Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-04-17

County Assessor Telcher 10 in town
this week and will be in this vicinity for
some time assessing the property on
this side Of the prairie.
The Lewiston stage had break down
on the mountain Saturday night and
came in on three wheels, arriving here
shout 2 o'clock Sunday morning.
The sale Saturday at the Yandell
ranch was well attended and everything
sold well. It is said some of the hogs
brought almost 10 cents q pound.
If you want first class cedar shingles
send to r. r. Woods, at Kooskia, for
them. He has three cars of the cele-
brated astsr A STAR Sound shingles
Ifyeur boy 10 in need of suit of
clothes take him to Goldstone's and
have him fitted out with a Banner
Brandt suit. just the thing fer boys.
Geo. W. Coutts, Attorney at Law and
Notary Public, writes FIRE INSURANCE,
draws deeds, mortgages and contracts.
Collections pushed. Cottonwood, Ida /
The pupils of the Keutervilie public
school will give an entertainment on
Sunday, April 26th. Doors open at III
O'Clock p. m. and performance will com
msnce at Z 80. Everybody invited.
The ladies Of the Baptist church will
give box social at the Odd Fellow hall,
on Friday, May LIST. Ice cream aid
cake will be served. Boxes will be sold
at 20 and 50 cents. Everybody invited.
The farmers are very busy these days
turning the ground over preparatory to
sowing the spring crop. The wet
weather has delayed spring work con-
siderasly buta good crop is expected.
just the same.
The Easter supper given by the Aid
Society last Friday evening was sump-
tuous spread and was hearty enjoyed
by many hungry people. In spite Of
the bad weather the ladies' realized q
nice sum from the supper.
Walter Craig arrived in the city We'd
nesday from the Elk City country and
Intends to remain for some time. He
informs us that the Elk country is very
active and that extensive mining opera
tions will be carried on there this sum-
! mer.
Next Friday ID Arbor day for the
pubic schools of the state and according
to law all schools must set out trees on
that day. We should haye fence
around our school or it will do no good
to set out trees. We need the, fence
anyway.
A regular wood famine is on here now
and it is impossible to get weod at any
price. $5 and SO cord is being offered
but none can be secured at that figure.
There is a scarcity of wood on the noun
tain and tho roads are in too bad a
shape to permit of hauling.
The boys have been at work putting
the ball ground in shape this week and
expect to organize nine at once. They
will afford considerable amusement and
bring many people to town this summer
and they should receive the support of
every progressive citizen of the town.
H. h. Nuxoll aud Mr.. Travers, a rep
rsssntative. of the Case Machine Co.,
were out among the farmers couple
days the Grst of the week and sold a
complete threshing outfit to VIM. Haar-
mann, and feeders to r. G.. Nuxoll,
Trautmann Bros. and Wasem & Sons.
Joseph sohn, of Greencreek, was in
| the city Tuesday and made us a pleas
ant business call. Mr.. Sohn is agent
for the "Kant Klog" fruit tree sprayer,
a very Superior invention with nine diff
ferent shapes and sizes of sprays, and he
expects to introduce them generally
among the orchards OF the prairie.
Father Kremers left Tuesday on an
extended visit to the different missions
OF his parish of Idaho county. He Wis
tied Greencreek on Tuesday and went
from there to Denver, Grangeyille,
White Bird and on up the Salmon river
to the boundary between Idaho and
Washington counties. He will return
in time to hold services here on Sunday
May 3rd.
stuber Bros. this week sold to Steve
Hspton, agent for Frye, Bruhn 4 Co. oi
Seattle, 5 car loads, ~ head, of prime
beef cattle which they had fattsned al
their farm near town. The cattle were
driven to Stuart for shipms snt yesterday
This is said to be about the finest bunch
Of beef cattle that has ever left the
prairie. They averaged about 13Ot
pounds per head and AZ cents pei
pound was the price paid for them here
bringing total Of about $4504.50. TIL,
stuber Bros. have cars more of cattI,
fattsninE at their ranch now which the,
will turn of in May by which time they
will be fully equal to the beeves jus
sold. They also expect to make anothe
shipment Of hogs about May 1st. Thes,