Cottage Grove leader., July 10, 1908, Image 4

NEW BRICK
general
W H E R E Y O U D O BETTER.
SH O E S
DRY GOODS
The Niftiest Styles, For Summer Wear, For Ladies and Gentle­
men.
LOW PRICES
that I was houest.” Shades of
Ananias! A n houest mau in jail?
FUBI.IHHKI) KVKKY KltlDAV HY
What a reproach upon free, liberty­
TH K I.KAUKK l'I HI.ISIUNIi CO (III'-.)
cradling America.
But let us see!
K illt o r x Was it doubtful circumstantial e v i­
C o N N K K it I »I Ititi I l i K,
dence which put “ honest" Charlie
Kntered >t the l'a tu g « (lro»e pratfllBee » » ««•-
in jail? No, he admitted his guilt,
ond elaM matter.
I admitted to having knowingly,
, purposly and maliciously violated
HIIIISCKII'TION KATK.H
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One Year
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laws o f our state and upon
Six Mont lie
Three Month«
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separate
and
distinct
If paid In advanee nut It not so pain a
uniform rat* ol »¿.no per year will be eliaraed.
counts,
received
his
sentence
there­
Adveruslmi rate« made Known on application
for, and went to jail, yet “ Sheriff
Fisk kuew I was an honest m an.”
FRID AY, JULY 10, 1008
Further,
was
this
“ honest”
Charlie’s
first
offense?
W
e think
STAIN WASHED FROM NAME.
not, for upon investigation it will
Another chapter has lyeeti closed be found that the records at Drain
in the < >regon land fraud trials in the and Roseburg reveal the fact that
acquittal o f Hon. J. Henry Booth he was arrested and convicted
by a federal grand jury in Port­ upon similar charges in Douglas
land last week. So weak was the county only a short time before he
case put up against Mr. Booth by came to Cottage Grove to defy the
the government, that his counsel law. Now, how sensitive he be­
did not deem it necessary to call comes to a little offense like the
Mr. Booth to the witness stand in Leader’s mild criticism o f a pub­
his own behalf, yet his name had lic official, whom it had a [lerfect
been defamed and dragged in the right to criticise. W ere Case
mire by the federal prosecutors for equally sensitive to the far greater
the past two or three years. This, offense o f violating the laws of
however, is the first acquittal to the state on his own part, he
come after a full trial in the tint might have been spared the odium
berland cases and is due perhaps o f doing time in the county bastile
to the fact that Mr. Heney in try­ liesides contributing liberally, but
ing his cases picked out the strong­ unwilling, to the general school
est ones for his own, leaviug those fund. Is it possible this man’s
o f more doubtful success to the sense o f morality and honesty has
hands o f those who might take liecome so ]>erverted, that he looks
charge o f the prosecution after he u[>on the w illful and persistent vio­
lation o f the law, the incarcera­
had abandoned it.
In his closing argument to the tion in jail upon self-admitted testi­
ju ry , his attorney took occasion to mony, as a mere “ misfortune,”
send a few hot shots into the G ov­ or a matter o f little concern? It
ernment officials who are connect­ must be so for he comes forth vos-
ed with the prosecutions. Malar- ing as a martyr and a subject for
key declared it was an unequal general adulation. The Leader
struggle, for the Government has does not believe in greasing the
the machinery to bring men from track for a man already descend­
all parts o f the United States to ing a 45 iier cent grade at a 60
hound local defendants. He said mile pace, at least, if he shows a
Becker was brought from New disposition to climb up again, but
York, W .J . Burns from San Fran­ on the other hand, a bombastic, de­
cisco and it had money to hire fiant, arrogant attitude, devoid of
spies to inquire as to the sentiment penitence or better effort merits
o f the jurors. The lawyer de­ little sympathy or respect. The
clared that Burns was brought Leader’s advice to Mr. Case is to
from California for the benefit his get out o f the lime light, keep out
influence would have oti Frederick o f print— and jail, turn a new
A . Kribs, the timber operator, who leaf and then the Leader will lie
it was alleged gave Booth the among the first to extend a help­
check for which the latter was ing
A movement is ou foot and well !
uuder way for the creation o f a
uew county out o f the east half of
Clackamas, Kstacada to be the
county
seat. There is another
similar movement which should be
well under way— we refer to the
division o f Lane and Douglas for
the establishment of Bohemia,
Mineral or some other county.
Bryan’s nomination on the first
ballot is just what has long lieeu
predicted and it is an achievement
gratifying to the democrats gener­
ally and to those o f the west in
particular. Just how the platform
will be received, remains to lie
seen, but one thing is certain,
Bryan is one of the big, brainy
men o f the country today, and
while he is a wealthy man, he is
op|x>sed to capitalistic tnono|>oly
Few could suppress at least a and a champion of the interests of
smile when they read C. C. Case's the common people.
criticism o f the Leader in the last
It is announced that Mr. Ilearst
issue o f Western Oregon, especial­
ly when they read this: “ Shortly will call a national convention in
after I went to jail Sheriff Fisk Chicago late in July to nominate
made a trusty of me, for he knew an iudejiendent presidential ticket.
SECURITY
This is the Fund that protects our depositors
from loss, coupled with years of successful
business experience. This Bank has a
Capital of
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$25,000.00
Surplus Fund of
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5,000.00
Undivided Profit of
10,000.00
Stockholders Liability of
25,000.00
A Total of
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$65,000.00
This means that we must lose $65.000.00 liefore our
depositors could lose one cent. This protection is for
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When you think BANK think of the
FIRST NHTIONHL BHNK
OF COTTAGE OROVE. OREGON
IMPORTANT SESSION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FAIR TREATMENT
Special Election is Called For Wed­
nesday July 22. to Vote on
Charter Amendments
Professional Cards.
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Family Groceries, New Dry Goods
Fine Laces and Embroideries
Ladies’ and Gents Shoes
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P H Y S IC IA N au«!, AU KG KO N
onice lu McFarland Building
Over Cochran s Furniture Store
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Onice Phone, 34J Kesidenco Phone, 581
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JOHNSON’S STORE
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Special Attention Given to Mining and
Corporation Law.
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Office, Suite 3, B an k Bu ilding.
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lvverything new and tio-to-date. Best brands and grades of
Fresh Groceries. Country Produce bought and sold. Call and
see what a dollar will buy at W. C. J O H N S O N ’S.
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Administered, Mining Patents
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M ining and Corporation I.aw
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a specialty, office over Griffin, Veatch
Hardware.
office Phone. Main 11.3.
Residence, h 5.
SUMM ER BARGAINS
BtIRKHOLDER-WOODS CO.
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atchm aker .
Repairing at reasonable charges.
All work guaranteed tirst-ciass.
Watches, Clocks ami Jewelry at Lowest Price
Lawns, Batistes, Dimities, SiHt Tissues, Ginghams and
COTTAGE GROVE, ORE.
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Horseshoeing a specialty.
Wagon and carriage re-
Ing. A ll work guaranteed
Have your liorsesteeth ex­
amined and repaired. Shop
at rear of Hemenway «
Burkholder’s Store :: ::
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Grown Right
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Ladies' and Misses drawers, hemstitched ruffles with
tucks 35 cents. Ladies’ and Misses white underskirts,
tucked ruffle lace trimmed 60 cents. Ladies’ and Misses
corset covers, embroidered and lace trimmed at 35 cents.
Ladies muslin night gowns, insertion yoke and em­
broidered trimmed at 75 cents. Outing flannel skirts
with scalloped ruffle at 75 cents. Ladies’ percale shirt
waist suits with dutch neck trimmed with braid extra
full at $2.00 per suit.
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TREES
Here
Grove.
in Cottage
I will 6« prepared to supply
planters with all kinds of fruit
trees and other nursery stocks
the coining fall
My prices wiil
be right and my tret» clean and
healthy, and by patronizing a
lipme industry you will help to
build up a nursery that has long
lieen needed here, and keep the
money at home.
With ¡Ml years experience with
fruit trees and berries in this cli­
mate, lean save the intending
planter much time and trouble in
selecting the best varieties, as
well as money on first cost of
trees.
Decide early what you want to
plant, and write or phone to me
for price and other information.
FA R M M A C H IN E R Y
Wynne Hardware Company
Cottage Grove,
Oregon,
Wholesale and Retail
DRAYINQ
Hardware and Machinery
And 0.11 Kinds of
HAULING
Leave orders at Cunningham's Con­
fectionery Phone 73 or phone
residence 406
Hauling Done Promptly at
Reasonable Charge
W . A. HOGATE
B R A SS G O O D S A N D T IN W A R E
ST O V E S AND RANGES
M ITC H E LL WAGONS
S S S S « S ® s a » a ì» » a M S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ^
All the latest treatments.
Electrical
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PLAIN and MEDICATED BATHS I !
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Anyone in need o f brick 1 vying I X - lt A Y
LABO RATO RY
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or plastering should call on C. W .
Everything in dry goods at W . June, residence on W a ll street,
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further particulars address
A . lletnenway.
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near Adventist church. Charges
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Mrs. Minnie Willets, nee W h ar­ reasonable. Flue* and fireplaces
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ton, and little son, o f Lakeview, a ’specialty.
are enjoying a pleasant visit with
Now is the Time
their many relatives and friends in
this city, Mrs. W illets’ parents,
having been pioneer settlers o f this
T o get a picture o f your resi­
part o f Lane county, but for some dence while the lawns are green
time past have resided at Lakeview. and roses in bloom. Call on Mrs.
W e have two 500 share cer­
Summer dress goods at cost at Huston, photographer on River
street, near Masonic hall. Ex-
tificates o f Comstock Golden
W . A . Hemeuway’ s.
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amine her work which you will
Gate stock that we can sell, if
Mrs. Evlyn Thomas Ramp, a find is all O. K., which pleases
taken at once at 65 cents per
nurse in one o f the Portland hos­ everybody who sees it. Call at
share.
pitals, underwent a very success­ her residence or address orders,
ful operation for appendicitis last Cottage Grove. Phone Main 1503.
week. Her sister, Mrs. Thomas
lltf
Medley o f Cottage Grove, assisted
Portland, Oregon.
in attending her. Mrs. Medley
Born.
has returned home and reports her
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sister improving.
Presbyterian Church.
E A S L E Y .— T o the w ife o f Ralph
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MINING STOCK
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F. J. (Merlin Cn.
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A fine line of M en’s neckwear
at The Toggery.
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Notice to Jersey Breeders
Don Marigold, the thoroughbred
registered Jersey Male, a great
grand son o f the first prize winner.
Ida Marigold, at the Chicago
W orld ’s fair, is at the head o f the
Cochran herd north o f this city,
and subject to service. For partic­
ulars inquire o f Chas. Cochran,
this city.
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R lfle y , at the h o w o f Mr. and.
Mrs L. F . Orpurd in Cottage
’l l,e congregation
will
meet
Grove. July 5, |908, an
lb .! after the " " ’clock service next
girl.
Sabbath Julv 12th to discuss the
Mr. and Mrs. Easlev came to X
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e,d.TT8,a,,d “ ,he
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svstem is adapted, wdl elect elders.
Cottage Grove last spring from ( >ther business, if any arises, wi”
Missouri to take chnrge o f j . 1. also lie transacted.
Jones fine farm north o f town, Mr.
A large attendance of the mem -
Easlev being a nephew o f Mr. bers '* de,ired as the business is
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t i .: • .i • r . i
Jones.
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his is their first born and i vital to the interests o f the
„ church.
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. . Evening service at 8 o clock,
they are naturally proud o f their Lom e and worship with us.
webfoot daughter.
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I I k n r y L. N a v k , Pastor.
WINDM ILLS, P U M P S
COTTAGE GROVE
C O T T A G E G It O V E
W . A. C u n n in g h a m , Prop.
S A W M IL L S U P P L I E S
S T E A M AND G A S O L I N E ENGINES.
PACKING. H O S E A N D B E L T I V G
S. B. M O R .SS,
Phono
471
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Muslin Underwear, good quality
General Blacksm¡thing
A PAYING PROPOSITION
Brick Laying and Plastering.
AT LAW
onice: Young Building, Main Street,
West Side.
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hat Yon Wait
K. YOUNG
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
iness, now neglected, from the fact
that its owners are running a news­
paper and a farm respectively, at
the same time— too many irons in
the fire.'
New fresh stock. Everything to meet the requirements of the
housewife. Phone your wants.
WALLACE
The city council met in its regu­
The Portland
Daily
Journal
cheerfully
says: “ Hurrah
for lar monthly session Monday even­
Taft, Bryan, and all good and ing and transacted the following
great m en.”
business.
A petition for the grading and
N ice place for a vacation— Cot­
tage Grove.
Mountain breezes graveling o f Locust street was
every day and good mountain read and upon motion the petition
spring water.
was granted and an ordinance or­
dered
drawn covering this pro­
It has been noticed that no
humorist has yet dared to remark posed improvement.
that Mr. T a ft is not big enough for
I ’ pon request o f the Merchant’s
the place.
Protective
Association the city
marshal was instructed to ring the
The worst part of a holiday is
in going back to work the morn­ bell in the city hall at the usual
closing hour at 6:30 each evening.
ing after.
In the matter o f the repair of
Some jiersons evidently never
railroad street, the same was re­
realize what a hit can be made by
ferred to the street committee with
silence. _________________
[lower to act.
A ll men may be bom equal but
Two
initiative
petitions
for
they don’t seem to stay that way.
amendments to the city charter
It is Bryan and Kern— Kern of were read and upon motion the
Indiana.
petitions were granted, the first re­
ferring to the matter o f empower­
ing the city council to levy a
special annual tax not to exceed
Jake Lurch sjtent Sunday in Eu-
10 mills for general municipal
gene.
purposes, two mills for payment of
Soft shirts for summer days at
sewer bonds and interest thereon
the Toggery.
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and 5 m ill tax for 5 years to pay
Mr. atid Mrs. John Martin were
off interest bearing indebtedness
visiting with Cottage Grove friends
o f the city. The second petition
Tuesday.
relates to equal taxation o f all
Attorney J. S. Medley was look­
ing after court business in Eugene real estate property within the city
limits whether agricultural or not,
the earlv part o f the week.
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city
purposes.
Petitions
Ira W im berly, a prominent mer­ f o r
chant o f Drain, and wife, celebrat­ granted.
ed with friends in Cottage Grove.
Recorder was instructed to post
Lost.— A pair o f gold-rimmed notices calling a special municipal
glasses inclosed in a small black election for Wednesday July 22
silk jtocket. Finder please leave at
The street commissioner was in­
W heeler & Thompson’s.
structed to notify the electric light
1). Perini and family of Divide, and telephone companies to raise
who have been residents o f Ore­
their wires about town to the re
gon for 2.1 years, took their depart­
ure the first o f the week for their quired height.
The water committee was in­
old home in Italy.
have an ordinance
The Fourth o f July committees structed to
desire to extend their thanks to all passed regulating the use o f city
those who so kindly helped them water and fixin g a penalty for the
in funking the past celebration violation o f the requirements of
such a rousing success.
this ordinance.
Dr. II. A . Foster has sold his
An ordinance was ordered pre­
practice to L. C. Hutchinson. He
pared authorizing the street com­
will soon go to Coos bay and will
either locate there or at Los A n ­ mittee to order bad sidewalks re­
paired without an order from the
geles.
The Lorane baseball team and council.
An ordinance was drawn requir­
G. II. Co. team o f this city,
played ball here Sunday the game ing property owners to cut weeds
resulting in a score of 7 to 27 in and brush on the streets facing
favor o f the home team.
their property to the center o f the
The Vogue millinery store, con­ street.
ducted by Misses McGee & Harms
The usual bills were allowed
ia installed in the building former­
ly occupied by them on Main and audited.
The council adjourned to meet
Street next door to Scholl’s jewelry
store.
again in special session Monday
evening for the transaction o f im­
Attorney R. R. Giltner and wife
portant business.
of Portland are prolonging their
visit with relatives in this city, the
sullen toot toot o f their fine Peer­
less auto being a familiar sound
about town and an auto ride a
( >n account of ill health in my
rare treat to many of our citizens.
family my business is for sale.
The fellow who hustles a little
Prices and terms upon application.
money together and buys the Ba­
The
K ozy Korner.
zaar will step into a fine little bus­
The recent rulings by the Inter­
state Commerce Commission upon
the freight rates, is proving to be a
stimulus to the m illing and lum-
liering industry in this section,
one of the heaviest timbered and
heaviest milled parts of the state.
The mill men are now much en­
couraged and feel that within the
next 60 days conditions will be
materially improved. Already in­
quiries from heavy buyers are com­
ing in and some orders have lieeu
placed. This is of vital interest
to Cottage ( '.rove, as the burden of
her payroll depends u|x>u the lum-
lier industry.
NEW GOODS
G R O C E R IE S
Everything Seasonable for that Outing or for home wear in this
swell department.
COMPTON
COTTAGE GROVE LEADER
tried for bribery. H e told how
Richard Scott was rejected as a
juror by the Government, after
Scott had been followed by a Gov-
• eminent spy for mouths, just as
all men probably were who would
have anything to do with the case.
However, with all this advan­
tage favorable to the Government,
Mr. Booth was promptly acquitted
by the jury and as the verdict
was read washing away the stain
o f the indictment from his name
Mr. Booth flushed a little and
turned to grasp the hands o f his
attorney and his brother. R. A .
Booth beaming his gratification
and joy grasped the hand o f his
brother,
while Judge Webster
let loose o f his suspense with a
long drawn sigh of supreme con
tent.
Attorney
and
defendant
thanked the jury for their verdict
when they were discharged by the
judge and court was adjourned,
this concluding the laud fraud
trials for the summer, if not for
all time, so far as the remaining
llen ev indictments are concerned.
m e r c h a n d is e
FLOUR
MILLS
A ll Kinds of
Mill Feed
Grecin
and Hay
C H A S . M A T T H E W S . Proprietor.
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THE PAG E WOVEN W IR E FENCE.
The Standard High Grade Fence of the
World.
There is over 400 miles of this
famous wire fence in Douglas county, Oregon.
This is High Carbon Spring Wire which will
keep its shape when property stretched. Will
carry a full stock of wire at all times.
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Inquire of
DAVID GRIGGS,
or STF.ARNS & CHENOWITH. Agents
Cottage Grove, Ore.
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