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About Cottage Grove leader. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1905-1915 | View Entire Issue (March 17, 1915)
V- * o. Library mm C 'T ’ HE object of advertising is to iu- • still into the mind of every buyer these four things: The firms name, its location, the kind of goods manu factured or sold, and why they are better than the other firm’ s goods. OTTAGE GROVE, 2,50« popula tion, nestles at the head of the Willamette valley 144 miles south of Portland on S. P. railroad where the rains of Washington and sunshine of California meet, A clean, healthy and mural city. Pine churches ami schools A Local Paper Fit For Aay Home—Progressive, Newsy, Independent. VOL. 3 COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1915 CITY MARSHAL GETS FORGER Jokingly Assures the Sheriff that He Will Get the Man Wanted and Makes Good WEiile City Marshal G. B. Pitch er was in Eugene Saturday on official business, he heard Sheriff Parker giving a deputy a full de scription of a fellow wanted on a charge o f issuing bad checks. Marshal Pitcher jokingly remark ed to the sheriff, “ I will go back up to Cottage Grove and get your man and bring him down.” Mr. Pitcher returned home on the 3:23 train Saturday afternoon and five minutes later dropped into Pott's cigar store where to his surprise he saw a stranger engaged in a card game who answered the description of the ‘ ‘ bad check man” wanted at Eu gene, to a dot. He at once put the stranger under arrest and soon thereafter had a full confession from him. Thirty minutes later Marshal Pitcher was aboard the 4:00 o’clock north bound train with his man bound for Eugene. Upon entering the sheriff’s office with his catch, that official congratulated Mr. Pitcher upon his quick and effi cient work, and expressed him self as greatly surprised, when the announcement of the cap ture came from Cottage Grove so soon after Marshal Pitcher had returned home. As we have said before, Cottage Grove is a mighty poor place for criminals to hang around and very few of them ever slip by the officers of this city. The fellow gave his name as O’ Brien, but the several bad checks passed by him at Eu gene and Springfield bore the name J. F. Lewis. AN AUTOMATIC CHICKEN FEEDER Eugene, Mar. 11.—A patent which the owner E)elieves will bring him wealth has been in vented and is to be manufactured in Eugene. It is an automatic feeding device for chickens, and was designed and made by A. C. Berntzen, residing west o f Eu gene. It has been so well received that he is now preparing to man ufacture the first lot of fifty which will be placed on the mar ket and advertised. He has con verted his workshop on his chick en ranch as the first factory for the device. A working model was placed on exhibition in the window of the Preston & Hales store where a brood of chickens has been placed with a mother hen to demonstrate its operation. The machine is operated by a clock mechanism, and releases a given amount o f feed every hour and a half, or eight times a day. It can be regulated to feed one brood or 300 chickens the exact amount of feed needed for their best development, and will run thirty hours without attention. The device has eight hinged cans which will empty their load when tripped by a revolving lev er. This lever is operated by the clock spring. The whole me chanism is covered by a pointed hood, which protects it from the weather, and also prevents the chickens from flying on top of the cans and helping themselves between meal times. DEATH OF PIONEER CITIZEN A. H. POWELL BACK FROM THE BACK TO FARM MOVEMENT MORE ACTIVITY WINS CASE Alexander Hamilton Powell who passed away March 13, ’ 15 at the family home in Cottage Grove was k)orn Dec. 8, 1834 in Mason Gets a Judgment for $ 6 3 0 county, Illinois. The family re Lane County Saw Mills and Against a Mosby Creek moved a few years later to Men Logging tramps Resuming School District— No. 31 ard county near Petersburg, Illi Brisk Business Operations nois. On your house can be He came to Oregon with his made look very beauti father in 1851, driving an ox ful with a coat of good The case of a school teacher team across the plains. He serv Springfield, March 16.—Be who claims that one school tioard ed with the Oregon Volunteers ginning about the 20th, ship contracted with him as teacher, in Co. D. in the Yakima Indian ments of ten or more carloads of and that the succeeding board re war in Eastern Oregon in 1855-6 Will prevent growth of logs will be made every day from fused to employ him, occupied and after returning to the Will Moss and double the Wendling, in addition to the the circuit court late last week. amette Valley bought a farm in life of the shingles. Let shipment of a like amount from The jury went out with the in Linn county from Paul Keller us show you samples on the camps at Landax on the structions of the judge that the and earned the money to pay for wood. Oakridge line. members of the board are not in it by working in the Driggs saw The old logs, which were in dividually liable, and that the mill, also as a logger and farm the pond when the mill burned whole issue of the case rested hand. three years ago, have been al upon whether or not the contract He never acquired an acre of most entirely cleaned up, and was actually let. The school land from the government al when these are gone, daily ship teacher, F. Brumbaugh, asked though he had his homestead and ments of 25 carloads will be nine months salary at $70 a other land rights at the time required to keep the mill busy. month from district 31. when there was plenty of good One yarder crew was added in According to the testimony vacant land waiting for settle the camp» above Wendling the one board intended to employ him, ment, preferring to make his way first of the month, and already then it was claimed that he was in the world by steady industry, have some logs ready for ship not eligible to teach in the high thrift and frugality. ment. The Wendling supply will school, so using this as a pretext On Sept. 30, 1878 he moved to be brought in by the regular the second board declined to em the Wilson Donation tract on the freight train, while the Landax ploy him. He contends that he Coast Fork River in Lane County shipments will be handled as at was qualified to teach in the sixth where he resided until Oct. 1907 present by an engine making a and seventh and eight grades. when he moved to Cottage Grove. special trip to that place. The jury returned a verdict in He was a member of the Christ favor of plaintiff, Frank Brum ian Church from November 1851 R. A. Beebe, one of the chief Mrs. G. S. Epperson of Cot baugh, granting him a judgment until his death, acting as deacon stockholders in the ‘ ‘B. B.” lum tage Grove was stricken with for $630 against this Mosby creek of the Central Christian Church ber company, was in Eugene Sat paralysis at the home of G. L. school district. in Linn Co. and an elder of the urday and stated that the com Holbrook Sunday night. Her Hebron Church from 1878 until pany’s saw mill will resume op condition at present is somewhat Light Plant Temporarily Disabled. after he moved to Cottage Grove. eration sometime this week. improved, says the Chronicle. He was married Feb. 25, 1864 This mill is located near Lorane Mrs. Epperson, in company to Mary Ann McKnight wfio pass and has been shut down for A hot box at the electric light with her daughter and husband, plant last Thursday morning re ed away May 31, 1912. There about two weeks. The owners Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Hartley o f were Eiorn to them five children: state that there have been sulted in this city being without near Saginaw, drove to Creswell Matilda Taylor, Alfred S. and enough orders received to keep power and lights until about 4 to visit Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Strat Winona Small of Cottage Grove, the mill, employing from eight o’clock Friday morning, during ford, and were making a call at Belle Taylor of Malo and Lester to ten men, running for at least which time a large damaged the Holbrook home when the un two months. Mr. Beebe was of Auborn, Washington. bearing on the engine was re fortunate woman was stricken. placed with a new one. It was Mr. Powell was liberal and conferring in Eugene with M. S. Mrs. Hartley remained in Cres one of those unavoidable acci progressive in support of roads, Barker, president of the com well to care for her mother. dents and the lights and power schools, the Grange and other pany. are now appreciated more than activitives of asocial, educational Miss May Queen, o f Cottage ever after a few hours experi or religious nature. He was a C. E. Lockwood informs the Grove, was in Eugene Thursday ence with smoky oil lamps and faithful worker in the church un Leader that the real estate and conferring with the county school gas engines. til a naturally weak body and ad insurance business formerly con superintendent. She has taken vancing age compelled him to re ducted by Hemenwav & Lock- the place of Mrs. Ethel C. Scott, tire some seven years ago from wood, will be conducted as usual, Wm. Skidmore returned home teacher in the Blue Mountain last week after completing his he having taken over the former both farm and religious work. The work for good that he did, partnership business. Office in school near Cottage Grove who is work at the Cottage Grove High ill.—Guard. School.—Drain Herald. while here, will increase as the the Spray building. years roll on and we all grow gray. ** * * * * * Funeral services were held from the family home Tuesday after noon and were conducted by Rev. I T. B. McDonald, interment in the Taylor-Lane cemetery. There I was a large attendance and many E are pleased to announce that beautiful floral offerings were in THOS. BATES, representing A. E. evidence. Wear Dresses Anderson Co. Tailors, Chicago, will be at CORSETS our store for a few days to take m isures for Mens’ Suits. We invite your inspect ion and if you need a suit at any time this Spring or Summer we will be glad to take your measure NOW and deliver the clothes when you want them. D. L. Woods, commander of Tùe S i t t e Shingle Stain Cottage Grove Mfg. COMPANY COTTAGE GROVE LADY IS ILL AT CRESWELL Have Your Measure Taken Ready To W BON TON THE G. A. R. WILL ERECT MONUMENT We Guarantee ta Fit and Please Yon. Appomatox Post No. 34, G. A. R. and G. W. McReynolds, adjutant, announce that at a recent Post meeting a unanimous vote of thanks was tendered the Cottage Grove Odd Fellows lodge for its kindness in donating a lot in the I. O. O. F. cemetery to the G. A. R. upon which to erect a perma nent monument to the soldier dead, around which the annual Memorial day ceremonies will be held. The loss of the U-12 makes the seventh German sudmarine destroyed since the beginning of the war. according to statements given out officially in London. Willie Owens left the fore part of the week for Cottage Grove where she intends to work.— Drain Herald. On Gents Furnishings we can save you Money. Come in and see for yourself W e take Eggs in Exchange For Merchandise \ jfcampton A. W . W AMPOLE, Mgr. * * * * * *P* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Lew A. Cates, the erstwhile versatile editor o f the Dallas Observer cam e‘ ‘back from the back to the soil movement” some time ago and has sold the “ model farm” located near Cot tage Grove to Mr. and Mrs. Van Norwicx of Dallas. After try ing the farm a year Cates was asked what he thought o f it by the Leader editor and he said: “ A certain class o f newspaper men assert that a farmer is the most independent man on earth, and that he has nothing to do but to enjoy life. That when winter comes and the blizzard’s on the wing he toasts his feet in the oven and reads the local newspaper and the only thing that disturbs him is a call three times a day to a banquet of mince pies and other luxuries. It is a mistake. The industrious farmer begins work long before the sun thinks of get ting up. With his soul shrouded in gloom he proceeds to build a fire and soften his boots with a sledge hammer. He then takes a lantern and wades out to the barn and feeds the hogs. It is then time to feed the newly ar rived calf, which seemsto delight in butting a pail of milk over the tiler of the soil. He crawls thru a barbwire fence and digs the corrots out of the snow, feeds the cows, cleans the stable, gathers up the frozen chicks, chases a stray pig worth 25 cents for four miles, and does not catch it, doctors a sick horse, freezes his fingers, gets kicked by a one eyed mule, and when the gloam ing comes and quietness broods over the earth, he has a single half hour to meditate and wonder how he will pay his taxes.” Little Farm Changes Hands. N. M. Anderson, of Portland, last week closed a deal for the Stanley Martin farm of 30 acres just outside the southern limits of Cottage Grove on Sixth street. This is a well improved and very productive tract and it is under stood the consideration was $5,- 000. Mr. and Mrs. Martin have moved into their residence on Birch avenue in west Cottage Grove and Mr. Anderson and family have took possession of their newly acquired property. $20,000 to Go on Douglas Roads. Salem, Or., March 11.—The State Highway Commission to day decided to devote $20,000 of the state fund toward construct ing a link o f the Pacific Highway in Douglas County. The county will contribute whatever is nec essary to complete the stretch of road which is in Cow Creek Can yon. BIG TIMBER SALE IN LINN AND LANE LOSES HOME ANDCONTENTS Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Martin Sus tain Heavy Loss from Fire While Absent from Home Last Friday morning at 3 o’clock a fire alarm was turned in, the Nattie Martin residence two blocks south of Main street in a popular residence district being discovered on fire. The electric lighting plant being out of commission at that particular time, the fire depart ment was somewhat handicapped in getting about in the rain and darkness, but responded prompt ly. The flames had gained so much headway before E>eing dis covered that little could be done by the fire fighters other than prevent the fire from spreading to nearby buildings and the two- story residence and its contents were a total loss. Mr. Martin was attending to business mat ters at Rosebnrg at this time and Mrs. Martin was a guest of her mother, Mrs. Thos. Allen, at Portland, only their son, Harry, remaining at home. He was oc cupying a room on the second floor at the time of the fire and narrowly escaped being cremat ed. Upon being awakened he found his room filled with flames and smoke, and springing from his bed he seized a chair and hurled it through the window. The flames having eaten their way through the floor his feet were nearly blistered while he was making a hasty search for his clothing, which he also seized and tossed out of the window and then jumped to the ground fully 16 feet below. In alight ing he severely wrenched his back and neck and he soon dis covered that he had only saved his coat and vest in his haste to escape from the building, but was soon fitted out with clothing by a neighbor. Upon the arriv al of the fire company, the char red piano, a book-case, sofa, heating stove and a few blacken ed chairs were removed, but will be o f little or no value. The loss to the family can hardly be measured by dollars and cents, as there were many family relics handed down by the pioneer par ents and older ancestors of Mr. and Mrs, Martin, which money cannot replace. From a real property standpoint, the loss will aggregate about $3,000, with$l,- 900 insurance. The fire seem to have originated in the kitchen, but in what manner is not known; Mr. Martin is undecided in re gard to rebuilding, but may re place the burned home with a modern bungalo later in the sea son. NOTED EVANGELIST COMING SATURDAY 6 5 cent Ratini C loth 49 cts. yard. Ladies W aists, regular $1.50 at $1 H am p ton ’s S|>ecia! H ats, Regular ............. $1.75 g oin g n ow at $1.05 All o f the new tendencies for the Season. NO. 21 We can fit any form at prices from Q O cts up. . Albany, Ore., March 8. Through a deed filed in the Coun ty Recorder’ s office here late Sat urday the C. A. Smith Timtier Co., of Minneapolis, sold its en tire holdings in Linn county, em J. Bruce Evans, the noted bracing 45,405 acres, to the Con evangelist, who has held some tinental Timber Land Company, remarkably successful meetings a Delaware corporation. This is all timber land and in at Eugene, Springfield and Cres- cluded one o f the finest bodies of | well during the past winter, will timber in the state. The consid eration is given in the deed as $1, hold a union service at the but the instrument bore $147.50 Christian church Saturday even worth of revenue stamps, which ing, and will deliver the Sunday indicates a purchase price of morning sermon at the Methodist $147,500. ' church. He is said to be an elo The sale o f the Linn and Lane tract is one o f the first steps tak quent, logical and convincing en by C. A Smith and the com speaker. All should hear him. mittee of creditors assisting him in refinancing his properties. The Leader for neat printing1.