C O T T A G E G R O V E , OREGON
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P o p u la tio n J.vm. tw o h u n k s , p u b lic a n d liiitb
s c h o o ls , live c h u rc h e s ; w a te r, l ig h t a n d s e w
e r s y s te m * ;c r e a m e r y ; H our m ill; tw o b r ic k
y a rd s ; s a w m ills ; w o o d w o r k f a c to ry ; m a tc h
fa c to ry ; s te a m l a u n d r y a n d t h e L w a L d n r.
G r e a t f o re s ts o f tim b e r t r i b u ta r y to C o tta g e
G ro v e ; f ifte ru saw m ills ; t h r e e s h in g l e m ills ,
w itlu n a r a d iu s o f IS m ile s. H e a d q u a r te r s
fo r B o h e m ia g o ld m in e s a n d B lack B u tte
q u ic k s ilv e r m in e s , v a lle y s a n d fo o t h ills
w ell a d a p te d to f ru it g r o w in g , f a r m in g a n d
d a ir y in g . l<or in fo r m a tio n r e g a r d in g th is
g r e a t c o u n tr y su b s c rilre fo r t h e L o a a o r .
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GOOD ROADS
Big Time in Cottage Grove
Next Wednesday
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CIRCUIT COURT ADJOURNS
TABOR IS ACQUITTED
As Ju d g e H arris had to go to
Benton county to hold court at
Corvallis th e session of the court
at Kugene w as adjourned until
T uesday, December 1, when the
grand ju ry will come together
again an d tak e up their work.
T he trial jury was excused until
M onday, December 7.
T A B O K IS
A C Q U IT T E D .
COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER ao, 1908.
COTTAGE GROVE'S FIRST ANNUAL HARVEST FAIR
Opened Thursday Morning With a Very Creditable
Exhibit in Each of the Various Departments
POULTRY EXHIBIT ESPECIALLY LARGE AND MANY VARIETIES SHOWN
At 10:45 T hursday the jury re
tired an d about 1:15 it was a n
nounced th a t they had agreed upon
their verdict. W hen they ap
peared in court and were ¡Killed
Every Farmer, Lumberman, the verdict w as h an d ed to the
who read it. “ Not g u ilty ”
Miner and Merchant Here judge,
was the result and the defendant
abouts Should Attend
and his attorneys breathed a sigh
of releif. It h ad been generally
believed th a t he would be acquit
T he first an n u al harvest fair to
T h e live stock exhibit, while
BABV SHOW
ted. T ab o r was on trial for the
O n W ednesday afternoon of
be
held
by
the
Cottage
G.rove
Dist
not
large, dem onstrates the fact
t hie of the attractive features at
shooting of H arry Stuckey, Oct. 3
n ext week will lie held at the
rict F air Association was opened j th a t our people are beginning to the fair tomorrow will be the baby
on the lower Siuslaw.
arm ory in Cottage G rove a Good
under favorable auspices T h u rs -! value thoroughbred stock and show in the afternoon in which
Joe Jacobs Found Guilty.
cash prizes will lie given.
Roads Convention under the direct
W hile th e T abor ju ry was delib day m orning at the fair g ro u n d s! th at our breeders are getting start-
T ak in g into consideration the
ions of the Oregon Good Roads erating, another jury was secured on South F ifth street in th is city. ed right with only first class foun
lateness of the seaso n an d the
Association.
for trying the case against Joe Thos. Pearce, president of th e as dation stock. Some good cattle,
fact th a t th e grounds had to be
T he Commercial Club and Mer- ] Jacobs, indicted for violating the sociation, officially opened the fair hogs, sheep an d goats of the
leased and inclosed an d all of the
ch an ts Protective Association have local option law . T he case was in a neat address at 10 o ’clock a. various breeds may be seen at this sheds and buildings erected th is fall,
united in a com bined effort to tried by 3:30 an d it took the jury m. music being furnished by the
the association is to be congratu
fair.
m ake this occasion a big success ju st 15 m inutes to agree th a t he local brass baud.
lated upon doing as well as it has,
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'Phe heavy rain s of the previous
and one productive of good results. w as guilty . H e will receive his
and of course, can do m uch better
T h e biggest th in g on the grounds and give a far better fair n ex t fall.
T he Good Roads question is one sentence on T uesday, December K. two days somewhat subsiding, the
Oilier Indictments Returned.
farm ers cam e into town early w ith ¡s tj,e poultry exhibit, in w hich in
w hich interests the farm er, the
Fair Notes
their live stock an d other exhibits dustry C ottage Grove excells, her
m erchant, the m illtnau and the
Late W ednesday evening the
Manzo W heeler of G owdyville
m iner alike, in fact the road ques g rand jury returned indictm ents as an d by noon T hursday the dis- fanciers h aving won laurels in all
lias the prize Kale.
plays
in
the
various
departm
ents
tion enters largely in th e prosperity follows: T hree more bills against
of the big state poultry shows in
T he prize w inning squash was
and upbuilding of a com m unity | Joe Jacobs; one aKainst John Wil- were complete an d nicely arranged.
the past years, including the state entered by Mr. Mackey of Divide.
T
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fruit
display,
while
not
and with good roads the farm er liauls a lld . tw o aj,ailIst U y „ Sou
and tradesm an are benefited alike, Sm yth. Y esterday they returned large, reveales th e fact th a t some fair show. Several hundred of as It weighs 100 pounds and is a
while on the other h an d poor roads two more bills against Jo h n W il very fine Spitzeuberg, Baldwins, fine birds as can be seen in any beauty.
T he aw ards are being m ade as
cuts off traffic lietween the farm er liam s, one ag ain st Ray Littlefield, W inter Banana, Jo n ath an , Bell- show is on exhibition, including
and tradesm an during a portion of and one ag ain st C harles W illm an, flower, Newtowns, N orthern Spies, Barred, W hite, Partridge and Buff rapidly as possible and by evening
the year at least, and both are clerk at the Gross hotel. All of Delicious and m any other fine var- i Rocks, G olden, Silver, Buff and the premium cards will have been
effected thereby an d the prosperity these indictm ents are for selling ieties of apples are grown trib u ta ry W hite W yandottes, Black and attached to the various exhibits.
to Cottage Grove. T here is also a j W hite L augshans, Rhode Island
and advancem ent of the com m un booze contrary to law.
Mrs. A nlauf, of A nlauf, Pass
nice display of w inter pears an d Reds,
Buff
O rpingtons, Ohio Creek, has a grand display of veg
ity is retarded.
Sampson Gets a Year.
quinces, as well as dried and Buckeyes, Black and W hite Min- etables including a 30 pound head
'I’he object of these good roads
W alter Sam pson,
who was canned fruits. Owing to the la te - ! orcas, Huff Cochins,
Kuglish of cabbage an d some very large
conventions is to aw aken interest
in securing legislation favora hie to bound over from lustice Bryson’s ness of the season the grain a n d ; Faveroles, French H oudans, ling- carrots, beets and potatoes.
the building o f good roads. A court on a ch arg e of larceny of a vegetable display is not large, b ut lish Silver G ray Dorkings, Black
T he largest out-of-town e x h ib it
ija v a s , H am burgs, Brown, Buff
single com m unity or even several revolver from a dw elling pleaded is of excellent q u ality.
or in the ¡xniltry departm ent is M.
T h e in dividual displays, by a,1d W hite Leghorns,
Bantams,
com m unities, can exert but little in guilty and was sentenced to one
M Lower of near Creswell, who
year
in
the
pen.
local
m
anufactures,
including,
etc.
T
here
is
also
Indian
Runner
fluence upon a state legislative
has a fine ex h ib it of Barred and
harness, plum bing fixtures, wood ducks, Pekin ducks, Brouz and
body, but a united effort on the
W hite Rocks, W hite W yandottes
work, m ineral w aters and furniture W hite H olland turkeys. G uineas,
p art of all of the rural districts of TRACT BOUGHT FOR
and Brown Leghorns.
is very attractive.
| Pigeons, Rabbits, etc.
the state can but bring results,
0. N. G. RIFLE RANGE A very creditable m ineral dis- | T he fair is kept open evenings, B. F. Keeney of Kugene has
hence the holding of these local
play from the Bohemia gold mines ¡being well lighted and an interest- com pleted his task of judging the
conventions.
poultry ex hibit, by com parison,
Ju d g e Scott of M arion county,
Roseburg, O r., Nov. 17.—A ct is also in evidence an d attracts a j ' n K m usical program is rendered
and the prem ium cards are all in
each evening.
who has built m any excellent roads ing as an agent ot the Federal full share of attention.
place. T h e exhibit shows a large
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public
and
high
school
have
Today,
Friday,
was
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leading into the state cap ital, will G overnm ent, A djutant-G eneral W.
variety and quality to burn.
be one of the principal speakers B. Finzer, of th e Oregon N ational a very attractiv e booth displaying i day and the choppers have been
A display worthy of special
at the Cottage G rove convention. G uard, yesterday purchased a 37- the draw ing work of the various \out >" full force and will conduct
a m onster initiation of new m em m ention is th a t of Mrs. J . V.
T here is sure to be a large a t acre tract of land, one mile n o rth grades.
T he ladies fancy work, cooking, bers in their hall this evening. T hornton of this city, who is dis
tendance an d m any matters* b ear e a s t of the city, for a targ et range.
ing on good roads wifi be dis- T he price p aid was $1750. Al- art an d hom e m ade can d y d ep art T h e attan d an ce was quite large at playing 43 varieties of vegetables,
cussed including the proposition though th e title to the laud is m ents are well filled and are e x th e fair today and will he even fruits and lierries produced on two
larg er Saturday, the last day.
lots at her hom e on T aylor street.
to get state legislation enacted this j vested in the United States, the cellent.
w inter providing for state and range will be u nder state control
county ahl in the construction of | and used exclusively by the state
Creswell Notes.
Lorane News Notes.
county roads.
m ilitia. It will become the largest
T he stores in Cottage G rove will range in the state, affording op-
V. I.arson returned from G len
Miss Stella Cochlin has returned
Grand Sacred Scenic The dale S aturday.
close during the convention a n d 1 portunity for m arksm anship tests from Portland.
m erchants and farmers alike can at 1300 yards,
atrical Attraction Al
L orane is soon to have three
John an d Billy Scott h av e re
sawm ills in operation.
express and exchange their views
turned from the Bohemia district.
ways Pleases.
S u nday school teachers are es
on the subject. Let the farmers
D on’t forget the entertainm ent
Mrs. llrund, of C ottage Grove,
on T h an k sg iv in g evening.
ta k e a day off W ednesday of n ex t pecially requested to call an d look
spend S unday in Creswell.
Astoria, O r., Nov. 17.
week and attend the b ig good roads over th a t fine line of x m as book
II. M. Doty has purchased a
J. C. Johnson, M anager theater.
T
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Kpworth
League
will
give
a
mill w hich he will operate on his
lets at th e W ave.
m eeting in this city.
Cottage
Grove,
Oregon.
social at W oodm an H all T h a n k s
place.
Dear Sir:— I write you in regard
g iving night.
F . A. T ripp aud J . A. Schneider
to th e “ Holy C ity” w hich will be
Miss V eatch an d Miss Holder- presented in your city soon. T his went down the river for a several
m an of Cottage G rove spent S u n big com pany played here last night d a y ’s outing.
A candy ¡mil was given at the
day with Miss W illie McGee.
and gave the best satisfaction of
Dr. Scarborough has his apple any com pany which has played hall last F riday evening by the
here this season, and I have most school children.
crop now ready for the m arket and of the H elig attractions. This
Addison Brothers aud Ross are
the packers are w orking for Grous- com pany is entitled to the best
p u ttin g in a new 5o-horse power
beck.
k in d of patronage. I would give boiler an d engine at their mill and
Mr. an d Mrs. D unton of E ast money hack to any one dissatisfied M. B. Stone is also moving and
with this great production as pre
ern Oregon, who have been v isit sented by this com pany. Yours rebuilding his mill.
Miss Dolcie H arrison, who is
ing Mr. and Mrs. George H illegas, tru ly
F. M. H ani .IN,
attending school at this place and
left for their hom e T uesday.
M anager Astoria T heater.
staying at Mrs. W h ite’s, spent Sat
Mr. Jim S h au b and Mr. Isaac
urday and S unday with her aunt,
Copeland left Monday m orning for HAS GREAT FAITH
Susie S ch n eid er'at Gowdyville.
a visit with relatives an d friends
IN BOHEMIA MINES
in Ohio. T hey expect to he gone
Receipe for Hog Cholera.
three m onths.
W . F. I,ewis, an eastern stock
We have not heard recently
T he Creswell hotels have been
crowded to their full capacity by holder, who has l»een with F. J . whether hog cholera is still preva
the large num ber of recent ac H ard in his Bohemia m ines dur lent in the country. F, A. A nder
cessions to Creswell. Several of ing the past summer, left for his son. who has had m uch experi
the nowcotners were obliged to find home at W orcester. M assachusetts, ence with it, hands us the follow
accom m odations in private fam W ednesday after a couple of days’ ing receipe as a preventative as
visit in liugene
He was so im well as a cure: Powdered m an
dies.
pressed with the prospects of suc drake, 4 pounds: powdered char-
S. C. Beach of the Job p rin tin g ' cess in the H ard m ining ¡«-«¡»er- I coal, 3 ¡Kiunds: powdered resin, 1
firm of Mainn & Beach, Portland, 1 ties th at he took all his ¡»av for ¡pound: powdered
saltpetre,
1
was a Cottage G rove visitor W ed work in additional m ining stock pound; bicarbonate of soda, 11
nesday an d favored the le a d e r an d p u t other money into it lie- I pound*. Mix well and give one
with a p leasant call. H e is ati sides. H e was also greatly pleased j tablespoonful daily in feed. T o
Phon« Main 643— Our own Delivery.
old Oregon new spaper m an and with E ugene and its prospects.— prevent all diseases give two tim es
printer.
Register.
a week.
JUDGE S C O n COMING
Fruit Exhibit Not Large But E xcellent in Quality -S o m e
Good Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Goats and S w in e are
in E vidence—Mining, Timber and Dairy
Industries are W ell R epresented.
“HOLY CITY”
VOL. XX. NO 3a
OLD SOLDIER
FOUND DEAD
JACKSON ORCHARD
SELLS FOR BIG SUM
Shortly before noon F riday Dr.
E. E. B. Pickel signed the papers
which transferred his famous
“ 401" ranch, northwest of this
city, to C. W . Perkins, B. G illm an,
J . S. Cannon of San I'rancisco and
I. M. Roessler of Fresno. T he
consideration was $110,000. T he
deal was handled by Bert Auder-
sou and VV’es Green.
For some three m ouths the deal
has lieeu pending. T he
new
owners have lieen looking for a
large holding and decided T h u rs
day afternoon th at they would
purchase the “ 401.” They will
take possession in the near future.
Dr. Pickel was the first m an to
show his faith in the “ stick y ” by
investing in the
"4 0 1 .” H e
1 »ought the place an d planted it to
fruit, and the result is known. It
consists of 561 acres of land, of
which 335 acres is in fruit. O rig
inally the ¡»lace contained 401
acres, giving it its nam e, but later
160 acres were added to it. The
new owners contem plate setting
out more fruit at once.— Medford
T ribune.
COMING OF THE OREGON
AND EASTERN RAILROAD
T h at is good news w hich comes
from K lam ath F alls to the effect
th at the Ilarriinau engineers have
begun work on the ¡»ermauent lo
cation of the Oregon Eastern at
th at end, w orking tow ard N atrou,
Lane county. For three years
past work has been going on this
side of the summ it of the Cascades
and it is generally understood th at
the line is ready for actual con
struction work w hich may be a n
nounced to start at any time in the
near future.
T he building of the Oregon
liaslern will m ake a city of the
first class of Kugene because it
will mean the junction there of
two of the lnrgest railroad systems
in the west, insuring jobbing aud
m an u factu rin g interests, as well as
shop au d term inal yards in that
city or Springfield, across the
river, w hich will employ hundreds
of men.
SAW MILL AND PER
SONAL PROPERTY SALE
In regard to the Sheriff's sale of
the Crystal Consolidated milling
property in the Bohemia cam p
noted elsewhere in this issue of
the Leader we arc authorized to
state th a t the saw mill and per
sonal property about the mines
will l»e sold separately from the
m ine itself if parties may so d e
sire to purchase. Inquiries should
be addressed to A ttorney I,. M.
T ravis, Kugene, Oregon.
Near Marcola i n This
County.
DISCOVERED IN BARN
Death Resulted From Natural
Causes Was Verdict of
the Acting Coroner.
Marcola. Or., Nov. IK.— Louis
Renninger, well kuow n farmer
and old soldier of near this place,
was found dead lying face down
ward in his son's barn at 6:30 this
evening, bv Mr. Fioch aud Cecil
Calkins.
Acting on advices from Coroner
Gordon, last evening, Justice Mc-
Kibben of M arcola went to the
Renninger place to inquire into
the death of Mr. Renninger.
After a careful inspection of the
premises and an exam ination of
deceased, the justice m ade his re
port to Mr. Gordon at Kugene by
telephone, which was to the effect
that no m arks of violence ap
peared on the person of the de
ceased aud th at death was u n
doubtedly due to n atural causes.
Dr. Pollard pronounced the case
one of heart failure. Accordingly
Mr. Gordon gave o ut a statem ent
to the effect th a t he would hold no
autopsy unless by special request
of the family.
Mr. Renninger was last seen
alive at 3:45 p. ui. T uesday by Al
bert Pioch. At th at tim e deceased
was feeding the chickens at the
John Renninger place. T he wife
and daughter of decedent were on
a visit and he was batching. John
had just moved to Coburg, leaving
the span of mules, chickens, etc.
in his father’s care. On T uesday
evening Cecil C alkins went to the
barn in quest of Mr. Renniuger,
but the w atch dog would not let
him enter, so he called to the old
gentlem an, hut received no re
sponse. Fearing th a t all was not
well Cecil conveyed his fears to
Mr. Pioch aud together they re
paired to the barn. After a search
they cam e upon the prostrate body
of Mr. Renninger, who was lying
on his face hack of the stall aud
near the heels of the mules.
Deceased was a well know n
tneml»er of J. VV. G eary post No.
7, liugene aud attended the last re
union held in Eugene in Septem
ber.
A big new line of ladies dress
T he finest line of shirts and
goods w ith trimm ing* to m atch at neckw ear in town at T he Toggery
—W. A. H ernenw ay’s. •
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W . A. Ilem enw ays.
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SUITS, OVER COATS,
CRAVENETTES
at
Slaughtered Prices
For Benefit of Creditors.
W. H. ABRAMS, Assignee.