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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-26
To The Public.

Having disposed of our hotel
interests in Cottonwood to Mr..
M. F. Fuchs, we take this means
of extending to our many friends
and to the general public our
most sincere thanks for the pat
ronage extended US while in bust
ness in Cottonwood. We have
none but the kindliest feelings
for all with whom we have had
dealings and sincerely regret that
ill health in our family makes a
change of location necessary.
Assuring all that Cottonwood and
its people will always have a
cherished spot in our memory,
and bespeaking for our successor,
Mr.. Fuchs, a continuance of the
liberal patronage extended us, we
beg to remain,
Most sincerely yours,
Mr.. AND MRS. T. E. HoUsH.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-26
More Land Changes Hands.

Another real estate deal of
material proportions was closed
yesterday when Geo. S. Downer
sold his 240-acre farm north of
town to Sidney Brown for $18,-
900, or $75 an acre. Mr.. Downer
purchased the land three years
ago from S. Goldstone for $46.2 .25
an acre and besides harvesting
three crops from it has made
practically $3.50 an acre per year
from the increase in the value of
the land.
At the time of purchasing the
Downer farm Mr.. Brown also
sold his 160-acre farm to Frank
Puthoff for $72 an acre, thus CIV
ing each of them 800 sores of
fine farm land.
The fact that both sales were
made to neighbors who know the
land and realize what it will pro-
duce is a high testimonial as to
its value and the purchasers will
no doubt see the price go much
higher within the next few years.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-26
Pioneer Scalplocks Unearthed.

A special from Sites to Satur-
days Tribune says: Two more
skeletons of Indians long since
dead have been dug up near
where the grave of the ancient
chief was exhumed by working
men employed in the construction
of the new road up Cottonwood
canyon, about one mile southwest
of Sites. These other two were
evidently not chiefs. as none of
the regalia, trinkets or other in
sigma of rank were found buried
with them, but one reason for
this dearth of relics may be the
probable fact that the skeletons,
through several generations, had
slid down with the loose slide
rock at the base of which they
were buried in the lonely canyon.
Dangling in parchment like
tatters at the belt of one of the
defunct redskins were six human
scalps, recognized as those of
white men by the color of their
hair. 1t is believed here that
these scalps were taken from the
hardy pioneers; unknown, un-
wept and unsung; who ventured
into the wilderness of the great
west long before actual settlers
invaded these parts. Certain it
is that the scalps were taken,
and the Indians sepulchered years
before the Nez Perce war of
1877.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-26
stake from a corral. Mrs. Nc
Mulkey was a young woman,

stake from a corral. Mrs. Nc
Mulkey was a young woman,
about 10 years of age, and was
standing near corral where her
husband and other men were en-
gagged in roping wild horses.
One of the animals lunged against
the fence, dislodging one of the
stakes, which struck Mrs. Nc
Mulkey across the temple, caus-
ing almost instant death. The
body was shipped to Enterprise,
Oregon, for interment.
Unless late frosts occur to SER
iously injure this years fruit
crop it is estimated that the crop
in the Lewiston territory will
reach 500 car loads this year.
State Sanitary Commissioner
James H. Wallis this week con-
demned the Jail in the county
court house at Moscow and pro-
nounced the court house unsafe
and unsanitary. 1t is probable
that the commissioners will de-
eide to build a new court house.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-26

The work of plowing and seed
ing the local Protestant cemetery
will be commenced early next
week and all who wish to assist
are asked to see Joseph Nc
Claskey, who has charge of the
work. Contributions will be
gratefully received.
The members of the high school
track team and a number of their
class mates left yesterday MORN
ing for Lewiston to participate in
the intercollegiate track and field
meet to be held there today.
Owing to the stormy condition of
the weather here for the past
week or more the boys have not
had a chance to keep in condition
and will De rather handicapped
in competing with the teams
from the lower country. How
ever, they will do their best and
hope to make a good showing.
Cottonwood captured the meet
last year and won the relay race
among other events the year be-
fore.
John Baer, the local stock buy
er, is shipping out nine carloads
of hogs this morning to the Spo-
kane market. Three cars go
from this place, four from Fem
and the others from down the
line. Of the hogs received here
yesterday 145 head were deliver
ed by Mr.. Fray, who is farming
the Albert Riutcel farm east of
town, and which brought their
owner $2243.2O. Mr.. Baer paid
eight cents a pound for all of the
hogs purchased by him, except
the extra heavy ones, which is
quite a little more than the Spo-
kane or coast markets justify
but his company is trying to hold
the price of western hogs up and
will pay top prices all summer.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-26
HOTEL
CHANGES HANDS
M. F. Fuchs Purchases Popu-
lar Hosiery and will Take
Charge After First of the
Month.

A business deal of no small i'm
portance was closed here Wed
nesday when M. F. Fuchs, pro-
prietor of the Commercial hotel,
purchased the Phoenix hotel from
T. E. Housh and brought the two
hostelries under one manage
ment. While the consideration
of the deal was not given out it
is known to have reached a good
figure. Mr.. Housh will give up
possession of his hotel on the first
of the month at which time Mr..
Fuchs will take active charge of
the establishment and will close
the dining room of the Com
mercial.
During their stay here M. and
Mrs. Housh have made many
friends and have conducted their
hotel in such a manner as. to
make it known all over the coun-
try as model stopping place.
Travelling men have made it a
practice to run into Cottonwood
for the night, then double back
down the line to work the smaller
towns the next day and return
again that night in order to take
advantage of the superior accom-
modations offered them at this
place. Many have also made it
a practice to lay over here on
Sunday while working this terri
tory. In this way Cottonwood
has gained much good advertis-
ing through this source and the
citizens generally are very sorry
to see Mr.. and Mrs. Housh leave
US, but hope their successors will
follow in their footsteps in keep
ing up the good reputation of the
hotel.
Mrs. Housh and children will
leave for Lewiston early next
month to reside for a time while
Mr.. Housh makes a business trip
east. Just where they will locate
next is as yet unknown but they
will have the best wishes of many
Cottonwood people wherever
they may go.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-26
Building Notes.

John Meyer last week purchas-
ed six lots in the north end of
town just west of the Catholic
school from Wallace Scott, of
Grangeville, for $400 and now
has carpenters at work building
a woodshed there and will
soon begin the construction of a
commodious residence for his
own use.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-26

The weather has been decided
}iy stormy during the past week
but is showing signs of clearing
up and will probably be good in
future. The wet weather has
greatly delayed the farmers with
their spring work and all work
will now be rushed to the limit
in order to get the grain sown as
soon as possible. With the ground
SO full of moisture the harvest
this year should be another rec
ord breaker.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-26
According to the report of

According to the report of
Prof. Cobbs there was only one
case of hardness at the public
school during the past school
month while in November there
were Al cases of tardiness in the
high school room alone. About
that time a rule was made to the
effect that no tardy pupil would
be allowed to enter the school
until noon and the good effects
of the rule is shown by the way
in which it has corrected the
hardness.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-26

The carpenters are putting in
the shelving in the Hoene hard
ware building and in a few weeks
the firm will be able to occupy
their new quarters, which will be
among the finest on the prairie.
The side and back walls of the
Simon block are rapidly nearing
completion and as soon as the
plate glass front is in place the
brick work on the building will
be soon completed. 1t is thought
that the building will be ready
for occupancy within the next
six weeks and will be the finest
meat market in this part of the
state. A modern cold storage
plant will be installed in the
building and the counters will be
of pure marble.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-26
NEWS AROUND
The STATE
Items From Various Places
Reproduced for the Benefit
of our Readers--Stories Re-
hashed from Exchanges.

c. A. Cochran, of Orofino, was
awarded the contract last week
for installing SIS, 900 water sys-
tenn at Sites.
The cab on one of the local rail-
road engines was badly damage
ed by fire at Grangeville Sunday
while the engine was standing in
the yards.
The ball game between Lewis
ton and the Myrtle Indians broke
up in a row Sunday in the fourth
inning when the score stood 6 to
0 in favor of Lewiston.
Genesee will hold its annual
horse show on June 18th and ex-
poets to have a big time on that
date. The event attracts about
as large a crowd each year as a
celebration of the Fourth does.
Judge Carl A. Davis, of Boise,
has been sent to Standpoint by
Governor Hawley to preside over
a case brought to disbar w. J.
Costello, an attorney at that
place. Costello is accused of Sc
curing false affidavit and also
of accepting fees from parties
bringing suits against the N. P.
railway while acting as attorney
for that company.
Several pairs of green elk teeth
eXhumed last week near Sites,
have been mounted by a local
jeWeler, and some of them will
be sent to Chicago and New York
and placed on sale. These rare
green elk teeth, dyed thus by
the corrosion of copper trinkets
buried with them, are owned by
Victor P. Lowell, Sumner Stone
braker and Robert Bailey, all of
Sites.
Oscar Johnson was arrested at
Greer Saturday morning and
taken to Grangeville where he
will answer to the charge of kid
mapping two young girls at
Kamiah. Johnson enticed the
girls, one of whom was IA years
of age and the other II, away
from their homes and kept them
away for over a week before
they were located. More serious
charges may be preferred later.
j. R. Graves, a grocery sales
man for Kansas City firm, has
been arrested at Charleston on a
charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses. Graves is said
to have sold groceries to residents
of many sections in central Idaho
and Washington and has collect
ed considerable money on the
When an investigation
of his methods was begun he
tried to leave and was arrested
at Alpowai while waiting to take
the train.
Frank Brooks, a lumberman
who had one hand blown off in a
premature explosion near Libby,
Mont, early last week, later
committed suicide at the hospital
in Bonners Ferry by cutting his
throat with a razor. The man
secured the razor from a nearby
table while some of the other
patients were engaged in a card
game and slashed his throat twice
before he was noticed. When
the doctor tried to dress his
wounds he put up his good hand
and tried to push him away.
Mrs. Charles McMulkey was
suddenly killed on the upper Sal
mon river last week by being
struck across the temple by a
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-26
PLENTY FUNDS
FOR JULY FOURTH
Citizens Subscribe Literally
Toward Celebration Fund
and a Rousing Time is AS
sured.

No lack of funds will be allow.
ed to stand in the way of Cotton.
woods having this year the big
gest and best celebration ever
held in this part of Idaho. This
was clearly shown Monday after.
noon when the finance committee
appointed to solicit funds for the
celebration succeeded in raising
nearly $1,000 in less than three
hours. Besides subscribing liber-
ally at the start many of those
visited expressed their willing
ness to put up still more if need
ed and if money speaks for any
thing the success of our celebra-
ton is already assured. A special
order has already been sent in to
the weather man asking for good
weather on the 4th and 5th and
with this much advance notice
he should be able to supply us
with a first class product in the
weather line at that time.
While it is still pretty early for
the various committees to have
accomplished much in their re-
spective lines arrangements have
already been closed for the ap-
pearance of the speedy Lewiston
ball team here on both days of
the celebration. Manager Wig
gin stated that the proposition
offered him was good enough to
accept without looking for further
offers and his team will play here
on the 4th with some outside
team for a good purse and the
winning team will play the Cot
tonwo ID team on the 5th for a
purse and percentage of the gate
receipts.
The transportation committee
have been advised that special
train running from Lewiston to
Cottonwood on the morning of
the 4th and returning on the
evening of the 9th can be secured
under the usual guarantee condi-
tions and this matter will be
closed in due time. A rate of
one and one-third fare for the
round trip will be made for the
excursion.
From present indications music
for the celebration will be pro-
vided by a local band of thirteen
pieces and there will be plenty of
bit, both in quantity and quality.
Other matters are receiving
the attention of the committees
and will be announced from time
to time as final arrangements are
Perfected.
In order that our readers may
know who are providing the
sinews of war" for the celebra-
lion we publish below a list of
all of the contributions to date:
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-26

The Abbl brothers have COM
pleted their nice new residence
near the Catholic church and we
understand the same is for sale.
1t is one of the best houses in
town and it's choice location
should make it val liable proper
erty for some one wishing nice
home.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-26

Joe South has practically COM
pleted his new blacksmith shop
adjoining the machine shop op-
posite the Cottonwood livery barn
and will soon be back at work
again hammering out dollars as
before.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-23

1t make In a fight that Is based on prin-
ciple whether you win or lose? II the
wrong shall triumph we will not be
responslble-when one is right he is
never defeated-but we shall not be
defeated. Some have proposed that
the regulars and progressives run the
same set Of electors and let the voters
express their preference, and If Mr..
Taft secures the majority he shall have
the vote of the state, and In Ease Mr..
Roosevelt shall win he shall have its
vote.
A Peoples Fight.
Pray, what does that lead tor That
means that u votes are to be counted
for Mr.. Taft if he shall have a single
vote more than Mr.. Roosevelt in the
balloting. That means that my vote
and yours are to be counted in a given
contingency-namely, If Mr.. Taft gets
a majority-as an Endorsement Of the
fraud at Chicago. So far az | am CON
cerned, 1 am unalterably opposed to
such action. l am not willing under
any contingency or combination of
circumstances that Mr.. Taft's nomina-
ton or the men who fraudulently gave
him his alleged nomination shall be
approved. | would not vote for Mr..
Taft's electors If there were no other
electors running, and l would support
any electors on any ticket for any hon-
estly nominated candidate, whatever
party name he might bear, in prefer
ence to aiding such a result. Public
sentiment in our time does not ap-
prove halfway measures nor q com
promised, fraud Endorsed candidate.
For myself, l have reached a time of
life when political ambitions do not
trouble me, when no desire for DO
litical preferment animates me. when
only the well being of the nation and
state furnishes a basis for political nc
ton, and I will not join with the men
who stand for personal selishness and
the success of special interests in pub
lie affairs.
The signs of the times clearly indi-
cate that the people are against these
men and their aims for personal ag.
grandizement and the success Of the
special interests. This Is a peoples
fight for better things and for a more
just recognition of popular control In
legislation and government. 1t can
not be downed, 1t cannot be put aside,
it cannot be compromised, and it will
not fail. l have great faith in the
American people. All they wish to
know is the facts. They are not self
ish. They are patriotic and love lib
erty. The laborer, the mechanic, the
merchant and the farmer represent
the average citizenship of the republic.
They have no other ambition for their
country than that which gives to every
man an equal opportunity and an ever
chance In the race Of life. They are
locking for and are ready to follow
honest, disinterested leadership.
At Chicago on the 9Th of August next
the progressive movement will adopt
It's platform and present its candidates,
and with that convention will come the
dawn of a brighter an better political
morning
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-23
SICK DAUGHTER
NOW we'll
Mrs. G. Cole Tells How Her
Daughter Was Restored to
Health by Lydia E. Pink
hams Compound.
Fitchville, Ohio.-"I take great pleas
ure in writing to thank you for what your

medicine has done
for my daughter.
Before taking
your medicine h
was all run down,
suffered from pains
in her side, could not
walk but a short dis
lance at a time, and
had severe pains in
head and limbs. She
came very near hav-
ing v proStra-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-23
NOTICE OF ~INTENTION.

Public notice is hereby given that 1t
is the intention of the Council of the
City of Perth Amboy to pass an ordin-
ance to re-establish the grade of Water
street from Smith street to High street,
and that 1t Is the Intention of the Coun-
ell to Introduce said ordinance at the
regular meeting to be held on the fifth
day Of August, nineteen hundred and
twelve. and to pass said ordinance on
the nineteenth day Of August, nineteen
hundred and twelve.
Dated July 20, 1912.
WILBUR LA ROE, City Clerk.
9297-7-23-3O-S-6. 1898
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-02-28
FUNERAL TODAY
Of c, F, ROBERTS
WIDOW COLLAPSED AT OKLA
HOMA CITY EN- ROUTE TO ARD.
MORE.

The remains OF Rev. G. f. Roberts
have arrived here from Carnegie, Ok
lahoma where he passed away Mon
day morning at eight O'Clock. The
funeral was held this morning at 10
o'clock-at the Broadway Methodist
church and a large number OF friends
We're present at the funeral services
and accompanied the remain TO
their last resting place in Rose Hill
cemetery.
DR.. ]. VI. Gross, former president of
Hargrove college and now pastor at
Wynnewood was here and conducted
the funeral services.
Rev. Roberts was presiding elder
of this district four years from 1898
to 1902. his children were educated
in Hargroye college, daughter is
buried in Ardmore and the family
has always called this place their
home At the time of his death his
wife and seven children We're at his
bedside. one daughter residing in
Colorado was unable to come.
Here to attend the funeral are his
sons, Rev. Luther Roberts of Tisho-
mingo, Rev. Theodore Roberts of
Rolf, and John Roberts, business
man of Sulphur. J. NJ. Gardner, an
old friend of the deceased is here
from Wynnewood to attend the fun
eral. Mrs. Roberts started with the
remains but was overcome by eX-
haustion and grief at Oklahoma City
and remained there, She was not
able TO make the entire trip. The
deceased was 63 years of age at the
time of his death.
w. T. Roberts of Ardmore is a me-
phew of the deceased.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-02-28
SCHOOL STATISTICS.
Students From Oklahoma in Thirty
State institutions.

Oklahoma City, Feb. 2S.-Durins
the past year, 1925 common school
diplomas were issued by the state
superintendent to as many boys and
girls who had completed the required
course of study and We're ready for
high school work. The counties re-
porting more than one hundred nam
es are: Lincoln, 2O5; Comanche,
161, Kay. 130 Custer, 119: Blaine.
Z III; Alfalfa and Pittsburg, 115 each
and Caddo, no All county superin.
tendents report that there will BE- an
increased number this year.
There are employed in the state
10,350 teachers OF this number,
2,479 hold first grade certificates
with average salaries of S75.76 per
month for males and $57.S4 per
month for females; 1926 hold second
grade certificates with average salar-
les of $jS.52 per month for males and
Sjl.65 per month for females: 2,599
hold third grade certificates with av-
erage salaries of $5O,79 for males and
S46.30 for females.
According to replies received from
500 letters sent the presidents OF col
leges and universities, 452 students
from oklahoma are attending school
out Of the state. OF this number, 125
are reported from Illinois, "a from
Missouri. SO from Kansas and 26
from Texas. The colleges and uni
Versities having the greatest number
of Oklahoma students are: Chicago
University 92: Missouri University,
SO; Arkansas University, 81: Ann
Arbor, IS; Baker University, 16: III
inois University, H. Yale and the
Wisconsin University. each
Institutions in thirty states report
ed students from Oklahoma which in.
dicates the influence of home ties in
matters educational.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-02-28
PHONll 359
FRESH SHIPMENT CHEESE OF
ALL KINDS, KOSHER MEATS
CATFISH AND PLENTY OF OYS-
TIERS. CITY FISH MARKET.

Albert ". Ransom, a New York
lawyer, says that the best le2al joke
he ever heard was of "A lawyer who
was shown the SIGHTS of "A certain
town by the county Judge. Here is
the story: After the judge had. with
considerable pride, shown to the law
yer the courthouse, the city hall and
other public buildings Of his town,
the lawyer inquired: But where do
You feed your poor?' The digniiied
Judge looked perepleXed for a few
seconds and then, with a sunny smile
remarked: oh, we feed our poor on
the provisions of the revised stat
utes. s.''-EXchannge.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-02-28
LOCAL REPUBLICANS
IN BIG FIGHT
FOLLOWERS OF TEDDY THE TER
ROR CLAIM THEY WILL CoN-
rRoL COUNTY CONVENTION.

THE big machine is against us, y
said a Roosevelt republican today
"hut we will skin EN- in the pre-
cinct conventions that meet next
Saturday. Thirty of the fifty-six del
egates to the county convention Will
he for Roosevelt over Taft and Car
ter county will send a Teddy bunch
10 the state convention"
This is the view the Roosevelt peo-
ple fake on the approaching fight
The Taft people have big advan'
tage in Ardmore, all nine OF the Ard
more precinct committeeman are
Taft men in Ardmore and the Ta1t
people claim to have all in the coun-
tv with them except one but the Ted
dy fellows say they have big ad-
vantage in the county outside OF
Ardmore and claim to have victory
assured.
The republican precinct conven-
tions will be held next Saturday at
/ o'clock in the afternoon and the
county convention will be held March
6 at | o'clock in the afternoon. Garter
county will send seven delegates to
the state convention which meets in
Guthrie and both sides are claiming
victory.