pur chased the Monmouth Herald and taken charge of the paper. He is an old experienced newspaperman. Special excursion tickets to Portland on account of Portland fair and Livestock Association on sale at Cottage Grove Sept. 23rd and 24th. Final return limit Sept 27th $5.90 for the round trip. This will be one of the largest fair and livestock shows ever held in the state. Perkins & Machen, the Spring- field butchers, have secured a cou tract for $10,000 worth of meat to lie delivered to the Utah construct ion company, contractors on the Natrou-Klamath Falls railroad, to be delivered during the period of three years. This will require the killing of 200 head of cattle per week at Springfield. I have a fine Registered Jersey Bull for service and dairymen in terested in the improvement of their stock should call on me and see pedigree. J. D. A n d krso n . Low C olinist R ates T o O r e g o n w ill P r e v & ll fro m th e F .a fl September 15 to October 15 V IA T H K OREGON R. R. & NAVIGATION CO. SOUTHERN PACIFIC (I,IN R S IN OUF.GON) From Chicago.....................$33.00 St. Louis................... 32.00 Omaha...................... 25.00 “ St. Paul................... 25.00 “ Kansas City............ 25.00 Deposite the amount o f the fare with the nearest O. R. & N. or S. 1'. Agent ami ticket w ill be delivered in the Hast without extra cost. Heml us the name aud address of any one interested in the State for Oregon literature. WM. M cM U R R A Y, Oeneral Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon. [Incorporated] W c Have Quality and Quantity Combined. If You Want one or a Thousand Trees Write Us. Catalogue Free. . 7 . A LB A N Y, OREGON A c c u ra c y DRUCS H as given us an enviable There is no telling how many reputation with a long list independence days Cuba may have If you w ant to celebrate at tlie end of the next of patrons. satisfaction in the line of fifty years. Drugs or Patent Medicines, “ In twenty years from now we give us a trial. says a scien- I f you are tired, go to work and forget it. Pass the word to your relatives and friends to come now. The “Old Reliable” Albany Nurseries In compounding prescrip The fact that Mrs. Russell Sage the I has given away $25,000,000 with tions combined with out a protest from anywhere, is puritv o f all our ptetty good evidence that the shades cannot communicate with I this world. will all be flying,” Itist. “ M O R E P E O P L E .” F A R E S CAN B E P R EP A R ED Dairymen Take Notice. The bee sting cure for rheuma tism is again coming into prom inence. W e should imagine that a few well directed tree stings properly applied woultl do wonders in limbering up stiff muscles for the time being at least. Radium has been put on the free list and the bottom has fallen out of the market. The frugal and economic housewife can now pur chase this household necessity at $2,000,000 an ounce. O re g o n C a lls — Benson’s Pharmacy Cottage Grove, Oregon %/md “ THE SCHOOL OF Q U A L IT Y ” Tenth and Morrison, Portland, Oregon g g A . P. Armstrong, L L . B . t Principal Old in yea rs, new in methods, adm ittedly the high-standard commercial school o f the Northwest. Open all the year. M ore calls for help than w e can meet — position certain. Class and individual instruction. Bookkeeping from written forms and hy office practice. Shorthand that excels in every respect. Special penmanship d e p a rtm e n t.* W rite fo r illustrated catalogue.
