Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1904-04-29
-FOUR NORTHWEST STAIES|
LATE NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Choice Selection Of Interesting Items
Gathered From Exchanses--cuIIings
From Washington. idaho, Montana
and oregon--Numerou Accidents
and Personal Happenings Occur.
IDAHO ITEMS.

OulJ ny the government To T6SITd1u
the Cameron Lumber company of Har-
rison, from saving $37, 500 worth of.
logs cut on government land, has start
ed in the federal court Judge Han
ford granted the temporary restrain
ing order prayed for and made it re-
turnable May 2.
1t has been arranged by Worlds
Fair Commissioner HURT that several
hostesses at the Idaho building at the
worlds fair will serve at different
times during the season, the ladies
representing different sections of the
state. Mrs. Morrison. wife of the gov
ernor. will preside at the time of open
ing, and about month later Miss Ann
Soma of Boise will be one of others.
The remaining selections are not
made.
Nathan Draper was killed recently
Line. Deceased was walking on the
track. He was deaf and did not hear
the approaching train.
The April session of the Nez Perce
county commissioners has fixed the
salaries of county officers. The only
change made was in the case of the
school superintendent, who was rails
ed to $1,000 year. Other salaries
were fixed as follows: Assessor and
tax collector, $4,000; sheriff. $4,000;
treasurer, $1,000; probate judge, $1,000;
surveyor, $500; county commissioners
$500. The salary of the county audi
tor was fixed at $4,000 in 1902, and
will not be subject to change for an
other two years.
Isaac Irwin, aged "a, pioneer of
Camas prairie, died at Higgins, re-
Gently. Mr.. Irwin was prominent in
Idaho and Washington counties.
The commissioner general of the
/ land office has notified Senator Dubois
that the survey and subdivision of
Fort Sherman military reservation has
been ordered and work will probably
commence in May. Senator Dubois
says nothing stands in the way of the
disposition of this reserve and the land
will be divided into small lots and sold
at public auction to the highest bidder
i The regents of the state normal
school have decided on June 10 to
June Is for commencement week al
the school.
| Peter Dobia, an employee Of the Hum
bird Lumber company, was drowned in
Pack river.
Many of the settlers of northern Ida
no are preparing to be on hand at the
opening of the Flathead Indian reser
walton in western Montana, which viii
shortly take place under the provisions
of the Dixon bill After the Indians
: have been cared for in allotments the
remainder will be thrown open to set
Element.
Two young children of T. Graney,
: we'll known resident of the Occur d'Al
enes, are in serious condition from
: drinking water which contained som'
: arsenic. They are believed to hav'
taken the water from pipe running
from the Silver King mill. Their re
covery is doubtful.
Religious services incident to thu
dedication of the new Methodist Epis
copal church were held at Moscow
Sunday. A congregation of over 100,
persons we're present at the services
the church being crowded to the doors
Efforts are being made to bring tn
annual encampment of the cadet
: from the University of Idaho to Wal
lace and Wardner.
The Moscow Elks have bought 8
feet fronting on main street for thei
new temple.
A special from Sheridan says wor'
has reached there from the Grand
Ronde reservation that during a drum
ken quarrel, Louis Savage shot an
killed Foster Vaccine. Both the me-
: are Indians.