Cottage Grove leader., March 09, 1909, Image 1

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S h e M IA N V G G E T L t: A D C H ¡ C o » .o ll4 » u d J a n u a r y 9. 1 9 0 8 .
WASHINGTON STATE GETS
A LOCAL OPTION LAW
SIMILAR TO OREGON'S
O lym pia, W ash., March f>.—
(S p e c ia l.)—W ith six of the striug
ent local optiouists still holding
out the Senate today concurred in
the Mouse am endm ents to the
Senate substitute local optiou bill
and G overnor H ay announced this
afteruoou that he would sign the
act.
T h is ends the fight over the
local option issue, w hich has e x ­
tended throughout the entire ses­
sion and up until within five days
of the end. T o day's action and
th a t of the House two days ago,
however, clears the atm osphere of
m uch of the bitterness that has
been engendered by the injection
of the issue into nearly every other
piece of legislation considered.
As in the Mouse both sides of
the question got together in a large
m easure and the bill is conceded
by all but a few, to be effective
and as carrying out the pledge of
the Republican platform for the
enactm ent of a “ reasonable local
optiou b ill.” W hile th e S en ate’s
action was technically the adoption
of a motion to concur in the
House am endm ents, it was to
most intents an d purposes a vote
on an entirely new bill. T he bill
approved today retains only the
enacting clause of the bill that
originally passed the Senate.
W ill BUHO I S300.000 POWER
P U N I ON 1HE MCKENZIE RIVER
COTTAGE GROVE. OREGON. TUESDAY, MARCH g, ig o g .
OREGON F A R M E R FIN D S
$2000 IN P0 1A T0 PATCH
T H E O R EG O N IA N ON
UN ITIN G T H E C O L L E G E S
Portland, O r., M arch 5.— Rich­
ard Coruett of M ilwaukie, u n ­
earthed a treasure trove in his po­
tato patch yesterday th a t is rem in­
iscent of C aptain Kidd and his
1 -d doubloons of ruddy gold.
. ted tin box, packed tightly
with gold dust an d nuggets, was
turned up by his spade. T h e box
weighed about 10 pouuds. Its
contents are said to lie worth about
12000 .
T h e box was found ju st 22 feet
from the end of au old rotted log.
T o m ark the spot where the
treasure was hidden, 22 spikes had
been driven in the log. T h e row
of spikes pointed to the place
where the box of gold h ad been
buried.
Old residents of M ilwaukie say
the gold was undoubtedly hidden
there by an old A ustralian m iner
who lived ou the spot 20 years ago.
He died without telling the loca­
tion of the gold.
T h e finding of th e box of treas­
ure followed closely the b irth of a
son to the wife of Mr. Cornett, the
lucky finder of the buried A ustra­
lian gold.
W ith rapid tran sit betweeu E u
gene and Corvallis, such as a
j modern electric railroad would
supply, there is no good reason
j why the S tate University and the
A gricultural College should not be
united under oue m anagem ent.
In reality they are supplem entary
institutions, each doing a work
Salem, Ore., March 2.— The
w hich is im portant but which need
call for a special session of the
not be done twice over. T h u s ill
legislature to 'c o n v e n e ou March
the n atu re of things there is no
15, was issued today by Governor
argum ent against Mr.” H origin’s
Henson. T h e session is called for
plan for uniting the two schools.
the specific purpose of rectifying
He states this argum ent in a letter
the error in the appropiiutiou bill
to T he Oregonian, which is printed
covering improvements for state
today, although it comes a little
institutions. A majority of the
too late to have the designed effect
mcinliers have pledged themselves
upon the legislature. But for all
not to enact ne\^ legislation.
that there is no harm iu talk in g
over Mr. H odgin’s plan. T he
NOT S U R E Y t T O F
device of a “ board of higher
cu rricu la” looks in the same d irec­
S UIC IDE'S N A M E tion he does, though it sq u in ts
more or less. W hen shall we have
a statesm an who will actually take
the bull by the horns and end the
absurd predicam ent that exists bc-
, tween Corvallis and Eugene?
R L R ffiE l
LEGISLATURE
BLUNDER EX P O S ES
ELK TO EX TIN C T IO N
O R EGO N Y E W BEST
FOR A R C H E R Y BOWS
Salem, O r., March 5.— As the
work of reading and preparing the
laws for publication proceeds in
the secretary of sta te ’s office, a
great m any serious errors are be­
ing found by the clerks. T he
most flagrant errors found so far
relate to the gam e code. It is
m ade law ful by one section of the
cotie to kill elk an d sell the m eat
II m onths of the year. For in ­
stance, section 8 is as follows:
“ A nd from and after the first day
of A ugust, 1909, it will be law ful
to h u n t, pursue, t a t t kill, injure
or destroy, or have in possession
or to sell or offer for sale, barter or
ex change any elk or elk m eat at
any tim e between the first day of
September of each year and the
first day of A ugust of the follow
iug y e a r."
It is presumed th a t “ u nlaw ful”
w as m eant instead of “ law ful” iu
this instance, but none but the
legislature is authorized to m ake a
change so im portant.
VOL. XX. NO. 47
SPOKANE FREIGHT RAIL
CASE DECIDED ID FAVOR
OF BUSTLING INLAND CUV
One of the most im portant rate note of the decision. T he Com­
decisions rendered in years is that mission orders a reduction of M>/£
just announced by the Interstate per cent in class rates from the
Commerce Commission iu the Spo­ Middle West to Spokane, and it is
k a n e rate ease. T he decision is seen th at the effect of the decision
regarded as a far reaching one and will be to lower rates to coast ter­
is believed to m ark an epoch in m inals as well. However, the
rate regulation in the United theory of lower rates to Pacific
States. It is predicted ’. hat the tidew ater because of ocean compe­
recent decision of the com mis­ tition from the east is sustained.
sion will overturn the present rate
T he Commission held th a t the
system west of th e Missouri river rates are too high as shown in the
and cause a general readjustm ent earnings of the railroads them ­
of railroad tariffs betweeu that selves. Considering the original
w aterway and the Pacific coast.
cost au d capitalization of the
Coming as it does after two j N orthern Pacific aud G reat N orth­
years of consideration by the In -, ern, it was declared th at the earn­
terstate Commerce Commission, I ings of the two companies in re­
the decision, natu rally , is regarded | cent years have beeu excessive.
as very im portant by the railroads I T he large surplus piled up by the
and the tex t of the docum ent has j railroads could fairly be taken into
been eagerly aw aited by railroad j consideration.
the Commission
held, b ut it would not m ake rates
men and shippers alike.
T h at the rates of the railroads; for the purpose of distributing this
are too high seems to lie the k e y -1 surplus to the public.
OUR GEORGE SWORN IN BY
Com paratively few people of the
“ Beaver S tate” realize th a t Forest
G rove is nationally know n as the
source of A m erica’s most perfect
archery bows. Pacific Yew, which
grows to perfections in Oregon, is
the m aterial used, and C aptain F.
W ashington, D. C., M arch 5.—
S. Barnes fashious i t ' w ith skilled
T he senate confirmed the cabinet
T he first session of the senate of nom inations of President T aft,
h an d into bows sought by experts
Man Found Dead in the City Park
the sixty first congress assembled aud Beekmau W iuthrop, of New
all over this continent an d even
at noon today, V ice-President York, assistant secretary of the
abroad. T hough almost seventy
Local officials have written to
Sherm an presiding.
years of age, the C aptain is him ­ G uthrie, O k la., Iu hope of verify­
navy, aud H untington W ilson, of
Senator C h am berlain, of Oregon, Illinois, assistant secretary of sta.u*.
self a splendid archer, and such in g the identity cf the suicide
was sworn iu by the new vice-
au enthusiast in his chosen craft ! found i'l the- City . n rk ai woltage
T he senate w ithheld confirm a­
000 .
president. Sherm an used m any tion of the nom ination of W illiam
th a t he m akes personal trips to Grove, who was said by a travel­
T he incorporators own 27 acres
expressions of the lower house of
the m ountains each year to select ing veterinary surgeon who is stop­
of laud at H ay d en ’s bridge oil the
i.oeb, former secretary to President
congress, but quickly corrected
Yew of just the proper grade and ping here, to lie Jack Moorley, of
M cKenzie river, abou* eight miles
I
Roosevelt,
as collector of the port
himself.
g rain — the altitude at which the near G uthrie. Moorley had do­
east of E ugene and they also own
tree grows is an im portant factor. mestic trouble aud left his wife
T he vice-president adm inistered I of New York, aud of Beekmau
O ccasionally a l» w of rare ac­ and five children, the veterinary
the oath to Senator Sm ith, of W iuthrop as assistant secretary of
T A F T R E F U S E S TO
S U P P O S E D C O R PS E
curacy an d highest speed is cre at­ says, giving them his farm and
M aryland.
I the navy.
N O M IN A T E YO U N G ed, and these are dignified with some money and coming West-
REVIVES AT F U N E R A L
nam es. “ C yclone" an d “ W h irl­ T he suicide's body was found
W ashington, March 7.—Senator w in d " are fam ous am ong archers. F ebruary 20. lie cut his throat
El Paso, T exas, March 5.—
with a pocket knife. T he liody
W ith the m ourners gathering to Bourne yesterday m orning a p ­
has been em balm ed amt is held at
attend the funeral, the two m ouths pealed to President T aft to nom i­ SUIT IN E J E C T M E N T
th e local undertakers
parlors AN E D IT O R ’S S YM P A TH Y
old d au g h ter of C. C. H arrington, nate again John C. Y oung as post­
F IL E D A T E U G E N E aw aiting identification or direc­
O range, T exas, declared dead m aster at Portland, explaining
F O R T H E FIR S T BABY
tions from friends and relatives le-
three days ago, moved in its tiny that if nom ination was m ade im ­
garding its disposition.
coffin, gasped and opened its eyes. m ediately he could be confirmed
A com plaint in a suit m eject­
It is a wonder th at more first
T he body of the child had been before the Senate adjourned over
A most interesting acknow ledg­ quite safely aud were thought very
ment
was
filed
S
aturday
entitled,
babies
come through it all alive.
aw aiting a burial permit and for to M arch 15.
John W . H azelton vs. Bert K.
As a rule the m other is entirely ment of the apples sent by the hig h ly of by the K ing and others
Mrs. H arrington to recover from
President T aft refused to m ake
Lawson, Marion V eatch, I). T .
inexperieuced, and the father en ­ Portland Commercial Club to King who tasted them . 1 write to con­
the shock the death of the child the appointm ent. W hether his re­
Awbrey, J . I. Jones, John D.
tirely ignorant.
Edw ard comes in a letter from vey H is M ajesty’s thauks for the
had occasioned. T he child is pro­ fusal indicates th a t he will deny
Cochran, J . B. Lewis, F ran k I).
T he baby is nearly killed with
nounced out of danger tonight. Y oung th is office or w hether it
Buckingham Palace, w ritten by fru it.”
kindness from the start.
W heeler, Jam es S. Benson, Rose
T he coffin has been sent back to merely indicates th a t he intends to
G
eneral I). M. Brobyn, keeper of
"S hould we all live for another
As a rule, it is fed too much and
L anau, A nna L anau, H arry K.
the undertakers.
go personally into Y oung's record
Christm
as, and if you will kindly
the
Privy
Purse
to
his
Majesty
kept
too
warm,
an
d
not
given
Metcalf, Andrew J. Brund, John
before com m itting himself, was
King Edw ard, to one of O regon’s send directly to me at S andring­
w ater enough to drink.
Arm strong, A lta King, an d the
not disclosed.
Babies have more physical best know n and most respected ham a small supply of these
T he S. P. Co. has paid a p art of
trustees of th e M. E . church of
It m ay be significant, however,
apples, w riting me a few lines of
w
arm
th and vitality than grown citizens, R. E. Brereton.
its Lane county tax for 1908. T he th a t T aft yesterday did nom inate C ottage Grove. Plaintiff claim an
I
A little ex tract from General w arning of th eir dispatch,
persons.
undivided
one-eleventh
interest
in
am ount paid is $20,000, w hich is two lan d officers in South D akota.
(F ro m the T elegram .)
promise
to
bring
them
to
the
notice
Brobyn’s
letter
is
interesting:
They do not require to be kept
a certain tract of ground co n tain ­
ou the road bed, rolling stock, etc.
At the meeting of the E ast Side
“ T h e five lioxes of apples which of the King aud H is M ajesty’s
clothed as warm nor covered up as
ing one-half acre, and claim s de­
T he tim ber laud has not yet been
Businessm en's Glut) last night in
T he Booth-Kelly Co. will soon
were sent to His Majesty arrived give you a full report of them .”
warm
as
grownups.
fendants
wrongfully
w
ithhold
the
paid.
start a log drive down F all creek.
the H ealey building, initiative
And until Mr. First Baby gets
same, dam aging him iu the sum of petitions were adopted for locating
strong enough to kick the lied
$1000. H e asks possession of
the M ultnomah county court house
clothes off, he or she suffers intol­
same aud $1000 dam ages. P aul
on the E ast side and rem oving the
erably from excessive heat.
G. M arrill is h isa fto rn e v .—G uard.
seat of governm ent from Salem to
T hen Mr. or Miss Baby screams
Portland an d also locating the
for
relief from the heat, ami there
Ye Old Time Newspaper.
state house on E ast side.
is a decree th at the baby is sick
State Senator Kellaher said the
an d m ust be doped.
A copy of the “ Ulster C ounty members of the legislature are
T his is a small subject for au
G azette” Vob 2, No. 88, bearing favorable to removing the state
editorial, but this editor feels
date of S aturday, Tan. 4, 1800, capito! to Portland. H e also as
sorry for the first baby.
hou ■
and published at K ingston, N. V’. serteil that 1 1
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N. B.— A teaspoonful of water
was exhibited at the Leader office Salem m ust soon be replaced, for (h, t
||eei, u .iled «nd cooled
th ism o n iin g by Albert W inzenried. the reason that it is falling iuto loncc in a while is a good thing for
It is in a good state of preserva­ decay, and is adm ittedly dangerous ! any b ab y .—Salem Journal.
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tion, although yellow with age, for accupancy. Petitions for re- |
being 109 years since it cam e from m oving the seat of governm ent to
White’s New Lumber Yard
the press, ft contains a full | Portland, he said, have been pre­
Dick W hite returned to Bohemia
obituary and account of the pared for circulation all over the
funeral services over the rem ains state. A committee was ap|ioiuted today after looking after business
lo t G eorge W ashington, letter of last nig h t to assist iu the circ u lat­ •natters in this citv f i r a few days.
j condolence from the pen of John ing the petition in Portland
He has constructed an d is o p erat­
ing a unique but practical little
| A dam s and a poem on the death
I h and power stam p mill with a
of W ashington. It also contains
Jail Break at Eugene.
¡capacity of about one and one-
| m any queer ads and sale notices
l-our
prisoners.
principally ! h alf tons per day aud is leisurely
including sale of ' ‘one stout buck
! nigger, one young wench and drunks, broke out of the Eugene i m illing some fine looking ore from
some p ig s.” T h e copy of th is jail last F riday night by clim bing a rich schute on his claim . Mr.
| ancient publication is valued very up through the tnauhole in the W hite is well pleased with his
ceiling, p u nching a hole iti the prosfiects. and has accomplished
m uch by its owner.
shingle roof and lowering them ¡m uch development work during
Lace curtain sale F riday an d selves to th e ground by m eans of the (>ast season, although the
S atu rd ay . Special $1.50 values blankets torn iu strips an d tied to­ winter has liecn a n unusually d is­
Phone Main 6 4 3 —Our own Delivery.
gether.
for only 98 cents, at L u rc h ’s.
agreeable one for outside work.
Articles of incorporation were
filed M onday in the county clerk ’s
office w ith the county clerk, and
were also sept to the secretary of
state at Salem for one of the big
enterprises of Iiugene and this
p art of the state.
T he incorporation is to be
know n as T he E ugene Light and
Power com pany. T he in corpora
tors are F ra n k L. Chambers,
Darwin Bristow aud Ray Good»
rich. T he capital stock is $200,-
the w ater right at that place.
T he purpose of the com pany is
not to construct a canal, but to
put a dam clear across the river
high enough to give them a fall of
12 feet and the p lan t will develop
2000 horse power. E ngineers C.
S. 1'"reeland, Carl McClain aud J.
W. M cArthur m ade th e prelim ­
inary survey and estim ates and the
plant complete will cost $200,000,
w hich will deliver the power in the
city of Eugene. T h e power house
is to be located on the rock s ou the
southwest side of the river an d it
will be fastened to the rocks so
' th at it will be absolutely perm anent.
KING EDWARD IS PLEASED
WITH OREGON’S APPLES
Ï STATE
CAPITOL AT
METROPOLIS
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