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J.ocutct! ou the upper W illam ette Kiver
141 m iles south of Porllam l on South ern I'a-
citie and Oregon \ South Ivistern Railroad*-..
Population 2500; tw o b an ks, pub lic and high
sch o ols, five churcheii; w ater, lig h t and sew
er s y ste m » ;cre a m ery ; Hour m ill; tw o b rick
yards; saw m ills, wood w ork fa cto ry , m atch
fa cto ry ; steam laund ry am i th e L e a d e r .
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INBUSTR1I8 AND IISOURCKS.
G reat forests o f tim b er trib u tary to C ottage
G rove; fifteen saw m ills; th ree sh in gle m ills,
w ith in a radius of 15 m iles. H eadquarters
for Bohem ia gold m ines and B lack Butte
qu icksilver m ines, valleys and foot b ills
w ell adapted to fru it grow ing, farm ing and
d airying. F o r inform ation regardiuj
great country su b scrib e for the
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PUBLISHED S E M I-W E E K L Y
S g S & V f t NU GGETLEA D C H
I C o B M l l é . U d
COTTAGE GROVE GETS THE
NEW REGIMENTAL
COUNTY DIVISION QUESTION CLEARLY
PRESENTED AND ABLY CHAMPIONED
There lias been a vigorous en working hard on this proj>osition
deavor on the part of local baud for some time, together with Capt.
men and the officers of Company Lawson and others and are to be
E of this city to organize and se congratulated upon their success,
cure a Regimental baud at this which was announced in Sunday’s
place, but since other enterprising Eugene Register as follows:
a r e g im e n t a l h a n d .
towns in tlie valley were also ap
plicants for the same honor there
Colonel Yoran informs the Reg
has been a spirited contest for the ister that arrangements have been
coveted prize resulting at last in a completed for a regimental baud
victory for Cottage drove, which for.the Fourth regiment, O. N. G.
was announced last Saturday It will be the Cottage Grove baud
when Clias. Cochran, the local of 24 pieces under the leadership
band
instructor, went
before
Charles Cochran. Adjutant
Colonel Yoran at Eugene with the : ( itueral YV. E. Fiuzer has sent
final papers which came up to all j WOrd to Colonel Yoran that he will
of the military requirements, j muster them in when they are
Capt. Lawson, having a few days' ready. The boys are practicing
before visited the state officers a t ! regularly and getting into shajie
Portland on a similar mission. ! for the muster in at an early date.
The band boys under the direct- n ,is assures Cottage Grove of
ions of Bandmaster Clias. Cocli- one 0 f the best bands in Western
ran have been practicing and Oregon.
JACOB MATHEWS FOUND DEAD
FOOL PLAT IS SUSPECTED
There was evidently a murder
* 'le sheriff and coroner were
committed Saturday night, or at notified also when the body was
least larceny from the dead body found and OI> Kohig to the cabin
of Jacob Mathews, which was j they found every evidence of foul
found in a little shack or out-! Play• I T'e contents of his two
house about ISO yards northwest £rH>s were strewn about the floor,
of the house on the ‘ Billy” the pockets of the deceased’s
Walker place, in the bottom be- clothing were turned inside out,
tween Judkins Point and Spring- hiwshirt collar torn open and the
field on Sunday afternoon.
collar buttons taken as well as the
Mathews is a rough carpenter, cuff buttons, and everything of
and general laborer who has value taken except SI IS which
worked aT>oitt Eugene, Springfield 'vas found in the watch ¡>ocket of
and Marcola for severral years. '*'s pants. I)r. I1. M. Day was
He is about 5.3 years old and has .called and examined the body and
been married twice, having parted ! found no mark of violence on it
from his second wife some three or anything that could have caused
years ago. D elias a brother-in- death. It is something of a tnys-
law by the name of C. YV. Carson ; tery and the coroner is greatly
who lives near Springfield and puzzled over it. The deceased
with whom his daughter, Miss either came to his death by
Mary Mathews, about 14 years ‘‘knock-out’’ drops or something
of that kind administered for the
old is making her home.
purpose
of robbery, as he was
From Mr. Carson and Coroner
Gordon The Eugene Register supposed to have had considerable
gleaned the following details of money, or else he sought refuge in
| the cabin and death overtook him
the terrible affair: •
son with i there in the night and some thief
The deceased has
whom he has been at Portland for .rifled his (xjekets and grips after-
some time. Mr. Carson got a ' ward. The coroner is using every
letter about the middle of the week! clue he can to find out how de-
from Mr. Mathews, saying
h e ' ceased came to his death. The
would be home on Saturday night, son has been telegraphed to come
and the son would go to Vale, from Yale, Washington, and after
Washington. He heard nothing! all the facts that can be ascer-
more until he was notified of the tained are known, an inquest
finding of the body a letter having will be held. The body will not
been found among Mathews effects !>e buried of course, until after the
from his daughter May, w hich! inquest is held and probably an
gave a clue to his identity.
i autopsy.
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The Bee Hive— near the bridge. 1 The finest candies— Bee
Hive.
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.
PEA R C E BROTHERS.
Phone Main 6 4 3 — Our own Delivery.
VOL. XX. NO. 34
COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1908.
J tn u tr y 9. .9 0 »
The following able and conviuc-1 all over the county are appropnat- j Roseburg, which is in the neigh
ing argument was presented by ] ed to improve the Eugene vicinity, \ borhood of 5.S miles from Cottage
Miss Myrtle DeSpain in the recent j therefore the rest nt the (ounty j Grove. They were compelled to
high school debating tryout:
i
sutlers.
j bring down SO witnesses and the
Be it Resolved, “ That there; For instance, there was ail ap -; difference in car fare from Cottage
should be a new county formed out i propriation of $500 made by the Grove to Eugene and from Cottage
of the southern part of Lane county \ county to boost the county but in-j Grove to Koseburg was about $10O,
and the northern part of Douglas stead of using it to boost the couu-i therefore if the distance to the
ty it was all used to boost Eugene, j county seat had not t>een so great
county.”
When our people asks for some-1 it would have been much more
In supporting the affirmative of
this question it shall be our pur- thing it is not heeded, the couuty j convenient and less expensive.
Now with regard to a milling
pose to show the necessity of form- »«at does the governing and lets
ing a new county, also give vari- the rest of the county take things district which lies partly in one
county and partly in another. In
ous reasons whv it should he as they find them,
formed. We admit it will cost
A new county would develop such a case all manner of trouble
money to erect the buildings and and populate the country much some and expensive complications
pay the expenses of the officers, more rapidly as a county develops arise. The papers all have to be
_ ---------------------------------- --------- much sootier in the vicinity of the
county seat than in any other part
of the couuty. Therefore the more
counties and county seats the more
rapidly the country will develop
and [xipulate and the sooner it de
velops and populates the better for
the people of the counties and of
the state at large.
A new county would briug trade
nearer home and as home develop
ment means more money for home
, we want greater count) develop
ment for home interests if for no
other purpose.
Then if the couuty High school
system should ever develop we
would get a much better High
MRS. ELLEN F. VA N D ER BILT.
¡school than we could secure if the
Form er w ife o f Alfred (>Wynne Van
money had to be divided between derbilt,
who took the name Mr». Ellen
A LFR ED G. VA N D ERBILT.
;
Eugene
and
Cottage
Grove.
French Vanderbilt when Nile obtained
T he bead o f t lie elder branch o f the
Then another and very import her recent divorce from her wealthy
Vanderbilts, whose w ife reeently ob
tained a divorce from him. He is the ant, if not the most important arg husband.
third seal of the late Cornelius Vander
ument in favor of a new county, recorded in both counties thereby
bilt.
is that of the Bohemia mining dis increasing the cost and inconveni
trict.
ence.
but claim it will be money wisely
In the first place, Lane and
The expense of erecting build
expended.
Douglas comities divide the Bo- ings should have little influence in
The first argument in favor °f hernia mining district, aiid going
this matter, as temporary buildings
this resolution is the excessive size on business from this distance to
could be leased suitable for all
of both counties. Let us compare either county seat, Eugene or
purposes for some time to come at
the size of the two counties and I Koseburg, consumes mudh time
a moderate rental.
some of the states of the union, . which is often times very valuable
The increase in land and prop
The whole area of the three states, to those concerned land in case the
erty values of all kinds in and
Rhode Island, Delaware and Con- trip must be made to Rosehurg it
j near a county seat would be of
necticut lacks 658 square miles of j ¡s very expensive,
great value to the entire county.
being as large as the combined j
\s an example let me site you
In summing up we would note
area of Lane and Douglas coun-|to a case which actuaIiy took
the
size of the counties, the delay
ties.
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now caused in trying important
There is also very poor cou rt;
law cases, the opportunity for men
service as there is, in these coun-1
to
work, the securing of public
ties, too much business for two sets I
improvements, such a s roads,
of officers. There are now on the j
bridges, etc., the creation of offi
file at the county seats cases that \
cial
positions to be filled, the dis
have been before the court for as |
tribution of the taxes, the increase
much as six months or even a
of the value of property and also
year, in this way inqiortaiit busi-1
an increase of population by the
ness matters are often delayed.
coming of new settlers, the im
If there was a new county ;
provements in school matters, the
formed there would be many more
development of home trade and
men given employment in making
business of all kinds, the conveni
new county improvements, a ls o !
ence
of going to the county seat
more men required in the capacity
when the distance is not so great.
of new officers.
All of these things and many
Furthermore these counties are
others
which might be mentioned,
too large because when people in
show
the
necessity of forming a
the north part of Douglas county
new county out of the south part
or the south part of Lane county
of Lane county and the north part
ask for appropriations for roads or
of Douglas county.
bridges they are told by their coun
ty court officers that the other
Eastern Star Accepts.
county would get more good from
it than they, so they do not get
EDWARD T. TA YLOR.
E I« 1« 1 M v w i t a s at large from
Hvaufcelitie chapter, O. E . S.,
what they ask for, and when we
Colorado on the Democratic ticket.
ask for almost anything we have —__ ____________ _____ —_______ I has accepted the invitation to at-
to petition and petition and get
place, namely the case of Jennings tend the session of Cottage Grove
down fairly upon our bended
vs. Warner.
chapter on Wednesday night. All
knees and then often times do not
The Jennings hoys were called those who desire to make the trip
get what we ask for.
upon to prove their title for the
please telephone Elizabeth Voran,
Almost all of the county officers
property which was located in
are elected from the Eugene part Douglas county, therefore the case secretary. Kates are reduced to
of the county and the road taxes came up for hearing before the one and a third fare, says the Eu
that are paid by the citizens from Douglas county Circuit court at gene Register.
JAMES J . HILL BUYS COOS BAY COAL
Much speculation is being in main railroad arteries of the norh-
dulged in as to the ultimate pur west, and freight and passenger
pose of James J . Hill in acquiring traffic to the Coos Bay country from
the Libby coal mines and other the east is by stage road from the
properties about a mile and a half Southern Pacific at Koseburg, or
from Marshfield, Ore., on Coo« by water from San Francisco o r'
Bay. The mines are practically j Astoria.
isolated from the world other than
Two years ago E . H. Harriman
by steamer or sailing vessel. promised the Coos Bay people that
There are several small railroad he would build from his main line
coal lines operating from the Coo« at Drain to their country, but
Bay coal properties, but none of after completing a few miles of
them makes connection with the grackordered construction stopped.
Since then, it is said, commercial
organizations and p r o m i n e nt
citizens on Coo« Bay have tried in
vain to get an explanation of
Hardman's action.
That the purchase of the Libby
properties by James f. Hill means
a Hill line from Puget sound, to
Coos Bay, competing with the
Harriman lines, is asserted by
Coos Bay people to be the ex
planation of the purchase^
OF
The following letter and signed
statement have reached the Regis
ter:
Loraue, Oregon, Dec. 2.
Editor Register:— I am sending
you a copy of a letter addressed to
me for publication.
The petition was never present
ed, nor action taken, owing to the
fact that the farmers were in the
midst of seeding; but as Mr.
Goodenow seems to crave an in
vestigation, the signers are dis
posed to meet with the county
court the first Wednesday iu Jan u
ary. At a meeting held Saturday
it was so decided. The people
here are a unit for good roads, but
object to a rock crusher running at
the expense of the taxpayers in
order to keep one or two teams
busy hauling rock on the road, or
if it is necessary to keep one team
hauling water for the engine when
the engine sits on the bank of a
clear stream. What is wanted is
that the crusher lie run to its full
capacity at all times. If neces
sary let the county buy more to
distribute the rock or let it out by
coutract.
W. W . J a c k s o n .
COPY OF STATEMENT.
YVe, the undersigned taxpayers
of Lane couuty agree to meet the
county court on the first Wednes
day in lanuary to protest against
the incompetent management of
the rock crusher near Cottage
Giove.
W. W. Jackson, Merchant; G.
YV. Sanderson, Supervisor o f
roads; YV. B. Hawley, M. L. Tomp
kins, Charles E. Miller, R. F.
Davis, F. Davis, C. R. Tompkins,
J . Hardy Crow, C. C. Davis, A.
A. Kelly.
PORTLAND BANK ROBBERY
ROOSEVELT OPENS APPLE FAIR
Portland, Dec. 7.— The East
Side bank, located at the corner of
East YVashington street and Grand
avenue, was held up and robbed
at ft o ’clock tonight by three un
masked men. It is understood
they secured about $16,500.
The president of the bank,
Henry II. Newhall, and son Roger
Newliall, were just closing the
day’s business when two men
armed with revolvers entered.
President Newhall and son were
ordered Afe hold up their hands,
and while thus under cover of the
robbers’ revolver, one man crawled
through the teller’s window and
passed out gold and currency and
silver to his confederates and then
crawled back into the foyer
through the window. The three
men made their escape before an
alarm could be sounded.
From the neatness of the job
done, and the expeditious way in
which the robbers made their
escape, the police surmise they
must have had other assistance or
had a cache somewhere in the
vicinity of the hank.
Spray & Co, buys veal, chick
ens, eggs, etc.
Spokane, Dec. 7.— Pandemon
ium broke loose at 10:30 this
morning, Spokane time, when
President Roosevelt pressed the
electric button at YVashington that
flashed the signal of the opeuiug
of the first great apple show in
this city. For five minutes all the
noise that could be made with
whistles, bells and human lungs
reigned over Spokane, it is pro
posed to make the great show an
annual festival.
President Louis W. Hill, of the
apple show, and who is also presi
dent of the Great Northern rail
road, delivered the principal ad
dress. fie dwelt upoti the interest
that was being taken in fruit farm
ing. Such fairs and exhibitions
stimulate the principles of culture
and the influence is far reaching,
he said.
Setting out 3 0 ,000 Trees.
L. B. Rounds of YVoodbum is
delivering to the farmers of Lane
county 30,000 fruit trees, which
will be planted this week. This is
only a small part of the nursery
stock being planted in this couuty
this year.
Townsite Plat Filed.
Appraisers Make Report.
Cooper & Randall filed a plat
for their new addition to Cottage
Grove in the county clerk’s office
Saturday. This has reference to
the new Cooley tract purchased by
Messrs Cooper & Randall recently
as announced in a late number of
the Leader.
S. Burcham, Elbridge YVheeler
aud A. D, Owen, appraisers in
the estate of the late Stepheu
Harris, report finding property
which they value at $4100.09,
which is located principally in
Silk Creek valley.
WheelerThompson Co.’s
BIG $10,000 STOCK
Men and Boys’ High Class
SUITS, OVER COATS,
CRAVENETTES
at
Slaughtered Prices
For Benefit of Creditors.
W . H. ABRAMS, Assignee.
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