UNE
COUNTY
OREGON
COTTAGE GROVE
rU B L IS IlK l)
Grove visited her aunt Mrs. M. F.
"•* •«"*' Li«M*
Babcock last week.
F o u r n e w street lights have been
Grandma Babcock is visiting her installed by the Cottage Grove
daughter Mrs. VV. N. Wheeler Electric Co. for the city,
this week.
They are located, one on Main
" * '
street at Mill street, one at Main
LEADER ROW R IV E R HAS
A B R EA K W A TE R
KVKICV SATURDAY
A . C LIFFOIU ) UAUB, Editor and Fit b Us her
Entered at the Cottage d rov e giogtofBee as see-
oud-i lass matter.
HUB8CRIPTION KATES
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- $1.50
Bix Months
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-75
Three« Months
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.50
If paid in advanee but if not so paid a
lalform rate of $ 2.00 j>er year «rill be charged.
Ad ver Using rates made known on application
One Year
CLUBBING LIST
Will Deflect Current and Stop
Washout on Banks.
FINE CROP OF W ALNUTS ^
£
Tennessee avenue.
0. & S. E. Railroad and County Commissioners
Continued from 1st Page
The handsome new cottage now
Provide a Valuable Improvement
1 being built for Jas. S. Benson has
Near Cottage Grove.
orchard of guarled fruit trees, gi- been wired tbis week.
gantic as fruit trees grow— some
M r„
elegant new dwell -1
During the past few years Itow thirty and forty feet in height. The 1 iug on Third street has also been 1
The Lauo County L i . adeh for one river has been gradually eating
year, and any of the following publi away the soil on its banks at a
cation for one year, for the price set
point along the Oregon & South
opposite:
eastern railroad two and one-half
New York Tribune Farmer
$1 75
Toledo Weekly Blade.......... ............ } <■»
miles from Cottage Grove. The
Portland Weekly O regonian........... 2 ao
2 00
Portland Weekly Journal.
wagon road lies between the river
2 25
Portland Hemt-Weekly Journal
2 50
Ban Francisco Call...............
and the railroad and in places runs
•2 50
Ban Francisco Exainim-r
2 (HI
Sunset Maga/ine. San Francis« o
perilously near the brink of the
2 50
Out West, Los Angeles ----
stream. It is related that in years
past the road ran where is now the
SATURDAY ..... OCTOBER 8, JU0L
center of the channel. Successive
winter torrents have washed away
A WORD T O F A R M E R S .
the banks until Row river at this
Thirty thousand dollars annually point is no less thanj 500 feet wide.
Tu stop the eucroachmonts of the
sent out of Cottage Grove lot wheat
by Messrs Hartuug A Hausou of the stream the O. A S. E. people have
Cottage Grove Fleur Mills does not united with tlio County Commis
speak
volumes
for the wheat sioners in defraying expense of
growing industry of the many building a substantial breakwater
farmers about Cottage
Grove. to direct the flow of the river away
W heat has been selling for from 80 from the soft soil and loose gravel
to 85 cents per bushel this season. of the bank.
The breakwater extends 100 feet
This year alone more than $30,000
has so been expended bv the above into the river aud is composed of
named lirm. This sum might have heavy hewn limbers and is filled
been distributed among Cottage with stones of various sizes. At
Grove people if thrift and industry the outer end a buttress runs at an
down
stream.
Average
had ruled. Many of the Oregon angle
farmers are content to make a living height is 11 feet. At the shore end
feet
A dike runs from
and do not aspiro to gain wealth. it is
This must be a fact, else the thous the tracks of the O. A S. E. rail
ands of acres available for cultiva road to tho edge of the river to pre
tion which are now covered with vent attack on the land end of the
timber or given to pasture would breakwater. Willows have been set
be producing good crops of grain along the bank upstream to prevent
further crumbling of the soil.
for milling purposes.
Assistant Engineer C. P. Jones of
Why not koop this money at home
instead of premitting it to go out the O. A S . E. had the work in
side?
hand and was assisted by Road-
This seems a question that all Master Kelley. A large force of
farmers should consider seriously. men and teams wore employed and
Are you raising enough grain?
Is the entire work was completed in
your land producing what it should less than one week. Manager A.
produce? The experience of the 11. Wood of the O. A S. E. has had
past year has «linwn many that tall this work in prospect all summer,
sowing is the proper thing. Accord for lmd it not been attended to be
ingly many are preparing their soil fore the rainy season tho roadbed
in advance of the rainy season along the line at that poiut would
There may bo localities where tali have been emlnugered.
sowing is rendered impossible by
It is thought the present work
surface conditions, but one lirm in will turn the current and prevent
fJflttaMfl ( i rum.boa apkli.ii the luist fpr.U}W,4jdMMWHM
ern disc plows, all of which are water may bo necessary on the up
now in use by farmers who are stream side.
sowing nr will sow fall grnin
However, tho work just finished
Fall-sown grain was a good in provides a greatly needed improve
vestment last year, why not this ment.
year?
Moro grain sown means more
Almost a Century.
money for the farmer and more
business for Cottngo Grove.
At the age of !)3 years, “ Gran d-
h o s i e r y
A
AT
s a l e
O ffe rin g "
G ra n d
LU RO H ’S
STOCKINGS
19c
fruit is small and often afflicted wJred for eiectric lights,
with blight or insect pests.
The home of Postmaster C. J. )
But across the road a quarter of n owarj ^
been remodeled aud
a mile away Mr. Currin has an or- olectrio lights have been installed,
chard, mostly apples, that is five
Marjon
Veateb, the funiture
years old. T he trees are beautiful dealer bas had his house wired for
in form, a splendid growth and electric lights.
DAIRYING IN OREGON.
good producers. Mr.(Currin, how
Iucaudescents have been installed
ever, docs not as yet believe in at the home of A. C. Gage.
cutting back the tops of his apple
Mrs. Joe Miller has had her dwell What 1» Costs to Establish a Creamery
and Cheese Fastory.
M an u factu rer* o f Flour
trees.
ing wired for this inexpensive and
F eed , Graliiun, Whole
E. L. Smith o f Hood River, who very convenient method of lighting
dairying will probably be a lead-
W h e a t Flour, Geriu Me»|
is President o f the Oregon Develop wliich does away with coal oil
¡n(justry ¡n Oregon as long as
ment League, said in the Marquam lamps and the consequent task of | ^
ja|Mj endures, as the natural
ExtensiveI Improvements are being m*i,
Grand Theater on August and, filling and cleaning.
to »nr million machinery. We âiT,,,
; meadows, the magnificent ranges
keep oar «ou r proof agallisi outsidet™.
that to grow good apples the trees
The Cottage Grove Electric Com and the perennial streams to be
Petitors. Being a Cotta*« drove Inni
billon, we respectfully ask you to nnw
should be topped to within 14 to 16 pany has been steadily increasing
the home product when buylnir n™,
found everywhere in the greater
w e hayo lu st installed a uiaetnw Ji
feet o f the ground.
! its service owing to the reasonable part of the state, make ideal con
large capacity for rollili* oats aud lui!
ley. Hrlnu your oats and have 11 rnürt
Mr. Smith is an expert ou fruit rates they make for placing the
In-fore leedlo* 1 1 will *0 much furth,,
ditions for the unlimited product
Feed and hay promptly delivered a
culture and comes from a section fixtures and furnishing the lights.
any part o f the elly.
;;
ion o f butter and cheese. At present
where they grow prize apples.
the supply is not much iti excess
Therefore he should know what is
of the demand for home consumpt
A Quick Recovery.
best in apple-growing. His reasons
ion, but when dairymen have been
Twelve years ago on Wednesday
were that the tree was more sturdy,
able to obtain all the cows they
growth was stronger, limbs were A .J . Armstrong suffered the loss
need, the industry is bound to as
not so liable to break, the fruit o f his left hand in a mill at Inde
sume mammoth proportions. 1 he
was easily gathered and (most im pendence, Oregon. Since amputa
condensed milk and evaporated
portant) trees so grown can be tion the arm has been painful to
cream business already is receiving
thoroughly and readily sprayed to him. On Wednesday Sept. 2 1 ,
an impetus that will add another
destroy insect pests. The argu Dr. A . Corpron and Dr. A. W .
import to the number that is mak
ment o f President Smith was so Kime performed an operation to
ing the name of Oregon famous
conclusive that all growers present relieve the constant pain experi
You can save money by buying kitchen and
throughout the world. Natural
(and there were many) were con enced. T w o weeks have elapsed
household furnishings at Miller’s New and
forage
plants
grow
luxuriantly,
vinced. Questions were fired at since the 19 stitches were taken
Second-hand
Store.
Everything for the
and nowhere in the world has
and
the
arm
is
almost
entirely
Mr. Smith by growers from all
household,
and
at
prices
lower than you
nature
been
more
lavish
in
sowing
parts o f Oregon. He was prompt healed. In seven days the band
ettn
get
them
anywhere
else.
This you can
red
and
white
clover,
timothy,
and
and unassailable in his replies and ages were removed entirely and
other
succulent
grasses
that
cattle
prove
by
calling
on
as he remarked was not punctured. Mr. Armstrong is confident the
H ood River is to have a fruit member will cause him no more ove. When the land is under
cultivation the yield is remarkable,
fair one week hence and it would trouble.
and it is quite common to harvest
be a valuable
experience
for
two crops in a season, while al
growers o f this section if they
DIVIDE ITEM S.
falfa affords a crop for almost every
could be in attendance at that
Burt Lee and family returned month. Oregon’s greatest advau-
W e come to your
time.
from the coast Friday.
rage
is
her
frequent
gentle
rains,
rescue,
in case o f
If Mr. Currin could talk for a
Mrs. James Yomans of Leona which keep the atmosphere pure
few moments with Mr. E. L.
Smith or some other successful spent a day or two with her and clean and the meadows and
grower, lie might liecome as en daughter Mrs. CfeKlie Hedrick ranges green nearly the whole year.
— Sunset Magazine
thusiastic a fruit man as is the ven last w Cck.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. McReynolds
erable yet energetic presiding o f
Cost o f m f ’ lieese F a c t o r y .
returned from Jacksonville, Satur
Insure in an Old Line
ficer of the O. D. L.
Metcalf & Rrund
The
cost of establishing a chees e
day and report a good time.
Fire Insurance Company
t y # Y « rsinSi
* AA O lll) pro*«
■lames iviucuey uas greauy im
Successors to
know your loss will be
care and attention to detail in the proved the appearance of his dwell with the location, but the following
paid
in
full.
may
be
accepted
as
an
average
cultivation o f their farms and or ing by a new coat of paint and
Metcalf & Morse
estimate. Building, about eight
chards means largely increased re fancy tnimmings.
hundred dollars, and the same
turns. A ny farmer may increase
Mrs. Roy Coffin expects to join
Phillips & Wheeler
his wealth and the value o f his her husband at Everett, Washing amount for equipment. Twenty-
Kind of Goods
one hundred dollars will build and
BANK BUILDINQ
holdings by devoting time and ton, in a few days.
Prom pt Delivery
:
ORE.
equip a creamery capable o f hand COTTAGE OROVE.
Courteous Attention
thought to raising the standard of
ling the milk from between three
his products.
It is so easy to
Get Ready.
hundred and four hundred cows.
make a living in this great state of
ina” Oliver foldod her hands aud Oregon that farmers are not active
In some localities owners estimate B right’ s D isea .se a.nd
The band will play
Tho past week has been a busy passed to her long rest ou Monday in a competitive sense.
the income per cow as averaging
D iabetes.
In a concert soon
one ul the railroad depot. Tons morning nftcr a long nnd useful
fifty dollars a year. The prices of
And this is the name
I f walnuts and chestnuts will
P a r k e r 's B r e a d
N
Phone M
aud tons of freight have gone both Christaiu life. Tho vonernble woman grow here, why are there not more
land range from twenty-five to one We desire to place In tile hands o f those at
O f their new tune:—
flu ted with Brights Disease and Diabetes ¡1 :io-
ways and tbe .Southern Pacific died at tho homo of hor daughter, ¡acres cleared to make room fvr
hundred
dollars
an
acre,
according
pa*e
pamphlet
that
is
suviu*
human
lives.
It
” Alamagoozalum.’
s 11.,1 UN ordinary pamphlet, sueli as Is emiimon-
people liavo left the handling of Mrs. L. M. Thompson of Cottage such crops? Or why is not the
to location and condition.—Emma ly used to advertise medlemes but Is princi
pally made up of reports o f scientifically con-
And
another
piece
roost of it to the local transfer com Grove.
Seckle Marshall in sunset Magazine tliu fed tests In a large variety o f eases, showing
i present cleared acreage planted?
T hey’ll also play
*7 per emit o f recoveries In these hitherto In-
Mrs. Olivor was born July, 20,
pany. More help is needed at the
for October.
curable disease».
JefF M yersof Portland, who is
I
11
their
concert
The specifics employed lu these tests are
local depot. In fact there nro only 1811, inCuyhoga county, New York. arranging for exhibits o f produce
known as the Kultou l oo 11 „uttids aud the re
A t and early day: —
sults ohiained prove conclusively that these
Three children are left, eleven at the Lewis & Clark Exposition,
the station agent and baggage man
A Card of Thanks.
' i '/JSSTI
»? lo“ K taut (the deaths from
"M rs. Ip p i."
Brights] Disease alone are appaiimu, over Itai.-
at the depot to handle tho remark graiulcliildieu and
many
great will receive exhibits
from
all
year, start ing as kidney trouble»! have at
T o the friends who so kindly m ast a yielded
to medical science. The pamphlet
« ar
ably largo volumo of business. The grandchildren. Sbo was tho mother counties— from any who may send,
tree. Write to the John J. Fulton Co., 4m.
assisted us in our last bereavment Is
Washington
street,
San Francisco. Cal.
M
aps
Free.
agent in his shirt-sleeves, handling of Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Julia .Smith Felix Currin will send walnuts, and
in the loss of our beloved mother When to suspect Bright's Diseaaet-Pufly
ankles or hands; weakness without apparent
oil tanks aud huge iron castings, of Ogden, aud D. P. Burton, for states that in size they will aver-
A ll who wish a map o f Cottage^ we extend our most
kidney trouble after third month; fre-
heartfelt cause; urinal
ton, (may show sediment or cloudy
with no one in the ofiice is Imrdly many yenrs Assessor of Lane county, age well with the market.
Grove may now get one at the thanks. In kind remembrance we ■luent
on standing); falling vision; day drow siness—
one or more of these.
fit business system for so important
“Grandma” Oliver w*a a devoted
Cottage Grove ought to have Leader office, free. T he streets will remember you always.
a corporation as the Southern ( liristnin women, loved by all, and specimens lor display next year, are all shown and the map is a
J u l ia A . S m ith
NOTICE KOK PUBLICATION.
Pacific Railroad Company with lines in the fulness of hor years revered hut the fruit season is nearly gone! valuable business directory as well.
L o u isa M . T hompson
United States Land Office,
in Oregon. Patrons of the road by a large family who will greatly | fruit, vegetables aud cereals are There are only a limited cumber
w
, tlosehurg, Oregon, Sept. 29 U.KH.
E ll e n E. A D. P. B urton
" • « » i leyeby given that In com pliant*
are inconvenienced by tho system miss her. Sho was a member of passing aud before another harvest for general circulation.
with tha provl.tone of tha act ol C o m m a m S O F T a n d FLUFFY BLANKETS
l o n e ' IsiV entitled "An act f « .h i* iU J it
at present in voguo. Tho Leader tho Christian Church. Services of the Lewis A- Clark Fair will be a
Are tho delight of all good iciiwDcpas
M m iu
Aawra ‘i * S,a,Mo1 Calltogjfc.O rago«
-A «a
Ordinary laiinrierlng falls t“ i-r—y
A Bad Fire.
mJt
" V i ln,*ton T e r r i t o r y . a t . o d -
would like to nsk Knowles A Geliys that denomination were held Tues- [ thing o f the past,
this desired result. 7 he blankets sl»o
1 *h* * ub11* 1,n<s ,u t ** *>F act at August
he sent to the
Card of Tnanks.
May destroy your homes at any t
. , (
of Bohemia if their freight wan day, Rev. J. II. Sharp officiating..
. ..
UUOKNK h . WILCOX
time; have Tom Awbrey write you f Portland, county of Multnomah, State o f Ore- COTTAGE . OROVE . STEAM L»imor
transferred promptly during th e'
W e desire to express sincere up a po'iey in either tbe JUna In- o gon,
class J
has tins day «led In Oils office Ills sworn
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Drain Normal Notes.
penalty. It receives the attei
auentem»'
statement No. MM for the purchase o f the K ',
.
a
iiotiiva to
IU those
lUU5C WU
past week to tho O. A S. H Indi
thanks
who, by tBeir sym- sura
Co; or the Oregon Fire Re S t f J S r V " " N." ' “ , l" Township No. 20 , south
those skilled in achieving
SILK C R E E K .
1 he fourth week of school opened p!, thy and by kind
results. Pure water and pure *'»P
ik i1 . K*‘ .4 'V ’“ ' aml W(U ° " e r proof to show
vidual merchants of Cottago Grove,
lie. Association of McMinnville Ore i!m
the cleansing agents used. All B“1™ >
L ’ . 'V" ■'‘ “ I“ ' " D more valuable I n its
work Is well done at the
::
•• '
“ J o ° [ , si!lVe Jf1* 11 ,l,r agricultural purposes
in a hurry for their deliveries, have
O. D.
I). Wheeler brought from Monday morning w.th very pleasing to bear the Jo*. 0f our est*emed and (015)
Saturday and JWcmday
COTTflGE GROVE FLOUR MILLS
H A R T U N G a n d HANSEN
Going to Housekeeping?
C . J« M I L L E R , M a i n S t . , n e a r Bridge
N ew Firm
F I R E
Metcalf $ Brand
J
had to go to the depot and haul
over the freight in tho way car.
Every day during the week some
thing has been m the freight for
the Lender— paper, stock, niachin
ery, new type. Wo nro conveni
ently located, near tho depot
freight was not so serious n question
for us. It was lugged over by
main strength. Itut the .Southern
Pacific railroad must certainly have
inclination to plojse its customers.
If it hns there should be a freight
man at the depot. The time schedule
ie one of few trnins, it is true, nnd
nil importance lies about their
arrival and departure, hut the agent
baa net lime aside from his office
duties to do the husky in tho shed
to save the corporation a few dollars
at the expense of the merchants of
Cottage Grove aud tha emolument
of a local draying monopoly. Give
u* a freight handier.
Eugene his household goods one ex era sesu , general assembly. This
wi be made one of the best per.od,
day last week.
' e 1 100 1 e'
Dr. Katherine Schleef and Mrs. °
The enrollment of the school now
Valentine ol Cottage Grove atten
exceeds 200 in all departments, a
ded church services here Sunday.
very good showing for this time o f
Mr. Clow was taken suddenly ill year.
Friday aftei noon and fell from the
liv e new students entered the
b )U iw
on which he was riding Normal
Monday, among them
striking on his head. He is repor Miss Edith Smith of Gardner.
ted better.
T h e Y . M. C A . and Y. W . C. A.
aged father, Samuel P . Garontte.
T o a„ the friends who , lssUted and
G ood F o r C h ild ren .
T h e pleasant to take and harmless
consoled us we offer heartfelt
ac‘ |
uiiro pi'vosTn""ant
knowledgment.
relief in nil cases of Cough, Cronp
and LaOrippe because it docs not
L . B. G ä r o v t t e .
pass immediately into the stomach,
but takes effect right at tho seat of
L- A . G ar ou ttm .
afinn11 heals
h e- I U and soothes
? Ut thf>
M rs . A j . icb P rick . m
matlon,
and *«•*«!»-
cures
permanently by enabling the lungs
to conUibuto pure life-giving and lift.
L. Morse and wife are visiting at &
nlnfioidXy^
* Modern
^ Phnr-
by " the
Wendling, the guest o f their son (macy.
W. N. V h e c lc made a business are taking an active part in the Fred Russell.
Souvenir Spoons
trip to Lorauc Monday.
social life o f the school-each hav-
A nice line of souvenir spoons
R. W . W elch went to Eugene o n .jo s t ^ i v T n t H C Madsen’,
Mrs.
1 resser and daughter, in* a 8 ° ° l1 membership
! ewelry „ tore
MadMn 9
Varien o f Lynx Hollow were visit 1 The Literary Society was reor busmess yesterday.
ganized last Friday evening. The
ing friends here Sunday. -
‘
1 >
s «’ed wheat for sale at the
INII I'legsiirc.
Geo. Mi Jer has moved hisshingfc 1 faculty will assist the students in
Cottage Grove Flour Mills.
If you ever took DeWSftV Little I
mill and family over near the making the literary work o f the
Risers for hilionsoesM r«r coo-1
j school strengthen the work of the
Wheeler a Owens saw mill.
1 i Sares
r i T
S ' kn? w wl," ‘ Ul" plea-
I
society
by
proper
supervision
and
is
rhewe famous ||ta|e nt||s
There are twenty-two pupils en
j credits.
'i >ifnl!
f n i ! T bile
n h ° wiihout
! ! r r nn'1
r W t h <* urn,lea C o ll a g e Drove.
rolled at the district school.
Dref®n
prodweing
Plans are lieing perfected for ant effect*. They .1» not urn*.
Mrs. Henry Damcwood was a
Headquarters tor conimer-
j school room anil yard decoration. I. kon ,.r weaken, but pleasantly- ¿rivi
visitor at the school Tuesday morn-
tone and strength to the tlepses and
cial and mining men.
Among the possible features being
"f
the
stomach.
iHver
nnd
mg-
an art exhibit.
kvwok s.>id by the Mndenr Pharm American
and European Plan
Mr. Grey is once more living on
Miss White, one o f the critic
Have you seen those beautiful his ranch.
Special
rates to families.
teachers, visited friends in Cottage
'
Seed fo r sala at th e , O a tts g c
diamonds at Madsen's?
One block from S.P. Depot
Mi
Nettie
Burdick
o
f
Cottage
.
Grove
Saturday
and
Sunday.
t
G rov e F lo u r Mills.
1 R F . A 8 O N A U L K K A T E I
and to estahhs his claim to said land before
1 8 Commissioner,at his omce at
Eugene. Oregon, on Thursday, the i.vth day of
0 uLeo.V ,,WH * ' * » » " ' « as Witnesses; ttfoliu
Fnu^A ' t H ?
V°th. of :<<>ttage Drove,
t ,a county,
r * * • Oregon,
Devereaiix, both o f
fcugene, all of Lane
aimvl
adversely the
iadm .rn . 7 u « 1* " '1* « « i « l » t e d to ale their
,m °r b" nre ,ai<i iRh daT ®f
J. T. B r id g e s , Register.
Cottage Grove Steam Laundry
Phone Main 34
::
Wagon Will f*»
FEED AND MILLSTOFFS
A g e n c y fo r Ju n ction Ulti U0#,
J . K . BBO W -N
River Street Near the Bridge
Geo. F. Comer
H ARN ESS M AK ER
i r
llcpa'ring nf ,he Reliable Kl id.
w m im-nd your haroes» whil«
you do your »lionping. Carriage
Trimming an«l Repairing. ;• ;;
y hip». Huddle*, Harms», Collar*
rraee«. Bridle*. Bit*.’ ( ¡ ¡ ¡ S
t haln*, and all kind* of »upplip*.
o
MtH***"
n
B E D ST E A D S
.
From $6.00 Do
Everything
sivts st .. two noons west of isio o e
COTTAGE GROVE
in Furniture
MARION V6ATCH
Imperial Hotel
MOUSE F U S S '* * * "
COTTAUK GKOVK
General B la c k s m ith in g
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Graduate of the American VeWS^J
m*. All
College of New Toc» City
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