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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1905)
BOHEMIA NUGGET OIIUMIA NUaaHT PUDUISIIINU COMPANY. Win. D. Root. Editor and Manner. KnUrcd l the nottompa t ColUn Or ore. Oregon leeond cum nail mitttcr. SUUSCmi'TlON IUTBS. (I months $1,00 lyear..... ai.no 18 month $2,00 ii paid in advance. TIIIRFAPKn llkoplon lllmt K. O. Drake'! nil. mi. inn kroner, ninou nurolmnll kx cnn, sn rnnclaro, California, where ron trwu for JTertllni cn barond. tor It, Clubbing Rates. rue lioncmla NUftKCt one year wltli any one of tlio followlns pl Icatlotm ono year for amount not opposite: Clilcngo Inter-Oconn (wcokly) $1 Weekly Oregonian ( Portland) 2.5 Weekly Journal (Portland) ?2.00 Wkdnusday. January, as, 1905 VOLUME VII, NO. I. Tbia isauo of tbo Bohemia Nugget bogiDB tbo seventh year of its cxisl onco. Tbo years wbicb bare gone, by since It first received its namo and Logan to toll tbo story of Hie Bolie- mia mining district nnd tbo advan tages to bo found in Cottago Grove and vicinity for pleasant homos and industrial opportunities, bave been reasonably profitablo and satisfac tory to its management. it mil bo its aim in the futuro, as it has beon in the post to fairly and bonestly prosont tho advantages and resources to bo found bore. Tho very liberal patronago be stowed upon tbo papers is duly appreciated and it hopes to deservo as well as receive, at least a fair share of tbo business in the future. THE ADVANCE IN COPPER All signs point toward 17c per pound for copper, a huge advance in copper shares and a brisk de mand for properties of the first or der. Various reasons bave been as signed for the advance; the demand due to activity in war and electri cal circles, no large increase in pro duction. Thomas Cooger, proprietor of the Cottago Orove Clgnr Factory, an nounces that helms received a ship ment ot stock (or his 5 cent line of goods and they will soon ha on sale In tho stands about town. If they meet tho approval that has' been ac corded the ten cent grade, the "C. 0, Brand" the business ought certainly to grow to Imj a good one. This pa per believes that cigar smokers owe Mr. Conger their patronage If his goods are satisfactory for it Is home Industry and goes to a man who buys his living In Coltage Grove and this Is tho onlj system for a town that wants to grow. Commercial Club. The Commercial Club held It regu lar monthly meeting Monday night. There wbb a fair attendance of the members and matters of Importance to the city and vicinity were discus sed. The committee appointed to secure & hall for tho 11th of February for tho humorous lecture ot Irof. Now ton; reported thjy had secured the Woodman Hall In the Bank building that night as tho W. O, W.Camp had kindly yielded that night to the club, A rote of thanks was passed for the courtesy. Owing to tho doparture of James Hemenway from the city, Levi Gcer was appointed upon tho committee of commercial exhibit In his place. A voto of thanks was passed to Dr. Wall for his generous gift to the club of a bandsomo clock, an Indian stat uette and Indian clubs. On motion David Griggs wus elect ed assistant secretary. Tho following communication was received from tho Commercial Club of Eugene: Eugene, Oregon, Jan. 21, 1005. Mr. F. II. Koscnburg. Dear Sib: In reply to yours of the 18th, will state that tho county court has ap propriated '$500.00 for a county ex hlblt, and tho Eugeno Commercial Club appointed ncomralttee oftbreo of which I am chairman and the county court line Instructed us to go ahead, so wo havo secured spaco; also a flno exhibit ot grasses and grains nnd we would be more than pleased to havo you help us out In any way you can and tho Eugene Commercial Club will appreciate all you can do to help us. Hoping to hear from you soon, am, Yours truly, II. L. Tbavbii, Chairman. A VERY CLOSE CALL. "I stuck to my onglno, although every Joint ached, and 0 very nerve was racked with pain," writes O. W. Bellamy, a locomotive fireman, of Burlington, Iowa. "I was weak nnd utile, without any appetite and all run clown. As I was about tpglvo iiu I got 11 bottlo of Electric Bitters, and after taking It I felt ns well as 1 Slid In my life." Weak sickly, run down pooplo always gain now He, strength and vigor from their use Try thoin. Satisfaction guaran teed by Botison'w Pharmacy. Price 50 cents. I HIGH CAPITALIZATION THE Record discovers tho fol. lowing paragraph in n letter from a woll known promoter, says tbo Daily Miniug Record: "Your paper has sometimes ob jected to high capitalization, as though thoro wcro something dis honorable in it ; and yet wo think thero can bo no objection to it if tho truth is told, as wo always toll it, while thero is a decided tutvnn. tago whon it comes to selling stock. It is easier to soli stock in a fivo million dollar coucorn at fiftocu cents a sharo thau it is to sell in n million dollar concorn at sovonty fivo cents n sharo. Ono knows, as a matter of fact, that the samo nmount of monoy purchases tho sanio actual interest in either case, but wbilo bo knows it ho doosn't boliovo it " Wo think a mora cnrcf'il reading of tho opinions oxnrcsscd by Tho Record would convince tho writer of tho foregoing that this paper has not, as he supposes objected to high capitalizations. "If the truth is told," to quote tho limgungo of tbo correspondent, tho matter of capitalization is of httlo importauco when it comes to determining tho wisdom ot stock investment, but it does becomo ot supromo impor tance when any of tho essential facts is concealed. It is simply question of truth as opposed to mis representation. Rowaro of tho man that boasts 1 f his company's low capitalazaliou or tbo low prico of his tock when n casual analysis of tho facts shows tho contrary to be true. If the investor possess the total amount of tho capital utock, tho par valuo of the shares and the Billing prico of tbo stock, ho has threa out of four essential factors, The fourth, and chief, factor is com mon sonso. Don't let any so-called financial oxport tell you that it re quires a high decree- of special knowledge to dctermino those things. Tho kind of corporation finance to be left severely alone. And those who seek to aid in mak ing a mystery out of investment matters deservo tho same fato. They aro quacks. It is not the question of capitali zation so much as of the par value of tho shares that The Record be ieves requires the attention. Thero was a timo when the usual par val ue of a mining share was $100 Within the past ten years the usual par value has como to $1 per share Practically all Cripple Creek stocks are capitalized on a $1 basis. With in the lost year or two a great many new promotions bave been capital, ized on a ten-cent or one-cent basis wbicb is perfectly logimate as long as "Ibe truth is told." Tho danger is, therefore, that a too great variety of standards may be created and thus not only mystify tho ignorant, but annoy the intelligent. The de crease ot par value and price of shares, togotber with the correspond ing increase in total number of shares, can be carried to an absurd extreme The absurdity of it, how- over, is the only charge that can be made against tho practice until soruo operator tries to take advantage of custom by concealing one or more of tbo essential factors. It then amounts to virtual misrepresenta tion. Among thousands of mining investors, when tho par value of stock is not mentioned, it is absu med to be $1; others mav ossumo it to be $100, but probably only a fow old-timers. Tho par valuo is never assumed to bo less than $1, becauso custom has not yet brought us to mis iiauit. in nny event, tho pro- motor who boasts that his company is capitalized at the "low figure" of $500,000, but at tho same timo ad vertises to sell stock at tho "low price" of $5 per thousand shares, jays himself open to tho charge of constructive misrepresentation if ho conceals tho fact that his com pany's capital stock is divided into G0,000,000 shares of a par valuo of one cent each, In this caso, 45 per thousand shares is not "low prico," but, according to the standards which tho promotor is seeking to avoid, it is an extremely high prico, j lor it ib on a basis of lit ty cents on tho dollar. Tho misrepresentation is too apparent to bo deniod, and it therefore lays tho porpotrator open to tbo charge of being a mere stock- soller instead of a promotor of act ual ontorpriso, It also, unfortunate ly, lays tho one-cent par valuo open to tho charge of being a too-oonvo- nient medium of financial chicanery Frank Hart, who has been work ing at tbe Gold Bug in Southern Oregon for the past five mouths has been spending some eight or ten days in the city, THREE DISTRICT CONVENTIONS HERE Will be Held In Cottago Grove Feb, nnd March. K. of p.. W. 0. W. and Women of Woodcraft. Cottage Orove is to be exception ally honored during the next twi months by thtec of prominent or ganizations and from all informs tion thus far received there will be several hundred visitors with us during the time the conventions are held here. This district of the Knights of Pythias Is comprised o Lane and Douglas counties and there is n largo membership, many of whom have siguified their inten tion of being present. Tho conven tion will be held on or about the tSth of February. Besides the regular work of district convention and the social entertainment always a feature up on thes; occasions; then: will be compctive drills of the variou teams which arc to bo present Krom among the best drilled mem bers it is probable a team will be selected to attend the Grand Lodge Convention, which will pro bably be held during the Lewis and Clark Exposition and compete at that time for the prizes which will be given to the teams making the best records. The local K. of P. lodge has be gun preparations to interest and entertain the visitors and a general rooiT time is assured those wh come. WOODMHN Ol- THH WOKI.I). This district of the Woodmen the Wotld extends from the no-ith ern boundary of Lane county to the California line and the summit the Calapooia range to the coast includes a large number of camps with many members. This convention will be held on the 14th day of March, at which time among other matters to be con sidercd arc : recommendations to the head camp sessiou. and the election of delegates to the Head Camp session to be held in Los Angles some time in May. WOMKN OF WOODCRAFT. On the 15th of February, the Women of Woodcraft of this dis trict will hold a district convention iu this city. St. Valentines Circle of Cottage Grove ts making preparations for the entertainment of the delegates and visiting members, many of whom are expected to be present, There are many subjects of in terest to the organization which will be discussed; there will also be elected delegates to the bi-enuial convention ol the head Camp Circle at San I'rancisco next August. At the close of the business sessions a reception and banquet will be given the delegates and guests. $75 in Prizes. The Commercial club again offers prizes to the amount of seventy five dollars. Twenty live dollars on each of threoHUbjectM namely: Cottage Orove, Bohemia and Luno comity. The first prize will bo $20.00 and the second $5.00 on the best essays on the nbovo subjects. CONDITIONS. Tho conditions of tho competition huh follows: 1. At least six essays must bo sub mitted on each subject. 2. At least six parties must notify the club In writing, thut thoy Intend to compete; such notification to bo In by January 26, 1903. 3. Essay must consist ol from 1300 to 2000 words. 4. The essays must be In ho March 1, If the competition Is declared ojwn For further Information address, The Commkkciai. C'i.l-ji Cottage Grove, Or. BORN. YOUNG-In Cottage Gro ve.Thurs day, January 19, 1905, to Attor ney and Mrs. J. C. Young, a daughter. SCOTT On Mosehy Creek, about four miles from Cottage Grovet to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Scott a daughter. VAIL In Cottage Grove, January 11, 1905, to Mr. and Mrs. Vail, a son. CUKKI) t.lWHAO. A. II. Canmaii, Chicago, writes .March I. 1!H).'I. "Hnvlnir boon trouli. led with Lumhugo, at different times and tried onu physician after another, then different ointments nud Hut ments, gavo It up altogether. Ho I tried onco more, and got 11 hottlo of Ballard's Hnow Liniment, which gavo mo almost Instant relief. I can cheerfully recommend It, and will adil mv mime to your list of suf ferers." Tho .Modern Pharmacy. A MATTER OF HEALTH iif Ipf WDER Absolutely Puro HAS NO SUBSTITUTE Lodge Hall Secured. The ('olnmcrelnl Club id lids i lt.v. through the courtesy ol the Wood man of the World, hat secured the lodge hall In tho Jones - Phillips block, for the Newton lecture on the evening of February 11. While the lecture was arranged, primarily, for the hkvIu1 entertain ment of the members of tho Cotnmi'i ciiil anil their rnmllles, It was divid ed by the committee- In charge that others should not Iv denied the op portunity to hear one of the greatest lecturers ot modern time, ns, long us the seats hold out, and the public Is already taking nd vantage of tho privilege. There will he no reserved seats, but tickets will be found on sale tit Lurch's. .Mailsen's, Seholl's, Ouriiiiui i: HemenwnyV, Currln Vontrh, llrnnd & .Metealf, l'onrco Johnson, Modern Pharmacy, New Era Drug Store and llenson's Phai inaey. Each day, a member of the committee In charge will chock up the number ot tickets sold, nnd when a sutllelent number to comfortably till the hall is disposed of, not another ticket will Iv sold. If yon wish to hear one of tlio great est lecturers of the greatest times, buy your ticket NOW. NUGGETS Hugrnvlng done free on all goods nt II. ('. Mailson's. Twin vouii kvkm toward the Wynne Hardware Company's win dow and look at the display of thine hanging, stand, table nud hum! lamps: then buy one or more of them for your home, nothing In the city to equal them for ipmlity and price. Ml those knowing themselves In debted to us will please come In and pay to Hamilton Veateh. Ho will receipt you for huiiiiO Wo iswltlvuly must have the money at onre and oblige. It .M.vhtin Ac LWSON. domestic ritorm.iis. It Is exceptional to Mm! a famllv where there are 110 domestic ruptures occasionally, but thew can lie le. sened by having Dr. KIiik's New Life rills around, .much trouble they snvo by their groat work In .Stomach ami Liver troubles. They not only re lieve you, hut cure. I'.V, at IteiHou's i'hariUiie.v. Mahara's Minstrels. Milliard's ' Itlg Minstrel Aggrega tion that will hold the boards at the Opera house next Tuesday night. January :tl, comes tons with the rep utation of giving a performance that cannot be excelled. .Mnhara Itroth ers with twenty years experience Ik-- llovo In the old maxim, "what ts wortli doing at all Is worth doing well." And they have gathered this season tlirty colored cnertalnors who are past masters In their Hire tit fun- making, Including a number of hand some women tvhlcli will bo nulto nn Innovation In Itself, dolugnway with the old timo thremlbnru minstrel show ovcry one is ho tired of. The 1 Mnliurns will Introduce Into their en tertainment double sextette, on tli- order of tbo "Klodnru" ladles, In drills, poses, fancy dances, grand marches, swell chorus, all beautiful costumed. This does not by any manner of means deter from the usual big program offered In the olio of the show. SAVED FUO.M TEltltllILK DEATH Tho family of .Mrs, .M. of Uargerton, Tumi.; sa L. Itobbltt saw her dvlnir aim wero powenoss to save ner. 1 110 most skillful physicians and every remeuy iiscii, luueii, wiuio coiisiiinii tion wiih slowlv but surely taking her lift, in this uti-iwo Hour Jir. King h New Discovery forConstimp Hon turned despair Into Joy. The first bottle brought Immediate relief and Its continued imo completely cured her. It's tho most certain chid n the world for all throat and lunir troubles. OuurantcO'l Mottles Mc and $1.00. Trial Dottles Tree at llenson's harmacy. Roosevelt avenue, which skirts the shore of the Government Pen insula fit the Lewis and Clarke Centennial, is the only road named after a living American. ciiamheklain'h loi'hh kem EDV THE I1EST MADE. In mv opinion nmmliurlulu'H Cough Iteiuedy Is the bust iiimlu for colds," says Mis, Cora Walker of I'otervllle, uniiioruia. mere Is no doubt about Its being the best. No ther will euro a cold so quickly. No ther is ho Hiiro a iinivciillvo of pneu monia. No otherls ho nlcus-int nud Hafo to tnko. These aro good reimoriH why It shou d bo preferred to anv other. Tho fact Is that few people arc satlslleil with nny other nf for having oueo used this remedy. For snlo by the Modern I'Jtarmocy, Igk W. L. Douglasl vS&t The Best in m the World W PACIFIC TIMBER CO. I IIS HUH 011) KKLLUWH HALL fM COTTAf.l' r.UDVIC, ... OUI'C.ON WW Jury List for 1905. .liny list ilitiun by J. V. Vaughn, Justice of the lYneii for Cottage drove Justice nnd Constable Dis trict mid A. II. Adkitis and J. V, linker called to assist. Havlil Mcl'itrluud, I V lliiughiiuiti W. II. Lincoln. .1. II. linker Henry Ihitton. Joe (larrnutte O. II. Wlllaid. Whit dowdy .1. 11. Mol'iirlaud, Itert Wood V. It. I'hllllpps, Wm. LandoH W. C. Johnson, .1 I. Jones .1. T. .Markle.v, II. II. Veateh W. Slmnafelt, .loo Miller ('has VanDonlvrg. W. S. Chrismnn .1.1 S. .Miller. S. It. 1'lper It. .M. Veateh, I. II. Ulnghum Juo. Darker, I'tiigal Hinils Chns. Lewis, J. W. Harms r. .Martin. N. II. .Martin II. O. Thompson, Jim Ostrniider T. W Jcnkln?. Marlon Veateh I). II. ireiiieiiwiv. It. Welch J. I". Ciiriln, Van Allium J. II. Vontch. J. C. Long tfeorge McQueen. Win. nnrmmi John .Stonebiirg. statu oroitKoo.v 1 uoi ntv fir lank 1 We. J. W. Vaimha J. I'.. ami A . 11. AilMns. J. W. linker, hereby eeril( thut tho foregoing IS names won tills day selected by to net as Jiuors tor the year 1005 In ami fm Cottage Urove district, Luno County Oregon. .1. W Vaiiiiin, J. V A. II. Aiikins. .1. W. IIaki:ii. .Mary, The Goal, and the Younj( Man- j Mary hint a little gout that always, htlttodhl, ' And Mary Imilu nice you ng man. an he hud lots of tin Well the gout snoilkeil up mi Hie young man and landed him om-1 day Now ho Is buying stuff at the N' lira Drug Store, Just to drive the pnln away -Sl'OKIWUH - Kor a quick lunch the Exchange Itestaiiriint U tho place. CLIMATIC CUItKS. The iulluence ol climatic conditions in the cure of conmimptiou is very much overdrawn. Iho poor patient, una the rich patient, too, cim do much better at liome In- proper attention to mod iiikch tion, ami a regular wis ot (iermnu Syrup. Kite expectoration in the inornniLi is niuile certain liv licrmnn Is inline certain tiy Hyrnp. o is 11 good night's rest mid the T ... . . ol.n Z uiiihts and the exhaustion duo to coiiL'hiiiL'. the greatest ila'hger iinddreiid o( liiucniiKuuiiitivc, c.in hu prevented or stunned hv tnkim: (icriinin Kyrup liber nlly nnd regularly. .Should you ho nhlo to go to 11 wanner clime, you will llntl that of the thousands of eousiimptives there, the few who urn bunelltted and rival n strength an: thorn who line Ger mini Syrup. Trial hotl.i.., '!"c; regular size, 7ou. At nil druggists. (Jiinnan Hemenway Mahara's Minstrels. Operatic Stars In a New Dress This Season. Alter many years of experience In tho minstrel Held the well known malingers of the Milliard's Minstrels have hit upon a new Idea and will Introduce 11 big lady chorus with their show this season. And In vlow of the old time performance they present of a newer and more attrac tive kind, mirth, melody and music,. In fact It Is Hiifu to say the elaborate program "A In muslcalo" Is one of tli) best things ever Introduced in any hill of minstrelsy 1110 come dliins are many nud from 11 school of humor where only the best omaunte from, while the dancing, octettes and numerous other clever pooplo who have a hand In the fun making aro decidedly worthy up-to-date attrac tion. Mahara's Minstrels come to tho Opera house oil Tuesday night, ilaiiuury ill. 3000 MEN WANTED. To buy Kennedy'H Chain l.lnht iiIuk Liniment, for Ithetiuiatlsm and all jialus unii lullaiiintloii. I'rlco U) cents, nil ilniKK'st, or by mall upon receipt of price, write V U Ken. liedy, KiikIiiu-w, Oregon, for list of testimonies, Hatlsfactlou irmmiu-feed. NORMAL WINS AT BASKET BALL Second Team from Drain one too Alauy lor 1 1 lull School llnys Score 12 lu II. Tho most spivtiieuhir ami hotly contested basket hull game of the season was played In the opera house last Saturday evening between the second team of the Drain Normal school anil the hoys team of the Cot tago Orove HU'li School, with u n. siittaut score of 12 to 11 In favor of the Normal team. A largo delegation ol the Nortuul attaches accompanied the team and itnesoil the giime. The game wus a rouuh one. but htiskot bull ul-e-acres any that inniiv strong points were exhibited t both teams and that tin- work unsvery fast M Hie Do Not Neglect a Cold. Every cold Woakeno tho Lunjt, cyucm 1c s ntla to wiuitund 01 h cu .ccJinir c:id, taut paving tho way far mom serious disease. CAN YOU AFFORD TO PERMANENTLY CUIEJT I Consumption, Coughs, Colds, Soro Throat, Asthma, croup, w hooping cough, Bronohltls, Hoarsonoas, Soro Lungs. EVERY MOTHER SHOULD KNOW THAT BALLARD'S MORE. HOUND SYRUP CONTAINS NO OPIATES. DOES NOT CONSTIPATE CHILDREN AND WILL POSITIVELY CURE CROUP AND WHOOPINO COUOH. MR B. BALLIB LOOHHAR. Qoldtttwmlto. Tom., fymi "Wm lirtVfiuat! IMUurd'N llureliomiit Arnip III mr fwinllf for vvrul ,vr nml It ulwf Iflvetf nutUfitoUmi. W!iu flm rliHilrrii bad C'rouu mimI Whixipliur CiMiiitiltulwurrrllelrrilllirllltttlnciSttliil 1 would luit In without It III tholiouw, Mltu tlio IIUST II UIHUI.KB w know of." Best Remedy for Children. THRCB BIZBBi BALLARD SNOW LINIMENT CO., ST. LOUIS, MO. SOLD AND RECOMMENDED DY The Modern PATRONIZE ap Grove Cigar Factory The C.G. Brand a Straight ioc Cigar THOS. CONGER Opposite Depot. KNOWIjKS & OtiTTYS Proprietors of ...The Miners Supply House... Our Motto: Good Goods for Low Prices. General Merchandise. Miners' Tools and Ammunition. BOHEMIA, OR IHO ON end of the llrst half the score war.'l to - In fa vui- of tho home team. The Normal team Included the fo. owing players: Hoy Mourn, C.irl Hilt. Lloyd Whipple, Itoscoe (limit. tier, and 1'raiiU Hill, The home team w as composed of Albert Hrltllii, Ditti Thomas, i:nut lllslne. Morton Hurl and Murlo Seovell. Siibi for the Nor- ,11111! team wero Harry lllnck. J0I111I0 ; Johnson nud Walton . Smith, lloriico I Harms and I'rof. M. II. Signs, referved j tho game. There wus a largo crowd of Inter lested speetutois and the manage-. ! mniit enme out In good ilnauclat 1 shape on the game. , Among those who came from Drain I were: I'rof. (). (). Jtrown, I'rof. M. j It. signs and wife, Hurry Moon, j Krucnl Whipple, Claude Moore, Mlsd I Wluntfri'd Moor. ('arrle .Spaulillug, I Moda and Alta Drain. Iteisle Vutt, Mary Mires, l.d Harrington, (leorgo Soulier, .lr . Mtis llcrt lia White and MIhs MiIii IMwar.l- lowers tho Vitality and makm tho TAKE SUCH CHANCES? Every llottlo Guaranteed. aoo, BOO and B I.OO. Pharmacy. HOME WORK