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


The new Catholic parsonage is rapidly
nearing completion and will be ready
for occupancy in the near future. It is
a fine two-story building and credit to
the members OF the church.
The ice cream social given last Satar-
day afternoon and evening by the ladies
OF the Methodist church was an enjoy
able affair nearly everyone in town at
tending. The neat sum realized will
be applied on the church debt.
Kaufman Bros, at Morrow, have
just received another ton Of binder
twine which, owing to the lateness of
the binding season, they will sell at
10h cents per pound exactly cost and
| freight.
Messrs. Simon and Schiller and wives
returned last Saturday from ten days
trip on the Clearwater and White Bird
Greek. We stated by mistake last week
that they were camped below the mill,
While they were out they had the mis-
| fortune to lose their horses for several
days when the animals were discovered
peacefully making their way toward
| Cottonwood.
Messrs. Harvey and Williams, of
Pullman and Rosalia respectively, were
in the city Saturday in the interest OF
the Palmerton & Harvey Grain Co., OF
Pullman. This company has purchased
the warehouse at Sites formerly owned
by James Jump, and Mr.. Williams was
on his way to take charge, They are
| prepared to sell new and second hand
sacks at low figure and also to receive
any kind or quantity of grain on the
usual terms. The handling and stor-
age charges will be fifty cents per ton
until January 1st 1902, on grain as well
| as all kinds OF merchandise.
A crazy man named Johnson was yes
terday arrested at Denver by Pink Un-
derwood and lodged in the Mt. Idaho
jail. 1t seems that johnson came up to
Denver from Kamiah, where he has a
farm, last Wednesday, He had rifle
and pistol in his possession and applied
for bed at the Code hotel. He was
disarmed and put to bed, where he
rayed and stormed all night. Next day
he wasNtal1en to Mt. idaho. He mag
ines the Indians at Kamiah haye poi
soned him with cork wood. He refuses
to talk since being confined in the Jail.
Baker Ball, of Seattle, arrived in the
city yesterday from the Salmon river
country, where he purchased 700 head
of cattle from Jones 4 Bales. The cat
tie will be shipped out by the Weiser
road. Mr. Ball will ship two cars of
beef cattle this morning from this
point. The stock were driven here
from the Salmon river. The extension
OF the P. & L. n. to Council makes it
convenient to ship from that point, and
in the future all heavy shipments from
the upper Salmon river country will
probably be made from there. The cat
tie have been purchased for the Seattle
market. The price paid has not been
made public.-Tribune.
Grangeville, Aug. 20.-The dead body
of Swan Knudson was found Sunday
morning four miles above the state
wagon road bridge on Salmon river. A
bullet hole through his head and anoth-
er through his body told the story that
he had been ambushed and murdered.
A pack horse that he evidently had
been leading when the assassin opened
fire was found dead nearby, having re-
ceived bullet in the body, and the
dead mans saddle horse was found
about one mile further up the stream.
The animal was covered with blood.
The discovery of the body was made by
Charles Rice, A. W. Blockar and Lafe
Yates. Knudson is not known to have
had any open enemies. However the
first attempt on his life occurred last
fall about one mile from Grangeville
while he was enroute to his home. Al
shot was fired from ambush and struck
his saddle horse in the head, killing the
animal instantly. No trace of the as
sailant could then be found. As there
was no evidence of any money having
been taken from the victims body, rob-
berry was not the motive. knudson
conducted a station house on Salmon
river, his hostelry being well known as
Swans Place.