Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-02-27
FRIDAY, FEB. q, 1908.
STATE NEWS

John Potter, a 14-year old boy
living near Kendrick, fatally
wounded himself last Friday with
q % rife. The lad had been suf-
fering from epileptie fits and took
this means of ending his trouble.
Joe Spergeon killed five wild
animals on Ed Hammond's ranch
last week, and we have had two re-
ports as to their identity. One
says they were cougars; and the
other claims they were lynx. They
were freed by dogs, and it is well
they are "out Of business" which
ever they were Pierce Miner.
Clifford, Feb. 21.-Eugene Bart
lett, a young farmer of this neigh
borhood, was adjudged insane yes
terday and will be taken to Black
foot. Bartlett has gone daft on the
subject OF religion and women, and
when he is not telling of lovely
femininity is praying for himself
and all his acquaintance. He has
been acting queerly for several
months, but has recently developed
a suicidal mania, the result of in
sane fear.
Wallace, Feb. 2l.--Incensed by
jealousy, John P. Bjerkens, who ID
totally blind, MORALLY wounded
Mrs. Hugh Smith, Of Blackhear, by
firing two shets into her breast and
then took his own life by blowing
out his brains with third bullet
The tragedy occurred at his room
in lodging house OF this city,
The woman was in the habit OF
visiting him each week. She miss
ed coming occasionally and the
man grew angry. He received hi
blindness by faulty blast in thu
Standard mine year ago. He il
35, she 80. She has q husband
and four children.
Salt Lake, Feb. 21.-Contractl
for the construction of-two- thirds
of the 81 mile irrigating canal o
the Twin Falls Land and Wate
company in Snake river valley Ill
Idaho were awarded here today
Work will begin within 30 day
and it is believed the canal will b.
in operation within a year Ii
connection with the canal it is pro
posed to construct an immense dan
across the Snake river at Twir
Falls. This dam will be 800 fee
wide and 60 feet high and viii
form a lake three miles long
When completed the canal will ir,
rigate 10000 acres of land now
practically worthless. The amour
involved in the enterprise will ap
proximate million dollars.
J. NJ. Dobbins will return today
to Pittsburg Landing, where b,
has recently located 81 placer
claims for himself and d. w
Bailey. He has a veritable noun
taia Of gold bearing rock, carrying
values from "a to $40. Out of some
40 assays from samples taken in
discriminatory over an area cover
ing 400 acres, the lowest values
were 81. He and Mr.. Bailey hav,
also located water rights on Vol
and Gettye creeks and 100 acres o
placer ground between the tw'
creeks on the north bank Of tn
Snake river. They expect to in
stall water power to operate powe
drills and a concentrating mill
and work the placer ground.-Tri
Washington, Feb. 23.-Senato
Dubois today introduced an amend
ment to the public building bill
providing for an appropriation @
forty thousand dollars for q publ
building at Pocatello and of TWEEN
ty-fiye thousand dollars each a
Lewiston and Moscow. Senate
Dubois has the assurance of til
chairman of the committee this
the appropriation will be made q
the next session.
The application Of w. P. Hurl
but, Of Lewiston, Idaho, G. "
Thompson, Ed. Thomas, L. L. Dill
BILE and @. Fallen, to organize tn
First National bank of Clarkstor
Wash, with capital of $25. 00t
has been approved by the comp
froller Of the currency.
The president today appointe
Arthur P. Hamley postmaster .
Ksndrick, Idaho.