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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-08-06
Interesting Items
. from In and arcund
Cottonwood.

New cement crossings are ri.
laid this week from the Gold,,,.'
store corner to Schaecher's a.
store and from the Turner d,.'
store to Funke's saloon. The i
ter walk will be seven feet wild.
Ben Robertson, of Greencr,,,
delivered the first grain Of the Z,
crop to local warehouse Wed,.,
day, the grain being from an (
acre field of barley that aver,o.,
almost So bushels to the A..
The first load of grain was del;v.,
ed last year on July 2rst.
Arthur Mundt was in town s..
urday from near Winona and !.
ported having the finest sprip,!
crop this year that he has ev.,
grown and not a bit of it wen,
down during the recent storms II
is estimated his oats will mak4 Il
least rs bushels to the acre and nd
bluestem wheat about As bushels
Miss Clara Rustemeyer was n
cidentally shot in the calf Of M
leg with 81 rifle in the hands Il
a small boy Wednesday up on Cot
tonwood Butte where several iamil
lies are camping out. The youug
lady was taken to Grangeville thai
evening and DR.. Rains removed
the bullet end dressed the wound
which will heal rapidly unless com.
plications develop.
E M. Ehrhardt, formerly pres.
dent of the First National Bank Il
this place and now president Of ii.
Empire National Bank at Lewis
ton, was in the city Monday after.
noon and evening, having come %
with Atty. Butler from Waha lax
where he is spending his vacation
with his family. He noticed man
changes for the better in Cotton
wood since his last visit.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-08-06
Notice to Patrons

All patrons of the Cottonwood
Water Co. who are not on a meter
are hereby requested not to use
water for sprinkling lawns. Per
sons failing to heed this notice will
have their water cut off without
further warning.
Cottonwood Water Co
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-08-06
Card of Thanks.

We desire to express our heart
felt thanks to the many friends and
neighbors who rendered us assist.
ance and sympathy during our re,
cent bereavement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alois Holthaus,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Funke,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Funke,
Mrs. DIESEL, Henry Funke.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-08-06
Notice.

All persons are hereby notified
that trespassing on my land in any
way whatever is absolutely forbid
den.
MRS. HELENE c. ECKERMANN.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-08-06
Pure linseed oil paint at the
REXAIL Store.

Get your harvest supply of -four
from us. You will not have to
bring it back as the sales are proof
of the satisfaction Cottonwood
Patent gives.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-08-06
All REXALL remedies GUAR
ANTEED, we take your word for

It.
AS the fly is great disease car
rier every means should be taken
to fight it. We have many prac-
tical devices for catching flies.
Hoene's.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-16
BISHOPS ASSAlLANT TRIED
Father Lesches, Who Shot Rt. Rev.
p. r. Hebron, Is E<r ected to
Plead insanity.

Winona. - The trial OF Rev. Father
l.. M. LeSches on the charge of shoot
ing Right Rev. P. r. Heffrcn, bishop
of the diocese of Winona, on Aug. 27
last with intent to kill, was started on
Tuesday before Judge George w.
Granger in district court.
County Attorney Earl Simpson and
J. c. Nethaway of the attorney gen.
erals Office, will prosecute the case
for the state, and H. M. Lambertson,
senior counsel; Edward Lees and j.
j. Fitzpatrick will conduct the de-
Tense.
The state will not make an aQplica-
ton for the court to appoint a COM
mission to examine into the sanity of
Father Lesches, but will proceed with
the trial on the theory that he is sane
If the question of sanity is passed
upon it will be b. the jury.
The defense will be insanity, and
persons who talked to Father Lesches
soon after the shooting will be called
as witnesses. Bishop Eeffron, who
was shot twice, will be called as a
witness for the state.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-16
PLANS TO BOOST MINNESOTA
DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION IN
SESSION At STATE CAPITOL.
Representatives From Practically
Every County Respond to Call Of
Governor Hammond.

st. Paul, Minn.-Relp add the $780,
00o revolving fund amendment to the
state constitution.
Pass laws necessary 10 improve
rural credit conditions.
Liberal state aid for public high
ways with early attention to main and
trunk lines.
The enforcement Of the state road
drag law.
More liberal treatment Of the state
immigration department.
More farmers for Minnesota.
An accurate soil survey of the state.
Suppression Of weeds and a liberal
enforcement Of the law relating to the
same.
A better understanding between
country and city and the unification
Of their interests.
State aid for large drainage outlets
which, when developed, will be of gen.
eraI benefit.
Aid fer the constitutional amend
ment providing for the Ioanine Of
state school funds on improved agri-
cultural lands.
Forest protection and reforestation.
County aid for local development
associations.
These and kindred propositions
looking to the development of Mime
sofa Mere discussed and Endorsed by
the All Minnesota Development con-
ventfon which met at the state CAPT
tol at the bidding of Governor Winfield
S. Hammond. So interested and sin
cere were many of those who answer
ed the governors call that the M net-
ing lasted well into the afternoon, and
when adjournment came President
Frank ". Murphy voted the gathering
q winner.
More Farmers for State.
Practically every county in the state
was represented. Though the discus
sion st times threatened to become
sectional, the dominant note was Min
nesota. More farmers for the state
was the slogan and it was agreed that
the only way to procure them was to
boost and make Minnesota better
state in which to live.
The officers are Fred w. Murphy,
Wheaton, president; Charles T. Kelly,
Wadena county, secretary; C. G. Sell
Wig, Crookston, and J. B. Ludlow,
Rushmore, vice presidents. and +. w.
Randall, st. Paul, treasurer.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-16
BRITISH CAPTURE U. s. SHIP
Claim kanka*ee, Seized Off South
American Coast, Is Owned by
German Capital.

Monterideo. Dec. 3.-The American
steamer Kankakee, belonging to the
Transatlantic company, was captured
Oct. 81 by the British auxiliary cruis.
er Macedonia, off the mouth of the
River Platte. The captain and two
members Of the crew were held by
the British as witnesses in any pro.
ceedings that might be brought. Six.
teen sailors have been landed here in
the care of the American consul.
The reason for the capture of the
Kankakee was the assertion that she
is owned by German capital. This was
the same reason given for the recent
capture of the Argentine steamer Pres
ident Mitre.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-16
ENGl.l3H TROOPS FLIGHT ON
IRAk FRONT is DESCRlBEp-
Losses ~ FIGHTING Ex-
cEE0 5000 MEN.
SULTAkFS MEN TAKE AZlZi
AND STORES OF AMMUNITION
Capture AeropIanes, Which Are Re.
paired and Used Against Enemy
Fleeing British Throw Powder
into Tigris River, Accord
ing to Dispatch.

Berlin. Dee. 4-The Overseas News
agency has given out for publication
the following concerning the sighting
between the British forces and the
Turks in Nesopotamia:
"Th6 Turkish headquarters report
says the Turkish troops on the Irak
front are pursuing the British in or.
der to make their defeat more COM
plete.
"The British losses In the engage.
ment from November 3 to exceed
ed 5000 men AMI officers. The SOL
diers, demora1ized, left their regi-
ments and fled to neighboring points,
"The British one day carried off
about $500 wounded. Among the
wounded is the political agent in the
British headquarters, Sir Komel.
TURKS Capture Azizi.
1.-THE British were unable to stop
their retreat in the strongly fortified
town Of Azizi. They therefore tried
to halt Is kilometers 1922 miles,
southwest Of this town, with their
rear guards protected by monitors.
but a sudden Turkish night attack
forced them farther back in the direc.
ton of Kut 81 Amara, 10 kilometera
Q05.60 nliles) south of Bagdad.
THE Turlls took Azizi and it's neigh.
borhood, large stores of food, ammuni
ton, etc. Turkish patrols captured
100 camels belonging to the British.
The enemy was unable to set fire, even
to a small part of his war material.
The British left the personal belong.
ings Of their officers behind. This
proves the magnitude of their defeat,
Throw Ammunition Into Tiqris.
THE TURKS captured a war motor
boat lighter with foo1stuffs and war
material. The fleeing British threw
boxes Of ammunition into the Tigris
river.
THE British, in order to conceal
their defeat on the Irak front, told
the population Of the surrounding
territory that they had concluded
peace, but the rapid prosecution of the
fighting revealed the true state OF
things.
Three or four aeroplanes taken
from the enemy have been repaired
and used against the enemy.
"Dardanelles front An enemy
cruiser which started firing on tha
Turkish left wing was forced by tho
fire Of Turkish torpedo boats to with,
draw. An enemy cruiser of Agamem>
non type shel,ed the hospital at Xii.
lid Bahr and killed four and wounded
20 sOidiers.~
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-16

New York city now has 5,257 .S55 III
Aabitants. These figures were made
pubic as the result of the census re
Gently undertaken by the police de-
partment at the request of the health
commission.
Thirty men we're killed anu seven
persons injured fatally in an explo'
sion in the Pellet packhouse of the
E. l. Du Pont de Nemours powder fac.
tory at Wilmington, De-.
The German government was re-
vealed as the handspring of the move
ment to succor German cruisers at
sea with supplies shipped from Amer.
lean ports by testimony of Carl Buenz.
managing director of the Hamburg
American line. Buenz took the wit.
ness stand in the trial being held in
New York OF himself and other off,
Gals on charges of conspiracy to do
fraud the United States.
Thirty masked men entered the jail
at Henderson. KY. took Ellis Buckner.
negro who was arrested for detatn'
ing Mary Hardin, and carried him
down to the river front. where he was
hanged.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-16
School to Try Gary Idea.

Minneapolis, Mimi. - An expert
ment which embodies the Gary idea Of
double use Of school property and
which, Doctor Sraulding says. will in
crease the capacity of the first four
grades SO per cent without increasing
the length of the school day, will be
put in operation at the George Ban
croft school, Thirty-eighth street and
Fourteenth avenue south. BY the plan
five class rooms will be made to &C.
commodate eight classes AID allow
opportunity for special wotx in the
regular session.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-16
DECISION Of COURT
GUSTS z SALOONS
INDIAN TREATY MADE IN 1855
HELD TO INCLUDE TWO
RANGE TOWNS.
INJUNCTION Is DISSOLVED
Restraining Order Recently Granted sa-
looms Is Mathematician AGENT
Empowered to Seize All ln-oxicants
Found in Hibbing and Chisholm.

Minneapolis, Minnesota~-It was a
great night in the poor little rich
village"
The salOon sang it's swan song and
q half-dozen bands we're hired to make
the song worth while. The town went
dry at midnight, but it was very we:
before the clock struck IL. Cham
payne was sold at Is cents quart.
A treaty which Uncle Sam made
with the Indians in 1855 was held by
United States District Judge Morris
to include the villages of Hibbing and
Chisholm, and that is why ~ saloons
in those communities left the faucets
turned on when they turned off the
lights for the last time.
Judge Morris decision gave Henry
A. Larson, the federal Indian agent,
the right to seize all intoxicants found
in either village. A conference with
Victor Power, mayor and attorney of
Hibbing, resulted in an agreement to
let the saloons run another day.
To Clear Out Stocks.
Hence great preparations were made
to see that no drinks were left to be
poured into cutters.
There was a land Office business in
the 70 saloons after p. M, when
they got the death warrant, and the
saloonkeepers said they would clean
out their stocks at once.
Robert Red" Carroll, leading saloon
keeper of Hibbing, arranged to have
bands from Nashwauk. Calumet,
Coleraine, Grand Rapids, and the mu-
nicipal band of H1bbing head big
parade during the afternoon.
loot Between Drinks.
At night they footed between drinks
and drank between toots and Red
keepers grabbed every vaudeville act
and entertainment feature within
reach of the Iron Range. Some of
them served venison dinners.
The saloonkeepers said they would
have no trouble in selling all the beer,
but the high-priced bottled goods were
expected to go slower. That's why
the village which pays $500 for one
tomato saw for brief space Mumm's
Extra Dry going begging at Is cents
quart.
Judge Morris, a month ago, granted
an order restraining Mr.. Larson from
closing the saloons, ana later dis
solved this order when he heard the
arguments for a temporary injunction
on the same issue. F. w. Zollman,
attorney for the Minnesota Brewers
association, said he would prepare an
appeal.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-16
NORTHR0P URGES ARMAMENT
Minnesota Leader Declares President
Right in limiting Time Not Ripe
for American Proposals.

Minneapolis, MINI. Armament
for defense instead of peace trip"
t" Europe, was advocated by DR.. Cyrus
Nc-throp, president of the Minnesota
Peace society, and recently elected
honorary president of the National Sc
curity league. DR.. Northrop does not
believe Henry M. Ford's plan is prac-
teal. Neither former Governor John
Lind nor Governor Hammond will &C.
cept Mr.. Forf's invitation to accom-
pany him on the trip to Stockholm.
81 believe the president was right
in limiting that the time has not come
for American proposals for peace"
said DR.. Northrop. Some nation has
to be whipped do not think there
are any indications Of a peace unit.
some nation is defeated.
Wants to Be Prepared.
There is nothing inconsistent in
my holding Offices in both the Mime
sofa Peace society and the National
Security league. believe in arbitra-
ton rather than war, but do not be-
neve in the nations being defenseless.
Il do not believe it time to be
scared to Death, but reasonable view
leads to apprehension of possible dan
ger in the future, and we want to be
prepared.
I'VE don't want to be armed to
such an extent that other nations will
fear we are bent on conquest, but we
do want to be we'll enough prepared
to inspire in them healthy respect
for our ability and cause them to hest.
tate before forcing us into war"
Dr. Northrop became honorary head
Of the National Security league when
local branch of the organization was
formed in Minneapolis a few weeks
ago.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-16

WAS 60 DRY IN HlBBlNG
HE COULDN'T WHISPER

Virginia, MINI. - Senator
= John HeaIy Of Hlbbing was a wis.,
= tor IT, the city during the day. He
= entered Bob Garvey's saloon and
wrote a note to the bartender,
zone glass of beer"
= Then another note, zone MORE"
y Once again he scrubbed, IAN
other"
Then he coughed and Wills.
= pered, "a good drink of bourbon"
" The bartender peevishiy asked
why he did not talk at first. The
Senator replied:
= I'VE are so dry in Hibbing
couldn't whisper"
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-16
Ford Wrecked; Driver Unhurt

Minneapolis, Dec. 8. - B. A. Lind
strom was bounced from the center of
the street across the sidewalk, and
hurled with such force against
'uilding that windows were broken
and his Ford automobile wrecked. He
himself escaped without bruise. The
driver Of the touring car that struck
Lindstrom's machine at Seventh ave-
nue. south and Ninth street turned on
his power and escaped.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-16
Meets Death, Locked to Pole.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. L. Unable to
loosen his hold upon a falling tele-
phone pole upon which he was work.
ing at Twenty-ninth and Iyndale ave
nues north, Carl Schold, 81 years old,
a lineman employed by the Minneapo-
lis General Electric company, was
crushed to death. Scho]d lived at 629
Van Buren, street northeast, and was
not married.
Schools feet wore gripped to the
pole by climbers" and his safety belt
was buckled around the pole. He
triad frantically to free himself.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-16
Boat Grounded; Barge Lost In Storm

Boat Grounded; Barge Lost n Storm.
Saulte Ste. Marie, Mich. Dec. H.
The steamer Ireland, downbound with
cargo of wheat for Buffalo, is
aground in a snowstorm at Sweets
Point, St. Aary's river. A tug and
lighter have gone to her assistance
The barge Connolley Brothers, in tow Of
the tug Illinois, broke away while
coming down the river from Emerson,
near A>arlsan Island. The tug was un-
allie to pick her up and she was lost
in the snowstorm. The tug is back
at the 500 and will return to look
her up. She has not been reported.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-16
Mexican Revolt

Fear of an attack by Indians upon
the American settlers in the Yaqui val
ley in Mexico has increased, as all but
SO troops have been withdrawn from,
that vicinity to participate in the Car?
rama campaign to the north.
With Carranza in control Of practi-
cally the whole Mexican boundary re-
ports to Washington presaged the end
OF the border crisis. Villa and his
troops are in fight toward Chihuahua.
abandoning the whole state Of Sonora!
General Oregon. Carranza comman-
der, in a conference at Nogales. Ariz +.
with Major General Funston requested
the extradition of Carlos Randall, for
mer acting Villa governor OF northern
Sonora. Obregon charged that Randall
ordered Villa officer to kill all Ameri-
cans in the Cananea district
One American soldier was fatally
shot and two others wounded in bat
tie with Carranza troops on the border
line at Nogales, Ariz. according to dis
patches to the war department at
Washington. The Carranza soldiers
fired by mistake on the American
troops. The Americans wounded sew
eFal Carranza soldiers and officers.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-16
Eulqarians Enter Monastir,

London. Dec. 2.-Monastir has been
formally surrendered to the Bulgarians
according to an Athens dispatch to
the Daily Telegraph. The Serbians
had evacuated before the Bulgars en-
tered.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-16
Washington

President Wilson has received at
Washington assurances from congress
sior>al leaders that there will be no
serious opposition to q general revi-
sion Of the neutrality laws of the
United States.
The interstate commerce commits
sion at Washington made final it's or
der for big eastern railroads to d.
vorce themselves from their great
request of the trunk lines for a re-
hearing
Announcement was made by the
papal legation a Washington that at
the next consistory the pope would
appoint IT. Rev. George William
Mundclein. bishop Of Brooklyn. arch
bishop Of Chicago to succeed the late
Archbishop Qui: Icy The consistor :
Is to be called soon. probably before
Christmas. Rt. Rev. Mgr. George W.
Mundelein, s. T D.. is forty-three
years old. He was born in Brooklyn
in 1879 and cones of an old Ameri-
can aR.ly.
The German embassy at Washing.
ton. according to information from an
authoritative source. resents the &C.
cusations which are understood to
have been made against Capt Karl
Boy-Ed. German naval attache. In the
trial In federal court at New York Of
officials of the Hamburg-America
line
Franklin K. Lane. secretary of the
interior. probably will be appointed
to the United States Supreme court
bench II congress passes an act retir-
ing Associate Justice Lamar because
Of I'll health. says dispatch from
Washington.
At the conf renee of senate Demo-
Gratis at Washington. Senator Kern
Of Indiana WAS re elected chairman
OF the senate caucus committee and
floor leader by unanimous vote. Sen
ator PtttmAn OF Nevada was elected
secretary.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-16
Dunwoody School to Cost Million.

Dunwoody School to Cost Million.
Minneapolis, MINI. That the
plan of the trustees of the William H.
Dunwoody estate for the erection of a
new industrial school to cost approx
mately 100000 on property oppo-
site the Parade has assumed definite
proportions was the statement made
in the city council by Alderman Kis-
tier.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-16
News of the
Week Cut
Down for
Busy Readers
E1t10beaf. War News

The Vienna war Office communities
ton says: "On the Italian front it be-
comes clearer that the Italians will.
st all costs, force a victory near Cor
~ II It Is at all possible to do So
British casualty lists published in
London during November total 1882
officers and 45.134 non-commissioned
officers and men in all fields of war,
bringing the total since the beginning
Of hostilities up to approximately 60O,-
600.
While the entente cause in the
Balkans received a serious blow in
Roumania's reported decision to bar
Russian activities against Bulgaria.
the advance of the Teutonic and Bull
garian invaders continued on both
fronts In Serbia. Bulgarian forces
have captured Prisrend.
German submarines in the Mediter'
ranean sank the French steamers Al.
gerien and Omara, and the British
steamer Tunis. 1wenty.nine perrons
are missing.
From all indications the Russian
armJ OF 100000 is about to strike in
Bulgaria. and the army of King Fer
dinand Of Roumania vii! join the
cars troops. 1t Is not believed here
that the Ger mans ire unprepaled.
The American oil tank steamer
Wico. which sailed in July from Phil
adefphia for Stockholm. was seized
by German warship In the North sea
and taken into Stettin. where her car
go Of oil was discharged, says a cable
to New York
Lord Kitchener, the British secre-
tary Of state for war. visited General
Cadorna, commander in chief Of tho
In the name of King George. the Great
Cross of the Order Of the Bath.
Main headquarters Of the German
army issued tho following Official
statement: With the flight Of tina
Serbian army into the Albanian noun
tains our great operations against this
army are brought to a close. Our OBJ
1ect Of establishing communication
with bulgaria and the Turkish empire
has been accomplished. Thirty.six
thousand and seventy Serbians have
been taken prisoners and 627 cannon
and 50 machine guns captured.
Reports issued by the war office a
Paris chronicle continuous series Of
victories for the aerial corps of the
allied troops. Five German aeroplane8
were brought down in as many engage
ments.
An allied submarine has sunk the
German protected cruiser Frauenlob
according to semiof1icial announce
ment at Petrograd. says Central
News agency dispatch to London.