BOHEMIA
Devoted to the Mining, Lumbering and Pluming Interests of this Community.
VOL. IX
COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1907.
NO. 17 0
ELECTRIC ROAD
RECOMMENDED
The Eugene Canal Commit
tee Report Adversely
And Practically Advise That the Pro
ject be Abandoned, and that of
Building an Electric Line be Adopt
ed in Its Stead.
At a meeting held in Eugene on
Saturday, the folly in trport vvmh
prcta-ntcd by 1'. M. Wdkius, chnu
m 11 ii i thu committee upjxiinted to
investigate, tho feasibility of build
ing the proposed Fugeie Corvalli
( -mini :
"We have cure fully investigated
tin nebem as ii commercial enter
plise n No tho cost of digging such
ii wuteivvay with locks iMcessi'ry io
lcsl Hurve the purpose lot hauling
the pUidlK t" of the cottlltl).
'We huve looked up llm history
of about liltv tuaU built in the
I'llited Stntt'H.
Sixteen ol them an Ion I bun
itiiltn in length, and have '-out near
ly two in 1 1 1 1 o 1 1 l t 1; t , each, ami
it' a constant source ol expense.
"About twinly eiinalH are. wiilfi
WBys which have been limit in lh
Went, not for hniliug the prodti' ts
of the country mi much us for uri
nation uud tn i ti i iif puipoHMM.
"'I'Iih nvrtucM length of these
canals m .'i'.i miles, I he avuiHge
width Id lcel mid the avtrMtgc. dep'h
living nix Icct Now then" List men
tioned approach more nearly whit
thin proposed canal would be, So we
ink" them as a basis of ligines us
to cuht, etc. In order to get a
clcmer and lcttei understanding of
the cost we will take uim mile of
canal, lepicscntiug .V2K0 feet in
length and an average of .'Hi feet in
width ami MX feet deep and wi
have a total of -12,240 cubic, yard
to move.
Thin engineer figure at 350 a
yard 11 h tlie eoHt of moving, but
owing to conditions which urn favor
able we figure as u cost for moving,
of .'ID cents K)i yard, which given
$12,(172 per mile for the excavation,
This dneH not include the first mile
after having the river, as that
would cost tout times as much, or
alniut $.10,000 owing the depth
and the loose gravel undeilying the
soil. In order to prevent this grav
el from caving in a concrete wali
would have to be built which would
bo very expensive. About eight
locks would be necessary which if
built of wood and stone would coat
about $1000 each or n total of $:12,
000. Figuring on a bums ol M.l
miles we would have a total coat of
ii2.pi,520.
''Now these figuics are below en
gineer's estimates and do not con
template anything but level ground
and the wateiway being diy under
the moat lavorable ciicumstances,
no Humes and no rocks to be blasted
out. Ono engineer claims that the
channel would have to be twice the
depth wherever lockB were built. If
ho then this estimated coat would
bo increaaed one-third.
"In connection with these figureH
we have investigated the question
of an electric railway to Corvallis,
and find it could bo built for a little
more than one-half what the canal
would cost and are of the opinion
this would be a more practical solu
tion of tho transportation problem.
"We have tried to get compara
tive coat of transportation, by rail and
canal, but get nothing defiuite. It
seems from the facts gathered that
the railways have the best of it in
cheapness, quick aud satisfactory
service.
"In conclusion we have made no
expense ho lar we were instructed
to have surveys made, but finding it
would be quite a heavy expense and
not feeling warrantod in raising the
uinouut of hinds necessary to do
this work, we now Btibmit our re
port and leave the matter with this
meeting.
L. L. WlUTSON,
F. M. Wii.kins,
J. UltVAN,
W. C. Washhurnk.
By motion the report of the com
mittee was adopted and later they
were continued in ofli'-c to in vent i
gate the matter of trmi'.port'ttioii
and report at h meeting to do hold
one month Inter it the place.
Invoke Referendum.
Sahtni, May 21,--Jamil Vnihhccs
of Vrlhiirn and C. E. S pence i.l
near MUIU (ded enleiluy two
petitions asking for the n feiciidiiiii
oil lh! officials' puss I'll! and on the
Armory appropriation bill.
The petition asking for the pms
hill to Ik? submitted for tho appiov
id of the people had 7 I signatures
while that fi the Arinoiy nicasuio
had 6,
GRAND LODGE ELECTION
New I. 0. 0. F. Officers.
The I. . O. F. Gl'ind Lodge in
HcSHion at J. id irando thin week
elected Ihe following oflio im:
(hand patiinieli, Ii. M. Beck
wilh, I'oiUiud; high priest. ). J.
Seeley. Albany, grand ncnio- w.ir
! den, K. Kolx-itHon. KoHcburg;
grand s i II. I'. Sharon, Port
lui. l . gi i.nd treaaniei , W. V. b iiin
r. I'.utluii I ; giand juni'M warden,
.li!:n M. Willianih, Fugtiie; grand
r 'icM-iitativea, W. I. Vawler,
I Meill'.ul and CI uid (latch, Salem;
jgiand inaisl.al, O. I'. Milb-r, ()r--jgonCiiy;
grand sentinel, (I. I'.
iHu keiy, Hartisbnrg; grand herald,
W. N Monroe, I,h (iiunde.
I The Kebekah Officers.
The R bekah uHsf:nblv 111 con
vention at I.aliiande May -, el' i t
ed ofliceia for the ennuuig earaa
! followa: 1'iesideiil, Mia. F.iiinni
(Salloway, McMimiville; vice preai
ideiil, Mary Smith, Ciianta I'asa;
' secretin y, Mrs. Oia ('apei, llnllas;
!tieasurer, Ida Jacobs, Coivallis;
grand warden, Mrs. llibbiird, I'm
' gene.
1 Foresters tlection.
j The thirteenth hesaioii of the
1 grauil coiul of Foresters of Ameri
ca of the mute of Oiegon convene. 1
'in Kaiuer on May 21 fur a two days'
IscHHion. with ( J 1 a tul Chief Uaiiger
J A. H. Dalgity presiding. The lol
1 lowing oDiccrs were elected for the
ensuing term: A. h Krown ot Sa
lem, grand chief ranger; Cm. Free
man, Oregon City, grand sub-chiei
rangci ; .1. Kcklund, Portland, grand
aecretary: F. Wright, ha Orandc,
grand recording aecretary; F. 1'.
I.eiuweber, Astoria, senior wood
ward. John Sauer, (irants I'ass,
junior woodward; H. J. Kurah,
Portland senior beadle; A. Sandeis
Albany, junior lieadle; grand trus
tees, l- H. Peterson, W. I?. Snyder,
and Costauo; supreme reirosciita
lives to Chicago to the supreme
lodge, VV. II. Klepper, l'ortlnnd ; A.
1 Mchaien, Kanier, and F. Ken
uedy, KoHeburg.
The next convention is to bo
held May 21, l'.K)8, nt Hood River.
A. Hrauer, graud leeording secre
tary, reaigued and the oltico waw
given to A. II. Dalgity of Astoria.
Tho honors of past chief ranger
were conferred on A. Jhauer ol Port
land, A. 1). Dalgity of Astoria and
Brother A. J. Shroder of Astoria.
Tho moctiuz was the most harmou
ous in the grand jurisdiction of
Oregon.
K. of P. Grand Officers.
At th grand lodge hchsIoii of the
Knl'htaof Pythias held in Portland
thla week the following oflieers were
elected :
(hand chuncellor, John M. Wall,
lllllsborc; grand vice chancellor, U. C.
MoNor, Portlund; j-riind prelate, B. h.
Neil, Sunipler; grand keeper of rec
ords and seal, B. It. StliiHon, Salem;
grand iniiMter of exchequer, J. W.
Maloney, Peudlotoii;iraiid muater-ut-111111H,
V. W, Hinead, llepinier; graml
inner guard, 11. A. Dunbar, Faigeno;
grand outer guard, V, B. Brawler, 1 1 1 -pendenee;
Huproino repreHentatlvo, W
h. Hradshaw, The Dalles; altorimteH,
J. If. Aitken, Huntington; Turner
Oliver, Balirimde; grand trustee, M.
F. I av t, Fnion.
The reports ml ahowed tho order to
he in an exceedingly prosperous1 con
dition, tho inemberblilp huvlng lu
ereasod more than ten per cent dur
ing tho pBst year. When (I rami
Chancellor Marion F, Davis assumed
office one year ago there wero M ia
Knights of Pythian In Oregon and
there are now aoinetldng over liOOO.
For legal blanks Nugget oflice.
CLOSE OF THE
SCHOOL YEAR
Of the Cottage Grove Pub
lic Schools
Will he field in the Christian Church
Thursday and Friday Evening of
this Week - A Very Entertaining
Program Has Been Prepared.
j The Public Schools of this city
w ill r lose it vein's w"ik alter one
of tli' most Micceasfiil yeais in the
hisiorv of the school, next Thursday
.Hid Miday. The uaunl comtnenen
iii' iil exercises will b" held at the
Christian ('luiich. Those of the
Hi :h "M-l.ool on Thursday evening,
May !io with tlie following program:
i InvocMtimi
I u ! 1 .1 uii'iit 11 1 ibiel 'On the Hint'
' ( ii'ii M Blake
V.'iiili' Blown nii.l Mn bid B"H-nljei'
, i.-ii I c il SeliH tdl
! Mr. Mwini
1 I II 1 1 11 III' 111 ,1 1 ruin -"linilld 'ld-f
! 1 : 1 1 1 1 i .-1 1 1 1 -" 1". niopiu. Op H
M i'- I Veatcli
i A.l.lr.
lr. II i Slie.,,n, V . ..f (.
I 'n -en 1 11 1 1' hi nt I j f.l im f
1 l'riiiciifil I.. Strnnge
t-.-tl n.'t ti-x. I.thel Moore, Mary
I Sil Ml liel MorillM.
1 Fi i. lav evening the Fightli . grnde
ich.-s ill hold graduating exereises
when the full. c-vin ? program will be
rendered :
I Invoe.itl.iii Bev . .1. L. Benny
AdilrcH-i i.f Welcome. .. .liny WTiitloek
Intl ilinelitil miIo... .".M'eiJitation"
Alii- PiilllipH
j l'.Hnv "MoulHlana PurcliRHe"'
I Kiltie r.i'iiiuliniigli
! iinit Inn 'Tin' 1 M-egun Country '
I Mlnie Brewer
Cliorus N.vm 1 iIih of the Ocean"
Min.sc Brewer. Iiorward, Branton.
i I i.i 1 1. I'.i mi. Imiit'li, Funk, I'erkina
ii irl iiiiin
oral li.n .."Inventions"
Marvin Jonhni
I iisi rniiu'iiia I M il'' Blunting on tin
ind"
Dorothy Funk
M--May "Baiiiiiiwi Cnnal"
William l.ninlltte
I nstriiineiitu! nolo. VWe.lillny; of the
WillllH--
T 1 1 1 1 1 1 : 1 fainpU II
lsiiy "I he A wakeiun' In the Orient"
Melvin -loiilaii
1 irntimi "Fifty-ninth CoiigreHH"
But her King
Chorus "In the Starlight"
MiwMv liiewei. l'.raiiton. Brunilaui'h.
Dorwiml, l-'unk. Mugiite, Ohiiiiiii and
PcrkiiiH
CIims Monientoes Jean Dorward
Valedictory Blanche Biuliton
Aihlrei-s to elasx
I'reH. A. h. Brio's, of Driiiu Normal
The oili.'era of t he class are: Presi
dent, (Biy Whitlock: ice President,
TIiuiikm Cniiiplicll: Treasurer, Ilnttie
Wheeler; Secret ary.l'.lsle Brewer.
Ml-. Mill'. ItK ill' CLASH
Blanche Bruutoii, F.IhIo Brewer,
Kittle Bruiiiliauh, Thomas Camp
bell, Willimn ( inrontte, Gertrude Do
nate, Melvin Jordan, Marvin Jordan,
Allie Bhilll-iH. tiny Whitlock, John
Cooler. Jeuu Dorward, Dorothy
Funk, I lael Oray, Buther King, Clay
MokIiv, Buth iNiniin, heiih Perkins,
Hat tie Wheeler.
Commercial Clubs Takes up the Trans
portation Question.
The Commercial club at its regu
lar meeting last week devoted most
of ita time to the discussion of the
transportation question. After much
discussion pro and con a movement
was inaugurated looking to the
building ot a railroad from Port
land to Roseburg via the Coast
Fork to connect with the proposed
road from Roseburg to Marshfield,
and for which Douglas aud Coos
counties have already subscribed
over .t'.ioo,ooo.
Acting on this plan, a committee
of three was appointed to confer
with liko committees from all com
mercial clubs along the proposed
route, tho Western Oregon Lumber
Manufacturers' Association and the
Oregon and Washington Associa
tion. A call is made for all of these
committees to meet at Cottage
(liove in tho Commercial club
rooms on Juno 25, to devise ways
and means for construction of such
a road in order to relieve the trans
portation situation throughout the
valley.
Your money reluudod if after using
three.fotirths () af a tube ot Man
an, you are disHMtlHlied. Ret urn the
I inlii nee ol the tube to your druggist,
urn! your money will he cheerfully re
turned. Take advantage of thla of
fer, Sold by New Em Drug Store.
COTTAGE GROVE
WILL CELEBRATE
Great Preparations Being
Made For the Day.
Mass Meeting of Citizens Held Last
Friday Night and Funds Generous
ly Subscribed to.Meet Expenses
Various Committees Appointed.
Cottage Grove will celebrate the
Fourth of July this year in a befit
ting matter.
The Merchants Protective Associ
ation took the matter in hands this
week, appointed a committee to
solicit funds and iu two days they
secured enough to assure a celebra
tion. The committee and a number of
business men met last evening in
tho Commercial Club room to per
fect arrangements and appoint com
mittees. The meeting was an en
thusiastic one, and it was the gen
eral sense ol those present that we
hold the celebration in the grove
in the eastern part of the city, and
as far as practicable have all the
sports and contests take place on
the grounds, thus saving the peo
ple the trouble of walking all over
the city to see the different contests.
This will b a great improvement
over former celebrations, especially
if tho day is warm.
The following committees were
appointed. -
General Arrangements Thos.
Pearce, Jas. Benson, B. Lurch, Geo.
McQueen, Harry Metcalf.
Committee on Finance B. Lurch
P. D. Wheeler, C. II. Burkholder.
Committee on Sports Harry Bre
haut, George Comer, l. H. Willson.
Committee on Music Oliver
Veatch, Andy Nelson, Chas, Coch
ran. Committee on Grounds J. W.
Baker, J. V. Thornton, II . O.
Thompson.
Committee on Advertising. D.J.
Dulsruille, D. M. C. Gault, and Dr.
Oglesby.
Coinmtttee on Speaker J. W.
Baker and II. O. Thompson.
The committees will meet again
next Tuesday evening, arrange the
program and attend to other de
tails. The programe and the list
of those who subscribed toward the
celebration will be published in the
city papers.
Wonderful Eczema Cure.
"Our little boy had eczema for live
years," writes N. A. Adams, Henri
etta. Pa. "Two of our home doctors
Niild the euse was hopeless, his lungs
being affected. We then employed
other doctora, but no henelit resulted.
By chancu we read about Electric
Bitters - bought a bottle uud soon no
ticed Improvement. We continued
this medicine until several bottlea
were used, when our boy was com
pletely cured." Best of all blood
medicines and body building health
tonics, liuaranleed at Benson's Phar
macy. Tiiic.
Visits the Jamestown Fair.
Mr. J. W. Baker, State (iame
Warden has returned from hid trip
to Norfolk, Va., where he went as
delegate from this state to attend
the convention of the National
League of Sportsmen. The con
vention held a two days session,
and many matter? of importance
regarding game in the United States
were discussed Jamestown where
the fair is being held is only 10
miles from Norfolk, so Mr. Baker
spent a few daya sight seeing. Al
though he did not have a great deal
of time to spend at the fair, aud
many of the buildings are Btill in
an incomplete state, he says that it
will no doubt be a very fair ex
hibit, but does not believe it will
compare with the Portland Exposi
tion. About thirty states however,
will be represented, each of which
have erected or are eroding build
ings to serve as headquarters, and
all have adopted as their style Borne
noted or celebrated building of
their own state. For instance. The
Virginia building is a representa
tion of the home of Madison; Geor
has reproduced Bullock Hall, the
birthplace of President Roosevelt's
mother; Ohio, a copy of the fust
stone bouse built west of the Alle-
ghany mountaina;Mnsar hus' tt, the
old statidiou.se in Boston and so one
The government which appropria
ted jSl.'iOO.OOO makes an excellent
display of the various government
buildiiiga and the varion-f depart
ments where exhibits rchting to
their specially, which takui alto
gether make an interestin,; part of
the fair. There i also the usual
Midway Plaisance, which however,
has Wen renamed "The Warpath"
where amuvnieiits of various kinds
will be iu full blast, racing of air
Ships and collection of villages
India, Japan, Kskiiii'-s etc and an
exact reproduction nf the old town
of Jamestown as it v. is three cen
turies ago.
Altogether Mr. Biker has en
joyed his trip immrn'lv, tlie only
drawback being that he had not the
time to spare that, he would have
liked to upend.
MEETS IN COTTAGE GROVE
The Willamette Valley Development
League to Meet in This City on
June 26.
Wednesday, June 2Gtli is th"
date set by the Commercial Club
for holding the summer session of
the Willamette Valley Development
League.
Several sessions of the league
will be held and excursions to th
several placer: of mitral in this
vicinity given The executive com
mittee is preparing the program
land the club trustees are arranging
for the other details which will tie
published later. It is proposed to
make this one of the mo-t siieees-
Iful meetings ever held in the Will
amette Valley. The state ofikeri
together with the congressional del
egation, senators and representa
tives will bo invited and will no
doubt attend. Kxcurdons from the
various towns up and down the
valley will be run to the city and a
rousing time will be had.
My Best Friend.
Alexander Penton, who live on
Kural liotite 1, Port Kdward. X. Y.
hays: Tr. Kind's New Discovery in
my leHf. eai 1 1 1 1 y friend. It cured me
oT asthma mx year ago. It has also
performed a wonderful i iire of ineip
lent consumption f-r mv s.in's wife
The tirst buttle ended the terrible
cough, and this uceompllhe.i, the
other symptom h-f! "lie bv one,
until she va pcifectly we'd. lr.
King's. Xw Iiscov-ry's pow 1 r over
coughs -tint colds is w i 1 1 1 1 i y marvel
ous." Xo other remedy h:ts ever
ei-uulcd it. Fully guaranteed by lien
son's Pharmacy. "0c and SI. Trial
bottle free.
THE MAYOR'S IWLAMATIOX.
Since thr days if the civ il war
the American peoplf hive ob-
served Memorial Day, to com
memorate tho deeds, and honor
the memory of those who fought
and died for their country. Law
and custom has set apart the oOth
day of May us that day. I woTtld
therefore nsk the citizens of Cot
tage Grove to unite with tho G.
A. H. in the observance of that
day, and that the business houses
be closed from 10 o'clock, a. m.
until 4 o'clock p. m., and all join
the decorating and other pu'olic
ceremonies of the day, and in
giving thauks to the Supu-me
Commander for tho many bless
ings which this great nation en
joys by the deeds of those noble
heroes.
J. I. JONES,
Mayor.
In the treatment of Piles It becomes.
neccessiuy to hav the remedy put up
iu bii"1i form t hat it can be applied to
the parts affected. Man an Pile
remedy Is encased In a collapsible
tube with no.r.lo attached. It cannot
help but reach the spot. Believes
blind, bleeding, Itching and protrud
ing piles. fiO cont with no.ido guar
anteed. Try It. Sold by Now Era
Drug Ktoro.
If you want a good faun talk to
Hinds the real estate man.
For legal blanks Nugget oflice.
DECORATION DAY f
EXERCISES '
s
Conducted by 'the Members
of the G. L R.
Assisted by the Auxiliary the Wo- 1
mens" Relief Corps The Line of
March and General Outline of the '
Program Prepared-
As is the custom, Decoration Day
will bo observed in this city under
tho auspices of the (. A. R. and
W. It. C. The memorial sermon
was preached in the Christian
church on Sunday last and
on Thursday May 3Uth the usual
decoration services will take place.
Mayor Jones has issued a proclama
tion asking the business men to ob
serve the day and close their places
of business from 10 a. iu. till 4 d.
I in. and assist in the exercises, and
it m to be hoped they will comply
I with the request. The line of
j march v ill form on the corner of
; Fifth and Main streets at 9:30 a. m.
; headed by the G. A. R. veterans
land Woman's Relief Corps, follow
i ed by Company E, the Mayor and
I City Council, various organizations
, o the city, school children and
I citizens. At 10 o'clock the march
will be taken up to the cemetery,
where the decorating services will
j be held at tne graves of deceased
I comrades. At 2 p. m. services will
be held io the M. E. church. An
address will be given by Rev. J. L.
Boattv, special music by the cboir
and songs and recitations by the
school children.
The Memorial service held in the
Christian Church last Sunday morn
ing was largely attended by our
j citizene, the G. A. It. and W. R.
: C. going in a body. A beautiful
I anthem wa9 finely rendered by the
I choir and the sermon delivered by
! the pastor was a very impressive
! one.
Financial Report.
The quarterly report of the
standing of the First National Bank
of Cottage Grove appears in this
issue and the town is certainly
proud of being the home of such a
sound financial institution and then
faith is shown in the great increase
of deposits which the bank show
ing makes.
The New Brick Machine iu Operation
A visit Io tho nev brick yard of
Mr. Gleuson's yesterday morning
found the new machinery in lull op
eration. Mr. tieaSv.u has quite a
sum invested iu the plant, but feels
reasonably assured that the demand
for the brick will tax his present
abilities to the utmost. The grind
er is the celebrated Quaker City
machine made in Wellington, Ohio,
and is one of th uiaudard makes,
and will turn out from 15,ooo to 2o
000 brick a day when they get
everything to run smooth. At
present he is employing five men,
but expects to have to double that
number in a short time. The first
kiln of about 2oo,ooo if all goes
well will be ready to burn about
July 1, and from then ou during
the season he will burn about the
Bame uumber every mouth.
Mr. Gleason is a practical brick
maker, aud feels assured that his
product will equal any made else
where. Petitions May be Illegal.
Regarding the report current here
says tho Guard, that Attorney Gen
eral Crawford had ruled adversely
to the referendum petitions filed
against the University of Oregon
appropriation, it appeared that Mr.
Crawford did give out a verbal
statement to that effect. Defore he
had officially rendered his decision,
however, Tilmou Ford, attorney for
the petitioners, requested that he
postpone his final decision for a
week, giving both sides an oppor
tunity to file briefs. This the attorney-general
consented to do, and
a docisiou may be expected next
Friday. Jvx-Governor Lord wi'l pre
pare the brief for the university and
Ford will represent the Lnu coun
ty kickers' association,
1