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VOL. 2
OLD SO LD A S
COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1914
tle had been displayed in them.
Among those who gave appro
priate and entertaining readings
were: L. A. Ralston, Velma
Jones, Hazel Spray and Miss Eu
nice VanDenburg, the latter’s
reading being especially appro
priate and charmingly presented.
The program was interspersed
with excellent musical numbers
—a piano solo by little Miss
Hamloth, band music and a most
harmonious male quartet com
prising Rev. H. N. Aldrich, Bert
Richmond, S. L. Mackin and C
E. Umphrey. The program clos
ed with the song, “ Star Spangled
Banner” by all present.
WILL BUILD
Rev. Bernard Visits Parents.
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NO. 2X
LOST ART
RECOVERED
Rev. John Bernard was an
over Sunday visitor in the Hoi
O
land settlement at Verboort near
Forest Grove, on the 18th. He
conducted the services at the two
masses that are said there every
Sunday, and visited his parents
Baptists Secure New the first of the week in McMin Secrets of Ancient
Cottage Grove Gave
ville. Rev. L. A. LeMiller pas
Arrow Makers
Building Site
Them W elcome
tor of the Verboort parish fillet
the place of Father Bernard at
the Catholic church in this city
on Sunday. He expressed him
self as well pleased with the con
gregation and the city of Cottage
Grove. He said he would like to
spend
a week looking at the
BANQUET AND BUSINESS SESSION.
Is Able to Make Beautiful Ar
Lane County Veterans Asso
The Building Occupied at beautiful hills around and aboui;
Friday at 10:30 a. m. there
row Heads Quickly From
this city.
ciation Will Hold Next
Present will be Torn Down
was a G. A. R. parade headed by
Flints and Glass.
the band, about the principal
Reunion at Springfield
and Material Utilized
Recovering from Injury
streets and to the high school
building. At noon a bountiful
Wm. Edwards, who was down
Contractor Lester Phelps is
W. C. Wilkins, who sustainet
A most pleasant, interesting banquet was served by the Wom exhibiting plans and specifica
from
the Bohemia mines this
and successful two days annual ans Relief Corps at the Armory tions for a new Baptist church to a fracture of his left leg while week, informed the Leader that
to
which
an
invitation
was
exten
working in a logging camp near
reunion o f the Lane County Vet
he is just in receipt of a letter
be constructed partly from ma
Divide about four weeks ago is
erans Association closed in Cot ded to the merchants and band
and souvenir from R. W. Veatch,
terial to be taken from the pre
improving rapidly, his many
tage Grove Friday evening. It boys. Friday afternoon was giv
formerly of this city, now of In
sent church, which will be torn
friends will be pleased to lerrn,
was largely attended and all of en over to the annual business
dependence,
who reports that he,
down aud moved to the newly
and he will be able to return
the old veterans spoke in the meeting and election of officers
after
years
of experimenting,
acquired Robinson lot across the
home from a Portland hospital in
highest praise of their very cor for the ensuing year at the G. A.
has
at
last
discovered
the ancient
street
opposite
and
east
of
the
about two weeks, we are ¡inform
dial reception here and the gen R. hall, resulting as follows:
art
of
manufacturing
Indian ar
Cottage
Hotel.
The
new
struc
President, C. M. Dority,
ed.
erous hospitality of the citizens
row
heads
from
flint
and other
ture
will
be
more
modern
and
First Vice, B. F. Crum.
of Cottage Grove. The Cottage
hard
stones,
as
it
was
accom
convenient
than
the
present
edi
Second Vice, Geo. W. McRey-
Senator Chamberlain Coming
Grove band donated its services
plished
by
the
Indian
tribes
of
fice
and
will
have
a
far
better
as well as did a splendid local nolds.
this
country
in
ages
past.
In
and
more
central
location.
Third Vice, J. F. Beytein.
Senator Geo. E. Chamberlain
male quartet, so there was plen
proof
of
his
assertion,
Mr.
Veatch
Secretary, Ed. A. Kramer.
will address the citizens o f Cot
ty of music to enliven the occa
Treasurer, Jas. Offutt.
tage
Grove at the Armory Sat sends Mr. Edwards a beautful
sion. The registration and re
gold mounted Indian arrow head
Springfield was voted as the
urday afternoon at 2 oclock. A1 which he had recently manufact
ception of visitors occupied the place for holding the next annual
are invited.
ured from a piece of a beer bot
greater part of the first day. In reunion.
tle, and he says that by his new
the evening the band headed the
Continued on Last Page.
David Griggs and his father ly discovered method only a few
procession to the high school as
killed a fine two-point buck near minutes is required to manufact
sembly hall where an elaborate
the Griggs home at Comstock ure these souvenirs from either
His Official Record and Position
program was rendered for the
glass or flint. It has been claim
Various Important County Affairs, Sunday.
ed that the Indian method was to
edification and entertainment of
Frankly and Fully Discussed.
heat the flint in a fire and then
the veterans and their wives
chip it in the desired fashion by
who occupied front seats. Geo.
Having been nominated for the
means of dipping a straw in wat
Kerr, commander o f the local
er and touching it against the
office of county judge of this coun
Post G. A. R. presided. Mayor
hot flint. Mr. Veatch says this
The city of Cottage Grove Fri ty at the recent primaries, I desire
method is not a success and has
Chambers extended a hearty day filed answer to the suit of to thank my frieds for the inter
proven another and equally as
welcome to the old soldiers and William Landess, who asked est they have taken in writing
simple method far more speedy
damages
alleged
due
by
failure
to
A
large
new
modern
mangle
Comrade Beytein of Eugene, de
and practical and no doubt the
leave a reservoir site in the con my name upon the nominating
livered an eloquent response dition which the lease was said ballot for the office. While I made will be installed in the Cottage one employed by the ancient In
Judge J. S. Medley delivered the to have required. The city ans no act've canvass for the nomi- Grove steam laundry this week, dian arrow makers. Mr. Veatch
we are informed by Mr. Wood was born and raised in the Cot
address of the evening, setting wers that the ground was left as
agreed,
and
further
charges
that
son,
to meet the increasing busi tage Grove community and early
forth the fact that no more pat
the
plaintiff
is
not
the
owner
nor
ness
o f this local institution in life developed an interest in
riotism, bravery nor heroic endu
nature study and research. He
the real party in the action.—
With this improvement this will is credited with having rid this
rance had ever been demonstrat Guard.
be one o f the best equipped laun section of rattle snakes, for the
ed by the soldiery in any war
dry
plants in the county.
hunting and killing of which he
than that displayed by the he
assessed a mania, which gave
roes of our own great war of the
lim the well known alias, “ Rat
rebellion.
He produced care
tlesnake Bob.” One of his form
fully compiled and authentic fig
er favorite pastimes was to lo
ures to show that the loss of life
cate a rattler, confine it alive in
a paper bag and bring it into this
in the sanguinary struggle be
Rev. and Mrs. H. N. Aldrich
city in his coat pocket and then
tween the north and south ex delightfully entertained District
subject his friends to an attack
ceeded by far the losses suffered Superintendent Abbott and the
Jos. Ernst, a native of Hungar- o f “ cold chills” by having them
by the Japanese in some of their official board members of the M.
ia who has spent much time and seep into the open sack at his
desperate encounters with the E. church and their wives at a
money looking for a brother, sissing, rattling captive.
strongly fortified Russian posi splendid luncheon served in the
Frank Ernst, who was last seen
banquet room Tuesday evening.
tions in the late Japanese-Rus- The two sons and little daught
at Ukiah, Calif, arrived at this
sian war. The same was true, er of Rev. and Mrs. Aldrich serv
place Sunday, after having been
he asserted in comparison with ed. Following the luncheon, the
informed that his brother had
HARRY L. BOWN.
the losses even at Waterloo and first quarterly meeting of the
sold his California farm and gone
upon other celebrated foreign church for the new conference
year was held and an excellent nation my friends had my con to Cottage Grove to reside. Up
Fire chief Frank Woodruff re
battlefields. He closed by pay showing was made. Among the
sent to write my name upon the to this time the brother has not ceived the new Siren fire alarm
ing a most eloquent tribute to most important business trans
been located here and it is whistle Tuesday.
ballot, if they so wished.
It weighed
acted was a unanimous vote ex
the old soldiers.
thought
he might have located at 25 pounds crated, is 8 inches in
I
am
pleased
to
say
that
I
am
Major J. C. Johnson spoke on tending an invitation to the Ore
not a stranger to the voters of Forest Grove. This young man diameter and 24 inches in length,
behalf o f the Spanish war veter gon Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence to hold its next1 annual ses Lane county, having lived here is very intelligent, well dressed t has a brass base and is fitted
with a sliding valve which gives
ans and said that while they sion at Cottage Grove, no selec
about thirty years, and having and is a Mason. However, his it various loud screeching tones,
were not afforded the opportuni tion of a meeting place for next
served them for twelve years as money is gone and he is growing which are guaranteed to arouse
ty to demonstrate their greatest year having been made at the
Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff, hav dispondent, but local Masons are even the soundest sleepers from
possible efficiency as defenders recent annual conference held in
ing t>een twice elected Sheriff assisting him. He relates an in their peaceful repose whenever a
of the stars and stripes, they had Portland. Cottage Grove was
favored with one o f these big against a large adverse majority, teresting story regarding the midnight fire alarm is turned in.
t is being installed at the elec
obeyed every command and ac gatherings four or five years ago,
and I believe my administration European war and conditions in tric light plant and will be given
complished fully every task de and it proved a most pleasant
of the affairs of the Sheriff’s of Austria-Hungaria. He was sup a tryout next Monday evening
volving upon them during the and interesting occasion a ll
fice was not only economical but plied with a ticket and went to upon the occasion of the regular
campaigns in both Cuba and the around. Including pastors and
drill work of the local fire com
entirely satisfactory to the voters Portland Tuesday.
Philippines and that the same lay delegates it is estimated that
panies. The new whistle was
at least 250 people will attend and tax payers of this county.
secured at the special price of
valor and patriotism which had this next Annual conference in
During my term of office I had
Tuesday was “ apple day” 56. Look out for Monday even
characterized their 9ires in bat September 1915.
Continued on Last Pare
throughout the great Northwest. ing!
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INTERESTING SESSIONS
OCCUPY T W O DAYS
“ RATTLESNAKE” BOB
VEATCH PROVES IT
ARE SEEKING MORE
CENTRAL LOCATION
HARRY L. DOWN OUT
FOR COUNTY JUDGE
CITY FILES ANSW ER
IN LANDESS CASE
COTTAGE GROVE W AN TS
NEXT M. E. CONFERENCE
MORE IMPROVEMENTS
AT STEAM LAUNDRY
HUNGARIAN LOOKING
FOR LOST BROTHER
OCAL FIRE COMPANY
RECEIVES NEW W HISTLE