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About Cottage Grove leader. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1905-1915 | View Entire Issue (July 31, 1908)
(Broke C O T T A G E G R O V E , OREGON . I.ucalr«! on the upper W illam ette River III u tile* south of Dot t laud ou sou th ern Pa c ific am t «Megon A South KaMeru K ailrnad*. l’opu iaiiou .*500; tw o liauk»: public au«l high sch o o l*, live ch u rch e s, w ater, lig h t au«t sew er sy stem s c re am e r>. Hour m ill: tw o b ric k \arils, saw m ills; wooti w ork facio iv . m atch fa cto ry , steam lattutlry and th e L « ^ d B « r . BO H EM IA ^ 5 8 2 ® / * ^ “ C M »o llá «la é J tn u irr 9. 1909 Throws Her Little Daugh ter in Lake Also. railways— not that they think the rates just— but they submit for the time lieing to the interstate commerce commission's order. No application for a temporary injunction against the order will be made, but nevertheless the Child Reach«* the Shore and Spreads Alarm, But Mother Drown* railways expect to bring suit urging that the rates are unreason Burial at Eugene. able and asking the determination of the courts to that effect. “BOHEMIA’’ SHARP HAS SIX LARGE BLOCKS A BIG KICK COMING FOR COTTAGE GROVE Eugene Register Makes the Discovery Quoted as Saying Smelter Reduced of a Flourishing Little City Price $10 Per Ton. When he In South Lane. Said 10 Per Cent Per Ton "B oh em ia" Sharp, the old miner, While Kugeue is growing so that people who go away for a few days I is justly indignant regarding an have to lcxik the second time when interview published by the Huge tie they return to see whether they are Guard and reproduced in the last at the right town, she is not the issue ot the Leader. In this in only town that is growing. We terview Sharp was quoted as say hear from a prominent citizen of ing "th e smelters have lowered Cottage ('.rove that six new brick their price Sin a ton and the rail blocks are lieiug planned for con roads have offered a rate which struction this fall at that nlace. amounts almost to a similar saving All except one of them will be two to the m iners." Here is where stories and most of them will have "Bohem ia” has a justifiable kick double stores on the lower floor. coming for lie told the Guard re The one-story building will lie an porter that “ the smelters have immense affair, about CX) by 12(1 lowered their price in tier cent per feet on the ground, and it will lie to n ." instead of $10 per toil, used for a feed and produce store which was indeed a bad blunder, and a general commission business. especially when it is understood Cottage ('.rove people have great that the smelters have only lieeu faith iu the future of their city charging from $4 to $4.50 |ier toil. and are showing it by the money Now that we have set this matter they are putting into good build aright on liehalf of the Guard and ings. It looks as though l.aue Leader we trust that "B oh em ia" county is to have several good will bring in the cigars, shake and sized towns lieside the county seat, forget it. COTTAGE GROVE PEOPLE 1000 S am p les F a ll P a tte rn s T a ilo r M a d e S u its AT WheelerThompson Company Hâve it for Less. aud Mrs. Dave Marklev of Cottage Grove, and four years ago re sided here with his wife aud little daughter, he having built and oc cupied the cosy cottage adjoining I Joe Miller’s residence ou the north, j Marklev and his wife seemed happy and appeared to get aloug j iu a most congenial maimer, in fact he seemed particularly devoted iu his attentions to her, therefore her tragic actions resulting iu self destruction and attempt upon the life of her little daughter is a shock to their many relatives ami friends in Cottage Grove. H I' RIAL AT KPGKNK. The remains of Mrs. Markley arrived Monday night from Seattle and thè funeral was held from Gordon’s undertaking rooms at 2 o ’clock Tuesday, conducted by Rev. <4. C. Wright, the Women of Woodcraft, using their service at Seattle, July 25.— After throwing the grave. Mr. Markley’s parents her 7-year-old daughter from the from Cottage Grove were among break-water at the foot of Lake those ill attendance at the funeral. Washington yesterday eveniug, Mrs. Tressa Markley, wife of Norman l\. Markley, an attorney, committed suicide by leaping into the lake. The little girl crawled out of the the water aud after more thau an hour of climbing up the steep hill New Mining Locatien* Great Cherry she reached the home of Arthur Pack at Cannary— Planning L. Mottinger, where she told her tor Seattla Exhibit storv. Half an hour later a party of searchers headed by Mr. Mott Threshing has commenced inger found the woman's body in around Junction and this city. the lake a short distauce from Alexander Luudberg, of ( Iresco, where she had leaped from the Oregon has filed a notorial com breakwater. After lieiug dressed mission iu the clerk's office. in dry clothing the little girl was Plans aud specifications for the taken to police headquarters. She gravity water systein lietween arrived there but a few minutes lie- Ritchey creek and Lugene will lie fore her father, who had during ready for the contractors in thirty days. the afternoon and evening made a Dean Sanderson and family left search for her and her mother, and Friday to spend a short vacation not realizing that she had lieeu camping in the Bohemia mining robbed of her mother, but still con district. They will goby rail to scious of the fact that souiethiug the end of the line and then go terrible had happened, the child farther up by team was not in the least bewildered. Chas. Destel has filed locations She told a clear story of the affair on two mining claims iu the Bo to Police Captain W . F . Lawscher hemia mining district, which he names the “ Morning Glory” and and to her father. The attempt of “ C rater" aud Irving Christy, J , the mother is believed by her hus- W . Maehane and J . K. Griggs band to have been the result has filed ou the "S u n set" near of temporary insanity. It was Springfield, iu the Springfield min the second attempt she had ing district. COUNTY SEAT AND COURT HOUSE NEWS and Cottage Grove promises to lie It costs more for a dull merchant at the top of the list from its pres to brush the dust off his goods ent rate of growth.— Kugeue Reg than it would to advertise and sell made that day to end the life of both herself aud daughter. In the them. ister. morning after her husband left the house she had turned oil the gas, but sensitive nostrils of the child had detected the odor of escaping gas and had turned it off before W a s h in g t o n , July 2b.— I'pon to test the reasonableness of the any damage was done. application of the defendants in rates ordered by the Commission M T T X .K G IR L , T R U A I I K R S T O R Y . the Pacific Lumber cases, the In in a suit to lie brought for that pur "M am ma and 1 walked a great terstate Commerce Commission has pose or iu suits which may develop extended the effective dates of its out of reparation claims by sliip- many miles to d ay ," said the little orders from August 15 to October ers who have been shipping under girl. "A fter papa went away in 15. This action was taken upon the advanced rates. This does the morning I smelled the gas and the showing made uixm the carriers not include the case involving rates papa had cooked his own breakfast involved that owing to the immense from the Willamette Valley via and gone down town. 1 .got up number of rates involved, it would San Francisco, on which the South aud found the gas turned on but it lie a physical impossibility to check ern Pacific has already filed a j>e- was not bunting. After mamma up the rates and print and file the tition iu San Francisco asking an and 1 got up and dressed she took new tariffs before August 15, and injunction against the Commis me out for a walk. W e walked a long way and then we got ou the also upon their assurance that, if sion’s order. Mount Baker park c a r line and the exteutiou was granted, they went along the lake aud around woutd not apply for an injunction Lumber has advanced SI .(X) on to restrain the Commission's order the thousand in Portland. Get there for aliout an hour until it was almost dark, and them mamma from becoming effective. busy, ye builders, and place your threw me into the lake and then They expressly reserve the right orders now. juinjied into the w ater' too. I touched liottom and found it was not over my head. I fouud a place RAILROAD GIVEN TIME FOR APPEAL L COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JU L Y 31, 1908. LUMBER RATE MANDATE MRS MARKLEY TO BE GENERALLY OBEYED DESTROYS SELF BY RAILROAD COMPANIES It is officially announced by the Northern Pacific Railway com pany that consideration given bv transportation lines iu the recent decision of the interstate commerce commission ot| the question of rates for forest products lias terminated in the announcement by railway lines that the rates recently fixed by the commission will, as soon as jxissible, lie put into effect by the ♦ 'r e a l forests of tim b er trib u tary to t'o tta g e f> ro *t; frfteeu saw m ills: th ree sh in gle m ills, w ithin a radius of 15 m iles. H eadquarters for Bohem ia aol<t m ines and B lack Butte ~ I qu icksilver iniucs valleys and foot h ills w ell adapted to fruit grow ing, farm ing and •lairying. t o r m iorraatiou regarding th is great country Milw tribc for th« U * 4 s r . u A two-acre cherry orchard iu this county yeilded nineteen tons of fruit this season. At the low price of .i cents per pouud— the cannery price— the little plot of ground re turned a neat sum to its owner. The largest tree produced 675 pounds of fruit. Another good argument in favor of more small farms. The biggest run on cherries that the Allen cannery has had for two years or more was finished Friday, when the 150 men, women and children closed up ‘XXXI cases of the Royal Ann cherries aud enough other kinds to aggregate 250 tons output for the season of l ‘X>8. The cherries have l>een in good condition and came to the packing plant iu quantities just right for handling. W . A. Wehrung, president, and M. I). Wisdom, secretary of the < )regon - A lask a - Y ukou - Pacific ex - position commission, were visitors in liugeite Monday and met with the Ixiard of governors of the Commercial Club that night. They came to confer aliout a Lane county exhibit iu the Seattle fair and iu company with G. W . Griffin, chairman of the exhibit committee of the Commercial Club, where I could climb out and I did. I interviewed Judge Chrisraati in I cried and called for mamma but j regard to the probable e x c u s e of she didn’t answer, and I guess she l having Lane county properlv .rep- must lie drowned. The hill was Ireseilte<^' | very steep down to the lake and it was hard work to climb. J saw a light and crawled toward it. T h e | people there were kind to me and I gave me dry clothes and then found j m am m a." Markley was half crazed with grief when he rushed into police | This week grain harvest through out the valley has formally opened headquarters tonight. "W e have aud it is expected that by Saturdav only lieeu here a few weeks, said „ ¡ ^ t a large per cent of the fail Markley. "M rs. Marklev was not grain will lie iu the shock. The very well in Kugeue, Or., where we season is a little earlier than usual, lived. She was hvsterical at times I *he warm days having ripened the , ..... a , . . . grain earlier than was expected. and a little fltghtv. I he doctor * „.T. ... __._________ I I he season this vear has been believed she would get over it and alaHlM i(ieal for the maturing of a thought a change of air would do j good grain crop. Late spring rains her good. I lived at Kugeue for gave» the crop a long growing 15 years. We were married nine season, and the warm sunny davs which foliowe<l have matured and years ago. Mrs. Markley was for- ri|ieiied the graiti in almost perfect mallv Miss Tressa Drew, a daugh- condition. From present prospects ter of Mrs. M. J . Drew of F'ugene. the crop will be the best that has I practiced law in Lugene and been harvested in a number of thought some of starting to prac years. Some little grain was cut last week, hut it amounted to only tice here, although I had made no a few acres in each locality, being definite arrangem ents." the earliest grain such as earlv fall Attorney Markley is a son of Mr. wheat. HARVESTING A BUMPER CROP VOL. XX. NO. 16 MISTAKEN FOR LOCAL RAILROAD MAN IDEERANDSLAIN: NOTES IMPROVEMENTS IN BUSINESS CONDITIONS Jerome Renne Suffers Fate Intended Animal. A. B. Wood, manager of the O. and commercial world is already & S. K. railroad compauy, during being felt out west aud with the the course of a pleasant call at the latest decision of the great western leader office Monday, remarked railroads not to appeal the recent that the crisis in the dull period lumber rale decision of the inter had passetl and there is now a very state commerce commission, the Ralph Moiburg. Sure He Sees Deer. perceptible change for the (letter sawmills aud lumber camps of in commercial circles, iu fact, he western Oregon will soon lie run Fire« With Fatal Con says hundreds of factories and i ning ou full time again, which sequences. foundries have resumed operations j will stimulate all other industries in the east aud middle west, em aud every branch of trade and ploying thousands of laborers at traffic. Mr. Wood takes a very optimistic view regarding the Tile mountainous district five remunerative wages. This grad-j future of Cottage Grove and the miles west of Creswell was the ual improvement iu the businessj country generally. scene of a deplorable tragedy last Saturday which resulted iu the death of Jerome C. Renne. at the bauds of his nephew, Ralph Mos- burg. Mr. Renne, the hapless victim of his nephew's misguided bullet, Mr. Manning Think* it the Work of Win* Governor's Prize In Militia Local People— Quietly Work Shoot at Salem Last Week. was a one-artned mail, well and ing on a Good Clue. favorably known throughout the Jas. Potts in the Team country, he having served as deputy assessor for some time. In the «bseuce of Mr. aud Mrs. The governor's trophy match, Saturday forenoon uncle and Chas. Manning last week to O ak the most coveted prize iu the state nephew decided to hunt for an land, some scoundrel or scoundrels militia rifle shoot, was captured by estray from their band of cattle. entered aud ransacked their home the team composed of eight picked Then followed the deplorable — the Stouffer cottage at the lower men of the Fourth regiment in shooting of Mr. Renne by Mos- end of railroad street. Among fantry , by a total of 5.1 points over burg, who mistook his uncle for the articles stolen was an almost all rauges. The aggregate of the a deer. new .12 calilier winchester, three Fourth team was 8.56, and that of The incidents leading up to the pillows, quilts, an overcoat, pair the Third regiment team 80.1. tragic fatality is best told ill Mr. of new pants aud suspenders, pair The teams were composed as fol Mosburg's statement to the coro heavy shoes, a lantern and other i lows: ner’s jury. Mr. Mosburg related things. Mr. Manning believes the 1 Fourth Regiment— Sergeant Jas. the circumstances as follows: job to have lieeu executed by lo ca l1 Potts of Cottage Grove, Major "W e left home to look for an "artists" and thinks he has a; Hamlin. Lieutenant Stewart, Cor estray and took our rifles for uncle pretty good clue, which we hope he poral Perdue, Private Shields, Cap said he had lately seen three deer has. If the guilty parties are ap tain Houck, Corporal Fergusou, in Lynx hollow. W e separated, prehended they should be given Private l'isher of Roseburg. taking eithei side of the canyon the limit. Third Regiment— Sergeant 1 Iow- and agreed to meet at a certain ard, Corporal Kouiaine, Sergeant point. I was finally sure that 1 . A I'nited States geologist says Schwarz, Corporal Rider, Sergeaut saw a deer and fired, but was hor the Rogue river coal field is the While, Corporal Abrams, Captain rified on approaching to find my most extensive one iu Oregon. Scott, Sergeant Royal. uncle the victim ." When young Mosburg saw what he had done he rushed with all speed to the home of S. J . Renne, brother of deceased and gave the alarm. Neigh Ivors then assisted Mertin Karl, the young electric David Griggs, and Dr. Kime was iu conveying the liody to the ian and general handy mau about called and carefully reduced the house and Gordon was at once the local electric light office, met fractures and the young man is re summoned. with an accident last F'riday even covering from the injury as well as JURY KXONKRATKS MOSBURG. ing which will put him out of ooiu- could lie expected. Hugh Curriu Immediately upon his arrival lnission for some time to come. will fill Mr. Karl's place in the Coroner Gordon empaneled a jury, With a uumlier of young men as electric light office during the time who, after inquiring into the facts, sociates a trip was planned to Cres he is recovering from bis injury. well last F'riday evening to attend arrived at the following verdict: A four Eugene People Buy Big Saw Mill. “ We, the jury, duly empaneled some social function. horse team was secured at a local and sworn to inquire into the cause Purchasing the Corvallis lumber of the death of Jerome C. Renne, stable and the Ixiys set out, but mill two weeks ago from Allen & had hardly left the barn when the find that he is a white male person Houy for $50,000, the Suuset Lutn- aged 4.1 years and 7 months and leading team got over their traces ber rompauv Wednesday sold the began kicking. This is that he came to his death July 25, and mill for *6 7 , (KX>, clearing $17,000 when the lmys began to empty the l'X)S, at about 10 a. m., from a on the deal. The purchasers are gunshot wound from the hand of rig, and Merrill liarl in jumping Dr. T . W . Harris of Fmgeue, Glen Ralph Mosburg, his nephew who alighted iu such a maimer on th e 1 Bassett, superintendent of the edge of the sidewalk, as to break supposed he was shooting at a Booth-Kelly mill at Springfield, liolli lanies of his left leg lietween deer. <Signed ) and II. C. Mahon of ICugeite, pres the ankle and knee. He was I ident of the Sunset Lumber com A r t h u r D kma rk st W m . C. H ami lton taken to the home of his tuiele, pany. G: II. l’t'I.I.KN L ucas Cowot m , W . K. N. vppkr . Young Mosburg is inconsolable over (lie affair aud the ueighlmrs, while greatly pained aud shocked Tba Kind that always Ptaaae th* H o u a e w if# ^ ^ over the untimely death of Renne. deeply svmpathize with the lmy over his sad affliction. Everything for the W ork' The bullet entered Reune’s right rngman. Some fine Dress side and emerged under the left armpit, passing through the arm. ’ Shoes for old and young. Death was instantaneous. NEPHEW FIRED BULLET RESIDENCE ENTERED FOURTH REGIMENT MANY THINGS STOLEN! GETS COVETED MEDAL M. F. EARL SUSTAINS BROKEN LEG G R O C E R .IE C SHOES AND CLOT.HiltG Suitained Concussion of the Brain. Chas. Sweet, of Lynx Hollow, j 8.1 years of age, while cutting some rose bushes from the roof of his i residence Sunday, while alone, fell j to the ground, bruising the side of [ his head aud shoulder, rendering I him unconscious. He was found | by memliers of his family aud neighbors at 7:.hi p. m. sometime after the fall. Dr. VanWiukle of i this city, was called and found the I old gentleman had sustained con -1 cussion of the brain, but no fract ures or dislocations. It was; thought that he would probably re cover. Hoys above the age of four score should be careful climbing around oil housetops. about RIPE BERRIES and early V E Q E TA BLES Special Bargains and ' Large Stock to select! from. Prices that please ' GLASS W A R E _ CHINA W A R E PEARCE BROTHERS. Phone Main 643 _ Oar awn Delivery.