Hane County Heabec. ul Ol I I t l f f E . OSSOO«. ’' M.dnu»rt«ni for thrw »Ä r io i 0* , . 1 T io I I « rieh Ho­ l l ^ “ min«. * Bd ,“ >• elnlk' '**' ml“*" XV COTTAGE • without fa il'; today there more than euough cars tor all poses in this state." im p r o v e will l « r « l i d •pDortiRilir* nowfcera elaa afforded In Ore­ gon. The Lender will glee yon the news ami facta con­ cerning this favored locality NO. 31 GBOVK, L A N E COUNTY, OREGON, F R ID A Y . DEC. 11. 1903. MINING v NOTES o r IN T E R E S T GATHERED FROM A L E SOURCES is 1004. “ No, I cannot say that the i cbiiuui say tliut the time Numerous prospectors are locating that place if a game could be ar- betwi en Portland aud San Francisco coal in the John Day Valley. ranged. The former team holds will be shortened at present. That « ... , , . ., . , the Western Oregon High School will come alter the contemplate,! G i£r“ e, T r 'v \ F T « “ 1 championship, and the latter the improvement in the roadbed in . ‘ he ,C,-V9tal Co“ solidated Mtnmg Ore jo n H igh School Cham- rwL.,.« _ ■ i . Co. has returned to this city from a . “ b * Oregon The rails at present are busiotss trip t0 Portlwld. J I pionslup. cts G-row B righ ter too light for heavy service. We have I “ had orders for rails in for eight The annual stockholders' meet- 1 The extent of Oregon s gold- Oregon M ills and months, and have had to wait for ings of Iowa and Monte Rico Mining Producing qualities and the possi- them. These orders will be filled Companv, of Bohemia, were held in b,l,“ es of ,he 8,at? a8 a .«r88‘ “ 1D: Timber Camps. in 1904, and the heavier rails will the oflie'e of the secretary, J. M . ! ,n« ceQter are shown ,n the fact be laid in Oregon then. After that Williams, in Eugene last Monday. that 25 of tbe 33 counties are on time the schedule will probably be The old board of directors and the record with gold outputs. With shortened, aud the general service old officers were re-elected by both three-fourths of tbe Oregon terri­ improved.” tory classed as gold-producing, the companies. time will come when the title of From the above . it will be noted - Harry • j Supple, the t u e well w en a known uunu |H Harrim an, Railroad it extreme satisfaction that the Golden State will be taken from newspaper aud mining man, has re- demoralization to our infant indus­ turned to Cottage Grove from a California aud transferred to Oregon. agnate, at Portland tries, resulting from the so-called months' sojourn in Portland, where Tbe counties in tbe gold list are: Baker, Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, —Talks Cars. car famine, is about at an end, and he has been visiting with his brother, Coos, Crook, Curry, that our mills, mines and timber the Portland shipbuilder. Harry Columbia. Douglas, Grant, Jackson, Josephine, tH. Harriman, the great rail- camps can soon renew operations has a good knowledge of tbe Bohe­ Klamath, Lake, Lace, Linn, Malheur, P magnate, visited Portland this i on even a larger scale than before. mia mines and is enthusiastic in re­ Marion, Mnltnouah, Polk, Tilla­ There is now even cause to believe ¿and in an interview with the gard to their bright future. mook, Umatilla. Union, Wallowa am said: “ I would favor the that 1904 will be a mors prosperous Tbe citizens of Eugene and and Wasco.— Eugene Register. i portage road or canal only in year in Western Oregon than the vicinity interested in tbe mining Tbe fight waged by Oregon I was convinced that that pro- past year. industry met at the Commercial miners against the obnoxious Eddy •ould in no way interfere with Club Tuesday evening and effected New Uniform. corporatiou tax law has assumed 0. R. & N. traffic or plans, an organization that cannot help I definite form, and the campaign is at the service on the Southern being very beneficial to the mining being strenuously carried forward. lie between Portland and San A sensation wan created Sunday interests of Lane county. B. L. icisco has been bettered 100 per when Cottage Grove’s efficient and Bogart served as chairmau and Prat. A bill amending the Eddy Cor­ poration Tax Law has been drawn | within the past two years. stalwart city marshal, Edward Un­ McAlister as secretary of tbe meet­ up by R. C. Wright, who is one of iat neither the Q. It. & N. or ing. Prof. Hyde, of the U. ©. butbern Pacific has taken one derwood, sallied forth in a spick and mining department, was elected to tbe executive board of the Oregon I of the state of Oregon, but span new regulation poiice uniform the presidency and Prof. McAlister Miners Association, and will be in­ on the contrary, all profits of with helmet and “ Billy ” as embel­ to be secretary and treasurer of the troduced at the special session of the Legislature called to convene roads have been expended for lishments. The small boys, who al­ new association. December 21. Tbe amendment ready regarded him with consider­ ovements. able awe, was filled with terror F. J. Hard, of the Vesuvious, covers the tax on all corporations in OREAT IMPROVEMENTS. when the object o f their discontent Oregon & Colorado and Riverside the state, making the minimum fee Upward of $130,000,000 has came forth a full-fledged policeman, mines, returned to Portland Satur­ $5 and the maximum $15. The $5 ispcDt by our system during 1 and by tbe way, tbe wreathed bel­ day after purchasing a large amount fee is for corporations up to and in­ three years, and Oregon met, brass buttons aud “ B illy ” of 1 Uuplies from local iue « units cluding a capitalization of $25.000, bad its share. I t certainly is to seemed to inspire a more reverential j and shipping them up to hi mines and $15 for all above the sum. This, Interest to do the best possible regard for the big municipal officer | iii Bohemia. He proposed to pay it is conteuded by mining men and other incorporators, will be agree­ |g for this state, and I intend to j of the law, on the part of the larger the expenses of the High School right on doing it. ■ boys and the old duffere who were ; football team to Portland to meet able, and they are determined to bother tiling I have done at a rubbiug their eyes aud viewing him the Baker City High School team at bring the matter to a head. it expense is to place the Port- iu wonderment after an all uight’s 'Asiatic line of steamers in ex- engagement around the green clotn, ice The lice was put in an and various places where the right- tune time, but we have kept eous eutereth not. It is also said) for the convenience of the that several “ respected citizens ” j who suspicioned that be knew all Mr. Dennis of BlacK Butte Of a Stranger in this City pliât extensions are planned I about it. dodged around the corner Caused F r o m Blood Endorses The Sugges- Oiegon?” whenever they saw the big star and would rather not discuss them | brass buttons sparkling in the sun- Poisoning. tion on this Line. jes.ut,” was the answer. ‘‘There light on that eveutful Sabbath day. numerous extensions and im- j It is gratifying to the writer as well Blackbutte, Ore. D c. 5 — Editor HOW E— At the Cottage Grove ho­ riueuts considered, but the de- as to tbe citizens of this town to note tel Sunday, Dec. 6, 1903, from Lane County L eader : I am inter­ these metropolitan strides in this *re not ready for the public.” blood poisoning, G. W. Howe, late ested iu your enterprising sugges­ grow ing and progressive munici­ of Grand Junction, Colorado, aged A BOLT THE CAR SHORTAGE. tion made iu your issue of Dec, 4th. pality and we are all especially 54 i ears. his terse, comprehensive maD- gratified— the editor in particular— namely, that a small building slnnibl Deceased arrived iu this city about be erected in Cottage Grove neat Hr. Harriman summed these years of waiting, with tAU iitm nu o u i u u . v « up . . the w__ _ ( after one week prior to bis death aud had lortage question in these words: the knowledge that now an attec-1 tbe depot to contain a mineral ex­ only been in tbe state about three twelve months’ demand for tive ear is at all times at command I bibit from the Bohemia and Black weeks. A few days before coming Butte District, with appropriate would i when seized by a desire to “ tell your could be supplied, cars signs that may be read from pass­ here he scratched bis finger on a iilt and supplied for the use of troubles.” Look out for the police- nail. The injury becoming inflam­ ing trains. ns, but our system cannot keep While tbe Black Butte Company ed he secured a box of salve from rolling stock based on a twelve wbich be had recently treated a “ Cut out cigarettes or leave the is not in any wise interested in ad­ horse’s shoulder and this treatment Iths' demand for a sixty-day vertising its property, but on the lice. There would be ten mouths school,” is tbe official mandate that contrary, being a private corpor increased tbe inflammation. He then |he year when stock would be has been issued by the faculty of ation, has always avoided publicity went to a local doctor who split tbe ¡ally idle. It is our aim to do Cornell college which proposes to never the-less we feel interested in finger in which symptoms of blood- poison bad appeared. Tbe inflamma­ Pest we can. and we can do no see that tbe order is enforced to the the wellfare of your enterprising tion soon spread to the band and ir (ban that. Two months ago little city, and ou that account I kon demanded a thousand cars letter. would be glad to co-operate with arm and permeated the entire sys­ you and your citizens in carrying tem in a comparatively short time. out tbe plan vou have suggested. Upon the arrival of his wife it was From tbe standpoint of Cottage decided that tbe arm should be am­ Grove I know of no better scheme putated and while tbe physicians realized that it was too late to operate for advertising, cost being consider­ with success, upon the earnest sol­ ed, than the plan you have suggest­ icitation of the patieut aud his wife, ed. Please command me if at any­ tbe arm was most skillfully amputa­ time I can be of any service in ted at the shoulder joint Saturday furthering tbe project. by Dr. Auderson, assisted by Dr. Yours Very Sincerely, Corpron, but as was anticipated W. B. D ennis . the patient died the following day, ----- ----- W ill A p p oin t R o n d S u p e rv is o rs . but was rational up to the last. He said he realized that there was but one chance in a thousand for him It is not generally known that a when the physicians were called to la»' passed at the last legislature, provides for the appointment of tbe ■ perform the operation, but be insist- The a rarest and best sunervisors of tbe county b y , ®d on taking that chance. During road supervisors of their I his fatal illness he manifested the the county court instead 'greatest self composure, cousider- election as heretofore. asked I ation and patience, and before his Judge H. R. Kincaid was the i death he thanked all those wbo had about tbe matter of appointing administered to his comfort. Tbe n C o t t a ¡re Grove supervisors. He replied that proprietor of the Cottage Grove hotel the coming 8Pe|Mai 888^ pegged by 1^** Boren and his wife, done all in Can fill large or small orders ¡ature repealed tbe tlle court *heir power to bring about tbe re- promptly : Country produce ■ . . coverv of their guest and were ably bought and sold : Special at­ would make tbe • PP” ' I assisted by Mr. A. W . Weaver, wbo tention given to orders from flrst of tne year. He ^ 8t ^ Bt the hote, Bnd took an intereat I . tbe case, but all thf> Bohemia mines .* .* .* I ever, that the law would ^ repealed l - — | as it is considered by many to be was of no avail. Tbe deceased was O ur own free Delivery wagon I unsatisfactory. I a very genial, intelligent and exem­ In case it falls upon the court to plary gentleman and hi* untimely make the appointments Judge Kin­ death was greatly deplored by all caid said he thought nearly all if those who had formed his acquain­ not all those now holding tbe office tance, Upon his own request, be was of supervisor would be named to buried Monday at London, Mineral succeed themselves, as all have seem­ Springs, a few milea south of this ed to give satisfaction since their citv, at which resort be spent a few j election — Guard. days before coming to tbia city aDd with wbich surroundings aa well as Boy babies are said to be sweeteet Sts—West end of Bridge the people residing there be was Corner Main and River at four and girl babies at twenty. very favorably impressed. He lesves I four. w il l INVKSTOtt i M H O m tK IK C lS M Y OF CABS I I MINERAL EXHIBIT VERY SAD DEATH t Pearce Johnson V p - To - Date Grocery Store a wife to mourn her Bad loss, and it is her intention, we understand, to return to relatives at her old home n Oklahoma Territory. STAMP IL L III “ B u c k " S tar a B e n e d ic t. Ralph G. Starr, the well kuown former University stndent, being prominent in athletics, and Miss Hattie L. Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Taylor, were united in marriage by JusticoC. A. Winter- mnier last Thursday in the presence of only a few friends. The bride is well known through­ out the county as a successful school teacher and for the past four years has b e e D assistant librarian at the University. Tbe groom is an indus­ trious young man and since quitting bie studies at the University has clerked in Eugene and duriug tbe pant few weeks coached the crack Cottage Grove football team. They will reside in Eugene for the present. E u g e n e R e g is t e r ’s E n te rp ris e . The Eugene Daily Register is hard at work on an elaborate special edition to be issued early in January. It will set forth in an accurate and comprehensive manner tbe great natural resources of Laue county, and will exploit the advantages pre­ senting themselves to tbe investor and homeseeker, and all parts of the county will be fully represented in this big edition. It will be hand­ somely illustrated and ten thousand copies will be printed, a large por­ tion of wbich will be circulated by tbe Harriman Immigration Bureau. Wm. Baxter, an expert in preparing special newspaper editious is repre­ senting the Register in this city this week, and since that paper is confining this big edition to Lane county exclusively, our merchants, mill and mining men will And it profitable and advantageous to patronize liberallv this big, special edition in which Cottuge Grove and tributary country should have a full page. W e congratulate Messrs. GillBtrap upon their enterprise and energy. --------------------------- L a n d F r a u d C a s e C o n tin u e d , Portland Telegram, Dec. 3 : Judge Bellinger announced yesterday that it would be to expensive to hold tbe jurymen here to await the trials of Horace McKinley, Puter, Mare Ware, et al., the famous land fraud cases, till tbe witnessess could be secured. Accordingly it was agreed by tbe counsel on both sides to allow them to be continued until the March term of tbe United States circuit court. A t the Crystal Consolidat­ ed Company's Bohe­ mia Property. BE FELL 20 FEET T w o Men B adly Injured W h ile Placing the Machinery. Frank D Wheeler, secretary of the Crystal Consolidated Mining Com­ pany, came down from the m «a s Wednesday where he has been Sup­ erintend ing the installation of his company’s new stamp mill. H e re­ ports the work progressing very sat­ isfactory. The big stamp mill has keen placed in position, the frame work of the mill building is complet­ ed and tbe roofing is now being put on. The company's saw mill is being operated every dsy turning out timbers and lumber for the ex­ tensive improvements about the mines. This company has 35 men employed at the present time in and about its mines aud tbe work is being pushed iD every department. Mr. Wheeler says his company hopes to have everything in readi­ ness for active mining operations by early spring aud a very successful aud profitable season’ s ruu is antici­ pated during 1904. F E LL TW ENTY FEET. Last Friday Thos. Howie, machiu- est of the Uniou Iron Works of Sau Francisco, wbo was seut up to tho | Crystal mines to install the big new stamp mill, met with quite a severe accident. He lost bis footing and fell twenty feet from the mill frame­ work to the solid stoue foundation below. Fortunately no boues were broken and while he was consider­ ably bruised aud severely shaken up he will be able to resume work again in a few days. A few days later a Mr. Reagon who recently went to work for tbe company was severely injured by n pile of lumber falling ou him, but he will be able to resume work in a few days. L a n d C le a rin g C o n tra c t. It was only a question of time Wheeler |e agent».