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COTTAGE GROVE. OREGON
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<’( | lT A ( iK O R O V E , O R E G O N , S A T U R D A Y , D EC K M l'.¡’.11 :i,
JAPANESE CAPTURE
PRIZES FOR THE BEST
2 0 3 METER HILL. APPLES OF
DEGREE
.DESCRIPTIVE ARTICLES
**rc in Position to Bombard the City
and Other Forts to Better
Advantage.
Tokio, l)o,. 1 (Noon.)— General
NogiV telegram announcing the
storming and rupture of 203 Meter
Hill wns received with cheers by
the Japanese people. It revives tire
hope of nn early capture of Port
Aitlm r proper. Die people have
never despaired of the besieger*, !
hut 1 he fortitude of the defenders
$3,0 0 cash
and the prolongation of the sie g e ff
2 .0 0 “
whieh exceeds by months the most!
1.00
lihf
i nl prelmiiiiarv
preliminary estimate of tbe
the I „
I li
'eia!
[for Essays on Lane County, Bohemia Min-
Grand Product oí a Will»
amette Valley Orchard.
(and Cottage Grove— Commercial Club
¿ ¿ T a k e s Ip Advertising of this Section.
econrf prize
iiirtl prize
These three prizes will be awarded by the Commercial [timc r.qn,re i to ucci»,nplisl, thè re-
luh to students o f t ’o tta g e Grove schools lor the best de dnctinii »f lliis stronghold, havt
been a r,
of deep regret, com-
al I hive \v rite-up o f this city and vicinity, its advant
bi i d iti* thè loss of hfe and die
ires, resources and industries.
si q>< fin tuie lite over thè fact that thè
siege li is oceupied sudi a large
torce of meli, decreasing Eicld Mar-
sl.al Oyama’a streugth at a tima
•vheii he needed every availahle
man.
LANE COUNTY.
Yizc for best essay on Lane county:
First prize.............
.Second p rize.......
I'liird prize..........
Fourth prize........ .................3.(10 “
Fifth prize...........
OTHER TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Eiiii uf St. Louis fair.
»
With ideal early winter weathe
prevailing; with tlm gates thrown
T o ta l ............
open to childien and to those
iso who
who
T h e s e s ix prizes and those follow ing will be offered by were worthy lint ha I been mabl 3
>ns;
c Commercial Club, th rough the enterprise o f F. J. to iWeml from pecuniary reasons
ard, to Lite six persons contributing the six best articles with crowds |.oiiring tlirougl
¡turnstiles, lbs Louisiana Purchase
1 the desirability o f Lane county as a place for a 1 onte, I,,
-,
Mxp-it.lou held f irth its last day
>soil, its climate, its productiveness, ,*uid possibilities in Thursday. President D. R. Francis
c way 0« farm ing, lumbering, mining, stock raising was ttie guest of honor today and
ceremonies were conducted in com
trticulture and w h atever pursuits are a t hand.
memorating the service he has ron
B O H E M I A M IN IN G D IST R IC T ,
derei! in making the Exposition a
izes for best essay on Bohem ia M ining District:
succi ss.
First prize....................$ 1 (1.011 cas1 1
I’ resident Diaz Re-IEected.
T he inauguration o f General
Second prize............................ 5.00 “
Porfirio
Diaz, as president of the
Third prize.............................. 4 .0 0 “
republic o f M exico for the seventh
Fourth p r iz e ...........................3.00 “
time, and SenorI)(..i Ramo '. Corral,
Fifth prize ............................. 2.00 “
as first vice-president, took place in
Sixth p
. r iz e ...............................1.00 “
the hall o f the Chamber o f Deputies
F r iz e s for this series o f articles will be awarded upon under most auspicious circum
stances Thursday.
nts of clearness and comprehensive description.
/
C O T T A G E G ROVE,
zes for best essay on C o tta g e Grove:
First prize.................... $10.0(1 cash
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Jewel Presented.
Fifth prize............................. 2.00 “
Dr. Geo. Wall was the recipient
of a Past Master’s jewel from C ot
tage Grove Lodge, Nn 5 1 , A. F.
A A- M. on Nov. 2 6 th.
The doctor has served five years
the
as Worshipful Master of
1
lodge,
a
very
remarkable
lor
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¡Sixth
prize...........................
1 00 “
honor.
Second prize..................... 5.00 “
Third p r iz e ........................ 4.00 “
Fourth p r iz e ..................... 3.00 “
The first three prizes w ill be awarded to students only.
T he
jew el
is
beautiful
tesign, silver, with blue and
remaining eighteen prizes will be awarded to any per-1
^
^ fam;ly exp€Ct to
W all and fam ily expect to
, von 11 oa* old, w hose contribution is adjudged best | leave
^
for their new home in Los
:lte committee or the ju d ges they m ay select. All ar- j Angeles within a few days.
:s contributed w ill he published in the newspapers of
city and will be used b y the Commercial Club in its
Died.
‘k of spreading inform ation concerning Cottage (»rove,
Mr*. John Brant on, an aged and
lemia Mining D istrict and Lane county t h r o u g h o u t 'm o s t re se cte d pioneer of this sec
East.
All citizens are urged to compete and to assist.*10"
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at 7 o’clock, o f heart
Hiding out the inform ation when it appears in printed disease.
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nisea.se.
T h
he e funeral
funeral services
w ill
ill be
be held
held
Other details will be given later.
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services w
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'hurch,
— today, at the
M. ^
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! conducted by R J p ev.
F
L.M
oore
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NO
DOUBT
Y o u are a n ticip a tin g tbe approach of
the h o lid a y season w ith gladness, and
visions of lim itless tu rk ey and cran
berry sau ce rise before your m ind’s
eye; and
Y O U ’L L H AVE
T h e u su al a cco m p a n y in g delicacies,
surli as m ince pies, pum pkin pies,
e tc.; b u t one th in g you must not
forget. W h a t
H O L I D A Y dinners
is com plete w ith ou t that time-honored
in stitu tio n
o f our grandfathers
A PUDDING
W ith p lum s, raisins, currants, lemon
peel, citron and the sauce that makes
it com plete? “ N o m atter how much
yo u eat, y o u ’ ve a lw a y s room lor the
p u d d in g .’ ’
Th<* freshest o f everything for the din
ner anil for tlie pudding.
A more exten ided notice wt
given later.
nfant child of Lon
‘EARCE & JOHNSON
Our Own Free Delivery Wagon.
Corner Mam and River SU.. Wed End o. Bridj.
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Short-
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10
files south of Cottage G rose, near
R o u s e ’ s mill.
The interrment took
nlare :n the Taylor cemetery yes-
• '
week
*er,lav. The mother died
large quantity o f apples that were
found accept rhlo under his regu la
tions shows w hat the W illam ette
V alley can do in raising apples o f
good q u a lity .”
Because these 10,000 bo xes o f
apples that were shipped E ast,
there was also raised on the W allace
orchard 163 tons of Bartlett* pears,
1800 boxes o f F all pears and 75!
tons o f other apples.
Dumb (?) Bootblack Skipped.
to
PROPOSED ROAD
WORK IN BOHEMIA
John W ic k s w ent to the G ro v e
S a tu rd a y .
County Commissioners Consider Sub
ject at Eugene.
T h a n k sg iv in g was spent very
q uietly at S tar.
Miss M yrtle W ic k s spent S u n
On W ed n esd ay the C oun ty Com
day w ith Lulu H arlow .
m issioners at E u g en e were ad
T h e saw m ill at V a u g h n ’s place dressed by F . J. H ard and G eorge
O . K n o w le s o f the Bohem ia Min
started tc w ork T u e sd a y .
Mrs. H aw ley ol W ildw ood visited in g D istrict, w ith reference to the
roads in the d i-tiic t. R ecent road
w ith Mrs. P itch er T u e sd a y .
Mrs. Jim S p a ’. r lias tieen quite im provem ent on the Sharps creek
sick w ith a severe case o f n euralgia. road has elim inated tw o fords, the
w idest and the deepest, and it is
A . C. G age passed through Slat
desired to still further im prove the
on the speeder M on day afternoon.
h ig h w ay in order to facilitate traf
Messrs. Rice and Frost, o f Spring- fic. C u ttin g out fords is sim pler
field visited at Joe W ic k s this w eek.
and less e xp en sive than buildin g
M ir- Iv a and M yrtle W ick s visi b u d g es w hich are con stantly in
ted w ith Mt: Jas. S p alir W ednes need o f repair. T h e com m issioners
: day.
exp ressed them selves as satisfied
There w as chu rch at Star S u n and plea ed w ith the w o rk already
! day afternoon by Rev. K n otts, o f done and the n e x t few m onths w ill
A lb an y.
p tobahly w itn ess further substantial
I,- - lie W ick s is w o rk in g for Kd im provem ent o f Bohem ia road.
yielded the purchaser a handsome p " - i.i" a •” “
U3
j
n a n i
■ thousand* who have lon^ desired
Manager C. A . Park, o f the W al-
. . , „
,
.
,
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.
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to visit the Coast w ill come to the l
lace orchard, estimates that it cost
#
.
a
position and
travel
w ill
be
Siooo to prune, spray and cultivate < 1
.
,
, .
• ,
i greaty stim ulated. O f course, it!
the orchard and $3500 to pick and '
-
« .i r
' im • 1
may be urged that in tak in g this
pack the fruit. T his leaves a net
1
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„
< action the general passenger agen ts .
return of $7500 on the 35 acres, or
4 . . .
.r ,
. have been actuated b y a selfish
$214 per acre. T h is is over 20 per
w ^ 1
,p .
I m
n
t
i
r
p
h
u
t
tvo
fin
motive, but we do not choose to
cent on the investment if the o r
see it in that ligh t. T h e truth o f
chard be estimated to be worth
the matter is tir .t the greater factor
$1000 an acre.
in the upbuilding o f the W est,
In view o f this good show ing
apart from the resources them selves
made b y the W allace orchard, the
has been the persist-tit advertising !
question. “ H ow did you do it’ ?
done bv the passenger departm ents ■
seems peculiarly pertiment, and it
and the broad minded attitii !e that
was put to Mr. Park.
they hav assumed. T h e Pacific
“ In the first place, we kept the
M onthly has urged in the past that i
trees as clean as we reasonably
there is a debt o f gratitude due the 1
could hv
,
by spraying,
sp rayin g,” ne
he repueu.
replied ;
> tbe trees well pruned and r ?nlr" n',s from Pvery m 1,1
1,0 1,as
;
4
! even tbe sm allest financial interest
then took off about two-thirds of the
/-vocf o and
i 4 /l it
pa m irf* |
on «Vite
this f C oast,
it i is *5 a .a n pleasure
.
fruit while the apples were young,
to
call
attention
to
this
fact
when j
ie|t the apples no
.. .
the railroads have shown such a
closer together on the limb than
interest in , he stlCccss o f the
six or eight inches. T h e result w as ,, rtbm ]
Hx p o s itio n .- W illia m
th3t ol,r a P f leS, We; t
J
Kittle W ells in T h e Pacific M onthly
and well colored. T in s last chara - f()f , )e(.em ber.
teristic is important, for one o f the
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requirements of a first-class apple
Children for Adoption.
is that its surface must be at least
^
an , , omMimPS
tw o-third, red
Out of the whole
* for
, . , , ,jn w
...
at
wages; ( (2)
2 ) u p -n indenture, [t.
wor|l
attpllq 1 .
|
i ought
work, alb*'*
[and— i
il|> RomP'vtiAt.
,ijl(, ien mftv
for
a l1
t(Jo
A , j , W. T G iki . sk «.
^
Oregon B..vT and G irl*’ Aid
^
P ortU ll,,, O regon.
yesterday afternoon to play | amette V alley o rch ard ,s„ reap
fair share o f the benefits o f that
MO HI KIM BF. PARKFCL
a g a m e with the g ir l’s team
there
reputation.
I f growers
would only . o iim
,|1(1
. last night.
• t*
u
’
p
nrprlict
a
victory
repm
*iuw
.
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i ^m
i -. i lth
" ■ 1 , vonr ' eh dren. . f.ook
2»-^
W e predict a victory
last night. v\ I
Ir iM ti nn their orchards, s p riy them out for <*«»•• -rii
»• i • • ( ronj» unfl
fnr our team as they play a fine clean
up
, ’ j
wi.oopi..^
thwn m time»
v,lv
* their
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.
, W
lio o p ln «
»t the proper times and _ _i)n<.
0f)(. \f
Minllt,.
, li tin* h
^or ot
| thoroughly at
iiiutM ( , , .1
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li<* U*Ht
lient
MS B t
z ame- ,,^0,
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O r e . g am
o n —
— 1906
1906
: nf-lr
pi-k off
off enough
enough fruit
fruit w
w hile
hile y young
o m * , remedy. t , Ib.r.nl
rhnrnm ey.
li S Smith and wife have m oo d s0 that what remains w ill be large _______
to Cottage Grove and are occupying and well formed, we shall have
,
D rain
. h e l m - co a te d by the J. N. much less of the poor fru.t that ,s
Bovd photo studio. Mr. Simth in- unprofitable to raise and "o t suit-
al^ ”
Meteors from Star.
M ack Stew art w ent to the G rove
S atu td ay.
Eugene G uard; W alter Evans,
' the dumb newsboy and bootblack,
| who Inis conducted n shine shop in
llin Mi Ching I lock on Seventh
; street for several weeks past, has
proven himself to be »11 that the
Oregonian and Guard said lie was
.
w lieti he tir » reme bere. He is a
Uri" ar« '» «■ « *»’ Ifc “ Bl* Red tta.npan
pand a I ilk of tlio first, water.
Yehterdaj' he left for p ails unknown,
Apple" Brings Over $2W I'er Acre
leaving many debts behind him and
on J IM Land.
going away without redeem ing a
large number of shine tickets which
lie ha l sold at 50 cents and a dol-
ar apiece.
S a l e m , O r., Nov. 29
(Special
At the approach of the first of the
to the O regonian.)— That the W ill month, when ho know that his rent \ Cole, w ho has a la rg e contract of,
• S u n d a y W in. Perm an w as called
wood to cut.
amette V alley is still nn apple I and numerous bills would become i
to Jun ction C ity to set- his y o u n g
Joseph
W
icks
and
R
ollin
W
ick
s
grow ing region is sho vn by the due, tho boy began quietly to make
son w ho w as quite ill. H e le-
fact that on a single orchard near i preparations to ! m ‘ vd and during are w o rk in g at the saw mill on Mr,
turned S u n d a y n igh t on a freigh t
Salem there were grown and ! ilie Afternoon yesterday ho locked V a u g h n ’ s place.
w hich arrived a little after one
packed this year more boxes of i \ tile door of his shop and quietly 1 A . I). L eR o y passed through
o 'clo ck .
A s the train drew into
first-class Spitzetiburg anples than | slipped out »•!' town. It. is sup^ j Star W edn esday m orning on his
the depot and before it stopped,
were shipped from the entire Hood I posed ho went smith, at he «Mine j w ay to Bohem ia.
Perm an ju m p ed from the train. H e
River Valley. That the apptes wore from till» north.
C a ll P itch er and G eorge Kerr alig h ted on his feet all rig h t, but
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UP to s*andard t" quality i 1 evident
Ivan*, elaitne.1 that, be could not have a contract to cut a hundred was throw n forward/ on his face and
when it is stated that a Hood talk, h u v iig been injured when lie cords o f wood for John W ick s.
rolled o v e r several tim es. T w o men
r .
R iverexp ert was employed to p ick wai a child, the injury preventing
T h e re w as a dance at Mr. S te w who w ere in tend ing to steal a tida
tbe fruit in accordance with the the use of his vocal er;vans. A a r t’s F rid a y n ig h t, it w as g rea tly
found him soon after h i- fall and
regulations in force at packing es number of bovs who were, empl >ved j enjoyed by all.
A t m idnight a carried him into the depot. H is
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tabi ish me nts in the ft mous Hood by him .state that on one o r. two oe ; tu rk ey supper w as served for six ty .
friends were notified and he w as
River Valley. T h e Salem apples casions he gave vent to bis feelings j
Miss Rees and Mabel H arlow taken hom e and I)r. H o ck elt called
were sold in N ew York C ity on in well chosen words. U is re
m a le a fly in g trip to W ildwood, to attend him: I lis in ju ries a l
their merits.
markable, though, 1 d >\ v 1»“ could i F riday, to see the co u n try, as th is though severe arc not considered
T h e orchard referred to is the keep s’ lent, as I k * was constantly in
was M iss R ees’ first visit to that dangerous.
w ell known W allace orchard, near the company of boy- who frequented
t-laee.
this city, where 10,000 .bo xes o f . |,iH Kliop iin«l %viio wei< talking and
M. W. A. Attention.
*
T h e S ta r L itera ry S o ciety was
shipping apples were produced. ..j(W| „ „ „ - |,;m fl|| p .„ tj rn„.
organ ized S a tu rd a y n igh t and the
All members should be present
T he orchard comprises 35 a c r e s , ______ , , ,______
billow in g officers were elected: C a :l at the n e x t m eeting, T it -day, Dec,
but many o f the trees iiave been re
Special Rate-, lo lite Fair.
Pitcher, president; Jew el W ick s, 6. E lection o f officer: and o th er
moved or set to other * ari,sf.'>s_ so
„ ; , , A r . _* 1
s.~
u n i L . 1 - •niqnjrtam m r mess.
. OTTTV
„‘„I , T !’ " ’ ....
’
Ill'll
iVirr*» i n a r j
! •« 1 . ,,
C . W . W a l l a c e , C lerk .
1 h
u o •*
1
,
♦
m the railroads fn *i M i' l-sippi R iver p onding secretary; I.oreti H u nt,
enough Spitzenburg trees to fill
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,
. _
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Coast go into L u lu H a rlo w , M yrtle W ick s, pro
completely about 30 acre"’. Hecnuse i
gram com m ittee; Koileti W ick s,
U lto Pro 'll, ut- I'.ngcne, visited
.
..I
c
__ _effect next year on account •* 1 the
the outlook for a crop was poor
lid Cole,
chairm an; bis parents here from T u e sd ay to
! L ew is and Clark E xposition ,n m anager;
early in the F all, the apples were
G e o rg ia K e rr, jan ito r.
T h u rsd ay.
sold at a reduced price and brought
1,v ,h is vcrv ron,mend
only $ ,2,000. T h e crop matured |ah,e actio" a b r " e a l t ; n,,"i,,re a t !
much better than expected and
« » « « red , and flu* e x - ,
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after the birth of tin: child.
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1°.00° boxes °* aPP,eS WP
Mrs D T Awbrey was called to only 6* boxes that dtd not g o into
Airs. i/. x. «
j
. . class o f ‘two-thirds red.
Portland last night on
1
, “ . It
I, was
was the
the W
W illam
illam ette
ette V
va alley
n ey
sickness of her sister s h isbaml. .
that gave Oregon ,ts reputation for
8. Sigel.
■ big red apple«,’ ” continued Mr.
1905—OREGON— 1905
The girls’ basket hall team went Park, “ and l 1 hope to see W ill-
tenda o ? » ,n g •
lain No. 43 .
NO.
PERFECT SPECIMENS
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'rizc-for 1 *cst Qjsav on C o tta g e Grove,
Sixth prize............. .................1.00
I ’. ioi
must
have p ack ers,
O
A
m o u n tn in
C
ra n ch ,
l i C
M S S - fc; s s f r Ä S - = .. . . . . .
Sweaters,
Í J
Shoes,
Umbrellas,
m
M is ,
Hats,
1
j
Hosiery,
Ties.
I N
Y
Mufflers,
O
Felt Simes
U
R
SEARCH FOR
CHRISTMÄ
M u st
I n q u ir e fit
C1
PRESENTS
DO
NOT
OVERLOOK
WELCH & WOODS
som e
Wlil PUt "U -^ o b bo o h - ho *
who will not accept poor fruit. r o ||jl1 ( fttn r,s t l y l c v e l o r n c a r l y
Tom atoes pumpkins and beans i.vhen we »old the W allace apples ^
h a ,f
( 1 ..a r ( .(1 a n ,j j m .
blossoming ¡n *he balmy a,r ° " ,h i» Vear we ,0 d ,h e Purchaser
. .
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the latest evidence we , lhat we wtnt<rf him to g-* a man p r o T c d . h n l a i
Dec. 2. Is 'fle
/ 4 a»r« ’
WC .
n Vetarn
readers!
I ,1 _kucinoa »n 1
present to our Eastern
.
„„((-„to rK l the business to j) a v c p u r c h a - T .
Suits,
FOR USEFUL
A R T I C L E S