Xanc Count ? XcaOcr
DOWN IN OI.D A R K AN SAW .
zens should give their moral and
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practical support to the city officials
John Adamson, the genial salesman while attempting to onforce the law.
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: PL'BUSItKl> KVKRY F R I D A Y : : at lu rc h ’s store, kindly contributes
Recently there has been some agi-
A* C. CONNER, Editor
ami Proprietor the following graphic pen picture of tation along that line.
The skirm-
his native state to the L e a d e r :
>®h line i® just out, so to speak. It
Entered at the Cottage Grove poat-
Her border Hues encompass one of ha® already developed into a peti-
offlee aa second-elaas matter.
the richest spots in all the southland. <*<>“ . representing four or five hund-
Thousunds of acres of corn waving in r®d people, to the mayor aud com-
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
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Mix Months
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.75 the setting sun from southern skies is enforcement of what law the city
Three** Months
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It paid in advance hut if not so paid a a sight to thrill the mortal miud with has. The city fathers were iuspired
uniform rate of f j.oo per year will he charged.
immortal thoughts. Her vast fields to go one better, and passed an or-
Advertising rates made known on application
of snow white cotton makes the trav- dinanoe relating to Sunday closing
eler think of the lily gardens of Ber I ° f places of business,
We have reed. Ed V. Price’ s
F R I D A Y, A Ü G U S T 15. 1903 muda. Her chief products are cotton
Ihis was done against the advice
and corn, while large quantities of bf the city attorney, who claimed it
Fall line of sample swatches
What maukind wants is mercy, J us- sweet and irish potatoes are grown. w°u ld not stick ou account of a de-
from which to select made-to-
As a hunting country you will find it fective charter.
tice would ruin most of us.
order Clothing aud Overcoats,
All
places
not
exempt,
but
two,
a paradise—the streams are filled with
and invite those interested to
Harvest is fairly under way here trout, bluck Imss and mackerel—ull closed last Sunday. The marshal
come iu and iuspect aud get
abouts ami the yield is good.
game fish. In tlie cane brakes are arrested the proprietors upou a war
largo black bear, cougar and wildcat, rant sworn to by a private citizen.
prices. We have sent in sev
All the valley league baseball clubs also the world renowned razorback
Several counciluien believed a
eral orders already, which ere
went in the hole llnaneiully but Salem. hog. They are vicious monsters and mistake had been made. Thev de
now in work, and will soon be
will light to the death. One of the j sired to shift the responsibility from
Ore and concentrates are now being
here to show their superiority
chief amusements of Arkansaw peo- tbb cjkv *° tbe county,
received at the new Sumpter smelter
in style, fit, workmanship, and
pie are barbecues, where an abun- j
*3 true it is easier to father a
dance of meats are prepared, with the | thing than to mother it. The poor
material. Come in aud ask us
Why not prohibit shooting deer, and
other necessaries, and large crowds j orphan cried for help ami several
who is wearing our Clothing,
thereby save the lives of many hunters
gather from all purts of the state to I citizens came to the rescue. The
who are mistaken for them?
and judge for yourself
:
:
time
set
for
trial
was
ten
o
’
clock
enjoy the speeches of politicians, min
Get in line with good judges
It Is said the prices for threshing isters and other leading spirits of Tuesday morning. The defendants,
aud tast.v dressers : : : :
will be advanced this season, owing to progress. For hospitality, especially with their attorneys, were ou hand.
increased wages demanded by harvest to strangers, you will find none to The prosecuting witness was a trifle
equal them on earth. They give the late, but iu time to meet the require
bands.
glad hand to all honest and honoiable ments of the law. The case was
New wheat is bringing 70 cents in men. In minerals, the state is rich. dis issed. Then several stood ready
the Pendleton market, lint most of The nortliern part h is large zink and to swear out warrants again, but the
the growers in that section are lid d lead mines, and a line grade of coal, city recorder refused to issue any
ing for 75 cents.
which is mined extensively. The lum warrants on the ground that the city
ber interests of the state is no small i did not or would not employ any
Just one small item of what is wont consideration. Vast forests of mam prosecuting attorney.
After tire
ed of tlie Pacific coast in the way of moth cypress are found all over the I dismissal of the case those apparent
lumber Is the call for three million southern part of the state; hickory is | Iv interested in the defeat of the
tics for railroad building in South in abundance and very valuable for measure stepped into a next door
Africa.
the manufacture of baskets used in I saloon to drink to the health of their
Tho Leaders in Low Prices and Hustlers for Business
handling cotton, aud many other use-1 apparently little victory.
(Jontructors are now freely offering ful articles. The city of roses—Little
The situation now stands as fo)
i~y, cents per pound for the new hop Rock, the capital—is situated in a pic lows:
crop and Saturday the crop from om turesque spot on the banks of the old
The council does not believe their
choice Willamette valley valley wat Arkansaw river, whose waters are ordinance will stick.
G U A R A N TE E D COM POUND
contracted for at 10 cents per pound. muddy almost to her source, but the
The city recorder will issue no
average Arkansaw boy can see a pic more warrants under tlie ordinance In teres t G old B on d o f T h e Mutual L ife
Not a birth to the family of a, law
ture in the old stream wherever he without previous provision for a
In su ra n ce C o m p a n y o f N e w Y ork ,
yer, doctor, preacher, teacher or.other
may cross her that makes his heart prosecuting attorney.
R ich a rd A . M c C u rd y , P re sid e n t
professional niuu in Portland last
The
marshal
says
he
will
make
no
We have it—have Just received an immense stock. Call ami lie con
leap for joy. Little Rock is consider
vinced that there Is no better place ‘^ 'n which to select :: :: ::
month, while others Increased the
more
arrests
under
the
ordinance.
ed one of the most benulifiil towns in
This gold bond differs from any
population by seventy, so snys the
Rut the ordinance stands.
tlie south. Her sidewalks are lined
Oregonian.
Anyone, not exempt, opening his policy written by this or any other i
We make a specialty o f Carpets. Mattings. Springs and Mattresses, also
for blocks with the finest of rose
carry a complete line of llndert-iklng good*. Call and get prices ::
place of business next Sunday will life insurance company in the fol-1
buslies
and
when
iu
bloom
fills
the
air
Dog days und a general exodus for
be a violator of the ordinance and lowing essential particulars:
the seaeonst and mountain fastness with an atter fragrance that would subject to arrest aud flue.
1st. The policy is by its terms, j
take
the
sneer
off
the
face
of
an
Eng
are tlie only events that are in evi
W e are not advised whether baw payable in Gold Coin. This refers
lishman
and
make
him
think
more
of
dence to mar tlie quietude of the cities
dy bouses closed their places of bus to both tlie principal sum and the i
dong tlie railroad these days, excel t the whole human race The street« iness last Sunday or not.
interest.
Cattago Grove, where tlie song of are paved with pressed brick, on many
2d. It guarantees annually, for l
Tlie remedy for the council at the
of
which
are
double
tracks
of
electric
Q O O O O O O O O O O O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOC
the mills and the saw and hammer
present stems to be iu makiug a a specified term of years, 3 per cent
car
lines.
Down
in
the
commercial
goes merrily od.
in
gold
on
all
premiums
previously
(
Just R eceived a Nice L in e of
part of the city, the buildings are all state case of it.
They should not let this move paid.
The Lane County L eadf . ii , the bright in proportion, very few imposing
These credits may be drawn at |
ment go by default. Plenty of good
weekly published at Cottage drove, buildings exist, giving tho city an air
the time they are made or at auy I
citizens will stand by them.
of
dignity
and
rational
architecture—
announces its intention to publish
This is no time for recrimination other time, but as long as they a r e 1
semi-weekly iu tlie near future. It is no skyscrapers to drive one mad try
allowed to remain with the Com
a good move and oue which will be ing to see the top. All are welcome ! ?*' P “ ttln6 blame on ties "32 0r that, pany, they will be increased by 3J
Have them in all prices.
but
it
is
time
for
sober
thought
aud
amply supported by tlie lively little to our city of roses. May she ever serious action.
You cannot ntT*»rd to pass them by.
per cent interest, compounded an
Also have a nits* line of
stand
the
Queen
City
of
the
south.
eity of Cottage Grove. The L eader is
The “ church people” are not res nually, until the eud of the said
full of news and advertising, the latter
term,
aud,
in
tlie
event
of
the
death
Memorandums, Ledgers, Day Books, Journals, Etc
ponsible for this measure. They
A N E N T S U N D A Y C L O S IN G .
encroaching on tlie former, lienee tlie
of the insured, aud such accumulat
Cat! and see them at
did not ask for it.
enlargement.—Eugene Guard.
ed credits will be paid with the sum
R ev. F e e s « R e v ie w s S u n d a y C lo s in g and
,T b e
council is the father of the
insured.
A tte n d a n t R esu lts W r ite s Inter-
I whole thing. But tlie church peo-
Home people greatly pride them
3d. At the end of the period
e
s
tln
g
ly
o
f
G
ood
C
itizen
sh
ip
.
I
P
.le
st»
ud
ready
1°
support
the
COUU-
selves on the firmness with which they
i> o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
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<*u in the performance of their sworn during which premium payments
adhere to principle, when in fact they
are required(10, 15 or 2u years, as
President Roosevelt, in his recent I
'
are too stubborn to have any princi
case may be), the Company, if re
Darwin Bristow. Pres.
Herbert Kakin, nub.
rlle cbulcb PeoPle b " e asked es-
ples. Much persons will light to the letter to Gov. Durbin of Indiana,
quested, will exchange this Bond for
said:
“
Where
we
permit
the
low
I
Pec,allJ
',or
,by
enforcement
of
the
death for the notions and prejudices
law with reference to saloons, gam a new one for a stipulated amount,
which they happened to pick up in to lie defied or evaded we are by
bling, bawdy houses aud tlie selling payable at the death of the insured
their younger days, but they never just so much weakening tlie bonds
aud, m the meantime, drawing 3 per
of tobacco to minors.
of
our
civilization
and
increasing
|
weigh evidence and never argue.
cent simple intrest annually on its
This can be done.
the
chances
of
its
overthrow.”
What they call argument is merely an
par value, principal and interest pay
This
tight
is
on
to
stay.
Not
only
Gov. Durbin, in reviewing words |
interchange of epithets.
able in wold coin .
The accumulated
of praise from so high a source, was “ church people,” but many others
surplus or dividend will at the same
are earnest about this matter.
Oregon prunegrowers will do well prompted to compliment the people 1
I venture tlie prediction were the time be paid in cash, or it may lie
“ Legislatures m a y !
tills year as tlie crop is large and by saying:
O R G A N IZ E D
make
laws,
but
their
enforcement
lies
bus'ue»s
people and the sh I ooiis to applied to increase the amount of
prices bid fair to lie good, according
the uew 3 per cent Bond which will
T h e best and Largest
13 0 0
to President Smith, of the State Board after all with the people, for whose reiMajn c*°8ed 0,1 Sunday® for six also thereafter participate aunually
; 'nontlis fbat it would be difficult to
Stock of D ry Lumber
o f Horticulture, in an interview: “ I government they were made ”
in the dividends of the Company.
A general banking Imniness transacted.
But back of all of this is the opin- « et tbe,u to 1’et,,r" to the old fu s
look for fully 3i»,0tH).0n0pounds of dried
from our Coast Fork
In addition to these features j
Cottage Grove, Oregon.
prunes ns Oregon’s output this Fall,” ion that these two men have the *oal aFa*n'
Mills is now ready for
which are peculiar to the Gold Boud,
lie said , and tlie shortage in the East courage o f couviction and au exalt-1 r . * us P,,8b this battle to a finish,
it also combiuestall the advantages
Delivery a t Popular
ern states and Europe will cause good ed conception of the duties of their; ,,IS Ut'1 cbdd® 1’ lay, but^it will pay
of the Distribution Policies of The 1
all
couoerued
a
thousandfold.
Prices
:
s s s t
office.
prices to prevail. The Oregon prune
Mutual L ife Insurance Company of
G. H. F ees e .
“ The people” is a mixture of pri
reaches out farther into tlie world’s
New York, such as full participation
Houses built on the in
market every year and tills season vate and representative capacity.
Saturday Night’a Melee,
in the surplus earnings of the Com- I
stallment Plan . . .
“ The people” is the private citi
they will lie sent into Eastern Canada
| pativ, cash Surrender and Loan j
zen and the appointed or elected
whore a good demand prevails.”
First elusa, smooth bark.
There was trouble in certain quar- ^ allies, grace in payment of preni-1
For Further Particulars
official in league together for tlie
Rod
Cedar shingles only
tens
in
this
lively
metropolis
Satur-i
*an,s'
Ailtcmiotic
Paid-up
Insurance,
Horace Mann, editor of tlie Medford j common good of all. To attempt
etc.
Enquirer, never seems quite so happy ; to separate them in the exercise of dav night. We would mention the '
Full information regarding this
as when vigorously rounding up some citizenship is absurd in the extreme. names of interested parties and exceedingly popular aud attractive I
The
one
executes,
the
other
sup
one. Not being content with roasting
place, but we have no contract or combination of Investment and Pro-
At the railroad station
Tlie united effort brings guarantee of payment for tlie ad.
nearly every one of the Jnekson coun ports.
tectiou for any particular age or 1
Apply to
ty editors in a recent Issue, ns well as about the enforcement of law. Tlie
OYr the silent. *ltinitiering city
amount
may
bo
obtained
by
apply-
j
na«
Night had spread her »able pall.
pa
Portland nnd the government, he private citizen is not absorbed by
•F II. W E A V E R . Oregon
8£
And a dense, funeral blackness
ing to the Company's nearest agent,
gives the .Medford postmaster the fol the official, but is magnified. The
Left its shadow over all.
or to call on or address,
lowing sideswipe: ’ ’ Medford is the fact which the average official is too
Some «»f the •‘boys'* together
W . A. W a n s ,
Chanced
to be. that souther eve.
only town we know of in tlie country prone to forget.
And the darkness hanging o'er them
Supervisor of Agencies, Eugene, Or
Was enough to make them grieve.
Building anti Sales Department
I f the private citizen fails to do his
where a postmaster Is allowed to draw
a salary and run a large blncksmith- duty, the official is that much bin- j •Ah. 'tls sad to see the blackness
•ï.
H. W ARNER, Superintendent
O'er onr town.’* one of them said;
C row ded With O rders.
Ing business. We always supposed dered in the performance of his. If
Then they put their heads together
And
agreed
to
paint
it
red.
the department hired postmasters to the official is morally or criminally |
A. I). Oweus, o f the Silk Creek
attend to postoffices.”
derelict, the private citizen is help- j Tlie city’ s treasury was not re
J. M. DU RH AM . Prop.
less.
Anarchy, mobocracv a n d ! plenished on this occasion uor was Sawmill firm of Wheeler A Owens • "• P a v e m e n ts A t F a ir G rou n ds
Sometimes the young ninn who is lynebings may result
Graying
and all kinds
Anyhow, the the town rid of any of its notorious was transacting business in town
o f hauling. Furniture
addicted to the habit of indiscriminate citizen, municipality a n d
slate characters, the vilest of which is its Wednesday and favored the L e a d e r | The Slate Board of Agriculture
: are making a number of needed
love-making by mail with unknown suffers.
and Piano m oving a
small cotrie of masculine vagrants, with a pleasant call and an order for I proveme'nta a t ' V i . T T . neiMle'' im‘
females gets whnt Is vulgarly known
Conflicting interests of value Ire- \ the very lowest and most ¿«graded printing. Mr. Owens has just re [his year * fV ^
specialty
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’ * t0 fair irro,«n«Is
as the hot end of the argument. A quently retard the enforcement of specimens of humanity, creatures so covered from the accident which lie in a
i
waters.V8,em «•ost-
certain young man in Cottage Grove '
low and vile that admittance to the fell him at the mill recently resulT ' l i m
Put m wbi(>b
has been carrying on a heart to heart
But more frequently that which is infernal regious below wonld no
n g i n a broken ieg and .sable £ j £ 3
*£ £ u t V S t"
correspondence with a Minneapolis determined vicioua and outlawed, doubt be denied them by his Satanic ■
resume active business
loss. The other dnv he received the hinders the enforcement of law.
Majesty, yet, who are permitted to He saya there has not been a
Notice T o C r e * M o n
It is a marvel that men in official mingle with ren(>ectable people un this season when their mill was time the large number of exhibitors that
following reply to a tender note: “ I
have been marries) two years, nnd in relation will sometimes stand help restrained, and buzzard like prey
All persona knowing themselve*
! ° - th* fair' indebted to the undersigned will
close a photo of my l>aby. My hus lessly in awe of that which is deter upon and flourish from the illgotten overcrowded with orders and that V u rJ e^ m n ?»!.*0
the
local
demand
for
their
lumber
«
h
e
r
f
viators
c
^
*
^
"
ln,ilt’
mined
vicious
and
condemned
by
band and I have enjoyed your letters
gains of the fallen nnd unfortunate and timber product alone is far I*»-—
, rs c* u !>e.sea,ed *nd wit- please call and settle, as l have sold
very much, but I guess you’d better the experience and legislation of the | moral
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t
m
m
m
w
w
w
„uipui
oi
th
eir'
cover
th\
r
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under
m-v dru g business and wish to "«dtl*
greater than the output of their
stop writing now, os I have to spend very best type of government we bulent sea. Such vultures should mill. They are turninir out a
.. I - ’
• rn,nor 'tnprovenients UP my accounts at once,
all my time minding the baby.” The know anything about.
not be allowed to inflict themselves quality of seasoned fir and cedar i l « . " " g ® ad,e ° " the «rounds, and i
•
J. P. CraW*
Such -eems to be the case in our
young man Is a full-fledged woman
upon an enlightened and law-abid- lumber as well as shingle, fence
K
i t ?
*
It tests T man~ a~ oh ^ actcr to »
hater now.
little city. Hence all good citi- ing community.
I * * * U an l P,cke^-
a joy forever
P
eTer*‘ 80,11
*lth a bribe which has all t *
i appearance of safety and profit.
OOTTA«* «ROVE, OREGON
Welch ® Woods
Has It For Less
IF YOU SEE IT IN
OUR AD IT’S SO
WELCH & WOODS
Speaking » Furniture
Cochran S Lauder schietr Building
Hygeia Four\tadn Syringes
and ATOMIZERS
W ilm ot’s P h a r m a c y
F i r s t National
B A N K
CAPITAL - $25,000
Shingles
$2 per flD
j
Pacific Timber Co
Cottage Grove
T r a n s f e r Co.
Phone - - 116