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About Cottage Grove leader. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1905-1915 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1909)
m A £tú&tx ft&g* If y o u L ik « T H E LEADER B o o s t fo r It- I f r\«t* S e n d y o u r C r itic is m to t h i s P s p « r . — W W "' V ~ T | U « H tM ln I TM E LEADEN I TlUa la W hai B r in « Du a Ina aa giv m I I t h a Ha p a r L i l a I PU B LISH E D S E M I -W E E K L Y S B S t t W i r a f / * " " ROSEBURG AGIN’ THE STATE'S Drain and Yoncolic Also Oppose Oregon’s Development. County Seats Always Selfish ly Oppose County Division Regardless of Immensity of the Territory Involved. T h e Roseburg Review of T ues day evening had the following to say about D rain’s “ resolving” not to be included in the proposed new county, in w hich they are not in cluded, nor w anted: “ A m ass m eeting was held at D rain Mon day evening to discuss the proposed county division and the following resolutions were adopted; RESOLUTIONS OPPOSE DIVISION. W hereas, there is a m ovem ent oh foot, originated by the citizens of C ottage Grove, to organize a new county out of the southern p art of Lane county and th e north ern part of Douglas county; Resolved, By th e citizens of D rain, in m ass m eeting assembled, th a t we are unalterably opposed to the said m ovem ent and will do all iu our power to defeat it. U nanim ously adopted. YONCALI.A AI.SO OPPOSES ACTION. A t Y oucalla a sim ilar m ass ym eeting was held on M onday even ing and they also adopted resolu tions opposing any division of D ouglas county. A t the D rain m eeting several letters from prom i nent citizens of F.lkton, S cottsburg an d G ardiner were read, and they, likewise, were unanim ously op posed to county division, as pro posed by the Cottage G rove people. W hile a portion of the residents of the northern part of this county, especially in the dow u-the-nver districts, would be glad to have a county of their own, they realize th a t they still have too few people an d too sm all a volum e of tax ab le property to bear the necessary e x pense of carrying on a county gov ernm ent. T hen as to going to the county seat to tran sa ct their neces sary business they m uch prefer com ing to Roseburg rath er than going to Cottage Grove. T he Iilkton, Kellogg an d Scottsburg people can come by team direct to Roseburg, if they so desire, w here as it would be alm ost impossible for them to reach C ottage Grove except by train from D rain or O a k land. --------------- -- 1908 NESMITH, NOT BOHEMIA. Cottage G rove gentlem en a n nounce th a t they have not given the nam e Bohemia to their pro posed new county, as heretofore published. Instead they have se lected th e nam e “ N esm ith ,” in honor of a pioneer U. S. Senator from this state. T hey believe the nam e “ Bohem ia” would carry a w rong impression to those not ac quainted with the local conditions. ’ SOME LOCAL OBJECTIONS. As heretofore indicated, it is more than probable th a t nearly all those people living south of the Calapooia m ountains, except in a sm all portion of the Bohemia m in ing district, will strenuously ob ject to being placed in the pro posed new county. T hose settlers along the N orth Umpqua river would be very seriously inconveni enced. T hey could hardly reach C ottage G rove w ithout com ing via Roseburg. As to th a t part of the Bohemia district now lying w ithin Douglas county, it is not probable th a t any serious objection will lie m ade to its being added to the pro posed new county, as the m atter of building a road in there from this side of the m ountain range has been found to lie too expensive to be undertaken with the business there no g reater th an it is at pres ent. All of north D ouglas is now on record as being ag ain st the creation of the proposed new county, with boundaries as herein stated, and it is certain th a t the rem ainder of the county will su p port them iu th eir objections to be ing cut off an d placed in a new county where they do not w aut to g o .” DOUGLAS COUNTY PROPERTY LOSS N attie M artin and F ra n k Jo rd an went to Roseburg W ednesday at the request of the Commercial Club to ascertain the am ount of tax ab le property an d population of th a t p art of D ouglas county in cluded in the proposed new county. They received very courteous tre a t m ent at th e h an d s of the Douglas county officials and found $1,485,- 569 ta x ab le property and a popu lation of ab o u t 800 or 900 in the D ouglas territory included in the new proposed county of “ Nes m ith .” A sim ilar com mittee sent to E ngene to ascertain the sam e facts have not as yet m ade a re port. Mass Meeting at Creswell. A large delegation of Cottage G rove citizens w ent to Creswell T hursday afternoon to meet and discuss the new county project with the Creswell people. T hey report a very cordial greeting and encouraging expressions from our Creswell neighbors. 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 —Our awn Delivery. COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON, F R I D A Y , J A N U A R Y 8, 1909. NEW COUNTY BITE DRAFTED over $500 being subscribed in less th an five m inutes iu voluutary $10 to $50 contributions. T his looks very encouraging for the new county project an d completely re futes -the statem ent of the Ruse- b u rg an d Eugene papers th at north D ouglas citizens are opposed to the uew county proposition. As the project becomes understood by Lorane, Creswell an d north Doug las, th eir people fall in line im m e diately, m any of whom having formerly signed a rem onstrance h aving already withdrew their REPORT WAS ADOPTED nam es from it an d had them placed on the petitions for county divis ion. “ N esm ith co u n ty ” is a sure Leona, Anlauf, Comstock, Lorane and w inner, if n ot now, in 1910. P aste th is in your bat. Boundary Lines Mapped Out and Drafted Coast Fork Citizens Maka Enthu Facts About the New County. siastic Speechsa for Nssmith A few facts and figures of the proposed new county of Nesm ith. T otal area 1956 square miles. T otal assessed valuation $4,915,- 933. T otal population 7964. T o tal num ber of school children 2810. T o tal num ber of school districts 42. Assessed valuation per capita $617:26. $3,430,364 of th is valuation is from the south portion of Lane county included w ithin the bound aries of the new county. $1,485,569 is from the northern portion of D ouglas county includ ed w ithin the present boundaries of the proposed new county. T h e present county and state levy is 12 m ills giving the pro posed new county at the same rate, a revenue of $58,991 20, 7.30 m ills of th is am ount is coun ty ta x or $36,033.78 for the pro posed new county. Cost of county officers, fixed salaries: A large and enthusiastic crowd of representative citizens from north D ouglas county, including Leona, A nlauf and Com stock, and also from the Coast Fork an d Lo- raue valleys, assem bled w ith the citizens of Cottage G rove iu the Com m ercial Club rooms in this city T uesday evening to listen to the reading of the bill providing for a new county w hich w as d ra ft ed and presented by th e Com mer cial Club com mittee, H on. R. M. V eatch, G. L. Rees, C. H . B urk holder, J. F. Spray an d C. E. Stew art, assisted by A ttorneys J. S. Medley and J. C. Johnson, and w hich will be presented for p as sage ill the Oregon legislature, which convenes n ex t M onday at Salem. T his bill fixes the bound ary lines for the new county, pro vides for county organization, fixes salary of officers at from $100 to $1200 per year, in fact, was drafted from the new H ood river county bill, w hich uew coqnty or- ganM ation is ru n n in g along so econom ically and sm oothly and there is no reason why our new county, if secured, will not suc ceed equally as well. As stated in the last issue of the Leader the boundary liues of the new county begin at a point on the D ouglas an d Lane county line about 30 m iles from the coast and ru n s east about one mile north of Creswell to a point in the Cloverdale v icin ity, thence in a southeasterly d i rection along the sum m it of the m iddle fork watershed, leaving the m iddle fork valley all in Lane county, the new line intersecting the old county line on the east at the lower end of W aldo Lake, thence south following the present county boundary line to th e head w aters of th e north U m pqua river, thence west down the north Ump q ua river in D ouglas couuty to the W illam ette M eridian, thence north west nearly following the present boundary line to *a point northeast of Drain, thence west following a section line between D rain and Leona, b u t nearer the la tte r place leaving D rain in D ouglas county, thence to a point northeaet of Scottsburg, thence north to the place of beginning. T h is leaves E lkton, S cottsburg an d G ardiner and the lower U m pqua country all in D ouglas county an d only in cludes the Bohemia m in ts and Pass creek country from Leona north, an d the headw aters of Sm ith river in the new county. T h e nam e recom m ended for the new county w as Nesm ith, an d the entire bill an d boundary lines as proposed by the com m ittee, were unanim ously adopted am id m uch enthusiastic tum ult. Speech m ak in g followed, am ong the speakers being the following prom inent citizens from north Douglas and other outside points: F ran k A nlauf of A nlauf; C. M. I tenderer, Leona; Roy Griggs, Com stock; Mr. Allen, A nlauf; W . W . Jackson, Lorane; W m . Moore, Lorane; Levi Geer, Lon don, aH of whom spoke en thusiastically in behalf of the pro posed uew county an d pledged th eir h earty support in b ringing about the passage of the bill pro viding for the form ation of the new county, an d proved their sincerity by subscribing liberally to the fund to be used in pushing the bill th ro u g h the le g isla tu re Clerk per annum...............................$1200 Sheriff, per annum.:......................... 1200 T it u u m . »»»■ ia . ■ ISO County Judge, per annum............... 600 Assessor, per annum ......... ............... 900 School Superintendent..................... 400 Total fixed salaries....................... $4400 Tw o county com missioners $3 per day each for actu al tim e served. Coroner’s salary paid by fee. T he salaries of th e above county officers are practically a duplicate of the Hood river county officers. T h e probable cost of officers salaries per year including com missioner and coroner will not ex i ceed $5500. T h is am ount deducted from $36,033.78 leaves a b alan ce of $30,533.78 for public service. DIVORCE GRANTED MRS. WALKER. VOL. XX. NO. 30 CITY COUNCIE G. B. Pitcher’ salary........... ......... 61 00 Brown Lumber Co., balance....... 51 Jas. Whitfield, salary................... 40 00 W. C. Bowen, tax rebate.............. 2 10 Cottage Grove Electric Company lighting................................... 224 15 P. II. Snodgrass............................ 56 00 W. W. Oglesby, health officer.... 10 00 Masonic lodge, r e n t .................... 2 00 Kayser & Garoutte, hauling....... 1 00 K. A. Wilson, meals.................... 2 25 On motion th e m eeting was a d journed to Ja n u a ry 20. Grants Petitions for New Regulation Sidewalks COUNTY T A X LEVY MADE BY COURT AFTER TH E BILL BOARDS Election Called to Vote on City Park Proposition Wednes day January the 20. State . ..................................... 3.08 mill* County School............................3.56 mills High School...............................1 mill Library................... 05 mill County......................................... 7.31 mill» T otal............................. „....15 T he following report w as crow d ed out of the last issue of the Leader by special county division articles: T he city council m et in regular session iu th e city hall M onday night, all m em bers being present. A large am ount of business was transacted. A petition for a side w alk on the west side of Honey street was read, as w as a rem on strance on the w idth, w hich is the regulation aa recommended by the city charter. On motion the coun cil voted th a t the sidew alk be bu ilt the full width, five feet and four inches. A petition for a sidew alk on the east side of F irst street from Main to the north end of the street was read and on motion g ranted. A petition ask in g for a sidew alk on E ast River street in the south p art of town, was read and also on motion was granted. T h e m arsh al w as notified to iustruct the property ow ners to build the sidew alks as granted and to see th a t the work w as done w ithin the n ex t ten days. A com plaint from G eo. Mote th a t the ditch n ear the railroad had become filled up, was read an d turned over to the street com m ittee for action. T he report of the city treasurer was read for the street fund since March 1, 1908. Since th a t tim e there has been received $.5256.14. Of th a t am ount there rem ains a balance of $7.78 in the treasury. Balance being paid out on w ar rants. O utstanding w arrants since May 5, 1908 in the street fund am ount to $3,120.12. T h e report w as ap proved and ordered placed upon file. An initiative petition ask in g for an am endm ent to the city charter was presented to the council with the necessary signatures, asking th a t the city purchase five acres in the trac t know n as L ong’s ad d i tion to C ottage G rove for the sum of $3,000, the tract to lie used as a city p ark . P aym ent to be secured by a special ta x levy for two years. T h e council voted a special elec tion for Ja n u ary 20, 1909, and or dered the same judges an d clerks to officiate as at the last election, an d to use the same polling places. Com plaints were received from the Pacific Tim ber Co., the Odd Fellows lodge and T . K. Cam p bell, against the sewer assessments on the east side, asking for a re duction in the assessm ent. On motion the council ordered a 25 per cent reduction, said reduction to be paid by the city. On motion the city recorder was instructed to prepare an ordinance prohibiting the p ain tin g of object ionable advertising m atter in p u b lic places, on b uildings an d on fences, an d to prevent bill posting in any such m anner w hich m ay also be deemed objectionable by th a t body. On motion the chief of the fire departm ent was notified to report on the num ber of volunteer mem bers of the two co m p an ies,' their attendance and the ex ten t and condition of their fighting ap p ara tus. T he following bills were present ed and on motion allowed: Ju d g e L. T . H arris handed down his decision in the divorce case of S. J . W alker vs U. G. W alker, both of Cottage Grove, giving the plaintiff her decree. T his w as the case tried last fall w hich created such a sensation an d in w hich so m any witnesses were used. T h e finding of facts are of such a ch aracter as not to w arran t p u b li cation and therefore no reference is m ade to them. Besides getting her divorce, the plaintiff is given the custody and control of the m inor children, M yrtle, A lva and D onald, until the further order of this court, and defendant is required to pay to plaintiff the sum of $7 per m onth for each child d u rin g tbeir m inor ity or $21 per m onth in the ag g re gate for the three children, p ay able on the 10th of each m onth and com m encing Ja n u a ry 10, 1909. T he defendant h as the rig h t to visit each child at all reasonable times, w ithout being hindered or ham pered by the plaintiff or any other person. T he court also de cided th a t the plaintiff is the owner in fee simple of one-third of the property, to-wit: L ot 1, block 9, Long & Landess addition to Cot tage Grove; lot 1, in block 4, S hield's addition to Cottage G rove and certain other property de J. C. John«*, attorney* fees...... $ 10 00 J. E. Young, recorder tee*........... 11 33 scribed by metes an d bounds.— Phillips h . Jordan, bill $6,15 al Register. T h e county com m issioners court late W ednesday fixed the county ta x levy for 1909 at 15 mills, seg regated as follows: lowed, 69 I Plan to Form Districts and Levy Special Tax FOR SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS Drain Would Work Normal Off on Lane, Douglas, Coos and Curry Counties mills SEASON S FIRST FALL OF TH E “B EA U TIFU L” Follow ing T h u rsd ay heavy rain, the w ind in th e evening changed around to the north and then silently d u rin g th e n ig h t the snow cam e d riftin g down w ith the therm om eter registering ex actly at the freezing point. T h e anti-county division (a s if proved) m ass m eeting at D rain M onday night, also found tim e M ta lk over the proposed districting of the state into five N orm al school districts, each to decide fof itself w hether or no a state norm al school shall be conducted therein, an d if so, to levy a special ta x for th e m aintenance of the sam e. Should th is be done by the legisla tu re at its com ing session, it ia probable th a t this district will in clude Lane, Douglas, Cooe an d C urry counties, w ith an assessed v aluation of about $60,000,000. Upon th is a special ta x levy of one-half of one mill per annum w ould yield a revenue of $30,000, w hich w ould be am ple to m aintain a N orm al school. T h e S outhern Oregon district w ould include Josephine, Jackson, K lam ath, L ake an d H arney counties. T h e rem ainder of the state would be divided into three other districts, placing one school presum ably at M onmouth, one near P ortland and the th ird a t its present location at W eston, U m atilla county. T h is F riday m orning found a m antel of five inches of snow sm othering the roses, the b u tte r cups an d daisies, an d at th e same tim e gave the fellows who said “ it never snows in O regon” a com plicated attack of grouch, while the fellows who h ad predicted an u nusually severe w inter were in fiendish glee. H ow ever, the school children an d m any of the grown ups were in a rollicksome mood an d h ad the tim e of their lives snow balling an d “ w ashing fac es.” T h e queer feature of th e snow fall here is the fact th a t it cam e two days la ter th an it did at E u gene an d other points north as OFFICIAL ESTIM ATE well as south of us an d was u n OF DEATH LOSS accom panied by w ind or freezing w eather. A s the gro u n d is soft it Rome, Ja n . 6 .—T he official esti is not likely to lay on b u t a day m ate places the dead in C alab ria or two. It is the heaviest snow fall at an d E astern Sicily at 110,000, b u t there is reason to believe th is m ay th is place in m any years. be greatly exceeded. No news has yet been received of the A m er Buys Fine Walnut Farm ican s th o u g h t to be in the devas tated district, excepting Rev. Metvin H ansen of E ugene was D avid Sessum s of New O rleans in Salem yesterday. H e has an d d au g h ter Alice, who are safe closed a deal for 80 acres of land, at Rome. including 15 acres of w alnut or A m bassador Griscom is about to ch ard — the o rch ard th a t bore the sta rt from Rome for the south to fruit th a t took the gold m edal at endeavor to secure inform ation the Lewis an d C lark fair. T he concerning A m erican travelers. land is 12X miles south of Salem and formerly belonged to J . A. W . W . Jackson and W m. Moore W eed. Mr. H ansen has ordered of L orane w ent to E ugene W ed 2000 more trees, w hich are already nesday to try to m ake arran g e on the ground, an d he exp ects to m ents with the county court to m ake other im provem ents. H e send one of the rock crushers to expects to h av e all the la n d in the sum m it of the hill between fruit and n u ts in the n ear future. L orane an d Cottage G rove to T he purchase price is said to be crush rock w ith w hich to im prove $14,000.—S tatesm an. the hill road. Clothing Sale Men's Fine Suits and O ver coats Ladies' Furs and Shoes A T C O ST W. H. ABRAMS, Assignee.
