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THE MILLIONTH
U. S. PATENT
VOL. XXIII.
C O T T A G E GROVE, OREGON, TU ES DA Y, D E C E M B E R 26, 1911.
MEMBERS OF THE EUGENE GUN CLUB WHO SHOT AT PORTLAND
PORTLAND WINS
Industries.
NO. 36
GOVERNORS' SPECIAL
OVER EUGENE
A GREAT SUCCESS
■ ,
T h e m illionth pateut was iss ued
T he governors’ special has prov
T he P o rtlan d G un club won the
from the United Stales patent office
deciding m atch of the series with ed to be one of th e greatest adver-
a short tim e ago. T his m eans that
the Eugene G un clu b veU erday ' tisiug features of the times. I was
in 121 years (th e first patent was
afternoon on the local c 'u b traps afraid it would fail of its purpose,
issued in 17*M») the G overnm ent
by the total sco-e of 847 to 818. but such was uot the case. T he
has j>iven its protection in 1.000
T his is the lowest total m ade in the train was met at every stop th ro u g h
IKK) devices,
recorded the in
out by great crowds of people,
three shoots between tw > clubs.
veutions as practicable and giv
T he local club* won th e first reinforced by brass bands, tnouut-
en their inventors the exclusive
m atch from the E ugene club by a ed police an d slate m ilitia. G ov
right to m ake, sell or fix the lim its
few points an d the E ugene boys ernors, m ayor and other state,
w herein wherein
these devices
wofi the second m atch by a n a r county and city officials were al
should be m ade or sold.
so on b aud to bid us welcome.
r o w m argin.
T he governors spoke of the re
T h e history of the patent office
j T he fog b rth ered the shooters a
sources of their respective states to
is a distinct chapter in the history,
i great deal au d no ex tra high scores
hundreds of thousands of people.
or more properly, in the recorded
i were m ade.
W agner of the Port
Nearly 100,000
people passed
grow th of the Nation. For m any
land team m ade the highest score
through the train aud saw the e x
years after the first letters p a te n t
j of the day by b reak in g 92 out of
hibits. T he new spapers of the east
were issued there was but one clerk
1 100. Troeh, also of the local team ,
grabbed every bit of news reg ard
in the patent office, and he w ork
Insane Patients Will Have No Santa broke 91 out of 100, an d I>r. Bull
University Gels Decision
'Form Anti Slang Society.
ing the doings of the aggregation
ing but a part of the time, was able
___ _
t I
..
.
of the E ugene team m ade th e satne
I
to handle every application that
T he girls of Eugene have an anti- \ Salem, Or., Dec. 2 d — file high m a rk . Fred Moullen was second an d when a stop was m ade in a
By a decision handed down
city, the local papers practically
w as m ade. T he first patent was T hursday by Ju d g e Galoway, the slang society. A certain Miss cost of living, coupled with a state
high man on the E ugene team,
turned their sheets into governors
issued to Sam uel H opkins, of Ver University of Oregon wins the first was elected president. Asked it ment of the resent state board that
| with the score of 90.
special edition. T here the govern
m ont, July 31, 1780. It is interest round in the m uch-talkd of ref she would accept, slje replied: there would be no more deficiencies
T he scores aud to tals by rounds ors not only reached the few h u n
ing to note th at it protected a m eth erendum case, an d the secretary of “ Sure Mike, b u t gosh, girls, I ’m in institution funds, have robbed
follow;
dreds of thousands who heard
od of m aking pearlash or potash
state is restrained from placing on so rattled in iny cupola th at i ’m each of the patients of the state in
P ortland .
them speak, but the m illions who
by refining vegetable m atter in a the ballot the question of the $500,- really short on gab. We are ce r sane asylum of the custom ary
1 2 3 4 5 7 7 Tot read llieuews paper accounts. For
crucible. It so happens that the 000 appaopriatiou for th at in stitu tainly hitting the high places and Christm as present which has been
process protected by this first p a t tion of learning. T he case will be I never tum bled to such a poise be given for years. T he bids of yes W agner 14 14 14 15 15 13 7 93 an outlay of a few thousau ddollars
14 13 12 15 13 14 10 92 the several western states have re
ent has never been improved upon. appealed, as it would have been had fore, but when I give you the high terday which placed beef at $9.68 Troeh
Howe
14 14 12 15 12 14 9 89 ceived at least $1000,000 worth of
T h e method of num bering p a t
aud
assured
an
increased
cost
of
th e ju d g e decided the other way, ball I expect you to get there, Eli,
ents in .the order in which they and considerable anxiety will be aud whooper up for all th a t’s out; j $200 a mouth for th a t oue article, A b ’h am sl5 11 Id 1.4 12 12 9 85 new spaper an d m agazine advertis
_
were filed was not begun uulil later felt till the suprene court settles the I think I'm up to snuff enough so caused Superintendent Steiner to Cutlison 12 11 15 12 12 14 8 83 ing
Caldw ell 14 12 12 12 13 11 9 83
and it is thus that the patent bear nitter f >.-all tint?
W
hile
the
w
estern governors
the flies w on’t light on me while gasp when the m aintenance ap p ro
Carlon 1.4 15 1.4 9 13 14 7 84 were sent to ed u cate the east, they
ing num ber 1 in the files was issu
doing the president stunt of this so priation was taken into considera
Johnson 12 12 10 10 1‘2 H it) 80 had their own eyes opened to m any
ed to John Rtiggles, July 38, 1826.
T he party who fell from the ciety act, but 1 wont stand for any tion, and the individual Christm as Y oung
9
8 14 14 11 13 8 77 things through their visit to the
I t covered a device for a steam eu-
breakbeam s of an S. P. train at monkey doodle business from any presents, which have been a feature T h ’nton 12 12 12 11 13 8 5 73
gine, designed to run on an in c lin
different cities au d public in stitu
Eugene Sunday night a week ago, of you gals w hile I ’m ru n n in g the in the asylum every year, will be
ed plane. U nlike the other ‘‘first
tions and their com ing iu contract
elim
inated.
ranch.
We
gals
ought
to
extend
proved to be A rthur Boyd, an es
I T ot 129 121 127126126 127 81 837 au d discussing m atters of m u tu al
p a te n t,” it has loug been outdated
At that institution the annual
caped trusty from the penitentiary. an invite to the m arried ladies to
by greater devices in tractiou en
E ugkne
interest with eastern aud southern
get out and help us shoot this slauff Christm as dinner aud e n te rta in
gines. T he ‘‘m illionth p a te n t” their disappointm ent and failure in business; it’s getting to be fierce.’ ' ment will be given. At the en ter
I 2 5 4 5 6 7 Tot governors and other public officials.
w as issued A ugust 8, 1911, to asylum s for the insane. T he fact — Myrtle Point E uterpise.
14
15 14 13 13 12 10 91 They have picked up a great deal
tainm ent 1874 pounds of turkey I Bull
F rancis II. Holt, of A kron, O., is as stated recently by a writer u p
1.4 l2 14 15 15 10 90 of inform ation on the trip and
will be furnished an d $122 worth I Moullen 14
and covered an invention for a on this subject, th a t while m any
13 14 12 10 13 9 86 therefore stan d today m uch better
Wins Prizes at Poultry Show
of candy, T he entertainm ent will j M cCorklS
punctureproof pneum atic tire.
jV
eatch
12
14
12 12 13 10 9 82 equipped to serve their co n stitu
have felt called upon to revolution
be given next Monday afternoon,
W. L. Veach, of Cottage Grove, and will include several features Seavey II 13
1.4 10 1.4 14 8 82 ency.
It is a far call in traction devices ize the industries or arts of the
13 15
11 12 10 1.4 6 8 0
“ A perm anent organization of
from this earlier date to the later country, but few have been chosen was oue of the successful ones a t ' which the asylum authorities hope Cook
an d one th a t covers an era in th e to enjoy the fruits of their work. the poultry show held at Eugene will cause the patients to forget S tatzar 12 1.4 12 14 12 9 8 80 I western governors has been creat -
1.4 12 14 9 11 12 9 SO j ed, which tak es iu all states west
w orld’s advancem ent in inventive Furtherm ore, the efforts of many last week. T h e exhibit consisted j the an n u al visit of S an ta Claus Day
with
his
well-laden
pack.
of
67
w
hite
Leghorns,
and
he
was
Kompp
9 25
12 10 12 8 9 75 j of the Mississippi except T exas.
genius th at is nowhere more strik inventors who received letters p a t
.
Bean
11
9
12
14 11 12 4 74 T his congress of western governors
ing th an in the history of rapid ent have been barren of results—a aw arded the cup on the hen ex h ib
STU M PIU l.
willmeet an n u ally . T h e first meeting
transit. T he records of the p aten t statem ent that is attested by use it, first and second prizes on hens, | T h e re was a m an in o u r town
Tot. 121 142 125 120 120 118 82 818 will be held n ex t A ugust at Boise,
•office show th a t in the last tw enty less articles and implements th at lit first on pullets and second on cock.
Am i lie was w ondrous wise;
| Idaho. It was the Idaho boosters,
years in w hich rapid transit has erally cum ber the kitchens and Cottage Grove has m any residents He could u n scram b le scram bled egg-»
A nd un cu ss c u sta rd pies.
At an adjourned sessron of the ex-G overuor Brady and Reilly A t
been to the fore in the development clutterthe garrets an d closets of the who tak e great interest in fine
city council which was held last kinson, who conceived the idea of
of the country, more patents have la n d —the inevitable result of the chickens of various breeds, and no H e could un Button b itte r, too,
B u t w ith all of h is skill
been issued th an were .issued d u r issuance of som ething like twenty- doubt other prizes m ight have
T uesday nig h t the ta x levy was the western governors’ special and
T h e re was one th in g lie could n o t do,
ing the entire century proceeding two patents a day for a period of been captured had the birds been U npay a paid gas bill.
m ade w hich am ounts to 14 mills, whose activities m ade it possible.
divided as follows: T en m ills for It was tho u g h t rig h t proper that
them . Specially out of the 1,’000, 121 years, show ing a g rand aggre given a show
— liieago l*ost.
general purposes, one mill for the first m eeting should be held iu
000 patents issued, some 850,000 gate of a million p aten ts.—Ore
M en’s and b o y ’s overcoats % off
D on't forget the stock reduciug
j th at state as a com plim ent to G ov
h ave been granted in tw enty years. gonion.
at L u rch ’s.
sale 011 wall paper at M cG avran’s. sewers and three for streets.
ernor H aw ley au d the other two
T h e graveyard of m any am bi
distinguished gentlem en.
tious; the slow death of m any ar
“ T he publicity end was handled
dent hopes, as well as the happy
by
Lloyd McDowell,
Portland,
fulfillm ent of many dream s of suc
O r., em ploye of the S. P. & S.,
cess, the Patent Office stands today
who w as loaned tire train by Pres-
a m onum ent to the inventive geni
j
ident C arl G ray . He worked early
us of the American inventor, re
j aud late an d secured m uch adver-
presenting as he does the most re
I Using for the west. H e is entitled
Economy is the road to wealtli and wealth is one oi the factors that contrib
sourceful, energetic and persistent
I to a great deal of praise for his
utes
to
a
Happy
New
Year;
so
if
you
buy
som
ething
useful
anti
buy
it
at
those
class in all the world.
I tireless efforts
and m ethods in
bed
rock
prices
at
It would, of course, be interest
boosting Oregon.
ing to know ju st how m any of the
W hile in W ashington th e western
eager, confident inventors have
J governors were given a dinner by
won distinction and w ealth in this
You will save money and enjoy a Happy New Year. The following prices and
j President T aft, an d it was my good
ardent quest for som ething new in
goods ought to appeal to you.
| fortune to be placed at the table,
th e world. Such a reckoning is,
1 n ex t to Secretary of the Interior
however, piactically impossible
M e n 's $1.50 D ongola S lip p ers a t ____ _________________ ___ __________ .$1 .1 9
L adies $4.00 S ilk U m brella a t ............................... ..........................- ............. $2.89
j Fisher.
It g av e me a splendid op-
W e know in a general w ay that
1.00
78
A few L adies F u rs a t y o u r own price.
] portunity to discuss w ith him m a t
m any men have gained w ealth,
C hild Ire n ’s .1.25 Red F e lt S lip p ers a t ____ ________________________
.89
M en’s $6.00 Bath Rabe a t ............................................. ...................... - ............. 3.98
M e n ’: s $2. .50 » S ilk Mu filers a t ___________________________ _____- .............. 1 .65
"
7.00 S m o k in g J a c k e t a t ....... .......................
4.40
ters of interest to O regon. I fully
and some m an have acquired fame,
1.50
S u sp en d ers a t _________ ____________________ - ______ 1 .:o
••
6.00
\
’
- ......... ................... ........................................3.9S
I
discussed the W est U m atilla pro
through the medium of patents
1.25
.'»5
C h ild s 6.00 B uster Brown S u it a t ...........................- ............................ ............4.40
1.00
.65
5 . 0 0 .......................................
3.85
je c t, as well as a num ber of other
launched or owned by them ; th at
“
4.00
-
•
“ “ ......................... .......................................... 2.85
.50
.4 0
| im portant m atters with him, aud I
some of the greatest monoplies in
1.25 > set S ilk H ose a n d tie at
.9 5
Boys tw o piece s u it 6 to 15 y e a rs a t sam e reduced prices.
> S ilk T ie at ___________
.55
am firm iu my belief th a t he siu-
th e world block the door to com
L adies' F a te n t an d G un M etal B utton Shoes a t p rices w ith in reach of all.
.50
.4 0
I cerly wishes us to receive our ju st
A b eau tifu l lin e of m e n 's an d w o m en 's s u itc a s e s an d tra v e lin g bags a t
petition by the protection that the
.75 “ G a rte rs a t ...........................-
..50
bed rock prices.
.75 In itia l .Silk H an d k erch iefs a t.
.4 0
dues.
G overnm ent has given them throug
..15 S ilk A rm B ands a t . . —______
.21
M en’s $2.00 D ongola S lip p e rs a t . - ..................................................................-.$1.40
“ T he day following, S jn ato r
letters patent. But the common
C ham berlain au d Bourne, Con
belief is that inventors have as a
In addition to the above we have a complete line of men’s and boy's furnishings, suits, overcoats,
gressm an Dafferty aud H onorable
rule lived and died poor even to
and
cravcnettes.
Come
early,
get
your
choice
and
avoid
the
rush.
J.
N. T eal and myself met in con
destitution, while not a few, brood
ference with Secretary Fisher and
ing over their failure to receiv re
Chief Newell of the reclam ation
com pense and recognition in the
service, and again threshed out the
world of progress, and perhaps see
W est U m atilla project. From w hat
ing the children of their brains—
was said at the conference there
the
darlings of their am bi
is
no question iu my m ind b ut
tion—hopelessly alienated by p u r
chase, have found refuge for
Continuer! on page three.
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im
» ft HAPPY NEW YEAR ff s
Wheeler-Thompson Co’s Closing Out Sale
WHEELER-THOMPSON CO.
COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON
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