Isa H ta tortsal COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON m U S T tlB S AM» BISOUBCKS. Located ou the upper W illam ette River 144 miles south o f I’ortlaort on Southern l*a- citic and Oregon & South Kaatcru Railroads, population .’ Soi». two tanks. public and high school«, live churches; water, light autl sew er systems, creamery; Hour mill; tw o brick yards; saw m ills, wood w ork factory; match factory; steam laundry and the L e a d er. Cireat forests o f timber tributary to CotUee Grove; fifteen saw mills, three shingle mills, within a radius of 15 miles. Headquarters for Bohemia gold mines ami Black Butte quicksilver mines, valleys anti foot hills well adapted to fruit growing, farming and dairying. For information regarding this great country subscribe for the Leader. PUBLISH ED S E M I-W E E K L Y S 8 K Â Y Î M 8 X Ì tlkadck ( c - ~ i — j ------ » ». .»os ACCIDENTAL FATAL SHOOTING AT M U G LAST SATURDAY Lawrence Bond, Son of a Promi­ nent Merchant, the Victim. Lee Smith Grief Stricken. Coburg, Nov. 28.— The acci­ dental killing of I.awrence Melvin Bond, the 14 year old son of a local merchant here this evening has shrouded this community in profound gloom and young Lee Smith, a lad of the same age; the innocent cause of his death, is overcome with grief that cannot lie assuaged. Together with George Smith, father of Lee, George Drury and Prof. Maxwell, principal of the Coburg schools, the lads went on a goose hunt in the McKenzie river liottom a mile west of the Coburg bridge at 5 o'clock in the evening. The hoys were in ad­ vance of the others ami suddenly espied a flo-k of geese. Both crept upon their quarry, young Bond in the lead and Lee directly behind. Keacing an advantageous spot they both crouched down and each fired a shot. Young Bond fired a second time then suddenly arose to his feet just iu time to re­ ceive the contents of his com­ panion's shotgun iu the hack of the head. The lad fell to the ground in an unconscious condi­ tion. He was couveyed to Co­ burg and a doctor summoned. It was found upon examination that the scalp had been badly torn but to all appearance the skull had not been jienetrated. Young Bond expired at 7 o’clock in the even­ ing. Coroner Gordon was notified by telephone and on arriving at the scene he inquired into the circum­ stances, but it being plainly an accident an inquest was deemed unnecessary. Lawrence Bond was an exem­ plary lad and extremely bright in his studies. He was an eighth grade pupil and would have grad­ uated at the end of the current school term. Much sympathy goes out to Lee Smith who was the un­ fortunate cause of the tragedy. The funeral was held at 10 a. in., Monday with interment in the Coburg I. O. (). P. cemetery. C O T T A G E G R O V E . O R EG O N . T U E S D A Y , D E C E M B E R i, 1908. GREAT COMEDY COMING FRIDAY, “WE ARE KING” A. W . Cross is presenting three or four plays this season that have scored all sorts of success. He has “ The Bishop"-aud “ W e are K in g," the latter lieiug the bill at the Star this week. The leading part is played by Edmund Carroll who supported Walker Whiteside last season iu this play, and who makes quite as much of the dual part as did Whiteside. The Raven a mysterious man in black, is played by Guy B. Kibbe, a Port­ land boy. “ We are K in g” is one of the best and cleanest comedies seen iu Portland for a long, long time, and while having a suspiciously close resemblance to “ The Prisoner of Zeiula,” is yet different enough to save a charge of plagiarism. A wandering newspaper correspond­ ent is found in the grounds of a tyrannical and despotic king of a MISS MAUDE SHAW ATTORNEY R. B. FISHER SHOT BY ATTORNEY JAS. A. FINCH had been designated to act as pro­ secutor for the Bar Association in the case against Finch. Pinch was disbarred on W ed­ nesday and today he went to Fisher's office in the Mohawk building. He went into pisheF’s private room and fired three shots at his prosecutor, one bullet tak­ ing effect in the temple, killing Fisher instantly. Pinch attempted to escape, but a group of people, attracted by the shots, barred his way. He was taken to a police station. Fisher has been prominent in reform and civic movements, and at the recent meeting of the State Bar Association attempted to secure a strong endorsement of Francis Iletiey, based on the re­ cent attempt made to kill the well- know prosecutor. The murdered mail was a promi­ nent young attorney of Portland, and ¡was a nephew of Mrs. J. M. Shelley, of Eugene, and a brother- in-law of Senator O. P. Coshow, o f Roseburg. He leaves a wife and one child, l'ineh, the mur­ derer resided at Creswell, Lane county, a good many years ago; he then went to Albany and published a populist paper for a number of years during which time lie studied low. A few years ago he moved to Portland. He is playing the insanity dodge, declaring lie does not remember shooting F'isher. Lane County Timber Transfers. Apples Weighing 35 ounces. Portland, Nov. 28.—j . A. Pinch, an attorney who was dis­ barred from practice for one year by the State Bar Association, this afternoon shot and killed Ralph B. Pisher, a young lawyer who North Yakima Wash. Nov. 30 Lee P. I.andretli to Booth-Kelly Lumber Co., tract in claim 64, twp — A Spokane Beauty apple, weigh­ ing 35 ounces, was brought to 17 S, r .1 W, $700. town by W. L. Wright, of F'ruit Oregon & California Land com­ vale, to be put in cold storage for exhibition in December at the pany to Oregon & California Lum­ National Apple Show at Spokane, ber Corporation, tract in sec 20, where a $1000 prize has been offered for the largest apple. twp 17 S, r 9 W , $10. There is great satisfaction in know­ ing that when you buy GROCERIES You are getting New, Fresh Stock of the best standard brands. IN SHOES W e can fit any foot and give you Style, comfort and durability. PEARCE BROTHERS. Phone Main 643— Oar own Delivery. Leading Lady in “We are King.” small North German state, and a scheme is hatched up to exchange places with the king by his pre­ mier and other members of the court. The correspondent enters into the conspiracy with great en­ thusiasm, and until he gets the hang of being a king makes some of the most ludicrous mistakes imaginable. Iu the meantime the former king languishes in an asylum and as there is a striking resemblance between the two men it is not difficult for the arch-con­ spirators to keep him there under the announcement that he has an hallucination that he is the king, which of course lie is. The company is excellent, the stage settings adequate and in one scene elaborate, and altogether “ We are K in g” is put on and acted in a manner one expects at the high-price theaters. Probably, however, some of the audience felt they were being cheated with only a single pistol shot during the whole perform­ ance.— Oregonian. At the armory theater Friday evening. First three rows of seats $1, other seats 75, 50, 35 and 25 cents. NEW NATIONAL FOREST PLAN Government will Plaue Receipts Out W est Washington, Nov. 28.— The names o f six government deposi­ tories which are to handle the re­ ceipts of the United States F'orest Service, after December 1, when organization for the administration of the National Forests will lie re­ moved from Washington to six field districts iu the west, have just been announced. The designation of western banks to haudle the moneys re­ ceived from timber sales, permits for stock grazing and for special uses of various resources in the National Forests is an innovation which will mean that all the re­ ceipts of the Forest Service in the future will be deposited to the credit of the treasurer of the United States and made available for circulation in the part of the country from which it is derived, within the limits of the amounts allowed by law for government de­ posits, instead of being forwarded to the treasurer at Washington. The banks which have been named and which have all con­ sented to serve the government are located in the district headquarters o f the F'orest Service at Denver, Ogden, Albuquerque, Missoula, Portland and San Francisco. They are as follows: Western Montana National bank, Missoula, Montana, headquarters of first district, including north­ eastern Washington, northern Ida­ ho, northern Wyoming ami north­ western South Dakota. Deuver Xatiaual bank, Deliver, Colorado, headquarters of second district, including Colorado, south­ ern Wyoming, South Dakota, northwestern Minnesota, Nebraska, western Kansas, southeastern Utah. First National bank, Albuquer­ que, New Mexico, headquarters of third district, including Arizona, Arkansas, New Mexico and Okla homa. First National bank at Ogden, Utah, headquarters of fourth dis­ trict, including Utah, southern Idaho, western Wyoming, eastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona. First National bank, San Fran- OREGON HIGH SCHOOL DEBATING LEAGUE The trader is just in receipt of the November number of I ’ niver- sity of Oregon Bulletin, contain­ ing the list of officers, constitution and by-laws, propositions for de­ bate libraries and announcements of the year 1908-9 of the Oregon High School Debating League. The league consists of 34 school, divided geographically into five districts. The Eastern Oregon dis­ trict comprises the high schools of Baker City, Crook county, Elgin, LaGrande, Ontario, Pendleton, Sherman county, and Union; Columbia river comprises Astoria, The Dalles, Gresham. Hood River, Newberg, Tillamook, Woodbum and Yam hill; Central Oregon dis­ trict, Albany, Brownsville, Cot­ tage Grove, Eugene, Jefferson, Junction City, l-ebanon, Salem and Silverton; Southern Oregon districts. Central Point, Grants Pass, Klamath county, and Rose­ burg: Coos Bay district, Bandon, Coquille, Marshfield, Myrtle Point and North Bend. CITIZENS GIVE CUPS FOR POULTRY SHOW The liugene Register says: “ Several citizens have donated handsome silver cups for the coin­ ing ]>oultry show, which will lie held here by the Lane Couuty Poultiy association December 21- 24. The Commercial club is takiug au active interest in the success of the undertaking aud Monday the secretary of the Poultry associa­ tion aud the management of the club secured silver cups trom the following: Hon. R. A . Booth, Hon. S. H. Friendly, Griffin Hard­ ware company, Frank E. Dunn, John H. Hartog and Linn drug company. From E. Schwartzschild they secured a brass flower bowl and from Allen Eaton a brass vase; from Chambers Hardware com­ pany a silver nut bowl; from Geo. T. Hall, Jr., a silver bread dish; from Gilbert Art company, a farm EDMUND CARROLL In - We are King ’* scene: from Preston & Hales, a handsome buggy whip, and from Col. J. M. Williams, three poultry books. As it is impossible to call ou all the business men, anybody willing to donate a cup or other trophy will please communicate at once with B. F. Keeney secretary of the Poultry association.” VO L. XX. NO. 33 EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS IN ERE COOLEY ADDITION N e w Natatorium and Skating P a v ­ ilion, N e w Homes and Another Plat of Sitely Town Lots. Some of the most extensive im­ afford a flue general view of the provements going on in this city at the city aud which may be reached the present time are to be found in by a new 50 foot street running the Cooley addition or “ Nokes east and west between the proper­ and Cooper tow n" ou South F'ourtli ty of John Nokes and Virgil street. W . B. Cooper, who just White from Fourth street. It is recently completed a $3,000 skat­ also the intention to open Mill ing pavilion aud natatorium at street through the Jones addition what is known as the Cooley to this Cooper Sc Randall tract at Springs on South F'ourtli street, is no far distant day. putting the finishing touches on a A new sidewalk is being built beautiful modem cottage and bam from F'ourtli street to this new ad­ on the slightly elevated lot adjoin­ dition aud lumber is already being ing, while ou the next acre lot placed on the ground for a new south Mr. Coo|ier’s brother-in-law, residence, and considerable inter­ Ira Randall, is just completing a est is being manifested iu these nice modern cottage into which he sitely lots. will soon move. The next tract It was Messrs Cooper & Randall south is the two acre lot of J. W. who recently purchased the east Nokes on which lie too, is just half of the Knox farm one mile completing a nice, new modern cast of this city aud they are cottage and on which property is dividing it up into one to five acre probably the only artesian well in tracts which will no doubt meet Lane county, a good flow of splen­ with ready sale as it is first class did water rising to considerable bottom land. The first tract from lieigblh above the ground the year this subdivision was sold last week round and which Mr. Nokes uses to Bert Dunham of Loraue, who is for domestic and irrigation pur­ placing lumber oil the ground for poses. a new residence aud barn and will Cooper Sc Randall have pur proceed to improve his property. chased a 20 acre tract of sloping Messrs Cooper & Randall are land just back of Mr. Nokes’ place certainly doing their full share to­ from Virgil White, which they ward the upbuilding of Cottage have platted into town lots, which Grove and vicinity. SUMMARY OF ASSESSMENT OF LANE COUNTY FOR 1908 Summary of assessment of Lane county for the year 1908 reaches $19,181,31 5, a d e c id e d g a in o v e r last y e a r. Acres of tillable land, 136,611 ................................. ...................................$2,390,715 Acres non-tillable land, 1,348,338... v ........................................................... 8,601,525 Improvem ent on patented lands.................................................................. 700 900 Town and city lots ................................................................................... 1,558,870 Improvements on town and city lots........................................................... 1,455,445 Improvement on lands not deeded or patented........................................... 1.34,700 M iles of Railroad Line, 95.90...................................................................... 1,426,400 M iles of Telegraph line, 228,15.... .................................................... 64,185 M iles o f Street Railway line, 2.5.................................................................. 5,500 Railroad rollin g stock, 95.90......................................................................... 159,800 lhillman rolling stock, 40.99......................................................................... 12,290 Steamboats, saillxxtts, engines ami manufacturing machinery............. ... 194,000 Merchandise nnd stock in trade................................................................... 511,555 Farming Implements, wagons, carriages, etc............................................... 147,005 M on ey................... ......................... ................................ . .. ............... 156,270 Notes and accounts........................................................................................ 468,990 Shares o f stock, .3,227.......................................................................................... 304,860 Household furniture, watches, jew elry ...................................................... 278,400 Horses ami mules, 6,888.............;.................................................................. 278,665 Cattle, 21,088 .................................................................................................. 240,975 Sheep and goats, .36, .354................................................................... 71,550 Swine, 6,4.34................. 18,465 Dogs, 27................ 770 Grand total ......................................................... $19,181,315 the credit of the treasurer of the United States. According to the plan which has been approved by the officials of the United States treasury, the F'orest Service and the officers of the various deposi­ tories, when a timber sale, stock grazing, or special use application is made, the forest supervisor will fill out a letter of -transmittal in duplicate and tell the applicant to remit the amount direcly to the national bank which is the deposi­ The Cody Lumber company, If one third of life is spent in tory for the district. Remittances sleep, why not buy a B. M. O. E. Bandou, whose plant had been will be in the form of a national mattress of Veatch .Xc Lawson and idle for some time, resumed opera­ tions ou the 15th. 26tf bank draft, express or poet office take life easy. money order, and will lie payable to the bank, since forest super­ visors are not allowed lo receive money. The letter of transmittal is virtually a deposit slip to accom­ pany the remittance. The dupli­ cate copy goes to the district fiscal agent. All remittances will be as­ sembled and checked u,> at the end of each day. a single certifi­ cate of deposit made out by the bank-aud mailed to the secretary of the treasury. This simple plan which has required mouths for the treasury officials and officers of the F'orest Service to perfect, is one which will expedite business both for the users of the National F'orest and for the force in the of­ fice of each district forester, and at the same time will make it pos­ sible for the government^to deposit the National F'orest receipts in western banks, and help the circu­ lation in that particular section of the country where it is originally spent. WheelerThompson Co.’s BIG $10,000 STOCK B F. C A R R O LL. Governor plect of I«»\vn. lie to a Re- pul ilk-mi anti n resident o f liloow tield. la. cisco, California, headquarters for fifth district, including California and southwestern Nevada. First National bank, Portland, ( >regon, headquarters of sixth dis­ trict, including Washington, Ore gon. a small part of northern Cali­ fornia and Alaska. The estimated receipts for the National Forests for the present fiscal year will be approximately $2,000,000, making the receipts from each of the six districts range from $275,000 to $.550,000. The depositories will receive all re mittances due the government for use of the National F'orests after December 1, and deposit them to Men and Boys’ High Class SUITS, OVER COATS, CRAVENETTES at Slaughtered Prices The S. F. Co. has issued au order that all warehouses on its grounds shall be painted a uniform color, a light gray and there »hall be no advertisements on them. For Benefit of Creditors. W . H. ABR AM S, Assignee.