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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-02-21

tors who were expected to begin work
of railroad construction between HI
paria and Lewiston about March /.
Word also comes from Riparia that a
locating engineer recently there staten
that the work of construction wouiu
be begun by March Is.
The Spokane train was delayed SAT
urday by the falling OF an immense
tree across the track three miles be-
low Troy. The freight train had pass
ed the point less than half an hour
previous. The tree was removed by
the united efforts of the train crew and
25 or 80 passengers.
The Indian dancing at the forks OF
the Sweetwater, above Lapwai was re-
sumed several days ago, but has final
ly been forbidden by the agent because
liquor was brought to the scene and a
row precipitated one night, in which
30 Indians were involved. Knives and
pistols were drawn.
The dance was the tribal medicine
dance, each chief or brave leading in
turning and chanting the song of the
animal whose spirit was supposed to
inhabit the Indians body. Some OF
the songs were like war songs, while
others were full of mourning. The
singer would gradually work himself
into condition of intense excitement
and would whirl himself around the
lodge, followed by many others, waving
hands and chanting voices.
Tom Johnson, who arrived in
Grangeville from Warrens last week,
brings news of snowslide which kill
ed ]. R. Campbell, Bert Tulles and q,
M. Schuyler at Leadsmith creek, mid
way between Warrens and Thunder
Mountain. Fred Williams and Edward
Meyers escaped. Tulles' body was re-
covered the same day. Fifteen men
have gone to recover the others.
Campbell was brakeman on the Pa
cific & Idaho Northern railroad and is
a brother in law of Schuyler. The
party were attempting to make cut
off through the snowslide country.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-02-21

port the bills recently passed by the
senate making appropriations for pub
lie buildings at Spokane and Tacoma.
or, in any event, would authorize the
purchase of sites in these two cities.
He was also of the opinion that the
committee would increase the appro-
priation for the Seattle building to
$1,000, 900.
It required the utmost strength of IL
men to carry to the grave the casket
containing the remains of Dennis
Leahy, whose funeral has recently
been held in New York. The dead man
weighed 700 pounds. Lehy's enormous
weight has been acquired within the
past 10 years. When he turned the
500 pound mark two years ago, a ply
stefan pronounced his increase of size
due to fatty degeneration of the heart
and told Leahy his death was only a
question of time. Approaching the
trouble his interment might cause his
friends, Leahy hunted up place of
residence close to a cemetery, and it
was necessary to carry the casket only
a short distance.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-02-21
TRADE REPORT.

r. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of
lrade for last week says: Business
continues to progress satisfactorily
Notwithstanding heavy loss through
tne elements. The labor situation has
alstinctly improved during the waoL
disputes at wooden mills were adiust.
ed except as to the weavers: threaten
ed disturbances in coal mines war;
aVerted while street railway emn,ovas
received voluntary advances in wagas
IN the iron and steel industry If is now,
pelng demonstrated that there is s,cb
marvellous expansion In domesti,.
BUSINESS that the capacity of the f,,r.
naces and mills, as well as transnort
ing lacllities, have failed to keen nace
Exports OF wheat, flour included fron,
al ports OF the United States aggro
gated only 1929, $50 bushels oa eS,e
H,9ss,ooo bushels last year, while At.
lahtic ports sent out but 1876 O75 hush
els OF corn, compared with ooe eoo
pusneis a year ago. Failures for ~
week numbered 24O in the I1nitnS
states, against 257 last year and IN
Canada SO against 40 last wear anu ~
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-02-21
NEWS HERE IS BRIEFLY TOLD.
Choice Selection of Interesting Items
Gathered Through the Week II
Every Section shows General
Growth-Many Accidents Occur
Personals.
MONTANA ITEMS.

M. v. Meyers, one of the pioneers
of Montana, is dead at Boulder.
Martin Maloney, cinder shoveler in
the Northern Pacific yards at Missoula
stepped in front of a switch engine, fell
down and was instantly killed.
A private dispatch says that e. L.
Brown of Duluth has been named as
general superintendent of the Montana
Central branch of the Great Northern,
vice George T. Ross, resigned.
James Norman, well known about
Missoula, committed suicide last week
by shooting himself through the head
with small % caliber rifle. The trag-
edy occurred in his cabin at Riverside
Harold M. Cole, assistant superin-
tendent at the East Helena smelter,
lies dead, and olivia Mayne Cole, his
wife, is at her home, mortally wounded,
as the result of shots fired by the hus-
band.
Lucy S. Black is guilty of poisoning
her husband H. H. Black. That Is the
purport of the verdict of the jury,
which arrived at conclusion at BoZe-
man. The verdict Classics the crime
as manslaughter
Judge Holloway sentenced Mrs. Lucy
Black to 10 years in the state peniten-
tiary for killing her husband by poison.
She strongly protested her innocence.
SILENT" Rowan, the Butte feather.
weight, outclassed in everything ex-
cept ring experience, managed to get
draw at the end of 20 rounds of fight
ing with Phil Green of Salt Lake at
the Salt Lake Athletic club recently.
Cuckoo Bilant, in Jail at Red Lodge
awaiting trial at next weeks term of
court for the killing of Dave Davidson
at Bridger, and whose refusal to eat
caused the sheriff to fear that he
would starve himself to death before
his trial, has finally given up the fight
against the taking of food and is again
eating. He totally abstaIned from
food for just week.
An unknown man was run over by
a Great Northern passenger train at
Bloomberg, about 40 miles north of
Butte Sunday and instantly killed. 1t
is believed the man was intoxicated
and was sleeping on the railroad
tracks. He is a foreigner and evident
ly belonged to one of the many wood
chopping crews in the vicinity. The
mans head was completely severed
from the body.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-02-21
OREGON NOTES.

Of the $500 cattle put in winter feed
ing quarters on Butter creek this win
ter over half have been shipped out
and over three quarters sold.
The Oregon Railroad & Navigation
company today chartered the steam,
ship Indrasamha, new 10000 ton yes
sci, to take the place of the steamship
Knight Companion, which was wreck
ed last week off the coast of Japan.
AT a recent meeting of the Lewis
and Clark exposition stockholders the
capital stock of the corporation was
increased from 100000 to $4,000. Of
this amount nearly 100000 has al
ready been subscribed. A set of by
laws, based upon those adopted by the
Louisiana Purchase exposition, to be
held in st. Louis, were adopted.
Reports of the serious overcrowding
OF the cattle ranges of Harvey and
Lake counties are succeeded by an
nouncement of an equally serious con-
dition right at home. The county of
Umatilla is seriously overstocked with
sheep. There are $4,000 more sheen
in Umatilla than at a corresponding
date last year and sales this winter
have not been active.
A gale ragged along the Oregon coast
and one life was lost in Astoria as a
result OF the storm. Captain Hans
Roustoff, while walking along Twenty
nth street, was instantly killed by the
overturning of the sidewalk, which was
caused by the wind. Roustoff was
crushed to death beneath the walk. At
times the wind attained velocity of
100 miles an hour or more.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-02-21
IDAHO GLEANINGs.

Ben Hamilton, a miner. aged 20
years, was buried under 40 feet of
snow in a slide at the mouth of the
Crackerjack mine in buffalo Hump
last week.
Supervisor Chalcraft is now in
charge of the Indian school, although
former Superintendent F. D. VOORHEES,
Is still at the school, where he will
probably remain until his successor is
named and arrives.
superintendent Frank D. VOORHEES,
OF the Lapwai Indian school. has re-.
signed. This Mr.. Chalcraft tele.
graphed to the department at Wash
ington and this afternoon he received
a dispatch announcing that Mr.. voor-
MES resignation had been accented
to take effect at once.
AS the result of mysterious explo-
sion that occurred at Lewiston recent.
ly, fire broke out in the Cash hardware
store. Before the flames were CON.
trolled it seemed that the entire estab-
lishment and the Tribune office, which
occupies the upper story of the build.
ing, would be destroyed. The work
OF the fire companies confined the loss
to the main lower floor of the store
Word has been received that the
.. H. 4 N. had given instructions To
have the machinery of the steamer
Norma thoroughly overhauled and re-.
paired, preparatory to putting the boat
In commission. This is regarded os
corroborative of a statement made sew.
eral weeks ago that the o. R. & N
Co. expected to use the Norma for the
transportation of supplies for contrac-
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-02-21

ahead OF the freight and both trains
were moving.
Mrs. Sallie Cohn. descendent of
the famous Vallejo family OF Califor-
mia, and formerly one of the bellies of
the little city of Monterey. committed
suicide Sunday night in a lodging
house at Seattle. less than an hour
later Edith Curran, beautiful 19-year-
old girl, who had been employed as a
waitress in hotel restaurant, also
ended her life. Both took carbolic acid.
Dependency was the cause in both
cases.
Chairman Mercer of the house pub
he buildings committee has informed
Representative Jones that in his opin-
ion his committee would fayorably re-
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-02-21
schoolhors Arc netter.

Groton, Mass, Feb. 1.-THE latest re-
ports from the sickroom from the three
sick students are favorable. Mrs. Roose-
welt stated that her son was doing splen-
didly, and that they were all extremely
gratifed with his improvement. The Pot
ter and Gammell boys are also gaining,
although their convalescence is not so
rapid as in young Roosevelt's case. Should
no setback occur, it is Mrs. Roosevelt's be-
lief that she will be able to take her son
to Washington next week.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-02-21
Germans Won watkins Match.

New York. Feb. IA crowd of
fair proportions assembled at Madi-
son Square garden Saturday to wit
ness the finish of the six day walking
match. OF the 43 teams which crossed
the line on Sunday night only is re-
NAMED on the track at the finish. Ten
of these teams only are entitled to
prize money. although the manage
ment will return the entrance fees to
all those who finished. The prize
money will be divided as follows:
First team, $500; second team, ST.
900; third team, $3.50; fourth team
$500; fifth team, $3.50; sixth team
$3.50; seventh team, 5000; eighth team,
s175; ninth team, $3.50, and tenth team
$125. %
Hegelman and Cavanaugh, the Ger
man team. who had been in the lead
from the start. held their place with
ease and there was not at any time
any strenuous contest for first place.
The Hurst brothers, England's champ
ions, were compelled to withdraw
from the race at a late hour. The
final score follows:
Hegelman and Cavanaugh, 770.4;
Shelton and Guerrero. 744.7; Fahey
and Metkus, 1885; Golden and Tracy,
1874; Click and Howarth, 692,7; More
mac and Cartwright. 677.4; Feeney
and Feeney. $685.; Frazer and Sulli-
van, 660.5; Davis and Carroll, 64S;
Dean and Campheli,, 1884; Herr and
Herr, 625s Keller and Grepp, 4491;
fngston and Smylie, $3.50.
The worlds record was 623 miles,
BIO yards.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-02-21
He was POUND Dying.

New York, Feb. l7.-Walter S. Brooks,
young commission merchant of this city,
was found dying in a room of hotel on
West Cortlandt avenue. The police have
taken in charge Florence Burns, hand
some Brooklyn girl, with whom Brooks
had for some time been keeping company.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-02-21
Won the $4,000 Handicap.

San Francisco, Feb. l7.-Eonic, carry
ing the colors of Caesar Young an. rid
den by Lee jackson, won the $4,000
Burns handicap at Oakland Saturday in
the presence of over 1000 people. Nones
was second and Corrigan third. The mile
and a quarter was covered in 2;l0 II.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-02-21
He Is Charged with bribery.

st. Louis. Feb. 1.-THE Post-Dispatch
ys;
AS the result of the Investigation of the
nchise scandal by the grand jury a
. hch warrant was issued charging Robert
Snyder with bribery. Mr.. Snyder, who
l1s the promoter of the Central Traction
bill, is said to have gone to New York
.ity last Tuesday.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-02-21
w. ID. jenkins Dead.

San Francisco, Feb. NV. D. Jenkins,
formerly secretary of state of Washing
ton state, died in this city. Death re-
suited from injuries received in an scei.
dent one year ago.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-02-21
NO SUCCESS WITHOUT 1T.

No brilliant success In business Is
on record where the vaiue Of news
paper advertising was not recognized
ana employed with profit. Oshkosh
lines.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-02-21
THE BRITISH WERE TRAPPED

Pretoria, Feb. 17.--One hundred and
fifty mounted infantry men, while pa
trolling the Kip river, south of Jo-
hannesburg, February IL, surrounded
a farmhouse where they suspected
Beers were in hiding. A single Boer
broke away from the house and the
British started to pursue him. The
Boer climbed kopje, the British fol-
lowing. Immediately heavy fire was
The British found themselves in a
trap and in position where they
were unable to make any defense
Eight of the British officers made a
gallant effort and defended the ridge
with carbines until revolvers until
they were overpowered. The British
had two officers and ten men killed
and several officers and about forty
men wounded before the force was
able to fall back under cover of a
hlockhouse.
According to special dispatch from
Pretoria, the mounted infantrymen
who were trapped at the Kip river
were all fresh from home and unused
to Boer tactics, The bulk of their cas-
ualties resulted during the retreat of
the British. The killed included Ma
ior Dowell, the commander of the
force.
London, Feb. 17.-Lord Kitchener,
in addition to reporting the Kip river
affair, says:
"a party from the South African
constabulary line on the Watervale
river encountered, February TO- SUI
perior force of the enemy near Van
tondoessbek and was driven back with
loss
Durham, Feb. 17.--Mrs. Dewet, in an
interview held at the Maritzburg con-
centration camp, said that two of her
sons were still fighting with their
father. She regretted that the gov
eminent had not permitted her to
communicate with her husband, and
said he would never surrender Mrs.
Dewet declared she would rather see
her husband die than submit.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-02-21
WHEAT Rnponn

Portland-Wheat, stead at fuu 60
s Sres; Walla Walla, e5@65hc; valley
651Ac; bluestem, 661kc. 'a'iey'
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People who hire a fat must lake tn
bitter with the suite.
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-, Iaeoma-Wheat, half cent higher,
oiuestem, 65kc; club, SAC.
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-15
people will settle in the Canadian North
West this year.
0LDFlELD & GARDNER

They Think Well of winnipeg Real
Estate and Western Farm Lands.
In our opinion Winnipeg property affords
abundant opportunities for making money
to any investor. Present prices of prop
erty, both business and residential are in
great many cases not more than half
tho price the same property would fetch in
cities of a similar size in the states, and
when it is taken into consideration that
without doubt Winnipeg will in a few
years have a population equal to that of
st. Paul or Minneapolis it will be readily
understood that purchasers are making an
investment that it is not question as
to how much they will make in the near
future, but as to whether any price they
can get in the next year or so is going
to be worth while accepting, taking into
consideration the amazing Development
bound to take place in this city.
The price of land in all parts OF the
Canadian West is at a ridiculcusly low fig
ure, and especially SO in the Red River
Valley where land can be bought at less
than one-third of what similar land in
the states of Minnesota, and Dakota is
held at.
This statement can also be applied to
the western part of the province and east
of Winnipeg for over 400 miles is practi-
cally a first class wheat country which is
settling up very rapidly.
We do not think that in the history of
this country or the northern states there
has ever been a time when Investors could
invest with such perfect safety as the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-15
THE TELEGRAM's SERIES
What an EnterprisfnE Winnipeg
Paper Is Doing.

What an Enterprisfng Winnipeg
Paper Is Doing.
The Telegram, Winnipeg, Manitoba, is
publishing a series of special editions
describing Manitoba and the Northwest
territories. These issues besides giving
statistics as to crops, railway facilities,
acreage unoccupied, price of lands, ele-
vator capacities, ETC., have in addition
book paper supplements, illustrated with
half-tone cuts, showing actual threshing
operations, etc. The first of these issues
appeared March 18th, and the second
March 49, and they will be continued to
be published at Intervals of about two
weeks. The general plan is to cover the
country thoroughly by the series, taking
up one district at time. The special
feature of the issue consists in its dis
tribution A mailing list was complied
from the lists of home seekers in the Off
ces of all the principal land companies in
the province. These issues are thus espe-.
cially adapted for the advertiser who
wishes to reach those likely to. become
purchasers, and they have in fact as spe-,
cial distribution as any trade journal.
In connection with these special editions.
the Telegram has established an informa-
ton bureau, we'll supplied with maps and
pamphlets, which will gladly furnish any.
information desired Anyone wishing to
secure copies of these Issues, advertising
space in them, or to make Inquiries re-
garGing any particular district should ad-
/ dress Manager immigration Issues, Tele-
gram, winnipeg.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-15
STILL TO The NORTH.
Facts About the Immense District
of Saskatchewan.
AGRICULTURE AND CATTLE
This Far Northern District Will Yet
Support a Large Pop
ulatiOn.

Saskatchewan, lying north of Assini
boia, is the largest and most central Of
the three provisional Districts which were
carved out of the territories by the Do
minlon parliament in 1882. It's area is
114,000 square miles, In shape it is an
oblong parallelogram, which extends from
Nelson river, Lake Winnipeg, and the
western boundary of Manitoba, on the
east, to the one hundred and twelfth. de-
gree Of west longitude on the west, and
lies between the fifty second and fifty
fifth parallels of north latitude. 1t is
almost centrally divided by the main Sas-
katchewan river, Whichsis altogether with
in the district, and by its principal
branch, the North Saskatchewan, most Of
whose navigable length lies within its
boundaries. It includes in the south. a
small proportion of the great plains, and
In its general superficial features may
be described as mixed prairie and
wooded region, Astounding in water and
natural hay, and we'll suited by climate
and soil for the raising of wheat, horned
cattle and sheep. 1t is the wheat grow
ing district, too, which lies nearest to
Hudson's bay.
settlements.
Settlement is at present chiefly in the
Prince Albert, Rosthern, Duck Lake, Shell
River, Batoche, Stony Creek Carlton,
Carrot River Puckahn, Birch Hills, The
Forks, st. Laurent. st. Louis de LANCE
vim, Domremy and the Battleford districts.
in nearly all of which there is great
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-15
PROFOUNDLY IMPRESSED

Views of Company of Americans
Regarding Canadn's Attractions.
The Canada Land and Investment com
pany is new American company or
ganized to handle Canadian lands. 1t is
made. up Of John Erickson, a lumber and
hardware dealer at Hancock Mimi; O. H.
Hellekson, lumber and hardware dealer,
Wheaton, Mimi; Alex Simpson, grain
dealer at Wheaton, Mimi; F. w.
Murphy, attorney at law, Wheaton,
Mimi; S. f. Oscarson, general mer-
chant White Rock, South Dakota, and
John E. Paradis, real estate dealer at
Campbell, Mimi. These gentlemen per-
sonally inspected their lands before buy
ing. OF their trip of inspection they say:
We proceeded westward from Winnipeg as
far rs Moose jaw. on the main line of the
Canadian Pacific railway, from Moose Jaw to
Portal on the 500, stopping off at a large
number Of the stations on both reads We
also Travelled northwest from Winnipeg to
Yorkton. At each stopping place we drove
into the country long distances, carefully ex-
amined the soil, observed the farming meth
DDS and conversed with settlers as to general
conditions.
To those who have not Travelled in western
Canada it would seem almost impossible for
them to believe what wonderful country it
is. In all directions. as far as the eve can
see, stretch the fertile. undulating plains,
awaiting the advent of the industrious settler
In all settled portions were to be seen mag
nihcent farm buildings,
The average -ield Of wheat seemed to be
from thirty to fifty bushels per acre, and oats
from sixty to one hundred bushels per acre
l call to mind a talk we had with one settler
in the vicinity of Moose Jaw, who stated that
for eighteen years that he had resided upon
his farm. the lowest yield OF wheat he had
raised was twenty-eight bushels ner acre
and the highest ffty-six. and that the aver
age for that period would be in the neighbor-
hood of thirty bushels per acre. We were
most favorably impressed with that portion
of Assiniboia lying along the 500 north of
the International boundary line and extending
eastward and north across the main line of
the Canadian Pacific railway.
| Coal is found in abundance in the Souris
river district near the point where the 500
line crosses the boundary line. with direct