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About Cottage Grove leader. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1905-1915 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1915)
T h e C o tta g e G rove L e a d e r NEW ABC LIGHTS A live country weekly that gives you what you want to read. 1 7 A C H year this bank publishes ARE INSTALLED - I - * 1 * S i n t h e l o c a l p a p e r s Published Every W ed n esd ay a t 406 M ain S tre e t Cottage Grove is now the best Subscription price:—$ 1 .5 0 per year. Six months 75 cents. lighted city in the valley. The Display advertising, 15 cents an inch; locals 5 cts. a line. Cottage Grove Electric Co last week installed the new nitrogen WILLIAM C. CONNER, Editor and Manager. filled tungston arcs, seven of which on Main street are of 1150 Entered as Second-class mail matter in the post office candlepower, and fhe 24 installed at Cottage Grove, Oregon, under the provisions o f the on other streets being 750 candle Act of March 3, 1879. power each. The Main street lights are 150 candle power In du stries.— M ining stronger than the contract calls C O T TA G E G R O V E , for and the other arcs 50 candle Lum bering An Ideal Farming, Fruit Growing power above the contract price. HOME TOWN The new arcs give a soft, mellow light, which is far more pene RURAL CREDITS MUST WAIT. trating than the old carbon arcs T w o years of constant agitation have failed to bring and give an even, steady light. about a national law or even to crystallize a plan to Messrs Kem & Shinn are now certainly giving the city its mon meet the situation in rural credits. President Wilson tells eys worth in light service. Congress that “ The great subject of rural credits still re main to be delt with, and it is a matter of deep regret that the difficulties of the subject have seemed to render it impossible to complete a bill for passage at this ses sion.” It is noteworthy that he does not refer to the new Banking Aet as even a partial solution of the problem. A force of men went into the Perhaps the President has been reading the reports of big logging camp on Lang creek some of his economists and realizes that the claims that this week to begin logging opera this Act would aid farmers directly have proved errone tions for the Chambers saw mill. Mr. Chambers has a force of men ous. The commission on rural credits has pointed out that at work putting everything in there are more than eight thousand state and private shape at the mill for active opera tions, and hopes to be able to banks in the United States with smaller capitals than the start his mill up next week and twenty-five thousand dollars required by law of member keep it running regularly. The banks in the new system. These banks are mostly in Brown Lumber Co. of this city, country villages and do most of their business with farm has made no announcements, but ers. Investigation has shown that these small banks will it is observed the mill has been not increase their capital so as to join the new system, put in shape to resume operations at any time. since such increase is not warranted by the volume of Basket Bali Gams business they do. Thus the advantage of Government rediscounting, which is essential to all approved systems of short-time rural credit, will be withheld from farmers In the basket ball game Satur in most sections. Perhaps a change in the Banking Law day evening between the girls of can be made to enable the rural banks to have the ad the Cottage Grove and Creswell high schools, the home team won vantage of Government rediscounting. the honors by a score of 19 to 2, Men who have spent a lifetime in studying agricul it being a good fast game. At tural credits told President Taft that, this was one of the the close of the game a good hardest tints Congress could ever attem pt to crack. The social time was enjoyed enter frank acknowledgment of President Wilson confirms that tainment being furnished the visiting team. opinion. The income from subscriptions Representative Allen Eaton is making a vigorous and honora to a newspaper is an important ble fight for speaker of the house. Mr. Eaton has served five item. Like snowflakes they are individually small, but when they terms in the Oregon legislature and while among the younger men are aggregated they pile up won in years, he is now in point of service, the oldest man in the Legis derfully. They should be coming lature. This fact alone makes him the logical candidate for speak in every day in the year. They er, to say nothing of his excellent qualifications and fitness for the must come if the publisher pays place. He is the candidate of the country districts and will suc his bills which falls due every month in the year. ceed regardless of Portland’s rather questionable fight against him. CHAMBERS MILL TO START UP SOON —Five sworn statements called by the Comptroller of the currency, submits to two examinations by Nat ional Bank Examiners. It Also Has- —A Board of Directors that directs and it is a member of the Federal Reserve Bank. T h e F ir s t N a t io n a l B a n k Capital, .......................................................................................... $25,000 Surplus and Undivided P r o fit s ,...---------------------------------- $60,000 c« B A F M Y FIRST eve with a watch party. The occasion also being the birthday anniversary of their brother, The New Year’s day meeting Roy. Rook and ether games at the Christian church was a were enjoyed until midnight success, as well as a most enjoy when dainty refreshments were able occasion. The people met in served. Those partaking of the the forenoon to enjoy the social kind hospitality of the Misses intercourse, and then gathered \ Wilson’s were: Misses Ella and around the tables “ groaning” Esther Anderson, Lena Holcomb, with good things. When the ¡Nancy Whitsett, Emma and Car large crowd had been satisfied, oline Shilling, Janette Davidson, the tables were not groaning, but ! Myrtle Purvance, Hazel Hazle- some of the people were. After jton, Mrs. Maude LeRoy, Mr. and dinner, the church roll was called, i Mrs. Ernest Purvance, Messrs and this was followed by reports Jack Goddard, Ben King, Ernest from the varions departments of Wyatt. Martin Anderson, Hugh the church work. These reports jTrunnell and Albert Woodard. The salesladies and office girls show the church to be in good working order, financially and in of this city assembled at Hotel its activities. Bros. Fuller, Reed, Oregon Monday evening where a Zacharias and Protzman, made special six course dinner was short talks on the work of the ! served for them and a more dain church. The following officers ty and sumptuous banquet was were chosen for the year. El ! never served in this city, at the ders. E. B. Grable, Daniel Reed, I conclusion of which several toasts V. 0. Huff, Max Dorward and T. | were offered and a number of B. McDonald. Deacons: A. L. ghort readings were given by the Zacharias, LeRoy Woods, A. L. ■ young ladies. The table decora- Woodard, Claude Plaster, John ; tions were carnations and smilax. Allen. S. L. Lewis, George Car S After the banquet the young lisle. Deaconesses: Mrs. C. D. ; ladies formed a theater party Brown. Mrs. L. M. Thompson, and thoroughly enjoyed the pro- Mrs. Sarah Knox and Mrs. Chas. !gram at the Arcade. A most Walker. Max Dorward was chos pleasant evening was the verdict en treasurer, with A. L. Zacha of all those attending. The com rias as assistant. J. B. Protzman pany included: Misses Mildred was re-elected as Supt. of the Pringle, Nancy Whitsett. Ipha Bible school. With this list of Widdersheim, Bessie Griffin, Ma efficient officers, the future of bel'Wilson, Dessie Harms, Mary the church looks bright, and much Bartels, Eunice VanDenburg, should be done for the glory of Jessie Cole, Josephine Wright, God, and the good of the com Veta Holderman, Marguerite munity. Johnson. The ladies speak in The B. Y. P. U. of the Baptist the most complimentary terms church held their regular busi of the service and excellence of ness and social meeting at the ! the dinner served them at this home of Mrs. Burton. The elec j popular hostelry, Hotel Oregon. tion of officers for the coming i One of the merriest of the hol year and other business matters iday parties was that given by was transacted, after which a the Freshmen and Sophomore social time was enjoyed and re classes of the high school to the freshments were served. i Juniors, Seniors and the faculty Mr. Jas. Hayes of Eugene and in Woodmen’s hall last Thursday Miss Audrey Langdon, o f this evening. The hall was beauti city were quietly married at Al fully decorated, and a very en bany Sunday, Dec. 27, 1914. joyable program was rendered, They will reside in Eugene, where including a number of selections both are well known and very by the High school orchestra, | Refreshments were served and highly esteemed. at midnight the company dispers Complimenting Mrs. Roy Ro- ed wishing all a Happy New maine of Portland, who is visit Year. ing her mother, Mrs. A. W. Miss Mary Bartels was hostess Kime, Mrs. B. S. Swengel and for a merry watch party at her Mrs. Jennie Fishburn are enter home on Cherry court.—Games taining at their home this after t and a social time was enjoyed noon. I and refreshments were served. The Misses Lola and MaE>el Wilson entertained a number of Much mistletoe was shipped friends at their home New Year’s oqt of Oregon this season. S o c i e t y JNo^es WISE AND OTHERWISE. We observe that a bill has already been drafted for presenta tion at the forth coming session of the legislature providing for the creation of more inspectors. All bills o f this nature should be Are all your good resolves still promptly killed as we already have too many inspectors. intact? There’s much in making a good Almost every father of a family can understand at this time of start. the year why Santa Clause’ whiskers are white as well as long. A town is like a girl; it’s a wonder what a little fixing up A reduction of 12 miles in the total tax levy for 1915 is the will do for it. New Year greeting to the Cottage Grove taxpayer. Solution of the Mexican trouble is in sight. Three hundred sa Since General Scott has E>een sent to the front, Mexico is won loons will move across from “ dry” Arizona. dering where she’s heard that name before. The more people know about a Among Mexico’s principal exports now might E>e named pro good thing, the more popular it becomes. This has reference to j visional presidents. the Leader. “ What is the first thing that! Servia is the most uncrushed nation that history has yet pre usually gets broke about an auto sented us with. mobile?” asks a fellow who con -1 templates buying. We have ob- j served that it is usually the own Now is the time for bargains in Constantinople real estate. er. Salemites saw two ML Hood’s Notice of Road Meeting. Brown Estate Probated last Saturday a phantom moun tain just above the real Mt Hood. Notice is hereby given to the It being the “ day after” there is W. W. Brown has E>een ap pointed administrator of the es ■ voters of Mosby Creek road dis nothing strange about it. except that Salem is supposed to be a tate of Willis E. Brown. The trict that there will be a meeting “ dry” city and permeated b y ; personal property is said to be held at Ishmael’s place Saturday, sober, moral influences. valued at $34,000 and the real January 16. 1915, at 1:30 o’clock An exchange breaks out as fol property at $51,300. The ap p. m. for the purpose of electing lows: “ Early to bed and early! praisers of the estate are: Alex a road supervisor for said road to rise, cut the weeds and swat Martin. J. S. Magladry and L. O. district. the flies, mind your own business 1 H. B. Y ancey . and tell no lies, don’ t get gay and Beckwith. deceive your wives, pay youy J. F. S pray . Good 26 c t coffee only 19 cts. subscription, use enterprise, and r lb., at DesLanes Bros, dur- Oregon counties will Lie rep buy from the merchants who ad ng Removal sale. 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