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COTTAGE GROVE
FIGHTING BOB
RECORDS MISSING IN HEALTH OFFICER'S
SEVERE COLD IN
CITY COUNCIL HAS
RENAMES STREETS
PASSES AWAY
REFERENDUM CASE
ANNUAL REPORT
MIDDLE WEST
IMPORTANT MEETING
Couucil met pursuant to ad­
journment of January 1, 1912, and
was called to order by the Mayor.
Roll call: Present, Caldwell,
Hart, Knowles, Wallace, Wheeler,
May, Recorder and Marshal, City
Attorney and City Engineer . Ab­
sent Councilman Martin.
Minutes of the meetings of Dec­
ember 4th. Util, 18th, 19th and
January 1st were read, and after a
slight correction, were adopted.
Petition for an electric light at
corner of Tennessee Avenue and
7th street, was read and by motion
was referred to the light committee.
Report of the city health officer
for year 1911 was read and by
motion ordered returned for cor­
rection.
Report of the City Recorder from
April 1st to December .list, 1911,
was read. By motion was ordered
filed.
Chicago, Jau. 6.— Another de­
cided drop in temi>erate marked
the sixth day of the cold wave
through the Middle West today.
From many cities come reports of
broken records, Superior, Wis ,
having the unusual mark of 38 be­
low zero, the low point touched in
the United States. Duluth, how­
ever, is pressing Superior hard with
37 1-2 below.
There is a general snowfall in
IUiuois, Iowa, Michigan and Mis
souri. Brisk winds add to the
misery.
Zero weather here today produc­
ed intense
suffering, and four
deaths are attributed to it. It is
estimated that there are 100,000
unemployed men in tliiscity. Eight
hundred spent last night in the
municipal lodging houses, while
many hundreds were cared for at
the police stations.
Report of street and water com­ Jack
missioner for year 1911, was read.
Ily motion ordered filed.
Light committee reported on the
petitions for lights read December
4, 1911, that owing to the financial
condition of the city, they would
recommend onlv, that a light be
placed on South River street, l>e-
tweeu residences of J. P. Currin
and Mrs. Grooms. Ily motion the
report was accepted, and the light
ordered installed.
By motion the bills contracted
for the illness of Patrick Craxford
were referred to the Marshal, he
to confer with the County Judge
for their settlement.
City Engineer reported that the
plat and plans of naming and num­
bering the city’s streets and houses
respectively had been completed
and filed with the street committee
for their approval.
Johnson Will 'Fight
Flynn in July
Porky
Chicago, Jail. 6.— After
18
months of idleness, Jack Johnson
today signed articles here to light
a finish battle with Jim I’lynu, the
Pueblo fireman, generally regarded
one of the best “ white hopes.”
The fight will take place some­
where iu Nevada in July. As a
tentative date, July 22 was select­
ed. The fight will be staged either
at Windward or Metropolis.
Johnson will receive $30,000
and one third of the receipts from
the sale of moving picture rights.
Flinn’ s share of the purse was un­
announced. Each fighter agreed
not to engage iu a contest between
May 1st and the date of the fight
without the consent of the other.
This means Johnson’s fight witli
Sam McVey may be shaved or post­
poned in favor of the Flynn battle.
The city engineer of Cottage
Grove has completed the work of
renaming the streets of the city,
and a system of house numbering
has been arranged which will no
doubt be adopted at an early date,
as there was a slight hitch in the
proceedings on Friday evening.
One hundred numbers will be al­
lowed for each block and the
streets will be named as follows:
Main street has been changed to
Main Avenue and extends to the
west side of the city being thus
supplied for the name of Wall
street west of the river, except on
that side it will be prefixed by
West.*
On the east side, the streets are
numbered, beginning from
the
river, instead of from tile railroa 1,
and the numbers increase to the
east instead of to the west. Streets
of less than three blocks, or where
impractical to extend them, are g iv ­
en names, so as not to m ike the
numbers ambiguous. The streets
south of Main Avenue are not de­
signed, except by the number, but
on the other side of Main the word
West” is prefixed.
South of Main avenue, on the
east side, the avenues are named
after the presidents iu their order;
north of Main, after the governors
of Oregon in this order.
Avenues on the west side, north
of Main, are named after state cap­
itals and prominent cities iu their
alphabetical order; south of Main,
after the states of the union iu their
alphabetical order.
The streets on the west side are
lettered, so as to prevent confusi on
with those on the east side.
River street has been changed to
Riverside boulevard.
Every block has been allotted
100 numbers, so that each block
will begin on an even hundred.
Property owners will be required to
dumber their houses, and the city
proposes to furnish numbers for
this purpose at 25 cents each, e x ­
pecting to make enough profit from
the sale of the numbers to pay
for sign boards for the streets.
Washington,—Jan. 3.-. Rear Ad-
The Portland Journal of the till
misal Robley 1). Evans, “ Fighting ilist. published the following:
Bob” to an admiring nation, died
A loss of exhibits in the Univer­
suddenly late today at his home in sity referendum case figures in its
tliiscity. Acute indigestion ended 1 outcome in the supreme court. At
ihe career of one of the most popu­ present there are 15of the plaintiff’s
lar officers in the navy. He was exhibits and six of the defendant's
iljfless than two hours
The ad­ exhibits missing. These were lost,
miral rose early today, apparently it is assorted, in t'lansfering from
iu'better health and spirits than he Multnomah to Marion county.
hid enjoyed for souu time. He
While none of the parties con­
displayed high spirits al breakfast cerned seem to know exactly what
and ate a hearty luncheon at noon. is gone it is claimed by Attorney
While in his library at 2 o ’clock, General Crawford, Judge \V T.
the admiral was stricken. Ilis fam­ Slater and Marion County Clerk
ily instantly sent for Dr. S C. Allen that the papers missing con­
Adams, who on arrival found him tain evidence of minor importance,
iu great pain
After treatment the mostly consisting of signatures
admiral fell into a restless si p. taken for comparisons. These
It was thought the danger was Were mi oil by tile state while
over. Shortly after I o’clock, how­ making up transcripts of the case
ever, he awakened and raising
Judge Slater said last' ni ¡lit it
himself with difficulty announced
was mandatory that all the evi­
that he was choking. At 1:46
dence in equity cases be in the
o'clock he died, conscr us to the
hands of the supreme court, and
end.
that if these exhibits were not
"i News of his death spread with found it might cause the case to
great rapidity and mused a pro­ be thrown out. Attorney General
found shock iu official circles. Crawford takes the stand that
President Taft was one of the first minor, fragments of evidence being
to express grief and condolence. missing would not make any dif-
Admiral Dewey was so overcome I ference iu the higher court’s being
I k - could utter hut a few words in­ ! able lo retry the case.
dicating grief at the loss of a life­
There have been some claims
long friend. Secretary Meyer said
that the state’s f lilure to file form­
iu the sudden death of Evans the
al undertaking of appeal within
country had lost one of its most
five davs can he used against tile
brilliant officers. Ae added that
i state, but Attorney General Craw-
on account of his ability President
’ ford says the law provides a 30 day
Roosevelt selected him commander
| limit in equity cases. Judge Slater
i.i-chief of the lleet that cruised
savs he is uncertain of the law on
around the world.
! this point.
Robley I). Evans was one of tin■
iron links that hound the old navy
Basket Ball Tomorrow Ni ahi.
to the new. lie did not take kind­
ly to his sobriquet, “ Fighting
A good basket ball game is an­
Bob,” for though of gruff exterior,
ticipated for tomorrow evening
he was a man of kindliest impulses.
when the Oakland hindi school
But his dauntless courage in times
team meets our local highs in
of great emergency, the grim de­
I Armory hall for a genuine test of
termination with which lie faced
1 skill. This is the first game of the
overwhelming odds and the stoic­
season and will doubtless be well
ism with which he bore his wounds
attended by local a buffers of the
and gazed unflinchingly in the face
j game and boosters for our boys.
of deash, made the title so appropri
Everyone should turnout. The
ate that as ‘ Fighting Bob” he was
ì high school band, will be in at -
known wherever the English laii-
j tendance and furnish good music.
gauge is spoken.
Admiral Evans’ funeral will he
Waterproof shines and dressing
held Friday and it is expected the
for all kinds of leather as well as
body will he interred in tlie nation­
the Suede Shoes —Leslie Mason at
al cemetery at Arlington with the
Hotel Oregon.
full naval honors.
By motion the city eugiueer was
instructed to work full time until
A. C. Clark, a Portland attorney,
plats of city’s water and sewer
while
leaving the Capital early this
systems are completed.
morning at 2 o’ clock was fired at
A letter from attorney of A. I).
twice by an unknown man from
Larson to Citv Attorney regarding
behind a tree in the grounds. It is
his unpaid street assessment on K.
unknown whether the party meant
Main street was read. By motion
to injure Mr. Clark, or that lie mis
the matter was referred to the City
took that gentleman for Governor
C. A . McDonald, of Vancouver,
Attorney, he to use his best judg­
West who has been leaving the B. C., a cousin of Mrs. Somers,
ment in the matter in collecting
Capital late at night for some time. visited at the Doctor’s home a day
the assessment.
Mr. Clark was wounded.
or so last week.
By motion the City Engineer
was instructed to have the mud
hole east of S. P. water tank on
Mill street filled.
The following bills were read,
audited by the finance committee
and by motion ordered paid.
The Gould Co. $31.29.
C. G. Wash $2.00.
F. H. Snodgrass $75.00
Cottage Grove Sentinel 40 cents.
Cottage Grove Transfer $1.00.
C. If. VanDenberg $55.75.
Brown Lumber Co. $7.20.
Dull season is d raw ing to a c lo s e .
W. W . Oglesby $10.00.
Hum and bustle o f industry begins.
Henry Jorgensen $17.06.
Pessimist has held sw a y long e n o u g h .
J. E. Young $25.00.
Optom ists are now forming in lin e.
E. S. Holdertnau $5.00.
G. B. Pitcher $77.55.
Get in the jirocession of progress. Matter
Griffin & Veateli Co. 80 cents.
Cottage Grove Electric Co. $T92.50
the w all o f adversity anti march trium phantly
J. H. Chambers $12.50.
success. A sure w a y to accomjilish this feat
THE LONG DAVS ARE APPROACHING
THE
down
on to
is to
do your trad in g w ith the
W 0 W Officers
The local camp, Woodmen of
the World, installed the following
list of officers, on Saturday even­
ing to conduct the affairs of the
lodge during the ensuing year:
Past Consul, T . S. Bartels: C. C,,
C. F. Walker; A . J.., A. Brewer:
Clerk, C. II. VanDenberg; Banker,
D. B. Chamberlain: Escort, H .J.
Jorgensen; Watchman, M. Kibbel-
beck: Sentry, J. C. Huff; Trustee
for 18 months, J. W . Eddy.
WHEELER--THOMPSON CO.
and receive a dollars
dollar invested.
w orth
of
value
for
e ver
At the council meetiug Friday
evening Health Officer Olgesby
made his annual report of health
conditions, etc., of Cottage Grove
of which every citizen may well
fed proud.
The reports shows 53 births and
33 deaths for the year. O f the
births, 27 were males and 26 were
females.
Of the deaths a large portion
were iu old age, while 9 were
children under eight years.
1 lie record showed but two cases
of courageous diseases, one of
diphtheria and one of typhoid.
Following is a list of the par­
ents to whom children were born:
Male children: Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. W . Freeman, B. K. Lawson,
Harry Mitchell, Chas, McKinnon,
Lee Wold, Herbert Cline, W. A.
11 emeu way, Albert Willard, John
H. Boldon, Geo Jacobson, Van
Fierce, Win. Kerthy, Frank S.
Ingram, David Griggs, Rolin B.
W’oolev, Ansel Wood, Lee Cox,
Grant Breeman, Dallas Powell, M.
G. Cochran, John C. Buscktnan,
Chas. McKibben, Thos. E. Hill,
John E. Stroup, Royal C. Ostran­
der, l’ .iule C. Markley, Frank B.
Phillips.
Female children: Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Chandler, Andy Backard,
Samuel Scott, John S. Milue, W al­
ter Garoutte, R. W. Lancaster,
James Atkinson,
Dan Serling,
Witcom Hubbell, Allison Grim,
C. H. Fuller, H. B. Brehaut,
Richard T..: Roberts, John Seuter,
Stanley Hickey, Frank Hickey,
Theo. W. Walker, Adelia H. A d­
dison, Joseph Bricher, John Web­
ster Polen, Robert Gawley, James
Sears, Chas. E. Reed, Perry Hub­
bard, Ralph Easty, Thos. Jennings.
Following are the deaths for the
rear, the figures after the names
indicating age at nearest birthday:
Inliii It Bucher, 73%; Floyd
Franklin Doyle, 30; Dean Orsdel
Lawton, 5 % ; Anna M. Buschner,
77 1-2; Jacob Lurch, 35; Ellen
Ashby, 74; Herman Webster Bab­
cock, 91 1-2; Win. II. Liiicolu,
70; Dortliv A. Harrington, 3; Lu-
creti i Mc.VInrray, 65 1-2; Marguer
ite GertrudeBreese, 3; Blanch; E.
Willet, 8; Vera Jane Wallace, 16
I D. Petrie, 88 I 2; Sarah K. Mc-
Kibbeu, 16; Edward C. Hoxie,
85: Platt Newcomb, 69; Howard
Nelson Garoutte, 73; Sarah C.
Jones, 75; Chas. C. Thompson,
80 1-2; Eliza Lillian Counts, 43 1-2;
Geo. W. McCoy, 70; Violet V.
Lewis, 1; Lillian Reed, t day;
Gerald Oliver Taylor, 6; Marvin
L. Limebaugh, 22; Daniel Forrest
Harrison, 6 months; Perkins Mil-
er, 1; Id i May A x, 3 1-2; Eliza­
beth S. Davis, 72; F. C. Sessions,
2; Jonathan F. McKibben, no age
given; Lucinda A. Reed, 6.
The health office will also report
that 53 toilets were connected with
sewers during 1911.
A new brass band was organi­
zed at the city hall last Friday
night. The present membership
5 is sixteen and will no doubt be in-
] creased to twenty in the very near
| future. The hand is fully organi­
zed having all uecessary officers,
etc., and having secured Prof. Geo.
I1C Wood, of Eugene, who is a
j competent leader, will no doubt tie
a success. The boys all seem very
I enthusiastic al^out the matter and
| while heretofore the bauds have
not beeu long lived, we hope and
¡expect to see this new organization
I grow and prosper. There is noth-
II ing that helps the appearance of a
: town of this size like a good band
| and every one should do his ut|
) | most to support it.