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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29
'CATELY STORE IS
VISITED BY FIRE;
$4,000 DAMAGES
Blaze Springs UP as Manager
of Concern Is Trimming
Display Window.
CROSSED WIRES BLAMED
Quick Work of Department Saves
Half Blocks, 900 Stock Just
Received.

Damages amounting to $1,000 re
suited from serious fire at lO:5O thls
morning at the store OF the Jonn
Gately company, 307-309 Twentieth
street, the entire front on the south
half of the building being wiped out
II was only through the fast work OF
the fire department that the entire
structure was saved. The blaze start
ed presumably from crossed wires in
the display window.
j. j. Quinn, manager OF the store,
stated that he could not estimate the
loss to his stock at this time, but ad-
mitted that it would reach $1,000. The
damage to the building Will amount 10
at least $1,000. Both losses are part
ly covered by insurance. The f5uild-
ing is owned by Thomas Dolly.
Mr. Quinn was engaged in trimming
the window at the time the fire start
ed He noticed Small fame creep
I'D from one corner of the window I'M
dar q quantity of tissue paper. He
stamped the blaze out, only to turn
around and discover another blaze ON
the other side of the window. This
time he was unable to beat out the
flames and shouted to one of his as
sistants to turn, in the alarm.
Turns in Alarm.
In tie meantime he threw nearly
all OF the burning clothes out into the
store The department arrived just
three minutes after the alarm was
turned in, and the window was mass
of flames at this time. Chief New
berry ordered his men to try to extin
guish the flames with chemicals, as
much of the stock would have been
ruined by the water In 20 minutes
the fire WIS out, but not before the
store front had been burned lout. The
ceiling back in the store for a dis
lance of 20 feet and the walls were
badly scorched ALI of the wearing
apparel and furniture in the front end
of the store is also total loss from
the fire or damaged by smoke. Mr..
Quinn commended the firemen upon
their quick work.
Although the store room upstairs
was filed with smoke, the goods were
not damaged. The building itself is
an old one and constructed entirely of
wool and brick, and had the flames
gotten any kind of start, the entire
half block might have been destroyed. |
Over $4,000 worth of new stock was
place in the store Just yesterday
1t is thought that the fire had been /
snnolderiDg for some time under the |
woodwork in the store front before |
discovered. Mr.. Quinn stated that the 1
flames seemed TO jump from one part |
of the window to the other. In trim |
ming he was using some highly infiam- 1
mable material, such as tissue paper 1
and cheese cloth, and the fire spread /
ra pidly.
DROP OPPOSITION |
Asa. FAnaqlaA nsrr |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29

Obituary Reeord.-1frs. Anna FISHER
Vernon. former resident here. wife
q Rev George Vernon. former assist
ant 20 Dean Hare. passed away Tues
day. Jan Is. At Pasadena. Cal. after
brief Illness She left here with her
husband on Jan Il for the vest coast
Mrs Vernon Vas born Dec. IL. 1888.
and spent her childhood In Florida and
Maryland She was educated at the
Quaker school at Kennel Square. Della
ware The family came west TO Ken
Osha. Wis. in the year 1ss2. Jan. ..
1855 she was married 10 Rev.
George Vernon. For many years Mrs.
Vernon resided At Appleton. Wis. Rev.
Werner also he'd charges at ST. Louis.
Mich and Hiiisdaie. Mich. She came
here i've years ago from Dexter. Mich.
Both she and her husband have been
making their home with Mrs. +. Z.
Sutphin- daughter Of the deceased. for
several years Mrs Vernon had writ
ten articles and stories for many
church papers and monthly magazines.
She was also the author OF several
books. all OF them ch;ldrep's tales.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29
Tax Notice.

Taxes are now due and payable at
room So. State Bank building. Send in
your property list early. Personal tax
must be paid to collector before
March l.
tAdv) ERNEST RUSS, Collector.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29

OF Long Grove. She is also survived
by 10 grandchildren and four great
grandchildren.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29

Iiesnsed 20 Ws5.-C. y. Creye of
Dixon and Alvina a Kiilesn OF Daven-
port. Albert Schwarz OF McCausland
and Alma Reimers OF WaIcott: Leon
ard Petersen OF Whe4tiaud and Mabel
Wiess o. Lo~deu: John ?. Kiel and
LILA a Webster. Davenport: Julius
n Johaunssn and Marie Riepe. Dav-
export: Herbert n. Veale and Mrs.
Mamie Acuil. Ottawa. Ill: J. d. Acker-
mann and Anna n Purcell. Davenport:
Arthur : Gertz and AGeia A. X. Voss.
Davenport. John r KEEL and Eliza A.
Webster. both OF Davenport. were
united tn marriage by Justice W. r
,faiues
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29

Fire Causes SIS Loss-A SIS loss
vas sustained at the residence OF Mrs.
Emma Benson az zoos Telegraph road
yesterday. when timbers beneath the
fireplace caught fire last night and
snoidered. filing the house with
smoke. II was Necessary TO cut
through the floor 70 extinguish the
dFe-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29

All the news all the time-The Argus
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-04-02
Stock Market Report.

Following is a report of the
stock market at Portland for the
week ending March rs:
Receipts for the week have
been-Cattle, 1923; Calves, 26;
Hogs, 2144; Sheep, 1778.
Cattle receipts this week have
been fairly liberal with ready sale
for all classes at steady prices
compared to the previous week.
Top steers bringing SITS.
With light receipts there SEEM
ed also a slowness to the opening
of the swine market. Values de-
clining from 10 to 20 cents. Even
at the decline this market is high
er than the eastern markets.
North Portland sheep prices
continue to climb. Monday sales
were made at Sc for prime lambs.
shearlings at S7.75 and shorn
ewes at $500. Good quality
shearlings no doubt would spring
the above sales.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-04-02
School Notes

Having completed geometry
earlier than usual, the senior
class is taking up political econ
omy.
At the last meeting of the
school board, the entire corps of
lady teachers were invited to re-
turn next year. Supt. Jenkins
had been reelected the week be-
fore. TIE board will receive
their answers at the next regular
meeting April 18th.
The following pupils were
neither absent nor tardy during
the seventh month:
Joan Shinnick, Rosemary Shinnick,
Cathryn Phillips, Lenore Minis, Eliza
Matthiesen, Charles Manwaring, Ken-
meth Hensley, Doris Calwell, Tom Shil-
nick, George Rogers, Burdette Randall.
Jack Parker, Raymond Minis, Sanford
Martin, Dorothy MacMaster, ohm Hen
ricks, Helena Hamlin, Selma Butler.
Leslie Baker, Bayard Martin, Burdette
Belknap, Ella Hamlin, Harold Fetters.
Nellie Asker, Nema Manwaring, Scovii
Jenkins, Ray Rogers, Delbert Hale.
Evelyn Parker, Agnes Eckermann.
Vivian Baker, Will Rogers, Leafa Mar
tin, Wilbur Robbins, Goldie Henricks.
Jesse Rogers, Grace Robbins, Loran
Morgan, Henrietta Manwaring, Allen
Mcpherson, Lee Gentry, Raymond
Matthiesen, Arcena Manwaring, Elma
Manwaring, Arthur Peterson, Earl
Rink, Vera Simmons, Chester Rhett.
Myrtle Rkett, Casper Manwaring,
Anna Peterson, Charles Hamill, Floyd
Baker, Richard Oldham, Arthur Ecker
mann, Bessie Williams, Fanny Rink,
Meta Schroeder, George Rice, Marie
Libbey, Lille Mclaughlin.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-04-02

Miss Edwards, who arrived
here recently from Montana, has
accepted position as assistant
at the post Office.
w. ]. Jordan was in the city
Wednesday evening from Lewis
ton looking after business for the
Northern Pacific.
Rosie Huffman returned Tues
day evening from his trip to
Seattle and Portland and reports
having had a fine time while
away.
John Johann and family moved
down to the Blackburn farm
south of town yesterday where
they will assist in operating the
farm in future.
According to rumor wedding
bells are due to ring in this vi
cinity in the very near future
and they won't all ring from the
Catholic church tower either.
DR.. Shinnick had office rooms
fitted up late last week in the
Butler building next door to the
barber shop and moved into them
the first of the week from the
Phoenix hotel.
Tom Randall spent a couple of
days the first of the week down
toward Salmon river after fish.
He caught a nice string of trout
in Grave creek but said there
was no fishing in Rocky Canyon
or the river as yet.
James Broker and family left
this morning for lilo for a short
visit with relatives, after which
they will go to Big Timber,
Mont, near where Jim has a
homestead. The Chronicle will
keep them posted on happenings
hereabouts during their absence.
John Maugg and wife returned
Monday evening from a two
weeks visit to the San Francisco
fair. John says they liked the
weather fine down there and the
fair was nice but he is now more
satisfied than ever with Idaho,
and Camas prairie in particular.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-04-02
Brockman Buying
Horses Here

Billie Brockman was in town
Wednesday from Grangeville and
informed us that he will be here
again Saturday opurchase heavy
horses for S. T. Peppard, the
Kansas City buyer. Mr.. Brock
man aims to ship a car of horses
from this place next Tuesday and
is looking for good smooth ami
mails weighing from 1850 to 1900
pounds. Farmers having animals
of this character for sale will do
we'll to bring them in tomorrow
or Monday or call Mr.. Brockman
up by phone. He also intends
making another shipment at a
later date but is especially de-
sirous of getting carload at this
time.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-04-02

B. F. Taylor is in town today
from his ranch across the river.
The United States submarine
F-4 sunk late last week just out
side the harbor of Honolulu and
all attempts to raise it have thus
far proved in vain. The subma-
rine lies in 270 feet of water and
divers are unable to get down to
it. Its crew of 81 men are un-
doubtedly dead. The submarine
will be raised in order to deter
mine what caused its destruction.
Jack Johnson and Jess Willard
will pull off their big fight for
the world championship at Ha-
vana, Cuba, next Monday. The
fight is scheduled to go 45 rounds
but it is believed it will not GO
that far. Willard is bigger and
younger than johnson and can
strike a harder blow but has not
the ring experience of the black
champion. Money is being placed
at 8 to and 2 to l on Johnson.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-04-02

DR.. Boyce was a Lewiston visit
or Tuesday.
Yesterday was All Fools Day.
Did you get "stung?"
Elvin Parker left late last week
for st. Maries on a short business
trip.
Adolf johnson was in town
yesterday on business from near
Westlake.
L. S. Forth called in yesterday
from near Denver and advanced
his subscription another year.
Anil Haener, the Ferdinand
hardware merchant, was in town
yesterday, accompanied by his
wife.
William Ross returned the first
of the week from a visit with
friends in California and a triI
to the fair.
Another nice little shower yes
terday just to let US know we
need not fear any lack of moist
ure as yet.
The local Rebekah lodge hac
another big session last night
and initiated five candidates into
the mysteries of the order, they
being Prof. and Mrs. jenkins
Mrs. Hale, Mrs. H. A. Downel
and Miss Maude Martin. After
the initiation a fine banquet wa:
served to some 81 persons ano
later dancing was enjoyed. Visit
ors were present from Fem ane
Ferdinand. The Rebekahs say
the local Odd Fellows will have
to "go some" if they expect tt
keep up with the pace the auxil
larry order is setting this spring
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-04-02

family escaped with slight bruises
but Talbot had to be taken to
the hospital for repairs. The car
was badly damaged but was able
to run into town under its own
power.
Everett Clumm, a young man
at Winchester, tried to commit
suicide late last week by taking
strychnine. Clumm secured the
poison at lilo and went to Win
CT es er where he took several
doses late that night. His cries
finally attracted attention and he
was relieved of the poison just in
time to save his life. Four grains
is fatal dose and Clumm took
over 100 grains. He said his
only reason for the act was that
he was tired of life.
The Erb Bros. hardware store
safe at Greer was blown open
last Friday night and robbed Of
$500. High explosives were used
on the safe and two or three men
are thought to have been engag-
ed in the robbery. A railroad
speeder was taken from Sites
and changed for a newer speeder
at Kamiah and this car was traced
as far as Myrtle but disappeared
between that point and Arrow
and is believed to have been cast
into the river. The robbers are
thought to have used the speed
ers and later escaped across
country.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-04-02
Local Office Affirmed

A copy of a decision handed
down by the secretary of the in
terror was received at the United
States land Office yesterday,
wherein the previous decisions
handed down by the local regis
ter and receiver, and by the COM
missioner of the general land
Office, Washington, were both
affirmed in the the case of the
United States versus Thos. A.
NARROW, ct al, of Helena, Mon
tana, the highest tribunal hold
ing for cancellation six of nine
placer lode claims located 20 milee
southeast of Grangeville. The
three lodes allowed to 60 to pat
ent are the Black Sam, Black
Sam No. l, and the Golden Age.
The claims were included in what
is known as the Meadow Creek
group" The action was insti-
tuted against the locators on the
ground that there was not suf-
ficient showing of mineral on the
lands. Tuesdays Tribune.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-04-02
COTTONWOOD, IDAHO. FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1915
Miss Ham|et's SoIiIoQuy

To we'd or not to we'd that is the question,
Whether It's better after all, to marry
And be cajoled and buled by husband
Or take up stenogrophy or cerking,
And slave alas! for someone else's husband?
To love--to wed-and by wedding end the
struggles and the thousand petty cares
That Slaves are heir to--ts rare vocation
Devouty to be wished for! To love-
to we'd
To we'd perchance divorce! Aye there's
the rub!
For in that dream of bliss what jolts may come
When we have cast aside our little jobs,
Must make us wary. There's the sorry
thought
That make so many spinsters hesitate.
For who would bear the long, eternal grind,
The employers jokes, the chief clerks
contumely,
The insoence of office boys, the smoke
OF last weeks stoges clinging to the hair
When she herself might quickly end it all
By getting married? Who would not exchange
A dingy office for kitchenette--
A key board for a cook stove or cradle
But that the dread of something worse to come,
After the honeymoon--that life of chance
From whose dark bourne so many have
returned
By way of RenO-flls us with dismay
And makes us rather bear the jobs we have
Than fly to evils we know not of?
Thus cowardice makes spinsters Of
so many!
Margaret Nirah.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-04-02
Entertainment at Greencreek

Next Monday, April 5, the
young men, of Greencreek, will
give play in their hall, Josef,
of Egypt, and his Brethren" :"
The play promises to be the best
ever staged in Greencreek. The
play will start at $50 p. m.
Admission: Adults, 30c;; child
rem 15c. The characters are as
follows.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-04-02

heaven that knows as much about
the Cello canal as Schubert.
He can tell you everything from
how many cubic feet of water it
will hold to how many grains of
sand will blow into it within a
given time.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-04-02
CELLO CANAL
is FINISHED
Monster Government Enter
prise Stands Completed and
Columbia and Snake are
Open TO the Sea.

Portland, March 30. In ex-
change for its 81, 100000 the
United States government has
an eight-and-a-half mile hole in
the ground. The government
knows that it has it's moneys
worth; the hole in the ground is
the Dalles-Celilo canal.
The canal branches off from
the Columbia river on the Oregon
side just above Cello falls, makes
easy sailing and still water for a
stretch where the river tempo
rarily goes crazy with rapids,
and comes out again into still
water three miles above The
Dalles. Ask transportation men
what the canal does and they will
tell you that it makes a river out
of the Columbia.
In spite of its vast breadth and
depth the Columbia was navigable
for only 200 miles from its mouth.
The Cello canal adds 300 miles to
it's length and opens territory
to continuous navigation that is
an empire in itself. 1t won't
tai e long for the canal to save its
cost to the people in reduced
freight rates. When the Cas-
cade locks were opened in 1896
they cut rates in the affected dis
trict more than one-half. The
Cello canal is expected to do the
same.
The engineers, the sand hogs
and the hard-rock men have fin
ished their work. The canal is
complete. They are cleaning out
the bed now for the formal open
ing May 5.
The Cello canal is built into
the future. The men who made
it were like the gunners in mod
ern warfare-they couldn't see
what they were shooting at.
Nothing could be more desolate
and forbidding than the great
gorge through which it runs. 1t
couldn't produce enough food to
sustain the canal headquarters
force at the Big Eddy. The
country it serves is the fertile
grain region back on the stern
ramparts of the mountains.
Though all that remains for
the canal force is to sweep up the
channel and dust off the locks,
the shops and yards at Big Eddy
still hustle and hum with indus
try. Dinkey engines somew hat
larger than a minute scream and
whistle at each other while they
jerk and push at long strings of
stubborn dump cars. Donkey
engines make noises out of all
proportion to their size. The
clamor of big hammers comes
from the big gray building that
houses the shops.
Frederick C. Schubert, U. S.
assistant engineer, presides over
all this. His superior is Captain
T. H. Dillon, who is now in Port
land handling the affairs of the
district during the absence of
Colonel Jay j. Morrow, its chief.
Schubert is the one engineer
who has been on the job since
the day when they shot the first
blast. He is quiet man whose
face is scanned by 10 years OF
wind and sun in the Columbia
gorge. He is thick through the
shoulders. He speaks in a low
tone and takes his time about il
with the deliberation that
comes to a man when a mistake
of his might mean the loss OF
many lives and much money.
There is no one this side OF
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-04-02
NEWS AROUND
THE STATE
Items From Various Places
Reproduced for the Benefit
of our Readers-Stories Re-
hashed from Exchanges.

iidSilCu HUH EAClldllScS.
| Genesee has selected June 10,
IL and IL as the dates for her
annual horse show.
Judge Steele convened the
Clearwater session of the district
court Tuesday at Orofno.
Senators Borah and Brady are
expected home to Idaho from
Washington within a few days.
The Lewiston session of the
supreme court was convened
Monday and will last all of this
week.
Mrs. Mary Pearce, whose hus-
band is said to have built the
first house in Boise, died recently
at Turner, Oregon, aged 92 years.
S. T. Peppard, the Kansas City
horse dealer who visited the
prairie last week, purchased A
head of horses at Genesee the
previous week paying an average
of $135 a head for them. The
highest price paid was SITS.
Governor Alexander will leave
Boise early next week for visit
to north Idaho points and states
he intends visiting all points af-
fected by any of his vetoes.
Lewiston and Moscow will be a.
mong the towns visited.
A placer gold strike of unusual
richness has been reported from
Nome, Alaska. The strike is
only four miles from Nome and
the pay streak is IL feet deep, 60
feet wide and mile long. Many
operators have struck pay dirt
paying So a pan.
The members of the Clifford
Farmers Union have filed a pro-
test with the county commission
ers of Nez Perce county against
any appropriation by the county
for the Northwest Livestock
Show at Lewiston. The county
contributed some $65O0 to the
show last year.
The Mining Review, of Wal
lace, says that about 1900 acres
of placer beds in Florence are to
be worked this year. The prop
erty was just recently purchased
by Spokane company. This is
one of the historic camps of Ida
no, and is estimated to have
yielded $120, 900, 900.
Over 1900 tons of white winter
barley were purchased late last
week by Lewiston grain dealers
for the big Milwaukee and Chi
cago breweries. The price paid
was not made public but it is
understood most of the brewing
barley in that territory was Sc
cured to fill the orders.
The Johnson railroad company
completed details at Lewiston
late last week to issue bonds to
the amount of $1,000, 900. Of
this amount 81, $4,000 will be
used to take over the holdings of
the Nezperce & Idaho road, pay
outstanding obligations of the
old company and complete the
road from its present terminus
in Tammany to connection with
the Nezperce & Idaho line at
Vollmer.
An automobile driven by w.
E. Talbot, of Lapwai, and in
which Charles Morlan, wife and
daughter were passengers, turn
ed turtle Saturday morning east
of Lewiston when it struck a soft
piece of road when being driven
lat a rapid pace. Mr.. Morlan and
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-08
HOLLY ROLLERS.
New Religious Sect Holding
Meeting in Henderson
County.

Rev. C. E. Townsend, of Evans
vile, is conducting revival of Holy
Rollers at Basket, KY. assisted by
several workers.
The services have drawn large
crowds from the start, many going
more through curiosity than for the
purpose of being benefited. Usu-
ally the minister after finishing his
sermon gives an invitation for those
who want to lead a better life to
come forward for prayer. At some
of the services the people rush to the
altar in droves. Some claim sane
tiication, and then some claim bap-
tism of the Holy Ghost. Men ard
women I ave been known to lie on
the floor as if dead for hours at a
time. This is done with view of
putting themselves in an attitude to
receive either salvation, sanctifica-
ton or baptism of the Holy Ghost.
Often when the spell is broken the
roof is nearly lifted from the build
ing by their shouts for joy.
Holy Rollers" is the name of re-
ligious sect or denomination which
only recently became known in that
section of the country. In some res
poets they are similar to the sanctii-
cationists. believing in the second
blessing or sinless perfection. In i'm
mersion for baptism they are like the
Baptists and Christians and in their
shouting they resemble the old time
shouting Methodists. In that part
of the country they have no house of
worship and they hold their services
in other churches, school houses or
anywhere they can secure suitable
plac-, oftimes in summer under the
trees.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-08
PROTECTS HOSE.

Mailing the twin lawn sprinkler
to the center of a piece of board one
inch in thickness by eight inches
square will prevent the force of the
water from turning it over, which it
persists in doing. The hose may be
easily removed, leaving the sprayer
attached to the board with no fur
cher trouble. When using the long
nozzle for very fine spray, turn off
part of the waters force at the spigot
and your hose viii last much longer,
as the inclosed entire force bursts the
hose.