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I r MAN LOST IN HILLS: SPENDS NIGHT IN STORM H R 1*1 per Goes After Cettle; I* Over liken by Darkiiaiii and 11 at liar rowing I.ones HU Expe'lerc«. Rut Mutter* No Injuries HI'. A K C II1 NO PARTY ORGANIZED TO PIN O M AN -A\ Iln r lt it M an'* Rain of ProttroM Ha a* on Empede» Appear* Comfort •b U Wb«n Pound by Hearcbers. Who Htart Out at Rr«ak of Day N ✓ Vi To ifi't lost and In* forced to rani|i out In the open air In th«* uiountuina dur ing a atormv night wns thr experience of H. K I •¡per Huinlny al|thl. Mr. 1'iprr, wno hua u runrh about all tnllra aouth of thr ctiy at thr foot of Nhortrulge lluttr, went out Monday nftrriuHin to round u|i aonir calves which had strayed from thrlr regular grazing union.1« Into thr tuountaina After hating roundrd up thr enlves and ■darting tiiwnrila homr with thrin Mr. I’ lprr wa* i vertnken by durhnraa wh.rh run ' up ao suddenly that hr brrn'nr loat nnd ana forrrd to rrinaln a h i'tf hi wna for thr night Thr hrnyirat rain ■dorm -it thr yrur wa* in progrraH dur ing thr rntirr night and rlthough Mr. |*iper hrd a moat harrowing rip rrirn rr hr aitlil whin br found Monday morn ing that hr had suffered littlr thrrrfn m and bad hnd nbml four hour* alrrp dur ing thr night. A ftrr grttm g thr ralvra together in ./piker of shelter hr built an tmprovis .■il ramp from hfnnrbr* of trrra and ahrltrrrd himarlf aa brat hr rould. Hr riperIrari d grrnt dlftirulty in flud'iig ■nongh drv womj with which to build a flrr, but wn* at laat «urrraafut in hi* • (fort* and managed in thin manner to make hi in *«* If renaonalily comfortable About right o'rloeb Mundny evening when Mr Piper failed to return home hla daughter brramr alarmed and fear ing that hr had met with an arridrnt or foul play, »hr railed up arvernl neigh Imr» uml informed them of thr absenrr of her father and noon word reached thr rlty to thr I If ret that he might have wandered into the mountain» nnd got loat It waa not long before a ararrhmg ■•arty waa organised here whieh bail intended leaving for thr arrnr of thr diauppraranee tin* morning, w lien word waa received that Mr. Piper had been found. The rntirr neighborhood bad been nrouaed nnd nt the break of dny Mon day morning n party atnrted out to ttml the loat man. John Powell and Alfred White, who were among the (Irat to rr port for duty were aurrraaful in lorat ing Mr. Piper. Aa they walked »long over the hill* they enrounterad thr rnlvea wbirh hnd ngnin »frayed olf dur ing the” night and were on their way in the upopaite direction front the Piper rnnrh. Thr men railed aloud a* they walked along nnd Boon they heard a rail in the diatanre whirh proved to be the anawer from Mr. Piper. When found he appeared romfortnhle enough and after narertaining that he waa in no danger from eipoaure, thr men again rounded up the calve* and atnrted for the Piper home. A neighbor of the Piper family, who railed at the home Mondny to are Mr. Piper, auggeated to him that he take ii long a ball of rord and fe.aten one end to th" do. r keol when he goe* after hia rattle. MAN IN MEXICO SAYS LIFE THERE IS CHEAP V a n geli«'« la th« Order of the Day.— »len A r« Shot Without Any Form of Trial. f W ITH ; • 1 " r a r ■ . OOTTAOE OBOVE LEAD ER AUOU8T . . . m 1. 1912 The following rommunirntion wna re reived n few dnya ago by Arthur J. Mtewart, from a friend in Melico. The letter wna written in Hpaniah nnd wna trnnaluted by Mr. Rtewart: I'nrhurn Hidalgo. Melico, Jan. 1, 111) 5 .— I told you in my laat letter that in the year that lina juat pnaeil peace would lie eatnbliahed here, but linfor tuiintely I wna miatnken. Huerta had auffieient power in bin hunda to eatab hah pence, but for reanima that I muat not give, he failed, <’arranr.ii came into power but he condurteli himaelf ao bml ly, he wna repudiated even by hia own followera. Now Villa ia the factotum even though another person appenrn aa chief of the nation he ia in reality a aervant of Villa and hia followera. To nuin up the aituatlon ia ao nb acure that it ia impoaaible to predict what will happen tomorrow. Vengennce ia the order o f the day. It ia auffieient that one who dora not like another to accuse him of being an en emy of the revolution or of the country to have him nommnrily ahot without nay form o f trial. Are we condemned to auffer another conquest f Thoae o f ua w ho are fat bora o f ilnugh- tera anil do not wiah to aee them expoa eil to violation by the bandita who rail themaelvea revolutioniata, even though it nmy be unpatriotic, will be compelled to itali for intervention of any kind from anywhere thnt will give ua the guaran teca of penre thnt our fellow citizena, blinded by ambition nnd love of power, do nut give ua. J. (Í. R. 1916 MAIL ORDER HOUSE WILL Success of Cottage G r o v e 9s SPLIT BIG MELON Cannery Is to Be Discussed barge Burplu* Accumulate« In Coffer* of Chicago Concern. SO Par 0«ut Dividend I* Re milt The director* of Meara, Roelmek ft Co. held a aprenti meeting in Oiirngo In at Hiiturdny for the purpoae of deriding up on a pulley ronrerning the diatnhiition o f an extra dividend. The New York main liar a of the directorate attended thr meeting. A aperial diaburaenient in the form of a dividend payable in common atock to holdera of the preaent laaue wna derlnr ed nnd the innoiint will not be leaa thun $ IU. immp . ooo or nt the rate of 50 per cent. TJie mail order concern now hna an nu thorired common eapitnli/.ntion of $10, 000,000 and all ia outstanding. The pre fern'll »fork I» $H,000,000. In lu ll the rumniuii »fork wn* in ■ renard from $.10,000,000 to $10 ,000,00 uml the $ 10,000,000 additional atork dia trihnted ua a dividend. Miner that time the aurplua raminga have accumulated to the extent of between $13,000,000 and $21,000,000, a iurge part of whirh hua been reinvented in the property. The new atork would lie diatrlbuted lignina! thear nrrumiilationa. The an miai meeting of the atorkholdera of Mc^ra, Roebuck ft <'o.t will be held in New York at noon, February 23. The trnnafer In,oka clone February 1* and rc open February 21. Home Is Destroyed Twice by Fire L. F Wo«iley, father o f Mr*. Lott*. Meott mid formerly a reaident o f thin city, but now living on s farm on the Crow road about arvrn mile* from Eu gene, loat hi* homr and content* bv fire Friday. A man and hia wife, who hnd charge o f the Wooley piare during a temporary nbaenee of the owner, were out to the barn milking when the houae took (Ire, presumably from an oil lamp which wna left burning. Before the tire wna dinrnvrred the flame* hud made aurh headway that it wa* impoaaible to auve anything. Mr. Wooley loat a renidence in th:a city a few year* ago and it acema to be aingulnrly unfortunate aa M1 raried very little inaurance in either cane. at Grange Meeting Saturday Prominent M«u to Tnk« Part in Booster Meeting The Connery Board to Be OuexU of Honor at Orange D ln n er.- PubUc Ie Cordially Invited. An Interesting meeting of the Cot tngc Grove (iriinge will take place Mat 1 urdny in Phillip* Hull. The success of the cannery project ia to be the main »object of disciiaaion. Everybody ia ur ! gently requested to attend the lecture hour, which i* to be given over to i friend* of the cannery. Following ia the program' Addreaa of welcome by Muster (I. W. McFarland, whose subject will be; " T h e Interest o f the Orange ¡a the Mueeeaa of the Cannery. " Response by Munngcr Charles Hales, taking for hi* subject: “ The Mueeeaa of the Cnunery a* a Market Place for the tVodneei " O*o. O. Knowles, representing the commercial elub and the riti/.ena of the city will speak upon the subject: “ The Intereat of Cottage Grove in the Mueeeaa o f the Cannery. ’ ’ William H rkey, representing the farmer and producer will take for hia subject: “ The Intereat of the Pro dueer in the Mueeeaa o f the Cannery.’ * J. I. Jones will preaent the biiainea* phase* of the euterpriae, speaking to the subject: “ The Mueeeaa of the Cnn nrry aa a Huaineaa Proposition. “ Win Mandera and family left Matur day for the Kaat. They will atop at Chicago a few weeks before continuing on to Pennsylvania, where they expert to make their future home. Adds Thoroughbred Registered Jersey Bull Calf to Hls Pine Dairy Herd. W J. Messenger, a Row River farm er, who ia a great exponent of better dairv her,I* for the Cottage Grove roun try ha* recently purchased a fine regi* tcred Jer*cy bull calf nnd hope* there by to greatly improve hi* already fine herd of Jersey cattle. The calf comes from the celebrated herd o f C. K, Cleve land of Greebem, the dam of » h u i bad won four prizes laat full arid hua re cently been purchased by a millionaire stock rancher near Portland, and ia at the present time being put to a y e a r’s teat for record in the <|uantity and <|ual ity of milk produced. The aire o f Mr. Messenger's calf ia the Rohr Champion conaeded to be the l>e«t bull on Jersey I ale. Mr. Messenger ia highly pleased with his ealf, which ia now about five months old and say* he is more pleased than ever since tbe mother o f the ealf baa been purchased by a millionaire and put on the teat mentioned above. Mr. Messenger now has 13 Jersey cow* beanie* the calf and believes that in tk«* improvement o f the herd lies the foundation o f wealth in the dairy bus incas. Hia farm conciata o f 159 aerea. Hi* buildings urc all up to-date, inelud ing a line semi bungalow home. He ia rontefnplating the erection of a new barn in the spring, having outgrown the present one several months ago. Many Re Appointments Are Made - County Judge Elect Bown Con- Court lies New Plea. suited In Select.ng Names FARMER PLOWS UP INDIAN SPEAR HEAD GROVE MAN SPEAKS AT CORVALLIS Stewart, Thompson and Coglan, all of Lane County Address Farmers' Short Course Students. Three l.ane County officers, Judge Thompson, R. B. Coglan, county ngri eulturist, nnd C. E. Mtewnrt, county fruit inspector, will deliver addresses at the Oregon Agricultural college during farmers' week held at Corvallis this week. Judge Helmtia Thompson spoke before ti.e conference of county judges nnd road supervisors on the subject “ Some o f the Difficulties in the Administration o f our Preamit Road Laws. ’ ’ Thia con ference wna held on Mondny and Tues I day and consisted o f both lectures nnd | demonstrations of intereat and profit to thoae interested in the building of good roads, or in using them. R. H. Coglan will deliver two address An intereating atatement waa brought ea, one before the conference of county nto The Mentinel ottire thia week by agriculturists and another at the seed Mra. Thoa. Riehnrdaon of Milk Creek, growers' conference. His firat subject whieh ahowa what anyone in the Cottage will be, “ Shall the County Agricultur drove country ran do with a good flock ist Have a Program ," nnd hia second of kiddie*. Mr*. Riehnrdaon anid ahe one, “ The County Agent and the Meed ia loented on a small brush ranch and Farmer.” C. E. Mtewnrt »poke at the fruit in no particular attention hnd been paid to her flock. The flock consisted of (10 apeetora’ conference on the subject of Milver Mpangled Hamburg*, whieh flock “ More Uniform Inspection.” waa reduced in the fall to 50. Follow ing is the record for 1911 aa kept by Leases Cottage Hotel. Mra. Riehnrdaon: Purchased nil feed R. W. Morgan of m o* Hay has taken grain— wheat, $17.00; meat scrap, $2.05; sheila, $1.07. Total expense for feed, a lease on the Cottage Hotel and will $50.07. Egg* sold for yenr, $127.0.1, immediately put the building nnd fur hens sold 15, $4.40. Total sales $1.12.0.1. niahinga into first class shape and open Purchased two hena nnd one rooster, $.1.90. Total expenditures, $51.57, leav same within the next few days. Mr. ing a total net profit of $H7.10. In ad Morgan is an experienred hotel man nnd dition to thia amount, Mra. Rirhardaon promises to give to Cottage Orove hnd eulla for table use nnd served egg* another first claaa hotel. Mrs. I,uey I f a want ad. in The Mentine! get a twice every dny during autumn, on Holland, who hnd been eondueting the which, in the record kept, no value hotel, moved out some time ago. whatever was placed. Biddies Make Good on Brush Ranch W. J. Messenger ing Serious —Comas aslonsr*' Thnt an itemized lint o f the amounts jiaid out by the county court for the poor people o f the county nnd the names o f the people so assisted will lie published every month, is the plan greed upon by County Commissioner* George M. Hawley and M. H. Harlow. That tbe pauper eitustion ia getting M C Robbia* of Mo*by Creak Become* | to be a aerioua one i* evident from tbe Internateti When H li Son Dig* llgurea given out by the commissioner* Up Curiosity. lust week on the umount paid out hv them for absolute neceaaiti««» f ir the nontb of January. Mr. Hawley paid M. C. Robin», a farmer on Moaby i out the sum o f $96.30 and Mr. Harlow Creek exhibited in the city laat week a curioaity in the form o f a large apeur $70.|MI during the month nnd every per { - on nanisted in ibis way acemed to be in head, which hud been broken in two piece*. Hia nun, while plowing a few I need o f provision* nnd proper clothing day* ago pu ked up the pointed end of which was bought with the money fur the apeur head whirh had been broken niahed bj^thc court members. This in addition to’ the expense of • •IT in aurh a manner n* to lend Mr. Rob bin* to believe that the other portion earing for the inflrm who are kept nt muat be near by. He inatituted a aearch the rounty poor farm between Eugene which reaultcd in hi* finding the other nnd Coburg With labor very scarce, a greater piere arvernl rod* away from the apot number of families have been assisted where the boy hnd found the point. Mr. Robbin* i* of the opinion that there atill by the county this winter than ever before, according to the figure* on file remain* u amiill piere whirh he hit* not nt the court bouse. been able to rliaeover. The workman The plan to publish the names of ahip in the mmiufurture of the apeur head ia perfect and it probably hud been each will show tbe taxpayers juat where thia money goes. dropped in it* reating place in the early dnya by aome o f the Culnpooya Indiana who formerly inhabited the Cottage Alfred Powers, superintendent of the drove country. Oakland schools, was in the city Thura | day on a trip of inspection of valley JUNCTION CREAM ERYM EN ELECT • school». Mr. Powers »poke very highly of the Cottage Grove school* and o f the Stockholder* In Cooperativa Company ! treatment accorded him while here. II«a r Report« for Year The atorkholdera of the Junction City co operative Creamery elected to the board of director* nt the annual meet ing held recently in Ilnniah Hall: M. I. . Jenaen, Chria Myhrc, J. A. Holcomb, C. II. Peterson, H. C. I’etcraon nnd C. II. I'reston. The firat month KMM) pound* of butter fat waa received. The aerre tnry pay* $100«) a month now for but ter fat. I,. 11. Ilolgeraon apoke on buttermilk ing, Chria Myhre, aeeretnry, made a financial report. During the year 125,- M17 pound* o f butter fat hna been re ceived, for which $38,374.18 waa paid. The creamery turned out 15(1,.1(19 pound* of butter. The uvernge coat n pound to manufacture nnd aell waa 3\k rent*. The total enah received waa $42,181.78. The total check* iaaucd wna $41,57.1.15, leaving a lmlnnee of $808.86. A dividend of M per cent wn* paid the atorkholdera. BETTER COWS; FOUNDATION OF WEALTH COUNTY WILL PRINT NAMES SUPERVISORS FOR 1915 ARE SELECTED OF PAUPERS Queatloo of Asciatane« for Poor Grow ______________________________ !± --------------------------------- OOTTAOE GROVE, 0RE00N, WEDNESDAY, J, Voluiii« No XXVI Way INCO RPORATED -ii. The appointment o f the Lane County road supervisors wa* completed by the Lane County court laat week, and for mally announced. The appoint meats were delayed for several weeks in hope» that the county judge controver»y would be eeMlcd. and that if Mr. Bown'» elec- tiou « 1 ; confirmed be would have part in Fhe »election. Tbe delay on the part of tbe supreme court prevented this, but Mr. Row a wna consulted upon the selec tion* through the courtesy o f Judge Thompson and the other members o f the court. The names are re appointments in many instance». In the following list the number» represent the road distrirt, and where not consecutiv e, the district has been canceled by combination with some other district: No. 1,— Frank Herman, Harrisburg. No. 2.—Charley Neal. Vida. No. 3.— Daniel T. Mpores, Spring field. R. F. D. No. I. No. 4.— Thomas A. Dickerson. Mar cola. No. 5.— J. K. Platts, Camp Creek. No. (5.— ----- Peabody, Crow. No. 7.— C. W. Cook. Eugene. Rt. 2. No. 1.— William Culver. Springfield u No. 9.— Ralph Callison, Fall Creek. No. 1(1.— A. B. Mathew*, Creswell. No. 11— W. Morgan. Creswell. No. 12— H. C. Mitchell. Dexter. No. 13.— J. C. Wright, Walker. No. 14.— I. H. W atch, Cottage Grove. No. 15.— Edwin Tullar, London. No. 1(1.— R. Vaughn. Eugene. No. 17.— A. J. Young, Wildwood. No. 11.— Chaa. L. Taylor, McKenzie , Bridge. No. 19.— Fred Fisk. Oakridge. No. 20.— Joseph Blakely, Hlakelyville No. 21.— John Beak. Cresswell. No. 22.— Ono M. Phelps. Mercer. No. 23.— Ira D. Hyland, Fall Creek. No. 24.—Scott F. Jackson, Lorane. No. 25.— Clark M. Stephens, Crow. No. 20.— Vint F. Lyons. Springfield. No. 27.— Rufus W. Thompson. Ut. Terrace. No. 21.— W. R. Stnfford, Minerva. No. 29.— Geo. P. M inefield, Ocean View. No. 30.— Jesse G. Porter, Walton. No. 31.— Ira Harrington. Mapleton. No. 32.— Wm. A. Mead. Reed. No. .13.— Lorane Porter. No. 34.— J. A. Fountain, Noti. No. .15.— Ozro Willcut, Greenleaf. No. 30.— Louis J. Heitzman, Irving. No. 37.— Wm. Summers, Paris. No. 38.— H. F. Miller, Irving. No. 39.— H. H. Earl, Blachly. No. 40.—Joseph Hise, Goldson. No. 41.— J. H. M offett. Junction City No. 42.— L. C. Kapling, Junction City No. 43.— Turner Burns, Elmirn. No. 44.— E. H. Sawyer, Elmira. No. 45.— Oliver B. Ingram, Junction City. No. 49.— Geo. E. Potter, Walterville. No. 5V.— L. G. Brubaker, Eugene 3. No. 55.— B. F. Minney, Vida. No. 57.— W. B. Hnwley, Cottage Orove. No. 59.— Wm J. Butler. Olenada. No. 81.— Alfred Smith, Junction City 3. No. 82.— F. X. Gallagher, Eugene 1. No. 84.— Herbert Doty, Lorane. No. 85.— Henry Oates, Eugene. No. 66.— Chas. F. Gold, Alma. No. 87.— Joe Gimple, Eugene .1. No. 81.— Emmet Shnrp.Cottage Grove No. 89.— Curtis Vcatch, Cottage Grove. No. 71.—C. E. Carlyle. Walton. No. 78.— Bona l’ atten, Cottage Grove. No. 81.— H. E. Prinder, Alpha. No. 82.— A. J. M rKay, Junction City. 1. No. 83.— Geo. Luce, Alma. No. 86.— A. J. Brinkley, Irving. HAS ENOUGH CATTLE FOR OREGON USE Report Just Issued Shows State to Be Independent of Outside Sources of Supply Number 0 PLOTTERS USE COL. LAWSON IS CLAIM That the livestock industry in Oregon ha* been developed to a point which make* the state independent o f outside Prison Superintendent Makes Charge sources ia indicated by the annual re That C. T. Haas. Portland Attorney. port of tbe Portland Union Stockyard* for 1911. This report shows that 597,- ! Would Moke Job Solid I f Withy I HO head of livestock o f all classes wn* comb«'* Friends Were Given Places received during the past year, divided up aa follow*: 211,300 sheep; 237,725 hog*. 74,300 cattle, 2,500 calve* and \ K E L L A IIE R . TOO. SAID TO H A V E 1,2.19 horses and mules. Oregon's contri TR IE D TO PRODUCE FRICTIO N but ion to thia impressive total was 41, 710 cattle, 2,119 calves, 111,901 hog»: and 190,425 sheep, leaving only an un i Through W est's Men Governor Is Twice important balance to be credited to aur Assailed. Denton of Brickyard Fame rounding state*. One notable feature o f thia report ia lx Also Involved In Delivery of tbe the remarkable falling o ff in the nun Prison Superintendency. ber o f calve* received, only 2,500 having been received in 1911 aa compared with 4,8*91 m 1913; 2,791 in 1912; 0,111 in Twice within the last few day* has 1911 and 1,297 in 1910. Thia falling o ff Governor Withyeombe been the target in tbe shipment of calve* seem* to in for political attack. One of them is die ate that farmers are generally ree- none tbe less vicious because o f its ■gnizing the importance of retaining all eovert nature. young meat animals either aa future The open attack, though the real plot breeders or to be shipped aa adult ani mal*. a movement which can only re ters are bidden in tbe background, has sult in increased financial return* to taken the form o f a charge by Colonel the farmers and a more rapid inrreaae in Lawson, superintendent of the peniten tiary, that C. T. Haas, a Portland attor the meat supply o f the state. ney, wa* able on behalf of Governor Withyeombe, to assure him of tbe reten tion of his job in the event that laiwson would permit the Governor ami his po litical friends to name for appointment four subordinate officials. Veiled as to motive, but none the Cottage Grove La to have a n>w onai less apparent if carefully investigated nea* house within the next few days, a has been the scheme fathered by Dan leaae having been signed this week for Kellaher, the stormy petrel o f Multno the rental of the new Veuteh brick mah County, to produce friction be building on Main street. The business, tween the Executive and the Hcnnte. which is to be conducted by W. Peter In this connection Kellaher a few days son and A. W. Mwanaon, of Eugene, is to ago introduce)) a bill to create a Trade be an up to date gen t’a furnishing and Commission, with an appropriation o f »hoe »tore. The firm ia now eondueting $5000. A Trade Commission was reeom several store* throughout the valley and mended by Governor Withyeombe in hia this i* but one of the many they intend inaugural message. to open thia spring. Mr. Mwanaon will “ There is an old saying, that a man manage the Cottage Grove store. should fear the Greeks, even bearing g ifts .” said President Thompson, when the bill was first introduced. Kellaher was a strong henehman o f Oswald West's at the 1913 session. That he was not imbued by any desire to smooth the pathway of the present Chief Executive 6 Sons, 3 Daughters, 53 Grandchildren. was apparent when it was discovered that his Trade Commission bill contain 63 Great Grandchildren. 2 Great, ed a joker. The proposed commission Great Grandchildren Survive. was to be allowed to audit its own ac counts. Partly for this reason and large 'Sarah E. Knox, one of the best known ly because tbe Henate leaders resented. pione«'r women of Oregon, passed away K tllarh ers “ butt-in tactics“ as they ut the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dora called them, and for the further rea Matney, at Grants Pass, Friday morning son that in another way the request of the Governor is receiving due consider January 22, 1915, aged 14 years. The Knox family crossed the plains ation. the Kellaher bill has been killed. Now the opponents of the Governor in ll53, locating on the old Knox dona tion claim about one mile north o f Cot are already industriously circulating the tage Grove. In 1880 they moved to report that there is a break between Southern Oregon and located upon the Governor Withyeombe and the Senate. homestead in the Applegate Valley, As a mater o f fact, there is no break. In relation to the prison affairs it is which has been the Knox borne since noteworthy that Colonel Lawson, whose that time. Sarah E. Knox was born in Illinois, official head is commonly regarded as January 20, 1831, and was the daughter fated, should be the instrument chosen of William Oglesby, a former pioneer by the political cabal for making the of Lane County. She was married to open attaek on the Governor. I f Law- Thomas Knox in Missouri in 1848 and son is to go away, so the plotters prob the family crossed the plains in a train ably reason, it will do him no harm to organized by her father in 1853. Mr. help us out at this juncture. So Colonel Knox passed away some years ago at Lawson is put in the position o f provid ing the West political organ at Portland the old home on Applegate. Mrs. Knox is survived by six sons, with a story to the effect that he might three daughters. 53 grandchildren, 83 hold his job i f he would consent to let great grandchildren, and two great, four subordinate* be named by the Gov greet grandchildren. She was the old ernor’s o f ice. Colonel Lawson is repre est sister of Dr. W. W. Oglesby o f this sented as nobly spurning the proposi tion, giving up his chance o f further luc city. ____________________ BARBERS LOSE OUT; CUT PRICE rative employment rather than to lose his own power o f patronage. Eugene Barbers Go Back to Old Price: Attorney Haas brands the published Twenty-five Cents. story as a fabrication, whereupon W al ter Denton, who accompanied him to All the barbers in Eugene have cut (Continued on page 2.) the price o f hair cuts from thirty-five cents to twenty-five cents. This action followed n nu'eting o f the local barbers a few days ago. Some of the barber* thougLt that tonsorial artists, who have l>een cutting hair on the side streets for the past few months, were taking all the trade from them and decided to meet their prices. Two Townships Not Intended to Be A fter th* meeting however, these bar Taken from Lane Appeared bers were prevailed upon to still hold to the old price. Last week the barbers In the BiU. changed heart and painted signs on their windows informing prospective An agreement between Lane nnd customers o f the lowering of prices. One year and a half ago the price of Douglas Counties in regard to the a hair cut was raise«! by Eugene bar boundary line was effected Monday nnd tiers from twenty-five cents to thirty the bill intrmlueed in the legislature will five cents. The barbers claimed that be so amended. Two townships which they were justified in raising the price Lane County did not want to give to Douglas appeared in the latter, ac cording to the deseription of the bound ary as contained in the bill. The cor rection gives Douglas a strip a mile ¡Tnd a half wide out out these two townships and out o f a third. Leonard Owen and Fred Whitcomb The original reason o f the proposed met with painful, but not serious acci change in the boundary was that a por dents Saturday while at work at the U. tion o f the Bohemia mining district S. logging camp at Rujada. Mr. Owen whieh now lies over the line in Doug was assisting in loading a car o f logs las is situated so thnt the people in thnt when a log was let down on the ear into section are ctimpelled to go many m'les position as he thought, but in some out o f their way to get to Roseburg, manner the log rolled over just enough the county seat. It is much nearer to catch the sole of his shoe in such a and much handier to Eugene. The manner ns to throw him over the edge county courts o f both Lane and Doug of the car, where he remained sus las agreed to the change. Lane agree pended with his head downward until ing to an exchange o f certain other ter the log c«>uld be again raised. The ritory. foot was quite badly crushed but the When the bill was introduced a few member is not seriously injured and it days ago it was found that two town is expected thnt he will be able to re ships in which are located the Black sume his duties within a few days. Butte quicksilver mines south o f Cot Mr. Whitcomb received his injury tage Grove now in Lane County, would while operating a hnnd car. He was on be given to Dougins County i f the bill his way to Rujada on the hand car nnd pnssed In that form. was just about to stop the ear when his The mistake was made on account o f knee in some manner came in contact a wrong description o f the territory to with the pumping handle o f the ear. be annexed to Douglas County being The handle came down on the knee with given. Besides the quicksilver mines considerable force, causing a severe much valuable farm property is loented sprain o f the ankle and lower limb. Mr. in this district. The assessed valuation Whitcomb will probably not he able to o f the property in the two townships is estimated at $150,000. use the member for a couple weeks. New Store Soon to Open Here FORMER GROVE WOMAN PASSES AWAY COUNTY DIVISION B IL L HAD FLAW Two Men Injured at Rujada fi