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About Lane County leader. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Or.) 1903-1905 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 2, 1903)
IV, page 21, City Charter of Cottage Grove, provide»: That the City COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON Council has power to compel the Well, it’s gutting pretty Welch ft Woods owners or occupants of auy build r V H JU U O E V E R Y FR ID A Y : If you see in chilly these days and ings, or grounds, to remove snow, has it fo r less #r. C. CON NEH, Editor and Proprietor dirt or rubbish from sidewalks, blankets would feel com oar ad it’s so streets or alleys opposite thereto, E ntered a t th e C ottage O ro ve post- fortable o f nights. W e and to compel such occupant or office os second-class m atter. have ’em in stock from owner to remove from any lot, own ttiic to the pair, and SUBSCRIPTION KATES ed or occupied by him, all such sub One Y e a r ...............................................$ I J lots o f them. Also a stances as the board of health shall Six Months . . . . .71 Three« Months . - . - j* direct and in his default to author nice line o f woolen un- I t paid In advance hut if not so paid i ize the removal or destruction there uniform ra te of U N per year will be chanted. derwear, stockings and A dvertising rates made known ou application of, by some officer of the city, at the socks, felt slippers and expense of such owner or occupant, nulliners : : : : : : aud to make the expenje thereof s F R I D A Y , S E P T. 25, 1903 lien against and upon said property, and enforce in the same manner as N EE D ED LEG ISLA TION . for street improvements. We received 11.1» week two ^ ¡5 - Subdivision 18, Section 6, Chapter lux cane» Ot meli» s o d boy« . lotniii«, I? »d ,1- Those farm ers residing on th e banks linn to our already large »teck. We haven t IV, page 21 provides: •‘To compel room to unpark them, to for a lew days " j 1* of the W illam ette river, as well as its We observe th a t the old cam paign the owners of low grounds, where Hive the people ot Cottage llrove and vicinity tribu taries, have long felt the need of ch estn u t to the effect th a t A ttorney water is liable to collect and become a rare cliance to purchase a »ult ot dotile» a t a very small margin above cost state o r county aid in a rre stin g the G eneral Cruwford had p e rju red him stagnant, to fill or drain such low encroachm ents of these stre a m s upon self iu the oft beard of cuse wherein places, aud in default, to authorize th eir fertile farm s by the w ashouts Mr. Cruwford was defen d an t and W. such billing or drainage at the ex and w earing and sh iftin g channels,and R W illis, an old R oseburg attorney, pense ot the owner or owners, and We also wish to notify indeed, the county highw ays have was plaintiff, bus again been revived. to make such charge a lien upon and suffered and a re being repeatedly Tim e and again has Willis trum ped against said property and enforce those of our customers dam aged from the w inter freshets, up som e sim ilar charge ag a in st Craw who have been waiting the same manner as for street im when a little judicious and timely ford, and the case has beeu dragged provements.” fo r the old ladies com work on th e banks of these rivers and through alm ost every c o u rt of the Subdivision 22 Chapter IV, page, fort shoes, and fat baby stream s would p rev en t much dam age state, always being decided in C raw 21 provides: That the Council has and loss by both county and private fo rd ’s favor, and now, as a last hope shoes, that they a r o power to remove and abate any property. However, it seem s th a t the here, and always remem less resort, the case is to be rehashed uuisance injurious to public health county has no ju risd ictio n over these before the stute bar association, ami ber that Welch $ Woods mid defiue the snme, aud to provide w aterw ays, they being a part of the It is alm ost safe to say, will result for the punishment of any and all has it for less, and that prem ises thro u g h which they How, ab o u t as it has heretofore—in C raw persons who shall cause or maintaiu if you see it in our ad and th e individual ow ners not being ford being acquitted and vindicated such uuisance. prepared c r equipped to m ake the re of the charge. This old feud, which it’s so : : : : : : : And subdivision 23, Chapter IV, quired perm an en t im provem ents to is so p ersisten tly and aggressively page 21 provides: That the Couu- the banks of the stream s, the county waged by W illis, is beeom ing we.iri cil has power “To remove and abate i»r state cannot be appealed to for aid. some to the public, and the attitu d e of .any nuisance, obstruction or en from the fact th a t n eith er has any Mr. Willis will soon ap p ear little less croachment upon the streets, alleys, lights, title or interest iu the prem than persecution. public grounds and highways or ises. It is therefore app aren t that any other place within the limits ol heroin is an opportunity for some of W hile in w aiting for a m idnight the City." our legislators to frame and cause the tra in in a certain town recently u Subdivision 24 Chapter IV, page passage or a lull providing for county gentlem an was hoard to re m a rk th at Tho Leaders in Low Prices and Hustlers for Business jj 22, provides: That the Council or state aid in co n tro llin g these uti- the reason for the siiloou's nppnreut shall have power, “to do all acts and X t'.f.'.f- * fxfxfxf. * • * '+ * .f.'.f'.f. -f- * • * < * '* .f.'.f.'.f.'-t.f-'-fi'f.-f-.-f.'-t-'-f-'.f. -*•'-+-* * f f j navigable w aterways. Not only is asceuilency and its m any new and make all regulations which shall be much valuable private property d es easily obtained recru its o r p atro n s necessary aud expedient for the troyed each w inter by the freshets iu was plainly dem onstrated on this oc j preservation of health and the sup- N o tic e t o T a x p a y e r s . the various stream s, but the county casion. The evening was chill and ' pression of disease and to make reg H aving p u r e h a » e «1 this Those who took advantage of the loses heavily from the falling off of every business place and office- about mill, we will put out Flour ulations to preveut the introduction present tax law by paving the first euual to any on the m arket. taxes resulting in the valuation on the town was closed except the saloons of contagious and infection diseases half of their taxes before the first \Ne carry a full supply o f all farm lan d s being decreased from the an d herein was found a cheerful fire kinds of feed, such as : into t h e city, and to m a k e Monday iu April will please take ravages of the freshets, saying n o th and com fortable ch airs, and in fact, quarantine laws and enforce the note that the second half of the tax ing of the g reat loss to the county in they afforded the only retren t iu the same." is payable on or liefore tbe first w ashouts and o th er dam ages to tlie town from the ch illing n ig h t winds Section 2, Chapter V, provides, Monday in October (October 5th) public highw ays. If a law could be for both th e old and young traveler. Rolled Barley, Oats and Mill Feed that, “the common council shall by aud if unpaid, alter thnt date.it will constructed and passed giving the va A fter n h earty welcome to these re ordinance establish a system of be necessary to add 10 pier cent pen rious com m issioners c o u rts ju risd ic so rts little persuasion is required to g ades for all streets, avenues at d alty and 8 per cent interest to the tion over the unnavigable w aterways prevail upon th e young m an to join in alleys, within said corporate limits half tax remaining unpaid. special a ttention given t♦»far ot th eir respective counties and a u a gam e of cards, pool o r billlurds m ers grist work. We pav for which grades have not heretofore F red F isk , thorizing them to equip a n d m aintain ju st to “ pass the tim e aw ay” and here highest m arket price for all been established, and, once establish kinds of grain. I f square Sheriff aud Tax Collector, portable pile drivers, sulkey scrapers, he gets his first introduction into dealing and courteous tre a t ed, no grade shall he chauged, ex ment will secure your patron 'etc. for th e use of the supervisors o f g am in g and perchance th is becomes F o r S a le . age, we will have It. Corres cept by ordinance. The common the road districts, or c o n tracto rs a p the sta rtin g point in a dow nward c a pondence solicited : : : : council may establish a sy st e m of One of the finest, fruit, grain, and pointed by the court, a very little ex- reer. T his is a condition which is 357 acres s e w e r s for the entire city, aud cause stock farm s in the valley. peuse and labor expended in con- found in alm ost every town in the lurid to lie designated on said plats, the 2 miles from station. A burgnin if constru etiu g breakw aters, dikes, etc. am i is not only an enticem ent into soon. Call on or address, S A. streets, avenues and alleys through sold M c K ay . Creswell Oie. a t certain points ulong the rivers and vice laid liefore the beluted traveler, which the same are to be construct stream s would p rev en t th e destruction b u t the patron of the lodge room , pub ed.” of much privute and county property. lic nlectiug or the unw ary who may DR. FENNER’S Section 2, Chapter VIII, page 37, The L e a d e r has personal knowledge be frequenting the streets after the City Chatter provides: That, “Ail of the accom plishm ent of a little d ik usual closing hour of the business >000000 00 000 000 000 000 00 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 « geueral or special taxes levied as ing and w ork of this n a tu re ou the houses, which since the “ enrly clos provided in this act, aud all as- j west border of the H ard in g farm 2 1 /, in g ” m ovem ent has come into vogue, sessmeuts for openiug, widening, BOOKS »»j W A L L P A P E R A T COST miles n o rth east of th is city, which includes the enrly hours of the even improvement, extension and repair perm anently protects from the rav ing. U ntil some places of com fort, of streets and a’levs, for m a k in o sew ages of freshets several h undred acres convenience and a ttractio n in which For the next ten days e r s , drains, aud fills, and every pait| of valuable farm land, ns well as over to spend evenings are provided by the we are offering at cost thereof, shall bear interest at the le All d is e a s e s of K idneys, a mile of county road. The L e a d e r church or moral elem ent of the var U rin a ry O rg an s. gal rate from the time it is due and I B ladder, Also R h eu m atism , B ack would be pleased to h e a r from others ious towns a n d sm all cities t h e e ,H e a rtD lse a se G ravel payable until paid and collected.” a D ch ropsy, F em ale T ro u b le s. on this subject. saloon is g o in g to m ultiply its pa- Section 14, Chapter IX, page 41,1 anything in our line of wall paper and books . A splendid opportunity to- paper those tren s a t its old tim o ratio, regardless City Charter provides, that, “The Don’t become discouraged. There la a rooms for a small sum. or to secure a Christinas or birthday present : AYlial will please SONG BIRDS PROTECTED. for you. If necessary w rite l)r. Fenner. vour friend more than a nice book? : It is also a cliance to enlarge your library at one of th e eloquent pleadings of the pu l common council shall uot in 1 cure He h as sp e n t a life tim e c u rin g J u s t such half what it would cost you elsewhere : : : . ; ; : : : any one year, outside of indebted cases as yours. A ll c o n su lta tio n s Free. T hrough the courtesy ot S tate Game pit o r prohibition orato r. " I had sev ers case of k id n e y d isease and ness for street improvements, create rh e u m a tism , d isch a rg in g bloody m a tte r. W arden J . W. B aker, we tire perm it in ten se pain. My wife w;ia seriously indebtedness for the current expen Suffered ted to publish the following sections A CRYING NEED. w ith fem ale tro u b les. I)r. F e n n e r s ses of said citv in excess of the sum affected <>r the state gam e laws of ’its pertain in g K idney and B ackache C ure c u re d us both. F. M. W H EELEB , R andolph. Ia." to the protection of song birds, which The crying need for an improve of 91000.” Druggists, Me.. 11. A sk fo r Cook Book— Free. Referring to Section 2, chapter V, provisions of the law the gam e w ar ment in the general sanitary condi den expects to as rigidly enforce ns tion tf Cottage drove, is again for above we find, “The common coun ST.VlfUS'DANCE F en n er, F redonia.^^Y an y of the o th e r s : Sec. 1. E very p e r cibly presented in the preyailence cil may establish a system of sewers Fo r S a le by M odern P h a rm a c y * son who shall, within the state of O re of a contagion which originated in lor the entire city" and iu the fol gon, after th e passage of this act, for this city receutly and while not of a lowing section it is fully evideDt an y purpose, in ju re, tak e, kill or d e virulent form, has already resulted that a “general or special" tax may stroy, or have in Ids possession, sell or in two deaths, the closing of the be levied for making “sewers, offer for sale, i ny yellow breasted chat public schools, sabbath schools and drains,” etc. Iu the last section J*“ !S'7i.'V7il,*ve l" " 1 ^ J v « 1 * i immense stock, f a ll and bo coo- vinced that there is no better place from which to select •• meadow lark, robin, song sparrow, all public gatherings for child quoted above we fiud, “the common council shall not in auv one year, lark-flnch, variag ated th ru sh , wood ren. The contagion referred to th ru sh , herm it th ru sh , goldfinch, is f o r m of diphtheria a n d outside of the indebtedness for street bluebird, snow bird, oriole, lazuliflnch, while now evidently, fully under improvements, create indebtedness house or w inter w ren, pine linnet, war- control, owing to strict quarantine for the “current expenses” of said tilers, vtreo, swallow, tan g e r, gross- regulttions, the cause of these con city in excess of the sum of 91000.” beaks, knig lets, o r horned lark , shall tagious outbreaks bas not been re Herein may be found an excuse for lie guilty of n m isdem eanor. Soc. 2 moved, nor can it be until the city curtailing expenses and still louger provides th a t the destruction or re is provided with a good sewerage depriving the city of this ali impor m oval from th e nests, the eggs of any system and its sanitary condition tant improvement», sewerage, but of the birds enu m erated in section 1. otherwise improved. While the city we fail to see whereiu the indebted There i, no w*v you ctn roof Common Rough shall lie deem ed a m isdem eanor. Se«' has made wonderful strides along ness inenrred in the construction of ■ building to withitand hot 3.—Every person convicted of a viol every other avenue of improvement, a sewerage system, could come un LUMBER weather to practically, economi ation of a n y of the provisions of this including a fine water system, elec der the head of “current expenses. ’ cally or easily a» lo cover it with act shall be punished by a fine not loss tric lights and graded and graveled which according to common con $ 1 1 .0 0 P E R M P. it B. Ready Roofing. than 95, and not m ore than 9100, and htreets, not oue cent nor any labor struction of the phrase, simply has J . M. DURHAM, Prop. in default of th e paym ent of the line whatsoever has been expended in reference to the regular incidental P. A B. Ready Roofing never B O O T H - K E L L Y MILLS r>raving and all kinds im posed, shall be im prisoned in th e that most important of all improve expenses of any individual, company cracks nor rum— heat doe» not °f hauling. Furniture county ja il of the county where the ments—that relating to the health or corporation. However, this is no Saginaw , Ore. bother it »ny more than it hurta and Piano moving a offense was com m itted a t the rate of of the citizens of the town and their time for quibbling, but for action, < asbestos. P. & B. Re»dy Roof specialty ;; :: one day fo r each do llar of the fine families—the sanitation of the city, and it is to lie hoped some definite Tell your friend* if they want a ing won’t warp, cringe or curl, the e first step in w hich direction steps will be taken toward securing Imposed. , th live, newsy local paper to give the Those persons both old and young i w ould be th e acq u isitio n of a com- j sewerage for our rapidly growing heat cannot go through it and who with 22 caliber rifles an d shot p lete sew erage system . T h is m atter town before the close of the present warm up the interior, for P. A B. L ane C ounty L e a d e n a lr ial. . g uns have been wont to willfully de- has beeu n ext to crim in ally neglect- year. Xa i i c C o u n t ? I c a & c r O regon U a t th e present tim e the marvel of the E astern people. They are surprised a t the quality of fruit, hope, lum ber, grain, aalomn and dairy products. S ylvester Jo h n so n , for eleveu years president of the State H orticultural Society say s: “ I regaru O regon as pre-em ineotly th e fruit state of the Union and its fru its bet te r than those of C alifornia.” The larg e st apples, pears anti cherries at the Columbian Exposition were grown in O regon, The display of Oregon products a t the Buffulo Exposition at tracted world-wide a tten tio n and the resu lt is chat now eastern people are in vestigating o ur w onderful Oregon and will in the future cost lota with us to develop its resources an d make it first in im portance. I WELCH & WOODS: Cottage G r ove Flouring Mills Hartung ® Hansen KIDNEY and Backache CURE FOR SPO T CASH Speaking °f Furniture ita ìrz&ir Cochran S Lauder schie/r Bunding for hoi »caiher Cottage Grove T ransfer Co. Phone - - 116 atroy these song birds en u m erated ed, a n d so lo n g th a t it has now be-1 W ood to k e n o n S u b s c r ip tio n . above will d o well to heed a word of com e a erv in g need We h e re w ith w arning. A hint to th e wise is sufli- q u o te a n u m b er of e x tra c ts from Quite a number of our subscrib sections of th e c ity c h a rte r b earin g ers have expressed a desire to pay on th is questio n , c e rta in passages of their subscription to the L e a d e r this A physician of national reputation Is o u t with an article stro n g ly de which even m em bers of th e city : fall in wood as they were permitted council seem to have overlook, o r to do under the former management. nouncing th e general custom of house j the m' a c o n ,tr ucted th e ir m eaning, w in n Wood will be accepted the same as keepers in co n stan tly keeping th shades down in ail room s a a b b o o u u t t t m h » o | i ' ^ y ‘' o n ‘eni» 'h a t u n d e r th e p resen t cash at this office from either old or c h a rte r they are helpless o r unab le new subscribers, but those intend house not occupied. He says this is to b rin g a b o u t an im p ro v em en t in ing to pay their subscription in directly co n tra ry to physiological th e c ity 's san itary co ndition bv th e I wood will please notify os as soon principles, nourishes disease germ s acqusition of a sew erage system : as possible, that we may engage as au d is gen erally h arm fu l to th e house q r O T A T I O N S FR O M C I T T ( W l t C H . . much more as is required for the hold. His a rg u m en t seem s p la u sib le ; Subdivision 17 section 5 chapter | winter, before the fall rains set in. “ let a little sunshine in .” i Ready Roofing ia a non-con ductor. Anyone can lay P. ft B. Ready Roofing, as it is very simple and quickly done, and it lasts longer than the building it covers. Send for booklet. , II Fami l y j Paraffine Paint C o. W 116 Ba tery St . San Francis,-- .1 Jl 312 W Fifth St.. Los Angeles. Cal. Pioneer Block. Seattle. Washington For sale bv Wynne Har IwareCo. ( xroceries I LkMI AND PI RK. A full line of Staple and ratify G roceries at Lowest prices. Highest cash and traile prices p aid for country produce : : : : : H E L L () • M AI > 6 5 M ETCALF i l l O * R S E