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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-23

last Wednesday. F. G. Strong
and Oscar Brown caught an g.
pound one out of the same lake
Sunday
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-23
BIRTHS.

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart
Langill, June 16th-a girl baby
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-23

naking Extensive improvements.
John Ely was down Monday
from his resort on Pine lake near
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-23

A. Austin landed a 23-pound
muskie from Clearwater lake
The new South-news., 1909-06-12

METHODIST .--- Preaching every Isl
5rd' ~ sth. Sundays. Rev. J. {
Chamber, Pastor.
sunday school 9 80 a. m.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
nigh. at Z 90 O'Clock.
Woman's Home and Missionary
eoeleiy meets Monday afternoon al
ter tho ith Sunday.
PKEsBYTERiAs -paeaching every
lst a 3rd, Sunday in each month
by Rsv. Chas. O5erschmidt
Sunday school at .3Os.m
BApTlsr Preaching every lsf.
and 3rd Sundays in each month by
Rev. J. J.. Low.
Sunday School al $3.50 q. m.
Prayer meeting every Thursday
night AZ 1880.
The new South-news., 1909-06-12

Murder has hecvme 80 constan,
common remark, Il am anxious to
see the papers. to see who was kill
ed yesturday Ia shocking state of
affairs, TO be sure.
The new South-news., 1909-06-12

Kodol Is made at the Laboratories
OF 4. G. Dewitt g. Co.. Chicago
The new South-news., 1909-06-12

Nothing else can do this. When
the stomach is weak it needs help;
you must help it by giving it rest,
and kodol will do,that.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-01-29
MINES AND MINING.

News of a rich strike on the Last
Newport, in the Newport mining dis
trict, is reported.
Jess Dillabough, the mining operator
of Conconully, Wash, bonded the Ohio,
the Paymaster and Other properties sit
uated on Kruger mountain, for Mime
apolis parties. The consideration was
not made public.
The discovery of a rich ledge of free
gold ore about 20 miles from Moscow
bar, on the upper waters of the North
Fork of the Clearwater river, in cen
trail Idaho, is reported to be causing
considerable excitement
The United Mine Workers Saturday
appointed a special committee to con-
fer with the anthracite operators re-
garding wage scale. Thomas Gibson
of the Wyoming Montana district was
named as one of the committee.
The Montana Mineowners' associa-
ton believes it owns a controlling in
terest in the Pend d'Oreille plant of
the Idaho Smelling & Refining com
pany. The smelter is in the market
for all ores, and at the present time is
especially in need of ores carrying an
excess of iron.
]. H. Arliss of st. Louis is reported
to have taken two years bond on the
Tommy Atkins group of four claims in
the Rapid River district in central Ida
no. The bonds calls for the payment of
100000 at the end of two years. no cash
payment being exacted, and no install
ments provided for. Development work,
however, must be carried on at least
six months out of every year, or the
bond iapses.
Grand Junction, Colour men were
killed and more than a score had a
narrow escape from death when an
avalanche of snow swept over the
Camp Bird mine at Ouray recently.
The dead:
s. G. Douhitt, veterinary.
Peter Synot, teamster.
George Kneer, a teamster.
John Wittwer, camp cook.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-01-29
Occur d'Alene Mines.

Mining prospects look splendid for
the coming year in the Occur d'Alenes.
A large amount cf development work
is beng done i'll the mines around
Wallace than has BEEN accomplished
for long time. Money is coming cas-
Ter and plans are on foot for extensive
operations in that district. 1t appears
a certainty that there will be at least
five shipping properties.
The trouble which has been tying up
the Tamarack will most probably be
settled soon, and the mine will then be-
come large shipper.
The Alice is in good shape and has
a great amount of smelling are.
The Star, adjoining the Morning, has
one shoot over 500 feet long and lots
of shipping galena ore. Rumors of the
sale of this mine to the Federal people
are still persistent.
The drift which has been run on the
vein in the Last Chance mine some 900
feet is opening up fine ore.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-01-29
NORTHWEST STATES
ITEMS OF IDAHO, MONTANA
WASHINGTON and OREGON.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Outlook Is Good.
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

The first legislative ball was given
Tuesday night by Olympia people in
honor of the visitors.
Thomas p. Hazelton, a pioneer of
the Pacific cast, died at Waitsburg
recently,
The interest and attendance at the
winter school for farmers at Pullman
is steadily increasing.
More than $5,OOO,OOO was taken in
by the money order department of the
Spokane postoffice during 1908.
Because of the flood, Samuel e. Cos
grove, governor-elect, may be com
PEELED to spend several days in Oak
land.
w. H. Cook, deputy in the Office of
the county auditor, Spokane, has been
missing since January 81 from his
home.
With both legs crushed beneath the
wheels of a switch engine, after hav-
ing been hurled from a step in front
by collision with a freight car, Will
liam Metlock died at Pasco.
~ IHIOuRu IIdlu SGINlCS I'LL Ju6 way
from Galveston, Texas, through Spo-
kane to Seattle, the longest service in
the country, is planned by the Great
Northern to become effective on June
LIST.
"The arrest of NJ. j. Gordon will
not interfere with the calling of a
grand jury by Spokane county to in
vestigate the Root-Gordon matter, -
said Prosecuting Attorney Fred c..
Pugh.
Announcement is made by Mrs.
Preston, county school superintendent,
at Walla Walla, that she had chosen
Paul Johnson, principal of the Waits
burg city schools, to act as her as
sistant.
The jury before whom George Mey-
ers was tried at Davenport on a charge
of shooting at Mary Roget, with in
tent to commit murder, returned a YER
dict of guilty. Meyers was sentenced
to a term of from one to fourteen
years in the penitentiary.
In order that the national guard may
conform to the requirements of the
regular army, a new military code has
been prepared, and the proposed bill,
embodying a number of important
changes, will soon be submitted to both
branches of the legislature.
Charley A. Coey, native of Rock
ford, this state, millionaire motorist
and balloonist, president the FEEDER
alton of America Aero clubs, may come
to Seattle within month to make IL
few ascensions in his balloon, Chicago,
to stimulate interest in the Seattle
club.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-01-29
IDAHO ITEMS.

Fourteen men, all heads of families,
have just arrived in Lewiston from
West Virginia, and are locating a col
ony in the Lewiston country.
Mrs. J. H. Voelker of Wallace has
received word that she has won a suit
in which she becomes the owner of
the rich estate of the father of her late
husband in Germany, said to be valued
at millions.
A tidal wave at Marshfeld last week
did an immense amount of damage.
Much of the residence portion of the
town was flooded and large lake was
formed, which it will take some time
to drain away. No fatalities are re-
ported, although there were many mar
row escapes.
All efforts have failed to locate
Dorothy Flenner, who was arrested at
Lewiston on a charge of adultery with
l.. A. Porter, the latter charged with a
statutory crime because of the girl 8
age. She slipped out of Chief of Police
James Hayes house, partly dressed,
and escaped
Statistics taken from the last report
of the United States department of
agriculture, showing the number of stu
dents In the four-year courses in agri-
culture, horticulture, forestry and vet
erlnary science in colleges of 4s states.
show that IA schools have less attend
ance than the University of Idaho.
G, Scott Anderson, deputy United
States mineral surveyor of the Occur
d 'Alene district, has received notice
from Darwin A. Utter, United States
surveyor general for Idaho, of a special
convention of deputy mineral surveyors.
to be presided over by himself, to be
held at Wallace February 16 and II.
An extraordinary boxing bout at
Boise, in which Teddy Flick and Mickey
wilson were principals, was fought Sat
urday at the Barracks gymnasium with
tatal consequences to Wilson. He was
Knocked unconscious in the fourth
round, dying in the hospital next day.
The men were on the most friendly
terms, both being members of Troop T..
Fourteenth cavalry.
Reports from up the st. Joe river
and from various points on Lake Occur
d'Alene indicate that the water is re-
cedlng, due to cooler weather. The
lake, which it is claimed, rose about
four feet within a couple of DAYS. is
showing the effects of the lower tenn
Perature. The boats are unable to pro-
coed up the St. Joe river on account of
ice.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-01-29

cent years in which hundreds of lives
were lost are the following:
1854-The Arctic was sunk in col,
lision and 1922 persons were lost.
1858-The Austria burned at sea and
47O lives were lost.
1S73-The Vile de Havre was sunk
in collision and 226 lives were lost.
The Atlantic sailed with 585 passen-
gers and was never heard of again.
1875-The Schiller was wrecked in
midocean and 312 passengers persisted.
1SS3-The Cambria sank in collision
in the North sea and carried down $50
persons.
1S92-The Utopia sunk in collision
and 563 persons persisted. The Vic
toria was wrecked and $50 persisted. The
Elb was lost at sea and 361 were
drowned.
1s9s-La Bourgoyne rammed and
sunk by the steamship Cromartishire off
Sable island and $50 lives lost.
19O4-The General Slocum burned and
sank and more than 1000 lives were lost.
Steamship Norge sunk at sea; $50 lives
lost.
19Os-St. Paul rammed British cruiser
Gladiator off Isle of Wight; 100 sailors
drowned. Wing King foundered off
Hongkong; 800 Chinese drowned. San
Pablo sunk off the Philippines; 100
drowned.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-01-29
CHICAGO MoURNs DEAD.
South Side of Windy City Suspends
Business During Funerals
of Az.

Chicago, Jan. 24.-All South Chicago
suspended business Saturday afternoon
in mourning for its dead workers of
Thursdays crib fire horror. The two
additional bodies taken from the lake
Saturday increased the number of vic.
tins to So
The entire population of the steel
industry turned out to honor the vic.
tins of the holocaust Toilers in the
mills and other institutions refused to
work during the afternoon and stores
and theaters closed their doors at
night.
Forty-seven hearses, under guard of
200 policemen, wound their way
through the streets of the suburb, bear
ing the AZ charred and mangled bodies
taken from the ruins of the crib. Thou
sands of mourners and curiosity seek
ers on foot, in automobiles, streetcars
and carriages followed the cortege.
On January IL the Exchange Ma
tlonal bank of Spokane added $3.50, 1000
to It's capital, making that item now
one million dollars, and surplus $780,
OOo. 1t has LOG stockholders. Among
thelr stockholders they have ten mil
liOnaires.
The work of the second semester be.
gins at the University of Idaho Feb
ruary 8.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-01-29
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 Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

The United States commissioners to
the Toxic exposition in 1917 have been
recalled.
The State bank at New Albany,
Kan, was robbed of $4,000 by bandits
Saturday, who escaped.
At Galveston, Tex, the entire wharf
end sheds were destroyed by fire Sat
urday, entailing a loss estimated at
$425,OOO.
The bill to increase the pension of
Julia B. Coghlan, widow of Admiral
Coghlan, U. s. NJ, from $500 to $1,000
a year was lost.
Representative Kahn of California
predicts that the California legislature
will pass bill prohibiting aliens from
holding lands in that state.
Douglas Robert, who killed Deputy
Sheriff Fatch in pistol duel at Mo-
bile, Ala, was taken from the jail two
days later and hanged to a tree.
The Rev. William O'Brien Pardow
rector of st. Ignatius Loyal church
and a prominent member of the Jesuit
order, died in New York Saturday.
The American people have contrib.
uted through the Red Cross a total OF
$898,990.25 to the fund for the relief
of the earthquake sufferers in Italy.
The Illinois Manufacturers associ.
alton has gone on record in favor of
the passage by congress of legislation
now pending for the development of q
larger merchant marine.
At Lincoln, Neb., Ruth Bryan Leav.
lit, daughter of William Jennings Bry-
an, has filed suit for divorce from Will
liam III. Leavitt. The reason given in
the petition is alleged nonsupport.
Thuckahara, vice president of the
Kaisen Kaisha Steamship company, is
in Mexico and South America to make
arrangement for establishing a new
line of steamers between that country
and Japan.
Leftwich Homan, clerk in the First
National bank at Fort Worth, Tex.
has been arrested and formally charged
with having rifed private boxes. Be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 is alleged to
have been stolen.
Inspectors of the health departments
have been investigating the charges
that horse flesh is being sold in Chi
cago for beef. Whatever trade has
been done has been in the form of
shipments abroad.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-01-29

lied at 100000 to irrigate NJ,
$4,000 and 10000 acres in this INV sSssa
was practically completed in ~ey
meeting here that was primarils sn'
tended to discuss the organi,... q.
only. '0a
The United States government 4
urday filed at Portland 35 suits ao.;s se
the Oregon & California Railroad
pany, the Southern Pacific CONN.,
(the present owner of the o. & d NM
road) and more than 100 other ~
yiduals and private corporations tn
suits are to recover from the railross
and their grantees, who comprise .s 4.
other defendants, an aggregate Of Az y
2S8 acres of land within the Cold Z
& c. land grant" in Oregon. The lana
are valued at over $15,OOO,OOo
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-01-29
FARMERS UNION
Will Hold Convention at Spokane Feb
ruary and 8.

ruary and 8.
The State Farmers Educational and
Cooperative union of Washington and
Idaho, with membership of 5000, will
meet IN Spokane February and 9.
The union is composed of 100 locals,
100 in Washington and 80 in Idaho. It
IS expected to have three delegates
from each county in the respective
states. A grand mass meeting will be
held the second day of the convention.
The object of the union is to encour-
age the farmers to own warehouses,
handle the crops and act comparatively.
The union already owns 40 or so ware
houses and will own at least 100 at
the close of the current year. A COM
mlttee consisting of L. G. Crok, A. A.
Gilmore and J. w. Reid has lust gone
to Portland to confer with the Port.
land board of trade with relation to
arranging proper terminal facilities for
the shipment of the grain of the union.
Later the committee will go to Seattle
and Tacoma on the same errand.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-01-29
MONTANA NOTES.

Montana boards of county commit.
sioners have organized a state boa,a
The meeting next year will be at I'm
ings.
Mrs. Hancock was arraigned Satin,
day on a charge of alleged perjury Il
testifying at the coroner s inquest ove,
the remains of her husband. after I.
was mysteriously shot down when d..
coyed from his Helena home by fct;
tious note, and on motion of Mr.. Hem.
ner, Judge O'Donnell continued tbe
hearing indefinitely.
She applied at the Jail and asked "a
be locked in the cell, declaring that sba
feared bodily harm. Her wish was
complied with and she was allowed tha
freedom of the Jail. She is not pris.
oner, being allowed to go and come at
her pleasure.
The Northern Pacific freight block.
ade in western Montana has been
broken by 80 freight trains moving
out of Missoula Saturday. Regular
passenger service has been resumed,
President Elliott of the Northern Pa.
cifc has made an inspection of the st.
Regis-Paradise cutoff, just completed.
A Butte police judge recently head.
ed raid on a den in which several
negroes, woman and a 4-year-old girl
were trapped. 1t is said that he is IN
qualified to try the case after the un.
savory things he witnessed during the
raid.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-01-29
LINCOLN SPECIAL HOLIDAY.
Survey and Plans Authorized for High
way From Washington, D. O., to
Gettysburg.

Washington.-February IL has been
declared to be special holiday and
survey and plans for highway from
Washington to Gettysburg, to be
known as "The Lincoln Way" as a
memorial to Abraham Lincoln, was
provided for by joint resolution.
Final action was also taken on the
Legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill, the senate refusing
by vote of Al to 27, to fix at $4,000
the salary of the president, previously
increased by an amendment to $780,
600.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-01-29
British Columbia Mines.

Eight Mile Lake is one of the best
properties in the Oariboo section, but
is handicapped on account of dumpage
T. o. Burgess is the manager of this
mine.
The Waverly, on Grouse creek, one
of the Cariboo's Oldest hydraulic
claims, up to the present year has been
paying handsome dividends.
Williams Creek, owned and operated
by CArib"o company, got into the
Channel this season.
Work on the Nickel Plate mine at
Hedley has been suspended on account
OF the recent cid weather and short.
age OF water, but will be resumed when
the spring rains commence.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-01-29
SIZE HIT sEAB1RD ROCKS.
Schooner Wrecked Near Scene of val
encia Disaster.

The American four masted schooner
Sequel, Captain Jameson, from Callao
to Port Townsend in ballast, was total
~ wrecked on Seabird rocks Saturday
night at the mouth of Pachena bay,
close to where the steamer Valencia
was lost with 40 lives on the same
day two years ago. The Sequel was
endeaVoring to make her way into the
strait. Captain handsome wife and
enid were killed by falling spars when
two of the masts came down soon after
the schooner drove on the rocks.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-01-29
POLES STOLE MONEY.

Shoot Until Surrounded by Police,
When They Commit Suicide.
London.-Surrounded by a mob Of
policemen, two bandits, Poles, shot
themselves in the heads, dying instant
ly, at Tottenham suburbs recently.
They had just killed a policeman
and wounded five others in an attempt
to escape with pay envelopes for fac
tory employees.
During the excitement an unknown
bystander seized satehel containing
the money and fed.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-01-29
BiIIik EscaIas I4aIIows

Springfield, nl.-Goyernor Deneen
has committed to life Imprisonment the
sentence of death upon Herman Rillik,
who was condemned to hang for the
murder of Mary Vrzal, whom he is
alleged to have poisoned with other
members of the family.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-01-29
NO SOFT SNAP IN CITY JOBS.
Chicago to Pay for Value Received
Women Draw Mems Wages.

Salaries of all civil service employees
are to be equalized and grades of SER
wee readjusted. Salaries will be fixed
IN direct proportion to the value of the
work performed-so increased and
some lowered. The market price of
labor in the commercial world will be
the standard by which city employees
will be paid.
All men and women doing the same
kind of service, or service of equal
value, will receive the same sized
check.
Mayor Busse and the council finance
committee have given their approval
to the innovation.
WOULD MAKE BRYAN SENATOR
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-01-29
House Passes Naval Rill.

The naval program for the fiscal
year 1909 was adopted by the house
and the naval appropriation bill was
passed. The aggregate amount appro-
priated by the bill is $1s5, 900, 900.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-01-29
Taft to Panama.

William H. Taft started from
Charleston, s. c., for Panama on Mon
day. He was met in Charleston by
Mrs. Taft, who went with him to Pam
anna.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-01-29
HARGIs SURELY BAD.
Gets Drunk and Shoots Up Things
Generally.

jackson, Ky.-Beaeh Hargis, who is
out of Jail on bond of $4,000 pend.
ing trial for the murder of his father,
Judge James Hargis, is in bed at the
Hargis home near here with a danger
GUS self-inflicted wound in his foot.
Hargis got drunk and located his
relatives at Clear Fork, on Frozen
creek. There he entered the home of
Harlan Smith and, after driving the
family from the house, amused himself
for some time by shooting the dishes
eff the dining table.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-01-29
To The Public.

| have again purchased the. J
Chinese Laundry on King streetatOl
and will conduct same at its pres
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-01-29
Duke Good Climber.

Duke de Abruzzi is the only man who
has succeeded in reaching the top of
Mount st. Elias in Alaska.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-01-29
More Italy Shakes.

Reggie, Jan. 24.-Several earth.
quake shocks were experienced here
Saturday afternoon.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-01-29
OPIUM REVENUE NEEDED.
Reason Given for Opposition to Probib-
itory Bill.

In the house Saturday consideration
OF bill to prohibit the importation of
opium except for medicinal purposes
was prevented by Mr.. Payne of New
YORK, on the ground that such action
would reduce the national revenue
S1'ooo,OOO month and would not les
sen the use of the drug.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-01-29
OCEANBOATSCOLLIDE
ALL PASSENGERS SAVED FROM
WATERY GRAVE.
Steamer Florida Rams Steamer Repub-
lie Off Massachusetts Coast During
Heavy Fog-Through Wireless Mes
sages Many Ships Come to Aid of
Doomed People.

Nantucket, Mass, Jan. 24.-In crop
ing her way through the dense fog off
Nantucket lightship at dawn, the
steamer Florida of the Lloyd-Italian
line, bound to New York from Naples,
dealt deathblow to the outward bound
steamer Republic of the White Star
line, laden with passengers seeking
pleasure in southern Europe and with
supplies for the United States battle
ship feet.
The steamer Florida, proving to be
less seriously injured than the other
steamer, took aboard the Republic s
passengers almost Immediately and ~
hours later all the officers and crew
of the Republic, with the exception of
Captain Sealby, left that vessel, Cap
tain &ealby in his gig refusing to leave
the sight of his beloved ship until she
had disappeared forever beneath the
waves.
The Republic was on her regular
course for the outward passage, but
the Florida was 80 miles off the pre-
scribed line for inward bound steamers.
The watertight compartments pre-
vented a repetition of the Burgoyne
disaster of 10 years ago, and kept the
Republic afloat for more than IS
hours. They not only kept the Florida
above water, but enabled her to re-
turn to the assistance of the Repub-
lie after the fearful recoil of the col
1iSinp
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-01-29
Transfer of Passengers.

The two ships collided at $50 a. m,
about 26 miles southwest of Nantucket
lightship. The next three hours were
occupied in summoning aid and trans
ferring the 461 passengers-25O in the
cabin and 211 in the steerage-from
the Republic to the Florida.
The operator on the Republic stood
by his post and flashed wireless
messages asking for aid He had heard
his fellow operators on board La Lor-
raine, the Baltic and the Lucania speak
ing words of encouragement and telling
him of the fastening assistance and of
the revenue cutters coming at full speed
from the New England coast.