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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
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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
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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
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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.