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COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE
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Rogers’ Silverware
FREE
We will give 1 'oupons with every purchase redeemable in
R O G ERS’ SIL V E R W A R E .
$11.»*» worth of coupon» Riving
you one set of tea spoons, other items in proportion.
It is
not necessary to go into details regarding the merits of Rogers’
Silverware.
Everyone knowing just what it is.
Summer Dress Goods
Good
All Reduced.
2.4c grade
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20c
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18c
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Values
in
Parasols
Ladies' and Children 25c to
W hite
$4 oo
Wash
Ladies
We have a few Tailored Suits left at
the extremely low prices we are closing
out the Spring and Summer line. We
do not intend to carry over any stock
that would bp ot)l of style, we sacrifice
our prices now and let tlie wearer have
the advantage.
Skirts
and
WaivSts
Hampton fa, Co.
SECOND DEGREE
GREEK LABORERS
FOR W. R. WALKER
AROUSE INDIGNATION
The graud jury returned an in­
dictment against William K. W alk­
er, who was l>ouiid over some lime
since on a charge of murder in the
first degree making the charge
murder in the second degree. Mr.
W alker's friends think they will he
able to show that the killing of the
man Edward Lang was the result
of an accident while scuffling over
the possession of a gun, and that
he will l>e acquitted. Another in­
dictment returned was against Fay
Allison of Cottage drove, charged
with rape.
Roselierg, June 19.— The impor­
tation of a large gang of dreek
laborers into Rosebqrg this moru­
iug by the Warren Construction
Co., contractors for Roseburg’s
street paving, has aroused general
indignation aranug local laboring
men. These dreeks were brought
here to be put to work at the rock
quarry which is to supply the rock
for the local street paviug. Our
home people were assured, when
they voted for this paving, that as
far as possible our local people
would lie given the preference
when labor was needed to do the
paving work. This importation of
dreeks, therefore, is taken as a
violation of their faith when the
All kinds of sewiug machines at paving was voted.— Roseburg Re­
best prices at Marion Veatch’s. -Stf view.
Cash Paid for Wool and Mohair
GROCERIES
Y o u 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.
Phan* Main 643— Our own Delivery.
1909.
VO L. XXI. NO. 10
A NEW DEPOT CIRCUIT COURT DIRECTORS ADD IPAVING TOR
FOR THE 600VT PROCEEDINGS. CLERK ElECTED MAUI STREET
A Southern Pacific architect
Eugene, June 21.—Circuit court
s|ient Saturday ill Cottage drove convened in regular session this
looking over the dejxrt grounds at morning and the roll of trial jurors
this place, taking measurements was called. The following were
and planning a new commodious, excused: II. II. Veatch, T . W.
depot for Cottage drove, ample for Carmen, J. C. Porter, I). K. Hill,
all present and near future needs Carl Fischer, W. W. Brown, E. I).
and requirements.
The present Matlock.
building is to undergo a complete
A new grand jury was chosen as
overhauling and will t>e rebuilt on follows: II. C. Wheeler, foreman;
a larger scale and more modern in J. L. Beaver, S. S. Suell, I.. Lock-
every particular. The new build- ard, B. K. Cleek, 1'rauk Harlow,
mg will be fifty-two feet louger George A. Drury. Sam Flint was
than the present one and the ap]x>iuled grand jury bailiff and E.
freight platform will also be e x ­ L- Armitage will still act as court
tended fifty-two feet longer to the bailiff.
south. The present waiting room
WOM AN A R R E S T E D .
will he remodeled and enlarged for
Airs. Reua C. Parsons, wife of
a general wailing room, while on Oscar Parsons, of Springfield, was
the opposite side of the business arrested Saturday evening, charged
office will be the ladies waiting' vvj t|I violating the l0cal option law.
room, the baggage and freight She was arraigned in court this
rooms to be extended further south, morning. It’s understood that her
both of which will be considerably husband has left the country.
eularged and when this building is
MO RK A R R A I G N M E N T S .
completed Cottage drove will have
Jack
I.uptou, proprietor of the
a depot building in keeping with
the many other substantial modern i "Coney Island” resort, which was
raided by the officers Saturday,
improvements in this city.
The depot grounds are also to j was arralK,,ed and a plea of not
lie improved and beautified hy the gu‘*,v was entered.
I here are
Southern Pacific Company while |**veral indictments agaiust him.
they have their other improvement I George 1 urner and Pearl Mc-
work under way in this city, all of i Donald were arraigned on the
which is to be completed before : cbarKe of violating the local option
the fall rains come.
Cottage Ilaw a" d t,luc for entering a plea
drove citizens will appreciate the j was set for tomorrow at 9 a. m.
Benjamin Colluni and M. Endicott
improvement.
will also enter pleas at the same
time on the same charge.
NO VERDICT IN THE
A jury was taken this moruiug
in the case of the State vs. Mart
FAMOUS CALHOUN CASE Endicolt atld and wiUiam SuiItU,
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charged with selling booze, as fol-
The annual school lueetiug for
the Cottage (trove district was held
Monday afternoon and was largely
attended, Chairman Dr. Woods of
the board of directors, presiding.
The financial report of the clerk
was presented and read, showiug
the affairs of the district to lie in
good shape, over $7<H) of the bond­
ed indebtedness of the district hav.
ing been paid off during the past
year regardless of the improve­
ments made during the same time.
Nominations for Directors.
I'or director to serve for term ot
three years, J . I. Jones and J . B.
Protzuiau were nominated, the
vote resulting, Jones 72, l’rotzuian,
22, scattering 5, a total of 99 votes
lieiug cast. J . 1. Joues was de­
clared elected for the three year
term.
For director to serve one year, J.
I. Jones nominated Chas. Walker,
of the west side, and his election
was unanimous and without op­
position.
For Clerk.
The nominations for clerk
brought out the names of J . K.
Barrett, for re-election and F. II.
Rosenberg, the vote resulting, Bar­
rett 60 Rosenberg 2.1, several voters
having left the room after the first
ballot was counted. Mr. Barrett
was nominated by Mr. Willard
and Mr. Rosenberg by John Bar­
tels, Barrett being declared re­
elected.
If. O. Thompson, president of
the Commercial Club, addressed
the meeting on the subject of park­
ing and otherwise improviug the
High school grounds, stating that
he was surprised that some steps
had not previously been taken in
this direction. lie struck a popu­
lar theme and concluded by mak­
ing a motion tbat it be the “ sense
of this meeting that the high
school grounds be parked and
otherwise improved.” The motion
carried unanimously. Dr. Woods
and J . M. Isham are the retiring
members of the school board.
There lieiug no other business at
this time the meeting adjourned.
Sau Francisco, June 2U.— Ter- > l° 'vs;
initiating in a disagreement of the!
Dunlap, X . W. White. C.
jury, with ten men determined on T’.- ' ?uss' F. I.. Barber, draut lieu-
acquittal and two steadfastly re- , dricks, Jos. M. England, Frank h.
solved upon conviction, the trial o f . Maketison, Iv H. (lOiuph, \V. H.
Patrick Calhoun, president of the Fenton, J . II. Devor, M. F .d rig g s
I'nited Railroads, came to an end a,,d Tas- ^ Lee.
at 12 o ’clock today. Five months ; E he case is still on trial at a late
and a week had elapsed since the ] hour Ibis afternoon,
wealthy street car magnate made \
f if t e e n davs in ja ii ..
his first appearance in court to' William Smith Saturday after
answer to a charge of offering a ! noon changed his plea of not guilty
bribe of 54UOO to a Supervisor to j to the charge of selling liquor, to
obtain a privilege for his corpora- i that of guilty, and he was sen
tiou. A )>eriod of 24 hours was i tenced to 15 days in the county
Good j last are for stork on Knox
consumed ill fruitless deliberation ) ja.il. He was on trial again today
place. Apply to W. B. Cooper,
by the jury.
with Mart Endicott.
Real Instate, Cottage ('.rove.
Not until each juror had pro- 1
c i v i l , CASES.
nounced as hopeless the prospect j Tracy
Tracy R
K. Johlison
Johnson vs.
vs A . E
of a verdict was the order for their | Dean, to recover money. Judge-
liberation made by Judge William nient for $527.50, costs and dis­
P. Lawlor. Prosecution and de­ bursements.
fense gave assent to the discharge 1
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The City Couucii met iu ad­
journed session Monday eveuiug,
the Ixiard lieing present except At­
kinson and Fisher.
A petition for the improvement
of Hast Main street from the O. &
S. E. railroad to the city limits be­
yond the city park was read and
granted.
The committee on streets report­
ed that a little more than 100 feet
majority of the property on Main
street is in favor of paving Maiu
street. The petitions and remon­
strance was therefore ordered filed
and the recorder instructed to have
an ordinance drawn providing for
the paviug of Main street with a
good hard surface paving from
the S. t’. railroad to the river
bridge and present the same at the
next council meeting.
A water right filed on Lang
creek and recorded June 17, 1909,
was accepted and placed on file.
The bids for a sewer between B
and C street were as follows: H.
C. Hart, $248.55; Phillips Bros.
$295.50. Bids for sewer between
Alpha and A. W. streets were, II.
C. Hart, $268.25; Phillips Bros.,
$.118.50.
Both contracts were
awarded to H. C. Hart.
The contract for the improve­
ment of E street was let to H.
‘Vetiske for $665.
A new sidewalk was ordered
built ott the west side of East
Second street aud on Locust street
abutting the property of the Wynne
Heirs.
The electric wiriug in the City
Hall was ordered repaired.
New Train a Beauty.
The Shasta Limited from San
Francisco to Portland
passed
through Cottage ('.rove last even­
ing exactly on schedule time. It
carries a solid steel baggage with a
steam engine on the inside run­
ning a dynamo for the electric
lights of the train. -It i.' certainly
a handsome train aud was filled to
capacity by the best class of
tourists.
A full stock of PMisou phono­
graphs and records at Marion
Veatch’s.
5tf
Do You Want
O P I N I O N ON V E R D I C T .
There is great satisfaction in know­
ing that when you buy
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Calhoun said, after the verdict:
“ The record of the case demon­
strates that my trial was most un­
fair. *
*'
The Judge was
hostile, the Assistant District At­
torney bribed aud the administra­
tion of the criminal law of this
state disgraced. 1 propose at the
proper time to submit
formal
charges agaiust Heney for having
received bribes and against Spreck-
els aud Phelan for having paid
them.”
Heney said:
“ I atn ready to try this case
agaiu and I will go ahead tomor­
row if necessary.”
Judge Lawlor said:
“ There must besomething wrong
in the laws of the stale when it
takes three mouths to empanel a
jury to try any issue. * * The
people should take some steps to­
ward the simplification of judicial
procedure.”
THE DUTCH COMING
TO OLD OREGON
Portland, Ore., June 22.— Rep­
resenting large sums of Dutch
capital aud collecting information
that will lead to the establishment
of direct trade relations betweeu
Holland and the Pacific coast upon
completion of the Panama Canal,
J . G. Scholvick, president of Wieg-
tnan’s bank, Amsterdam, aud G.
J . M. Simons, editor of the “ Tele-
graat,” the great Holland news­
paper, were visitors to Portland
during the past week. It: an in­
terview, Mr. Simons said that the
trip was made to get in touch with
investment oportunities in this
state where much Holland capital
comes at present through agencies
in the east. He also said that as
soon as the Panama Canal is built,
a line of Dutch steamships will l>e
established from Holland to Pacific
Coast ports that is expected to
bring this country in close touch
with that country and her people.
To Be Well Dressed
W e can fit you.
Nifty Suits,
Nobby Shoes, Up-to-Date
Hats,
Swell Negligee Shirts, Latest Golf
Shirts and Dashing Neckwear at
Prices
that
Defy
Com petition.
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WE HAVE IT FOR LESS