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Ml Cottage Grove, Lane County, Population 25oo, South of Portland 144 Miles, Lumbering, Mining, Dairying. Fruit Growing and General Farming Section 60TH WEDDING P ANNIVERSARY K3B3KX PEOPLE ERSO N AL PICKUPS ft yOL jQOW •) Born, March 16,’ 1913, to the w ife o f Chas. Whitlock an 8 pound son. Attorney J. C. Johnson, is confined to his home with an at tack o f the mumps. G. H. Söderström o f the Bon Ton, who has been on the sick list is able to be about again. The San Diego fair will open January 1, 1915, and close Decem ber 31, holding 365 days. Celebrated by James H. Shortridge and W ife Sunday. Read the new automobile ad o f * the Nesmith Auto Co. Frank Hickey proprietor, on our last page the famous little Ford, the auto for this country. , A baby show along the line of eugenics will be on the program of the next State Fair. That is a James H. Shortridge and wife, good idea. All the thoroughbreds venerable and highly esteemed of Oregon are not four-legged.— pioneer citizens o f this communi Ex. ^ I I •A 4 è ty, celebrated their sixtieth wed ding anniversary at their home in west Cottage Grove Sunday, March 16, 1913. J. H. Shortridge and Amelia S. Adams were married March 16, 1863, at Jefferson, Linn coun ty, Oregon, and soon thereafter came to Cottage Grove and locat ed on a donation land claim, six miles south o f this city, where they resided about 54 years, and reared a family, having came to Cottage Grove six years ago to reside and spend their declin ing years. Mrs. Shortridge was the first white woman to set foot upon the prairies o f the Coast Fork valley. Mr. Shortridge was born in La Fayette, Tippacanoe county, In diana, July 18, 1831, and crossed the plains to Oregon in what was known as the “ Miller Train” in 1851, driving three yoke o f oxen. The company left Mercer county, Illinois, March 13, 1851, and ar rived in Marion county, Oregon, on August 18, 1851, making what was then considered a quick trip, lacking three days o f being five months on the road. Mrs. Shortridge was bom in Vermillion county, Indiana, Feb. 12, 1835. She crossed the plains from Iowa in 1852 with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Frank lin Adams, who settled near Sa lem. However, the crowning event o f the day was the sumptuous anniversary dinner, the table fairly groaning under its great load o f both substantial and dain ty courses too numerous to men tion. At this notable celebration and reunion Sunday, all o f the chil dren and grand children were present for the first time in nine years, hence the occasion was a most pleasant and enjoyable one. The day was spent in recounting pleasant incidents o f the past and young and old alike will long remember tnis happy occasion. The following children were present: Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Harris, o f Eugene; Mrs. Olive Lacey, o f Portland; F. B. Short ridge, o f Booth, Oregon; Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Weeden, o f Cottage Grove. The grandchildren present were: Dr. and Mrs. M. C. Har ris, Mr. and Mrs. R. Claude Gray, George Harris, Audrey Langdon, o f Eugene; Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Spear, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Langdon, Arlie Langdon, Evart, Eva, Dale and Gordon Weeden, o f Cottage Grove; Mrs. S. J. Dillard, a niece, o f Eugene. The Leader heartily congratu lates Mr. and Mrs. Shortridge and wishes them many hap py returns o f the day. We wish also to thank them for a bountiful supply o f deli cious “ wedding” cake. NO. 9 COTTAGE GKOVE, OREGON, TUESDAY. MARCH IS, 1913 VOL. I. SALE OF MINES ENJOINED Fraud is Alleged as Grounds for In junction. Gov. West has appointed as su preme judges C. L. McNary, of Salem, and M. M. Ramsey, of M c Mark E. Stone, who recently Minnville. obtained a verdict in circuit court R. A. Allen o f Curtin, was for #10,000 damages against the transacting business in Cottage West Coast Mines company, has The Brownsville Warehouse Grove Thursday and favored the begun suit to restrain the defend Company shipped four cars of hay Leader with a pleasant call and ant company and others from pro to Vaquina, to cars of hay to Port ceeding with a sheriff’s sale of the a subscription. land, one car of oats to Cottage property of the company, which Grove, and one car of hay to Eu It looks natural to see W. B. action, the plaintiff alleges, has gene this week.— Times. Cooper hustling about again, he been brought about by fraud in or having returned recently from der to prevent the execution of the The city council has decided to an extended visit to his old home plaintiff’s judgment against the pass ordinances providing for the i in the middle west where his i company. paving o f all the cross streets father died recently. Stone alleges that the defendants, north and south o f main street, Slanley Martin has purchased G . L. Buland, president of the between the S. P. depot and the D. B. Chamberlen’ s flock o f Bar company, J. A . Byerly, secretary, river bridge, eight or nine blocks. red Plymouth Rocks, the best in and Ralph W . Wilbur, attorney, One prominent street in west this section o f the country. Mr. acting together, caused two actions Cottage Grove and a few promi Martin will raise this breed of at law against the company to be nent streets in east Cottage brought and by default a judgment chickens on an extensive scale. Grove will also be paved this season. Engineer Sim Brand, w ife and was taken for the sum of #3,771.90 daughter, o f Carlton, have been and another judgment was taken Sheriff James Parker Friday a guest o f Cottage Grove friends for the sum of #2,312.75, on notes received a check for $53,071.37 for the past several days. Mr. assigned by Buland to Chester from the Oregon & California Brand was locomotive engineer Chrisman, of Eugene. Stone al Railroad company as payment of on the 0 . & S. E. railroad out o f leges that this action was fraudu its 1912 taxes on its road bed, lent and was made in an attempt this city for many years. station grounds and rolling stock to create a prior lien upon the pro in Lane county. The company J. J. O ’ Neal moved his house perty of the defendant. will pay the taxes on its congres hold goods to Eugene, where he The property has been adver sional lands later. The O. & C. will reside, last week. A t the tised for sale at sheriff’s sale on is the owner o f the Southern Pa same time Mrs. Jennie M. White, March 17, 1913, and the plaintiff cific railway lines in this part o f of Eugene, shipped her household alleges that unless the defendants the state. goods to Cottage Grove, where she are enjoined from proceeding with MISS GLADYS HINCKLEY, A WASHINGTON BEAUTY, will reside. Fair exchange. the sale it will be made on that Stock arrived Saturday for Harry L. Bown, ex-sheriff of date. Therefore he asks the court Twohy Bros, and for Fuller & EAUTY and woman suffragiata are not always to b« found In Lane county, is out for U. S. for an injunction against the de Bain for grading on the Coos Bay conjunction. The average eeeker after “ votes for women” la Marshal for the district o f Ore fendants from proceeding with the line. The Southern Pacific has far too Intellectually Intent upon her pursuit to pay attention to gon. He has served four years sale or from taking any proceed put on supply teams to haul tim mere akin deep qualities. But Mlsa Ulayds Hinckley bears the as sheriff and six years as depu ings to collect payment of said pre bers from the Noti sawmill to the proud distinction o f being Washington's moat beautiful suffragist. In ty. The Leader would lie pleased tended and fradulent notes assigned sites o f bridges and culverts over deed. her friends claim she Is the most attractive In America. i to hear o f him landing the plum. to Chrisman; also that said pre streams in that part o f the line, j tended judgment be decreed fradu They hope to have the line com W . S. Shearer was down from lent and null. pleted and steel laid to Elmira in I his mill near Dorena Friday, and J. C. Johnson, of Cottage Grove, about 60 days, if the weather re told the Leader that he had just and C. A . Hardy, of F.ugene, are mains good.—Guard. County surveyors were in the field Monday setting shipped his first carload of ties for attorneys for Stone in the case. the season on that day. He says A fire was narrowly averted in grade stakes for the proposed new macadam road from his mill is running smoothly, with The injunction restraining the W. B. Osmon’ s home in west the city limits on Sixth street to what is known as the plenty of logs, as well as orders, on sheriff from proceeding with the Cottage Grove a few days ago. White river bridge, a distance of about two miles. The sale o f this mine property was hand. B SURVEYING FOR A NEW MACADAM COUNTY ROAO Soot in the brick Hue burned so fiercely that the flue, from the intense heat, cracked open up and down for a distance o f sever al feet, scattering sparks and fire in the rooms through which it passes. The flue was damaged to such an extent that it will have to be torn down and re built. Over 200 cities and towns in Oregon are named as depositaries where school books must be sold under the circular of the state board of education, issued in con nection with the information as to the work of the state book commis sion. The towns named in Lane county are Coburg, Cottage Grove, Creswell, Elmira, Eugene, Flor ence, Goshen, Junction City, Lor- ane, Pleasant Hill, Springfield, Walterville. county court agreed to macadamize one mile of this im portant public thoroughfare last season, but owing to a dispute as to the city boundary lines, the work was de layed, and it is understood, that since this question is permanently settled, the court has decided to improve this comparatively new, two miles of road, connecting Cottage Grove with London Springs, Black Butte Quick silver Alines and the Coast Fork valley, which road con nects with the old county road, just south of the W hite bridge, across the Coast Fork,thereby greatly shortening the distance between the points mentioned above. It js understood that the extension o f the Oregon Electric will also continue south from Cottage Grove along this road find through the Coast Fork valley to Oakland and Rose- burg—a much shorter route than that taken by the S. P. railroad through Pass Creek Canyon. A report has become current to the effect that the recent Grange dinner was served for the business men o f Cottage Grove exclusively. This is er roneous. Each member o f the Grange was granted permission to extend an invitation to the dinner to one or two friends and some o f the business men o f this city were fortunate enough to r e -1 Humphreys Will Hang. ceive such an individual invita-' tion, the Grange extending an George and Charles Hum official invitation to dine to the phreys, adjudged guilty by the newspaper men only, on this oc lower court for Benton county casion. and by the supreme court o f A deal,w as made last week Oregon o f the murder o f Mrs. whereby Schmitt Brothers dis Eliza Griffith, will expiate their posed o f their caterpillar engine, crime by hanging. machinery and a number o f their As the Humphreys are mem horses to the 0 . K. Farming bers o f the Episcopal church, company, who own 2700 acres o f j Governor West has granted a re fine wheat land in Alberta, C an-! prieve o f one day out o f respect ada, and in which the Schmitt | o f that denomination and its ob Bros are interested. F. J. Schmitt I servance o f Good Friday, and the leaves this week to take ch arge! men will die on Saturday, March o f the management o f the farm 22, instead o f Friday, March 21. but expects to return as soon as the busy season is over. He will J. F. Spray has just delivered to be accompanied by W. L.Schmitt the city a fine MacKinnon “ Steel and Romeo Walz, who will also King” garbage or dump wagon, be in the employ o f the company which is a valuable acquisition to for a few months at least. Cres well Chronicle. the street cleaning department SE [Ol W e Not Only Recommend SIMMONS KID G L O V E S EOE % W e can match any shade and fit any hand. Look our line over before buying Easter Gloves. But i f f M to keep them pr m i j shapely and mended forerer FREE OF CHARGE ASK US A B O U T IT E a s te r H a ts Wei\r the Gordon right from the very start $ 3 .0 0 Egg» Wanted in Exchange for Goods HAMPTON & CO. THE STORE THAT SATISFIES __ J OE= — JQ 1 = granted, pending the hearing o f Hon. Chas. Kayser, wife and the case. aunt, the former a nephew o f Mrs. Kayser o f this city, spent the past week in Cottage Grove. Creswell Gets a Cannery. Mr. Kayser and family reside at Goldendale, Wash., and he is an The board o f directors o f the exmemtier o f the Washington Creswell Fruit and Vegetable legislature. Growers’ association met Satur W . C. Conner has resurrected day, and the equipment for the the Cottage Grove Leader, or cannery was decided on. It was rather started a “ new” Leader so also decided to set the boiler and much like the old one you can’t engine at once. Arrangements tell the difference. Conner is a are being made to purchase the good newspaper man, and the fra entire equipment o f the Indepen ternity is glad to welcome his re dence cannery, and as soon as turn to the fold.— Jefferson Re this is done the machinery will view. be installed at once. Mr. Holt, manager o f the Eu Mrs. Mary A. Jones Saturday began suit against her husband, gene cannenr, was up and looked Ervin Jones, for a divorce and over the building and advised the for the custody o f their minor directors as to the necessary ma children, Ervin, aged six years, chinery for operating the plant and Leland, aged five. Deser- this year. He also advised as to I tion is alleged. They were mar how the machinery should set in ried in Cottage Grove October 19, the building. The directors found that 1905. C. M. Kissinger is attor enough stock had been subscribed ney for the plaintiff.—Guard. to equip the cannery. Other E. A. Rhoten, field editor and subscriptions will lie asked for to advertising solicitor for the Pa make up indebtedness and pro cific Homestead and Northwest vide funds for any other ex Poultry Journal, Salem, Oregon, pense that might be necessary, — was a Cottage Grove visitor last Chronicle. Friday and Saturday. Mr Rho- : ten favored the Leader with a pleasant call as usual, and said Dorcas Club Organized. j that “ Cottage Grove seems to tie j forging ahead at rapid strides j and is the most talked o f little Ladies o f the Christian church j city in western Oregon.” met at the home o f Mrs. A. W. Frank B. Phillips arrived in Kime last Friday, for the pur this city late last week from Til pose o f organizing a society to lamook and will be joined by his do all kinds o f work for the bene family as soon as school closes fit o f the church. Mrs. Etta over there, his daughter, Miss Baker presided at the organiza Allie, being one o f the teachers tion o f the meeting, and officers in the Tillamook public schools. were elected as follows: Etta president; Mrs. Orvil Mr. Phillips says that is a good Baker, country, but that land and other Spear, vice president; Mrs. War j values are exorbitant. Before ren McFarland, secretary; Mrs. I settling down here again, how- Bert Willard, treasurer. Follow j ever, he will visit and investi- ing election o f officers a social 1 gate opportunities for investment hour was enjoyed, and dainty re in Coos county, where he may freshments were served. This decide to locate. He has both new society will meet at the business and farm property in home o f Mrs. Etta Baker, Tues day, March 25. and near Cottage Grove.
