v> * o, Xane County Xeaber. INVESTORS and MOMESEEKERS will berc find opportunities nowhere else afforded in Ore­ gon. The Leader will give you the news and facts con­ cerning thiSL favored locality NO. 51 COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, A P R IL 10, 1903. OF CM1TT ' capital claims. Hu will also attend to making filings and other business connected with the office. ELECTION OF CITY OFFICERS 08217589 Mrs. Lee Henry of Cottage Grove and sister, Mrs. Henry Schwering of Eugene, left Saturday nfternoon for Woodburn for a visit with their General interest Picked up parents, Mr. und Mrs. J. R. Brown, j i Mr. Henry will soon go east for the I ¡summer and Mrs. Henry will reside Served to our Readers j for the present with her parents.— j Fresh and Crisp. | [Mr. Henry informs us that he has \ — | not yet fully decided to go east.— Convened at Eugene and Nominated Hon. Binger Hermann on 23rd Ballot. WARE R E S I G N S Timber Co., acquired the entire in­ terest of Major L. D. Kinney, J N 8hahan and C S Whitcomb in that townsite. Mi. Alexauder has taken charge of the property. He stated that it is their purpose to begin actual operations there right away. He has been assured by General Mauager Kruttschnitt, of the S. P. Was Hotly Contested in Cottage Grove R. R : Co., that the proposed rail­ last Monday and the Indepen­ road switch will be laid into the dents Win the Day. tract just as soon as the right of way is secured. Campbell & Alex­ ander will establish a large lumber yard there as soon as practicable, and they expect to erect about one hundred residences and cottages on Defeating Dr. B. R. Job by 57 Major­ the tract during the present year ity— J. E. Young. Recorder— and put them oil the market on the installment plan. The grounds H. Eakin, Treasurer. along the switch will be reserved for manufacturing and industrial The city election passed off with­ enterprises, and they purpose to furnish reasonable sized sites with­ out incident Monday, a somewhat out charge to parties who will build spirited contest resulting over the and operate factories thereon. Ar­ election of mayor and some little rangements were made today with interest being centered in rival can. Secretary F. A. McCall, of the Ump­ didates for councilman in wards one qua Valley Prune Association, for and two. Dr. Wall, candidate for grounds, and a site was selected councilman in ward three, had prac­ whereon the association proposes to tically no opposition and the same erect a three-story packing house, may be said of the candidates for 50x100 feet in size. Similar ar­ re-election to the R ecorders anil rangements had previously been Treasurer’ s office, J. E. Young anil Dr. made with C. Gazley for the erec­ Herbert Eakin, respectively. tion of a large three story fruit B. R, Job, mayor, was defeated for A I re-election by Hon. R. AI. Veatch, packing house by his company. box factory site has also been re- the independent candidate, aud J. served for Mr. Andruss and bis j P. Carren was elected councilman company. These enterprises alone ' n the 1st ward over H. C. Dutton, assure great activity there during Oliver Veatch defeating J. M. Dur- the present year. We understand j ham for councilman in the 2nd Mr. Alexander will erect a residence | ward. lor himself upon the tract and bring The 1st ward voted in Thos. Al­ ida family here from Portland to re j Jen’s carpenter shop on Bridge street, J, P. Taylor, judge, aud J. H. side.— Re view. Currin and Thos. Allen, clerks. The booths in the 2nd ward were located in the city hull with, A B. Atkins, judge, and Nat Alartin, Sr , aud F. D. Wheeler, clerks. The 3rd ward voted in the Sher­ wood House sample rooms, Robt. Seven-Year-Old Buy Meets Griffin being election judge, and W. Homenwny and Join xf. wk— a Horrible Death by Being | 1 .4, wood, clerks. Crushed Under a Wagon. Nearly a full vote was cast, tho canvass showing 279 ballots out of Little Mike Kelly, the seven- an estimated 300 voting popula­ year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. tion. Both tickets were headed by Kelly, who reside at 755 High street good enterprising citizens and iu Eugene was killed Friday afternoon the result we are assured an nblo at 3:30 o’clock by a heavily loaded administration of the city’s affairs. hay wagon running over his head, The voto iu detail will be found un­ crushing bis skull and almost instan- i (.ler ‘ he head of “ city council meet- tly killing him. • | lnC- The details of the accident are j harrowing in the extreme. Little * mother is prostrated with grief at Mike hail been accustomed to taking \ the accident. rides on passing wagons anil as q No blame ia attatched t > tho hfty wagon driven by Bruno Vitus of \ driver as ho professed to the by- Springfield, was passing along I slanders that he did not know that Eleventh street at the intersection of there was any children about his High street, he chimbei »si un on the i wagon and did not know that the side of the load. He lo-t his hold awful accident had happened until and fell in front of the i ear wheel of alarmed by tho cries of the boy’» the vehicle, which passed entirely playmates. Mr Kelly is a member Over the little boy’s head crush­ of the Booth-Kelly Lumber Co., anil ing it into an unrecognizable mass. formerly resident at Saginaw where Some playmates gbve the alarm the family is well known as it is also and he was taken to his home but a at this place and their many friend» block away where be ceased breath­ here unite in extend them sympathy ing but a few moments later. The in their sad hour of bereavement. R. M. VEATCH IS MAYOR __ All unpaid taxes on Alofiday be- The rebubliean congressional convention for the Com missioner-Engene City I came deliD(l u! ,n aud a penalty of 10 oi( First Oregon District, comprising the following nam- per cent, is added. The amount the tax will also draw interest at ed seventeen counties, Benton, Clackamas, Coos, on— Wheelmen Collide the rate of 1 per cent . per mouth I Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake, ith Serious Result. until paid. 12 per cent it. per annum Lane, Lincoln, Lind, Marion, Polk, Tillamook, W ash­ is good interest on the investment. ing and Yamhill, with a total o f 173 delegates, con­ ce to enclose the scaffold- The sheriff’s office is now enjoying will hang Lyons a week a respite from the arduous labors vened in Eugene Thursday afternoon at 2 o ’clock. Never within the history of Oregon politics has such a unique and which have required the close at­ lay is finished. tention of the clerks for the past sensational political assembly been recorded as the convention just Clerk Lee left on Tues- month. The last tax receipt is No. closed. From 2:30 p. m. Thursday until midnight, 9 hours without a lbany to attend the funeral 5600, showing the volume of busi­ single intermission, did the war of ballots continue, every delegation ndfather, Mr. Griggs, who ness which has been done in the standing solidly by its particular candidate to the end of the fight. But day at an advanced age. while the fight was a hard one there wae little bitterness, the best of office. feeling prevailing throughout, and finally concluding at midnight in a ampton, of Goshen, and Monday’ s city election passed off regular political love feast. . Harris, of Eugene, have very quietly save for a lively scrim­ Dr. T. W. Harris, chairman of the Congressional Committee, called the led to serve as grand jurors mage in first ward where T. B. An­ , convention to order at about 2:40 p. m. and paid a glowing tribute to , nd. The jury meets April derson and M. Svarvered were pitted Hon. Thos. H, Tongue, our late Congressman. L. T. Harris of Lane against each other for councilman, : nominated Geo. C. Brownell for temporary chairman, in an eloquent tes to the Congressional Mr. Anderson the regular nominee speech, and Eddy of Tillamook nominated 8. P, Huston of Washington. The Marion county sprang a sensation by declaring Brownell ineligible. Sen­ Jon and friends of the vari- winning out in the contest. idutes have control of the total vote in the four wards was 438 ator Marsters of Douglas became eloquent ii behalf of Brownell and is writing, and are taxing for Mayor Chrisms n, 439 for Record­ called Marion down hard and the chair ruled Mr. Brownell an eligible er Dorris and 438 for Treasurer candidate. hotel capacity. Reisner. The councilman elected The ballot for temporary chairman resulted, Brownell 93, Huston unty Court, April 2, ap- were: First ward, T. B. Anderson; 80, total 173. Browuell took the chair amid t great demonstration and ¡the following road supervi- second ward, L. O. Beckwith; third made a brilliant speech, counseling harmony and fairness. His vote was A Nanscom of Wendling ' ward, G. W. Griffin; fourth ward, thought to be the Hermanu strength which would develop on the second of M. B. Wood, resigned; F. M. Wilkins and J. D. Matlock, or third bollot, but which failed to be realized. H B Cooper of Polk was . Pirtle for Mable in place:tied. appointed temporary secrctaiy re appointed to take up and count I gates being as fo l lo w s :! the ballots and the convention was j East Cottage Grove— J. I. Jones, White ready to vote on delegates. Many \ H. Vandenburg, C. J. Howard, H. W a s h nominations were made but when it Yancy, Frank Wheeler, Wm Landess l came to a vote the printed tickets C. H. Burkholder, Elmer Doolittle, were voted generally for convenience ; John Barker. notwithstanding their denunciati-m, I West Cottage ft rove— D. Bristow. I and the Hermann ticket won o u t1 W. C. Conner, J. E. Young, G W McFarland,(>. \V. McRevnolds, nearly two to one. J. L. Hunt, F. B. Phillips, N W. DELEGATES ELECTED. The connt of ballots resulted in White by Darwin Bristow, proxy. S HOCK I NG ACCIDENT A T EUGENE Our Spring' Goods SHOE C O MF O R T GOODS Latest C reations fo r 1903 election of the following delegates: R. A. Booth, W. Ktiyketnlull, L. T. Harris, J. M. Hotelier. I N Ed­ wards, 8 . W. Harris, i: O. Potter. Eakin rù Bristow First National BanK Building LARGE NEW LAND COMPANY T h a t ’ s the Qualifications O ur S h oss H ave B P M M H and Crave Pe to Rosed 2700 Aer In buying shoes you always want a reliable, shoe that fits well, and you don’t want it to pinch : : : i v\o £ iia i I l !< M U M I That City. 3. — Another ipi go in the otvne rehip of the Kin- A KIR iddition to Boi eburg took place Before the i ention closed W ! T e e l erday w Messrs, tam p i Kuykendall offered the following i bell and Alexander. of the Pacific U n d e r Odd F e l l o w s Hall