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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-09-04
FRENCH is
DEFEATED
Political Combination at Boise
Plays Havoc With the Brady
Ticket and Land Many "Safe"
Ones in Deep Water.

NAL and you can never tell which
way it is going to jump. This
fact was clearly evidenced this
week at Boise as shown by the
results of the republican state
convention which met there
Tuesday.
At the time the convention
opened it was quite generally
understood that the state ticket
as named by the Brady machine
would have no opposition and it
was expected that this slate
would be nominated from top to
bottom. Trouble arose, how
ever, shortly after the conven-
tion met and by shrewd manipu-
lation and trading combination
was effected that succeeded in
side-tracking practically all of
the Brady ticket and for a time
threatened to place the candidate
for governor himself out of the
running.
Congressman Burton L.
French, who was supposed to
have a clear field with no opposi-
ton, was relegated to the scrap
heap and Col. Thomas Hamer, of
st. Anthony, was named to take
his place on the ticket.
Secretary Lansdon and Treas
urer Hastings, who were thought
to be doomed, made use of their
small following in the combina-
ton and landed the nomination
for their respective offices with.
out a struggle.
Senator Hepburn and Chief
Justice Ailshie met with no
opposition but aside from these
two and Brady practically every
place on the ticket was given to
rank outsiders and today Brady
heads the ticket without any of
his friends back of him, a posi-
ton accorded him by good will
of the combination rather than
through any power of his own
even though more than two
thirds of the delegates were in
structed for him.
Following is the ticket named:
Presidential electors-Edgar
Wilson of Ada; Jo hn Lamb of
Owyhee; A. A. Crane of
Kootenai.
United States senator--W. B.
Hepburn of Shoshone.
Congressman Thomas R.
Hamer, of Fremont.
Justice of the supreme court
]. F. Ailshie, of Idaho.
Governor-James H. Brady, of
Bannock.
Lieutenant governor-L. H.
Sweetzer, of Cassia.
Secretary of state-Robert
Lansdon, of Washington.
Attorney-general-D. c. Nc
Dougall, of Oneida.
Auditors. B. Taylor, of
Bonner.
Treasurer-C. A. Hastings, of
Nez Perce.
Mine inspector-F. c. Moore,
of Shoshone.
Superintendent of public in
struction-S. Belle Chamberlain.
Before the state ticket was
named the state platform was
read and adopted. 1t renews
allegiance to all republican
principals and heartily endorses
the work of Senators Hepburn
and Borah and Congressman
French and the administration
of Governor Gooding. 1t declares
for a county local option law,
annroyes of the eight hour law
and opposes the issuance of rail-
road passes, besides several
matters of minor Importance.
After the convention adjourn
ed the state committee met and
elected Barney O'Neill, of
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-09-04

Anton Nau is reported to have
sold his grocery stock at Ferdi-
nand to Amile Haener.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-09-04
Barley Wanted.

l will pay the highest market
price for 1000 bushels of good
plump brewing barley.
JOSEPH ScHoBER.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-09-04
Wallace, state chairman.
Goings, Comings and Doings.

Lloyd Collier is reported to be
quite sick at his home east of
town.
A girl baby was born Tuesday
to Mr.. and Mrs. Bashor near
Ferdinand.
One of Elster Howell's little
girls is quite i'll with an attack of
appendicitis.
Mr.. Beatty has commenced
work on his new residence in the
Mcpherson addition.
District court opened Monday
at .Grangeville and has quite a list
Of civil cases to handle this term.
Mrs. o. E. VanDorn left Sun
day for Spokane to visit her
parents. Van took her as far as
Vollmer.
A. L. Creelman's new building
is nearly enclosed and in a few
weeks more will be ready to
move into.
Fet Rhoades is moving into his
new home today and the house
he vacates will be occupied by
Mr.. Brakeman and family.
Miss Paulina Betz left Monday
for Cotton, Wash, where she
will attend the Catholic academy
for young ladies this winter.
The crew of Kerr Clifford ware
house carpenters went to Grange
vile the first Of the week to
erect a warehouse at that point.
The Asa Jones family returned
this week from across Salmon
river and will reside here this
winter while the children attend
school.
At the school election Tuesday
Geo. M. Robertson and j. V.
Baker were reelected. School
will omen Monday with all
teachers present.
The democratic county conven-
ton will meet tomorrow at Sites
to name the county ticket for the
coming election. Several dele
gates will attend from this place.
There seems to be quite a lot
of idle men in town lately, some
who will work and some who will
not. The latter class should be
invited to move on as we have
no need for them and their room
is better than their company.
w. L. Brown had the fire
refuse cleared off of the former
hotel lots this week, improving
the appearance of that corner
materially. He will also build a
sidewalk along the property as
soon as the other walk is laid
along the street.
The electric lights at Grange
vile were turned on for a short
time Tuesday night and will
soon be operating the same as
ever. The town has been in
darkness since the power site
dam went out during the high
water last spring.
A baby son was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Kaufman at
their home south of town last
Friday morning. The little one
only lived until Monday and was
buried in the local cemetery
Tuesday. The mother was quite
ill for several days but is recover
ing nicely under DR.. Turner's
care.
Clarence Watson, a young man
residing on Joseph plains, was
badly wounded last week by
having a revolver drop from it's
holster and discharge, the bullet
entering the boys leg below the
knee and shattering the bone
badly. The injured lad was
taken to While Bird for treat
ment and for a time it was
thought the limb would have to
be amputated but there is now
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-09-04
CREENcREEK GATHERINGS.

Jennie and Ralph, two Of
Jos. Nuxoll's children, were
quite i'll last week.
John and Henry Hoene with
their respective fanatics have
been visiting with relatives and
friends here for several days.
Rev. Father Baerlocher left
Monday morning for Victoria B.
G. where he was sent as a dele
gate for the local branch of the
Y. M. /.
Two derrick teams at Jos.
Nuxoll's threshing machine
created some excitement the
other day in the shape Of a run
away. Luckily no one was hurt,
not even the horses, but the
harness was pretty we'll ruined.
!. O. Short and family left yes
terday morning for Pomeroy,
where Mrs. Short will visit for
some time, while Mr.. Short will go
on to Portland to look up a location.
Their many friends here wish them
well wherever they may locate.
Lewis Jones returned home Mon
day night from Montana where he
has been for some time looking
after cattle shipped to that state by
Bales & Jones. Lewis says that in
spite of the FIRE Cottonwood looks
better by far to him than the
Montana country.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. James and
son, Ray, came down late last week
from near Woodside and visited
here until Monday. While here
Mr.. James sold his residence prop
erty to Geo. M. Robertson who
will occupy the place after Nov
ember Ist. The consideration was
$500.
Following is list of the dele
gates elected at the democratic
primary held here last Monday to
attend the county convention at
Sites: Jacob Matthiesen, E. S.
Hancock, John Aichlmayr, M. F.
Fuchs, w. L. Brown, A.. B.
Rookie, George Simon, w. M.
Schiller, ]. M. Dixon ]. B. Fors-
mann. The vote cast was a very
light one.
Ed. Stoltz was in town Wednes-
day from Greencreek and informed
us that several threshers were
operating in that section. He said
that the grain was not Welding as
heavy as last year but that it is all
of fine quality. Ed. says practi-
cally all of the farmers of that sec
ton have decided to haul their
grain to Cottonwood as they can
make this place in about 8 miles
whereas they will have to go at
least 1917 miles to reach Ferdinand.
He says the roads this way are
better, too, except for a short
stretch between town and the
Terharr farm, which can be easily
fixed.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-09-04
NEWS AROUND
The STATE
Items From Various Places Re-
produced for the Benefit of our
Readers-Stories Rehashed from
our Exchanges.

The citizens of Spirit Lake
have voted $4,000 for a new
school house.
S. L. Mcfarland, a former
Lewiston attorney, died at Occur
d'Alene Saturday night from the
effects of cancer.
The Big Bend country, taken
as whole, seems to indicate
decrease of at least 40 per cent
from last years crop.
A. ]. Morris, of Nezperce, who
was arrested recently on boot
Logging charge, was given a pre-
liminary hearing at Lewiston
last Friday and was released.
A woman near Orofino caught
a rattlesnake in mouse trap
last week. She called in a
neighbor to kill the snake which
had seven rattles and button.
Ross Spiker is the hero of
Kamiah. He was in town Mon
day, called on Dr. ]. H. Lewis
and had twenty-four teeth ex-
tracted without batting an eye.
He has Carnegie medal COM
ing. -Nezperce Herald.
Two young men are reported
to have stolen two horses from
the barn of James McGrath, the
Lapwai butcher, Friday night
and also took two saddles and
two pairs of chaps from an
Indian.
w. P. Reed and Arthur Rice,
two of the alleged Orofno cattle
thieves were given their
preliminary hearing at Lewiston
yesterday. Sloan, the other man
implicated, was bound over to
district court some time ago.
The preliminary hearing of
James burlington, the Kooskia
marshal who shot Oliver
Reynolds recently during a
quarrel, was held last Friday at
Grangeville. and burlington was
bound over to the district court
under $500 bonds. About
twenty witnesses were examined.
Thomas Woodward, chief
electrician at Wallace, was cleo
trocuted Wednesday. morning
by falling across a power wire
carrying 2300 volts. Woodward
had ascended a pole to inspect
the wire when he lost his balance
and fell on the wire. He had
only been married three weeks.
The 4-year old child of Jesse
Chief, Nez Perce Indian, was
burned so badly at Spalding Sat-
urday that it died. The child is
thought to have started the fire
while playing with matches. It's
mother was asleep at the time
and the child was rescued from
the burning house by people who
saw the fire.
The costliest line of railroad
ever built, according to the
Wallace Press, is the sixty miles
of track being constructed by the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad company from Taft,
Montana, to St. Joe, Idaho.
The cost of this piece of road
will be $19O,0OO a mile, or SILL
400, 1000 for sixty miles. In this
stretch of road there will be 35
tunnels, one of which will be
more than 5000 feet long. The
roadbed will be the finest and
most substantial ever built in the
United States.
B. L. Young and Ed. Martin
son were severely injured and
narrowly escaped death in an
accident at Lewiston last Friday
evening. A new fire escape
apparatus was being tried there
at the Raymond House and both
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-09-04
For Sale.

A span of 1900 lb. match work
mares, 6 and 8 years old. True
puIlers, good travellers and good
brood animals.
N. G, BARTLETT.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-09-04

N. G, BARTLETT.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-02-20

say, 20 cents n day, and that we
should know that he was brutal in
his treatment 10 them, and that
because OF their unsanitary snr-
roundings they were diving pre,
mature deaths, should organized
labor be condemned for taking
stringent measures, even to going
to the extent of boycotting the
manufacturer and his productsf
Such cases, however. actully exist
in many parts of America, and it
is perfectly right and legitimate for
labor organizations and even
churches to have recourse to such
means when public policy or the
moral welfare of the community
demanded 1T. 1t is all very well to
condemn the principle of the bow.
colt, but if we are honest we will
recognize and acknowledge that
labor unions. churches, fraternal
organizations citizens alliances,
and, III fact, all classes anu con
dltions of society have either in
the part or present at some time or
other demonstrated that they re-
conize the boycott as useful agent
or adjunct to their work. When
men are all angels, when this earth
is a heaven and all the men arr.
willing to do unto other as they
would that Others should do unto
them, then, and not unto then,
will any condemnation of the bow
colt he effective. In other words.
as at present situated, we all make
use of the boycott more or less,
and if we are honest we will not
deny the fact.-Industrial Banner.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-02-20

IS RIGHT
Principles of This Effective Weapon
A Moral Privilege When it is
Demanded by Public Policy.

To condemn the boycott practic-
ally means that we must condemn
about every organization that has
ever existed in the world, and per-
haps more particularly the church
itself. 1t was not necessary to 60
back to the davs when it was the
fashion to burn men at the stake
or subject them to all kinds of tor
ments to force them to go to heaven
in a different way from their own,
and it is a fact that today the
church boycotts the bar room and
the theatre, and at least one parti-
cular branch advocates boycotting
those politicians who vote against
prohibition. The social boycott,
when judiciously used, may be
made a power for good. If it is
wise to boycott man of bad moral
character is it not equally wise to
use the boycott to bring tyrant
to time2 If a certain manufactures
was working girls and women for,
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-02-20

breaches that labor unions are at
sworn enmity with capital, ought
likewise be Silenced. Post is no
better than an O'Shea or Sam
tarks. Post literature heals no
wounds, assists to no better under
standing If it were not so in,
slpid 1t would be iucendiary; GER
talnlN We're it to come from the
the hand of Il nottingham, Post
would hasten to label it '.incen,
diary. Mr.. Post may aspire, if he
Will 10 become fhe Tom Lawson of
ene employers leagues, but the
News declines to assist him in his
spectacular career, or become n
channel for his wrath. Moreover.
the News declines to believe that
Mr. foSt represents even remotely
the sentiments of the most sub.
Stantial employers.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-02-20
HANDS OUT
HOT ROAST,
Detroit News Refuses to Publish
"Grape Nuts" Post TRADE
Against Organized Labor.
Denounces His Gree Riot Laws
Slush and Classes Him as
Dangerous as Any Crooked
Demagogic Four FIuSher.

After reading Posts diatribe i'm
all the Charleston papers, it is re-
freshing to find at least one daily
paper too honest to print the stuff.
Such a paper is the Detroit News.
1t refused the advertisement and
editorialed us follows:
"Readers Of the News have
probably observed that this paper
did not print g. w. POSTS latest
screed against labor unions-a
v1tuperous, two column, paid ad.
vertisement, wherein the Battle
Creek recereal food manufacturer
vents his accumulated spleen
against organized workingmen and
charges them with a systematic
campaign for 'free riot laws.n
All the other newspapers of
Detroit accepted the contract
which The News refused, and
thereby relieved themselves of the
eXcruciatingly funny anathcma
that the Battle Greek prophet of
industrial discord hurls at papers
who refuse his slushy stuff. Hear
h m:
IF you want to know the
papers domination by labor union
leaders, buy various papers Of
January, ) "a! IS. If you don't find
this article X = they are
to speak out for the ri :hts of the
common man, fearing punishment
by labor leaders,
"Eour copy of The News of
January rs does not contain that
that the reason is not that The
News is dominated by any union
influence nor afraid to speak on
the right side of any question.
The News was the champion of
fairness between man and man in
Michigan when the name of Post
was not yet raised from a gloomy
obscurity for a substitute for
coffee. The people OF Michigan
are sufficient jury to leave this
point with. while we proceed to
tell the real reason why we refused
to take Mr.. POSTS money for two
columns of our adve1 Using SPACE
wherein unjust calumny was to be
printed against the average work
ingman.
wi OoO ID J uSG as dangerous TO
the industrial peace of the nation
as any professional agitator, no
more and no less. He and David
NJ. Perry have the agitatory
bug" Belonging to hide bound
organizations themselves, they re-
fuse to recognize the right OF their
employees to meet and agree on
price for their product. Post and
Parry would become the paternal
guardians of all such workmen
who will bow the knees to them.
while the workman does not desire
paternalism nor as for a guardian
who out of the infinite charity of
his heart buys half Il dozen maya
zines month, instalIs a reading
room, and then thinks he has con
tr1buted something towards the
solution of the Tabor problem
'The labor agitators who
breaches that the employers are a
rapacious horde should be silenced:
the capitalistic agitator who
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-02-20
Resolutions OF Respect.

Az regular meeting of Loca
Union No: 404 L. NJ w of 4.
The following peramble and reso-
luuons were unanimously adopted:
w hereaS, it has pleased the
1feat Architect of the Universe
TO remove from our midst our late
Brother Harry Clark, and where
1T Is but just that lifting recogni-
ton of his many virtues should be
had, therefore be it
Resolved, by local union No.
iO4 u, Nj. w. of \. that while we
bow humble submission to the will
of the most High we do mourn
the less for our brother who hasl
been taken from us.
Resolved, That in the death of
Harry Clark this local laments the
loss OF brother who was ever
ready to protfer the hand of aid and
the voice sympathy to the needy
and distressed of the union, an
active member of this local whose
utmost endcavorS were cXcrted for
Its welfare and prosperity, a friend
ana companion who was dear to
us all, citizen whose upright
and noble life was Il standard of
emulation to his fellowman.
Resolved that the heartfelt
sympathy of this Union be ex.
tended to his family in their afllic-
ton.
Resolved That these resolutions
be spread upon the records of this
local and a copy thereof be given to
the family of our deceased Brother
and to each of the newspapers of
Charleston.
+. PAULY,
VIM. HORNSBY,
c. Il. DART,
Committee on Resolutions
The Labor Argus, local voice of
organized labor. Subscribe.
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8 LOCAL NEWS. S
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Carpenters Chips.
Editor Labor Argus.

Editor Labor Argus:
Please allow space this week
Tor a few items and thoughts
that may be of interest to some of
me readers of the only labor paper
That is read in the Kanaw ha Valley
that has the honor of being a home
product.
alta meeting of our body on last
friday eve business of Importance
was transacted and a lively inter-
sst was shown by the many men,
oerS present who are always at
their post when duty calls and
ready and willing to act and do
all they can to advance the cause
of labor. For such men we can
out have the greatest admiration.
More workers and fewer drones is
what is needed to advance our in
tereSt.
\ report of the committee ON
revision of our bylaws was read
and will be passed upon next Fri
DAY eve. The writer is sure that
some of the proposed amendments
are better adapted to our needs
than the old sections which have
been tried and found wanting.
GlVe them your careful study
hrother before casting your vote
and let us try to adopt laws that
Will be of material benefit to us in
future.
we also elected three delegates
to represent us i'll the Convention
or State Federation of Labor held
in Huntington the past week,
who will have returned ere this
this article reaches the reader.
we as body are deeply interest
ed in our State Federation, for we
realize that therein lies 4 power
that can be exercised in no other
way for the good of the common
cause. We realize as never before
the great need of concentrated
action on the part of all labor or
CARNATIONS ofo little Mountain
State, to bring conditions under
winch we can live to enjoy Il few
OF the much need comforts OF life
In return for honest toll we should
all unite to make the the Fedora
tlon of Labor, of our State, a
power that will be felt in our
legislature halls. We trust that
the feeling of emnity that has ex-
listed among the officers of that
body will never be felt again and
that all will work together in har
mony for the best INTEREST," of all
and thereby make a few strides in
the right direction and regain
what has been lost by and uncalled
delay. Another thought Brother
is that the time has come in our
country when we are called upon
to blot out political party lines and
come together and act as BODY
independent of politics. A proper
stud y of the lawma~ing bodies of
our land and their methods TODAY
should convince you that we are
being duped on every hand
While it is true there are faw
work Tor the common good they
are usually in the minority and
therefore their efforts have been
futile. We have it in our power
to swell that minority list until il
reaches the majority then and only
then can we hope for better con
dltlons in our state and nation.
Scatter politics to the four winds
of the earth and let us get down to
business. fever men had reason
to change their views on this aues-
ton. we have at present.
Watch Congress ignore the
Presidents recent message.
Ills in our power to make a
change. What will you do9
Local 1907 w
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Fill out the ssGuard Bill'' blank
in this issue and mail it to US at
once. If you can use more blanks
write us for them.
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Es- Any subscriber not receiving
his paper regularly. or who may
change his residence, will please
notify us at once so that we may
correct same at once
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OF WHAT FILLING

is best for the teeth is easily
solved here.
When the tooth will stand Gold
FILLING we recommend it of course
because of its seryiceability and
looks. "a karat gold is used here,
and the cost is not figured on how
much you can pay but for the
amount of gold used. Painless
method a speciality.
DIR. E. A. BOTKIN,
3rd floor Bradford Bldg.
324 Capitol st.
Fergus County Democrat., 1908-09-01

Bryan has made three important
addresses since his nomination. The
first was his speech 70 acceptance at
Lincoln in which his subject was,
Shall the People Rule" His second
was a tariff speech at Indianapolis,
and the third was an address on the
guaranty of bank deposits, and de-
livered at Topeka last week. Ice
Trust Sherman made pitiable effort
at answering the first speech but not
one of the republicans have yet
managed to pick flaw in any one
of these addresses by the Great Com
moner.
Fergus County Democrat., 1908-09-01
THERE'S NO DISCRIMINATION.

Chairman Mack and other demo-
Gratis are making fuss because the
railroads refused to make special rates
for the Bryan notification this week,
though special rates were made for
the Taft notification. They should
remember that railroads are not i'll
the habit of charging regular rates
for their own construction material
or for their employees. How can the
railroads conduct political campaign
if they put the people and the cor.
poration agents on the same footing
In 1896 and 1900 the railroads treated
republicans and republican meeting
as railroad affairs. Why shouldn'
they do so this year?-San Francisco
Star.