THE COOS BAY TIMES. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1 909 EVENING EDITION-
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?rof. George Sawyer of Oak
land, Ore., Charged With
Crime at Roseburg.
ROSEDURG, Ore., Feb. 5. Cul
minating from his mysterious absence
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from the 29th of last December to!and thnt wnen he retUrned to Oak
the 18th or this month. Prof. Geo.
Bawyer, former principal of the
Jl Oakland schools, who was brought
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,by the grand Jury, was arraigned be
fore Justice of the Peace Long on a
charge of polygamy, preferred by
Galen De Vore, sister of Mrs. Sawyer
No. 2, who Is a teacher In the Oak
land schools. De Vore is an elec
trician and In charge of the power
plant at Centralla, Wash. Sawyer
waived preliminary examination and
was hold to the circuit court for
trial, with ball fixed at $1,000, which
he furnished through follow mem
bers of the Masonic lodge at Oak
land. He has engaged the local firm
of Coshow & Rico to act as. his at
torneys. When brought before the grand
jury, Prof. Sawyer asked for 30 days'
time In which to answer the charge
L preferred against him. He explained
that his physical and mental condi
tions were such at the present time
that ho might coUapse entirely If sub-
t Jected to a severe mental strain. The
grand Jury then decided not to press !
Sawyer, but De Vore determined to
have the matter acted on at once, Im
mediately swore out a complaint be
fore Justice Long, and Sawyer was
arrested and placed under temporary
bail of $1,000. This amount he
could not furnish, '-ut he was spared
the humiliation e' ylng In jail by
Constable Morten ;on, who took him
with him to a local hotel for the
night.
In his complaint, De Vore charges
that at the time Prof. Sawyer mar
ried his sister (August 21, 1907), ho
had another wife living. Ho does
not give her residence, but this, to
gether with a number of other cssen- I
tlal things he expects to bring out I
at Sawyer's trial.
One story, In effect, Is thnt Saw-
yer, c nitlng to Wilbur, Ore., six J
years ago, did so to rid his mind ot
the memory of the death of his first SorvIco seels smaU in In.eference to
wife, who perished ln a fire which .,nrgp t,nleSj .lm, n,nB t0 BnfeRimrd n
destroyed an apartment house, In ,,,,,. for futIlro n0O(ls rather tl)an
Matamoras, Pennsylvania, which', FWe the ImmedIate reCeip.B.
they were occupying. Matamoras is Wp).0 Jf ()Psimli the rosent receipts
ln Pike county, anil sawyer, at fie
time of this nlleged calamity, wns
the county superintendent of bchools.
The story goes on to say that Saw
yer discovered that his first wife was
alive when she wrote to him after
he had sent back to Matamoras for
n transfer enrd to the Oakland lodge
of Odd FellowB.
The latter statement concerning
tho discovery of Sawyer's wlier'
abouts by Wife No. 1 Is probably
true, but the story about him believ
ing that his wifo had perished in a
fire Is too Incredible for belief by
the District Attorney and Do Vore. , i,0Wever. and in small sales on occa
They consider that Sawer dellber- 'sn, paymout Is made In Install-
atcly deserted his first wife. Letters Intents So arranged as to protect tho,110"80 al"1 passed, as follows:
front hor relatives and other people government against loss without lm-' 'I- u- nS' Fan-ell Requiring all
nt Matamoras show that she Is a very Losing unnecessarily severe burdens .doors of public buildings to swing
estimable lady, and thnt she has J u,)nn the purchaser. Thus the re- outward.
nover Instituted divorce proceedings. colp s of each year tepresent sub-' H. B. So, Bean Amending section
Do Vore says that Sawyer to'd Wife , stantially, but not exactly, the value 5,r' of the session laws of 1903, re
No. 2 that he had never been mar-'of the timber sold and removed tlur- I Intlni? to the laying out of county
rled before. There nro coitaln other
circumstances that weigh heavily
against Sawyer. One is that ho
cnused lottors to bo written to Mata
moras two years ago, saying that ho
ipt boon t-nio( in n intntl'i'i nee'dont
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"In a western mining camp." Dis
trict Attorney Drown says that short
ly afterwards, on the strength of
these letters, Sawyer's obituary ap
peared In a Matamoras paper. Mr,
Drown says also that he Is In posses
sion of evidence showing that when
Sawyer left Oakland December 29,
last, he went east, and there is no
I doubt In his mind or In De Vore's
either that the trip was made ex
pressly for the purpose of making a
monetary settlement upon Wife No.
1, to B'ave off prosecution. De Vore
learned that when Sawyer left Oak
land he took with him about $1,400,
instead of $2,000, as first reported,
,and he had but $000p which Is now
.,,, to be on denoslt at Glendale.
Sawyer's story that he lost his
mind after leaving Red Dlult, Cal.,
and wandered from city to city, until
he finally recovered his mental facul
ties In Cheyenne, Wyo., Is ridiculed
by Drown and De Vore. They think,
however, that Sawyer has excellent
reasons for worrying. De Vore says
that in conversation with Sawyer last
evening and today he found him per
fectly rational on all subjects save
that pertaining to his first matri
monial venture.
LARGE INCREASE IN CUT
OF GOVERNMENT TIMRER
WASHINGTON, Feb. G. Uncle
Sam's National Forests yielded an
increase of 102 per cent in timber
last year over the record for 1907,
giving returns of $849,027.24 to the
government. Twenty-five per cent of
this amount went back to the states
in which the forests are located In
lieu of taxes, In accordance with the
provisions of the law. This revenue
will be ndded to the state's fund for
the support and maintenance of
roads and public schools.
The amount of timber cut from all
the National Forests was 302,792,
000 feet, board measure, as against
191,872,000 feet in the previous
year. This figure for 190S does not
Include the 131.4S2.000 feet given
away to settlers, schools and
churches under "free use" permits.
This Increase of 102 per cent shows
a far better use and increasing
productiveness of the forest under
"-nservnHvp methods of cutting.
There was a marked Increase in
small sales last year, resulting in an
Increase of 230 per cent In the num
ber of sales, notwithstanding the fact
that the timber contracted for wns
far less in the aggregate than In
1907.
hi making timber sales the Forest
from timber sales could be quick'y
doubled. During the year, It was
found necessary in the interest of
a continued supply to restrict sales
on many forests. Nevertheless, use
of 'ho national forests as a souice
of timber supp'y was more general
than ever before.
The total receints from timber
sales each yenr have been as fol-
lows: 1905, $60,136.62; 1906,
$245,013 JO; 1907, $668,S13.12;
190S, $S19,027.24.
Payment for timber Is alwnjs re-j
quired In advance. In largo sales, j
lng that year.
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SALARES
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tha S. Lane, of Lake county.
II. D. 258, Campbell Request
Oregon Federation of Women's
Clubs, making signature of husband
or wife necessary to the valid execu
tion of contracts or agreements of
suretyship by a married person.
H. D. 259, Clackamas county dele
gation Providing an eight-hour day
for mechanical and manufacturing
establishments.
H. D. 2 GO, Abbott Preventing
participation In primary nominating
elections of one political party by
members of another political party.
H. D. 2G1, Darrett Request Grain
Growers' Association of Umatilla
county, fixing warheouse charges on
grain at 50 cents per ton from time
of its delivery until following July
and 5 cents per month per ton there
after. H. D. 2G2, Darrett Request of
Umatilla Dar Association, authoriz
ing executors, administrators and
guardians, not versed In the law, to
employ an attorney.
H. D. 203, Darrett Request of
Umatilla Dar Association, prohibiting
justices of the peace fiom appearing
In their own courts.
II. D. 264, Darrett Request of
Umatilla Dar Association, prohibit-
lng persons not admitted to practice.
law to appear before Supreme, cir-
cult or county courts of the state.
H. B. 265, Clemens Providing for
2,400 volumes session laws.
H. B. 2GG,
Dedllllon Limiting '
election precincts to a total of 300
voters.
II. D. 267, Hughes Requiring use
of automatic safety devices where
liquid or gaseous fuel substances are
used.
H. D. 26S, Bean Creating State
Printing Doard.
H. D. 269, Josephine county dele
gallon Fixing salaries of county of
ficers of Josephine county. !
H. D. 270, McArthur Creating
Commission of Highwyas of
nine
members1 appointed by the governor
to report to net legislature needs of
vtate as to road construction carries
.'ii appropriation of $5,000.
House Kills Hills.
With little or no discussion the
fo'lowlng bills reported unfavorably'
wero indefinitely postponed In the
House:
II. B. 54, Farreil Creating a
board of control.
II. B. 149, Miller Creating the
county of .N'esmUh.
II. B. 3S, Brady Appropriating
$m,nnn for the sufferers In the
Southern Italy disaster.
II, B. 56, Farreil Investing the
title to real property ln receivers.
II. B. 120, Mahone Establishing
a two-commissioner district ln Lin
coln county.
II. B. 71, Campboll Fixing the
time in which deeds and other In
struments may be recorded. A hard
fight was made by Campbell to save
the last lheasure, but the opposition,
led by Dean and Brooke, was
strong for him to overcome.
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House Passes Hills.
Bills wero read a third time In tho
roads.
H. B. 132, Purdln Amending
section 66 of the bession lnws of
1903, relating to laying out nnd
constructing county roads. '
II. B. 155, Dodds Permitting '
YOU SHOULD
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First Yoi?r Money beck, if w " don'k save1 you
Second- Largest stock to pick from.
Third Cortssy to all.
members of the Railway Commis
sion to ride on any engine or car of
any train in the state.
H. D. 200, McCue Amending the
code relating to depositions.
H. D. 201, McCue Amending the
act empowering an executor to exe
cute deeds.
H. D. 187, Duchanan Appropriat
ing $4000 to pay the remainder on
claims found due, and that may yet
be filed by surviving veterans of the
i Indian Wars of 1S55 and 1856.
H. D. 205, Lane county delegation,
fixing the compensation of the coun
ty commissioners of Lane county,
was read a third time and passed.
The same action was taken on H.
D. 234, Dedllllon, amending the gen
eral laws relative to corporations.
NEWS OF COQUILLK.
Events of Interest There As Told ttj
Thc Herald.
Dorn In Payette, Idaho, January
2G, 1909, to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Dax
ter, a daughter.
Mr. T. M. Dlmmlck came over
from Marshfleld last week and spent
a few days visiting, with her husband,
the new county treasurer.
I Thomas McGovern, who has been
' working at Dashney's camp for some
time, was struck in the face by a
hook last Wednesday and several
teeth knocked out.
George A. Hansen, until recently
connected with the W. T. Kerr Com-
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will leave for points In Mexico
and the southwest by the steamer
Elizabeth via San Francisco. Mr.
Hansen is enthusiastic over the out-
IooU ln that country and expects to
nlilke hls Permanent home there.
David McNalr of near
My l tie
Point, was a passenger to Dandon b
Saturday's boats. He came down on
the Echo in time to catch the Co -
qullle on her return trip, thus mak- j
, lng the run from Myrtle Point to
i Bandon by noon, something this i
pioneer never did before.
The city council met ln regular
session Monday evening and trans
acted the usual routine business,
also some special work, among which
was the passage of the saloon or
dinance to the effect that no saloon
would be granted a renewal of li
cense where they had been convicted
of any infringement upon the law.
The coal business seems to l im
proving. Everything shows a lively
industry in our neighborhood. There
Is now In actual operation s'x coal
mines working around our town. D.
S. Rouse and George Gage each are
working mines below town, while
Adams, Pcteison & Co. and the Eu-
ireka Company are above town. Jus:
back or ea3t of town; W W. Klght
operates one mine and Vowell and
Harrington another.
CIIKAITST RANCH OFFERED
OX COOS HAY.
80 Acres. 12 Acres fine creek
bottom, six-room house, two
barns, nice orchard, all kinds of
berries, S cows, some young
stock, about 1,500,000 feet of
timber which may be logged
very cheaply, spring water piped
into the house, and everything
ready to make money from the
day you move on the place.
Price If bought before March 1,
J 909, $2,000. IT WILL MAKE
YOU A GOOD HOME OR A
GOOD INVESTMENT. I. S.
KAUFMAN At CO.
MITCHELL WAGONS run easiest
AT MILXEIt'S.
VALEXTIXES at Coos Bay Cash
Store.
NEST EGGS at .AnLNER'S.
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the Colonial Social at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Marsh Friday
evening. About thirty-five wero pres
ent, many in the powdered wigs and
costumes of Colonial days. A de
lirious luncheon was served. Special
numbers by Miss Nellie Tower, Miss
Mable Clare Mlllls and Sam Marsden
contributed to the evening's pleas
ure. The Assembly club will hold its
nuiFquerade ball next Friday even
Lincoln Memorial.
Next Friday, February 12, will be
the centennial birthday of Abraham
Lincoln. There will be a lecture on
Llncoin Friday evening in the Dap
tlst church by Rev. G. S. Clevenger.
There will be a solo by Miss Mabel
Mlllls and music by the orchestra.
The exeicises will begin nt 8
o'clock.
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
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Regular services Sunday at the
Pre '.jjU.Ia-! cl urch bj 'h acting
pastor, Rev. W. Alex Smich. Subject,
morning service: "Christianity In
Families"; evening subject: "Want,
Waste, and Wos."
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Jittn?mtj Swrmros in (tais Satj GUjitrrlpa
ivv.---yNysy-yNys. jk-v ''service at 7:30. Prayer meeting on
Mass will be celebrated in the Thursday evening at 7:30.
Marshfleld Catholic church at 10:30 I
Sunday morning and In North Bend
at 8:00 o'clock. The Rev. Father
Curley celebrant at both places ow
ing to the absence of the Rev. Father
Donnelly.
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Mrrnlng service 11 a. m., topic,
"Lord s Supper, Its Purpose and
When Does One Partake Unworthi-
ly." Evening service, 7:30 p. m.,
topic, "Disciples Responsibility to
the World." Sunday School, 10 a.
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We have a fine line of CLOTHES WRIXGERS, no better made
from $..()() down to $1.50
WASHING MACHINES
The Famous Snowball Machine vlili enclosed gear for $2.50
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ing. Great preparations are ueing
made by the members and an unusu
aUy pleasant time is anticipated.
The Swastika Club will have a
Valentine balll at the I. O. O. F.
hall next Saturday evening.
The Women of Woodcraft aro
planning for n big social In North
Dend on the evening of Feb. 12.
Mrs. H. S. Tower has Issued Invita
tions for a Drldge whist party for
February 14.
m., music by orchestra. Young Peo
ple's meeting G:30 p. m. Class In
Life of Christ Tuesday evening.
Prayer meeting and teacher's meet
ing Thursday evening.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
Services will be held In the Chrls
tlon Science hall, Third street, be
tween A and D Streets, Sunday, at
11 a. m. Subject: "Spirit." A cor
dial Invitation is extended to all.
y METHODIST EPISCOPAL H
Rev. H. I. Rutledge, Pastor. '
Services at the Marshfleld Mnthod
ist Episcopal church will be held
Sunday as follows: Sunday School
at 10 a" m-' mornlnS service at 11
, a. m.; Junior League at i p. m.;
, Epworth League at 6:30; Evening
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CHURCH OF CHRIST
i I. J. Porter, Minister.
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Church of Christ meet every
Lord's day ln Swedish Lutheran
Hall. Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Teacher training class 6:30 p. m.
Bible study Thursday 7:30 p. m.
Praise service Lord's day 11 a. m.,
anil 7:30 p. m. Morning topic:
"Winning Men to the Church, or to
Christ, Which?" Evening topic:
; "Be Ye Sober." Everybody invited
to these services.
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