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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-01-24

A meeting has been called for the
purpose of talking over advisability OF
building creamery. The meeting will
be held in the old Bargain store build
ing and, we understand, there will be a
large attendance, as tile farmers are be-
coming interested.
The lumber is now on the ground for
the construction of a new sidewalk in
front Of the Smith property, now occu-
pied by Thos. Mcclure and family.
When this walk is completed there will
be a good sidewalk from Goldstone's
store to the Catholic church.
Bertha, the daughter of HI. w. Tefft,
is i'll with what DR.. Turner thinks is a
mild case of varaloid, but which could
possibly develop into small pox. Con-
sequently the Tefft and Eller children
have been ordered to stay out OF school
until it is determined definitely.
George Thornburg and family were
registered at the St, Albert for several
days this week. Mrs. Thornburg and
the two children returned to the Jones
ranch Tuesday, while Mr.. Thornburg
will remain here for some time to take
medical treatment for dropsy, from
which disease he has suffered severely
for some months.
The case of the County Of Idaho VS.
Robertson & Lyons, saloon keepers
here, on the charge Of keeping dis
orderly house came up before the COM
missioners at Mt Idaho last Wednes-
day, and was dismissed in favor of the
defendants. The following witnesses
were over from here: A. B. Rookie, John
Peterson, Fl, H. Nuxoll, ]. M. Moore,
Clay Robbins, Sam Wethers, Geo. Dear
dorff, Harvey Tefft, DIR. Smith, Bart ST.
mon, Chas. Crawford, Sam Crawford,
Fred Simon, J. T. Hale and Jos. Rustic
meyer. Other Cottonwood people who
attended were Van Robertson l. D,
Lyons, Bill Rookie and Jim Hollands
worth,
The following is the apportionmcnt of
school money made Jan. IS, 1909, by
Lewis Eisenaohn, county superintend-
ent of public instruction:
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-01-24
- - LOCAL NEWS . -

Have you seen Goldstone's new shoe
department?
20 per cent discount on shoes at
Brown 4 Brust's.
James Rookie is now employed by j.
I. Hale at the Overland stables
Dick Crea, who shot and killed Tom
Mcleod in Grangeville few days ago,
has been released on $4,000 bond.
Judge Wolbert this week put in new
sidewalk from the corner of the CHRoN-
tobE Office until past DR.. Truitt's drug
store.
A strip of new sidewalk was laid last
week in front of the Hunt property,
now occupied by FrBnk Patterson and
family.
A marriage license was issued Mon
day to VIM. Buetluer and Alma Holden,
both of Keuterville, Idaho county,
Tribune.
Charles Crawford was abed last week
with complication of tonsilitis and
grippe. This malady seems to be quite
prevalent.
Several couples from here attended
the dance last Friday night at the home
of Frank Harris, north OF town, and re-
port way-up time.
Money. Farm loans. Low interest
and long time. Write or call on
]. B. RICE,
Westlake, Id.
Messrs. Brown and Cooper, the Sal
mon river stock men, were in the city
this week laying in supplies. They re-
GENTLY lost their house and provisions
by fire.
The family of G. w. Long hereby
wish to express their gratitude to the
friends who SO kindly assisted them
during the illness and death cf their be-
loved husBand and father.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-01-24
FARMS FOR sALE.

$50 acres two miles north of Cotton.
wood. The finest stock ranch in NORTH
ern Idaho. Well improved and unlim-
tied water. Price $lA50 per acre.
100 acres in 10. 81, west, formerly
belonged to Christian Waldman. There
is about see, 600 feet of lumber, board
measure, on the place, and il fairly good
lss::1sd. Price $500.
f60 acres In fections 90 and 80, 81. /
east, formerly belonged TO Barney Hat
Ike, mostly grass land with go acres 81
good plow land. Pfiee sll0O.
Ten per cent cash. long time and low
Interest on any OF these farms. For
fnrther particulars. address
A. Z. PARKER,
Grangeville, Id
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-01-24
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Estate of Josiah G. Peasley, deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that letters Of
administration on the estate of Josiah
G. Peasley deceased, were granted to
the undersigned on the 23rd day OF
December, 1901, by the probate court Of
Idaho county. All persons having
claims against said estate are required
to exhibit them to me for allowance, at
my residence miles west OF Cotton
wood, Idaho, within four months after
the date of this notice, or they shall be
forever barred. This 11th day Of Jan
uary, 1902. Harry LANCASTER,
AdIninistratnr
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-01-24
It Girdles The Globe,

The fame of Bucklen's Arnica Salve,
as the best in the world, extends round
the earth. It's the one perfect healer
of Cuts, Corns, Burns, Bruises, Sores,
scalds, Boils, Ulcers, Felons, Aches,
Pains and all Skin Eruptions. Only
infallible Pile cure. 25c box at Tur-
ner's drug store.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-01-24
EsTRAY NOTICE.

! have taken up at my ranch, / mile
southeast of Greencreek, Idaho, one
white faced Hereford steer, red sides,
branded with left handed on right hip,
left ear cropped, 2 years old. Owner
will please call, pay charges and take
animal away or it will be sold according
to estray law.
Fl w Mr11pp
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-01-24
PUBLIC SALE.

Sale d re Cottonwood Packing
House. At the old packing house at
Cottonwood, Idaho, on Jan, 25, 1902, at
2o'clock p. m. at auction, the creditors
Of the sbovs packiTf house, through
their trustees @. B. Knorr and ]. B.
Forsmsnn, will seH the plant as It
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-01-24
NOTICE TO PATRONS.

| have this day sold to VIM. G. Brust
q one-half interest in my merchandise
business at Cottonwood and the bust
ness will be conducted in future under
the firm name of Brown & Brust. All
debts due the late firm are to be paid to
W. L Brown and all obligations of the
old firm are to be paid by w. L. Brown.
Dated January l, 1902.
w, L. BRowE.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-01-24

stands, together with the aani thereto
belonging, either in the whole or in par.
GELS, as will be made known at the sale.
Terms OF sale 25 per cent down, balance
on good approved security, or TO, cash,
10 per cent off, day of sale.
G. B. KNoRR,
j. B. FoRsMANN.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-01-24
The literary and debating societ,

The literary and debating society a
the Mountain View school house held
the best meeting last Friday night of
any since its organization. An excel
lent program was rendered to a packed
house. This society has a large MEM
bership and is doing some excellent
WORK
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-01-24
RANCH FOR SALE.

A fine place three miles south of town,
adjoining Kalin ranch. A snap. Easy
terms. Call on or address this office.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-01-24

WANTED-SEvERAt PERSONS ol
Character and good reputation in each
state Zone in this county required) to
represent and advertise old established
wealthy business house of solid finans
cial standing. Salary $500 weekly
with expenses additional, all payable iii
cash each Wednesday direct from head
offices. Horse and carriage furnished,
when necessary. References. Enclose
self-addressed stamped envelope. Mann
ager. BIG Caxton Building, Chicago.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-03-21
AN INTELLIGENT POODLE.
Dog Brings the Right Card-Do Insects

Dog Brings the Right Card-Do Insects
Reason?
Have animals reason?" was one Of
the questions raised by Lord Ayebury
in an interesting address given at the
London Institution. and certainly 1t
seems hard to deny to the intelligent
poodle Dan, with whom Lord Avebury
experimental, some glimmerings OF
the faculty which is said to separate
men from brutes. Dan was able after
a time TO distinguish between the num-
Der Of cards inscribed with such sug-
gestive words as Food, Tea" Wa
ter" and when he required anything
to bring the right card. Lord Ayebury
thought It was hardly possible TO study
closely communities of ants without
allowing that they were possessed OF
reasoning powers in some degree and
even of moral feeling. On the other
hand, the professional caterpillar ap-
pears to be an insect OF a very low
order OF intelligence. Professional cat
erpillars when out for an expedition
weave a thread, by means OF which
they find their way back. and a small
party was lured by an ingenious SCI
enlist up a flowerpot and round the
top. He then cleared away the ascend
ing thread. and for eight days did
those caterpillars walk round and
round the top Of the howerpot, fol-
lowing the circular thread which re-
manned until they dropped on from
fatigue and exhaustion. - London
Chronicle.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-03-21

celebrated his sixty-fifth birthday
Wednesday, is still about the biggest
man in his party. In commenting on
Marse Henri Watterson's statement
that tho administration at Washing
ton was in bad shape politically, he
said of the Republican party; well,
the party may get badly mixed up
with itself at times, but it seems to
have the faculty of pulling together at
convenient times" This may not be
new, but it is certainly true, and its
accuracy is conclusively and pathet-
ically demonstrated on every election,
at each Of which the Republican ma
jority gets bigger.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-03-21
TOO MUCH MEDDLIYG.


The people of Paducah would like
to have the city go into the secoud
class without any further delay
There has been too much dilly-dally-
ing already. The people, it appears,
are and have been in favor Of going
into the second class, despite objeo-
tions No matter what disadvantages
there may be, they have been in fav-
or Of shouldering them all. They have
not considered whether the tax levy
taken last fall was legal or not, and
do not care, and it was not desired by
the people nor ordered by the council
that the signature Of the governor be
withheld from the second class bill
until the one legalizing the above
mentioned assessment be signed. Ii is
wondered who had the authority or
audacity to write Representative
Clark to hold back the bill for any
reason. There has been too much
holding back ever since the bill was
introduced. The city council did at
one meeting order it held back until a
bill to relieve the fears of certain Off
cials thst they would lose two
years of their official scalps if Padu-
cab went into the second class, was
introduced, and its disposition decided
on, but this bill has never been heard
of since and had nothing to do with
the assessment bill 1t seems that
some officious persons have been tax.
ing great deal of liberty in Psdu-
cabs affairs. Psducah is entitled by
the population shown in the last cen.
sus to enter the second class, and it
was the duty of the legislature TO place
her there without waiting for any
thing or anybody, or whether certain
measures passed or were defeated.
Representative Clark states he was
ordered to have the governor not
sign the second class bill until the
assessment bill was signed. 1t is
not known why, by whom, or by
what authority he was thus ordered,
but he was, and no one had right to
so order him. The people are wear
led with all this childs play. 1t is
pity we cannot have men of sta.
bility at the head of the city govern
ment, instead of men who never know
one day what they are going to think
or do the next Above all, the people
want TO get into the second class.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-03-21
OF BLOODPOlSoNING
Death Of Mr.. William Clements Near
Dexter Last Night.
Was Victim o. a Slight Accident Father
Of Messrs, Dick and Harry Clements.

Mr.. William Clements of Dexter,
Ky, died last night at s O'Clock from
blood poisoning and will be buried
this afternoon at O'Clock.
About three weeks ago he skinned
his ankle slightly and Thought moth
ing of the matter until several day $
later, when the member began to
swell. Blood poisoning set in and he
grew rapidly worse until last night,
when he died.
He was about 60 years of age at the
time OF death, and leaves three sons,
Messrs Richard, Harry, of Paducab,
and Horace Of Dexter, and two daugh-
tiers, both married. His wife died sew
eral weeks ago. Mr.. Richard Glenn
ents and brother Harry are the well
known book store men, and left last
night for Dexter to attend the funeral
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-03-21
RETIREMENT PROBABLE.
General Miles Breaks Loose Again
at Washington.
His Utteranees the Subject Of a Confer
ence This Morning,

Washington, March 2l.-The state
ment made by General Miles yesterday
afternoon before the senate committee
on military affairs, in which he de-
clared that if the pending bill creating
general staff for the army should
become law he would resign his
commission, was the subject this
morning of conference beween Pres
ident Roosevelt and number Of his
callers.
1t seems there is little doubt that
these statements Will ultimately lead
TO General Miles retirement by the
President.
In discussing the matter with ten.
ators and representatives the President
took the position that the lieutenant
general of the army, General Miles,
should show the same respect to his
superior officers that he would exact
and demand from his subordinates.
Coming so close on General Miles
recent blunder in talking too much
about the Schley case, it is believed
that General Miles will not be in the
service much longer.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-03-21

The Fulton Leader is authority for
the statement that Mr.. Sam Cross
land, Graves county's candidate for
congress, is preparing to send ont thir
ty thousand circulars over the district
defining his position in the campaign
and complaining at the action of the
committee in calling a primary for
May "a instead of in August, the date
suggested by himself.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-03-21
AGAINST INSURANCE RATES.

ANrAlN lANR1 hhAfCS As@h @f~f
There is a great deal of discomfort
everywhere over the increased rates
in insurance. Even in the east, where
the people are supposed to be phleg-
matte, philosophical and cool-headed
and never get ratified, there is rap
| idly increasing sentiment condemning
the action of the board that boosted
insurance rates. Local agents are not
to blame. They must write insur-
ance at the rates ordered, or quit for
some man who will. 1t is the heads
of the companies who are alleged TO
maintain trust gigantic in its pro-
portions, and whose ramifications
stop nowhere in America.
The most potent arguments of those
opposed to the increase, and who are
strenuously fighting it, are summed
up by the Philadelphia Times, as fol-
lows:
Because some companies have been
carel ess in taking risks and have lost,
the whole combination Of them, in
GLIDING companies that are making
dividends of 20 to 40 per cent on their
capital, agree to clap another 25 or so
cents per hundred on the patient and
profitable Philsdelphians to save the
weaker companies the painful neces-
sity of reducing their 40 per cent ex-
penses.
THE underwriters believe them
selves masters Of the situation. Col
lectively, the insurance companies
are rich and powerful and have the
whole business under organized con-
troll. Their accommodations enable them
to Withstand loss, IL necessary, and
no new organization could be formed
that could offer sound insurance in
competition with them. They are
making money, but they want to
make more, and they think this a
good occasion to create panic that
will enable them to pnt on the screws.
II is simply an attempt to extort
money by false pretenses and force.
Its obvious injustice has aroused the
whole business community of Phila-
delphia, which has the whole weight
Of fact and reason on its side and
whose firm resistance ought to d efeat
this daring brigandsge."
As pointed out, there seems to be
no valid reason why all insurance
companies should put up rates to re.
trieve the losses of some Individual
companies. 4 local agent was asked
if there was any reason for it, and he
was frank enough to say that he did
not know of any.
In many places the business men
have united in an effort to bust the
trust. Paducah has thus far mani
tested no interest in it.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-03-21
DAMAGE EXPECTED
From Grasshoppers This Year In
Kentucky and Elsewhere
EXPERTS viii Look For Some Means To
Rid The Country Of The Pests

The appearance Of countless small
grasshoppers in this section nj the
state has resulted in an investigation,
showing that Western Kcntucky gen
orally has suffered from the isita-
ton
1t is learned that from certain signs
discovered by the National Agricultu-
raj department agents in Kansas, Ne
brasks and Texas, the chief entomolo-
gist, L. o. Howard, has concluded
that the } coming summer will be
marked by unusual injury from grass
hoppers. This is calculated from the
continuance of certain climatic condi-
lions known to breed abnormallylnum-
erous swarms of the pest.
An expert will give all his time to
studying the conditions under which
grssshoppers breed and the chief ento-
mologist will then endeavor to find
some preventive which will extermi-
nate the pest before the grasshoppers
become capable Of injuring the. crops.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-03-21
DIRECT. CONNECTION.
Prospect That Smithland and Padu-
cab viii Be Joined By Telephone.


The Cumberland Telephone oomDa-
ny, which operates the East Tennes-
see here, has about completed arrange
ments with the owners Of the new tel
eplone line from Smithland to Mails
oaville. TO give us direct connection
with Smithland, Ky. something that
has long been desired, especially by
the merchants, who do large busi-
ness in that territory. Paducah would
then get many orders. it Is claimed,
that now 20 to Evansville, and would
have connection with many other
towns in Livingston county as well,
including Salem. Hampton, Cars
willie and Birdsville.
In case the deal goes through, ID
will not only give direct connection
with these places, but will reduce the
cost from fifty cents a message to thir.
ty five cents q message.
At present the only way to tele-
phone from here to Smithland,,is 10
telephone to Kuttawa, Grand Rivers,
or other cities in that vicinity and
have the message repeated over anoth-
er line 10 some one in Smithland. The
same kind of arrangement made with
the Smithland line has been made BY
the Cumberland people with all the
small lines In Illinois
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-03-21

The Philadelphia Record, Demo
cratic, says: "In his paper, the Com
moner, Colonel Bryan frequently calls
attention to the great mistakes of the
Democratic party and to the necessity
Of avoiding them in the future. Two
great mistakes within the last ten
years will not be apt to soon be ban
ished from the Democratic mind"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-03-21
INACCURATE COUNTY
ASSESSMENTS

ASSESSMENTS.
It seems evident from an examina-
ton of the last recapitulation Of the
county tax assessors books, and in fact
from those of previous assessors, that
the people might as we'll be spared the
expense of an assessor so far as the ac-
curacy of the books is concerned.
Perhaps the area Of the county and the
number Of town lots may be approx.
mately correct, but everything else is
grossly and palpably wrong.
Take, for instance. the amount cred
tied to deposits in bank, s7,s75. The
bank statements snow that there is on
deposit about 500, 900, instead Of
$1,000.
The value of pianos and other mus
ical instruments is placed at s5,607.
Double this amount can be found IN
houses OF any street in the city and
the value of wagons, carriages, bicy.
Giles and other vehicles. s24, 1875, can
be found in the business section alone,
without taking in the countless car
riages, wagons and bicycles elsewhere.
With diamonds it is equally as bad
The total value Of diamonds assessed
IN McCracken county is $780, Some
families alone have more than that,
md few men and women frequently
wear diamonds worth more than 5000
on the streets. Tie value of jewelry
is given at $685., hardly more than
many single articles arc worth, while
the value Of watches and clocks Is Civ
en- at s9A0 hardly the value of
watches owned by half dozen of the
1000 or more men here.
\ One of the greatest and most glar-
ing plumbers is in the number of male
voters, given in the assessors book as
2. 4G6. In Paducah alone there are
double that many, as Is shown by the
returns of every election for the past
several years.
Other figures Of the assessor are no
doubt just as bad. The people of the
county may think that such inexcus-
able errors do not mean anything to
them, but they are greatly mistaken.
II every man were assessed for what
he owns, a great many VINO now own
property that they pay no taxes on
would be justly compelled to contrib
ute their share towards defraying the
expenses of government. And every
man who escapes the assessor causes
lust that much more to be added to
the burden of the man who doesn't.
There oughts:to be some way to reject
s1ch an assessment 1t is due to the
people that there be fair, impartial
and thorough as sessment. There is
no excuse for the assessor. the as
sessment would he worse than it is If
there had not been raises over his as
sessment made by the board of super
yisors to the amount of about $780,
900.
1t costs the county thousand or
two dollars a year to have an assess
ment taken, and several hundred dol
lars are paid out to the supervisors.
and yet the people are called upon to
be resigned to an assessment like that.
The supervisors are usually men Of in
telligence, and how they could fail to
realize tine fragrant inaccuracy of such
an assessment is hard to understand.
II results in placing the burdens of
taxation on the few instead of the
many. If the assessed value of prop
cry in this county is $4,000, 900 the
tax rate will be greater and the tax
payer will have to Fay ..sore than II 1t
were $4,000, 900, and it is obvious
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-03-21

The st. Louis Globe Democrat
thinks that the people of Kentucky
will become so urgent in their de-
mands for representation at the Louis
lana Purchase Exposition they will
compel an extra session to make the
appropriation refused by q penny wise,
pound foolish legislature.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-03-21

Mayor Lang was mistaken instead
of misquoted.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-03-21

Punishments are often the only in
struments in the hands OF a loving
God by which individuals with evil
wills are persuaded to do well. The
fact that God always forgives does not
Danish the consequences OF wrong-co-
ing,-Rey. ID. C.. Dorchester.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-03-21

1t IL stated that the total value Of
geese consumed In Berlin win exceed
81. 1904 900. and the consumption 10 In
ereasing rapidly.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-03-21
On. Block Contain. 3. 700 Persons.

The most populous block in the world
is said to be that In New York. ex-
tending from Amsterdam to West End
avenue and from sirty-irst street to
sixty-second street. Eighty-seyen hun
bred human beings. Of twenty-six diff
ferent nationalities. OF every race. color
and creed. are huddled together In
Eve and six-story tenements.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-03-21

that it is nearer the latter than the
former.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-03-21
FRIDAY, MARCH 81, 1902.
DAILY THOUGHT.

From each according to his ability /;
to each according to his need"