Cottage Grove leader., November 17, 1906, Image 1

COTTAGE GRÒ E LEADER
V O L. X V I I I
NO. 31
C O T T A G E G R O V E , O REG O N, S A T U R D A Y , NOVEMBER 17. 1906.
YOUNG BOYS
SENTENCED
Thos. Reeves and Hugh Saxon Mur­
derers of Wm. Powell go
to Penitentiary.
Friday morning Thos
Reeves
and Hugh Saxon, the two boys who
murdered W in.
Powell «t the
bridge between Cottage Grove and
Latham last summer, were brought
into court and were sentenced by
Tudge Harris, Hugh Saxon, the
acknowledged murderer of Wm.
Powell getting i5 yeats in the pen­
itentiary, while
Thomas Reeves,
the elder of the two boys, got an
indeterminate sentance of from 1 to
15 years in the penitentiary.
The boys were indicted by the
Grand Jury on a charge of murder
in the second dogree, to which they
plead not guilty. Later the Grand
Jury permitted them to appear on a
charge of nfr.ti slaughter to which
they plead guilty thus avoiding the
formality ot a triad. The jury reco-m
mended the latter charge on ac­
count of the evidence aud also on
account o f the yontbfnlneas o f the
boys.
At the time oi the preliminary
trial Thos. Reeves, the elder o f the
two hoys made a written confession
stating that he kil'ed the old mnu,
although the old man’ s dying state­
ment was that the younger of the
boys shut him and before the Grand
Jury young Saxon finally admitted
that he was the guilty one.
every portion o f his makeup. The
build of bis head, the cast of his
eye, his walk— all, in ffcct indicate
his natural tendency towards crime
— his dominance over his elder
companion Reeves, whom he com­
pelled to confess himself the mur­
derer, in fear of Saxon implicating
him in other criminal deeds, the
markabio
confession
given
by-
Reeves, at his companions instance,
all bring out the shrewd, calculate
ing mind o f the boy, who however
did not take into account the possi-
bility of the old man making a
statement that might catch him iu
a fatal grip.
His punishment— 15 years in a
penitentiary
among
hardened
criminals mostly— will bring him
out again into the world at about
thirty, a most powerful foe to the
safety and well being o f bis fellew
man.
Cfty Should Have Fire Alarm System.
E. C. Gamble, agent of one of
the most modern fire alarm system
is in town, endeavoring to induce
the City Council to install his fire
alarm system.
His system is an
automatic one, and is considered
to he among the best made. The
cost of installing 8 alarms, with
three miles of wire, and announcers
in the house of every voluuteer
fireman would bo about frooo. He
is to present his cause before the
Council next -Monday night.
U. G. Walker left for Portland
on Friday.
J. H. Chamber went north on
business Friday.
Inborn Criminal.
Both telephone lines to Bohemia
Hugh Saxon, the self-acknowl were disabled by the heavy wind of
edged murderer of Wm. Powell, Wednesday night, but were quickly
presents the case of a criminal in repaired.
mtm
L ig h ts A l l A r o v i a d .
tho S. P. Co. may find it has
“ bit oil more than it could chew”
Andy
Nelson
secured
the
con­
The called meeting of the stock­
tract this week for installing the
DEMURRAGE afier a time.
holders o f the Farmers’ & Miners’
Tel. Co. was held at the office of new electric plaut for the W ild ­
When
the
the Chambers I,'m b ' r Co., through wood Lumber Co.
plaut
is
installed
the
ontire
mill,
o f­ Commercial Club Urges Organization
the courtesy of Mr. ‘ ;i-.se! on Tues­
The Doretia mill and plainer are
to that End.
day morning and was well attended fices aud buildings, ponds, etc.
1 unable to run all the time on ao-
w
ill
bo
tlior
i
riily
lighted
so
that
by representatives of the Rew
| count of car shortage.
River, as well as Bohemia and C ot­ work can be kept up day and night.
Mr.
Nelson
vont
up
to
commence
The
Cottage
Grove
Commercial
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Russell re-
tage Grove stockholders. By-laws
the work on Tuesday.
Club at its meeting Monday night : turned home from
Eugene last
were adopted, director« elected
decided
to
draft
a
letter
to
tho
va­
I
Tuesday.
with power to contract for the use
o f phone and for message service-1
San Francisco papers are claim­ rious Commercial Clnbs iu tho val­
The Doreu’. school is progress­
rates for service wera recommended ing that at least a million dollars ley and other kindred organization« ing nicely under the management
askiug
their
support
and
ro-oper-
»rid a good feeling prevailed which sent to San Francisco for the R e­
| of L- M Tucker o f Cottage Grove.
with the bright prospects seeming­ lief fund was stolen by dishonest ation iu arranging for a meeting of
Quite a number o f young folks
ly surrounded the* new undertaking officials and tbut it never reached delegates in some ceutral point in
December to discuss the car short­ from Dorena attended the Macca-
seem to point to its permanent ben­ the fund at all.
ven by that order at
age question, and to devise a
efit to its users.
Cottage Grove Thursday night. A ll
Tho Midland Opera Quintette remedy.
gave pert
-itwfaction. W ould
The Commercial Club recognises I reported a good time.
Dick W hite of Mineral is in like same at a.-.tioa next season.— that the car shortngo problem i-
Mr. S. L. Southard returned
town.
Geo. A.
Hainaford,
Pocatello. beginning to work serious damage home Friday from Eugene where
to not only tho lumber interest«, h. : -i 1 cen attending court for tho
Mr, Ed Wilson went to Eugene Idaho.
but to all rlassos of business, and past week.
Friday.
W . G. IIol I is having framed
that the era of prosperity that has
B. Y . C. Brown has boea elected tw o diplomas lie has received for
Mrs. James Redford is ou the
been reigning throughout the val­
Maypr of Yoncalla.
grain grown by him. He first se­
sick
list this week.
ley w ill soon be at an cud if the
Dr. D. L- Woods went to Port­ cured a diploma from the St. Louis railroads do not soon furnish cars
Mr.
N. P. Chris man an old resi­
land on business or, Friday nooDs Exposition for his exhibit of oats to carry the lumber to the various dent o f Dorena, traded bis ranch
and later from the Lewis k Clark
train.
markets. The railroad claims that here to Mr. I ’ b Martin of Cottage
Exposition a diploma for Turkey
it is impossible for them to furnish
W. W . Hawley of Star canae
rty.
He will
Red wheat grown nt. Lamar, Colo­
enough cars to supply their busi­ move ther * m while Mr Martin
down on the O. & S. E. Friday
rado
ness, but lays tho principal trouble will move on the ranch.
and left for Eastern Oregon.
to the San Francisco disaster. To
Iv.
Purvance
has
taken
a
con­
Miss Lulu Currin left Friday for
Mr. " I ;d
Harry Skoels who
the most casual observer it is evi­
tract
to
he.w
out
2
ioo
linear
feet
of
a visit with some o f her girl chums
have bee i k<s ping the
Dorena
timber for the Blackbutte mines, dent that tho San Francisco lis-
in the varsity town up the line.
tho mill for the
aster
is
not
the
solo
cause,
al­
which will he used in the big ore
Luko Woods is in town from A l­ crushing house at tho mouth o f the though it may have some iriliunco pa«’ summer i .vc-1 out Saturday.
bany where
ho is in charge of tunnel. Most of these timbers are on it, ns there have beeu shortage
drs J. U. Kirk went to W ild ­
the piano repair work of tho Eilers to be hewed one side only, while o f cars on the lino year after year. wood Saturday to visit her mother
Co. for the valley.
others are two, aud a few all four
I t certainly look as though two of that place.
sides.
Mr.
Purvance
has
a
job
of
ends
o f the railroad did not work in
Miss Barbour o f Eugeue has a
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Pitcher o f
good class iu vocal music iu town several weeks duration, on this harmony for one tbiug, another Star visited at Mr«. J. H . K irk ’s
now and gives twelve pupils les­ work. Mr. S ith who was work­ that where competition prevails the Sunday.
sons each week. She says her ing at it, found tho climb up the railroads can keep cars standi»
, . I Hr.* Chaa.
pupils are doing well, and that she mile of steep hill, and the work on empty ou tho tracks for weeks,
f
D
na
went
to Eugene
expects to have a still larger class the hillside entirely too much for whilelhe line north where there is no
to visit relatives of that
competition cannot get any oars,
him.
within a short time.
p i ■ . retu* uing Monday morning.
even for their own business
In Oregon the bulk of all lui.ihe
shipments go sontb, with very lev
Denies A u th orsh ip.
loads to come back n jrth, con«<
Rev. < 1. II. Lake states that
quently when there is a big demand Bishop Lawrence of Massachusetts
for cars in the south for hauling of i« much exercised ovor an endless
grain, fruit or anything else, where * rayer which is going the rounds
ever the bn. Pacific Go. has a com­ *r |b west, and bus been circulated
petitor iu tho Santa F road, it not
u Cottage Grove, which purports
urally keeps every cat that coni'
to be is ued by him, and which
from the north and pu it on it:; ore*
ci t i superstitious beliefs o f
sidetrack so that it can instantly
t!;;; ateniu, dim disaster if
meet any demand for cm there, they d*' j ; it -nd iu ou or groat
and be on equal teims with i- com­
f do. lie denies the
peting line the Santa Fe.
i to •
P and a ik l that any one
a road does not like to sen i t in-
h a letter should throw
loads of cars without loa «, a it
a ay or burn it, as it results in
naturally sends its surplus car- no good.
with eastern loads, that ev 1 nail
brings tho care back the tn< ' i n
T w o M o n In ju r e d
route.
Cha
Weythman, a logger em­
T o most people the strongest
of remedying the car short .i*. ploy 1 at the Camp No. 2 o f the
Brown Lumber (Jo. was injured
seems to be in getting a competi
line through the valley and do > Monday by the falling of a' broken
through California, and then w> ] limb from the top o f a treo which
■■ *s being Filed. Tho lirnh struck
will be loaded with cars.
The Commercial Club thinks hii on in- rid ■ of the head result­
that lawyers stioul I be abl • t > ing in a contusion o f the brain and
¡up of the collar bone. lie
frame a reciprocal demurra
I , the br.
wa
brought
to town and was
that would compell the railoi
treated by Dr. Kime.
either furnish a sufficient
W. E. R( h , an employee of the
curs or pay demurrage v s i isey
Ghanil»ers Lumber Co. at Dorena
could not furnish cars.
Cottage Grovo has long 1 ■ i a cn* his foot quite bully with a saw
lead mu factor tow irds wor. 11 : >'t j on Monday, and was brought to
the Grove where hi« injury was
such problems and it is to be h >,
dressed by Dr. Oglesby
that this effort will result in
being accomplished. The po
of the iniativo referendum in
B irth d ay Psvrtv
mvoked.
fr tu Lucille Marlin, tho little
Railroad officials "ill . iv. we i in daughter o f Mr. ani Mrs. Robt.
not remedy tho matter, but I.'
Ma: in, was tendered a party last
demurrage law that will work
urd
fternooii on the occasion
invoked, or a competing line
* of I
1 vth birthday. A number
into the territory and see how quii • of her friends were present and
tliev will
remedy the trouble. they bn : 1 delightful afternoon,
Throughout tho east there in
playing ,11 the lawn and in the
great shortage of cars, but almot l i m r ' ' :i.\ p r ■ tits were brought
all the complaints come from point to lb ;.onng lady in remomberance.
where there is little or no competi­ I 1 1 1 : :h ; ri'
on refreshments
tion.
1
■' <1 that delighted all the
W ith ruin facing dozens, even outhful
taste . Th >se present
hundreds of small sawmills, be were:
cause they cannot ship lutnhci
Vena Wnecier, Neita Compton,
and because they have not <• g o ­
M"
r-1 end A lta Thomas, Stella
to keep sawing up material «11
Marie Coffman, Blanche and Eve-
storing it until tho Southern I\i*
ly J 'tch. Myrtle Venske, Grace
fin pleases to furnish ears, t rill a r
1
Martin,
is a time for the people to b
a l
Merville Yeatch,
themselves- If the Portland l.ul
Jessie Schmutz.
road officials an so
Harold
\ Scott Martin.
th<* 9ao Francisco i owei > I at tl
cannot get cats, then it in hi h tu
Frank
liman and wife will
that tho laws were invoked for a
sistance to rid Oregon and t'. r.j n a c if. rrilottery store in Grants
1’ . t*> ' rii li point they are mov-
Northwest of this groat d ,
to their development Tho S. P. is
I * idem
ib 'cvelt
reached
spending thousands of dollars n 1 l ’ato nia 111
, nd is now in-
vortising Oregon, in hand bool,
V tl. to, ; tl).' -A r . on the great
magazines, etc. yet cannot
n
Hie trip to Panama is tlie
money enough ou cars and i
1 b ■ President
stock to supply the traffic ah*
: United St .
of the
originating in its territory. Such a bounds o f the United States during
condition makes a person think that his term as president.
Fix Rates and Adopt By-Laws.
Dorena Items.
must
Boys Clothes
P M
,
\ j ** TK\Jr«eHòi wV*».o, ■.eVu^a’i .
$ 6 .0 0 S u its
44
5 .0 0
44
4 .5 0
4 .0 0
44
3 .0 0
44
2 .5 0
44
2 .2 5
44
175
44
1 .5 0
44
1.25
Just the time now for sweat­
ers. W e place on sale until
close out
Mens $3.00 sweater at $2.25; Mens $2.50 sweat­
ers at 2.00; Mens $1.50 sweaters at $1.20; Mens
75c sweaters at 50c; Roys, little fellows, .35c;
Boys, 8 to 12 years $1,00 and 00c.
W elch
RECIPROCAL
W oods