Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-05-24

Nellie Hoffman, young lady
living in Nampa, was wakened one
night recently and on asking who
was there Was seized by burglar
who emptied a bottle of vitriol
over the young lady's face. The
vitriol was not very strong but
Miss Hoffman's face was quite
badly burned. The burglar es-
capped without any booty.
The grain cbutes constructed
several years ago at Kendrick are
being torn out and replaced with a
wire cable and bucket tram. The
buckets will be large enough to
carry one sack of wheat and be dis
tributed at short intervals along
the cable. 1t is understood that
two of these trans will be con-
struc,ed during the summer.
Morrow, May 17.--(Special to
the Tribune HI. j. Bowers was
found today in an unconscious
condition lying in the road short
distance north of town. He had
been driving band Of stock and
it is thought his horse fell, throw.
ing him to the ground. His inju-
ries are serious but it is thought
will not prove fatal. He was taken
to the Morrow hotel. Bowers
home is at Genesee.--Tribune.
John inertia, a farmer living near
Fraser, committed suicide Sunday
by shooting himself with "A
caliber revolver. Mrs. inertia was
confined to her bed at the home of
her brother near Juliaetta at the
time and the only person at home
besides the sick man was 10 year
old son who could not take tie re-
voIver away from bis father. Mr..
inertia had Teen suffering from bad
attacks Of illness and informed the
boy that if stricken again he would
end it all. Sunday he had another
attack and while the boy had gone
to neighbours for assistance, he
put bulleI through his brain,
Lou w. Crake, we'll known
mining man, was shot and killed
Friday evening near Pearl by
George Eden. Eden, who is a
sheep herder, was arrested at Em-
nett, where he now is awaitsng the
arrival Of the sheriff OF Boise coun
ty, and claims he shot In self de-
Tense, He has a bullet hole in his
leg and bears evidence of having
been pummeled. Crake's body
was net found until Yesterday
morning. 1t was guarded by his
two dogs, who refused to allow the
remains to be disturbed until force
was used, Tie trouble arose over
Eden driving his sheep onto
Crake's mining claim after having
been told he could not pasture
them there.--Sunday Statesman.
Ed, Otto, the we'll known Sal
mon river cattle man, was shot
and killed at Pollock last Friday
night by VIM. Duncan.
The tragedy, it seems, occurred
in the saloon conducted by Dun
can, and was the result OF trouble
over Otto's wife. From the infor-
nation available it appears that
Otto went to Duncan's saloon arm
ed with a GIN and that dispute
arose between the men, resulting
in the shooting. All statements of
the affair are to the effect that
Duncan acted in self-defense and
was forced to act to save his own
life,
Both Otto and Duncan have re-
sided in Nldaho county for many
years and are well known. Otto
is said to be wealthy and Duncan
also has considerable means. The
town OF Pollock, where the tragedy
occurred, is located in the Rapid
river country, fifty miles above
Whitebird on the Salmon river.
j. \, King, proprietor of the
Lewiston Milling plant aid owner
of store in Lapwai, has been or
rested at Lewiston and lodged in
Jail, charged with the murder of
Charles z. Thatcher, who was
killed at Lapwai, July 10, 1928.
The complaint was made in the
probate court OF I.atah county by
Harry Thatcher, brother OF the
murdered man.
Charles Thatcher and John y.
King were partners in store at
Lapwai at the time of the murder
and, apparently, were on the best
Of terms when the shooting was
done. The theory advanced now
is to the effect that King and
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