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Cottage Grove, Lane County, Population 25 oo,
South of Portland 144 Miles,
FOUND DEAD
AT HIS HOME
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Eccentric Old Gen­
tleman Passes
Away Alone
Venzel Treniek,
commonly
known as “ Jack Yenik,” a na­
tive of Austria, who resided
alone in a little home in the
Cooper & Randall aduition to
Cottage Grove, was found dead
in his bed last Friday morning,
A neighbor, Mrs. Labsch, not
having observed “ Yenik,” about
for a few days, called at his
cabin and rapped heavily upon
the door. Receiving no response,
she called her son, Gus, who af­
ter discovering the old man dead
in his bed, notified City Marshal
Green Pitcher. After examining
the premises, Mr. Pitcher and
the neighbors concluded that the
old gentleman had died from
natural causes and had been
dead for several days.
The county coroner was noti­
fied according to the findings of
the city marshal and concluded
that an inquest was not neces­
sary.
Treniek was a rather eccentric
old fellow and had resided in
this and Douglas counties for 25
years. He took out naturaliza­
tion papers at Roseburg in 1890.
He owned the small house and
lot where he resided, except that
there is a delinquent tax claim
against it, he absolutely refusing
to pay taxes on the ground
that it was unjust tribute, and
he is said to have lost a home­
stead in Lorane valley on this ac­
count. Oliver Veatch has been
appointed appraiser of the prop­
erty and the burial expenses will
be charged up to the estate. A
paper written in the Austrian
language, supposed to b e a will
was found, and sent to the coun­
ty court for translation and fil­
ing. No money was found about
the place, but there was ample
food supply. The remains will le
interred in the I. O. 0. F. ceme­
tery.
GOOD PROGRESS ON
NEW SAW MILL
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It is expected that the majori­
ty of the logging camps in the
Lower Columbia River district
will start up next Monday after
the close-down for the holidays.
The Pacific Logging Company,
which still has several rafts on
hand, probably will not resume
operations before next month.
Moved Into New Shop.
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S A L E
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Everj’thing in the store on
sale, everything reduced, no­
thing excepted. We w ant to
clean up our stock as thor­
o u g h ^ as possible before the
arrival of Spring Goods.
On many articles you will
find the prices cut to half the
former price, other goods at
cost.
SALE STARTS JAN. 14,
9 A .M .
Ladies’ Toggery
MARY BARTELS, Prop.
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TIME
NO. 52
REPURLICAN CANDIDATE
FDR OFFJCECOUNTYJUDGE
CRESWELL CELEDRATES
SUCCESS OF CANNERY
WILL FIGHT
DOUBLE TAX
Creswell,
Or.,
Jan. 10.—
Eighty members of the Creswell
Fruit and Vegetable-Growers’
Associations, and members of
their families joined today in a
general celebration over the com­
pletion of the first year of the
co-operative cannery, with its
showing of $44,000 distributed
during its first year. At the
conclusion o f the banquet at
noon, served by the Ladies’ Im­
Local automobile owners are
tions. He is not only a gifted provement Society for the mem­
planning
to join with the owners
bers
o
f
the
cannery
company
writer and public speaker, but is
o
f
motor
vehicles o f Jackson
and
of
the
Creswell
Grange,
the
also an accomplished vote getter.
county,
in
opposing
enforcement
proposition
to
increase
the
capi­
Probably no man in Lane County
of
the
license
tax
at
present lev­
tal
stock
met
ready
response.
A
stands closer to the plain people
and the toilers than does Col. total of $1600 was subscribed, of ied on automobiles and other
Mercer. He is a constant con­ which seven shares were taken propelled vehicles of the state.
tributor to the newspapers and by the graduating class o f the Pending the threatened action to
his writings abound with spmpa- Creswell High School in lieu of determine the validity of the
thetic references to the people the customary class pins and measure many local people have
failed to secure their license for
living in the retirement of pri­ rings.
the
year 1914.—Roseburg News.
Reports of the cannery meet­
vate life. A little, well written
leaflet by Col. Mercer entitled ing showed that the farmers re­
Road Supervisors.
“ When God Made the Oregon ceived 25 per cent more for their
Apple,” has made him famous product than ever before, and in
The county court has named
among the Oregon and Washing­ addition cleaned up the products
ton fruit growers. His memorial o f their orchards and berry the following road supervisors
prose poem on the death o f Mrs. patches, a condition that never for South Lane county: I. H.
A. B. Turner is a literary gem. before existed. Marketing was Veatch, Row River; Edwin Tul-
His “ Oregon Apple” has been conducted in conjunction with ler, London; A. J. Young, Wild­
Eugene
cannery which wood; Scott Jackson, Lorane; W.
translated into all the languages the
divided
the
expense
account ma­ B. Hawley, Lorane; Geo. C.
of Europe and has been sent
terially.
Schneider,
Lorane;
Emmet
broadcast to every quarter of civ­
Sharp,
Latham;
Curtis
Veatch,
Ten
carloads
of
apples
and
five
ilization. On each annual “ Ap­
ple Day” the great railroad and o f canned products were shipped Silk Creek.
steamship companies cause his by the cannery. Strawberries
averaged $80 per ton to the Fractured Leg While Coasting.
grower and raspberries $90.
Dale Weeden, the little seven-
Mayor George L. Gilfry deliv­
ered an address of welcome. year old son of Mr. and Mrs. |J.
Others speakers were: Ebert J. Weeden while coasting on the
Bede, o f Cottage Grove; D. C. frosty hillside near the Weeden
Freeman, of the Oregon Electric farm home Sunday morning col­
Company: Mrs. C. H. Sedgwick; lided with a stump resulting in
H. A. Hinshaw, of the Southern the fracture of one of his legs
Pacific; Mark Woodruff, of the just above the ankle. A doctor
Portland, Eugene & Eastern; C. was summoned to attend the
J. Hurd, of Irving; M J. Duryea, fracture and left his little patient
of Eugene; R. H. Parsons, presi­ resting easy.
dent of the cannery association.
Chapel Car at Divide.
L. P. Harrington introduced the
speakers. The railroads prom­
Father Kane of Portland, will
ised co-operation again next year.
arrive here some time this week
Chris Myhre Is Lane Sealer. to take charge of the Chapel Car
which is now stationed at Divide
and in which services will open
Chris Myhre, manager of the
next Sunday morning at 10
Co-operative Creamery of Junc­
o’clock. Father Kane is said to
tion City and president of the
be an able and interesting speak­
Oregon
Butter and Cheese-
er. All are welcome to the ser­
makers’ Association, was select­ vice?.
ed by the Lane County Court to
be official sealer of weights and
A petition was circulated last
week for presentation to the
measures for Lane County.
city council asking that all bil­
Col. W . G. D. MERCER
The first unit of the new liard halls, cigar stores, bowling
Grants Pass railroad is graded to alleys and confectioneries be
closed on Sunday in this city.
Wilderville, ten miles.
Logging Camps Soon Busy.
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THE
Lumbering, Mining, Dairying. Fruit Growing and General Farming Section
Autoists Object to
Paying Both Tax
and License
Biographical Sketch of Col. W. G. D. Mer­
cer, of Eugene, Soldier, Writer
and Orator of Renown.
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The prediction of the officials
of the Booth-Kelly Lumber com­
pany that the new sawmill at
Springfield will be completed
and in operation by the first of
April this year seems in a fair
way to be fulfilled. Progress on
the construction of the big plant
is satisfactory, considering the
bad weather conditions during
the past two or three weeks.
The big main building is all up
and the concrete for the founda­
Col. W. G. D. Mercer, the sub­
tions o f the docks and smaller ject o f this sketch, was born at
buildings are being poured.
Greencastle, Ind., Oct. 30, 1846
The main building shows that and is now 67 years of age, and
the mill will be much larger than well preserved for one of his
the old one which was destroyed years. He was educated for the
by fire two years ago last July, ministry at Greencastle, Ind., en­
and the other parts will loom up listed in the Union army and
in proportion, says the Guard.
went to the Civil war before
The building is now practically reaching the age at which he
ready for the installation of the could enter the ministry. On re­
machinery, but none of it has turning from the Civil war the
yet arrived. However, a ship­ Colonel of his regiment, Gen.
ment is expected very soon.
John W. Noble of St. Louis, en­
A score or more of men is at tered public life at Washington,
work on the mill site, and a D. C. and afterward became
larger force will probably be en­ President Harrison’s Secretary
gaged as soon as the weather is of the Interior. Through the in­
such that all kinds of outside fluence of Gen. Noble and his
work can be done.
wife and other friends, Col. Mer­
The people of Springfield are cer secured a position in the Gov­
very optimistic over the pros­ ernment Secret Service where he
pects of a big pay roll when the remained many years. He wore
mill is completed and placed in his Grand Army button and vot­
operation. Some of them think ed the Republican ticket all
that the closing of the saloons through both of the Cleveland
has had a bad effect upon the
growth of the city, but a majori­
ty of them do not believe that
this is any handicap at all.
Spriggs Brothers, the black­
smiths, moved into their new
corrogated iron shop and garage
building on the corner of 6th &
Washington streets last week.
The new building is 50x68 feet
and fitted with electric lights for
night work and other conveni­
For the next 15 days only we ences.
will give the big Weekly Ore­
Read the Leader and get the
gonian and the Leader both one
news while it is fresh.
year for only $1.75.
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COTTAGE GKOVE; OREGON, TUESDAY. JANUARY Di. 1914
VOL. I.
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AR C A D E
administrations. Of the 51 mem­
bers of his force he was the only
republican member retained
throughout the second Cleveland
administration.
Col. Mercer is one of the most
widely known orators and writers
in Oregon. He has attended the
last three sessions of the Oregon
legislature and four years ago he
received the thanks o f the state
legislative assembly for his very
scholarly oration on the life and
character of Abraham Lincoln.
That Col. Mercer is immensely
popular among the people of Or­
egon is evidenced by the fact
] that he has been made an honor­
ary member of the W. O. W., of
I the Lane County Pioneer Associ-
I ation, and the Lane County Ger­
man association. These honor­
ary membership^ have come to
him because of his writings and
public addresses in the interest
! and in behalf o f these associa-
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“ Oregon Apple” to Lie printed
on their Menu cards and tens of
thousands of them are sold as
mailing cards to be mailed by
passengers en route.
Before coming to Oregon Col.
Mercer was in great demand as
a temperance orator having de­
livered 51 addresses in seven
weeks in one campaign. In the
matter of good roads he is a
great enthusiast.
Col. Mercer has, at the urgent
request of his numerous friends,
consented to become a candidate
for County Judge of Lane county
on the republican ticket subject
to the choice of the people at the
spring primary election. He is
a good clean man, familiar with
county affairs, and thoroughly
acquainted with the county’s
needs and requirements.
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The editor of the Jefferson Re­
Harry Kinter who has been re-
ceiving treatment at a Portland view has installed a new fire­
! hospital, will return home in a proof safe. Probably going to
[ put his paste pot in it
1 short time.
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