Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-07-12
STATE NEWS


The prune crop around Payetta,
it is feared, is a total loss. and the
damage il. that vicinity is placed
ai $4,000.
Washington, July S.-The fol.
lowing pension has been granted;
Original, Spanish war, James B.
Crea, Grangeville, $14.
Word has been received at Aso-
tin OF the marriage Of Mrs. Ella
Giles and Mr.. Ernest Day at Con-
gress, Arizona, on June 18th. The
parties are well known in Asotin
and Idaho counties.
Lewiston, July 10.--The body of
Susie Weisgerber, who was drown
ed in the Clearwater last Saturday,
was found near Riparia yesterday
and will probably be brought here
this afternoon on the steamboat
II is reported that horse mango
has appeared among the herds Of
the reservation and the Craig
mountain country, and that .
number OF animals are dying MS a
result of the disease. 1t is claimed
the disease WAS brought to the re-
serve by Indian horses from Una
tilla county, Qre.-Genesee News.
During the past few weeks lin.
seed oil has rapidly advanced in
price. In discussing the matter
Mr.. caves, Of the vcllner. Clear
water company. said: 1.-THE adj
vance is due to the corneiiIg Of
the old fax crop, and the quota
tions on the maturing crop do not
indicate the high price that is sug-
gested BY the linseed oil quota
tons. The fax quotations now in
dicate that from $1.05 to $l.l0 will
be realized for fax here. "--Trib.
une.
Miss Susie Weisgerber, daughter
OF Chris Weisgerber, OF Lewiston,
was drowned on July 9th. She
was boat riding in the eddy back
Of the brewery with Miss Mamie
Heitfeld when tile boat drifted over
a rifle toward the current. Mics
Weisgerber attempted to walk
ashore hui failed. A reward of
$500 has heen offered by Mrs.
Weisgerher for the recovery of the
body. Telegraphic dispatches were
sent to the father, who is at the
Pan-American exposition.
Secretary A. X Hicks returned
Saturday from Boston where he
attended the Jubilee convention Of
the Y. NJ. G. A. MIR. Hicks
brought with him the cheering in
formation that Miss Helen Miller
Gould will present the Y. NJ. C. A.
here with valuable library of
over a thousand volumes. Miss
Gould gave Mr.. Hicks this infor-
nation while at Boston. The IL
brary will consist of the beat works
on science. history, biography, etc,
and the best vels.-Pocatello Adj
vance.
A contract has been let to install
an electric light plant at the peni.
Tertiary and work has been COM
menced on the same. The plans
for the present are for six arc lights
and some 200 incandescents. one
Of the latter in each cell, The
W arden's residence will also be
connected. II is to be complete.
up to.date plant of the capacity to
properly lighs all the present build
ines as we'll as the new ones under
construction. The necessity for an
individual plant has long been felt.
The most modern appliances have
been decided upon, thus giving
every advantage possible.-Cald-
we'll News
Lewiston, July w. A. Ste
vens, foreman Of the mining syndi-
Gates operations at Buffalo Hump,
arrived from the camp last night
cGO iSit ttllS AhOAHltlS iuA ,opUhdtlt.
Mr.. Stevens states that there are
now 20 men employed in the We
suvius, and that during the past
five months, since work was re-
euined, about 200 teet of drift had
been run. principally from the 200 !
foot level. He also stated that |
there was nothing new to report in
the camp. There are still eviden-
ces Of winter to be seen in the Buf-
ialo Hump, the snow still lying to
q depth of ak or seven feet in
places The best showing now
made IN the camp is in the Jumbo,
which has large body OF ore with
values ranging from $2S To $50
ton. The ore is very similar to
that Of the Big Buffalo.
Grsngevilie, July 5.-Prelimi-
nary examination of Philip Quin-
lisk Of salmon river was held here
" ednesday evening on charge OF
assault with deadly weapon on
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