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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-30

of a short time until the
ideas outlined in the following
article are fulfilled:
"Although-denied by railroad
officials connected with the build
ing of the Culdesac extension of
the Northern Pacific, indications
point toward a connection with
that branch and the Pacific &
Idaho Northern, now being built
northward from Weiser. ].
Smith, engineer in charge of the
Culdesac extension, recently
spent some time near White
Bird, Idaho, in company with
Andrew Carlson, superintendent
for Porter Brothers & Welch,
and though they were ostensibly
on an outing, they secured eleva-
tions and made a careful ex-
animation of the character of the
work necessary to build a rail-
road.
"The Northern Pacific will
enter Cottonwood next June,
and from there will begin build
ing the link to unite the two
roads. The Hill road has, of
course, announced its intention
of bniIding the line from Cotton
wood to Grangeville, which is
declared to be the terminus of
the road. A superficial examina-
ton of the route shows that it
was chosen with something else
in view besides an easy route tc
Grangeville. On leaving the
town of Cottonwood the road
runs for a considerable distance
south and west crossing a range
of hills before the grade turns
directly toward Grangeville.
Had this been the only town il
view the road would have beer
built on an approximate air line.
avoiding the hills by keekine
to the northward on into Grange
Vile"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-30
Disastrous Storm
Through PalOuSe
Rain and Hail Does Great DAM
age to Grain Crops, Orchards
and Gardens=--Water Washes
Out Railroad Tracks.

The heaviest rain storm that
has ever visited Lewiston, so 1t
is stated, struck that town about
A o'clock Saturday afternoon and
did nearly $40, 900 damage before
it ceased. Inside of 80 minutes
LOS inches of rain fell, flooding
the easements of the stores,
clogging the sewers, soaking
through roofs and doing much
other damage by washing out
bitches in the streets, etc. The
damage done to goods IN the
Easements of some of the stores
was quite heavy, nearly two feet
of water entering some of the
buildings. At Asotin the rain
did similar damage and the wind
blew down a $500 barn. Con
siderable damage to crops by
hail is also reported to have Oc'
Cured in the country between
Uuniontown and Genesee. The
storm also visited the Big Benc
country in Washington and neal
Cornnll and Hatton the Northern
Pacific railroad grade was wash
ed out inplaces for several miles
A freight train run into a wash !
out near Hatton and a man RID
ing on top of the, cars was killed
At Connell the water carrie
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-30
ALL INDICATIONS NOW POINT TO CONNECTION BEING
MADE BY PRAIRIE LINE AND p. l. N. ROAD
BY WAY OF SALMON RIVER LINE WILL
RUN DUE SOUTH FROM THIS PLACE.

The following article, which
in the Spokesman-Re-
view of August 23rd under the
head of Railroad News" only
puts into words an idea that has
long held in the minds of many
of Cottonwood's citizens and, in
fact, many of the residents Of
other sections of the west who
have kept in touch with railroad
conditions in central Idaho.
While most of US have believed
that the Northern Pacific COM
pany would build it's new road
into Grangeville for the present
and later make a connection with
the P. & l. N. road at Meadows
by building a connecting link
from this place down Grave
creek and up Salmon river,
many of the travelling men who
pass through our city have re-
peatedly stated that from infor-
nation they were able to secure
the road would never be built
beyond Cottonwood until the
connection from the south was
made. Be this as it may, the
fact remains that the shortest,
easiest and most feasible route
for any railroad to take in con
Meeting the north and south end
of the state would be by way O.
Salmon river and the onl.
feasible way of getting tron
the river onto the prairie is b.
following up Rocky canyon anC
Grave creek to a connection
with the new road at this place
With the P. & l. N. road com
pleted to Meadows and th'
prairie line to this place mex
spring only about a hundret
miles of road would have to b.
built to forge the connecting
link and with the vast amount o
benefit to be derived from tn,
north and south road when bull
fit is safe to say it will only be
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-30

several buildings from their
foundations and did considerable
other damage.
Later reports from the Palouse
country state that the rain and
hail storm there was very disas-
ferrous and a large amount OF
grain between Uniontown, Gene
see and Moscow was destroyed.
The hail beat the grain into the
ground in many places and even
threshed out fully half the yield
in fields where the grain stood IN
shocks. Fruit and vegetables
suffered severely. The water
washed out about 300 feet of the
IN. P. railroad track east Of I'm
iontown and the train narrowly
missed running into the wash
out. Thirteen head Of sheep be,
longing to Mrs. Herman, near
Genesee, were reported killed by
the hail.
Many of the farmers who sui
fered crop losses there from &
storm several weeks ago were
again visited by the storm anc
have little or no grain left now tt
harvest. The storm was quite
general through that country
and few sections escaped its eff
fects, though it was not quite 81
destructive in some places as II
others.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-30
will Hold Harvest
Carnival
Two Big Free Days of Fun and
Amusement to be Given Idaho
County Citizens at Cottonwood
Late Next Month.

A number of the citizens met
last evening at the Goldstone
store and made the final arrange
ments for the big harvest earn
iral to be given here on Septem-
ber 9th and 18th. Several
hundred dollars having been Sc
cured to defray the cost of the
carnival, it was pecided to hold
two-day affair and make it the
best ever given on the prairie
and throw the town wide open to
the visitors. Everything pos
sible will be put on the free
list" and all visitors will be
made to feel that they are want
ed in Cottonwood as friends and
have a royal good time, and not
for chance to graft" them
out of their hard earned cash.
An entire beef will be barbecued
during the carnival and the meat
given to the hungry. Barrels of
red lemonade will be dispensed
without cost to the ladies and
children. Sports and amnse-
ments of all kinds will be provid-
ed, with liberal prizes, and no
entrance fees charged. A free
dance will be given at night in
the hall, to which all are cordial
y invited.
If it is possible to secure them,
the Kamiah Indian ball team and
The Cottonwood nine will play a
bedding game of ball here dur
ing the carnival, and arrange
nents will also be made to have
the Cottonwood and Grangeville
foot ball teams play the first
game of the season here on the
9th or 18th.
The committees appointed will
| iOall in their power to arrange
| or the biggest and best time
| Cottonwood has ever had and
! heir efforts will not prove fruit
esS' Following are the various
ommittees chosen last night:
! Jam Golcstone, culinery depart
aent; A. J. Barth, lemonade;
red Mckinney, H. C. Matthie-
en- Walter Reed, amusements
s. Winner, Stuart Severns,
dVertising.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-30
lhree More Property Deals.

What might be termed three
eas Of considerable Importance
'Fe closed here yesterday. In
usm s. Z. Kurdy, our general
.sIClant, acquired the 75-
Sre tract of ground belonging
M, f. Fuchs adjoining the
v lor $4,000 and the 16O-acre
, MN known as the Sink place,
S.SleaSt Of town, belonging to
'uart @ Severns for S4,65O. In
4'lqefatlon of the land sold to
T. Kurdy Messrs. Fuchs and
,erns each secure a one-third
crest IN the formers general
~ 'aandlse store here and the
,ONlng Of the stock will COM
y, ,r'9 early next week prepara-
% making the change il
''Snlp. After the details
-. arranged Mr.. Severns will
NJ Wy a position in the new
0ilu a new mercantile com
: ~ name will be selected fo,
t,ipl nln name. Mr.. Kurdy still
li5i s possession of his stor,
pstn5 Any and lots on which it i
ts,al, su' having sold only the tw
!, 'ss a.s IN the stock of good
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-30

Thursday Of last week Joseph
Knapps delivered to Stuber &
Hall two chunks of pork which
for size would be hard to beat.
One weighed 745 pounds and the
other $50. They were of the
Chester White variety and at 63
cents per pound netted Mr..
Knapps $89.37. There is money
in hogs. .-Genesee News.
Herman Nyholm, a Finlander
% years old who had been en-
ployed at one of the railroad
camps near this place until
recently, got one leg so badly
crushed Saturday morning at
Lewiston that it had to be
amputated. Nyholm claimed he
was trying to cross the track
between two cars when the
engine started up and caught
him beneath the wheels of the
cars.
A party Of twenty-one Penn
sylvania men, comprising bank
ers, coal mine owners and lum-
bermen, who arrived at Lewis
ton last week and have been in
vestigating the timber on
Craig mountain since, definitely
decided Tuesday evening to in
vest here and consequently pur-
chase timber lands in this Sec
ton to the value of 81, 500, 900.
The company will later put in
big mills to cut their lumber and
also figure on getting a branch
line of railroad built from Voll-
mer into the Forest section
/
where their mills will be located.
The company will also purchase
timber in the Potlach country
and in Willowa county, Oregon.
Edward Wahl, the Genesee
farmer who disappeared recently
and was thought to have gone
insane and drowned himself in
the Clearwater river above
Spalding, has been found. He
was discovered Sunday by a
brother in a barn on one of the
places he has rented and is now
being cared for at his home, as
he is dangerously i'll with typhoid
fever. Just how long he lay in
the barn without food or atten-
ton will probably never be
known. It is supposed ne be-
came deranged mentally before
taken sick and wandered away
from home, later returning tc
the barn where he was found, as
he was not there when the search
started. The searching party
felt sure he had drowned him
self and exploded dynamite in
the river and dragged the stream
for some distance in hopes of re
covering his body, only to fine
him later on his own farm.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-30

S. R. Libbey informs US that
Prof. Perryman, who was hired
as principal of the public schOo.
here, did not fulfill his contract
and another man has been Sc
cured from Seattle. Good teach.
ers are very scarce this year and
ore in demand all over the
country.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-30

ing foot ball, and coaching other
players, and will no doubt have
charge of the local eleven. AS
the Grangeville boys have never
been beaten but once they will
put up a strong battle but Fred
thinks he can take them into
camp if he can get the boys here
to practice, and he will certainly
have the hearty support of all
our citizens in organizing a team
here and providing a new kind
of amusement for our city.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-30
Organize Foot
Ball Team

Cottonwood Boys Expect to Get
up an Eleven that can Capture
the Pennant for Central Idaho
No Lack of Material.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-30
COTTONWOOD BE JUNCTION FOR
NORTH s. SOUTH ROAD
News ArOUnd
The Stale

Items From Various Places Re-
produced for the Benefit of our
Readers-StOries Rehashed from
our Exchanges.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-30

Rev. Father odilo, pastor of the
Keuterville Catholic church for
the past two years, left Monday
for his former home at Conception,
Mo-, having been called by the
abbot to position in the college
there. Father Odilo made MANY
warm friends during his stay here
who are sorry to lose him. An
other priest is expected to arrive
here shortly to take charge Of the
parish he left.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-30

Mrs. Jos. Hoffman is in the
city today from Greencreek.
Mr.. Green, one of the local N.
P. surveyors, left today for St.
Paul on a short visit to his
parents.
District court convened at
Grangeville Monday and is now
busily at work grinding out
Justice. The docket contains
one murder case and Is divorce
cases besides numerous civil
cases. Tom Eagen, the railroad
contractor from this place who is
charged with murder, was slated
to make his plea to the charge
against him this morning.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-08-30

rnerchan-
hit prices
Co. aI
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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-28

That Jolly old sea dog, Rear Admiral
Coghlan, told story at a dinner a few
oights ago which was given to illus.
rrate his distaste for being the last
speaker Having the last words re-
minds me Of a story ! heard not long
ago" said the admiral. "a certain
mau diod and a clergyman was en-.
gagged TO ofrer a eulogy. The worthy
minister prepared a sermon OF exceed
ing length and strength, but Just be-
sore he entered the parlor to deliver
II he thought that 1t might be advis-
able TO learn what the dead mans last
words had been. So he turned to one
Of the weeping younger sons and
asked: My boy. can you tell me your
tather's last words?' He didn't have
uone,' the boy answered; ma was
With him 20 the end"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-28
TABLE DELICACIES
SOME NEW AND OLD RECIPES OF
VALUE.
Oatmeal Bread Will Be Appreciated
by Those Fond Of This Cereal
ingredients for Batter
Pudding.

OATMEAL BREAD.-Put one heap
ing cup of dry rolled or faxed oats
into a mixing bowl. add a rounding
tablespoon of butter or lard, one level
teaspoon of salt, two cups of boiling
water, and let stand until lukewarm,
then add one-half cup of molasses,
one-half cup of lukewarm water, and
enough flour to make a drop batter.
Cover and let rise one hour. Now
night. In the morning mold into
loaves, using as little -four as possi-
BILE. Put into pans, let rise, and bake
well in a moderate oven.
CRANBERRY MINCE PIE.-Chop
fine one cup of cranberries and one
half cup of seeded raisins. Line a
plate with paste and put in the ber-
ries and raisins mixed. Sprinkle with
one cup of sugar and a slightly round
ing tablespoon of flour, add one-half
cup of water to which i0 added one
half teaspoon of vanilla and a pinch
of salt.
GOOD COKIES.-Cream one cup of
bubtCi anu lWO cups vi sugar,
three tablespoons of milk and one
rounding tablespoon of caraway seed.
Sift two cups of -four with three
level teaspoons of baking powder and
add to the first mixture and more
flour if needed for a soft dough.
Shape into little balls, lay on bak-
ing pan some distance apart; press
out thin and bake.
CHEESE CREAM TOAST.-Toast
six slices of bread and cover lightly
with grated cheese. Make two ours
of white sauce. Set the bread and
cheese in the oven for a few min
utes, then pour the sauce around and
serve at once.
STEAMED BATTER PUDDING
Beat two eggs and one rounding
tablespoon of sugar together, add one
cup of milk, one tablespoon of melted
butter, and two cups of flour sifted
with three level teaspoons of baking
powder. Beat well and pour over one
cup of stewed and stoned prunes in
a buttered mold. Steam one hour
and quarter and serve with a hot
liquid sauce.
MULLED JELLY.-Take one table.
spoonful o. currant or grape jelly,
beat with it the white of one egg and
a teaspoon of sugar. Pour on it a
teacupful of boiling water and break
in it a slice of dry toast or two
crackers.
AMSTERDAM PUDDING. = Pour
one cup scalded milk over one cup
fine cracker crumbs add one table
spoonful butter, mix two teaspoon
fuls cocoa with one-half cup sugar,
add it to the milk. one teaspoonfuI
vanilla, and the whites of four eggs
beaten very stiff; boil in buttered
melon pudding mold one hour. Serve
hot with yellow sauce.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-28

The standard biographies OF Lin
colin and the newspapers of 1865 make
brief mention OF DR.. Taft as being
present at the presidents death and
The autopsy. There can be no doubt
Of the genuineness of the notes. The
house on Twenty street former
ly occupied by DR.. Taft, is now a
boarding house, and the doctors name
Is unknown to the present occupant
neighborhood, however, remember him,
but indistinctly.
DR., Taft begins his memoranda Of
the great tragedy in these words:
''Notes Of the circumstances attend
ing the assassination of Abraham Lin
soln, president of the United States,
en- the evening of April IA, 1865, as
witnessed by me; also the medical
sotes of my attendance on the presi-
ient up to the time OF his death and
Of the post-mortem examination five
hours after death.
THE notes were written April 15,
1865, at the earliest possible moment
after my attendance upon the presi-
dent and the postmortem examina.
uon."
Attended Ford's Theatre" he
writes, Friday evening. April IA, with
my wife; arrived at the theatre about
eight p. m. The president and party
arrived about $40 p. m. Saw him
take a seat with his back immediate
ly opposite the entrance door of the
box, and facing the stage; could not
see the president after he was seat
cd, owing TO a division in the front
Of the box extending from the lower
rail 10 the top; people could see his
left profile from the opposite side of
the dress circle from his box. | occu-
pied seat in an orchestra chair in
section c, No. 175. about three rows
back from the orchestra railing, and
somewhat TO the left OF the center OF
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-28

That fictitious personality Of legal
creation, John Doe, has finally been
given black mark. Last May the su-
preme court OF Brooklyn handed down
an opinion that too much use was be-
ing made Of the John Doe fiction, and
that justice often miscarried on that
account. Five justices agreed in this
conclusion. A more important and
binding decision along this line has
cow come from the New York court Of
appeals in the case of head book
keeper for Klaw & Erlaager, the heads
OF the theatrical trust. He was hand
ed John Doe" subpoena and asked
60 testify, and he refused. He was
threatened with contempt proceedings,
and the court ruled that he did not
have to obey such a summons. 1t
teld that many subpoenas issued in
chat manner are worthless, and that
mo business secret would remain un-
Known II such command were
obeyed."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-28
His Practical Idea.

A benevolent old man who lived on
his farm in Iowa never refused shell.
ter to any who might ask it OF him.
His many friends demonstrated with
him about this characteristic, know
Ing that many unscrupulous hoboes
would avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity, and that there was great dan.
ger of the old man being robbed To
these remonstrances the old man re-
piled that he believed In practical
Christianity"
But" said one Of his friends, this
seems very impractical. Suppose one
Of these men took it into his head to
rob you one night?"
MY dear young friend" was the re-
ply, II bid all enter in the name OF
God, but l prove my belief in practi-
cal Christianity by locking up their
pants during the night"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-28
MAY BE COFFEE
That Causes all the Trouble.

When the house is afre, it's like
body when disease begins to show, it's
no time to talk but time to act-delay
Is dangerous-remove the cause of the
trouble at once,
For number of years" says a
Kansas lady, Il felt sure that coffee
was hurting me, and yet, was so fond
Of it, could not give it up. paltered
with my appetite and of course yield
ed to the temptation to drink more.
At last l got so bad that made up my
nind ! must either quit the use of cof-
fee or die.
Everything | ate distressed me, and
[ suffered severely almost all the time
With palpitation of the heart | fire.
luently woke up in the night with the
feeling that / was almost gone,-my
heart seemed so smothered and weak
m its action that feared it would stop
beating. My breath grew short and
the least eXertion set me to painting.
slept but little and suffered from rheu-
matism.
Two years ago I stopped using the
old kind of coffee and began to use
Postum Food Coffee and from the
very first l began to improve. 1t
worked a miracle! Now / can eat any
thing and digest it without trouble. L
sleep like a baby and my heart beats
tull, ,>strong and easily. My breathing
has become steady and normal, and
nay rheumatism has left me. feel
like another person, and it is all due
to quitting coffee and using Postum
Food Coffee. for ] haven't used any
medicine and none would have done
any good as long as l kept drugging
with coffee" Name gwen by Postum
Co., Battle Creek. Mich. There's a
Reason" Read the little book. The
Road to Wellville." In pkgs. All
groeers.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-28
H.r Method Of Endorsement.

A brides mother presented her
with check on Christmas day With
a feeling of the utmost importance
she took it down to the bank in which
her husband had opened an account
for her. The cashier took the check,
then handed it back politely, saying:
win you please indorse it, ma
dam?"
"lndorse it?" repeated the bride,
puzzled
Yes, across the back, you know"
replied the man, too busy to notice
her bewilderment.
The bride carried the check to a
desk, laid it face downward, and nib
bled the end of a pen thoughtfully.
Then inspiration came Dipping the
pen, she wrote triumphantly across
the back: For Fanny, from Mother,
Christmas. 1906."-Lippincott's Maga.
zine.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-28
ONIONS IN DELICIOUS STYLE.
Variation from Usual Form in Which
They Are Served.

Bermuda onions and the silver
skins grown in this country, which
are nearly as good, are delicious
when pierced with fork. Drain and
place in a shallow buttered baking
pan; pour over enough milk to cover
tabout one cup), into which has been
stirred tablespoon of tapioca; add
haif teaspoon of butter, teaspoon
of salt and a dash of pepper. Place
in the oven and bake until a light
brown on top, about 20 minutes.
Serve in the same dish. This is a
change from the ordinary creamed
onions; the tapioca is a delightful ad-
dition.
The ordinary method for baking by
putting in a pie tin with an inch of
water and letting cook in a slow oven
brings toothsome results. Stewed
onions when parboiled are relieved of
the odor and aftermath of taste that
annoys some people.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-28
Value of Old Gloves.

The house worker should never
throw away her old gloves, particular.
ly her old white gloves. They are
most useful in protecting the hands
while busting, sweeping or wiping
dishes. AS women often complain
that they feel clumsy in doing their
work with gloves on, by simply cut
ting away the finger tips this sensa-
tion is overcome. A very good pai. of
gloves which laces up the palm of the
hands and is bought several sizes
larger than the ordinary wearing
glove is the ideal working glove. But
large old gloves do as we'll