Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-11-06

The stage'was about two hours late
Monday night owing to an extra heavy
load of passengers and baggage.
DR.. Truitt reports the birth of a big
boy to the wife of Clay Robbins, near
Keuterville, on Thursday, Oct. 20.
Felix Warren came in on Wednes-
days stage to settle up his accounts for
the past month at this end of the line.
Money to loan on farm lands at 8 per
cent. PARKER & YOUNG,
Grangeville, Ida.
Our complete line of Fall dry goods
has arrived and is one Of the best ever
shown in Cottonwood. S. Goldstone.
]. NJ. Dixon visited the tramway
Wednesday to see whether.business was
being properly conducted there or not.
/ Charlie Crichton returned Saturday
from the Palouse country and left the
first Of the week for across Salmon river.
Mr.. Ralph Pitt, of Santa Rosa, CAL,
nephew OF Mrs. Geo. Mcpherson, is vis-
iting at the Mcpherson home this week.
The new Methodist minister is ex-
pected to-srriye the latter part Of the
week to take charge of this congrega-
ton.
Among those who renewed faith with
US this week are. l.. d. Worden, Fl.
Hattrup, G.. G. Columbus and Robert:
Stuart. 81
Our outing flannel patterns are the
largest and most select ever shown on
the prairie. Come in and inspect them
at Goldstone's.
If you are in town with your friend
and wish to treat him we'll take him to
the st. Albert hotel and treat him to a
good, square meal.
Atty. Coutts and Jeweler Gibson
moved into their new quarters near the
Brewery saloon the first of the week and
are now very cozily settled.
Money. Farm loans. Low interest
and long time. Write or call on
]. B. RICE,
Westlake, Id.
Several of the boys went to tie noun
tain this week to cut wood and we can
expect a drop in the price of wood--if
the boys don't drop back to town too
soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Smith are busily
engaged this week visiting old friends
in this vicinity. They expect to be here
about six weeks before returning to
their home in Pueblo, Colo.
Judge J. F. Ailshie's home at Grange
vile was destroyed by fire on Wednes-
day night of last week while the family
was absent from home. The loss is es-
timated at $4,000 with but $1,000 insur-
ance.
The two boys who had the fistic en-
counter at school last week came in
Tuesday and explained to us that they
did not fight over girl but over some
thing more important-their own diff
culties.
Fine apples, pears, primes and plums
can now be had at August Jorgenson's.
Good cooking apples 81 sack at the or
chard. Prunes ~ cents per pound.
Bartlett pears "a cents per pound. If
you want fruit get 1t at once.
There is some talk of dancing club
being organized here this winter to hold
dances every Saturday night from 8 to
IL, or every second Saturday. 1t would
afford much pleasure if enough mem
bers could be secured to insure its finan-
cial success.
Capt. James Woodward and Mr.. Cur
tain, two prosperous citizens of the
Grangeville side of the prairie, were in
town Wednesday. While here they
paid us pleasant call and the Captain
advanced his subscription to the CHRoN-
roLE another year.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M. e.
church will give its annual fair on
Thanksgiving eye, Wednesday, Nov. 25,
at the I. 0. Q. F. hall. All kinds OF
useful and fancy articles will be sold.
Refreshments from six to nine. The
patronage OF all is earnestly solicited.
Saturday night was Halloween and
all the old and young boys in town
turned themselves loose and made night
hideous by ringing bells and blowing
horns. Things had a changed aspect
next day and owners OF movable articles
were engaged for several hours gather
ing up their belongings.
Miss Mary Dempsey, who has pre-
sided over the st. Albert dining room
for several months past, left Saturday
for Cotton, WASH, where she will place
her younger sister in school, after
which she will return to the prairie and