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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1906)
BOHEMIA 0 of 0 .4,M US A v. I H voted to the Mining, I.uisbcring and farming Interests of this Community. VOL. VIII COTTAGE GKOVIi, LANE COUNTY OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, igo6. NO. 48 V3 - 1UU BOHEMIA General Mining News and Information H" Kno.vles mif ilnwa from I! .henna on Saturday ,, over Clll iit HUM. Orcyo.i-Colorado 'Inn In- ( tU ihini liiis tiniHlim h i h liiHt i-..:tl( t lit the Oicnii-Cdlora- lo nunc mi. I is in tlx. r,nvi for the h'didays. I lie In;! tutiiH I ih in it lint) body 'f nn- l .Mr. Ott.-isotl liclicvi s In-. fuelling u- uill hIi.iw the best and l.ngest pay shout t uprnnd in till' tunnel, In addition t'- the largo amount ol me thut Jiuh l.nu 0j, 1 n,., ,v u,js tiimi"! the iiiitiinic'l i x iHteiiec of new :un! Utter ire bodies are fust making the- (ieiiii-Ci't:n!o one f tl.f iiiuvt valuable miiM M in ne west F tin, Business and a Gear. More Inn ami moie Iiiimiicmh in a few mi it ut cm than ever before in bin life is what I'un liiumlmugh nas be had mi his trip out from It" henna lust wet k, when near Ad urns .111 iimlaiii a In ar w;i sheltered in a h"ll-iw tree leaving jint a little of Iuh head in Mght. Mr. liium biiugh's ia)inpauion too.; soveral Hhots with a hinall revolver, the only weapon they had, which only Hcrved ' to anger the bear. It cimo quickly out 1 r nni his shelter and prepared , for a fight. The man an t tho ro- volvcr retreated, leaving Mr. Hrum-( batigh alone in the battlii which Baa wm J 1 1 i c k 1 y ended by tin- death o bruin, caused hy M-vcral i . j ' -t him lower eutH over Iuh head Mpi l! , applied hy Mr. lirunih.-nij-ii -Mlh . walking utick In- had wheh j .,w,! a fin thf u 1 friend in tune ) i.e tun sink wis nard wood mi l i.-u foiled, the end thut did tin- i idly work wan worn into due 1 mi I is kept ill it hlood St'ijii' d eolidilioli as a souvenir bv who also has the Mr. I'i tim! I'Mij' !i hid, of the hear Blackbutte. Tim FIcclrochemieal and Metal lurgical Industry Magazine lot No vembet contained an exhaustive article on V. l. I nni-,' of lilac k huttu new i;:rc'iry funiaee, and hi process of distillation. The I'd entn an applied I r me a pto't patent and an apparatus pit' ot, and are hoth deliiied as pioeensi entirely new in the distillation of ores. 'I'hfi new furnaces In in;.; eon structed on the principal as out lined will he put in operation with- : ill n few inonths. Considerable di- i lay is bein tneountend in ea-tiin;' : tho large tilo to cover the iloor o j ine, coiideiiHor, iih tney are or an un- 1 UHiiitlly largo Hi.e. The (li!ii! power plant will he installed m the ' spring, and hy that time A v,t. Supt. Cooper expects to have the new ore houses, crtisheis, loll'-, etc all ready for operation. W. Ii. Dennis is in New Ymk attending to the alhnrH ot the c.unpam at Ih d end. .It . M i Vesuvius. On account of the holida work daved 011 the Vesuvius trestle is d several days. The high bents are all in place and but liltla is left to connect with the tunnel, then it will be a Hhort job to ii iiihIi and cc t in!.i Wb Are Because we carry the best lines in ladies' and men's shoes and furnishings, and the people know it. UHEELER-Tl Successor to Welch & Woods. First National Bank Bldg. 1 mining shape; tho stormy weather h i , in id'; tlio work of raising and I : n ill;; the Tin- crew will tall bents difficult, return to camp in a ! I w days and iiiik" rl work of I Hint that is yet h dmie. Mr. and Mrs. O. O. McClollan and children, of Knlem, are visiting Mrs. McCli Ilan'H paroutH, Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Ahranni, thiH week. Miss Myrtle l'urvanee is now ti aclnnj; six miles from Springfield, Imt will probnhly return here with in a hhort lime to tench tho school at 1,'itlriin. North I'en 1 in to haven new saw mill with a capacity of 500,000 feet ol tmiii't u day and will also have a lex fii tory. So much for Nortli r.cnd. Mr. und Mr. J. I. Jones will celebrate their Fifteenth Wedding Anniversary Saturday night of this week, and have invited a large iiiini!.r of their friends to Ik pres ent at that joyous occasion. Two engines coupled together on a siddraf k in the Kosoburir H. P. i ai ils with an open switch ahead i and no crew on the engines in some manner became started and ran for Ine miles before the steam gave out. Fortunately thoro was little steam and the engines soon stopped so that men on foot caught them before any dauiaye ermued. I '.u-niiig Teh gram, Portland, Ore., December 2oth, lOo-l. When Patten and Fletcher pre : s. nted Jerry from Kerry at the Km l 1 nc UHtcrday it proved to be pleas 1 nig and the large audience took to it like a duck to water. Thoir I vaudeville nets are all features and j their band and orchestra above tbe a verage. ivi Busy, Organizes Classes. The gyrnnnsium epuseH ( the Methodint ch'irch met Christmas night to n'-.l f-oine idea of the work tliey will have in the gymnasium and to ftgrec on a uniform costumo for 0u hoys arid a costume for the cirls. The younger boys will wear units of red jemey Hurts, and white knee pants, and white rubber hhoeH, the older boys and nun long light trousfih with light jersey sbirts. Tho women and girls will wear d.uk blue bloomer rubber shoos. TI.e rules under suns wun wnuo w men uie gym - namum will be operated were read and it was well understood that tho gymnasium will be a place for work not fun. Stiict milittry rules will be kept and no talking will bo al lowed. It is the intention to get the best out of the gymnasium for the strength of every part of the body, md every person who at tends will be expected to attend to business and behive them selves, or they will not bo permit ted in tho gymnasium. Boar For Sale or Exchange Registered Poland China Boar, i S months old, weight 300 pounds, tf Frank Crabtrke. Cottage drove Pulley Factory. C. h. Hoxie, Prop. Shop over the Foundry and machino Hhop. Pulley work solicited. 2-i Tbe Eugene liegister is now tax ing its press to the utmost. It is printing its own daily and weekly editions, tho Guards weekly and dally editions. the Springfield paper, and is getting ready to start on the big special edition that will mean many thousands of extra copies. First Recital of Choral Union a Suc cess. Tho Choral Union gave a recital at the Christian Church oa Tues day night with a cboruB of 22 people out of the 4o members of the chorus. The principal piece ot j the evening was the cantata the "Prince of Peace" in which there were numerous boIob, duets, etc, Tho tenor and soprano duet by m. Hams ot iilackbutte and Mrs. Dr. Macev was one of , espceiai merit, ana was greatly en I - 1 A 1 . joyeu, ooin singers have good 1 voices, ana ir. Harris is excep tionallj fine. The malo quartette composeu ol ji. Webber. L t , Wooley, Wm. Harris and D. T Awbrey Bang splendidly, and called forth much appreciation. W. W, Thackarar ol Roseburg, an old time pipe organist of much ex perience, rendered a voluntary upon the new organ, bring out as never before brought out, the ca pauiiHies 01 ine organ, liis as sistance was a delight to all, and as a result of his playin? an effort will be made to have the regular organist become acquainted with the pedal keyboard, and to have further instruction upon such work The entire song service was greatly enjoyed and the choral has much occasion for being proud of what it lias accomplished. With the num bers that might attend the chorns much better work could bo done, but so many are lax in their atten dance upon practice that it makes it hard for the instructors and the chorus. It is a good opportunity for all singers in the town and should be made the most of. 1 ho Choral Union will assist in the Union Watch Night services at ine rresbytenan uburch next Monday night. New Years Eve Ball The band boys hve reorganized and are going to give a series of concerts. New Years eve they will give a ball, the proceeds of which will be usee for new music. Help out the cause by attending the ball Boys Were There All Right. Cottage Grove's Basktt ball team composed of younger boys got in some good work at Eugene last rriday night as is attested by the following note from tho Rwgister. Lugene has a boy's club that bears the high-sounding title of Cy clops club. The boys of Cottage Grove have no other name than that of their town, but they can play basketball. They put up first-class article at the armory pavillion last night. The first half the Cyclops got their wind and favor of Cottage Grove. In the last half the Cyclops got their mind and gave their smaller opponents the worst of it. The final score was Cyclops, 28; Cottage Grove I7. Both clubs put up a good game of ball but the boys of the Grove altho smaller, seemed to be able to hit the basket more accurately. The Oregon Journal Btates that Portland's reputation is saved as it rained there oh Christmas dav. Of the Christmas days of the past 3G years, 27 of the days have been wet and nine dry. An old shack of a hotel in Port land burned Christmas morning and one poor drunken porter died from inhaling smoke, while the roomers escaped, though the most of them were deep in drunk. North Beud is excited over a dis co very of gold made within six miles of that town. Rock has been struck which it is claimed will run $400 per ton. Gold has been found iu the sands there for years and it is not unlikely that ledges may be found near by. In reply to a uery from Game and Forestry Warden Baker, an op inion has been rendered by Attor ney-General Crawford, in which he holds that the game warden has no authority to pay any portion of the money collected iu lines from viola tors of the game laws to persons furnishing the necessary informa tion to convict, but that all of the money must go into the general fund iu the state trrasury. Game Warden Baker thought there Would be less liability of violation of the game laws if half of the fines col lected be paid to informants, but the attorney-general says no part of it can be used as blood money. YEAR Christmas Time Cele brated in Great Style. Christmas day was celebrated in royal manner in Cottage Grove. The stores were open until ten o'clock and big crowds were on the streets in spite of the heavy raio. Every train was met by a huge del egation to welcome friends and to see the sights. The merchants all state that their sales were unusu ally large and that they all have reason to be thankful for their bus iness of the year. The churches all had Christmas trees for their Sunday School scholars Monday uieht. and fine programs were prepared. At the Methodist Church a Christmas cantata entitled "Christ mas Fairies" was given by a large number of the young folks and lit tle tots of the Sunday School, and was well rendered, and too much praise cannot be given to the in structors for their work in prepar ing it. The church was finely dec orated with two large trees on either side of the pulpit, hung full with things for everybody. Santa Claus in this instance had a fine tenor voice, a thin? he is not usu ally credited with possessing, and enlivened the occasion with an ex cellent solo. Eugene Wins. The basket ball team ol Co. C of Eugene and the older team of Cot tage Grove boys met in battle Christmas night in the Opera House. The Eugene team had something of a walkover winning Dya score or 2x to o, which is largely accounted for by the fact that the Cottage Grove team had little or no practice, while the other Uam is in regular trim, despite the difference in the teams, the came was interesting for the onlookers. who well filled the house. W. R. C. Appomattox W. R. C. No. i2 meets at 1 p m on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month. Mary Dickey, President E. Jessie Woods, Sec. E. S. Holderman is in town from tbe Crystal for over Christmas. Sidney Sloan, the eighteen vear old murderer of Jude Thompson of Spokane was acquitted on Monday through a verdict of "Not guilty by reason of insanity." Ira Harding is again quite sick having overdone in working on the Methodist Church gymnasium, and having caught cold in his side. Christmas morning he went to Walker for a visit of several days and hopes to recover his usual health without suffering a relapse. F. L. Finney came down from Wildwood on Thursday and went to Yoncalla to snend Christ man with hts folks. He is now working for J.I. Jones logging camp and says everything is getting into fine shape and that Bhortly after the first of the year things will beirin to hum at the new logging camp and at tho Disston mill. Royal Malo Quartette. Nothing pleases so well as male quartettes. The members of this company are fine eoloista and thdr voices blend so beautifully that they invariably please the people. They give vocal quartettes, trombone quartettes, solos and readings. In quality they rank high, in variety they cer tainly excel. If you love good music hear the Royals on Jan. 23d. James Bryce, the emineut Eng lish author of "Bryce's American Commonwealth" has been up pointed as Ambassador to the United States, and will come to Washington as a plaiu citizen of England, although a peerage has been offered to him. Mr. Bryr has been Chief Secretary 0 0 British Ministry to Ireland. To many people a thought has arisen that Mr. Bryoe may find occasion to change some of his statements regarding America after a resi Jnnr in Washington, and an observation, of the America of today, A