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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-08-17
Valuable Map Being Published

The Union Pacific System is
now issuing a folder map of the
United States showing canton
ment camps, aereo camps, pre-
sidios, forts and all other forms
of military organization, giving
exact locations and other valuable
data as to their establishment
and nature. These folders will
be for free distribution to the
public and may be obtained on
application to any agent, or by
addressing VIM. McMurray, gen.
eral passenger agent at Portland.
AS the first to come are usually
the first served make an effort
to be among that number.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-08-17
SHIP ANOTHER
! TRAIN OF STOCK
Many Cattle Moving From
Salmon River Range and
More Coming--Feed Getting
Short.

A solid train of twenty one
cars of livestock was shipped out
of Idaho county over the prairie
line Tuesday, ten cars of the
stock being loaded at this place
and the balance at Grangeville
and Fem. Of the local shipments
John Baer loaded four cars of
cattle and one of sheep for Stan
ton & Co. at Spokane while the
Cottonwood Milling & Elevator
company shipped two cars of
hogs and one of cattle to Seattle
and Frye & Co.'s buyer shipped
two cars of cattle to that firm at
Seattle. The Grangeyille and
Fem shipments were mostly cat-
tie from the Salmon river country
and it is said another heavy ship
ment will be made next week.
The extremely dry weather is
making it necessary for the stock
men of the Salmon and Snake
river country to market all Of
their beef cattle as soon as pos
sible in order to prevent too great
a loss from shrinkage and as the
grass on the range is now prac-
tically exhausted and there is no
feed to be had it is necessary to
dispose of the beef cattle wheth-
er they are in prime condition
for market or not. Owing to the
scarcity of hay and the impossi-
bility of getting in supply from
outside points except at almost
prohibitive prices the stockmen
will be forced to cut down their
herds as low as possible this fall
and go into winter with only the
cows and calves that must be
preserved for next. years beef
crop. AS a result many cattle
not really fit for slaughter will be
marketed and this may result in
pushing the price down to rather
a low mark during the next few
weeks. :
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-08-17
Back From Boise

August Schroeder and party
returned Wednesday noon from
their visit to Boise and report
having had a fine trip and a most
enjoyable time while at the state
capital. They made the trip by
way of Salmon river both going
and coming without a bit of
trouble to their car and came
home with the same set of tires
and those not badly damaged.
They say the soldier boys were
in the finest of physical shape
and all satisfied with their lot
and eager to get to the training
camps. The Boise people open
ed their homes to the troops and
could not do enough for them
while in the city and the parents
and friends there to see the boys
before they left were accorded
the same royal treatment.
Those making the trip with
Mr.. Schroeder are loud in praise
of the beauty of the scenery along
Salmon river and say when the
state highway is completed it
will give Idaho one of the grand
est pieces of scenic highway in
the United States. All returned
enthusiastic good roads boosters
and say if those who oppose bond
ing for better roads could make
the trip they would surely be
converted before getting home.
The members of the party were
Mr.. and Mrs. Schroeder, Mrs.
Morgan, P. N. Huffman and A.
F. Dye.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-08-17
OrOfnO Boy Commissioned

A special dispatch from Wash
ington under date of August II
to the Boise Capital News says;
Harold E. Kline, of Orofno,
Idaho, was today commissioned
second lieutenant of infantry at
Fort Sheridan.
Richard A. Mason, of Boise,
has been commissioned second
lieutenant of field artillery, after
training at Fort Niagara. Mar
shall Jones, of Standpoint, was
commissioned captain in infantry
at Fort Smelling.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-08-17
Walker Barn Burns

Fire of unknown origin destroy
ed the A. S. Walker barn west of
Cottonwood Butte late Sunday
afternoon and burned twenty tons
of timothy hay, two sets of good
harness and a quantity of other
material. Mr.. Walker was away
from home at the time but Mrs.
Walker had been in the barn only
a few minutes before the fire
broke out. After going to the
house she smelled smoke and be-
gan looking around for the source
of same, finally discovering flames
coming from the comb of the barn
near where the hay is taken in.
Having no way of fighting the
flames all she could do was to lead
out a valuable horse that was tied
in the barn and watch the build.
ing and contents burn to the
ground. The loss will be quite
severe to Mr.. Walker as it will
be almost impossible to replace
his supply Of hay for the winter.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-08-17
State Highway Contract is Let

Boise, Aug. 10.-The state
highway commission tonight let
the contract for construction of
the north and south highway in
Adams county from the Wash
ington county line to Council to
F. C. Comerford for $83, 900.
Owing to the fact that one of
the two bids submitted was not
in the proper form the commits
sion did not take definite action
in letting a bid for construction
of that portion of the north and
south highway between Council
and New Meadows.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-08-17
Farm Bureaus Are Active

Idaho farm bureaus are taking
a leading part in working out
some of the larger agricultural
problems of the state. In every
county which has a farm bureau,
county wide campaigns for the
control of such pests as crickets,
grasshoppers, jack rabbits and
ground squirrels are being carried
on with great success. The FIRE.
mont county farm bureau has
demonstrated that the cricket. so
destructive to crops in past years
can be controlled. In Power,
Franklin and Kootenai counties
most successful warfare has been
waged against ground squirrels
and other rodents. In Canyon
and Ada counties the farm bu-
reaus have been successful in as
suring the erection of more silos
as means of reducing the high
feeding cost and making possible
the continued growth of the live
stock industry. In these two
counties thousands of cattle, too,
have been vaccinated as prevent
ative measure against black-leg.
In Lewis county, the farm bureau
is demonstrating most success
fu ly that the great smut problem
may be controlled and reduced.
In the potato growing sections,
the farm bureaus are taking a
leading part in solving the prob
lem of disease eradication and in
the improvement and standard
ization of potatoes. The Frank
lin county farm bureau saved it's
members several thousand dollars
last winter in purchasing feed
during an emergency. Every
section of the state gives similar
reports of success in meeting the
various farm problems through
concentrated action on the part
of these organizations. Special
note must be made just now of
the success the various farm bu-
reaus are meeting in handling
the farm labor problem.
The following counties now
have farm bureaus: Ada, Bing-
ham, Blaine, Bonneville, Canyon,
Franklin, Fremont, Gooding,
Kootenai, Lewis, Lincoln, Madi-
son, Minidoka, Power, Twin
Falls, Washington. In addition
jefferson, Bear Lake and Bonner
counties are ready to organize as
soon as funds become available.
In the light of this progress it is
safe to assume that the majority
of the agricultural counties of
Idaho will have we'll organized
farm bureaus in the near future.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-08-17
Death Claims Auto Victim

Miss Ruby Krakau, who was
injured couple of weeks ago in
an auto accident near Grange
vile, died last Friday from her
injuries and was buried Sunday
afternoon. Miss Krakan was out
riding with Miss Winnie Rhoades
and Hugh Taylor and Fred Roth
lisberg and in some manner the
car was overturned as it was be-
ing driven back into the road
after turning out to allow another
car to pass. Miss Krakau receiv.
ed fractured hip and was Sc.
verely cut and bruised and for a
time it was feared had been in
jured internally. Later she raj
lied and was thought to be getting
along nicely until death suddenly
resulted Friday. Miss Rhoades
was also severely bruised but the
two young men escaped with
slight scratches. The deceased
was 10 years of age and gradu-
ated from the Grangeville high
school last June. She was pop
ular member of the younger sci
and her death is a severe blow tc
that community.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-08-17
AdoIph Otto Carlson Dead

Adolph Otto Carlson, a former
student of the Lewiston State
Normal school, and at the time
of his death engaged in stock
raising and farming near Car
stains, Alberta, died at the Holy
Cross hospital at Calgary, Sunday
morning, August 5. The remains
were taken to the family plot at
Clover Bar, near Edmonton, for
interment, the remains being ac-
companied by his wife and a
brother, R. J. Carlson, of Fem,
Idaho. Saturdays Tribune.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-08-17

The forest fire is still burning
up on the mountain near the Mel
Pierce place but is not considered
serious unless strong wind
should arise that would blow the
flames toward the grain fields.
At present the fire is burning out
the underbrush and is really a
benefit rather than detriment
to the land being burned over.
Notice has been served by
leaders of the l. w. w. on the
governors of Idaho and Montana
that unless all members of the
organization who are now con-
fined in jails in the two states
are released by August Goth a
general strike will be called
which will result in tieing up all
m ills, lnmber camps, mines.
farms and orchards in both states
named. The demand is quite
drastic but the governors have
not signified any intention as yet
of complying with it.
Fifteen acres of barley belong
ing to Frank Zehner near Denver
was burned the first of the week
by a fire which started from q
cigarette stub carelessly thrown
down by some smoker. 1t was
with difficulty the flames were
prevented from spreading tt
other fields. People cannot be
too careful of fire this summer al
the hot, dry weather for the pas
several weeks has made the vege
tation dry as tinder and only ;
spark is needed to start a baC
fire.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-08-17
Oregon Ship Building
Calls For Labor

The Secretary of the State Ed
itorial Association of Portland
Oregon, informs us that Oregon's
effort to do her part in the build
ing of steel and wooden ships for
the war is seriously crippled
through lack of labor.
Latest authentic information
gathered points to the necessity
of employing at once nearly 12,-
600 men in the sAipbuilding busi-
ness at Portland, and between
two and three thousand in the
yards outside.
With contracts already let and
certain to be placed in the near
future, it is stated by the ship
builders that from 10000 to 25,-
600 men should be employed by
the close of this year, or early
next year. The work is on hand
to give this employment and the
demand for ships is growing
greater every day.
The development of an industry
of this magnitude so suddenly
has resulted in drawing practic-
4
ally all of the available men with
in immediate reach, and already
the shipbuilders of the state are
urging laborers from all parts of
the west to take positions in their
plants.
Appeals are coming from ma
tional officials and all the leading
business men of the east for all
seabord states to concentrate
their supreme energies upon the
program of building ships. This
is declared to be the greatest duty
confronting the nation today and
on every hand it is admitted
frankly, despite the optimistic
statements made of the position
of the allied forces, that unless
ships are built by America at a
pace absolutely beyond the pres
ent program the effectiveness of
the United States in the European
war will be largely reduced. Ger
many is counting implicitly upon
destroying more ships than are
built to prevent America from
participating extensively in the
war. The submarine program is
making more rapid progress than
the shipbuilding program. For
these reasons the federal govern
ment is putting the building of
ships as the primary patriotic
duty of the people of the country
and urging every person who can
aid IN the work to take it up with
as much reverence and as much
sense of duty as if they were en-
listing in the army.
Americas food, munitions,
arms and men cannot reach Eu-
rope without an adequate supply
of ships. Best authorities declare
these should be built of steel and
wood as rapidly as the forces of
the country can be marshalled
for the work.
In the emergency every man
who has any mechanical or arti-
san skill whatever is being adap-
ted to some part of ship consrruc-
ton, wherever he desires to work.
1t has been necessary to teach
labor to do classes of work it has
: never undertaken to do before.
All the facilities for such instruc-
ton are being provided by the
ship yards, the government, and
state, and men are having an op-
, portunity to take up lines of en-
ployment never presented before
= at the best wages that have been
) known in the Pacific Northwest
and perhaps the country.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-08-17

Albert Haener and family and
parents were in the city Tuesday
from Ferdinand.
J. A. Bushue, the we'll known
and popular Ferdinand merchant,
disposed of his store and other
property at that place this week
to Ernest Weinss, who recently
purchased the Haener Bros. hard
ware stock, and will probably
move to eastern Oregon where
he has farm holdings.
Henry Walter, a farmer resid-
ing north of Ferdinand, was ar
rested the first of the week for
shooting a couple of horses be-
longing to a man in Lewis coun-
ty. 1t seems Walter has very
poor fences around his land and
when an animal gets into his field
he promptly seizes his gun and
begins shooting. One of the
horses in question was killed anC
the other badly wounded and as
a result Walter will have tC
answer for his conduct in court
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-08-17
Band Concerts Saturday Eve

The local band has made ar
rangements with the business
men of the city to provide a band
concert on Main street on Satur-
day evening of each week for the
rest of the summer and the pub
lie can expect to enjoy some nice
music each Saturday evening in
future. The boys are making
fine progress and have a nice lot
of music that they can handle in
first class shape and are constant.
ly adding to the list. AS Satur.
day afternoon is usually taken by
farmers to come into town to dc
their trading it will be a fine op.
portunity to prolong their visit
an hour or so and enjoy some
music before returning home.
Show your appreciation of the
band boys efforts by giving then
a good crowd.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-08-17
NEWS AROUND
The STATE
Items From Various Places
Reproduced for the Benefit
of our ReaderS-Stories Re-
hashed from Exchanges.

The Ed. Hobart, farm of $40
acres near Asotin was sold Mon
day by Lewiston real estate deal
ers to E. B. Hoover, of Walla
Walla, for $4,000.
Mrs. Ora Choat and minor
children have filed suit against
Homer McClung and wife for
$780, 900 damages for the killing
of Choat by McClung near Pa
louise last April. McClung was
set free at the trial after the
killing.
Ray Garrison reports killing the
king of the prairie rattlesnakes
near Geo. Thompson's place north
of town one day last week. He
was a whopper, measuring four
feet long, as big around as your
arm and had IA rattles and a
button. --Nezperce Herald.
The state board of education
has decided to postpone opening
the University of Idaho to Octo-
ber l in order that students may
assist in the harvesting of crops.
The designations of five faculty
members were accepted and four
vacancies were filled by election.
John Norwood, for many years
assistant cashier of the Bank of
Camas Prairie and for 25 years a
resident of the county, died last
Friday at Grangeville and was
buried Sunday. He was widely
known over the county and high
ly respected by all his acquaint-
ances.
Loans approved by the federal
land bank. of Spokane for this dis
trict now amount to SIS, $40, 900,
according to the president of the
bank. Washington leads, Mon
tana is second, Oregon third and
Idaho fourth. Bonds of $500, 600
have been put out, half of them
taken by eastern bond houses and
half by the government. The
total applications for loans in
this district are now SIS, 1861, SAT.
The commissioners of the Lap
wal highway district have award
ed contract to George H. Kester
for the grading of five miles OF
highway from near Sweetwatel
to a point on Webb ridge where
the road will be carried on to g
connection with the Tammany
road and it is said the road will
later be hard surfaced. Work or
the state highway through the
Lapwai valley will be started as
soon as the right of way can be
secured through Indian lands
near that town.
Olin Reel, a sheepman of the
upper Snake river section, wal
drowned in that stream neal
Rolling bar on Tuesday of las
week. He had been to Lewiston
and returned to the river coun
try by way of White Bird ant
Joseph. The camp was on thu
Oregon side of the river anC
while waiting for the men to re
turn to camp and ferry him acros
the river it is believed Reel wen
into the river for a swim or triet
to swim the stream and lost hi
life. His clothes were later dis
covered and it was learned h
had been at Joseph about nool
and should have reached the rive
about 3 o'clock. Reel was abou
35 years of age and formerly re
sided near Joseph, Oregon. Hi
body has not been recovered.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-08-17

Herbert Kleeman received a
bad fall the first of the week at
the creamery and it may be some
time before he RECEIVERS from the
effects of it.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-08-17

A forty acre field of fall grain
belonging to Wes Zehner north
of Grangeville was destroyed by
fire Tuesday afternoon at a loss
of about $2500. The grain was
being harvested with a combine
and it is thought the machine
suffered a smut explosion, as it
was also destroyed in the fire.
The crop was producing about
thirty bushels per acre.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-08-17

]. P. Jentges, residing north
east of town, threshed thirty
acres of fall wheat the first of
the week that returned a yield
of forty bushels per acre, which
lacks a great deal of being a
short crop in spite of the bad
season.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-08-17
Some Crop Reports

August Seubert, residing just
west of town, has the honor of
delivering the frst.new grain of
the present crop at the local
warehouse. He threshed his fall
wheat the first of the week and
secured a yield of thirty bushels
per acre from the field. AL
though rather smutty, the grain
is of good quality and for an of
year the yield is not to be sneez.
ed at.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-21
.SOljvENIRHljHTEh
AMONG, SOLDIERS
Trenches Develop Passion fer Collect.
ing Mementoes vi Great War
German Helmet Fayorife.

Behind the British lines III France
Correspondence OF the Associated
Press. In every battalion at the
front there are a number OF confirmed
souvenir hunters, and sometimes their
influence is SO potent that an epidemic
craze for collecting spreads through
all ranks, and the main topic Of con
versa1Ion is souvenirs in ali their va
rieties
In every walk Of trench life one
meets the man with strong acquisitiFe
habits. tn civilian life he might de-
velop his bent into either finance, art.
stamp-collecting or possibly burglary,
In the trenches the fully developed
passion for collecting souvenirs is
often a trial for the collector, for q col
lection Of ans kind sooner Or later de-
mands d place to put it in, and there
is no place n knapsaek and aug0ut life
for a store OF gathered treasures.
The available war souvenirs are sell
dom OF much value, but there is a con-
siderable variety OF things to choose
from in most battle areas, In the early
days OF the war, the German helmets
were valued souvenirs for the old
style German helmet was substantial
and picturesque, brilliant with heavy
metal gaFniturc There were also IN
usual variations, like the quaint Ba-
yarian shakos. while one or two cav
alrv regiments provided a rare variety
of headgear which has not been seen
on the western front since the first
year of war.
( The German helmet Of today has de-
preciated even more than the German
mark. It is no longer even leather
but kind Of light paper-feIt The
metal spike has given place to one OF
wood or composition, The solid brass
/ regimeutal badge is now a thin tinsei
plaque The true collector cares very
little for the modern helmet and has
no interest at all in the little round
convict cap which so many German
I prisoners year. If the German only
knew it, a sure passport to warm and
instant favor on surrender is a decent
helmet It attracts immediate atten-
ton and the fortunate owner is given
! cigarettes and cher marks of favor BIZ
his delighted captor. instead Of being
merely herded to the rear without
ceremony.
The supply of helmets is seldom ade
quate 70 the demand indeed the mar
ket is only glutted on occasions Of
big push or a large scale raid Among
4 lesser trophies, the ambitious collec
tor finds great scope for his actiyitie
in the shells sent over by the hostile
J battery. Fuses and nose caps in won
. derful variation are to be obtained witt
/ little pads, and the collection Of Ties
, is encouraged by the general staff, be
cause the setting Of the fuse may Civ
- the correct range Of suspected bat
terry. and these is other information o
: useful character to be gained from tn
study Of these trophies
S The French soldiers have specialize
in aluminium rings and jewelry mad
from the used caps Of hostile shell, an
quite an ambitious Industry has bee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-21

developed IN this way The British
prefer To work In brass usually the
hrass Of empty cartridges and shell
cases. With infinite patience and few
tools they produce what the French
man calls peculiar objects Of the
manteIpieee Little model coal
sruttIes with legs made Of bullets,
tiny shovel worked up from q German
rifle cartridge vases OF curious sur
face nothing made by indenting the
brass of a field gun case, ambitious de-
signs Of allied flags and well known
I heroes, made from ration cases or
brass these are only few of the
things which the collector Is offered
/ by his own conradss There is no end
! 10 the ingenuity and variety OF the
] work Of the soldier craftsman, but his
most familiar work is in inkpotsi
candlesticks and decorative paper
weights made from hand grenades OF
the interior Of shrapnel shells.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-21
MID III EST RED CROSS
DRIVE TO PASS MARK

Chicago. Dec, 21,-Reports to Red
Cross headquarters today indicated
that the central division will enroll
more than its quota In the Christmas
membership drive. Returns indicate
that Des Moines, Detroit, Springfield,
Madison. Milwaukee and other large
cities in this division will enroll 20
per cent more than their allotments
while Chicago, with a quota Of 60o,-
000 already has signed up more than
4IG coo members. Reinbeck, Iowa, has
enrolled every one of its l,257 inhabi-
tants.