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About Cottage Grove leader. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1905-1915 | View Entire Issue (March 26, 1912)
/ 4 10 Pag,. i , 9 tn 10 Pages A L O C A L P A P E R T I T F O R ANY H O M E —P R O G R E S S I V E . N E W S Y . I N D E P E N D E N T Bohem ia Gold M in in g D istrict and T h irty Saw M illin g Enterprises T rib u ta ry to Cottage Grove. Dairying, F ru it Growing, Farm in g are Profitable b o h e m ia n v g g e t '* ^ 0 ” ¡CoiMiiitM jiniunt. 1908 . S o c ia J N ew s of th e W eek V O L. X X III. C O T T A G E G R O V E , O R E G O N , T U E S D A Y , M A R C H 26, 1912. î Industries. NO. 49 P e r so n a .! a n d O th e r I te m s Î T he bride w as tastefully gowned * )ne of the charm ing w eddings of the season was th a t of Miss in w hite and carried a shower bou- Km in a McKeen Job and Mr. Chas. jq u e to f lilies of the valley. She Adam s, w hich occurred W edues- i was attended by Miss A ltha W id day, M arch tw entieth, at the home dersheim as bridesm aid, the groom of Dr. and Mrs. B. K. Job. T he , being attended by his brother, J o rooms were sim ply Jvet beautifully seph Sm ith. T h e w edding m arch was played decorated w ith hosts of b rig h t d a f' fodils and ferns. T he chandelier by Mrs. J. S. Benson. A splendid luncheon was served, were hung w ith ribboned daffodils great m asses of them m ade beauti" after w hich the happy couple went S a tu r ful the dining room and living to their cozy cottage. room, one side of the latter being day they left for a short h o n ey a solid ban k of ferns and daffodils. moon, visiting the northern cities. Miss Patterson is the d au g h ter of It was here by soft candle light th a t the w edding cerem ony was Mr. and Mrs. H erbert K akin, and perform ed. T he bride descended has been a student in the A lbany the stairs just at eight o ’clock, public schools for the past three when Mr. J. N. W aterhouse played years. She is very popular and the beautiful w edding m usic of has been highly com plim ented by Life of J. F. Weger of Spokane Ends in Cottage Grove L ohengrin. She was met at the parties and showers since her en foot of the stairs by her father, on gagem ent was announced. W ithout a m om ent’s w arning whose arm she went to meet the Mr. Sm ith is one of the proprie an d while apparently in good bridegroom . Rev. A. S. Mason tors of the Cottage G rove M anu health, Jam es F. Weger, a wealthy read the solemn an d beautiful ring facturing Com pany, and is espec property ow ner of Spokane, died service of the P resbyterian church. ially prom inent in church and in the office of the Fashion S ta Im m ediately after the ceremony S unday school work. bles in C ottage Grove yesterday the guests, some sixty in num ber, m orning at about 10 o ’clock. Mrs. E. C. Jones very pleasantly crowded about Mr. a n d Mrs. Air. W eger, accom panied by his A dam s to wish them happiness and entertained a dozen Cottage G rove wife, had been spending the winter teachers last W ednesday evening, joy. in Los Angeles and stopped heie T he bride wore a lovely gown of the affair being a surprise for Miss Friday night, w hile enroute to w hite silk poplin set off with lace Em m a W ilkie. T hose present were their home at Spokane, for a short and pearl garnitures. It was cu t Misses, Burgess, Holcomb, Woh- visit with the J. E . Sears family. with a graceful train. H er veiljof rer, Iverson, W ilkie, H um phrey, It w as their intentiou to tak e the w hile tulle was draped an d c a u g h t H aley, G reenwood, Mr. aud Mrs. 11:02 train Monday m orning to in place by lilies of the valley, a Purvatice. continue th eir homeward journey. shower bouquet of w hich she car* On his way to the depot Mr. W e Last T uesday afternoon the la ried. Miss Job, who is the only ger had stopped at the Fashion dies of th e C hristian church gave dau ghter of i)r. and Mrs. Job, is a silver social for the benefit of the Stables to talk with an old friend. a young woman of rare sweetness He was sitting in a chair, seem an d charm . She was a student at choir, in the C hristian Undea-vor ingly in the best of h ealth and the U niversity of O regon and a room of the church. T h e room spirits, when suddenly he toppled m em ber of the Delta D elta Delta was tastefully decorated with d a f fodils and the afternoon was very over au d died alm ost instantly. Sorority. She will be most cor He was 65 years old. For several dially welcomed into the society of pleasantly spent with an arith m e tic contest and a daffodil contest, years he h ad suffered from a throat Cottage d ro v e as Mrs. A dam s. in w hich Miss E unice Van Den* affection, and it was to benefit this Mr. A dam s,the bridegroom , wore burg secured the prize. D ainty re th a t he had spent the w inter in the custom ery eveuig dress. He fruit C alifornia. T h at clim ate had, it is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jam es freshm ents, consisting of was th o u g h t, practically cured A dam s of O akland, California, punch and cake, were served. Miss G race Lilly sang a solo and him : he h ad gained in flesh and an d a splendid young m an, popu Mrs. Almond H em enw ay gave a w as feeling better th an he had la r with the younger set as well as A bout forty felt for years. ill business, lie is superintendent pleasing readiug. were pieseut. T h e body was tak en to Spokane of the Southern Pacific T ie 1‘laut th is m orning, accom panied by the at this place. A t the residence of Mr. and Mrs. bereaved wife, a brother from A fter the guests h ad co n g ra tu T hom as T ap liu in this city, S u n Brownsville an d a brother-in-law lated the bridegroom and showered day afternoon, March 24th, 1 quiet from Portland. good wishes on the bride, they and pretty w edding took place, were seated at sm all tables about when the daug h ter, Mrs. M arie F. Want to Close at 6 the rooms, where they were served Lee, and Mr. Floyd 1?. D unklee by Misses M ozellellair, Betty W ag were united in m arriage. T he ser T h e C ottage G rove Board of ner, Bess Lewis, Dorothy School vice was brief, with a valuable T rad e at its last m eeting appointed cra ft and L aura Ken non, T ri Del gold ring presented by the groom a com m ittee to interview the busi ta sisters of the bride, and Misses to the bride. A fter co n g ra tu la ness men w ith a view to closing L ulu Currin, G ertrude Burdick and tions the com pany repaired to the the stores at 6 o'clock each night Inez W hite. T he bridal party was diniug room, where a sum ptuous instead of 6:30. T h e movement served at a larger table in the d in dinner aw aited them . T he m enu has met with alm ost general favor, ing room by Mrs. Coffin, a young was excellent and the dessert fine. and it now appears th a t when the m atron from Portland and a friend Flowers and converse m ade the oc Board of T rad e m eets tonight the of th e bride. T hose who assisted casion pleasant. T hose present 6 o ’clock order will meet with full Mrs. Job in receiving were Mr. and were E- G. O. G roat, who officiat acceptance. T here seems to us no Mrs. P aul Jones, Mrs. H enry ed, his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Graff good reason why the business p la V eatcli and Mrs. A dam s, m other and Mr. and Mrs. De Larzes. ces should not close at 6, and there of the bridegroom . Little Miss Mr. aud Mrs. D unklee will soon seem to be a num ber of very good M argaret Brace opened the door leave for A laska, where he has reasons why they should. for the guests. business interests. T h e out of town guests were Memorial Day Orator S atu rd ay evening a very p leas Mr. and Mrs. W ilson of Corvallis, ant surprise w as held at the home Mr. and Mrs. A dam s of O akland, Rev. Robert Sutcliffe will deliver Misses Mozelle H air, Betty W ag of Mr. and Mrs. C randall on W all th e address at th e M emorial Day street in honor of their d au g h ter ner, Bess Lewis, Dorothy School observance iu this city. craft of Kugene, Mrs. H erbert Ella, who has been w orking at Coffin of Portland, Mr. P rank A d Roseburg. A fter the guests had ams, brothei of the groom, and all arrived they were surprised by Mr. Row land of O akland, C ali having Miss C randall walk in to 1 the room and introduce Mr. Goff fornia. Mr. and Mrs. A dam s left the as her husband, they h aving been 1 sam e evening for a wedding jo u r m arried earlier in the evening at ney to C alifornia and M exico. On the C hristian parsonage. After congratulations the even their return they will have in building an artistic bungalow for ing was spent in gam es, etc. Re freshm ents were served, consisting their future home. of sandw iches, pickles, salad, co T he ladies of the Baptist church coa, ice cream an d cake. T hose held an enjoyable m eeting at the present were Mr. and Mrs. C ra n home of Mrs. P. L. Ingram last dall and son Ferry, G randm a C ra n dall, Mr. and Mrs. F ran k W ood T h u rsd ay afternoon. T he K ensington club of the Re- ruff, Mr. and Mrs. Goff, Mrs. Royer bek.ali lodge met for work last and two children, Miss Clarice Asher of Roseburg, Misses Pearl T h u rsd ay afternoon and C laude Demorest, M innie Co T he Social Tw elve Em broidery m er and others. club m et at the home of Mrs. II. T hey will m ak e their hom e in O. Thom pson last T h u rsd ay afte r Roseburg. noon. Besides the regular m em T he Social Tw elve Em broidery bers there were present Mesdames Robbins, H em enw ay, Swengel and Club had a p leasant social diver sion last evening. T he ladies with Barnett. their h usbands met at the Com m er S. R. Sm ith an d Miss Ethel P a t cial club rooms, and a t 8 o ’clock terson were quietly m arried at the went to th e H otel Oregon w here a home of Mr. and Mrs. H erbert delightful b an q u et w as served. E akiu last W ednesday afternoon. T he gentlem en secured their p a rt T h e w edding cam e as a surprise to ners by selecting nuts w rapped in the couple’s m any friends who various colored papers. A fter the were anticip atin g an E aster wed- banquet all ag ain assembled at the d iug. The cerem ony, w hich took club rooms w here an architectural place at four o ’clock, was per pea building contest consum ed the formed by Rev. A. S. M ason, only le m ain d ero f th e evening. A v ery relatives and very close friends be enjoyable tim e is reported. T here in g present. were tw enty-four present. Batter up! Last issue in M arch. T be town is full of colouists. Douglas couuty is out of debt. $48.00 harn ess $38.00. G rab le’s Shop. Cresswell h a s organized a ball team. $12 00 harness $8.00. G rab le’s Shop. ^ ooh \>our troubles in tbe face; then tbc\> won't hick \>ou. V IS IT O R . D IE S SU D D EN LY Says it's Wood Rats W. C. Conner brought a young fir tree into the Leader office this m orning to show us how the m oun tain wood rats strip the bark from tbe timber. He scoffs at the sta te ment, as do others who have lived long in this country, th a t porcu pines are doing any such dam age, but adm its th at the grey squirrel, ar well as the lum ber rat, is some what of a bark eater. Fire Department Drills T he Cottage Grove fire depart ment got out for practice last night with every one of the volunteers preseu t. T he app aratu s is being th o r oughly overhauled, the hydrants tested, and everything put in shape for effective work. T he boys m ake a good showiug. New Owner for Star Restaurant Mrs. Susie C arter of M arcola has bought the Star restau ran t from Ed. Saltsm an, and has taken possession. Mr. Saltsm an will re main in Cottage Grove. Is U S Depository T h e Bank of Cottage Grove has qualified as a United States deposi tory, and is authorized to h an d le the funds of the postal-savings ban k . Cup to Come Soon W ord h as been received here th at the handsom e silver trophy cup aw arded by the state of O re gon to that team of the N ational G uard h aving the highest score in the an n u al rifle com petition and won by the Cottage G rove com pa ny, has arrived from the east and is now in A djutant F iuzer’s office in Portland. It will soon be 011 ex h ib itio n in Cottage Grove. Recital by Mrs. Hemenway Mrs. O ra Read H em enw ay will give a recital at the C hristian church Tuesday evening, Apl. 2. D on’t fail to hear her read the M erchant of Venice. ? The Question is: ? 7 A $3.75 collars $2.75 at G rab le’s Shop. Mrs. Ed. T uller w ent to S ag i naw Friday. $5.00 collars for $3.90. G ra- ble’s Shop. M cM innville has been h aving a “ society circu s.” Mrs. Doyle aud Miss Helen have returned from Eugene. Get oue of those $50.00 h a r nesses of G rable for $40.00. Miss Della Boyd of E ugenespent the w eek-end in C ottage Grove. $1.25 w hip 75c. $1.00 whip 60c, 50c w hip 25c. G ra b le’s Shop. Mrs. V anD enburg has been a visitor at E ugene th e past week. E ppley’s Baking Powder. Made in Oregon. For sale iu Cottage G rove by K err & Silsby. F ishing season opens April 1st. Get your fishing tack le at th e Swengel H ardw are store. Big new lot ju st opened. Be ready. T he m others’ council of the W. C. T . U. will meet with Mrs. N . E . Compton F riday afternoon, M arch 29, at 3 o ’clock. All mothers in vited. A dispatch from W ashington u uder date of M arch 25 announces the nom ination by the president of C. H, V anD enburg as postm aster at Cottage Grove. A b u rn in g flue at the Jones resi dence called out the fire d ep art ment Friday. T h e trouble was all over before the boys got there, an d they got there quickly too. Dr. B. R. Job cam e down from Cottage G rove Friday to sell his stock iu the G eneral hospital which w as tak en over by the S is ters of Mercy.— E ugene Register. It has been a week of beautiful weather. T he base ball season will open A pril 16. $4.50 collar for $3.30. G ra ble’s Shop. Roseburg is to have a new 5- story hotel. $25.00 single harness $17.00. G rab le’s Shop. Cold w eather stories still come from the east. Every day brings new faces to Cottage Grove. Mrs. J . Palm er was up from E u gene T h u rsd ay . 75c sweat p ad s 50c, 50c sweat pads 35c. G rab le’s Shop. J . E. Damewood aud wife were visitors at E ugene last week. D avid H endricks and J. F. Spray were at Cresswell T uesday. Mrs. A. C. Spriggs visited her father and m other at E ugene last w eek. $1.25 halters $1.00, 90c halters 60c, 75c h alters 35c. G rab le’s Shop. Ernest P urvance of the west side school is very sick with appen dicitis. Medford firemen are threatening to strike unless their salaries are George Breed has about com increased. pleted the plans for a large store for Save $5.00 cm your E aster suit building at Cottage Grove, by buying it at the Oregon Woolen w hich he was aw arded the b u ild ing co n tract. H e will begin work Mills Store. on it about April 1st.—Springfield T o protect your garden get your News. poultry n ettin g from Swengel An u n u su ally low tem perature H ardw are Co. was recorded in C ottage G rove T h e K nights of P ythias will T hursday m orning. Some d a m have a social at their Castle H all age to peaches m ay result, b ut as tomorrow night. everything was dry it is hoped th a t Come to the Oregon Woolen this will not be serious. T he g en Mills an d see th e best line of $1 5 eral fruit crop is not far enough advanced to be in ju red in any suits ever m ade. wav Mrs. E. B. Lawson visited with C ottage Grove now has a very Mrs. Ole K ayser at Saginaw S at good p lan t for the m an u factu re of urday and S unday. concrete blocks and brick. New Felix C urrin bought last week m achinery for these purposes has the Wm. Landes property c f 12 ju st been put in by the Cottage acres southeast of town. Grove Mfg. Co., a concern w hich Chas. M atthews of the Cottage is rapidly assum ing an im portant Grove flour mill is 011 a graiu-buy- place am ong the m an u factu rin g iug trip down the valley. institutions of this section. lip p ley ’s Baking Powder. Made Mrs. E. B. Lawson and son, of in Oregon. P u t up iti glass jars. Czar, A lta., who h av e been v isit Buy it at K err & S ilsby’s. ing with her parents at Y oncalla Q uite often a m an is a lion in for the past three m ouths, returned his lodge, w ho doesn’t talk very to C ottage G rove T h u rsd ay after visiting with her sister, Mrs. Geo. loud when he is around home. Nolta, for a few days. T hey left Indian Runner Duck Iiggs for W ednesday for their hom e in A l sale, $1.00 for 13. J. T. Lamsou, berta. T hey are well pleased w ith 4th door south of flour mill. 48-2 A lberta and think it a fine h ealthy Lou M cKibben of Disstnu had country an d th at there are great a hand badly hurt by a saw at the advan tag es to be h ad there. J . I. Lum ber C o .’s mill M onday. If you were an office boy and Geo. Kerr, wife and son, left had to lick an average of 243,000 th is m orning for a visit at Port postage stam ps every m onth how land. They will be gone about a long do you suppose th at your week. tongue would last? Do you th in k Mrs. M. A. Green has returned th a t one office boy could do it? from a trip to Creswell an d Cot T he Southern Pacific C om pany tage G rove T h u rsd ay .— Eugene uses this m any stam ps every th ir ty days au d while one boy in the Register. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. D eLaVergne general offices of the com pany at returned to their home Friday, af San F rancisco does not place all of ter attending the Y oakum meeting them on envelopes, he has to p er forate the initials on each stam p in Eugene- T he greatest line of suits ever before they are distriputed from the treasu rer’s office. shown in C ottage G rove at the Oregon Woolen Mills Store. Your W hen the Springfield city co u n inspection invited. cil meets n ex t F riday n ig h t it will Mrs. Davis of Yoncalla, who pass upon the sufficiency of the has been visiting at A lbany, was bond, the notice an d the personal in Cottage G rove F riday the guest ch aracter of ap p lican ts to open 11 saloons under the new city o rd in of Rev. and Mrs. G roat. W hy not m ake vour garden ance passed in conform ity to the work pay this year? Buy an Iron home rule election w hich has been Age hand cultivator and seeder at declared legal by the suprem e court. the Swengel H ardw are store. Misses M aggie Holbrook, Veris Lou H ill an d wife returned Sm ith and Ethel Rauch of Cres- T h u rsd ay from Los Angeles, where well were visitors at the Groat they went as a side trip after ac home in this city F riday an d S at c o m p a n y in g tbe “ Oregon F irst” urday. I party to Frisco. Have you bought any of your shoes or clothing at the new firm's place of business? If not, why not? Our prio es are right, our goods are right, and that is not all, we are right and on the square, and will treat you right when you ^ deal with us.# W e are buying £ new goods just as fast as we can, and in a very short time the store will not look like the same place. Come in and see and judge for your self. Yours for Business Aj if POWEL COOPER ! V «1 • > * J