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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-18
MONTANA soUIes-

Joseph Cameron, the year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Cameron, who re-
side on ranch about five miles south
of Stevensville, recently was shot and
instantly killed while playing with
rife.
John E. Whitaker, a Fort Benton
ranch hand, was convicted in the dis
trict court of Choteau county of fell
ony involving 10 year old girl, Mar
tina Klowtz, which was committed more
than year ago, and his sentence was
left to be fixed later by the court.
The trial of Arthur Bryan. formerly
of Cincinnati, on the charge of hav-
ing murdered George Morhard of Butte,
September 10 last, was begun last
week.
Sammy Williams, cook, who has
been employed in Bozeman for num-
Der of years, died. few days ago,
when it was discovered that she was a
woman who had been incorporating
as man for the most of her life. She
was 80 years of age and had acquired
considerable property.
c. W. Draper, prominent mining
man and the discoverer of the North
Moccasin, which is netting John w.
Gates tidy fortune annually in the
form of dividends, has been found
wandering in the hills near Kendall.
He was taken to hospital, but is not
expected to recover. He is a resident
of Helena and had quite competency
Robert Smith did not die when he
attempted suicide at Plains, after hav-
ing shot Clarence Clark at Victor
where the two were employed upon ar
irrigation ditch. In a note found or
his body Smith admitted the killing Of
Clark.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-18
IDAHO NOTES.

Henry Soldering disappeared from
Kooskia on December and Friday his
body was found 10 miles up Pete King
creek. He had evidently been dead
several days.
The university authorities have com
pleted arrangements with the Latah
County Bar association for a series of
lectures on legal subjects beginning
Immediately after the holidays.
While logging for Constan Joclli Is
miles above Enaville recently, John
Ola lost control of number of heavy
pieces of timber which swept down the
hillside, killing him instantly. The
body was brought to Wallace.
Prem Moore, official farmer at the
University of Idaho agricultural col
lege, had his left hand accidentally
caught in feed chopper and cut and
crushed so that it had to be amputated
about three inches below the elbow
Saturday.
While preparing an after-theater sup.
per on a chatting dish recently Mrs
Charles Fifeld dropped the steaming
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-18
OREGON NEWS.

Representative Ellis of Oregon has
appointed Chester w. Frazier Of Mil
ton as cadet to West Point military
academy. Representative Hawley has
offered to s. B. Eakin of Eugene the
appointment as disbursing officer for
the new public building to be erected
in that city, at a salary of $4,000.
Fire Wednesday destroyed John
Hunters planning mill in Roseburg,
entailing probable loss of $4,000. The
mill has been idle the past two months,
and the owner is absent The theory
is that the fire was started by tramps.
+. E. Judd of Pendleton has fallen
heir to 100000 by the death of E. D.
Judd of Hartford, Conn. The estate
is valued at 100000.
Matt johnson, slayer of F. J. Holock,
was found guilty at Portland of muir
der in the second degree and his son,
John was acquitted.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-18
No Personal Grudge.
aR1D1RoN CLUB ANNUAL.
Hold Great Festivities at the National
Capital.

Washington, Dec. 14.-President
Roosevelt and his one-time friend, Ed
ward Hartman, met Saturday night.
For three hours they faced each other
with table between them-and
those who beheld the meeting sat spell
bound. At the same time President
elect Taft and Speaker Cannon looked
defiantly into each others eyes; Frank
H. Hitchcock, chairman of the repub-
lcan national committee, and Norman
e. Mack, commander in chief of the
Bryan Waterloo, came together, while
"regulars' and insurgents" from
congress were arrayed against one an
other in the offerings.
In the midst of this dramatic stu
alton, when no man knew what the
next moment was to bring forth, a
rumble of thunder broke upon the
midnight air, and the steam roller ap
peared on the scene. 1t was the rea
thing in steam rollers, for it bore the
name of Taft in large gilt letters on lt'
cowcatcher-or where the cowcatchel
ought to be-and the additional symbo
of the Gridiron club and the date, De
cember 10, 1908, proved it was being
rolled in on one of the most enjoyable
social occasions of the year.
It was the annual fall dinner of thi
famous organization of newspaper cor
respondents and big men from ever,
walk of life from every corner of tn
world.
"Taft, Taft, Taft, steam roller
steam roller, steam roller, whoo-oo-.
This was the song the merry Gridiror
ers sang and as each guest had
bronze steam roller souvenir in tn
form of a paper weight at his plate
the yell was voted a success, even b
those whom the historical juggernau
had crushed.
There was no bloodshed at the NEE
ing between the president and Nj
Hartman, and when the other oil
political opponents met at the friendl
board they chatted and laughed an
exchanged condolences as though the
had been the warmest friends throug
life.
President-elect Taft was cheered
the echo; so were President Roosevelt
Vice President Fairbanks, Vice Pres
dent-elect Sherman and all the otht
notables who took part in the pr
ceedings by making speeches that wei
not reported.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-18
NEWS OF The WORLD
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past National,
Historical Political and Personal
Events.

The National Irrigation congress, Sc
cured for Spokane in 1909, will be held
August 9 to IA.
One man was killed and several other
passengers had remarkable escapes
Saturday when a Michigan Central
freight train ran into a streetcar at a
crossing in Chicago.
Phelps B. Hoyt, former western anna
.teur golf champion, polo player and
multi-millionaire society man, died re-
Gently at Chicago of injuries received
in an automobile accident when his
machine crashed into coal wagon.
With woman acting as a "look-
out" on the outside, two masked men
held up roadhouse two miles south
of MeIrose, near Oakland, Cal, re
Gently, and secured $500 and then es
capped in an automobile.
With her head nearly severed from
her body, Nora Harris, at Chicago
identified William Cramer, a painter
as her assailant and then lapsed init
what the surgeons say will be her las
Inconsistencies.
Judge KaVanaugh, in the superio
court of Cook county, Illinois, has rem
dered decision of Importance to ma
tionaI guardsmen, IN which he dc
clared they had right under certai
conditions to take human life while o
duty.
Rev. "Billy'' Sunday will not preac
in Spokane till Christmas day, on az
count Of an exceedingly sore throat.
This government made a profit dul
ing the fiscal year ended June 80, 1905
of $1O,541,371 on the coinage of silvel
nickel and one-cent bronze pieces. Thi
represents the difference between tn
price paid by the government for tn
metal and their coinage value.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-18

vessel. the alcohol from the lamp set
ting fire to her clothing. In attempting
to extinguish the blaze Mr.. Fifeld was
badly burned on the hands and arms.
Three thousand sheepmen, represent
ing one of the greatest industries in
western America, will attend the forty
fifth annual convention of the National
Woolgrowers association, to be held
in Pocatello January ID, Is and 16,
1909.
Suffering from broken spine and
other injuries, which it is believed will
prove fatal Carl Mann, an employe
of E. Grantham, one of the subcon-
tractors on the st. Joe wagon road,
has been taken to the town of st. Joe.
Joseph Shallis, for 10 years purser
of the steamer George Cakes, on Lake
Occur d'Alene, died recently from the
effects of paralytic shock sustained
three years ago, aged &C years.
Governor F. R. Gooding has an
nounced he would not issue call for
special session of the legislature to
convene, as suggested in the recon-
mendation of the supreme court, dur
ing the last week in December to adopt
or reject the codes. He stated that un-
necessary expense would be incurred
and that he did not consider such a
step for the best interests of the peo-
pie Justices Ailshie and Sullivan ia
vored the session and Justice Stewart
] opnosed it.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-18
MINES AND MINING.

Patrick Mcbride, the first secretary
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea, died recently in Ohio of pneu-
mOnia, aged so years.
'tAll the mines are improving at
depth and the ore reserves have thor
oughIy established the permanency of
the camp" said Lorne A.. Campbell,
general manager of the West Kootenay
Power and Light company, recently, in
speaking of the Rossland (B. c. camp.
A rich gold strike is reported in
Bear gulch, Montana, where w. F.
Steward is developin gseveral promis-
ing claims. The force is now engaged
in prosecuting the vein and so far
Vhas encountered five feet of highugrade
core. The values are approximately
800 to the ton, with values almost
wholly in gold.
Boundary (B. CO. shipments this
week show an increase Of 5000 tons
over those of last week, 33,957 tons
being sent out, making a total of
1,375,744 tons for the year to date.
Philadelphia Inquirer: 1t appears
that one of the great needs of the
country is mining bureau in one of
the federal departments and the estab-
hshment of mining schools by the gov
eminent. The latter proposition may
seem an innovation to many persons
but it is in accordance with the best
practice of civilized nations.
About 80 mea are now employed al
the Wellington properties of the B. G
Copper company. The company is ship
ping $50 tons Of ore per day, part Of
which goes to. the conpany's smeltel
at Greenwood and the rest to the
CRANKY smelter.
A large quantity Of rich gray cop
per ore is being taken out of the Min
.eral Point mine by the leasers. Som,
of the ore is being sacked and will b,
shipped to the smelter for test. TIL,
mine has been idle until the presen
leasers started the work just recently
The property is located just south o
Osborne, Idaho
A mill test on the ore taken fror
the Arrasta property on Beaver cree
sdNoAdSou p0o.SO poT bOh AAOm VI
plates. The company is running a tur
mel to crosscut the ledge and expect
to reach It in about 10 days time.
Active work is being carried on a
the property Of the Clear Grit Mimi
company, located near Wallace.
force Of men are now engaged in drift
ing on the vein, the drift being i
about 600 feet. Some galena ore ha
been found and indications point t
the early discovery Of ore in payin
quantities.
A contract for tunnel work has jus
been let by the company owning tn
Columbia group of mining claims nea
CurleW, Wash. The tunnel, whic
is now in about % feet, will be drive
in zoo feet, and it is expected to ia
several leads, which have good show
ings on the surface.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-18
won six-Day Bike Race.

Floyd MacFarland, the veteran BIZ
cycle racer of California, won the 10th
international six-day race for the team
of MacFarland and Moran at Madison
Squire garden Saturday night, and set
new distance record. Rutt of the
Rutt-Stol German Holland team, fin
ished second, and Demara of the De-
mara-Hill combination, the former of
California and the latter of Boston,
was third.
MacFarland- Moran, 2737 miles 1 lap;
Rutt-Stol, 2737 miles 1 lap; Hide
mara, 2737 miles 1 lap; Walthour- Root,
2737 miles; Collins Mitten, 1886 miles
laps; Calvin Wiley, 2736 miles laps;
Anderson Vanoni, 1886 miles laps;
Palmer Drobach, 2733 miles 4 laps.
Former record, 1888 miles 4 laps.
All the riders except MacFarland,
Rutt and Demara left the track at 10
o'clock and one minute later the three
riders who had led the others by one
or more laps for the last three days
began the decisive mile. They started
at good clip and sprinted desperate
ly for the last three laps. MacFarland
got the lead and finished scarcely five
feet ahead of Rutt, who was the same
distance ahead of Demara.
The amounts that went to surviving
teams were devided as follows: First
$500; second, $1,000; third, $7OO
fourth, $500; fifth $500; sixth, $3.50
seventh, 5000.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-18
BLAST KILLS FOURTEEN MEN.
Explosion in Panama Canal Workings
at Bias obispo Injuries so
Workmen.

Colon, Isthmus of Panama, Dec. IA.
"A giant blast of dynamite was pre-
maturely exploded in the canal work
ings at Bas obispo Saturday. Fourteen
men were killed and so injured. 1t may
be that others were killed, for the
debris is piled up in all directions.
Bas Obispo cut is about 80 miles
from Colon and the shock of the ex-
plosion was distinctly felt here.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-18
yankee Girl to Wed BritOn.

London.-It is officially announced
that a marriage engagement has been
arranged between the earl of Granard
and Miss Beatrice Mills, the daughter
of Ogden Mills of New York.
Bernard Arthur Forbes, the eighth
earl of Granard, is lord in waiting to
the king and master of the horse. His
estate consists of 10000 acres and his
country seat is Castle Forbes in Long
ford county, Ireland.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-18
SHORT SPORTING ITEMS.

There is possibility that Stanley
Ketchel, middleweight champion, will
be seen in battle at his home town,
Grand Rapids, next month.
Now that the big shoot of the Spo-
kane Rod and Gun club is finished, ar
rangements are already under way to
have another shoot in Spokane in Jan
uary. The date has not been set, but
the plan is to have a one-day meet
and make it open to all. The tourna-
ment just fneshed was one of the best
managed and most successful affairs
of it's kind ever held in the northwest.
Though weather conditions were
against the shooters new record was
set by the winner, Mr.. Chingren.
The start taken by the s. A. A. G.
to get men ready to send to the A. A.
U. championship in Seattle next year
may mean that the organization will
send representative team.
The meeting of the Northwestern
league magnates in Portland last week
did business. From the reports given
out after the meeting the fans are
given the promise of higher class of
ball next season. With Lucas again in
charge and the circuit improved, con-
ditions are certainly encouraging.
Popular little Bobby Carruthers will
again work on the official staff of UNI
pires of the Northwestern league.
The decree of divorce for which
John l.. Sullivan, the former champion
prize fighter recently applied for in
Chicago, was granted on grounds of de
sertion.
Jimmy flanagan, for six years the
hero of Stanford university as football
coach, has announced his retirement.
The University of Washington vii
not send their crew east to the POUCH
keepsie regatta next spring on accoun
of the depleted athletic treasury.
Abe Attell announces that he ha-
agreed to fight Biz Mackey at New
Orleans January 20. The bout will b.
scheduled for 10 rounds.
Albert Edward Wills, the Britisl
champion pace follower and holder o
| the world s record for an hour s rid
: ing, was defeated in 20 mile motor
paced bicycle race at the Park Squar
coliseum Saturday night by Hugh Nc
Lean of Chelsea. A new track recor
was made of 33 minutes 3s is seconds
5 Wills was outclassed from the start.
> New York.-Young Corbett and Phi
} Brock fought 10 rounds to a dra7
here Saturday night at the Souther
Athletic club. Ty Cobb of the Detroi
American league team acted as rel
cree.
7 With 23 men already belonging t
: the Spokane club of 1909 by reserv,
: purchase, new contract or accepte
terms, President Joseph Cohn and MAJ
t ager Robert Brown are still huntin
: for ball players.
Little surprise was caused at AMI
|, conda by the action of the Northwes
Y ern league in dropping Butte from tt
n circuit, but now that it has bee
}. definitely decided, at least three pr
n moters in the city are getting might
;. busy. Butte win have good baseba
J. in 1909, and it will be league ball.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-18
Rnef Not Yet Sentenced.

San Francisco.-Abraham Ruef, con-
victed Thursday of offering a bride,
has been granted delay of one week
before receiving sentence. The contin-
nance of the case until next Saturday,
December 10, was with the assent of
the district attorneys Office, repre-
scented only by Assistant John O'Gara.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-18
GOT $241o IN NEWSPAPER.
Ogden Man Receives Money From I'm
known Source.

Upon tearing the wrapper from a
Salt Lake newspaper received by him
recently as second class mail, Charles
Price, a plasterer of Ogden, found
$241O in currency concealed in the
folds of the paper. He reported the
case to the police authorities here and
the money was deposited in bank,
pending an investigation. There were
two $500 bills, IA 500 bills and 10 81
bills. The origin of the money is a
complete mystery to the police and
postal authorities of Ogden and Salt
Lake.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-18
Murphy Not Guilty.

San Francisco.-'' Not guilty" was
the verdict returned by the jury in
the case of Frank J. Murphy, one of
the attorneys for Abraham Ruef,
charged with completely in the alleged
attempt to bride John ]. Kelly, a
venireman drawn upon the jury panel
in Ruef's recent trial.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-18
TAFT DELEGATES ORGAN.
Policy of 1900 Toward the Philippines
to Be Continued.

New York, Dec. 14.-President-elect
William H. Taft, speaking Sunday
night at the dedication of the McKin-
ley memorial organ in the Metropolitan
temple, told an audience which repeat
edly interrupted him with applause the
story of his official association with the
late President Mckinley and declared
with reference to the Philippine
islands that the policy laid down by
Mckinley in 1900 had been the policy
of the present, as it will be the policy
of his, administration in the White
House.
Andrew Carnegie and John ]. Nc
Cook also spoke.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-18
HONOR SO DEAD MISSIONARIES.
Qualification DEGREES Conferred OF
Martyrs in China.

Rome.-There was an impressive
ceremony at the Vatican Sunday upon
the occasion of the reading of the
Qualification DEGREES conferred upon SO
French missionaries who met the death
of martyrs in China, and upon Joan
d'Arc. The reading of the DEGREES took
place in the presence of the pope.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-18

An aluminium alcohol lamps, with a
cup for heating water or boiling an
egg, the whole to be carried on handle
like a candlestick, is something new
for the kitchen or sick room.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-18
NORTHWEST FRUIT ON DISPLAY.
Horticultural Congress in Iowa Opened
Last Monday,

Council Bluffs, Iowa, Dec. 13.-With
exhibits of fruit from many states, in
Guiding both Atlantic and Pacific
coasts, the first national horticultural
congress will begin in this city tomor-
row. The exhibits from Washington,
Utah and Idaho are particularly large.
Silas Wilson of Idaho will make an adj
dress at the opening of the congress.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-18
Castro at Cologne.

Paris, Dec. 14.-President Castro of
Venezuela and his party left here today
for Cologne, where consultation of
physicians will be held to determine
upon the advisability of an operation
on the president. If an operation is
found necessary DR.. Israel probably
viii perform it at Berlin.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-18
SAYS KAISER Is INSANE.
Sensational Statement by a Dresden
Newspaper.

Chicago, Dec. 1.-THE German
press of Chicago has received transla-
tions of articles published by the Dres-
dener Nachrichten, the leading censor
vative newspaper of Dresden, openly
charging that Emperor William of Ger
many is insane.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-18
ROOSEVELT REsENTs REBUKE.
Has Material for Retaliation if Con-
gress Censors the Mes
sage.

Congress, in contemplating a rebuke
to President Roosevelt for language
used in his annual message concerning
the operation of the secret service, is
holding a frebrand over a powder
magazine.
President Roosevelt now declares
with characteristic emphasis that if an
attempt is made to put him in a false
light before the country he will send
a special message to congress detail
ing specific instances of improper con-
nection of certain members with
"venal influence"
The president is content at present
to rest on his official utterances rela-
tive to the bad judgment of congress
in cutting down the appropriations for
the secret service and legislating to
limit it's operation, but if his attitude
is brought into question he proposes
to show the country that what he said
was fully justified.
The president contends that certain
members of congress have private af-
fliations inimical to the spirit of good
government and he today informed
some of his visitors that he is in pos
session of records that will by the
bare recital, fully establish his charge
that the reason congress limited the
operations of the secret service was
because of the fear of members that
they might be investigated.
The present instance is somewhat
analogous to the furry in congress
over the confidential report of former
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Genera
Bristow on the postal frauds. Uotwith
standing an intimation from a source
that it contained matters rejecting
upon the official conduct of member
of congress, resolution demanding
its production was passed. The result
of the explosion viii long be remem
bored by those directly interested.
} No Personal Grudge.
President Roosevelt makes it clea
that he has no personal grudge t
work out, but he feels that the cOuntr,
8 is entitled to have the responsibility
, for unwise legislation placed where
: Justly belongs. He is not taking tn
: incident too seriously, but knows hi
ground and is determined to acquain
: congress with the facts that have COY
;, erned him if it shows a desire to Sc
u them.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-12-04
Examining Wedding Gifts

Women viewing another woman's
wedding presents say things which are
likely to be misinterprctcd," said the
bachelor who declares he Hates we'd
dings, but always goes when invited,
according to the Washington Post,
"and other things which on favorable
Interpretation would make compliment
tary to the bride or to the givers. It's
the way of the sex, | suppose: Now.
why is it that the most common remark
of the women who are inspecting the
layout Of silver and cut glass and other
gifts more or less useful is. what
a lot Of presents she gotT' They
don't meal anything unkind, but
the inference the uninitiatcd caves
droppcr would draw is that they wonder
why she got SO many, as if by rights
she shouldn't have had half so many.
OF course they vary the remark, What
a lucky girl says one. rs if she would
like to add, Some persons have too
much luck And another says. i
wonder where they all came from,
J implying almost Us If the bride couldn't
have enough friends to make 80 many
gifts and must have sent some of then
to herself just to make Il showing"