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About Lane County leader. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Or.) 1903-1905 | View Entire Issue (March 20, 1903)
OK LS W K l.I. N lo w .S NO T KH. IM M IG R A N T S A R R I V I N G TO IN V O K E R E F E R E N D U M .1 IFf you Want Something IKlicc G l r a u r d b y T l i c U a i l c r '» K p ociitl O v e r . 3 0 0 C'orr<*|M>ii<teiit. Mis# Mxiuic- Scott is DOW teaching •t Saginaw. Mis. Junes SLaub «ill leave for a visit with iriei ds in California this Week. \\ q , Buoy w ho sold his farm « i l l move to Hills Creek in a tew days. The Woodmen of the World ini tiated 13 new members Saturday might. Prof, l ’arkei's son, Master Joe, is confined to the bouse with scar let ina. Leslie Franklin is sie-k with mea sles at the residmee of his grand parents. It. O. Stevenson, representing the- J J. Case Mfg. Co., visited Creswell Monday. ■ W. C. Jackson, the genial repre- aeritative for M a»u D , Kin man i i Co., was in town Saturday. Ii. 1). Scarbrough left Creswell Saturday night for a short sojourn ill SoutLern California. Geo, Smith has bought out Wm. Miller’s butcher business and bas •pened up a shop at the old stand. The basket social which was to have be en held tbe 21st bas been postponed on account of the scar let inn. People D a ily arc M in ing M en P rotest A gainst Corning In to T ills S tate. Law T a x in g C o r p o r a t i o n s . PoamiaD, March 17.— The trend B akes C ity , March 17.— The tuiu- in the Eastern States is toward the Í in g men of Eastern Oregou lia v e Pacific. Over 300 people daily are decided to invoke the referendum coming to Oregon. They are good against the Eddy bill, which was people thrifty, people— the beat enacted by the last legislature. The people on earth. ! law, which it is the purpose to re As the spring opens tbe numlwn peal, imposes a tax on all corpora of aetlera and bomeaeekera will grow tions doiug business in this state, in even more. You see many new proportion to the amount of tbe faces already. capital stock. Tbe mining men iu- j Thia month, on March 17, the sist that it will retard the growth homeseekerB’ excursions will begin. aud the progress of the mining They will leave Chicago twice a industry iu this state. Petitions art month. Tbe emigration westward | now iu course of preparation to be will be very great. Most of tbe circulated for signatures. It will I newcomers are farmers, who bring require over 4000 intuits in order to i with them sufficient means to let the referendum machiuery in purchase farms tmd establish them motion, but tbe mining men insist selves iu comfort. Many of them that they can secure tbe neoessan come to view the country and to j number of names and more, that carry buck reports to their friends they can repeal the law. This will and neighbors. Verv frequently be the first time in the history of the they are sent out here by associa- United States that the referendum tions o f intending settlers. j has ever been invoked, although aev DIED. Mr. W’esterluud, the Harrimau eral states Lave adopted constitution agent, said tbat of tbe 120 who al amendments providing for the in TUItl’ IN At Ills home near this city, 1 oarn6 with bun, tbe mujority would itiative and referendum. March l l. pm3. J. T. Turpin, an old esteemed pioneer oT this vicinity, locate permanent homes in Oregon aged about -2 years. A traveling medicine company Moat of them come to the Willaui- Hi- death resulted from a eonrpli- has been entertaining the people of , cation of the socalled smallpox and ett Valley. Mr Westerlund saul tbat the this community at the opera house a general breaking down. He Harriman Immigration Bureau was evenings during the past week. ! leaves many relatives and friends to i distributing in the East 3000 pamph They give a minstrel entertainment mourn their great loss. lets on Oregon every day. This and intersperse the program with Saturday was pay day at the tie j work was undeniably bringing talks on the virtues of their medi preserving plant above town, whieh lias a big payrole and a good many of cines— Geyser Spriugs mineral wa highly satisfactory results. the hoys oarne to town to square up ter, a catarrh cure, liniment and accounts und put iu supplies. N ew O regon T ax Law. soap.- I »FAT II O ft MUX r n AVith t,le patent Sl)oe La^e Pocket. It is a Classic She«, Artistic and comfortably McKays, Turns and Welts, at ------$2.7 and $.(X) & V B A T C H LIE OLD RELIABLE DRUG STORE J. P. CUR R IN , Proprietor, Prescriptions carefully compounded arid we alway s keep ou hand Ihe Purest Drugs. Paints. Oils and Varnishes Our line of Books. Stationery. W fill Paper and Notions are not surpassed in Quality r>r Qnantity in the city. Prices are riarht. Don't fail to here the musical and elocutionary entertainment at Mar tin’s Hall this Friday evening. Ad mission 25 and 15 cents. CITY The sale of the Hawkins residence property in West Cottage Grove was effected through the Phillips & Wheeler real estate agency Wednes day, to a Mr. Brown, late of Wiscon sin'. The consideration is stated at MARKET Bartels & Veatch, Props. $700. 000000-0c Choicest Meats, Hams, Bacon and Lard always on hand. And in fact everything usualy kept in a first- class market. W a l l Paper New St o c K J u s t Received Latest Styles a 11 < 1 finest selection ever brought t o Cottage Grove ....................... Fine New Rockers Come and see Them Martin ® Gowdy Furniture-Undertakers 600000 00 000 00 000 00 000 0 00 $ C a lif o r n ia S w e e t IV a s i t u s I R K (Successor to W e have just received our sup ply of Sweet Pea Seeds furnished for free distribution by Rieger, the California Perfumer, manufacturer o f that famous perfume WILL BUY n,.ilf f 'H y * i , !*,'ll*j,IH)f V l**»t s.H la-1 package Breakfast Package Buckwheat H ..iir-| eau Bakll.u IVm iler- I J 1,*l,;, >'1« - ' '»"tic Pepper Sauce-1 botile Kv .. i f : ' , “* " 1'' lllk~ ' * ¡P'1 1 Penen. All full size and mil weight P A L O A L T O PINK. Tha P e rfu m e That CONFECTIONS and TOBACCO L a s ti Now ii the time to plant Sweet Peas, so come and get them free, with complete instructions for planting, growth and care. Schley) I m > x containing the taUnniiiK articles I EM M . If you wnut to see som ething nice ask to see the Peduiis Shoe, with Mrs Jas. shields, whose maiden name was patent shoe lace pocket. A classic Next Sunday morning the pastor Ki/.iah Johnston was born in tbe state of of the MetLodist Episcopal church shoo, artistic and com fortable. M c Indiana Jan. I. 1843, and died at the home of Kay’s turns and welts at *2.75 and her late husband's neioe. Mrs J. C. Porter in will have the following for his #3.1)0 at Lewis & V eateh’s. Cottage Grove, Ore., March 14. lix subject: “ The Money (Question in She left Indiana at au early age and went Church.” The Benefit of Change. to Kansas where she resided up to the time '.in* Evening subject: “The History of We are like house plants: We came to this place iu 18 8 2 , she was married 1*74 MoMtodisia," tin first of a series of need a change of soil now and (hen first to W m. A. Lewis, in Kansas. Sept.. •ennoiis on Methodism. A five to be replanted. New scenes, new who died Oct 8, 1871*. she arrived at this place and was married soon thereafter to Ja>. P. minute preltidt to the sermoa will experiences, new surrouudinga— a Shields Aug 14, tss.. ami resided for a number be given, subject: “ttnui© reasons change o f climate, diy air instead o f years on Mr Shield’** Mushy creek farm. On for having a new city hall” of moisture, sunshine in place of .July Its 11*01. Mr Shields died and Ins w ife took 'Tlie cuoir will furnish special cloud. This is sometimes essential up her home with his ueiee. "lie had m> music, one nun,her living a cornet to health. There is conditions near children, but the shield ' home was always made a refuge for the or}*haued. Mrs Shields aolo by Chas Cochran. nt hand tbat are better than Europe having raised a uuniber of children who had can offer. Take a month or two in I tec 11 rendered homeless, she was a km-i. 1’reselling services will be held at California. Plant youiself for a time gentle, noble Christian lady and wa* loved in all who knew her. (he Christian ehurch Sunday morn where there are no irritations, where The funeral services were held at tin* ( . 1 *. ing and evening subject, 11 a. tu. the hotel is beyond criticism, the church iu this city Monday, March io, R, \ “ Four l ’ hase of the Christian Life” landscape pleasing, and where warm Walden preaching the funeral sermon. The subject 7:3(1 p m “The great sunny weather invites to walks aud remains were tenderly laid to rest in the Shields east of tills eltyln the pnsem-i of . drives. Pure aud dry air, and the cemetery W edding” large number of sorrowing relatives and friend* Other servi at th ' al hours. ineleased electric infiuencea of sun shine are vastly helpful. The puplic is rdisll IV 11 11 ted. P L E A S A N T L Y M KI »: 1*4 1». V 1 K Bn UN,, ivo. You can make this trip at very ! little expense, and enjoy a ride over 1 M n , J. t*. Medley p ont a plea san Beert Hait, i g In the the see me Siskiyou »Dil SbAsta 1 fully ciirried 1 bastomil Attorney J. : Mustek in in I over a mountains, which, nt thin time of In till*« <•it) Monday e 40 foot « mh.u • raveling (he year with their show covered Mr MedKey's btrthdi on »m w »line t'llt'-lluV ! I' ph I h , a rc iniNurpM*.* h I for their number of relative* ihe fan dly were invi ami W.l.« »frinì Or. JolC gra n deu r. «vetting Mr Medley w a s atlliiiuutiei For complete mforti ¡Ation regard i - gueftf* V (dinne I arrived ami on red Is I ii. / ratm. point'« of inti ie«t, and do 1 evening the surpris fia t Hart, will l-ubtful bote I* iu l al rn iu. address evening Beefed by v ironing along conversi• and at a Lit W E C oman . V A. i nient* 1 sere served, s s r c c L Luios I f r o l l read the 1 j Oregon, wishing Mr. M idhv keep pi*-!i «1 Pori ud, Ore. th« day. ^ jp e c la lis S h o e L E W IS Hattie a n d Bertie Hawley, daugh ters of Mr. a n d Mrs. R. 1). Hawley, S alem , Or., March 19.— Taxpay K diicatiom il M eetin g. •re c o n f in e d to tbe bouse with ers in Oregou will pay taxes twice •cnrletina. in 1904. They will pay the taxes The following program will be ren levied upon the tax roll of 1903 and dered at an educational meeting to be From Missouri. held in Cottage Grove April 10th and also the taxes levied upon the roll | 11th: of 1904. This is due to a change As a joker, our friend Bill Kayser, in the law by which taxes are to be H I IDA V ENESIXO, AJ'IlIL 10TH, AT C. F CHl'BCH. «of hotel fame, is about the whole paid in the fall of tbe same year Ladies Quartette, Misses Lea, Hart, thing. No man appreciates a joke the assessment is made. In order ......................Bryun, and Mrs. Allison Belter than this same Kayser and to effect this change it was neces Recitation............. ........Mrs. 'Powers he can take n josh ns well as the sary to make the taxes payable Lecture,.......... Hon. J. H. Ackerman next one. His friends say they be three months earlier or nine months SATURDAY MOKX1NO, 0 :3 0 . lieve he really loses about half tbe later. The collection 'of taxes is Current History...... . . O. C. Brown time w hen ho should be asleep con already three months later than it Spelling .................... A. F. Bechdolt juring up some scheme to have fun should be, so tbe legislature decid Course of Study.........J. H. Aekelrnmu , ............... Miss Smith or get the laugh on someone. In fnct ed to make the taxes payable in tbe Sloyd............. Language............................ Miss Heed Kill is so persistent in this respect preceding fall rather than in tbe AFTEK.NOON, 1 :30. thnt his boarders often get tbeir succeeding fall. Under tbe new Col. Parker and Quincy Methmls .. heads together to play even with arrangement tbe counties will have ....................................... H. D. Sheldon their land-lord. Kayser was raised funds earlier and will save some Nature Study in Public School.. . . . .......................................... Miss Smitu in Missouri— but that was a long interest on warrants. Taxpayers Industrial Drawing ___Miss Leach time ago-—aiul he likes to meet and will feel that they are bearing a The True Perspective in Historv. . talk with people of his native state double burden tbe first year, but ....................... : ________ B. F. M'ulkey who have seen that good old country after that there will be no differ County Work Co. Supt. B. F. Miller •ince he chased jack-rabbits then as ence iu the amount to be paid iu SAXUBDAV EVENING AT M , E. UHUIICH, AT a barefoot boy. It seems, however, any one year. 8 O’ CLOCK. that Mr Kayser had never until the Ladies Quartett. .Misses L ei, Bryan, other day “ got next” to the ex Hon Aaron Jones, of South Bend, ...................... Hart, and Mrs. Allison ! pression of “ I'm from Missouri,” Ind., Master of tbe National Grange, Recitation.......................... Miss Force L ectu re.................... 1!. T. Mulkeyi A gang of tho boys were congre will address a meeting at Frank's All (>ersons interested in education l gated recently and were engaged in Hall, in Eugene at 2:30 o ’clock p m and our public schools are invited to I au animated conversation, when one Monday, March 30th. Tbe aims be present. o f the pnrty seemed to doubt some and objects of the Grange aud what thing which bad been said, remark it has accomplished will be fully Gohton \Vo<l<ling A n n iversary. ed : “ I'm from Missouri you’ll huve to and ably discussed. Everyone Mr. ami Mrs, Jas 11. Shortridge celebrated ahow me,” Now, Kayser is one should bear Ibis grent advocate of tlielr golden wedding anniversary at tlieir o f those fellows who never meets a Ihe farmer's rights. You cannot af pleasant rural home on the Coast Fork, seven •(ranger, but iu this case be was not ford to miss this opportunity to miles south o f this city March 13, 1903. Mr acquainted with the man making tieur bis eloquent appeal iu behalf Short ridge w hs imm iu Indiana July 1 8 ,1*31, j wife being born In the same state in the remark, but nothing daunting, ot the agricultural classes of our liis February. 1835. They were married on the he wult/id up to the fellow aud country. All are cordially invited Jake Miller farm near Jefferson, Linn Co, Ore.. aays: “ I'm from Pike couuy myself, to be present. March 13,1852. Mrs Sliortridge’s maiden mini, being Amelin Adams. Four children were Ixnn partner wliat part of the state do Our Eugene correspondent un to them nil of whom arc living and were present you bail from.” Now, tho fnct is •it the anniversary, except their son Franklin it was all a put up job, but the inuii intentionally substituted the name Boon Shortridge, who resides at Livermore, of one o f our leading citizens and Alamedia Co., California. The occasion proved from Missouri was not “ wise” to (ho joke, and so when Kayser made substantial business men for tbe a most pleasHfit ami enjoyable one. a splendid anniversary dinner being the featureof the day. this crack at him, he nearly fell off name of another, in his criminal The genial old couple are still hale and hearty tho peroli, but rallied sutlieent to docket report in tbe last issue ot •ad as spry as many at the age of 50, a kind inform Mr Kayser that he was not our paper. The name of tbe parly providence having always blessed them w ith sentenced to two years in tbe peu health, happiness and prosp« rity. Tin.* children from Missouri at all, but was present were: Mrs. J. W . Harris and son. of native son. The crowd exploded for borse stealing should have been Eugene; Mrs Olive l.*cy, Portland and Mrs af this stngi of the game and gave given as “ Barnheart,” instead of Alice Wecden, of Coast Fork. There was also Kill the “ haw. haw,” good and Burkholder. True, Mr Burkholder eight grandchildren present; W . W. Shortridge. strong, and when he realised that was at one time a member of tbe a brother aud his family; and an esteemed (he joke was on him he marched Oregon legislature, but tbat is no old pioneer, Grandma White, All enjoyed the day immensely, and the numerous friends of the (ho whole bunch to a place where reason why his name should be as venerable old couple join the L r a d b k in wish- ! (bey d'lqviiee mild drinks and sociated with such culprits ns Baru- mg them many more pleasant wedding benrt. We apologize for our corre anniversaries, *tood treat for all. spondent. C liu reli A n n o u n c em en ts. Ask to see the 0000000000000 000000000000000000 000000000000000000- FOR NEW BUILDINGS Toe New Era N4 Store. we carry the finest line o f hardware to be fouml in any store. Architects, con- tractors and builders will find our line of giMiiU the newest iu design, the most adaptable and improved, and o f the high est standard of merit in quality and dur- a blllty ; ; ; : : : : : : Car Load of ; : : Studebaker Wagons Just loin it Veatch Co. •lu*t o p e n e d in t h o M n l k e c B u ilt U nir <ni -Mitili s t r e e t , .Neill* t ilt ' 1 >ep, it. T e a l s on S h ort O rd ers. R e e e I ve «I Irli u .1 K HOSMKR r* D e n t is t PHYSICIAN and SURGEON I'i-en- « of the Eye, Ear re .Specialties. mice in Ihe \lllM>n A U».|.< D R . E. C . 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