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(Swafot Htàfat I f w u L ik » T H E LE AD E R il lui It- If n »t( Send your CrMtollm I » this P » » » r . A d v orti »o In TH E LEADER I hl» I» W N »I Rrlnto Ih » Pi LM». PU B LIS H E D S E M I- W E E K L Y b S h EMIA W cg Î t “ *® " |e— «i— BUSY GRIND ON NEW BILLS. J *n u »ry ». 1908 C O T T A G E G R O V E , O R E G O N , F R I D A Y , J A N U A R Y 29, 1909. VOL. XX. NO. 4a GREAT BOOSTER EXCURSION TO SALEM TO FOR CREATION OF NESMITH LITRE DAMAGE FROM FREEZE. Including Delegations From North Douglas County, Dorena, Creswell. Lorane, Cottage Grove— More than 100 Strong Before Committee on Counties. Many Able Affirmative Speeches— Decidedly Weak Opposition. Cold and Flood in Calif ornia Causes Ad vance in Produce had considerable weight with the L IM IT E D TO 10 INCHES. committee. Representative Farrell's bill, Douglas County Generosity. limiting to 10 inches the length of j . G. Allen of Aulauf, said he hatpins, passed the house this af was not much of a public s|>eaker ternoon with .1.1 votes in its favor. but was a whole lot of a road su Its passage was proceeded by a pervisor. Douglas, he said was so short but lively debate in which generous as to grant them $250 a Mr. barrel! presented the merits of year to keep up 22 miles of moun the bill by pointing out the danger tain road, with an old plow and a to the eyesight of the “ innocent drag sled thrown in. The result bystander’ ’ from the wearing of was that a horse with a saddle the hatpins now used by women. hlauket on would mire dowu in Representative Jaeger attacked the their road six mouths out of the bill, alleging that because of the year. He said when he listened to style of hats now worn by the fair the illogical argumeut of the op sex it would be impossible for Salem, Or., Jan. 27.— The house them properly to fasten their head- I f anyone has ever entertained | double taxation. He said we the formation of Wheeler county, position he was reminded of a committee on assessment and taxa gear with a pin no longer than 10 the idea that the people of south were subjected to taxation without which assumed $.15,(XX) indebted small nubbin of corn with a great tion today introduced an emerg inches. Lane and north Douglas are not in representation, citing the fact that ness. It is ruuning a splendid big husk. The old geutlemau pro for many years south Lane had couuty government on a $.1,000,- voked much mirth by his drollery, ency bill providing for the appor B IN G H A M ’ S ROAD B ILL real dead earnest in their campaign not l>een favored with a place on 000 valuation on less taxes than but his witticisms were decidedly tionment of the state tax among Senator Bingham has introduced for the creation of Nesmith county the county board nor in the coun formerly paid, and is practically pointed and couvinciug ill clinch the counties for the year 1909. Its a bill authorizing counties to call that idea was completely dispelled ty's legislative delegation and that out of debt. He referred the com ing his argument, lie is a Doug consideration was made a special elections on the question of issu Wednesday when the business and today almost every officer of the mittee to Representative Stewart of las man solid for Nesmith first, order for 10 o ’clock tomorrow ing bonds to the amount of $500,- professional men of Cottage Grove county and delegate to the legisla Wheeler, who was seated near, as last aud all of the time. morning. It creates for that pur 0(X) for the improvement of public closed their doors for the day and Judge Medley's Brilliant Speech. ture was from Eugene or the im to the truth of his assertions. lie pose a board of equalization, con highways. joined the Cottage Grove Commer mediate vicinity of the county sisting of the governor, secretary said even the opposition admit that JudgeJ. S. Medley, said Judge W H IP P IN G POST LAW cial Club, north Douglas, Lorane seat. These things have grown in if this question of a new county Williams, his worthy opponent of state and state treasurer, who Repeal of the whipping post law and Creswell delegations in their tolerable and there being no other is submitted to a vote of the representing Eugene in opposition will Ire empowered to apportion proposât! by Representative Bucha big excursion to Salem to lie imminent relief, county division is people at the next state election it to Nesmith couuty, had stated that the total state tax among the sev nan, was favorably recommended present before the House commit prayed for as the most exi>edieiit will surely win, as did the Hood he could refute the statement that eral counties. by the house committee on judic tee when the bill for the creatiou method of throwing off this yoke river proposition and that comity “ we had no representation in the A N T I-C IG A R E T T E LAW iary. of Nesmith county came up for of Ipindage. He covered every division is inevitable, then why state's legislative halls, by citing I The senate this morning passed consideration in the committee LOCAL OPTION MEASURE. phase of the political and admin not give it to us now. The crea the fact that we have two clerk Miller’s bill prohibiting the sale of Representative Bouebrake has room in the state capitol Wednes istrative abuses to which this terri tion of Nesmith comity would re ships," "y e s ,’ ’ retorted Judge cigarettes to males or females un introduced in the house a bill in : day evening at eight o’clock. The tory is subjected and set forth the move a remote district expensive Medley "and with the continua der the age of 21 years. There is the iuterest of lietter enforcement south Lane and north Douglas fact that the people of the pro to the present county court and tion of the present regime, or pending in the house a hill which of the local option law of the contingent numbered one hundred posed new county were just, fair thereby cut off a considerable policy that is about as great a rep prohibits the manufacture and sale state. It euqiowers justices of the strong and filled a southern Pacific and modest in their demands upon source of exjiense to Lane county. rescutatiou as we will ever have.*' or giving away of cigarettes at peace and municipal court judges passenger coach to standing room the two old comities, which, if not Lane county is almost equal to Best for Creswell any time or place in the state. The great crowd was char to require the attendance as wit only. granted, owing to opposition from the area of the state of Tennessee. T R A N S F E R C IR C U IT JUDGES nesses of persons who may pro acterized by its earnestness of the Lane and Douglas legislative Dr. L. I). Scarbrough of Cres He likened a county seat to the The senate also passed today cure liquor and become intoxicated purpose, harmonious course of delegations, would l>e appealed to well was the next sjieaker. lie hub of a wheel with roads and by action and enthusiasm. Bowermau’s bill authorizing the in dry counties. Such persons the people of Oregon for their just said that he resided in the extreme ways representing the spokes of Thecommittee meeting wascalled members of the supreme court may also be compelled to divulge consideration at the next state north end of the proposed new the wheel, the improvements and whenever deemed necessary to the name or names of persons of to order by Representative Greer, election. couuty, but as an extensive fruit developments being lessened as transfer circuit court judges o f the whom the liquor was obtained un chairman of the committee, who Mr. Veatch was frequently ap grower and property owner he felt you reach out to the great rim, state from one district to relieve lawfully. In return for this testi stated the purpose of the meeting. plauded and received the marked that it would be to the best interests hence, with a hub and wheel es the congested condition in another mony, persons liecoming intoxi 11. O. Thompson, president of the attention of the committee, which of his people to be incorporated tablished between the two present Cottage Grove Commercial Club, district. The purpose of this bill cated under such conditions will be was visibly pleaseu \v'<h his plain, within the new comity. He said great wheels, an immense new and is to dimish the necessity for pro immune from prosecution for the was the first speaker. He told gentlemanly auil^,coU’>' icing pre that when investors and cotnmis- undeveloped territory will lie more viding additional judges in some offense. The bill is an exact re the committee the Nesmith county sentation aL --- -» i»n ’■ .. --- ‘ ™ fie7 T o ....... ......... oped. The same with our great movement w p h n o t a « o l . t i i •>' districts that are now overworked. production of the statute in force movement, that men of ail parties buy products of the forest, field or farms, or donation land claims, .»_t ««aw ui .uicmgan and has w ..«»,(S r n u r t J S K l ) As to the BohlM à Mines. orchard, they naturally stopped at which are rapidly lieing cut up the indorsement of the Oregon and in every walk of life in the Three bills, advocated by organ A. B. Wood of th e O. & S. lì. the last county seat town up the territory comprising the proposed Anti-Saloon League. into 10, 20 and 40 acre tracts in ized lalior of the state appeared in new county, had united in one railroad addressed the committee valley, which is Eugene. With a order to accommodate a greater c o l l e c t io n o f t a x e s the senate this morning. Sinnot common cause, and over one hun from a transportation staud|>oiiit. couuty seat at Cottage Grove they aud growing population, greater Representative Hughes of Mari introduced the employers’ liability dred of these earnest and staunch He stated that he had superintend would be attracted to that point development, greater wealth, all act: Hailey fathers a bill limiting on has introduced in the house a supporters of this movement had ed construction work on the pres from which they would inspect being productive of a greater Ore to 10 hours each day, or 60 hours bill providing for elections in the come all the way to the states ent railroad from Cottage Grove and work the tributary country, gon. Our opponents have said a week, the hours women may be different counties on the question capitol on this day to meet with into the Bohemia mines, had as- which would include Creswell and that the promoters of the Nesmith of making the county treasurer required to work in the state, while the committee on counties to pre that community would greatly county project were composed of a Kellaher is the author of a meas tax collector instead of the sheriff. sent their just claims for the crea profit thereby. He felt that taxes handful of job seekers. He cited A G A IN S T COM PANY HOSPITALS ure that prohibits lads under 18 O U N TY Seat towns I would not be increased by the to tion of Nesmith county. Mr. the presence of over one hun Collection of hospital fees from Thompson then introduced Hon. • V— years of age from operating elevat ' are always against * creation o f Nesmith county, in dred prominent citizens of Cottage employes by corporations not own ors. R. M. Veatch who delivered a | county division.— Port- | either the old or new county. He Grove, Creswell, Comstock, A u ing and maintaining their own land Daily Journal. ^ also explained that while the lauf, Leona and Lorane, who had EATON INTRODUCES B IL L ringing address before the commit | hospitals is prohibited by the ««* tee. lie called attention to the Eaton, of the I.aue county dele northern boundary line of Nesmith neglected their daily busiuess af terms of a bill presented in the typography of the territory includ gation, today introduced a bill passed within six miles of Eugene fairs had used their own money in house today by Representative ed within the proposed Nesmith sisted in various surveys in that providing for the taxation of all at one point, owing to Spencer’s paying the expense of coming all district and was familiar with that Bedillion of Coos. The provisions county, showing that its valleys persons and firms appropriating butte and a rugged range of the way to Salem to work for the of the bill do not apply to corpora and water-ways were taken into territory which is included in the water for power of manufacturing mountains intervening at this creatiou of Nesmith county. The tions that maintain their own hos consideration in the establishment proposed Nesmith county and purposes. point it was in reality 18 miles by salaries promised for the officers of pitals for the treatment of their of county lines and those having knows it to lie directly tributary to wagon road from liugene to this Nesmith being $1200 per year for TO PU NISH GOSSIPERS Cottage Grove, the only outlet for sick and injured employes. their outlets toward liugene and point, hence, owing to the typog sheriff and clerk, $6(X) per annum A bill presented in the house to this important mining camp. Roseburg were left within the raphy of the country this section for county judge, $1(H) jier year day by Brooke provides fines of H . L. IJewald was in Roseburg boundary of the two old counties, Taxation Without Representation was nearer and more easy o f ac for treasurer, were, he did not from $250 to $1000 for circulating Wednesday enroute home to Hays which accounts for a portion of C. 11. Burkholder addressed the cess to Cottage Grove than to liu think, sufficiently attractive to any malicious rumor or report con creek from an extended visit at the north and south lines of the committee from a business man’s gene. This was a strong point cause any great stampede imoug cerning another. Cottage Grove with his father, a proposed new county being some standpoint He said he had re not heretofore made clear. The office seekers for these diminutive H IS TO R IC A L B U ILD IN G storekeeper of that town, who was what irregular. He likened Lane sided in Cottage Grove for 22 doctor's argument no doubt car political plums. Speaker McArthur today offered assaulted by thugs a few months and Douglas to great farms which years and south Lane had not had ried much weight with the com The opiuious of the Attorney Mr. Dewald reports his were characteristic to pioneer Ore a bill appropriating $150,000 for a ago. representation on the county board mittee. permanent home for the Oregon father as lieing his former self gon, saying that as the state lie- North Douglas Willing ( c o n t in u e d o n p a g e t w o ) in that time, nor have we today again.— Roseburg Review. Historical Society. gan to become more largely popu representation in the county or Chas. Ilenderer said he resided lated and developed it was found legislature in any capacity. We sit Douglas county within one-half necessary to sub-divide these great are taxed practically without rep mile of the southern liouudary tracts into smaller tracts which re resentation, contrary to the funda line of the new county and could sulted in the more rapid growth mental principles of American heartily endorse every word that and development of the state, and government. Our experience in had lieen uttered in behalf of llie to the personal advantage of all securing road and bridge improve creation of Nesmith county aud concerned. This he said is equal ments. is we that are required to that he heartily favored the forma ly as applicable to the large unde put up dollar for dollar to secure tion of the new county, as a move veloped counties of Oregon which these improvements after having lueut for the best interests of all cannot be as well governed as paid our taxes and being entitled concerned. they should be in their isolated to a proportionate share of the Ex-Sheriff Johnson for Nesmith. districts from their present county county’s road fund for such pur lix-Sheriff A. J. Johnson, resid seats. He said the movement for pose, yet we must pay a double the creation of Nesmith county tax to get them. He submitted a ug at Creswell, near the north was not actuated by any selfish or map showing the pro|»osed bound boundary line of the proposed political motives, but solely by the ary lines of Nesmith county, stat Nesmith county, said when he demands of the commercial and ing we could not submit a better first heard of the Nesmith move industrial interests of this terri one. owing to our burdensome tax meut he Inxited at the idea, but tory. He said this territory was ation. The map was then fully upon listening to the fair and continually paying great sums in and carefully explained to the square statement of the Nesmith taxes into the coffers of Lane committee. promoters and u|x>u studying their county without receiving its just Wheeler County's Success proportion of county funds for proposed boundary lines, he had public improvements, the develop J. F. Spray said he would prove become more and more convinced ment of this territory, rich in nat to the committee that Lane and that it is a thoroughly just, fair ural resources, thereby being re Douglas county had no cause to and practical proposition to all tarded and the wheels of progress oppose the Nesmith county move concerned and that he now is in blocked. He said when county meat. He submitted facts se hearty accord and an enthusiastic aid was secured it was upon a cured from the records in the sec supporter of the movement. Mr promise that the community in rotary of state’s office, which Johnson made a plain, convincing terested would contribute as much shows the remarkable annual in argument before the committee PtMiic Main 6433 -Oar awn Delivery. of a cash fund as that supplied by crease in Lane county's taxable and coming from an extreme the court, which amounted to property. He called attention to north side resident could but have H A T P IN S Legislature Has its Work Well in Hand-Few New Measures i* C is great satisfaction in know ing that when you buy Portland, Or., Jau. 26.— Latest reports from the potato-growing districts adjacent to the city indi cate that the loss to the producers as a consequence of the recent freeze will not lie as heavy as was at first thought. A week ago it was estimated that from 20 to 30 per cent of the stocks iu pits and cellars had lieeu frozen, but an accurate survey of the situation was then impossible. Since then pits and cellars gen erally have been opened aud the frozen tuliers have lieen thawed out, and dealers say that a much smaller proportion than was ex pected has been found to have been damaged. In many cases only thin layers of potatoes near the surface has been frozen, the interior showiug up iu good shape. The work of thawiug out the damaged tubers is now in progress and a free market movement is among the probabilities in the near future, unless it proves diffi cult for buyers aud sellers to get together on prices. It is now be lieved that the loss will not total more than 10 to 15 per cent of the crop. For the present there is little do ing iu the trade. Dealers report some buying the aud iu some quarters growers are reported to lie inclined to sell at these figures. Others, however, are bullish iu their views aud show little disposition to let loose. Late reports from California lend strength to the local situation. In the Hooded district of that state, where a large acreage had been planted to potatoes, it is feared that great damage has been done to the crop. A local dealer today announced the receipt of a tele gram from the south reporting that three of the islands iu the vicinity of Stockton, where potatoes are a main crop, were completely inun dated. San Francisco reports a good de mand for Oregons, with practically no supply for the time. The chances are that at least half a dozen cars will lie sent south dur ing the week. Cooper & Randall sold a 5-acre tract from the Knox farm this week to Willard Wollard of Au lauf for $500. They also sold 4 lots in Cooper & Randall's new addition to Cottage Grove this week to Geo. Atkiuson. Clothing Sale 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. Cottage Grove Mercantile Co. Men's Fine Suits and Over coats Ladies' Furs and Shoes AT COST W . H. A B R A M S , Assignee.
