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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-14
Near the Breaking Point.

The engagement between a wealthy
Baltimore belle and an Impecunious
clubman of that city was at one time
last winter perllously near the break
ing off, point, and all by reason of the
unfortunate mistake of a florists as.
sistant of whom the young man had or
dered flowers for his beloved.
1t appears that the young fellow had
hastily dispatched to the florists estab-
lishment two cards, one bearing an or
der for roses to be sent to the young
lady's address and the other intended
to be attached to the flowers.
What was the establishment and in
dignation of the beloved one when on
taking the roses from their box she
found affixed the card bearing the le-
gend:
"Roses. Do the best you can for So.
-Harper's Weekly.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-14
POOR WILLIAM.
YNoOR WILLIAM always used to

SMOOR WILLIAM always used to
wipe his feet on the mat before
be came into the house." OBJ
served Mrs. Ganderson, with a sigh.
HE was always considerate In that
way"
81 wiped my feet" protested Camden
son. Il never fail to wipe my feet.
I've done it all my hfe, and it isn't
likely that I'd forget to DO 1t now"
Then what Is that mudT' demand
ed his wife, pointing to some spots
on the oilclOth. Nobody else has been
in here this afternoon. l don't see
why yOu should say you have wiped
your feet If you haven't. You've got
perfect right to track up the whole
house If you want to. It's your house,
1t may make a little more work for
me, but then l haven't anything special
to do except to clean up after you,
and II l had 1t wouldn't matter, would
it? Not enough to make you deny 1t.
That was one thing about poor VIII
liam. If he did anything he'd always
own up to It."
"Of course" sneered Ganderson,
STOPPING to unlace his shoes.
Indeed he did" asseRted Mrs. Gan
derson. Poor William"
Darn poor William!" muttered the
man. "How long before supper's
ready?"
James Broderick Ganderson!" ex-
claimed his wife.
"Well!"
well! I'm surprised at you. To
say things like that about the dead!
l wonder there isn't judgment on
you. But you always did seem to have
a grudge against poor William"
Not me-" said Ganderson, surllly.
I'm sorry he died. l wish he was
alive and we'll again this minute. I've
no grudge against him, further'n that
Mrs. Ganderson set the teakettle
that she was holding with her apron
down on the stove and applied a cor
ner of the garment to her eyes.
"Well, there, now, didn't mean to
hurt your feelings" said her husband,
half repentantly "Only you always
told me that you and he didn't get
along together any too we'll, and now
you're always throwing him up to me.
He didn't do this and he didn't do
that, and he always used to do this and
that and the other. I'm sick of him.
But what's the use of making fuss?
Forget it."
The woman gave her eyes another
! wipe and sighed. How would you
likR me to forget your" she asked.
"E Pr William had his faults, as we
al Qve, but"
derson threw the shoes he was
at a corner of the kitchen,
t and knocked a pot of ferns
Iindow sill. Then he kicked
to one side and strobe out
m. Mrs. Ganderson sunk
ton rocker and burst into
mp or two overhead and
door indicated that
sought the seclusion of
pm.
frying pan on the
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-14

slammed, and a man who had been
leaning over the railing Of the stairs
withdrew his grinning face and tiptOed
back to the spare room. AS he gently
closed the door he smothered a chuckfe.
II wonder If poor William did Wipe
his feet?" he said. - Chicago Daily
News
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-14

still looking around and disregarding
the question.
do you mean his debts7 went to
work and paid em off," replied Mrs.
Ganderson, with increased resentment
in her tone. That's all he left me-"
you must have been in kind Of a
hurry to marry again, seems like" said
the old woman, with a sniff. Poor
William! He little knew!"
"He little cared too, can tell you
Mother Waters" said Mrs. Camden
son, with heightened color. 81 don't
call three years being in a hurry. /
didn't see why l shouldn't have a
chance to be happy once In my life,
and when Mr.. Ganderson-"
you've been cryin," said Mother
Waters, accusingly. You needn't tell
me- Talk about beln' happy! When
come in an see broken crockery an
mems shoes lynn around an a woman
cryin' l guess can put two and two
together. l expect you've got a nice
sort of man. When poor William was
alive"
when poor William was alive
we'll, don't want to speak too harshly
of him, but If you start talking that
way about the best man that ever
walked, I'll say my say. When Will
liam was alive he led me a dogs life,
If ever a man did. There wasn't a day
when he didn't abuse me, and you
know it just as well as 1 do, and you
encouraged him in it. Mr.. Ganderson
may have his faults, but can tell you
there aren't many of them, and he
doesn't stay out all night and then
come home and swear at me. He's
as kind and good as he can be, and If
l was crying it was because l was a
fool, and l don't thank you now for
coming here and trying to make trou-
ble"
Mother Waters rose. "I'n certainly
not stay where I'm not wanted" she
said. 81 won't trouble you to see me
to the door. l can find my way my
self. Oh, poor William"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-14
W0nlanIiIxe.


yours is certainly an unusual case. -
said the lawyer, and it will be neces-
sary to consult a number of books"
"So?" queried the client
EYES," answered the legal light, land
we will begin with your pocketbook."
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-14

Jack-So Katherine decided to wi
draw from the field of literature?
Helen-Yes, indeed. After she fo
out the much-talked-of literary 81
had nothing to do with gowns on
she was dSNlusted.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-14
CHAPTER Xxx.

l see IN the bracket yOnuer, COuSIn hop-
ert and We'll go hunting ag lin"
CHAPTER Xxx.
We descended the ladder Graden go
ing first, and l following with the lamp,
the light of which | endeavored to throw
over his shoulder.
1t seems a cowardly thing to confess,
writing as l am in the broad daylight,
with the bees amongst the fower-beds
singing their song through the opei> win
dow, but though we were two to one, and
our quarry an old man, my cousin had
twice to rate me for the elaboration of
my movements. We pGered about
amongst the lurking shadows, with the
thunder of the seas hammCring on the
iron sides without. Now and again a
heave of the ship would SIND us stag
gering apart, to bring up amongst un-
expected barrels. Perhaps it was the
want of sleep that had tangled my
nerves, but l knew in my heart that if
l were suddenly to catch a sight of those
wicked eyes staring out from the gloom
before us, | should shrek and run like
a hysterical schoolgirl.
But Marnac was not there. The CRATE
of the second stairway was closed and
locked, and yet he had disappeaFd.
Someone had helped him-that was plain
enough. We stood disconsolate amongst
the details of the ships larder.
We'll he's gone right enough" said
my cousin. Halo! what the deuce is
this"
He took the light from my hand and
stopped to examine something at his feet.
1t was a steel cylinder, about eight feet
in length; a second lay beside it.
Ammonia! So they run a cold stor-
age on board"
How do you know thatY l asked.
"My dear cousin, if you can't remem-
Der the part that ammonia plays in the
manufacture of ice, l shall not attempt
to-hallo! stop that-stop that.
sayw
He sprang forward caught his foot
in an empty sack, and fell heavily, ex-
tinguishing the lamp. AS he did so,
saw an arm reach down and draw up the
grating through which we had descended
A key clicked in the paddock. Graden
was on his feet in an instant, and to,
gether we rushed to the foot of the lad,
der.
In the patch of grey daylight above us
we could see the face of the captain
looking through the bars, and peeping
down beside him, with the sweetest dim
pie of an old mans smile upon his lips
was Professor Marnac!
There was a pause, filed with much
whispered talk from above. Then the
red head of our friend Tim Blake came
thrusting into the picture. He seemed
much distressed at the situation.
Faith; but it's not OF that knows
fwhat to belaive," said he; but the skep.
per here will have it that yerre a pair iv
desprite and revolving characters. OF am
also to tell ye, gintlemen, that we've the
very mischiefs own choice of ut. Eyther
We will let me r-run through yere peck,
uts wild me practiced hand, upon which
We may come up an make US acquainted
wild yere gineral defence, or, if ye re
fuse, be jabbers! but they'll clap On the
matches an lave We in the dark"
Tell the skipper, Blake" said my
cousin, that he has been grossly de
ceived, for we are law-abiding Dnglisl
gentlemen. Nevertheless, if he will keeE
to his terms and hear our case cut, WI
consent to being searched"
Ito be continued.)
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-14

bad business. II viii mean he has found
a friend for these gratings should be
secured. But it may be that he is Turk
ing amongst the pork and biscuits. If
so, we ought TO ind him easily enough.
l don't want to bring the crew into this
affair if l can help it. 1t will be enough
if the captain knows"
That's the blacklist part Of the luck.
The ship caught it pretty badly last
night they were right in the thick of
it. l found the captain on deck super
intending three or four sailors who were
clearing away the wreckage Of one of the
boats He was in an amazing temper,
and Blake advised me that if l had
favor to ask him, had besc let him cool
of a bit. So l dismissed the Irishman
and climbed up to the bridge. l should
think I'd been there about twenty min
utes watching the work, when l saw
sharp-looking lad pop out from the COM
panion and go over to where the captain
was standing. They had a fine pow-wow
together, looking up at me from time to
time. 1t rather puzzled me, and pres
entity l dropped down the stairs and
walked over to where they were. The
captain seemed decidedly chilly, and |
soon saw by his manner that he was not
wanting a talk just then. Whereupon
/ came below. So kindly light the lamp
| see in the bracket yonder, Cousin Rob
ert, and We'll go hunting again"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-14

All good thought and good
claim q nat1ral alliance with
cheer.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-14
ProdigaI's Reception.

The automobile rolled up to the
tumbling shanty and young man with
diamonds sparkling over him rushed
through the gate.
Dad" he cried, eXcitedly, don't
you recognize me? Why, this is Bill
Don't you remember that ten long years
ago you sent me after a plug Of to-
bacco and l ran away? Now have re-
turned and brought you gold and
enough government bonds to build a
castle"
The old man arose from the broken
chair and frowned.
Boy"
Eyes, dad?"
"Whar's that plug of tobacco?"
WOmanlilIe.
"What kind of a place is this?'
"Why, it is a woman's club"
But there Is a NO AdmittanCe Elk.
cept on Business sign on the door,"
THAT is for the members"
what kind of business do they at
tend toY'
"Everybody's."
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-14

A druggist as surely becomes Doe
as a lawyer becomes Judge"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-14

Mother Waters rose. "I'n certainly
not stay where I'm not wanted" she
said 81 won't trouble you to see me
to the door. l can find my way my
self. Oh, poor William!"
A moment later the street door
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-05-31

cute Indians or other persons who take
liquor to the regular Indian reserva-
.tions, but whether the land included in
the allotments given to Indians should
he treated the same as the regular In
dian reservations has been a disputed
question.
The decision of the United States SUI
preme court therefore meals that
while Indians who have taken allot
ments are entitled to purchase liquor
in the towns adjacent to their homes OF
elsewhere, they cannot lawfully take
liquor to allotted lands any more thar
they cal, to Indian reservations, and the
United States courts will have power
in the future to punish Indians or whites
who take liquor to allotted lands the
same as those who are charged with in
PRODUCING liquor into the regular lii
dian reservations.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-05-31
Shober's Conscience.

Huronite: Mr.. Shober, of the High
more Bulletin, whose insurgency dates
from the time Governor Herreid re
fused to renominate him to Office, pub
fishes lengthy encomium on Chas. ii
Burke and closes it by saying he woulo
have been glad to have supported Mr.
Burke could he have done so without
doing violence to his conscience. This
is the richest thing g, er penned by Sho
Der. Violence to his conscience is gooG
too good to keep. Shober should i'm
mediately put this in cold storage.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-05-31

sibility, but already we see half
d dozen insurgent ssleaders' gath
ring in secret conference to tell
their followers what to do, and
insist on the doing Of it.
Bosh
What hypocrisy
!" Machine I" Bah ! We draw
the curtain
The Free Press, in these brief
remarks has no wish to prolong
a controversy that should be
ended. We only want to give
vent to few honest expressions
that cannot be repressed.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-05-31
ALWAYS STAND PAT.

Along Inst fall, when the pc,
litic.l| situation first began TO
warm up, the News was taken to
task by the Aoonsocset Heral !
and other organization newspapers
for standing pat on It's opposition
to railroad rate legislation, its APP
prevail of the action OF the legls-
slat,ne in rejecting the purported
petition for /, primary election
law, and other matters ut issue be
tween the two factions of the
party. The Herald cried that #
the Aberdeen News did not keep
still the stalw;lrts Would lose.
The News did not keep still, and
the stalwarts have apparently lost.
But the News takes this oppor-
tunily to call the attention OF the
Herald and the other stalwart pa
pers which believed IN sacrificing
principle to policy and compro-
missing with the insurgents, that
the counties near Aberdeen, in
which the News largely circulates,
all stand pat for the stalwarts,
while the counties in which the
compromise policy was carried
0ut-such as Snnborn-haye gone
insurgent 1t is always better to
have the courage of your conyic-
lions, in politics, and this paper
still believes that if the stalwarts
all over the state had but had the
courage to fight out the battle on
the issues presented, instead OF
trying to compromise, their vic
tory would have been US over
whelming all over the state as it is
in the northern counties. Aber
deem News.
There is whole lotIn common
between the News and the Free
Press in the above statement.
This paper has taken identically
the same position, and has seen
nothing to change its views.
It will be a question of few
years, when rate Legislation is il
effect, that people in western
states like South Dakota will be
paying a lot higher freight rates
under the bill that will become
Il law. Then look out!
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-05-31

A new paper is to be put IN at
Grndstone in another week OF
two, to be known rs the Bee, with
Il man named Bruno, as editor.
Bruno is II witty fellow, said to
have been an actor for years. and
if he keeps on in the newspaper
profession is apt to become 4 sec
ond Bill NNe.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-05-31
( IS
PUBLISHED AT THE STATE CAPITA
si,to FER YEAR IN ADvAECE
s q DEW DE ELL.
Entered ID the postofiice at Pierre, ). y
as second class matter.
DIsApPOINTED DEMOS.


Ii would look as if the demo
pops in the state, in their support
Of the insurgent campaign, had
carried the thing somewhat too
far. The well-dcined plan Of the
republican opposition, in helping
along the insurgent campaign,
was to create dissension in the
g o. p. ranks, hoping thereby.
and expecting, that the saliva Is
would win, and in which event
the insurgents would bolt the con
vention, nominate another ticket,
and either give the democrats 3
chance to help elect it or put up
their own ticket with II show OF
success, with II divided purity to
fight. These schemes have ali
gone gli1nmerlng it seems.
The stllwarts, having lost out,
have calamity announced thai
they will help elect the ticket the
insurgents put in the field, and
they mean it. A stalwart repub-
lican is always u ball-player po-
litically, wherein he differs strong
y from his insurgent brother in
the party. 1t would have been
nothing unusual or unexpected to
have seen the insurgents organize
: bolt, or even try to help elect u
democratic ticket, for the term
insurgent is SYNONYMOUS with pop
ulism, soreheadism and many
other qualities which have never
stood for good, straight republi-
canism. Herein is the difference,
ind it il no wonder the old line.
democrats view with disfayor the
insurgent victory, even though.
they aided it IN many ways, be.
cause they now witness the stal-
wart element rallying to man
III over the state to the support
Of whatever ticket may be named
u Sioux Falls next Tuesday.
II the scheme had worked out.
successfully the democrats would
have stood the best show Of elect
ing all or q part Of their ticket
they have h.d since the stormy
days Of 1896, when populism and
all other kinds Of fads, closely
allied to insurgentism, run riot
ii South Dakota.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-05-31
THE CIRCUS COMING.
Gollmar Bros Greatest of American
Shows.

Gollmar Bros.' Greatest of American
The billboards are all covered with
many colored advertisements announc-
ing the coming June of Gollmar Bros.
Greatest of American Shows, Circus,
Museum, Menagerie, and Hippodrome.
Judging from notices appearing in
newspapers published in towns where
the shows have exhibited already this
season, the establishment is much
larger than ever before. 1t is said
that the free street parade is magnif--
cent spectacle and that a larger number
of wild animals are shown in than
with any other circus on the road. Our
exchanges state that it is fact that
the Gollmar Bros. do exhibit monster
blood sweating hippopotamus lin their
menagerie and that their horses are
perfect specimens and splendidly
trained. They have herd of monster
trained elephants and in their immense
geological collection are to be seen the
rarest wild animals, including the wierd
and mysterious vlack vark, the only
specimen on exhibition in the world
The press is unanimous in endorsing
the Go..:.nar Bros Shows as clean, free
/ from graft of every kind and of the
highest class in point of general merit
They will exhibit here June S giving
two performances; doors open ! and
p. m. Free street parada at 10 a. m.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-05-31

This talk about Sioux Falls hav-
ING traded off the United States
senaeorship to give oneof her cit
zens the minor place of state 81
.perintendent is all bosh. When
the votes are counted in the 1903
legislature it will be found that
A. b. Klttredge succeeds himself
in the United States senate, and it
is well he should.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-05-31
READ THE LABEL.
Some of the Alum Baking Powders Of
fered by Grocers.

Some of the Alum Baking Powders Of
fered by Grocers.
AS is we'll known, the laws OF most
states require all baking powders made
from alum to show that fact OH their
labels.
1t is not always that the manufact-
urers comply with the law, or if they do
in technical way the terms used ale
not intelligibleto the average consumer.
For instance "pasic aluminium sui
phate" is nothing more or less than
"aum."
The following list OF baking powders
containing alum is made up from the
official reports Of the Food Commits.
sioners OF from the reports OF the U. S.
Agricultural Department at Washing
ton, or other equally reliable authority
Baking Powders Containing Alum:
Calumet. ................... Contains A lum
Calumet Baking Powder Co., Chicago.
K. tS. ............ Contains Alum
Jacques Manufacturing Co., Chicago
Palace. ............. Contains Alum
Palace Baking Powder Co., st. Paul.
Creme ............. Contains Alum
Cremo Baking Powder Co., Chicago.
Bon Bon Csn+oins A,,,,,
Hotel ''.'''''.'''-'.'.- '.''oo''' ''ho oiu III
Grant Chemical Co.. Chicago.
Atlas. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Contains Alum
Reid, Murdoch s. Co., Chicago
GGhha nppma Yaast ............ Contains Alum
Chapman.& Smith Co., Chicago.
Superior. .......... Contains Alum
Superior Baking Powder Co. St. Paul.
!, The housekeeper should bear in mine
that alum costs but two cents pouno
while cream of tartar costs thirty. Tht
quality of the powder is therefore usu
ally indicated by the price.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-05-31
a. MACHINE SMELL.

Tho leaders Of the insurgent
faction have within the past few
days held several meetings ut
which il is understood the con-
gressional situation, in all it's
bearings, was carefully consideredE
and discussed. It is hoped by
the leaders to have all differences.
adjusted prior to the c,llling Of
the convention to order, SO that
the names of only two candidates
1s5r nomination to congress will be
presented to the convention, thus
i venting what might prove to-
te "a unseemly fight on the floor
M the convention. It is realized
tbats should such q fight occur It.
might bring about 4 dangerous
saitnation and give the stalwart
al to the convention IN OPP
portunity to denl i body blow to
the posing faetion.
W. shove ii the closing Of q
oolnnan or two of political gossip
Sioux Falls "a the Sioux
lsily .Jonra,al
IN srs there has been 4 hue
\ IA South akota that our
politics nv been domi mated BY !
81 chine. The crowd that has
d s tllis c AZ, 40 more than %,
add rs than they organize
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