C O T T A G E GAO V C . OREGON
I.ocatnl od
wi
the upi>cr W illam ette River
t ¡ m l forests oitim l>er titl>uta*y to co tta «?
Grove; fifteen saw mills, three shingle milla,
within a radius of 13 miles. Headquarters
tor Hohemia gold mines and Black Butte
quicksilver mines valleys and foot-hills
well adapted to fruit growing, farming anti
dairying. Bor information regaxdinj
great country subscribe for the
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schools, live church?*; water. Iishl ami scw-
er systems,creamery. Hour m ill, two lirick
yards, taw m ills; wood work factory . match
factory; steam laundry and the
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COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEM BER
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SENATOR T. P. GORE, THE GREAT
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T GROVE CROWD CONFERENCE E B AT SAEEM
ATTEMPTED LOCAL ROBBERY
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W. V. Dewald, the Groceryman, Beat Opened Campaign at this Place Saturday—Was Introduced Cottage Grove the Place Selected for
by State Senator M. A. Miller, of Linn County.
Holding the Next Annual
Over Head with Revolvers by
An Able and an Entertaining Speaker.
Thugs who were Caught
District Conference
A bold aud dastardly assault
and an unsuccessful attempt at
robbery
occurred i 11
Cottage
Grove at a little after H o'clock
Monday evening. VV. V. De-
wald’ s grocery store, which stands
apart from other buildings just
east of the Southern Pacific depot,
was the scene of this liold crime
which occurred just as Mr. Dewald
was in the act of closing his place
of business for the night. While
in the act of locking his door, a
stranger appeared outside and
thinking a belated customer had
called, Mr. Dewald reopened the
door aud stepped over to the
counter. The stranger walked in,
approached
Mr. Dewald and
pointing a revolver at him de
manded his money aud told him
to be quick aliout handing it over.
Mr. DeWald, though well ad
vanced in years, grappled with the
thug, who dealt the merchant a
stunning blow on the side of the
head with his revolver, cutting a
deep and painful gash which tiled
profusely. The old gentleman re
newed his fight, whereupon a
second thug appeared on the scene
and dealt him another blow on the
head with his gun. Just then
Mrs. Dewald appeared in the
store from their apartments in the
rear of the liuileiug and screamed.
The smaller robber took to his
heels, but the larger one attempt
ed to drag Mr. Dewald from his
store, but being unable to do so,
finally beat a hasty retreat.
CAPTURE OF THE THUGS.
The officers were at once notified
of the assault aud attempted rob
bery and two posses were quickly
organized, one headed by Green
Pitcher going north to guard the
wagon road and railroad at King’s
crossing, the other composed of
Marshal Prank Snodgrass, Fred
Bartels, Jas. Potts and Prank
Hickey, going south to Divide to
guard the railroad aud wagon
road.
The large armory hall was well
second shot at him. Snodgrass
responded with a charge of shot filled with both ladies and gentle
from his Winchester pump guu, men Saturday afternoon on the oc
but missed his mark. The thug casion of the political address de
fired a third shot aud the marshal livered by ( Iklahoma's celebrated
taking deliberate aim at the (lash blind orator, United States Senator
of the robber's pistol fired a Thos. P. Gore, the speaking being
second charge of coarse shot, this the formal opening of the Demo
time with the effect of silencing cratic campaign in South Lane.
the robber’s guu. Not knowing Senator M. A . Miller of Linn
the thug had fallen, Snodgrass county, accotnpaied Senator Gore
waited a moment for the rest of to this city and made a brief intro
the boys to come up with their ductory address, having been
man, when Potts remarked that he introduced by Hon. K. M. Veatch
believed he could take down the of this city. Senator Miller in
road and catch the other fellow.” concluding his remarks introduced
Just then a husky voice was heard Senator Gore.
The speaker was frequently ap
to exclaim: "W e ll, are you fel
lows going to let a man lie here plauded, aud especially did the
and bleed to death." Stepping to great audience break forth in
the side of the road the officers laughter at the humor and wit
found their second man sitting up with which the lengthy address
holding his arm and suffering from was interspersed. The speech was
21 shot punctures in his arm aud notably good-natured. Mr. Bryan
body, lie was a sullen, desperate was lauded, the platform upon
appearing fellow and was quickly which he is running was praised,
disarmed aud brought to town with aud its principal planks explained
his companion. The wounded
man was turned over to the local I
physicians who begau probing for j
the shot in liis anatomy, but sue- |
ceeded in removing but one.
He was taken to Hotel Thomp
son aud cared for while the other
fellow was landed in jail and this
morning the wounded mail went to
the hotel table and ate a hearty
breakfast seeming to be suffering
little from his numerous wounds.
Both men ajiswer perfectly to the
discretion given by Mr. Dewald of
his assailants.
cation of Bryan’s bank de|>osit | right here, I want to say tli at I
guarantee system.
favor the election of Senators by
“ Now my friends, I am pleased | the direct vote of the people.
today liecause I am reliably in | (Cheers.) A longtime ago A lex
formed that there are some Re ander Hamilton advocated the
publican friend here. 1 repeat, I ; election of Senators for life, and
am pleased with their presence. ! say, that used to be the most hor-
1 really like a few of them—just a ; rible tiling in my mind, but since I
few. The Republicans of Oregon got that little bob-tailed title my
are all right, but there’s too many self, I am coming to think it not a
of them— that’s all. But I take it bad idea at all. (Laughter.)
that they are the very best of Re But I hope you won’t tell any one
publicans, for they have given that 1 said this, for 1 don’ t want it
you the two great measures of the to get down into Oklahoma.
people— the initiative and referen
About the middle of the address
dum, and they are going to send a the sjieaker’s voice became husky
good Democrat to the Senate, for and attorney J. S. Medley sliced a
they are very sensible. Yes, the lemon and gave it to him where
Republicans are just as sensible as upon the Senator remarked, “ this
we are, but of course, they don’t is one time I appreciate lieing
act like it.
handed a lemou.”
"N o w , my friends, the Repub
The meeting throughout was
lican party has done much for this characterized by enthusiasm, and
country; it is true that it struck Senator Gore was pronounced one
the shackles from the slaves and of the most pleasing and entertain
made this indeed, as well as in ing political speakers to visit this
name, the land of the free; but 1 citv.
ABOUT READY TO WALK.
MAY BE HAMILTON.
It is said that the wounded man
answers almost perfectly the dis-
cription of the mail
Hamilton
wanted in Lake county for the
murder of a ranchman in that
county some mouths ago and for
whose arrest and conviction a re
ward of $5000 is offered. That
the fellow is a bad one is evident
from the vile language used when
the physicians were dressing his
wounds at which time he remarked
ROBBERS AMBUSHED.
“ it was a pity the shot did not
A little after midnight two lone penetrate my head instead of my
men were observed approaching j arm and body.” And that he was
quietly up the wagon road and | "a ll in” any way.
from the partisan point of view.
when within a short distance of
CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE.
Senator Gore avoided any refer
the officers laying in wait, they
It was observed that a large
were requested by Fred Bartels to piece was broken out of the handle ence to the sensational charges that
"halt aud hold up their hands." of the big Colts revolver taken ] have lieen published in the news-
The short young man obeyed and from the wounded robber when he|?apers re,a,in>; to S e n i o r Ilas-
gave up his gun, but the tall, was captured, and after a brief kell, of Oklahoma, who was also
older fellow fired at the officers search today, Marshal Snodgrass treasurer of the Democratic N a
and made a break, but encount found the missing part of the re- tional committee.
He assailed the Republican can
ered Marshal Snodgrass a few
didates, attacked the Chicago plat
paces up the road, and fired a 1
( Concluded on Page 2.)
form and charged up to the Repub
lican
administration everything
bad that has happened in recent
years. Put the Democrats in
j power, be said, and all evils will
lie remedied, including bank fail-
I lires and panics, which, lie said,
I would lie prevented by the appli-
GREAT REDUCTION
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SUMMER SHÜES
25 per cent off.
A ll lines of Ladies and Gents Oxfords
Also fine stock o f 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 643— Our own Delivery.
1-,
— Brinkerhoff in Cleveland Leadar.
want to tell you that the Repub
A company has been organized
lican party of today is not the Re at Roseburg to purchase all avail
publican party of the long ago. able fruit lands in that county, cut
The organizers of that party for them up into 10-acre tracts and
sook it before they died and the! dispose of them to eastern people
leaders of it today are worshiping who are daily arriving in search of
before strange gods. The Dem permanent homes.
ocracy is the only party at this
hour that really stands for the
principles of liberty and equal
rights for all; the only party which
still holds that all men are created
equal: the only party which holds;
out hope for the toilers. Judge
Taft, the Republican nominee, is
the proven enemy of the man that
toils, as he is avowed opponent of
constitutional government. And,
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WORK IS PROGRESSING ON
SWIMMING POOL AND RINK
The frame work is all up for the thrown together by simply raising
new skating rink and uatatorium
of VV. B. Cooper on Fourth street,
the excavation completed for the
swimming pool and by the last‘o f
the week the roof will lie pul on.
This is one of the largest frame
structures in the city being H im by
100 feet, two story, with a swim
ming pool on the ground SO by Si)
feet and a skating pavilion on the
second floor 100 by 100 feet. The
pool will be divided through the
center by sliding doors, one side
lieing for ladies the other for
gentlemen, but tb « pools can be
.
the sliding dnors. There will also
lie a rot» of dressing rooms on j
each side the building. The skat' i
ing rink floor aliove will either lie j
of polished maple lumber, or two I
layers of the liest verticle fir lum
ber. The place will become a j
great attraction and resort in this|
<;itv without a doubt and will lie I
come a profitable investment fori
Mr. Cooper, who is building a nice;
home adjoining his natatoriuin.
A well known millwright of
Portland has the contract for the
monster new building.
The big aunual conference of don, R. If. Allen; Brownsville, T.
the M. E. church closed at Salem L. Jones; Coburg and Harrisburg.
Monday, the attendance lieing W m . Crskine; Coquill, W. J. Lus-
combe: Corvallis, I). H. Leech;
large and the sessiou a most in ¡Cottage Grove, S. M. Nickle;
teresting one.
Crawfordsville,------------ ;Creswell,
The next annual conference will J. L. Beatty; Dallas, M. P. Dixon;
be held at Cottage Grove, the first Drain, VV. R. Browne; Elktou,
time in its history that it will have Supt. Levy Day; Eugene, D. H.
been held in a city of this size. Trimble: Falls C i t y , ----------- ;
This is a big feather for Cottage Gardiner, George Clark; Halsey,
Grove and we should liegiu plan J. L. Stratford;
Independence,
ning at once, a grand reception, Sauford Suyder; Irving, J. H.
for the bishops, elders and scores of Skidmore: Jefferson, G. F. Round;
ministers who will visit this citv Junction City, T . II. Downs; I.eba*
next Septemlier, aliout 150of whom i non, A . F. Lacy; Lorane, —— — ;
will lie entertained locally, w hile' Marshfield, II. S. Rutledge; Mon
as many more will pay their own ; roe, James B. Debord; Myrtle
excuses.
; P o in t,
; North
Bend,
At a late hour Monday night the Waiter A . Ross: Shedds, G. L.
cabinet of the Methodist con Butbauk: Siletz Indian mission,
ference, concluded its labors of Supt. W . T. Pearce: Springfield,
arranging the assignments of pas X. J. Harbit; Toledo,
W . F.
tors. The appointments for the
Rogers:
Weudliug
and
Unity,
II.
Eugene district are as follows:
M. C. Wire, district superintend C. Preston: Yoncalla, George W .
ent; Albany, W. S. Gordon; Ban- Ellis.
VETERANS REUNION CONCLUDED.
Friday brought to an end the to the veterans aud their friends
tenth annual reunion of the Lane I during the encampment the past
week; the association feels especi
County Veterans Association at
ally thankful to the press of Eu-
Eugene, which in every respect, ! gene and generous use of their
was the most successful coming to columus for the many notices re-
gether of the old soldiers in the \ lating to the encampment and a
I full and complete account of the
history of the organization.
The old liovs are quick to show : registration and general proceed'
appreciation of courtesies extend i mgs and to Mayor Matlock for the
ed and the resolutions adopted j heartfelt welcome given in liehalf
demonstrate that they fully en | of the city to the visiting veterans;
joyed their short stay in Eugene i to the county commissioner for the
and returned home with pleasaut | use of the circuit court room for
remembrance of the three days our camp fire Thursday evening;
to Hon. S. M. Yoran, to Col.
session.
Mercer, and to L. N. Travis, for
OFFICERS EI.ECTED.
the splendid addresses delivered
A t the business session of the upon that occasion: to Mrs. Fisher
Lane County Veterans association for the touching recitation, so
Friday morning, at
o’clock, the splendidly rendered: to the quar
following officers were elected:
tette of singers whose inspiring
President G. W. McReynolds, effort gave a splendid iuterest to
IStli Iowa Infantry, Cottage Grove; the occasiou; to the teachers aud
First vice president, J. F .’ Gates, pupils of the High, the Catholic
27th Iowa
Infantry,
Eugene: and Central schools, for the beau
second vice-president, J. E. Butler, tiful manifestation of their patriot
27th Iowa Infantry, Junction City; ic spirit aud their heartv demon
Third vice, J. II. Pratt, 2nd Mas stration of loyalty and welcome
sachusetts cavalry, Acme; secre extended to our aged and crippled
tary C. II. Baker, 5th Pennsyl comrades— God bless tbem— last
vania cavalry, Eugene: treasurer, but by no means the least, to the
L. Gilstrap, 17tli Kansas Infantry. noble aud patriotic Ladies o f the
Women’s Relief Corps and the
RKSOI.UTIONS.
Ladies of the G. A . R., whose
Before closing the session the willing hands provided aud served
following resolutions were unani the splendid banquet so generous
mously adopted:
ly and freely furnished to all the
The Lane County Veterans' as veterans and their friends; to the
sociation in convention assembled citizens whose generosity in sub
unanimously adopt the following scribing funds for the occasion, a
resolutions:
feeling of gratitude wells in our
Resolved, That the thanks of hearts to you, one and all.
this association are due and the
J. F. G a t e s ,
same are hereby extended to the
J. II. P r a t t ,
citizens of Eugene for the many
L. P h e t t e p i . a c e .
kindnesses aud courtesies shown
Committee.
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F amous Strong & Garfield Dims Shoe 6 00
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