COTTAGE GROVE LEADER
COTTAGE OROVK, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1907
VOL. X IX
NO. 5.
bis leave. The Attorney General
I now there is about £ 100,000 m-
was glad to receive his services for
j vested in 500 of them
The people
this particular work and accord
found it hard to -get the hang’ ’ o f
ingly instructed Mr. Harlan to re­
them,
and voters have stayed
port to Bristol and lend him every
away from the polls rather than e x ­
possible assistance. The Attorney
hibit their i> ability to comprehend
General has notified Mr. Bristol by
them.
letter, and has instructed him to
Besides, it was brought out in
afford Mr. Harlan every facility for
1 the debate yesterday that the click
the work and directed him to place
I ing of the machine under the man­
Combination so Powerful That all in Mr. Harlan’s hands all informa­ Trainmen Perish in Head-On Collision Pleads Guilty to the Charges Now ipulation of the voter tells those Sawmill Closes Down and 20 Men
Pending and Throws Himself on
on Tuesday. Near Copley.— Pas­
Competition is Prevented— Many
tion available which would be of
j near whether he is registering a j Are Out of Work Other Indus­
Mercy of Court.
use in making the investigation’
sengers Escape Injury.
Suits Will be Instituted.
straight or split ticket. In many |
tries Are Affected.
In his instruction to Mr. Harlan the
1 of tho districts they registered;
Attorney General says:
more votes than there were names
San Francisco, Mav l >. After , on the registry lists.— Trenton Dis-
"Y o u are instructed to investi­
Southern Pacific overland train
New York, May 15.— The Even­
A dispatch to the Oregonian from
one o f the most despeiato legal pa,ch
ing Telegram today publishes what gate the matter and prepare a bill No. 12, from San Francisco was
Lebanon says. Lebanon and vicin-
batti, s to avoid punishment f o
r
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it says is an abstract ©f the huttings in equity for Bubmissiou to the de­ wrecked Tuesday near Copley, Cal-
ity now feel the effects of the car
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crime
iu the history of California,
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Eugene is Pulling tor District Fair shortage ns never before. On ac­
of the interstate commerce commis­ partment for approval. The relief lforuia, by a head -011 collision with!
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Abraham heut today entered a
Next Year.
sion during its investigation of the asked in the bill shall be, First, a two southbouud locomotives. Five
count of tho lack of cars to move
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plea of guilty to the indictment
Harriman railroads. The Tele­ decree that the land grant involved men of the crews ot the engines 1 1
charging him with extorting money
Eugene, Or., May 13.— At a the lumber already cut and in the
gram calls the report the most sen­ was valid; or second, that it was and train were killed or are missing from the French restaurants upon meeting of the Lane county Agri- j yanis- the sawmill of Die Lebanon
sational that the commission ever forfeited by the failure to comply and under their eugiues. No pas­ pain of having their liquor licenses cultural society held Saturday it Lumber Company failed to etait up
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issued. It. states that the coinmis with the terms stated; or third sengers are reported injured.
Monday morning and 25 men were
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revoked. The plea came as a thun- was decided to ask for the Second
All three of the locomotives par-
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sion found that railroad competi* that the railroad shall be decreed to
thrown
out of employment. How
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derclap and followed the defeat of {southern Oregon district fair for
tion had been choked off entirely comply with the terms of the grant ticipating m the collision were |
long
the
mill will be elosed de­
the defense in the last stand of the Fiugene in the fall of 1908. The
in an area equal to a third o f the by offering the land for sale to bona nearly demolished and are masses
pends entirely on thu ability of the
district
comprises
Lane,
Douglas,
effort to secuie a change of venue.
United States and that in this area tide settlers at $ 2 .SO per acre, and of scrap iron. It was necessary to
owners to get ears to move the lum­
When the motiou was denied, Coos and G u rry counties. LRne
in
tracts
not
exceeding
ICO
acres
to
dispatch two extra locomotives and
Haniman is absolute master; that
ber from the yards. There is now
the defense sought a continuance, comity lias had the lair hut ouce,
Harrimati’s contract with the Rock each purchaser. Later ou, it is un­ a wrecking train to the scene.
about
Looo.ooo feet of lumber at
which was denied. Reuf then Roseburg having it in all other
The two southbound locomotives
Island, Southern 1’ itcifio, Santa Fe, derstood, the department will in
asked time in which to hold a con years since the organization o f tile t*,<' m’ ^ :l"aitiug shipment,
Illinois Central and San Pedro i ail- vestigate to determine whether or were proceeding south from Duns-
pur-
Tl,u Mh:' ,tin" down o f the mill
ference with his attorneys. This district. It is proposed to pur'
roads was in violation of the anti­ not sales heretofore made by the rnuir, and running close together,
chase
a
suitable
site
near
the
city
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,cre
^ut a small part of the
was granted. At the expiration of
trust laws, and recommends that railroa 1 in violation o f the provis at a high rate of speed. It is re­
for
the
fair
and
hold
it
here
at
drawback
t » the eomuiuuity. There
half an hour Bent and his counsel,
the attorney-genual proceed agaiust ions of the law can be invalidated. ported ihat they dashed around a
least
once
in
two
years
hereafter.
Ilre
'* dozen small nulls in
who had withdrawn to the ju d ge’ s
them; that, ihe purchase o f the At present, however, the main o b- curve and suddenly weie confront­
The
local
association
and
the
idea
timber
belt abjve Lebanon
chambers, reappeared. A s soon as
shares o f one road by another was ject is to force the Southern Pa ed by the northbound passenger
ot
holding
a
county
(air
w
ill
h
e
\
whicli
must
get
their lumber to
the court rapped for order. Attor­
a bad practice and should tie stopped cific to put its lands on the market train. The two locomotives were
given up.
! market through Lebanou and over
neys
Acb,
Sliortridge
and
Fairall
in
and Hint the profits of the gieat aud no longer retard development running down grade, and betore
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the Southern Pacific railroad and
turn announced their withdrawal
they could be checked the collision
roads of the »est were being used along the line o f its road.
the ear shortage will compel most
W
ILL
HAVt
LIVESTOCK
SHOW
from the case.
occurred, piling all three locomo­
to buy stock and couliol systems in
of them to close down very soon,
Attorney Murphy then arose, |
the east instead of developing the RURAL DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOLS. tives up in a tangled mass. Brake-
unless they can get ears to move
stating that he seriously disagreed Raising Funds Now— Prizes for all
man William Jones of the passen­
west.
their lumber. Most o f these mills
Kinds of Farm Animals.
with the action that his client was
The report calls the Harriman After May 25. May be Organized in ger train, was instantly killed. En­
1 n*ill have the entire winter cut in
about to take, and declared that lie
gineer Wooden and the fireman o f
reorganization ‘ ‘one of the most re­
| their yards. Only last week did
Any County in the State
would stay with hi u. The same
It looks now as it Cotvallis
the locomotive puliing No. 12 are
markable cases of manipulation and
! they begin t<> haul the lumber out.
action was taken by Attorney Fair- would have a big livestock show.
stock-watering ever known” and
Before the recent rains they were
On and after May ‘¿ 5 , union high reported dead.
all.
The movement for it lias gained
The wreck is said to have been
demands laws to prevent repetition. schools may be organized in any of
sending this out at about 25,ooo
After the attorneys had conclud­ great impetus, and sentiment is
Tim report concludes with the state­ the counties of the state, by means due to Engineers Peters and Leland
feet a day. This was hauled to
ed their statements, the prisoner, rapidly
developing. A general ,
ment that Harriman is absolute of which schools in country districts disregarding ordeis and running
Lehman by farmers, who earn with
hollow-eyed pale and trembling, committee has been appointed and
master of the Illinois Central, so | may be provided with courses lor past Coiam, where they should
a team $5 a day, and some 20 of
arose, with manuscript in band. is W . A. Savage, chaiimau, Grant
powerful in the Santa F'e as to pre­ students who have completed the have stopped. They hud received
them were engaged in the work.
He appeared hardly able to stand, Elgin, W . H. Currin, Henry Amb­
vent competition with bis roads; grammar grades. This is possible orders to protect themselvei against
It some way cannot be devised
and while reading from his luiiiui- ler and T. K. Fawcett The date
that the combination of the Union under a recent act of the Legisla­ No. 12, which train had the right.
t > overcome this lack o f transpor-
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, script, his voice faltered, Ins face has been set for June Tt 1» and 8 th. i
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! an I Southern Pacific is so ture, passed to meet a demand for of way. Ihe dead trainmen and!
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t itior of the lumber to market, the
twitched frequently and lie broke An effort, will be made to raise $500 1
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pprass all compe­ higher education for suburban dis­ engiuemen redded at Ashlaud and
loss to this community will be
down completely, lie drank cup of which $ 2 uo is already subset ibeu
tition And ) • v at the building of tricts. By grouping several dis­ points south.
something like $5oo a day. The
after cup of water and spoke very for prizes. The prizes will go ior
the ~’ t
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os Angeles.
business intere-t of the community
tricts together a central high school
j taliement wM ,l horsVs, poultry, cattle, sheep and is being aroused over the matter.
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government will institute may be formed to be supported by Some Reserves That Will be Given to sIowly- Hia 8
j lengthy one aud
an hogs. It is planned for sheep,
Settlement Soon
— - began
0-~ with
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many great suits upon the report the several districts so grouped to­
i apology to his attorneys for what poultry and »wine exhibits to be
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to dissolve the merger of the Union gether.
To form a union high
ih e land office at Nancouver has j j)e
about to do. He closed made in pens in a side street next Special Delivery Stamps Not Needed,
Pacific and Southern Pacific and school district petitions must be
been notified that on July 2 'd about
th a plea o f guilty.
' to the sidewalks, the pens to be
No special delivery postage stamp
othet suits based upon the manipu­ prepared in the districts to be 98,570 acres of Innd will be subject
After concluding the reading of provided bv the committee. This | will be needed after July 1st. to in-
lation of western roads.
united, addressed to the boundary to settlement which had been tem­
the statement Reuf in a voice hard- ¡feature will be carried out if per- »urn the immediate delivery of a
board.
porarily withdrawn tor forestry pur­ ly to he heard, threw himself upon I mission can bn secured ot tlio coun- letter. Tho affixing of 10 cents
Administration Will Investigate Land
These petitions ask the boundary poses a«joining the Itanier national ttie mercy of the court and fell into cil to use the streets
A fact of m- ex'ru postage and marking the cov­
Contracts of S. P. Mailroad.
hoard to submit the question o f a reserve. It will be subject to entry his chair iu a Btate of almost com­ terest is that Chairman Savage of ering ‘ ‘Special Delivery” will suf­
A Washington dispatch says high school to the several districts August 29.
plete collapse.
the committee hue l.ecn identified fice.
On July 27 about 355,840 acres
there is no longer any doubt that for vote at the annual meeting of
for years with exhibits at the state
the national administration will e x ­ each district. T o bring about a will be subject to settlement but j
fair. He "a s at many lairs in New Bonanza Struck for Copper
COOS BAY ROAD ASSURED
ert its po«eifu l influence to break ,in' on a majority vote must be cast not to entry in the Portland, Lake-
charge of the pavilion. He was in j
King Clark
the Southern Pacific land mouopoly ! ' n
die districts. If one of the view, The Dallas and Jloseburg |
charge of Marion county exhibit at
Roseburg
Citizens
Subscribe
a
Hun­
Butte, Mont., May 10.— A 20-
in Oregon and force that company ¡districts votes against a union it is listricts and surrounding the Cas­
the Lewis fi Clark. His experience
dred Thousand for Capital Stock
is counted on to make the proposed ^°°t
°f copper glance was 1111 -
to place on market the remaining enough to defeat the whole meas- cade National forest reserve.
livestock show in Corvallis a stem covered
at Columbia Gardens,
On the same date 132,920 acres |
3 , 000,000 at-res of its grant, selling ore. Ihe law provides that where
Butte’s chief pleasure resort, while
Roseburg, Ore., May 11. Rose­ winder.— Corvallis Times.
to bona tide settleis in quarter sec- i two third-class districts unite the heretofore withdrawn for proposed
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workmen
were digging a sewer
tion tracts and at not more than school boards become the govern- additions to the Ileppner national burg citizens today subscribed
Widow*
and
Widowers
Excepted,
i
trem,h
yesterday.
The strike was
$
100,000
for
capital
stock
of
the
$2.50 per »ere, as specifically set > g power. If three third-class dis forest reserve in the I,a Grande and
Omaha,
Neb.,
has
passed
an
or
entirely
unexpected.
The ore is so
Roseburg
and
Coos
Bay
electric
forth in the law’ under which the ! tricts unite, the Board of Control is The Dalles districts, will he subject
di
nance
requiring
all
»iiu
le
persons
rich
that
should
it
continue
for any
railroad.
Coos
Bay
citizens
have
to
settlement,
entry,
filing
or
selec­
After several ■ composed ot the chairmen of the
grant was made,
between 25 and 45 year« of age to depth it promises to develop into a
subscribed
a
like
am
unt,
and
Sat­
respective
boards.
If
any
other
tion.
long
conferences
with ¡Senator
On July 22 about 250,000 acres urday a general conference of com marry within '19 days or jiay a j big mine. The ground belongs to
Bourne, Attorney General Bona­ combination is formed the govern-
heavy fine. Only widowers and former United States Senator W.
parte Inis directed District Attorney ing board is composed of five mem­ in the Waterville district, Washing mittees of five from Roseburg,
A. Clark.
Marshfield, Bandou, Uoqinlle, North widows are exempted.- New«.
Bristol, to make a thorough investi­ bers appointed by the boundary ton, will be subject to settlement,
gation into the Southern Pacific board to serve until the next n„- but not to entry before August 21, Bend and Myrtle Point will bo held
aud in the Seattle district 1,280 at Marshfield, when the new com
grant, more properly known as the nual election, when the iax-payers
acres will be subject to settlement pany will lie organized and details
Oregon Central and Oregon A Cal­ elect.
and entry on the same dates.
of the work of construction be
Arrangements may be made to
ifornia grant. The government will
mapped out. The $ 100,000 pledged £
Dela.yed C h r is t m a s
first determine whether the law un­ use the school house in any o f the
Lane
County
Agricultural
Society
1
torlay is by no means all the money
der which the granta were made districts for high school purposes.
Elects Officers.
Roseburg will put into the enter
£
can be enforced without further ac­ Districts having high schools are
£
Officers
of
the
Lane
County
A
g-
!,r'
se-
company
bus
yet
to
be
tion on tho part of congress. If it required to admit pupils from other
concluded that there is ample law districts. Union high schools thus r¡cultural society were elected as orf>anized and many of the wealth- £
Just R e ceiv ed at
the government will then determine formed will be maintained by spec lollows: President, F. M. Wilkins; iest citizen-are holding back sub
r
what is the most practicable method ial tax. The expense is estimated vice-president, G. G- Gross; secre- scr'r l ‘011
o f enforcing its provision unless It by the high school hoard anil then tary, J. M. Williams; assistant soc- doubt out i. d the road will speed
shall be found that
the grant was apportioned among the districts retary, C. M Young, treasurer, P. ‘ *y bfJ l*uiit.
£"
Iwmd of di-
"
forfeited. From his talks with Mr. that have been united according to Pj. Snodgrass. The
£ *■
Voting Machims to Go.
Bourne, the Attorney General is the assessed valuatton of each, rectors consists of the following
Our line ( 'hinawnre, Lumps, Bte., we had
p
fully aware of the difficulties of the liach district is required to levy its Kli Bangs. D. IS. Yoran, U. G.
The passage by the New Jersey
£
ordered lor I DOG holiday trade have just
problem he has undertaken to solve, ! share after the apportionment has Gross, C. M. Young, Amos Wilkins senate o f tli Voting machine 1 ' al
£
arrived
find will he sold MLLOW COST
and has directed Attorney Nathan been made. It is contemplated by L. I.. Whitson, T. K. Schafer.
option bill 1 supposed to mark the
£
V. Hailan of the third division ot | such union high schools to bring
Henry F‘ . Hollenbeck was elected banishment f the machines from
for the next two weeks.
Alaska to report to Mr. Bristol and facilities of higher education within director of the Second Southern the state, It is expected to pass
aid him in every way in 1m investi- the reach o f children in rural dis- District Association for one year, the house without serious opposi- j
£
£
gations.
Mr. Harlan was in Ne- tricts.
and Amos Wilkins was recommend tion.
£
ed for appointment fcy the gover
braska on leave and desired em­
For five years the state has pur
The Leader leads— never follows nor for the term ol two y»srs.
ployment before the expiration ol
chased these m achines in lots, until
CAUSES SENSATION
OVERLAND WRECKED “ GUILTY'’ SAVS REUF
LEBANON FEELS LOSS
Remarkable Case of Stock3
Watering Reported
The Second Disaster for the Boss Reui of San Francisco
S. I*, in a Week.
Admits Extortion
Car Shortage Cripples Bus=
¡ness of Valley Towns
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CHINAWARE
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PEARCE BROS.
CALL AND SEE
THE DISPLAY.
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