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INDUSTRIES AMD RESOURCES.
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L o c a te d o n th e u p p e r W iU a m c llc U iv er
144 m ile s s o u th of P o r tla n d o n S o u th e rn I'a-
cific a n d O re g o n * S o u th E a s te r n R a ilro a d s .
P o p u la tio n ¿500; tw o Ita u k s . p u b lic a u d h ig h
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 s ; 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 a a ^ d n c .
( '• r e s t fo re s ts o f t i t u l a r tr i b u ta r y to Cottage
G ro v e ; fifteen s a w m ills t h r e e s h iu g l c mills,
w i t b iu a r a d iu s o f 15 m ile s. H e a d q u a r te r «
fo r B o h e m ia g o ld m in e s a n d B la c k Butte
, , q u ic k s ilv e r m in e s , v a lle y s a n d foot-hills
w e ll a d a p te d to f r u it g r o w in g , f a r m in g and
d a ir y in g . F o r i u f o r m a tio n r e g a r d in g this
g r e a t c o u n tr y s u b s c r ib e f o r th e
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THE SECOND r a p i AT
SOME INTERESTING FACTS AND FIGURES
SUICIDE WAS SUCCESSFUL
CONCERNING OUR NATIONAL
VO L. X X.
NO. 36
THE QUERY, WILL APPLE GROW
ING BE OVERDONE, ANSWERED
Jos. Loretz, Who Was Found Hanging from a Bridge More than a Million More Votes Cast than at the Previous Presidential Many Eastern Orchards Becoming Unproductive
Election— Republican, Democratic and Socialist Vote Shows Gain
and Was Cut Down Before Dead, Shot
Statistics Show Crop is Falling off An
All Other Parties Show a Loss in their Popular Vote.
nually while Demand Increases
Himself Fatally Next Day
Last F riday the Leader readers
were inform ed of the fact that a
m an had attem pted to h an g him
self from one of the tim bers of the
bridge on the river road near lunct-
ion City and was cut down by the
telephone m en. T he sheriff went
to the scene and put in good time
most of the afternoon and into the
nig ht with a party of men trying
to find him b u t without success.
It turns out that it was Joseph
Loretz, and th at the m orning after
the han g in g he appeared at his
brother H enry Loretz’s house and
on being charged with trying to
h ang himself he went off again.
T h a t was the last seen of him hv
anyone. On Saturday, however,
his dead body was found by his
brother in K dw ard’s stubble field,
just about a mile south of the
bridge where he attem pted to hang
himself and 100 yards back from
the road, with a bullet hole
through the center of his forehead.
He had evidently gone right down
the road after the talk with his
brother and shot himself with his
own revolver as it was found near
the body.
Coroner W. T. Gordon w as noti
fied and went to the place S atu r
day afternoon aud summ oned a
jury there iu the field. Several
witnesses were exam ined and the
jury returned the following ver
dict:
S tate o f Oregon, County of Lane, ss
We, the ju ry im paneled and
sworn by W . T. G ordan, Coroner
of Lane county, to inquire into
the cause of the death of Joseph
Loretz, then and there lying dead,
find th a t deceased is Joseph Lo
retz, aged thirty-tw o years, a n a
tive of Oregon and that he came
to his death December 17, 1908,
New York Dec. 15.—T h e total
from a gunshot wound self inflict
ed.
popular vote of the presidential
D ated December 19, 1908.
C l a r e n c e K o o n , J a m e s H a y e s , candidates at the last national
M J. 11 a r g e r , F. T . K i r k , If. election was made know n tod-.y in
II o r sel l , R a lph K o o n .
an official form by the filing of the
T he E ugene Register says: Lo last of the official vote, th at of
retz is well know n in Eugene and M ichigan. T he total shows the
has alw ays been regarded as being following votes cast:
peculiar ^n his m anners and m any T aft, re p u b lic a n ..............................7,637,676
d e m o c ra t............................ 6,393,182
tim es h as shown signs of insanity. ltryan,
Debs, s o c ia lis t................................ 318,471
To the telephone men who cut him C haim , p ro h ib itio n is t................. 241,252
llisg e n , in d ep en d en ce................
H3,186
down from the bridge he stated on W
atson, p opulist
13,871
being asked why he did it, that he (.ilh a tls, socialist-labor...............
15,421
was h a lf drunk though it is known
T o ta l for all c a n d id a te s........ 14,852,239
that he did not drink. His broth
GREAT GAINS OVER 1 9 0 8
ers H enry and George Loretz are
T his grand total exceeds by 1,-
respected farm ers but he and
George kept Bachelors hall. T he .341,5.31 the total num ber of votes
rem ains were brought to Eugene cast in the presidential election of
by Mr. Gordon.
1904, when the grand total was
1.3,510,708.
Compared with th at election, the
candidates of the republicans and
dem ocratic and socialist parties in
creased their vote this year. T he
reverse is true of the candidates of
the prohibition, populist and social
ist-labor parties. T he independ
ence party did not figure in the
presidential election four years
ago. T a ft’s plurality over Bryan
was 1,244,494 and his m ajority
over all rivals was 423,11.3.
The biggest difference in a party
vote is shown in the increase for
Bryan of 1,315,211 over the total
cast in 1904 for Alton B. Barker,
the dem ocratic candidate. T aft
received 14,190 votes more th an
JO H N D. SH A R P.
F o rm e r sh e riff of D avidson co u n ty ,
T enn., In w h ich co u n ty N ash v ille ts
s itu a te d . H e h a s been Indicted on th e
c h a rg e o f com plicity In th e sh o o tin g of
E d w a rd W . C a rm ack by H obln C ooper.
THE NEW W E N LAND RULING
ABOLISHES FORMER F U I NATE
According to advices received
by the land office at Rosehurg the
governm ent lias aliolished the $2.-
50 flat rate per acre heretofore in
force for the paym ent of timber
claim s.
T he ruling comes from Secre
tary Garfield who claim s the
words “ for the m inim um price of
$2.50 per a c re ” may m ean a higher
price but never a lower.
U nder new regulations th e per
son desiring to enter a tim ber
claim m ust cruise it and subm it
his own estim ate as to the value of
th e tim ber on the claim . These
filings give him preference iu the
right of the laud, h ut tlie govern
m ent has the rig h t to reestim ate
the tim ber within nine m onths.
Should the governm ents’ estim ate
lie considered too high another es
tim ate m ay lie m ade at the expense
of the applicant. If the govern
m ent should fail to m ake the esti
m ate w ithin the time specified the
estim ate of the applicant will lie
accepted.
*e is great satisfaction in know
ing that when you buy
GRO CERIES
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 Mein 84 J —Our own Delivery.
| were polled for President Roose | ceived only about 50 per cent of
“ W ill apple growing lie over
v e l t in 1904 and Debs ran 45,368 the vote given to Corrigan, which done?” is the question we hear re
I ahead of his predecessor on the was 31,249, in the previous presi peatedly since such a great acreage
socialist ticket.
dential race.
in Oregon and W ashington is lie-
MINOR PA R T IE S LOSE GROUND.
iug planted to this profitable fruit.
GAVE T A FT BIG VOTE.
T h e heaviest loss is shown by
T
New York (870,707), Pennsyl hose best posted iu the apple
vania (745,779), an d Illinois m arkets of the world are the ones
(629,932), gave T aft the greatest who are p lan tin g out the largest
num ber of votes am ong the states, apple orchards an d this alone
while as to Bryan the order was should lie a conclusive reply to
New York (667,468), O hio (502,- the alxive query. But when we
consider the fact th a t thousands of
721) an d Illinois (450,810.)
T he votes cast for T aft an d the once productive apple o rch ard s
Bryan were almost identical in of the New E n g lan d states an d
num ber iu two states, nam ely, the middle west are becom ing old
M aryland and N evada. In the an d unprofitable and th at the real
first m entioned T a ft received 111,- ideal apple area of the country is
25.3 and 111,117 and in the other com paratively small, there need lie
10,214 and 10,655 lespectively.
W HERE DEBS WAS STRONGEST.
Debs received his largest vote iu
Pennsylvania (39,913),
Illinois
39,711 ) an d New York (38,451 ).
Delaware gave him only 75 votes.
H isgen’s vote in New York, 35,-
G E O R G E B. A G N E W .
817, and in his own state, M ass
N ew Y ork .¡tale se n a to r, jo in t a u th o r achusetts. 19,237, together formed
o f th e law w h ich h a s sto p p ed race
tra c k b e ttin g in th e E m p ire Siute. A c nearly tw o-thirds of all the votes
co rd in g *•> re t u t re p o rt, lie will In tro received iu the whole country.
In
d u ce a l i i a l o ption Dili a t th e com ing
six states not a single vote was
session i f '
\Y w York leg islatu re.
cast for H isgen. Nine states reg
the populist party, w hich w ith the istered not a single vote for the
sam e candidates registered 83,312 • prohibition candidate. T he soci-
voles less this year th an in 1904.
j alist-lahor
candidate
received
T he prohibition candidate, Chafin,
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votes
in
only
1.3
states
and
in only
ran 17,284 vote* behind the 1904
m ark or his party and G ilhaus, ■ 19 states were votes cast for W at
the socialist-labor candidate, re- son, of the populist party:
POULTRY SHOW BOUGHT A LANE DRAIN’S BIG
OPEN I I EUGENE COUNTY RANCH LOG ROLLING
Ja c k Rodman has sold for Alf
Eugene, Dec. 22.—T h e second
W alker, Geo. II. Smith and C. A.
annual show of the Lane County
H ardy, 700 acres of stum p and
Poultry association is being held
. pasture laud on the McKenzie
in the new Cherry block on W il
river opposite W alterville to J. W.
lam ette street, the exhibition h av
Bailey, state food an d dairy com
ing begun M onday, b u t all the
missioner, for $ 7 0 0 0 . Mr. Bailey
coops will not be placed till t'oday
i says th is is one of the best tracts
wheu the formal opening will be
I of grass land he has seen in the
held. T his show promises to be
the liest ever held in the county. j state and he will proceed to fence
A large num ber of fanciers are in ! it and stock it with some of the
the city with their fowls and best stock obtainable. It was a
others will come tonight. There
are a large num ber of prizes, in
cluding sofflife handsom e silver
cups, valued at from $12.50 to
$20.00. Besides these there are a
num ber of premiums of a different
n atu re given by several Eugene
m erchants, and there are some
cash prizes.
H arry H . Collier, of Tacom a,
will act as judge and he will begin
his work of m aking th e aw ards
today. H e is said to be.one of
the liest poultry judges on* the
coast.
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COTTAGE GROVE EXHIBITORS
Among the local poultry fanciers
who have exhibits at the Lane
County Poultry show at Eugene
this w e e k
are:
Mrs. Mary
W alker. Rhode Island Reds; H.
K. Metcalf, Eaveroles aud Buff
O rpingtons; I). T. Awbrey, W hite
Minorca«; N. If. M artin, W hite
I.atigshans: F. If. Rosenberg, Buff
Cochins: I). J . DuBruille, B uck
eyes: W . C. Conner, Golden Laced
W yandottes and Black I.atigshans:
|C . I). Van Valen, Dorena, Buff
O rpingtons.
It is a painful subject to joke
| about, hut it seems to us th at at
| the rate people are “ disposing” of
! their appendixes, there will be
I none left even for seed after awhile.
It is becoming quite a fad to “ sell’’
' the appendix to the m edical frater-
j nity, says Editor S hutt of Drain
who has just m ade a sale.
FRANK
M O R R ISO N .
T h e s e c re ta ry o f th e A m erican F e d
e ra tio n o f L ab o r is a p rin te r (i.v tra d e
iii'd a la w y e r by iilu e a tln n . l i e lias
been him n a ry o f th e fe d e ra tio n Hi nee
1.SP7. H e ii a l o d e fe in la n t w ith I’reni-
d e n t I !om priH in llie im y cn lt e a s e be
fo re th e su p rem e c o u rt.
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lucky purchase for Mr. Bailey as
it is more than probable that much
of the land can be planted to o r
ch ard an d will become very v alu
able, indeed.— Register.
Viewing Private Road.
C ounty Surveyor C M . Collier
an d Road Viewers Jennings and
M cPherson are home from W alker
station near w hich {dace they laid
o u t a road of easem ent through
p riv ate property for the accom m o
dation of those who have no pub
lic ro ad .— Register.
The greatest fraternal event seen
in the town was the big Woodmen
rally M onday night, when 44 new
members were taken in to the local
cam p.
Besides these 44, six other c a n
didates have been balloted upon
who could not be present at this
meeting, hut will he initiated at
the next meeting on Dec. 28.
All of this arm y of new “ chop-
Iiers” are healthy, vigorous young
men who will prove a valuable ac
quisition to the cam p.
T he Cottage ('»rove uniform d e
gree team —the crack team of
Southern Oregon— was present and
conducted the initiation work and
the m agnificent m anner in which
they performed was a great treat to
all present. Visiting
mem bers
from :ill of the neighboring cam ps
were present.
State O rganizer Frank B. Tiche-
nor of Portland was present, hut
unfortunately he was not feeling
well and therefore was unable to
give the hoys the talk on W ood
craft that he had intended to m ake.
He highly com plimented the Drain
cam p for its active interest in the
order and said th at considering the
size of the town and small pojmla-
tion surrounding it, this is the
strongest cam p iu the state, with
its 160 members.
After the “ goat-riding” e x e r
cises were over, the large crowd of
200 or more enjoyed one of the
finest banquets ever spread iu the
town. T he visiting inemliers from
other cam ps said they never saw
an y thing to equal it, and were
loud iu their praise ot the ex cel
lent treatm ent accorded them .—
Drain Nonpareil.
T he frosty weather of the past
week gave way to the Oregon
mist Monday and all O regonians
rejoiced. Give us the warm rain s
in preference to snow or frost,
every tim e.
P R O F E 3 S O R P A U L E H P .L IC H .
T ile Nobel p rize fo r m edicine w ill be
d iv id ed , It w a s an n o u n c e d unofficially,
b etw e e n P ro fe s so r P au l E h rlic h o t
B e rlin a n d P ro fe s so r F ile M etch n lk o ff
o f P a rts. P ro fe s so r E h rlich h a s w on
w o rld w id e fa m e by bln re s e a rc h e s in
b acterio lo g y
uo apprehension regarding the
overproduction of apples, and the
sam e is true of choice w inter pears
and Italian prunes.
Regarding the production of
apples the following will be read
with much interest by L ane coun
ty orchardists:
T o show the decreases in the
production of apples in the union
in the last twelve years, these sta
tistics, compiled by the federal de
partm ent of agriculture, are quot
ed:
Growers produced 1)0,540,000
barrels in 1895 an d 69,070,000
barrels in 1896, the banner year in
the history of the country. T here
was a decrease of nearly 28,000,-
000 barrels, or more than the en
tire crop of 1897, when th e yield
am ounted to 41,536,000. A nother
decrease followed iu 1898, the
yield being placed at 28,570,000
barrels, but in 1899 and 1900 there
were su b stan tial increases, placed
at 37,560,000 and 47,960,000 b a r
rels respectively. T here w as a
drop of 20,890,000 barrels in 1901,
while in 1902 there was an in
crease of 20,653,000 barrels, the
crop lieing estim ated at 47,625,000
barrels.
Forty-two m illion barrels of
fruit produced iu 190.3 and iu 1904
the yield was .300,000 barrels
greater. T hen iu 1905 it dropped
to 23,51)0,000 barrels, and in 1906
it increased to .36,130,000 barrels.
The crop of 1907 fell off to 25,-
000,000 barrels, which is the esti
m ated yield for 1908. T he total
yield for
the thirteen years
am ounts to 559,761,000 barrels or
1,679,283,000 bushels.
RAILROAD WORK SEVERELY COLO
BEGINS AT DRAIN IN THE ROCKIES
Prof. G uy R ichards, principal of
the S cottsburg school, sends us the
following im portant item:
A crew of men is now engaged
iii clearing the S. P. rig h t of way
n ear Scottsburg. W ork began on
Dec. lOlh an d is being rapidly
pushed tow ard Drain. T here is
great excitem ent iu Scottsburg
over the resum ption of railroad
wor'-c, and the indications are th at
g rad in g will begin as soon as
sufficient d istance is cleared for
such Work.” — Drain N onpareil.
A news item in the Denver Post
is to the effect th a t antelope in
droves as large as 2000 are driven
down, one hunch of th a t num ber
apjiearing near Brush, Colorado,
ill a starving condition. T he state
gam e warden has sent deputies
out to buy h ay for them and to
feed them. Stock iu th at country
is iu the same condition.
T he stores will rem ain open till
nine o ’clock each evening from
now until after Christm as.
Xmas Greeting
Men’s Fine Suits and Over
coats
Ladies’ Furs and Shoes
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A T C O ST
W. H. ABRAM S, Assignee.