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proven him self as frank, fair and |
courteous as did almost every m em ­
ber of the the city council. H ow ­
ever, he on the other hand, as-
sum ed a defiant,
arro g an t and I
sarcastic attitude, w hich has sub-1
jected him to all this adverse c riti­
cism, aud rushing into p rin t has
not had a tendency to discourage
this criticism .
WHO IS INCONSISTENT?
In his comment in the last issue
of the Sentinel regarding this Salem
An a m u s in g a ttem p t at sarcasm dispatch he unreasonably a u d u n ­
in tend ed as a p p licab le to a I.KADKR fairly credits it to the L e a d e r e x ­
editorial ap|>eared in th e last issue editor whom he accuses of falsify­
o f o ur esteemed co n tem p o rary , o n e ing aud being actuated by m ali­
b rillian t effort b ein g th e reference cious motives in a m atter in w hich
to the L e a d e r as i “ rigid religious we do not figure in the least, o th er
o r g a u ” surprise being expressed than the reproduction of the news
t h a t we sho uld “ overflow with su ch dispatch in our colum ns, lie fu r­
fulsome praise of a c a r n i v a l . ” In ther lay s him self and the city
to more criticism
l h e first place th e LEADER is a free, council open
w
h
etrh
e
says:
“
T he circus did
a n d ind epend ent, general n ew s­
p aper, th e c o lu m n s of w h ich are uot apply tor a license on Memor­
open to the pu b lic for discussions, ial Sunday, the 26th, b ut d id a p ­
p u b lic a tio n of new s a n d advertis- ply for a license on Decoration
m e n ts not of an indecent or o b ­ Day May doth, aud was very pro­
jectio n ab le n atu re, a n d like other perly turned down at Salem, as they
Celebrated Birthday Anniversary
W hile at E ugene lately we h eard
ncwspa|>ers o f this class, we m ust would have been by th e C ottage
often accept p a id for m a tte r for G rove council for a license to show the following good joke ou our e s­
On T h u rsd ay of last week our
its c o lu m n s w h ic h are uot e n d o rs ­ on the sam e d a te .” H erein the teemed tow nsm an, Atty. Medley.
ed by the m a n a g e m e n t, b u t being m ayor practically adm its th a t he Court w as iu sessiou au d trouble esteemed tow nsm au au d pioneer
a fair, reliable an d im partial co n ­ has more regard for T h u rsd ay th an w as experienced iu securiug a sa t­ tousorial artist, Jas. O strander,
veyor of the news, th e L e a d e r he has for the S ab bath, the Me­ isfactory jury. “ Is there any rea­ was 62 years young, au d the o c­
with a
s u b m its to its read ers passin g new s m orial significance and observanc­ son w hy you could not pass casion w as celebrated
ev en ts w ith o ut prejudice, leav in g es being about equally sacred on im partially on the evidence for or suioker and banquet given by
the moral, or religious aspect of the these two d a y s in question. We against the prisoner?” asked th e Mr. O strrnder in M cQ ueen’s hall.
nearly 100 invited
m a t te r entirely ou t of it. T h is is doubt however, if a single C ottage ju d g e of the prospective juror. There was
the m a n n e r in w h ich we treated G rove Councilm an shares this view “ Yes, th e very looks of th a t man guests, all geifts, a “ stag p a rty ”
there m akes me th in k he is g u ilty ,” as it were, an d there was a grand
th e recen t c a r n i v a l— not from a with the m ay o r.
In conclusion we w aut to give was the reply. "W h y , th a t m an good social lim e, needless to say.
religious or m oral stan d p o in t, but
from a' purely u n b ia s e d , im partial his honor a little fatherly advice there is not the prisoner, th at Ed W illson presided over the the
new s stan d po int, n eith er endorsing and rem ind him of the old adage, is couusel for the plaiutiff, A ttorney culinary departm ent, w hile Tom
P arker an d Billie Brund served the
“ Be sure you are right then go M edley,” said the judge.
n o r c o n d e m n in g it.
‘‘pinlc te a .” At the close of the
N a tu r a l ly a p ap er w ithout any ah e ad ,” before accusing any one
big
feed, C. W . W allace w as c h o s­
of
being
actu
ated
by
m
alicious
P ortland has its Rose Festival:
fixed policy, o r c laim to im p a rtia l­
en
as
toastm aster an d toasts to the
m
otives
and
of
being
untruthful.
Pendleton
its
Round-ups:
Rose-
ity, a n d p rejud iced in th e m atter
health an d long life of the genial
of su b m ittin g g en eral news to the H is honor should come down from burg its S traw berry F estival: A l­
host were given by M ayor A brams,
p u b lic ,c a n n o t endorse o u r attitude, his lofty perch, adm it th a t he has bany the A pple F a ir; A storia the
Judge
Medley, W inn Bennett,
m
ade
\
m
istake,
and
resolve
to
R
egatta;
Florence
its
Rhodadeu-
a n d therefore w ould feign e x p re s s
surp rise at seeing even a paid-for do better iu the future, when we dron C arnival; Salem its Cherry Col. Blair, W . C. Conner ou b e­
half of the
L e a d e r an d Ja ck
c ir c u s ad v ertise m en t
in
o u r will all h av e com passion upon F air; E ugene is full of Prunes and
G
rant
on
b
eh
alf
of th e Sentinel.
him,
and
give
him
our
enco
u
rag
e­
C
ottage
G
rove
has
its
Sweet
Pea
co lu m n s, b u t in a c cep tin g such
Iu a very jovial and appropriate
m a tte r we are only fulfilling the ment and support iu his som ew hat Show, but why not m ake this the
mission of a g en eral n ew sp aper uou-rem uuerative aud thankless “ D ahlia C ity ” — these flowers are little speech C. W . W allace, ou b e­
peculiarly adapted to th is locality; half of the guests, presented Mr.
to th e public, reserv ing o u r ed ito r­ office.
O strander with an appropriate gift
they grow to perfection here.
ial p a g e for m a tte r s of personal
as a token of the esteem in w hich he
op inion .
T he Oregon S tate F air prem ium
is held after his 16 years residence
“ W hat is it ch ild ren ,” asked
In one colum n, Mr. Bede says, list is out for the fifty-first annual
in this com m unity, the gift being
speaking of a m em ber of the li­ ex h ib it and program of the S tate the S unday school teacher, “ that
a beautiful E lks emblem gold
brary board, m eaning himself, “ he Board of A griculture. T h e date binds us together an d m akes us
ring. Follow ing the speech m a k ­
visited the various carnival shows, set for the fair this season is Sept. better th an we are by nature? W ho
ing cam e the smoker an d gam es
g irl’s h an d
b u t seen nothing objectionable and 2nd to 7th. Cash prem ium s on can tell?” A little
an d m uch social good cheer pre­
had not heard a single com plaint live stock, ag ricu ltu ral and m an ­ shot up. “ Yes E llen, can you
vailed.
against the carnival from a moral ufactured products in the sum of tell?” "Y es m a ’am, corsets?”
T h e L e a d e r wishes Mr. O s­
sta n d p o in t.” In another column $18,000 it: offered and the best
tr a n d e r m a n y h a p p y re tu ru s of the
he says: “ Very few favorable speed program ever arranged for
W e met an old friend th e other day.
com m ents were heard for the q u a l­ the state fair grounds race course day who exclaim ed: " I see you
ity of the perform ances, with the has been prepared. There will a l­ are early of late; you used to be
so be better m usic, more au d b et­ b ehind before, now you are first at Industry Which Meets Merited Success
exception of the free a c ts.”
ter free attractions aud num erous la s t.”
I low m any m an u factu rin g p lan ts
shows aud concessions. In fact,
REPLY TO MAYOR ABRAMS
in th e United States were able to
the state fair this season will
If you d o n ’t intend to m arry the
keep busy 08% per cent of the
eclipse all former events of the
girl,
young m an, keep aw ay and
If his honor, the mayor, could kin d held at the state fair grounds
tim e d u rin g the past year? Not
read plain E nglish and correctly in ­ at Salem . South L ane should give a more serious m an a chance. very m any, when you consider the
terpret it, he would refrain from have a creditable ex h ib it at the
general condition of inactivity th at
rushing into print and m aking state fair. If interested w rite to
“ If your com petitor ta lk s about has overcast the business world.
him self rediculous in the eyes of secretary F ra n k M eredith, Salem, you p u t him ou your pay ro ll.”
Y et, such is the record of the
his constituents and the public for a copy of this prem ium list. Come over and get your pay check, Fisher F louring M ills Com pany of
Brother Bede.
generally. Mis latest w hine is con­
S eattle, w hich com pleted its first
cerning a telegraphic
dispatch
y ea r of actu al operations on April
T he Southern Pacific R ailroad
from Salem, which was published
T h e latest song is “ Tw o prunes 11, 1912. T h e plaut was kept
recently in the colum ns of the Com pany is out with a beautiful G ot Stew ed.” It m ust have been busy nig h t and day d u rin g the en ­
booklet on “ W aln u t composed in the Sentinel office.
L e a d e r sim ply as a m atter of 64 paged
tire tw elve m onths, tu rn in g out
G
row
ing
in
O
regon.” It contains
new s aud w hich our worthy M ayor
flour to supply the dem ands created
There is no fun iu a cemetery. for it. T h e brief tim e of sh u t down
seems to m istake for an editorial u t­ inauv fine illustrations, is printed
terance of the L e a d e r ex-editor on a good q u ality of p aper au d Give us our flowers now.
(1 1-2 per ce n t) grew out of th e
or someone else. W e reprint the contains m uch valuable in fo rm a­
necessity to m ake a few m inor re­
tion on the p lan tin g and care of
M any a m an who says he loves
dispatch v erb a tim ..’
pairs an d readjustm ents.
peace is really afraid to fight.
w
alnut
orchards.
O
ne
full
page
"Salem , O r., May 10.—theSells-
T h is rem ark ab le show ing is uot
Floto Show will not appear here picture is th a t of a 17-year old F.u-
due
to any p a rtic u la r good fortune
The Demons of the Swamp
on Memorial day, through action glish w alnut tree in the dooryard
F isher Flouring
taken by M ayor L achm und today. of John and A lex Cooley n e a r C ot­ are m osquitos. As they sting the atten d in g the
Mills, because there were other es-
H e refused to sign their license b e ­ tage Grove, Jo h n Cooley sta n d in g
p u t deadly m alaria germs iu the
cause he was im portuned by th e
stablished and com peting concerns
G. A . R., W . R. C. and M inister­ at the base of the tree and his p ic ­ blood. T h e n follow the chills and in the sam e line th a t d id not fare
ial Association of Salem to refuse tu re being readily recognized. T his the fires of fever. T h e appetite so well. It sim ply proves one
the license. Consequently arran g e­ booklet can be had for the askjng. flies an d the strength rails; also
th in g —th a t th e business is here
m ents were m ade for the circus to
m alaria often paves the way for
and can be developed if intelligent­
show here a day la te r.”
Brother Bede m akes th e startlin g deadly typhiod. But E lectric Bitters ly gone after. It should prove an
T his d is p a tc h was reproduced
announcem ent th a t a resid en t of kill an d ca st out the m alaria germs inspiration to persons intending to
w ithout co m m en t b y the L e a d e r ,
this city is “ under the w eath er.” from th e blood; give you a-fine a p ­ tak e u p m an u factu rin g , in the
b u t following it under a sep arate
If not too im pertinent, will h e petite an d renew your strength. Pacific N orthw est.
head w as a brief review of the a c ­
please inform us how the u n fo rtu ­ "A fte r long su fferin g ,” wrote W m.
On Ju n e 1, th e Fisher Flouring
tion o f the C ottage Grove city
nate person fell in th is precarious Fretw ell, of L ucam a, N .C ., "th ree Mills Com pany will celebrate its
council in granting a Memorial
position? W as he or she severely bottles drove all the m alaria from first anniversary, w ith appropriate
S u nday license to the Sells-Floto
crushed or bruised? A nd who, if m y system , an d I ’ve had good ceremony. It w as on th a t date
circus. T he m ayor seems to as­
any one, succeeded in ex tricatin g h ealth ever sin ce.” Best for all one year ago, th a t the p lan t was
sum e the attitude th a t he is in ­
the p arty from the p erilous‘posi­ stom ach, liver an d kidney ills. first opened to th e public and the
fallible, th a t “ the m ayor can do
tion thereby preventing a life b e­ SOcts. at All D ruggists.
initial flour supplied to the retail
no w ro n g " as it were. However,
ing crushed out.
he is a public official and as such
H ohl & A rnold have opened up trade for sale.
he and his official actions are sub­
ject to criticism . In this late de-
b ateable action of th e city council
in w hich he figures, little or n o th ­
ing would have been said regard­
ing the m atter
bad the mayor
Don’t w ager too m uch of your
h a jd earned money upon th e elec­
tion claim s of the rival cam paign
m anagers—they have been know n
to m ake m istakes in their figures.
a p ain t shop in connection with
City M arshal F ran k Snodgrass,
th eir b lack sm ith shop an d any one
w ishing th eir carriag e or buggy of C ottage Grove, w as in the city
between trains
p ain ted should call an d consult last W ednesday
these gentlem en before p lacin g gloating over Roosevelt’s success
in O hio.— Register.
th eir order elsewhere.
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First-class, clean groceries at lowest possible prices
Ladies’ and children’s shoes, good as the
best and cheap as the cheapest.
Coal oil 15 per gallon.
Everything else in proportion.
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SAVE ONE-HALF ON
SCREENS
AND SCREEN DOORS
You can equip your entire house, atora front
cr building for about half the usual expense if you
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prices on
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H e re a re th e prices th a t tell how:
SCREEN DOORS 14 mesh, galvanized wire,
doors 1} in. thick, per square foot . . .
WINDOW SCREEN* 14 mesh, g a l v a n i z e d
wire, any size per square foot . . . .
20cts
15cts
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for e v e ry o n e to tra d e here, v o u are trg p ted
w ith ev ery co u rtesy , w h e th e r y o u w ish to buy
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w c are o fferin g fo r th is w eek an e x c e p tio n a lly
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