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About Lane County leader. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Or.) 1903-1905 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1903)
V. U. Xanc County Xeaber. co,T*Ot « « » V E . OBEGO*. Jr |„,„i,|'urUT» ot for Ihre« niiiio», ami tile ben» Ï liuti« cinnabar mine» Hln* oí- XV COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 7, 1903. INVESTORS and HOMESEEKERS will here titni opportunities nowhere else altorneti in Ore gon. The Leader will give you the news and facts con cerning this favored locality NO. 16 officers of the District fair and they are now ready for distribution, F. A. Lankin, fust vice president, Amos Wilkins, of Coburg, member of the Board of Com missioners; T. G Hendricks, assistant treasurer, and J. M. Williams, assistant secretary, are Lane County's officers of the as sociation. The new premium lists will he furnished upon application. The fair will lie opened Sept 29, and continue five days at Eugene. hv uuy means au old mau, he has I*. Scarbrough was summoned ami I been engaged in business longer attended to his injuries, but stated ; in this city than auv other business that they were such that the young man here today, the time of the es- man could not long survive, he hav- | tublislinient of his drug store hero ! uig sustained fatal internal injuries. j dating back nearly twenty-two The young mau was put aboard the years, and his retirement from busi n ath hound train which arrived ness will remove a familiar character soon after the accident and started from the business circles of this city. on his painful journey to the South Mr. Currin will now devote the ern Pacific hospital at Portland, but greater portion of his time to build serted W ife Dies at the Benjamin Stroup Crushed he died from his injuries a few hours The Simmons Ochre Beds ing up the sightly Currin Park ad later just below Halsey and tbe body Poor Farm after L in The Anunal Lane Couuty teachers dition to Cottage Grove and he will to Death by Logs Pass was taken to Aurora and turned North of Cottage Grove institute opened at the courthouse erect several modem residences over to the K. P. lodge at that place, gering Illness ing Over Him to Yield Revenue. Tuesday, nearly 100 teachers being and cottages thereon for rent or sale. of which he was a member, for burial. registered. Interesting ami instruc Mr. Currin’s successor, Mr. Wilrno1, Coroner King left Eugene Tuesday tive subjects were disscussed by is a genial, euterprising aud oblig morning for Aurora to bold an in President Mnlkev of the Ashland ing vonug man, a registered drug quest over the remains before burial. Normal, and Supt. Bechdolt of the gist and a graduate of a well known The verdict of the coroner’s jury city schools. J. M. Williams gave a school of Pharmacy. His wife also was that the young man came to bis talk on “Corporal Punish meet.” Was Working with South death accidentally. Deceased was A. Simmons of Rose- The Have Organized to W ork has considerable knowledge of the first evening session consisted business aud eujoys assisting her well and favorably known in Cottage ern Pacific Pile Dri of an entertaining lecture by Pres. husband at times in the store. The this Paint Mine on burg appointed as Grove and was a very exemplary Mulkey, which was well attended. L eader joins in welcoming Mr. and young mau. He was a cousin of ver Crew. Extensive Scale Forest Ranger. State Supt. Ackern.au and Supt. Mrs. Wilmot to our city nnd be Mrs. M. O. Warner of this city and Adams of the Albany schools were speaks for them the same liberal Benjamin Stroup, of Aurora, a ' spent Sunday here in company with The L eader has had considerable share of public patronage which has The olil soldiers of Eugene ami dowu on Wednesday’s program. member of the Southern Pacific pile . the Misses Martin and Iula Hughes icinilv have chattered a special car Arthur Frazer furnished music. driver crew, met with a fatal accident ! visiting relatives and friends who to say iu the past few months re always been extended to Mr. Currin. > carry them to the national G. A. The institute closed Thursday eveu- at Creswell at 11:30 o’ clock Monday little dreamed that on the morrow he garding a very extensive deposit of Mr. Wilmot has styled his place encampment at San Francisco in ing. forenoon. It appears that he stumb would receive his final summons, be Ochre, Sienna and Fire Clay on the Wilmot’s Pharmaucy, and it will be ¡ptemher. The League baseball games closed led and fell in front of four or five strickcu dowu in vigorous youth Ellis Simmons place four miles found a good place to spend your north of this city and near Walker money to get values when in need Mr. Hoffman of Fail-mount went for the season at Salem Suuday. heavy pilings ns they were rolling without a moment’s warning, and Station. Mr. Simmons has been of anything in Li» line. dowu the skids, all of which passed Twenty-four games have been play rer u 100 foot embaukmeut near pass to that bourne from which no operating this paint mine on a small over his body, crushing him and it pha with his horse and buggy ed by each team and Salem won j : traveler returneth. This sad and bcale for several years, but the full F ir e A l a r m T u e s d a y . turilay. He caught on a crag the pennant. The game Saturday seems a miracle that he was not kill I untimely ending of this worthyyoung extent of the deposit has only been ed instantly. He was picked up in at Eugene between Roseburg and »bout half way down, and strange a matter of conjecture. Now, how A vigorous fire alarm was turned to relate the only damage resulting the home team resulted in a score | an unconscious condition and Dr. L. man is deeply deplored by all. ever, some of the prominent busi iu from the West side Tuesday and of 5 to 7 in favor of Roseburg. At was a demolished buggy. ness men of Creswell have become iu less than five minutes the streeta C IT Y C O U N C IL M E E T IN G . Salem Sunday the game was forfeit R O A D W O R K C O M P L E T E D . interested in the property and they of Cottage Grove presented the ap Mr». Matlock, wife of Jas. Mat- ed by Roseburg refusing to play b e -! T w e l v e M iles o f B ad R oad B e t w e e n th is S v in d a .y O r d i n a n c e to b e E n f o r c e d B i find by the ino6t searching tests pearance of a circus day. Both the 3 ,k, who was drowned in the Hep- cause Jay McCormick of Salem, was c y c l e s E x c l u d e d F r o m S id e w a lk s C ity an d B o h e m ia P e rm a n e n tly that it is almost inexhaustible and Rescue and Eagle fire companies re pner flood, arrived here Monday and I forced upon them for Umpire. The on P r o m in e n t S tre e ts. R -epaired at C o st o f $ 2 ,0 0 0 . have organized n company to manu sponded promptly, tbe Rescue boys it a guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. i standing of the clubs is as follows:! Matlock. Miss Nora Matlock, daugh-j Salem won 16, lost 8, P. C. 665; The city council met in its reg facture paint and put it on the of the west side reaching the fire Through the generous financial first, which was located in tbe roof r of the hero of the flood, Tom Roseburg won 14, lost 10, P.C. 582; j contributions of the county court ular monthly session last Monday market. The company is composed of Dr. about the Hue in the rear of the old Matlock, accompanied her. Eugene won 12, lost 12, P. C. 500; and the citizens of Cottage Grove evening the mayor and ail tbe couu- L. D. Scarbrough, C. C. Hazleton, Hall residence uow occupied by and vicinity Hint notoriously had 1 oilmen being present. C. F. Mitchell, manager of the Albany won 6, lost 18. P. C. 250. A petition praying for tbe rigid S. A. McKay, W. W. Scott and S. John Spray and family ou River section of the Bohemia-Cottage lumber yard recently purchased by There is a sad sequel to the elope- j A. Gorrell. They propose to or street nearly opposite Mrs. Pet San J M. Eddy from the L ong & Bing ment of K B Wickham of Springfield Grove wagon road mental bet ween inforceinent of the city ordinances ganize a joint stock company and ford's dressmaking parlors. No and stat*- laws relating to gat>>bling the Beit i>il ige anil Bohemia Ware ham Lumber Company, was arrested with his wife’ s buxom young sister , place a limited number of shares on time was lost in getting water on Monday on a complaint sworn to last spring, after Mrs. Wickham had house, covering a distance of 12 ami closing of saloons was read and the market. Mr. McKay and Mr. the blaze and it was promptly extin by his wife charging him with as- sent her sister the money with which miles, has been put in first class duly considered. Simmons were in Eugene this week guished, just as the Eagle’s from An ordinance providing for the shape for all ordinary fall and wiu- lt ami battery. He was found to defray her expenses on the ter travel. Through the enterprise closing of all business bouses on arranging for machinery and men the east side appeared on the scene guilty. visit from the east. For a time Mrs. j after a long, but lively run. Little and energy of Geo. O. Knowles, a Sunday except as provided by the to begin active operations. Wickham prosecuted a vigorous Samples of this paint have been danger resulted aud it was fully Mr. W. A. Simmons, of Roseburg search for the unfaithful pair and fund of 12000 was recently raised statutes, was read and passed. Ordinance No. 99, prohibiting tbe exhibited at tbe Buffalo and Charl- demonstrated that under any ordi be< u appointed as forest ranger then returned to her home to en for this much needed road improve- ston expositions and is now being nary couditious a fire in this city br Forest Supervisor S. C. Bart- deavor to eke out an existence on \ ment, the county court volunteering- lading of bicycles ou the sidewalks shown at Osaka, Japan along with cun easily be controlled by our very within the corporate limits of tbe to donate $1,000 providing the cit im. Mr. Simmons left Saturday i the place, hut bard work and worry the Oregon exhibit. A request has efficient volunteer fire companies icrniug for the McKinz.ie river east soon resulted in illness and she was izens of Cottage Grove and the Row city with the exceptions of Jones recently come from Portland for with the excellent water supply al [Eugene where he will take up his filially committed to the county poor River valley would contribute as addition was read and lost. But samples of the paint to be sent to ways at band. It was reported that v duties as a protector of Uncle farm, at which place she grew worse much. Mr. Knowles soon raised; upon a motion this ordinance was the St. Louis exposition. the same building caught fire the ' the required amount by subscription amended to exclude bicycles from ’» property. until Friday when she died. A In all probability a large and next day about the same place and and a force of men completed tbe Main, River, Bridge and Fifth streets The regular examination of ap wayward, thoughtless sister and a work last Saturday, the entire and upon roll-call was promptly profitable paint manufactory will time but was promptly exlingushed. soon be built up on the site of this plicants for state and couuty papers traitorous husband is responsible for amount subscribed being very ju- passed. great paint-clay deposit. C h u r c h B e in g I m p r o v e d . «ill be held before county school her sad death. jdiciouslv expended on the improve 01I.L8 ALLOWED •uperintendent W. M. Miller, and ment under the personal supervision Geo. Bisby cross walk, $ 8.97 The Christian church in this city B U S IN E S S T R A N S F E R .. hi»assistants at the court bouse cora- R .o s e b u r g Y o u n j L a d y S u icid e s . of Mi. Knowles and Green Pilcher. J. W. Harms, hauling gravel 3.50 $ ---------------- -— — is being repainted, repapered ami Mncing Wednesday morning Aug This work consisted ol gem-nil road J. L. Allison, “ “ 7.00 R ose bi ho , Aug. 5— The dead body r r l n h s a S o l d h i s D r u g B u s i generally rennovated and will soou 12, and continuing until Saturday grades, B. H, Cofftnam, wk ou reservoir 1.00 J . P n . s C » u In t h is C i t y t o A . B . W l l m o t . ol Miss Ida Page, aged 18 vears, re improvements, widening present a greatly improved appear Evening Aug 15.' putting in culverts and placing t o t * o f S K e d d . L in n C o u n ty . J. E. Young, salary 8.30 siding in Roseburg, was found by ance. Owing to the progress o f corduroy across marshy places in the Messrs Long A Biughara, the Cot passersby early this morning half a Griffin A Veatch plumbing this work which is only partially J. P. Currin, the pioneer druggist completed, there will be no services and hardware 152.07 tage Glove lumbermen, sold their mile south of the city lying by the road, about 8,000 feet of road being Light Co. 143.00 of this city sold his stock and busi held at this church Sunday. yard and business in this city Friday side of the railroad track. There improved in the latter manner. Geo. Allen who has been employ S. R. Critslow, wk on reservoir 2.50 ness to A. B. Wllmot of Sliedds, to J. M. Eddy, the well known con were no marks on the body indicat Linn County, and the new proprie The loss by the fire which dec- tractor. Mr. Eddy will continue to ing violence nor any sigDS of a ed on this work was in town Mon N ew R e s id e n t P h y s i c i a n tor assumed charge of the business troyed the business portion of Hal conduct the yard and will put a struggle. It is supposed she took day and informed the L eader that last Saturday at the old stand on sey is said to be less than $70,000 good uian in charge of it while he poison with suicidal intent, but no the improvement will be of great ad vantage to the Bohemia mines and Dr. Alexander Corpron, late of Wall Street, West Cottage Grove. the first report. The loss though look» after his building interests. reason is assigned tor the act. A Cottage Grove as well. Minnesota, and a graduate of the Mr. Currin hns long been identified to the little town is almost irrepara The state printer has delivered post mortem examination will be regular Ann Arbor Medical College with the advancement and upbuild ble and a number of years will bo the job premium lists ordered by the held. K illed a M o u n t a in L io n . arrived iu this city accompanied by ing of Cottage Grove and while not | required to overcome it. his wife and baby Tuesday and after Jos. Schlee killed a big cougar on looking over the town and tributary- Walt Baker’ s place on the head country has decided to locate here waters of Mosby Creek 15 miles east permanently. The doctor conies of town Sunday. He was down on very highly recommended and is th« creek when be beard a peculiar skilled iu his profe-sion. He is whistling Hoist A short distance * genial, affable aud A very pleasant above ami looking up saw the big gentleman to meet. Tbe family will cat crossing a gravel bar. He open reside temporially in the Powers ed fire on the animal, but missed it, residence, and the doctor will an whereupon he put his dog on its nounce later where he will open his trail and it was hood treed in a thick office. The L eader joins in extending " T j growth of timber, which he entered Dr. Corpron and his esalile family a e are offering and began looking high up in the hearty welcome to ourcity. T h ere is n o a rticle A T C O S T -------- ----— trees for his game, but presently A W a s h in g to n L y n c h in g . that adds so m u ch found himself looking squarely in to th«” finished and the glaring eyes of tbe panther, Wm. Hamilton, a farmer 24 years which was crouched down on the old, who upon being arrested Mon c< i rrect a ppea ra n ce ' lowest limb of a big tree not more o f a m an s apparel than ten feet above his head. He was day, confessed to waylaying, out Our entire line as neat neckw ear : not long getting his rifle into action raging and then brutally killing • • . . . o f ........... ! and sent a well directed bullet crash- with a club, Mabel, the 13 year old e have what is ! ing through the head of his big daughter of Sheriff Richards, at I N D O W game which barely missed him as it Asotin, Wash., Sunday, was taken c o r re c t a n d : fell from the tree. It was au un- S H A D E S fa sh ion a b le— we are I usually large cougar or mountain from the jail Tuesday by an infuri a l s o h ead «ju irters ated crowd of citizens despite tbe A R P E T lion, measuring 11 feet from tip to fo r e v e ry th in g y o u protestations of tbe sheriff and his tip. ____ ___ A T T I X S 25 special deputies, and hanged to a can p o ss ib ly want B o u g h t A S p r in g fie ld B a k e r y cross-beam of a telegraph pole. The o r n eed in m e n ’s ROCKERY girl was on her way to Sunday- fu rn ish in gs : Q ual W 8 Williams who has been in school aud on passing through a L A S S NY A R E terested in the Cash Grocery of tb.s little wood alone she was seized by ity hijrh and p rice s U B S A X D citv for some time past disposed of Hamilton and in the fearful struggle m o s t reason a b le his business interests here last week | which ensued nearly all of her cloth w ASHBOAKI'S and went to Sprinf.field where he j ing was torn from her body. She has purchased the Springfield bak was found soon afterwards lying in er v of M. B. Huntly and took poss a pool of blood by the side of the If VOI desire bargains in aoy[ esion of the business S*tur< *-'M club with which she had been strnck of thet»e line?, call ami Mr Williams will soon move hi* on tbe bead and killed. fam.lv to Springfield tores.de. which is greatly regretted by their many Tell your friends if they want a friends here who however, wish live, newsy local paper to give the them happiness and prosperi T L ane Cocjmr L eader a trial- their new home. NOTES EACHERS MEET CRESWELL PEOPLE CLOSING OUT AT COST A Handsome T I E For Spot Cash W \\ c M C (J T E aK in $ S G B risto w