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U F E A T U R E FI LMS ‘ ARCADE Every Sunday Night at the $ Arcade Theater *<» ALL Cottage d rov e, Lane County, Population 2500, VOL. I. ARE SOLD THEATER $ For High Class Vaudeville and Motion Pictures South of Portland 144 Miles, TIME 5 Lumbering;, Mining;, Dairying;. Fruit Growing; and General Farming; Section ______________ NO. 16 COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON, TUESDAY. MAY (i, 1010 COMMONWEALTH CON FERENCE AT EUGENE THE a ,L AROUND g^-TOWN- WOMEN’ S AUXILIARY FIRST ANNUAL SESSION M. W. WHITE’S MODEL DAIRY Eugene, Oregon, May 7.—To Eugene, May 2.— The first an take stock o f the last year’s nual county convention o f the progress o f the state o f Oregon, Royal Neighbors o f America, to point out where the state is women’s auxiliary to the Modern achieving success and where its Woodmen, met at 11:30 o ’ clock need strengthening, are this morning at the K. o f P. hall Located Near Grove Morris Bros. Portland efforts among the purposes o f the annu in this city. Delegates were al “ Commonwealth Day,” which present from the lodges in Eu Lowest and Best Attracting Much Street paving work will com will be held at the University o f | Thos. Allen and wife have gene, Creswell, Cottage Grove, about decided to go Montana and mence soon. Oregon, May 16 and 17. Crow, Springfield, Junction City, Bidders Attention. “ We don’ t know where we are file on a homestead. A great deal o f fine piling tim- Marcola, Coburg, Florence, Don going, but w e’ re on the w ay,” is George Brown has erected a t>er is already coming into this na and Franklin in Lane county the spirit which the “ Common neat barn on his acre home tract city for shipment. and from Harrisburg in Linn wealth Conferences” were de in West Cottage Grove. county. Mrs. Koepke, oracle of Dairy cows are in good demand In the Coast Fork Valley near At a joint meeting o f the ad signed to change into a spirit of the Eugene lodge, presided at visory committee and the school ¡self-confident progress, sure o f I O. F. Rohrer is just complet in this community, at from $60 the opening o f the meeting. The Cottage Grove, Oregon, lies the board in the commercial club what it wants the state o f Ore ing a cozy, modern cottage near to $80 per head. address o f welcome was deliver beautiful farm o f N. W. White, rooms Friday evening the $40, - gon to become, and sure o f the [ Mr. Brund’s residence in North The big Albany mohair pool of ed by Mrs. Mary E. Cox, o f Eu consisting o f 1600 acres o f some I Cottage Grove. 000 authorized school bonds means o f working toward it. 32,000 pounds was bought by W. gene, and the response by Mrs. o f the finest farm land in the were sold to Morris Bros., o f On these days leaders in all More clover is in evidence in M. Brown & Co. at Salem at 34 Rose L. McGrath, o f Portland, Pacific Northwest. Three hun dred acres o f this farm is under Portland, at 5 per cent. The lines o f Oregon life will gather this vicinity this year than ever cents. state deputy o f Oregon. Mr. White takes bonds were sold practically at at Eugehe. Questions o f econo- j before. It seems to grow in the j Harry Stewart has been ap- The idea o f a county organiza- cultivation. par, but a .$500 commission is al mic progress, co-operative pro-1 residence streets and e v e ry -! pointed postmaster "at Spring- tion is ‘now "in the örder oi R o y ^ ^ f c i a i Pride hi,s country home, arid, well may he be proud o f it. lowed the purchaser for placing duction and distribution, and where, \ field by President Wilson. He Neighbors and this is the firiit By his hard work, good manage the bonds, the accruing interest legislative, administrative and j time that a meeting has been in the meantime reverting to the educational efficiency will be d is-1 Died— May 1, 1913, Mrs. Mary was raised in that community. held in Lane county to form cne. ment and modern methods he Frank Garroutte recently pur has made his farm one o f the Cottage Grove school district. cussed by experts in the diffe^ | OFFICERS ELECTED. chased the acreage tract o f Ar best in the West. The bams There were three bidders, a ent subjects. The county meeting o f Royal Denver firm bidding very close Office holders, labor leaders, held Friday at 2 p. m., at her chie Thompson on the Knox Neighbors voted to change the are lighted by gas lights as well place, one mile east o f the city. county gathering from an annual as is his home. His house is to the successful bidders. The social workers, Grange masters, home in Coburg. money for the bonds will be re scientists, students, editors and Nattie Martin is in Montana Cochran’ s bicycle shop has just to a semi-annual affair and to modem throughout, with baths, ceived in about 30 or 60 days, or business men will each contribute filing on a homestead. His son, been equipped with a fine, new meet in Cottage Grove in the hot and cold water, the water at any time needed or demanded their quota to the study o f the Harry, will leave soon to take up Sheppard power lathe, which first week in October for the for which is supplied from a reservoir 16 feet square and by the school t>oard. A meeting problem o f making Oregon a a homestead, and Mrs. Martin will be a valuable acquisition to next session. to decide on plans and specifica richer and better state. will join[them a little later. The meeting organized with eight feet deep, having a capa his repair department. Pipes tions for the new brick high The more strictly economic and the election o f Rose L. McGrath, city o f 12,000 gallons. Mr. Woodruff, father o f Frank The Junction City mohair pool o f school building will be held May socialogical conferences will oc Woodruff, has returned home Portland, oracle; Gertrude have been laid to the bams, and 17, and it is desired to begin cupy all day Friday and Satur from a visit with his daughter o f 12,000 lbs. was bid in by Frank Paul, o f Portland, vice past ora water is also found in different work on the new building imme day mornings. Saturday after near Springfield, where they re- Williams at 35 cents per pound, cle; Nettie Hoppe, o f Eugene, parts o f the farm, where the diately after the close o f the noon will see one o f the most j cently bought a fine little farm nearly 2 1-2 cents above market vice oracle; Mrs. Hemenway, o f stock is allowed to drink at will. quotations last week. schools, the last o f this month. significant meetings o f Oregon home. Cottage Grove, chancellor; Mrs. The grounds surrounding the at This will be a valuable acquisi women ever held, addressed by Frank J. Hard went up to the Baker, o f Cottage Grove, mar tractive residence are beautified Tuesday night o f last week Bohemia mines last week to get shal; Margaret Lockwood, o f with shrubbery and plants. The tion to Cottage Grove and a leading women from all over the great impetus to our educational state. A t the same time, there fire came near destroying the work started on the construction Cottage Grove, assistant mar condition in which this farm is interests. The advisory board, will be a cheap rate excursion Currin Cooley residence in West o f a good wagon road between shal; Ella Starr, o f Eugene, re kept throughout the year, speaks working in conjunction with the which is expected to bring 500 Cottage Grove occupied by the his Orogon-Colorado and River ceiver; Lulu Kent, o f Creswell, well for the owner, as it displays school board, comprises Mayor engineers and others from Port Rusher family, some members of side mines. musician; Mrs. Lambert, inside thrift, pride and interest. Mr. White is the owner o f 40 Chambers, of the city council, land, and a meeting o f the edi which came near being severely Martin, outside Photographer Monroe turned guard; Mrs. head o f dairy cows, 25 o f which President G. H. Tyson, o f the tors o f Oregon newspapers, who burned in making their escape guard; Mrs. Fred Wallace, o f commercial club, and T. W. De- will discuss the place o f the from the building. Their loss out some beautiful panorama Cottage Grove, Miss Lulu Kent, are milkers, and the result is Long, representing the Cottage press in the community. A f was between $100 and $200 in street scenes and other Cottage o f Creswell, and Belle Spores, o f about 65 gallons o f milk per day, Grove Grange. ter this will be an out-of- household goods. The damage Grove scenery work last week, Donna, committee on resolu at the head o f which are two registered Jersey sires. He has doors presentation o f scenes to the residence was partially some samples o f which were left tions. at the Leader office. 35 head o f beef cattle, mostly o f from Peer Gynt and Midsum covered by insurance. which are o f the Short Horn mer’ s Night’ s Dream and folk George O. Walker visited Cot Representatives o f two large dances by students and the Juni colonies were in Cottage Grove tage Grove Thursday and deliv Will G. Gilstrap, formerly edi breed, also 260 sheep. The re sult o f last year’s clip from 140 or League o f Portland. looking for locations last week, ered quite a number o f his fa tor o f the Morning Register, has sheep was 1200 pounds. It is purchased the Alhambran at Al mous garden insect extermina one representing 400 Canadian the intention o f this thrifty far families and the other a number tors to local dealers. He says he hambra, Cal., and will move mer to go into the dairying busi J. C. Stapleton, the London o f Russian families. As they can hardly supply the demand there with his family atiout the ness on a more extensive scale, Springs saw mill operator, came I wanted cheap prairie land on for this useful and cheap device, first o f June. Alhambra is a and will buy registered stock in to town in his automobile to look ; easy payments, no inducements which is found almost indispensi- city o f about 8000 people. Mr. very near future.- Western after business matters Friday, j could be offered to them here. ble to all gardeners and florists. Gilstrap is a good newspaper the Stock Journal, Oregon City. and informed the Leader that he A fter 57 years o f patient wait | W. H. Jenkins, traveling passen His sales now extend as far man and will doubtless make a has his first run o f 6,000 ties in ing and contentment, the only ger agent o f the S. P. Co., was in south as Roseburg and north to success o f his Alhambra ven- the Coast Fork River and well eight survivors out o f the 200 charge o f the home seekers. ture. Portland. Pearl Bennett, the well known on their way to their destination who enrolled in the North Yaki lineman, more familiarly known ■ at the Southern Pacific siding at ma Indian War o f 1855-1856 from John Sutherland, o f Lorane, Latham. Mr. Stapleton’s new Polk county have received pay called on the Leader Wednesday as “ P eg ,” is a guest o f his many saw mill is running on full time, for the horses and mules they to see the fine, Currin grain ex friends in this city. Mrs. Ben and its product is about one- lost while on duty. The recent hibit in this office while on his nett has been staying with her third lumber and two-thirds ties. remuneration is due to the ac way to London Springs to visit mother, Mrs. Sanford, at this A good grade o f logs are avail tion by the state legislature. with his son. place for some time past. In connection with the fight able apd consequently the output At a special meeting o f the upon Oregon’s system o f higher o f the mill is o f good quality. Commercial Club Tuesday night Great Cancer Specialist Dies. it was decided to hold another education recently declared by School and Industrial Fair this H. J. Parkison, a Portland law Mrs. R. C. Ostrander and fam Mrs. W. H. Lacky, o f Cottage coming fall, exact date o f which yer, the following figures are o f ily will leave for Bandon to re Grove, received word Wednes will be announced later. A com interest as being supplied by the side about June 1st. Mr. Ostran day o f the death o f her uncle, mittee was appointed to begin at highest statistical authority, the der has been engaged in the Dr. W. W. McCoy, o f Stockton, Carnegie Foundation for the Ad barber business at the popular Calif. Dr. McCoy was a suc once to making preparations for j vancement o f Teaching, in its the event. There being a repre seaside resort for the past six cessful cancer specialist o f over sentation from the Civic Im Third Annual Report. months. 50 years experience. The Report shows that the provement Club in attendance, a number o f the ladies were ap Oregon idea, that is, keeping the University and Agricultural Col pointed on this committee. 30E HOE [g The committee appointed and lege separate and specializing ! which is to have complete charge their work, is the policy followed Twenty-two ! o f all arrangements for the fa ir , by _ most states. was: B. S. Wakefield, chairman; \ have separated institutions and Only Mrs. George Schulmerich, Ed. eighteen consolidated. j Anderson, Mrs. H. C. Keeney, eight states fail to furnish both I Mrs. J. H. Martin and Chester kinds o f instruction at public ex i Noland. A meeting o f this body pense, and there are only three was held Friday afternoon.— states that do not furnish either in this way. Creswell Chronicle. The tendency o f recènt years Lands in Oregon aggregating has been to split up consolidated 2,373,000 acres, held by the institutions into separate schools, SoutEiem Pacific by virtue of rather than to consolidate inde grants made by congress to its pendent schools. Minnesota,Cali predecessor, the Oregon & Cali fornia and Manitoba are exam fornia Railroad Co., in 1866 and ples o f recent separation o f phy 1870, were declared forfeited sical plants after an experience to the Ü n ited States "go verri men 11 ° f tthe disadvantages o f con soli- «4 44 in a decree by C. E. Wolverton, dation. In Minnesota the two And I want to tell you this one tiling about the average • - U. - S. - district - - - - judge - at - Portland - departments are now six miles stocking-they are ruined in the dyeing. They may be a 44 <4 last week. The decree was apart and in California forty, al nice, pretty ‘ ‘fast black,” but it’s SERVICE that counts. • based on the fact that the rail-i though , for administrative . . . . . . rea- But I ’ ve found an ideal—it’s road company violated the terms ?°ns both aPPf®f ln / ° } l?,w~ under which the grant was made ln^ IS*" 38 8^* consolidated. Georgia appears in both lists in not selling the lands to actual settlers at $2.50 per acre, in sell as making a trial o f both sys That’s the one hosiery I’ ve found gives service, and ing lands at a higher price than tems, having a separate agricul $2.50 an acre, and in selling tural school and an agricultural all because it is dyed by a process that doesn’ t weaken or more than 160 acres to one per-1 per- ^ p*rt™ent the University. In injure the yarns. _ there .. has been agitation son. The case will now go to Idaho . Buy it for yourself, and the whole family. You’ll the U. S. supreme court, and ' , r. * separation o f the consoli soon see the saving. dated institution. two years will be required to get a final decision. Eggs Wanted in Exchange for Merchandise Milwaukee now has a hatpin Men are gradually It is time to begin planning a ordinance. oming into their rights. I Fourth o f July celebration. IOC 301 RUN OF 6 ,00 0 TIES IN COAST FORK RIVER TARDY REWARD FOR INDIAN WAR VETS MOST STATES KEEP FAIR AT CRESWELL COLLEGES SEPARATE AGAIN THIS FALL TAKE MY ADVICE Friday And Saturday SPECIAL 12 l-2 c Gingham 10c 8c . . . li e . 8 l-2 c 7c ARMOR PLATE HAMPTON & CO. J The Ladies’ Toggery