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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1901)
1 JL r it iiMVJ it tin-i ill i ft' 'I t OWARD &, S.UPLE 4.;. ...,, Bnteredat Ibt portoaw at CIW Urore. UrtiHHt u CUM Mtl ml 'cr. Subarrlpllon print. SI. So, in nHtnnro. AilTTlllnt ltlrlni, known lln npillmllona T1IK PAPKR h lei on Me M K. C. who JitmOttog Amok. uj -err mow rtllftM. MB FTaoewn, lllorni. -r lnettlr 4vettMkf wo Ue mvl far M. Desperate Attempt,, to Loot the Express Coach - THE MAIL OAIl JtlFLKD OF THE li K Q IS Tit It EI) MAIL VOUCH. Friday, Octobkr 35, 1901. Governor Geer is taking an active hand in the Ohio campaign now on He made a hit in a speech at Wa verly before 6000 people. He said that "Democrats are worse than trusts." It was the first catchy utterance of the political season and is likely to become a campaign cry. The execution of the murderer of President McKinley will roost likely take place on the morning of the sSth of this month. All prepa rations have been made and are now in readiness for his electrocu tion. Of the 1200 applications to witness his taking off but twenty six will have that privilege as that number is the laws' limit. A New York dispatch says that Johaun Most, the leading anarchist of America, was sentenced on Oc tober 14th to one year in the peni tentiary for publishing in his paper, The Freiheit, seditious articles. He poses as a martyr and it is high time that a few thousand more of his brand were given a like oppor tunity to pose from behind strong bars. The Rev. Charles M. Sheldon, author of "In his Steps," said the other day regarding the action of President Roosevelt in inviting Booker T. Washington to dine with him: "I am glad we have a President who will do such things. Mr. Roosevelt has done more to obliterate sectional prejudice and race hatred than a generation of writing and agitation could do." The departure of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York from Halifax on Monday was made the occasion of a hearty demonstration to their royal high ness. It is estimated that 50,000 visitors to the city lined the wharves and water front. The crowd cheered lustily as the royal yacht passed slowly down the har bor, beginning her long voyage back to England. Mann Detective at Work but Xo Arrest Vet Matte. Arizona's first demonstration in her fight for statehood occurred October 19th in a big convention at Phoenix. The conference took the lorm of a great mass meeting, and plans were completed for a big territorial convention on October 26, when a committee will be chosen to go to Washington to work with congress for Arizona's admis sion. Governors Otero of New Mexico, Jenkins of Oklahoma and other territorial dignitaries are to be there. Plans for sending reinforcements to the Philippines are now under consideration by the war depart ment, and in all probability addi tional troops will leave the United States for Manila by December 1. To facilitate their transportation it may be decided to utilize the trans port Crook, now at New York, and orders have been issued to get her in readiness for the voyage to the Philippines, leaving New York about December 1. Orders have also been issued to recruiting offi cers in the east to prepare to go to Manila with the recruits on hand, and it is expected that several hundred can be assembled within a few weeks. It has also been de termined to order the regular battalion of infantry in New York to go on the Crook. It was learned that in addition to these troops a regiment of either infantry or cavalry will be assembled at San Francisco for that purpose. -Two other vessels loaded with supplies will leave the Pacific coast within the next month or two, one from Portland cud the other from Seattle The midnight northbound over land that passed through this city on Tuesday night met with some thrilling incidents shortly after it had pulled up the road. The night trains pass this city within fifteen minutes of each other, and just after the southbound train had pulled out. which gets here first, two men were seen skulking behind a freieht car which was sidetracked a short distance north of the depot. It was supposed that they were hobos waiting to steal a ride on the northbound and 110 at tention was paid to them. After the train pulled out, and while yet in sight of the depot.it was seen, to slow up and slop, and the night operator here then became suspicious aim began calling up the stations north. Fireman Git- tius was put on less than a mile from town, ran to a farm house, got a rig and returned here to spread the alarm. But by that time the train had reached Walker and the work of the bandits had been done. The events that then happened arc given by tlie liiigene Guard, through interviews of the train men: When the train was about a mile and a half north of Cottage Grove, Fireman R. F. Gittins' attention was attracted by a noise behind him and on turning around he be held a man, his face covered with a mask, with two revolvers point ing at him and Engineer B L. Lu cas. They were ordered to throw up their hands, which they did. The fellow then climbed into the cab and demanded that the fireman leave the engine. He swung off, alighted safely on the ground and hurried back to Cottage Grove where he spread the alarm. Meanwhile the train proceeded to a point a short distance this side of Walker station where the high wayman ordered the engineer to stop it. He did so. The engineer was theti told to get off the engine and go with the robbers, two more of whom had shown up, to the ex press car where they pioceeded to blow open the doors. Here is where the most exciting part of the whole performance oc curred. Express Manager C. F, Charles deserves great credit for the manner in which he held off the robbers and protected the valuables entrusted to his care. Charges of dynamite were placed at each of the doors which were blown open The messenger coolly pulled the burning fuse out of a third charge which had been thrown into the car. He then began a fusillade of 'shots through the doors, prevent ing the robbers from entering The engineer was lifted into the car as a shield to the robbers, aud he narrowly missed being shot, but the men were beaten off without securing the coveted booty. Being foiled in their attempt to rob the express car, they then un coupled the mail car from the other cars and took the engineer back to the engine and ordered him to move forward. They stopped a short distance this side of Goshen when one of the robbers forced the engineer to blow open the car. He then made the engineer climb in and entered himself, where, before all three of the trainmen, he took the registered mail, the amount of which is not known. The engine was then again started up and ran at the usual rate of speed until reaching Fairtnouut, about a mile from Eugene, where they stopped, the robbers getting off aud ordering the engineer to take his engine back to the train, The news of the hold-up reached iWeiit' while it Vls hiufychifig. between '"s aud 2.6 VclckJk"."' A brakeman ran to the telephone station nt Walker and 'phoned to Eugene, the night operator here immediately informing the police officers. An extra locomotive was dis patched from Junction upon icceipt of the news there aud proceeded to the scene, stopping here for some time and taking along Deputy Sheriff Fred Fisk, Policemen Robt. Pratt, Gaincy Mathews and Wal lace Chamberlain, besidrs two or three men connected with the depot here. They all returned ex cept Mathews and Chamberlain who went on to Cottage Grove to look out for the robbers. Owing to the darkness and the excitement of the occasion none of the train crew could give a descrip tion of the men. aud some say there was only one, but it is generally thought there were three. Had the engine which was sent out from Junction not stopped here so long it would have met the one or which were the robbers, and the officers might have captured them. The engineer instead of pulling on into Eugene as he could have done easily, immediately returned to his train, and the officers didn't know that the robbers were so near town until they reached Creswell. A wrecking train was sent out from Roscburg, but it was not needed. It arrived in Eugene a few minutes after the delayed train did. Sheriff Parrott of Douglas cotintv came down with it. Several windows in the coach next to the express car were broken by the force of the explosion of the dynamite. There was a grand scramble among the passengers, when the shooting and explosion of the dy namite was heard, to secret their money and other valuables, but nothing in the coaches was molested. The engineer was made to smoke a cigar during these exciting mo ments so that their fuses could be readily lighted. The officers, after daylight, found the tracks of the highway men where they got ofFthe engine at Fairraouut. The tracks showed that the men came north toward Eugene and no doubt they are or were in town today. A mask worn by one of them was also found. NOTE ' P. J. Jennings '.was suddenly called to Portland 'and took the night train. T He had secured a berth and was just about to retire when the hold-up was on. He has been through like experiences so often that he kuew just what to do. He phoned the Nugget yester day of the incident. While his fellow travelers wee wildly agi tated and were secreting their watches, jewelry and coin P. J realized that he was a little short, having but $6.50 in his clothes, and deemin that to be too paltry a sum to offer to a gentlemanly bandit, proceeded to borrow S3 so as to make a neat little donation of a half-eagle and have the price of breaklast on hand when he got to the big town. If there is any one thing above another that P, J. ex cells in it is off-hand generosity. Let Us Tell. It Again. 1 It's so easy to forget, and wc don't want you to ever lorgct thnt wc run all the risk when you trade hcic. We relieve you of all judgment, all doubt ami nmko it uiinccc.suy for you to be a judge of quality, color or price. In fact the youngest toddler can trade here as safely as you; as safely ns the shrewdest thnt ever saved a penny. Wc say continually and forever to all, if at any time you make a purchase here and afterwaid regret it, return the goods within a reasonable length of time aud get your money. That's an lair ns wc know how to make it and these Fall Goods arc anxiously awaiting your visit. At Newlands, of Course. ra expensive ! u a Sin is a 01) Coats New Dress Goods in the Latest Shades. f SILKS, BUTTONS, Applique Trimmings aild Yelyets in profusion. L U C H S BOltX. BEST At Oervis on October 17, 11)01, to trie who ot Joseph lieat, a 'Jy. pound boy. The father and mother arc justly prom! of the heir, for he is said to ho the Heat loy in Oervis. Tlie Nugget cxicniiH congratulations. MA It It I EI). T lt . ....... Tf. i,i.mai-imiu(i jii unticnu on saiuruay, uctooer lu, luui, (icorgo Linrtfuy to Mr. ilnriii J. llurriu, noin oi vjpunne urove, tne Key. r. J' liillington officiating. DIED. MYKTJ.K In Cottage Grovo on Fri day, October 18th, 1001, Zolo Myrtlo, aired 5 months. Tho little one was taken to tho homo of its parents nt Hrownsville for inter ment on hatunlay last. MOUSE In Cottage Grovo, October 23. 1901, Mrs. Marion Moreo, aged 67 yuars, 7 months and 8 days. Mrs. Marion Moras whs horn on March 15, 1844, in Clinton county, Iowa. Slio was married to Mr. L. Morso at tho age of 22 on tier birthday in 1800. They came to Cottage Grovo in 1895. Her death was caused hv cancer, from which she has been a long and patient sufferer. Somo two weeks sinco she was prostrated with inflanmtory rheu matism in tho lower limbs and tins sinco been confined to her bed. Her death Ih sincerely grieved by her wide clrclo of' menus ami relatives, lihu was tho mother of three children . Her son was n member of tho Kecond Oregon-and died in tho Philippines two years sinco. Of tho two daughters who survive her ono is Mrs W. C, Swan of Corvallls and the other is Mrs. William Veateh of this elty. Funeral services will bo held in tho .M K Church ut 10 a. m. tn-dnv and tho interment will bo in tho Odd I cllo ws cemetery. GALL, AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. CAHI) OF THANKS. Mrs Newland mid daughters dec ire to extend their nioet earnexl and cinccrtt thanks to all tho kind frit-mis who o generously audited in the last hours of Mrs. Newhiml's granddaughter, Zolo Mvrtle, and were so helpful and kind In all they did. THE lt'IXTEIl It o urn THE EAST. TO I Imve on li.ml ami thall keep at all tlmmi a lir.l-i-W utock of Watrlioa, lucKR, j-iu, cmiiium jiuiioii and inu n The greatest percentage of Pa cific Coast travel passes through Salt Lake City by way of the Rio Grande Lines. The fall and win ter climate in Utah and Colorado is ideal; the sun-lit days being as pro verbial in winter as in summer. This fact, together with the mag nificent scenery and the splendid: train service tend to make the Rio Grande Lines via of Denver and Salt Lake, the most popular route in the country. Three fast trains daily between all points in the West and the East. Close con iicctions at Ogden with trains of Southern Pacific and Oregon Short Line. Pullman Palace and Ordi nary Sleepers without change to Denver, Omaha, Kansas City, St Louis and Chicego. Perfect Din ing Car service. Personally con ducted excursions. For time tables, rates and descriptive matter inquire of J. D, MausfieH, General Agent, 124 Third St., Portland, or Geo. W. Heintz, Asst. General Passen ger Agent, Salt Lake City. Main Strri't, Cottage (Irate, IIMftt Nkalirltllollt tit I'ltiitu 5ly prlfB ar tli lowct (nr the 1at good" you vvor lmuftlit, and within tin) renpli of all. Olvo mo a rati anil 1 liul I take i'!ennre in aliuvrliiK iim ray (iowU. ' ItKl'AIItlXO A Hl'KCIALTY AND AM. WOltK at'AItAXTKKI) OTTO NELSON. NOTICE FOH l'UUIJCATION. Land Oflico ut Koseburg, Oregon. Septembers, 1001. Notlco Is hereby uivoii that tho follow ing-named settler has filed notlco of his Intention to mako final proof in supnort of his claim, and that said proof will bo niado before Mario L, Waro, U. 8. Com missioner at Eugene, Oregon, on Octo ber 18, 1UU1, viz. JacoD uciwitz on ins II. E.No. 8217 for tho NV X Sec. 2 tp. 21 8.. It. 4 West. IIo names tho following witnesses to Drove tils continuous rcsidenco upon and cultivation of said land, viz: J. 11. Kendall, Jofnr Koblnson, u. li Leo. J. II. Tupp, of Cottage Grovo, Ore gon . , . j, r, uuiDOES, ucgieier. Carry the most complete Jine of Hardware, Stoves nntl Tinware in south Lane county. Also a fine Hue of Guns, Ammunition and Fishing Tackle. We are Headquarters for Mining Supplies, Hurcules Powder, Fuse and Caps. Also agents for the celebrated Studebaker Wagons, Canton Clipper Plows and Harrows. In fact anything you may want in the Hardware line. Call and See Us and We will Treat You Right. Feed and Sale Stable Illver Street, oppoalte OoUhko drove Hotel, Cottugttlrove. Farmers will find good feed and stabling for their stock. Baled hay, and feed for sale. We also have a few fine rigs to let out for driving. . S. ID, LT.cle:r. JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQ JL1JLC ... 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