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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
Doings At The Legislature.
THURSDAY

THURSDAY
The legislature today made a
phenomenal record in the pas
sage of bills, sending sixteen
through the house and half that
number through the senate. The
Clearwater county bill was pass
ed with but two opposing votes,
and the house bill was given its
first reading a few minutes aft
erward in the senate. This bill
names Orofino as the county seat
and segregates from Nez Perce
county practically all the western
section.
The first county bill to be pass
ed by the legislature was that of
Bonneville, introduced in the
senate, and which was passed by
that body and passed by the
house this morning. 1t will re-
ceive the signature of Governor
Hawley. Bonneville county will
form the north half of old Bing-
ham county.
Governor Hawley signed the
Payette-Snake river bridge bill
appropriating $25, 900 but in a
special message to the legislature
he warned that body to curb all
appropriation measures in the
future, for if it does not, most of
them will receive his veto.,
Governor Hawley las named
John E. Wood timber inspector
for district No. 2, embracing
Occur d'Alene lake. Chas. H.
Miller has been appointed super
intendent of the Standpoint fish
hatchery.
The senate bill appropriation
of $10,0 900 for the sale of bonds
for the building of a bridge
across the Snake river at Burley
had no opposition.
The senate joint resolution pro-
viding for the appointment Of a
commission to go to Washington
for the purpose of taking up the
state rights in regard to sections
1886, was adopted after it was
amended by Black, giving the
settlers in Marble Creek basin
protection.
The bill for the inspection of
hotels and lodging houses and
requiring owners of these places
to have them we'll ventilated and
safe for guests, was also passed.
A bill was introduced placing
most of the appointive officers of
the state under civil service.
Another bill authorizes the ap-
pointment in each city and town
of a commission to regulate rates
of telephone, electric, gas and
power companies,
FRIDAY
Favor Nez Perce Divisions,
The committee on state affairs
reported favorably the bills Gre
ating the counties of Power and
Lewis and the annexation of q
part of Nez Perce to Latah by an
enabling act.
The state affairs committee re-
ported favorably the bill to dam
the north fork of the Clearwater,
which is commonly known as the
"boom bill. ;" This was held UP
in the state affairs committee
pending the return of. Hammer
and Kirby, who visited the dam
site on their trip to the north.
! The house bill providing fol
| the sale of state bonds in the
l Continued on page s)
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
RANDALL COUNTY
BILL KILLED
Adverse Conditions in the Senate
Caused it's Death---MOvement
Not Dead but Will Rise Again
Two Years Hence.

Randall county is dead! No,
not dead but only sleeping.
The bill was killed in committee
of the whole on the floor of the
senate last Friday, falling vic
tim to unkind hands and false
promises.
While it was confidently believ-
ed by many that the bill stood
good chance for being passed the
adverse report of the county lines
and boundaries committee proved
to be it's death knell and the &C
ton of the senate only confirmed
this report.
Had the bill succeeded in pass
ing the senate it would have
passed the house with hand
some majority as that body was
known to be lined up strongly in
it's favor.
There are a number of reasons
given for the bill not passing,
principal among which are the
following: The small counties
of the southern portion of the
state were jealous of new coun-
ties in the north and opposed
them for the reason that if more
Counties were created and the
constitution of the state not
changed or amended the smaller
counties would be liable to lose
their senators and be thrown in
to senatorial districts. The re-
publicans were also against it
because they did not want to see
the governor appoint democratic
officers to have charge over the
affairs in the new counties. The
south and southeast did not want
to see too many new counties
created in the north. And last
but not least, it is said that con-
siderable influence from one of
the supreme judges was used to
discourage the creation of Ran
dali county. Be that as it may,
the fact remains that the bill
was killed for this session at
least, but the movement is not
dead by any manner of means.
When the bill came up for final
passage Friday a speech in its
favor was made by Geo. M. Rob-
ertson, of this place, and by Sen
ator Eckert, Of this county.
Representative Elm ers, of
Grangeville came up from the
house and spoke against the
measure, as did also three sena-
tors from southern counties. The
question regarding the passage
of the bill was then put and re-
suited in a majority vote against
its passage.
In spite of the fact that the
bill was defeated those who op-
posed it in this county have moth
ing to glorify themselves over.
Adverse conditions at Boise, and
not any efforts on the part of
; residents of Idaho county, are
responsible for its defeat. The
residents of the proposed new
county are by no means defeated,
in fact they have only begun to
fight, and two years hence the
fight will be made again before
the legislature harder than be,
fore and will be carried on from
time to time until success ulti.
mately crowns their efforts. A
just cause cannot be strangleo
for very long. 1t is bound te
succeed in time.
Randall county is not dead. c
dear no, only delayed trifle,
that's all.
Mrs. Joe TJhlenkott reoaivec
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10

Mrs. Joe Uhlenkott received
the sad news Wednesday of the
death of her father in Switzer-
land. Her mother is also in
quite poor health.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
Some Pretty Good Hogs.

Frans Heartburg was in town
last Friday from near Denver
and informed us that he disposed
of nice bunch of fat hogs at a.
good price last week to buyers at
Fem. The hogs numbered 20
head and averaged 305 pounds.
The price paid was s cents, which
brought Mr Heartburg $488 for
the porkers. Pretty good mon
ey, that,
DIR. Sliinnick received word
Wednesday of the dangerous i'll
ness of his brother in Wisconsin
from sorosis of the liver, an in
durable disease, and left yester-
day morning for his bedside.
The doctor will probably be alb
sent for several weeks. His little,
son, Tom, accompanied him on
the trip east.
The CHRONICLE is in receiI t
of a letter this week froul Roy
Eastman, of Fieldholme. lber{ Z
renewing his subscription to this
paper. Mr.. Eastman says ;they v
have been haaii1 some blustsy
weather lip there. the dest
being 81 below zero. on Jaiiu-,
ary 10th a nis bab1 gifl came
Ito gladden. leir ionae& They,
are well satfsfiS tkefe md fe'
NOV nissl II 4 ]. u 1 new,
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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-02-10
NEWS AROUND
THE STATE
Items From Various Places Re-
produced for the Benefit of our
Readers-StOries Rehashed from
. Our Exchanges.

. Our Exchanges.
S. Rush, a sewing machine
agent, was arrested late last
week at Lewiston on suspicion of
having been implicated in the
blowing up of the Los Angeles
FINES building. Rush very much
resembles a man uamed Schmidt,
known to be one of the dyna-
miters.
Tom Davis and Charles Lyons,
who fled from Grangeville last
week after preferring charges
against other men, were later
captured in the White Bird coun-
try by Sheriff Overman and
brought back to the county seat.
The men will now be held for
trial on the charges which they
preferred.
Chas. King, who is on the Shu-
bert place 4 miles north of town
cut large tree down Wednesday
close to his house, and the wind
blew it across the house as it fell,
Mrs. King and the baby were in
the house at the time but mirac-
ulously escaped injury. The
house was totally Destroyed
Winchester Journal.
The 280-acre farm near Kamiah
belonging to Mrs. E. ]. Runkle
sold last week for $42, 900 to the
Boone Land & Investment Co.,
of Boone. Iowa, and, it is said,
will be cut up into small tracts
and sold to a colony of Iowa fam
lilies to be brought to Kamiah in
the spring. The land is all suit
able for fruit culture.
The state of Idaho received in
taxes during the two years
of 1909 and 1910 total of ST.
1872, 544. 10, as shown by the fig
ures compiled from the reports
that have been placed with MEM
bers of the legislature for con-
sideration. Ada county heads
the list of the % counties in total
taxes paid during the biennial
period, with $2O8, ,467.17. Nez-
Perce is second with $179, 353. .68.
The Indian agent at Lapwai
has received copies of the order
issued by the secretary of the
interior department governing
the execution of wills by allotted
Indians. Under recent act of
congress Indians may now con-
vey property, including land, by
will, but any such will must be
first approved by the secretary
of the interior and the commits
sioner of Indian affairs.
With six train crews laying
over each night in town, four
from the branchs line and two
from the main line, together with
other railroad employees; the
Milwaukee railroad has fully so
men permanently at st. Maries.
This in itself is quite a payroll
for the town, to say nothing of
the scores of foreign laborers
employed by the road more or
less steadily in the vicinity of
the town and who all do more or
less trading with the business
men.
According to statistics compil-
ed by Frank Green, of Troy,
former county commissioner,
more cars of freight were shin
ped out of Troy during the IL
months ended December 81 than
from any station on the Northern
Pacific railway from Lewiston to
Spokane. the total being S87.
Mr.. Green's tabulation shows
the following shipments: Wood,
400 cars; hay. 100 cars: humber,
200 cars; fruit, principally apples,
so cars; beans, 12 cars; grain,
100 cars, and potatoes, Is cars.
Felix Martzen was in towr
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14
Never Tires of PART
CBy William Hodge.)

do you like your part?"
"Don't YOU ever get tired Of playing
the same part over and over again evesy
night?''
How long did you live In Kokono.
studying the character Of Daniel Noor>
heeS Pike?"
"Is there such q man as Daniel VeoDs
hees Pike in KokomoT'
Were you born in Indiana?"
These are q few Of the questions lam
asked each day.
Do like my part? Does a hungry ny
like brown sugar? ! think any player
likes any character that rings true 70
the audience and to the player himself,y
and I have yet to find false note In
Daniel Voorhees, Pike-and I have been
associatede with him for considerable
time. I spent the summer with him.
studied every move Of his hand every
tone Of his voice. every wink OF his eye
every thought in his mind: I felt his
pulse and listened to his heart. found
him true to the core. and I loved him.
When I first crawled inside of Pike
dressed him az he now dresses-and
walked out and introduced him to the
people. they applauded him; then they
settled down In their seats and waited
to hear what he had to say. At the end
Of the first act they applauded still
harder. and at the end Of the second act
still harder, and at the end Of the third
act they cheered and cheered him, and
were alr happy to have them see Pike
as We saw him, and accept him as .
piece Of human American honesty
How could I grow tired Of playing such
q character? When I 60 to the theater
I feel that / am going there to meet
dear friend and listen to q man who
talks from the head and heart, man
who says what he thinks, and thinks be-
fore ne says IL.
I think there are many Daniel voor-l
hees Pixies In every city and town In
America They may not look just like
this Pike and they may not act Just like
him-they may be much older or much
younger; but II you stop to talk to him
and sound him you'n find that he has 4
heart-and you never know where YOU
are going to fnd an honest heart. II
may be preaching to its congregation
from the pulpit or It may be selling newst
papers on q cold. windy street corner.l
hidden under q thin, ragged coat. Bnt
isn't II funny how quickly you forget
. ragged coat and dirty pair Of hands
when an honest heart says. '.Helloi"
And I think the success OF The Man
from Home" is due to honesty. The,
public demands honest plays. Just the
same as It demands honest people. and
all the characters in ''The Man from
Home" are true to nature, though some
Of them are false to themselves. The
story u honest to nature and the char
acter Of Pike 10 true to himself. He wins
the Tight In an open-handed. aboveboard
straightforward way. That 10 why the
public nights with him, the same ~ II
ngfts for man In the same position in
public life. think the play teaches .
ueat lesson 70 both men ana women. and
think M who see e ere better for hAv.
Ing seen It and feel grateful to Mr..
Isftington end 1Gr. Eileea fer having
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14

stroke Of satire. for here was Adam a,
MS o'd trick Of blaming Eve for
his own folly. But Eve Is taxing Adams
measure. She is firmly riveting his sins
on his soul When he lectures Lady
Selborne on the male code Of truth. she
laughs silvery laugh and points q del
icate finger at baldheaded pundits and
pompous mandarins lolling on front
benches. She quotes Taper against Tad
pole and Tadpole against Taper. And
when the indignant male babbles about
Vampires. she hints that when woman
turns Vampire she gets the worst Of the
deal In nine cases out Of ten. Even
Cleopatra paid as dearly an Antony, and
very few Vampires are queens with gold
en- barges and silver oars. In the war
OF sex the feminine Vampire is usually
yanQuished and the male blighter is
seldom blighted. "a Fool There Was"
ought to be called THE Brighter Bit"
This week brings the Belasco's season
of visiting attractions to a close with
the appearance Of a play that has taken
three years to reach US, owing to it's un-
precedented success in the great cities,
where it has enjoyed month after month
OF unabating prosperity. The manage
ment controlling THE Man From Home
could have flooded the country two years
ago with cheaper mos. 2, 3. and a. COM
panies. By having but one company,
headed by the creator of the title role,
William Hodge. Messrs. Lieber & Co.
have preserved the value Of the attrac-
h1-
In its appearance her and in other cities
Of like size has served but to whet the
playgoer's appetite. The writer has wit
messed several performances of this play
in other cities, and has no hesitancy in
giving 1t his unqualified approval as
one OF the cleverest, most amusing, and
cleanest American comedies ever writ
ten. No playgoer can afford to miss It.
Miss Frances Nelson. the attractive
and versatile leading woman Of the Co
lumbia Players, will have the opportunity
to win lasting fame among the patrons
Of this theater in the name part OF THE
Girl OF the Golden West" this week. The
part is eminently suited to her person.
ality and artistic attainments. A pro-
duction and general performance Of the
high standard set In the three weeks
past Is to be expected.
Last nights audience at the Belasco
narrowly missed having the pleasure OF
seeing a former Washington girl. May
Boley, in the role played by Miss Emma
Janvier. Miss Boley has been in this city
for several days rehearsing the part, in
which she will appear tomorrow even
ing in Pittsburg. Miss Ianvier's retire
ment, It Is said, IL In view Of her ap-
preaching marriage with Mortimer Smith.
Of Boston. Another springtime romance
has developed in the FRITZ Schefr COM
pany. Harry L. Davidson, the advance
agent for THE Man from Home" while
engaged in his work at the Belasco. met
and succumbed to the charms of Miss
Mabel Pollock. one Of the daintiest OF
the choral members. The wooing pro-
ceeded with seasonable rapidity and, It
is said, will culminate In a wedding this
week in Pittsburg. Err
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14

forces them into their true position in
lives of those most concerned forms the
play, and in the end, Of course. opens
the eyes of the two foolish young
Americans TO the follies they have been
perpetrating by expatiating themselves.
Mr.. Hodges Daniel Voorhees, Pike.
which, as no one needs to be told, Is
The Man from Homes" full name. has
given the stage a characterization that
must be ranked with the best OF mod
ern times. and the company supporting
him includes that splendid character ac-
tor, Dodson Mitchell; a charming lead
ing woman in the person OF Madeline
Louis, Ida Vernon. Henry Harman, Alice
Johnson. Herbert Mckenzie. George 10
Guere. and Echlin Gayer. The four
acts are laid at the Hotel Regina Mar
gherita. at Sorrento. Italy. Liebler &
Co. are the producers and Hugh Ford
the stager OF the play.
COlumbia-"The Girl of the Golden
West"
1.-The Girl Of the Golden West" the
big Belasco play in which Blanche Bates
was advanced to fame and permanent
stardom, will serve as a means OF pre-
senting the new leading man OF the Co
lumbia Players, a. H. Van Buren. in
Tic fOio VI odSHiil6 Dehhoit a. thc W.
lumbia Theater this week. The Bates
role will. OF course. fall to the lot Of
Frances Nelson. who Is admirably suited
to it
Harking back for his topic to the Cali
fornia of '49, which Bret Harte has made
perennially fascinating. Mr.. Belasco has
taken Harte's text as the motto Of his
play: I'm those strange days people COM
ing from God knows where Joined forces
In that far Western land and. according
to the rude custom of the camp. their
very names were soon lost and unrecord-
ed, and here they struggled. laughed,
gambled. cursed. killed. loved, and
worked out their strange destinies in q
manner incredible to US of to-day. OF
one thing we are sure-they lived A
topic this which has been touched often
in play and story, yet which has never
become really hackneyed, not only be-
cause Of the deep springs Of human in
terest which underlie II, but because
only once in a while has there been found
the kind Of expression which would trans
late its atmosphere literally and pictur-
esquely.
In this version of the subject Mr.. Be-
lasco has spelled out the magic combina-
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14
Cosmos Sunday Concert.

A feature Of to-day's concert at the
Cosmos Is the special appearance Of
Homer Barnett. the talented character
vocalist. who will be one Of the stars"
of the anniversary bill" Miss Rae Ball.
the popular vioIinist. will have a COM
plete change OF programme including
Dvorak's ''Humoresque," Saint-Saens s
.'Rondo Capriooso," Lucia" sextet Gum
accompanied, and encore numbers.
other attractions include Moore. the
humorous magician; the Manshelds. ban
ioists, and La Petite Marguerite, in new
songs. The orchestral numbers include
the Light Cavalry Overture" selections
from The Spring Maid, Stradela
Overture" two new Lincke numbers. and
a cornet solo by Lloyd Davis.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14
Casino Concert To-day.

Tho concert at the Casino Theater to-
dAy viii include several favorites from
last weeks bill. including Joe Hardman,
the eccentric comedian. who will render
new topical songs and another original
THAT Kid who will also
sing q new series Of characteristic songs;
Belle Miller. q vocalist, whose soprano
voice will be heard to advantage in
operatic and popular numbers; the Kara
hon trio, expert Russian musicians, who
will play on instruments peculiar to their
nation, and Morton and Selby. singers
and pianists. The Gem Choir Quartet
promises a musical treat, and other en-
tertainers, in addition to an extra guam
tity of motion-picture plays, should pro-
vide an unusually enjoyable Sunday en-
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14

'The South to-day and tomorrow IS
the title Of an illustrated talk by Claude
n. Bennett at the Columbia Theater to-
night. when he will be introduced as q
protege Of the Southern Commercial Con-
gress. by Senator Duncan U. Fletcher,
its president. Mr.. Benefits lecture,
which is designed to apprise the people
Of the North with the wonderful prog
ress that has been made in the South
in recent years and awaken them to the
fact that at the present rate it is only
q matter OF time when commercial su-
premacy will be wrested from our North
ern neighbors by the Southland, has met
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14

A. n. Van Bmsn b tho permanent Lad.
ing man Of the Columbia Players. accord
Ing to the announcement made this morn.
ing by Managefs Astzsrott and Bergr.
He wiz take up his new duties with ths
company tomorrow evening. sppeasing
for the FIRST time y the dashing outlaw
Lick johnson. IN Tho Girl Of the Golden
west..' Mr.. Van Burea = tan ana blend.
POSSESSED Of tAlsnt and magnet1sm, md
reputed TO have been oao ot TIE best med
leading men that evG hold H. peation
with Buch cumpau1D q The D1cuo Axe-
nus n c1sys1an4 - cagtls equay4 =
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14
LECTURES TONIGHT ON THE SOUTH

with such enthusiastic support in other
parts of the country that despite the late
ness Of the season he was induced to
arrange the date in this city at this time.
The lecture will be illustrated with
original stereopticon views and motion
pictures that have never been seen in
this city and that convey an accurate
idea Of the cities and rural districts Of
the South.
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hands Of that popular comedian. Jack
Reid, assisted by Frank L Wakefield. p.
Ryner Frank, Robert II. Jackson. Frank
Peck, and Frank Fox. The feminine
roles are handled by Estella Rose. Ella
Reid Gilbert. Pert Croix. Alice Wilson.
and q bevy Of pretty and Fascinating
chorus girls. The big feature Of the
clio II an exceedingly clever novelty
called 'rhe Tie that Binds." with Reid.
wakefield & Co. showing an exact re-
production Of an opium den.
The Ma5estie.
AZ the Majestic Theater this week the
o'Connor>Rowe stock Company offers "A
Mountain waif." comedy drama In four
acts of Western life. The scenss are
laid ID . mining camp. and the story
u replets. In local color. witt actioa.
anA eu,nulAtive intosset
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14

Boston. the Tannhauser In Milwaukee,
the Colonial in Columbus. and the All
star stock Of the Fifth Avenue Theater
In New York City. His last appearance
IN Washinston was a. leading man with
LAurstte Taylor in ''The Girl In Walt
in6." He has also supported Vrzinia
Harmed, Amelia Bingham. Henrietta
Otoeman, Classy Lotus, Odette Tyler.
George FAwcett. Robert Edeson. ana
othera Mr.. Van Buren, has been In the
city for some days rehearsiug with the
compAny, anong whom he has made
many friends By hls afLAhle, mauneU an1
thorough consi6esat1oa t6f othssA
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14

Mr.. Thatcher IL reviving genuine min
strelsy, and will introduce old plantation
melodies. foot work, and his inimitable
monologue. The supporting bill promises
to be unusually attractive. and will in
clude Coleman and Frances, in a comedy
sketch, entitled "'O'Briens Christmas
Eve said to be full of wholesome hu-
NOR; Cutler and Heasney. delineators Of
syncopated melodies; the Sombreros
comedy hat jugglers; Tom Bateman, the
dancing sailor, In a new and original en-
tertainment; Anna Lehr. singing come
dienne, who has several characteristic
songs, and the motion picture plays.
Gayety-Clark's Runaway Girls.
The attraction at the Gayery this week
is Clark's Runaway Girls" presenting
that big musical extravaganza, Tho
Aviators," in two acts. It has a con-
sistent plot which runs throughout the
entire muscial satire, with plenty of
good comedy and a number Of catchy
musical numbers. The comedy is in the