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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-12

derbuss?' taunted the friend. You are
in no danger from the Indians, since
you can't possibly die till your time
comes
Yes said the old man. But sup
ppose I was to meet an Indian and his
time had come. 1t wouldn't do for me
not to nave my blunderbuss, would
ito"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-12
THE EMBARRASSMENT OF A GOVERNOR.

The results of he excise investigation in thu cities of the State, and
especially in South Jersey, are obviously embarrassing to a Governor IN simply
the authority IF a Governor. Atlantic City candhdE acknowledged
M corn. m he Pharhees of Camden and other South Jersey towns, who
had been shocked by thu dreadful morals If Newark n Paterson N Jersey
city. were more severely shocked by the Atlantic city exhibit Then the In
vestsators struck Camden and the highly moral of MinVine nd Vine
land. Then 1t was made manifest that the Pharhees were living in big glass
houses from which they hd been hurting their moral bricks According to
the evidence, Camden is the worst of the lot almost as morally bad as Phha-
what ear a Governor do? How could lie discriminate among these wicked
towns? Shall the Gomorrah OF Atlantic City be attacked and tn sodom of
Camden city be held exempt? And shall prohibition Milyiue continue its evil
ways? Nay, shall there be no disciplinary rods for he North Jersey towns.
hough hey be nt so abandoned as those of South Jersey? Pity the per-
plexihes of a Governor with a State Excise Commission n all this municipal
vickedness on his hands, an right in a n election year, too
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-12
AS OTHERS SEE uS.

De Quiz-Miss Wrinkles Is certainly
a self-possessed woman, isn't she?
De Whiz-Yes, and I'm glad of it!
De Quiz-Glad of it!
De WhiZ-Yes; at least I'm glad that
she isn't one of my possessions.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-12
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

the existance of Santa Claus and other
imaginary ~personages. and when the
mind of the race was in its childhood
state men were prepared to be as cred
ulous as little children are in all ages
Ed
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-12
FOOLSCAP.


To the Editor of the Evening Star:
How did the name "foolscap" come to
be applied to a certain kind of sta
tionary? P. M. l..
Paper of this size was originally
called "foolscap'' because it bore a
water mark representing a FOOLS cap
and bells.-Ed.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-12
HAS NOTHING LEFT.

D you leave you valuables in the
hotel safe when you go to a summer
resort?"
'Only when / leave"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-12
ENDLESS TASK.

Yeast-Did you ever compete in an
endurance contest?
Crimsonbeak-No. 1 never think of
talking back to my wife!-Yonkers
Statesman.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-12
BOUND TO BURST.

Gunner-Do you think it lucky to
pick up a horseshoe?
C~hauffeur-Not if o pick it up with
your automobile tire.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-12
BAD JUDGMENT.

st was a case of owe at first sight,
wasn't it?"
Yes. If the poor boy had only been
gifted with second sight"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-12
AN AERONAUTIC HELPMATE.

1.-THE a%eronaut's wife seems to be so
anxious to carry out his wishes"
YES, she is the most dirigible wife i
ever met"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-12
REMEMBER THIS.

Good temper Is a splendid thing.
But don't abuse it.
You never know how good 1t was
Until you lose it.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-12
so SMALL.

She-Oh, she paid an awful lot Of
money for her bathing suit.
He-Shame to waste SO much money
on a little thing like that.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-12

"Ah," remarked the great musician
as he walked the fioor with his howl
ing offspring in his arms, sit is much
easier to compose a grand opera h
n wakeful baby!"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-07-24
Good Opening For A Hotel.

There is now an excellent
opening in Cottonwood for some
good hotel man who will put up
good building and conduct a
first class hostelry here. A. j.
Payne, who has been running
the hotel at this place for the
past couple years, informs us
that he will quit the business
about the first of the month and
leave for other points. Mr..
Payne had built up a fine patron
age here before the fire and was
clearing about $50 day from
his trade. He says he would not
leave here now but for the fact
that he wishes to get into a
larger place and give his family
better advantages than a hotel
business permits of. The man
who takes this place will enjoy a
good patronage from the start
and by getting located early will
command practically all of the
business. We hope some one
will decide to come here soon as
we are in need of good hotel
accommodations.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-07-24

have the frame of the building
practically completed at this
writing and will be able to move
into it within a few days. Some
time next year they will move
the building to the location of
their former shop and erect a
nice brick building in it's place.
Peterson, the plumber, saved
most of his tools from the fire
and is now located at his fathers
meat market where he is attend
ing to work as usual.
The big safe at the First
National Bank was opened yes.
terday and all the papers it con-
tanned were found to be in fine
condition. The manganese safe,
in which the money was kept,
has not yet been opened but q
safe expert arrived last night to
open it up.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-07-24
Building Notes and Otherwise

Will Eller is preparing to start
a restaurant opposite the Odd
Fellow hall.
Atty. and Mrs. Duffy are oc-
cupying a tent near the Peterson
meat market.
w. M. Schiller is figuring on
erecting a brick building at his
former location just as soon as
possible.
Roberts Bros. have moved
their confectionery store into
Mrs. Wiechelman's building on
King street.
Short & Browning and S. L.
johnson have started barber
shops in tents near the Peterson
meat market.
Foster & Brakeman, the new
harness dealers, did not suffer
any material loss and are now
hard at work at their new loca-
ton on the second floor of the
Wolbert hall.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-07-24
Notes Of The Fire.

Practically all of the contents
of the Schober and Goldstone
residences were saved by the fire
fighters before those buildings
were destroyed.
By hard work Frank Simon's
residence was saved. 1t stood
directly opposite the Goldstone
and Schober residences and got
pretty well scorched but did not
burn.
One Of the peculiarities of the
fire was the escape of the Evans
livery barn from destruction. A
shed was literally burned off
from the rear of the barn but the
main building escaped injury.
Henry Nuxoll, Jr., did some
great work in saving property at
the Hoene hardware store. By
himself he pushed a 3,0O0-pound
safe out into the middle of the
street, threw out several steel
ranges and saved a number OF
cream separators and sewing
machines, besides saving all OF
the important papers in the
store.
The First National Bank saved
all of it's papers of record, old
correspondence, two type writers
and an adding machine. The
bank safes passed through the
fire intact.
The safe of the Cottonwood
Hdw. & Imp. Co. was not locked
and opened up when it fell
through the floor. Over $4,000
in notes and book accounts burn
ed in this way. 1t is an excep-
tionally heavy loss to the owners.
The Cottonwood House caught
afre after the Goldstone resi-
dence was half consumed and
was burned to the ground before
the residence fell in. The hotel
was old and dry and burned like
a tinder box.
The electric light plant and
Chronicle Office were left with a
full equipment for doing business
but have no business left to do.
Indirect losses are sometimes as
heavy as direct ones.
There were hardly groceries
enough left in town Monday
morning to feed the people but
Grangeville citizens showed theil
good will by sending over several
loads of food, for which all were
extremely thankful.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-07-24
GrangeviIle Has Our Thanks.

Speaking for the people of
Cottonwood, the CHRONICLE de-
sires to extend sincerest thanks
to the citizens of Grangeville
who so promptly showed their
good will and sympathy for the
unfortunate in sending to this
place several loads of groceries
and provisions Immediately after
the fire. At that time we were
sadly in need of such supplies
until such things could be secur-
ed from the outside and the
timely action of the residents of
our sister city created a warmth
of feeling in our hearts that will
not soon fade away. Again,
Grangeville, we thank you.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-07-24
Warehouse Work Progressing.

A. McKinnon, local agent for
the Balfour-Guthrie Grain Co.,
arrived in the city Tuesday even
ing to take up his work at this
point. Mr.. McKinnon informs
us that their crew of men will
finish the foundation for their
warehouse at this point in a few
days and will then go to Fem to
erect the house at that point.
After it is finished they will re-
turn here and will have the
house at this point completed
before September 1st. Mr.. Nc
Kinnon says he is now ready to
contract grain at this point at
good figures and can contract
sacks for delivery at Vollmer or
Clearwater points, or for delivery
here as soon as the railroad
reaches this place.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-07-24
Democratic Primaries Held.

The democratic primaries were
held Monday afternoon at the
school house as per schedule
and the following delegates were
elected to attend the county con-
vention at Grangeville: j. B.
Forsmann, George Simon, M. F.
Fuchs, w. L. Brown, Ed. Simon,
Geo. Winder, John Aichlmayr,
George Terhaar, F. A. Kelsey,
j. Matthiesen.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-07-24

Simon Bros. started work
Wednesday morning on a frame
building on their lot adjoining
the German State Bank. They
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-07-24

oOAAi4 L OAlhC clllO w llOC4 ANOON
are occupying rooms in the Hale
livery stable until better locations
can be secured.
The Cottonwood Hdw. & Imp.
Co. have opened up their big
warehouse and will soon have a
full line of goods on hand.
J. T. Morrison intends building
again on his former location and
will begin work on his building
as soon as his insurance is ad-
justed.
DIR. Smith has decided to erect
an Office building on his lots near
the depot site. Until it is COM
pleted he will do dental work at
his residence.
John Hoene will not rebuild
just at present but as soon as he
gets through with his big lumber
contract he will probably put up
another building.
A. L. Creelman is figuring on
erecting a large building on his
lots back of Hale's livery stable
and may soon put a force of men
at work on the same.
A. J. Barth decided to put up
a building on his lot just east of
the former Simon butcher shop
and already has carpenters en-
gagged for the business.
The Goldstone safe was opened
yesterday and its contents were
not harmed to any extent. The
Brust safe also passed through
the flames without damage to its
contents.
S. R. Libbey has purchased
the small warehouse just north
Of Geo. M. Robertson's s residence
and will conduct a grocery store
there. He already has some
goods on hand.
The First National Bank start
ed work Tuesday on a small
building for temporary use and
will begin work on a brick struc-
ture just as soon as the neces-
sary material can be assembled.
H. H. Nuxoll has constructed
a portable bank building on a
wagon and will use it until such
time as the German State Bank
building can be put into shape
for business.
The postofice and Nezperce
telephone office are at present at
DIR. Turner's residence but w.
L. Farnsworth is having a small
building erected on the old site
and will soon have the postofice
running there as before.
]. N. Modem begun work yes
terday on a building 20x50 feet
in size on the lot just back of his
former store. He will occupy
this building for the present but
hopes to soon begin work on a
building to cover the entire lot
where his former store stood.
The vault at the German State
Bank was opened Wednesday
and everything it contained was
found to be in as fine shape as if
no fire had occurred. This clear
ly shows that vaults are paying
investments for all banks and
even for other business houses.
S. ]. PETERSON, Martin Kuhn,
Morrison & Mcnamara and
Mertes & Waldmann have
erected temporary buildings on
Broadway, near the former
Schober residence, where they
will operate their saloons for the
present and until better quarters
can be secured.
Simon Bros. started work
Wednesday,morning on a frame
building on their lot adjoining
the German State Bank. They
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-07-24

That the town will rebuild, and
at once, is an assured fact. The
town is too we'll located and has
too brilliant a future to be allow
ed to die, and while the effects
of the fire will be felt for several
years, bigger and better
Cottonwood will arise from the
ashes of the present town to
eventually become one of the
best cities of central Idaho.
The next day after the fire many
of the citizens, whose places of
business were destroyed, begun
making arrangements to re-
build and already a number of
frame structures are in process
of completion, with more to
follow as rapidly as material can
be delivered on the ground and
carpenters put them together.
Many are erecting only tenn
porary structures and will later
erect good buildings of brick or
concrete.
All of our citizens are strong
in the belief of the towns future
and in a few months such
changes will be made here that
the casual visitor will not be able
to tell that a fire has occurred.
In the meantime all are arrang-
ing to get in new stocks of goods
at once and the people who have
been in the habit of trading at
Cottonwood will soon be able to
have their wants supplied here
in as good shape as in days gone
by. To these we would say,
keep on trading in Cottonwood.
Do not divert your trade to other
points. Now is the time we
need your patronage to assist US
in rebuilding our town and with
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-07-24
Entire Business Section of City Destroyed and Property the Value of
Quarter Million of Dollars Now Lies in Ashes
FIRE STARTED AT MIDNIGHT AND NO MEANS OF STOPPING 1T
be Rebuilt to
New TownwI lbe setter than One Deshoye

In all a total of over fifty
buildings were burned and
property to the value of more
than $250,0O0 was destroyed by
the flames, which made a clean
sweep of the entire business
section of the city. Following
are the losses with insurance as
near as we have been able to
secure them:
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-07-24


expected by many Of our citizens
broke out Sunday night and in a
few short hours practically every
business house in Cottonwood
was a mass of black and smould-
ering ruins.
The fire broke out in the rear
of the Club saloon about 1890
o'clock and gained great head
way before discovered. When
the alarm was first raised
that entire block, consisting of
the Club saloon, Libbey's furni-
ture store, Severns & Fuchs
store and Goldstone's store, was
a mass of flames and it was with
difficulty that several persons
sleeping above the Severns &
Fuchs store escaped with their
clothing.
The fire soon jumped across
the street and caught the Brust
merchandise store and the build
ings of the Cottonwood HdW. &
Imp. Co. which were quickly
reduced to ashes. A number of
vehicles were saved from the
warehouse of the hardware store
but everything else was destroy
ed. In the mean time the flames
set fire to the Funke saloon and
Staal building on the east side
of King street and also to the
Mertes & Waldmann saloon
building on the south side of
Main street. With these build
ings on fire it was quickly seen
that the town was doomed and
all efforts were turned toward
saving as much property as
possible from the buildings in the
path of the fire. When the fire
was first discovered it had gained
too much headway for the
chemical engine to have any
effect on it and, with no water
system to draw on, it was a
matter of impossibility to save
the town.
A slight breeze was blowing
toward the northeast when the
fire started and for a time it
seemed as if nothing could stop
the flames from consuming every
building on King street but,
fortunately, the wind changed
to the east and the fire was stop
ped on this street after it had
consumed the buildings above
mentioned.
On Main street the Mertes &
Waldmann saloon was soon des-
troyed and half a dozen other
buildings were in flames. With
hard work by the fire fighters,
assisted by a private water
system, ]. T. Hale's livery barn
was saved and with it several
other buildings which would have
been lost had the barn caught
afre.
In less than an hour after the
fire started practically every
business house in town was on
fire and so fierce were the flames
that before three o'clock all were
in ashes. The last two buildings
destroyed were the Hoene hard
ware store and the Cottonwood
House; the latter being the first
building erected in Cottonwood
over 35 years ago by L. P. Brown,
original owner of the townsite.
It's destruction removes an OLD
land mark of central Idaho in the
early days.
At this point of the fire the
wind again changed and blew
from the east, thus turning the
flames back toward the burned
district and causing the fire tc
die out. But for this timely
change the Cottonwood barr
would have burned and perhaps
the Mertes residence and the
-four mill would have met
similar fate.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-07-24
F. S. Winner,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Office in Chronicle office near the
l. 0. 0. F. Hall.

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directly on the Kidneys and brings
relief in the first dose to back-ache,
weak back, lame back rheumatic pains,
kidney and bladder trouble. They
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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-07-24

your assistance we will soon
have the town back to where it
. was before the fire.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-02

book apparently in the ordinary course Of busi-
ness. The Dutch merchants obtained the verdict
, four DAYS, In the interval l found that the plain
tiffs evidence in several respects clearly false
and having obtained order to examine the letter
book found. close investigation, a slight dif-
ference the print of the number OF the page con
tanning copy of the disputed letter. and in
quiry as to this OF the stationers III London who
/ found had supplied the book | diScoVered t'.,t
the Dutchman had taken the book to the statonsrs
knowl ledge-substituted the fictitious copy OF tne
alleged letter for another letter IN the end the
Tended bv Nj Edwin James then in the height
OF his professional career, was convicted ana Sc
Verely punished
Some of the cases OF fraud remembered by
Sir John showed impudence stretched 70 the
point of comicaIity. In the case of a claim on
underwriters one sea-captain testified that he
couldn't produce his log-0ook because a little
dog aboard his ship had eaten it. Another
captain placidly declared that when his ship
was sinking and the crew had got into the
boats. he sat down on the deck and wrote in
his log IAN account of the weather and the
cause of abandonment The ideal of truth en-
tertained by these seafarers was only a slight
degree lower than that of 4 broker who gave
evidence uns-vorn before board of arbitratorS-
When arbitration failed and the question came
before q jury the broker, being sworn save
evidence in direct contradiction to that he had
given before the arbitrators "On my express
ing surprise say Sir John, "he coolly re-
marked that before The arbitrators he was not
sworn. but before the jury he was compelled
to speak the truth, This was said without any
apparent sense of shame by a man of great
business experience, in whom much confidence
was placed
The fact that the English courts have no off,
cial shorthand writer IS deplored by the Vener-
able lawyer who recalls a case wherein the
notes of the stenographeTs employed by the re-
spective parties differed. The Chief Justice
being appealed to could not read his own notes,
and nobody else who examined his notebook
could decipher them;-and the appeal could not
be proceeded with. That shorthand notes were
so painfully accurate ihe objection made
by one high legal Authority when before the
Judicature Commission it was proposed L. IN
stall al official stenograp phcf in each Court.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-02

" few; owing to the strict rules Of evidence
which prevailed. the plaintiff in very many
instances unable to prove Il prtnid fdcic case,
and consequently was non-suited II the plain
tiff escaped that fate. the defendant was in the
like difficulty: he could not give The evidence
on which ne relied and consequently mis- de-
fence failed
The old system Of pleading seemed TO have
been framed To enforce the greatest amount
of useless expense and an outrageous waste OF
time The authors description Of the delays
in the Court of Chancery goes far to justify
Dickens's satire. The desire Of a defendant in
d Common Law action to see books or docu-
mcnts in his opponents possession generally
compelled & distinct suit in the Court Of Chan
cery. tho cost Of which he had to pay. Il was
engaged case" says Sir John, in which
the acttcn al Common Law stayed for
years. first pending 9 hearing IN Court before
the Vice Chancellor Il the sufiiciency Of the
answer as to documents and objection 10 their
production and subsequently. by successive ap-
peaIs 10 the House of Lords that point
Nowadays that matter is Of course settled in
few days and at small cost The system Of
cross action operated in ;he interest Of justice
III d queer case which he describes-a case
involving the production Of q document
Clients Of mine in London had large transactions
with il mercantile firm IN Holland Ny clients had
purchased q steamship S they S4ic Tor lIe DUtc!i
but that firm maintained tnat the ship had
been bought ON the private account ot Of the
partners who had got into difficulties. Assuming
the vessel have been bought f"T tiff Dutch firm.
owed the London l.rm iar@" sum Of
money. bat if the snip was Io 'e treated as hIV-
ing been purchased FOR The Individual partner, the
London firm owed the Dutch firm large sum.
Tht Dutch firm commenced an action II the Com
mon Pleas and thereupOn the London firm com
nenced Z similar action in the ss-Inc Court The
action brought By the Dutch firm
first Chief Justice Jervis who .
rl2arlzaby aStute judge. struck by the plals-
bIe evidence Of the principal menlher oi the Dutch
firm. VINO stated that he lad written 4 letter 10
the London firm explicitly stating that If his part
n.r bought q ship TO bC treated private
transaction. and not one on account of the firm
received such letter. hui
HI Dutch merchant said he had posted Il with hiS
own hands and ne produced i,tter-unok with 4
ma crine COPY Of ths letter IN the middle II the