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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-03
D0|NCS AT THE
LEGISLATURE
Roth Clearwater and Lewis Coun-
ties PaSS---RailrOad Commits
sion Bill kiIled---AppropriatiOn
Bills Go Through.
THURSDAY

THURSDAY
The senate passed the prison
labor bill to take convicts out of
the penitentiary and work them
on the state roads and bridges.
1t also passed Senator Potts
bill permitting a jury to elect
whether punishment for murder
shall be death or life imprison-
ment.
Through the passage of the
. Macbeth bill all proceedings of
the state land board, which for
years has been under fire, will
be given wide publicity over the
state in the newspapers.
The house passed the senate
ninth judicial district bill out of
Bonneville and Fremont coun-
ties.
Bills Passing Each House.
The senate passed the Macbeth
antitrust bill and the house ses-
sion was tame.
Bills were passed by the house
as follows:
House bill No. 72: Creating a
new state bank board and defn-
ing duties of bank commissioner.
House bill No. 213: Prevent
ing the manufacturing, sale or
composition of adulterated foods,
drugs, medicines and liquors.
House bills No. 401: To repeal
the act providing for an indeter-
inmate sentence.
House joint resolution No. 29:
That the question of a railroad
commission be submitted to the
people by constitutional amend
ment.
House bill No. 278: To pro-
mote popular instruction in the
methods of poultry raising.
House bill No. 331: To estab-
lish state board of veterinary
medical examiners.
House bill No. 1870. Reo,1irinu
all passenger trains to stop at
counts seats.
House pill No. 224: Relating
to tax levies to pay outstanding
warrant indebtedness.
House bill No. Alb: Making a
sworn statement of an account
prlma facie evidence of it's cor
rectness.
House bill No. ISL: Making
Bonneville and Fremont the ninth
judicial district.
SATURDAY
Owing to the killing of the
commission bill last week in the
legislature the lineup in the
senate that had existed since
early in the session was broken
and for a time it looked as if all
OF the county division bills would
60 through. According to the
original agreement twelve sena-
tors were pledged against the
creation of any but the counties
OF bonneville and Clearwater but
alter the commission bill was
Killed this lineup was broken.
Inc republicans got together
again later, however, and are
working in harmony during the
last days of the session. Under
the new formation it has been
decided to allow Lewis county to
pass but all other counties will
oe slaughtered. This leaves no
hopes for Power county nor the
fremont division. The members
OF the new coalition meet each
night and decide which measures
are to be passed and which are
10 be killed on the following day.
The various appropriations are
stlll uncertain and several appro-
prlatlon bills may be named for
slaughter within the next few
Gays. The bond issue of $780,
ooo for the completion of the
capitol is being strongly urged
and will probably pass.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-03
NEWS AROUND
The STATE
Items From Various Places Re-
produced for the Benefit of our
Readers-Stories Rehashed from
Our Exchanges.

| OuA h~A>hahSNS'
A. E. Hinkley, present treas
urer of Nez Perce county, will
probably receive the appointment
of treasurer of the county of
Clearwater.
The grocery store of Arthur
Perryman at Juliaetta was robbed
last week of something over $25.
About six weeks ago the same
store was robbed of $50.
Miss Dorothy Black, a student
of the state normal school from
Rupert, Idaho, died Sunday night
at Lewiston from abcess of the
throat. She was 18 years of
age.
The general merchandise store
owned by j. H. Wann & Sons at
Spalding was destroyed by fire
on Thursday night of last week.
The loss was placed at $4,000.
The fire started from a defective
fiue.
w. H. Wager, Northern Pacif-
ic agent at Peck. went insane
last week and, leaving his office
to take care of itself, boarded
the train for Spokane. He was
later examined and committed to
the asylum at Orofno.
Bertha Calkins, a young lady
Of the social set and formerly a
student at the Moscow university,
committed suicide at Nampa late
last week by taking strychnine.
An unhappy love affair is given
as the cause for her act.
A shortage ranging from $10,-
900 to $13, 900 has been discover
ed in the accounts of the Farm
ers' Bank& Trust Co. at Kendrick
and u. S. G. Evans, former cash
ier, has been charged with hav-
ing appropriated the money to
his own ends.
A party of students 120 strong
was at Lewiston for several days
this week from the Washington
agricultural college at Pullman
receiving practical instruction in
the study of horticulture in the
orchards of the Lewiston Or
chards company.
Dick Moses, an Indian at Kam-
iah, has been detained on an in
sanity charge and it is now be-
lieved that the recent insanity
cases among the Indians is due
to their consuming large quanti-
ties of patent medicines contain
ing a major portion of alcohol.
Walter Sewell, of Reds prairie,
attended the Firemans' ball last
Friday night. Mr.. Sewell says
that he has killed six cougar this
winter, killing three in one day.
The scalps bring him SIS bounty
and he received from SIS to $25
for the hides. -Orofino Tribune.
Willie Frank, an Indian from
the Kamiah section, was tried at
Grangeville last week on a charge
of cruelty to animals, it being
stated that he was starving a
number of horses while having
plenty of hay and grain with
which to feed them. He was
acquitted.
Mrs. John Castleburg, a wo-
man 65 years of age, was found
at her home in the Marble Greek
country near Clarkia beaten into
insensibility last Friday by a
neighbor and died shortly after
ward. No reason is known for
the deed. 1t is thought the mur-
derer is still in that locality.
Governor James H. Hawley
has presented to a representative
of the Lewiston Evening Teller
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-03
MONDAY

ooo oiil No. LIZ, TO apprO-
PIRATE $4,000 for the support of
the state home finding and aid
society.
One-half of this appropriation
Is to be used ror the construction
OF a home in Lewiston Orchards
at Lewiston for the North Idaho
society. The society will provide
an equal amount, the structure
to thus cost $4,000.
House bill No. 191, to provide
for the articles that may be taken
into a jury room for the informa-
tion of the jurors.
House bill No. 1913, to REQUIRE
the collector to give notice to
property owners when taxes are
due.
House bill No. 285, to provide
for the punishment of convicts
for escaping from prison.
Other bills were acted on by
the senate as follows:
Senate bill No. 167, to provide
for a submission of the railway
commission question to direct
vote of the people. Passed 10 to
3.
S. j. R. No. 10, to make a ma
Jority vote on contitutional
amendment effective, adopted.
Senate bill No. "a, to compel a
purchaser of liquor in dry terri
tory to subscribe to an oath,
passed.
Senate bill No. 158, to regulate
the width of tires, killed.
Senate bill No. 63, to make it
a larceny to issue a check or
draft on a bank when there is
not money on deposit to meet it,
passed.
Senate bill No. rs, to make
necessary the signature of the
wife in the transfer of real estate
held in common by husband and
wife, passed.
House bill No. 109, to regulate
hotels, restaurants and boarding
houses in the matter of food,
bed clothes, etc, passed.
House bill No. 104, to provide
for the drainage of wet lands by
condemnation proceedings, pass
ed.
Senate bill No. 80, to provide
for doing assessment work on
mining claims by mortgage or
other claimants, passed.
House bill No. 180, appropri-
ating $4,000 for a bridge over
the Snake river at Brownlee,
passed.
House bill No. 72, to compel
telephone and telegraph COM
panies to exchange and transmit
messages for patrons, passed.
Lewiston Charter Bill Passed.
The house today passed the
bill creating Adams county out
of Washington and the republican
caucus direct primary bill. These
measures now go to the govern
or.
The house bill giving the
mayor of Lewiston absolute au-
thority over the police force, was
also passed, together with the
senate 8-hour bill.
TUESDAY
All the appropriation bills were
passed by the house today, but
not until the members had given
their views in unmistakable
terms in regard to some of them
and not until the members were
keyed up to high pitch of ex-
citement over the charges and
counter charges that there had
been log-rolling during the ses-
sion and that undue influence
had been brought to bear on
many of the members.
The following is a statement
of the appropriations carried in
the bills:
State university, 3-4 mill or
$95, $50 annually.
Lewiston Normal, 3-5 mill or
SIG, 200 annually.
Academy of Idaho, 3-5 mill or
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-03
DAVIS is
CONVICTED
Salmon River Gun Man Gets In
Bad After Filing Charge
Against His Cousins and Then
Skipping Out.

| Most of the week of the dis
trict court has been taken ur
with the trial of the case the
State of Idaho VS.. Thomas Davis,
the Salmon river man, who is
charged with assault with dead
ly weapon. The jury reported
Monday morning and consider
able time was spent in securing
one for this trial.
This case is the elimination of
a series of more or less lawless
events which have been occur
ring from time to time in which
the defendant is supposed to be
the aggressor. The immediate
trouble which landed the case in
the district court and brought
Davis before the bar of justice
was a gun play which was in
dulged in last month at which
time, the defendent, in order to
secure possession of certain min
ing claims in dispute with his
cousins, Fred and Joe Davis,
took several shots at them with a
Winchester.
The defendant shortly after
the gun play transpired, saddled
a horse and left for this city
where he had a warrant sworn
out charging his cousins with be-
being the aggressors. When
time for the preliminary arrived,
Davis and Lyons, two of the
principal witnesses, left rather
hurriedly and a bench warrant
was issued by the justice for
them. They were later captured
and the case against Fred and
Joe Davis dropped and one against
Tom Davis and Lyons instituted
which resulted in the discharge
of Lyons and the holding of
Davis to await the action of the
District Court. Eighteen wit
nesses were examined and a hard
fought battle was waged through
out the trial, Atty. Hardy for the
defendant putting up an able
fight and Prosecutor Griffith, who
was assisted by Atty. Gilmore,
going after the defendant with
his old time vigor.
Two and a half days were re-
quired in the trial of the case
and every inch of the ground
was disputed but the links in the
chain were so adroitly forged by
Atty. Griffith and the facts
brought out in so evident a man.
ner that the jury was out but
two hours yesterday when a ver-
dict of guilty" was returned.
The court has not as yet pro-
nounced the sentence, the law
provides a penalty of not over
two years in states prison and
SIS, 900 fine. Free Press.
There will be special services
every evening next week at 7:3O
o'clock at the local Methodist
church. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
A number of friends and rela-
tives surprised the Klapprich
family at their home west of
town last Sunday evening. A
very pleasant evening was enjoy
ed by all present.
Frank Gales returned last
night from his trip to British
Columbia in search of a new To-
cation but did not find anything
there that suited him quite as
we'll as Idaho. He is still unde-
cided as to just where he will
locate.
Dave Yates was in town We'd
nesday from the Winona country
delivering hogs to the local buy
err. 1t is stated that Dave in
tends planting 125 acres of corn
this year and viii try to make
his part of Idaho look like Mis-
souri, this fall.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-03

DR.. Blake was in town yesterday
from Keuterville.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-06-15
District Court.

Judge Walters devoted couple of days
last week in rc-adjusting the calender,
and fixing date Tor the hearing OF Grim
inal and civil caS,'s.
The case of John Wilson, of Rupert,
was set for trial Friday, June %. Will
son was arrested in Rupert on the charge
of assault with intent Ia commit rape ON
the person OF little ten year old girl,
and entered plea OF not guilty.
The case Of the state of Idaho vs. Rob
ert l.. Mays was set for trial Thursday,
June ~. Mays, who was the q. ). l..
agent at Gooding, is To he tried for arson
it being alleged that hc set fire To the
house he was living in in order To get the
insurance ON the furniture When ar
raigned he entered plea OF not guilty.
H. NJ. Spangler, charged with tn,
murder of Flora NJ. Rogers in the Cottag,
rooming house on Tuesday, April 18TH
entered plea of not guilty and his cas-,
was set for trial on Monday, June 10Th
Spanglcr has So far recovered from tn,
effects of the carbolic acid he took i'm
mediatcly after the shooting, To he ahl,
to appear in the court room.
The ease of Idaho against G. NJ. Grigs
hy was then called and the deiendan
failing to put in an appearance the judg'
ordered that the bonds he declared for
feited unless Grigsby made his appear
ancc by the last day of the present ses
sion and the county attorney was in
structcd to take the necessary actor
against the bondslnen.
The ease of Booth, charged with arson
was dismissed on motion of the count.
attorney. Booth was arrested AT tn
same time Mays was, charged with he
ing an accomplice.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-06-15
DEFEATED.

by "A vote of the residents Of the
proposed Jerome Highway District
they have emphatically proclaimed
That they are not ready as yet to
adopt the system, Il majority being
east against the measure in each
voting precinct. The result was
not at all surprising to the friends
OF the measure, after witnessing the
untring zeal and energy exerted by
the opposition. We have no word
oi censure for those who conscien-
tiously voted against the measure
but We do feel that not being fam
lliar with the provisions of the law.
they have listened to the words of
a false prophet, who through selfish
motives has put Il wrong conception
ON some of the most prominent fea-
lures of the bill, and we earnestly
believe that after IA little careful
study, there will be universal de-
mand for the establishment of the
district as proposed.
As We predicted, Shoshone and
Gooding adopted the measure by
large majorities, the people of those
two districts emphatically proclaim
ing by their ballots that they had
! full confidence that the bill would
bring about the needed reforms in
road building. Jerome is the only
section where the measure has been
turned down, unless il be in Ada
county, where the issue was purely
a local one and had no hearing ol
the general provisions Of the law
We are but a small section of III,
great state of Idaho, but pcrhap,
more wise than others. Time vii
tell. In the meantime let us still
continue the agitation for gooo
roads. We need them and mus
have them if we expect 10 keep pace
with the progressive spirit that pre-
dominate. in southern Idaho.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-06-15
JEROME, IDAHO, JUNE IS, 1911
INVITE YOUR FRIENDS
A Publicity Campaign in Which the
Farmer is Requested to
Participate.

1t is the universal opinion Of
every citizen Of this great North
side tract, that what we most
need is more actual farmers of II
progressive spirit, who can be per-
suaded to come here and help carry
forward the work Of development
that is now 50 well under way thanks
to the courage and nerve of the
pioneer who has been here since the
opening. While the struggle has
been hard and discouraging one,
the goal is about to be reached, as
the present season promises album
dant yields along all lines.
Many of the pioneers on the tract
have been adverse to inviting their
friends here until the problem had
been mastered, but now when success
seems to perch ON the banner of the
sturdy farmer, we feel is the oppor-
tune time to herald our achieve
mcnts To the world. The propo-
sltlOn confronts uS a. to the most
practical method Of doing this. Too
much bunk and glittering liter
ature has already been sent broad
east, and the only method of con-
vincing the outside world of the
wonderful possibilities here, is clear
and concise statements by the actual
farmers who are already on the
tract. To this end a publicity cam
paign along this line has been in
augcrated, partially through the
suggestion of the colonization agent
Of the / =. railroad, who was here
last week, and farmers who can
consistently do SO, are earnestly re-
queStcd to make short statement
embracing what they think of the
country, how long they have been
here, how much land they are farm
ing, what crops they consider best
for the country, and any other in.
formation they may deem of inter.
aSt tn this section
This policy will he pursued al
over the tract, and if the readers o
the TINES will address their state
lncnts to us we will see that the,
are given proper mention. TheS'
statements will he published il
pamphlet form and distributed ex
tensively in the farming sections o
the east and central states. If yol
have something to say, get busy a
once and forward it to us.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-06-15
For Rent.

Furnished room in private family. En-
quire of ). NILSSON, 2d Ave-
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-06-15
Drifting Soil Prevented.

Our readers have probably noted
AN advertisement for. the past two
weeks of the Quay Bros, of rye
seed for sale, stating that il was
the most practical crop To hold your
land, while getting in an alfalfa
field. We CLEAN the following from
one of our exchanges, which seems
Ia bear out this assertion. The sys-
TEN has worked successfully ON the
Minaduka tract and should prove Il
valuable system to follow in certain
sections of this tract
\ sandy field was sown To rye
in the early fall when the winds are
not 81 troublesome. Ii was sown
early enough To get II good stand
and firm root before cold weather
set in. In the spring just A. soon
as the soil would possibly do to
work, the field was drilled to alfalfa
seed. the rows crossing those of the
rye sowing at right angles. This
last drilling did not disturb the soil
enough to cause drifting when the
winds started up. 1t was the in
tention to cut the combined rye and
alfalfa crop for hay. So far as we
are informed, no better plan for
the treatment of drifting soil has
hnen tried -
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-06-15

Boise got dose last Sunday of
the same medicine that Is being
handed out to the smaller towns of
the state by state health inspector
Wallis, and his deputies. After an
investigation of the sanitary. condi-
tions in the Capitol city, the citizens
awoke Sunday morning To find only
two of her hotels and two of her
first class restaurants open for bus
mess, the numerous other hotels
and restaurants having been closed
10y order of the inspector. Let the
good work go on. Too much atten-
ton can not be paid To the health OF
the citizens of Idaho.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-06-15
ITS FIRST VICTIM
The Remains of an Unidentified Man
Found on the Shores of the
Big Reservoir.

Quite little excitement was OCCASION
nounccinent that the remains Of man
had been found near the big reservoir
northeast OF town. Sheriff Zugg was
apprised Of the gaslty find and in the
absence OF the coroner, Justice Annctt Of
this place was empowered to select Il jury
and proceed to investigate the occurrence.
Selecting jury consisting of Geo. Bis
sell, Geo. IIinenan, Tory Gund. Leland
Johnson, ID. A. LHerrison and +. q.
Gouss, the party drove ont to the reser-
voir accompanied by DR.. Piper as official
physician. The remains were found on
Il small island near the east shore OF the
reservoir, and were discovered by Ernest
Johns vino had left IA boat on the island
the day previous, and going in search OF
it was horrilied at accidently Discerning
AN object which proved to be the head
of a human being protruding above the
water the remainder Of the body being
submerged.
Upon the arrival OF the coroner's jury
the body was removed, but was in con
ditiOn to make identification impossible
4 search OF the body revealed pocket
book containing Sl3.Oo in currency and
letter evidently written in Italian,
which the jury were unable to translate.
4 slip OF paper also bore the address OF
postofiice box number at Bingham
Canyon, Utah.
There were no marks of violence on the
body and while the cause OF death is all
problematical. it is the general supposi-
ton that the victim was a member of the
grading crew at the reservoir last winter,
and as the body would indicate that
death had occurred some time ago, it is
possible that the man had become eX-
hausted or bewildered in attempting to
ind his way back TO camp, and had sal
down on this eminence and frozen t.
death, the gradual rise OF the water in
the reservoir covering his body inch by
inch, and but for its timely discovery
would have entirely submerged it in 4;
short time.
! The body was brought to the west side
OF the big dam and buried on higl
ground where there is no possibility OF i
ever coming in contact with the water il
the reservoir, and the jury returned /,
town, rendering verdict that death wa
due To causes unknown To said jurors.
/ Mr.. l. IIerisson was left to contnu
the burial OF the body and being We've,
10y foreman for the company he rec
ognized in the features man who for
merly worked for the Company, Win
/ was paid the 2Oth day OF April and cam
to Jerome where he had his check cashe'
6 and left here intending to walk to Sho
shone. 4 foot path leads through tn
I brush which crosses the intake to tn
reservoir on an improvised foot bridge
and il is thought possible that he Nigh
have fallen into the water al this point
the strong current carrying the bod
down, lodging it in the sage brush
where it was found.
The articles found on the body hav
., been turned over To the proper count
= officials and may prove the means ,
further identifying the unfortunate vi,
tim.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-06-15

By a vote of "a to ~ the senate
ON Monday adopted the resolution
calling for direct vote of the peo-
pie for senator. This ends the mat
ter as far as congress is concerned,
but it now has to be ratified 10y the
various state legislatures before the
measure is adopted into the consti-
tuition.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-06-15

Mr.. Geo. Schroeder, of IIeyburn, har
just completed Il large oil painting OF
Shoshone Falls, which is highly compli-
mentcd 10y those who have had the plea
sure of examining it. The painting is
intended for exhibition ut the principal
fairs and land shows tn he held through
out the east this fall, and cannot help
hut command universal comment.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-06-15

The state land board have very
emphatically proclaimed that it will
be useless for persons outside of the
state to apply for loans. All state
money coming into the hands of the
board for the purpose of loans, will
first go to the actual settler in the
state.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-24
PACKERS WANT DELAY

J PACKERS WANT DELAY
This afternoon, counsel for the
packers petitioned Judge Carpen-
ter to postpone the trial of the
ten Beef Baron millionaires on
conspiracy charges under the,
Sherman law, until after Deceri-
Der 4.
The petition recited that THE
continuance was asked in order
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