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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-11-19
AMBERGRIs IN PUGET SOUND.
Boatmen Find Floating Substance
Worth 100000.

A floating substance found by James
Curry and companion in the strait of
Juan de Fuca, few miles from Port
Townsend, is pronounced by chemists
and physicians who have viewed the
prize, as being embergris, with value
OF 100000. The men were in a small
boat and made their discovery a short
distance from shore. The substance
found weighs more than $50 pounds. 1t
has thus far received only superficial
tests to disclose its quality as ambergris
the substance is valuable in the man
fracture OF perfume, and is rarely
found outside the Indian ocean or other
tropical seas.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-11-19
Guard Harriman's Tomb.

A time clock has been placed at the
tomb of E. II. Hartman, on which the
night Waterman records each of his
visits. The grave has been closely
watched since the deaf Off the railroad
magnate, and the time clock has been
installed to make certain that the watch
men are on duty.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-11-19
Ocean Alive with Whales.

The Atlantic ocean from Long Island
to West Indies is fairly alive with
whales, according to Captain johnson
of the Ward liner Moro Castle, which
has arrived here from Porto Rico. He
reports that his ship passed through al
most continuous schools of whales dur
ing the entire voyage.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-11-19
Travel Record Broken.

According to an estimate of the Vel
lowstone National Park Transportation
company, total of $4,000 persons Wis
tied the park during the season of 1909,
this breaking all records. The next
best season was that of 1905, when
$4,000 passed through the gates.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-11-19
LYMAN J. GAGE TO MARRY
Miss Ida Ballon of San Diego Will
Be Bride,

Announcement is made of the ap-
preaching marriage of Lyman J. Gage,
former secretary of the treasury of the
United States under President McKin-
ley, and Miss Ida Ballou, daughter of
George NJ. Ballou, the wealthy tea and
spice importer. The marriage, it is
said, is set for Thanksgiving day. Miss
Ballou is one of the most popular mem
bers of the Coronado and San Diego
younger social set.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-11-19
Spokane Men Involved.

Among the prominent Spokane men
named in the complaint are: Fred H.
Mason, HolleyMason Hardware COM
pany; DR.. j. G. Cunningham, John A.
Finch, mining; A. B. Campbell, capital
list; B. G. Riblet, engineer; Charles
Sweeny, formerly of Spokane; R. K.
Neili, Frederick Burbidge, James II.
NELL.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-11-19
Berlin Ruildings Blown Down.

High winds ragged in Northern
Europe Sunday night. In Berlin many
buildings in course of construction were
blown down.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-11-19
sPoKANE's NEW PLAYHOUSE.
Shubert's New Opera House at Spokane
to Open in Three Months.

to Open in Three Months.
Revised plans are now completed for
the new Shubert theater, work on which
is now under way at Front avenue and
Post street, Spokane. The theater,
which will cost 100000, will be built
along the most modern lines of theater
construction and will seat over 1000.
Above the theater proper will be
hotel, Manager Charles Muehlman an
nounces that the house will be opened
in January, probably by Maxine Elliott,
whose theater in New York has been
taken by the Shubert arehitests as a
pattern for the Spokane structure.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-11-19
Former Mine Disasters.

No similar accident has been re-
corded in the history Of mine disasters
in Illinois. The greatest loss of life
in any mine accident in this state oc-
CURED at Braidwood in 1879, when 80
men lost their lives At Ziegler, ILL.,,
so men have been killed in successive
mine accidents. There are $4,000 men
employed in Illinois mines, and during
the last fiscal year 1913 have been killed
in accidents and 500 injured.
The greatest tragedy in mining his
tory is believed to have occurred in
Toxic, Japan, in 1907, when 470 per
sons were killed.
The Maximum loss of life in a mine
disaster in the United States was re.
corded at Monanagh, W. Va, in 1907
when 39s miners were killed.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-11-19
Fargo Storm Swept.

Fargo, N. D., Nov. 15.-Fargo is
snowbound in the worst November
storm in 10 years.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-11-19
AS Reported Monday.

Nearly 400 human beings, men and
boys, it is now believed, are dead or
perishing in the st. Paul mine, though
experts who succeeded in penetrating
the smoke-flled airshaft to the depth
of 800 feet, late today returned with
a ray of hope for the griefstricken rela-
.tives of the entombed men.
That the fire has been extinguished
was the conclusion of mining experts
and inspectors sent by Governor De-
neen to investigate the calamity. For
more than 80 hours the prisoners have
been cut off from fresh air. That life
could exist under such conditions is
doubted, but because no trace of high
temperature was found in the depths
of the mine Sunday night, officers Of
the company hope that the victims may
have found safety in remote recesses
of the mine.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-11-19
This Farmer Profted.

Secretary Wilson declares that the
government is expanding each year ex-
actly twice as much as frst-class bat
tleship costs, and the money is being
used in precisely the manner recon-
mended by President Brown. The as
sistant given farmers of the United
States, the secretary declares, is not
confined to any locality. AS an in
stance of the aid the department. rem
ders, Secretary Wilson recited the case
OF farmer who was raising only 20
bushels of potatoes to the acre who, dis
satisfied, appealed to the department
renders, Secretary Wilson recited the
case of farmer who was raising only
20 bushels of potatoes to the acre and
who, dissatisfied, appealed to the de-
partment for assistance and advice.
Both were given him promptly and Mr..
Wilson says he is now raising $50 bush
els to the acre on the same land, as
result of using the seed and the in
formation given him by the govern
ment.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-11-19
Nearly All Foreigners.

Cherry has a population of about
1900, nearly all of them Austrians,
Italians and Lituanians, employed in
the mine. When the news of the dis
aster spread there was a wild rush
from the little cottages to the mouth
of the mine, where wives, mothers and
children of the victims waited for the
news of the men buried under the
earth. Each time the cage came up
with survivors the women and children
rushed to the shaft and almost over
whelmed the occupants in their eager
ness to identify them.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-11-19
FARMERS GET POINTERS
Secretary of Agriculture Is Proud Of
Department Work.

DUPdI IIIIVII WUIh,
Secretary Wilson has issued state
ment pointing out that the United States
government is spending in the neigh
borhood of $1S,OOO,oOO a year on ex-
perimental work in increasing the yield
and efficiency of the farms of the coun-
try. The statement was inspired by the
charge made by William c. Brown,
president of the New York Central
lines, that the nation could better af-
ford to invest the cost of one battle
ship in agricultural experiment work
than to expend it in the increase of the
navy. A battleship costs approxim-
ately $4,000, 1000.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-04-08
Milk Producers Seem To Think
They Are Getting Double
Cross" From Dealers
FAIL TO SIGN CONTRACTS
They Allege However That Other
Members OF the Union in the Coun-
ty Have Signed Contracts for
the Coming Six Months

Members Of the Milk Producers AS.
ISOLATION or Union of the town of Bris-
tol, are making an effort to find out
their standing in regard to the Union
and the sale of the milk and there are
some Of them who believe THAI they
are being made the goa" Of the
Union effort to secure an increase
in the price of their product which
has been largely sold to the Bowman
Dairy Company. The members of the
Bristol chapter Of the Union have been
holding meetings regularly and they
have stuck to the original agreement,
but members of the body who were
in Kenosha Oh Friday afternoon init
mate that at other shipping points the
men who were strong on the Union
principles have signed up at the old
price. The Bristol men have not sign
ed and what is more they have not
had chance to sign contracts at the
price they set as it was claimed yes
terday Chicago milk producers had
done.
DR.. Peck of the Bowman Dairy Com
pany was at Bristol Thursday night
and Friday and he met with the mem
bers of the Union there, but reached
no agreement with them. The Bristol
men, while not telling what went on
in the meeting between themselves and
the representatives of the Bowman
company assert that the Chicago COM
pany did not offer any more advantage
GUS rates to them and that they de-
chned to sign the six months contracts
as requested. The Bristol men claim,
however, that the agents of the big
concern held out the fact that other
shippers in this county had already
signed contracts and today the mem
bers of the Bristol Union are making
an effort to verify these facts The
Kenosha milk producers are anxiously
awaiting the coming of contracts with
the new rate per hundred, but it is
claimed that Dr. Peek held out no
hopes to the farmers that these con-
tracts would be sent out into this or
any other county.
The Bristol men are still selling the
milk, but Of course if the members of
the Union in all points in the county
contract for the lower rate it will be
a hard matter for them to find Gus
toners and it may yet be necessary for
them to go together for the erection
Of cooperative bottling plant. Bris-
tol has been strong on the cooperative
creamery idea and these plants seem
to have done better in that town than
in most of the towns of the county. Tt
is certain that a majority of the pro-
ducers affected by the Union would
prefer selling to the Bowman Company
to going into business for themselves
but they are not as yet giving up any
of their rights.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-04-08
QUACKS MUST QUIT
Legislature To Put q Prohibitive
License Against Travelling
Medicine Shows
DRUGGISTS URGE THE LAW

That the travelling medicine wagon
may have to pay a fee to secure a
license is indicated by one of the bills
before the Wisconsin legislature. The
original bill as introduced by Assem-
blyman Buslett provided for a $1,000
annual license fee tax for every
itinerant vender of medicines. The
committee ON public health offered an
amendment that the State Board of
Pharmacy may charge a fee of 800
a month during which the license TO
sell medicine is in force.
There was opposition to the bill as
it came from the committee on pub
lie health and when the bill came up
on the calendar for passage Assembly
man Hughes offered an amendment to
charge monthly fee Of $25.
II don't believe the bill as amend
ed by the committee to charge a
monthly fee of 800 would ever pass, -
said Assemblyman Hughes in an in
terview recently. "For this reason I
have offered an amendment for a
monthly fee of $25. This bill is not
aimed at the ordinary travelling medi-
cine wagon. There are some medi-
cines that are sold throughout the
country that are all right. The bill is
blow to the quacks. There are some
men who claim they have been living
with the Indians and have secured
some Of their formula for mixing
herbs.
"Some Of these concerns are moth
ing but fakes and it is them we wish
to get. [ believe there should be a
bill passed taking such men,.
The druggists of the state are show
ing considerable interest in the pas
sage of the bill It is believed if
some of the travelling wagons are
taxed there will be fewer of them and
more medicine will be sold at the reg
uIar drug stores.
The bill provides that any person
found guilty of violating the act shall
be deemed guilty of a. misdemeanor
and shall be punished by a fine of
not less than $25 nor more than 800
or by imprisonment in the county Jail
for not more than go days. All fines
collected under the bill are to be
turned into the school fund Of the
state.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-04-08
RED CROSS TO HELP
Thousands Of Cards to be Circulated to
Warn Travellers of Their Danger

With the approval of it's chief ex-
ecutive officer, President Taft, and Of
Secretary Robert DeForest, the Ma
tional Red Cross tomorrow will issue
10000 cards to various railroads of
the country, containing advice to the
travelling public on chow to avoid ac-
cidents while travelling
There are ten rules to be followed,
few Of which are
"Never cross a railroad at grade
crossing before making sure that no
trains are approaching.
"Never jump on or off cars while
in motion.
"Never put head or other part Of
person out of car window.
"Never cross in front or rear Of a
standing or moving train without first
making sure that there is no DANGER
The foregoing are the most import
ant. Five more advise what to do in
case Of accident.
At the top of the card is the famil-
lar red cross, the left side Of which
bears the name of William H. Taft,
president, and the opposite side that
of Robert DeForest, secretary.
The cards will be sent direct to the
passenger departments Of steam and
electric roads, and, although their use
is not compulsory, it is believed they
will not be refused, and that the warn
ings will be the means of saving thou
sands of lives.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-04-08
ASKS FOR AL|NONY
Former kenosha Woman Asks Aid
From Husband From Whom
She Seeks Divorce
KEMPSTER DENIES CHARGES

Judge Tarrant in the Circuit Court
lat Milwaukee,. has postponed for two
week the motion of Mrs. Frances S.
Kempster, former Kenosha woman,
for temporary alimohy during the
tendency Of her suit for divorce from
DR.. Walter Kempster in which many
Kenosha people have taken an active
interest.
Mrs. Kempster' attorney, Robert
n. McMynn, at the hearing Saturday
afternoon, read her affidavit to the
effect that DR.. Kempster is a practic-
ing physician with an income Of $4,000
a year.
Attorney Clarke NJ Rosecrantz, for
DR.. Kempster, read several affidavits,
one from DR.. Kempster alleging that
for two years the doctor has been in
poor health, and that since Dec. 1,
1908, he has made but 1855, of which
he has collected $55.
DR.. Kempster alleges further that
for four years his income has been
$4,000 year, average. He said all
his income had been used in maintain
ing his home, and that the few humid
red dollars he had in the bank had
been used in his trip to Mexico to
regain his health; also that 1920 had
been withdrawn by Mrs Kempster on
blank checks he had left with her.
Upon these allegations, and that
Mrs. Kempster is now travelling in
California with friend as a COM
panion and is having all her expenses
paid, and that she is an accomplished
artist in oil painting and china decora-
ton, and can, therefore, support her.
self better than her husband in his
enfeebled condition, Mr. Rosecrantz
asked that there be no provision for
temporary alimony.
Mr.. Rosecrantz also read the answer
of the defendent to the complaint of
Mrs. Kempster, in which all of the
allegations of cruelty are denied.
DR.. Kempster says that he has al
ways been good husband, using all
his income in the maintenance of the
home, and giving no grounds to his
wife for DESERVING him. HIS asks that
the complaint be dismissed
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-04-08
TAX CHANGE ADOPTED
Statute Amended to Give Counties
Bigger Slice of Levy Collected

Following the calling of the roll in
the assembly Saturday, the legislature
continued the special order of Thurs
day discussing the inheritance tax.
The Hamper bill to give the county
10 per cent of the total inheritance
tax collected instead of the 5 per cent
now allowed was up.
Mr.. Thomas of Waukesha, had Of
fered an amendment to give the coun-
ty rs per cent. Mr.. Hamper opened
the debate. He favored the passage
Of the Thomas amendment He argued
that it cost the county too much tc
collect the tax, that larger share
should be given.
Asemblyman Leuch thought Mil
waukee county should not have to
pay for collecting the tax for the
state. He considered the tax as d
county one, and favored the Thomas
amendment.
Upon the calling of the roll the
Thomas amendment to give the county
25 per cent of the fist $4,000; 10 per
cent of the next $4,000 and 5 per cent
on all over 100000, tax was adopted
by vote of 46 to 49, Mr.. Cleary said
the bill as passed meant the taking of
100000 out of the state treasury. A
motion by Mr.. Whittet to send the bill
to the committee on claims failed.
The bill was then engrossed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-04-08
Edward David, Four Year Old Son
Of Nj. and Mrs. Adam David,
Died at the Hospital
SEARCH FOR HOUSE IS FATAL
Mother Had Left Boy and Little Sister
in the Home Alone While She
Looked at New House and
Boys Clothing Caught Fire

Edward David a bright little boy
four and half years old is dead at
the home Of his parents Mr.. and Mrs
Adam David at the corner Of Strong
and Pleasant streets. He died at the
Kenosha hospital on Saturday after
noon as a result Of burns which he re-
ceived at the family home on Friday
The accident which resulted in the
death Of the little boy was most
pathetic one and the mother and faith
er Of the child are Frustrated as a
result Of the fatal outcome of it.
The David family live in an upper
T fat at the corner of Strong and Pleas
ant streets and they had been planning
to move to another place. On Friday
the boy and his sister, a girl seven
years Of age were left in the house
alone while the mother went to look
at house just across the street from
the home which she was planning to
rent. She was away but a few min
utes but as she returned to her home
she heard the screams Of the two chill
dren and entering the room she found
that the clothing of the little boy
was in flames. His sister was Juggling
at the burning clothes in an effort to
pull them off but she was unequal to
the task. The mother recognized the
peril of the child and tore the clothing
from him but it was too late as the
little fellow had already been fearful
ly burned. On the right side, on his
back and on his right leg the flames
had penetrated to the skin and had
burned over a large part Of the right
side Of the boy. The face Of the child
was not touched by the flames The
mother hurriedly summoned aid and
DR.. Robinson was called to attend the
child. He was removed to the hospi-
tai and there was slight hope for his
recovery on Friday but Saturday suf-
fering terrible pain he sank rapidly
until the end came Saturday after
noon. Coroner Andre was called to
the case and gave acute
nephritis as the cause of the death
Of the little fellow
The little sister stated that the boy
had sat down on the front part of the
stove and the little jacket which he
wore caught fire. The excitement
caused by the fire caused the children
to rush to the front part Of the house
and the wind soon famed the flames
SO that they spread to all parts Of
the little fellows clothing.
The death of the little boy has
caused profound sensation in the
neighborhood where he was a general
favorite and the stricken parents Of
the child received many messages Of
sympathy from those who knew the
circumstances of the death of the
child
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-04-08
TROUBLE FOR G. & M.
New Electric Line Threatened by Line
Along Small Towns in Illinois

new EleCGT1c Line InrodTeneQ by Line
Along Small Towns in Illinois
Unless improvements, which will
cost about 100000, are made within
few months by the Chicago & Mil
waukee line, small towns between
Milwaukee and Chicago threaten to
try to eject the interurban. It is
claimed that certain pledges made by
the builders have not been kept
At Glencoe, ILL.,, on Tuesday the
citizens will vote upon the question of
repeating the franchise. This action,
it is said was brought about because
the Frost line promised the NUM-
/. cipality that it would buy and present
it with a tract Of land in place Of the
highway that was given over to the
road for right-ofway at the time it
was built It is said this was never
done. The road stands pledged to
make improvements in and around
Glencoe that will total 100000.
As far as is known the trouble the
road faces has all come from Illinois
points along its line. The right-of-
way from the state line to Milwaukee
was bought outright by the road and
does not run along highways as it does
to the south of Waukegan.
The receivers have been given prac-
tically free hand to meet the emer-
gency and settle the trouble at Glen
coe, Lake Forest and Fort Sheridan.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-04-08

The money later was deposited in a
bank and still remained there, waiting
for Mr.. Stone to claim it.
Gov Davidson said he asked for no
contribution to his campaign expenses
from the game wardens.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-04-08
CHANCE FOR STUDENTS
May Enter Academic Contest a
the Lawrence University

/ state inter-academic contest open
to the high school and academy stu
dents of Wisconsin, will be held at
Lawrence College, Appleton, Friday,
May 21st.
Examinations in Greek, Latin and
German will be given simultaneously
IN the morning and in mathematics,
English and science in the afternoon.
Four prizes will be awarded in each
subject, $50 for first place, $40 for
second, first honorable mention for
third and second honorable mention
for fourth place.
It is expected to secure special rail
road rates for contestants. To help in
securing such rates it is desirable that
prospective candidates register by
May 9th, sending full name, name of
school, principal, and subject or sub
jects chosen by President Samuel,
Plantz, Appleton. Further informa-
ton can be secured at any time by
correspondence.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Dewey attended
the play given by the Juniors of
Northwestern University at Ravinia
porl On Soturdou oxoninn
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-04-08

The executive committee of the re-
gents Of the University of Wisconsin
filed number of vacancies in the
faculty by the following appointments
Milton R. Gutsch, Sheboygan, and
Louis U. St. Peter, Oconto, assistants
In education; Ward M. Totman, Ian
caster, dairy laboratory assistant in
place Of M. l. futile, Omro, resigned;
F. W. Greve, Jr., Brooklyn, N. Y, as
sistant in hydraulic engineering. The
resignation of W A. Austin, recently
elected assistant in dairying, was ac-
cepted.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-04-08

Try a want ad.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-04-08

Want ads bring results.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-04-08

George H. Hough and Miss Ella Ed
wards, both Of Chicago, were married
at the manse of the First Congrega-
tiona1 church on Saturday afternoon,
the ceremony being performed by the
Rev. E. 7. Farrill. The bride and
groom left at once for their new home
in Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-04-08

Max D. Denninger, formerly cashier
of the Merchants and Savings bank in
this city and now president of the
First National bank at Helena Okla,
spent Sunday with friends in Keno.
sha.