S A Y ! GRIFFIN-VEATCH COMPANY
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S p o r tin g G o o d s
F in e C u tle r y
Headquarters for the Famous
and W arranted Stanley and
T h e Famous C o le ’s Air-tight,
Bridge-Beach, C rebben -Sexton
Great W estern and Favorite.
All kinds of Guns and Ammuni­
tion, Hunting Coats, and Belts.
W e have them all skinned on
Carving Sets. Butcher Knives
Peters Shot Gun Shells.
Razors and Pocket Knives
Keen Kutter Carpenter Tools.
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Economy of space, elegance of design, durability,
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SIMEIUL « VANDENBURG
COTTAGE GROVE L E A D E R .
O ur esteemed
contem porary,
W estern Oregon, announces
change iu its m anagem ent, the
T H E I.KADEK P U B L IS H IN G CO. (In c.)
Messrs Hath being succeeded by
E d ito r«
C o n n e r A D u B r u ii . i . e ,
Lew A. Cates of St. Louis, Mis­
T his change is m ade owing
E n tered a t th e C ottage d ro v e postoglce as sec­ souri.
ond-clans m a tte r.
to the failing health of the elder
Bath. Mr. Cates is a practical
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lie will assum e charge of
'the W estern Oregon S aturday and
the Leader joins the citizens of the
F R ID A Y , SEPTF.MBF.R 24, 1909.
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town in extending E ditor Ca tes
In the election of Dr. A. W . and his estim able wife a cordial
Kirne to succeed as councilm an, welcome to Cottage Grove.
H enry Fischer, who left this city re­
H arry M urray, a form er printer
cently, the council made a wise and iu the Leader office, is now editor
most satisfactory selection, as I)r. and m anager of th e Gold Hill
Kime is a prom inent property News. H arry is a good printer
owner, a booster for a greater Cot­ and a genial, all round good fel­
tage Grove, is progressive and en­ low. T he Leader wishes him suc­
terprising, but safe and conserva­ cess
tive withal. W hile he will repre­
Cook an d P eary are both de­
sent to the best of his ability the
serving
of all the honors th a t are
m unicipality generally, his select- j
ion gives that part of the city east ! being bestowed upon them . T here
of the railroad a persona! repre-1 are few more perilous and difficult
sentative, which that part of the ; undertakings th an a prolonged
town lost in the resignation of Mr. search for the pole.
T u e s d a y s &r»d F rld e v y s .
Fischer. The Leader congratu­
T he Leader is th e only uews-
lates the city council upon its wise j j papes published in W estern O re­
selection of a councilm an and Dr. gon w hich cam e out T uesday with
Kime upon the honor thus thrust a sem blance of a correct report of
upon him.
the m inisterial assignm ents of the
Congressman Hawley says there
are only six great newspapers pub-
lished in the United States fit for
the home reading table and names
the Portland Oregonian and Boston
Herald as two of them. O f course
the Leader is one of the other four
not mentioned.
Oregon Conference
District A ttorney M ulkey of
Jackson county, has just m ade a
round up of the blind piggers in
that county and has secured .AO in ­
dictm ents through a single grand
jury.
“ D rain, Oregon, Sept. 18.— T he
tax p ay ers of th is portion of D oug­
las county met iu the grove at
Drain todhy, beginning with a
( from pa g e o n e )
basket dinner. T he atten d an ce
was fair. T h e object w as to as­
though not more th a n one shot certain the sentim ent iu regard to
a division of the county.
had been fired.
A uuniber of speeches were
Capt. Bartlett ca rrie s eight guns
m ade strongly in favor of quick
of different m ake with him, hut
action. A com m ittee of eight was
m uch of his work here was done appointed to ta k e charge. T his
w ith rifles ta k eu from the Griffiu- com m ittee will com m unicate with
Com mercial Clubs iu th e country
V eatch Co’s., large stock.
He was christened “ W ounded to get united action.
T h e question of location of the
K uee” in a fight w ith Sioux horse
county seat was iguored and only
thieves near the Rosebud agency a proper division of th e county
in the D okotas where he was was discussed. Stroug opposition
w ounded iu the knee. C apt. B art­ to the formation of N esm ith co u n ­
lett was a witness of the Pine ty out of a portion of Douglas,
owing to ' the irreg u lar shape of
Ridge m assacre in D akota, led by
the proposed county, com es from
“ Big F oot” Dec. 20, 1890, in sources which it is believed will
w hich 400 In d ian s an d 40 soldiers defeat th a t project as one u n te n ­
gave up their lives. T h e captain able au d against the vVishes of a
b ran d s this slaughter as wholly m ajority of people throughout the
co u n ty .”
unnecessary on the part of the
If the irregular shape of the
soldiers. T hree days later he was
proposed N esm ith county, is the
sent to this battlefield in the snow
only objection its opponents can
to bury the dead and found a cry
raise, th e proposition will carry
ing Indian baby lying under its
by an overw helm ing m ajority, as
dead m other and several other
squaws, w hich had protected it this is generally considered as a
most flimsy and paltry excuse
from the storm an d cold. T he
upon w hich to base opposition from
little waif was christened “ Lost
the fact th a t M arion, W asco,
B ird" an d w as adopted by the
W ashington, M ultnom ah, Yamhill,
wife of G eneral Colby who now
Union
an d m any other old estab ­
resides a t P ortland,
Oregon,
lished an d im portant Oregon c o u n ­
w hile the w aif of the D akota Bad
ties are ju st as “ irre g u la r” in shape
L ands is now a beautiful Indian
as the proposed N esm ith county.
m aiden, well educated, cherished
We would inform our Drain n eig h ­
by her foster m other an d a favorite
bors, w ho seem to have little
am ong her distinguished associ­
know ledge of O regon’s geography
ates. D uring the c a p ta in ’s con­
an d typography, th a t valleys,
finem ent with his w ounded knee
w atersheds and river courses have
he was uursed by the noted frontier
alw ays figured largely au d almost
woman “ C alam ity J a n e ,” who
solely in the establishm ent of
dressed in a buck sk in shirt aud
county boundary lines in this state
trousers, high top boots an d white
instead of section or tow nship
felt hat, w hile her long black h air
lines as is the rule in a level or
h u n g dowu
to
h e r waist,
prairie country. Therefore the es­
could ride aud shoot with the best
tablishm ent of N esm ith’s bound
of the frontiersmen, yet was k ind
ary lines were m ade to include
hearted au d m otherly. She pre
only such territory as is remote
vented the doctors from am p u tat­
an d not trib u tary to the old couuty
ing the c a p ta in ’s leg and showed
seats of Eugene an d Roseburg, a
him m any kindnesses d u rin g his
little em pire w ithin itself, yet easy
illness which he says he can never
of access and directly trib u tary to
forget.
a n atu ral center where the county
T he Leader was favored w ith a
seat m ig h t be established. T his
p leasant call from the cap taiu , in
has been the param ount considera­
com pany with H. H . V eatch, and
tion in th e creation of th e other
he very kin d ly gave us the th rill­
Oregon counties and alw ays will
ing incidents of his life related
be.
above which, however, is only a
few of them . W hile in P ortland
Bran $1.50 per hundred pounds
recently he gave a thrilling shoot­ at F lo u r M i l l .
ing exhibition for the N ational
M oving Picture Association an d a
fine film was recorded, w hich will
go o ut to all of the m oving picture
theaters of the world an d will be a
great advertisem ent for Capt.
Bartlett an d the Peters C artridge
Co.
(\ negro boys’ brass b and from
Koseburg has ju st accepted the
Lang creek water for Cottage ! curbiug an d paving on three of its th e E cksteiu & Norton In stitu te at
Grove will be w hat Bull R u n ! principal business streets— Sheri- Cane Springs, K entucky, arrived
water is for Portland.
! dan, Cass an d Jackson.
here T hursday noon an d played o:i
the streets. T he hand is m ak in g
tour of the country raising
motiey for the institute by ta k in g
W ere w e p e rfe c t, w hich w e arc not, medicines would
up collections and playing for en ­
n e t often he n eed ed . B ut sin ce o u r systems have be­
com e w e ak e n e d , im p a ire d and broken down through
tertainm ents, fairs and other g a th ­
in d isc re tio n s w hich have gone on fro m the early ages,
erings. T he boys m ade good
th ro u g h co u n tless g en eratio n s, remedies are needed to
aid N a tu re in c o rre c tin g o u r inherited and otherwise
m usic for youngsters and attracted
acq u ire d w e ak n e sse s. T o reach the seat of stomach
large
crowds on the street.
weakness and c o n seq u en t digestive troubles, there is
Remedies are Needed
n o th in g so good as D r. P ie rc e ’s Golden Medical Discov­
ery» * g lyceric co m p o u n d , e x tra c te d fro m native medic-
inal ro o ts —sold fo r o v e r fo rty y e ars w ith great satisfaction to all users. For
Weak S to m ac h , B iliousness, L iv er Complaint, Pain in the Stomach after eating,
Heartburn, Bad B reath , B elching of fo o d , Chronic Diarrhea and other Intestinnl
Derangements, th e “ D isco v e ry ” is n time-proven and most efficient remedy.
F A L L A C Y OF D R A IN ’S
OBJECTION TO N E S M IT H
T h e g e n u in e h it* o n i t s
o u i t t a s i d ‘ e w r a p p e r th e
S ig n a tu r e
T h e P ortland an d Salem saloon
men and th e brew eries of the state
are bound to bring about state­
w ide prohibition by their indis­
creet actions. Let it come. T he
state will he the better for it.
Yon can't afford to accept a accrct nostrum aa a •uhstifute for thia noo-alco-
• holic, medicine op inown coMPoaiTioN, not even thoufh the urgent dealer may
thereby make a little hitfer profit.
Dr. Pierce'« Pleasant Pellet« regulate and invigorate atomaeh, liver and
bowela. Sugar-coated, tiny granules, easy to taka as candy.
T he special city election went
“ w et” nearly eyeryone being in
favor of bonding for more water.
H. C. COOK
Successor to P ierce
Shepardson
Carry the Best Grades
in all
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as Pens, Pencils, Erasers,
lets of all Kinds and
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