Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-07-05

Frank Simon and ye scribe went to
Grangeville Wednesday in order to be
on time for the 4th.
/ Edgar Kittrel arrived home from the
j Pullman college last week. He will re-
main during the summer.
I Assessor Overman has practically fin
ished the 1901 assessment. He finds
that the total valuation Of the taxable
property OF the county is much greater
than last year. and will probably reach
the two million mark Mail.
| Hubert Hattrup last week sold to
John B. Thacke, recently Of Minnesota.
the old Warren place, consideration
/ $Sl00, Mr.. Hattrup also sold to Her
man Engel Ed Bradford's town prop
! erty. Mr.. EnSel is also Minnesota
man. These two men viii make val
liable addition to our community
Herman Streibich, well known and
prosperous farmer OF Uniontown, WASH,
brought up his wife and three small
children to visit with Mr.. Streibichs
son-in-law, Ernest Bieler, Of Ferdinand,
last week. Mrs. John Fuchs, one of
Mr.. Streibich's daughters. was also one
of the party. Messrs. Streibich and
Bieler were in the city Sunday renew I
ing old acqua;ntances here.
/. w. Nixon. of Moscow. an old friend
and comrade of ours, was in the city;
Tuesday. Mr.. Nixon holds a first grade
teachers certificate, besides diploma
from the state university, and he was
here trying to secure the 2rincipalshlp
of our schools. He is in every way cap
| able Of the trust, as his excellent recon-
mendations will conclusively prove.
Atty. Hugh Shaw, Of Morrow ,.lpassed
1 through here Friday ON his way to
lGrangeville where the civil case regard
1 ins the appropriation by constable
Blackbur of the horses belonging to
Morrow and Smith was heard Saturday.
| Mr.. Sfaw represented the defense
Claiming that the constable had no
right to hold the horses) and was de-
feated at the preliminary hearing. 1t Is
evident that when onr constable do s
anything he knows what he is abo,t.
| 1t is with pleasure that we chronicle
the election of oer townsman, Mr.
George Simon, by the democratic cen-
raj committee to I'LL the vacancy caused
ny the resignation of County Commits
sioner Nuxoll. Mr.. Simon received
twenty-five out Of thirty-four votes.
Mr.. Simon is an honorable and upright
man, thoroughly capable of handling
his share of the county business and
one who will undoubtedly be credit
to this vicinity. The election occur red
1 at Grangeville last Saturday.
RoRN-To the wife of VIM. Bash, en-
Thursday June 27th, 1901, fine large
son. Mother and child are doing nicely
and it is suspected that Billie also will
recover. We would have chronicled
the birth last week but Billie kept all
the neighbors busy all day Thursday
and we didn't learn OF it until one of
them got time to tell his little boy to
inform us, bnt it was then too late for
| publication. Billie is about twice his
usual tlarge) size and his good humor
is simply marvellous.
One Of the most pleasant parties we
ever attended was given Tuesday eve
ming at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. P. w.
| Kittrel in honor of Miss Gussie Clark,
who is All old friend of Miss Leona Kit
trel. Miss Clark leaves shortly for the
Palouse. Those present were Misses
Leona and Flora Kittrel, Eunice and
Maud Turner, and Matte How
ell, Bessie Blackburn and Blanche Rob-
bins and Messrs. Kittrel. Crawford, ST.
mon, Howard and John Mckinley, jim
and Chas. Blackburn, Howell, Bartlett
and Rustemeyer, Everyone had good
time.
DIR. Green has organized gymnasi-
um, the classes meet at the Congrega-
tional church rooms; the boys Monday
nights and the girls on Tuesday nights.
A young ladies class will be organized
for Wednesday nights. This is valu-
able institution for the young people
and should be aided in every way by
our citizens. DIR. Green has had five
years experience in the best gymnasi-
ums in the country that make his SER
vices very desirable.-G. Standard.
Why doesn't some one organize
gymnasium here? Surely we have per-
sons capable of conducting such an i'm
stitution.
NOTICE TO FREIGHTERS.
We have $4,000 pounds of wool at
Enarort Il.