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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-01-05
Commercial Club Meets Next
Friday.

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The regular monthly meeting
of the Cottonwood commercial
club will be held on next Friday
evening, January 18th, at the
city council room over the Ger
man bank and every citizen Of
this community who is willing to
do little work for the welfare
of the community is asked to at
tend the meeting and place his
name on the membership roll of
the club. The dues are only so
cents a month. small enough for
anyone to stand, and it is neces-
sary to have the cooperation Of
all IN order to accomplish much
OF the good work that is to be
done for this town and the, tribu-
tary country during the. coming
year. Come out to the meeting
next Friday and show that you
are live" one and not afraid
to do your share to build UP your
home community.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-01-05
Paid Record Price For Wheat

The proprietors of the local
-four mill established a new rec
ord for wheat for the season at
this place this week when they
closed a deal for the purchase of
about 1900 bushels of bluestem
wheat from Lee Johnson, of
Greencreek, paying seventy cents
a bushel for it. The wheat is
said to be of the finest bluestem
ever grown on the prairie and
the price paid for it goes to show
that our millers feel that the
best is none too good for their
trade. Bluestem wheat is a bet
ter wheat for milling purposes
than any of the other grades and
always commands a better price,
but it is not often that it brings
the margin above the regular
market that the Johnson crop
brought this week.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-01-05
Salmon River Re sident Dies.

The body of John VanHouser,
a resident of the country across
Salmon river, was brought out to
this place Wednesday by num-
ber of neighbors of the deceased
and will be shipped to his form
er home at Grove, Oklahoma, for
interment.
The deceased was about 81
years of age and a widower. He
had been resident of the Jo-
seph plains country for about
three years and had a fine home
stead in the Flyblow country.
He was suddenly stricken with
paralysis the first of the week
and died Tuesday evening about
seven O'Clock in spite of. the eff
forts of the White Bird physician
to combat his disease.
The deceased has relatives in
Oklahoma and the remains will
be inferred there by the side of
his wife.
Considerable difficulty was en-
perienced in bringing the corpse
out to the railroad owing to there
being no wagon road completed
to the plains country, and the
method of transportation used was
a hammock swung between two
poles, one end of which were
fastened to a horse and the other
end allowed to drag on the snow
"a primitive Indian conveyance.
The men who brought the re-
mains out for shipment were
Tom Watson, Tom Wallace, John
and James Jackson and Mr..
Kight.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-01-05
You'd Run Sunday Picture Shows

The moving picture show Mon
|ay afternoon and evening at
Ne Newport theatre was we'll
Atronized and the films shown
ere pronounced to be first class
\ every respect. Mr.. Newport
now circulating a petition re-
esfing the village council to
ant him the privilege of oper-
ng a moving picture show at
place on Sunday afternoons
len there are no church SER
les and if permission is grant
will secure none but the high
class films to show here.
p petition is being quite gen.
Fly signed.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-01-05
Farmers Union Convention Here

The regular annual convention
of the farmers union of Idaho
county will convene in this city
on Saturday, January 18th, at
which time the officers of the
county association will be elected
for the new year and such other
business will be transacted as
may properly come before the
meeting. The officers of the
county association for 1911 were:
President, Geo. j. Seay, of
Winona (deceased); Vice-Presi-
dent; Peter Aschenbrenner, of
Ferdinand; Sec. Treas, Joe B.
Wade, of Grangeville; Conductor,
F. w. Cole, Grangeville; Con-
ductor Keeper, John Forsmann,
of Cottonwood; Chaplain, ]. A.
Hem, of Kooskia; Co. Organic
er, Riley Rice, of Cottonwood;
Executive Committee, R. w.
Overman and John Coram, of
Grangeville, Adolph Hinkleman,
of Winona.
Among the delegates elected
to attend the county convention
from the various locals of the
county we note the following:
Cottonwood August Schroe-
der, B. Luchtefeld, George Ter
haar, j. L. Eckert, G. S. Down
err.
Grangeville- Sol Clark, ]. R.
Addison, William Coram, John
Bentley, j. H. Won Bargen, j.
D. Lyttle, Charles Jeffreys, Geo.
A. Cowgirl, Henry VonBerge, L.
Castle, Riley Seay.
Winona Arthur P. Mundt,
George H. Sheldon, Ed. Rath-
bone, c. d. Stansberry.
The local union is preparing to
receive the visiting delegates and
members in style and make them
feel that Cottonwood appreciates
their selection of this place for
the holding of their convention.
We understand that a move
ment in on foot to organize an
athletic club here for the benefit
of the young men of the town. |
One of our citizens, who is an all |
around acrobat, will teach the
boys and the aim is to charge
small monthly membership fee.
fit up a room with athletic goods,
reading material, ETC., and make
it a wholesome and desirable
place where the boys can spend |
their idle hours during the win
ter months. We believe the club
would prove very attractive to-
all of the men, both young and
old, and hope the movement goes
through. -
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-01-05

Henry Baune advanced his
description another notch yes
erday.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-01-05

There was a moving picture
show last night at the Newport
theatre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Simon and
daughter returned last evening
from a three weeks visit with
Mrs. Simon's parents at Palouse
City.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-01-05
REPORT OF TAX
COMMISSION
Men Appointed by Governor
Hawley to Revise Tax Laws
Recommend Many Import
ant Changes.

A Boise dispatch of Dec. 81
says: The commission appointed
by Governor Hawley, composed
of John MacLane and former At
torney-General Frank Martin, to
prepare revision of Idaho's rev.
enue laws has filed its report.
There is a wealth of detail con-
tained in the report and in the
ITO printed pages Of proposed
laws and constitutional amend
ments submitted with it.
There is nothing revolutionary
in the report. The prophecy that
the commission would make pro-
vision FOR the taxation of public
utilities corporations for. state
purposes only, leaving each coun-
ty to make it's assessment on
other classes of property without
reference to the state levy, was
not fulfilled.
The commission ignored it en-
tirely, indicating its opposition
t. the plan at this time.
1t is understood, however, that
Governor Hawley will secure the
introduction of a measure provid-
ing an exclusive source of state
revenue. The taxation of mines
is not specifically handled by the
commissions report and will he
covered by a special bill.
The following covers the prin-
cipal points of the report: Gre
ating a state tax commission
with sweeping powers, including
authority to assess railroads, tel
egraph and telephone lines and
supervision over county asses
ors.
Exemption of So, 500 in the as
sessed valuation of small homes.
Making all tax payments of 500
and over payable semi-annually
in January and July.
Providing for the biennial as
sessments after 1912 and quad
rennial after 1914.
Repeating the provisions for
taxation of credits.
Providing for sale of delinquent
tax titles by the county and for
proceedings in court to forclose
them.
Prescribing marked reduction
in all the fixed levies.
Making the collection of poll
taxes optional with each county
and payable only by the liable
bodied. ?"
Reducing the maximum state
|leVy TO 8 mills, the county to II
and the municipal to 6.
Limitation of county indebted
ness to 5 per- cent of the first
is, ,OO0,00 valuation and 1 per
cent of the balance; limiting
municipal Indebtedness to 5 per
cent aside from special assess
hents.
Making the county treasurer
ex-officio tax collector.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-01-05
District Court Dates For 1912.


Judge Steele has issued the
order fixing the time of holding
court in the counties of the Sec
ond judicial district. The terms
will be as follows:
Nez Perce county January Is;
April /; October 21.
Idaho county February s.;
May 20; August 26.
Lewis county March 4; Sep
tember %.
Clearwater county March IS;
October Z.
J zftah county-Apri %; No
fsember 25.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-01-05
PRUITT GETS
TURNED LOOSE
Self Confessed Murderer Shot
in Self Defense, is Shown
from Investigation by Sher-
ifs Office.

III OlllCS.
Sam Pruitt, who surrendered
himself to Sheriff Overman a
Grangeville late in NovembeI
after admitting that he had sho
and killed his partner, e. C
Rucker, at their cabin on tht
upper Salmon river, was released
Tuesday, the investigation show
ing that the killing was in sell
defense, as was claimed by Pruitt
when he surrendered to the sher-
iff.
Pruitt and Rucker were en-
gagged in trapping and were liv-
ing in cabin on the river about
rs miles southeast of Dixie. The
story told by Pruitt was that he
returned from a five days. trip
to the traps late on the night of
November A and by accident left
his gun outside the cabin near
the door. During the early hours
of the next morning he was
awakened by Rucker, who COM
menced yelling and singing, and
when he told Rucker that it was
not yet daylight, Rucker leaped
from the bed, saying that he
would fix him (Pruitt). Pruitt
said he followed Rucker to the
door and the latter ran to the
woodpile and seized the axe.
Pruitt stated he ran around the
cabin with Rucker close to his
heels and as he came to his gun
he told Rucker to stop or he
would shoot. Rucker paid no
attention to the warning and
Pruitt fired, killing his compan-
ion.
He stated that his first impulse
was to hide the crime and he
tied a rock to Rucker's body and
threw it into Salmon river. AT
terwards he dragged the carcass
es OF a coyote and bobcat over
the same route to allay any sus-
picions of persons who might
pass the cabin. He said he then
realized that he had made mis-
take, and started down the river
to give himself up and invite an
investigation. At a point 18I
miles below he came upon Oscar
Atkins, a miner, and told him of
what had happened. Atkins and
other men accompanied him to
the scene of the killing and found
conditions as he had stated, and
upon advice of Atkins, Pruitt
came to Grangeville and gave
himself up to the officials here.
The investigation was then
saken up by Sheriff Overman
and Deputy Sheriff Thompson
was sent to the scene Of the kill
ng to recover the body and make
4 report. Mr.. Thompson secured |
The services of Mr.. Atkins and
again the story told by Pruitt
vas corroborated, but all efforts
% recover the body were fruit
ess. Mr.. Atkins came to Grange
lille Tuesday and corroborated
he story of Pruitt and upon this
'eport the officials decided to re-
ease the prisoner.
Rucker was formerly a resident
If Salmon City and Payette sec
ions and was a barber by trade.
lie was about 35 years of age
md for a time corresponded with
lady in Spokane:
Pruitt is without relatives and
according to his statement has
10 plans for the future. He has
ollowed hunting and trapping
or the past several years.
There was a moving picture
how last night at the Newport
heatre.
NE lE IN
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-01-05

John Baer shipped out two car
loads of fat hogs this morning to
the Spokane market. The price
paid for them was $500 a hum
dred for top stuff. :.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-01-05
NEWS AROUND
The STATE
Items From Various Places
Reproduced for the Benefit
of our Readers---Stories Re-
hashed from Exchanges.

l
According to the Wallace Press
Times the big mining companies
of the Occur d'Alene district pay
out $3.50, 600 monthly, or 9,OOO,-
600 year, for wages and sup
plies, most of which is spent in
Idaho.
Mrs. Cora Mclean killed deer
near her home at Syringa a
couple of weeks ago and also
killed a cougar near there some
weeks before. The lady is evil
IDENTIFY fine marksman and has
plenty of nerve.
From estimates made by the
assessor of Nez Perce county, it
is said the delinquent taxes will
be lighter in that county this
year than ever before and will
not amount to more than $25, 1000
or $4,000 Last year the sum
was $4,000.
Latah county will be short two
representatives when the special
session of the legislature con-
venes next week at Boise. Rep
resentatives Bell and Helleckson,
both former residents of Gene
see, have moved to other states
since the legislature adjourned.
W. S. Brainard, postmaster at
Wardner, was arrested shortly
after noon on New Year day by
deputy U. S. Marshal Schuldt,
of Lewiston, on a charge of en-
bezzling postal funds. When
the Wardner office was examined
last week by the inspector the
funds were found to- be short
$6876 and Brainard's arrest fol-
lowed.
Three boys held in the county
Jail at Asotin on various charges
of theft and burglary made their
escape last Friday night and are
still at large. They wrenched a
lever from a cell door and with it |
broke the lock to the cage in
which they were confined. They
then mounted to the top of the
cage and tore a hole through the
roof of the Jail and made good
their escape.
Fred Gehrke, an employee of
the McGoldrick Lumber COM.
pany, was found frozen to death
near the company's camp some
l3 miles from Wallace on Christ
mas eve. With several compan-
ons Gehrke walked the 13 miles
INTO Wallace through several feet
of snow on Saturday. After a
short rest they started back to
camp again, most of the distance
being up a heavy grade. On
'eaching the nearest camp that
evening the men decided to re-
main there for the night but
iehrke decided to go on to his
,abin half mile beyond, leaving
n a heavy snow storm and with
'ut a lantern. On going to his
'abin the next day he, was not
'ound by his companions and his
,ody was later discovered near
he path a short distance from
he cabin where he had lain down
and frozen to death. 4
iehrke was the son of a real
estate man in Summit Lake, Wis.
The weather moderated some
What yesterday afternoon and
considerable snow fell last night {
md drifted pretty badly. 1t is {
:
moving again today and indica- {
ions are good for a pretty heavy '
all before the storm abates.
The board of county commits
ioners will meet in regular ses-
ion Monday at Grangeville and
is understood that the granting
I saloon licenses will be the first
usiness considered. GrangegilIa
1ill allow four sssIiee i 60 or "a
hsrs m Cotton,ee ases as
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-01-05

Ben Toennis left this week for
Montana to take up his residence
on his homestead in the eastern
part of the state.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-04

tanda all
He % Good morning squad but chance for
interview. (.
Go away Get out Nothing Wouldn't It here If had
way Leave alone" a talk
Mr.. Morgan. will you"
NO won't You Why bother this way?"
Ihe could his
raised II he could interview
the raise payh
you check right But tell out"
MI Morgan. pretty close to Emperor Wfiam?'
ne whiled who said SO? Who told you that?"
IT cabled
WELL, sake
what of
winston Churchill made n
Did he did he?" inquired Mr.
upon tne companionway What did
called 100000
fiumph!" said the kaser's
DO you think that
How should | know" he turning
But with Emperor William"
He me
about It. See here
the reporters dont got
Understand"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-04
Chinese Are Happy Over the New Issue Of Bills

lie in that the standard of value of
the new money Is the American dol
lar. One side Of the notes will be
printed In Chinese, the other in Eng.
lish. 1t will be extremely easy to
exchange American money for Chinese
and vice versa.
The money is the first issue of pa.
per by the new Chinese republic. and
Is made primarily to retire the money
OF the old empire. which also was.
printed in the United States and bore
the portrait Of the Chinese diplomat.
Ii Hung Chang.
Upon the new bills will be found
the portrait. not of Ii Hung Chang.
but of the Philosopher Menizes, who
is held second only to Confucius in
the estimation of the Chinese. The
bills are in denominations Of 81. SIS.
$50 and $100.
China, Of all nations, was the first
to use paper money As early as the
second century paper money was used
by the Chinese. but in the fifteenth
century the Chinese minister of f.
nance abolished 1t, and not until the
latter part of the nineteenth century
was 1t resumed.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-04
Famous Stockb'idge Indians Are to Go West

n ECIDING to abandon their tribal
- form Of government and adopt the
white mans way of doing things. the
remnant OF the ,Stockbridge tribe of
Indians, numbering GOO men, women
and children. will shortly become
citizens Of Wisconsin and cease to be
under the supervision and guardian
ship Of the federal government.
The Stockbridge Indians will have
a whole township to themselves. east
OF Lake Winnebago. and other land
that the government intends giving
them. Already they are planning the
organization of town government,
and they have written to various fed.
eral and state officials about the state
for Information respecting civil gov
ernment. parliamentary practice and
whatever else may be useful to them
In solving the problems before them.
Originally the Stockbridge Indians
were a part Of the Mohican confeder-
acy and were known under the name
of Housatonio.
The French and Indian war. which
broke out in 1854. marked the begin.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-04

r HREE years ago congress passed
i law setting aside tract Of l..
b75 square miles In northwestern Mon
tana Of the widest country on this
continent to be kept as national
park and playground and game pre-
serve. The park has now Just been
opened for the season. and 1t will re-
main open for visitors until October
15. For eight months Of the year 1t
Is practically inaccessible. as snow
blocks the mountain passes. There
are as yet but few roads, and tourists
have to do most OF their travelling on
horseback over rude trails.
Glacier National park is so named
from the fact that within It's borders
there are upwards OF sixty living
glaciers. These glaciers feed numsr.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-04
Uncle Sam Opens Another National PLAYGROUND

ou streams which go plunging through
gorges of the widest grandeur. There,
are nearly 300 lakes, the largest Of
which is Lake Mcdonald, covering
over ten square miles and being over
5000 feet above sea level Mount
Cleveland is the highest mountain
1O,4S5 feet-but there are scores OF
other peaks of huge size, many of
which are very grotesque in shape
One Of the most curious is a great
cliff which has been dubbed Heavens
Fold" Here the strata of rock for.
nation have been doubled and crush.
ed In a very striking way, and the
height from the valley is over 200 feet
White goats are numerous In the re.
gion. They have worn trails around
cliffs which rise vertically from the.
valleys. and they tread these precari.
GUS paths with apparently no idea Of
fear. Travellers who like to try their
Notwithstanding abilities will have.
plenty of work before them here. II
will take years to explore the whole
region. and every party that goes.
through reports interesting new dis
coveries.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-04
Camel Hump and Giraffe Sway at the Capital

coming behind her. direct applica-
tion Of the theory that self-preserva,
ton is one of the primal instincts of
humanity. The peculiar effect is due
to the tendency of the upper portion
Of the torso to advance little faster
than the hobbled extremities. 4
The hobble skirt. being true to Its
name. deters the legs in their desire
for freedom. The right leg says to
Its colleague, May pass?" Not to-
be outdone in politeness. the left leg
answers. why. my dear. of course;
but | warn you that you will not be
able to go far. Your career neces.
sarily will be somewhat limited"
"Cat!" exclaims the right leg, and
fares forth confidently. only to come
up against that hobble like colt at
the end of its tether.
There is also the giraffe sway"
which Is a variation of the camel
hump employed by slender girls only.
The complement Of these two ac-
tions is the "wideawake SIT" The
name originates with the tendency OF
the ankles and feet to come right out
and greet you in broad daylight. The
toes no longer peep from out OF the
folds OF tailored gown: there are no
folds.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-04

w ASHINGTON.-In furtive sort
W OF way people have taken note
OF the camel hump walk" It's here.
1t came to Pennsylvania avenue rath.
er gradually. but by much quicker
process than that by which the abor.
iginal man stopped walking on al,
Tours; for It traces its ancestry back
TO the hobble skirt and no farther.
Just as we used to have the kan
garoo walk" we now have the camel
hump walk"
The camel-hump walk is natures
way OF adapting itself to the sheath
SKIRT. 1t Is natures law and probably
the very best nature could do under
the circumstances.
1T VIII be seen by careful attention
TO the pictures that the genuine cam
el-hump is nothing more nor less than
an attempt on the part Of the hobbled
female to get away from what is
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-04
oBEDIENT TO NATURES LAW
Constant Change Goes on, But AmerI
can Race Is Not Threatened
With Extinction.

An effective argument against the
theory advanced once in while that
Americans are becoming degenerate
and are bound to die out, complaint
also made by the English concerning
themselves, is advanced by Lieut.. Col.
Charles E. Woodruff, Medical corps, U.
5. army. who is now stationed In the
Philippines.
There is no ground for such absurd
pessimism," says Woodruff, though
as matter of fact there is plenty
OF evidence that certain types in each
nation British and American) do have
a higher death rate than others and
that there is a constant slow change
IN the general average. Both civiliza-
tlons have been built up by immi-
grants and 1t is law of nature that
change OF racial residence is always
followed by extinction or alteration of
type through the survival of the fttest
for the new environment.
Moreover, there has been con-
slant immigration into the British is
lands from the beginning of things hui
man, and the influx of new blood has
always kept civilization humming,
even II each invasion in olden times
did destroy part of what it found.
The same phenomenon is being re-
peated In America with the sole diff
ference that the invaders. except in
Mexico and Peru, have not destroyed,
but are constantly building up. The
process of decay of certain types is
also quicker in America and the new
blood comes into prominence sooner
than In England.
Very few of the descendants of the
s1gners OF our Declaration of Inde-
pendence are in public life and most
OF them are nonentities, while immi-
grants and sons of immigrants are in
the seats of the mighty. The descend
ants of the signers of Magma Charta
controlled England for many centuries.
though none of that stock is in evil
dence now, while the present control
ling elements date back some cen
turies and very few are recent arrivals
from the continent.
1T is high time that we find out who
are the fittest in each part of America.
Every bit of evidence Is of some value
and that is the reason why the tre-
mendous victories of the American
Olympic athletes have such scientific
and popular interest"