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C onsolidated January 9, 1908
LOCAL NEWS
OF INTEREST
Another Main Street Cor
ner Changes Hands.
STORM MISSES LANE COUNTY
COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1908
Cottage ('.rove is getting thej
paving fever. A ’’ representative of
the Warren Construction company
was liere last Friday confering
with some of the property owners
in regard to paving the main
street. lie estimates the total cost
of the work on Main street from
the de(K>t to the bridge, including
the curbing at $16,(KM). This
amount of money could not be ex
pended in a more judicious and
practical manner in this city.
Hen Lurili, II. O. Thompson and
Marion Veatch comprised the com
mittee in conference with the con
struction representative.
FU LL VERDICT IN
MAHON TIMBER CASE
WILL RESUME EUGENE’S GREAT
T
Roseburg Masons are to put up
a $.10,000 temple. Cottage ('.rove
masons ought to go them at least
the same.
Institution of n e w
granges
throughout the county shows with
what rapidity the farmers of Ore
gon are bauditig themselves to
gether for mutual benefit.
Remember we are giving, the
very best electric service which
will compare with any city, no ex
ceptions, why not have some of it?
Cottage ('.rove Klectric Co. 48tf
Rev. I). K. Maker and Frank
Kelly passed through ottr city en-
route to Dorena Monday where
they began Tuesday evening a
series of two weeks revival meet
ings.
The Williams Colored lubilee
Singers apjieared at the armory
Monday evening before a large
audience. Their concert was good
and brought forth rounds of ap
plause. Their soprano, contralto,
tenor and bass singers were un
usually good.
Company E Visited Eu- To be Held This Season
gene Tuesday.
April 14th and 15th.
ATTEND FLAG PRESENTATION BIG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Tuesday morning and was for
$42,470.60 including interest.
This was the most stubbornly
Without any' possible exception,
A railroad man from San Fran
contested case of the term and the
cisco. representing Chief Kngineer the greatest musical movement ever
ablest attorneys in the state were I
1 lood of the Southern Pacific, was organized in this part of the state,
lined up on lxith sides.
here this week and bought every is now under way in Kugene. The
A brief summary of the case is asj
! ton of hay for sale between Drain choral society of that place, known
follows: II.C. Mahon timber dealer
j and Seottsburg.
I le also renewed as the Kugene ( Iratorio Society, re
of Kugene, entered into agreement
the leases for all of the old camp organized its chorus with 175
with M. H. Rankin of Portland
ing grounds along the route of 4he members this winter and liegati
to purchase for said Rankin 40,000
new road to Coos Bay. This looks training in January for a big musi
acres of I.ane county timber in the
like they are getting ready to go cal festival in April. The choral
western part of the county upon
works chosen were Gaul’s “ Holy
some.— Noupariel.
which Rankin was to pay him
City” and Dudley Buck’s "Goldeu
Co.
E's
Visit
to
Eugene.
$40,000 in commission as soon as
Legend” each of which will re
the deeds for the timber were j Co. Ii turned out about twenty-
quire lietween an hour and a half
placed in escrow in the bank five strong and went to Kugene in
When Mahon had complied with full uniform and equipment Tues and two hours to sing.
Ten or twelve years ago, when
his part of the contract Rankin day to attend the flag presentation
declined to take the timber and
pay the commission, hence the suit
by which the jury awarded Maliou
die full amount of his claim.
The judgment given the plaulifT,
$42,470.60 in the Mahon-Rankin
'I’iie Leader has never complained at carrying subscribers who
case is said to l>e the largest of o fall behind a year or two on their subscriptions; some even are :
any civil suit tried in Kane County ?much more than that in arrears m .i still we do not ’ dun” them,
except the Mitchel Doyle case, and p This is a matter of accommodation in many cases, as we will, at
the judgment he received, $45, imhi , | some time or other, receive our pay. This we can no longer do,
as damages for personal iujuries,
owing to the new ruling by the postoffice departmei|t, which re
is said to l>e the largest but one, if
fuses to carry any weekly paper through the mail’s in cases where
not the largest, of any like case
the subscriber is one year or more in arrears, unless a one-cent
tried in the sl:lU.
Both cases
postage stamp is attached to each.
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wi„
appealed.
ap|>ealed
For this reason if you are in arrears one year or more, we ask
Tuesday’s dispatches brought
news of freshets and high winds
prevailing throughout Washington,
eastern and northern ( )regon, whde
here at Cottage Grove we have
only been favored with fine, warm W HAT CAN BE DONE
spring showers which is bringing
ON A SM ALL FARM
all kinds of vegetation up with a
bound.
Record of two men on 18 acres
from
Dr. B. R. Job has purchased o f land near Medford,
the Crowley property on the corner April 19, 1907 tojanuary 17, 1908:
of Main and Third stteets, 25 by Garden truck sold, $2,250; alfalfa
100 feet for a consideration of $2,-
.500. This is one of the best hay, $220: $100 worth of garden
corers on the street, hut is at pres produce now on hand not yet sold.
ent occupied by a siugle story From two cows they have made
wooden building, which will be re eight pounds of butter a week,
placed with a modern brick in due adding another $100 to the aggre
time.
gate; and besides, the family liv
Miss Gertrude Palmer has re ing has been made from the land.
signed as teacher in the primary The total receipts, not including
department of our public schools the living of the family, were $2,-
and has gone to I.os Angeles to 670. From feight acres of land
take a sj>ecial three months course they sold $1000 worth of potatoes,
in primary and kindergarten work. and from three-fifths of an acre of
Miss Georgetta Berg is teaching land sold $420 worth of onions,
Miss Palmer’s unexpired term in and from one third of an acre of
the primary department of the lierries of different varieties they
public school.
realized $269 in cash.
VHEELËB-THOMPSDN CO.
Have it For Less.
W E meet Competition
in Prices.
W E Surpass in Quality
of Goods.
W E have no Competi
tors in Style, Fit or
Fashion in Mens, Boys
and Youths Suits, as
well as Ladies Skirts
W aists and Shoes.
-THOMPSON CO.
lions there is the full numlier of
clarinets, oboes, flutes and bas
soons which, with a quartette of
French horns and the full numlier
of trumpets, tromlxmes and per
cussion instruments, kettle and
other drums, round out one of the
greatest orchestras this country can
boast and one worth an effort, j
even a sacrifice, to hear.
It costs $1250 a day to run this
orchestra every day it is out on the
road. They carry two Pullmau
coaches, a diner and a baggage
car for their own private use.
They have their own chef, cook ASSAYERS RETURNS ARE RICH
and waiters and often form a
special train iu making connect
ions with their engagements. With Development Work Will be Pushed
the orchestra is a quartet of vocal
Big Camp to be Established.
soloists of national reputation.
Will Ship Ore.
It necessitated assuming a very
great expense and risk by the
choral society at Kugene to secure
The ( Iregonian has this to say
this attraction which appears at
aliout
the recent discovery of gold
only one other point iu Oregon—
Portland. But by offering such a made on Ml. Baldy one mile south
great musical combination as this, of Drain:
“ G. G. Vance of Portland, who
a general interest in the event will
doubtless lie aroused and many recently returned from a prospect
outside of Kugene, induced to at ing tri(i to Drain, Douglas coantv
O regon ,
believes he has located
tend.
The chorus is working regularly one of the most promising mining
under the direction of Professor properties in the state. A ll assay
Glen of the I ’ niversity and will be made a few days ago by local as-
the liest balanced and altogether sayers shows the ore to contain
strongest lxidv of singers heard in 14.72 ouuces of gold to the ton
valued at $4o4.46. Mr Vance is
any of the valley festivals.
Tickets for the season of three associated with Thomas Ilargest
concerts, April 14th and 15th with of this city in the proposition and
a matinee on the afternoon of the is confident that it will prove a
15th, and a different program at bonanza.
“ Our property can be developed
each concert, will be sold at $.t.
The details may lie seen in the without much expense as it is near
large advertisement in this paper. the railroad said Mr. Vance yester
The festival will lie held iu Villard day. “ It is at such an elevation
hall at the 1’uiversity; where a that the ore can lie ‘handled
special stage will be erected to ac through a chute most of the dis
commodate the 25o musicians that tance iu getting it onto the cars.
It seems very strange to me that
will etigage iu the concerts.
the place has not lieen discovered
before now. The firm who as
CHAMBERLAIN ANNOUNCES
CANDIDACY FOR SENATOR sayed our samples is very much
interested in the nullter. W e
George K. Chamberlain, gover have already made arrangements
nor of Oregon, is a candidate for with eastern men to finance the
the t ’ nited States senate, to suc work of developing the prospect
ceed Charles A. Fulton. Saturday and by next week we expect to
afternoon the governor made the have a camp established there.
announcement of his candidacy, By April the 1st we should have
pledging himself should he lie the work well iu hand and should
elected, to serve the jieople of the ship out a carload each day.”
For some time, the belief has
state irrespective of party, fairly,
earnestly and , impartially, and been current that ‘ ‘payingore” was
promising should the office fall to being taken from “ Mt. Baldy,”
him, to place country above party but until quite recently it has not
and to supjxirt those measures lieen known that such was the
whether to a Republican or a Dem case, but it is now a certainty, as
ocratic administration, which his two assays of ore taken from
conscience approved as best calcu "B aldy” show approximately $1 .Vi
lated to promote the liest interests gold and $6o copper. This is in-
of the country at large and the i deed rich and promises to lie a great
wealth producer for this part of
state of Oregon.
the state.
( Mytnpic' flour, highest grade
Fresh compressed yeast daily at
hard wheat flour iu the market for
Metcalf & Hrunda.
sale at Baughman’s feed store.
Post Office Ruling Effecting Newspapers.
that you remit at once, otherwise we shaft lie compelled to remove
many names from our mailing list and collect the amount already
due. •
Please do not blame us for what may, on its face, look like a
“ dun” as we are compelled to follow the rulings of the new law.
5 It is either a case of oliey, quit business or be fined.
y
W e have already mailed statements to each subscriber one
'/ year or more in arrears, showing how their subscription stands, and
^ those receiving these notices are urged to rescind promptly.
This is the only way we can comply with the new postal law ji.
la n d we ask the help of our readers in the work of getting t h e »
% Leader list in the condition required by the new law which takes |
I effect April 1, 1908.
the chorus there was small in num
ber, perhaps not numliering more
than forty or fifty singers, the ac
companiments to the singing were
furnished by a siugle piano. As
the chorus grew in numbers, how
ever, die volume of tone from a
piano was not large enough to sus
tain the chorus and other instru
ments were brought into requisition
to very great advantage. But |
these instruments never made an |
en t i r el y satisfactory > orchestra. |
The players were mostly amateurs j
and could not lie expected to h ave.
great proficiency.
Five years ago, however, a de
cided step in advance was made,
when at the spring musical festival
Give Alfalfa a Trial.
of 1904. the management itito-
The theory that alfalfa will only dueed the Portland Symphony < >r-
thrive on our rich sandy bottom
land has lieen exploded time and chestra to accompany the chorus
again by the appearance of small which numbered over 15< i and
tracts o f alfalfa oti the bench and which was drawn from Kugene,
hill lands tributary to Cottage Salem. Albany, Corvallis and I’ort-
Grove, one particularly fine stand
land.
of this splendid forage is to be seen
This year the chorus of 175
on 1*. A. Lindstrom’s place on the
summit of the mountain between voices will have its accompani
| this city and Lorane. Mr. I.ind- ments played by the Chicago Sym
strotn gets two or more crops of phony orchestra «if
sixty-four
j hay from his alfalfa meadows be-
pieces. There are twenty violins
I sides having green pasture through
j the
summer and fall months. in the first section alone, in this
There are few places in south Lan» great organization. Think of the
| county on which a fiue meadow of volume from twenty violins in the
alfalfa could not be grown, even hands of professional musicians,
I on the up-land farms, and the
and all playing the same part,
farmers should give it a trial.
playing in unison! This with the
violins iu the second violin section,
W h y 'n o t have electric lights? six violas, six violoncellos and
< >ur patrons are satisfied and say
four bass viols make a t«ital of
they are cheaper than the oil lamp,
and perfectly safe. Cottage Grove fortv six stringed instruments lie
sides the harp. In the other sec-
Klectric Co.
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ceremonies at the county seal oti
that day over which Governor
Chamberlain officiated. T h o s e
members of Co. K attending were:
Capt. J .C . Johnson: First Lieut.
II. K. Metcalf, Second Lieut. II.
II. Petrie, Corporals, Horace Coch
ran, Karl Sirneral and Jas. II.
Potts; (Juarter Master Sargeant,
W . II. Ostrander: Musician, A.
Griffin and privates F'rauk Sly,
Joel Palmer, Clarence Hull, A lf
Powell. B. Mooney, G. S. Gourlev,
Thos. R. Parker, C. A. Van Deu-
lierg, K. T. Crow, Oscar Hubbard,
Chas. Whitlock, Harry D. Mit
chell, Ray I.angdou, R. C. MaGee,
Dave LaCure. W illie Sherwood,
and Jessie Lewifc. The boys re
port a courteous reception and a
general good time.
GOLD FOUND
NEAR DRAIN
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Street Pavement Committee Met Con
This Part ot Lane County Adapted to Of Chicago Will Play Accompaniment
Kugene, March IS.— Verdict of
struction Representative. Cost
Growing Alfalta Crops in Valley
for the 175 Voices. Orchestra
the jury in the case of Mahon vs
of the Work.
and on Hills.
of 64 Pieces.
Rankin was opened bv the court
A ll nature observed St. Patrick’s
day in the wearing of the green.
VOL. XIX. NO. 49
Eighteen Miles South of
Cottage Grove.
SPECIAL
SALE
SHOES
Bargain!« in Footw ear which
cannot lie duplicated any
where. Many of our liest
brands of shoes included iu
ottr Sacrifice Sale.
Family
FRF.SH S T O C K
: Groceries
BF.ST B R A N D S
L O W F .S T P R IC E S
V^xaminc our China «V A ¡lass-
ware.
Heavy, serviceable
(¡loves, Shirts, Overalls, Sus
penders, Sticks anti other
work clothes for buiulK-rnien,
I*oggers and Miners.
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