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About Lane County leader. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Or.) 1903-1905 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 17, 1904)
FREE-—With The Leader, if Pai<i 3 ^ o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o g ■ . . »»Advance: A Forty-Page Monthly Magazine, “ Tlic Pacific Tree and Vine.”— FREE ■ HI Xane Counts Xeaber. COTTAGE GROVE. OREGON. The headquarter* for three great lumbering companies Only gateway to the rieh Hit- heuila gold mines, and the Black Butte ciuuibu* mine* INVESTORS I M HOMESEEKERS will liar* And opportunities nowhere else afforded In Ore gon. The Leader will give you the news and facts con cerning this favored locality VOL. XVI ______ _______COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1904 CORN WORM IS UNKNOWN (¡rowers Near Cottage Grove Not Annoyed. FINE GROWTHSHOWN canning industries here N itional Bank of Cottage Grove. John Cooley has this year on his place adjoining Cottage Grove a w i t h County Judge G . R Chminau of Eugene, visited Cottage Grove crop of corn that is as fine T, ... as was T»e»day. Attention was given by ever seen. 1» average ten feet ¡the county officer to the roads in | I " I l L r f l L / \ L TAX LAW will yield'per acre W’U “ lar*e ‘ ' Numerous fine fields may lie noted up Row river, and near Cres- well as well as in other sections J. H. Bartels is authority for the statement that some fields about C res well will yield 3S bushels to the acre. l| PPPP A I lhis -»«on and the two gentlemen visited Bohemia mining district. isos - oregon - isos c . P* Ur'h Uigue Anniv«rsary. . “ “ b*con,inK the cus- < D1 °f 1,16 K*,worl11 League, con- T yo,,nK of the Methodist Episcopal Church, to hold Commercial Club Favors Re= m oving Corporation Tax. N O . 22 quiriug a portion of Douglas county to provide for including that por tion of the Bohemia miuing district now in that county in the official boundaries of Lane county. On motion a committee of three was named by President Campbell to | have the matter in hand. They were. James Ileiuenway, P. B. Phillips, H. C. Madsen. F. J. Hard addressed the club re- ! gardiug the proposed change in the IT IJ IS SO routes *" l I'e Bohemia district. II < 3vr liFSOI RCJUL VFH T Cl/ ma'* He related that the Bohemia Mine Owners Association had passed reso With reference to the fruit grow- j“ AuniTera,rJ iu honor of the Sentim ent for Local Production of th ing industry, the article in the last ' et ‘riiaH of t,le «hurch and com- j Chanye •: Mail Routes Condemned.— lutions protesting against Fruit and Vegetables for change, which would involve ex ssueo e Leader has aroused Xhe Lea,,ue of thia church ¡n Mining Display a t Lewis and Home U se. tension of the time for transmission quite general discussion of the pos tins citv, has decided to hold their Clark Fair— Advertising; of mail between Cottage Grove and sibilities in that line. of said Association and many others if said mail is carried any other way; and, The Secretary is instructed to for ward Hon. Binger Hermann a copy of these resolutions anil one copy to the second Assistant Post master general. AN D REW BRUNjT). President of the Hohemia Mine Ownrrs Asso ciation. A L CH U R CH ILL. Secretary o f the Bohemfci Mine Owners Asso ciation. The question of arousing the interest of the ladies of Cottage Grove iu the work of the club and in general improvement of the city has been referred to at meetings in the past. At Tuesday evening’s meeting it was oil motion decided to gi ve to the ladies of the Cottage Grove Woman’s Club the free use ofthe rooms of the clubeach Satur day afternoon from 2 to 5 o’clock. Road and street improvement was discussed and on motion the Secretary was instructed to take up with 1 lie City Council the matter ol setting apart the City of Cottage Giove in a road district, and to ask that body to exert its influence and an 1 gno I offices to that end. The subject of advertising for the town 111 the way of printed matter was discussed and a committee consisting of A. C. Gage, C. J. Howard and W. B. Root was ap pointed lo have the matter in hand Through tlie evening there was animated discussion of matters pre sented (or consideration and the de^ liberations of the club were partici pated in by nearly all present. Steward J. J. Giles is at liis post agaitt alter an illness of two weeks. The club rooms are frequented each evening by a company of gentlemen who apparently enjoy the privileges of the organization to the greatest degree. The unfounded rumors concerning the club have been evi dently silenced most effectually. TROUBLE IN THED1TCH Problems Confront Sewer Contractors WATER MAIN BROKEN Lots ef Advice Froa Sidewalk Philoso phers, bat Work does Oa Steadily. ---------- | Bohemia, four days being required I. W. Lawton of Medford, stop During tlie week several samples occasion next Sunday morning dur- ing the hour of tho regular church At the meeting ol the Conimer by the new arrangement where be- ped Saturday night* in Cottage of fine fruit have been brought to service«. Mummey Bros, have received cial Club of Cottage Grove oil Tues- fore only two days were required. Grove on his way to Eugene w ith the office of the Leader by those Special music by the choir will he plenty of gratuitous counsel during lay evening last there was a good The matter was brought before the a string of trotting lioises for the who have grown good fruit— all rendered. A brief sermon will l>c attendance and much interest in the club by presentation of resolutions the week hearing upon the slight Fair. He expressed himself as with a view to proving that fruit difficulty experienced in laying the much surprised at the lack of ap «ill grow to perfection in and preached by the pastor, Rev. G. H- the affahs discussed. The mini- similar in effect to those passed b\ mains on Third street tor the new Feese, nan Rev. Gardener and tier of questions considered is indi- the Mine Owners Association. On preciation and development of the around Cottage Grove. sewer system fo r the city of Cot A m , .in, 11 .,-«,— ,.v11 i i,i, - k ot* lers W *B have charge of part of • cation of the general interest being motion the resolutions were adopted various resources of the county. Among these exhibits may he prog.amma. Mrs. Corprou, pres- M t the work before the club and by tlie clllh. Copies will be sent tage Grove. He was greatly impressed with mentioned the Bradshaw 1 i*leut of the League, will preside, tile enthusiasm of members in pass- to the Second Assistant Postmaster There were plenty of men who the superior growth of ripened corn from M. K. Babcock's ranch which •Should nny from the country ing on the various measures «as General and to Congressman Binger offered advice, hut School Trustee be was shown He said he hail are large, excellent in flavor and tiling their lunches, hot coffee will proof of united and inteiested ac Hermann,with the signatures of the Van Detiburg was about the only understood that corn could not lie were grown without irrigation. he provided for them. Everybody tiouiu every instance, ‘ ‘rank outsider” (not a member of President and Secretary ol the Club. raised in the vicinity of Cottage It may tie iu line with the work is cordially invited. the sewer committee) who got off F. J. Hard stated that the Mine Similar dissatisfaction is being planned by the Commercial Club Grove. his coat and helped. By reason ot 1805— O R E G O N — 1905 tos Owners Association of Bohemia had experienced Lake county, according After seeing tne growth of some to assist development of farming a cave-in on Third at Main street, met and commenced arrangements to the Chewaucan Post in an article SILK CF^EEK. ofthe fields of corn here without and fruit growing industries iu i one of the mains of the city water for an entensive mineral exlii .it at taken from the Portland Telegram, irrigation lie stated that it was of order to keep at home the large j Clyde and Edd Babcock went to system was broken. Housewives the Lewis & Clark Exposition, Mail Service lias been retarded and better quality and further advanced sums of money that now annually | Cedar Creek the first ofthe Week, were comjielled to do without water 1905. Mr. Hard suggested that Hie |>eople of that section have ap- at to ripeness and fullness of ears go out of this city for what may | Jay DeSpaiu of Divide was visit.- for a couple of hours— just at noon, tlie Commercial Club «ork iu con pealed to the postal authorities to just as well he grown at home. than corn in Jackson county. ing friends on the Creek several junction with the Mine Owneis As- have the matter regulated- but the damage was slight and He also expressed liis opinion in days this week. 1905— 0 R E G O N — 1905 soon repaired. [In this connection, sociation to secure a full ami com- The resolutions passed by the regard to fruit here and said that if W. N. \\ heeler and family made plete representation ofth e ores of Mine Owners Association are as a hell signal from the city hall CO URSE OF STUDY. orchard* in Jackson county received a trip to the city Tuesday. the tijS(,ict. Upon motion Presi- follows: would not he amiss to warn people as little care and attention as those Outline ol Work to Be Pursued During Mrs I). E. Slagle and childieu of dent Thos. K. Campbell appointed that the water is about to be shut Whereas there are two toads School Year. in the vicinity of Cottage Grove, Dorena are visiting at L. H. Slagle’s as a committee to represent the leading into the Bohemia District off] The f illowing High School course they would not produce any fruit Later the other bank caved i n - this "'e«k- - Club in the work Wm. B. Root, F. in Lane County, Oregon, one of has been adopte 1 lor the Cottage which said roads leaves Wildwood at all. T. Richardson has returned late- j . Hard and Frank Jordan. on the west side of the ditch, and . „ and follows up Sharps Creek via Referring to presence of worms in Giove High School. Prof Dunn lv from Nfiwnnrt where lw> I ihy hoon " A . communication a yawning gu lf has obstructed Hon. I I Mineral post office to Bohemia and spending several weeks for his A communication from from Hon. Jackson county corn, Mr. Lawton went ft> Eugene Tuesday ami in health. Main street all the week. **• Bingham was tead by Secretary is now and for a long time prior also noted the entire freedom in conjunction with Pres. Campbell of None the less work has been pur O. D. Wheeler of Eugene came Howard relative to the repeal of the hereto has been the road and route that respect of the corn grown here the University of Oregon outlined up Tuesdav on a business trip to Oregon corporation tax law, which nse<I f°r canying to Bohemia; the 1905— O REGON— 1905 sued steadily and excavation has a fonryeuis course that willfully the ; works 7 a , i k - on new industries • . .. other from any insect pests whatever. reached a point near the grammar in« saw saw mill nuu. „ n , road , being , r the ,, road that leaves hardship ou What 24 Hens Did. Several of our young people . ‘ Wildwood and follows up Champion in, < t the enl lance requirements at school at Fifth and Bridge afreets. The corn worm is prenent in all I and is in some instances compelling Creek via Orseco to Bohemia;and, The lowest ('rice received for spent a social evening at the home . „ Problems confronting the con sections of California and, so the the Univeisily and place the Cot of B. H. Lee of Divide Saturday corporations to go ..do other states Whereas notice has been given for eggs by W. N. Wheeler of Lorano tage Grove school on the accredited gentleman says, in southern Ore evening. 1 ° escape it. The sense of the club bids ou mail carrying contract cal was 17c a dozen this year. He has tractors are an elevation where deep digging is required; bed-rock, 1905—O r e g o n — 1905 was ¡„ favor of the repeal of the ob- ling for the carrying of the mail gon. It is unknown to the farm list with full credit for entrance to from Cottage Grove to Wildwood 24 hens, 12 Plymouth Rocks and the Fieshman class. ers of Southern Lane county. Mrs S. A. Burnett of Albany is noxious law and resolutions were to Oresco to Bohemia and from as ninny Blu< k Minorca«. Since he which has been encountered from Ninth Grade— English (higher visiting her grand-daughter Mrs J. adopted as follows: the Hemenway place up Third; and Green feed in the winter time lor Wildwood to Mineral post office essons) 1, Algah ra 1, History 1, W. Baker in this city. Mrs Bur- \ Resolved, That the cotporatioii abandoning thereby the carrying got the liens iu the spring he has abundance of water within to feet dairy cows may he provided by spent $2.40 for feed wheat, has nett is H7 years of ngo has 47 great, tax law, which was enacted at the : >1 mail from Mineral to Bohemia; supplied his table with eggs ami of the surface which, makes dig ensilage in this section. One acre Physical Geography 1. and, ging sloppy and slow. of corn cut for use in a silo will K Tenth Grade — English (com- grandchildren and six great.g,eat-! last session of the Oregon State received $12.78 for eggs sold. Oh. Under supervision of Engineer produce five times the feed that I positi"» «««i rhetoric) 1, Algebra # grandchildren. She is the m ither j Legislature, is unjust and unwar- Whereas as the mail is now and for ................... a long time has been carried the 110! The poultry business won't will be produced by one acre of hay Geometry > 4, History 1, GeologyG, of Judge Geo. H. Burnett of Sal, m ranted, and is a discrimination same js delivered in Bohemia on the pay here. No! We’ ll have to send Taylor the work is proceeding against mining and other interests sa me day that it leaves Cottage to Waukoshaw, Wisconsin, fur our steadily, however, and Cottage crop. It has beside the great ad Astronomy l/ i 1905—OREGON-r-1905 Eleventh Grade— Eng’isb (lit Grove will not have occasion to re of the State of Oregon; and he it Grove; and, vantage of living a green food— a egg*. How About Your Summer Vacation? gret tlie $12,000 spent iu laying her the sense of the Commercial Club Whereas as proposed by the new most important factor in winter erature, American) 1 , Geometry j 1905—O R EGO N — 1905 Newport on Yaquina Bay ¡8 the r ,, .. . . , , route and the purposed new sewer system. 1, Latin 1, Botany 1. ., , * 1 . , of Cottage Grove that we extend to , , , , , r ,, feeding for dairy purposes. nlenl seaside resort of the North , , ■ , , schedule mail leaving Cottage 1905— O RE G O N — 1905 E lev en th minimi exh ibition of the Twelfth Grade — English (liter | Pacific Coast. Round trip tickets Mr. I. H. Bingham, member of the Hrove would remain over night S ou thern O r e g o n District A g r ic u ltu r a l One reason thus far why so little atnre) 1, Latin 1, Chemistry > 4• Tbs Rev. Mr. Lake of ltoseburg at greatly reduced rotes on sale j Oregon Legislature, our hearty sup- j jn Wildwood and leave Wild- S o c iety will be held a t Ku goue, be com has been canned on this coast Zoology G, Political fiom all Southern Pacific points in | port and good dices in the matter wood the following morning there g in n in g S ep tem b e r 20, con tin uin g will hold Episcopal service* in is the fact that the corn worm l’ nysics live days. i he ll-t o l pre m iu m s is Oregon, on and after June 1st. repeal of the law inflicting a Ly taking t«'o days for delivery of la rge and in cludes many brunches of Masouie. Hall Monday evening spoils it for commercial canning Economy J4. Ask agent for further information cnrnnrations mail le,pvi,,8 Cottage Grove and ndu stry. Speed p rogram is sunounced Sept. 19th nt 8 o'clock. All are Classics throughout the entire purposes on account of the time re and a handsomely illustrated souv- j . ‘ ' mail going out of Bohemia would for each d a y o f th e fair. cordially invited. course. enir booklet, or write fo Edwin Routine business followed and |eave Bohemia before the arrival of quired for removing tlie damaged 1905—O RE G O N — 1905 Four units in each year’B work, Stone, Manager C . A E, R. R., Al- the allowance of claims as follows; that day’s mail and mail going out 1905— O REG O N— 1905 corn from the rob. Join the C o m m e rc ia l CI11I1 If you sixteen nuilB fo ra complete High haiiy, Ore., or W. E. Coman, C. P Marion Veatch, furniture, $31.40; ¡of Bohemia would remain over Mr*. J. N. Boyd ha* returned would see the town prosper and g r o w The amount ot canned corn an school course, fifteen oT which are A. S. P. Co,, Portland. Modern Pharmacy, supplies a„d at Wild wood just as it would (J 10) from an outing at Independence nually used on this coast is vast— required for entrance to the Uni ^ ^ coming from Cottage throve thereby 1905— O RE G O N — 1905 190 y — O R E G O N — 1905 stationery, $125. requiring two days for a letter to go and reporta a very pleasant time, sufficient to consume the product of versity. Copies of tho list of premiums for A Bad Fire. Trustees were instructed to take from Cottcge Grove to Bohemia and Certain optional studies will be Mr. Boyd will return next week. * number of large canneries and May destroy your homes at any tip the matter of securing stoves and two days from Bohemia to the District Fair at Eugene Sept. furnish employment to hundreds of allowed if chosen at the begiuuiug time; have Tom Awbrey write you 20th to 21th may lie had at the 190S— O R E GON— 1 «06 and fuel for the winter months, and Cottage Grove or four days for an Office of the Leader. families and a market for the pro of the term. up a policy in eithef^ the Ætna Iu- Souvenir Spoons. thev were advised to act upon their answer desired either at Cottage 1905— OREGON— 1905 ' . , . . . Grove or Bohemia; the purposed 1905— O RE G O N — 1905 duce of many farms, to say noth- *nranee Co; or the Oregon Fire Re A nice line of souvenir spoon* Hon. T, H. Hepdricks, President lief Association of McMinnville, Ore. own judgment without action by new sched„ le and rout(; would re. mR of the amount of money that Fall sowiug requires disc plovg. j.ist received at H. C. Madsen’ s the club. quire a week lor a letter from Port- See ad columns. jewelry store. would be kept in local channels ot of the First Natiopal Bank of Eu- (015) The committee on reception re- land to Bohemia and return; and, ported progress and announced Whereas the present traveled j Wednesday evening, September ai, 1 road and route requires only twenty as the date for the affair. In vita- [our hours to get mail from Port- , land and only thirty six hours for tions have been issuet. a return that is to say, two days Comnjtttee on inquiry as to avail- ami nights for the round trip; and able clays for brick and tile making Whereas the proposed new route reported investigation and that requires a carrier from Wildwood suitable materila was on hand in “ » ° r*?co * « • fro® <?rsec0 _ , « , Hohemia and the packing would ’ - abundance. Samples ia\e een jjavc |Q be done Jiy a man or a horse Thi* t* our motto ami sent to the inquiring capitalists. from Orseco to Bohemia and feturn we carry the be*t line of At the previous meeting there up a steep mountain trail where -■ y K <• •>' groceries to be found in was discussion of the matter of ac- there is no wagon road; and, Whereas the porposed new route the market*. Our stock will be more expensive and will is fresh and closely se work a hardship on seven eights of lected. Our c a n n e d the men and companies in the said good* are of the moat re Bohemia Mining District; and. A checking account with a hank Is cent pack. O u r Balt Whereas the Bohemia Mine a great convenience; not only doe* Meat* are received fresh the business and professional man Owners Association has Ibis 12th, every month and o u r appreciate Ills checking nceonut, but day of September ____ __________ 1904 met m and ranch supplies are ever the progressive farmer as well, and assem|ded for the purpose of con fresh. W e have the West End t0Tbo*e who doUnotWkeep, *iich an j »String the matters relative to the choicest s e l e c t i o n of a< n dit ml-4 many of It* advan-' carrj ing of mail to Bohemia: and, luncheon delicacies to be of Bridge. tege*. ,. , , , „„ Whereas the Bohemia Mine own- found in the county. We is ration* (tun* a n d Individual*, and jets Association IS composed of 45 live up to oar motto and iu T.b them with check-books, so members owning and operating 200 sell nothing inferior..... that th?v c»n draw against their different groups of mining claims in In favor of other 1 * ^ » " sajd Bohemia Mining District, r* vv hvh it u*l to exnl.iln tne •« • i u J y ?|, .ntagen of a checking ac- Now therefore be it resolve(l by 1 ho- • who arc not familiar the Bohemia Mine Owner* Asaocia- wl , •)•• m ion that it is the sense of said As sociation and of all the memliers thereof that it is to the best interests R *R y o u r s f o r l o w p r ic e s . Our Own Free Delivery Wagon. r „ II „ t v » i l c of« great majority of the pervms re S C C U S ceivjng mail at Bohemia that the mail leaving Cottage Grove, Oregon “ 1« carried the same day via W ikl- J G o o d T h in gs to Eat Distinctly Understand uM ¿JS* That we are showing the finest line of custom made Phone A C o n v e n ie n c e Main CLOTHING T b t ever happened and have made the dollars SO a nice new few that you can start the hoys oil Suit, with Shoes and Hose to match. W elch & Woods W h o A lw ays ‘Have It for Less Corner Main and River Sts. No. 43 It interested mi m & swigs Bin l ' - t a g * Grove,. . Oregon B o h e m ia p o s t o f f ic e a n d t h a t it w i l l I greatly inconvenience the members PEARCE & JOHNSON