X a n c Count? le a d e r
which we Is-lieve will work an in­
Compliments of the Press.
COTTAGE GROVE. - • OREGON. jury to them.
• A little tl.itte*ry now ana ttiru u rvh>b< <! by
When we purchased the L eader tiitr
wt**»t luen.'*
: : IM HUHIIKI) KYKKY UtlRAV
and
moved
to
Lane
county
we
V . « I "N n ! i;. Riiitut and Pr<»prktfor
W. C. Conner, formerly editor of
came to m a k e it our Lome.
We the Roseburg
l ’laindealer, has
£ut'»re«l at the C’otta^i* Grove po*
are a permanent fixture here; we bought the Cottage Grove L ender
office as savori<l-class matter.
like the people ; we like the eoun and will soou take charge. Conner
t •
==S=3
try ; we like Cottage (¡rove, and care is a rustling journalist.—Junction
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nothing for the criticisms o f those Times.
O s t Y eah
$1.50
who by nature are o f a fault find
S ix M o n t h s
.7 5
It is announced that the L eader
T h ree M onth s
.5 0
ing and o f a jealous disposition.
has changed hands, Mr AA’oolev re­
If p aid in ¡ulvauo« b u t If not no paid a
Our columns arc too valuable to
g u lfo r iu rat«* o f l t . N p e r year w ill be »■lu rk e d .
tiring and W. C. Conner, of Rose-
\d v e r tU in a rule» n u d e kn-»v%n upon ap p li
waste in controversy and we hope
cation.
burg,
take charge on or about
we will not be compelled to engage
March 1st, Air Conner is well known
1 a I D A T M A R C H 13, IM S in any childish gibberish.
here, this having been Lie former
We think Cottage Grove has an
borne. Ho is a good newspaper man
BACK TO THE OLO HOME
exceedingly bright future and with
Nothing startling about that fact, as any
and no doubt will give the patrons
its
yaried
and
valuable
natural
re­
merchant would tell you if you should us);
T o D irect the D ts tin i« - o f Mie Paper on W hich
of the L eader a good, wideawake
sources— its rich mines, extensive
him, but in this particular case Ave are go­
we te a m e d the P rin ter's Trade.
newspaper— Bohemia Nugget.
forest# and fertile farms,— its com­
ing to concede something in order to make
W. C. Conner baa disposed of bis
It seem# somewhat a queer co­ manding location, is destined to
you a customer, if you are not already trad­
incident that alter ten year# ab­ become a thriving commercial city interest in the Roseburg l ’laindealer
ing with us. W e understand that everyone
sence we should return to the and one of the most important to bis partner. H. H. Brookes. Mr
desires to make the dollars go as far as pos­
pleasant scenes and happy haunts points in Western Oregon, at no Conner is one of the best newspaper
sible, and we intend to meet you half-way
men in the state, and during the
o f our boyhood days and assume far distant date.
on this kind of a basis by givingyou asgoojl
time be has been connected with
the management and ownership of
We will state in conclusion that
or better values than you have ever secured
the newspaper on which we learned it will be a source of great pleasure the Plaindealer has built it up to
before. This includes all o f our present
the printer’s trade and was instru­ to meet our many old time friends one of the best country papers in
stock ¡is well as the elegant new spring and
Oregon.
It
is
reported
that
he
mental in establishing nearly fif­ at our office or home and renew
and
summer goods which will be on the
teen years ago. It will lie remem­ old acquaintanceship, while those will go into the newspaper business
shelves
and ready for display soon. B©
bered by the old residents and pio­ who have cast their lot in this city at Cottage Grove.— Myrtle Point
sure to come in and look over the stock
Enterprise.
neers of this city and surrounding in later years we will also be glad
In severing our business con­
country that about fifteen years to meet and extend the same cor­
with AV.
C. Conner
ago we became associated with F. dial welcome. Soliciting a liberal nections
so with
great reluc­
AV. Chausse, now of the (¡rants share o f public patronage in the we do
I ’ass Observer, in the publication way of advertising, subscriptions tance as we have fouud him to
be in every way a thorough-going
o f the L ead er , which was founded and job printing, we are,
business man and Christian gentle­
and at that time issued upstairs in
Respectfully yours,
man AVe learn that he intends to |
the building near the depot now
W. C. C onner .
enter into the newspaper business
occupied b y Schley’s grocery
The Lane County L e a d e r - -plain I at Cottage Grove and the l ’iain-
store.
About two years there­
after the paper was purchased by ontspokeu. fearless and well liked. ! dealer bespeaks for him a g o o d !
Subscribe non !
j patronage and the good will of the
K- i ‘. Thorp, now deceased, who
! dnest little harbors on the Pacific |
, citizens of lhat community, for he is
Do.vitil want so m e lint’
consolidated the Pruin Echo with
; coast with Gardiuer as the Port. AA e
A
revised
version
of
an
old
motto
I
„
tirat
class
newspaper
and
business
all wool iin d el’Avt’ar,
the L eader and gave the paper
North Douglas Citizen Takes do rot advocate this proposition
i fmm
from nnr
any aoltïuh
selfish motive
-------- whatever,
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lv f r u la r S1.2Ó t o ,^1.75 1
the rather cumbersome hyphenat­ is: "Be sure you are right, aud man.— Roseburg Plaindealer.
Practical View of
I Kl|itol. w C. Conner of
hut for the good of our people aud
gltioils
at
ed title of “ Cottage Grove Echo- then sit down and think it over."
th e
the country generally. It is a mat­
County Division.
Leader."
The writer remained
Friday and the 13th. A hard Plaindealer has disposed of bis
ter which general natural conditions
with Mr. Thorp in the capacity of combination of dates for the first interests in that paper to his partner
(..msTocK, ore ., March to, tats. ! "ill force to a definite conclusion
associate editor for about three issue o f the lame County L eader .
H. H. Brookes. AVe understand
1 sooner or later, and why not the
L d . tor L eade « — T desire, with
nt generation get some benefit
years when a partnership was
that the Cottage Grove L eader has
your
consent,
to
present
a
little
/rom tbe ¡mprov8d condition this
Peary
says
that
for
$150,000
he
formed and soon thereafter the
Ladies UHM til suits,
changed hands and believe that Air matter through the columns of your ; wovement if brought to a successful
Enterprise was established at Rid­ will try again to get to the North Couuer is the new proprietor. If valuable paper, which 1 thmk will conclusion would bring about?
ju st till’ w eight, at tin*
dle, Oiegon, and conducted by the Pole. So would many another man. this is the case Cottage Grove can meet the approval of every taxpayer
Now is tbe tlnje for CODCerted ac-
suit
. out i Lane and tion on the part of all the people who
partnership, jointly with the L ead ­
justly congratulate itself on haviug aii, < ' izeu °
er .
The first issue o f the Enter­ ( AVbat has become of the old one the best newspaper men in North Douglas counties. It has been would be benefited by the concern
demonstrated tune and ngam that trhtion of tbe interest of this section
prise appeared June 10, 1893. and fashioned father who took a whip Oregon, as well as another truly W b u r g and Eugene have little ,,f tbe couut
under a common
and
held
heart
to
heart
talks
with
temained under the personal man-
honorable and public spirited citizen interest m common with
those countv government. Two years
Al l solid leather shoes
his son out in the bnrn?
of the countv bordering on i,„
J
..
,
..
J
igeinent o f the writer at Riddle
within its limits. Mr Conner was sections
..
,
,
.
y " | hence will be time for action,
li pairs for $ 1 . 0 0
the
division
hue
of
the
respective
lud Myrtle I’ oint for six years,
Air Rockefeller lives on crackers the power behind the pen that counties—Douglas and Lane. Aud
Respefltfully
Kubber l.tAtnU—overalls, a good supply
when tour years ago we severed and milk. He is worth $300,000,- brought the Pluindealer out of the
at less than the other store
o n the other hand we o f North
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our relations with that paper to 000 and has no stomach. The man lurch, and we heartily wish for him j Douglas have no common interests
I Ilf* N est S h o o s ■ -
'; - - s
I ,ll| -l - l . ' v j
Our Fine New Printing Plant.
You pay ft»r these pwds f2 to ifrt.SO
purchase and conduct the Rose- with a good stomach aud little the success he so deserves no with Oakland, Roseburg or the
county.
burg Semi-Weekly l'laindealer, the money is better off.
t ’losiiiT out a lot i
matter where he may see fit to cast South eud of Dojglas
p -
— - - y [ The L eader now has one of the j
mens pants at
publication of which paper proved
Roseburg
is
far
more
interested
¡u | most modern and finely equipped
his lot iu the future.— Gardiner
the development of the Coos Bay printing plants in Lane countv. It
the most profitable and successful
I f cold contracts, why is it that Gazette.
country and the establishment of | compriges a 4100 pound ' Hoe ‘
o f our fourteen years o f newspaper one wiil make a fellow’s head feel
AA'. C. Connor formerly, editor of transportation facilities between tbe ¡cylinder power news press, capacity
work.
ns big as a house, is' the question the Roseburg
Plaindealer,
his two points than she is in the develop-. p'goo papers an hour; an 1800 pound
I’ pon the death ot Kditor Thorp foremost in the minds of a good bought the Cottage (¡rove L eade ment of the coast harbor town of I Chandler 4 p rice power job press; i
in February, 1897, the L eader and many of our people just now.
tt< her own county- Gardiner the com- | a 900 pounj chandler A Price paper
w orth from -^2 to Slk-'tli
and wi.l soon take charge. AV. C. mandmg little seaport at the mouth outter; a Success automatic stapler
plant was purchased by L. F.
is
a
live
journalist.—
Daily
Eugern*
of
the
l
tnp<iua
river.
Iu
this
cou-
or
pamphlet
biudiug
machine;
Gold-
A Kansas Judge has decided that
AVooley. who has very ably con­
Register.
j ■ ^ « ■ . practically the same may be ing brass rule
,ea(, cutter, anJ j
ducted the paper since that time, the Bible uiav be read in the public
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saul
"
f
KaK*“
e-
J
ur
‘
he.
Uohe;
over
one
hundred
cases
of the latest
and whom we now succeed as edi­ schools, also that theaters may do
Governor Chamberlain hna issued
mine8*
>u.tte’ lf .u e . a u
face« of advertising and job printing |
tor and proprietor of this paper. business on Sundays. Evidently a w rit ordering that a special elec
O u tlie
faci lhat
" 0t in<>1" dln*
‘ -VPe for '
,
. ,
ever, an indisputable fact that poster printing, All of our presses
Air. AVooley it appears, has been he expects to run for office again.
tion be held Monday, June 1. for South Lane and North Douglas lmv. are 0p‘.raU.d bv a 13 inch l ’eltou
Next Door to Benson’s Drug Store
urcorded a lil-eral share o f the , „,,„>0,000 sp€nt on tbe mouth of the purpose of electing a congress- common interests and are so located water motor. Call aud see' our
patronage of the w.de-awake, en- the Co||]mhu wi„ ^ onp of the man to fill the vacancy caused by j geographically that there should be piant and gen<j ¡u vour or,iorg for j
made . ,or
for the
terprising husmess ami profession- m08,
„ire ,UnUl jobs on re the death of Thomas H. Tongue.!
Dja',e
l!,e con -, all kinds of printing. AVe can
.
,
, “
solidation of interests under the I
,,1 men o f the town a patronage we ^
bu|
^ wofth „ to tbe The writ will , be ,,nnted
Subscribe for the L eader ami get
and for- | Jirecfi( n of a aistiDCtive couutv ! please patrons,
hope the piqier will continue t o 1
all tbe local, state ami general news.
warded to the several sheriffs in a organization.
merit. AA'e have few promises to whole body of the Northwest— Ex. day or two. Tlie republican con-1 Take the extensive lumbering,
make in assuming the niannge-
gressional committee will be called ' wo°J- l'R'Dg aD‘l mining interests of
Those Oregon towns which were together, the democrats having n„ the country borderiug ou the divis-
ment of the L eader , other than it
shall la1 our earnest endeavor to slow ... getting the.r imm.grat.on congress.oual committee in tins dis- ,ies The development of these
give the town and South Lane j literature into the hinds of the j trict will act through the -vtate C’e u -1 extensive interests are constantly
County a live, newsy and progrès i Harriman Immigration Bureau may tral committeemen and both par hampered and delayed for want of
sire newspaper.
The political now have the unpleasant experience ties will fix dates for holding con- concerted action ou the part of th.
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principles of the writer are firmly of seciug the homeseekers passing I gressional conventions, and then 1 two resl'e< t‘ ' e county boards iu
W E
W
A N T
Y O U R T R A D E
1903
WANT A NEW COUNTY :t-ud! ^ 1 beùblutotoake 1 RDepof -H
75c
25c
$1.90
Gilìeri!& felci
J
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tixod and generally known, having
never been conn,vied with other
ban a Republican newspaper, but
ve will refrain from making u rad-
eal partisan organ ot the L eader ,
¿referring to devote its column#
more to the advancement and up­
building of tbe town and tributary
country by exploiting the great
undeveloped resources of this fav­
ored section of our grand old One*
by to other towns whose advantages each county committee will fix dates much Deede<1 improVe,ne0 ts. I„ pBr.
\ were made known to them before for urimaries and county eonven- tieular is the incouveuience of two
they left the east
lions for (he purpose of selectiug separate county governments notic-,
delegates to the congressional con- able in the development
and
Help a ,k.g out of a ditch and no ventioD1I When the congressional ‘ r»""* c‘ ><>u of the business, legal,!
matter what kind of a dog he is, a conve>Uola have named the., can
~ ‘
town dog a country dog. educated
tLe nominiltioIJ, will
i
g stnet, and no one
or illiterate, aristocratic or plebian. j
can gainsay that this promising
the secretary of state,!
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dictrict,
should not be locat
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he will wag his tail to paralysis and
" w .. e . ......
had a
exhaust every drop, o f blood in his and that officer will certify the nom-j ^d in one county. If
iuations to the countv clerks, who set>arate county organized from
veins at your command. Help a ; , _.;i|
. „V
T, ___ South Line and North Dougins we
_
man out o l a ditch and what follows '
1 1
.
8*’"-
depends verv much on his br^ d . V ^ 0“
^
However, w : leserve the right to
^
I#» iliiys prior to the electi "
The more wc
we w^e of oome men the !
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«li cuss political as wyll as current better we lik$
It is now Senator Fulton
is: ir# from our own particular
that
the title means.
Mr.
Vit " i*>l nt.
•ordine to all others
AVhile Cottage Grove ha tveen
sun
t
nakini
v e rv
satisfactory and was «worn in at Washington
day nnd is now a member
t
nk ine and ex]
rll> 111 past few i
special
session.
me nt wh ich wo <
>d reasons to
\V « Its
-nt year will
J h
e town bas te
say of itnpr
n.l
' couM more thoroughly and practi
^
imprOT*
r° aJ*
new
roads and bridges and materially I
hasten the development of tin
iu all wonderful resources of this faiortd
F ulton s e c tio n , which n< w being on tl
b o n ie r
of
the two Crunt.es
Thurs-
shamefully neglec led. The exp nse
of the
I*
of this se,
I tx
er than tbey
. at present in
ping up tlie
the
IXDf l
. Me
AV,
abouta whi t „ if they
* j varili .aka ( ottage Gr,
EOR PRICES ON
FRESH
n
1
is '• n in n ilo
• rt’siilt-
pit.
nbuuc. I* apqua river and we would
m
i
o
sl‘l(‘ndi(l
fo r. . .
i l l J a n u a r y avi * s o l d r itr lit p in H ot *
a n d m ir a iis .
In K t* b r u a r v f<> >• *•
• > u r
.1
• O I d
11 ] i
an< is.
i v a st
PR,
A
OMING UP.
The Richardson Music House
2 i
J
■ in
“The Richardson House”
e and Han
seburg, AA",
r and Cole*
ishment of i
r larger nil more im 'oitaht city than
iust that it is today.
I the papier l
g r o c e r ie s
Cvtiaçe Grave
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