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C O T T A G E G R O V E . OREGON
L o c a te d o n t h e u p p e r W illa m e tte R iv e r
144 m ile s s o u th o f P o r tla n d o n S o u th e rn P a ­
cific a n d O re g o n tk S o u th P a s te r n R a ilr o a d s .
P o p u la tio n ¿300; tw o h a n k s , p u b lic a n d h ig h
s c h o o ls , five c h u rc h e s , w a te r, lig h t a n d s e w ­
e r s y s te m s ; c r e a m e r y ; flo u r m ill; tw o b r ic k
y a r d s ; s a w m ills , w o o d w o r k f a c to ry , m a tc h
f a c to ry : s te a m la u n d r y a n d t h ie e L
1 e a d e r.
INDUSTRIES AND RESOURCES.
G r e a t fo re s ts o f t ir a W r t r i b u t a r y to C o tta g e
G ro v e ; fifte e n »aw m ills : t h r e e s h in g l e nullife
w i th in u r a d iu s o f 15 m ile s . H e a d q u a r te r *
I H u l U
f o r ‘ H o h e m ia g o ld m in e s a n d M a rk H
ttf f
q u ic k s ilv e r m in e s ; v a lle y s a n d foot-
w e ll a d a p te d to f ru it g r o w in g , f a r m in g
d a ir y in g . F o r i n f o r m a tio n r e g a r d iiig t tt h á l
g r e a t c o u n tr y s u b s c r ib e fo r t h e L aaaW .
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PU B L ISH E D S E M I-W E E K L Y
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C O TTA G E GROVE, OREGON, FR ID AY, JA N U A R Y i, 1909.
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DEATH'S IMMENSE HARVEST
IN EAR AWAY SUNNY ITALY
Dead May Reach the Appalling Total of 200,000
Fire Completes Devastation of Earthquake
King and Queen Visit Horrible Scene.
Rome, Dec. 30.—The im m ensity of th e d isaster in
Southern Italy and Sicily can be m easured only by the
fact th a t it is now estim ated th a t 110,000 persons per­
ished in M essina and Reggio alone. A score of oth er
to w n s have been d ev astated and th o u san d s of victim s in
these placed m ust be added to th e roll. In the face of these
aw ful to ta ls all Italy s ta n d s appalled. Nor has the full
death list yet been reported.
Killed. 100,000, to 200,000.
Injured, 300,000 to 500,000.
Homeless, estim ated a t 1,000,000.
Cities over 10,000 po p u latio n destroyed, 15.
Sm aller to w n s destroyed, estim ated , 50.
W arships sunk (to rp ed o -b o a ts), 12.
Ships sunk by tid al w ave, 000.
M any American to u rists am ong the dead.
F o rm atio n o f s tra its of M essina changed.
H istoric Scylla and C harybdis destroyer!.
E tna and Strom boli, volcanoes, in eruption.
Second and th ird shocks felt in Sicily.
Cable to Aeolian Isles cut; d isaster feared.
the splendid work accom plished by
the Italian, Russian and E nglish
bluejackets, who saved m any
persons who otherwise would have
perished. T h e Queen spent the
day in the w ards of the improvised
hospitals, visiting the wounded,
m any of whom have lost all that
w as dear to them . H er m ajesty
did her best to cheer them with
w ords of consolation, often b rea k ­
ing into sobs as she listened to
MERE HANDFUL SURVIVES
their dreadful tales of sufleriug.
T elegraphic com m unication has
T h e K ing left for Reggio tonight.
been established with Messina, the
CATANIA PEOPLE UNNERVED
app aratu s having been set u p in a
C atania, th e largest city nearest
railw ay station. Messages th a t
have come over the line, though the scene of the disaster, is
they have been m eagre in detail, crow ded with refugeee, and the
show th a t hope is gone. N othing continuous stream of fugitives
rem ains of the city but a m ass of com ing in, the s i g h t of the
ruins th a t have been swept by fire. w ounded an d the repetition of real
A mere handful of survivors is be­ or im aginary earthquakes have so
ing eared for by the rescuing alarm ed the population th a t they
becom ing
uncontrollable.
forces, but their distress is great a r e
and it has been increased by the T here is no longer any place
recent icy wind th a t followed the where the refugees m ay find shel­
deluge of rain. D estitution I s ap­ ter. C ardinal F rancisca N ava di
palling. T here is little food and Bontife, A rchbishop of C atan ia,
has em ployed all the money in his
less water.
possession to provide bread for the
LOSS 10 0 ,0 0 0 IN TWO CITIES
refugees, b u t the people of C atania
Of M essina’s 90,000 population,
also are in great need, as the or­
it is believed th a t fully 70,000
dinary business pursuits have been
perished. F'ortv thousand people
entirely interrupted.
died in Reggio.
K ing V ictor E m m anuel and
Q ueen H elena were in Messina to­
Notice to Farmers.
day. T he K ing explored th e ruins
regardless of the danger to w hich
W anted, one to five cars bright
he exposed him self. He was often grain hay, also tim othy. Give
moved to tears at the heartrending p ric e , grade and when shipm ent
scenes he cam e upon at every tu rn . c a n b e m ade. A ddress F. G. B a n ­
T he K ing was loud in his praise of c r o f t , Medford, Oregon.
Shiploads of fugitives have a r ­
rived at N aples and other ports
and the vast m ajority of these are
sorely injured. O ther thousands
rem ain near the ruins of their
home or w ander half starved, half
naked over the land. T he forces
th at on Monday overwhelmed the
cities also destroyed the m eans of
sustenance.
Royal
Intermtdiat*
School Items
O rville Clytou spent X m as at
his home.
H am ilton F ox spent X m as at
the Divide.
Elder T ab o r is doing some work
at the school home.
Mr. A. I). Owens is em ploying
Mr. Hopper at present.
We are glad to know th a t the
sick are getting better.
Mr. Owens and Mr. W heeler
visited the school M onday.
We had a very enjoyable time at
the school home C hristm as eve.
Miss W innie Dresser of L ynx
Hollow spent X m as at A. D.
Owens.
Mr. L. G . P aap and Mr. Clyde
Babcock spent X m as at Silk
Creek.
Mr. an d Mrs. Morris, dau g h ter
and grandson were visiting on
Silk Creek last week.
T he people of the school hom e
have resolved not to do any more
lau n d ry work this year, 1908.
W e were glad to see a clean
school house M onday morning.
T he windows as well as the stoves
took a shine.
T h e date for the recital has been
set Feb. 3, 1909. We are co n tin u ­
ing the practice so as to be ready
for the event.
CONSTERNATION AMONG
ORCHARD PLANTERS
T he all absorbing local topic
“ county division” h ad to give
way tem porarily a few days this
week to an equally anim ated dis­
cussion when over 1600 fruit trees
Were shipped into th is city and de­
livered to orchard planters, from
Missouri aud W ashington state
nurseries aud it was discovered
th a t they were covered w ith scale
aud were not tru e to nam e. It has
been a sore and costly experience
to the orchardists, as most of this
cheap, foreign stock is being con­
dem ned au d destroyed, the same
as a lot of sim ilar fru it trees were
at G rants Pass last week. T he
local agent w as no doubt acting in
good faith and with th e innocent
purchasers, has been imposed
upon, b u t just how they are going
to get their m oney refunded for the
trees and freight, is the sticker.
Strange to relate, these condemned
trees bear the usual inspector
label au d th a t there is some “ dirty
w ork” somewhere is quite evident.
It is to be hoped th at the unscrup­
ulous nurserym en responsible for
this imposition can be reached and
m ade to suffer for th is contem ptible
fraud which they have attem pted
to impose upon L ane county or­
chardists. A searching investiga­
tion is beiug m ade and planters,
will soon learn who the responsible
an d irresponsible nurserym en are.
NOBODY KNOWS WHY—
A man Invariably look» «ejf consctou*
when the good qualities of bis off­
spring are being fftocuRs<4J ajxJ heM op
for adm iration R ndM iproV il and locks
reproachfully a t f w m other of th e
sam e when the sam e gets vlcldhs.
here is great satisfaction in know­
ing that when you buy
G RO C ERIES
IN SHOES
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PEA RCE BROTHERS.
Phone Main 643—Oar own Delivery.
Admit We May Get New
Count by Initiative
Vote in 1910
Roseburg, O r., I>ec. 30.—T he
portion of D ouglas county which
would become a part of a new
county division in case the Cottage
G rove agitators should be success­
ful, will not be given up by the in ­
terests w hich center about Rose­
b u rg w ithout a fight N everthe­
less some residents of this city feel
th a t some sort of a division is in ­
evitable a t a future time and that
in case the Cottage Grove people
should carry the movement to the
people that’ they will lie successful.
In the past Douglas county has
alw ays fought h ard to keep every
acre of lan d possible w ithin her
boundaries. W hen Lane county
influences have sought to place all
of the Bohemia m ining district in ­
side of th a t county, Douglas coun­
ty legislators have fought the
m ovem ent with all their m ight.
A ud th eir strength has usually
proven sufficient.
Some of the people here reason
th a t there is little or no sense in
A Happy New Year.
A Happy New Year to our friends
And eke a prosperous year.
W elre th in k in g of you as we write
And w ishing you were all here.
F or if rig h t here w ith us just now
W here we could clasp your hand,
You’d feel we’ve tried to serve you well,
And then you’d understand.
A year of busy days and nights
Is made to seem worth while
If when old New Year comes around
You get a happy smile.
To h old your friendship is our aim
For profit and for weal;
W ith hearty thanks for favors past,
We now affix our seal.
T h e L k a d f . r .
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$ny re-division at the present time.
T hey th in k th a t the m ovem ent is
headed by Cottage G rove men,
w ho w ant to aggrandize th eir city
at the expense of other portions of
th e section.
One m an said: “ T hey merely
w ant the salaries an d the new
court house. They d o n ’t "care
Anything about the welfare of the
àew couuty. It sim ply ad d s to
the expense— two officers where
there w as o n e.”
D ouglas county will probably lie
qut of debt in less th an a year.
U nder the regime of County Ju d g e
ty o n n aco tt the $80,000 of the
Douglas county debt h as dw indled
to approxim ately $35,000. T h ere­
fore, the conclusion is draw n that
^ ith the n ex t ta x levy little of
t^ a t sum will rem ain.
Lane county is also understood
t4 be debt free and with both the
present counties w ithout an y great
burdens, the difficulties of an
equitable apportionm ent will not
ejrist in case of a d ivision.
ROBBERS GET
(TWELVE YEARS
You are getting New, Fresh Stock
of the best standard brands.
W e can fit any foot and give you
Style, comfort and durability.
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FIGHT PROPOSED
COUNTY DIVISION
A dim ple In her chin Is w orth more
to a girl than a w bols term of d o ­
m estic science.
A m arried man alw ays «ays to U s
wife “W h at Is th at7” no matter w fiit
the kind, quality, origin or nators of
the thing rausing the Inquiry, no mat­
te r how obvious or Dow mysterious Its
reason or purpose. M any thodghtieas
m arried women give flippant
—see Sooth D akota.
If you w ant a good paying little
business inquire a t the Bazaar.
Portland, Dec. 29. —Ja ck H ayes,
alias W alton, today pleaded guilty
to the charge of holding up the O.
R. & N. passenger train December
17th, and was sentenced by Ju d g e
G antenbein. H ayes, as the rin g ­
leader, w as sentenced to 12 years
in the penitentiary W illiam Burke,
whose confession im plicated H ayes
w as sentenced to serve four years.
T he th ird man concerned in the
hold-up, know n as “ the Sw ede,”
is still at large but it is believed he
will soon be apprehended.
Spray & Co, for
Leslie salt.
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Saginaw Items.
T h e Masque ball h ere X m as
nig h t was all O. K.
Oleson Brothers are papering
some houses for thg U K Co.
Ernest M athews Qf. Goshen was
visiting in our burg M onday and
Tuesday.
O. H. T ap liu , after visiting
a few days with his family h as re ­
turned to Bohemia.
Mr. an d Mrs. Audrevv Miller
an d son Freddie spent X m as weelt
here w ith relatives. .
W ill Heffliug fell off a house
T uesday aud the result was a b ad ­
ly sprained ankle. Say W illie
you m ust have been rubbering.
Messrs Kelly au d Bailey accom ­
panied by Miss Case aud Miss
Myers m ade a flying' trip to E u ­
gene T uesday going down on No.
15 and retu rn in g on the Cottage
Grove local. Better get your tin
cans ready boys, it looks as though
there would be som ething doing.
N ineteen hundred and nine will
soon be here an d we hope, before
the close of th a t year to see the
talked of county division a reality.
T he Register m an talk s about a
Shoestring county and the thou.-,
and9of dollars th at E ugene spends
annually to advertise Lane couuty.
Now it seems to me as though Mr.
Register m an " h as got the ca rt be­
fore the horse. If he had said the
thousands of dollars th a t Lane
county spends to support Eugene,
it would come nearer the tru th . *
HALF OF 1HE SOUTH
IS NOW PROHIBITION
W ashington, Dec. 30.— A wave
of prohibition h as swept with such
rem arkable effect over the South
th a t the uew year opens upon a
vast stretch of territory absolutely
bereft of liquor w hile the area
where
auti-prohibitiouists have
trium phed m arks th e battleground
for im pending fights on the ques­
tion.
More than h alf the so u th 's terri­
tory is “ d ry ” absolutely au d in
the rem aining area th e sale of in
toxicants is restricted.
State-wide prohibition law s be;
come effective on Ja n u a ry ’l iii
N orth C arolina, A labam a aud
M ississippi. Prohibition advocates
in Louisiana have suspended *heir
fight to test the uew G ay-Shattuck
law for the regulation of the liquor
traffic.
Tennessee is the chief center of
interest am ong the other states
where state-w ide prohibition fights
are in progress. T h e prohibition­
ists say th a t a state-w ide bill will
pass the legislature which they e x ­
pect to organize an d control.
K entucky, the second largest dis­
tilling state in the Union, with 119
counties, has but four in which
the sale of liquor is not prohibited.
V irginia presents a strin g of
victories for anti-saloon elements,
as prohibition now exists in 80 of
the sta te ’s 101 counties.
In T ex as where more th an half
the counties have accepted prohi­
bition, the voters soon will i>e
called upon to vote a constitutional
am endm ent for prohibition.
In A rkansas tw o-thirds of its
area, or 75 counties, are dry, and
the question of state-w ide prohibi­
tion will be presented to the voters
for decision. T his will m ake
lynchings less in the South.
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FINCH FOUND GUILTY OF
MURDER ID FIRST DEGREE
Jury Was Out But Thirty Minutes— Finch Will Car­
ry His Case to the Higher Courts He De­
clares— Will Be Sentenced Saturday.
P o rtlan d , Or., Dec. 30.—Jam es A. Finch, the slayer of
A ttorney Ralpli R. Fisher, w as th is afternoon found
guilty of m urder in tlie first degree. Tlie ju ry w as o u t
30 minutes.
Circuit Judge F. C. B rqnaugh—I think the mail had a
fair and im p artial trial. The ju ry w as exceptionally
good^cDmposed th ro u g h o u t of conscientious men, and I
kjjow they gave;: the whole m a tte r their careful a tte n tio n
and.con^i.cjenwtion. and did th eir full d u ty as they saw it
ailtl .w ith a full realization th a t the d u ty w as it serious
one.
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District.. A ttorney C am eron—The ju ry did its d u ty
and did it hilly, and I believe this conviction will tend to
make life more secure in the com m unity th a n it has
seemed, to lie in the p a st year o r so. I feel th a t Finch
should speedily pay the full jienalty of his crime.
C. F. Lord, Chief Counsel for Finch—I believe Finch
sh o t in the defense of his ow n life and th a t he will never
go to the gallow s.
Jam es A. Finch, the convicted m urderer—I ’ll fight
this case rig h t on up to the United S tates Supreme C ourt.
They’ll not railro ad my soul to hell.
Portland, Dec. 30.—Jam es A.
Finch, "slayer of Ralph B. Fisher,
late prosecutor for the state bar as­
sociation wits convicted of m urder
in the .first degree at 3:26 'o ’clock
this afternoon after 28 m inutes of
deliberation by the jury, only one
ballot being taken.
Finch was visibly affected when
the verdict was read, b u t soon re­
covered liis equanim ity. Ju d g e
Urouaugh, announced th a t he
would pass sentence Saturday
m orning at 9 o ’clock an d after the
custom ary motions- had been m ade
by the defense, Finch was led to
the steel cage in the jail reserved
for prisoners convicted of m urder
in the first (Jegree.
Finch, from his sell declared later
in the day that he proposed to
fight his ^conviction clear to the
United States suprem e court and
though they may finally h an g him
they will not be able to for two
years to come.
W hen court
opened today,
Deputy District Attorney, J. J .
Fitzgerald, began his closing argu-
m e n tfo rth e prosecution. H is ad­
dress was a little over an hour in
length. H e sum m arized the case,
from the standpoint of the state
and then turned upon the law yers
for the defense, who yesterday
bitterly arraigned the attorneys foT
the state, an d denounced F in ch ’s
counsel in vitrolic language.
Ju d g e Brouaugh delivered his
charge upon reconvening of court
at 2 o ’clock. He required, 'little
lews th a n an hour foe its. delivery,,
h anding the case over tv the jury
at 2 .5 8 o ’clock.
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T he crim e fo r. which Fh;_li
stands convicted w as as wanton
and atrocious as h as ever been
com mitted here. Finch, recently
disbarred by the state supreme
court for a jieriod of a year on
com plaint of the b ar association
held the idèa th at Prosecutor
Fisher was inspired by vindictive
motives. F inch went to the prose­
cu to r’s office on November 28, and
w ithout w arning shot him from the
EUES ON NEW THE GOVERNOR’S
MINING CLAIM PROCLAMATION
H. H. Veatch of C ottage Grove,
has filed his location on the m in ­
ing claim which he calls “ T he
Roosevelt” in the Bohemia m ining
district.
G overnor Cham berlain has is­
sued a proclam ation appealing for
aid for the Italy ea rthquake re­
fugees. Rem ittences should be
sent to Col. D. M. Dunne, Port­
land, Oregon.
Clothing Sale
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AS T H E O LD YEAR D I E S -
Pay off all your old grudges. Never
inlnd abont you debts. T h ere, Is ho
doubt w hatever th a t a good law yer
will lie able to rolleet them fftr your
creditors, but you will have to attend
to yoor grudges yourself.
Put your Indigestion Into the bands
of an expert physician. How can you
expert to hold to the resolutions th at
yon trre goln? to thtilfe and entertain
chronic Indigestion tw enty-four bourn
a day too?
Men’s Fine Suits and Over-
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lies’ Furs and Shoes
C O ST
Explain to your wife th g t.y o u mean
fo be more saving and carefnL during
the coming year and" yon fee I ante
th at she loves yon eno„gh to help yon
retrench- She w ill thus be encour­
aged to sta rt saving b y baying you e
twenty-five cent necktie for e C h rist­
mas present.
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;' T h e ground floor joists for . t h j
new Veatch b u ilding are alt down
and brick laying wjll commence
on the walls at once,
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H. ABRAMS, Assignee.
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