Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-05-04

President Mitchell Of the Nezperce
Co-Operative Telephone Company says
there is not word of truth in the state
ment printed in the GrangevilIe Stand
ard to the effect that his company and
the Pacific States will consolidate on
Camas prairie. -Nezperce Herald.
The board of county commissioners
at its last session raised the salaries OF
county officers as follows: Assessor
and tax collector, from $500 to $4,000.
Probate judge, from 1920 to 1890.
County treasurer, from 1890 to $500.
County surveyor, from $3.50 to 5000.
County coroner, from $3.50 to- $3.50.
Look at our prices on pure California
wines, Any family can afForC. to drink
wine when they can buy at these prices.
Pure California port, sherry and riesling
wine at 81 .25 gallon. Angelica, tokay
and catawba at $50; claret at $1.O0;
imported port, sherry, white port,
angelica and muscat at 50 per gallon.
j. F. Sims. OF the firm of Sims &
Crosby, opened his branch store in the
Bash building Wednesday and shows
a very nice stock Of goods to start with.
He will increase it considerably as soon
as shipments can be received from the
east and will doubtless work up a good
trade here. See his announcement in
this issue.
Barney Herzog was in town Monday
from Keuterville and fixed up a deed to
his farm which he sold to Mrs. George
Gehring for $25OO. He will now go to
the Alberta country, where he has been
for the past six months, and invest in
land there as he says he feels sure that
country is bound to become valuable in
a few years.
The J oarl Of trus tees of the public
school at recent meeting hired Prof.
Alvord as principal for the coming term,
a Mr.. Voss, of Michigan, as intermediate
teacher, and retained Miss Rawson as
primary Instructor. This will give the
chool an excellent corps of teachers for
The coming term AMI will insure fine
progress among the students.
The Northern Assurance Fire Insur
snce Company has notified the cashier
If the Farmers & Merrhan's' Sta.e
Bank, their resilient agent at Cotton
wood, that their San Francisco losses
will be pal promptly by remit ance
rom L ndon out OF the Specia Fire
Reserve Fund held there for such pur-
noses, leaving its fun Is in the United
States intact.
Mr.. Lee, of the Fairbanks, Morse Co,
was in town Monday and cloeed a deal
with Frank Wright for the machinery,
lights, wire, etc., for the new electric
light plant. The material is to be ship
ed at once from Wisconsin and reach
Lewiston by June LIST and Mr., Wri hit
hopes to have it all installed and ready
for use by June 18th. Mr.. Lee also sol
Simon Bros. a fine stock scale while
here.
John Aichlmavr informs rs he has
gasoline engine and big steel
tank for use at the home he intends
building soon in the north end OF town
The tank will be used to supply water
for house use and watering the garden
and lawn and the engine will do the
and also run machinery in his
work shop. Mr.. Aichlmayr expects to
have very handsome home fitted up
before another year passes.
The marriage of John Arnzen and
Miss Katie Dasenbrock was solemnized
Tuesday morning at the Greencreek
church, Rev. Campbell oficiat-
ing. After the ceremony the wedding
party went to the groom's home on
Stock or elk where the wedding festivit-
les were held and where many friends
gathered to assist in the festivities
Roth the contracting parties are popular
Young people and their many friends
will wish them life of perfect happi-
ness. The CHRONICLE extends con-
gratulations.