Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-07-18
Miss Ora Kincaid, of Grangeville, was
. visitor in the city last Saturday.

uer 10 HI Jne DlllS.
A. Wiser is out from Thunder noun
tain with glowing reports of the camp
and with some of the finest samples of
ore we have seen from that district.
Herman List and Miss Tillie Hend-
ricks, two of Keuterville's popular
young people, were married in the Cath
olie church at that place Tuesday by
Rev. Parolini. A big feast and dance
were given at the home Of the brides
parents and everyone reports a joyous
time. The CHRONICLE extends best
wishes.
Samuel Goldstone left on Mondays
stage III response to a telephone call an
nouncing the death of his mother-in-
law, Mrs. Rachel Binnard, at Lewiston.
Henry Wax and wife, Of Grangeville,
also passed through here Monday fer
Lewiston. Mrs. Binnard died of heart
failure. She was a pioneer of Lewiston
since 1867 and had many warm friends
in that city.
Hay harvest has commenced on the
prairie and all the available men will
soon be engaged in taking care of the
crop. The timothy yield is said to be
trife lighter than usual owing to the
cold weather this spring, but the crop is
by no means light one, notwithstand-
ing, while the yield of grain hay will be
as heavy if not heavier than any for
several years past.
The vote to bond the village of
Grangeville in the sum ef $1,000 was
carried by vote of 1893 to 13 last Tues
day. The money will be used to build
commodious city hall, which the
Grangeville people will tender for use
to the county, provided the county seat
is removed to that town. The building
is to be ready for occupancy before the
November election.
D. M. Bowes, representing the old re-
liable Quaker Nurseries, of Salem, Ore
gon, arrived in the city Wednesday.
Mr.. Bowes, in conjunction with Geo.
F. Ashby, is selling non-irrigated line
of goods and it would be well for all ]. in
tending purchasers to investigate their
prospective purchases, especially if they
are irrigated. The gentlemen will be
here for period-of two weeks. They
have just closed up $4,000 delivery at
Nezperce. All their stock is guaran-
teed and will be replaced, if lost, il the
stock is shown to have been taken care
of.
Last Saturday evening the Odd Eel
lows and Rebekahs held their semi an
nua. joint installation of officers. The
following officers were installed for the
ensuing term. In the Odd Fellows
Riley Rice, N. g.; G. W. Slayton, V.
G.; w. M. Schiller, Sec.; the other Of
ficers hold over until the next term be-
gins. In the Rebekahs: Mrs. Alice
Dixon, N, g.; Mrs. Ida M. Smith, v.
g.; j. E. Smith, Sec.; J. HI. Smiley,
Treas. After the installation OF the
above officers the members adjourned to
the banquet rodm and were RECALLED by
the thoughts of visiting members from
Morrow, Westlake and Denver, and
later enjoyed one OF the grand spreads
for which the orders are famous.
The town is flooded with nursery men,
drummers of all descriptions aid even
piano man or two. Cottonwood seems
to be the objective point for all the
travelling statesmen in the northwest.
They all speak good word for the town
and say that there is more business
transacted here than in any town of our
size anywhere, except possibly some
mining camps. 1t is a known fact that
for an agricultural centre Cottonwood
does larger regular business than most
towns of twice it's size. Thers is always
a steady trade here that rarely fuctu-
ates TO any great extent, but when it
does take move it's always for the
better.
As the haying season is now on the
following rule for finding the number of
cubic feet in stack OF hay may be oi
interest to some: First mea cure the
distance from one side of the base over
the top to base on opposite side, then
measure the distance across the bottom;
subtract the distance across the bottom
from the distance from base to base over
the top and divide the remainder by
tw6, which gives the height of the stack.
Measure the stack and multiply the
length, breadth and height together,
and the result is the number of cubic
feet in the stack. In ton of hay that
has been stacked 80 days or over there
are 422 cubic feet. In newly stacked
haysthe Sovernnent measures 5I2 feet
to khe ton.
There is some talk i'll railway circles
about changing back 70 the old schedule
on the Clearwater branch. Few towns
along the line woun have any kick
coming. A daily freight service, such
as we had when mixed trains were on,
is more beneficial to business men than
a passenger train and triweekly freight
service. The "fast express is all right