Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-06-20

Mrs. Rosa McClay, Of lola, Kansas,
eldest daughter of Postmaster Libbey,
is visiting here. Mr.. McClay. is expect
ed to arrive in this section in the near
future.
Seven loads of lumber from Wright's
mill passed through here Monday.
The lumber was being hauled for the
erection of church at Hopewell school,
house.
Aaron and Charlie Kelly and Fred
Wolbert left Wednesday morning with
a pack train for the Marshall Lake
country. They will go in by way of
White Bird.
/ Stuber Bros. left here last SATURDAY.
with another shipment of hogs for Sc
attic, consisting of 400 head. Howard
Mckinley and Herman Stuber will ac-
company the shipment to its destina-
| ton.
The Cleophas Bros, of Northwood,
Iowa, have been in the city the past few
days. Mr.. Knute Cleophas is the bank
er who was here few weeks ago. He
has purchased the ranch now rented by
Willis Angel.
Jacob Giesen and VIM. Kabeisen-
mann, of Parkston, S. d., are among
the new arrivals in this section this
week. They are visiting with their old
friend, B. Thacke, and are looking over
the country with view to locating.
A pack train OF seventeen fine big
animals passed through here yesterday
enroute to the upper Salmon river, near
the Seven Devils. The outfit was
government surveying party which has
several townships of government land
to survey in that region.
Harry Tefft, while out boat riding
with his brother, Bert, on the Salmon
river last Saturday, fell against the side
OF the boat and suffered internal iniu-
ries. DR.. Truitt was hastily summoned
and reports that now the boy is getting
along nicely.
Nels Larson, brother of Mrs. August
Jorgenson, arrived here Wednesday
from Winnipeg, Manitoba, for weeks
visit with relatives Mr.. Larson is
connected with railroad construction UP
north and says his section of the coun-
try is booming.
Attorneys Ailshie and Fogg were over
from Grangeville Tuesday and Wednes-
day. We don't know, but we surmise
strongly that their business was of po-
litical nature and it is nearly safe to say
that the county seat proposition occu-
pied no small share their time.
The Cleophas Bros. are thinking seri-
ously OF starting bank here and in an
interview with US stated that as soon as
they could get their business in proper
shape they would open up such an in
stitution at this place, They are very
confident that they could sit down right
here and coin money. 1t would be
good thing for the town and we would
like to see it come.
County Surveyor Pogue has finished
the survey of the proposed new road
across LAWYERS canyon in this county,
and it is expected that the residents on
the Nezperce side VIII take necessary
steps to extend it down to the Clear
water river. In fact, the Farmers
Grain company has signifed its willing
ness to aid in the completion of this
road, which will be of great benefit to
the people of both counties.-Press.
The republican central committee met
at Grangeville Saturday and designated
July 26th as the date to hold the con-
vention to nominate delegates to the
state convention. Cottonwood was se-
lected as the point to hold the conyen-
ton. The state convention will be held
at Boise, August goth, and the conven>
tion to nominate county ticket will be
held at Grangeville one Septem Der 9Th.
The primaries to elect delegates to the
convention at this place will be held all
over the county on July 18th.
Lumber almost given away at Teft's
mill. Come now before it is all gone.
| have the best lumber on the mountain
at the same price. Call and see my
lumber before buying. Don't forget,
give discount for all large CASH orders,
lumber delivered when cash accompa-
nies the order. Farm produce taken in |
exchange for lumber when delivered at |
Goldstone's store or my mill. If you
don't think will trade try me.