LOCAL A N D JBSO N AL H O L I D A Y SUGGESTIONS DO YOU SLEEP COLD NIGHTS? Three-Face Looking Glass I S to Neck T ie and Scarf Set in box with Christm as G reetings__________ We can make you warm and happy if you will buy a blanket or comfort from us. We have a complete l i n e . ....................... Silk Suspenders in pretty boxes H air Brush Sets 40 and Ladies’ H and Bags, 75c to $1.98 Sleeping D o lls ..__ _______ L U R C ] fi rs Fancy Centerpieces and Doilies .55c to Phoenix Mufflers, 25c to Ladies’ Em broideried H andkerchiefs, ’Sc to Flowered Dresden Ribbon, 6 inches wide, tier yard M any O ther Articles too Numerous to Mention CHURCH N O T ES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS A S t a te m e n t. Because of the rem arkable in ­ terest manifest in the m eetings be­ At the Presbyterian church next ing conducted by the evangelists, Sunday a New Year sermon will Kellums an d H um bert, it is be preached in the m orning. S ub­ thought best to continue the ser­ ject, “ T hy Will be D one.” The session will meet at the close ot I vice next week. T his arrangem ent the m orning worship to receive new | was wholly unplanned previous to members. A general prayer meet-1 the developments of this w eek. iug will be held at 0:30 preparatory There is no antagonism or discord to the union service in the Metho­ back of this plan. T he utmost dist church. Union young people’s harm ony and good will reigns m eeting at the Methodist church. am ong the churches. We sincere­ For further evening services see| ly regret not being able to be a part of the united effort. It seems notice of union meetings. A service not common to tha! to be too late to postpone the union local Methodist society takes place services. in the church on S unday m orning at I t . T here occurs at this hour the first an n u al roll call of the m em bership. As the nam es are called answer may be m ade by personal word, passage of scrip­ ture, verse of hym n or answering “ present” . F.very one on the record should m ake an ex tra effort to be present o r send written re­ sponse. S acram ent of L o r d ’ s supper at the close. Some will partak e of this meal for the first tim e. Reception of members on confession of faith. 1 he grand old songs of Zion are to be sung. Bible school at 10. T he new super­ intendent J. B. Simeral in charge. A class of young men will be or­ ganized by Robert Sutcliffe. All fellows not connected with any other school welcomed. Come and enjoy the feast of good things. Poultry show next. Better practice w riting it 1910. Som ething doing to n ig h t—see the parade. A happy aud prosperous New Y ear to ail. Miss G ertrude Palm er is home from F ugene to spend the holiday season. A ttorney J. E . Y oung was a t­ ....... tending to legal business at E u ­ gene W ednesday. Friday and Saturday Special, Ladies’ Sweaters, Those cold snaps tak e the snap Valued at $ 2 ./5 for ------------------ -------- . out of ( fregoniaus—but oh, these delightful rains. Two singers and ext>ert tandem buck and wing dancers are d raw ­ ing crowds at the Arcade. T he Nesmith basket ball team defeated "Eugene at this place last night by a score of 20 to 16. Miss F rancis Beatty of Salem, is spending the holidays with Cottage C LA SS IFIED AD VERTIS EM EN TS. Death of Mrs. H. M. Wallace. Grove relatives and m any friends here. Died at Salem, Oregon, Decem­ T h e liest flour is the cheapest. Andrew Nelson and son R*y ber 25th 1909, Elizal>eth Ellen O lympic Peacock, Johnson's best, spent Christm as with the form er’s W allace, wife of Harvev M. W al­ the sack with the C hina Pheasant parents at Eugene, returning home lace, aged forty seven years and on it, every sack guaranteed. W ednesday. S pray-W ynne Co., or any grocer four months. in tow n. tf Shelby Teeter and mother, and Deceased w as born in Scotland Best W ashington Cedar shingles little Joice Teeter, spent Christm as county, Missouri, Ju ly 26, 1862 with Mr. aud Mrs. T aylor N eed­ and removed with her parents, — free of sap, worm holes and knots, constantly on hand. Prices ham at Pleasant Hill. Jam es M. Medley and Eveline J. to su it the times. Inquire of T he W heeler-Thompson Co. is Medley to Lane county, Oregon in O r r i n R o b i n s o n , Cottage Grove. conducting its big annual clear­ the year 1874, where she had re­ O lympic process rolled barley, ance sale. They have m any b a r­ sided ever since. T he deceased 75 pound sacks, th e cleanest and A N Y KIND O F A H O R S E was m arried to H arvey M. W al­ best, $1.2.5 per sack, at Spray- w ill lie w ell shot! if we d o th e sh o ein g — gains in high class goods. d ray horse, c a rria g e h o rse o r th e tro tte r tf Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Bristow of lace at Cottage Grove, Oregon, W ynne Co’s. because we h av e th e sk ill th e ex p eri- July 3, 1881 an d is survived by the • ence an d a kn o w led g e of ho rses an d Eugene attended the funeral ser­ g\ , , « _ j th e ir hoofs. W e are on special w atch vices over the rem ains of Mrs. following nam ed children: Edith 1*011306 Gr o v e T r s n s f e r f o rin s ,a llc e * of in te rfe rin g , overreach- Bristow’s sister, Mrs. H arvey W al­ Darling, Leslie, Emery and Vera ** ! ing, lam en ess a n d gait. W ith all th a t we d o u b t if we ch arg e an y m ore th a n W allace. She also leaves to m ourn lace, at this place M onday. I som e ask for careless, even injurious ....Company.... their loss a husband, father and I work. Pilone 521. Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Sigel and several brothers and sisters and daughter, who have been visiting other relatives. H a rrin g to n & D arrel. P ro p s the Andrews family for a few Eby's Old Stand Deceased was of a very lovable, days returned home to Cottage patient disposition an d bore her All Kinds of Hauling and Grove yesterday.— Register. afflictions for over fifteen years See those new incandescent coal- Bert W estbrook and wife of with great courage and fortitude. Heavy Dray Work. oil lam ps at D esLarzes Bro. They Hotel Oregon spent the holiday She had been a sufferer for years are just simply grand. You c a n ’t week with Portland friends. G. with various m aladies an d finally afford to do without one. 27-31* G. 'W arner was “ m ine host” at succum bed from an operation at Hotel Oregon in Mr. W estbrook’s the hands of surgeons at Salem. Office at •s C o n ftc tii nery Flour h as nearly doubled in absence. Mrs. W allace was of a good, c h a r­ price but Parker still sells bread at NE Billie Edw ards is down from the itable C hristian disposition and O ffice 1541 5 cents jier loaf. mines. H aving put his m ining was highly respected an d esteemed Reeid.no* M l property in good shape for the by all who knew her and will be w inter he will rem ain in this city greatly missed aud long remem­ until spring opens. He says Black bered by her relatives, friends an d and Brown bear are unusually neighbors. Her rem aius were te n ­ plentiful in the Bohemia m ining derly laid to final rest in the Ma­ sonic cemetery at this place Dec. district this winter. 27, 1909, Rev. S. C. A dam s con-, T he visiting Eugene Elks were ducting the services. met at the depot this afternoon by a rube baud, and Bill Laudess aud T he E pw orth League contest for a visiting Elk were reguired to head increased m em bership is w axing the procession to the club rooms w arm lietween the “ Blues” and astride two dreamy-eved donkeys the "‘R eds," m uch enthusiasm l>e- am id a din created by tin horns ing m anifested on both sides. T he aud cow bells. T hings doing New “ Blues” are captained by Miss Big Reduction on Platters. Our Year Eve, eh Bill? Vera C ochran and the “ Reds” by Goods are Newer, Qualities Higher Jerry Damond of Portland is Miss N ieta H azleton. T he “ Blues” spending the holidays with Cottage gave a most enjoyable reception to and Prices Lower "than Ever Grove friends and looking after all old, new an d prospective mem­ Before. Come in and See Us. property interests here. He says bers W ednesday evening in Phil­ th a t Portland people say no three lips hall, w hich brought out the men, referring to County Judge largest num lier of young people and our two Couuty Commissioners ever assembled on a like occasion are able to properly look after the in this city and a right merry time interests of the great county of prevailed. T here w a s s o n g , Lane, aud therefore Nesm ith coun­ speeches, gam es, shouting of the ty should be created in November Epw orth yells, and refreshm ents in 1910. conclusion, and all were glad they Again referring to the w inter were enlisted in such a worthy short courses offered by the Oregon cause with its splendid religious Agricultural college, beginning and social advantages. T h e stan d ­ Ja n u ary 4th next, we are just ad ­ ing of th e “ Blues" and “ Reds" vised by the railw ay officials th a t a in points on W ednesday evening fare of one and one-third will be was 5110 an d 4770 respectively, a granted on all Southern Pacific m ajority of only 340 points for the lines in Oregon, on the usual con­ “ B lues.” vention plan, where the fare e x ­ T . C. W heeler of the First N a­ ceeds fifty cents. Receipts should tional b an k has returned home be secured at tim e tickets are p u r­ The man or woman who wears a diamond also from Portland where he spent chased. * wears an air of prosperity that is far reaching in C hristm as with relatives a n d its influence. Mr. and Mrs. Jolyi Conley of friends. These are Commercial times, and to BE suc­ Gresham , parents of Booster Fred H igh valuation aud still higher cessful you must LOOK it. People are always G. Conley, of th is city, are spend­ levies seem to be the rule. judged at first by their appearance. ing the holiday season in Cottage As an investment, the diamond is in a class by G rove and may decide to invest in Married. itself, because, outside of its intrinsic value, it has property here. Mr. Conley is a the added value as an adornment. good roads advocate having d e­ H O U ST O N -Y O U N G —On W ed­ When you are ready to buy a diamond, at what­ voted eleven years to road building nesday, Dec. 29, 1909, at 3 p. ever price, there are plenty of reasons why you in M ultnom ah county during m., at th e home of the bride’s should come and see the fine line of Diamonds in w hich tim e he served as a county parents, Mr. an d Mrs. C. H . Ear-Rings, Brooches and Rings sold at reduced Young, at 479 gearl street, E u ­ road supervisor. W ith his son he prices on installments at gene, by Rev. W. A. E lkins of also laid eleven miles of the Bul^ C ottage Grove, Robert S. H ous­ Run pipe line, which conveys ton to Miss Charlotte Voung. w ater into the city reservoirs in Both are popular young people Portland. of E ugene who will receive the heartiest congratulations of their C leveland’s Baking Powder. m any frien d s.—Register. W . A . F i . k i n s . T he I’ride Home bakery, M. A. Iloxie proprietor, is distributing a very neat and original calendar for 1910-aml a strictly home product. T he local photographer m ade a good photograph of the interior of the bakery and force, the L eader m ade a cut from it andp rinted it at the head of a neatly designed c a l­ endar 8 % x l 2 % inches and placed thereon neat assorted calendar pads for the New Year. T he cost was moderate—much less than for imported articles of the same size and it is a better and more appre­ ciated advertisem ent for Mr. H oxie to present to his patrons. A little blaze in the P arker bakery caused a fire alarm to be turned i n W ednesday. L i t t l e dam age. Spriggs Bros. Piano I M ig a Specialty SPECIAL LOW PRICE ON PERFUMES All This Week H. C. COOK Shoe f M en T H E DIAMOND A s A n Investm ent W e give a written guarantee with every pair of Hardware Shoes that they will give six months wear. W here can, you beat it. W e have them in low and high cut at $3.75 and $5.00. Rees-Wallace Co. “ W here Y o u Do B etter’ H. C. M A D S E N