COTTAGE GROVE LEADER adopt the cast-iron rule of voting
against every man they do not
P u b lis h e d W e d n e s d a y s a n d S a tu r d a y s know to be perfectly honest, and
every measure they do not
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“ I wish,” said Dad Gummit,
Advertising rates on Application
“ that President Wilson were a
J . U. Q U IL L E N , E d ito r a n d M a n a g e r hypnotist, with ability to impress
E n tered as second-class m a tte r Jan u ary his optimism on all the people.
25, 1913, a t th e p ost office a t C ottage I believe the president meant
O rove, O regon, u n d e r th e A ct of M arch
what he said to that bunch of
3, 187».
Virginia newspaper men at the
W ednesday , J uly 1, 1914
White House last Thursday, and
I believe he convinced them that;
N otice to th e P u b lic
‘There will be a boom of business
A ll n o tic e s o f e n te rta in m e n ts lw h e re a d m issio n
in
this country such as we have
is c h a rg e d o r u h e re th e re is a m o n ey c o n sid e r
a tio n ; a ll c a rd s o f tlia tn k s a n d re so lu tio n s of never witnessed in the United
c o n d o le n c e w ill 1 e ch arg ed for a t th e re g u la r
States,’ but will all the people,
a d v e rtis in g ra te —S c e n ts p e r lin e.
who have not come in contact
with the President, be convinced
—do many of them want to be
convinced?”
T h e p a p e r th a t give» y o u w h a t y o u w a n t to read
COUNCIL PASSES LAW
FOR GAS VEHICLES
N u l Keep te R ig h t of S tre e t, M ust T u rn
a t S tre e t In te rse c tio n s , a n d M achines
N ot Be L eft S tan d in g on M ain S tre e t
The city council met in ad
journed session Monday night,
and after routine business, pro
ceeded to pass Ordinance No.
407, vacating that portion of
Washington Avenue between
10th street and the S. P. It. R.
The bid of Ambrose-Birdsall
for the improvement of East 10th
street, from Main to Monroe, was
accepted.
The recorder was instructed to
draw a warrant on the library
fund in favor of the library
board, for $232.99.
Ordinance No. 405, regulating
motor vehicles on the streets of
Cottage Grove, was placed on its
second and third reading and
passed.
This ordinance provides that
all motor vehicles must use muf
flers; must keep to the right side
of the street; that in turning to
the right vehicles must keep close
to the right curb, but in turning
to the left the vehicle must run
beyond the center of the street
before turning; no vehicle shall
run at a greater speed than 15
miles per hour; no motor vehicle
shall be operated by a person un
der sixteen years of age; no ma
chine shall be left standing with
any part of its machinery run
ning; all machines must be pro
vided with brakes, lights, horn
or bell; no motor vehicle shall
turn on Main street between the
S. P. railroad track and Fifth
street, except at street intersec
tions; no vehicle shall be allowed
to stand for more than thirty
minutes on Main street, between
the S. P. railroad and the Coast
Fork bridge; one vehicle passing
another going in the same direc
tion must keep to the left, giving
one blast of horn or stroke of
bell as a signal.
The city engineer was instruct
ed to make a survey and plat of
street to connect Columbia Court
and East Main street.
The recorder was instructed to
draw a warrant in favor of Dr.
Scaif, medical expert in the Stev
ens case.
The marshal was instructed to
call on property owners delin
quent on street assessments for
payment, and report at next
meeting.
Council then adjourned.
Tuesday’s Portland Telegram
contained a cartoon showing the
attitude of some politicians of the
state toward the primary elec
tion law. The picture showed
the bone of contention, “Conven
tion Rule,” buried beneath about
eight feet of good, black Oregon
soil, and a stump-tailed dog, la
beled “ Mossback,” scratching
PROGRESS
away
for dear life, trying to dig
If we are to progress, it is not
it
up—a
feat he didn’t seem like
enough that we do not forget any
ly
to
accomplish.
old thing today, but that we learn
something new.
A F E W L IT T L E T H IN G S YOU
If man is to advance in charac
MAY H A V E O V ERLO O K ED
ter and uprightness of life, it is
imperative, not only that he does T. B. Breck of Vineland, N. J.
not do any evil today, but that he will establish a grape juice fac
shall do some good.
tory in Oregon.
If, as a nation or a people, we
are to reach a higher plane, we The Oregon Industry League
must not only not take a back has been formed to boost Oregon
ward step, but we must forever factories and institutions.
The Workingmens Compensa
go forward.
tion
Commission has appointed a
Are we doing this, and if we
chief
medical expert and bought
are not, is our failure due to error
a
skeleton
for its main medical
of judgment or lack of purpose?
office.
We, as a people, are continu
Portland business men will sub
ally trying experiments in affairs
of government—which proves we mit a bill to amend the constitu
do not lack injpurpose—but are tion to make Single Tax impossi
ble in Oregon.
we making progress?
“The proof of the pudding is in
Construction of bridges by the
the eating,’’ and the proof of the Southern Pacific over Coos Bay,
wisdom of our reform efforts is and across Umpqua and Siuslaw
to be found in the results that rivers will begin July 1st.
follow.
Salmon Mountain Mining Co.,
Many states have adopted the Curry County, has uncovered a
primary election law for choosing ledge that assays as high as
public servants, and now, after $30,000 per ton.
the system has been thoroughly
Another tax commission is to
tried, the question that must be
be created to revise the Oregon
answered is: Are we any better
taxation system after studying
served, do we put better men in
the tax laws of all countries.
to office; are our affairs more ef
The State Mining Bureau is to
ficiently or more honestly looked
after; and have we saved any investigate the Lake county salt
money by the change? Every beds.
voter should take these problems Oregon Manufacturers Associa
home with him and ponder them, tion will ask for a law to give
and base his future actions on home industries a five percent
preferential in public bids.
the conclusions he forms.
H is R ole.
Several states are trying the
Within the last week 7 carloads M a g istra te —I u n d e rsta n d th n t yon
initiative, and now, after an hon of Oregon wool were shipper o v erh en rd th e qim rrel b etw een th e d e
est test, what is the feeling of from Ladras to Boston. The ship fo n d an t e n d his w ife? W itn e ss—Yes.
M ag istra te — T ell me. If yon ean.
the people regarding the laws ment aggregated 290,000 pounds sir.
w hat he eeetned to he doing. W itness
made in this manner? Are they and was sold at prices somewhat - H e seem ed to be doing th e listening:
any better than the old laws in advance of those of last year. -E x c h a n g e .
passed in the old way; have any
The Crescent Manufacturing
burdens been lifted from the Co. of Seattle is contesting the
shoulders of the people; have the validity of the Oregon Pure Foot
people as a whole demonstrated law against which many hotels
an ability to do this work more and business men are protesting.
satisfactorily than it was former The law is taken into the Federa
ly done by men chosen and paid courts.
for performing this service? As
The East Oregon Lumber Co.
a corrective measure, has the will build a 120,000 mill at Enter
referendum been the success that prise.
it was expected to be?
A colony of Italians who will
Are we really making progress?
establish
a Roman cheese indus
If not, we are surely going back
try,
is
slated
for Coos county.
ward, for there is no such thing
Eugene
is
figuring on a box
in nature or national life, as abso
factory
and
an
egg crate factory
lute rest.
as
possibilities
of
the near future.
It is not enough that we try
new methods. We must watch
The town of Brooks shipped a
the workings of every new ma car load of logan berries a day
chine, and when we prove, by last week.
actual test, that it is not suited
to our needs, it should be thrown Mount E tn a Gives lea aa W all aa Fir*.
into the scrap heap. Only by so Mount E tn a m u In» kin d an well a s c ru
el. F or h a lf th e y e a r th e g re a t m o u n tain
doing can we make advancement la covered w ith anow. and supplies of
The law books of Oregon and coolneas a re d ra w n from th is so u rce In
sum m er by th e h alf baked In h a b ita n ts
almost every other state are clut of
th e plalna below. A cu rio u s d is
tered from front gate to back covery a risin g o u t o f th e e x tre m a b e a t
liars with dead and decaying o f 1828 w as m ade In th a t year. A
legislative enactments that ought search being m ade on th e slopes o f th o
m ountain fo r an ad d itio n al aupply o f
to be raked together and burned anow. It w as found th a t a h u g e Held
in one big “ repeal" bonfire.
of Ice had been b lan k eted by la v s In
And then, if this state is to som e rem o te ag e an d th u s p rev en ted
from m elting. I t w as su g g ested by an
climb out of the quagmire of em
inent geologist o f th e tim e th a t th e
“ misfit laws” , and make real ad Ice had been form ed from s maaa o f We are patristic honnies.
vancement, the people must d rift arrow, a fte rw a rd covered by an
Of ear cMitry grand we brag.
ous th ick n ess o f la v a , th e b a st
undertake to do a whole lot of in o enorm
f which w as kept from th e arrow try TbMgh we carnal fight her battles.
dividual, bay-horse thinking, and an In terv en in g lay e r o f volcaafc
We m atffl tornii her flag!
THE PATRIOTIC
BUNNIES
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FORTY-TWO PIECE DINNER SETS
GIVEN A W A Y
A handsome Sterling China Dinner Set, Worth
$12.00, Given Free Every Week for 26 Weeks and
a Complete ioo=Piece Sterling China Dinner Set
Worth $30, Given Free the twenty=seventh week.
With each purchase of twenty-five cents at our store we will issue
a numbered coupon.
Save them all.
They are valuable.
Drawings to Be Thursday at 3:00 p. m.
To the person holding the coupon bearing the number corresponding or nearest to, the
number which is under the Seal on laarge Display Card in our store, we_will present abso
lutely free, each Thursday at the hour specified, one of these beautiful sets.
We will continue giving one of these sets each week for twenty-six weeks, and on Thurs
day of the twenty-seventh week, we will present absolutely free to the person holding the
corresponding or nearest number to the one under the gold seal on display card in our store,
a Beautiful Complete Dinner Set, consisting of one hundred pieces.
It will be necessary for you to be in our store each Thursday at the hour mentioned,
with your coupons, in order to secure these beautiful dinner sets.
If you are not fortunate enough to secure one of these sets the first week, hold your
coupons and bring them each Thursday at the time stated, as they are good during the
entire twenty-seven weeks.
REMEMBER-One coupon with every 25 cent purchase
The giving of these sets will not affect the prices in any of our departments, but are
given absolutely free, to increase our business and encourage cash sales. Make your money
count. Coupons will be given on credit purchases when bills are paid.
Call and See These Beautiful Sets Now on Display at Our Store
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BRUND
COMPANY
GROCERS
Cottage Grove, Oregon
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LEADER TO BE
GIVEN OVER
TO CHURCH
have bought the Peoples
ES AND SO Meat We
Market business formerly con
CIETIES
ducted by David Gover, located
The Leader of Saturday, near the Main Street bridge, and
August 1, will he edited and respefully ask for your patronage.
conducted Ly the ladies of
We will carry a full line of the
the Christian church, and at Best Fresh and Cured Meats that
least once a month there can be found in the markets, and
after the paper will be con
we promise you prompt and satis
ducted by some church,
Respectfully,
lodge, society or club, the factory service.
ANNOUNCEMENT
proceeds to go to the organ
ization controlling t h a t
number.
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The Day of
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or dry goods, or
h ard w are, or real
esta te , or drugs,
or w h at n o t You know u c v to
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T h e re 's not th e SH A D O W O F
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new sim pers lose 10 to 50 per
cen t of th e ir R E A L P U L L IN G
V A LU E th ro u g h th e deplorable
lack of P R O P E R D ISPLA Y
e ith e r In type o r Illu stratio n or
p ersu asiv e w onllng. T h e re 's not
th e shadow O F A DOUUT ei
th e r th n t th is is largely d ue to
th e fa c t th a t the ndverU ser Is
TOO BUSY to ntnp out his nds.
P R O P E R L Y o r else Is IN K S -
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to Im prove th e nppenrance of
th e ir ads. We hav e lieen o f g re s t
help In th n t resp ect to m any,
n u t thin Is ad d ressed principally
to th e m erch an t w ho know s he
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feels he c a n 't do It R IG H T . To
such we w ill gladly fu rn ish sug
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After a few clays shutdown, we are better
prepared than ever before to serve our customers.
A new oven built to perfection means to us
what a new range means to the housewife-good
bread, baked to perfection.
We have it.
Every time you ask your grocer for a loaf of
bread wrapped in Pennant wrappers, you help
build up a home institution, that we will guaran-
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