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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (April 7, 1899)
Manila Letter. Tohn W. Lindsay of Co. C an Interesting Letter to The Nugget. greatly improved since leaving the and say present prices justify nsk oW town with its damp barracks, ' ing for it. In all probability the mnctv tvnlU and filthv moats, wane committee, which will put the Writes' Evrybody is happy and contented matter before the convention will f i : v. on1 m- Hfi of a spree onto per cent. Hie new well regulated camp. " ! scale will go into effect July i and Tohn N. Lixusay. affect about 60,000 workers. i $ 40 CASH $40 The following letter was received , last Tuesday morning and contains i The following dispatch an interesting account. explanatory Manila P I., Feb. 23, 1899 For the BEST WHEEL Ever Built THIS All Mahoning Valley. Ohio, mill TIMBER LAN US PURCHASED. opeiators voluntarily advanced -wages of laborers from $t.i5 to self $t.25 a day. Fifteen hundred men 1 will be benefitted by the increase. J "San Erancisco, April 1. Oneof An unusual condition prevails in Bohemia Xutriret ' the biggest deals in titnberlands in Newcomerstown, Ohio, in tint is Fitted with Sp,, Heavy Tread 11 a. & J. tires, PITTED WITH Editor of . 1 1... Dear Sir: I thought perhaps; Oregon made in some time was sufficient tntn cannot ue secttrcn uj the public, which consists of our consummated Friday in the pur- the local manufacturers. The V am n r ftf rrHnm M 3 phae bv the Booth-Kellev Lumber Tames B. Clow & Sons pipe words, many fond recollections would be Company from the Southern Pacific the Novelty brick and tile works, Q. & J. tto. pleased to know of our welfare in. Company, through W. H. Mills, of and the Buchannan coal company this tropical world of flowers , a large tract in Lane connty, the are hiring even-body in the town palms, vine-clad hills and pictur- consideration being $121,299. who will accept work, and still esque mountains. j The lands purchased are tributary they are unable to meet their de- I shall not write a graphic de-, to Mill creek, and are located cast mands. The business is most pro scription of our comparatively un- of and about 10 miles from Coburg. , nounccd. eventful stav at Cavite and Manila It is the purpose of the Booth-Kelly ' Lawrence. Mass., March 2S. A'o.vt to the HAMMER in Quality and Price hjfo $20. $25 $30, FreclT. Moi-rill Cycle Co., 105, 107, 109 and in Sixth St., Portland, Orejoa Bkancimim: SPOKANE, TACOMA, SEATTLE. ' B 1 L prior 10 the outbreak of the in-Lumber Company to construct a The promised restoration of wages surgents but will relate what has . railroad from their newly acquired ""at the Pacific Worsted and Cotton happened to Co. C since we have : lands to Coburg, and the road may mills in this city went into effect ( been on the field ol action. ' ultimately be extended westward Monday, about 5,000 employes On Saturday night Febuary 4, at to connect with the main line of being affected. It is understood about 9 o'clock p m, it was an- the Southern Pacific about five' hat the increase is about 10 per nounccd that the insurgents had miles north of Eugene City. This cent. attacked our picket posts. Half an enterprise means the employment, At the Atlantic mills, the resto hour after the first shot was fired! of a large amount of capital and a ration also went into efiect today, the fighting became general along large number of men. The com- This company employs about 1200 the entire line. ; pany expects to cut 10,000,000 feet persons. The amount of increase We were called to arms and the ; of lumber during the season." j varies in the different departments. third batallion took up a position i Commenting on the above dis- at the base of Victoria street, , paicn ine uuara says: which place had been assigned to The mills of, the Company 1m. - 1 ! t TrtKsVli K 1 (Vn fv-l rn tfit Here we anxiously awaited Ralph Whipple, Ag't, COTTAI'.lt OkoyU. 0. BUSINESS i PROFESSIONAL 5 NOTICE OF FOKPKITl'IIK. uirOHinl.r.Orrpi, January II, !),. The valor of American soldiers is will ' undisputed; their fighting qualities on the south are unsurpassed by that of any ' bank of the Mckenzie river a few ! oops " eartn. wuetnerot tne orders to become participants in ' miles south of Coburg, and when 'regular or volunteer corps, rank the struggle. ! the contemplated railroad is built it and file display a bravery that is rvcnaiu- a nenr halt xrnnlrl ! will be to that point. ' absolutely dauntless in the presence BANKERS. Business in (ill Us branches. C'otlHE" irur, tttrftt ADVANCING WAGES. drop in our vicinity or one would go whistling over our heads, all betokening the events on the firing line. -We could hear the heavy roar of the volley firing interspersed with occasional shots from the picket posts, and we thought we could distinguish the roar of the Springfield from the sharp crack of the Mauser. No further orders came so before daylight we returned to quarters covered with more dust and dirt than Honor and glory. spectfully suggest that they read At daylight the Manaddnock the following press dispatches: commenced hurling missiles of de-j Pittsburg, March 25. Each day struction into the trenches and! sees the wages of more men in this strongnolds ot the "niggers" along . section materially advanced. The the shore of the bay, and wrought havoc and destruction in their midst. With the dawn came the terrible onset of the Americans. Fighting in the trenches lasted but a short while after daylight, lor the Amer icans, who long ago became famous By the time the mills get to run- 01 llie enemy, and a determination ningthe Springfield railroad will is unconquerable in his pursuit, be connected with the main line. , Yet the prospect of a speedy ter At that time Eugene will see that j mination of active labors in the the bridge across the Willamette Philippines is far from reassuring. and junction are both here. judged by tne methods pursued by the insurgents in Cuba, and by the same class from time to time in re- : volt against the authority of Spain A. , ' in the Philippines, the unreasoning To those who are continually j rr .' .... ... A. . j , men, "half devil and half child," crying that times are no better and . , ... . . . ... , against whom the American sol- that the present republican ad- ,7 .... ...... r ., idlers are marching in Luzon can E most notable advance of the past j week was that made by Jones & Laughlins. The 2,000 men em ployed in the mills of this firm were notified that beginning April 16 for their gallant charges, drove the "niggers" from their trenches, putting them to flight toward the interior closely pursued by the "Yanks". Hard fighting con tinued all day Sunday and that night. At 2:30 p m Feb. 6th, Co. C marched from the " Quarted de Espande" beneath the flaunting flag, keeping time to the wild music of war. We marched proudly along the streets of Manila, over the ravenes, across the hills, through the wooded places and out upon the fields of glory to do or die for the eternal right. After arriving on the firing line we were moved from place to place for some time, but finally took up a permanant position on top of an elevation about a hundred yards south of the Marteniz road, six miles from Manila where we are now stationed. We dug trenches, stretched our dog.tents and prepared for a seem ingly long stay. Our camp is only a few yards from the San Juan creek. We have spring water to drink, which seems so homelike. , On the whole Y?e are very comfortably situated The health of the company has keep up a running fight in the canebrakes and jungles of the island indefinitely, and this ap parently is their policy. While at the present stage of the conflict one battle in the open one standing fight would end the strife, a run ning fight can be kept up for months. There is yet hope that a decisive blow may be struck by McArthur before the rainy season 1 ColtagrOrotr, I. I j Von arc h'rrhy notillH that iKm rxKiiiilrl at Ira.t f.VO. in work 114 laiMtr un each ol tlir two Claim Known anil rrcootil in U Mining KrwnW of tlir ItohrtnU UimhI rranSdCKl (iencraal ftmlllng i ,''tH.-t In Une roimly. Ortvm, 11b "imim i.iiiiionii titi opi'irtiiaitr' iiilnmu' claim, a trill atfir U fortiflpHlc fllnl January 13, ISWiattn offlfeo( tlir CMintr Clrrk iaW IxA ii'omily, Wi Miler to I10H iaM prralwi iiihIit tilt jimvlKkina 01 rvrtion ?V. h- SutHtra iA thr Tnltnl iWal the SHHwiiit rrtttirrtl to l4J - - - - Orf.i m M two rlalm for thr yran ISV7 IM (irlflltli. l'rojt, I IMW, rraprrtivrly, and if within mtm cation ol tlila notice, run Ull, v- icci or rriuf u contriMiir jwj (Mirtion of Mit xriti fan u ro-owncr, rour intarrnt In tht nil laim will litroine thr rofrt(il!j fuli:rUcr, under aald'aertion ttli. J. II. Warn. A. M. Wbili. LITE SHAVING PARLOR. CollSKr (iroiv (I. go. to er osrM.vJMt it- ro'LP. .. TONSORAL PARLORS, Kor llair Cutting, HlmviiiK and Hot Bathx, Cotta(ii) ;nove, On Mais STttrrT. 1 Cy. niller, Q R General Blacksmithing. Two Doors North of Kakin Jt llriatuw'a, ' Cottage Grove, Oregon. j a TO THIS & DEPUTY U. S. Mineral Surveyor. cent. Several thousand additional 1 50 gating to foreigners, sets ,n, tirkTtf.. 1 n vm Viae ilcrt m I I ... . , States by events, will be completed notice that it will erect a number , . ' . ""cicu i so iar as acknowledgment ot its tremendous the under- United of new mills, -which will give em- authority in the Philippines is con- men -ticu, ok uu cany uaie. ine Other advances within the lMt,C?mp!l!P T? far haS wel1 few days were: Spang Calfant, c . " " jraovemenis a Company, xooo men; Monongahela ! been slftIy and even brilliantly Cii r . , . CAO.UICU, ICElUUUipdUj', 1UUU LUCU , .UCIICi- sen Tin Plate Company 500 men; Mcintosh Hemphill Company, 1000 men; Elba Iron Works, 500 THE OLD INDIAN ELM. In the village of Maumee, near the men; Republic Iron Works, 30olk of the Maumee river. .tnnH. men; National Tube Works, 3000 j mamoth elm tree, towering high abovo men. The advances averaeed I the houses and other trees in the vi- about 10 per cent. In a few in stances high-priced labor was given an increase of only 5 per cent. Nearly all the mills not under the control of the Amalgamated association have advanced the wages of puddlers 25 cents per ton. The non-union rate is now $4.25, or 25 cents per ton higher than the union price. This is a unique con dition of affairs. The annual convention of the Amalgamated association this year will be held in Detroit. The sub lodges in their recommendations will ask for an all-around increase of 10 per cent or more. SomqQftfiqm want 15 per cent, cinuy. -oi a limb is deul and not nn ugly mar ii on its magnificent trunk. How old this tree is nobody knowB. Tradition, unnupported by facts, says that when Gen. Harrison's troops wero at Fort Meigs, across the river, nn Indian, perched in the branches of this tree, shot into tho fort nnd killed several men. Some of the sharp, shooters discovered the Indian and a welldirected ahotfromthe fort brought him to the ground. Tim old tree is one of the objects of interest in that historic little town. SUBSCRIBE- Bohemia Nugget -Orogonian Wanted-fln Idea Who cu think of coma dmpU thing to ptituit Special attention given to Mining uiaims aim procuring of Patents. Grants Pass, Okhgo.v. J. S. MEDLEV, Attorney At Law, Offlre On MalnHtrrtt, Cottage drove, Orcyon. are CIIUHCH NOTICES. M. K. Clll'ItCH. Hereafter the Hurviro at the Metho. dist Episcopal church will Ikj as fol lows: Sunday echool at 10 n. m. Preaching every 1st, 2nd and 3rd Sun days at 11a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Ep. worth League at 0:30 p. m. Prayer meotingovery Thurtxlay evening at 7 :30. Let us hoar the Gospel "it is the power 01 uou." strango and friends made welcome to all meetings. M. 0. Uui.NK, Pastor. CmilBTIAS CHURCH. Preaching at tho Christian church next Sunday morning and evening. As this is the beginning of our third year with this church, it is greatly dcslrvd that erory member be preient, oipec lallyall thoeo who have obeyed tho gospel at this place during U,0 laBt two years. All othors wclcomo. Hour. A. Copple. TO TAX PAYERS. For the accomodation of tho tax payers of Cottage Grove nn.l vlnl.,1... t have furnished Eakin & Bristow's Bank with a list of 1803 taxes. get the amount of thoir taxeH by calling at tho bank. SherifTandTttxCol.. LnneCo. EAST Gives the Choice of 1 wo Trnnneontinental ROUTES GREAT I OIlOS NORTHERN IsilORT US VIA SPOKANE MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL AMI CHICAGO VIA SALT LAKE OMAHlj AMP KANSAS Cltf LoW Hates to all Eastern Cities. Ocean Steamers Lcavo I Portland cverySJ for San Francisco. For full particulars call dnO.R.' Atln! I'ranl Inntnn PnllrtL' (iW't W. H. 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