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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13

The Huff boys are painting the
Butler building this week.
Read the new ads. of John
Funke and the Cottonwood Hdw.
Co. this week.
w. /. Long was a business
visitor in the city Wednesday
from Ferdinand.
Frank Wright has practically
recovered from his attack of ty-
phoid pneumonia.
James Broker moved into the
Winder cottage vacated by Mr..
McNamara last week.
J. w. Pullem, the new mer-
chant, moved his family into one
of the Winder cottages Tuesday.
Joseph Arnzen was in town
yesterday from Greencreek and
had his subscription set ahead
another year.
j. E. Nelson, the well known
drummer, was in the city yester-
day taking orders for the Wash
ington Cracker Co. of Spokane,
Marshal Baker is having dirt
spread over the rock fills in the
street this week and will soon
have the streets in good shape
again.
w. L. Farnsworth returned
Tuesday evening from a three
weeks trip to southern Idaho
points. He reports everything
looking fiourishing there.
Fred Roman, the Keuterville
postmaster and merchant, was
in the city Wednesday and join
ed the list of CHRONICLE readers.
Notice his ad. in this issue.
A neat picket fence was erect
ed this week along the south and
east sides of the Catholic church
grounds to replace the wire fenca
formerly there. The new fence
greatly enhances the appearance
of the place and there are a num-
Der of other properties in town
that could stand similar improve
ments.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
WHY N. P. is
RUSHING WORK
Cannot Tie Onto Riparia Line
With PascO Extension Until
Prairie Road is Turned Over to
Joint Owners.

The ownership of a completed
railway over fifty miles in length
and costing considerably over a
million dollars and this railway
not earning a CENTS the reason
that the Northern Pacific is
working night and day to COM
plete the Grangeville line. This
information has become public
as the aftermath of the refusal
several weeks ago of the O. R. &
N. to allow the N. P. to connect
its new Pasco-Riparia line with
the Lewiston-Riparia road at
Riparia. The refusal it is dis
closed was based upon the po-
sition taken by the 0. R. & N.
that the Northern Pacific is en-
titled to no use of the joint Lew
iston-Riparia line until the joint
Grangeville line is completed
when the O. R. & N. will be
privileged also to use it, thus
giving the company entrance to
the prairie country. Since the
development at Riparia, the
Northern Pscifc took hold of the
Grangeville road work with an
energy that has been surprising
and the line will be finished in a
short time.
The line built by the Northern
Pacific from a point above Pasco
to Riparia, for the purpose of
connecting with the Lewiston
Riparia line, has no local busi-
ness whatever. Consequently it
remains a completely idle prop
erty until it can be brought into
use for handling the Northern
Pacific's business in the Lewis
ton country.
The exact dilemma in which
the Northern Pacific found itself
became public when President
Elliott of the company was in
Spokane few days ago. He is
accredited with the statement
that so soon as the Grangeville
branch was completed, which he
said would be within a few days,
this company would route all it's
grain tonnage business in the
prairie country through Lewiston
to Portland. He further stated
that much of the grain tonnage
to the north would be routed this
way over the Potlatch road.
While the Northern Pacific plans
to use the Lewiston-Riparia road
within very short time, there
has seemingly been no move on
the part of the o. R. & N. to in
dicate that it plans to early es-
tablish a service to the prairie
country; yet it is definitely
known that the company refused
to allow the Northern Pacific to
connect at Riparia on the ground
that the prairie joint road was
not completed and therefore was
of no utility to the O. R. & NJ
Trih,1no
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13

Services at the M. E. church
Sunday as follows: Sunday
school 1000 A. M. Preaching
11:15 A. M. Christian Endeavor
$50 P. M. Preaching 7:3O P. M.
GEO. A. PEAsE, Pastor
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13
NEWS AROUND
THE STATE
Items From Various Places Re-
produced for the Benefit Of our
Readers-Stories Rehashed from
our Exchanges.

Alice Lydell, a seventeen year
old girl living near Peck, was
committed to the asylum at Oro-
fino late last week.
The Whitman college foot ball
team won from the Moscow uni
versity team Saturday at Walla
Walla by a score of IL to 0.
Felix Warren has abandoned
his mail contract between Lewis
ton and Forest and will not oper-
ate his stage over that route any
longer.
Mrs. Clarence Bechtel tried to
commit suicide at Kendrick Tues
day evening by taking carbolic
acid. No reason is known for
her action.
Gambling of all kinds has been
stopped again at Standpoint and
it is said the games will not be
allowed to open again under the
present city administration.
All Chung and his sons, Ar
thur, Albert and Gilbert, left this
morning for China. The boys
will attend school and Chung will
come back in the spring. Pierce
Miner.
Lester Coffin came clear from
North Yakima to Lewiston to
cast his vote last last week, only
to find on reaching the latter
place that he had failed to re-
gister.
John w. Greb, formerly a
young attorney at Lewiston and
for time identified with the
business college at that place,
has been appointed as private
secretary to Congressman Poin-
dexter, of Spokane.
Mr.. H. H. Thompson, of st.
Paul, Mimi, with a crew of nine
experienced workmen, has taken
the contract to paint the big rail-
way bridge that spans Lawyers
canyon a miles southeast of here.
Mr.. Thompson states that it will
take about two months to COM
plete the contract.-Ilo Register.
According to a Boise dispatch
the Idaho Railway and Naviga-
ton company will start work
soon on a 100-miIe branch line to
be built from Riparia through
southeastern Washington into
eastern Oregon. The road will
tap fine grain belt and will be
used as a feeder for the o. R. &
N. road.
Through the agency of a num-
ber of business men and saloon
keepers gambling of all kinds
was stopped at Lewiston Monday
and will not be allowed to open
up again. AS the gambling was
really responsible for the at
tempt to vote the town dry"
many of the saloon men there
are in favor ofkeeping the games
shut down for all time.
The Moscow term of the u. S.
court will convene next Monday,
November 10Th, and following
are the names of citizens of this
vicinity who have been drawn
for duty on the grand jury and
trial jury: Grand jury-Louis
M. Asker, August Schroeder, Asa
Jones, L. M. Simpson. Trial
jury-F. M. KittrelI, Henry
Herzog, Charles Lewis, Henry
Uhlenkott.
By majority vote of 523 out
of a total of 1897 votes cast Lew
iston decided not to go dry"
last Thursday. A heavy vote
was cast by both sides and every
thing possible was done to get
all the available voters to the
polls. Each of the three pre-
cincts returned a majority for
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-13

John Seger was in town yes
terday from his farm near Wi
nom.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-02

The terrible accidents which have DC
Cured recently IN the coal mines of
Germany and France have drawn the
attention Of scientists. especially IN the
former country. 20 the introduction Of
methods ~ protecting the miners
against the recurrence Of such caIGmi-
ties or at least to diminishing as far
as possible. the ensuing loss Of life.
says the New YORK Tribune.
One measure contemplated IL the
construction ~ safety climbers, shut
Off from the rest ~ the mine and pro-
tected against explosions. A conduit
OF compressed ~ IL Introduced into
these excavated ROOMS. and should the
conduit BE- DESTROYED vessels or bottles
filed with oxygen stirred N the cham
bers nfe Intended le .upily The ueces
s0rt MIR pn1i rin We effected
a logical e1iel.s ct tie plan lis the
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-02

She was a delightfully."- fresh fsset
lassie and clearly from the country dis
tricts, and as she walked up State
street than one man turned "a
look at her, expressing the pleasure she
gave to him by a frank stare Of admir-.
alton Presently the happy look In he,
eyes changed, Of a sudden. to one OF
sheer horror, With a gasp of alarm
she caught her companion by the arm
and stood rooted in the middle of the
traffic To have seen her face at that
moment one would easily have ImaglD.
ed that she was looking at nothing less
horrible than a cold blooded murder.
And yet when n spectator who bad
caught the transformation on her face
turned to see what had o~ccasioned lis
expression Of shock and terror. al be
was the familiar spectacle In a
Chicago street Of the wheels OF ous
wagon striking another.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-02

ssve nnsarellas In the crowd And fhes
Mollia sad Ser inspiration.
"Driw@ into our barn" she begged
1--WE can all have supper there I wonr
promise you very much. "-dfmplins
prettily- "just hot biscuits n honey,
bur II win be better than losing halt
sur day and after a little heslta
ton. tine xeAsrs accepted her offer.
az scuF gvs. Bennett say the load Of
youp~ people drive into rhe yard Five
inmates later the house was overrun
with girls. whom Mollie was arraying
In dry clothes. while Mrs Bennett was
hurrying about the kitchen. making bis
cult and salad.
II knew you wouldn't mind" Mollle
whispered
That night In a dozen different homes
the talk was of Mollie how thoughtful
shA was. and how unsel7sh. and what
q lcseiy hostess. In Mollle's own home
q tired woman. washing the last Of
the supper dishes. was thinking with
of the dresses that would be
In next weeks wash.
-But girls viii be girls" she said.
san6erly-Youth's Companion.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-02
GIFT SURPRISED A HOBO.

"Ecawy white" Thought p~whap
+ Clothes Had B@ea Sent from sks@s
Intending that a poorer man should
be benefited by some haIf-worn cloth
ing. a resident OF Irving place tied up
a suit he had east aside and started
toward the Salvation Army ~headquar.
ters in 14th street, a y the New York
Herald.
As he was crossing Union Square he
saw a ragged man sleeping on a bench
with his nodding head resting on the
hand OF bis supporting right elbow. lie
was an object Of pity and surely In
need Of clothing. The package was
slipped under the bent arm OF the
sleeping man, and the donor, taking a
seat on the opposite side OF the walk.
awaited developments.
For a few minutes the sleeper did
not move but finally his muscles re-
Taxed and his body rested on the PACK
age. Then. half awake. he seemed to
realize that he was leaning on some
thing and slowly opening his eyes he
felt Of the paper and I0ked right and
left over the way. evidently In search
OF the owner OF the package. No one
giving evidence Of ownership. he slowly
Strengthened himself to a sitting posi-
ton, placed the bundle on his knees.
as though It had always been his prop
erty, pierced the paper with a finger
and felt the contents.
Again be looked from side TO side
and to the opposite benches. and. no
one apparently noticing him. with an
expression Of surprise he looked at the
as though he thought that per-
supernatural power had sent a
gift from there. Then with q swing
confidence, NJ though the package
1ad always been his property, he placed
Il under bis arm and walked from the
park.
There Is the most surprised hobo
hat ever got a suit OF clothes the
iolor Geld TO himself as he left bis
'eat and went on his way. satisfied that
had made a proper gift.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-02
SMALLPOX IN PHILIPPINES.

Axse@m@ Almost Entirely Ermdsc@ee'
by Fascination
The records of the bureau OF health
at Manila show that within the las
twelve months 213.Oo0 people have beer
vaccinated by officials and many mors
by private physicians. When 1t Is re
membered that ManiIa's population Is
not more than 100000. 1t can be under.
stood why. in the year ended Dec. 81,
1904. there were only twenty-seven
deaths from smallpox. Ten Of the
twenty-seven were Europeans or Amer
leans who had neglected or avoided
vaccination. says the New York Trib-
une.
During the Spanish regime a law ex
listed making vaccination compulsory.
out the chief good which resulted from
the law was that the people became ac-
cuseomed to Its existence on the statute
books and did not greatly Object to II
or strenously resist It's application at
D hands OF the Americans. In a few
provinces difficulties were met. In
these cases v~accinators were at once
withdrawn and the pueblos left to
themselves. Within six months the CON
trast between the vaccinated and un-
vaccinated pueblos was so marked that
the chief men OF the Directing munich
palities requested the vacclnators TO
return.
AS smallpox Is epidemic and pan
demic In the Philippines, the necessity
for a division OF vaccination ia the
board Of health Is very great. The or
igtnal plan was to organize a corps Of
$50 vaccinators- That number was CON
sidered necessary In order to vaccinate
the inhabitants of the Islands within
three years. Owing t the depleted con-
OF the insuiar treasury, the com
mission has been unable to authorize
the employment OF so large a number.
and with the small number OF men
available the question arises whether
vaccination win not have to be prac-
iced continuously for many years in or
der to immunIxe the 100000 snhabft-
ants who are now In those Islands and
their offspring as 1t arrives.
SHaiipox IN the philippines occupied
prior to the advent OF the Americans
about the same position in regard TO 10
frequency, its mortality and its preva
ence that It did In Europe prior to ths
discovery Of vaccination. and as wal
ne case In Europe, 50 In the Philip
II seems TO be almost a disease
I childhood The explanation Of this
8 that all natives ~ho have reached
lduit we're exposed to smallpox in
hihhood. and those who did not CON
the disease may be considered I'm
lune- Smallpox in Manila IL no longer
, be feared. according to the annual re-
ort Of the bureau Of health for the ]
'hilippine Islands, and not so many
ases occur In proportion to its inhap- ]
ants as In the cities Of Washington
nd Baltimore. :
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-02
TWO SIDES or 1T.
Mother Was Tired, bat she DID Ii
AKA for Daughters sake

mofher Was Tired, bat sac Daa III
AKA for Daughters sake
For the whole week before the
Grantley's picnic Molly was on tfptoe
with delight The Grantleys were such
lovely people. and she had longed to
know them MolIie's mother. watching
the girls happy face. thought proudly
that Stella Grantley was not a bit
sweeter or prettier than Mollie. she
guessed folks would see 1t IL they were
not blind.
Mollie, dancing into the kitchen
Tuesday afternoon. found her mother
ironing a white shirt waist suit
20 mother" she said. reproaehfuIly,
81 was going to do that"
II thought mebbe ron wouldn't get
back In time her mother answered.
cit was ever so good Of your Mol
lie returned. absently. Mother. I've
just tbought-don't you suppose I could
make some OF those little spice cakes
before breakfast 1 know nobody else
would have anything like those
why. / guess you could" her moth
err answered
And stuffed eggs and chicken sand
witches and Olives Mo1Ile counted Off
tri~umphantly. @I'm not expected To
carry so much, but I wanted people TO
know what things my mother could
make. Besides, / do so want them 10
ask me again
81 sha'n't think mach Of them II they
don't her mother declared.
That's cause you're MOTHER Mol
lie laughed, kissing her. aThen IN
make the cakes before breakfast
when she cam down to breakfast
however, the cakes were all ready
Mollie did not seem greatly surprised
she was. In fact already dressed In her
white suit At min the blackboard
came, and mother at the back door
watched her ride away There was not
any girl 80 pretty as MolIle.
The day was one triumph for MOI
lie; abs was quick and adaptable and
added much TO the fun, and her sand
witches and spice cakes svere voted nm
surpaasabIe. That wns In the morning.
Ia thu afternoon this sky darxened sud
denly, and the horses were hurrIedly
put into the blackboard there was an
ride before them and but
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-02

The chief need Of the ordinary man,
woman, Or child, is not TO know more
OF what duty is, but to acquire strong
err motives to do 1t. The world was
well instructed by the law and the
prophets al TO the existence OF the
Law Of righteousness, and the terrible
results Of refusing 10 obey 1t. Yet ii
grew rather worse than better In the
light Of that knowledge, and. as r. ri.
Hutton says. was "tottering on the
brink OF a practical atheism under
the rule of the early Caesars. Jesus
Christ came to supply the motive to
obedience to the law Of right. The
gressest result OF his work hass not
been In disclosing to men the ideal OF
right conduct, but in embodyfng that
ideal In a personality which wins to
holy obedience and by his love and his
sacrifice TO himself, breaking down
mems hard Indifference to the de-
mands Of known duty. Hence we
count no man N Christian because he
knows the facts Of the gospe, history
or assents to the doctrines of the apos-
tclic teaching. tie Is a Christian only
In 80 far as bis life Is one waIch ex-
hlbits a prevailing purpose 70 do the |
will OF the Father hi heaven ~If ye
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-02
I'D
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~oh. cut il QUIT" said the bill elesk.
impatiently.
Il don't know how else 70 advise
YOU. Johnny" said the cashier ~Net
unless YOU want to kick II ahead OF
you. and that would be apt 70 burst
the paper. Too badl You might %
mistaken for a subnrbanIse.@
The bin clerk dropped the paeksss
by the side OF his desk and weat TO
work on his books
Don't think that I don't syura-
thize with you" said the cashier, gent
Is. II know how annoying 4 = % a
sensitive person to be the exposure Or
all ewes and the observed OF all OBJ
servers ean quite imagine the sen
ssiiea that you viii cause whrn yoa
appear on the street. ! can SO the
Amusement. the wonder and horror o.
the crowd. can almost hear the
boots OF derisl0n and the ~sneeFiug r~
marks Of the men and the filters or
plying expressions. IS the case may
be. Of the wonen It's a darn~d
shame I wonder IL they Woa'f hsys
II in the papers. I want you 70 under
stand. Johnny. thsl u they geF yoar
picture from anybody Il won't b. froaa
II they Try TO Snapshot you pat
up your umbrella. ri Lend you mine
II you haven't one here. don't make
Il a rule 70 lend you umbrelIas~
~Yeu don't make Il a rule 20 return
the ones you bogrou from le. eithef.
said the Bill clerk.
-'Nir Goaley Hss = Paekase
said the cashier 10 hesdiine toueR
= .Ornamsnf Of fasaile Street hurien'
I'd With q Bundle Tut. tut JohnnY.
you simply must o carry that Let
me carry il for you. Il won'g matter
70 much for me n wore a bar eiia
! blur and white striped band sna I'm
broidered s.scks and = s-llsermoans~i
q might b. diTrreat. sBs ] Gen't.
and out o. 3 sh0usaEd pesqls that
rs quite likely that not niarv
than 500 viii know me % care q son-
whst I'm carrying Yen'd h~s-
Ter les me carry L. I'm nobody In par.
-Y0u Amt d0inx Yourself justice.
aid ths bin clerk. = fhink yoa'rv nv
mnar Aieek Of the yIiiaxe
-hlcaEo Daily Ne~a
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-02

The bill clerk signed the receipt
book that the boy had offered him
frowning bIackIy, aud then regarded
the package with an expression OF dis
gust
1--WE a big notion TO send IL right
oaek to him. he said &c the cashier
Wouldn't that jar your
Il suppose It would rock me TO my
foundation" said the cashier. agreea-
bly,. ~I'd be more confident II | knew
what IL was. though"
"ft's d suit OF clothes / sent 10 be
cleaned" growled shs bill clerk. and
instead Of sending Il To me at the
house they ssgnp q on me here"
1T does look rather unbnslneSsllke,
having your raiment delivered at the
Office" conceded the cashier. -Still, as
long as a respected employer hasn't
seen II and there isn't any probability
that any one viii call his attention TO
II. I wouldn't worry"
-I'ye got to carry IL home. that's
what's worrying me" said the bill
clerk.
How much does II welghr" In.
quIred the cashier. Il suppose you
could hire a truck II IL is more than
you can stagger under. But the boy
dldn'f seem TO look fatlgued. not more
so than a messenger boy usually does.
you sprained your wrist. or any
thing7"
NO. I haven't" snapped the BIN
hut I'm NOT stuck on carrying
parcels through the street. And Il
isn't an ornamental package al tkat-
I'm very dense" said the cashier.
siapping his forehead. II declare |
hadn't thought or that. People viii BE-
likely to see you II you carry Il. won't
they7 I suppose It would appear a
little suspicious n you tried to conceal
Il underneath your coat
The bin CLERK looked az hIm con.
semptuousiy.
How would ii be II you dragged II
behind you by a piece Of string and
to look as n Il didn't belong 20
FouY" suggested she cashier. ~FoIk.
nightn't notice the string They might
'hink u was a strange parcel follow.
ng o without your ain or consent
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-02

I wandered by the ~brookside,
I wandered By the mill,
/ could not hear the brook flow,
The noisy wheel was Still;
There was no burr Of grasshopper.
No chirp Of any bird,
But the beating Of my owe heart
Was all the sound / heard
/ sat beside the elm tree,
/ watched the long. long shade,
And as it grew still longer
/ did not feel afraid;
For / listened for a football,
I listened for q word,
But the beating Of my own heart
Was all the sound / heard.
He came not-no, he came not
The night came on alone
The little stars sat one by one
Each ON his golden throne;
The evening air passed By my cheek.
The leaves above were stirr'd-
Bat the beating of my w heart
Was all the sound I heard
Fast silent tears were flowing,
When something stood behind -
A hand was on my shoulder,
I knew it's touch was kinds
IL drew me nearer-nearer-
We did NOT speak one word,
For the beating Of our " hearts
Was all the sound we heard
Lord Houghton.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-02
OLD !
cFdvoriteS
-


The caxm sem9.
Heap high the f&~<aer's winsry hoard
Heap high the GOLDEN corni
NO rsche~ gift has autumn poured
From sug her lavish horn
Let other lands. exulsing. CLEAN
The apple from the pine,
The orange from its glossy greens
The cluster from the WINS.
We better love the hardy gift
Our rugged wales besfow,
TO cheer us when the storm shall drift
Our harvest fields with snow
Through Wales OF grass and meads Of aow.
ers
Our plowx their burrows mades
While on the hills the sun and showers
OF changeful April played.
We dropped the seed Ger hil and plain
Beneath the sun of May,
and frightened from our ~sprouting grain
The robber crows away
All through the long. bright days of June
Its leaves grew green and fair,
And waved in hot midsummer's noon
Its soft and yellow hair.
And now with autumn's moonlis ewes
Its harvest time has come,
We pluck away the frosted leaves
And bear the treasure home.
There. when the SHOWS about us drfft.
And winter winds are cold.
Fair hands the broken grain shall sift,
And knead It's meal Of gold
Let earth withhold her goodly root.
Let mildew blight the rye,
Give TO the worm the orchards fruit
The wheat field to the fy.
But let the good old crop adorn
The hills our fathers erod.
6tiI let us. for his golden corn.
Send up our thanks to God
G. Whittier.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-02

did you cay that man who just went
out was a government food expert7T
asked the Washington walter.
That's what he H." replied the pro
prietor Of the restaurant.
We'll, he doesn't know his business
~sEhy not7"
"Why, he asked me how old those
eggs were I served him l"-Yonkers
Statesman