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S a n d y o u r C r it ic is m
to t h i9 P a p a r .
A d v a r t la a lrv
TH E LEADER
T illa la W h a t B r in g s
B u a ln a a a a n d g iv e s
th a P a p a r L ife .
PUBLISH ED S E M I-W E E K L Y
COTTAGE GROVE LEADER
B O H E M IA N U G G ET
C o a a o lltfa ta d J a n u a r y 9 . 1 9 0 8 .
INCORPORATE
FRUIT UNION
Old Association to be Re-
Organized— Have a
Fine Equipment
J . 1. Jones is sending out the
follow ing circular letter to all of
th e stock holders in the old Cottage
G rove F ruit Co., recently d is­
solved:
C ottage Grove, O r., Dec. 24. 1909.
Dear S ir:— I expect to re-incor-
p o tate the C ottage G rove F ruit Co.
and wish to give the old stockhold­
ers the first chance at the new
stock.
W e will incorporate this new
com pany at $3,000 w hich will clear
all indebtedness on p lan t leaving
sam e all clear and also leaving a
w orking sum of a few hundred
dollars.
Please notify me if you care to
ta k e some of this stock, and if so
how m u c h .”
T h e packing house, drier and
equipm ent of the fruit growers as­
sociation was built during the sum ­
mer of 1908 at a cost of over $5,-
000, the funds to pay off the in ­
debtedness being furnished by Mr.
Jones into whose hands the proper­
ty recently passed in default of
paym ent of principal and interest.
It is a first class plant and well
equipped to handle the fruit pro­
d u ct of this valley for years to
come and it is the wish of Mr.
Jones to reorganize the com pany
an d prepare to handle the rapidly
increasing fruit product of this
com m unity. Such an enterprise
an d com pany properly m anaged
w ould be of inestim able value to
th e com m unity and would prove a
g reat im petus to the growing fruit
in d ustry of south I.aue county.
HOW TO SET
OUT AN ORCHARD
A s m any people about Cottage
G rove are plan tin g various kinds
of fruit trees the following advice
m ay be advantageous to some of
th e m :
W . K. Newell, president of the
Hoard of H orticulture, gives some
v aluable inform ation regarding
th e preparation of the soil for
p lan tin g apple trees. " T h e grow­
e r ,” he says, “ begins his orchard
w ith a selection of soil. T he first
th in g is to get a soil th a t is well
drained. Most of the rolling hills
of the W illam ette valley are well
adapted to the growth of the trees,
an d in m any of the bottom lands
a sandy subsoil is found w hich is
favorable. T he soil should lie
tiled where not n atu rally drained
and as the trees grow the soil will
become well grained w ithin two or
three years. T here should be a
depth of soil from five to six feet
before hard pan or bed rock is en­
countered. W here there is gravel
subsoil surface soil becomes ideal
ground. Upon such soil, when
properly prepared, apple trees
should enjoy a healthy growth
from 50 to 75 years.
“ In planting it is alw ays best to
use nursery stock of the age of
one year, and the young trees
should never be taken from the
nursery rows until they are ripe
an d the leaves begin to fall. They
should be planted as soon after
N ovem ber 15 as possible, b u t trees
w hich are planted up to F ebruary
15, usually thrive well. T he warm
C O T T A G E G R O V E , O R EG O N , T U E S D A Y , D E C E M B E R a8, 1909
spell w hich usually comes along in
F ebruary h a s been found to give
good results in planting. If trees
are planted in the spring they be
gin at once to grow an d the buds
aud leaves will pum p all th e niois
ture out of a tree before it is well
rooted. In p lan tin g an old piece
of land w hich has been cultivated
for years the ground should be
plowed at least 12 inches deep.
‘‘Y oung stock should be placed
iu the ground about two inches
deeper th a t it stood in the nursery,
aud then should be headed back at
18 inches above the ground. D ur­
ing the first year the trees should
be painted to protect them from
sublister and insects, the best solu­
tion found being the following,
used as a thick paste: Ten pounds
of lime, one pound of rosin and
half a pound of arsenate of lead.
P runing of the lim bs and sprouts
in th e second year should consist
of heading back of the lim bs so as
to force a low growth of the tree.
To get that result the cut should
be m ade beyond the bud pointed
in the direction it is intended for
the lim b to grow. P runing ceases
about the fifth year and thereafter
only th in n in g of the top allow ed.”
Gets Large Returns.
J. H. H eikes, from two acres of
apple orchard, got returns this
season iu cash, to the am ount of
$1201.25. As the work of p ick ­
ing and p ack in g was largely done
by Mr. H eikes and his fam ily, the
only expense was for boxes and
handling, w hich did not am ount
to over $150, leaving a gross
profit in round num bers of $1050
for two acres, or $525 per acre.
T he tract has alw ays been fam ous
as a m oney-m aker, an d is know n
as the old
Ilo b b s place. Mr.
H eikes bought ¡he place, which
consists of 10 acres, last A ugust,
the purchase price being $6800.
Mr. H eikes has an acre of Golden
Cham pion grapes, for which this
and the adjoining place are fam ­
ous. H e is a great hustler and
will be one of the men who by in ­
telligence and thrift and hard
work will help in developing the
valley.— Freew ater (O r.j Tim es.
Recital.
W arren G laze announces th at
he will give a recital at the M. K.
church W ednesday evening Jan.
12. 1910, assisted by his pupils and
local talent. T he program will be
published later.
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right hand uppercut.
Lang was a strong favorite in
th e betting at odds of two to one.
H is weight was announced at 188 !
pounds, while Fitz gave his as 156 \
pounds. A rthur Scott was the
referee. T he w eather was warm.
Tw elve thousand spectators w it­
nessed the fight.
T he fight was for th e h eav y ­
weight cham pionship of A ustralia.
Lang holds the title, h aving won t
it by knocking out Bill Squires, .
his fellow-countryman, on O ctober'
25. T he purse is $12,500 to lie!
divided on a 60 an d 40 per cent
Christm as night on the occasion of basis.
New York, Dec. 26.—T he ter
the M. E. Sunday school’s C hrist­
rific blizzard which swept over the
m as can tata, “ Santa C laus Ju n io r” RICH ORE FIND
west, northw est and even invaded
which required one hour and forty
IS FULLY V E R IF IE D ^ “ Suiinv S o u th ,” leaving a
minutes in its presentation aud was
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m antle of seven inches of snow
declared one of the most en tertain ­
T h e recent strik e m ade on the and intensely cold weather over all
ing and interesting C hristm as en ­ N orth Fairview m ine in Bohemia the Middle West, has reached the
tertainm ents ever given by that has lieeu verified by the foreman, A tlantic coast u nabated in fury.
church an d Sunday school. Santa Jack Klophenstein, who arrived Coming at the time of the full
Claus Junior preceded his vener­ here recently. He said th a t they moon, the storm lashed the high
able sire aud began to distribute tapped the ledge about 70 feet lie- tides into fury aud did dam age
gifts and entertain the children low the previous rich ore deposit, greater th an has been know n since
when he was apprehended by the unearthed about a m onth ago. 1851. It was accom panied Ijy two
real Santa, declared an impostor, T his find, he s a y s . is th e richest immense tidal waves, which invad­
was arrested and sentenced. T he and largest body of ore yet found ed houses and drowned a m an, his
wife and child. T elegraph and
several vocal solos of S anta Jflnior on this property.
( Ren S anford) were very tuneful
Four distinct rich free-gold telephone com panies had few wires
and ably rendered, as were also the prospects have been opened w ithin through to New York. Providence,
solos of old Santa Claus, J. H. 200 feet from the grass roots T he R. I., had a single wire to the o u t­
H arris; the policem an Geo. H all, last fiud shows a greater percen­ side world. Large cities, such as
Jr.; Clare Conner, M arion Hooper, tage of free gold th an the openings j Cam bridge, Somerville, Lynu, Pall
Mrs. H attie H art, as “ North above. T he gold is interwoven i ^ ' ver al'd New Bedford, were in
W ind;” I.ottie W hitsett, ‘Spirit of with quartz and galena and is very j darkness except for the light af-
[ forded by the full moon. 'T h e gale.
C hristm as.” T he chorus w as also rjcjj
in excellent voice and showed skill­
A m ining expert says the grade was accom panied by a heavy fall
ful train in g in its m any evolutions. of ore found is as prom ising a s'°T snow .
I he dam age to the Bos-
Mrs. W. C. Conner as Miss Anne, any he has seen from Colorado to | *o a w aterfront is estim ated at $1,-
m ade a good leader of the can tata to the Pacific Coast. He is posi-1000,000.
and seemed to have the work well tive the values th at have been h u n d r e d s d r i v e n f r o m h o m e .
in hand. Her solos and dialogues found near the surface will run
H undreds of persons were driven
were also well rendered. Much down from 2(XK) to 3000 feet.
I from their homes by a flood resnlt-
credit for the success of the ca n ­
’ “ r
| ing from the breaking of a dam
ta ta is due Mr. J. H. H arris, the Cottage Grove Christmas Tree Trade. ¿¡ate at a place know n as “ the
efficient director aud Miss Neita
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dykes” in Chelsea, ju st over the
H azleton, who presided so pro­
Cottage Grove Christm as tr e e s 1 E verett line. T onight the home-
ficiently at the piano. At 10 cents were m uch in evidence in San less were cared for by m unicipal
adm ission for adults over $23 was Francisco an d O aklaud, California authorities in city buildings and
taken in at the door and it was es­ this season, parties who supply ' churches.
tim ated the attendance exceeded this trade having visited this place
At Lynn the tide m ade a clean
400.
two weeks ago an d secured a car j sweep across the narrow isthm us,
load of 5000 Christm as trees along which connects N ahant with the
the branch line of railroad fro m ; m ainland, and for several hours
Fitz Meets Second Waterloo.
Cottage Grove to the B ohem ia! th a t rocky peninsula was an
Sydney, Dec. 26.— Bill I.ang, mines and another carload of island. T he state highw ay was
6<XX) trees were secured in the Pass covered four feet deep with sea-
A ustralian heavyweight, knocked
Creek canyon four miles south of j weed. On N antasket beach, in
out Boli Fitzsim m ons in the 12th this city. It is said th a t these Hull, the dam age to property is
round of their fight at R ushcutter’s trees retail at from 50 cents to $2. ¡estim ated at $100,000.
Bay stadium today. T h e fight was each in the California metropolis. 1 Beverly, the summer home of
evenly contested up to the last T his promises to become quite a President T aft, was cu t off from
com munication with the outside
round when L ang forced F itzsim - i *oca* * l u ' u s l r y i u j h c fu tu re,
world by wire.
r a o n s to th e ropes, k n ocking him j
Number 1531 won th e Cuckoo
S H IP S D R IV EN ASHORE.
down with a right hand blow t o 1 clock at the Rose co n fectio n ery .;
In
New York the tidal wave
the jaw, and when he arose, sent ! Present num ber and receive the
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flooded
cellars and sent ships
him to the floor senseless with a clock.
ashore. At Seymour, Conn., two
men were drowned when a trolley
car plunged into the river.
COTTAGE GROVE CHURCHES
STURM EAST
Christmas Trees and Entertaining Exercises in
Which Both Old and Young Participated
Cuts off Telegraph Com­
munication and In­
Cantata at the Armory Hall.
curres Losses
It was indeed a “ Merry C hrist­
m as” in Cottage Grove. E n te r­
taining and appropriate C hristm as
tree exercises were held at the
Christian and Presbyterian ch u rc h ­
es C hristm as eve, while the Metho­
dist church S unday school deferred
its grand C hristm as ca n ta ta and
tree un til Christm as n ig h t in order
to secure the large arjnory hall for
the occasion.
At the C hristian ch u rch a very
entertaining program was rendered
Ed Ffnnerty im personating old
Santa an d Mrs. Cruson, Mrs.
S an ta. Topsy, a colored character
was well sustained by Miss Ida
Robinson. T he children of the
Sunday school also played their
parts well in this interesting C hrist­
m as comedy. A large crowd was
in attendance.
At the Presbyterian church old
S a n ta ’s work shop was revealed
with the toy m akers busy at work,
from w hich store room S an ta dis­
tributed his m any gifts. Several
different nationalities were repre­
sented in costume by the children,
all of whom carried out tlieir parts
well. T he vocal duet by Misses
Blanch V eatch and E va Richtnoud
received p articu lar praise. Old
S an ta was very cleverly im person­
ated by F ran k H . Rosenberg, and
the large crowd in attendance was
well pleased with the splendid e x ­
ercises.
T h e arm ory hall w as well filled
Jackson Solid For Siskiyou.
T h e Jackson County Press A s­
sociation has unanim ously in ­
dorsed the m ovem ent to create the
new state of S iskiyou composed of
northern C alifornia an d southern
Oregon. Committees were ap ­
pointed to co-operate with the press
and people of the section iuvolved
and call a convention of citizens
at S hasta Springs in the near
future.
IF NAPOLEON LIVED TODAY
He W ould Say to His Grand Army,
The Holidays are Here, Go To
Wheeler - Thompson Company’s
AND DRESS FOR THE OCCASION
There you can choose from the finest fabrics, in the new delicate tw o tone stripes, herring/bones wide bar
effects, Scotch cheviots, in new soft grays, bottle green and fancy worsteds. Or measure you for one of Ed
V. Price’s Famous Tailor-Made Suits. There you will find 500 new and nobby hats just arrived in all the
delicate shades of grays, London blues, golden browns, champaigns and tnan 3 r others. There is headquarters
for shoes, hosiery and underwear. The private soldiers will come out looking like a general. Try it yourself,
you will have Xmas bells in every pocket.
Wheeler - Thompson Company
‘Has It For Less”
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Joe Powell Farm Sold.
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F ingal Hinds, the real estate
I dealer who bought the Joe Powell
¡place of 124 acres south of this
city a year ago, sold it M onday to
Mejar* W m. Sloan and J . C.
.i^wwlge of Spokane, cousideratiou
$4*#U. These gentlemen will move
I upon the place an d engage in
dairying and hog raising soon, Mr".
Slpan h aving a fam ily.
Fred Lam b has resigned his po­
sition in Friendly’s store, his resig
i nation to tak e effect Jan. 1st: He
will remain in Eugene and has a
, good position in view.—G uard.
A m arriage license Was granted
! M onday to W illiam M. Callison
and S arah J. Inks, both of Marco-
la.
See those new incandescent coal-
oil lam ps at DesLarzes Bro. 'r hey
are just simply grand. You c a n ’t
afford to do without one. 27-3C*