davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-02-09

Another rain falling today.
Goodbye, snow drifts.
On Tuesday, Feb. Goth, the
school children, of Greencreek,
will exhibit a Christmas play at
the Y. M. I. hall, beginning at a
O'Clock P. M. Adults, IS cents;
children, Is cents. The language
of the play is German. The SUBJ
ject of the entertainment and its
arrangement is splendid. Be-
forehand, it can be said that all
who see the play 60 over the
stage will be glad not to have
missed the good chance.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-02-09
School Trustees Organize.

The school trustees of Idaho
county, who met in convention
at Grangeville last Thursday,
perfected a permanent organiza-
ton by the election of officers
and the appointment of a COM
mittee to draft the constitution
and bylaws by which the new
organization will be governed.
The meeting was held at the
court house and was attended by
over so delegates from the 81
districts of the county. The or
ganization of the trustees was
one of the first matters to receive
attention after which much time
was devoted to addresses and
discussions.
The meeting was called by
County School Superintendent P.
M. Glanville, and Prof. E. s.
Wooster, of the Lewiston State
Normal school, and Prof. Philip
Soulen, of the University of Ida
no, were invited to address the
trustees. Superintendent Clan
vile also spoke at length in re-
gard to the new school law and
how material improvements in
the school work had been effect
ed during the past three years.
Superintendent Glanville stated
the most serious embarrassment
to the school work in Idaho coun-
ty is that teachers do not remain
in one position for a longer peri
cd. He stated that last year
there were ITO teachers employed
in Idaho county and that only 40
of these teachers were holding
positions in the county this year.
He said he had been compelled
to import 50 teachers from east
ern points to supply the schools
this year and urged that truste es
endeavor to retain their teachers
when they find they have a COM
petent person for the work. He
advised that salaries be raised to
retain the teacher when the rig hit
person is secured and in this
manner the efficiency of the
schools can be materially increas-
ed.
The address of Prof. Wooster
was on the subject of practical
handiwork in the rural schools,
while Prof. Soulen discussed
school work in general.
The movement for agricultural
teaching launched by the state
and by which the rural school
student in each county growing
the best potatoes will be sent to
Boise with all expenses paid,
aroused much interest among the
trustees and plan was at once
adopted by which prizes will be
for the student securing
second and third place in the
contest. A special committee to
arrange for these other prizes
was named and is as follows: ].
L. Addison, E. M. Atwood, E.
L. Galleher, Ed. Blake, R. C.
Bruner, Frank Sims, j. L. Kin
caid, P. @. Davis, A. Hovey and
Mrs. Reuben Overman.
In the organization of the
trustees, M. M. Belknap, of Cot
tonwood, was named president;
R. S. Curless, Ferdinand, vice
president; Ed Blake, KeutervilIe,
secretary-treasurer; ]. A. Brown,
Barney Luchtefeld and O. D.
Hamlin, executive committee.
A committee composed of r.
E. Bruner, j. L. Addison and j.
A. Brown was named to draft
The constitution and bylaws.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-02-09
news AROUND
THE STATE
Items From Various Places
Reproduced for the Benefit
of our Readers--Stories Re-
hashed from Exchanges.

lilo will hold a bond election or
February 9th for the purpose O:
voting bonds to put in water
system for that town.
The Lewiston Cracker & Candy
company is preparing to erect g
new factory building in the east
end of that city. The investment
will be about $35, 900.
Moscow citizens are preparing
to start a campaign of street
paving in that city and aim to
pave several of the principal
thoroughfares this year.
The L. F. Williams farm of 12O
acres near Vollmer was sold last
week for $4,000. The farm is
but poorly improved and the
price paid was for the land.
H. M. Williams, a farmer, shot
and seriously wounded Ike Hib-
bard at Potlatch last week. as a
result of quarrel which started
over remarks made by Hibbard
about Williams daughter. Will
liams made good his escape and
is still at large.
A bad fire in the third story of
the Lewiston Mercantile Co.
building at Lewiston last Friday
caused loss of from $4,000 to
$500 on the stock of goods,
most of which resulted from
water running down onto goods
on the lower floors.
Lewis county lays claim to the
smallest tax delinquency in the
state this year. with a total de-
linquency of only $4,594.71. A
large part of this was on personal
property and only three farms
in the county are on the delin-
quent list. The total tax of the
county amounted to $108, 042. 38.
Pretty good record for year.
ling.
Petitions are being circulated
at Moscow to close the billiard
and pool halls and all moving
picture shows in the city. The
campaign against the pool halls
was started by the chief of police
who discovered that gambling
was being carried on there, while
the action against the moving
picture shows is the result of the
recent visit of Evangelist Lowry
to Moscow.
The epidemic of smallpox at
Kellogg and Burke does not seem
to subside. and Wallace has strong
fears of an outbreak there. A
number of patients have been
brought to Wallace to the isola-
tion hospital but the county ply
sician has served notice that no
more will be received and says
that according to law a pest
house cannot be maintained with
in the limits of any incorporated
town in the state. Some of the
mines in that country have also
demanded that their employees
be vaccinated or quit work until
the epidemic is brought under
control
M. H. Houser, the big Port
land grain buyer, purchased
$105, 600 worth of wheat at CEN
trial Idaho and Palouse points
last Saturday, according to in
formation giversout by his Lew
istOn agent. The buying started
at two o'clock in the afternoon
and Grangeville, Fem, Cotton
wood and Ferdinand furnished
over 45, 900 bushels. Some &c.
600 bushels were picked up in
the Lewiston country, $4,000
bushels at Moscow and over 50,- /
600 bushels at Pullman, Colfax
and other Palouse points. This
is said to be the largest purchase
of grain in a single day ever
made in this territory.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-02-09
BY A
a FALLING TREE
Young Foreigner Meets Sud-
den Death Near KeuterviIle
Last Friday--Parents Said
to be Wealthy.

"oAu Woc ACSCiNSO ACIC loo'
Friday afternoon of the accident.
al killing of Hans Schneebauer,
an employe at the Krieger saw
mill near Keuterville, who was
struck on the head by a falling
tree while working in the woods
cutting logs for the mill. 1t
seems that the young man was
working with a companion cut
ting down trees and had just
finished saving a tree at the time
of the accident. The tree was
forked and in falling one of the
heavy limbs broke off and hit
Schneebauer on the top of the
head, killing him almost instant
ly. When the tree started to
fall the men got back out Of the
way of danger, as they thought,
and had the deceased been a foot
to one side or three feet further
back he would have been safe,
but fate decided otherwise and
the falling limb caught him and
crushed out his life.
Owing to the circumstances
surrounding it the death of the
young man is especially sad. He
was but nineteen years of age
and had been in this country but
a short time. He was a native
of Linz, Austria, where his par
ents reside, and was sent to this
country to develop his knowledge
of the world and for the expert
ence such a visit would bring
him. While a member of the
army in his country, through the
prestige of his father, who is
quite we'll off, he was advanced
rapidly and was acting as a bank
messenger at the time he left for
this country. AS his army SER
vice had not ended his father
put up bond for his return at a
certain time and the young man
was to have left in a few months
for his native land to resume his
army service.
After the fatal accident occur
red the remains were brought to
the undertaking parlors in this
city where they were held until
Tuesday morning. A message
was at once sent to the parents
in Austria but as no answer was
received by Monday evening it
was thought best to inter the
body Tuesday morning, the fu-
neral being held from the local
Catholic church. All of the
friends and fellow workmen of
the deceased attended the funer-
al and the remains were laid
away as tenderly and nicely as
if the relatives of the deceased
had been present. It is quite
possible the parents of the young
man may decide to have the re-
mains shipped to the old country, |
which will be done if they so re-
quest.
Regarding the accident, no
blame can be laid to anyone for
the fatality, it being one of those
unforeseen accidents that are
liable to occur at any time or
place and which are beyond the
power of man to prevent.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-02-09
To The Public.

We wish to announce that this
company's only accredited repre-
sentative in Idaho county is Mr..
M. c. Priddy, general agent,
with headquarters at Grange
vile.
The company will not be re-
sponsible for any statements or
promises regarding it's business
made by any person or persons,
excepting our own representa-
tive, but will fully warrant and
protect any agreements made by
him.
Idaho National Harvester Co.
By G. P. Mix, Gen'l Manager.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-02-09
Pittsburg Road Soon Build.

Pittsburg road from Salmon Cit,
to Lewiston will be commence,
within the next sixty days &C
cording to persistent rumors il
railroad circles. According tt
the information given out by ,
member of a we'll known con
tracing firm, the bids for tn,
construction of the line will b,
opened early in March and the
inauguration of the construction
work will be commenced as soon
after the contract is awarded a.
it is possible for the material.
and labor to be assembled.
Chief Engineer T. H. Bacon,
of the Gilmore & Pittsburg, came
west early last week and is sup.
posed to have come into the Lew.
iston country. 1t is understood
his mission in this territory at
this time is for the purpose of
comforting with the contractors
who will submit proposals for
the construction work and ascer-
tain definitely when the work
will be commenced if the bidders
are successful in securing the
contracts.
The most recent rumors in
railroad circles are that the Chi
cago & Northwestern will paral-
lei the Burlington road from a
point near Lander to Billings,
the pass through the mountain
sections being at about the same
point now used by the Burling-
ton. From Billings the North
western will utilize the Northern
Pacific main line to Whitehall
and then divert to the Alder
branch which will become a part
of the cutoff system as far as
Twin Bridges where new con-
struction will be commenced up
Beaver Head creek to a connec-
ton with the Gilmore & Pitts
burg at Armstead.
This is the line that will give
the Northern Pacific a shorter
route to the coast by 289 miles
and will afford the first direct
connection for the Northwestern
with coast terminals.
A report recently received in
the city is to the effect that tie
camps are now installed through
out the forest reserve below Sal
mon City and large force of
men is engaged in making the
ties to be used in the new con-
struction. Several weeks ago
announcement was made that
the Gilmore & Pittsburg had Sc
cured permit from the forestry
department to cut sufficient ties
to build rs miles of the road be-
low Salmon City and the authen-
ticy of this announcement has
not been questioned. Tribune.
With the advent of this nice,
balmy weather the base ball
grubs have begun to work in the
systems Of the fans" around
town and many are wondering
what Cottonwood will do this
year about putting a team in the
field. And it is high time that
the question was being talked
over and plans laid for the COM
ing season. Other neighboring
towns are beginning to prepare
for the seasons games and we
should not be behind hand. Cot
has always borne too
good a record in the ball line to1
lie idle this year, especially as
he ball games furnish nine
;enths of the amusement for the
public during the summer
Most of last seasons players
ire ready to play here again this
season, with the exception of
Rustemeyer. who goes to Van |
,ouver, B. c., next month, and
With Fred Lange and Jack Dear
lorff back in the team the line
Up for the season should be a |
strong one. In fact, Cotton
woods chances for winning the
this wear ara vos.>, crood |
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-02-09

A baby boy was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Terhaar in this
city on Tuesday. Mother and
son are doing nicely and there
are strong hopes of Franks ulti-
mate recovery.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-02-09

Grain prices are on the up
grade and better than 70 cents a
bushel is now being offered for
wheat of the Forty Fold grade in
the local market. A. McKinnon,
local agent for the Baifour, Guth-
rie Co., purchased 5000 sacks of
wheat Saturday at Ferdinand
for 70 cents a bushel and has
been offering more than that fig
ure here this week. Owing to
the dull condition 5of the wheat
market during the past few
months many ofthe farmers are
selling at present prices rather
than risk another drop.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-10
CHURCH WORK
At HELMETTA
Reports Read at Yearly
Meeting -Vestry Elected.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Helmetta, April 1O:-The annual
parish meeting of st. Georges Epis-
Copal church was held Monday even
ing. The meeting was opened with
hymns and prayer, after which bust
ness was transacted. The rector
made his usual report. This year
the attendance was much larger, be
reported. He also commended the
Sunday school for the admirable
work it was doing in supporting IT.
self. 1t bought all models, supplies,
etc.
The t~reasurer's report showed re-
ceipts to the amount of $~3,951.31,
and disbursements, $2,772.19, with
a balance on hand of "$1,179.12 for
the year ending April 1, 1912. The
treasurer's report of the General
Mission fund was as follows: Re
ceipts, $37.16; disbursements, S25;
balance on hand, $12.16; Easter Of
fering, $127.27. The parochiaI edu-
cation fund showed a balance of
$34.60. The Sunday school showed
receipts of $3.50; expenditures,
$27.73, and a balance on hand of
5000. The st. Agnes Guilds bal
ance on hand is $3.50.
AS delegates to the national con
vention at Mount Holly the follow
ing were nominated: Chester A.
Burt, George A. Helme and William
II. Clemens. Alternates, Charles O.
Ericsson, Hugo Weidemann and Ed
ward Clemens. The wardens of the
parish elected for ensuing year
were: Senior, George A. Helme;
junior, John w. Herbert. Nine yes
trymen were then elected. They fol-
low: Chester A. Burt, Charles 0.
Ericsson, Hugo Weidemann, Edward
Clemens, Thomas Mount, Johnson
Richards, Walter B. Helme, William
II. Clemens and Charles w. Bum
stead.
Votes of thanks were rendered to
the choir, to Mrs. George w. Helme,
Mrs. Charles Strater, George A.
Helme and John w. Herbert for
their generous donations to the
church. After the meeting a social
hour followed, during which refresh
ments were served. Miss Bella
Graham acted as o%rganist.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-10
SOUTH RIVER

A meeting of the Guild of st.
Mary will be held at the home Of
Mrs. Warren Simonson on Thursday
evening. An article by Miss Flor
ence Morgan will treat of the
church's interest In works Civic and
Philanthroplc.
The ~fiye-year-old son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Steve Bogner, OF Midtown,
died on Saturday afternoon Of men-
nights. The funeral services were
held on Monday afternoon at 4
O'Clock from the Hungarian Catho-
lie church, Undertaken C. H., Rog-
ers inferred the body In Monumental
cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Firth. who
have been visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson DeVoe, have
returned to their home In Orange.
Mrs. Joseph Mark will receive
the Circle Of Kings Daughters at
her home tonight.
On Wednesday night, in the Bap-
list church, the Ladies' Aid will
hold an old fashioned social and
have arranged an appropriate pro-
gram, which will be interesting and
most amusing. They have decided
to charge twenty cents admission
for adults and ten cents for children
and when you get home you will say
it was well worth the money.
Mrs. Elmer Van Zant entertained
a number of friends on Wednesday
afternoon at her home. Refresh
ments were served.
Miss Bessie Stonehouse is suffer
ing from the effects of a broken
arm. She was working among some
flowers on the steps of her piazza
on Monday afternoon when her at
tention was attracted and as she
was about to step down she fell.
Mrs. Harry Lockwood and daugh-
ter, Of East Milestone, are visiting
her parents, Mr.. n Mrs. Jonathan
BoOraem.
George Apologize was in Sayre-
vile yesterday on business.
Superintendent Frank Hoffman, Of
the Raritan River railroad, was in
the borough yesterday looking after
the interest Of the railroad company.
Considerable repairing has been
done on the Public Service trolley
tracks. Many bad spots were found
along the line, and the trolleys were
delayed on account Of them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-10
JAM ESBURG

Mr.. and Mrs. John Firestine, of
Helmetta, were owe Sunday guests
with friends In town.
William Davitt, of Hooker street.
has moved into his newly-purchased
home on Stevens street.
Louis NJ. Perrine, having sold his
residence, has removed to Helmetta
and until the erection of his new
home is completed will board with
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Schuyler, of
Maple avenue.
Frederick l.. Dey spent Sunday
with his sister, Mrs. Leroy Grover,
at Plainsboro.
Franklin street, has been elected
treasurer of the local Methodist
church, succeeding her husband,
Cornelius StOnaker, who has re-
signed.
Ernest Voorhees, has moved into
the north end of the double house
that was vacated by Mrs. Julia
Snedeker, who has rented and
moved into the George NJ. Dawson
tenant house on Augusta street.
Horace Brown, Of Asbury Park, IS
visiting his brother, Ross Brown, of
Augusta street.
The hams announcing tbe coming
wedding of Miss ElIa Breen. daugh-
fer oP James Breen. of Lincoln ave-
nue 70 lanes Casey, of this place.
vera called ont at ST. James Roman
catholic church for the first time
Sunday.
Miss Elsie M. Funk, q member Of
the local school faculty, returned
Monday from Lansdale. Pa. her for
mer home where she sDent her
Easter vacation.
Miss NJ Louise Chaffee returned
Monday evening from Rockaway
Reach n. Y. where She was a guest
oP her brofher Frank baHee from
Thursday last
Mrs Myrtle Beck spent from Sat
urdav mill monday AT New Bruns-
wick the p,Iesf Of Mr.. and Mrs
George Lewis Of BARTLETT street,
Master John price. of New Bruins
n,;oL t. enordi,u +bts uaaL with bIe
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-10
NEIGHBORlNG W
LET CONTRACT
FOR GARBAGE
South River May Soon Have
Board of Works.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

SpeCldI 10 the NEWS-
South River, April ia regular
session of borough council was held
Monday night in Borough hall. All
members of the council except
Councilman Lemerick, were present.
Contractors Melee and Bruno's
bill for work done on the sewers,
amounting to $996.40, less twenty
per cent. retained, was ordered paid.
OF this amount the American Sewer
Pipe company, of Ohio, was paid
1898 for a consignment of pipes
shipped to the contractors.
An extra hydrant will be placed
at the Clark property, near the
stand pipe. This was agreed upon
at the time Mrs. Clark sold to the
council a lot on which to erect a
stand pipe.
Council advertised for bids for
the collection of garbage from the
9Th lay of April to December %,
1912. James Allen bid to do the
work for the specified time for $2S6.
There being no other bid council
awarded him the contract.
According to a recent enactment
of the legislature South River may
have a Board of Public Works. to
look after the three municipal sys-
TENS and to regulate their opera
lions. An ordinance providing for
such a board passed its first and sec
ond readings and will be brought up
at the next meeting of council for
passage.
A bill of $125 was ordered paid
to Attorney Silzer who has been re-
tanned to argue for the borough case
of Alex Karpenski, who brought
suit against the borough for $4,000,
for damages done to his boys hand
which was burned by a live wire.
Clerk Anderson read a conmuni-
cation from Tippet & Wood, who re-
quested the council to fill the stand
pipe with water as fast as they built
1t, so they could arrange a floating
scatfold on the inside, and thus do
away with eXerior scaffolding.
After considering the request the
matter was referred to the engineer.
Councilman Bissett said he believed
the contractors should allow the
borough something for filling the
pipe.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-10
HELMETTA

Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Olszew-
ski mou the loss of their little
one-year, siX-month old daughter.
The child was taken i'll quite sud-
denly and before the parents could
realize 1t they were bereaved of
their only daughter and only child.
Frank II. POWnall, Of Jamesbure,
officiated In the capacity of under
taker, and the body was laid in st.
James cemetery.
The st. Agnes Guild is progress
ing rapidly and finely under the
management of Mrs. David T. Weld
ner. They are now sewing on dolls,
and a week this Friday they will
have their play day." or what the
boys would call a grand blowout.
After much and careful considera-
ton the Rev. d. 7. Weidner has de-
cided to purchase an automobile.
He has finally decide upon the Leh-
mann touring car.
Ralph Richards was entertained
by Rev. and Mrs. d. r. Weidner at
luncheon at the rectory Monday.
The st. Georges Sunday school
Easter offering by far exceeds all
expectations this year. 1t Is proba-
bly, due to the way in which they
were encouraged. The Spirits of
Missions were sold by the children
and for every copy, sold at ten
cents, t! ey We're allowed to put five
cents in the mite box, and the other
five would pay for the magazine.
Several copies were sold.
EVENING NEWS covers the field