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GRIFFIN-VEATCH
com pa ny
W an t to See You
C a r p e n te r T o o ls
G o o d H e a tin g S to v e s
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
Keen Kutter C arpenter Tools.
The Famous C ole’s Air-tight,
Bridge-Beach, Crebf>en-Sexton
G reat W estern and Favorite.
All kinds of G uns and Ammuni
tion, Hunting Coats, and Belts.
Peters Shot G un 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 T H E H A R D W A R E L IN E
T h e M o s t C o m p l e t e S to c k i n C o t t a g e G r o v e
mines and render their operation
unnecessarily expensive, also ap
ply to the great saw m illing and
tim ber industry of South Lane and
North Douglas counties, m any
m illing p lan ts and tim ber holdings
being cu t in tw ain by the b o u n d
ary line of these two gigantic
counties. N ot only do the m ining
and tim ber interests of South I.aue
and N orth D ouglas dem and the
creation of a new co unty in w hich
these interests w ould be in com
mon, b u t the eryiug need of such
a m ovem ent is ju st as strongly felt
by the ag ricu ltu ral interests, from
the fact th a t county im provem ents
in th is territory rem ote from its
respective county seats is n a tu ra l
ly neglected, thereby retard in g the
ad v an cem en t an d developm ent of
the ag ric u ltu ral resources of this
obscure, y et rich sectiou of the
two old co u n ties. C ottage G rove
has also co ntributed the lio n ’s
share of ca p ita l and energy re
quired in th e developm ent of the
great an d grow ing lum ber, tim ber
an d a g ric u ltu ra l interests of South
L ane am i N orth D ouglas, the
section form ing n atu rally , geo
g rap h ic ally an d topographically
th a t te rrito ry included in the pro
posed N esm ith county.
These
facts, a n d m any more, are a rg u
m ents set forth as good an d suffi
cient reasions w hy N esm ith should
an d w ill be created, an d while
little is said reg ard in g the location
of a co unty seat in this proposed
new county, the geographical lo ca
tion of C o ttag e G rove m ak es it the
logical seat of governm ent for
Nesmith.
In conclusion the
L eader w ould inform the new
com er over a t D rain th a t this
proposition to cre ate a new county
from a portion of D ouglas and
L a tte is not a new one by any
m e an s, b u t a m ovem ent th a t has
been grow ing an d g ain in g strength
ever since the creation of ’M iner
a l” co u n ty from th is sam e te rri
tory, w as d efeated by the legisla
ture n e a rly it) years ago, as have
also rep eated efforts to change the
b o u n d a ry line so as to place all of
the Bol letnia m in in g cam p in the
co u n ty o f Lane. By a vote of the
people, and the strong sentim ent
in favor o f d iv iding up the big
farm s aifcd big co u n ties of Oregon
in o rd er trr hasten th e developm ent
of th e sta te by stronger com m unity
effort, N e sm ith co u n ty will be
created at ti'te general election in
N ovem ber 191 0.
WHY
CREATE
Soup That’s Hot
NEW COUNTY?
Soup That’s Not
A Few Facts Which May
Enlighten the Drain
Nonpareil.
T h e tenderfoot editor over at the
tow n of D rain , proceeds to eu
lighten (?) th e readers of th e N o n
pareil, and the public generally,
in its last issue, on th e geography
an d topography of South L ane
an d North D ouglas counties, the
territory em braced within
the
It really matters little how you serve it, or how
boundaries of the proposed new
many will “sit up at the table.” O ur Extension
county of N esm ith. The g en tle
Tables meet the demand for small or large serving.
m an, however, seems to speak
Economy of space, elegance of design, durability,
more from local sentim ent an d his
attractive prices, all happily blended.
own personal prejudices than
from facts, when he says the for
m ation of N esm ith county h as but
cute purpose, “ an d th a t is to give
a county seat to a town th a t does
mot need it from its close location
tD the present county se a t.” Now
'«ook here, b rother Parker! W hen
Receipe for a Good Town.
COTTAGE GROVE LEADER.
d id you become ju d g e, ju ry an d
T u e s d a y s a.r\d F r id a y s .
ex ecu tio n er of the N esm ith county
G rit.
proposition? How do you know to
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Push.
“ one purpose” of the N esm ith
Snap.
Entered at the Cottage Grove postofllce as sec
promoters? W ill you sw ear by
ond-class matter.
E nergy.
th is statem ent before a notary pub
Schools.
.lie?
Can you cast aside personal
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listen to the other side
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Sewerage.
Three Months
o f the question and then treat this
Churches.
proposition fair an d square?
H arm ony.
TUESDAY, O CTO BER 5,
1909.
You p robably h av e never been
Cordiality.
advised of th e fact th a t the b o
Good water.
hem ia gold m ining district, one of
A dvertising.
Don’t treat a m an like a dog and !
the chief factors in C ottage G rove’s
Tem perance.
expect him to be your friend.
com m ercial developm ent, is cut in
T alk about it.
tw ain by the L ane an d Douglas
W rite about it.
county bou n d ary line, rendering it
Few A m ericans have risen h ig h
Cheap property.
necessary for m ine holders whose
er than the W right brothers.
Speak well of it.
claim s are located in both counties
H ealthy location.
to do double assessm ent work every
You can get m any things cheap
H elp to improve it.
year,
m ake filings at two county
at that season of the year when
A dvertise in its papers.
seats, tra n sa c t legal business con
you d on’t w ant them.
Patronize its m erchants.
nected w ith their claim s at both
Good country trib u tary .
koseb u rg a n d E ugene, thereby in
O rville W right says th a t an air
E lect good men to office.
cu rrin g to th e m iners of the cam p
ship is as safe a mile up as it is ten
Honest competion in price».
hund red s o f dollars of unneces
feet up. Safer, doubtless.
The
Faith exhibited by good w orks.
sary
ex p en se an n u ally . It will be
air is much purer and there are few -| M ake the atm osphere h ealthy.
rem em bered by the citizens of Cot
er disease germs.
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F ire all croakers, loafers an d
tag e G rove and koseburg th a t a
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j deadbeats. Let your object be the
few y ea rs ag p when legal complir
All over Oregon m any hundreds! welfare, growth an d promotion of
ca tio n s arose over certain m ining
of families are settling every your town and its people. Speak
p roperty in th is district th e case
month. New railroads b u ild in g ! well of the public-spirited men,
w as ta k en to koseburg, 1(H) miles
and projected are attracting set and also be one of them yourself.
by Tail from th is m ining cam p,
tlers and opening up the w ilder He honest with all your fellow men.
w he re fully 100 witnesses were sub-
ness.. Oregon com munities wise
poeu ed and k ep t on prolonged e x
enough to not permit the vacant lot
“ C ottage G rove is cotniug up
pens e a t the trial. T h in k of the
speculator to block their develop says the Portland Jo u rn a l. Ju st
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savilng in th is one case had N es
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m ent will receive the growth that sprouting, eh? W'e have all along
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m ith county been a reality at th at
is theirs by right of n atu ra l ad considered the Grove as a developed
tim e , in clu d in g withixi its boundary
vantages around them. T he com young city and capable of holding
its own with the best of them . In as i t would, th a t p a rt of the Bo
m unities ruled hv m ossbacks and stead of “ com ing u p ” Cottage
h em ia m ining d istrict now held by
dogs-in-the m anger will remain Grove is “ up an d com ing ” — Eu
D o u g la s county, in w hich event
stationary, or nearly so.
gene Register.
tlxis case would hav? been tried at should be cared fa r from th e
C o tta g e Grove, the nearby base o f cradle to th e grave. \Ve h av e a
su p p lie s and logical county seat d large assortm ent of good T ooth
N esm ith co unty.
T h at Cotta .e Brushes and several k in d s of Tooth
T h e re is o n e m an in th e U n ite d S ta te s w h o has p e rh a p s h e ard
Grove- an d N esm ith couuty are e n I’ow der w arran ted to b e p u re and
m o re w o m e n ’s s e c re ts th a n an y o th e r m a n o r w o m an in the
titled to the sole benefits of this beneficial.
c o u n try . T h e se s e c re ts a re n o t se c re ts o f ¿ u ilt o r sh am e , b u t
th e s e - re ta o f suffering, and th e y h ave b een confided to D r.
d istric t is in d isp u tab le from the
R . V . r’ie rc e in th e ho p e and e x p e c ta tio n of ad v ice and h elp .
fact th a t the cap ital an d energy of
T h a t few of th e se w o m en h ave been d isap p o in ted in th e ir e x
p e cta tio n s is p ro v e d by th e fact th a t n in e ty -e ijh t p e r c e n t, of
th e citiz en s of this city an d com
H air B ru sh e s, Bath Brushes, F ine
•II w om en tre a te d by D r. P ie rc e h ave b een a b so lu te ly and
m u n ity have developed this now
e lto je th e r c u re d . Such a re c o rd w ould b e re a sa rk a b le if the
Soaps, dom e stic an d im ported, |
cases tre a te d w e re n u m b e re d b y huo d red a on ly . B ut w hen
well know n m ining cam p, h av e
splendid Sha mpoo for the hair,
th a t re c o rd ap p lies to th e tre a tm e n t of m o re th an half-a* m il
b u itd e d a sta n d ard g uagvd railroad
lion w o m en , in a p ra c tic e o f o v e r 40 y e a rs, it is p h e n o m e n al,
and all Toil« t Requisites of good
an d e n title s D r. P ie rc e to th e jfratitu d e a cc o rd e d him by w o m e n , a s th e first o!
from C ottage G rove to th e mines,
q u ality at mod erate prices.
sp ec ia lists in th e tre a tm e n t o f w o m e n ’s d iseases.
p u t in ex ten siv e m ining p la n ts and
E v e ry sick w om an m ay c o n su lt D r. P ie rc e by le tte r , a b so lu te ly w ith o u t
c h a r fe . A ll re p lie s a re m a ile d , sealed in p e rfe c tly plain e n v e lo p e s , w ith o u t
developed these mimes,
m any
an y p rin tin g o r a d v e rtis in g w h a te v e r, upon th e m . W rite w ith o u t fe a r a t w ith
claim s in w hich are ju -a becom ing
o u t fee, to W o rld 's D isp en sa ry M ed ical A ss o c ia tio n , D r. R . V . P ie rc e , P r e s t.,
B uffalo, N . Y .
re g u la r producers.
Cottage 0 rove, Oregon
DR. P IE R C E D F A V O R IT E P R E S C R IP T IO N
T h ese very d eplorable conditions
IffA la e « W o n l i W o m e n S t r o n g ,
w hich tend to retard l b » - growth j Mill Feed $1.1: i a sack at the
flic k . W o x
an d developm ent of th e Bohemia Flour Mill.
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