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Devot'-d to the Mining, Lumbering awl J n r r, i tif.; Jritcrcts of tin's Community.
VOL. IX
COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1907.
NO. 6
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Decision of Indiana Jurist is That 1
License is Constitutionally Illegal.
Portland, March 7. -While the
saloon high license-question is bcinu
it;:itntcl, and wi' air lul1 that the
Mi' I calamity of the Ions of a saloon
lute mid l Ii tt would result from
the adoption uf the fl.OOO licence,
likewise tlmt 1 lie c ity trramry would
Iki visited wilh another calamity
cqiiully ns deplorable, let unreuieni
1 1 1-r tli.it h liquor syndicate offered
the city of Han Fratioihco per
k nt of the, gross reclts of all sa
loons if tlic syndicate Maa granted a
monopoly ot llio saloon buiioevH in
that municipality. From the re
maining 50 pn cent the dealers
would pay for their "good," li
cence jmjKised, rent", wagm ' fm
jilwycM, light, beat and all other ei
jifiiHfs of the liiixinrsn.
Thin would indicate- tlmt in Port
land, where rents ate not cotupara
Lie with thorn m Shii Frauciaco,
not many saloon would go bank
rupt because of tho Muall advance
Ihcy would be icquired to pay to
waid Lcl ing to liquidate the extra
expense Iho city m iit to on ac
count of the saloon.
I I' INSK II.I.K'tAI..
Hut looking beyond thin propos
ed high lietitse there ti unspeaka
ble joy and c oinfort for those of na
who would have the aaloou forever
extoi -minuted, from not only Pott
land, hut every iuch of American
soil, in tho lifws that routes to us
from Indiana that the seed has been
there sown that may speedily ac
complish that in out happy result.
Circuit Judge Samuel R. Artmau of
that state Ims handed down a deci
sion that, if affirmed by the Su
premo Court of the United Slatea,
will HiipprrsH every aaloon in tbia
country, and none will be left to
tell tho .story of their downfall.
A proceeding had been brought
to compel tho issuance of a liquor
licenso to a man who s night to
maintain a saloon in a prohibited
district. In rendering his decision
the court not only denied the ap
plication but emphatically declared
that huIoodh cannot be legally li
ft used ttnywhero in the Uuited
States, because of a constitutional
piohibition. Hete is the full text
ol tho reasoning of the court:
The question this court has to
decide in the case is, can the state,
under Ibe guise of police legulutioo
looking to the preservation of pub
lic mo.alH, license the aaloon busi
ness? It in the betlled law of the land
that any occupation that naturally
and inherently endangers t"he health
peace, Kafoty, morals aud welfare of
tho peoplo iH unlawful aud a public
nuisance. A public nuisance may
be abated, under the civil law, by
injunction, and, if the nuisance
keeper fails to obey the injunction,
ho inn at fnce the court for con
tempt. In all probability this rem
edy would be preferable to criminal
proceedings.
In the abseuce- of a license, the
police power of the state regards
any business, the inherent charac
ter, ten Jeucy and effect of which is
to destroy the public health, the
public morals or the public safety,
us immoral aud unlawful. The leg
islature of Indiana bus enacted its
condemnation of the business by re
quiring that the nature of alcoholic
drinks and their effects ou the hu
man Hyatein shall be included in
the branches to be regularly taught
in the common schools of the state.
J I is not making the case too strong
to say that it is within, the know
ltdije of every private citizen of av
etage information as to current
events that the business kills many,
(Continued on page 4.)
CANNOT DELEGATE POWER
TILL PENITENTIARIES.
AMONG Till; MINUS.
Accident at the Oregon Securities.
JelT Powell fell about seventy
faet in the Champion mine of the
Oregon Security Company, Mon
day, fracturing aeveral ribs. Dr.
Job, the Company physician, reach
ed the mine Tuesday morning alter
an all night's ride. The Dr. thinks
the accident will not prove serious.
Vernons.
Splendid progrem is rqi"ited on
the outside work, every minulo be
tween storms being taken advan
tage of. Work in the mine is go
ing ahead, the cross cut should
open another vein noon.
Oregon-Colorado.
Charlie Ottoson baa finished an
other oue hundred feet 01 the Ore-gon-Coloiado
tunnel, and repot ts
the nicest lody of copper ore ho
has Keen in the mine, which indeed
souuda protty Kod for l!oh:mia, as
me property nas proven itHeit 10 in-1 i,,m,(.r
of gieat value ever fcinee it hasjv,c.,
been worked. Mr. Ottoson ia con
tinning the wot k.
Baltimore Mine.
ldd Jenka was in from the Bdii
more last week, getting Kupplics and
baa returned to push the woik. Mr.
Jtnks reports splendid encourage
ment a id boes to do extetmive
work this season. 1'he mine has a
good showing.
Combination Mine.
D. O. LaCure, who has beeu em
ployed at the Couibiuatiou mine in
Bohemia, came out Moudny and
will rfcturu in a few days. Mr. I.a
Cure states that good work is being
doue aud the mine is looking well.
Homer C. Davenport, Oregon's j
cartoonist, bom at Silverton. Or., j
celebrated
March 8.
his fortieth birthday, ;
IV-.- K.H',
J. I. Jones' Stock Parm,
Attempted Robbery at Drain.
At about 12 o'clock Saturday
night Ira VVituberly's store at
Dram, was entered by burglars,
who pried open the front door.
They loaded the safe with explo
sives and were ready to touch it off
when C. T. Hoover, an employe in
the store, returning from a lodge
meeting, entered the store as was
his custom to leave Lis lodge books.
Findiog the door had been broken
open, be stepped to the sidewalk
and called to the other lodge mem
bers who had just passed on. The
burglars opened fire upon Hoover
and E. P. Regan, Southern Pacific
night operator, who had accompa
nied him. Two shots narrowly
missed their mark. Hoover and
Regan made a hasty retreat aud
were fired at again twice, by the
fleeing robbers.
No clew as to the identity of the
robbers has been obtaiued, but it is
thought that they may be discharg
ed railroad employes, a number of
whom had been lounging around
the depot awaiting the night train.
Soma men pray for things they
are unwilling to work for. Ex.
rOR
Admit Car Slioit.Kj'! Ciijiplcs Business
But Ask Calm Consideration of
Railroad Bills.
Sioux :ily, ' ' , Man I"
(Spei i'd. ) 1 11 t' id ! it 1 1' I. in,; I he
milroad-. f"i- lli" del iy in shipni"iiti
of lumber fioin tl: N"i th wot,'
which lit" lal'ii jiii '.cut admitted;
witH ctipp'iin
t h'-ir I'll i -, t ho :
IOWA LUMBEHMf.N CALL
TUUCE TO AGITATION
N'ilhwtst. lo.-.'t K'lul 1, Mnb'.r 1 I'oi 1I.111 I pun h'tni'1 michineryfor
lleak-rH' A"' o i iti .11 li'i-. 1 1 1 1 1 ou tli'- untie.
ado.ed 1 v .ol'-ti'.i'S advi-m,; calm "Wv haw: been working one
nnd cart lul considri ui ion before in mini in tho rotip for five years,"
dorsc.iwi,t of any ratlioa I leisbi-! Un said "and although thero ore 15
t ion so popul'ir 1 1 1 in;; the picva-! funis in the group we have aa yet
lent veritable wlm l; in.l of il u per- ! d'in. -on 1 y the le 'al amount of work
ation HKiunsl the tfnpottatioii i n the othern. We propose to de
cotiqi.iiiu s. Thn wis a slattbiig j v l"i 0110 niino fully and then to
outbut i t of sympathy for the mu h- I ' ' e l its net eat nings on the others
uhuhcd iiiilp.ad.'. j ' "ii" guat trouble with Oregon
The t( l iptocul d -murrae nrheme ! min-.-s is tlmt Homo high priced ex-(It-signed
to li.ist' ii -hiptneiii ofjpftthas usually been hired to run
the Nortli .vf -,t was
C'h'.ili's l uiUoU in.
of lies Moitu ri, was the ( liuunnn (jf
the u-t'o'ut toils committee, whonc
tepoit w 1 '!' 'p' !
The r sol. iti. .h-. ( nil ,ii 1 f.ii the
laving aside ol all t...i'l at.d
pledge t l.f tiK'inl'i 1 s to .i-,iil the
lailmitdH lo f i. dilate the
'ution
of the shippins', pi"l'l' 11. I teltaiii-J
tug ft 0111 ihd nsiiif.: . 'iieoiiraiti I
any coni.lciiilioii f it !
One hun.li. d d. al, 1 s ueie I'l'. setit j
and th resolutions tniv-d the I
heatty indor- i-mt nt
boo'y.- t )i j.'oiii an.
I lii t.t v
A 11 ec iii i n to Ki-icin Ote. n
is planned by lie Commercial Club
men o I'mlland, May oth in the
date -iiii'ln
A stock and ni icultuial fair is j
being prepared l"f not Fall, nt
Scio, Oregon.
near Cottage drove.
High School Notes.
The High School have oomph ted
their examinations, which will he
thn last ones until the finals at the
close of the school jcar. The regu
lar work has again been resumed
and every one is hard at work.
The heibat ium for the Sopho
more botuny d iss have begun the ir
classification of llownvi. This year
the class is reunited to have forty
specimens'. This will keep them
busy.
The Freshmen have coaip lcte
their chiHsic "The Courtship of
Miles Standish", and tlmy will now
take up the btudy of livings'
"legend of Sleepy Hollow."
The Juniora arc, still studying
zoology aud bugs, and have become
so interested in them thnt wo fear
they too, are becoming ' biiegy."
Twenty Hpeeimonn o any kind of
insects are iciptired from this class
and some of tho collections already
gotten together two very intcrct
iug. Miss Viola Cocroft was absent
from school hint week on account of
illness.
Mr. Paul Marlley was absent
from school on Monday.
SAYS MINING IS LIKE ANY OTHER
BUSINESS
Manager of Mayflower Describes Con-
ditions in Gold Fields of Grant
County.
' iold mining in Oregon is just
n wife a busineHs fts any other, if
w 1 !; d ori saftj busin'-Hs principles',"
'-'i4,l I 1 1 1 SUlter, nifiuager of the
.M i !l :i r tjroup mines, in (irant
"'iinty, torlay. Mr. f.taltor is in
tin-in, mi l lie has done little but
1 dr 1 v "u the stockholders until the
l itt t become tired of putting up,
and then the mine has to abut
'I ami. As mauager of the May
lionet group I stay at the miue my-;-eif
and t'trsonally direct develop
ment woik. 1 own a majority of
Hi- t-lotk, ami in niiking money
for 111 vw-it" I am also creating
wealth for the other ttockholders.
'We tiow have a Mump mill on
Hie works with a capacity of lUU
t"iis a d ay, and will start up this
! mill as
soon as tho weather will
Wo use water jiowcr for
pci m. t.
the stamps and concentrator, aud
can woik only when th water is
not froen up. At present we have
seven feet of snow on Greenhorn
Mountain, whore the Mayflower
liioup is situate 1, but this will dis-
appear with the coming of Spring.'
Join t. al.
I DOUGLAS MERCHANTS BANQUET
AT ROSEBURG
Get Together. Boost and Push, the
j Keynote ol a Most Enjoyable
Banquet.
Host burg, Or.. Match 9. The
Merchants' l'totective association
lot Douglas county held oue of the
( most elaborate banquets ever given
in tho city nt Hotel McClellen
1
Thursday night. Many outside
members of the association from
different parts of the county and
several invited guests lrom other
I paris of the state were present.
! The membeiM of the organization
j were accompanied by their wives,
I ami during the baunuot the IJose-
burg orchestra rendered excellent
musical selections.
Attorney Louis Harzee, secretary
of the organization, acted as toast-
master.
The object of this most eujoyable
occasion was to get together and
form a mote perfect union of the
peoplo of the general interests ot
the people of the community in
general and to boost Douglas
county in both a business and social
way. Mayor Iv. V. Hoover of this
city made the address of welcome,
which was responded to by Kditor
II. li. Harry of Dayton, Yamhill
county. Htnton Mires of Drain
also spoke on tlie splendid oppor
tunities and the advantages of this
county.
bery line of business was well
represented by the merchants of
this city, and all agree that this
was tho most eujoyable event ever
undertaken ia Uosebttrg.
Many Cars for Cottage Grove shippers
Monday the O. A: S. li. Ky. re
ceived uinetocn carti for distribution
among the mills tributary to Cot
tage Grove and yesterday a number
wore were received,
STATE MILITIA
Commercial Club and Citizens Want
A Company of the Oregon Na
tional Guards in Cottage
Grove.
Monday evening the Commercial
Club passed strong resolutions re
questing of the state board of the
Oregon National Guards the alot
mcnt of a company for Cottage
Grove and yesterday a petition
signed bv nearly every business
man of the city was sent in. prom
ising every support and encourage
ment that citizens could give in
the maintenance of a company at
this place.
More than enough names are on
the roll to lorra a company, but un
doubtedly several will fail to meet
all requirements upon examination.
On this account there will be an
opportunity for others who have
not already applied to become mem
bers of the company.
It is the desire of those most in
terested in the formation of the
company that all young men who
are eligible, of the community have
an equal chance to join. Those who
have not signed their names may
do so by calling on Harry Metcalf
nt the store of Metcalf & Brund.
Arrangements have been made
for the building of an armory that
will be complete and an ornament
to the city. The company will
probably be mustered in within the
next month. A one thousand foot
t itle range will be furnished by the
government upon which there will
le regular target practice, which
will give our well known marksmen
a chance to make a record for then
selves and do honor to the city.
Many attractive features come
with the organization of the com
pany, for the members, and the
new armory will prove a home of
delight.
Those who succeed in passing
the examination now will be the
fortuuate ones, for when the boys
tnru out iu uniform others will be
anxious to join the ranks, better
better get you; name in now.
J. C. Johnson, Harry Metcalf
and Bert Lawson have been promi
nent and very active in securing
the company, all good men and de
serve much credit. As a special
leason for their taa?e iu military
matters, they werfi in active service
iu the Phillipines with the 2d Ore
gon Volunteer Iiegiment.
West Side School Notes.
Those neither abseut nor tardy
during the sixth month of school
are:
I'.ighth grade Ruth Osmuu
Blauch Branton, Gertrude Hogate,
Hazel Gray, Allie Phillips, Leah
Perkins, Elsie Brewer, Jean Dor
ward, Kittie Brumbaugh, Hattie
Wheeler, Dorothy Funk, John
Cooter, Guy Whitlock, Marviu Jor
dan. Fifth grade Lennie Gray, Mor
ton Comer, Fran Jones, Rosa
Stoudacher, Kstella Brewer, Myra
Haudy, lua Johnson, Emily Tucker,
Lucy Tucker. Myrtle Brewer.
Fourth grade Lillie Forester,
Carrie Hull, Ward Berg, Herman
Ldvvards, Ogle young, Leslie
Comer, luster Bsumfield.
Third grade Catherine Camp
bell, Gertie Raines, Eva Tucker,
Orpha Snodgrass, Alice White,
Clara Rosenberg, Florence Maumer-
man, Dorothy lloloiden, Daniel
Woods, Thurmati Tucker, Warren
Kdwards, Solomou Coffmau, Arthur
Salee, Arue Tomseth, Robert Jones.
Secoud grade Agnes Staudacher,
Georgia Rains, Rupert ColTmau,
Francis Eby, Peart Plaster, Albert
Tuoker.
First grade Irwiu Brown, Willie
Campbell, Reynold Gray, Clare
Conner, Russel Holmdeu, Aubra
Olliver, Rose Holmden, Bessie Sim
eral, Oltra Olliver, Lloyd Haskins,
Lumber Notes.
In a very interesting decision
given in the Supreme Court of
Maine it is held that a laborer or a
person who performs manual labor
for wages under the uirection of an
employer Is entitled to file a lien on
logs for wagea due but that one
who contracts to cut and haul all
the logB and lumber on a definite
tract of land at a filed price per
thousand is as to that work a con
tractor and not a laborer, and hence
is not entitled to a lien for such
labor as he personally performs.
Mike Kebblebeck, foreman of the
Booth Kelly Co. logging camps on
Mill creek at Wendling was in the
city for a couple of days. He
states they are running the mill
steadily at that point but are in
want of men.
At an adjourned meeting of the
Western Oregon Lumber Manu
facturers Association held at the
rooms of the Commercial Club, sev
eral of the mill men from out of
town were present but owing to the
absence of some of the officers an
adjournment was taken to the
second Friday in April. It ia ex
pected at that time that matters of
importance to the mill men in this
section of the county will come up
and some definite statement will be
made as to the probable increase in
the rate from $3.10 to $5.oo to Bay
points made. It is also hoped to
have the new Association start off
with a bright future before it.
John Tomseth, un employe of J.
H. Chambers at A lea had the mis
fortune to get a piece of steel in his
eye which necessitated a trip to
Portland. He has now returmed
and states his eye is getting along
nicely.
Report has it that J. K. Young
is intending to start up his mill on
Brumbaugh Creek for the purpose
of cutting ties. It is probable that
Mr. Young, during the summer
will put in power machinery to re
place the water power he is now
using.
What effect the strike of the mill
workers will have on the product of
the mills iu thia section of the
country is problametic
The mills ou the Columbia River
are increasing their power and force
with the expectation that it will in
crease their orders. The offer of
Mayor Lane of Portland to act be
tween the opposing parties if all
other efforts fail is a good move aa
the loss to the manufacturers and
other money interests of Portland
to say nothiug of the loss to the
strikers themselves by this time has
run into hundred of thousands of
dollars.
Cottage Grove Public School Report
MONTH KNDINO MARCH 8.
Boys Girls
Total Enrollment 218
235
3
3C0G2
2583
40
0
New Enrollment 0
Days attendance 320G
Days absence 2502
Per cent ot attendance 82. D
Times tardy 31
Times truant 3
Days taught, 20.
Days holiday, 0.
C. L. Stuange, Supt.
Dog Lost.
A black and white Ivugltsh Coch-
eral Spaniel, long ears and short
tail, goes by name King. Five
dollars reward to finder if returned
to Frank SuodgraBS.
It is the duty of every minister to
preach the gospel and live it, and it
is the duty of every newspaper to
print the news and tell the truth
though the heavens full. Kach iu
his vocation can render the world a
valuable service. Kx.
Success alter forty is won by
working for it like sixty.