Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-03-07

%. W mAASy lb moving TO Town lIOm
the Dresser ranch and will occupy the
Carter place near E. Joslyn's residence.
John Hoene win hereafter conduct
the sawmill formerly owned by Fors-
mann & Hoene and will begin saving
in the near future.
The Bon Bon candy store at Grange
vile was burglarized last week but
Capt. Castle is still on deck and ready
to serve his many customers with the
choicest candies and tobaccos.
Rev. Mcdonald, of the Christian
! church at Grangeville, is holding re-
viyal services at that place and making
/ many conversions. He will in the near
future hold revival meetings at Denver,
and, if the roads permit, also at Cotton
wood.
Notice the new ad of the H. & a..
Hdw. Co., of Grangeville. This enter
| prising firm does good business on
our side of the prairie. They haye
earned a good reputation by handling
/, good goods and employing honest bust
ness methods.
Miss Mollie Greer has ordered COM
plete stock of millinery which will ar
rive here in time for the spring season.
Shecwiil open her store in the Strick-
laden building, now occupied by Tom
Brownlee. Mr.. Brownlee win move to
his ,ra nch near Kaniah
Every newspaper of this section is re
marking about the amount OF travel go-
ing into Thunder mountain over the
northern route, and all the names men
toned are of people who have made the
different routes study as they are al
most invariably miners aof old expert
ence.
Fen Batty has remodeled the old Geo.
Baker saloon at Grangevflle and made
of it an up to date resort. He has club
rooms, new billiard table and one Of
the finest bars in the state. Mr.. Batty
expects to open a restaurant in the old
Kentucky Dew building in the near
future.
Raymond Bartlett left last Wednesday
with six-horse freight team for John
son, Wash. He,toek down q. boiler and
engine belonging to Mr.. Willoughby, of
Meadow Creek. The latter gentleman
has concluded to settle in the Palouse
country, having disposed of his pror
erty here.
Rev. Father Smith, the new Catholic
priest, Informs us that hereafter there
will be regular services every Sunday
morning at 10 a. m. In Cottonwood, ex-
cept the third Sunday in each month,
when there will be services at Grange
vile. Also that there win be mass
every morning at $3.50 o'clock until the
Catholic school is discontinued for the
term, after which time mass will be
held at Z: 80 q. m. Father Smith is a
bright man and an interesting talker
and it is well worth anyone's time to
listen to his sermons. He left Thurs
day morning for Lewiston to be gone
until today.
In our next'week's issue we will pub
Ii sh notice to the effect that a village
election will be held for the purpose Of
electing new board of trustees. Now
is the time to begin selecting timber for
the new board. If we let things drift
along until the last minute it will be
almost impossible to obtain board at
all. 1t would be good plan to hold
mass meeting during the next week to
talk the proposition over and nominate
candidates. If no election is held it
works hardship on those of the old
board, who do not want the Office any
longer, as they are compelled to serve
until their successors are elected.
A number of immigrants reached the
city Yesterday from eastern and south
ern points. One family came from the
northern part OF Texas and they will To-
cate near Grangeville, in Idaho county,
A member of this. party said that there
would be heavy immigration from
northern Texas the present year. AS
the low rates did not go into general eff
feet on the railroads until March /, the
full rush of the homeseekers who are
turned toward the west will not be felt
until about the middle of the present
month. All the railroads are planning
to carry full trains during March and
April. Tribune.
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