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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17
HIS JOB WAS sHAKY.

So Callahan Put q Couple Of Nails In
to Hold It Down.
This interesting narrative was re
vealed in a conversation between thu
conductor and another railway en-
ployee in the early morning hours the
other day on a Smith street car:
"Is Callahan on the road yeti"
Sure. He's got a steady run on No.
G2,944."
But l thought he got into trouble"
HE did. He struck a butchers
wagon some time ago."
That's bad"
"Divvel a bit Callahan thinks So"
"And why?"
"You know when a motorman hits
anything and it is his fault he has to
pay for 1t, don't you?"
"Sure, the company takes a dollar q
week out Of his envelope until it Is
paid up"
fright you are. Well, a cold winter
is coming on, and Callahan thought 1t
was time to hit something. So he hit a
butchers wagon"
Make me wise, Will yOu!
Its this way. Ever since he has
been here Callahan has been shaky
about holding his job. One day he did
$40 worth Of damage to the back OF an
undertaker's wagon, smashed a glass
or something like that"
Eyes"
"He was told he would have to pay
a dollar a week until the damage was
made good"
Sure"
swell, said Callahan to himself.
that makes me job good for ten more
weeks anyway. They'll never discharge
me while l be owing them money"
"Sure not"
when he had all but 50 paid on the
u~ndertaker's wagon Callahan acciden'
tally struck a pie wagon and damaged
It $40 worth. That made his Job sure
through the summer. He had the pie
wagon business almost settled when
he began to think about the winter
coming on and how men would be laid
of after the summer rush, so he walt
ed for a good chance and swatted the
| butchers wagon"
"How much was the damagev
"Fifty dollars. Callahan's sure OF his
job now for a year."-Brooklyn Times
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17
Hardest to Raise.

Harry n. Atwood, the aviator, was
the guest Of honor at a dinner In New
York on the occasion Of his recent rec
ord fight. Mr.. Atwood's eloquent re-
ply to a toast on aviation terminated
neatly with these words: "The aero
plane has come at last, but it was a
long time coming. We can imagine ne
cessity, the mother Of invention, look
ing up at a sky all crisis crossed with
flying machines and then saying, with
a shake of her old head and a content
ed smile, OF all my children the aero,
plane has been the hardest to raise"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17

cessfully grapple
with the English
accent. At a
ia b n a bic
dance in CadO-
dan square dur
ing the height of
the London sea-
SOL he smilingly
said to an elder
~ duchess:
Duchess, may
I have t b i s
dancer
I'm sorry"
the duchess an
swered, 'but I'm
Al-- n,~r$
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17
Proof Positive.

VGVOt
Arthur Lefevre, the author, told this
story Of a happening at the Univer-
sity Of Virginia during his student
days in 1884:
There was a Baltimore freshman ut
the university whose father got sew
eral letters about his boys wild ways
about his fondness for peach and
honey and such-like heavy drinks.
These letters grieved the old man to
the heart. He wrote to the freshman
and in reply got a general denial of all
the charges.
Evidence, however, continued to
pour in, and finally the father decided
on a secret journey to Charlottesville.
He timed himself to arrive late at
night. 1t was, in fact, 2 o'clock in the
morning when he rang the bell Of his
sons boarding house.
In response to his ring a woman in
a yellow bath robe appeared, lamp in
hand.
What do you want?" she demand.
ed. peering suspiciously forth into the
darkness.
Madam" said the amateur detec.
tive, "Is this the residence Of -"
And he mentioned his sons name.
The woman's grim look relaxed, and
she answered indiferently:
Yes, he lives here. You can carry
him right in"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17
Choice.

Choice.
After all, and after all.
Since ever the world began
Just two have lived and two have died
In lowly mien. in lordly pride
The rogue and the honest a
. After all. and after all.
The classes are but two.
And both are rich. and both are poor.
And both still know, Is they knew be-
fore.
The things wl.,ch tHcT ought to DO.
After all, and arr 81.
Escape 1t we e can.
Only the choice of one have we.
And you must be and I must be
A rogue or an honest
John Randolph Stidman.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17

Flax Buyers on January %. The
object of the trip is to collect data
for the bulletin, which will be ready
for distribution In about six weeks,
and at the same time to make arrange
ments for the spending OF q large sum
of money in the state for experimental
work In regard to the growing OF
fax.
BUTTE, Jan. 11.-Gilmore's saloon
was held up this morning at $3.50
o'clock for the second time within
seven days. There we're nearly adoz.
en- men in the place when the two high
waymeu, wearing masks and both
displaying guns, entered the saloon
and lined the party up against the
wall. Mike Gilmore, the proprietor.
was on duty at the time and he was
brought from behind the bar and
placed along with his customers,
while one of the men relieved the cash
register of $50.
BUTTE, Jan. 13.-Gus @. Kohl to.
day brought suit against the Anaconda
Copper Mining company to recover
&c. 33, 600, the value of the ore alleged
to have been mined and extracted
from the May quartz lode claim,
of which, it is alleged the plaintiff is q
co-owner with the Anaconda company.
Kohl asserts that he located the May
claim, May "a, 1890, and that he sold
only a two-thirds interest in the prop
erty to parties from whom the Ana.
conda company acquired their inter-
est.
BILLINGS, Jan. 12.-That the capac.
ity of the local sugar factory Is to be
increased % per cent. and that scale of
prices for beets to growers will be
increased 81 per cent, is the announce
ment of the Billings sugar company.
1t means that the factory will be able
to handle 1000 tons daily, that fully
20, 900 acres will be grown and that
farmers will receive from S. to nearly
81 per ton, q total of almosti 81, DOC, 900
for the coming seasons crop. These
arrangements are considered the most
beneficial ever made for the farmers
of eastern Montana.
HELENA, Jan. 12.-The Northern
Pacific Galla attn county tax case, which
has been heard in the federal court
was concluded today and submitted to
the court. A good deal Of testimony
has been offered by the county. all to
one purport, that the assessment Of
the railroad land there was no dis
crimination as compared with the as
sessment of other lands in the same
localities as the railroads. County
Commissioner Callahan testified dur
ing the hearing as to the value OF
lands in different parts of the county
and today Commissioner Charles
W aterman gave testimony to the same
effect.
BOHEMIAN, Jan. ID. L. Brother
ton, representing the Jerome r. Ric'
Seed company of Detroit, Mich, ar
rived in the city today and immediate
" set out to secure contracts will
: local farmers to plant an additional
500 acres in canning peas. Alread.
this particular company has contract
ed for 1000 acres. Mr.. Brothertol
j. stated today that he will contract TO
J. at least 500 additional more acres t
pea seed. 1t ia believed the canning
pea industry in the Gsllstin valley
destined to revolutionize farming, q
It saves the land that becomes wor
q from constant grain GUILTY. alton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17

no bounds ex-
cept the several
capacities of the
guests. In the
midst Of the cele-
bration Mr.. Mac
lavish rose up
and made the
rounds Of the
company, bid
ding each a pro-
found farewell.
But, Sandy,
mon," objected
the host, "ye're
not goin' yet
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17

In the station restaurant the ham
sandwiches were piled high upon the
end of the counter when the 1880
pulled in. The passengers had ten
minutes to get a lunch, and the short,
fat man realized this as he rushed In
and called for a sandwich. The waiter
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17
Glover Excuse,

Clover EXCUSE.
IN Irish soldier, placed on guard over
a cannon, vas found by his officer in
a public house some distance away.
How dare you leave your post?"
| was the stern rebuke.
"Ah, but it's no consequence at all,
PLACE yer honor" said the man.
there's no two men able to lift that
gun betwane them, much less carry II
off. An II there was more than two ]
know I wouldn't be a match for them
! 50 l KEN away. yer honor"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17

with the evenin' just started?"
May" said the prudent MacTavish;
I'm mo- goin' yet. But I'm tellin' ye
good night while l know ye."-Satur'
day Evening Post.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17
DEAL THEsx OVER AGAIN. WAITER"

DEAL THEs1 OVER AGAIN, WAITER"
picked up n Of the buns and slid it
halfway down the counter to the hun
CRY one. When the short fellow look
ed and saw there was no ham between
the bun he slid it back up the counter,
at the same time exclaiming: Deal
these over again, waiter. I got the
joker."-National Monthly.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17
A Matter Of Accent.

A Chicago millionaire made a visit TO
England recently, where he enjoyed
himself famously, the only fly In the
ointment being his inability to u C
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17
- The -
Scrap Book
Polite and Prudent.

Mr.. MacTavish. who was noted for
his unfailing politeness, was one OF the
numerous guests at a christening
where the hospitality Of the host knew
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17
Chinese Humor.

NUlUO00 fuONUOTs
In his book on "China and the Chi
nese" DR.. Giles gives a specimen of
Chinese humor which, II the source
were not known, might we'll be mis-
taken for American humor.
There is a Chinese story which tells
how a very stingy man took a paltry
sum Of money to an artist-payment is
always exacted in a~dvance-and asked
him to paint his portrait The artist at
once complied with the request, but
when the portrait was finished nothing
was visible save the back of the sit
ter's head.
"Nhat does this mean?" cried the
sitter Indignantly.
"Well," replied the artist, Il thought
d man who paid so little as you paid
wouldn't care to show his face"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17

rest. am, in fact, dawnced out"
"Oh, not darned stout" said the
breezy Chicagoan politely-"only pleas
antly So"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-05
Annual School Election Date.

The annual school elections in
the various districts over the
county will be held on Monday,
April 18th, according to word
sent out by County Superintend-
ent Glanville.
Under the new law a district
having less than twenty children
is required to hold a five months
term; district having between
twenty and seventy five children
is required to hold a six months
term, and a district having more
than seventy five children is re-
quired to hold a nine months
term. Under the new law any
district that is unable to main
tain school for the minimum time
as required by law, after having
levied a special tax of five mills,
may be allowed special aid in ad-
dition to the regular apportion-
ment.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-05
Bird Suffers Fire Loss.

The thrifty little city of White
Bird down on the Salmon river
was visited by quite a serious
fire Saturday evening and prop
erty to the value of about SIS, 900
was destroyed. The fire is
thought to have started in the l.
O. O. F. lodge room from a cigar
thrown on the floor and quickly
spread to the lower floor which
was occupied by the Rice & Nc
Gatfee general store. After de-
stroying the lodge building it
burned the warehouse of the Sal
mon River Stores company, the
Davis feed stable and the Smith
& Reed livery barn. Good work
by a bucket brigade kept the
flames from spreading across the
street and perhaps saved the en-
tire business portion of the town
from destruction.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-05
K. of P. Grand Chancellor
Coming.

W. E. Nixon, grand chancellor
of the K. of P. lodge for Idaho,
will be in Cottonwood next Fri
day evening, April 18th, as a
guest of the local lodge of that
order. AS this will be his only
visit here for some time delega-
tions from the lodges at Grange
vile, Nezperce, Ferdinand, Voll-
mer, lilo and Winchester will be
here to greet him. Initiatory
work in the third degree will be
put on by the local order that
evening, after which a dance and
banquet given by the Pythian
Sisters will be enjoyed by those
present. A big time is antici-
pated.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-05
Cottonwood
Will Celebrate

1t was fully decided, at a meeting of
the commercial club Monday evening,
to celebrate the Glorious Fourth in
Cottonwood this year and preparations
will soon be under way to make it one
of the best ever held in the county.
Cottonwood has the reputation of do
ing things right, and this will be no
Better plan to be with us.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-05
Plant Trees AT Schools.

Grangeville, Ida., April 8, 1912.
To the teachers and trustees
of Idaho county:
1t has become a national GUS
tom to devote one special day
each year to the planting of trees
and in other ways beautifying
our surroundings, and in compli-
ance with the law relating to
this, | hereby designate Friday,
April 26th, 1912, as Arbor day in
this county.
The Importance of properly OBJ
serving this day should be duly
emphasized both at home and in
the school. Trees, flowers and
shrubs should be planted and ex-
ercises appropriate to the occa-
sion should be held at the school
house. The interest of parents
should be aroused and an effort
made to secure their attendance
at the exercises.
Beautiful surroundings have a
refining influence and every
teacher should seek to inspire in
the children love of an orderly,
clean, and otherwise harmonious
environment. If teachers and
trustees will earnestly unite in
this undertaking and each Arbor
day set out some trees, the result
in a few years will be most graf
flying. Nebraska was once a
treeless state but through the
efforts of the Hon. j. Sterling
Morton, who originated Arbor
day, millions of trees are now
there. Let us do what
we can along this line on April
26th to add to the health, COM
fort and charm of our own Idaho.
P. M. GRANVILLE,
County Superintendent.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-05
WILL HAVE GOOD
BALL TEAM
Business Men Decide Cotton
wood Must be Represented
on the Diamond by a Good
Team This Year.

At a called meeting of the
commercial club last Monday
evening the question of a ball
team to represent Cottonwood
this year was taken up and dis
cussed and it was fully decided
to put a good team in the field
as early as possible. With plenty
of local material available it is
not thought necessary to procure
more than one or two outside
players, and perhaps a full team
can be lined up from home mate
rial. 1t is not probable that the
prairie league will be maintained
this year but good independent
ball can be played by each town
on the two prairies and the result
will be just as gratifying to the
general public as if the league
had been continued. Nezperce
and Grangeville are each figuring
on putting strong teams into the
field this year, but they will find
Cottonwood the same old knotty
problem to solve as in the past.
At the meeting Monday even
ing the following committees
were appointed to get things
lined up and in shape for busi-
ness:
Committee on grounds-G. F.
Simon, A. B. Rookie, F. S. Wi
mer, A. C. Foster.
Players-T. E. Housh, C. B.
Koepke, A. T. Hughes, T. A.
Randall, r. A. Minis.
Finauce-Joseph McClaskey,
G. S. Puntenney, M. F. Fuchs.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-05
HUNTINGTON
CONTRACT LET
Reports From Spokane State
Work Will Start Early in
May--Utah Company Gets
Contract.

The contract for the construc.
ton of the Huntington line from
Homestead to Charleston has
been awarded the Utah Construc.
tion company and work will be
commenced early in May, is the
report received in Spokane re-
Gently from New York by rail
road contractor who has planned
to submit proposals for a portion
of the work. The information
was brought to Lewiston last
night by L. A. Porter, who has
been in Spokane on business for
the past several days.
1t has been generally expected
in railroad circles that the con-
tract for the construction of the
Snake river line would be award
ed the Utah Construction COM
pany without the formality of
submitting proposals, as this con-
Germ has done much of the new
construction work for the Oregon
Short Line on the percentage
basis and the line from Home
stead to Charleston is being han
died by the Short Line people.
The first stretch of the Snake
river line from Huntington to
Homestead was built by the
Utah Construction company on
the same basis and for a number
of years practically all of the
Short Line work has been ham
died in the same manner.
The survey for the extension
from Homestead to Charleston
was made by Short Line engi-
neers and up to the present time
the O.-W. R. & N. Co. has had
but little to do with the prelimi-
nary arrangements for occupying
the water-grade route. Tues
days Tribune.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-05
Lodge Instituted at Ferdinand

The degree team of the local
K. of P. lodge went to Ferdinand
Saturday where they assisted w.
H. Casady, of Grangeville, in in
stalling a new lodge and putting
some 26 new members through
the mysteries of the order. At
midnight a sumptuous banquet
was served at the Ferdinand
hotel, after which the lodge work
continued until 7 o'clock the next
morning.
The new lodge is called Can
yon lodge and gives every indi-
cation of growing into one of the
best lodges in this part of the
state. The new members treat
ed the visitors royalty and not
one could spend a cent while in
town, the Ferdinand boys foot
ing all bills.
The charter members of the
new lodge are O. G. Hansen,
Fred Wolbert, H. w. Gordon, H.
F. Smith, Elmer Lewellen, James
H. Johnson, E. Arnesey, j. Nc
Manning, Herman Hansen, C.
E. Hayden, M. Davis, F. A.
Hansen, J. w. Schenkosky, Roy
Terwillegar, Chas. Dickey, L.
M. Kerr, A. Grossweiler, w. w.
Crabtree, L. w. Bashor, Ed.
Tautfest, T. L. Terwillegar, C.
W. Lewis, ]. l. Long, C. E.
Manring.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-05
Sherman Garfield Dead.

Sincere regret was expressed
when it was learned that Sher
man F. Garfield, one of tn,
prominent citizens of Charleston
had answered the final summons
Death came at 2 o'clock FRIDAY
morning at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. O. F. Can.
field. Sherman Garfield wa.
born in Sonoma county, Califor
MIA, July Z, 1869, and moved
with his parents to Coeur d.
Alene, Idaho, in 1878, where he
lived until 1889, when he moved
to Grangeville, and shortly after
engaged in stock raising in the
Salmon river country. He was
married November 10, 1898, tc
Miss Eva L. Scully, of Moscow
Idaho. After following the stock
business successfully for num-
Der of years, he became interest
ed in orchard tracts in Charleston,
to which place he moved in JAN
uary, 1911. In October of the
same year he was taken i'll with
stomach trouble which developed
into an acute form and resulted
in his death. He was man of
high principles and sterling in
tegrity, a true friend and an
honored citizen in every commu-
nifty in which he lived. His fu-
neral took place March 81, at 2
O'Clock, services being held at
the Christian church, and inter-
ment made in the Charleston
cemetery. His remains were
accompanied to the last resting
place by loving relatives and
friends and the members of the
Odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges
to which the deceased belonged.
He leaves a wife, Eva L. Can
field, father and mother, Mr..
and Mrs. O. F. Garfield, of
Charleston; three brothers, O. B.,
and j. N. Garfield, of Wisdom,
Montana; Oliver Garfield, of
Garfield, Idaho; three sisters,
Mrs. Gusta Cooper, of Coeur
d'Alene; Mrs. May Ferrel, of st.
Joe, and Mrs. Sharlot Booth, of
Garfield, Idaho. Charleston item.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-05
Lively In Cottonwood.

VIM. Allen, who spent several
days of this week in Cottonwood,
reports things humming over
in the westside town in the way
of buildings. Simon Bros. will
erect a fine brick building this
summer. to be used as a butcher
shop and cold storage plant.
John Funke has recently moved
his saloon into a modern building
which he has just recently COM
pleted. Hoene, the hardware
man, is now nicely housed in a
large brick which was but re-
Gently completed. +Grangeville
Free Press.
Yes, it is lively in Cottonwood,
and from present indications,
will continue to be so in future.
With several new business blocks
to go up this summer, a 500, 900
high school building to be erect
ed and all kinds of business COM
ing our way there is a reason
why things should be lively here.
j. V. Baker returned last night
from a business trip to Spokane.
John Funke and Ray Minis
were Grangeville visitors the
first of the week.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-05

and was secured by Mrs. w. j.
Ramey for $3.50. A two-year old
heifer, first calf, brought $1O5.
Manuel Sanchez, a Spanish
sheepherder employed by Patrick
Madden near Waha, was wound
ed Sunday when revolver he
was carrying slipped from it's
holster and struck a rock. The
weapon was discharged and the
bullet entered the mans leg be-
tween the knee and hip. He
was taken to Asotin for treat
ment.
BY a score of 8 to 2 the Myrtle
Indian base ball team defeated
the Lewiston team at the latter
place Sunday in one of the best
games played in that town in
years. Lewiston failed to score
until the last inning. White, who
pitched for Reubens last season,
was in the box for the Indians,
and Hayes, who played on the
Cottonwood team, was behind
the bat. A second game between
the teams will be played at Lew
iston Sunday.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-05
Can Use Them Here.

Large numbers of homeseekers
are daily arriving by way of the
Lewiston Gateway, says a Lewis
ton item. Among the arrivals
last week were two families from
North Carolina, one containing
seventeen and the other fourteen
members, all democrats. Harry
Morris, conductor of the Camas
Prairie railroad, put them all off
at Cottonwood.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-05
Notice to Ball Players.

All ball players wishing to try
out for position on the Cotton
wood team this season are re-
|quested to appear at the ball
park Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock, when selections for the
team will be made. 1t is desired
that all local players be present
Do that a good team may be Sc
cured.
BASE BALL COMMITTEE.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-05
Today is Good Friday.

Today is Good Friday.
M. S. Romig and Irwin Wisner
were in town Wednesday from
Boles.
John Hoene returned Wednes-
day evening from Charleston, to
which place he took his wife and
child recently.
Miss Christina Tackle returned
last Friday from a visit of sever
al months in Iowa and reports
having had a very nice time
while away.
H. A. Hodges arrived in the
city recently from Vollmer and
is preparing to open a bakery in
the room adjoining the Newport
theatre on Main street. He is
having the room newly papered
and painted and will open up for
business in about a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Sehnider
returned late last week from an
extended visit to the formers
old home in Switzerland. AL
though they encountered a severe
storm on the trip over and were
delayed in England for a week
ON the return trip on account of
the railroad strike in that coun-
try they had a fine visit just the
same,