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A d v e r tis e In TH E LEADER T il l s Is W h a l H r tn it B u s in e s s e n d gives th e P a p e r L ife - PUBLISHED S E M I-W E E K L Y CO TTA GE GROVE LEAD ER B O H E M IA N U G G E T COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON, T U E S D A Y , A U G U ST 3, 1909 C o n s o lid a te d J a n u a r y 9 . 1 9 0 8 ryjSRdlî'ilî^irif jì'$''rTiì''T,vì ^ ì ~ ì i - •• '• -•’* »*«*••» SdWAiRifn* iv H FRANK FUIS SHIIOTS HIMSELF WHILE EXPLORING BIS CAVES SALJ (C L E A R A N C E Summer Goods at Half Price Ladies' Tailored Waists $ .t.5 0 P u re L in en W a is ts it.O O 2..So .5.1X1 “ 2 .5 0 “ “ ” 2 .0 0 2 .0 0 “ “ “ 1 .5 0 Ladies’ Shirt Waisfs $2.1X5 lu d ia 1 .7 5 1 ..50 1 .5 0 1 .2 5 1 .4 0 “ 1 .2 5 “ Government Takes Notice Will be Held at Cottage Is Left Alone with His Wife to Die in the Dense Grove Saturday in of Great Josephine Underground Darkness by His Cowardly the City Park County Caves. Companions-Heroism of Wife. $ 1 .7 5 Liiu-ii . 1 .2 0 1 .0 5 I W I Washington, July ,50.— The Saturday is the day set and e x - 2 j president has just signed a procla jteiisively advt-ni ed as Woodman ^ m at ion making a National Menu-! of tin World day at Cottage, when meut of the Oregon Caves, “ Mar- a gloat har\. t pienn will be held li^ jc I.awns. jx-r yard 7c 1 Sc “ “ He ble H alls" of Josephine county, in >n the c i t e pirk during the day lHc “ “ . ___ 9c Southern Oregon. These natural and ■ big initiation and bauquet wonders are located in the Siskiyou 1 will I pulled off in Woodman 2Sc Highland Tissue, |>er yard . 1.5c 20c" “ “ ‘ 10c National Forest about thirty miles' Congressman W C Hawley. 15c " “ " He south of (Iran i’s Pass in Cave \2%c “ “ “ 7c mountain. The caves are in marble and ----- ^ SE E US FOR BARGAINS 2 I limestones and consist of innumer « I able caverns, corridors and pas % sageways of various sizes, all of ¡f | them decorated beyond description ? No Coupons With Goods Sold «it Reduced Prices in crystallized carbonates. They have been explored to a distance of two miles or more, the lowest of them being at a depth of about 2,000 feet below the summit of Cave Mountain, the highest being some seven or eight hundred feet above. There are many passage i Klamath Falls, Ore.. July .10.— Portland, August 2.— General ways and rooms which have never i A mammoth sawmill plant and 15 Manager .O’Brien of the Uarriinan j beell ,nK, Iled, and with these di miles of railroad will he construct lines in the Pacific northwest to- tan, ami unexplored openings the! 1 j magnitude of the Oregon Caves hi ed by the Itooth- Kelly Lumber ] practically unknown. company and their associates in I These natural wonders were dis- f the vicinity of Yatnsav mountain, covered in 1874 by Iilija Davidson, Head Manager, W. 0 W. where the parties concerned have while bear hunting, and tlie great- holdings of about H7.000 acres of er part of the exploration work 1 kail in the evening. Among the timber. w^s done by ]•’. M. Nickerson, ol distinguished v sitors and speakers Messrs. Booth and Kelly and Kerbv, Oregon, in 1S77, when font "'H be Head Consul I. 1 Boak. Mr. Douaber, of Detroit, Mich., floors of levels were partially Oead Manager, Congressman W the owners of this tract, returned opened. Many of the old ladders A ' ^ ^ aw ley Head Manager, Hon. from there yesterday. While the used at that time are still in use. John Patlisfin: ( .eiieral Organizer, parties would admit nothing con Cave Mountain, the |ieak which A - licheiiur: Special < irganizer, cerning this matter, it is known contains these caves, rises to an -! ■ I - Smith and many others. It that while there they decided on elevation of alxiut b.txxi feet and is!^s planned to make this the great the route for a branch railroad to of limestone formation. The main iest *ri|,eru.ii >«cession ever record- the liiulier which will connect openings around which the Nation- ! e<^ 111 southwestern Oregou, and a with the Natron branch at the al Monument has been cieated are large representation of th e 'Laue lower end of the marsh. at an elevation of 4,<xx) feet, but and Douglas county camps is ex A surveying party will be sent •lie entire mountain side for five or * peeled to be ill attendance. A fine in shortly to locate this line. The| HEAD CONSUL. I. I BOAK. W. 0. W. six miles shows caverns of various program will be carried out at the company owns a splendid mill site sizes and in all probability is city park and a splendid basket near (he terminus of this railroad, day received information from San honeycombed throughout its in dinner will be served, meat, bread, with sufficient water for all pur Francisco stating that the contract terior like the portion which has beans and coffee being supplied poses. for the first 25 miles of the Natron- free by the Woodmen. It is hoped Klamath I ’alls extension of the lrceit explored. that tlieii friends will bring along Many small streams are found Southern Pacific railroad had been At Lurch’ s let today to the I’tah Construction at different elevations, and larger pastries atnl other dainties and join company. The section contracted bodies of running water can be ill the big feast. Special Friday and Saturday, L5c is from Natron southeast in Lane SPORTS. heard in bottomless pits so far as county. ginghams at 1 lc. measured. This running water The afternoon sports will consist probably accounts for curents o f ' wind that in some of the galleries ‘ ¡blow so hard as to extinguish a n i ¡open light at once. The lime de-1 posits take many beautiful forms: ! massive pillars, delicate stalactites of alabaster whiteness with the crystal drop of water carrying its minute deposit of lime from which they are formed, and broad sheets resembling drapery with graceful curves and waves that were cer tainly made hv varying currents of wind during formation In past years visitors have broken off and carried away many 1 of the most valuable specimens and this destruction, as well as to retain these natural wonders as j public property, induced the i Hon. John Pattison. Head Manager recommendation to place them hi a National Monument. The F o rest1 of chopping and sawing contests, service has rebuilt and improved foot races for boys and girls, tug- the trails leading to the Caves from j of war between teams of various each side of the divide in order to camps, pillow fight, etc., for which more easily protect the valuable suitable prizes will be given. All forest surrounding, and to m ak e!to close with a big parade in the the caves accessible to tourists. ¡evening. Everyliodv is invited to -----------••• I attend and enjoy ll Woodman The little town of Elktou. * la rre sf P icn ic _______ 12% c Itatiste. tier yard 7c 1 Sc “ ‘ ‘ ................- . He 30c “ “ ___ ___ 10c Ladies’ White ... And... Colored Wash Skirts From $1.25 To $2.50 10% Off H AM PTO N ^ VOL. XXI. NO. 16 C OMPANY 9 CONTRACT LET FOR BOOTH-KELLY TO NATRON EXTENSION BUILD RAILROAD Grants 1‘ass, Or., Aug. 2.— De desperate efforts to save his life she serted by their companions when tore up her white underskirt and the tragic clim ax of their merry filled the wound with hits of rags making in the Josephine County to stop the ebbing life blood, until caves came in the accidental shoot finally lie died. ing of Prank Ellis yesterday, lie C R A W L S . S A T l ' R A T E I * W I T H HI.OOD. and his wife were left alone in the Exhausted aud nearly overcome stygian blackness, he to die and with grief, Mrs. Ellis began to she, grief-whelmed, to ease his crawl on her hands and knees over agony as best she might. the slippery floor in an effort to All the lights but one carried by find the guide string, which fortu tile party were taken by the cra nately had not been broken in the vens who rau away. The remain retreat. This she fastened to a ing torch soon went out. rock mid laid it on her dead hus Mr. Ellis aud Arthur Vineyard, band’s body, with the intent, if she with their wives, two other women failed to reach the mouth of the and several children were seeking cave, of returning there. passage through the caves and had Then, with her clothes saturated succeeded in reaching the third with blood from the wounds of her chamlier on the upper floor. Ellis husband, Mrs, Ellis started out being in advance of the party, and and by fortunate circumstances holding a pistol in his hand, at finally reached a line of light and tempted to climb to an upper cavity, but owing fo the slippery walls he lost his footing and fell several feet, striking the revolver against the wall, ’file weapon was dis charged, the ball entering his left eye and ranging upward through the brain, which resulted in death { after four hours. DKSKUT AT CRV up ’ ’ M t 'R D K . R At the discharge of the weajinii ' someone cried “ murdci,' which precipitated a rush for the mouth of the cave All did cx icp l M is.. Ellis, who, rushing to wline her wounded husband lay. took his1 limp form upon her and tried to nurse him back to conscious ness. F B Tichenor. General Organizer In the terrible darkness of the j cave entrance, and thence cavern Mrs. Ellis sat, finning her ¡the ! precipituoux husband with h<>r hat, while the j | walked over the blood flowed freely from the dying ! mountain four miles away ami man's face over the grief-stricken woman’s hands and body. Realizing she had lieen deserted, Mrs. Ellis made cry after cry for help but no answer came, save the echo of the caves. Thus she sat tor four hours, nursing the dying man and hoping for aid. In her summoned aid. M. I). Ellis, father of the victim arrived today from Dallas and will take charge of the body, which is expected to arrive here some time this evening. _______ ___________ All kinds of sewing machines at best prices at Marion Veatch's. 5tf W E ARE LEADERS \t $ ¥ it it W e Make Them Alj_ Go it it W hen it Comes to Comfort it i t it it it Quality and Style in Suits, Hats and Shoes WHEELER-THOMPSON CO. WE HAVE IT FOR LESS Douglas county, is putting in j Look oyfr lhe Ua<| er s aj8 and in a gravity system of water works. tj,en patronize Leader advertisers. s