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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.
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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 .
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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
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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.