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About The Leader. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Or.) 1895-1903 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1902)
« ü. o! O. TH T f y i H J tr —•The V cl 3ZJ -V Oldest and most Widely Read Newspaper m a Prosperous Mining Section--- KTo. 2r. Cottag-e Qrova, Orefrcn., DECEM BER 13, 19C2. Before flfòakittg Hour fiburebases A PERSONAL LETTER. .TALE IN TWO CHAPTERS. j A story of a pathetic incident Just a Word to the Wise. I come» by Marconi telegraph from Hillsboro. On Thanksgiving morn Dear Friends: ing, a young man who had been away Remember it is drawing near to at school arrived at bis borne town the good old Christmas and New and hastened from the train to the Years Holiday times. It is often a residence of his star of hope. Her very serious time in the lives 1 mother answered his nervous ring many young men end women. Just and invited him in. Yes, Jennie see the dark lines mound the eyes was at home, up stairs. She would EXAM INE OUR STOCK O F ^—^ of so many of the young men. What call her. Steppiug to the foot of tho causes them you ask? The poor boys stairs she called, “ Jennie, Will is lie awake so much at night worrying here and wants to seo you.” A voice over what they shall send to the from above answered, “ I can’ t come idol of their hearts. They worry down, mother; I ’m just takiug a so much that no wonder they have bath.” The young man was im Wo.now have open for enspection the handsomest a haggard look. But boys! a word patient, and stepping to the foot of iu confidence stop all worry and the stairs, be called, “ I must see line o f Dolls and Toys ever opened up here and are trust to us, and uiu ls do the same you just a miuute, Jennie. Slip on offering them at very low prices. thiug for wo can make it easy sail anything and come down.” She ing for you. But we want you to sliped on the top step and came remember that often on the Christ down and he saw ber, but for much mas present hinges the happiness of loss than a minute.—Forest Grove all your future lives. So be care Times, Dec., 4. ful, go slow, be calm, cool and col lected. Don’t rush into sending her ¥ THE MORMON TEMPLE. or him a present with your eyes The Mormon temple at Salt Lake shut Look for real value. Get the artistic, the beautiful. Shun the City is no doubt the most substan gaudy and pompous, because it may tial and well constructed religious be a little cheaper, Remember that edifice in the United States, if not the world. Corner stone laid deep rivers flow majestically, shallow April 6, 1853, cap stone April G, brooks make a bubbling noise, and before you make your final selec 1892 and dedicated April 6, 1893, tions for the one you love or wish to over forty years of constant labor remember, come in and let us aid being consumed iu its construction. you with our experience of eighteen This magnificent structure 200 feet years in the large cities of the East. long, 100 feet wide is built entirely For we wish to see (you wye 11 pleased of Utah white granite, beautifulla and every thing turn out' fight..' for carved, symbolic of the Mormon “ Of all sad words of tongue and faith, surmounted by sis towers, tho pen, the saddest are these; “ It highest being 230 feet from the ground, supportin g b ronzo statue might of been.” of the angel Maroni. The cost of Wishing you a Merry Christmas this building is about $G,000,000. and a very Happy New Year, There are many other attractions at We remain ever your friend Salt Lake City of interest to tho M organ & B rehaut . THE CHS1STMAS CARVER traveler or tourist, where a day can bo well spent. The Rio Grande should be of the finest tempered TOWN FALLING INTO THE is the only Trans continental route steel, capable of takiug the keenest RIVER. passing directly through Salt Lake edge, and the handle should be in City, where a stop over is allowed keeping with the blade. Hero t B rownsville , Or., Dec. 13. — The on all classes of tickets. Tho ser some noble Christmas gifts for the high water recently did much dam vice of the Rio Grande lines is un table—full carviug sets and table age to proberty in this city. In the excelled. Three trains daily be cutlery in fancy lined boxes. Pock eastern part of the city the bank tween Ogden and Denvor, carrying et knives and boys’ tool chests, too has been caving in so that it all classes of modern equipment. If areu prominent candidates for your necessary to move six dwellings in you are contemplating a trip to the favor. order to save them. The entire East, write the undersigned for county road b as disappeared and it information regarding rates via tlio Griffin & Veatch. seems that nothing can be done to “scenic line of the world:” W C , prevent the water from washing McBride, General Agent, M J Roche away the soil. A channel was made Traveling Passenger Agent, 124 i D e n t is t last fall, but as soon as the high Third S t, Portland, Oregon. waters came it all washed away. OR. E. C . W IA CY. T:ie county has spent hundreds of S a ved a t G r a v e ’ s B r in k . ¡ Dr Snapp’s Building. “ I know I would long ago have dollars trying to change the course of the river, but it has all been use beou iu ruy grave,” writes Mrs S H Newsom, of Decatur, Ala., “ if it liad less and in a few moro years at the not been for Electric Bitters. For rate the river is cutting now the three years I .puttered untold agony whole east end of the town will be from the worst form of Indlgestioh, Waterbrash, Stomach and Bowel D y in the river Led. For X -m as ^ ©oils anò XL ^ . ^ o q See Our Christmas Goods EÄKIM & BRISTO ü CLOAKS, JACKETS, CAPES, FURS. For Ladies, Misses and H EM EN W flY & BURKHOLDER. ‘f l spepsia. But this excellent medicine did ine a world of good. Sincn using I f y ou d esire a g o o d r o m p l>lox- it I can eat heartily and have gained Coffee is g o o d o p y o u g e t it, a n d h o w b a d a c c o r d in g t o w h e re - it h a s b e e n p re p a re d . OUR COFFEE Comes from the best growers in the world, it is grown and picked under the supervision o f experienced and par ticular coffee men, and is put on the market in a very at tractive form. It is the coffe you should use. ion use Mold tea, a pure herb drink It c^s on the liver ami makes the skin smooth and clear. Cures sick head aches. 25 ots anti 60cts. Money refunded if It does not satisfy you. Write to W H H ook er & Co Buffalo, N Y, for free sample. Benson Drug Co. 35 of pounds.” For ImllgestioD, Loss Appetite, Stomach and Kidney troubles, Electric Bitters are a posi tive, guaranteed cure. Only 50c at J P Currin’s drug store. THE OLD RELIABLE DRUG STORE J. P. C U R R IN , Proprietor, Prescriptions carefully compounded and we always keep on hand the Purest Drugs. Paints, Oils and Varnishes A t the PACIFIC TIMBER CO’S STORE Under Odd Fellows’ Hall, Cottage Grove, Oregon. Our line of Books, Stationery. Wall Paper and Notions are not surpassed in Quality or Quantity in the city. 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