Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-08-23
!. STATE News

zens of Weiser, without exception.
oppose the idea of granting water
works and electric light franchise
to any company. 1t is now known
to a certainty that the city can
bond itself for enough to put in a
good system, and that any other
course would be suicidal.
/ The trai! leading southeast of
town over the reservation is kept
warm by Indians loaded with
spirits" The inhabitants along
the route, or many of them, live
in fear of the red boys, as there is
no telling what they will do when
in drunken condition. Some
body will vet be "sent over the
road for violation of the liquor
law.-Genesee News.
The first threshing in this yicin-
ity was reported by the Miller
Brothers on the Harry Hartshorn
place under lease to Thomas Mock
sler. A field Of 81 acres of oats
averaged so bushels TO the acre.
Mr.. Fuller on the breaks of Law
yer's canyon harvested his flax
crop OF 40 acres. The yield from
this field was an agreeable surprise
to all, the average yield being l44
bushels to the acre. Jamison and
Biliows did the threshing.-Nez-
perez Herald.
Colonel Dewey has accepted the
proposition of Boise to build wa
gon road to Thunder mountain
from point in Bear valley where
the trail commences, the total cost
to be $4,000. Dewey is to pay
one-half, providing the road be
built this fall. This Boise will &C.
cept. On August Goth 100 pounds
of ore was brought to Boise from
Thunder mountain that assayed
$20, 600 to the ton. Hundreds of
prospectors and investors are rush
ing in.
The strike on the White Cross
reported last week is more impor.
tant than at first supposed. 1t
proved to be twelve inch streak
of decomposed iron pyrites that is
fairly filled with free gold and will
assay upwards Of $1,000 per ton.
In addition to the rich streak there
is several feet of good ore. Within
a short time pony saw mill will
ne put in and timbers sawed for
stamp mill which will be put in as
soon as the building is completed.
Moscow Mirror.
Morrow, Aug. 14.-At meeting
of the business men of Morrow
held here today, the sum of $50
was pledged to the paid up stock of
the development company being
to promote the electric
line project. At the Grangeville
meeting Tuesday it was provided
that of the capitalization of $780,
600, the sum Of 81 500 be paid up
to insure against delay in the
work of securing preliminary est.
mates and data, and Morrow's ac-
ton illustrates the interest that |
this community is taking in the
success OF the enterprise. Jos. |
Kaufman, secretary of the Bust
ness Mems association here, will
be named to represent Morrow on
the directorate OF the company.
Nezperce, Aug. 20. The 7-year-
,ld son Of H. L. Land, farmer
who resides four miles from here,
was accidentally shot at two o'clock
his afternoon. 1t is believed the
wound will prove fatal. The bov
vas playing with brother, aged 4
,ears, when the accident occurred.
The boys were alone in the house
md pistol was taken from the
heif and loaded, 1t fell from the
land of the elder boy and striking
he floor exploded. The bullet en-
cred the boys body just above the
light hip and penetrating the alb
Iomen came out at the back near
he spinal column. The attending
physician says the chances for re-
overy are extremely slight. Mrs.
lamb returned to the house about
n hour after the sad accident oc-
urred.
Albert Moore, Nes Perez Indi-
n who was in the city yesterday,
tates that he will go to Colfax on
august 22nd to meet representa-
i've OF Sells & Gray's shows to con
Jude arrangements for the employ.
lent by the circus of ten Nez Perez
wHo will accompany the
ircus on the eastern tour. The
indians will be employed tor spe-
ial act representing features of
fe in the wild west. The manag.
r Of the circus opened negotiations
nth Moore when the circus gave
n exhibition in Lewiston a few
ays ago. Moore has seen a num-
er of young braves who have ex