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C O T T A G E G R O V E . OREGON
INDUSTRIES AND RESOURCES.
I.ocatcd on the u|>i»cr W illam ette River
I 11 miles south of Portland on Soitlhei :i Pa
cilic and Oregon & South Kaslern Railroads.
Population .’SU); tw o hanks; public and high
schools, five churches, water, light aud sew
er systems: creamer >; Hour mill, two brick
yards; saw mills, wood work factory, matoli
factory; steam laundry aud the L « fe .4 « r .
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COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1908.
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PRESIDENT DROOP OF
IES SHOWING UP WELL
NEW CLAIMS ARE LOCATED
A1 Churchill came iu from the
Bohemia mines Monday with his
brother, J. S. Churchill of Mar-
cola, who has been spending a few
weeks at the mines. The Chur
chill brothers and Henry and Carl
Fischer are owners of the Presi
dent group of six claims in Bo
hemia which they are developing.
They have a well defined 3% foot
ledge of fine looking ore which
carries copper, gold, silver and a
little lead. They are driving a
tunnel to tap this ledge 1300 feet
deep, at which depth they are al
most sure to get good values. The
boys are sanguine over their pros
pects and think they have one of
the best properties in the camp.
A1 Churchill put in a stock of
winter supplies while in town this
week and hustled back to camp
to prosecute development work all
fall and winter.
New Meat Market.
On last Saturday moruiug I'red
Cornett opened a new meat market
in the building formerly occupied
by the Watson market. Mr. Cor
nett will keep only first class meats
and being an experienced meat
cutter is assured a liberal patron
age. lie receives his meat supply
from Fred Ilerreti.
New Claim« Recently Located.
Change in Wave Management.
Thos. F. McGlynn has filed his
mining location notice on a claim
he calls the “ Plymouth Rock” and
Mrs. M. F. Wyatt locates the
“ Cape H orn," both in the Bo
hemia mining district.
On Monday last Chet Van Den-
burg sold his interest iu the
“ W ave” confectionery and ice
cream parlor, to his partner, Hrnest
C. Bisby, who assumed sole man
agement of this popular refresh
ment parlor Tuesday morning. It
will be noted that Mr. Bisby con
tracted a new partnership— for life,
last week, aud dissolved the old
one, Miss Hazel Mansur being the
permanent member of the new
partnership. Mr. Van Deuburg
has not announced his intentions
of forming a similar partnership
yet, nor has he decided exactly as
to what business or occupation lie
will direct his energies in the
future.
M. J. McCabe has filed with
the county clerk notice of location
of the “ W edge” mining claim in
the Bohemia mining district.
Water Wheel for Mines.
A large water motor for the May
flower mining company, which is
making extensive developments
and improvements in its mines in
the Bohemia district, including a
new reduction plant, arrived at
Cottage Grove Thursday and was
sent up to the mines over the O. &
S. Ii. railroad today. The May
flower group of mines are making
a fine showing and will soon have
one of the best mining plants in
the camp.
Off for Silver Lake.
James and Joe l’orter, Frank
Brumbaugh and George Cooley,
left with team aud wagon for Sil
ver I.ake Tuesday morning. They
proceed leisurely and hunt and
fish enroute. Mr. Cooley is on
his way to his home at Paisley
while the other members of the
party are on a combined business
ooo purse offered for one trot aud and pleasure trip.
an equal amount in a pacing
event. One hundred horses are
on the track now in training. We
hav^ a large number of entries |
from California,
Montana and
other coast aud mountain states."
Mr. Matlock is enthusiastic over
A most pleasant and enjoyable
the outlook for the coming fair anniversary celebration was held at
which will open on September 14
the home of Rev. and Mrs. C. H.
aud continue until aud including Wallace in this city Thursday iu
September 10. There seems to be honor of the 77th birthday of Rev.
no weak spot in any of the de Wallace, the pioneer minister of
partments this season. The great Lane county. Rev. Wallace and
est problem for the management wife located in this vicinity in
has been to find exhibition space 1863, where they have resided con
for a proper display.
tinuously since.
The reverend
The fair is distinctly an agricul gentleman has a record of one
tural exposition, the premiums be more year than a half ceutury of
ing widely distributed on livestock, active work in the ministry, hav
agricultural
and manufactured
ing retired from his labors in the
products. Vast amounts have been Presbyterian church only one year
expended by progressive farmers
ago. Besides his active and faith
aud livestock growers in the last
ful church work, Rev. Wallace
five years iu the improvement of was a brick maker and mason by
their herds, aud the exhibits are
trade and for many years operated
being correspondingly improved.
the only brick yard in South Lane
Au invitation is extended to all to
county, manufacturing the brick,
camp on the grounds during the
which was used in the first build
fair, where there is a plot of
ings in this aud other towns o f the
ground with shade, an excellent
county. Rev. Wallace has always
supply of water, and free use of
been a most energetic and hard
camping site, with stalls and
working man, it having always
shelter for horses.
been his custom to put ill ten hours
The grandstand has been re
a day brick making or at masonry
modeled and its capacity nearly
work and then devote his evetiiugs
doubled. There will tie no liquor
to preparing his Sunday sermons,
selling on the grounds and pool
and lie it said right here, that he
selling is prohibited. Improve
never preached to vacant seats,
ments have been made in the race
course and specialties will be pro but members of all local denomi
vided between heats to amuse the nations never lost an opportunity
big crowds.
to hear “ Uncle Hamilton” preach.
He has married half of the middle-
aged people of this community
REMARKABLE GROWTH OF
THE OREGON STATE FAIR
“ Calls for exhibit space at the
State fair this year is far greater
than
ever before,”
says W.
F. Matlock, president of the
State fair lioard. “ Our space is in
adequate aud we need several new
buildings, despite the fact that 12
new buildings were put up last
year aud two this year.
“ One of the new buildings
erected this year is 240 feet long
and will provide for stalls for 40
horses. The other is a duplicate
of the creamery building, which is
needed for proper display of the
dairy products of the state. We
have just received from Benton
county a request for space for a
county exhibit, and we hardly
know which way to turn to pro
vide for it.
“ This makes about ten general
county exhibits and it seems that
we will have to crowd up some of
the others to give room. I believe
there is a little floor space left, but
all the wall area has been taken,
and wall space is needed for a
county exhibit.
" W e expect the new electric
line from Portland to Salem to in
crease the miftilier of visitors this
year. There will be reduced rates
on all roads, aud the attendance
promises to exceed all past records.
“ The aggregate of $.10,000 has
been hung up in premiums and
purses. The state gives $10,000
for premiums, but that is not
enough. W e should have $20,-
000. Our speed list is larger than
ever this year, aud the track is in
fine condition. There is a $50,-
MOST REMIT
Church Trustee* Incorporate.
The John W . and Rebecca
Memorial Methodist
Kpiscopal
church of Saginaw filed articles of
incorporation with the county clerk
Tuesday. The incorporators are
W . J. Gardner, J. E. Angel and J.
F. Neat. The value of the prop
erty belougiug to the church is es
timated at $15(X).
Prof. Briggs at Monmouth.
Tuesday Judge Harris handed
down a decision in the motion for
A . I.. Briggs, former president
a new trial in the case of Michael of the Drain State Normal school,
Doyle against the Southern Pacific has been elected to the faculty of
company. It will be remembered the Monmouth Normal school. He
that Mr. Doyle was given a judg is to fill the chair of mathematics.
ment for $45,000 against the com
Mr. Briggs has had an extended
pany for personal injuries sus aud successful experience iu the
tained while iu their employ, in schools of Oregon, having served
volving the loss of his legs near as principal of Stayton public
the hips, at the March term of the schools two years, at Butteville
circuit court. Judge Harris de four years, aud at Cottage Grove
cides that the plaintiff, Doyle, has four years. He was professor of
20 days in which to elect to remit mathematics one year ill the Drain
$10,000 from his judgment and school and has just completed
agree to take $35,000 or a new three years as president of that in
trial will be granted. In doing stitution.
this the judge does not think the
Mr. Briggs received his educa
jury was governed by passion or tion at Willamette university,
prejudice, but thinks they did not where he was a student five years,
fully realize the amount of the and at Oregon State Normal school
judgment, which is larger than receiving the degrees B. S. D., and
any judgment ever given in a sim B. S. He also attended the Uni
ilar case without including puni versity of Oregon. He has been
tive damages. It is thought by instructor in teachers’ institutes of
many that even if the plaintiff re-! many of the counties in Oregon
mits the amount named, the com and has borne an active part in
pany will still carry the case to the the State Teachers' association.—
supreme court, but that he will Salem Statesman.
have done what he could to reduce
what the company contends is au
Dirt is flying fast aud furious on
excessive and unwarranted verdict. the railroad route between Dorris
— Register.
and Klamath Falls.
CELEBRATED HIS 77ÏH. BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY
School 1 unii R login
Monday, Sept t.
I
Ireat forests o f timt>er tributary to Cottage
'.rove, fifteen saw m ills, three shingle mills,
vithin a radius of 15 miles. Headquarters
lor Bohemia gold mines and Black Hutte
quicksilver mines valleys aud foot-hills
w ell adapted to fruit growing, farm ing ami
dairying. For information regarding this
great country sul«cril>e for the
14.
DEBS’ RED SPECIAL WILL STOP
AT EUGENE WEEK FROM MONDAY
campaign ed from Telluride, Colorado, lie-
train which will cross the conti cause he sold goods to striking
miners ou credit, will be in charge
nent twice before election day will
of
the baggage car containing 2,-
stop in Eugene Monday, Septem
000,000 pieces of socialist litera
ber 14, from 10:30 to 11 a. m.
Eugene Y. Debs, candidate for ture.
The
Wheeler-Thompson Co. will make
a special reduced price on all
Boys School Suits
Beginning
SATURDAY, SEPT. 5th to 12th.
Call And See Our Line
Wheeler, T hompsi Dn Co.
aud for the past decade has been tives and friends present, goes
officiating at the weddings of their without the saying.
children, and their children’s
Rev. Wallace aud wife are
children. He has also officiated rounding out their four score of
at the last sad rites of most all of years in a comfortable home sur
the pioneer associates of his palmy rounded by loyal sous and daugh
days and today is nuinliered among ters and admiring neighbors and
the very few remaining honored friends, who regard with reverence
pioneers of the upper Willamette and the highest esteem this hon-
valley.
| ored old pioneer couple. The
Rev. Wallace was married in j Leader congratulates them upon
1842 to Miss Ann Veatch, who is | their health and happiness at near-
still enjoying good health at the j ly four score years and wishes
age of 74 and has, through all these ! them many happy returns of the
years, been a loving, patient and j natal anniversary.
faithful helpmate to the subject of I R E LA TIV E S A N D GUESTS PRE S E N T.
this sketch. Six sons and two
Following is a list of the rela-
daughters were born to Rev. and
j tives and friends present at the
Mrs. Wallace, all of whom are
birthday anniversary dinner:
living and were able to congratu
Rev II. L. Nave and sous, Henry
late their honored sire upon his
.and Carl; Mrs. James Veatch, Sa-
77th birthday anniversary, except
jlem; Mrs. Geo, Sears, Walker; W.
a daughter. Mrs. L. F. Wooley,
C. Conner, Mr. D. H. Heineuway
who died a few years ago.
land wife, Miss Margaret Riley, J.
The principal feature of Rev.
C. Wallace and wife and son
Wallace's 77th birthday celebra
F'rankie, S. B. Morss and wife,
tion Thursday was a splendid din
daughter Nettie and soil Willard;
ner— a royal feast, as it were, fit to
I A. W . Wallace and wife, daugh
set before a king— and it was fully
ters Ada and Katie; W . I.. W al
demonstrated that "Aunt Ann” is
la c e and wife, daughters Anna
still able, by the assistance of her
j and Ruth, sons liverett and Clar-
daughter and daughters-in-law to
, ence; Miner Wallace, C. W . W al
most efficiently preside over the
lace and wife, Ursula Lockwood,
culinary department of her house
Clarence Morss and wife; Dave
hold.
Rissue and wife, Mrs. Ethel Hill,
That the appetizing spread was I.ottie, Albert and Cecil Wooley;
thoroughly enjoyed by the rela Marv Ellen Benson.
socialist
party
president, will deliver an address
and the volunteer hand, made up
of the best musicians in 15 cities,
will give a concert.
A. M. Simons, editor o f the
Chicago Daily Socialist, and dele
gate to the International labor
congress in Stuttgart, Germany,
will be one of the speakers.
Harry C. Parker, manager of
the Philadelphia labor temple, will
ager.
II.
Stephen M. Reynolds of Terra
Haute, known as “ The Indiana
Labor" attorney, who in an author
and orator of more tbau local rep
utation will make the entire trip.
He will speak at many meetings.
There are four cars in the train,
decnaaterl'with oil paintings, bunt
ing and slogans of the socialist
party, such as, “ Workingmen,
unite. You have nothing to lose
but your chains and a world to
visiting < >regon will return to Chi
cago. After a day’s rest, the trip
will be taken up again and all
eastern cities visited. The tour
will cover the south, taking in St.
Ixiuis and other important points,
and end the night before election
in some central city with a big
celebration by union labor and
socialists.
Candidate Chafin at Eugans Sunday
Eugene W. Chafin, prohibition
candidate for president of the
United States, will speak at the
M. E. church in Eugene Sunday
morning at 10:30 o ’clock.
gain ."
Foraker and Taft have kissed
Upon reaching San Francisco, and made up and Ohio is now
Floaten, socialist speaker
ire keeper, who was deport- the train will turn north and after safely in the republican column.
VOL. XX. NO. 21
PACIFIC TIE
PIANI RESUMES WORK
AT THE LATHAM SIDING
On Thursday of this week the
big tie preserving plant of the
Southern Pacific Railroad com
pany steamed up at the Latham
siding one mile south of this city
for the usual fall and winter run.
This will result in the various saw
mills hereabouts finding ready sale
for all of their railroad ties, in
fact the Brown Lumber company
and several other local sawmill
companies are already billing out
two and three car loads of ties per
day from their yards to the tie
plant,, which gives employment to
a large liumlier of men and main
tains a good sized pay-role. A ll
this will assist in stimulating busi
ness iu this city and the various
lumber camps tributary.
Increasing Capacity ot Mill.
A large band re-saw equipment
for the Disston Lumber company,
arrived at Cottage Grove this week
aud was sent up to the Disston
mill over the O. & S. Ii. railroad
at once to be installed aud put
into operation. This addition to
this mills equipment is a valuable
one aud will considerably increase
its clear lumber output and lie a
saving iu material,' as this -great
band saw is very thin and the saw
dust waste is greatly lessened.
Wreck Victim a Model Young Man.
Ray Swartz, the Junction City
youug man, who was killed in the
Cottage Grove local wreck and
was at first reported as a “ blind
baggage tourist,” was a sou of A.
L. Swartz, of the Junction Gun
store, and was a most exemplary
young man, a member of the
Christian church. But like many
other young men, he was reckless
ly adventuresome and thought a
trip up to Eugene on the “ bliud”
with a Eugene friend, who was
also killed, would only be a little
fun, but it cost him his life, while
if he had paid his way and took a
seat in the coach, he would have
escaped injury. This should be
another warning to boys, who
think it fun to beat the railroad
company.
VOLCANIC DISTURBANCE KILLS
TONS OF FISH AT YAQUINA
A special to the Oregonian from
Newport of date Septemlier 1 says:
That there has been a submarine
earthquake, or volcanic eruption,
somewhere near Yaquiua bay is
the belief of sea captains comiug
into this port during the past week.
The ocean for 35 miles off shore
is covered with dead herring and
the lieaches for miles either side of
Yaquiua bay are now piling up
with fish that appear to have been
killed in some catastrophe.
In 40 years so many herring
have not lieen seen iu this bay, or
at sea, as are now visible on every
hand. At first it was thought that
this was the "seventh year” of
them, it being jxipularly supposed
that the herring, like the locust
comes in great multitudes at seven-
year intervals. But the fact that
the past week all the herring seen
have been dead lias caused new
conjectures.
DEAD H E R R IN G COVER SEA.
Captain
Anderson
o f
the
schooner Condor, arriving from
the south this morning, reports
that the sea is literally covered with
dead herring. Captain Yoeth, just
in from the Big Banks, twenty-odd
miles out, has the same report to
make. The launches Koos and
Ranger, which come in from the
sea last night, also had strange
tales to tell of vast fields of dead
herriug being washed about in the
Pacific.
There is only one explanation
for this remarkable phenomenon,”
said Captain George Tyler this
morning. "T h at is, that there
has been a submarine eruption of
some sort which has killed these
fish and left them floating on the
surface. Iu all my life on this
coast I have never seen nor heard
of such a happening.”
Other theories are that the fish
have starved to death. This seems
to be untenable, as all those e x
amined are fat and well nourished.
It is estimaied that 1000 tons of
herriug are now rotting on the
shores of Yaquiua bay and as
many more iu the other four bays
of this county.
SEA-SCAVENGERS GORGED.
The effect of this surfeit ou the
scavengers is specially noticeable.
The seagulls are absolutely quies
cent, and yesterday outing parties
rejwrted that the gulls resting on
the sand spits were so gorged that
they refused to fly at the approach
of men. Skates, goose-fish and
other sea scavengers have come
into the bay iu vast numbers to
feast on the herring, aud the re
ported presence of man-eating
sharks outside is attributed to the
same cause.
GREAT REDUCTION
.IN -
SUMMER SHOES
25 per cent off.
All lilies of Ladies and Gents Oxfords
Also fine stock of Children’s Shoes
going at the same reduction.
Best $4.00 Shoes now $3.00.
Best $3.00 Shoes now $2.25.
Best $2.00 Shoes now $1.50
PEARCE BROTHERS.
Phone Main 6 4 3 — Otir own Delivery.