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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-07-19
Big Timber Land.

Moscow, Idaho, July l6-The white
pine timber on $4,000 acres of land belong
ing to the state, all contained in township
Al, in ranges east and west of the Boise
meridian, has been sold at public auction
to Henry furnish of West Superior Wis,
the price paid being $lO5 1926. This was
the appraisement put on the timber by the
state. and it is on the basis of 81 thou
sand for white pine, rs cents for red fir
and yellow pine.
The sale is for cash, paid at the time of
sale.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-07-19
TRADE REPORT.

Bradstreet's report of trade for las
week is as follows:
| Varying commercial and industrial
conditions make it difficult to strike IL
sentence the keynote of general trade
for the week. In the east business ap
pears to be of a midsummer character
while in the southwest conditions have
been adversely affected by drouth anG
hot weather reports which superin
duced tendency on the part of many
TO cancel orders previously given In
the northwest, on the contrary, bust
ness seems to be quite active as the
result of excellent crop conditions and
credit is reported being freely granted
but in the middle west the tenor OF
trade is apparently steady, while in the
south ordinary conditions are noted
But for the week the important devel
opments seem to have been the ram.
pant speculation in corn and oats, due
to reports of exceedingly heavy dam
age in the Missouri valley belt. the
nervousness of the stock market and a
somewhat troubled railway rate situa,
ton, together with a more favorable
feeling in labor circles.
The crop reports to the agricultural
department point to reduction of AGO.
900 acres, or 5 per cent from the area
planted last year, with lowered condi-
ton as compared with July year ago,
and as result the statisticians are
figuring on a crop OF 2,098, OO3, 900 bush.
els, which may be regarded as some
what above the probable yield If ac-
count be taken of the decline in condi.
lions, as compared with the average
for the season last year. For the wheat
crop, as whole, a total of 704 1880, 900
bushels is figured out also, an estimate
which may have to be revised in the
direction Of reduction. The wheat
remaining in farmers hands is esti.
mated at 31,000,O0O bushels, which is
less by 100000 bushels than on July
year ago. The oat crop shows a
decline in condition for the month of
June as compared with July 10 last
year. while barley shows slight gain
for the month, but an advance as COM
pared with July last year.
There Is firmer and better feeling
In the iron and steel market, though
new business is of small volume.
In wool the situation shows improve
ment, but no speculative interest.
Some mills that had secured fall ordtrs
are covered by buying new wool, the
bulk OF the demand for which Is for
territory, fine medium and fine. Offer
ings of staple lots are scarce.
From unofficial representations
there Is reason to anticipate the heavi- |
est wheat yield ever harvested, and
making the customary allowances for
domestic consumption, even with the
small supply on hand when the year
opened, there appears available for ex-
port about 80 per cent more than went
abroad in the year of greatest ship
ment. Yet prices are far above the low
record and vigorous rallies follow each
decline. Extensive needs abroad con-
tinue the movement from the Atlantic
ports for the week amounting to 3,20S.-
6S4 bushels against 2,1S9,443 bushels a
year ago.
Failures for the week numbered 2OS
IN the United States against 1876 last
year, and q in Canada against "a last
year.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-07-19
Frank Keller Drowna,

Wenatehee, Wash, July l5.-Franlx
Neller' who was working with Mr.. Morris
on the Wenatchee ferryboat, fell overheard
ana drowned. 1t was just about dark and
the boat was making a crossing q mon
being at each end of the boat when Mor
rs heard splash and missed Keifer, who
must have stumbled and fallen into +ho
river. in'o the
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-07-19
Derby Winners Lost.

chicago, July l4.-At Washington mark
tne Young handicap, at mile and three
slxteenths, with $4,000 added money. was
contested for by the best 8 year olds and
upward in the west. Three American
aeToy winners, Pink Coat, Sidney Lucas
and Robert Waddell, were entered togatb'
" WIN II Others Terminus won the
noung stakes, Yesuvian second. John
Bright third. Time, l59 Id. i
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-07-19
Lawson Generous to His Crew.

Newport, R. l., July l5.-Just before
leaving Newport Mr.. Lawson went on
board the Independence and made Captain
Half, the two mates and the crew hand
some presents. To Captain Half he pre-
sented $1,000 in gold; to First Mate Half
he gave $500; to Second Mate Miller,
$3.50, and to each member of the crew $50.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-07-19
Enid Burned.

Wichita, Kan, July l4.-The loss at
Enid SO far by fire is estimated by the
Eagle correspondent at 100000.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-07-19

A philadelphia resident recently con-
tracted for the building of 222 houses.
to cost about $750,000.
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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-07-11
Weiser Practically Promises 1t to the
People across Snake River
STRIVING FOR new TERRITORY
Burns and Vale Want Easy Access to a Rail-
road Point

j. B. O'Toole of the wholesale
firm of Carruthers & O'Toole, has
been stirring up the matter of free
ferry across Snake river since re-
turning from trip to Vale, Burns
and other inland Oregon points He
says that so slight an effort has been
made by Weiser for the trade of
that vast section that the people over
there have nearly forgotten our ex-
istence. But when he dropped in
their midst with price list that beat
all competitors, they showed keen
interest, and the chances are that
many of the freighting wagons that
now ply between those places and
Ontario, Huntington and Baker
City, will hereafter be headed fol
Weiser. .'The one great drawback, ,
said Mr.. O'Toole ssis the lack of 6
bridge or a good free ferry. The
latter must be started up right away
and l took the liberty of promising
the people over there that it would
be done without fail Few of ou
business men realize the immense
trade that is done by that country
with points on the railroad Weiser'
present share is rdlculously small
and the thing for us to do is to g
after lions share. Steps should b.
taken at once to bridge Snake river
as that would materially stimulat
the settlement of Dead Ok Flat a
we'll as draw trade from a longer dis
tance. The idea prevails that sec
ond ferry cannot be built within
certain distance of the present ferry
but that is mistake. The plan 0
a free ferry would contemplate ma
terial Improvements in the boat an
landing at present in use
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-07-11
Weiser Fruit Land & Development
Co. to Build One.
THE CAPITAL IS IN SIGHT
An Ideal Location for Such an Enterprise

The managers of the Weiser Fruit
Land & Development Co. are plan
nlng to build canning factory here
next year. This is great valley
for raising vegetables, and no better
market for canned goods exists than
this mountain country. Such an
enterprise would bring many dollars
into community.
G. S. Fosselman, leading worker
in this enterprise, informs the SIGNAL
that the company has now grown
big enough so that the universal de-
sire that ii build cannery can and
and will be gratified. Said Mr. Fos-
selmon: ''I am just back from an
other trip to Butte, and secured {
number Of new subscribers for the
Development company there anC
more are promised. While th'
erection of canning factory mex
season has now reached the point O
an assured fact, nevertheless it i
being largely made possible by out
side people becoming subscribers
We feel that Weiser people shoul,
subscribe for shares in larger mum
bers without waiting to be urged
The object of the company is t
gather capital from all sources t
start enterprises that will pay divid
ends as we'll as employ labor an
give the rancher a better market
Its officers are local men who al
determined that the shareholder
shall find their investments doubl
profitable. -
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-07-11
Electric Lights for penitentiary

r. W. Faris has begun the work
of installing an electric lighting
plant at the penitentiary, he having
been awarded the contract. The
plans for the present are for six arc
lights and some 200 incandescents,
one of the latter in each cell The
warden's residence will also be con-
nected. 1t is to be complete, up
to-date plant, of capacity to properly
light all the present buildings as well
as the new ones under construction.
The necessity for an individual plant
has long been felt. The most mod
ern appliances have been decided
upon, thus giving every advantage
possible. Albion Eagle.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-07-11
Houlahan Helped Heath Celebrate the
Fourth.
PEOPLE GATHERED QUIETLY
And Had Peacable, Healthy. Old Fashioned
Time.

The anniversary of our independ-
ence was fittingly observed at this
place in quiet and orderly, but
none the less patriotic fashion. A
majority of our citizens with quite
sprinkllng of outsiders from Pine
Creek, Cambridge and the Seven
Devils region, congregated at the
forks OF the creek about noon and
spent the afternoon In good old
fashioned way, visiting, story tell
ing and discussions Of topics gener-
ally of the present day as compared
with that of the past history Of our
country.
Senator Houlahan was orator of
the day, and, as is his custom, he
proceeded at once to show why we
were here, and as he expressed 1t,
to look into our own condolences and
see if we were following the exam
Pile set by those who made the day
memorable. Also, as their acts
were those of politics, it was both
right and proper that politics should
be the subject Of our Fourth of July
orations, not entering, however,
into partisan politics. He proceeded
in pleasant way to show that the
conditions existing today were not
the direct acts OF any political party,
but that it was the natural growth of
mans greed for gain, or, as it is
called today, Commercialism. His
remarks were received with frequent
applause and at the finish he was
congratulated by nearly everyone
upon the success of his efforts, and
one can hardly help thinking that he
e took his theme from what had taken
r place there during the day. as the
grafton was the only item on the
$ program for the day, the people
S were not there to contest for prizes,
d or to glut themselves at u free picnic.
!. In the evening the young folks
}. started the merry dance and whiled
s away the night with the dizzy waltz
|. and right hand to your partner and
b grand right and left July 9TH,
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-07-11
LAND FRAUDS In IDAHO.
A Most Searching and Unsparing In
vestigatiOn to be Made.

The New York Iribune's Washing
ton special says news continues to
reach the interior department in
dicating an extensive system of land
frauds in the northwest.
Thus far the revelations are con-
fined almost wholly to Montana and
Idaho, but the officials are inclined
to believe from the extent of the al
legated frauds that they are not CON
fined to that area
Only few days ago Secretary
Hitchcock received kilograms say
ing the federal grand jury in Idaho
returned 80 alleged land frauds in
that state.
1t is not known who is the centra
figure in these alleged frauds, but
the secretary intends to institute {
most searching and unsparing in
vestigation into all these cases.
The result of his Investigation ms
be Il wholesale decapitation of fedora
appointees.
He has instructed agents and ex
perts in Montana to proscuts the in
quiry and will now send agents fror
Washington to Idaho to perforr
similar work.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-07-11
Why Not?

If not burdened with too many
other important enterprises, the bus
mess men of Weiser would be wise
to give a street far this fall. 1t is
the ideal fair for the merchant, as
it brings the crowd to his door, and
amuses and keeps it there until over
A continuous performance by spe-
cialty artists on different street cor
Ders keeps the crowd moving and
distributes the trade. and equalizes
the opportunities for advertising.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-07-11
Hints to Kill Prisoners.

The following letter appeared in
the, London "Mornng Leader" F" 1t
was written by a British Soldier in
South Africa to his family in England:
"You will have seen long before
you get thus that 'Bobs has handed
over the command to Kitchener and
gone home. The first thing he told
the men after he got the command
was: You have got so many days
lations, and all the Beers you take
prisoners will be fed out of your ra-
tions, and then you will have to 60
short yourselves: that is all have
to say to you A pretty plain hint
that we were to take no prisoners
but kill all "
Corroborarion of what is only
hinted at in the above is contained
in letters written by Australi an vol.
enteers to papers in Australia
A Wagga On. s. W. trooper, from
South Africa to the ''Wagga Adver-
tiser," after describing how the
Church of England Service was read
over the graves of a couple of the
writer's comrades by the Catholic
chaplain, Father Patrick, calmy pro.
ceeds:
From grave to gay in trice.
| An hour afterwards we were burning
down the farmhouses in the vicinity
of the last scene At one farm the
woman was given ten minutes to gel
her bedding out An ancient organ
had been dragged out to the front OF
the house, and as | rode up to direct
the party under me, l found one O.
our niger wagon drivers comfort
ably seated at the organ singing to
hio o"h dOOOih PeshiHoho llOuC
Sweet Home" while another sable
} imp was Imischievously lighting an
!, other fire underneath it. Such is al
incident Of life on the veldt. Fo
! the same reason the other mig
when ordered out at midnight, w
, proceeded in deadly silence, witt
r bayonets fixed, with instructions no
2 to shoot, but to use bayonet aud but
: and take no prisoners. We tax,
no more notice of sbrieks for mere
] than we would of the cawing of
q crow. You won't be able to under
e stand these things over there, bu
: they are the correct thing here an
f the only thing to impress the Boe
: natures"
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-07-11
Old Inland" Was in Danger.

Newsletter.
Friday morning while cooking
breakfast at the Inland Hotel, the
roof to the kitchen caught fire from
the stove pipe The loud yell of
'fire'' soon rousted the citizens of the
town, who were mostly still in bed,
out and by their prompt appearance
with fire extinguishers and water
buckets, the fire was, after short
but severe struggle, gotten under
control
The damage to the building was
slight.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-07-11
DROWNED IN THE SNAKE.
Susie Weisgerber Jumped From Boat
into River.

Lewiston, idaho, July 6 Susie
Weisgerber, the 16-year- old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Weisgerber,
was drowned in the Snake river this
forenoon Search for the body is
still unsuccessful. A $500 reward
has been offered for its recovery.
The girls father, who is in Buffalo,
has not been notified of his daughters
death. Mrs. Weisgerber is prostrated.
The drowned girl, in company with
her cousin, Marie Heitfeld, daughter
of Senator Heitfeld of Idaho, was
riding in rowboat on Snake river
slough just west of the Weisgerber
house. The boat drifted into cur
rent leading into the main river.
Miss Weisgerber, in attempting tc
paddle the boat to the shore, broke
an oar and then jumped from the
boat into the water, evidently expect
ing to wade ashore. But the current
WAS TOO strong. She fell aud was
swept into deep water, Miss Heitfelt
endeavoring to reach her by padding
with her hands.
The screams Of the two girls at
tracted the attention of severa
ladies' who called for assistance. b,
the time men were summoned the cir
had sunk for the third time and dit
not reappear. The drowning wa
witnessed by Mrs. James Allen an
Otto and Philip Weisgerber, the girl
two brothers. The boat with Mis-
Heitfeld drifted down the Snak
river for mile, lodging on san
bar below Clarksons fair grounds
whence the girl was brought bac
bv team. Until after Miss Hei
feld's arrival Mrs Weisgerber d
not know that her daughter had be,
drowned, supposing both girls we
in the boat drifting down the rive
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-07-11
Fire Near Salubrla.

News-Le
Monday night about 2 o'clock the
residence of Chas. Whitlow near
Cambridge, In some manner caught
fire, and was totally destroyed with
all its contents. Mr. Whitlow, after
carrying out one of the children,
rushed back into the flames after
another child, whom he supposed to
be still in the house. He was sur
rounded by the flames and only
through desperate efforts was he en-
abled to get out by breaking out t
part Of the kitchen. Mr.. Whitlov
and family recently arrived frou
Utah, and purchased the Olson place
from Charles Lydston where the fir'
occurred.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-07-11
Startling Allegations of English
Brutality in Transvaal.
WHYBOERSFIGHT STOICALLY ON


From Clarion Ledger jackson, Miss.
Fred LaVelle, who has been in
South Africa for the past seven |
years and a half, two years of which
he spent in the Boer ranks giving
battle to the British soldiers, arrived
here few days since and gives har
rowing accounts of the conflict in
the Transvaal and the manner is
being conducted by the British
forces, even equallng in severity,
brutality and inhuman methods any
portion of the famed Spanish in
iquities.
LaVelle is fine specimen of man
hood tall straight as an Indian and
speaks very fluently when embrass-
ment passes away. According to
his account, which he relates in
very interesting manner, he enlisted
in the Boer army some twenty eight
months since and from time of en-
istment until February was almost
continually in the saddle.
LaVelle is naturally very bitter
against the English. He was in the
most important engagements of the
armies, and was with John Moore,
who commanded his brigade, on the
night they were surrounded near
Bloemfonten by the British. With
the others, who preferred death to
being made prisoners, dash was
made prisoners, and the troops sue
cessfully broke through the British
lines.
LaVelle wished particularly to
give to the world the way Boer
women and girls are treated by the
oppressors. 1t can be better under
SJOOQ IN MS OWN WOruS
81 call to mind just now certain
camp called Irenie, nine miles from
Pretoria. All females from twelve
years up are taken thither and herd
ed together like cattle. Batches ot
them are alternately taken into Pre-
toria for immoral purposes, and ar,
forced into submission by being de
prived of rations and otherwise tor
tured. They are taken to Pretoria
where both officers and enlisted mel
use them in brutal and inhumal
manner. Here they are kept unit
they are useless, then they are march
ed back to camp at Irenie, whenc
fresh patches are taken. This i
carried on with the full knowledg
of officers of every rank, even Kitch
ener is aware of it, but no step
whatever have ever been taken
stop the shameful traffic in huma
souls.
"With this and other equally 9
shameful business, is it a wondt
that the burghers are so full of fgl
and so readily meet an enemy som'
times twenty times as strong? "
have many times had girls returne
to us in various ways, girls of sixtee
whose hair was white as snow al
who had literally lived life of Gel
turies.
LaVelle strongly disputed pre-
dispatches from the colonies. T
cited instances where censors b;
reported no losses when possib
fifty would be dead, and when it
reported that an attacking party hi
surprised the English and was repol
ed to have killed only a calf, Il
Beers had picked up eight dea
taken 115 prisoners and had atten
ed the wounds of eighty nine soldier
who had been left to the mercies
the enemy by the hurriedly retres
ing army.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-07-11

IL am indebted to One Minute
Cough Cure for my present good
health and my life. | was treated
in vain by doctors for lung trouble
following lagrippe. | took One
Minute Cough Cure and recovered
my health. "Mr + H. Wise, Mad
ison, Ga.-DAvIs DRUG Co.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-07-11

LaVelle was formerly employed as
telegraph operator in the Transvaal,
but resigned to fight for the cause he
thought was right upon being in
formed as to the way the British
treated their captives, especially the
female captives
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-07-11

The piles that annoy you so will be
quickly and permanently healed if
YOU use DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.
Beware of worthless counterfeits. -
DAVIS Drug Co.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-07-11
Dragged by the Beard.

A Groperland trooper writing to
the "West Australian, says:
"* A curious incident arose
out of the capture of another Boer
Colonel De Lisle was with one of the
Colonial African officers of the Bor-
der Horse, when one of our scouts
brought in six-foot prisoner, with
a long beard. The Colonel suggested
his riding back and getting an es-
cort to take the prisoner to the Col
onial division. The other officer
said, Never mind, I'll take him.
With that he spurred his horse,
caught the Boer by the whiskers, ant
galloped off. F"
Owing to the effect which the pub
lication of letters like the foregoing
were having on public opinion il
England, rigorous censorship O
all letters passing through the mail
from the army in the field was es
tablished by Lord Kitchener, ant
since then the truth of what is pass
ing in South Africa is stihed ant
hidden from the British public ant
the world generally.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-07-11
Beers Adopting Enemies Methods.

London, July 8.-The Daily Mail
gives sensational prominence this
morning to mail advices from Vlak-
fontein which attribute to the Beers
inhuman atrocities that the censor
would not allow to be described by
cable,
ga couple of Boers," says the
Daily Mails correspondent, ''who
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-07-11

Continued on last page.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-07-11

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from inactive liver and bowels. In
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Risers produce gratifying results. =
DAVIS DRUG Co.