BOHEMIA NUGGET.
C, J. HOWARD
EDITOR,
liiitcrcdat.tho rtnlllee nt Cottage drove,
Oregon (is Hoconrt pan mull mutter.
Mnli!rlptlun irl e, I.5I, In muiiiirc.
AilVKrlUliig rutcB liimlii known upon
nppllcntloti.
Friday, Ocroimu 5, 1900
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UOllKMIA YKST1UIDAW TO
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to
1'OR I'liESiDL'XT
william Mckinley
OP OHIO
FOR VICIJ-rRICSIDKXT
THEO. ROOSEVELT
OP XEW YORK.
As the days grow shorter and the
nights longer and darker the gloom
that fills the streets is the thought
uppermost in the'mindsof all whose
necessities or pleasures call them
to tread the various highways and
by ways of this city in the gloaming.
The dim twinkle of the so-called
electric light is bewildering in its
dull-red flicker as it tries to pene
trate through a maze of cobwebs,
and mud. The spectacle of citizens
going about with lanterns in search
of the electric flame that the city
authorities provide for the guidance
of their way is, to say the least,
humiliating to a commonwealth like
this. This inadequate light has
been foisted upon the city fathers
and the people here for a long time
and the remedy for its termination
does not seem to be forthcoming.
The question naturally arises as to
who is to blame for this state of
affairs. What is the business of
everybody becomes the business of
nobody, and thus nothing is done
for the betterment of street illumi
nation. The city council pays the
money of the people for this electric
service, and if the service is not
what it should be the council is at
fault, and if not, who is?
One of the several enterprises
which contribute largely to the
commercial interests of this city is
the lumber firm of Campbell &
Alexander, located at Alca, be
tween Comstock and Divide. This
firm eniplo3'S a goodly force of men
at all times, which vary from 75 to
250, and of the large disbursements
made to this force much of it finds
its way into and through this town
Tbis firm controls over four sec
tious of timber land. The average
cut of railroad wood is 5,000 cords
yearly and they ship about 500 car
loads of poles for piling purposes
to San Francisco, besides thousands
of fence posts and shingles. At
present there is a car famine on the
Southern Pacific, that company
being unable to furnish the rolling
stock that is wanted, and the lum
ber firm has been forced to cut down
their working force to its minimum
number. The operations of the
Uooth-Kelly Company have also
been materially affected by the lack
of transportation facilities. The
remedy will come as soon as the
crops are moved, and then these
vital enterprises will be again in
full swing.
Hon. Thos. H. Tongue will
speak to the citizens of Cottage
Grove and vicinity Tuesday Oct.
23 at 2 p. m.
Don't forget the G. A. R. camp
fire tomorrow evening at Martin's
Hall. Everyone should go and
take their families. A good time
will be had.
There is a surplus of 581,220,771
in th United States treasury. Five
years ago, under the democratic
free trade policy, there was a de
ficit of 42,805,223.
Uoheinia's star of destiny
slowly but surely ascending to
fixed position among the group 0
bonanza mineral belts. The doubts
uncertainties and mists that hav
shrouded Bohemia's rugged peaks
arc vanishing before untiringenergy
and determined onslaught of th
intelligent and iticpressible pros
pector. At no time in the chang
ing history of hopes and fears
through a period of thirty eigh
years has the wealth of that mitiera
zone been so pronounced, its sta
bility so settled and its future so
secure. Lanital, always zealous
and chary, has been reluctant
grasp the extended hand of jeweled
millions that has held the key to
the full treasure vaults laid away
by nature to slumber until called
into life by the sons of toil for the
enrichment and uses of a nation.
Development with the poor man's
means has been laborious and
plodding, but never without the
encouraging spark of hope flashing
into being as, inch by inch and
foot by foot the man behind the
drill has persistently burrowed into
the bowels of those mighty hills to
uncover the untold wealth there
awaiting him.
The past three months have seen
wonderful strides iu development
and the unvarnished truth of merit
is going out to the world by every
courier " who goes to investigate,
marvels at the product and becomes
convinced at what his eyes reveal
to his awakened and astounded
senses. Seldom in the history of
the great mining camps of this
coast has there been brought to
light such volumes of ore whose
values range into magnificent
fortunes. Where but yesterday
the patient miner looked forward
to a competency in his possession
of abundance of $50 to $100 and
$500 ore, today he finds himself
confronted with the glittering
metal that assays away up into the
many thousands. Where Yester
day he awaited the reluctant help
ing ' hand of capital, today he
stands, through his unaided ex
ertions and loyalty to his faith in
Bohemia, the successful owner of
vast wealth which, rightly used,
will bring benign blessings to him
and his and elevate the standard of
life in which his future lot will be
cast.
The far-seeing business man of
this commonwealth has rightly
known that the future of Cottag
Grove largely depended upon the
outcome of Bohemia, and so far a
he could with limited means, has
lent aid and assistance to the miner
It was not always adequate and
timely, but it has tided many
man over the barren spots and will
land him iu paths of plenty. This
city in the future will grow and
grow by the patronage of the
miner, and to him all credit will
redound for the growth of-a great
commercial mart at the gateway of
his storehouse of treasures. The
ore uncovered now, as soon as
known abroad, will put unlimited
capital in motion. Good roads
will be built, machinery will be
lortucoming, many men will be
employed, hundreds more will
swarm over the district in search
of further deposits, and the whole
of Bohemia will teem with life and
energy, while the sound of the
dropping stamps will keep time to
the onward inarch. Where but
yesterday a dozen paying properties
dotted the hillsides, tomorrow an
iiiiiuireu win spring line magic
into being.
Bohemia has been slow to acquire
fame, but once its prestige is estab
lished its fame will go down the
ides of time an hundred years to
come, pouring its millions of wealth
in the arteries of trade and better-
ng the condilions of generations
that succeed this. The ore is
there; that is ' known beyond all
perad venture. It only remains to
be extracted, and that time, con-j
ccrtcd action and push will accom
plish, , therefore it behooves every
one to put his shoulder to the
push and a push altogether, t
hasten the hour when old Bohemi
will be heralded iu clarion tones as
the m-eatest contributor to the
o
nation's wealth and the largest
dispenser of happiness to the thou.
and who will dwell fiioiliul Olid
within sight of its lofty peaks.
tii a t Tin: iu v. hi: ta a 1 ff.
The Nugget is in receipt of an
extra large poster from the Auieri
can Protective Tariff League of
New York, showing the phases o
the eclipse of the sun of prosperity
from clear beams in 1S90 and 1S9
up to its entire darkening iu 1S95
and then its gradual clearing into
the unblemished light of 1S99 am
1900. The whole slorj of the past
ten years is summed up in the head
lines as follows:
1890-91 ami ot prosperity tin
obscured. Republican administrn
lion. A protective tariff. Favor
able balance of trade. Government
eceipts exceed expenditures. Full
1
employment, good wages, fair prices
Large reduction in public debt. A
busy, contented, happy people.
1S92 bliatiow ot distrust ap
pears. Llevclanti elected. Values
decline. Failures increase. Com
mcrcc and trade fear free trade. A
bright year ends in gloom. Na
tional debt loivest since rebellion.
1893 Distrust deepens. l-ree
trade congress. Adverse balance
trade. Consternation in bust
ness. Revenue tails oil. Bank
clearances decrease. Knorinous
failures. National debt increases.
1894 Prosperity nearly obscured
Wilson law enacted. Government
expenses exceed receipts. Bank
clearances lowest in years. Bond
issues. Customs receipts lowest in
years. Slump in iron produc
tion.
lS95 Total eclipse of the sun of
prosperity Idle men. I.ow wages.
Railroad and other, construction
lowest in years. Minimum trade
and commerce. Panic and ruin.
Poverty and distress. Soup houses
1S96- Light appears. McKinley
elected. Protection sure. Values
rise. Preparations begin for open
ing the factories. Rejoicing and
hope. Change for better in com
merce and trade.
1897 Darkness half gone. Pro
tection congress. Dingley law goes
into effect. New industries start.
Failures decrease. Exports in
crease. Deficit decreases. New
record in iron and other industries.
1898 Free trade shadow of ruin
nearly gone. Wages increase. Pro
tection congress re-elected. Confi
dence restored. Increase of foreign
and domestic trade. Immense
strides in trade in spite of Spanish
war.
1S99-19CO Sun of prosperity
again unobscured. Dingley law
and protection vindicated. Unpre
cedented foreign and domestic trade.
Government receipts again exceed
expenditures. Constant increase of
wages. Full employment. Full
dinner pail. Increased railroad and
ship construction. Immense bank
clearances. A busv, contented.
- j
happy people.
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1 Lurch's Lurch 's
W'V. 1IAVK KKClilVKD ALL OF OUR
WINTKk GOODS AND THIS SAMI?
WILL UK SOLD AS CHEAP AS ANY
PLACE IN T1IK VALLEY. Such lis
Ladies' Jackets and Golf Capes
Misses' Jackets and Golf Capes
Children's Jackets and Golf Capes.
far THEY AUK ALL MADE Till? LATEST STY LK
8 Lurch's LurcliVt
UK
here and iu Boliemi.i, and who
derives pecuniary lieiu fits from the
mining industry now and expects
to reap n competency iu the future
When strangers come among us
seeking investment they should be
told the truth. It is mot natural
for one who has property for ale to
desire to clinch a baigaiti when the
opportunity seems to be open, but
when the buvcr has looked about a
bit and found some other property j
which he thinks he may like lietter,
1 i. ...! .... .t..1,i t.. I
illill Ullll.ll lllil UV illlll 11U UUUUl 1.1
just as valuable, it is the act of n
whippersnapper to covertly poison
the mind of that intending pur
chaser so that he makes no invest
ment and goes away from the
camp with mistrust and misgivings,
to the cud that the miner and the
district arc deprived of that much
capital in the development of one
of the best and richest districts on
the Pacific Coast.
Central Market!
MUM & CO, Proprii'liiis. I
DEALERS IN 9
TB.uvf, Mutton, Povk, Yil,
I irico 1 1 , .'Lin i.'d , 8a 1 1 s; i r ,
Kish n 1 1 c 1. Oamw in Sanson
AT THE
:lo -wiust :p;rk i :s.
MAIN STREET, COTTAGE GROVE, OKLi.ON'.
wheel and with a long and sUoug
There are tricks in all trades and
sneaks in every avocation, but the
most despicable wretch is the fellow
who' plays the dog-in-the-manger
act and tries to carry water on both
his shoulders. Once in a while a
fellow is run onto who is good at
low-down cunning and works his
racket quite to his liking for a time
but sooner or later he is driven from
cover and his tricky game exposed.
There is no field of industry where
a creature of this stamp can work
i.v-ii ttiwimiuuii: injury, ooth to
the individual and the district, as
in the industry of mining. One
whelp of this stripe can stir up
mure uevmry, in tne way of sus
picion and distrust, in a week than
a dozen earnest and well-meaning
men can counteract in n vmr n,i
perhaps they may never be able to
free the victim's mind of the poison
injected into it by the insinuations
with which a cotitemptablecur ma,-
contaminate it. It is indeed a foul
bird that litters its own nest. And
this is surely being done bv sonm
designing ingrate who dwells both
m Altaian.
MKHIIY MAJJ-W YNNK - In Coltw
(irovu on .ScpteiiiU-r .10, 10), J. A,
Mrrrymnn to Mabel Wvimi-, tho Rbv.
.Mr. McUti- oflii-kitiiii:.
Tho interesting epranony that joined
lu'.o two loving hearts took iilaru at tho
homo of the bride. None hut relative
and intimate fi lends were in attendance,
as tho yotmy ciinplo rii'sirnl a strictly
private union. They nru huth well
known in this comninnjiy, the young
Imly having first wiw ilu light in hi
city. All ulu know thuni will wish
tlium prospcions voyago through llfo
ami Hint h.ilniv bnw.'i will steiT their
matrimonial waft into it nafo and ?niig
harbor at tho cml
linker A Iock wnoil have sold tho Kirn.
eonffi'tioiiory ami ui.ir toi-o to (i. A.
Cobb, who will e intiiiuo tliH bnsini'SH at !
tho old utaiul iin.I he pleaaeil U wi-h'ume
Hit JKIlrOlH.
T. W. JJronilev la ilown from 1!mI,i.i,,!.i
ami uxpeulH t go to tho southern pari
of tho fctato fur tho winter. M Im
old and widely experienced prospector
uh uiiotuiisi nim a saie juiweol minim?
property, and has i?reaL. f.iiil. in il,..
luture 01 jsuiiemin.
MOKK AI'I'I.KS.
J. K. Parrett presented this office
this week with specimens of the fine
apples grown on the trees in his
yard. They are of the Rhode Island
greening and lialdwin varietier
The trees are but eight years old
and this year the Ualdwius bore 10
bushels of this beautiful fruit to the
tree. Many thanks.
THIS SPACE TO HE OCCUPIED
by the New Hardware firm of
WHEELER & SCOTT, successors to Pnillips K I.avim
IIISMAHCK'S IKON NKltVK
Wan the remilt of bin splendid hualtl .
liidomitablo will and tremondouH cncrirv
aro not found where Stomach, Liver,
and Kidneys and bowels aro out of or.
tier, if you want those, mpiliii.w
1 ..v. Mill,
mo success tuey Dring, uto Dr. Kine's
V r ! . . tttii -v. . rt
MUW 1, 110 1'IIIS. Ull V "l I-Mlu nl
hkxron unuo Co., Ding Stoic.
KOTICU OF FINAL BIJTTI.KillJ.NT.
WltlCO l hOrOllV IflviMI Ihiil Itin 1 I ,
oxbeutor of tliu cstuto of I. M. Wtilio i)o.
.ni.h o'v ...'ivr . ..' ..." v iv" a i iik
?5hi:IY,0' November, l'joo, nt tlie liourofoaS
5i,V.. !"' nun W1U SUUlOlllUllt
willed this 2nil ilny ot October, limn.
t. ... N- W. White.
j.Aci-iiior oiino cstnlo of J. M. Uhili.
CCUfOll.
lie.
Don't Let Baby Suffer.
ylmiB rcHH0i.?1 callcf AN'I Il'ltllT. It ito thn
of biibloii d o niniuullv fn . f'1'1.1.1""8
know n K Whttt In ,ln T.. .." " W oinom
loil of ehllil llfn f,.r ...r-.i '.""nur
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CONSTANTLY KKPT ON HAN 1) ALL oh THE
CHOICI-ST URANUS OP
WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS.
Also Wholesale Depot for
g WEISS' CELEBRATED ROSEBURG BEER.
g sis n WEISS, PROP.
ous i.crloil of child llfo, fur to rarlnnV tn i i Y '
ml.od with tho carole ronmrk "ibibJ"'?."
euttlntt hor tooth." Your Jhl W needs t Lni
muklng miitorial. ANTIFltKT um,ni.
want. Ii tnttninu. .ii.,ti,:,. .". ",Vi,I,,l0. thin
ii in; una nknn
easily. Onobox will save ym
Ijaby untoM
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cclptof fio conts. 1'nll liVstru ctlo ni " r?
ddrogs INLAND nit ri r,i ui,U?"?..w'.'?'ooBh
Btrccl. Sun Vriuinlort. .f7., .... HSIUIIKt
Oil
relieves toothing l'i.iAV'.v 'i".1 "".certainly
tmckaifoH hoI.i ..V. P Will on all
fondliiK Mm,,3 if, fl,n for t o o Sturi?od wVff
J In Ki days not over one fourth ucl '"'
GLASS
BROS
PROPRIETORS OF
Cottara Grove
)IamiiAi J!III
I I
We are now prepared to furnish
all kinds of liraekets, Monldiiiirs.
Cornice, Sash and Doors, Door and
Window frames, Screen Doors.
Windows, Pickets, etc.
Woodwork of all kinds made and
repaired. We will also work Floor-
"iff, Rustic, Siding, "feeiliiiff, or
size Studding, etc.
PRICES REASONABLE
SHOP NISAR S. P. DliPOT
MIS AT MARKET I
MYi.ii i Street
1 Collage Gi'ovc, Oregon. I
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SUPPLY IIOUSK h'OR
COTTACK GROVIv ANP
IiOHKMIA.
Send your Orders by
W. H. Beagle,
Manaokr.
The Nugget olTice carries a-full line of legal
Wanks uud visiting cards.
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