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About Lane County leader. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Or.) 1903-1905 | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1904)
COTTAGE GROVE. OREGON. The headquarters for three treat lumherlnu cmnimnles. . Duly sateway t<» t*»'• rieli Bo- I hem la r »1»1 mines, ami the » Black But»e e in n u tr mines Xanc Count? Xeabec. VOL. XV INVESTORS and HOMESEEKERS will here And opportunities no*her* else afforded iu Ore- ton. The Leader will give you the news and facts con cerning this favored locality NO. 40 COTTAGE G R OVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON. FRID AY . MARCH 4, 1904 NEW SCHOOL BUILDING School Notes. BOHEMIA MINING DISTRICT February a R e c c o r d B reaker. RUSSIANS ARE ALARMED The fifth and sixth lectures of the The Roseburg Weather Bureau j course will take place by Dr. Thos. issued the following bulletin bear- [ A. Boyor of Sau Francisco on March iug ou the recent heavy rainstorm | 17, and “ Eli Perkins on March 21. and rainfall for February lu this; part of Oregon : The raiufall here These two lectures will be treats from 5 o’clock p. m. Friday eveuiug to the people of the town. to 5 a tii Saturday ivas 0.62 inches. ! Dr. Bo.vor was here two years Observer Thos. Gibson reports ago and those who have heard him this as beiug exactly the same as I remember him ns oue of the most (or 18111, to the corresponding date talented of the speakers who have with a total of 10.88 metres. The visited Oregon. The L eadeb ’ s announcement last week to the effect that the Oregon mouth of Fehurary. 181)1, with a “ Eli Perkins ’ requires no intro duction. Come hear him on, “ 1300 Securities Compauy will soon start up its new thirty-stamp mill, Levner rain fall of 11.50 inches, showed the miles through China and Japan on electric drills and other mining machinery, which was installed in the highest record ever kuowu here for Champion Basiti, the very heart of the district, late last fall at a cost of that month of the year, but the F oot." $100,000, is fully confirmed by a letter received by Manager A. B. Wcod preseut month w ill more than equal I Y. M. C. A. COMMITTEE MEETING. from the board of directors, iti New York City, this week, President G. B. ii. February, 1890, showed a re- A meeting of the committics on Old Building to be Supplied With I membership nud building is called HeDgeu and Supt. Mathews now being enroute to this city to personally coid of 9.24 iuches, while the Such a Rumor Circulated But Lacks the beginning of operations in the mines, ns well as construction average here for the past 27 years j for Friday at 4 p. in. at tbs New direct Furnace and New Coat of Paint work on the connecting link between the present terminus of the Oregon is but 4.70 iuches. No extreme Confirmation— Shooting at Drain i Bnnk Building. Let every member .V Southrastern railroad and the mines. The Oregon Securities Company, high water has occured here this ! be present as important matter is to while installing its great electric power plant, 30-stamp mill aud other month. The excess for the present A special school election was held come up. Berlin, March 2 — Russia is on modern mining machinery, during the late fall and eurly winter, also had season since Sept l r 11)03, and the at the public school building in this school BEi-oirr the verge of a revolution. Minister total for the present month, up to a large force of men at work blocking out ore in the tunnels on its vari city Saturday for the purpose of for week ending February 2(1 1004: ous mining properties bordering on Champion basin, as a result of which five o’clock p ui Sunday was just of the Interior Plehve regards the voting on bonding the district for iuches—-exceeding all former peasantry as iu a most dangerous H oy s I ; 1 rl^y tons of high grade ore is now ready for milling, and many of the ledges 12 $10,000 to build another public condition. TI 19 government has Total enrollment, 503, - are showing up remarkably well, the ore becoming richer as greater depth I records. 351 i 253 school building with at least six New enrollment, 2 - - - proclaimed a minor state of siege I 1 1 is attained. I —---- ------ Days attendance, 2005 - 935i loin rooms at a cost of about $8,000, and Days absence, 157 - - - which is a mild form of martial law, 79 TX M . W . A . O r c h e s t r a D ev n e e to put in a heating system and re A v’ge daily attendance, 4oi 199 1 202 in fifty-three out of seventy-one A v’ge No. belonging, 435 - 217 1 21M paint the present building. The Times tardy, 13 . . . . provinces in Euroj iin Russia. truant, - - - - - - o | o The s e c o n d of a series of vote stood 1)4 to 2.1 in favor of Times London, March. 1.— A rumor was Unaxeused. i - select social dances to he given by bonding the district, a light vote Those not doing good work 2 circulated in the house of commons the M W A Orchestra under the being polled on account of a general lobby this afternoon that Port Ar directions of Andrew' Xelsou, was feeling that no opposition to the thur has fallen. No definite infor B irthday A n n iv e rsa ry . given at the opera house Wednesday mation is obtainable. proposition to provide better ami proved a brilliant nlfair, the educational advantages would de Mr aud Mrs Stephen Harris of attendance beiug much larger than velop. The old school building Silk Creek were treated to a very S h o o t i n g at D r a i n . on the former like occasiou. The has nine commodious reams hut is agreeable surprise last Friday when music was tine and the program was ’ inadequate to accommodate the about thirty of their neighbors Frank Hill, of Wilbur, was shot wtdl arranged, all the up-to-date in the thigh last Saturday evening rapidly increasing attendance, there called at their home for the purpose dances being included, a success is by Lee Cannon, of Deer Creek, the being over 560 pupils now enrolled. of joining in the celebration of Mr j reported botli socially and financial affair having taken place at the Plans and specifications for the new Harris’ 74 birthday anniversary. ly- _ __ _____ building, which will be modern A very sumptuous dioner was Drain Normal School, where both throughout are already being served the table being spread with the boys ate students. Cannon hns M in in g N otes: submitted to the hoard, architect all the toothsome dishes of the been bound over in the sum of $500 Y D Heusill, of Eugene, being oue season, .characteristic ol the well F. D. Kuzur has located the Grey bonds, which he furnished. From of the first to exhibit plans and known skill of the Silk Creek j Eagle mining claim in the Bohemia what can be learned Canuou had specifications before the school matrons. The after dinner hours made some slighting remarks about mining district. board, which were looked upon with sped swiftly by with music and social some of the young ladies of the A J Brumbaugh and M F Wyatt considerable favor. The new build intercourse and a most enjoyable school, and the plan had been made have located New York claim, in the ing is to be located on a beautiful day was spent. Among by several of the young men and those Bohemia mining district. sitely incline near the foot of the present were Grandpa Babcock, who women to pelt him with eggs. Me Fin land butte in west Cottage is about 85 yeaiB old and still hale MINING LOCATIONS. Cannon met the company on the Grove, the site being donated and hearty Grandpa Wheeler aged George Cox has filed notice of walk leading to tho school building the old building leiug located on about 78 years was also present aud location of Portland miniug claim, and the former were about to begin the east side. the egg fulisade when Cannon drew Bohemia district is also well preserved for one of his age. ____ J W Cox, Wra George and Geo a pistol. Upon seeing the gun Hilt Cox locate Lee claim, Bohemia called out “ Dont shoot,’ ’ but Cannon H ill O r g a n iz e R e lie f Corpse. B ir th d a y A n n iv e r s a r y did shoot and struck Hill in the district. thigh, making a serious though not J W Cox locates Gold Coin claim A movement toward the organi A large number of friends of a dangerous wound. Dr Barber, Bohemia district. zation of a Woman’s Relief corpse Rev Geo H Feese treated him to an George Cox and Wm George of Yoncalla, was called, ai d was was inaugurated by the local G A R agreeable surprise at the M F locate Victor claim, Bohemia unable by probing to locat the ball. Post recently as a result of which parsouage Wednesday evening by Cannon is a senior at the Normal district ull arrangements are perfected for assembling in a body to celebrate Wm George locates Independence and has by this rash act lost his the permanent organization of this his 43 birthday anniversary. The chances of graduating. He is a claim, Bohemia district. important ladies auxiliary to the G surprise was complete and a most young man who had a splendid A B Saturday of next week at the I enjoyable evening was spent, games city hall. On this auspicious music and a good social time being Miss Myrtle Purvance is teaching reputation here-to-fore. occasiou, Rose M Schenck, Depart the features of the evening. At a school at Wildwood Miss Mable R etires fr o m Booth K elly C o. ment President of the W R C for late hour light refreshments were Hnins having resigned. Oregon, will he present and assist served and the company dinbanded in the organizations of the new after wishing Rev Feese many Mrs Kerr, of Wildwood, has gone At the suggestion of the Oregon corpse. The members of the corpse happy returns of the event. on Blue River to visit her daughter senators James II. Booth, receiver are desirous of securing ns mauy who is quite sick. ! of the Roseburg land office has dis- ----- — — | posed of his interests in the Booth- charter luemberB us possible and all With her insurance money in Mr J P Wicks is building a new Kelly Lumber Company and all, those eligible should join the hand Baltimore is jumping into the new bridge across Row River cn I other companies that are dealing iu work of reconstruction. The de charter list. public lands. This action iva» bris alone is worth the enormous Musick Mine. Bohemia Postoffice and old Bohemia Mountain. his place. necessary before the president G iv e th e L eader h six m o u t h ’ s o r a sum of $111,000,000 a large item to Elmer Sparr, from Ohio is visit would agree to reappoint Booth to year’s tria l su b s c rip tio n . the underwriters. T h e C rystal Consolidated M ining C o m p a n y . ing with his brother at Star. his preseut office. Increased Educational Fa- cilities For Cottage Grove Active Mining Operations Will Soon Begin and a Lively Season is Assured. Peasantry On the Verge of a Revolution. $10.0## BONDS VOTED I PORT ARTHUR TAKEN PROPERTY OF OREGON SECURITIES COMPANY Until Further N O T I C E It is stated by Secretary F. D. Wheeler, of the Crystal Consolidated Mining Company, that their new »tamp mill, which was installed on their valuable mining property in Bohemia, the past winter, will be put into operation early in the season, his couipnuy haviug much valuable ore in sight Their saw mill at the mines will be kept l usy during the early spring turning out lumber for the many contemplated improvements about the mines, including the installing of a large electric power plant. There is no doubt but what a number of Dew stamp mills will be in stalled in the district during the coming season ou several of the miniDg properties which were fully developed last aeason, while scores of prom ising properties will lie developed and the district will no doubt become a great wealth producer before the snow flies again. N ew A d ’ . we will continue our closing out sale until the entire stock is dis posed of. The extreme ly low prices that we nave been and are yet quoting on the goods positively cannot be du plicated by any concern in this part of the coun try, quality of goods considered. It was a large stock to begin with and you will yet find many bargains in many lines of season able goods / / .* Eakin & Bristow 1 Good Thin&s 1to Eat 4 F eed W areh ou se C hanges H a n d s. In this issue will be seen new ads for Marsha’s Big Minstrel Company, Hemenwav k Burkholder; The Cleaning k Pressing Establishment; The Eugene Business College; Pearce k Johnson; C, J Miller; Marion Veatch and n card for Y D Hcnsill, the well known architect of Eugene. Read theee ade. The feed and grain warehouse of Ellidge k Higgins at the depot was purchased this week by Hartung k Hansen, the enterprising proprietors of the Cottage Grove Roller Flour mill, who will at once stock it up with all kinds of mill feed and grain. Thie purchase will prove a great convenience to Messrs Hartung k l>le<l. Hansen in handling their graiu, | flour and feed shipments, their Sclileef— At the family home in building being conveniently located this city, Sunday, Feb. 28, 1904. on the Southern Pacific siding op- Georgia Ermine, the bright liitle site the depot. Cottage Grove flour daughter of Drs. H C and Kather and mill feed is gaining a splendid ine Schleef, aged one year and reputation and rapidly growing in six days, of pneumonia. demand since these practical millers The little one was an unusually j purchased aud improved this fine bright and bandspme babe and milling plant. This transfer was was t h e idol o f i t s loving effected through the real estate parents and its death was indeed a agency of Medley k Milne and the sad and irreparable lose to them. new proprietors have placed Frauk Funeral services were conducted at Garroutte in charge, who will be the M E church Monday by Elder found ready to supply the wants of Babcock, interment in the Masonic both old aod new customers. and I. O. O. F. cemetery. The bereaved parents have the heartfelt Legal blanks and mining notices at [sympathy of the entire community. the L b a d e k office. I f PJ g 'J—" P h on e M ain N o. 4 3 This is our motto and we carry the best line of groceries to he found in the markets. Our stock is fresh and closelv se lected. Our c a n n e d goods are of the most re cent puck. O u r Suit Meats are received fresh every month and o u r ranch supplies are ever fresh. W e have the choicest s e 1 e ct i o n of luncheon delicacies to be found in the county. We live up to our motto and sell nothing inferior....- C orner M ain an d River Sts. West End of Bridge. O ur O w n Free D elivery W agon. P E A R c e & j o t IN S O N