Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-08-16
dred. Delivery is to be made az
the SWestwater warehouse.


dred. Delivery is to Be made at
the SwestwAter warehouse.
The Corcoran case is still pend
ing. Exceptional pressure Is be,
ing brought to bear on Governor
Hunt to get him 10 vote for the
pardon,
The Bear Lake county commits
sioners have $500 in claims for
bountles nnder the squirrel bounty
act The rate was 2 cents and
then l cent per head.
Boise liz to have creamery, the
machinery. ETC., for which will,
cost in the neighborhood OF $4,000
save the Statesman. The plant
will be located in the city, utiliz-
ing the milk from 200 COWS brows-
ing in the valley.
At special school election held
at Stuart Tuesday bonds we're
voted to build a $500 school
house, and the school site will be
changed from East Stuart to
Block G. in West Stuart: SO it will
be more convenient for majority
OF the school children.
Lewiston, Aug. Frank Nc.
Crane, of McGrane Brothers of
Grangeville, was here today and
sold IT'S head OF horses to Robert
Walsh, of Laramie, Wyo, who is
purchasing agent for the British.
The horses are intended for South
Africa, where they will be used for
mounted infantry.
Idaho county tax rolls for 1901
are completed and have been sent
to the state auditor. AS compared
with last years rolls show a sub
stantial increase and show the rap
i'd development OF the county.
Last year the total taxable prop
erty was $1,740,669; now the total
is 1921, 215.-Mt. Idaho Mail.
A daring Jail break occurred at
Lewiston Monday night when five
OF the prisoners sawed their way
out of the steel cage and made
their escape. 1t lie thought that
horses were in waiting and that
the prisoners struck south into the
Snake and Salmon river mount
aims and will try to get into Ore
gon or Utah. A search is being
made but no trace of the escapes
has as yet been found.
For the first time in its history
Snake river is dry below Black
foot. The universally dry weather
and the large amount of water
taken out above town for irrigation
purposes is given as the reason.
Nothing in the history of that 10.
,ality has caused 80 much com.
nent. It was supposed the mighty
snake was inexhaustible. It is
'erious matter to the hundreds OF
armers who depend on these wat.
Leader.
Lewiston, Aug. 10.--At a meet
ng of the Lewiston Oil and Gas
Development company today Louis
)elsol was elected vice president
md George Kester treasurer. l..
|. Porter was appointed purchas-
ng agent and will 60 to Spokane
aonday to inspect oil and gas bor-
ng outfits. At today's meeting it
vas decided to bore al experiment. |
! we'll on the fat east of town. |
York viii commence as soon as
pparatus Can be obtained.
Lewiston, Aug. 81. w. Frost
! Lenore was in the city yesterday. I
lr. Frost is reservation farmer
nd was the first person to thresh
nd sell his fax crop this season,
arvesting 1872 bushels from a Sc I
ere field, which he sold to the
lettenbach Grain company for
Lob bushel. He has Just COM
leted threshing the flax from So
ores of land leased from the In.
ian owners, which yielded "a
nshels an acre 1904 bushels in
L.
Lewiston, Aug. g. Edward
arper was adjudged insane today
Id will be taken to the asylum at
lackfoot. The case is mysteri.
is one. Yesterday Harper was
und lying by the side of the road
tween Sweetwater and Cul de
&c and when accosted seemed 1
ICED and could give no account
himself. At the examination .
day he said his name was Ed
ard Harper. He first said his
'me was near Palouse, Wash.
tier he said he came from the
,eur d'Alenes and also that he
med a farm east of Cul de Sac.
le officers could find no one hav-