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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1907)
f r n WT .isrock .XL. Devoted to tlie Mining, Ium hcrin and Farming Interests of this Community. VOL. IX COTTAOIC GROVE, LANE COUNTY OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1907. NO. 28 J B04EM R CRUSADE FOR PERFECT FRUIT Fruit Inspector J. I'ays us a Visil Has the Lo-oiorati..ii of ,t the 1 Dealers 111 the City to IVcvent tin Offering (or Sale ol Si.abhy or lbs cased fruit of Any Kind M 1 . J . I'.r. h, , 1 1,. ur fur I, ion rutin! ing lux 1. ,un. 1 1 ! , in I'';;. ml .i n,f., 1, ' anpln-1 Willi ,i,, ' I I ll l i t Wl I I, , : Ml. I Vr lii In In v 1 1. I lie l.i u u 1 i i I 1 r; a ho I l.s 'l'.!.o; I'ltlll'lltl'MI 1.; i .1 10 1 le.e.i'i" I ! 11 ; ' 1 tin- lll'lt K 1 t " 11 :h ;i f 1 1 mi l r in : : n Midi (nut , tie I , . I.. ' :i ni'il. He I I "A I. .1. I..,t I .1 I no I ! .1 lull' tll" 0 in 1 III"! ill' Olo !l . child-.. II.- !. 1 lllg 1 I - - 1 1 ' 1 1 i ' I . (.tllCIS II lll'lll!!.- futuie W-l il' destroy nil li mi arc foil tt I t' In- in any n--i ( t . will In np l" 111" Mi l lr I , I , , ' I I. II P III1'! , .1 (i ml il, it .1, i ! I ' i!i i nn i' inn iii'i - ii Id,- in ii l.i l l ii 1 1 i i i i , in i ; i m - i .i-il l:-,' ..,m" tin , il 111"! li'llit I I 1'hasn only guild fl'Ult, theiebv i aio.- iug the pr.idnc i I . po-l; , - i tin ti Iruit It-fore ollci in it ("i it-.- On thin I'lojM. iti .n Mi II' ' la has been a-cutcl the .uppnit "! i! tho dealer- uf Cottage llrmi- v, !i , suy that they aie willin- to as.o' him in i:i eu-iy w t hev cm ami iillthcr th in th tt will al i a-, : I the pro'bh "i by i in;- ihoh- fa choice Iruit, ami t" ! fn -" a! "In!--ly, to l,n ,,r I, .nolle .it any pi i-e hereafter any, that is n,,t in tin n view, up to ilie st.-uolai d This will be appi' i Mb d by the (mt.umel s, and it is sale to s-iv that the Ituit busiiKss will be moil- than doubled if people an unly jo t ;;ood ftuit. Onodiu-M nut ( ,ue to p'iy a good price lor ail .ittiele only to r... I il..., ., :, i. . ,.. I .. thrown awav being uul.t nso. It will nlsu lumnttl.o fanner 1m who., he finds that he cannot ill oi givouua po link , ho will at i oneo do hi; last to unpiove , wit li the result that oi a i-lmil tune Line county will be pioduciiig a-, linn fill it its any in tin- state which cm bo dune u ilh 'ii'p' r can- an lion. atti n Endorsed by the County I i 'The IIH l.-l pi.'lll.ll elllei III (Mm- ! go ci inni v , .no I III" I'" I 1 1 i'i" I i.l in V j r.-imil.v," W l lle- III. M. I'M I , cbl I i mid puhli iliei- ol' lli" HI "go .lomnal, (lilli-i ill. i, . . "l.i I'i . Km ;'s New hihi'iivi-IN . Il ll.l i 1 1 1 ' 'il I'i ho un Infallible cure i-i i nuglin and colds milking nhorl woiK of Hi- worst el' I hem. We alw.'lM I ' a buttle in till) house. I believe i! I' lie 1 1 IO lllo: I valuable iie ai i'l ion known fur lun- mi'l I hruat iii e.-iseH." iuaiaio teed to never disappoint Ih" laker, by IfeiiHuii'H I'li.ilinncv, I'liie '( and 1 .(Kl Trial bottle lice. SCHOOL TEACHERS SHORT Some Districts in Lane County May Have Difficulty in Supplying Vacancies. Laut county will be short this year in Hehool teachei'H, tiud it will not bo unlikely that Homo of the distik-ts will not be unable to ob tain podagogucH at all. About itfO toacbora aro required aud from the I j P- ' "I'I "Hll'i.,1 ; l! !.! i.-- ., in, I J I I" I'll I ! I ' 1 1 1 -A 1 , 1 ' I : ' I l' I 11 ' M I l', j lit - i"l II,,- '.hly 1 j I " 'i.i 1 'in 1 1 .i 1 1 1 1 1 What miiL.s- I li 1! I ll" oanic ill "Vi I ihe .I'dv '' 1 In-. to ti 11 1 r tin) I' n I.' I- ." il, i ci !,,,, (, Ull, A"H1' II in iy li. 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 r" I u (like up I'1" I'IkIi I'm :ui'l ..fay uilli it. U Mii-.-,o in I),, 1 1 p 'I I school will "''1 '" l' Hi" n.., , .,f I, :,(!, op.. I 1 1 In I " i- 1 11 1 ;m , 11 hi .1 , ;i gi adtiato I I'"'" 'In in it .my utiii'i 1 11 .t i 1 11 1 1' n ! 1 . Ilii..ii"i w ii li th 11 in ti ir.ition. h,, Inni tin v 1 :m 01 i1-i. I.i 1 iiiuri- ""' v in 1,110 , ,! In r in "in i- oni - A a " nil iii:m uf tlii- ten hers v. lr 1 1 1 1 , l '1 1 1 1 "i nji .n-, .in- nut thor 'ti lli ' i il'li , lloiii;;li tin y pas-. IUlll.ltliil-, III '.'illll' ,lit lf 1 ii!,,:i Co,! i',;i..i.i -I . 1 -, ij 1 ,S'.p 1 intoiiiloot W. i. I 1' 1 'I I II I I III- f p"l l i about. '''! it t In- oxauun.it ! ns 1,' . 1 v, , ; , hi ., ,.,,, j,,,, t ii in iii" ; In 1 '.i.i I. 1,1 I ones li villi; 1'ir 1 ' iiil.' i'i . i.t lusher r-i. i'' ' . .liMM iti'Mi'i lr;;il August J I in I 1 ! ,, An I,- t 17. Mm. , I , .1 t- it's li-.o In 1 n in 1 1 . j : 1 . j 1 -.-.ill 10,1 I c in Hi,- 1 nil. -. I l i . , 1 t 1 in.ti 1 ri;.. Ii m gi von I ! ;n -, . li ' 1 iIm 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 ! , 1 In t ti r pii. tvci yhoiiy iilmiilil Know" ' V ' I I I l - .1 I I -. .111110 III ,l-. ' - iii hi 1 i Uliill'. Mi, . II,. -it Km, I.I. i, I 'I..- I 0 ,' 1-11,1 ,li, ;,, ni' I ''.ii : ih - i it ,i ., in to .i !" I 'II I'll ur i HI I, I, ,i' tip ; c; -,. i, I oi.. . l.i! 1. 1 I . - II-' 'I il .ili'l I, nv M ll.lt I I I l 1 1 'I I I i u.ll-.l lilci 'J Ii y I ',, I ' i , . i I 1 1 1 ; I V. .' OUK PRINCIPALS RESIGN - Profcs;oi-u Strange and hai wey Sever Thi'ir Connection With the Public Schools of Cottage Grove. 1 :.!"-, oi Siiange and llarvoy, pi i ix ijia'', ot tho Cottage drove l'n'ilo- si hooN. have tendered their le-.i-nations to the tiehool boaid. I'd! 11 uvi s hiving accepted a po 'I u.ii in ih- l-'n.-t National bank o the c it and l'i"f. Siiange bus gone into hii-inc-,s at (iranis pass. Tim lcsigii.itioii of iIk-ho geiitlenien is very much to be regretted. They an- b"th able oducalois and have, duiing 'J... p.,ft thico years, placed .. t I . il i . . .1 .mi eiioois among ine nest in t no .bite t oinini- al this tune of tin yeiu when, all tho b.-Ht teachers a.otlll. Commercial Club. .. : . i ..i ,.. ' " "" -! un fui I uiKite ::ll.,l it is to bo hoped that tho-board 1 w ill be ablo to l.til compotontteacl.. j or, io lake their place. We under. stand lli.il an ellottis being tniido j to seeuie I Vol. Kriggsof tho Drain j .sonnai ami rroi .Mioernon ot lann c.iiinty. and the board will bo fort niiato indeed ii they can succeed in s curing these gentlemen. WILL ENLARGE HIS STORE. Will Add Another Story and Increase1 the Length to 100 feet. C. II. I!ui kholdei is making ar laugemciits to add another story to his stole building', coiner Main and Third streets and otherwise improve the building. The old wooden store room in the rear will be torn away and the building- extended back to tho alley making a wloio room :i()xl(( feet. The front of the store will be furnished with line plate glims windows and when liu ished will be ono ol the nicest build ings in the city. Tho upper story will bn fitted into oilii'o rooms, Mr. IhukhoKter is having a wuroroom built near tho Commercial wtables whore he will store his gooda from his present wiuehouso and work on the now building will ho commenced as hooh as it in fuiishod. WANTED Wood choppers lo contrncl for Uoil coIiIh of l'o ur foot cord wood. Ad dress p. V. Cooi'Kif, Ulack ltutte, Oregon. IN FAVOR OF A PUSH ! J L II I I An Organization to Agitate, Local Improvements, j j ; Many of Which are in Existence in ; Small Towns Throughout the State! Rendering Great Aid in Securing J Local Iniprovcnicnts. 1 1 i-4 tn In- ciinc" It'll that i-vcrv fit i ii in i tn-.vu UV.i- utt:i;;i' (.tuvo tin- aty i outicil toon i,n Monday I t In- sun i -; t In- ninHt regular jx-rfonn-isatixi'itiN In Moil i;row in pupii-j i:iht . th- Mayor and -ill ( otituil- '"u'i- in tin- nnivi-rH-, urilom It iHth Iitoni Mil imi'ijttini'c, and to brio." ab'-'il tli it niu-t 'osir.il le Mate, in a I live, Imi ,t!ioj.' cointuiioiti"-, there is in oi f.iiiii 1 linily culled by y.n loio. n mi"'., f ii r -1 1 as Chamber of Ciiiii',i"ii-e, ( 'innineii i.-il ('inli. lin-i iih: s b n's Club, Hoard i if Tnob or s' inn' i it In-r i mi l.ir na tne. bn I a 1 1 I' O'li'i ; to I In same end, tho up li'iil'lnr; onl improvenii nt i f tin. t iAll and ciiiinnnnity. Tin-.-- or .; mi i'i"ii-. is a gi-ni-t il Mil'-, aie in ei, .e i uiinei'tiiii) with similar I ...die i -f 1 i rue cities, such lis the Or- nil I I, ' VOl' .1 lllll'll t I l 1 - I IO I if I 'l ll I - land, tlii'iuvli which the objects for ubi' h iln-v aim, and gioator an I wider proiiiiiiiii e is at!. lined. Villa :" ( irove is in tho li-t . tho ciit(.-i u in- ami umbitious tmio. ..I tin- h'.-ite, and vh it is i-ii" " 'of tin ni'i-t inipDitant points in its : favm i i iln-i.-u t that it has all the iintiii.il i e u i i o iii on t m lo uiiike it one i.i tin- leading cation of the Willam ette v.illev it its advantiig ate tal. -H hold ot and pushiil. To do this it lias i list of energetic business men who can be depended on to encour age am projected entorpiiso or im provement , of u hioh the Cummer I'ial Club i ; coinpoHod, .Tiid thov are iloiiig, goo.'iw'oik for the town. In the s line way that this oi ganiition may In called an auxiliary to tne Development 1,-ague, it would be a I'oO'l id ca il our citieus would ., lU(, m;lil jin wh.lt , c, ,( (( v ,jllrlU,( e'.n in MgnateM li. other places a "l'usli Club," as an uuxiliaiv to Th 'M- , utis w in- i aie now iret (i , ,,(. m,H.ros throughout the l.ltl.y ,,, its meml,ets W(,U(. as meli in f;l(., ,ho w0ucni the ,nre usefu, Ule r,,, fts object is more local than general, to improve what We have, and to push any good suggts ion which would lie for the public good. The public library which may become a reality, and which whs first agitated by the Indies of Cottage drove is an example of the woik ol a Push Club, and a little thought on the subject will suggest numerous other things which would not only be a benefit to the town morally, but make it a pleasant place in which to live. Tho club could bo a social one, whero after any business has been transacted, a plcHiint evening could bo passed. Wo offer this auggoHtion aud believe that the ladiea who agitated the library question are the ones who could tnko hold of this one, with the result that in a short time it would grow into an organiiition that would bo of incalculable bene fit to the town and community. PROMOTIONS IN COMPANY E. Second Ltou'cnaut Metcalf has bctu appointed First Lieutenant, made vacant by the promotion of 'Lieutenant Lnwsou to Captain of I I, .tit 111 1..,, I, ll..Al.t ....... t .... I I.C v wHiui.an.ii j ii.-j.iti iiuuu t iUHl I'Cl' geaut l'etrie appointed to fill Liuu leniiut Metcalf 'b place as Second Lieutenant and Corporal Zerull to First Sergeant. III SESSION Several Important Matters Thoroughly Discussed. The Hiver Street Proposed Improve - ment Still Held Up Ordinance No. 123 Causes a Great Discussion and is Defeated by 4 to 2. An :olon.iK.-d tofjular session of in-n In in; pre-out. Jt -.;tsu thor ' ouhly btiHtios s, siion but al ' ' Ili"ti-h ihi-rc was not it groat deal ; to do, tho ipiestiotis HiaL arose; in. -d.d a good deal of discussion.. ho mat the l i!i"ii: i.l the council 11 was onto. ,mple.odu:,lqmte a late The matter oi the River street improvomeni took up ipnto u con - sidorable time, for the report of the committee appoiiiKd lo in vef tigate the matter in rt-aard to what riuhts , the eit had wns not snrli ni to! " ---- . - , I II 1 . f v it , ,', n,r li l.l.i.I i i I It ilia hm. 4 ..... ..... .... . posed improvements. It would so.-m that the .street, is in a bad tan- gle, being mixed up with an old ; ft rates further into the mountain, lerrituiial road, fiotn which it is ; Un Friday, iu company with Dr. infcried by some thft it is outside of Smith of the West Coast Miuei Cam th" city's power to older it improV-! pny, Mr. Hard visited the River ed, and until this matter is cleared i nido and Oregon-Colorado proper up, the council's hands nre tied, j ties where large amounts of copper Leing one of Ujp most important ore is in sight and ready for treat-thorou-ldares leading into tow n, ment. mi'l also being in a very Dad con- oiiion, it is absolutely necessary that MMuething be done to improve it be!,,ie t'.m winter rains sot it. On motion, therefore, the street com- mittee wis enip j-veied to consult and git legal advice at once. 'is i .. , , .,. nor. o, me ona.uu .o. the sower on Fifth street was "R"1 ,L IR," c"l,ml,, "utl;erly in the Bohemia district the although the contractor was going w,,(,k hp ,eft f(r yeg on with the woik. no written . tord iv tract had been entered into with ' tho i ity, or had any Isnnls been tiled. . The new lodging house at the Mr. If. C. Hart, tho contractor, be- Vesuvius is about completed, the ing present, said that he was and basement made by excavating is had been read I .r some time to nearly soim rock makes storage sign a constrict and lurnish his room for iii'Uiy miue supplies, the bondsmen, but did not consider it i,st ,,oor will be used for the office his business to tun alter the eouu- and the second floor is partitioned cil, but, however, ho had prepared ' sn as to accomodate eighteen more tho necessary papers, which if they ' men at the mines, met with the approval of the conn- " cil could bo signed immediately, ; Bohemia M.ne Owners Association, and named as his bondsmen, J. S. There was a good attendance at Kenson, Metcalf .V P.rund and 11,0 regular meeting of the Bohemia Le Roy Wood. The contract was M' Owners .Acsociation held Fri then read by the recorder and was day evening at the Post Oth'ce. A unanimously accepted by the conn- communication irotn tuo commis- il; and the mayor ami reeorder in- io-r of Douglas county at Rose strueted to attach their .-.ig natures, hurg staHug thai surveyors would Mr. I. inch made aimlication for . ii i i Hower to bo hud along his property. : It Hcetnod to bo in the memory of the oldest councilman that the hoc- ! . l ,'. ,1. nnOilllllll U ' IU1UILU C. XJUlll! ij nei essarv preliminai work tor the i 11 , i ,- i i i .... i ft Ruide to the party at the expense sewer asked lor Inul been perloi med . 0 ' 3 1 , it . i . I of the association. by the council a long tune ago, but ( J the reeorder was instructed to look J. Hard, Reub Thorn, W. H. up tho matter, and it found to bo Shano and A. V. Churchill were se as stated to adveitise for bids. Elected as delegates to attend the Mr. Lurch made application to ! American Mining Congress to meet purchase tho live foot jog iu tho at Joplin in September. street, stating that he dosirod to build in the future and wanted to put the building on a lino with the other houses. Itoferred to the Street Committee. Mr. (UciiHon, tho brickmaker, having made connection with a city water main and furnished some pipes and considerable wo:k in con- nectiou therewith, asked that ho be allowed compensation for the same, to be paid for iu water. Same waa ' 1 lowed. ; Ordinance No. Is2, amending j.S'-f-tioii 1 of Ordinance No. 120, j having regard to the prosecution of j p'-rsons selling liquor, was read for I tho second and third time. A pro- longed discussion followed, and the 'roll call fahowed: Porter, Conner, ! Barrels. Venske No; Ilubbdl, Van "' yoh. jdraaVoX'l . leys on either side of Main Rtreet j to be graveled to a depth ol eight 1 inclitH, and a width of ten feet. i Alter the usual grist of bills were rerul anrl le'! "l"'" fe council ad- !JO" i -Regular as the Sun in nn oxpn"-ion hh old as tho v ,,,,, ,,. r.h ,, H(.ttinf, f' rnre. action ot tin-liver nnil howeln hen ' r,'""l;i,e'1 Wlfl' K'n's New Life fills. (illarantc.'il l,V Kpiiuhpi'ii mmr. llli1nVj '('. MINING NOTES i t: i ii..i j . i u. iijiu uruvB io ine mines I , J5otemia ,a6t wk miuning Saturday evening, although the " weather was Htoru.y Mr. Hard re-j ; ports a pleasant tri p, the roads are j m good cotidition and thing seem ! to be going on satis-faetoiy at the oronoriip h. i limi-i,m of,r. n, l.i.. in.,l K..;.... a.: I... I " .iin, lut ,j I'ltiiici ucillg Ullru IJyiVieSiirS Tl. J r : j . . . . . . . r i ' I - v"" ! vius is showiug good ore with j values increasing as the tunnel pen - aiiuiii .1 ill i .,,1, nils in t cii. j - ' One tUous i id feet of heavy rails j nrr'ved at the S. P. depot Monday ! aml was fr.rvvnided to the Vesuvius i ,n'ne Bohemia, the order was : ,illfid l,y Cottage dtove house. ,. . ... I'r. Ileibert h mith vico-i.resi ,dent f)f th(. !Uiy h,lh ,.ce visiling lheir ,,rop. Start on the 1-th to look out a wagon road into the Bohemia dis- . iru i ironi ine steamooat siue com menciug at Uock Creek. The As- I ...Artlll.Mt .....m'nl.t1 O r . . , . deo. O. Knowles' resigned, because ho will soon leave the district aud on motion F. J. Hard received the unanimous vote and was declared president of the association until next regular election. Capt. J. D. Kads, Supt. of West lJt Mines Compauy came in from tl,e '"'ueB R Hohemia yesterday, tt. B. Hengen of the O. &. S. K. Iy. was in the city over Sunday, WHEN LOANS ; j ARE TAXABLE Attorney Skipworlh Renders an Important Opinion. Loans Secured by Deeds are Taxable Lenders who are to Redeed Af ter Loan Must be Assessed as Mortgagee. Ivugene, Ore., July 30, 11(07. Hon. B. F, Keeney, Ansessor for Lane county, Eugene Ore: Dear Sir; I have carefully con sidered the question heretofore pre sented by yon for an opinion as to whether or Dot a deed executed and delivered conveying real estate property as security for money loan ed is taxable under the laws of the State of Oregon. Section 3037 of B. & C. code, as amended by section 1, of page 485. of the Session laws of l'.'OT, reads as follows: "All real nroDertv within thiA t state. Anl aII tiranno1 r r " ' " t"- ' "vjMfcii yi ujici IJ 31V I na iaA nr n,L .:!,;.. t: -. I 1 I excef't 8"f h as may be specifically 1 "erupted by law, shall be subject - - vtiluiix iiu nia r to assessment and taxation in equal and ratNble proportions." Section 3038, of B. & C. code, as amended by section 3: of page 486, of the Session Laws of 15)07, pro vides: "The terms personal estate and personal property shall be construed to include all things in action, household furniture, goods, chattels moneys, gold dust, on band or on deposit; all boats and vessels, wheth er at home or abroad; all debts due or to become due from solvent debt ors, whether on account, contract, note, mortgage, or otherwise, either within or without this state," etc. The usual methods in transactions above mentioned is for the person bortowing money to execute and de liver to the person making the loan a warranty deed conveying the real property offered as security for the loan, the grantor tetaining posses sion of the land, and the grantee entering into a contract agreeing to reconvey the land described in such deed upon payment, within a cer tain time fixed, the amount of the loan with interebt. It is conceded that under the statutes of Oregon mortgagee are Bubject to taxatiou. That being the law, then the next question to de termine is the legal effect and Jeon struction of a deed absolute upon its face giveu for the purpose of se curing a debt. The supreme court of the State of Oregon has held in a number of cases that a deed though absolute in form, if iuleuded as security for money, is held and construed to be a mortgage. Iu the case of Adair vs. Adair, 22 Ore. page 131, Judge Strahan, de livering the opinion ot the court, says : "It is too well settled in this state to admit of any kind of con troversy that a deed, though abso lute in form, if intended by the par ties to it as security for money or for the performance of any other lawful act, is a mortgage." In support of this rule the court cites the following authorities. Hurford vs. Harned, G Ore. .'iG2. Stephens vs. Allen, 11 Ore. 1S8. Albany aud Santiaui W. D. Co. ; vs. Crawford, 11 Ore. 243. Wilhelm vs. Woodcock, 11 Ore, (Continued on page.'!. I