Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-09-04
IDAHO ITEMS.


The city of Lewiston expects to Sc
cure larger donation for Carnegie IL
brary.
During the past term of court, which
was in session at Wallace for several
months, $6556.5O was paid out for trial
jurors. both on the regular panel and
on the special venires.
The Small G Emery log drive of
100000 feet has arrived in Lewis
ton. Mr.. Emery says he still has over
100000 feet of logs on the banks of
the North Fork which will be brought
down early in the fall.
Jacob Huber, the Lewiston contrac-
tor who wandered off while insane,
last week, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself through the head on the
farm of William Payne. four miles
west of Genessee.
Weiser is freed of gamblers. The
chief of police and police force recent
ly rounded up all the tinhorn gamblers
in the city, marched them to the depot
and told them to hit the trail. Every
slot machine has been taken out.
Wardner was ablaze with electric
lights Friday night, the electricity be-
ing transmitted there from Spokane
over the new long transmission line
just constructed by the Washington
Water Power company, where it was
generated by water power from the
Spokans falls.
q n n hn n
ard Mill at Mace, had a narrow escape
from terrible death at the mill re-
Gently. While oiling some machinery
his clothing was caught in the shaft
ing and all the outer garments were
torn from his body. This allowed him
to extricate himself.
The Washington Water Power COM
pany has filed with the county record
er the 100000 mortgage which it
has given to the Franklin Trust COM
pany of Brooklyn, NJ Y. The mort
gage was made in 1899 and covers
the real and personal property of the
company in Washington and Idaho.
Near Moravia recently a large me-
teor appeared in the southeastern hor-
lion, traversed the heavens and dis
appeared at the northwest horizon. It's
track was nearly on a great circle,
crossing the zenith at about 40 de-
grees above the equator. Its angle
with the equator was about degrees,
and its angle with the horizon the
same at it's appearance and disap-
pearance.
Lopez brothers of near Lapwai have
sold 1920 bushels of brewing barley
to the Vollmer- Clearwater Grain COM
pany for 80 cents hundred. 1t was
raised in the Tom Beall creek section
and averaged over so bushels an acre.
Lopez brothers have 200 acres of wheat
which will go 40 bushels an acre. Ihis
grain is being threshed.
Rural free delivery will be inaugur-
ated on a route from Kendrick I'D
American ridge September is. The
route is nearly II miles in length.
William Whetstine has been appointed
carrier. He will receive $500 year.
The new rural route will serve 270 peo-
pie.
A go mile electric line to run from
Spokane via Newman lake to Rath-
drum, then looping back to Occur
d'Alene City and Liberty lake, with a
spur to Steamboat landing, on the Pend
d'Oreille river, and branch to Harri.
son, is proposed. Eastern capital Is
behind the enterprise.
J. D. Wagner, from Illinois, and
Rev. o. w. LEVEL, from Unionville,
Iowa, were in Idaho Falls recently
with view to selecting location for
colony of Dunkards. 1t is practically
certain that their colony will be located
short distance from town on the
west side Of the Snake river. Another
party is coming to see the country in
September, and at least Is families are
expected to arrive this fall to start
the colony.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Organized labor is planning for a |
big parade on Labor day, Septem-
Der z.
There are $3.50 acres more improved
and in Spokane county this year than
n 1902. =.
Plans for irrigating the country
around Newman Lake have been an
The Washington State Medical asso-
,iation held it's annual meeting in Spo-
Kane this week.
Walla Walla grocers are in a COM
pine to buy goods in large lots and
Keep up prices.
There was no observance of Sunday
n the harvest fields of Whitman coun.
y last Sunday.
The heavy and steady rains of last
week did considerable damage to the
srain in Columbia county.
The thirteenth year of the Wash
ngton state normal school at Ellens-
'urg will open September 9.
Chief Deputy Grain Inspector e. L.
'erkins of Spokane says grain on the
'ast side is damaged by rain.
Robert Tyson. aged %, was killed
t Simmons station recently by being
un over by an o. R. & N. train.
Nineteen babies died in Spokane
uring August from cholera infantum,
Indicating an alarming epidemic of
his dread disease.