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About Lane County leader. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Or.) 1903-1905 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1904)
u. ol COTTAGE GWNE. OGECON. The headquarter» for three great lumbering companies. Only gateway to the rich Bo hemia gold mines, and the Black Butte cinua*4r mine» a Xane Counts Xeaòer. INVESTORS and MOMESEEKERS w ill here flud opportunities now here else afforded in Ore gon. T h e le a d e r w ill giro yoe the news and facts con cerning this favored locality NO. 38 C O T T A G I GROVE, L AN S COUNTY, OREGON, F R ID A Y . JAN. 8. 1904 VOL. XV Tuesday, testified substantially up in Albany smelling strongly of follows: “ I visited Gale January 3, tar and with face and neck red from scouring, bringiug withhimbis bride- and made an examination of bis in to-be, Miss Maude Hurt. License juries. Found a contusion over the right temple bone, bruise on noee to wed was issued them and the i ceremony was performed by County and also at tbe right corner of his Judge Palmer. Creffield looked like mouth; bruise over cheet, one ou his left side and an ther over the he was in trouble but was not very talkative. Ha said they would re left kidney.” The doctor said he turn to the Beech ranch opposite knew Gale to be a sufferer from Corvallis, and take up their resi chronic Brights disease and that Members Receive Coat of Fred Gale, a Cripp^d Har W ill be Erected in W est i the blow over tbe kidneys aggriva dence. ted tbe disease, resulting iu iufia- ness Maker, Assaulted Tar and Feathers at Cottaere Grove this N e w B a n k i n g F ir m . matioo or coujestion of the kidneys, New Year's Eve. Corvallis. and that was the direct cause of Year M in e r a ’ C a b in B u r n e d . The Chambers-Bristow banking j Gale’s death at 1 o'clock Mopday firm commenced business Monday morning, January 4, 1904 John Nokes has returned home morning in the quarters formerly Dr. B. R. Job was oalled and tes- from the Bohemia mining district occupied by the Lane County Bank, I tified before the Coroner’ s jury, in where be went some time ago to in the three story Hovev block at substance, as follows: “ I made an work out his annual assessment on Eight a n d Willamette streets, exam' ua,*0D Gale’ s injuries with Soon After Removing His Eugene. The incorporators are F. Other Oregon Towns in his Good Friday claim, which is lo- Considerable M ^ V S t 8 1’ J V | Dr. Anderson Tuesday morning cated along the wagon road between L. Chambers, H. E. Ankeny and Overshadows the Affair : January 5, after death bad ensued Sticky, Feathery Building Growth and Judson Rock Canyon and Lookout Darwin Bristow and the capital stock Found a bruise or tumorous forma- point, and is thought to bean exten Mysterious Woman Covering. is $50,000. Increased Population 1 tion over left kidney, resulting from sion of the Lilly claim of the Glen- The directors of this new institu |a hard blow; breast and left side wood group. Mr. Nokes has had C o r v a l l is , Or. Jan. 5 .— Creffield tion are the above named gentlemeu Quite a sensation was created iu i were bruised and discolored, while Architect Burgraff of Salem, was three men at work besides bimself, and the officers are as follows: F. iu town this week and turned over John Graber, Malaehi Miller and Mr. this city New Year day by the re- U08€i uheek aud mouth showed aud Brooks, the leaders of the Holy port that some unknown party or bruises. Owing to Gale's delicate Rollers, which religious sect has L. Chambers, president; H. E. An the plans and specifications for Cot Critcblow and he has completed 16 uas compiete« a | partieH bad entered the apartments ubv tage Grove’ s new high school build 40 foot tunnel on the main ledge ! of Fred tiale_ tb(j crippled es. hal-. ^ sical condition and diseased created excitement and ridicule here keny, vice president; Darwin Bris neys his death resulted from aud all over the coast for the past tow cashier. ing, to the school board. The site which is well defined ifined, about 4 feet , lu„i,er adioinincr Clark’s bar- i.i... It is the intention of the new com -’ for the new building bus been thick and has true hanging walls. ness maker, adjoining Clark’s bar blow over the left kidDey, which several weeks, were tarred and fea . | ness shop at an early hour that ¡caused congestion of this organ. thered by citizens of this place last panv to purchase entirely new fix selected in the J. H. McFarland ad He brought m some very fane speci- mornillg bv wav of a buck (loor aud night. These modern “ apostles” tures and furniture iu the near fu dition on a slight elevation near the mens of ore which cairy c°PPer’ j had severely beaten and robbed | ACKNOWLEDGED HE WAS NOT ROBBED had beeu repeatedly warned to get ture. They will be strictly up-to- sight of the old home which burned, galena and other metals. Mr. Nokes him of 60nje-,j 2 5 or $30 dol)ars. Ml. Mr. Clark, the haiDess maker who out of town, but they secreted them date. but the ground has not yet been ----- ------------ will proceed to have au aesay made i (ia]e was in attendance at tbe New recently purchased Gale’s harness selves and continued to hold meet- secured. The building is to be a of this quartz at once and feels sure Year eve>s ba)1 ^ivenin tlle Masonic i shop testified, that he was called to M o r e N e w M &teri&l. iugs about town where they rolled tine eight room, two story structure, that it will demonstrate the I Gale’ s room about 10 o’clock New about the fioor prayiug. ^ act j ball, and acted iu tbe capacity of modern iu all of its departments, that he hns good property. The job printing department of : door keeper for the dancing club. Year day by his wife and others aud Last night they grew bold and and is patterned after the Patterson One day last week while Mr. It appears that he left tbe dance found him aud tbe room as hereto held a meeting iu a convert’s house. the Lane County L eader received school building at Eugene. It will Nokes and his crew of men were at hall between the hours of 1 and 2 fore stated. He said that he felt Their runtiugs were heard for blocks another tine large consignment of cost complete, about $14,000.00, work, the cabin which they were oc- j o ’clock a. m. New Year (Friday) sure Gale know who beat him, but and a posse of citizens was soon new type this week, comprising however, only three rooms are to be cupviDg, known as the LeRoy cabin, woru¡ng i «eü t down to the Resort for some reason desired to shield his formed and raided the house. They some of the most up-to-date styles completed at the time of building. caught ou fire iu some wny and was sjaj0on, treated four or five bystaud- assailaut, and he did not think the took Brooks and Creffield outside, which makes a valuable acquisition Notices have been posted calling totally destroyed, together with their erg ^be d|-¡„k8 aud then proceed- motive of the assault was robbery stripped them, covered them with a to Cottage Grove’s popular and well a special school meeting for the pur rubber boots, blankets, guns, some ed to bis bacbelor «„artera only a |:but “ “ P1)' to satisfy a grudge. equipped priuting bouse. We are Ho pose of empowering the school tools, clotbiug and all of their pro- short distauce awaVj accompanied | *aid Gale admltt8d to him that none heavy coat of tar and then rolled better prepared tliau ever to execute them in a bed of feathers. When board to purchase grounds and visions. Mr. Nokes was even left in i by Fbos ¡q¡||er xímt was tbe last > of bis money had been taken. turned loose they tied aud are be your job priuting on short notice. make other arrangements for the bleak Bohemia in his shirt sleeves. Give us a trial. » HEARD NO CRIES Olt COMMOTION. lieved to be still going. construction of the new high school The loss fell very heavily on the seen of («ale by his friends until 1 about 10 o ’clock New Year tiny Mrs. Clark, wife of the harness SMELLED OP TAR. building. No one is a fool u)>\ays; every one boys as their winter supplies were I when his room was entered through maker, stated that their room and The present building, though Tuesday apostle Creffield showed sometimes. all consumed. They remained long i tbo back door which was unlocked, Gale’s occupied the same building commodious and modern iu its con enough to complete the assessment by Stella Frv> a 15 vear.0)d distaut but that there are three peteitions struction is inadequate to accommo work, boarding at tbe Benson house, « i relative of Fred Gale with whose between these rooms. She did not tangible to show who was responsi The sheriff came up ou Monday date the growing requirements . of some distance from the claim an d ; i parents he was taking his meals, know at what hour Gale came home ble for the crime. Robbery, how afteruoon’ s train to investigate the the district therefore it is impera then returned to this city for I Gale was found in a dazed condi New Year morning. Nor did she ever, was not the motive and no matter. Coroner C. B. King being tive that a new building be provided winter. tion, lying in his bed, while his face hear any cries or commotion in Gale’s money was taken, as previously re ill he sent word to Justice Vaughn and at as early a date as possible. was covered with blood from slight room at anytime during the night or ported. Gale had for the last few of this city to conduct an inquest Since tbe present building is located NEW R A IL R O A D S C A L E S . wounds on his nose and mouth. His early morning Said Gale told her months become addicted to drink over the man’s body. A jury was in east Cottage Grove it is deemed . I shirt was also specked with blood that he had beeu “ done up” wbeu and was under the influence of summoned aud an inquest was held advisable to erect the new building O . <M S . E . R a llr o c k d Y a r d s R e s e l v s A n . and several blood stains appeared she was culled to his room, but did liquor a great deal. Hs was a mem Tuesday resulting in the following. on the west side for the convenience o t lw r F i a « I m p r o v e m e n t . on the carpet by tbe side of the bed. not maintain that he had been rob ber of the Odd Fellows and was bu VERDICT. of the patrons of the school. The The room was in disorder, chairs bed until later in the day. She said ried by that order Tuesday in the I. L e a d e r hopes the citizens of the We, the coroners jury empanell A force of a dozen men have been upturned, clothing scattered about his bed did not appear disturbed O. O. F. cemetery. town and school district fully realize engaged in putting in a new improv ed to examine into the cause of the The deceased was born m Minne death of the body before us fiod that the great importance snd Necessity ed Fairbanks railroad scale in tbe and unmistakable evidence of a wbeu she entered the room. She for increased public school facilities yards of tbe Oregon k Southeastern struggle was observed. The young noticed a number of empty whiskey apolis, K ud ., was 44 years of age, deceased's name was Fred Gale,aged and will lend their united support Railroad company in this city this lady stated that ou approaching his bottles at the head of bis bed and at was a harness maker by trade, hav. •bout 44 years, and that deceased to this most aommendakle move week. Tbe work was superintended bedside. Gale exclaimed “ Hello! why lust supposed be had come home in ing located in Cottage Grove about came to his death by bodily injuries Stella, some one entered ray room toxicated. , 3 years ago. He had recently sold inflicted upon bis person at the ment. by an expert o f the Fairbanks com laBt night and neariv killed m e.” out, and after taking a trip to Cali hands of some person or persons un A MYSTERIOUS WOMAN. COTTAGE GROVE LEADS. pany and like all of the work of this The young lady then called Mrs. Many other witnesses were exam fornia, returned to this place and known to us on Jauuray 1, 1904, be A statement recently appeared in a Cottage Grove-Bohemia railroad Clark, wife of the harness maker was preparing to open up a cigar tween 2 and 6 o’clock a. m. at and ined before the coroner’s jury by company another good substantial Portland daily, in reviewing thej who succeeded Gale, nnd who resid ftand. He was a cripple, having in bis home in Cottage Grove, Ore Deputy Prosecuting Attorney L. T. growth of Oregon towns for the past improvement has been made. The ed in another addition to the har been throwu from a horse when year, to the effect that Cottage Grove, new scales have a weighing capacity ness shop. Mr. Clark entered the Harris and Sheriff Fred Fisk, but young, receiving injuries to the gon, nnd that from the effect of in proportion to Its population, show of 190,000 pounds and fill a long-felt room and found it as described little tangible evidence was secured. spine, from which he never recover which wounds deceased died Janu ed the greatest growth and Increase want in the new railroad yards in above. Leu Miller who was pass Messrs Shauafelt aud LeRoy, inti ed, the lower limbs being p truly zed, ary 4th at about 12:30 a. m. R. M. V e a t c h , Foreman. in population of any of the Oregon this city. With the construction of ing by wns called in by Mrs. Clark mate friends of Gale’s, stated that necessitating his usiug au invalid’ s J. W . H arms . towns during the year just closed, and a new turn table the O. & S. E. rail and together they washed the blood they had knowledge of quite a dra chair as a means of moving about. F rank J o r d a n . matic romance in Gale’s career. road will have most convenient and this city was correctly credited with from Gale’s face aud Bands, to whom Word was sent to Sheriff Fred C l l t S . VANDeNBtIRO. having erected 125 new buildings dur up-to-date yards in tliis city, and Gale asserted that a heavy built Wbeu a young man he became inti Fisk at Eugene Monday morning W. 3. C hrisman . ing the year ISM 3. This speaks vol fully equal fu any of the 3 . P. yards man wearing a black hut, brown mate with a certain young lady aud L. F. W OOLEY. an illegitimate child, a boy, w as born that Gale had died from his injuries. umes for Cottage Grove’s favored lo- iu this part of the state. mackintosh with belt, and who had to them. Gale refused to marry the a two weeks growth of beard, had girl, but she had always thereafter entered his room about 5 or6 o'clock pursued and urged him to marry. that morning (Jail. 1.) and struck She kept herself posted in regard to him in tbe face with his fist, and his every movement and when Gale then blew out the light. Gale said finuby married, it seems as though he reached for the fellows throat in she ceased to persecute him until he tending to choke him, but was drag was seperated from bis wife, who it ged from the bed aud severely is thought resides lu Seattle, then beaten, and bardly knew how he got this mysterious woman again sought back iuto bed. He first maintained Special offerings Gale's favor aud urged that he leg- that be thought the motive of thei . in this season’s 6 that a lze , ‘)eir c“ “ d marrying her. assault was robbery and said ' She called ou Gale at this place late host Overcoats— his trousers contained about $30. A iu November, but never revarled her The really correct search was made of his pautaloons. identity nor from whence she came. by Arthur Thompson, who had call- styles, made up in Gale induced her to go to Roseburg j ed by this time, iu the presence of where he agreed to meet her, as let unsurpassed style j Miller and Mrs Clark, and Gale's ters flora her at that place prove. we will continue our from t h o latest : purse was found in his hip pocket closing out sale until Gale announced that he was going and most approv containing a $5 bill, and $3.85 cents the entire stock is dis to California soou thereafter aDd is ed fabrics, f u l l in silver was found in another pocket. supposed to have joined the woman posed of. The extreme ! This somewhat exploded the theory jdngth, finely fin at Roseburg. On his return from ly low prices that we I of robbery being the motive of the Ban Francisco, he told Mrs. Fry, his ished anti guaran I assault and Gale thereafter seemed former wife’ s cousin, that be and have been and are yet teed to fit around reluctant about answering questions tbe woman had "agreed to disagree quoting on the goods the n e c k ami i relative to the robbery, but told and she went her way and be went positively (AMlot he du shoulders. : : : some queer stories about a man hav his.” plicated by any concern Bought to sell for ing paid him $30 borrowed money ANOTHER WOMAN IN THE CASE. ! the day before, aud.that this money in this part of tho coun a third more : : Other eviJence was to the effect ' had been stolen, but when asked the that a woman was seen iu Gale’s try, quality of goods name of this party who gave him $30, room about 2 o’clock New Year’s j N o w $10 a n d $12 considered. It was a j -aid he did not remember the name, night, and it was supposed that the large stock to begin : bat that it was something like husbaud saw her in there and as a j .\ll sizes are still with and you will yet “ Westover, Westendorf or something result went in aud dealt severely ! in stock : : : : ' like that and the fellow was fore- with Gale, and this seems the roost | find many bargains in i man of the Pacific Timber Co.” In many lines of season plausible story and tbe one general- quiry at . the ; . . office . . . of . . this . company . , __lv accepted at this place. It is not able goods .* .* •' developed the fact that they had no - , lbat the party ¡„tended to foreman or anyone else m their em- injure Gale, and had it not ploy by such a name. been for his diseased condition he MEDICAL EXAMINATION. would have soon recovered from his Il M I U I U I Dr. Anderson was summoned and injuries and a scandal would have j made an examination of Gale’s in been suppressed. The jury could get at nothing ju r ie s and at the Coroner’ s inquest catlou, substantial backing and enter prise, anil there Is every assurance that the year 1904 will witness even greater progress, prosperity and ad vancement in this city, owing to the rapid development of the great tribu tary nilulog.tlmber and agricultural Interests. The L eader w as Informed by a local contractor this w eek that he had knowledge of orders having already been placed and contracts let for sixty new buildiugs in this city to be completed during the coming sea son, and there are others. THIS CITY LEADS DIED OF INJURIES APOSTLE MARRIED Correct Overcoats Until F urther N O T I C E EAKIN & BRISTOW Under Odd F e l l o w s Hall