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GREATEST PROBLEM IlCOTTAGE G ROVE
buy Glasses for
Y OU 10 can
cents or $10 and get
the same amount of materi
al in each pair. It takes pat
ience, skill and time to de
termine the proper Lens for
vour eyes. Do not make the
mistake of getting glasses
without first having your
eyes carefully examined.
I am equipped with mod
ern Instruments for examin
ing your eyes and studying
the glasses to meet your in
dividual requirements and I
guarantee satisfaction.
D. j. Scholl
Optometrist and Jeweler
P
ERSO N AL »
P IC K U P S K
Come one, come all, to
Band Concert and Ball
A t Armory Hall,
(Monday evening, Feb. 22,)
Sure to please you all.
Let us spray!
Soon be time to make early
garden.
Farmers have commenced their
spring plowing.
Don’t overlook the big new ad
of the “ Sample Store” today.
The Cottage Hotel was opened
to the public by Morgan & Co.
today.
The Boldon-McQueen company
have a liberal trading stampoffer.
See ad on last page.
Will furnish feed and good
care for gentle single driving
horse in return for its use. In
quire at this office.
One yearling 3-4 Holstein bull,
also one gentle pony for sale, or
trade for calves or sheep. Ap
ply to S. C. Veateh, or phone
2F13.
Who will draw the mammoth
candy heart at Cooley’s Confec
tionery and restaurant? One
ticket given with every 5 cent
purchase.
Fine Poultry For Sale—Six
French Houdan pullets and a fine
cockerel (Dr. Taylor, Hope, In
diana, Strain) only $1.00 each.
Inquire at the Leader office.
People living at a distance and
wishing Dental work done, can
save time by calling up phone
131-J. Office one block south of
the postoffice. Cottage Grove,
Oregon.
Curtis Veateh and P. A. Ma-
Gee were transacting business in
Eugene last week and looking
over some of the advertised bar
gains in teams in which Mr. Ma-
Gee was particularly interested.
Miss Nancy Whitsett is a guest
of Eugene relatives.
I. B. Huckins and family have
moved to Drain to reside.
Culver Bros have a new ad in
the Leader today. Read it.
W. P. Lockwood of Seattle,
spent Sunday with relatives here.
Hamilton Veateh is able to be
about again after a severe ill
ness.
Big team, harness and wagon
for sale. Inquire at the Flour
mill.
For sale - Milk cow and yearl
ing heifer calf. Inquire at City
Bakery.
Judge H. J. Shinn was tran
sacting business for some of his
clients at Eugene Monday.
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Mrs. J. P. Craham visited
Junction City and Eugene friends
a few days last week.
Mrs. 0. C. Johnson came up
from Portland and spent Sunday
on her ranch west o f this city.
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Mrs. Clara Roney of Goshen,
has been a guest o f her sister,
Mrs. C. M. Parker of this city.
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Mrs. Lucinda Ward was strick
en with paralysis in this city to
day, her left side being effected.
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Phone 128-R when you want your
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Not questioning your hon- *
esty or good intentions in I
the least, but we will, be- f
ginning Feb. 15, sell for— *
j CASH O N L Y J
clothes cleaned, pressed or mended
and they will be called fo r and deliver
ed prom ptly. Mrs. Henderson.
Mrs. J. W. Matlock o f Home-
roy, Washington was a guest of
Mrs. J. D. Stewart of this city
ast week.
James Hemenway went to
Salem Tuesday to look in upon
the legislator’s at the state house
a few days.
Martin Anderson was transact
ing business at the Metropolis the
first of the week. He came home
afflicted with the 8-cylinder auto
mobile fever.
H. H. Fiester o f the firm of
W. C. Johnson & Co. went to
Coburg Friday and remained a
guest at the home o f his son-in-
law, H. E. Allison over Sunday.
J. P. Graham arrived at this
place from Wanna Sunday to join
Mrs. Graham who has been here
for several days. They contem
plate moving out upon the Cates
ranch soon.
Dave Baker was down from
Dorena Saturday
transacting
business and favored the Leader
with a year’s subscription. He
thinks the license system for
keeping dogs would be the wisest
plan, then a rancher who really
has U9e for a dog would take out
license and keep a good dog,
while the cheap worthless canine
woulden’t be considered worth
the license fee.
Washington’* Birthday
Monday Evening Feb. 22, *15
BAND
Concert $ Dance
and will adhere strictly to
this policy.
Lowest Cash
prices consistent with qual
ity goods.
Free delivery
and prompt and courteous
treatment will be accord
. ed . to . all.
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Geo. Nolta is clearing up land
for Mr. Whipple.
Robt. and Victor Thomas re
turned from the 0. A. C. last
WE ARE LONG ON PRODUCTION,
Saturday.
SHORT ON DISTRIBUTION.,
H. J. Ritchey visited his par
ents at the Grove Friday, return
ing Monday.
By Peter Radford
le c t u r e r National F a rm e r»’ Un'on.
Mr. Montieth, of Pheasant
Creek, has bought a farm on Row
The economic distribution of farm
products I b today the world's greatest
River and moved over Sunday.
and the war, while It has
Mr. Skidmore and son, and problem
brought Its hardships, has clearly em
Bert Delaunay hauled out a boil phasized the importance of dtstribu -
er from the old Ritchey shingle tlon as a factor in American agricul
mill, last Saturday.
ture and promises to give the farm
Mrs. Ed .Addison, of Lorane, ers the co-operation of the govern
spent Monday at Anlauf, going ment and the business men the
on to Roseburg that evening to solution of their marketing problem.
This result will, in a measure, com
visit her mother.
pensate us for o .r war losses, for the
Mrs. B. N. Perini came down business Interests and government
from Cottage Grove Saturday for have been in the main assisting al
a visit with her husband at the most exclusively on the production
ranch. And returned Tuesday. side of agriculture While the depart
ment of agriculture has been dumping
Miss Burnett returned Satur tons of literature on the farmer lellln:\
day to her home at Cottage him how to produce, the farmer hat
Grove, after closing her meetings been dumping tons of products in ths
Friday. She will hold services nation's garbage can for want of «
market.
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once each month hereafter.
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The World Will Never Starve.
Additional Local.
Mrs. Dora Fields has returned
home from Prosser, Wash.
Three fine Black Minorca cock
erels for sale. See Thos. Allen.
W. P. Tucker was down from
Dorena “ shopping” Saturday.
Miss Dessie Harms is in Port
land this week attending the
spring millinery openings.
White Indian Runner ducks for
sale. Chas. L. Williams, Sagi
naw, Oregon.
Jess Darling of the Lorane
Orchard Company, was transact
ing business in this city Friday
and Saturday.
The three story Cooper brick
near the depot is being finished
up for a new hotel, the proprie
tor’s name not being announced.
Mr. Harold Hopper of this city,
has exchanged his barber shop
interests here with Fred Miller
of Yoncalla, and these gentlemen
have exchanged locations.
L. S. Hill has been elected
president of the Brown Lumber
Co., W. W. Brown, treasure.
The date for resuming operations
at the mill has not yet .been an
nounced.
Otto Michaels returned to this
city from Colorada Saturday to
look after business matters here.
He says 3 below was the coldest
weather experienced in his Colo
rado home this winter.
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J West Side Grocery J
Miss Marguerite Johnson at
tended the Metcalf-Lilly wedding
at Salem last Wednesday. Quite
natural that Mr. Metcalf should
choose a Lilly for a wife - he is a
florest.
There is a big paint mine in
Lynx Hollow 4 miles north of
Cottage Grove and 6 miles south
of Creswell. Why should the
paint factory be located at Cres-
well?
Jap. Ostrander returned home
last week from over a month’s
federal grand jury service at
Portland. Of course the boys at
the shop rendered a good account
of themselves upon the return of
the boss.
Our esteemed friend, Jack
Grant of the Sentinel, has been
ill and confined to his home this
week, necessitating Mr. Bede’s
return home from Salem, where
he has been holding a clerkship
in the legislature.
William Ostrander, a Cottage
Grove school boy has entered a
plan with a Portland company,
whereby he has purchased on
time a registered and innoculat-
ed-against-cholera hog, and ex
pects to pay for the animal after
he raises one crop of pigs.
“ Business is picxing up all
over the Willamette valley and
everything is looking better,”
said W. H. Jenkins, traveling
passenger agent for the South
ern Pacific who visited Cottage
Grove recently. “ We are carry
ing more people on our trains”
he continued, “ and I expect to
see the San Francisco fair traffic
commence shortly. The lower
rates will go into effect next
week on February 15, and the
easier rates will go into effect on
March 1.”
Yoncalla vs Cottage Grove
The basket ball games between
the boys and girls high school
teams of Yoncalla and Cottage
Grove last Friday were hotely
contested at this place, consider
able dissatisfaction arising over
some decisions in the girls game,
which resulted 8 to 10 in favor
of Yoncalla. The boys game was
too one sided to be interesting
the score being 81 to 10 in favor
of Cottage Grove. An interest
ing game is promised with Oak
land this Friday evening in the
Armory with a girls preliminary
game.
Grand Jury Called for Feb. 15.
The February term o f circuit
court which will have several
criminal cases before it at Eu
gene will meet Feb. 23, but the
grand jury has been called to
meet Feb. 15. Those members
drawn from south Lane are: Ben
Pitcher, Disston; A. I^and, Do
rena; Walter Garoutte, Coast
Fork; L. F. Orpurd, Almond
Hemenway, Cottage Grove and
Fletcher England, Walker.
BORN.
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Feb. 6,
1915, to the wife of Rev. How
ard M. Fagan, an 8 pound
daughter. Rev. Fagan invites
his Cottage Grove friends to
“ call and see a real baby.”
agan
DIED.
Gilbert Glen, the little 11
months old son of Mr. and Mrs.
John W. Clark, at the family
home on Chestnut street, Mon
day Feb. 8, 1915, of pneumonia
complications. Funeral services
were conducted this Wednesday
from the Mills Chapel by Rev.
H. N. Aldrich, interment in the
Masonic cemetery.
At no time since Adam and
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W I L L O P E N F O R B U S IN E S S
¡Friday, February 12th,
IN T H E N E W V E A T C H BRICK
V E R Y thing in our store for Less Money. Com
parison is all we ask. This is one, of a Chain
of 19 Busy Stores, operating in Idaho, Washing
ton and Oregon. Buying for cash and selling for
cash in our 19 Stores enables us to make low
prices.
Not “a special,” not a sale, net a higher price
tomorrow, but L O W PR IC E S to the people of
Lane County 365 days in the year.
Come, come, come and save money.
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were driven from the Garden o f Eden
have the inhabitants of this world
suffered from lack of production, but
some people have gone hungry from
the day of creation to this good hour
for the li*ck of proper distribution.
Slight variations in production have
forced a change in diet and one local
ity has felt the pinch of want, while
another surfeited, but the world as a
whole has ever been a land of plenty.
W e now have less than one-tenth of
the tillable land of the earth's surface
S o c ie ty ' JVoJes
under cultivation, and we not only
have this surplus area to draw on but
It is safe to estimate that in case of
A quiet and unostentatious
dire necessity one-half the earth’s
wedding
was solemnized at the
population could at the present time
knock their living out of the trees home of Col. and Mrs. B. K.
of the forest, gather It from wild
Lawson at Salem, last Wednes
vines and draw It from streams. No
day
morning, Feb. 3, 1915, when
one should become alarmed; the
world will never starve.
Capt. Harry K. Metcalf of Cot
The consumer has always feared tage Grove led to the bridal alter
that the producer would not supply
him and his fright has found expres Miss Grace Lilly, sister of Mrs.
Elkins,
sion on the statute books of our statea Lawson, Rev. W. A.
and nations and the farmer has been Chaplain of the Coast Artillery
urged to produce recklessly and with
out reference to a market, and regard- | Corps, officiating, only a few in
less o f the demands of the consumer. timate friends of the families be
BREIER & PETERSEN
V,
Back to the Soil.
The city people have been urging
each other to move back to the farm,
but very few o f them have moved.
We welcome our city cousins back to
the soil and this earth's surface con
tains 16,092,160,000 Idle acres of till
able land where they can make a
living by tickling the earth with a
forked stick, but we do not need them
so far as increasing production Is con
cerned; we now have all the producers
we can use. The city man has very
erroneous ideas of agricultural condi
tions. The commonly accepted theory
that we are short on production Is all
wrong. Our annual Increase In pro
duction far exceeds that o f our In
crease In population.
The World as a Farm.
Taking the world as one big farm,
we find two billion acres of land In
cultivation. Of this amount there Is
approximately 750,000,00ft acres on the
western and 1,260,000.000 acres on the
eastern hemisphere. In cultivation.
This estimate, of course, does not In
clude grazing lands, forests, etc.,
where large quantities o f meat are
produced.
The world's annual crop approxi
mates fifteen billion bushels of ce
reals, thirteen billion pounds of fibre
and sixty-five million tons o f meat.
The average annual world crop for
the past five years, compared with the
previous tlve years, is as follows:
A. W, SWANSON,
ing present. A fter a dainty
wedding breakfast was served at
the Lawson home Mr. and Mrs.
Metcalf took an electric car for
Portland to spend a few days.
They returned to their Cottage
Grove home Tuesday, on the
evening o f which day Sixth Co.
of which Mr. Metcalf was form
erly captain, marched out to the
Metcalf home and fired a salute
in honor o f the bride and groom.
Capt Metcalf has long been
prominent in Cottage Grove bus
iness and military circles, being
still interested in the grocery
business here and the Sunnyside
Greenhouses. The bride former
ly resided here and is a highly
esteemed and accompl i s h e d
young lady. The leader joins
with many friends in extending
congratulations and best wishes.
The Euterpian club was royally
entertained at the home of Mrs.
Chas. Adams last Friday evening
and the following entertaining
program was rendered:
Piano trio_________ Alpine Bells
Mrs. Kerr, Misses Holderman
Past H alf
Prevtoua Half
and Silsby.
Crops—
Decade.
Decade.
The Goddess of Music
Corn (Bu.) 3.934.174.000 3.403 655.000 Reading
Mrs. Nichols.
W heat(Bu.) 3.522.769.000 3,257..',26.000
Oats (Bu.) 4,120.017,000 3,508 715 000 Inst Solo... .Woodland Fancies
Cotton(Bales) 19.863,800
17.541.200
Miss Ruth Stewart.
The world shows an average In Vocal Solo ____ Dearest I Bring
You Daffodils _____________
crease In cereal production of 13 per
Miss Veta Holderman.
cent during the past decade, compared
with the previous five years, while the Impromptu...................... Lache
world's population shows an Increase '
Mrs. R. E. Greswold.
of only three per cent.
Music and M entality.__________
The gain In production far exceeds
Rev. MacLeod..
that o f our Increase In population, and Comet and Trombone D u e t___
It Is safe to estimate that the farmer
Messrs. Scovell and Veateh.
can easily Increase production 25 per
A
fter the program dainty re
cent if a remunerative market can be
found for the products.
In textile freshments were served.
fibres the world shows an Increase
during the past half decade In produc
lion o f 15 per cent against a popula
tion Increase of three per cent.
The people o f this nation should
address themselves to the subject of
Improved facilities for distribution.
Over production and crop mortgage
force the farmers Into ruinous eoro
petition with each other. The remedy
Ilea In organization and In eo-opera-
Uon In marketing
Miss Laura Smith entertained
her Sunday School class of the
M. E. church at the home o f Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Purvance last
Friday evening.
Games were
played and dainty refreshments
were served. The guests were:
Bessie Simeral, Hildred Hall. Ed
I na Johnson, Marie Jones, Rita
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Ridings, Tracy Lizar, Hazel
Spray, Ruth Stewart, Anna
Sharp, Nellie Boeeman.
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a n a g e r
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The Woman's Missionery soci
Gl]qi<cl| ScrV’iccs
ety of the Christian church met
with Mrs. A. L. Zacharias last
Thursday afternoon. The sub
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
ject “ Mexico” was treated in a
H orace N. A ldrich , Pastor.
most interesting manner, and
B ell M. M enzies , Deaconess.
the 29 ladies present enjoyed a
delightful afternoon. During the
Every Sunday, 9:45 a. m. Sun
social hour a Mexican luncheon day School, S. L. Mackin, Super
was served consisting of chile- intendent. Graded lessons and
con-carne, wafers and coffee.
classes for all ages. Separate class
Efficient teachers. A
The three “ D” supper, doc rooms.
tors, dentists and druggists last ten piece orchestra leads the song
Saturday at the Christian church service. Mrs. Maude Wright Su
dining rooms was a very pleasant perintendent of the Primary De
occasion. The table decorations partment. Service, with Sermon
were very pretty and the favors 11 a. m. and 7-30 p. m.
Junior Epworth 3 p. m. Mrs.
at each plate appropriate. The
black-board cartoon broug h t Helen Aldrich, Superintendent,
Epworth League 6:30 p. m.
much amusing comment and af
ter lingering long over the last Dr. Richard McCargar, Presi
course of cake and frozen custard dent,
Chapter No. 2 6:30 p. m. Fred
the guests departed happily dis
cussing the affair and each car eric Aldrich, President.
rying trophies of the day. This
Morning theme, “ The Sower.”
series of suppers will close next
Evening subject, “ Things Es
Saturday evening.
sential.”
Epworth League topic, “ The
Prof. A. L. Zacharias’ Sunday Challenge of the
Changing
School class of young boys enter East.” Leaders, Chapter No. 1
tained the young girls o f Mrs. Mrs. N. E. Compton, Chapter
Ragsdale’s class and a number No. 2 Wade LeRoy.
of additional guests in the Christ
ian church parlors Friday even
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
ing. Games and a general goojj
I). A. M ac L eod
time was enjoyed and refresh
ments of ice cream, cake and or
Bible School at 10 a. m.,
ange ade was served.
morning worship at 11. Junior
Miss Russ and Miss Currin Christian Endeavor at 3. Even
served a dainty dinner to the ing worship at 7:30 p. m.
school faculty and visiting teach
Service 11 a. m. Subject, “ Joy
ers and students of the Yoncalla and Sacrifice.”
schools in the domestic science
Service 7:30 p. m. Lecture,
department at the high school “ Lincoln.”
Friday evening before the basket
ball games.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
T. B. M c D onald , Minister
The Moose ball last Saturday
evening at the Moose home was
largely attended. Good music
Friday evening, choir practice.
and a good time generally was
Sunday, Bible school at 9:45 a.
reported. The members of this m. Preaching at 11 a. m. and
popular order certainly excell as 7:30 p. m.
entertainers.
C. E. 6:30 p. m. Prayer meet
Don’ t forget the band concert ing Thursday at 7:30 p. m.
Teachers meeting Tuesday 7:30
and dance Washington’s birthday
Monday evening, Feb. 22, at the p. m. Ladies Aid meeting each
Armory, Benefit Cottage Grove Wednesday afternoon.
band.
Subject for Sunday morning:
“
The
Prayer Life of the Church.”
The Epworth league chapter
Evening: “ The Power o f
No. 2 enjoyed a “ District School”
party in the dining room of the Thought.”
M. E. chucrh Tuesday evening.
Mrs. C. II. VanDenburg and
BAPTIST CHURCH
Miss VanDenburg have invita
E. G. O. G r o a t , Pastor.
tions out lor a series o f parties,
Sunday School 10 a. m. New
today and Friday afternoon.
class organized for young people,
Mrs. Beaver teacher.
Preaching Sunday, 11a. m.
Mrs. Leon DesLarzes
S oloist and Teacher
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
Pupil <>f the celeb rated Freder
ick YV. Root, of ( hit .«go, will ac
cept a limited mtml>er of pupils
for sprcial work in vocal At tidies
and voice placement Terms rea
sonable. KfMidence phone 123L
Prayer meeting on Wednesday
evening at 7:30.
Young Peoples Missionary Vol
unteer Society, Friday evening
at 7:30.
Sabbath School each Sabbath
at 1:30 p. m. Services following.
Cottage Grove,
Oregon