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F ¿rifalle (Stube COTTAGE GROVE L I EADER B O H E M IA N U G G E T C o n s o lid a te d J a n u a ry 9. 1 908 Held Its Annual Meeting Tuesday Evening. ELECTION OF NEW OFFICERS Many Speeches Bearing on Good of the Association and Upbuild ing of City Tuesday evening the Merchants Protective Association of* Cottage Grove held its anminl meeting in the Commercial Club rooms which, was largely attended by the business meiuot the city. President Thos. Pearce presided and speeches were made by many members of the association. In his opening remarks President Pearce stated that the members of the association present represented a local capital of more than $ 200 ,- 000 and were men foremost in every public improvement and enterprise, who were contributing their full share toward the upbuilding o f Cottage Grove and vicinity. H. O. Thompson spoko on the “ objects of our association,’ ’ which to some extent is embodied in the association motto, •’ Extend Credit where Credit is due.” Mr. Thomp son devoted considerable time to civic improvements and said this was a local movement worthy the consideration and support of the association and would receive the encouragement of its members. C. H. Burkholder was assigned the subject of "Parcels Post” which he ably discussed, but said the kill ing o f this bill by the late Con gress rendered the issue a dead one, at least for the time being. Andrew Brund discussed quite ably the subject “ The Catalogue House.” and stated that it had been proven time and again that local merchants conld successfully com pete with these houses, quality of goods and express charges consid ered. Ben Lurch advocated the estab lishment of a fruit and vegetable cannery at this place, that the farm ers might find a better home mar ket for their sweet corn, peas, beans, lierries, cherries, and numer ous other fruits and vegetables The other merchants concurred in the expression of Mr. Lurch and expressed themselves as ready to COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1908 aid in securing such enterprises. Jus. Benson thought that more publicity and advertising o f goods kept in stock by local merchants would greatly stimnlate business and assist tbe farmer in getting what he wants at home. He said cases had come to his notice of people sending away from home for things, giving as an excuse that they did not know or think that the ar ticle was kept by local merchants. Marion Ventch, speaking from the standpoint of an undertaker, said he had been gazing over the crowd and from its healthy appear ance, business prospects did not look very flattering to him. C. W . Wallace reviewed modern store keeping methods that might bo adopted to the better satisfaction of both incrcliaut and customer aud gave the newspapers a little pointer regarding reciprocity- Mr. Dunbar o f the Carman Hera- enway Co., spoke of modern mer chandising, which created quite an auimated discussion. Almond Hem- euway, Harry Wynne, Frank D. Wheeler and C. C. Hazleton also entered into the discussion and ad ded to the interest of the meeting. Music intervened during tbe even ing’s program, at the close of which a splendid banquet was served in the dining hall o f the club room and C. C. Hazleton und Marion Veatch served the guests in a royal manner. Bowling, billiards and cards afforded amusement for tbe members until the wee small hours. O F F IC R R S Kt.K CTK D . The following officers were elect ed for the ensuing year: Tbos. Pearce, president; Harry Wynne, vice-president; C. C. Hazleton, sec retary; Ben Lurch, treasurer; C. H. Burkholder, A. Brund, F. D. Wheeler, directors. Several new members were ad mitted into the association on this august occasion. LANE COUNTY ROAD SUPERVISORS NAMED Following is the list of road su pervisors named by the county com missioners for the year 1908 for South Lane county: 11. M. C. Doyle, Crcswell. 13. Kdgar King, Saginaw. 11. W . C. Cbrisman, Dorena. 15. (1. C. Brown, Cottage Grove. 10. H. C. Combs. Londou. 17. Geo. W. Kerr, Wildwood. 21. A. W . Schwering, Creswell. 22. H. A. Millet, Creswell. 24. K. K. Chapman, Loraue. 57. P. F. Davis, Loraue. 60. F. J. Hard, Bohemia. 04. Alva Harington, Loraue. OH. Charles Conner, Cottage Grove. 09. C u r t i s Veatch, Cottage Grove. 75. A. D. Hiieman, Lorane. 70. Walt Baker, Cottage Grove. WHEELER-TBOIHPSOP i CO. H A V E IT F O R L E S S OUR F IR S T A D VIC E FO R T H E Y E A R 1908: BUY YOUR SUIT OF US and get honest value in style and quality. BUY YOUR SHOES OF US for the same reason. BUY YOUR HAT OF US and get the same value in quality, style and service, lor less money than you can do elsewhere. If you follow this advice you will have money to burn. W H EELER TH O M PSO f 1 CO. 1 - v ......... VOL. XIX. NO. 40 OF BAKER PIGS VISITS CO. E Raid on Places Under Sus- The Local Rifle Range the picion in This City. Best in the State. THREE ARRESTS WERE MADE STATE SHOULD BUY GROUND Tw o Prisoners Taken to Eugene- Heavy Fines and Jail Sen tences Imposed. meu of the city could assemble nightly surrounded by moral and elevating influences which would take them away from tbe places of cheap amusements and vice. We can see no reaonabie opposi tion to this important meusure ef fecting tbe state militia, which will come up for the endorsement or rejection of the voters in June. INTERESTING NEWS FROM THE BOHEMIA MINES. M. F. Wyatt, bus filed with the county clerk notice of location of “Jumbo” und “ Mystery’ ’ mining claims in the Bohemia district. NEW ELECTRIC May Mean a New Road for Cottage Grove. PAPERS FILED AT SALEM High Compliment to Co. E. Important New Company Styled. -Cottage Grove Lewis Hartley and Al Johnson Measure to Come Belore Voters Electric Co.” McNary, Hall and went up to thè mines Monday to in June. Welch, Incorporator«. prosecute work on Mr. Hartley’s property on Sharp’s creek at tbe mouth of Sailor's Gulch. For some time past Mayor Jones and his police force have been quiet ly and secretly working on a plan o f campaign against the violators of the local option law iu Cottage Grove and on last Monday after much substantial evidence bad been accumulated, a raid was made on tbe various places under suspicion by Marshal Frank Snodgrass and Deputy Fred Bartels, resulting in the arrest ot Frank Mclntire Harry Martiu and C. C. Case on charges of violating tbe local option law. Mr. McIntyre went forthwith before the local authorities, pleaded guilty to the charge against him aud paid a fine of $50. Charges were also filed against Harry Parker, but he loft town be fore the officers had an opportunity to serve papers on him. Justice o f tbe Peace Joe Young, being out of town the other two cases were taken to Eugene at the request of Prosecuting Attorney Skipwortb, and Constable Plank was seut up from Eugene to get the accused. On his return he was ac companied by C. C. Case, agaiust whom there are four distinct charges, also Harry Martin against whom there are filso four distinct charges, and they were taken before Jnstice Bryson. Mr. Martiu plead guilty to one o f the charge* that was read to him and was fined $100 and costs. For the second charge he was fined $100 aud given 20 days in jail. The two other chaiges are still undisposed of. PLEAD o r ir .T V TO A IX FOUR CHARGES. C. C. Case, who was arrested on four distinct charges for selling liquor in violation of tbe local op tion law, plead guilty to all of them, and will receive his sentence this stlernoon, which will probably be a heavy Gne and term in tbe county jail. Tbe Mayor and his police force seemed to be observing the old adage " b e sure you are right then go ahead,” and wheu they did strike they bit good aud hard— in fact dealt a knock-out blow to the blind pig business in this city. M RS.CRUZAN PLEADS G U ILTY TO OLD CHARGE Mrs. Alice Cruzan, the woman who was mixed up in the Nunn- Crowley murder case last summer, and who was under arrest at tbe time for selling liqnor in violation o f the local option law, bnt who has been out o f the city practically all of tbe time since, appeared in the Eugene justice court and en tered a plea of guilty to tbe charge. She was fined $100 and the amount was paid, says the Register. Judge Harris, o f the circuit court dismissed the case of the state vs. Mrs. Alice Cruzan, which had been appealed by her from the justice court. She was fined $200 by Jus tice of the Peace Bryson at the trial in which two detectives em ployed by the prosecution were the principal witnesses. The dismis sal was on the motion o f the prose cution and lor tbe following reason»: That the defendant had pleaded guilty to a similar charge in tbe justice court, and was fined there for. and that the evidence in behalf o f tbe state is not strong and it is doubtful if a conviction could be secured. Major Frank Baker, Third Regi ment, Inft. O. N. G. made Separate Co. E an official visit Monday and visited the rifle range near this city in company with Capt, Johnson and other members ol the local com pany. aud upon his return informed a Leader representative that this is, without question, the best rifle range in the state and that the drainage, formntion of the soil and surroundings were ideal for maneu ver purposes or a military rendes- vous, holding encampments, etc., and that the state should own these grounds, for military purposes. A movement has been inaugurated looking to the purchase of these grounds by tba state, to be used as a state rifle rauge and tor other mil itary purposes and Major Baker’s impressions of the site will no doubt be taken into consideration. FINE TRIBUTE TO COMPANY E, During th* course of his inter view, Major Baker took occasion to pay tbe Cottage Grove militia com pany and its officers a very high compliment. In fact, he said, Co. E outranks iu marksmanship and discipline many of the older jom - panies of the state, and that the showing already made by this com pany in its marksmanship was re- markablo. an evidence of which was the winning of the trophy the past season over such old, well dis ciplined companies as Co. D. of Roseburg. REGARDING MILITARY LEGISLATION. Sneaking of the measure which was enacted at tbe last session of the legislature providing for an appropriation of $ 100,000 to be ex pended in new armories at at tbe rate o f $ 25,000 a year, Major Baker said the people had not been given sufficient information on the subject to enable them to intelligently con sider the proposition at the time, but since the object o f the measure and practicability had become more commonly understood and appreci ated, many who had voted against the measure before had expressed themselves as being favorable to it now. In a nutshell, the proposition is this: With the passage of this measure, which will come before the people at the forth-coming election, suppose Cottage Grove should petition for an appropriation of say $ 10,000 for the erection of an armory at this place An al lowance of $500 a year is at present made to Co. E by tbe state for the maintenance of an armory at this place, this amount being consumed in rent and lights and is a constant drain up©« the state, with practi cally no returns, while on the other hand with an appropriation of $ 10 ,- 000 for a local armory, the amonnt saved in rent would pay for tbs building in twenty years and tbe state would be ahead the large in crease in the valuation of the prop erty in that period o f time and it would prove a permanent local im provement toward which every citi zen of the city conld point with pride. It wotild also be equipped with reading rooms and comfort able quarters in which the young A hundred feet o f development work is being done 011 the fourth level iu the Musick mine by Lilly and Lumburg at the expense of the West Coast Mining Co., succes sors to the Oregon Securiti“ s Co. R. H. Clark and Hen.-y Johnson are down from the Combination mines on Sharp’s creek. Mr. Johu- sou says they have a very good showing of ore at this mine which is rich in silver and lead. Jack Morgan, an old time Bo hemia miner is spending a few days in town and will soon return to the mines to do some construction work on tbe wagon road between red bridge and Mineral. James Sears has just finished as sessment work on tbe LeRoy mines in Bohemia and returned to this city. He says there has been no heavy snow fall in the camp yet" this winter. He says that along toward the last of their assessment work they run into a schute of free milling ore which shows up better than anything yet uncovered in the LeRov mine. It would appear from papers filed in the engineer’s office and in the bureau of corporations connected with the secretary o f state’ s office that Attorney John H. McNary and A. Welch, a former Salem man, are planning to invade the electric rail way field. Articles of incorporation were filed with tbe state ibis week for the Cottage Grove Electric com pany. tbe articles being filed by John H. McNary, E. W. Hall and A. Welch. The capital Btock ot the concern is given as $50,000, divided into 500 shares o f $100 each, says tbe Salem Statesman. In the office of the state engineer was filed a water reservation from 2000 feet of water per second for the McKenzie river in Lane county, sec. 30, township 16 south, range 2 east. The document is filed by the Portland, Eugeue and Eastern rail way company, and is signed by the company’s secretary, E W. Hall. The names of Mr. McNary anil Mr. Welch also are signed to the paper. D E E D S H O L D IN G S TO A . W E L C H . The Willamette Valley company has made deeds to their bolding at Cottage Grove to A . Welch and the deed was filed for record Wednes day in the county clerks office at Eugene. The deal includes the electric light and power plant, fran chises, contracts, etc., to A. Welch. Tbe consideration is given at $25.- 000. A t the same t'me the mort It will be news to a good many gage which the Germantown Trust mining men and tbe people of this Company had against the property community to know that two good mentioned was released. gold placer claims are being operat ed with profit on Steamboat creek Geo. S. Shepard who was de in tbe Bohemia mining district. feated for congress in the 1906 pri One of these placers with a three maries by W. R. Ellis is rgain in inch nozzle giant is being operated at the mouth of City creek on Steam the race. Mr. Shepard is a Port boat by Mr. Dennis an t partner, land lawyer. This, so far, makes and the other with a giant of equal the fight a three-cornered one, the size by Mr. Long about four miles contestants being ex-Govetnor Geer, below the former cApim. Both parties are said to lie pleased with W . R. Ellis, present incumbent and Geo. S. Shepard. their operations. Nels Nielson spent a few hours in town Tuesday having come down trom tbe West Coast mine in Bo hemia to look after business mat ters. Manager Rvanand Mr. Niel son will push work on a cross cut in the new tumici themselves until spring wheu a full force will prob ably be put to work again. Begin the New Year Right * You can do it by buying your Staple and Fancy Groceries and Farm Produce where the prices are always right. Stock fresh and as good as money can buy. Lumbermen and Miners Will find just the kind of Heavy Serviceable Gloves, Shirts, and Overalls, Suspenders, Socks ami other Work Clothes at our place that thej* have long been looking for. FINE HAND-MADE LOGGING SHOES / F r o m $4 to $7. PEARCE BROS.
