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B O H E N U A n 5 q O D T E * D I:K I C o n so lid a te c i J . ^ u . r r 9. 1908
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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