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About Lane County leader. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Or.) 1903-1905 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1903)
RE AD AM ) THEN TH IN K . Is Hitchcock or Hermann a Friend of Oregon Settlers. Henry Meldrum, ex-surveyor general in an interview in Wednes day's Oregonian when asked if he ' was a friend of Hermann said : "Yes, I am and that’s why I got the double cross I didn’t got a fair shake. Its a shame. I wan! to hear the charges against me. That's the privilege of an American citizen. Bat they cant produce nnv charges. I've lived 40 years in Oregon City, and I'm known for wind I am. “ I want Hermanu elected. He will go hack to Weshington and get after that man Hitchcock. He'll demaud to know why Hitchcock stood in with the Northern Pacific and allowed it to scrip over 105,000 acre i of uusurveyej land of the Southern Pacific in Southern Oregon. Every 1G0 acres of timber land that could he kept from settlers 1ms been so ranch for the Northern Pacific, Hitchcock stood in for the Northern Pacific against the settleis. Hitch cock, has heeu well paid for doing that. But what did Hermann ever get? Notldug. H° was in Congress six terms and i : the Land Office seven years, and is rated at only $30,000. “ Yes pir; Hermann will shoot it to Hitchcock. If I can get those people in Washington to let me kuow the Qharges against me. I'll give them to you to print, yes every one.” NEW STATE GAM E W A R D E N Of Mr. Baker’s appointment the Salem .Tournul says: “ Governor Chamberlain last week appointed John W. Baker of Cottage Grove, Lane County, state game war den, to succeed L. W. P. Quimby, the present incumbent. Mr. Baker is a man of good ability and living in a section of the country where there are many violations of the law, whole herds of deer some times being slaughtered in winter in violation of the law The appointment was much sought after and not less than a hundred ap plioauts had to be turned down to name Baker. But they have the sat isfaction of knowing that a worthy amt deserving man got the place, and a democrat of the bedrock variety. Mr. Baker is a brother of Prof. Baker, of the Lincoln public school, and of Mrs. Frank Morrison of South Salem. It ul Estate Transfers. I’h.icbe Brumfield, half lot la Perkins addition to Cottage Grove, adjoining lots of John Curren. Through Hinds & King, real eseate dealers. Mrs Ella Wall to Prank Jordan, Long & Landess 1st addition, 2 lots. Mrs. M. A. Mount, et al, to B. E. Veill, 51.71 acres in Lane county, $1. Dan and Clara E. Htucke to Cres- well Cemetery Association, certain lands in Lane county, $35. G. W. Long to Martha J Kaysor, lot s, blk. 1, Georgetown, $225. U. 8. to Haivey Wallace 38.50 acres sec. 6, tp. 21 s., r 3 w. Dan Htucke to Creswell Creamery Association certain described proper ty at Lorane, $35. M. D. Carey to J. E Young certain described property, sec 28, tp 20 s, r 3 w, $500. O. & C. It. It. Co. to F. V. Cranfleld 78 SO acres sec 17, tp 23 s, r 2 s $278.89. .T. AV. Gowdy to A. } j . Woodard 160 acres sec 20, tp 21 s, r 3 w, $80. Alta Jones to A. K. Parker 80 acres see 17, tp 19 s, r 1 w, $150. x U 8. to John Dtiffek 160 acres seo 10, tp 21 s, r 3 west. E, Van Scholack to J. H. Burnett 107.10 acres die tp 20 and 21 s, r 2 w $ 2200 . Itobt. B. Mills to Clark E. Mills, lots 11 and 12 blk 22 Acme $500. J. A. and C. A. Perkins to Mary B. Ostrander, certain land in tp 20 s, r 3 w, $85. George N. and Emily F. Wall to Win. H Young, lot 10 in Gross plat of laud on Blair donation claim, $1300. U S to Harvey M Wallace, 38.50 acres in tp 21 s, r3 w patent. MINING LOCATION. W W Parsons files notice of location of Tip Top claim in Bohemia mining district. R H I’arsons and J R Scott locate Viola claim, Bohemia district. James M and Mary 8 Keeney to Walter B Heott. certain land In tp 19 s r 2 w, $ 1100 . U S fo Arthur D Addison, 160 acres in tp 20 s, r 5 w, patent. O W Long to P D Gilbert, lot 7, block 1, Georgetown, $200. John 0 and Elizabeth H Adkins to John A Plummer, certain lands in tp 2o s, r 5 w. $10. C A and N L Davis to Oren C Davis, 20 acres tp 18 s, r 2 w, $100. Joseph 8 ami Letha Burnett to O & 8 E railroad, rlght-ol-way $1. Benjamin Hall to O & 8 E railroad right-of-WHy. $1. Amanda VanHebolack, et al to O & 8 E railroad, right-of-way. $3on. J B and Margaret. Stewart to O A 8 E railroad, right-of-way, $500. M- A and It 8 Owens to O & 8 E railroad, right-of-way, $1. J M and Minnie Culp to O A 8 E railroad, right-of-way, $1 Cornelius J and Sopnronla P Hills to James Keeney, 4.3-1 acres tp 18 s r 4 w, $100. Local anil General News. Tonight. At the Theater. “ Breaking His Bonds.” t Don’t fail to see this splendid play. Roseburg is to have a street fair and carnival for the week Leginning June 22 next. Oregon leads in the number of Circles of Women of Woodcraft, with 124 Colorado is second, with 121 . A Salem livery man will install a threi-seated automobile in Ins establishment to be used by the trade. Wm. Moore for thirty years section foreman on the Southern Pacific Railroad at Creswell, was in town today. He is still the same faithful “ Old Bill Moore” that he has been for thirty years on that same railroad section. “ Bill’ ’ deserves honorable retirement by the South ern Pacific, with a pension.— Eu gene Guard. While excavating at North Bend, Coos county, last week 8 or 9 skele tons and skulls of Indians were taken out. They have been there for a great many years and show that they were of unusual large size. The skull and jaw bones were extra large the hone of the uuder jaw and one in particular was about two inches in width and showed u very strong set of teeth.— Mail. The town has received $750 from the Myrtle Creek Hotel Company as license to conduct a saloon business within the city for the period of six months. The yearlv license is $1,500 which is believed by many to be the highest saloon license paid in the United States in so small a place. The place of business, for the present, will be in the building formely used as a candy kitchen. - Mail. Mr. and Mrs. Beidler, who reside on a farm in the Calapooia valley S miles southwest of Oakland, arrived at this place Saturday to v sit with Mrs. Beidler's brother, Ira Conner, and family. Mr. Beidler is suffering severely from muscular rheumatism and will receive treatment for his afflictions at this place. Mr. and Mrs. Beidler and family located iu this vicinity in 1878’ aud speut many years in this city and valley where they are kindly remembered by all of the old settlers. They note many changes in the town, country and the people since they resided here more tbas twelve years «RO.
