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T IC K L E T E A S E R S By A lh> 4 Jln « U It - c o m in g ta ll, l nr l‘o|> 'h u t 4 1 1 . T h a i '« a ll. H> g o l. 25 Canta A Bom- For C a m s • f* ííjoff»0je ____________________________________________ _ _ ________________________ = ^ AÎI.OCAI. = _ =_ _ T h e B e s t M eats Refrigerator plant iu couaactioa with shop Cleanliness is our hobby G»*t us a trial. . . . riT row a n y h o m e . . p r o g r e s s iv e . n e w s y , in d e p e n d e n t = = = = __________________ r_ ___________________________________________- paper _____________________________________ — Blackbutte Quicksilver, Bohemia üold IVtininiç Districts and Thirty Saw Milling Enterprises Tributary to Cottage Drove. Dairying, BOHENMA n o t « . » S « 5 g « GETLI:AI>Í;" . « . « — ■ ¡ C .M o llS .I .a Janu anr ». 1*0# B e id le r B r o s . f ruit Growing, Farming are Profitable Industries COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1910. VOL. XXII. NO. 30 ill «BLE ARTICLE Oil GRASS MULCHING FOR ORCHARDS. APPLE GROWING AT WENATCHEE cirr hoods WERE SOLD U N E COUNTY AGAIN WINNER SOMMiRV OF LOCAL ADD LANE COUNTY HAPPENINGS It may be that this locality will Albany, Or., Nov. 1 2 — Despite never become a second Wenatchee, the raiu, Albany’s fourth annual or a Hood Riyer or a Rogue River apple fair, has been marked by a apple section, but not because large attendance aud great enthu nature has been less kind to it. siasm. Prominent among those iu The soil is here, aud the climate is attendance from out of town were here aud the indisputable evidence H. C. Atwell, president of the there is iu a small quantity of Oregon Horticultural society. apples unsurpassed by any growu Colonel llofer, of Salem, 1?. C. iu either of the sections named Armstrong, fruit inspector of M a leads to the conclusion that all rion county, and C \V. Wilmeroth that is necessary to make this a there. Northern Spy is one of the The bithulithic paving ou Main I president of the Rogue River Pruit famous apple section is a continu PROF. H. E. VAN DEMAN kinds Wallowa county went dry aud Ihe city council met iu ad association. set extensively. Mr Hitch street is half completed aud the ance of orchard ptautiug. Just Iiditor Shutt of the Joseph Herald, ¡tigs was showing my son and me , . . . , . , - — j j e t t e d session Monday evening.' The awards were made late th is work is progressing rapidly. has already taken to ginger ale iu what it means to be a great apple I Ordinance No. ISO, bearing upon through the orchard aud we came enter is well told by the Spokes the salary and compensation of afternoon, iu which Lane county Mr. F. J . Hard of the Vesuvius an endeavor to get in condition to A lucíate Editor ol Green * Fruit to a place where there were rows was given the me grand prize for the mine is doiug more work ou the accept the new order of things. man Review, Spokane, in att edi of Northern Spv having about officers was read aud will come up best couuty exhibit, $50 in cash, Grower. Rocheiter. New York. torial which says: property this vear than iu auy It’s a hard blow to Shutt. for filial action at the next regular alld a $100 iovillR cup. twenty trees iu each and about A Practical Horticulturiit. former year. _______ “ Wenatchee’s famous apple sells meetiug twenty years of age. They were | Change the northern Ixm n d a ry Lane wou the cup a year ago iu Chicago for 20 cents. The council, upon motion by L. E . Beau carried Linn couuty 1 ' ' ,,e °* Nesmith to a point east and perfect models in every way, hav aud should she carry it off next “ Weuatchee’s banks cash is Councilman Lawson requested for joint senator by 420. Dis total wesL one mile south of Creswell ing lieen headed about two and Professor Van Ueman, who is about $40,000 a day from the sale that the street commissioner giant year, she will he allowed to keep one half feet high, their tops evenly majority over Bingham in the amE sa*E *n,° c°uuty division again the cup. conceded to be the foremost au of its apples. t _____________ O. H. Kem and J . M. Comer per district will be about .500. ,,0vs. We dont want Creswell balanced, the foliage aud young thority in America, has been in “ it is the old old story of cause mission to lay temporary sidewalks , Mrs. , . Walter .. , „ Scott was taken , any more than thev growth healthv and vigorous and to .. . . , want , Nesmith. . . exposition work since 1HN4, when Health Officer Heard From and effect. iu front of their premises ou Wall . , . , _ , . , . , , However, there is a lot of mighty carrying a fair crop of fruit. 1 the hospital at Portland last night . , . he was a judge at the Cotton Cen With 40 carloads going out street peudiug their building of , .for treatment. She was accoiu- good people down there tennial exposition in New Orleans. said to mv soil, alone, “ Arthur, every day aud $1000 for every car liermaneut coucrete sidewalks in these rows are worth $UMK) each.” To the Honorable Common j ponied by her husband and Dr. ¡1 ¡s *i°l likely that the Dome He judged fruit at the Trans-Miss coming in, Wenatchee can smile the spring. Couucil, or if you please, the Board > Kime. i Rule law will go into effect until issippi exposition, Omaha; at the Then 1 turned to Mr. Ditchings the while at the cost of living and Messrs. Caldwell and Dogate of Health of the City of Cottage! next summer, as the legislature Pan-American exposition, buffalo; and asked him what he considered the threat of a long, hard, early were granted permission to build a Grove, greeting Gentlemen, in the cash value of these trees After Mor*®’ ,lle nurseryman, wdj first have to act upon it and Lewis and Clark exposition, Port winter. A crop of apples so culvert aud repair the draiu ditch vour wise deliberations at your s*aked a 7 acre apple orchard after that the laud, Oregon: Jamestown exposi thinking a little he said, “ $50j really iu excess of the estimate as matter will have to ou south Webber street iu order to last meeting while some of the tor " ' lluff a,K' Alex Spare j)e sut)nlitted to the voters at a Twenty trees at this tion, Jamestown; t h e Alaska- apiece.” to amount almost to .1000 cars and take care of the surface or storm Sachems were not at the “ smoke, ” week for lle wiH supply I special city election iu the towns in Yukon-Pacific exposition, Seattle; price would be $IOOO, which is pisl an income of $2,500,000 ought to water, city to furnish the lumber. you in your wisdom saw fit to p ass¡,lie uursery stock‘ counties which voted wet, it not second National Apple show, Spo what I had ronghlv guessed each enable tIre valley to keep the wolf The street commissioner was in some resolutions or orders concern- row to be worth. Mr. Ditchings John Metcalf, formerly T resi-: applying to dry towns in dry coun- kane, and a number of fruit and from the door.” structed to repair the new tile storm ing a sweeping reduction iu m y, dent of Cottage Grove, was d i-! ties. apple shows in the i ' nited States said he was thinking of what they sewer on the east side of the city small allowance for services ten- vorced by his wife, Lillie Metcalf, i Harry Webber, of Coast and Canada, lie is a life member had yielded iu fruit for several Received a Pen of Thoroughbreds Fork, park. dered iu my capacity as health iu Judge Clellaud’s court at Port - years past. At the distance apart of the American I’otuological So | was transacting busiuess at Eu- The following bids were sub officer, which matter was given land last Friday, they should stand permanently D. H. Chamberlen, the poultry ciety and organized and conducted , gene Friday. Mr. VVeblier will iu- mitted for the $.10,000 internal im much prominence iu that dirty1 the division of pomology in the that number would cover about an fancier, received a pen, four hens The city election held at Wood-! crease his poultry plant on his provement bonds. and a cock, of the Garrison strain sheet, the Seiumtl, whose editor j j,uru oll Monday resulted in a big Coast Fork farm to at least 600 United States Department of Agri acre. Cutter, May & Co., Chicago, ak esash o t at me probably from, yictory for , he ” dry.. forces, the laying hens, being satisfied from We went to another orchard of of Barred Plymouth Rocks Sun culture for years. Professor Van par, less $1200 attorneys fees, etc., 1 '* 1,1 1<>U ii"t st e my . plurality against the saloons being h's experiments with a smaller Detuau is chief judge at the third seventy live acres that had been day. They are undoubtedly the way clear to contribute to his at 6 per ceut interest. planted seven years. The trees best birds of this breed ever u,e to W»18.1 out of a vote of 422 1 number, ‘ National Apple show which will that there is money in Uleu, iSutherlin Co., Chicago, county fund graft as liberally as be held iu Spokane Novemlier 14 were set partly of Spy, Baldwin, brought to Cottage Grove, one hen poultry. His product will all lie will pay par for $.>0,tH)0 I muk I s at some others. Brother Cates, th e 1 Martin Anderson returned home 19, where $10,000 in prizes and R. 1. Greening, and partly of early being the first prize pullet in the shipped direct to Portland. 0 tier cent and furnisTi lithographed people know me probably much i from a visit to Eastern Oregon Inst bearing varieties, such as Wealthy Oregon state fair {loullry show two premiums are to l>e awarded. better than they do you. and wtaeu|u'XfiL He says there was stroug Mrs. Anna Watkins has com and Oldenburg, with the intention years ago. They are handsomely bouds free of charge. " ‘ Editor Van Deman’ s Story. The bid of I'len, Sutherlin & you seek to discredit me, the injus sentiment over there against county menced, suit for divorce against of cutting out the latter iu due barred, even in color aud mated to Not long ago I visited some of time. These temporary trees were produce show birds next season Co., of Chicago was accepted, A. tice of your motive will become division aud the whole initiative her husband, Benjamin L. Wat the famous apple orchards of New already showing considerable fruit, so the Barred Rock breeders want S. Iluyck, agent, being present, the more apparent. 1 was em -, business. kins. She charges him iu her York and among them those of which is not had for seven years to keep an eye on Chamberlen. and who stated that the inouey for ployed by the city council as health actually Raiph \\\ Stone and Miss complaint of cruelty, Mr. G. G . Ditchings, near Syra from planliug in New York. Mr. This fine pen of birds were received these bonds to be used in retiring officer and my salary fixed at the Roberta Dawlev of Creswell were whipping her, aud giving his love cuse. lfe has about 200 acres in Ditchings had bought this land all from J. M. Garrison, Forest Grove, the city's outstanding warrants, very nominal figure of $10 ]>er „„¡ted ¡,, marriage at that place aud affections to another woman,, orchards and nearly all of the trees cleared aud in a rather worn-out and are valued at $50. and making some necessary city mouth. I will continue to fulfill j as( week, the Rev. J . L. Stratford whom she names, Rose McKety. are growu by what is known as condition aud had seeded it to improvements, would be available the duties of niy office honestly officiating. The bride is a daugh- She asks for the divorce and the the “ grass mulch” method. Sev The Amendments in Lane County inside of six weeks. and conscientiously audio the best tel nf Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Hawley, restoration of her maiden name, grass the year the trees were set. eral years ago I visited these or The cost to date, including laud, Ordered that damages be as of my ability, the same as in the Anua Johnson. The Watkins were The official vote on the most im sessed for the opening of a street past and expect to receive my j f,ur f°rmer townsman, Albert married at Cottage Grove, May l.\ chards and then noticed their trees, planting aud care all counted thrifty condition and it was with iu was about $75 per acre. No portaut amendments in Lane coutl crossing over the S. P. railroad on meager salary as heretofore each '• Woods, now of Raymond, Wash- 1909.— Register. renewed interest that 1 made the farm crops had been taken from ty was as follows; j ¡«Rton, is in Cottage Grove look- south Fifth street at the south end month. Read your charter. George Atkinson, one of the recent examination. There has the land, the grass and weeds hav STATE-WIDE PROHIBITION. of the fair grounds. Respectfullv, iuff af,er l,is pro p erty in te re s ts . owners aud operators of the Sweep- been much discussion within re ing been mowed and left on the V es W. W . (V ',i.RSBY. I f f e w ill b u ild a new fiv e foot sid e- stakes group of claims in the Bo ____ T \ -_______I walk fronting his lots, ou East cent years of the soundness of the ground, and very little fruit had No. 2710 Mining Claim Located hemia mining district, brought in principle of the grass mulch lieen gathered, therefore there are Mr. and Mrs. R C. Barfield ' f “'11 street. w o m a n ’ s s u f f r a g e ! $400 in gold, the result of a nine method, especially by those who no credits to offset against the cost. Y e s . ------------------ ----- ---- Ji. J,. Williams filed notice of moved into their fine new home on p j . Uard ¡„ fo rm s us that Fos- days’ run with a two-stamp amal 3001 have not tried it. As a matter of Hut Mr- Ditchings said he could •No. location of ’ the mining claim, east Main street— Perkins Heights ter pbillips aud a party of friends gamating mill. Three men have theory it is generally condemned, get $500 i>er acre for this orchard, which he calls Gleuwood, iu the — Monday. ! nf Cottage Grove drove an auto up been working for the past two NESMITH COUNTY and perhaps it deserves St, but in which is a good ndvauce over the Bohemia district. mouths, cross-cutting 280 feet be . ' * ' , Y es. A full line of grass seeds etc., ; to r Bohemia iu the mining . district . practical application it is surely a cost of $75. Hut the varieties are low where the rich vein was i i . .1 r ' i -> ___ o f th a t n a m e o n e dav la st w e e k , No. now on hand at the Cottage Grove i success with Mr. Ditchings. And good, the planting and care have The Mamie Daslatn Theatrical Feed Co’s. . store, I). Sterling, This speaks well for the condition opened several months ago, and HOME RULE so is it with a few others who have been good and the productive pe- Co., “ made good” in its three ■ — * -------- of the roads in that sectiou, which tapped the rich ore body, after O Î >1 Y es. tried it. In fact I know of but nights engagement i u Cottage This is almost ait orchard editi -1 were recently gone over in good driftiUg 227 feet, fiudiug it eight ( Continued on Last Page) No very few who have given it a fair 3 3 5 7 Grove last week. A good company. ou of ifie Leader. feet wide, free milling aud averag- j shape, trial or even auy k 'n<! °F *r' al' an<E ) ing about $25 a ton. I do not know of one wlfO has con — •• demned it outright. Beautiful Applet. Mr. Ditchings has his orchards mostly on hill land and on north A small but fine display of beau ern and eastern slopes Some of tiful apples may lie seen in the them are on level vallev land. show window of the Burkholder- The soil is clay loam and of only Woods Co. These apples were moderate natural fertility. The grown by Misses Ida aud Ethel whole region is geologically known Taylor on their Coast Fork farm, as “ glacial drift” and is more or and were packed by Clarence Boyd less mixed with gravel and small which proves that he is an expert boulders but it is not sandy. in that line. The apples are New- There is nothing peculiar about towns, Spitzenbergs, Northern Spy the location or the soil of these or and Black Twig. A box of the chards. both lieing similar to Newtowns were sold to a Portland thousands of acres that might l>e drummer for $2.50, the Spitzen- selected anywhere in that part of bergs bring $2, the Black Twigs the state. And now we desire to call your attention to our Men's Pacific Loggers_____ ________ _ . . - . . $ 8.00 $1.75 and the Spys $1.50 per box* One orchard has some very old lines of clothing shoes and furnishings. * “ 10 inch logger corked............................. . . $ 7.00 Pretty good for two feminine or- trees in it, perhaps seventy-five ehardists. “ 14 “ tan c r u is e r ...____ ____________$ 6 .5 0 Men’s Fancy Worsted Suits in stripes aud years of age, and there are some “ Genuine pat colt button or hlucher solid colors $15.00 t o ..» ________________ $25.00 very young trees, down to those of $4.00 to...................... f 5.00 Letters ol Administration Issued. Men’s two and three button Sack Suits, iu the present year’s planting that Packards dress shoes, rnsn's gun metal blucber soft gray, tail and brown $15.00 to_____ $25.00 were set where old trees had died and button $4. ini to .................. ...........$ 5.00 Judge Thompson issued letters Boy’s two piece suits $.1.50 to________ » . . . . . . $ 7.50 out. l»ut the majority of the trees Men's 6 inch work shots, tan and blin k of administration to Dr. W. W. $3.00, $3.50 to ......................................................$ 4.00 . Men’s beautifql soft gray and tan Overcoats iu this orchard are from ten to Oglesby, of Cottage Grove, Friday Boy's Holland high cuts_______ $ 3 5 and Cravencttes, In the latest designs twenty-five years old aud in the Dress sh o e s.._____ ________ $ 3.00 to settle the estate of the late Ben and cuts $15.00 t o .. . . . ......... ......$22 prime of their useful state. Old -.1 ! The famous 1’tz & I hum cushion sole for jamin Hall, who died about a and all alike, they are in growing Men’s Trousers iu |ieg tops, both corduroy women___________ ___________ , , __ $ 4.00 mouth ago possessed of about sod and as vigorous and healthy Ladies’ St. Cecilia dress shoe____ _____ _____ $ 3.50 and dress, $2.50 to ________ ___________ . $ 7.00 $7000 worth of personal property. Ladies Nauinto “ " __________- ___ $ 3.00 as apple trees need be. The crop A beautiful line of .Meu’s, Young Men’s and Boy's Deceased has one brother living at Ladies' beautiful fox well, patent leather this year is not so abundant as Blue Serge Suits at Popular Prices. button or blucber-------- ------------ . . . $ 4.00 Pasadena, and nine nephews and usual but many of the trees are nieces, known to petitioners, who fairly full and some are carrying are scattered from the California all they cau bold ani* ^ave to line to California. None of the be thinned. The varieties are such relatives had asked for letters tes as are usually grown in New York, tamentary, and this move has. few having been planted with been taken in the interest of the a view to testing their suitability estate. A Seemingly Practical and Economical Method of Growing a Commercial Apple Orchard. Ulen, Sutherlin Co., of Chicago, Are Suc Result of Practical Tests. cessful Bidders. Street Paving is Progressing— Staking Out More Orchards—-Few Bohemia Mining Notes and Other Interesting Items h 'm The W ay W e DO IT Makes ’Em All Take Notice All Roads Lead to Nesmith County And Wheeler-Thompson Company Of Cottage Grove Clothing Shoes Shoes WHEELER - THOMPSON COMPANY ' V-*.*>?' ) 4 / . N *.* • rf