V of
O-
L ib ra ry
GROVE’S WARRANT
INDEBTEDNESS
DECREASED
Total of $4690.12 Ii Saved From
Monoy Rained for the 1910
of
City
%
With lake Having During Year to Come.
City Paptr Will He Put ou
Uunla to Make It Dnidr
able In vestment,
Pur ibi' fir»t lime ili iniiiiy yenr» Cut
tngc Grove bus limile li silh»tiititinl giiin
un il» warrant iudchledues*. Pur u unni
ber nf ycur» lieretufore III e M li r r li li t ili
ili'bleilneiui incrensed slightly meli year,
nulli il reneheil Mie total nf ♦3M,tt(lS.M.’t
un Deieniln r II, (IMA. Un Deeeniber 31,
lUlll, Ihe warrant inileliteillieini will Ite
♦ In,fi I fi. < I, ii ileereiiM* uf ♦ himmi 1 2
The net guin, howevnr, wns renlly
♦ l.'ilMl. l'J, un ♦•¡.'»mi uf Street warrant*
Mere tukeii u|i willi tiumls, Mie siile nf
wliirli » iis being riinsuimneteil ut Mie
lime nf thè iiniiuiil tepori in Deeember,
|<i 13. Tlie Imiiileil ilei»! 1111 ili*r tIn* Itali
erufl In», inrhiding thè ♦ I34MI uf linnils
nlieuily referreil tu, bus ileereuaed MAtMi
doring thè yenr.
The ileereuse in warrant», by fumi»,
is iis follo**: (ienernl fumi »urrnuts
no» Sl.'l.tl.'l.iiu un eompnred tu 414,•
ilH.'s lust veni; Street fumi »nrrntile,
no» ♦ I2, hho .73 u» rum|»nreti tu SIN,
in i.7*1 lust yrur: water fumi wurrniits
mi» f I i i I ..'li us ruiapnred tu ♦3ilH3.it'
lust yenr.
In figurini; thè ileereuse in »urrnuts
thè 11 iim ni 111 uf interest |miil therenn i
nut eun.iilereil, su thnt thè reni wiirrnul
iiulel.t eil ness hns tiei'll ileereuseit l'un
siilernlile mure Mimi thè ♦ 1590.12 show 1.
I»y thè fine nf Mie wnrrniits.
W'ith very little Street »nrk uml se»
er »nrk tu be dune, thè city euunrll lui»
been nble, during thè pn*t yenr, tu et
errisi» thè strirtest eeiimnny uml tu
Itiuke thè »urrnuts uf thè eitv desirnbli
|M»|n»r.
VVitli thè »lune iiniuunt uf money lev
ie<| fin thè t omini’ Venr. uml »ilhuut
iinfureseen ripetute» tu be mi’t, thè wnr
nini indebtedness eun lie ileerensed un
eipiiil unuiunt during thè mxt yenr.
BUSINESS MEN WILL
MATCH DOLLAR
FOR DOLLAR
Cannery Cun Be Operated if
Groweis Will Put Up
Half of Debts
the
Every unee in nwliile someone usks
»hut is going tu be dune with the fun
uery this yeur. The subjeet fume ti|
for ennsidfration ut the lust meeting
ul the runintrrriul eluti. At timi timi
une uf the prnminent business men ol
the eity illude the assertion thnt tin
people nf the eity stoini ready ut nil)
time tu imiti h dullur fur ilullur iniv mon
ey put up by the fnrmers. This tins lit
nil times been the disposition uf thi
business men uf the eity und then
prohtibly never hns been 11 time when
the residents nf the eity were nut « il
lini; tu iiiutrli any money put up by thi
growers. The business men, however,
feel thnt it is mit up tn them to solieit
stork stilisi-riptions from the fnrmers
They feel flint this should be dune by
the fanners themselx es, w ho » ill eer
tuinly ip't us mui'h lienefit from the rnn
uery ns will the business men.
The only Muni; that seems to stand
in the way nf getting the money tn pay
o ff the ennnery debts nml put it into
operation is tu net someone to go out
nml get the neeessnry stork subserip
tiuns from the farmers und growers.
GROVE
LEADER
ILI» ii\l(TKI.M li 11 n 11 m kifi 11 i*il
«limili uml 11 iriiiM* u t iinu vm ÌIÌ ii ^
ri’Kii't,
II«' u<*<|tjir<*<l Imtli in un ini
|»roni|itii riu n ì* uy *k«*ti’ li in * fin ii
in* timi u horNi 1 |nir(iri|>fili4il u <luy or
Iw u i » k «».
Hi* in ii«inu 11 puir o f
4* ni ti* fti**M for tlu* IfOiii'fit o f th«* firn!
iifiiui'il ii ij u r y iiiol oo/.i'i» iliari*|»iitubli*
i n t e r n i l i to iimnijii ^ i * thi*
Jntti*r.
©
" Itili *# Aim iiiouritnl ori thi* mimi*
horiM* flint rnuiM,<l thi* riiniiwiiy in
whit*h Dii»* I V r r y mintiniMil u broletti
li'K, timi |»ro|»oi»i*iJ 11 ri»**«* with 11 imi »
(«Union, i i I no mi horio*k>ii<*k.
#l*h «•
horiM* i’ v iilc n t ly iimi^mtunil» Kiij( 1 i*h,
fo r In* «tinteli th<* rniM* iiiMtmitiy.
“ I t i l i ' ' uttm*hi*i| himto'lf to thi* «mi
«III* borii t«y oifiiiiH o f M*vi*rul o f hi»
htimU uml wi*i»t iilong, \ t thi* fir*t
luii(fi* ‘ 'I t i l i * * Mi*nt 111* 111 th«* nir. On
thi* wity iluwn In* in«*t t h r horm* coiti
.liti %
ii|», uml thi* im p u ri bronzili hi*
«hii|»**ly Itili |*i*nrroii«ily proportioni*il
jti*ilul «*xt ri'init il** u^uimit th«* ohi
’* r i b t Htth u r 1*11011 niling tlmmp.
Thi* borni* iiii«took thi* for u nignul
thut mori* h | mmm I muh r«**|iiif*d# unti
uoblv ♦ •iiihii vomh I to n**potnl. T h i*
l»rtH*i*iluri* w m ri*|n*ut#*il \%ith thi*
laioit mi*tii’ iiloim (tri*i’ ÌMÌon ut i*v#*ry
fKiri* i * nnì \ •* j * i n i | u m l wiin ifiti*rrupti*il
ouly u h i ’ fi thi* borni* ut tem pi ed n too
11 t»r 11 |»t t il rii ut thi* rnilroutl bridgi*
uorth o f th<* r i t v uml «luriirued
“ Il II ' ’ ugni nut oui* o f thè iibiitmerit*
b% ith thi 1 u f o r r im ’ iitiotimi ronditi*.
Thom* who witni*mM*il thi* perforiti
»imi* frorn thi* *dde Iiti i * h dee In r* flint
th«*
m 1 1111
1
HiiN 11 «erettili
uih I
M’ouhl
briitjf “ Itili" iimlyiiig fumi* in th»*
movie«, bui “ Hill»* nnyu h«* didn't
(«urtiinlurlv etijov it. uml thut un
I pnh fin* V4ng«*n uri* in e rei* «ed coiinìi T
eriildv in thut hrunrti of ¡n*lu*try ho
will *ook u onroor iti nomi* I ona mi*
VOtitliroilM field.
WOULD ELIMINATE PROFIT
IN FEEDING PRISONERS
Hituatlsu la Peculiar One ID Which iug matter to so min-h reading matter.
If the advertising matter falls below a
Increase In Business Means a
certain proportion of the entire paper,
Corresponding Decrta.ie
there is no profit, i f a newspaper should
in Profits.
huve its usuai i|UOtu of pages filled with
the proper proportions of news and ad
That the newspapers of the country vertising and another advertiser should
ate being hard hit by the unprecedented come in with a ouarfer page ail., uiak
advance in print paper is being empita- lug it necessary for the paper to run
i sired by the fart that newspapers are two more pages, three fourth* of which
rinding it accessary to limit the amount would he reading matter the advertis
of their advertising patronage in order ing would then full bclnw it* proper
proportion nf the entire space and the
! 10 make a profit.
The New York (llobe recently pub profit would be gone. At the present
lished the following “ Notier to Adver- time, with advertising rates the same as
heretofore and pnp«T more than twice
, I isers
“ On account of the limited supply of its former price and ink and other
white paper the demand in the I'nited things enteri 11 g into the printing of a
States seriously exceeding the supply— paper much higher Mian before, the pro-
riie Globe will be fimrcd, at least tern- portion of advertising tn news must be
I torn ri ly, to limit the amount of adver- increased in order to show a profit and
it becomes III'ccssilry for the paper to
, tisiug wh.ch it cun print.
“ Prcfeienee will lie given to udver- refus«' advertising Unit would make it
'¡sing which is received first lit the ni'i'essary to ran extra pages upon which
office and which is revised and up there would lie too great n proportion
proved for insertion. Advertising will of reading mutter.
’Co make the matter plain: A new spa
be received und set into type only on
'•lie understanding thut if it cannot be per runnot add just sufficient to its
I published on any particular dav it may si/»* to take care of a small overflow of
be printed at the first favorable oppor- advertising. The leust it run add is two
pages. If a paper is ready to go to
tunity.
“ fader any ami all circumstances press, with all it* pages properly propor
Tiie Mlolie reserves the right to limit tioned as regards advertising and news,
I the volume from nny advertiser on any the r e c e ip t of nn H incb nd. would make
day, and no advertising failing to make it necessary to add two extra pages. It
editions one day will be run over into ■‘ouul handle a full page ad. at the same
expense as it could an H-inch ad. There
the next.”
The edition of The (¡lobe in which fore a newspaper may find it necessary
Mus notice appears is composed of Ik to refuse extra advertising unless there
pages with nn average of about two is sufficient to permit it to add extra
columns of news or editorial matter to pages at a profit.
It has tieen the habit of newspapers
the page.
How- the limiting of the amount of to make eontrnets with large advertisers
business may' accrue to the advantage at prices very little above cost. News
of 11 newspaper may be a pur/le to any papers having made long term eontruets
one not familiar with the newspaper of this kind are being hard hit right
with their cost of production
b a s ilic ..* , but It is explainable as fol now
doubled and have found it absolutely
lows:
A newspaper to show a profit must necessary to limit the amount o f adver
carry a certain proportion of advertis- tising they can run on these contracts.
i’ lirrhus«' by the ruunty uf feud for
•risonerà in Ihe eounty jail instead of
•y the sheriff is being urged by Sheriff
ilurlburt in a recommendation he pro-
•oses to liiuke to tin' siale legislature,
le would keep the prepu rut ion nml
wrx ing of the food in the hands of the
heriff, lint believes the purrhnse. ns
vith other eounty supplies, should b»‘
onde bv the county ilireet.
Such a legislative provision would
etile nny report that there is a profit
• or sheriffs in such fm>d purchases, he
avs, I’ortlnml Oregonian.
I.ane eounty taxpayers will be inter-
•sted in seeing thi'se reiommeadations
miete.I into law.
SUPERVISOR SYSTEM
FOR ROADS OPPOSED
?ommtH*toiiers In Convention A.'.k for
Transfer of Authortty.
II. I.. Huwn, coiinty judge of l.nne
iiunty, wns mie of the members mi rcs
■ lutimis of the state assoeiation of
Olinty judges and cmnmissimicrs, in ses
don ili l'ortlnnd lust week.
One mnttcr of pnrtieulnr importatici-
hai brinigli! nut discussimi wus Mie
■riiposai lo nsk Ihe legisliiture tu oboi-
sh the office of districi road supervis-
While there wns generai seniiuon;t in
a» or of abolisiiiug Mie supervisors it
va» contcndcd bv mnny flint the small
ond distriet shmild be retnined and
hai a nunilier of Micm be grmiprd un
ter ime supervisor.
The motion usking Ihe legislature to
ilmlish Mie supervisor systein was
imended to provide for the transfer of
ili iiutliurity of rumi supervisors fu thè
•mintv court.
Turkey Stealing Seems
to Be Popular
Avocation
lowed.
Engineer Dies.
t’nspnr Fielda, » h o for niuny yenrs
lield Mir position of heml engineer nt
the Southern Pacific tie prescrvlng
plant nt this place, nnd «ho «ns tnkon
to the rompnny’N hnspltnl snme weck»
ngo for nn Operation, died n few dnv»
ngo und hi» remnins were tnken thrmigh
this rity on Sundny nfteraoon for rre
mntion nt the Poftlnnd eremntory. He
will be aneceeded nt the tie pinnt by
W. E. Fulnier of this citv.
NEWSPAPERS FIND IT NECESSARY TO
LIMIT ADVERTISING TO SHOW PROFIT
No Fun for Bill, but
Amusing to Spectators
Si bool Money Given Out.
K. ,1. Moore, nullity »rhnol snperinten
dent, hns made n distribution to tin
Turkey slenling seems to be becoming
vnrioua distriets of the enmity of mon
ey equivalent to lit) rents per pupil, 1 popular pastime in this vicinity. The
linsi'd upon the Inst report of the sehool tealing of turkeys at the Curtis Vcatch
niich wan recently reported nnd last
rlerks us to the number of pupils in thi
•veek George Walker, of Walker, caught
respective distriets.
'I'llits inrludes the tenehers’ institute mme prowlers attempting to lift some
if his birds. With the assistance of
certifient«»» which lire worth $5 eneh
ome neighbors Mr. Walker emight some
Tlierc was in the neighborhood of ♦ III,
IMM) in the county treasurer’s hands in if those who would appropriate his
the sehool fund nml ns the In« provide» feathered beauties, but they succeeded
thnt the superintendent may innke the in breaking nwny and making their es-
Mr. Walker
distribution whenever he sees fit. Sup •npe in nn automobile.
rrintrmlrnf Moore concluded thnt the learned the names of the n**'" but
money muld be used to ndvnntngc if ms not made them public. They nre
plneed in the bands of the different mid to be residents of Cottage Grove
and Saginaw. No nrrests have jrrtNol-
Nfliool rlerks.
a
OOTTAOE
COTTAGE OROVE, L A N E COUNTY, OREOON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1916
VOLUME X X V II
Expenses
AND
Demurrage Rules in Effect.
The new demurrage rules of the inter
date commerce commission nre now in
•ffeet. These rules provide thnt after
(he 4K hours' free time has expired, a
consignor or consignee will hnve to pny
he following rntes on relnying enrs: ♦!
for the first day, ^2 for the second, ♦•'!
for the third, nnd #5 for each succeed
ing day or fraction thereof. Heretofore
(he rate hns been ♦♦ 11 day strnight.
BROCCOLI QUESTION PEACE IMPOSSIBLE
IS CONSIDERED
W ITH O U T FULL
BY CLUB
REPARATION
|
j
|
Meeting for It» Consideration Will
Be Held and Fanners Are
Invited to Attend.
Modern Brotherhood Elects.
The Modern Brotherhood of America
hns elected the following officers:
President, Emma J. Ivins; vice-presi
dent, Bert Me Dole; secretary and treas
urer, M. M. Wheeler; conductor, ------
Cooley; trustees, Oscar Me Dole and
George Bohlmnn. After the election of
officers n social session was held and
ice cream served.
>«|>kK AND Mrs J D Million have
I I J f given an example of otiu way
to reduce the high cost of living, and
live pretty high at the same time.
They have two city lots, a large part
of which is taken up with the home
nud chicken bouse. The remainder
they put into cultivation.
They
raised all the garden truck for their
own use and have on hand sufficient
potatoes and beans to last until the
new crop comes on, four large sacks
of corn raised between the potato
rows unil some M|iiashes and pump
kins. In the chicken house they
raised HO black Minorca pullets
which are now laying an average of
.'<3 eggs a day. In addition to all
these they sold ♦12.20 worth of |><-as,
♦ 2.20 worth of early potatoes, ♦1.03
worth of green beans, ♦I.H0 worth of
corn, 50 cents' worth of cucumbers
and ♦1.53 worth of onions, making
a total of ♦-’•H.20 in cash receipts over
and above that used for the family
uud not including the ante of eggs.
I.ast year they sold from the snme
piece o f ground ♦■'14.50 in garden
truck.
1. BEAN DOES N01
CONCEDE HIS
DEFEAT
Denie* That Stanfield Haa the
Speakership of the House
Firmly in His G rip
Names Two Eastern Oregon Solons Who
Are Against 8heepman and
Says He’ s in the Fight
to the Finish.
The following appeared in Tuesday’s
I FWfland Telegram:
Notwithstanding the fact thnt H7
members of the house authorized Robert
N. Htnnfield to publish their names as
supporting him for apenker, l.nuis K.
Mean refuses to be convinced thnt fltan
field has enough votes to elert him. It
' requires 31 votes to elect a speaker,
1 there being fiO members in the house.
Since the authorized list was pub
lished, two more members hnve tele-
; graphed Stanfield that they are with
LANE MAN TO TRY
¡him. One explained thnt Stanfield’s
RAISING BABY BEEF |wire_for permission to use his name
came too late for response in time nnd
From a herd of IH 11 young cattle. Fer the other member says thnt while sup
ry Barber, a Coburg farmer, has select porting Stanfield he wishes to make
ed 12 animals with an average weight the announcement himself at his con
nf 5*ill pounds and will experiment in venience.
“ I hnve not withdrawn from the con
raising baby beeves. By “ cramming''
the young stock with grain, silage, test for »|>enkpr of the house, “ declares
vetch an- ,'iay, and by using a little Mr. Bean. “ I am convinced that Mr.
flax seed meal as a conditioner, Mr, Stanfield gave out his list of supposed
Barber experts to make the animals supporters in good faith, but I am not
tip the scales at 950 pounds in May, convinced that he has enough votes to
when he intends fo market them. The elect him. I* is my purpose to leave
stock will be about 15 months old when matters to drift nnd take their natural
course. ”
ready to kill.
The raising of baby beef has lieen a
Mr. B»*an declares that Stanfield does
success in the east. “ The cost,»’ s a y s not have the solid eastern Oregon dele
Mr. Barber, “ is far more to keep an gation and points to a statement of
animal on high priced Oregon sidl until Charles M. Crandall, of Harney and
it is three years old than to ’ cram ' and Malheur, in which he says he is not
have it ready for market at 15 months pledged to Stanfield, and Mr Bean says
when the highest market price can be also that Charles Alliert Small, o f
obtained.’ ’
! Union, is not for Stanfield.
Taxpayers' League Elects.
The Southern l.nne County Taxpay
ers' liHigue elected the following board
of directors at its meeting Haturdajr:
.1. S. Coleman, C. M. Kidd, A. MeKin-
Guarantee Against Prussian Mili- ney, Joe Forter, T. M. Doak, E. A.
Gleason, Elbert Bede. Mrs. Clara Burk
tarism Is the Demand of
holder, Airs. M. Aubrey and Mrs. D. J.
Lloyd-Oeorge
(¡over. The board of directors imme
diately held a meeting and eleeteil the
I.otidun.—T h e firs t appearat.ee 1.1 following offieers: l’ resident. J. R. Cole
David l.loyil G e orge before the house man; corresponding secretary, Elbert
of com m ons a s prem ier was made iu Bode; recording secretary, A. McKin-
ctr uinstaiK-es seldom. If eve r, faced nev.
The Cottage Grove commercial club
will take up the broccoli proposition and
attempt to get growers to ex|M*rinieiit
with its cuitiir»*. A meeting, to which
farmers and others will be invited, will
by a new holder of the office. Kven if
lie called at an early date. David Mter
ling, who has taken a great deal of in (he peace proposals of the c en tral
terest in getting Ihe industry started, powers had not intervened, his s ta te
will be present to answer questions so ment of the policy of his governm ent,
far as he is able in regard to the suc which w a s chosen iu reply to a public
cess of the culture of this product else 1 demand fur more vigorous prosecu
where and the inunned and expense of tion of the war. would have m arked
its cultivation.
an Important ste p iu the world con-
Broccoli, sometimes culled winter cau ! f i l e t T h e peace uote, h ow ever, sh ift
liflower, grows only in a mild winter •d the in terest and e v e ry co rn er of
climate and is ready fur market early
’ he world aw aited the announcem ent
in the spring when there is no other
is to the B ritish attitude toward the
green stuff on the market. There is nl
move
o f the cen tra l powers.
wavs a ready market, as the supply Is
T h e prem ier said in the house of
limited to that which ran be grown on
the coast. The fnrmers of lliiseliurg. I com m ons that it wns felt that they
Yonenlln and other southern Oregon should know before e n tering on nego-
•mints have tieen eminently successful t.aiiona that G e rm a n y w as prepared
in the culture of this vegetable. They Uo a c ce d e to the only term s whereon
»hip almost entirely to the Chicago mar 1 it w a s possible for peace to Ire ob
ket.
mined and m aintained in Europe, and
It is necessary to have about .*(• acres that without reparation peace would
planted in order to hnve sufficient of
be im possible. T h e r e were no propoa
•he broccoli to make carload shipments.
als for peace. T o enter into proposals
Mr. Sterling secured pledges for over
ill acres this spring and it is ¡vr ilmbi«» tf which they had no know ledge wav
that limitigli an active campaign 50 to put th eir h ead s into a noose with
acres ran be pledged this yenr. Tt is he rope end in the hands of G erm an y.
thought advisable to have each grower Much a s they longed for it. the p re
experiment with only n small acreage mier added, the cen tra l pow ers' note
and an xttempt will be made to interest ind the speech p receding it at lorded
as many growers ns possible. Those who stnuil e n c ourag em en t and hope for an
pledged the 2<l aerea this spring did not honorable and la stin g peace.
try to experiment, ns theer was not suf
Mr. Lloyd-Oeorge said: “ Our a n
firient arrange to get satisfactory
s w e r will be given in full accord with
freight rates.
our allie s. Each of the allie s has sep
A number of farmers here have had
considerable success in growing broc a r a te ly and independently a rrive d at
the sa m e conclusio n. I am glad of the
coli.
One of Twins Is Dead.
The body of .1. A. Haines, twin
brother of W. K. Haines, pioneer tan
ner of Kugcne, who died at his home
11 Monmouth Doeemher 11 at the nge of
sh years, was brought to Eugene Thtirs
day afternoon for Wtirinl.
The linines twins were said to he the
oldest twins in the northwest. For
many years it had been their enstom to
meet in Eugene nnd celebrate their
birthday.
Interment was made in the I. (>. O.
F. cemetery immediately nfter the ar
rival of the train from Monmouth.— Eu
gene Guard.
Raise Own Living, Sell
$38.20 on Two City Lots
NUMBER 12
MRS. GUY VAN RIPER
IS BURIED
Death Occurs in California, Following
a Ten Dnyx* Illness With Yel
low J mndice.
The body of Mrs. Atha Van Riper ar
rived Monday from Westwood, Calif.,
and the funeral was held Tuesday after
noon from the Methodist church. Rev.
Joseph Knotts officiating and Rev. D.
A. MacLeod assisting. The church was
crowded with the host o f friends of the
departed.
Mrs. Van Ri|>er was taken ill with
yellow jaundice on December ti, the sec
Both Schools of City Will Entertain ond anniversary of her wedding, and
Patrons and Parents of Pupils
died December lrt. aged 2H years, 1})
months.
Tomorrow Afternoon.
Miss Ipha Widdersheim. of this city,
Christmas programs will be given in a sister, and Dr. Cashatt, of Salem, a
a number of the grades of the public ' brother-in law, were hastening to Mrs.
schools Friday afternoon. In the west Van Riper's bedside at the time death
side school the fifth, sixth, seventh and occurred. They stopped at Sacramento
eighth grades will together give a pro ; and accompanied the body from there.
gram in Mrs. Bettger'» schoolroom. Mrs. Van Riper was born in Nebraska
There will also be programs in the two :md was a daughter of Mrs. E. Widder
lower rooms. These exercises will all sheim, of this eity. She came here from
beg.11 shortly after school convenes at Salem with her parents about 10 years
ago, and was employed as saleswoman
1 p. ni.
In the east side school the first six in the stores of the city until her mar
grades will celebrate with appropirate riage, two years ago, after which she
exercises. The programs in the first, lived at Went wood.
Surviving relatives are the husband,
second and fourth grades will be held
between I and 1:50 o ’clock. The third, mother and the following sisters and
fifth anil sixth grades will open their brothers: Mrs. Ernest S»'ars. Mr». W.
exercises at 1:5(1. This arrangement is V. Hogate, George anil Miss lplia Will-
made so that patrons may witness both dersheim. of this rity: Mrs. Clio Cash
att, of Salem, and Chet and Clifford
programs if they desire.
Widdersheim, of California.
Guy Van Riper, the husband, is a son
Boy Is Accidentally Killed.
Word has reached here of the acci of Mrs. Anna J. Gowdv, of this city.
CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS TO
BE GIVEN
dental death of a grandson of Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Burns, of this city. The buy
was a son of Mrs. Dent, who is a
daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. Burns. The
boy, who was between II and 12 years
of age. had gone out hunting, and when
he did not return, Mr. Dent went in
first a n s w e r given by F ran ce and R u s search of him but fniled to find him.
s ia ." He said the allie s would insist On the morrow a posse was formed and
that the only end of the w a r m ust be the father uml another man found the
dead body. The hoy had accidentally
a com plete gu a ra n te e a g a in st F ru s
aian m ilitarism disturbing the peace killed himself with a discharge from
his gun. The family lives down the
of Europe.
valley.
The Cottage Grove grange elected the
following officers at its meeting Satur
day: Master, G. W. McFarland; over
seer, S. K. Lewis; lecturer, Mrs. Julia
Ashby; steward, W. E. Dorwnrd: assist
ant steward, H. B. Yancey; lady assist
ant steward, Mrs. M. M. Wheeler; sec
retnrv, !.. J. Ardite; Ceres, Mrs. Wm.
Dorwnrd; Pomona, Mrs. S. K. Lewis;
Flora, Mrs. O. W. McFarland.
Three thousand Oregon rose bushes
hnve
gone to Pensvlvanin from Cottage
John Venteh came near sustaining
serious injuries in an accident a few Grove during the past few weeks. The
•lays ngo. He was skinning a beef at shipments were made by John Bader,
the Ferry slaughter house when the formerly a florist at Pittsburg. The
«premier by which the beef was hung bushes went to Mr. Bader’s son-in-law,
broke and allowed the enrrass to fall who is continuing the business formerly
upon Mr. Venteh.
He was jammed owned bv Mr. Bader.
ngninst the wall nnd stunned by a blow
from the broken piece of wood. Ills
T h e r e ’s almost nothing a little want
injuries were not serious.
ad. w o n ’t do for you.
d ! 4 t f
Three Thousand Oregon
Roses Go from Here
to Pittsburg
PUBLIC SERVICE VALUES
IN LANE ARE DECREASED
The assessed valuation of the prop
erty of public service corporation» in
Lane eounty this yenr is ♦3,912,1SI1.67.
This is, compared with a valuation of
♦4,423,525.15 last year, a decrease of
j over half a million dollars, or to be ex
act, ♦511.33S.4.H.
The assessed valuation of all other
property in Lane eounty this year is
»2d.413,372. making a total with the
| valuation of the public service corpora
I tions added, of ♦30,325,45.H.H7.
This is a greater valuation than esti
mated by the county court when it made
its tentative tax levy at the beginning
1 of this month, nnd will hnve a tendency
to reduce the levy, which was fixed h !
. IS.75 mills.
The court made this tentative levy
upon nn estimated valuation of approx
imately $30.000,000.
With a higher valuation than expect
ed placed upon the public service prop
erties in the county nnd with a probable
' acceptance of the recommendation of
the taxpayers for a reduction in at least
some of the items of the budget, a some
j what lower levy than 18.75 mills may he
| expested this yenr.
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