needed improvements during the
coming year, the greatest of which
will be a good seweruge system, its
municipal water system already be
PU BLISH ED KVKUY F R ID A Y
ing considered one of the best in the
W. C. U IN N K K , E d ito r an d P ro p rieto r
state. 80 let us all, instead of stand
ing on the corners and speculating as
Entered at the Cottage Oro ve post- to the merits of the different enter
office an second-class mattar.
prises and their financial standing, as.
certain ways and means of encourag
ing other business proposition to open
KUBHCK1 P T iO N H A T E *
O ne Y ear
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.
91.90 here.
Six M ouths
.
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.
.T9
1904—let us make It the banner year
Y hreee M onths
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-
•
•
-89
I! p a id In a d v a n c e h u t it n o t an paid a of our lives and we can do it by work
• inform r a te of 91.00 per year will be c h a rte d .
A d v e ru a iu t r a le s m ade know n on ap p licatio n ing and pulliog together in a common
cause—the upbuilding of humanity,
our country, our city and our homes.
CLCBBINQ LIST
The Lane County L eader (or one In conclusion we wish one and all a
year and any one of the following pa Happy and prosperous NEW YEAR.
pers one year for the price set opposite :
l a n e C o u n t ? X c n ï> c r
R a m o v a d to E u g e n e .
COTTA!*« U KU V K, OAUÉUoff
Darwin Bristow, who for many
years past has been closely identi
fied with the commercial interests
of Cottage Grove, has been promi
nent in this city’sbusiuesa, fraternal
and social circles and ut ail times
has contributed bis full share both
morally and financial to the upbuild
ing of the town and tributary coun
try, has disposed of bis most valu
able interests at this place to bis
long time partner, Herbert Eakin,
and together with bis estimable fami
ly went to Eugene Wednesday to
reside in the future and at which
place Mr. Bristow will engage in
the banking business with well
known Eugene parties. The general
merchandise business of Messrs
Eakin A Bristow is being closed out
a t this place as rapidly aa possible
and Mr. Eakin will devote bis eutire
time, attention and enargies to tbe
interests of tbs First National Bank,
which in tbe peat several rear* has
been conducted by ibis firm in con
nection with their merchantile busi
ness. Fsw, if any, local residents
in tbe past dozen or more Tears bare
lent more assistance toward tbe up-
b aiding of Cottage Grove and
vicinity than baa Darwin Briatow,
and ba will be sadly missed in tbe
business and social circles of this
■Sew York Tribune F a rm er............91 T9
Toledo W eekly Blade.......................... 1 T9
P o rtla n d W eekly O r e f o o ia n ............ i SO
P o rtla n d W eekly J o u r n a l ...... ......... 1 «0
Portland oeim -W eekly Journal
129
Han F ran cisc o C all............................... 1 SO
Kan Francisco Exam iner..... .—
2 90
1903. N E W T E A R G R E E T I N G . 1904.
A tt e m p t e d S u i c id e .
E. J. Judd, commonly known
among the sporting fraternity aa
“Curley,” attempted suicide in the
Cruiaer Saloon at Roaeburg Sunday
morning. He was intoxicated, and
pulling a large 38 caliber colts re
volver attempted to shoot himself in
the left breast, but missed bis aim
and cut a deep gash through the
upper part of the left shoulder. He
will recover. It is said be went to
Roeeburg from this place receutly.
i*
m'
Welch S Woods
Has It For Less
W elch ® Woods
Has it For Less
If You See It In
Our Ad It’s so
HAPPY NEW YEAR'
considered a (lull month with merchants, but we are going
January is ¡tkc
lively
to try to m.— it
......
.. - for ourselves
,
.. by taking oft most of the margin
on a number of lines of merchandise
Men’s Underwear
C L O T H IN G
which we sold at $1.45, now $ U 0
Another weight $1.25, now Jbc
And others proportionately low
Wo make a sweeping reduction
of 15 per cent on Clothing, which
brings it down to actual cost
Our Clothing is all marked in plain figures and there isnoshe-nan-igan
about this. All we ask is for you to compare prices and duality, and
we know where you will buy. We carry a nice line o f ladies under
wear in cotton. Heeced, half wool, or all wool. W e have m ade a reduc
tion of 50c each on all grades of Mackinaws
The old year iadead! 1903 with Its
aches and pains, business and bustle;
with its caree and griefs; hopes and
tears, loves and hates; with its joys
and sorrows and laughter, Its jests
and jags, facts, fiction, foolishness
M a n i l a I t c h a t L o r a ria.
and wisdom, all tbat^life for the mil
lions that have lived, or died, failed or
ceq
The L eader was informed by tele
prospered—to all it has fled, and the
far m ore th a n o rd in ary public Bpirit
old year lies cold and dead at the feet phone from Lorane this week that
and fo re sig h t an d by bis genial
of the living. Whatever fate, fancy, there are at least a dozen eases of
faith or hope had In store has been small-pox in that vicinity. The epi- m annera, square dealings, generosity
revealed, finished, realized, or the dernic is of such a mild form that aud e n te rp rise be won tb e ev erlast
they don’t pay much attenti n to it. in g frien d sh ip of everyone and bis
phantom wraiths have fled.
The school teacher was rrcently removal from this place is deplored
Another yeur has been born, a new
bv the entire community. There is
year, young and full of promise, only seized with this plague, but kept on
one consolation, however, »nd that
to those who work. There Is no room with his work, and now the whole
■s, tbe family does not go beyond
in the world for the indolent, shiflless neighborhood bos it. On Christmas tbe boundaries of old Lane county
eve
a
Christmas
tree
and
entertain
or too important to work. Labor Is
The Leaders in Low Prices and Hustlers for Business
aud their change of location, Cottage
the ladder by which honest endeavor ment was the occasion of a large as
f 2*.,*,*,* 4> * + 4>
JUS.+. .+..4*.+ .+ .’f-'+.'.i'.+.'-'it'-'i
Grove’s
loss
is
only
a
gain
to
another
mounts to the pinnacle of success; it sembly of people at the Granger ball.
Everybody went, regardless of part of the county. The many Cot
is the only sure way to fortune. The
tage Grove friends of the family
ordinary man who gets above work smallpox, and the disease is scatter join the L e a d e r iu wishing them
W ILL G O T O COLUM BUS.
ing will steal and the man who cen ing in nil directions, but little in
health,
happiness
aud
prosperity
sures honest toil, will applaud theft. convenience is suffered therefrom.
S t a t e G a n t e W a r d e n J . W . B anker a
iu their ueM home.
Tills is the New Year, let us all start The Christmas festives were highly
D e l e g a t e lo A m e r i c a n G a m e
L e a g u e C o n v e n tio n .
in with good-will and good-wishes for enjoyed in the Lorane valley, fine
O p e r a H o u s e Sold.
the success of our neighbors, our town weather prevailing.
State Game Warden J. W. Baker,
and our country. Unloud all malice
The Cottage Grove optra house
D ied .
and meanness and cultivate a cliarit
was purchased this week by J. S. has been chosen a delegate to Rep
able; forgiving spirit. Remember,
Milne, the genial real estate dealer, resent the state of Oregon at the |
your neighbors are just as good us SEARS— At the fnmily borne iu Cot who will remodel the building as League convention o f American
tage Grove. December 2(5, 1903,
Sportsmen which will be convened '
you are, no matter what estimate you
Mrs, E. A. Sears, aged 73 years, soon as spring opens und convert it at Columbus, Ohio, February 10th j
place on yourself. They have the
into a modern store building. This
9
months
and
19
days,
her
death
same high object to live for, have like
render it necessary to devise and llt h , 1904. At this meeting j
resulting from complications of will
trials and are bent by similar cares
wavs and means to secure a new and \ ^ r- Buker will be afforded the
W e h a v e 30 to n s o n h a n d -
pleurisy and heart trouble.
don’t pulldowu their castles and try to
up-to-date opera house for which pleasure of meeting nearly all of tbe
all o u r o w n m a k e . S p e cia
Elsie Ann Sears was born at the town has long felt an urgent - 8 u,ne wardens of the various states
build your own mansions thereon, nor
ra.te o n to n o r K alf ton lots s
of the Lmon and many leading
build your selflsh schemes upon their Charleston. 111. March 7th 1830 aud neej
----------------------
! sportsmen of the country. A gen-
reverses. There is room and work was the oldest daughter of Michail
Speci&l School Taxes,
/ j eral discussioti and comparison of
for all if we could only realize it. The and Mary Cassell.
In 1840 Miss Cassell with her
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the game laws of the several states
same blue skies bends above us ; we
State Supt. Ackerman has advised may be made and much general iu-
bathed in the same warm sunshine parents moved to Iowa where, in
1848,
she
was
married
to
Joseph
all rouuty school superintendents 1 formation obtained relative to tbe
the same Great Spirit permeates all
and a similar fate aud voiceless tomb Sears at Fairfield, Indiana. In 1861 that, under the new law just enact preservation of game. It will no
awaits us all. Why wiggle and worry? the family, consisting of four mem ed, school districts wishing to levy doubt prove a trip from which Mr.
Why carp and curse? Why cheat and bers came by water to Oregon and a tax, and not yet having done so, Baker will derive much pleasure as
chastize? Think! The man who thinks settled in tbe southern part of the may still accomplish this by taking well as a great amount of knowledge
is born ugain. The tnan who permits state. .Here two more children action at once. Notifications of which will prove useful to him in
others to think for him is in the bonds were borue into tbe family. Mrs. such tax levies, however, must reach the administration of the affairs of
of ignorance. Be free, be sober, be Sears had been reared by Christian the county clerk on or before Jan. his office as slate game warden.
pleasant, bo honest and that w ill as parents an was herself a Christian 15, 1904, in order that same may be
T he selling p o w ers
from early childhood. At her death entered upon tbe rolls aud tbe tax
C o m m i t t e d to t h e A s y l u m .
o f th e M cK ihben
sure you an enviable record.
h a t ta lk for th e m
The L eader is thankful for the good she was a loved and respected mem collected with the regular taxes dui-
selves ::
tilings of the past year. Its business ber of the Christian church of Cot ing the coming year.
Tuesday afternoon Constable B.
tage
Grove.
Mrs.
Sears
leaves
to
has been good and the paper and office
K. Lawson, of Cottage Grove took
S id ew alk C o m p le te d .
equipment has been greatly improved mourn her decease two sons and
Mark Sparling, of the Divide, down
two
daughters,
J.
A.
Sears
of
Port
showing marked progress in its every
to Eugene to be examined for insan
department, and progress and ad land, Jus. Sears of this city, Mrs. M.
By a most persistent and diligent ity. Tbe unfortunate man was ex
C.
Lewis
of
Wilderville,
Ore.,
and
effort ou the part of foreman O. O amined Saturday morning at 10 o’
vancement will be our wutehword for
the ensuing year. We feel under ob Mrs. E. S. Cogswell, of Klamath McGilvary and the cemetery side clock before Judge Kincaid aud or
T h e th re e th in g s
Falls,
Ore.
Her
busband
died
in
walk committee, the new sidewalk dered sent to the Stute Insane Asy
ligations to all the good people who
to co n sid e r in se
lecting a h a t a r e
from this city to the cemetery, cover lum at Salem.
have helped us by giving us tbeir as 1880.
com bined h e r e ::
The funeral took place at the ing a distance of 2700 feet was com
sistance und liberal patronage and we
hope to continue to merit this hearty Christian okurch, being conducted pleted Tuesday at 10 o’clock a. in.
Farmers of the east learned long
support, which during the past year by tbe pastor. The body was inter Mr. McGilvary being able to boast ago that large farms, as a rule, are
ed
in
tbe
Shield's
cemetery
in
the
of driving tbe first and last nail in not so profitable as small ones. In
has enabled the L eader to change
from small hand presses, to large preseuce of a large concourse of sor the sidewalk. Tbe sidewalk is built creased population, the growth and
from first class material, cedar posts spreading out of towns and villages,
modern power presses and other ma rowing relatives and friends.
None Better Made
A
N
D
and foundation blocks being used trenching upon broad acres, which be
chinery and thus double its printing
capacity as well as its subscription WINGARD— At bis Lorane home and it is above bigbwater mark at came too valuable for farm purposes,
See
your
Hatter
Dec. 28, 1903, Martin Wingard, all points along Silk creek. It is a
list. We feel good and grateful for
who was 78 years old last October. first class job and our citizens, and and compelled their shrinkage But
these things and have set our mnrk
He
died from a complication of the Masouic aud I. O. O, F. orders the result was astounding. Heavy,
still higher for 19<M.
better and profitable crops were raised.
heart
troubles.
by whom the cemetery is owned anfl Fifty acres produced as much as a
Let's push business, all of us. He
Deceased
was
a
native
of
Iudiana,
controlled, niny well feel proud of it. hundred did before. The labor ex-
who does his duty best by his state,
as the bills are all in, an
,
his town, his home and himself, serves but crossed the plains to Oregon in As soon
. . . .
. ... .
. i . pended on the larger quanlty concen-
:. gave more
God most acceptably, 'lbe man who 1852 and for the past 40 years has itemized statement will be c published . 1 truted .................
upon
the
smaller
•Joes the most for his home does the resided on a comfortable farm home
Brighten up
satisfactory returns. Besides, t h e
S u n d a y S c h o o l O fficers.
must for his country and a man cun near Lorsne. He was unmarried
farmer’s life was not one coutinous
P
R E M I
and
was
somewhat
e<
cantric,
yet
a
hardly be a real loyal citizen until lie
drudgery; he had more leisure and
geuial, honest and upwright gentle
The following officers were elect
lias a home.
£ L u b ric a to rs , In -
more opportunities. Farmers here
That Cottage Grove has prospered man. He leaves two sisters, Mrs, P. ed at tbe annual meeting of the if. are making t h e same discovery
>
F.
Davis
aud
Miss
Ellen
Wingard.
We can supply the
E. Sunday School Board Tuesday
and expanded during the past year
Farms are getting to be smaller, but
je
c
to
rs
,
S
t
e
a
m
He
was
buried
in
the
Orange
ceme
evening: Superintendent, .J. I. not less profitable.
there is ample evidence on every baud
P A I N T S :
in the many new homes, new business tery at Lorane Tuesday under the Jones; assistant superintendent, W.
~ 5 Gauges, P a c k - X
A. Hogate; secretary, Ebe Brown;
houses aud flourisniug industries, in directions of that order.
a
Pieshlent Rou-cvelt presented 123
treasurer, J. B. Lewis; librarian
cluding the ,*aw milling, und timber
In M e m o riu m .
? in g and C y lin d e r
Miss Lucy Job; assistant librarian. Christmas turkics to married men i
Interests ns well as the rapid develop
ment of the great Bohemia gold min
At a regular meeting of Lady Miss Katie Kuowlton; organsst Miss connected with the White House ser-1
> • O i l always In
ing district and the Illackbutte quick Lambson Hive No. 42 tbe following Emma Job; assistant Miss Eunice Tice.
J.
Vandetiburg;
choister,
Miss
Lillian
!
silver mines.
resolutions were submitted and
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Latest;
m
Hart; The teachers for tbe several
At least 1 J.’i new residences and u! adopted;
-
t inted Stales Land Older.
2
for a first class
F ig u res <
Roscburg, Oregon, Nov. 1 *», pjog.
half dozen substantial business houses | W hireas : Our heavenly Father classes will be announced later.
X
I'm ---, w in s u rp ris e yon for ch eap n ess ,
The school is reported to have N oticed la h erein ¡then that the followingi
have sprung up in this city luring 1 baa received uuto Himself the spirit
X
named settler has hied n otice of h i. Intention to i
Call
and
see
us
190.1, including the ill.(ax' two story of our beloved sister Mrs. Dora maintained a steady growth duringi"i»ke «ml proof iii support ,,r t,,,
1 I 1 r. * 5 wtW proof w III lw m-ide before J . j wSjSS
the year.
brick bank building aoxioo feet of Byrne, and
.."rnnlA,l,,n,-r xt F.«*ene. O rcj-.n ..... .1.,,,.
I is. , , ™ Nichions Hnslrltler
u y N
Messrs J. I. Jones and F. B. Phillips,
W hereas : That in ber untimely
(rant’ììn e'o f RoCkefS
C a p ta in M ahone.
„ .
'£'■ fl> ”
«»1 set- is. T. 20 S
now receiving its finishing touches. death the Hive has lost one of its
*
y m s a t lw foUowlnx w itness.-,
prove Ills continuous residence upon m.i , ,iifi
That Cottage Grove and tributary most active members. ‘ Therefore
an
inn o f AAltl hunt. \ \ r J.,|,n tio*tettlf-r an'i
I received a letter from Captian C vat hrist
H ostettli
country will enjoy even a greater be it
3 rJ (*«ove Charles
S
an d C. H. .1, aPa*?lÎÎ
Mahout- stating that his wife is quite ears
r*a, o f t nttage
Or
Nr
reign of prosperity during the ensu
R esolved : That the Hive charter sick requiring his attention at her
J T. H m ru .F s, K e is te r. I
ing year there is no doubt. We have be draped, as a token of respect to bedside. Tbis made his return to this
W
Y N
N
E
Furniture-Undertakers Î
entered upon an er* of great giowth our departed sister and that a copy city during this week impossible.
n o t r e f o r p u b l ic a t io n .
H a r d w a r e C o .
U
nited
Stute,
Land
(Wire
and development as well as business, of these resolutions be presented to i He will come at his first opportunity
^
o
o o o e o o o o o o eo eo o o o o o o o o
R-'sehnrii. Oregon. N or. 2 j, mio
expansion that will prove of vast bene the husband and the mother of our jjjg enjiagemcnD( throughout the
I' a.v up Notici
fit to all. We must all work together departed sister and a copy be *“r' . state are manv aud pressing and
and encourage every legitimate enter uished oar local papers and
must be taken care of in time.
And B eeelrer of th e U. s . Iju ,., <
it.il
F ire
1 W* ,7 rso,1M knowing themselvesin
prise. Though wc do not help finan they also be spread upon the min
tm r*. Oregon. .<o J a n i
i l / iîL .
.
G . H. F e e s f ,
•lebted to Oarmao. H em cw lr
Thom as --n H F.. N o % H A f.T t|J w ' 1 ^ “ . *
rton’t neglect that bouse any
cially we can at least assist morally. utes of tbe Hire.
A T ow nship 22
K anxe-y w i e V * , * ’, ^ -
longer, b ut call at tbe express office
Cottage Grove, under Its new ly adopt
M in n ie U n d e r w o o d ,
Burn the ledger and learn !o say f-'Uowlnx w itnesses to r r--re his J 'n t ln Î îS P e
u i[S r
n'1 ,elUe beIo,; j »„:
Ideoee upon amt rum ratto* of s » i , i land, ’’**
and have Tom Awbrey write you up
I da M il l e r ,
ed charter and enterprising city coun
no; this is best for both barer and Uh»r|e>
W im s-d . o . » a « ? , , iry 1
kwh »mi A A. K -U e j. All of
» policy; in either the .Etna Insur
Fresh •ytters on
cil will secure tome valuable and much
seller.
M iry SiHJirTZ.
• at th * \ v H1
, l **
J T B r id u T , I
0 cen ts i Pint, Olvr
ance
Co. or the Oregon Fire Reiie
’ au»! EAstoi
Association, of McMinnville, Oregon
We have just received another invoice of eight
<aty. He baa at aii tim
e« m
aBtfoatecL .4, cases of rubber goods* so
supply your w ants
in that line
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W ELCH & W O O D S
Cottage Grove 1rlouir Mills
Get Y o u r W inter's
S vi p p 1 y
o i ;
B
R
A
N
1
Orders Promptly Filled
No Argument
Nec es s ar y
MçKibbin
I Hats
[
Style, Quality
a n d Price
Hemenway
1 Burkholder
W e b e r & S tover
Gasoli ne Engines
OILS AND:
BRUSHES!
Wall Paper
CHARTER OAK
Stoves i Ranges
France $ Gowdyl