BOHEMIA NUGGET UOIIUMIA NUOflBT PUBLISHING COMPANY. Wm. n. Root, SJ&iP?mer' EnlfrcJ l the twalnfllc at Collage Urme, Oregon m kohkI claw mull matter. HiniSCltH'TION ItATIW. II IIIOIllllH tl-1 1 vonr lif muutliH ?- . It paid In lulviinee. TliTg I'AI'KR I. kept on pic nt K. II. imlrt AilretTlnInx Awnor, U Rti;l f Man-hanli hx-i-hanfe, San Ktrnidw, California, whew cull ituMi Wr mlvertlilht ctl bo mail lor II. Clubbing Rales. Tho lloliuinlil NugKot one year with anyone of tlio foliowliiK l"' HcntluiiH one year fur amount set opposite: ChletiKo Inlor-Oceun (weekly) fl..V Weekly Onwoillnn (. Portland) '-'.:0 Weekly .1 ounml ( Portland I ?i00 WHDKHSDAV. DliCKMUHK, 21, I004 A YliAR PASSHU. Seated in the Nugget office and reflecting on the past, the thought occurs that a full year has elapsed with lite publication of this issue under its present management. The summer of 1903 was spent in the Bohemia mining district, which as Cottage Grove is the only gateway to that mining section seems to be aud practically is a part of the city. Probably no two places in the state; if anywhere, separated by thirty-five miles, find their interests so closely identified. Certainly Cottage Grove by reason of ownership aud trade relations has much to hope for from the future developments of Bohemia. During the mouths spent in the district au opportunity was afforded the writer to visit many of the prospects and uiines, as well as to bceome very familiar with a uum- ber of them. From what was seen at that time it became evident there was a great future for that dintrict, especially when the proper trans portation aud treatment facilities for the ores had been secured. Being plea&ed with Cottage Grove and its surroundings as well; when the op portunity came to assume control of this paper it was accepted. It was with no thought of involution izing the newspaper business or causing any gcur 1 like growth of either Cottage Grove or Bohemia that the work was begun. ... From many years experience in mining districts of Colorado, it bad been learned that even were one inclined to do so, that bombast and exaggerations would not only do no good to a community or district, but would work an injury to those employing such methods. It was announced at the time and has been the policy of the paper since, to publish only such statements concerning the resources and industries of this locality as could be fully justified by the facts, at least so far as it was possible to obtain them. During the year, Bohemia has made great progress in the way of development and the opening of large ore bodies. Cottage Grove has had cosily pub lic improvements as well as many fine residences added to its already large number of comfortable homes. Besides giving news of a local nature, special effort has been directed to the mining affairs of Bo hemia. Occasionally the paper has ' been criticised on account of "so much mining news." as some of our subscribers have failed to under stand that the future of Cottage Grove is largely dependent upon the final outcome of Bohemia; that it is entirely dependent, it is not intended to assert, but that with Bohemia . property devel oped and with hundreds, possibly thousands of miners at work, no town in this portion of the valley could rival it unless possibly Eu ' gene which has the Blue River mining district to draw upon. There are several hundred bona fide subscribers to the Nugget liv ing in the eastern states, nearly all of whom are interested in the stocks of the mining companies of Bohe mia and whose sole object in taking the paper is to receive the news o that district. It is from these people a large portiou of the money is received which is developing our mineral resources and it is largely for their benefit all the reliable wining in formation which can be gathered is published, Ou the other hand the paper has beeu accused of being too conserva tive. Never knowingly has there been a false statement made or an item worthy of mention intention ally ointuitted, The paper has rocetved from the mining men n great amount of val liable information concerning their properties mid hopes that it mny 4)utiutic to secure it in the future. The business men have besu libcraUwflh their patronage both iu job work nml advertising and the Nugget desires to be remembered in the lutiirc. During (he year's resilience here, the most kindly mid courteous treatment has been accorded, which is duly appreciated and acknowl edged. It is hoped that these pleasant relations may continue to the cud. FINIiN'S LAMP. The worker passes on, but the work remains. Niels R. Fiuscu, a name worthy to be placed iu the New York "Hall of Fame" a sort of American Westminister .Abbey recently died at Copenhagen at the early age of 43. The Fiusen lamp is his monu ment, or we might better say, his light house which will always cause his memory to be held dear to suffering humanity by the re lief which its bright rays bring. It is one of the greatest inventions and discoveries of the recent past, a cure for lupus, a tubercular skin disease generally hitherto consul cred incurable by means of light rays. notk Tins young men and women who think your chances to compel success are circumscribed by the odds that are against you. At 23 Finscu met, what to ordi nary young men of fiber would have meant a scaled fate, when he discovered that his heart aud liver were diseased beyoud hope of res toratiou, ' but not so to Fiiiseu. It seemed that when lata discovered that there were not sufficient to keep him from working, that as a last resort dropsy was added to his "odds," nevertheless though not seeing a well day for twenty years aud having to constantly er ercise such care to keep his active mind iu his frail body that all bis food and drink were carefully weighed out to him, yet to him ex istence meant a chance to think. SUCCEUDKD OUT OF HARD SUR ROUNDINGS. Fiuseu was born and spent hia early life iu Iceland, au island whose interior part is almost en tirely taken up with rugged tracts of lava, vast ice fields, connected with mountain ranges full ot vol canoes iu active eruption, a small area for its hospitable part, a poor people, whose history runs back to 900 A. D. and whose love for poetry, history and education are marked. Iu this land where in the northern part the sun does not set for a whole week in summer aud never rises above the horizon for a similar period in winter, Fiuseu got bis first lesson iu the study of the effects of the sun's rays on the human body aud mind too for that matter. He observed that it was like changing bis whole being to change from a nortlr front to a south front dwelling. He at once gave the sun the credit for the benefit. He observed from the writings of others that the li(ht modified the course of smallpox and that the ultra-violet rays irritated the skin of persons where it was turned upon them. Thus in a life of constant suffer ing he worked till he' had com pleted a lamp that, though a num ber have bet 11 installed iu London hospitals, mainly through the gen erous interests of Queen Alexan dria, and four nurses can operate at the same lamp at the same time yet the demand for them by lupus cases is far grestcr that the number of lamps can fill. At his qw.i institute iu Copen hagen many doctors and nurses are now required to minister to those to whom it has made possible through the almost t-upcrhutnan efforts of a dying man who loved hard work. The Nugget wishes its many sub scribers and friends a "Merry Christmas." ' Christmas Goods. 1 have Juet opened 11 Jowelry store mid art gulery ouu door cast of the Methodist Church and have a full lino of wnt died, ehaliiH, bracelets, solid gold rliiRH, clocks mid many other thliiK's suitable for Christina) glfto. A wood Hotiveulr given with one dollar or 11101-0 purchuso. Smith's Jewelry Store. "Tlio liest lino of stationery In the city, at the .Modern Pharmacy." Kelt shoes, JiihI the tiling for the wlluto Hllp on when hIio gets up to build the lire. Welch & WoodH. DECISION IN SCHOOL CASE (I'tMiolmlwl from tlrl -win-) whs about to take iiKiilnat lior In ilcclniliiK her position an lonelier In the school vacant m provided for In Article VI. Socllim IS, Subdivision t, and Utile A uf the School l.i of Oivjjoii, and he reversed tlio action of the llo.ir-d ot Director In dUinls. idiiff MIh Shlveley teacher. From this decision the Hoard ot Director applied to the State Sup erintendent, and tho cause bus leeii submitted by him to the State Board of KducUlon for their declton. Tho theory upon which the County School Superintendent Ise-ed hl 'no tion evidently wa that the employ ment of tho teacher liy the Board ot Director and her acceptance tlicruot without anything farther belli- done constituted a contract between the district and the toucher which entitled her to have formal vlinrge preferred against her and a hearing had there on tieforo she could le removed bv Directors of tho District. In trie absence of any statutory rule ot requirement upon the subjeet this would probably be true, but Sub division T ol Section 4" ot Article VI of the School Imwh of Oregon pro vides that the Hoard of Directors shall hire teachers and make contracts with such teachers which sh ill specify tho wages, number of mouths to Ik taught aud time employment Is to begin ax agreed upon by the pirtlos, aud shall tlio such contracts iu tho ollioo ot the district clerk and a copy thereof In the olllco of the County Superintendent. Till statute con- contemplate and It s.vius to the Board rcpilrcs-tliut all contracts with teachers shall lie iu writing, lor It would be Impossible t Hie theeoii' tract Iu tho olllco of the district clerk anda copy thereof Iu the olllco ot the County Superintendent miles such contract wro In writing. In Loluntl vs. School District No, 2S, 77 Minn.. 4tSI, Iu a case where the the teacher was In other respects duly ipmlllled to tench, hud been employed by the Hoard of Directors mid had taugut for a(eriod of four mouths, the Court held that In the absence of a written contract recovery could not le had for a balance due the teacher lsx-iuise the contract was not iu wrltinir. The statute Iu the case cited was very much like the statute ofthls state except that it required the directors to make written con tracts with the touchers specifying the wages per month and time em ployed as agreed upon by tho parties. The Court In disposing of the question say: "Whore a statute provides tnat all tliecoutniets of a municipal cor ponitiou shnllbe In writing, thU re striction must bo observed, or the contract will lie considered Invalid . 1! Am. and Kng. Hue., KM. This provision of tho statute U one resting iu 11 sound public policy, and a teacher and the trustees of a school district cannot waive tho restrictions and limitations found in the law. In this stato there are several thousand school districts, and to iieriult them to maku oral contracts for teaching, tlio terms mid conditions of which must necessarily rest In tlio memory of the trustees and teachers, mfcht lead to Innumerable disputes and liti gation, to the great Injury of tho educational interest, if not frequently to the limiuclal interest ot the dis tricts anil state. 'This ease well Illustrates what the people and trustees of a school dis trict may sometimes do when Insti gated by a stilish Interest, viz., re pudiate au honest though invalid claim, ulthough it had tho beiiellt of the services of a faithful anil com la tent teacher, and had used her ser vices as tho busts for obtaining their share of the state apportionment of tlio school money. Hence, It Is im portaut for both teacher and trustees that the mandatory provisions bo as follows: That the wuges per month aud the time employed as agreed upon bo reduced to writing, aud thus inudo definite und certain, ami filed In tho clerk's ollice, where the same will bo open to insieetiou by all Interested iersons. And it Is a who rule that requires such u con tract to be reduced to writing, and does not permit tho olllcers of a mu nicipal corporation to waive llsoxecii- tiou, The right of waiver is subject to the control of public policy, which cannot lu set aside or contravened by any arrangement or agreement between tho parties, however ex pressed. 'IS Am. .ScBug. Hue. a:ci. Wo therefore hold that an oral contract uiudo by u school teacher with the Hoard of trustees of a school district to teachschool Is invalid, and no recovery can be had for services performed thereunder, In an action upon quantum meruit." Tho doctrine In this ouse Is fo.lowcd In I.augston vs. School District 121 .MIch.,U5l, aud Inllutchlus vs. School District, V Mich., 177. If this position bo tho correct one, Miss Shlveley's employment and ac ceptance thereof did not ripen Into u contract for tho reason that It was not evidenced by writing as re quired by law, and therefore not being legally Iu tho employ of the tils trlct sho was not entitled to have charges preferred against her as u condition precedent to declaring her position vacant. Subdivision S of Section Is of Artl- clo VI of the School f.uws of Oregon provides that if any district fchool board shall draw a warrant on tho school (fund for the wages of any teacher who doug not hold 11 valid teacher's penult, certificate or diplo ma unci lay the same liefoio the board for Inspection, simh din trie t (hall for felt Its proportion of the school fund Jor theeiirrent jenr.Tho rvcordsof tho ehool board show that they were leniiuidlug trtim Mlsi Shlveley this evidence ot her right to teach and that sho tailed to produce It In com pliance with siieh demand, and there fore the hoard could not. enter lulu a written contract orniiyooiitrnet wllh icr until she had presented tor In spection tho evidence ol her right to teach. To have entered Into a writ ten contract with her would have Incurred the risk for the district ot u forfeiture ot Its propoltlou ot the school fund for the cm rent year.' Miss Shlveley having failed to com ply with this denuiud of the Hoard ot Directors which they made In com pliance wltli a statutory require ment, they could not lawfully enter Intuit com nut wlthher, nndtliorvfoio not having been legally employed the Hoard ot Directors luul tho right to declare, her place vacant. The purpos-o ot tho statute ot this stale was for the protection ot the school districts agattist. mlnunder- staiidlngs through the faulty memory ot teachers, boards ot tllieetors and clerks of the dlsttict, and tho ease under consideration shows tho nee esslty as well as the wisdom of such laws. Iu this as In other caws, members of the State Hoard of Hducatlou have received letters from persons Iu tlio school district who felt an Interest In the decision of the eontioversy be tween tho teacher and the district, and tho Hoard feel it Incumbent upon themselves to say that in view of tho law governing the decision ot such controversies they ure prohib ited from giving these letters consid eration on this appeal. The Hoard aie required to divide this and other cases of similar nature wholly and entirely upon tlio trauscrlpt of tho proceedings and the evidence taken before the Board ot School Directors as It has licen ccrtlllul up to them thioiigh tho County School Superln teudeut. Iu arriving at a conclusion they are governed entirely by the law ot lids, slate, tl.o rule llxcl by tho State Hoard of Kducatlou and the decisions of the courts bearing upon the questions Involved. Whatever ay lie tlio moral obligation upon a school district to pay a teacher whoso services have been nccopteil without any warrant oi'i authority of law. the Hoard are precluded by the .tatute from considering tho questions Involved from any but a legal standpoint. Tho State Hoard ot Kducatlou are therefore of the opinion that Miss shlvol.'v not linvlnir entered lulo any valid contract with tlio Hoard of Directors was not entitled to ileinanu us il matter of rluht tlmt eliarges be nrefet-rcd against her.aud that t hero- rum the action of the County School Superintendent In so holding was erroneous, ami 111s ueeisioiisiiouiu ire aud hereby Is reversed. At Mndscns. Hy making u small payment down you can uru a beautiful present for Christmas. Slmnafolt for Photos. Family groups aud Individual I'OHTHAITS ltlver Street. Cottage tirove. NOTION. I'liiti-a statu. Un.i omit.., Ku-tbiirir. On-., (tel. LlKli. l'Jl. Notice of mU-ltiin of K. J. Il.nl In Uh.H 01 iiimt'li tail 111. L-omuc. ueorKU". i.ii)u for I'nllccl fltu 1'ntent 10 Ilia Detroit I'xle Minn Nitiltc l beruby Klvt'ii. Unit In tmr.iMmoof Chapter ii. title -TJ ol the llevl.ca Htatntra ol tho Clllted Slulea. K, J. Ilanl Hho-e H,.lonW-e ad H JWIITtltl.. WUH , I.IIIIII.T, IFICilJII, HI buhall of lilnihelf an.l lieorKU W. f.loyil ro- imiier won mm naanieu an aiipnraiuni lor a oateul tor the halo mine rlalm t'alle.1 the De troit Iale, Mtnateil In the IMicmla Mining Dl'triel. jioutfia. uoum-r, orcron, ana iieaiK nale.1 hy tho hel'l nolo of the (initial plat on luciiitne unue.i siattri itiia orato at itot tjilrtr, Oregon a. Mineral Surrey No. 673. In See' Uonll.ToKlilhll.il, S. It. 1 Kal V. M. (u. iHnileli thev lialtnfnif IjlU linear feet of tho lietrolt fHle, mine or vein bearlnic Oohl or sil ver wllh aiirfai-e itrounil feet In whlth the wtme IsjIiik N- 7i)il..anir07 in. WckI.ThiH ft. and S. 70 (1. 57 in. Haiti tavt. from illseovery cut .hereon, aituatcd aii.i oeuiK in section, town' .hliiuuii Italnre as afore.ahl. The exterior boumlarlei ot inrvey No, &7S are follow, to-wlf la-ginning at Corner Nu. leneelho I . S. M. M. eatahllMheil In Mirvev No. U) heart N. 01 il M in. i.'M utll. ami H. K. corner of Hvrtioii II (.up) Tp, '.M.S. It. I K bear. South 17 l. Hi 111 in. hji-t IVJI.Tllft ThiMleo North 19u. Ml IU. Kant Hi.ll, to comer No,. Thence N O, il. 111 M: W IVa, U", It. to cor nerNo.'i'ThcnceH. ISil.ui m Weal ft. to corner No. 1; Thence B.7011. r,7in. Kail ia luct toiornerSo 1 tho place of liexlnnlnx rarl atlon bellltrttjil. .W til. Kant. ronlallllliK ft net area of r,.SIJacrc. alter exi-hullof conflict wltfi Arcturua 1h1o Oiuaurveveill and forming a portion of theM. K. qr. Sec. II (iuicnilcd) T. 23 o. Jl. i r,.oi it . u. Name of tho ailJolnhiK clahna beltnc tho Arcturua Lode.utheri If any unknown. The notice of amendcl location of aald lie troll todo Mine li of record In tho ofllcu of the County llecordcr ot nou-claa County, at Kom burif, Oregon, In Voluin. s pago H of tho Mining lleoord.. Any and all perioim tuimniir auvcr.ciy llio mining ground, vein, lode, preinlne. or any ixirllon thereof mj devcrlbed. surveyed. Platted and applied for are hereby notified that unle-a their adi-eme claim, are duly tiled a. accord lug to law aud tho regulation! thereunder, within the time prcicrlhcd by law, with the Itegl.ter of tho United state. Ijind onke at KoKburg.ln the County uf Uotlglaa stale of Oregon, they will be barred by virtue of tho provl.lona of the United State. Htututeti Iu aueh ea.e. made and provided, 10 7 J,T. lillIOllKH, llcgliler first pub. Oct. -itSr, lat pub. Dec, lain. NOTICE I'OIt l'UHMCATION. l H. Land Ollice, How-burg, Ore, Dec. 1!), 1001. Notice Is hereby jjlvpn that the ollowInK named settlor has II led notice of Ills intention to make final proof lu support of Ills claim, und that said proof will bo made lieforo tho Heulster and lleeelver of the I'. S, Laud Olllco at Itosclmrg, Oregon, on I'ohriiury m, iiwo, viz; 11. is. No. IIIIL'. John V. .MaHsey. for the HIvtf BBJ, See. i'O, T. '21 8., It. 3 W. lie Humes r.no ioiiowiiik witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of nald land, viz: llenrvO. Combs. William T. Mc Coy, V. Ci. Miissey and II. I). liaiiKliumn, an of lioniion, Oregon. J.T. iiar.H( IUKlHtnr. Look Like Tlio clothes we sell give Unit niiinly appearance. The dollies fire cut tic couliti to men's ideas ami niudc so they will become real men. Ifyoiineeil a NAN'S SUIT OR OVERCOAT For Christmas or New Year's. Call ami see our ootls ami net our prices. AT PACIFIC TIMBER CO.'S STORE COTTAl.li C.UOYIC, A S K F 0 K T II I S. FLOUR MWiimiiinmimniiiimnitiimimiiMimHiimmmirfflrmK WWYjiPaite!l S I'lotvi. .M.nv.-ri npl H ikes. Sole iiKi'iits for tin- cididiratccl MII.IIUKN WACONS (.'nil .stock of Mining supplies Piper & Van Denburg iliiliJlimnuiiiiuiiiiwuiiiiUituiwiwuakiiwu iuiuiuiiiiu ! READY MADE CLOTHING ' The Loudon (ieiii'i-nl Merchaudlsit Store wish to announce to the buying" public that they now have a very complete stock of lleneral Meix'liautllse which they Intend selling 'JO per cent percent below all t'oiiiietltloil. We purchase our (roods In law ipiautltles throiiKh Eastern Druuiiuers, pay cash for all we buy, have no IiIkIi rents, no lusuriint-e rates to pay, and i'oiisiiiit'iitly can sell very cheap. Think of ('LAV Worsted Suits. At $7.50 1 1 lull (Irado Ootids and other Hues of Iteady.Matlol'lothlm; of Neatest up-to-date stylo at prices that will sui-prlw you D. li. Wells Shoes Our lino of ;M. I). Wells Shoes are the best wearers on the market mill at prices that cannot be eiiialli'd. Try our Hoast Colfces, tho best llavor and will please you. SUTHERLAND & GEER, London, Oregon. CI'ltKI) I'AltALYSIH. W. S. Ilnlly, 1'. O. True, Texas, writes: "My wife had been ftiifferliiff 11 vo years with paralysis In her arm, when I was persuaded to uso Hal lard's Snow Liniment, which mired icr all rlaht. I have also used It for old sores, frostbites and skin erup tions, It does the work." I'.'e, fide, $1.00. Hold by The .Modern I'linr. inaey. Comlnir a larirn assortiiiinit of stab onory to tlio Modern I'lianuaey. I'mler Odd Fellows Hull UIMti :1 Flour mills fs m. or i;, V: unnrnur p. linn ecu UWV limiiunu a. iimiuuh, ccn.jt (oil onrtiOi Hardware I Stoves iiml Tinware 3 m m ?& m m m Lf. m m m to $9.00 Krrfrrt Alaclilnc Shop Open. Ilnvlliix Ki'cui'cil t-outi'ol of the l.uthain machine shop, I will be pre pared to do all kinds of iiiauhlue nml general repair work Metal luruliitf, llltliiKaud uilJiiHtluic of liiaehliiei'y. Prompt und eareful lit leiitlon uh'i'li orileis. V. D.-Whlle. tf - I'lunoH und Orxann rupulrixl and tiiiieil at Murtlu nml I.awHon'H, i'lrnt cIiimh work Kiiunintued, -IU. I f.,. rcnui cscrii c.rcoi .lim; i. 1 OUIX'.ON COTTAGE GROVE Improvement Company. Dealers iu t City ami Farm Property, j a-v a-',v'vtk'',V'tvTk'" iV. 'ft' 4.v4.r4.4-,4.44-4- -4.- TAILOR MADE j SUITS! TO OltOKK (jl At The Lowest Prices t t 1 -3) Clutlies Cleaned, Pressed And llcp.iircd hr SI.UU I'KH MONTH. iii:l lllllll.MAS (ir f The Cottiij'c drove S'I'IsAAl LAUNDRY Is now Iu rnnnliitf order nml pri'pared to do all kinds of t laundry nork with prompt ness y and at reasouabli- nili-s. We hopi- to weiir .tour ! pntroiuiKi' and lo pleaw- you 9 with our work. I'hoiie.'tl t AuxiiKt Swnnrioii, Prep. 'I OIUAJtJUlJULKUAJUAJUULlUO -NliW- Flour h M Store Hard and Soft Whcnt iiiiicLion uiiv riotir g Chop I'wd, i rn tin 111 l''Iour, Outs, llriin and Shorts J. H. IIROWN, g 3 West Side. l.'ottnxi'. Urove g S 5 10 WIS 50 At $1. n year No Investor can afford to be without the Journal for Investors any 11110 uf lia Italiirna la nluiiu unrlh thu ,rliuululiilitloii IikIIImivo you liuiulrmli il tlullara uiury oar. IWflinractur liaa imvur Initn InipMHimcl, JOUKNAI. POU INVHSTOUS CO. Itixiin o, t'liAinlr of roiiiiiiorco, IIomIuii. AiMrou liiltera tu 1'. O. Jinx 2'.I7. 4 Imporlcd 11 Shinnies dl) 2S per in Vf r!,iniiMitii o.,,,,.i. t i v " iiiiuicr nun jj dliiii'iision oi) 7.r,n f All kinds of klhi Dried W lumber at proportionately W i V 'IN IN j) At mill, prices, mil II a mil W 1st. V l Long k Dlngliiiiii bmlirr To. W J