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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-08-31

A fire started by traction en-
gine on the Harpster grade Tues
day burned over quite a strip of
pasture land but did no serious
damage.
Five cars of stock were ship
ped from this place Tuesday
morning, Clyde Hamill shipping
three cars and Richard Wright
one car of cattle to the coast and
John Baer shipping a mixed car
If cattle and hogs to Spokane.
Forest fires that have been
raging in the Clearwater section
Of this county and on Craig
mountain near Waha are report
ed under control and will be kept
from spreading unless a heavy
wind should cause the flames to
again break bounds. A fire
warden from Clearwater county
back of Orofno was called to the
Waha section the first of the
week to direct the fire fighters
here and soon succeeded in
bringing the fire under control.
Other bad fires are raging in the
Bitter Roots along the Idaho.
Montana line and residents o1
the valleys there have fled from
their homes in many instances.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-08-31

ing in his possession literature
intended to obstruct the govern
ment in recruiting its army.
An auto belonging to Chester
Phillip, of Lewiston, was de-
stroyed by fire Sunday on Craig
mountain while the owner and
several friends were out grouse
hunting. The camp fire had been
wet down and covered with dirt
but when the men returned that
evening they found the auto, bed
ding and camp equipment burned
and about an acre of ground
burned over. The loss was about
$500.
Josha Jehle, a yonng man en-
ployed on the Idaho Utah sugar
factory at Blackfoot, fell 175 feet
to his death last week while work.
ing in the 210-foot smokestack.
Through mistake in signals the
elevator on which he was work.
ing tore loose from the side walls
and the young man was hurled
to the ground below. His head
was mashed and almost every
bone in his body was broken. He
was native of New York and
single.
From IS to 80 head of cattle
have died during the past month
on the range in the Weiser Ma
tional Forest. 1t is supposed
they were poisoned, but whether
from eating larkspur and other
poisonous weeds, or from poison
scattered about the range by vi
cious persons, has not been decid-
ed. DR.. Fuller and the state
veterinary are investigating the
matter and will report their con-
clusions before long. Meadows
Eagle. !.
A strip of farm land on the
east side of the Central highway
district in Lewis county, and
which contains property assessed
at $25O,OO0, was added to the
district Saturday when the resi-
dents of the strip voted unani-
mously to be included in the dis
trict. This brings the assessed
valuation of the district up to two
million dollars and it is stated the
district will now vote a bond for
the construction of the state
highway across the district from
a point south of lilo to Reubens.
Fire which started from sparks
from a N. P. engine C m
near to destroying the town of
Wallace late last week and might
easily have wiped out every town
and mine building in Burke can
yon. Over a thousand men fought
the flames for hours, many crews
coming in from mines in the adj
jacent country, and it was with
great difficulty that the fire was
finally brought under control. 1t
is said the railway company did
little to prevent the spread of the
fire and was severely censured
by the residents Of Wallace at
the time.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-08-31
ANOTHER AUTO
THIEF CAPTURED
Local Garage Man Locates
Stolen Car and Causes Ar
rest of Youthful Thief---Car
Belonged in Spokane.

Chester Thompson, of the local
garage, is getting to be a regular
Conan Doyle in his ability to de-
tact stolen cars and round up the
thieves. His second trick was
turned late last week when some
parties left 1917 model Ford car
at the garage for some slight re-
pairs. The condition of the car
when it was first brought to his
place led him to think the driver
was not familiar with autos and
when the car changed hands and
was brought in for repair he had
it dismantled and at once got
busy trying to locate a possible
theft. Sheriff Yates was notified
and upon failure to locate an
owner for the car gave Thompson
permission to do what he could
from this place. The car had
been brought to the prairie by a
boy from Lewiston and was then
traded to other parties for
small team and buggy. Thomp-
son learned that the boy had dis
posed of the team and rig for SIP
at Ferdinand and left for Lewis
ton and he at once notified the
authorities there to be on the
watch for him, with the result
that the lad was picked up just
as he was ready TO board the train
for other points. The boy, when
confronted with the information
at hand, confessed taking the car
from Lewiston and claimed it had
been brought to that place by
three other youths who had stol-
en- it in Spokane. The boys ran
the car to near Lewiston where
the gasoline supply gave out.
They notified young Holt of their
predicament and asked him to
help them get the car into town,
which he did. Later he conceiv-
ed the idea of taking the car and
brought it up to the prairie and
traded it for the team. After the
arrest of Holt the owner of the
car was located in Spokane. The
other boys had inquired about
the car but on being questioned
evidently became alarmed and
disappeared.
The work of Mr.. Thompson
from this point undoubtedly re-
suited in uncovering the theft of
the car and the location of the
guilty parties and it will not be
advisable in future for persons
making use of cars not their own
to come this way and hope to es-
cape detection while Chet. re-
mains on the job.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-08-31

Quite a number of fields of
spring sown wheat, some of
which have not had a drop of
rain since planting time, will re-
turn yields of Is and 16 bushels
to the acre, which at better than
81 a bushel, lacks a great deal of
being a crop failure.
School will start in both of the
local schools on Sept. 10th this
year and the coming school year
promises to be a most successful
one. In the public school Prof.
C. J. Skinner will fill the position
of superintendent and w. A.
Lustie will be principal. Miss
Bertha Sloneker will teach the
domestic science department and
Mrs. DeCoursey the 7th and 9Th
grades. Miss McGrew will have
charge of the 5th and 9th grades
and Miss Jessie Wardrobe, OF
Genesee, will instruct the Bro
and 4th grades, while Miss Wild
er will have charge of the pri-
mary department. The ninth
grade will be added to the pa.
rochial school this year and g
corps of good teachers is also as.
sured for this school, so both
schools should make a fine record
for the coming term.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-08-31
CurIess Farm Changes Hands

A real estate deal of some size
was negotiated here Tuesday
when R. S. Curless sold his 400
acre farm five miles north of
town to F. S. Winner, editor of
the Chronicle, for $4,000, or an
average price of $40 an acre.
The residence property and 81
acre farm tract of the latter in
Cottonwood were taken in on the
deal at a valuation of $4,000. Mr..
and Mrs. Curless expect to locate
in the Melrose country and will
give possession of their place
about October first. The new
owner of the Curless farm ex.
poets to move onto the farm this
fall and will dispose of his news.
paper as soon as a buyer can be
found and will give his entire at.
tention in future to farming.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-08-31
Plant Many Young Trout

A shipment of almost a hun
dred thousand trout fry from the
Standpoint hatchery was received
by local parties Tuesday evening
at Ferdinand and the fry were
planted in deep pools in Lawyer
canyon west of Ferdinand. The
fry had been ordered by local
citizens for planting in several
streams in this locality but on
account of the low stage of the
water and difficulty to reach some
streams it was thought best to
place them in Lawyer creek. o.
D. Hamlin took his big auto truck
and in company with Fred Lange,
L. E. Hyde and some small boys,
went to Ferdinand to meet the
train where 80 cans filled with
the trout fry were loaded onto
the truck and taken to the can
yon. 0. G. Hanson, of that place,
accompanied the boys and helped
them distribute the fish for quite
a distance along t h e canyon
stream and in a couple Of years
the fishing there should be fine
unless the small boys are permit
ted to fish the stream out before
the trout grow to the legal size.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-08-31

Several Grangeville boys, men,
bers of E company, returned the
first of the week from Boise for
a visit with relatives and state
that their regiment has received
orders for mobilization in North
Carolina but they do not know
how soon the order will go into
effect.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-08-31

Governor Alexander has an
nounced at Boise that he will re-
tire again to private life when
his term of Office closes in Janu-
ary, 1919,
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-08-31
NEWS AROUND
The STATE
Items From Various Places
Reproduced for the Benefit
of our Readers-Stories Re-
hashed from Exchanges.

The Harris & Price threshing
machine was destroyed by a smut
explosion on the Fred Rigger
place near Nezperce Monday.
Ernest Anderson, a Lewiston
carpenter, was arrested last week
on a charge of disloyal acts and
utterances and was held for trial
under 81, 900 bonds.
Jack Mccormack, a we'll known
farmer of the Tammany section
south of Lewiston, had his leg
broken late last week by being
thrown from a grain wagon and
the wheel passing over the limb.
The Alex Hinkle home located
near the passenger depot at
Grangeville was destroyed by
fire Sunday night at a loss of
$500. The fire is thought to
have started from a defective
chimney.
]. c. White, head of the Red
Collar steamship line on Coeur
d'Alene lake, is being mentioned
as a strong candidate for appoint
ment on the state utilities COM
mission to fill the place that has
remained vacant since last Janu-
ary.
The Jerome Milling & Elevator
Co., which operates the only ele-
vator at Jerome, are building a
200 0-barrel flour mill, 64x75 feet,
four stories high and of concrete
construction. 1t will be ready
for operation about February l,
1918.
The state board of equalization
late last week raised the assessed
valuations of the electric power
companies in the state a total oi
So, 339,310. The valuations ot
some of the larger sawmills were
also increased from ten to twenty
five per cent.
J. B. West, well known at
torney of Lewiston and formerly
register of the U. S. land office
at that place for a number o1
years, died there on Thursday o1
last week, aged Sc years. He hac
been resident of Lewiston fol
the past twenty years.
The Thiel barley crop of 360(
sacks was sold last Friday al
Lewiston at an average price oi
$2.35 a hundred for both brewing
and feed grades. The crop was
grown on the Charles Clifford
farm east of Lewiston which wa'
purchased last spring by Mr.
Thiel.
Henry A. Jess, a Lewiston
baker, has been arrested and i!
being held under SIS, 900 bonds
for attempting to obstruct thu
operations of the selective draft
lazy. 1t is claimed two brothers
of Jess failed to register anC
have been in hiding and Jess hal
been supplying them with food
Citizens of the Clearwater high
way district voted Monday OF
the proposition of bonding thei
district for So, 900 to build bridg
across the Clearwater river a
Sites and for $780, to improv
the roads within the district
The bridge bond carried by a vot
of 96 to AZ, while the highwa,
bond failed to carry by a vote O
72 to 48.
Victor ]. McCone, organize
for the northwestern states fo
the Peoples Council for Americ
for Democracy and Peace, secre
tary for Oregon of the state SC
cialist party and editor of a 81
cialist paper at Portland was al
rested Saturday at Lewiston fc
disloyal utterances and for hay
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-08-31

The Chronicle Is For Sale.

Having this week made deal for a large
farm near Cottonwood, we are now offering the
Chronicle for sale at a bargain if taken within
the next few weeks. We feel safe in saying
there is no better field for weekly paper in this
part of the state, and the man who buys soon
will make money. Write for price and terms.
The Editor
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
FATHER DROPS DEAD
AT BEDSIDE OF SON
WHO1HAD OPERATION

Bismarck, N. D.. Sept. s1S.-Stand-
ing at the side Of his sleeping son,
who q few moments before had sue
cessfully undergone an operation for
appendicitis, Jacob Reagal, prominent
citizen Of the Golden Valley commu-
nifty, dropped dead in a room in the
Bismarck hospital yesterday. The
stricken man was removed from the
room, while the boy slept on, oblivious
to the tragedy.
late Monday evening, and early yes
terday morning the latter was operat-
ed on at the Bismarck hospital. Ev-
erything went we'll, and the father
was rejoicing ove the excellent man
ner in which his son came through
the ordeal when the parents heart,
overtaxed with anxiety, stopped, and
he fell to the side OF the bed q corpse.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
SLAVE
CASE TOGO TO
DISTRICT COURT
Stone Placed Under Bonds
Of $3,0O0-Two Girls
Testify Against Him.

Bismarck, N. D.. Sept. 1s.-Lewis
Stone, well-groomed, debonair and
Handsome, in spite Of several weeks
IN Jail, sat in police court yesterday
and smiled while two young girls, one
on whom is not yet Is, told how he
had ruined them and introduced them
into-a life Of shame, on whose pro-
ceeds, they alIege, he had lived the
life OF a leisure1y man of the world,
gambling much, dressing we'll, and
working little. Justice Bleckreid re-
garded the case against Stone sufn-
fciently well established to warrant
binding him owe to district court,
and h defendants was placed under
bonds In the sum of $4,000, which
have not been furnished.
Another statutory charge is pending
against him. The younger Of his VIC
tins, 9 Grand Forks girl of respecta-
BILE parentage, alleges hat she went
away with Stone on his promise of
marriage, and that after he had her
in his power he compelled her to live
as q woman Of the streets, The other
girl, who comes from a good Bismarck
home, told a similar story. Both are
young, attractive, well-dressed and
well-mannered. The Grand Forks
young woman left a room in a local
hospital, where she has been confined
since h birth Of her child, to testify
against her alleged betrayer.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
CAUSED FARGO
GUARD TO SUICIDE

Fargo, NJ. D., Sept. 1s.-Love for d
woman caused Frank Mcdonald,
guard at the Northern Pacific bridge
over the Red river, to end his life
Monday evening, and not illness, &C
icording to a new angle on the case OBJ
ernoon.
Mcdonald is said to have visited the
woman, who is employed in a Fargo
factory, late Monday afternoon; q
quarrel followed and later children
playing in the vicinity Of the tent told
another guard that a man was lying
in a pool Of blood in the tent, which
resulted in the discovery.
Mcdonald sent a bullet into his
right temple, the shot coming out al
the top Of the head. He was taken
to a local hospital and died early
Tuesday morning. He was a widowe1
about 33 years old.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
HONORED BY
SOUTHERN PAPER FOR
GOOD WORK in ARMY

Bismarck, N. D.. Sept. 19.-Captain
Warren A.. Stickley, Stick" to his
thousands Of North Dakota friends,
is an old-time knight Of the fourth
estate who is making good in military
affairs. Several weeks ago he was
assigned as captain quartermaster to
construction work at Camp Mcclellan,
one OF the great environments for the
national army, at Admission, Ala. There
the newspaper boys spied him out,
and this is what they say Of him:
From a newspaper editor to traf-
the work is for Uncle Sam, and the
Icop-job consists in regulating traffic
and transportation Of hundreds of
trucks and wagons and thousands Of
workmen, 1t ssurnes the proportions
OF q large-size order, and the dignity
OF labor done for love Of country.
ack or rather, way up. in North
Dakota, Captain Warren A. Stickley
had considerable to say about the
running OF his state government, and
now he has merely transferred his ac-
tivtties and acumen to the United
States army.
And at all times he was interested
IN h military, and twenty years be-
fore his present answer to the cali to
arms. he had served in the militia and
had answered two other ca1ls-servine
through the Philippine insurrection in
1898 and on the border Of Mexico
last year.
when he hit Camp Mcclellan, the
first thing Major Dulin did was to put
him In charge OF the traffic on the
high road between Admission and the
camp. It was his job to see that
workrnen were transported to their
work and back again and to cut out
the dead-heads who were riding free
and cluttering up the tracks. He soon
regulated that, and moreover, he ana
the soldier road-guards put the fear
of God into the hearts Of g number
of reckless jitney drivers who hogged
the road and interfered with the
movement Of the trucks and govern
ment business"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
Give Straw Free To-
Farmers In West, Is
Advice to Valley Men

Fargo, N. D., Sept. 19.-County
Commissioner r. B. Boyd Of Cass
county, after discussing the iced sit
uation in the western part Of the
state with State Auditor Karl Kositz-
sky made h suggestion this after
noon that the farmers OF Cass county
and the Red River Valley offer their
straw free to the farmers in the west
ern part of. the state to stave off the
feed famine.
Enough straw has been burned in
this county and the Red River Valley
at this date to tide over the farmers
in the western part Of the state" said
the commissioner. 1--WE have not the
stock In this section to feed the straw
to, and rather than heap It on the
fields where 1t would require years
for 1t to rot, the match is applied"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
JAMESTOWN ELKS PLAN
ROUSING RECEPTION

Jamestown, N. D.. Sept. 1s.-Plans
have been completed by members Of
jamestown lodge No. 995, B. P. o. E.,
for a rousing reception to be rendered
members of Stutsrnan's second incre-
ment of the first draft, who will leave
here tomorrow on No. 8 for Camp
Dodge, Des Moines. Ia.
A monster parade, will be held in
the afternoon, every person, young
and old, being urged to participate.
The city band will be out and the 66
drafted men escorted to the tune Of
martial music to the Elks' hall, where
they will be> ~banquetted. They will
be escorted to the N. P. passenger de-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
AUSTRIANS ARRESTED
WHILE CROSSING LINE

Emerson, Man, Sept. 19.-Three
Austrians apprehended by mounted
police at the Canadian boundary
while ~endeavoring to cross into the
dominion, were arraigned before Po-
lice Magistrate Lindsay for violation
whiskey having been found on the
persons, and were assessed fines and
costs totaling $3.50, which the trio
paid from a Joint roll Of 5000 in crisp,
new American $40 bank notes. The
same men had been turned back by
immigration authorities several days
earlier and were sent back to Thief
River Falls. When arrested a second
time, they claimed to be looking for
work.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
JAMESTOWN COLLEGE
BEGINS YEARS WORK

jamestown, N. D., Sept. Ia
jamestown college opened officially
for the 1917-18 college rear this NOR
rollment and planning classes. The
enrolment this year is practically
equal to that Of previous years, ac-
cording to announcement issued by
him.
The call to the colors has taken
many young men this year. there be-
ing many more young ladies enrolled
at Jamestown college this year than
the opposite sex. .
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
HOLDS BIG
FAREWELL RECEPTION

LaMoure, N. D., Sept. 1s.-This city
yesterday gave a farewell reception
FOR the 48 drafted men who will 60 to
Camp Dodge and the streets were
lined with people from almost all the
surrounding towns. Bands were here
from Judd and Kuhn and the Edgeley
boy scouts also took part in the pro-
gram.
An address was given by Attorney
General LANCER, who spoke %forcefully
regarding the submarine menac and
Russia's plight,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
RYDER WILL HAVE
ELECTRIC LIGHTS

Ryder, N. D., Sept. 19.-The organ
ization meeting Of the Ryder Electric
company was held Ind the officers
elected are:
President-B. A. Dickinson.
Vice President--C. A. Aafedt
Secretary-A A. Olsen.
Treasurer-A1eck Haraldson. '
The board Of trustees Is composed
OF the following men: B. A. Dickin-
son., G. A. Aafedt, III. G. Miller, l.. &
Officer, George Kruger, DR.. Hubler
and G. H. Christiansen.
The company decided to incorpor-
ate with a capital stock Of $4,000
and this city will be furnished with
current as soon as arrangements can
made.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
GIRL DIES
SUDDENLY; CORONER
WILL INVESTIGATE

Minot, NJ. D., Sept. is.-Coroaer j.
n. Pence was summoned from a hunt
ing camp today to investigate the
death of LIZA Westby. liz years old,
occurred suddenly yesterday morn
ing. The girl is d ward Of the coun-
ty court and court officials brought
the remains to Minot.
It Is not known what caused her
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
TEN NABBF,D m RAID.

Fargo, N. D., Sept. 19.-Ten persons
were arrested in a raid on a resort
on Front street early yesterday morn
ing by the police. Seven were col
ored men, two colored women and
n white man. Gambling and re-
sorting to rooms were. lodged against
their appearance in court, but failed
to show up when the cases were call
ed.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
MAN HELD UP
AND ROBBED i'm CAR
NEAR DEVILS LAKE

Devils Lake, N. D., Sept. 1s.-An
aged man, Oscar Henderson, was bad
ly beaten and robbed when he and a.
younger man were riding In a box car
this city. The robbers succeeded
In getting $50, but missed a diamond
to the floor.
Henderson was badly cut In the
head and received several other
bruises n the fight with the robbers.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
North Dakota News

emit. Other instructors are: First as
lor. Cogswell; second assistant, Miss
Grace d. Baker. Bowdle; sixth and
eighth grades, Miss Leone Malloy, Ha-
zelton; fourth and fifth grades, Miss
Gladys N. Matthew. Aberdeen, 8. d.;
second and third grades. Miss Alice
Markley, st. Cloud, Mimi; first grade,
Miss Margaret Hartnett, Napoleon. All
except the two local instructors are
newly appointed for the year.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
RED CROSS
CAMPAIGN SUCCESS

Fargo, N. D., Sept. 19.-The cam
suited In pledges totaling $1,62O.54
during the first two days of the cam
paign. Mondays work was largely
preliminary and those in charge Of
the campaign are expecting much bet
ter results for the remaining days Of
the week. The monthly pledges SO
far made were made by $50 citizens
Of the city.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
Five Horses Die In
Fire Near Vesleyville

Grafton, N. D., Sept. 19.-Fire de-
Vesleyville, with Ave out of nine head
of horses, harness, wagons and farm
Implements. The fire broke out at 1
a. M, while the family was asleep,
and its origin is believed to have been
incendiafy.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19
NAPOLEON'S SCHOOL
TO OPEN OCTOBER

Napoleon, N. d.. Sept. 1s.-Na-
poleon's $4,000 new school building
will be completed and ready for occu-
pancy October 1, on which date the
fall term will open Prof. o. F. Dier-
sen has been reelected superintend-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-19

death and according to report she
was not Ill. She arose as usual about
z o'clock and her body was found
later. Pence is expected today and
will hold an inquest.