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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-07-07

tractors. It will be necessary for
the electric road association to ex-
ercise haste to secure the necessary
terminals at Lewiston, Nezperce
and Grangeyille before the con-
stFuction Of the road begins.
"Onr 6rst work on the line will
be the terminal work at Lewiston,
in order that the track may be laid
for taking care Of the material. In
connection with this it might not
be out of place to state that no
work can be commenced until all
Of these terminals have been prop
erly secured, as no money will be
advanced and the contractors will
not begin until the people here
have done their part and supplied
the terminals that are such a ma
terial factor in the building of the
road. There are also matters d
right of-way that must be adjusted
but can only suggest these things
in order that the people can under.
stand what must he done before we
commence work and also that W,
will be ready to commence within
thirty days"
'It is possible that the road t.
Grangeville will be completed thiI
winter continued Mr.. Manley
"but of course we could not stat
this positively, but have no hesi
fancy in saying that we will hav
the entire system completed by thi
time next year"
Messrs. Manley and Wells will
leave this morning for San Fran
CISCO, where the details preparator.
to the actual construction wor
will be completed. The matter c
securing the terminals and rights
of-way will be taken up at once b
President spofford, and it is pre-
posed to have all in readiness fo
the contractors to commence wor
as soon as the equipment can b
shipped bere.-Wednesday's Lew
iston Tribune.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-07-07
VIII go to Thunder Mountain.

Mrs. Edith Craig, who resides
north Of town. was in Wednesday
and informed US that she would
leave this week for Thunder Noun.
tain to teach term Of school there.
The hard trip through the noun
tains to reach the school and the
severe winter to be passed in that
isolated region would prove more
than many persons would care to
face but Mrs. Craig says the in
ducements ($125 per monthl are
enough to tempt her and she will
undertake to teach the school the
coming term. This is the school
Francis Steele started in to take
charge Of some time ago but got
lost and perished in the mountains
Mrs. Craig was for several years
principal Of the Cottonwood school
and is an instructor Of rare ability
She has also had considerable ex
perience in the mountain country
and is without doubt the best per
son the Thunder Mountain people
could have secured to handle theil
school.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-07-07

number of family picnics were
held. At John F. Nuxol's home
H. H. Nuxoll and family, of Cot
tonwood, and F. G. and Joseph
Nuxoll, Joseph Schmidt, Joseph
Ahlers and John H. Nuxoll with
their respective families gathered
and enjoyed the occasion greatly
Another party was held at Glen
Wassmuth's, the guests being H.
Wassmuth, Sr, B.. Stuhbers, N
Schaefer, H. Wassmuth, Jr., and
Glenn Waldmann, with their faml
lies. Needless to say this was also
a pleasant affair. Quite a few o.
the Young folks went to Reuter-
Vile, Ferdinand and GrangeVille
while Ed. Stolz and a number o
others went down the canyon.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-07-07
Electric Line
Contract Let
Was secured ~ Chas. F. Loss, Of San
Francisco, and work viii start within
Thirty Days. Grangeville line
may Be finished this year.

The contract for the construction
II the electric line from Lewiston
d Nezperce and Grangeville has
been awarded to Charles F. Loss,
h San Francisco, and the road will
be completed within year from
bis time. Such was the informa-
ion given out last evening by
resident Spofford and Consulting
Engineer John A. Manley, who in
ompany with H. F. Wells, super
ntendent for Charles F. Loss, and
nd Secretary Randolph, returned
ON trip of inspection over the
roposed route yesterday.
ave have taken the contract and
h papers have been signed" said
lr. Wells last night. "We expect
have our equipment on the
round within thirty days and will
Dmplete the road within a year
Om the time the work begins. In
erforming the contract we shall
nplOy as many men as are neces-
Try to complete the work within a
ear, but until the plans have been
Ganized it would be impossible to
biggest how many men will be re-
uired on the contract.
ut is wonderful country
trough which the line will pass >
Dntinued Mr.. Wells, when ques-
oned relative tn the rich agricul-
lral district between Lewiston
ezperce and Grangeville. at il
pc Of the richest countries l have
yer visited, and we can see won
erful things for this region as soor
the transportation is afforded
sour plans are now completed
nd will be carried out just as soor
the conditions will permit" sale
r. Manley, when seen relative II
le construction of the road. "W
i'll have engineers here within tn
ext three weeks, and sutiicien
lrce will be kept in the field t
eep the work ahead OF the con
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-07-07
EXPRESS from all points
East, Baker City, San
Francisco, Portland.
STEAMER LINES.

STEAMER LINES.
SAN FRANCIsco-PoRTLAND ROUTE.
Steamer sails for Portland at pm.
every five days.
Daily boat service between Portland,
Astoria, Oregon City, Dayton, Salem,
Independence, Corvallis and all Col
umbia and Willamette river points.
SNAKE RIVER ROUTE
Steamer LEWISTON leaves Riparia at 5 40
a. m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays; Steamer SPOKANE leaves Ri
paria at 5 40 a. m. on Sundays, Tues
DAYS and Thursdays; no steamer out
of Riparia Saturdays.
Steamer LEWISTON leaves Lewiston at
1000 a. m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Sundays; Steamer SPOKANE leaves
Lewiston at 10 100 a. m. on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Saturdays; no steam
er out of Lewiston Fridays.
G. W, MOUNT, General Agent,
Lewiston, Idaho.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-07-07
Items Of Interest Reproduced for the
Benefit Of our Readers.
A STORY OF THE WEEK
A few Incidents that have occurred in
the State since our last Issue.

A mildly insane Mexican about
80 years Of age was taken in charge
at Culdesac Monday. He will
probably be returned to his home
in Texas,
Judge Steele will leave Monday
for the Delmar hot springs in Wy
oming to remain until August 1st
or later if necessary.
One Of the old land marks of
Lewiston, an old log building erect
ed sometime in 1864 and occupied
in late years by Chinese store,
was destroyed by fire Sunday.
Someone with a grndge against
the o R. & N, railway last week
dropped stick of dynamite into
the large water tank at Wallace
and wrecked it. The tank had
capacity of $4,000 gallons.
Capt. J. K. Bell, Of Cfenesee. state
mastering officer, organized a milf
tia company Of 54 members at
GrangeviIle Saturday night. Levi
Castle was elected captain, F. N.
McKinzie, first lieutenant and
Ralph Loyeless, second lieutenant.
Charlie Decker, young boy at
Payette, had one eye blown out Of
| his head, one thumb blown off and
received several other injuries from
giant firecracker he attempted to
pick up just before it exploded.
The boy thought it would not go
off but it exploded just as he reach
ed for it.
A cloudburst a few days ago on
the Snake river carried obstruc-
tions into the stream at Cotton.
wood bar near the mouth of Sal
mon river and formed a waterfall
fully four feet in height. The OBJ
struction will have to be cleared
away before the boats car
roach the Tmnaha mining camps
again,
The Northern Pacific train strucl
a horse near Kooskia last Thurs
. day and threw it into the rive
breaking its leg. The animal wa
ridden by a little girl, who, OF
hearing the train coming, dis
mounted and tried to get the hors
from the track but it would no
lead and was struck by the engine
! 1t was later killed.
J.. A daring Jail break in whicl
q eight convicts got away occurre
:. Tuesday night at the federal prisoI
I. on McNeil's island near Tacoma
d The prisoners dug their wa
through the different cells unit
o they got together and then brok
# through the steel roof. They late
:. secured boats and left the islam
and have not yet been recaptureC
II The body of Drexel VanArsdo
son of c. C. VanArsdol of Clark'
ton, who was drowned IN the SnaR
s. river at that place early last MAJ
g. was found Sunday morning lodge
Y in a sand bank above the seer
D of the drowning by two boys wh
were fishing in the river 1t is b.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-07-07

Sy J.eitch is an arrival in the
city from Buffalo Hump.
A report was current on the
street yesterday that another fire
had visited Lewiston and destroyed
a number Of wooden buildings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Laux left
yesterday for Kansas and other
eastern points for the benefit OF
Mrs. Laux's health. They do not
expect to return.
Ihe case against B. B. Russell
for violation of the Sunday closing
ordinance, which was set for hear
ing yesterday, is being given jury
trial today before Judge Coutts.
Attys. Scales and Goode, of Grange
vile, are attending to the prosecu'
ton and defense and the case is
being watched with interest.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-07-07

Charlie Alexander, Enoch Cros'
bv and Jake Welte left Wednes-
dav for the Joseph plains country
across Salmon river to look up
some land.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-03
WANTS BIG DAMAGES.
Former Moorhead Editor Sues Fa.
ther-in-Law for SANDER.

Onawa, April &c. E. Campbell
formerly owner and editor of the
Moorhead Times. has filed petition iH
the Monona county district court
against j. j. and Mollie Peck, claiming
$4,000 damages for SANDER. He says
that defendants made certain false
statements, saying Campbell had tried
to kill his wife; that one of the de-
PENDANTS also said that he had placed
strychnine in a glass of wine for the
purpose Of killing her, and that this
was one of the reasons why plaintiffs
wife left him. Other allegations are
made.
j. j. Peck is one of the best known
farmers in Monona county, living
near Moorhead. He was formerly
sheriff of Harrison county, Iowa, and
bears a good reputation.
The plaintiff, Campbell, married a
daughter Of the defendant, but she
has been separated from him for
some time.
The case has attracted considerable
attention on the east side of the
county, where all parties are we'll
known A suit of a similar character
was filed last year, but was dismissed
before coming to trial.
Campbell sold the Moorhead Times
some months ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-03
RAINS IN NORTH DAKOTA.
Farmers Rejoicing Over the Outlook
For a Good Crop.

Grand Forks, N. D., April 3.-Farm-
ers are not worrying over the weather
which put a stop to what work was in
progress in the fields and to the pre-
parations which were under way In all
sections for seeding on a large scale. A
week ago many teams were at work,
and had it not been for the rain and
srov, of the early part of the week,
seeding would have been in full blast
all over the state before this.
The rain, of course, put stop to
the work, but it is generally recognized
that the benefit will far more than
make up for the loss of a few days
time at this season. Taking the state
thru, it was in need Of moisture. The
snowfall was remarkably light and
the warm days Of late February and
early March took it all away Had
the weather continued dry for any
length of time the work of the season
would undoubtedly have been hamper
ed by bad dust storms, and there might
have been a period in which grain
would not sprout. The moisture Of the
week remedies all this.
The central and western parts Of
the state were particularly dry The
growth of last year was rank and the
ranges are covered with dense car
pet of dry grass. In many cases this
has taken fire. Wells were failing.
The rain and snow have improved all
this. Old farmers say that the average
time for beginning seeding is about
April 10, and that this, with good con-
ditions following, is as good as an
earlier date.
1t is believed that the acreage of
wheat this season will be very large.
Fall blowing was we'll done, and the
ground is in excellent condition.
Wheat prices are more satisfactory
than those Of other grains and if the
spring is favorable the wheat acreage
will be greatly increased. Durum
wheat will cut more figure this year
than last.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-03
MoRMoNs BUYING LANDS.
Tract Of $1,000 Acres Purchased For a
Colony Near Alberta.

Butte, Mont. April 3.-President
Joseph Smith, head Of the Mormon
church, has bought $1,000 acres Of land
in Alberta, north of the Montana line,
and proposes to establish colony of
Mormons on the tract. The price paid
was about 100000, according to w. F..
Cochran, of Nelson, B. C.
Mr. Cochran was chief owner Of the
big Bonanza ranch, as it is known the
property brought by the Mormon lead
er. The Improvements on the property
are estimated to be worth $4,000. The
nearest town to the ranch is Mcleod,
100 miles from Calgary.
The plan is to break the tract into
small farms, to be settled upon by Nor
mon colonists from Utah and else
where
Altho the deal for the ranch has
been closed and the money paid, the
Mornrons are not expected to take pos
session until late this fall or early
next year. They will raise crops this
season at their old homes.
The Mormons are numerous in the
Alberta country, fully 5000 having To-
Gated there. They are sturdy peo-
pie and make success of farming.
Il believe" said Mr.. Cochran, sit
is President Smiths intention to give
each family tract, holding supervis-
ion in the church trustees"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-03
Edward Decker Suddenly Dis
appears While Crossing Lake
Michigan on Ferry
PROBABLY FELL OVERHEARD
Complained of Sick Headache and
Went to His Cabin = Companion
Who Went in Search For Him Finds
Belongings, But Decker Mad Disap-
peared.

Algoma, Wis, April &.-While Pere
Marquette ferry No. 1S was crossing
Lake Michigan Saturday afternoon,
Edward Decker, Jr., head Of eight
banks and other large interests disap-
peared from the vessel and no trace OF
him has been found.
Decker, whose home is here, left
Friday afternoon, stating he was go
ing to Ludington for both pleasure and
business. He was accompanied by
Charles Zachau, former manager of
the Casco Novelty Company's plant at
Casco.
The two men started to return home
at l o'clock Saturday afternoon. When
the boat had gone fifteen or twenty
miles into ne lake Decker said he had
a sick headache and went to his state
room. That was the last that was seen
of him. Zachau called to Decker as
the boat neared Manitowoc and receiv-
ed no reply. He called a stewart, and,
entering the stateroonl, found the
mans hat, cuffs and satchel there.
1t was supposed the banker went to
the rail of the boat, and, becoming
faint, fell overheard ard was drown
ed. His family last night insisted he
was not dead, but admitted no trace
of him had been found.
Decker practically was in charge OF
the Decker financial enterprises in this
region, which consists of banking
houses, two indispensable Green
Bay Advocate and the Algoma Record
and several manufacturing concerns
with railroad interests. He was 81
years old and had held number OF
offices. He was a candidate for the
assembly on the democratic ticket in
Kewaunee county last fall, and was
the son of the democratic congression-
al candidate in the Ninth Wisconsin
district in 1902.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-03
INFRINGEMENT is ALLEGED.
Starch Company at Cedar Rapids Sued
by the Glucose Trust.


Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Rapids April Alleging an
infringement on a patent which 1t
claims to own the Glucose Sugar Re
filming Company of Chicago, filed IN
federal court yesterday petition for
a writ of injunction against Douglas
& Co., asking that they be restrained
from use of the invention or disposal
of it's product and that damages be
assessed.
The petition states that on October
Is, 1894, Ansel Moffatt of Indianapo-
lis. invented improvements in the
forming of starch into coherent mass
es not known or used before that dis
covery and THAT patent was issued
to Moffatt on July 2, 1895, granting
and securing to him, his heirs, legal
representatives and assigns. for per-
iod of seventeen years, the exclusive
right to the invention.
The petition states that on March
2, 1905, plaintiff became. and now Is.
the assignee, of the entire right, title
and interest in, to and under said let
tiers patent and the invention set forth
and claimed therein, together with all
rights of recovery for damages or pro-
fits, and all rights of whatsoever kind
that have accrued hereunder since the
issue thereof or may accrue thereafter
during the term thereof. and that prior
to said assignment plaintiff was man
ufacturing in accordance with said in
vention and letters patent, the nanu-
facture having been carried on by it
at Chicago, Pekin and Geneva, Ill.
Plaintiff alleges that the Douglas
company is engaged in the infringe
ment of the invention and that the
latter was on March s, 1905, requested
by the Glucose company to refrain
therefrom, and make compensation;
Claiming that the Douglas company is
infringing upon Exclusive rights the
write of injunction is asked.
Mr.. douglas Statement. s
1--WE are not infringing upon the
rights of the Glucose company" said
George B. Douglas, at noon yesterday
to representative Of the Gazette. I've
are not operating under their patent
and we'll defend our rights. We are
not at all alarmed over this action and
will continue our plant right along. 1t
| is trick of the trust to annoy inde-
pendent concerns, and it is no surprise
| to u.s."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-03
BEET SUGAR FACTORY.
Louisa County Farmers Meet and
Give Site as Asked.

Columbus Junction, April l. - "A
rousing meeting of the farmers OF
the vicinity of this place, Cones
vile, Golfer and Let's, was held at the
opera house here yesterday afternoon.
The object was to forward the move
ment for beet sugar factory, to be
established near this place, probably at
Fredoria, just across the Iowa river.
Some ten days since representatives
of the Davenport Beet Sugar Company,
they claimed to be, met a few farmers
of Concord township, to try and ar
range for the growing of the sugar peet
for shipment to their plant to be erect
ed at Davenport. They found conditions
so favorable for the growing OF beets
along the Iowa river that it. was de-
cided to attempt to procure sufficient
acreage to build a plant at this place.
These men professed to have millions
OF dollars in sight for such plants and
our farmers, headed by suca men as
Hon. Frank Bockway of GrandvieW,
township, Beebinger, Edmonlson and
Mcdaniel, of Concord, Hon. F. M.
Molsberry and others of this township,
began to canvass the first of this week
with the result that aln1osts 1000 acres
of beets We're pledged for the project.
AS the company made an offer to come
if 1000 acres were guaranteed, 1T is
now up to them to made good If
they do so, the plant at this place is
assured.
The factory they propose to put up
would cost 100000 and occupy, with
sheds and other accessories, about
twenty acres of land.
The farmers have done more than
was asked of them They are now
waiting anxiously to see what the 9TH
err party can do.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-03
Iowa at WASHINGTON,

Washington, April 1.-The National
Park bank of New York has been APP
proved as reserve agent for the. First
National bank at Harris.
G. L. Howard of Shenandoah H. L.
Wade of Wells City, D. P. Luce OF
Charlton, Chester. Childers Of Allerton
and E. E. Crawford of Council Bluffs
have been appointed railway mail
clerks.
Washington, March 31.-Nicholas w
White has been appointed postmaster
at Saint Benedial, Kossuth county, vice
Theodore Bohn, resigned.
Additional rural free delivery routes
established May:
Stuart, Guthrie county--Length of
route, 1915 miles; area covered, s
square miles; population served, 1876;
number of houses on the route, 40.
Bids were opened yesterday at the
treasury department for the heating
apparatus for the public building at
Waterloo.
The bidders were: Yooh and Bentz,
Waterloo, s3.464; Sodeman Heating
Co., ST. Louis, $4,017; L. II. Kurtz &
Co. Des Moines s3,947; Carson Pieson
Company, Danville, ILL.,, $3,349; John A.
Bean Company, Macomb, ILL.,, S3,317;
Lyon Power Co., Sioux Falls, 1922.
The postmaster general has ordered
the discontinuance of the service of
one letter carrier at Webster City af-
ter May /.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-03
How the Hindoos cremate Their
Dead.
m \ n Alison in Anr

(F j. o. Alsop in April Out1ng)
Towards the upper end of the CHATS
is the burning ground. There are no
steps here, but a slope Of beaten dirt.
Stop half an hour and you may see
every step of the cremation rites. Sit
ting on the stone rannparts above, to
right and lift, are friends and rela-
tives of the dead ones. The figure to
the right, huddled up in bright
green wrap, is of the lowest caste OF
Hindus and keeps the mat shed near
by, where the sacred fire for ignit1ng
every corpse is for sale. You hear
hoarse, loud sries of Ram! Ramana!'
and behold, a burial procession is COM
ing down the slope. Four men carry
the corpse, slung between two bamboo
poles, and cry to the god of Ram. He
is the personifcation of filial love, and
thus it is meet that they should call
him to witness. They swing down to
the river and immense the corpse. 1t
is wrapped in a white shroud stained
with red blotches. Then they lift the
head slightly out of the water and re-
move the shroud from the face, splash
ing water five times upon the mouth.
Others, in the meantime. are building
wooden pyre, made of faggots sold
nearby, and when finished standing
three feet or more above the round.
The corpse, its dark color showing
through the dripping shroud, is then
placed on the wooden alter and COW
cred with faggots. This done, all but
two mount the ramparts and watch
the final ceremony. OF the two re-
naming, one pours oil upon the wood
from small clay dish, while the other
goes to the fire-house above. He soon
returns with a long straw wisp, blaz-
ing at one end. He advances to the
corpse's head, touches it with the wisp,
and then circles the pyre five times,
touching the head each time until the
fifth, when he places the blazing wisp
beneath the feet and the whole pile
| bursts into flame. When all is con-
sumed the ashes are raked into the
river and float away to bliss eternal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-03
Pensions Granted-Iowans.

Widows, General Law Nancy E.
Boyd, original, Madrid, $12.
Widows, Act June 81, 1890 - Betsy
NJ Bell, original. Fredericksburg, IS;
Mary A. Duncan, original, Des Moines,
IS.
1nvalids'. General Law--Ebin Back
us. increase, Cedar Rapids, SIT.
Invalids', Act June ~. 1890 = Will
liam N. Gallu, original, Spencer, s12;
Elon D. HUMPHREY, additional, Marion,
So; Timothy Hayes, additional, Mar
shalltown, s12; George B. Smeallie,
additional, Independence. $40; Samuel
Beveridge, Increase, Villisca, $40; Gus
tavus A. Beaver. increase, Corning,
$40: Dominick Hassel, increase, Burl-
ington, $40; Robert n. Lafferty, in
crease, Grant, $40; Lenlan Moore, in
crease, Des Moines, s12: Stephen d.
Newton, increase, Marshalltown, $12;
Samuel D. Nichols. increase, Panora,
s12; Henry Steele, increase, Comanche,
So; William H. Stiles, increase, Des
Moines. s12.
widows-General Law--Missouri A.
Brammer original, Center Point, s12;
Angle Maxon, original. Emmetsburg,