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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-03-30
Grandma Sonnen Laid to Rest

Mrs. Elizabeth Sonnen, who
has been a resident of this and
the Greencreek section for many
years, died at her home in the
north end of town Saturday even
ing at the advanced age Of IS
years. Her death was due to
bronchial pneumonia and general
old age. She leaves two daugh-
ters and son and one sister in
this state to mourn her loas, they
being Mrs. VIM. Hrrman, Mrs.
Frank Thyering, Edmund Son.
nen and Mrs. Krieger. Two sis
ters reside in the east. The
funeral was held Monday morn
ing from the local Catholic church
and was quite largely attended.
The bereaved relatives have the
sympathy of many friends in
their loss.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-03-30

Arrangements for the big fire.
mems ball to be given in the K.
c. hall on the evening of April
10th are progressing nicely and
everything points to it being one
of the banner events of the sea-
son. The Prof. Varnes orchestra
of Vollmer, assisted by G. E.
MacCarter, our local cornetist,
will provide some of the best
music ever heard on top of the
hill, while the supper to be served
by the ladies of the town will be
an epicurean feast of real merit.
The dance is being given for q
worthy cause and should be pat.
roAize1 by all.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-03-30

Word was received here this week
that one Of the men killed in the snow
slide at Mullan the first of the week
was P. McCarty, who was at one
time in the employ of We're Pennecard
at this place. McCarty and his team
were buried beneath thirty feet of
snow when the slide caught them. The
wife of the deceased took the remains
to Nebraska for burial.
Mooseheart pictures will be shown
at OrPheum theatre, Cottonwood, on
next Sunday night April 1st, in con-
junction with the regular program.
Most of us have little prospect ofleav-
ing competence to those we love, in
case we are called over the last divide,
and even though we should have, under
the present system of competitive self
ishness, there is no guarantee that it
will not be dissipated before they have
passed through the period of prepara-
ton for life's struggles. The Loyal
Order of Moose offers, in fact, guaran-
tees to fit your loved ones for the
struggle which is to come into their
lives. What better life insurance is
there. Come and see the pictures and
see for yourself what Is being done on
those thousand acres Of land. We al
so pay sick, accident and funeral bene-
fits and provide free doctor for men,
bers and their families. Dues are 81
per month. Absolutely no assessments.
Can you afford to be without iti
Think it over. Join as charter
member and save money. h II.
Bower, Deputy National Organizer,
Hotel Phoenix.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-03-30

Improvements. The several state
department appropriations were
shaved from 1000 to 5000.
Of the 1876 bills passed by tht
Legislature and sent to the gov,
ernor, 25 were vetoed in total and
seven in part, the governor sign
ing 191, the same number as he
lid two years ago.
The more important bills signec
today were the following:
Appropriations 81, 100000 for
good roads; 450, 900 to meet de.
iiciency warrants; 0,0C0 for Han
sen bridge; $1,000 for Steunen-
burg monument; 1893 35 for relic
Of c. 7. Schattner; authorizing
evy ad valorem of not to exceed
LOCO, 900 annually to meet state
expenses; 96, $40 purchase of state
school lands in Gem irrigation
district; $4,000 to construct five
bridges across Snake river be.
tween Ada, Cany on and Owyhee
counties; Is, 600 to equip convicts
for road work; 603. IA for reliet
Of E. J. Overjorde; 1900 for higt
altitude station in Teton county;
10000 for Idaho to j ,in in Golden
Spike celebration at Ogden; ex,
Guiding from the jurisdiction O
the public utilities commission
municipal puplic utilities and non
profit telephone companies; plac-
ing automobiles run on regular
routes under jurisdiction of pub
lie utilities commission; permit
ting cities of $500 or over to elect
to go under city manager form
Of government; authorizing the
of a commissioner
to codify the laws of the state.
The governor appointed Wal
lace N. Scales of Grangeville
Judge of the tenth judicial dis
5rict created by the legislature
out of Nez Perce, Lewis and
Idaho counties, and directed him
to proceed to Lewiston and open
court tomorrow.
No appointments have been
made for the public utilities COM
mission. One vacancy exists by
resignation of Axel P. Ramstedt.
Commissioner A. L. Freehafer
has been offered the judgeship in
the ninth judicial district but has
declined to take it, preferring to
remain on the commission.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-03-30
Lieutenant Governor E. L. Parker
Was Very Popular

1t doubtful Idaho lieutenant governor who has
proven popular has Hon. L. Parker of neghbong
Cottonwood elected Dispatches from Boise
state matters during the of the legislature spoken
the highest Mr. Parker as one the
aires presiding the Now the
the members the legislature of Mr.
Parker When asked the unanimous praise fellow citizen
tor Pebone stated Mr Parker absolutely fair honest
made the best officials the has
and impartial all Of his rulings and
spect Of member regardless of political affiliations
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-03-30
NEWS AROUND
THE STATE
Items From Various Places
Reproduced for the Benefit
of our Readers--Stories Re-
hashed from Exchanges.

A dog belonging to a farmer
near Troy was killed recently
after being strit ken with rabies.
Announcement is made that
very soon a creamery and cold
storage plant costing SIS, 900, ex-
elusive of the size, will be built
at Montpelier.
A. H. Nihart, of Buhl, shipped
half ton of baled hay to his
brother in Utah by parcel post
this week, ths posta re charges
being $21.60.
Three students of the Univer-
sity of Idaho made remarkable
showing in the butter judging at
the Northwest Dairy show at
Portland recently.
Thousands of horses and cattle
down in Owyhee county are said
to be starving and no possible
way to get feed to them.
The Farmers Union at Moscow
has decided to build a 10000
bushel elevator at once. The
structure will cost in the neigh
borhood of SIS, 900.
Farmers down in Latah county
are considering the advisability
of combining for a three or four
year campaign for the destruc-
ton of ground squirrels.
w. ]. Hoagland, of Bonners
Ferry, recently sold a carload of
choice milk cows to Brooks &
Cleghorn, of Elmira, Wash,
many of the animals bringing as
high as 5000 apiece.
Forty thousand more acres of
land are to be put under irriga-
tion in the Twin Falls country.
It is bench land lying south of
Twin Falls, which is to be irriga-
ted by a pumping plant.
Two men were killed near Null
Ian and one near Wallace the first
of the week by bad snow slides.
The snow is quite deep on the
SUBMITS there and other disaster
Gus slides are anticipated.
More than $4,000 worth of
butter has been sold by the Nam
pa Cooperative creamery during
the year 1916, an increase of 80
per cent over the previous year,
according to the reports of Man
ager Burkholder.
Captain Avery D. Cummings
has been notified from the war
department in Washington that
the barracks at Fort Wright
could be used for the annual en-
campment of the University of
Idaho cadet battalion. The ca
dets, $50 strong, will leave for
Fort Wright April l and remain
until April 8. The week will be
spent in vigorous military train
ing and study.
A walk-out of 400 miners en-
ployed at the Tamarack and Gus
ter Consolidated mine took place
Saturday at Wallace. According
to reports the miners refused to
sanction raise of 25 cents a day
for board at the company board
ing house which followed the re-
cent granting of an additional
bonus Of 25 cents a day in addi-
ton to the bonuses in vogue dur
ing the last year.
Frank Hildebrand, one of the
best known farmers of the Nez-
perce prairie, committed suicide
early last week by shooting him.
self through the head with a rifle.
He left a letter to his father stat
ing the neighbors were talking
abont him and he could not stand
it, He was 43 years of age anG
had been working with his father
but conplained of feeling ba6
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-03-30

DR.. and MIS-. ]. E. Reilly left
Wednesday for Moscow in answer to
a telegram announcing the death of
Mrs. Reilly's mother.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-03-30

Subscribe for the Chronicle.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-03-30

Remember, we meet .anybody's
prices on eggs and butter. j. V.
Baker & son.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-03-30

Fet Rhoades was in the city yes
terday from GrangeviIle.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-21
AGEN|US WHO COULD
HAVE WON MUCH FAME
DIES IN ODSCURITY
Famous Dutch Painter, Too Proud
to Give to the World Work
Which Did MOI Attain His
Ideals, succumbs at Age of 7s.


London, SEPT, 2I-A genius who
might have amassed n fortune died
I'm comparative poverty and o%bscurity
In London. because he was too proud
to give the world work which did
not attain to his ideals. Few people
oven among those In the art world,
remembered hat Matthew Maris, the
once famous Dutch painter. was still
living. and fewer knew that London
was his home. until the lnnouucement
of his death at the agc Of IS appeared
In a morning paper,
Matthew. the last Of the family Of
three gifted brothers. was one on tho
Eeuiuses who approach to madness.
His smallest picture was worth from
So. 600 To $4,000 IN the auction
rooms, hut one rarely saw the light
He painted only when he felt moved
to paint. aud he felt moved very sell
dom. OF late years he absolutely re-
fused to sell his work. Some Of those
who knew him say that ne was a
great idealist, but others with "A NOR
commonplace point Of view declare
that he was merely lazy.
Maris lived almost the life of a
hermit. and was supported hy the
generosity of "a few friends His
"tudio was barred Ia everybody, sealed
against the world as religiously AZ
the hall Of "a Yale senior society. What
the old painter did there no one
knows but II ia believed that he paint
ed pictures the least of which tho
greatest galleries OF the world would
covet-and then burned them because
they did not realize his vicions
Art dealers who approached him
with checks and f~lattrry were driven
away. lie old them his pictures We're
not worth selling, and hc did not pros
pose to impose IN the public, which
followed the fashion like sheep. and
would buy anything with a name. For
tn" same reason ne would not sign
q picture. huldiuE that every work OF
art should stand on it, own merits
regardless NJ the authors urme.
The work ht did was q turned
out quickly. a.. once remarked that
he had started "a port-3it OF tWo babies
years apo. that The battles were nov
grandparents ana no WIS sun WORK
INK ON the picture. His chlcf ycNa-
tiun Was the income tax collector, who
would not hclicye that uu artist vino
wlH Ono of tine highest SELLERS was
without money.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-21
TEN.YEAR OLD SCHOOL
Girl DISAPPEARS At
COLORADO SPRINGS

Colorado Springs. Colo. Sept 2l.-
The entire police and sheriff forces.
together with the members OF civic
societies and coca college and high
school students. turned out today to
hrrin a systematic hunt for Nellie
Ferguson. the ten-year-old daughter
OF Mr.. M Mrs. w. T.. Ferguson.
who has been missing since Monday
afternoon. The child disappeared
shortly after leaving school. The
hunt covers the country for miles
around. including a search of vacant
houses and harms, and IL under the
direct supervision OF police authori-
ties. The authorities have no clue on
which 10 work. the little girl dropping
out of sight after leaving n playmate
to go home. The parents of the child.
who are working people. are dis
tracted.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-21
Today's Baseball
Results
American League


Score: u. ~. T.
-. Louis ....G0u GOi iGi &c II B
New YORK ....200 02O 32a-P 10 2
Batteries ~othorou and SEVERED.
MogriuEo and liuelbuch.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-21
WITNESS IN OMAN
PERJURY CASE SAYS
HE WAS PAID MONEY
F. Z. Rigall Admits, During Cross
Examination, That He Received
Funds at Various Times from
Alleged Defense League.
by Associated Pres.

by Associated Pre.s
san Francisco. Sept. 2l-Admis-
sion that he received money at va
rious times from q defense league"
was made by f. y. RigRll during his
cross examination today in the trial
81 Frank c. ONman. charged with
having sought to induce Rirdall by
bribery TO testify falsely against Thos.
J Mooney, under sentence OF death
FOR one of the bomb murders here in
July. 1916.
The defense Of Mooney and other
defendants I'm the bomb murder case
was financed largely by the Interim
tional Workers Defense League. This
tuonoy was paid Rigall through his at
turney, claude Ocliis. who accompan-
led him here from GRANVILLE. Ills,
HiE3ll testified Amounts of the total
paid him was not brought out.
"bid YOU, in company OF Attorneys
Thomas O'Connor and Edwin V. Nc
kcnzic, visit the offices Of Attorney
job Hartman. who defended the Nc
Namara brothers In Los Angeles 9''
samuel NJ Shortridge. Oxmnn's coun-
sci. asked the witness
eve visited some lawyers office in
that city don't remember whose"
HigHll replied
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-21
OF ORGANIZATION
OF THE JONES FAMILY
is RELATED at TRIAL

bN AHNnr.nffN lfrfE
Enid, okla. sept O.. Tho STORY ~
the organization of The Jones FAM
ilN Cos ultIliltiou With the Working
Glass Union and l. " ". and con.
ur,t.pu. through , Chicago office
with German agents. was told here
lt'n Yesterday at the trial of eleven
mombcrs OF the jones' Family from
FottoVJtomio and cleveland counties
ut o. witness uIucd Holmes who
r,Ji'l.,. Eco have been present as a
fa,'ramcut aren't at the orgnni1a.
TOMS frs, meeting.
A. fniH meeting Ho,m,s said, tho
.IIvrlcpu llar WIa torn to -hrrls
lnl 0tllod % "nithy rag Speakers
ur'p' Wou to }tud together and
Irnt' their families" lu discussing
plan" Ton organized resistance To- fed
'rHi TROOPS should thcy Dee sent into
ulr COUNTRY Co enforce the sclcctiyc
'l.ti IIuifUr testified. Arrange
ls,li. w,r, perfected for procuring
uul aur.i.rr arms me ammunition.
uD s1i1 While waiting "a testify as
To- thr witness. j q. lIayssod. about
sixty years old attempted to commit
suicide hy Hlasniug his throat by
ISLANDERS overpowered him but not un-
~ he had succeeded In partially sew
crinE his juEular vein
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-21
MRS. D|NGHAM'S BODY
MAY Be D|S|NTERRED
SET At REST RUMORS
Reported That the Family Intends
to Have an Autopsy Performed
so as to Establish Beyond Ques-
ton the Cause Of Death.
BY Associated Prsss.

Wilmington, y. c.. Sept. 2i-Mark-
ed interest continued here today in
reports Of a plan TO disinter the body
OF Mrs. Robert W. bingham. formerly
Mrs. Henry NJ. Flagier. who was bur-
led in Oakdale cemetery here on July
81, after her death In Louisville. Ky.
Health authorities persisted in their
refusal to confirm or deny rumors
that a permit to exhume the body
ma 'Bcen' obtnhed ~ The fKmify no
that an autopsy might be performed
to determine definitely the cause of
death.
The ray is guarded by the super
intendent Of the cemetery and his
force during the day. n at night
by constables.
II is said the family intends 10
have an autopsy performed To set az
rest rumors which have been in cir
culatlton ~ To the cause OF death. Al
though Mrs. Bingham's relatives pro-
pose 90 contest the codicile 10 the
will In which she left 5000, 600 20
her second husband. friends OF the
family here say the proposed action
here IL not prompted by any desire
to obtain n larger portion Of the es-
tate.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-21
Cleveland >; Philadelphia :.


score r. ~ T..
Detroit tuu U1O loo 10 /
Washington 900 600 0iu=l & Z
BATTERIES Bolnud and Stauagc Har-
PER ana Alusmith. Carrity.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-21
Philadelphia I; Chicago ,.

Score r. ~ y.
Philadelphia 200 600 O2O-i s /
Chicago ...... G002 600 000-9 o .
Batteries. Alexander and Killifer.
Douglas and Dilhucfcr.
Boston-St. Louis.
Game postponed rain amt cold.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-21
ST.QUENTIN CHURCH
FIRED BY GERMANS,
ART WORKS STOLEN
One of the Finest Gothic Struc-
lures in Ali France Wrecked by
Teuton Armies; Four Centuries
Required to Build 1t.

Special Correspondence to The Herald
Washington. Sept. 21.-"While not
Of such Worldwide fame as the Ca
thcdral of Rheims, and although IL
lacks h spectacular historic %associa-
lions uf the great structure which saw
the elimination of Joan of Arcs ef-
forts. the Collegiate church of -.
Quentin. so recently ravaged by the
Germans, Is ore Of the finest Gothic
structures in an France says the
war geography bulletin issued by the
National Geographic society concern
Ing the burning OF the 81. quentin
structure after IL had been stripped OF
is art treasures 10y the invading van
dals.
situated To the east ~ the EOtel
lie Vile, h Church Of ~. Quentin
suffers from the fact hat IL Is Cor
wasJ closely surrounded 10y numerous
smaller and unnttractive buildings.
making IL impossible to gain a com
pr-hcnsivc view OF the structure. TN
like the cathedral az Rheims, whose
west facade WAS It's chief glory. the
Church Of 81. Quentin has no west
facade, hut terminates In this direc-
ton with a tower ana a portal Of
ltuwanesque architecture. Tho statues
which formerly decorated the portal
have disappeared
"Ouc Of the odd features Of thi
rteat structure, which is 310 Zee, long
and l3u feet high, is its lou. tran
septs rarely found In Gothic
churches.
The choir OF the church closely
%rescmblcd that 90 the Rheims cathe-
dral, and was quite deliberately deco
rated with polychromic paintings.
choir screen wIs depicted the story
of the martyrdom OF ST quentin
1T tool four centuries to complete
the ST quentin cathedral and perhaps
-four hours to destroy IL. Work be-
gan In ma, and the choir was COM
7 pletcd In 1884 The nave WAS FIN
ished two hundred years later. and
the south portal In li15
'~Strikingly beautiful features OF tho
building were tho seven apsidul
chapcls and the wonderful stained
glass Window in the principal tran
sept
'ln m" eleventh century crypt ,rc-
built iu the thirteenth c,uturyp were
utr tumh@ and stone sl,uphlri Of -.
Quentin aud his fellow martSrs. Vic
turicus % i|cutiuuus luul Ciius
Q|uiutiuuf came to preach Christianity
here boo the third century uuI suffered
death ut the hands of tho project
l,"rtius Ntrur tho town was known
J~ Augustus Ncruuuduorum
'iD destroying the church tho Ger
mans Iu 900 probability also RACED
! l~.UurIutf- tpIsulIl stutu, of nusutEn
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-21
National League.
American Irnrmc
Civil Service News

Tho United States civil service COM
mission announces open competitive
examination as follows.
October p--Senlor statistical clerk
tmalci $500.
October Statistical machine op-
orator, grade Imalel $500.
October e-Statisticai machine OPP
orator, grade 2 Cmalep Steo0.
October lG-enEravcr Omalel $685.
Co S>.15 per diem.
pctohcr supervising mining en-
riu""r and netailurgis, tmalej $500
$4,000.
October 16-Chcmist in fores, prod
ucts tmalej f2OOO-t210O.
pctoh"r lG- Inspector Of clothing
tmaic, $3.50.
October l6-Engincer in forest
products tmaIel Sis00-$2i0O.
Applicants FOR the following will
not Dee required 90 report for exam
nations ut amy place. Dntit further
notice applications viii bee received
go % lime Papers viii be rated
Immediately upon their receipt i'm or
der that appointments may be made
promptly.
Balaur" ~ stores CLERK Cmalc and
f"mal"b grade !, Sluo0-l2OO; grade
S~lyuu-l6uO.
Mechanical craftsman. armor and
steel plant Omalei: Grade 1. Sl.oO-
5000 per diem; grade q, $1.gS-tG.U0
per diem. grade 2, $G.2l-tN.O0 per
diem.
Upon request further information
viii hc furnished 10y IT, r.. Pagan.
local secretary. Albuquerque. y. NJ,
or %. L. Snyder, district secretary,
postuffic" building. SAN Francisco.
Culif
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-21
American League.

Chicago g. Philadelphia ..
Detroit !. Boston 0.
Cleveland q, New York a.
81 Louis a. Washington ..
aHaa
National League.
New York. at Pittsburgh.
brooklyn at Cincinnati.
rBoolSlyn AT Chicago.
Boston at 81. Louis.
American League.
Detroit at Washington.
Cleveland az Philadelphia.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-21

score l.. IL L..
Chicago ..... 600 100 600 0
Boston ...... % UGN roo .
Batt'ricr Fnhcr and Schalk. Lcor-
ard % Thomas.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-21
american Ieagnc.

For any itching skin trouble. piles.
eczema salt rheum. hives. itch. scald
head, herpes. scables. Doan's ONT
ment Is highly recommended. GOc a
Dor at all stores.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-21
National League

New YORK. 3; rIttshurgh {.
Score a.. n. T..
New YORK ....iOI OOi 600 - q
Pittsburgh - Opo UNI.I o o.
Batteries Bcutop and McCar'y
steele and Schmidt.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-21

Heavy. impure blood makes "A
muddy. pimply complexion. head
aches. nausea indignation. TIM
blood makes YOU weak, pale and
sickly. For pure blood. sound indi-
gestion, uso Burdock's Blood Bitters.
tt25 at ali stores.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-21

'""V -" "WT' IFIFII Nv WV VFNIFIIT VTWIIIN Ut
material and character of workmanship makes for
SOPER-VALUE.
-Sec them SatGrday-in this big, beautiful new
showing AZ $500 Then see the other new and
beautiful new suits and coats and frocks np to-but
just see. Second Floor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-21
Red Cross Planning
For Soldiers Xmas

The New York County chapter Of the
American Red Cross will start to-mor-
row the preparation Of $4,000 Christ
mas packages for soldiers. The war
funds Of the organization will not be
used for this purpose, and gifts Of
money and service are needed.
Christmas trees will be erected at
each cantonmen. and army post N the
country. Moving pictures. choral sing
ing and other entertainments will be
provided on Christmas Day. Each SOL
der and sailor, whether in this coun-
try or abroad, will receive a Christmas
package. To insure the delivery Of the
packages at least one-third Of the
supply must be in the Red Cross diyi-
sion warehouses by November I, it is
said.
The task of preparing the packages
has been allotted to the thirteen Red
Cross divisions in the country. The
Atlantic division is to supply 325,000.
The packages will approximate a
value of $3.50 each. They will con-
tain chewing gum, tobacco, writing
material, games. dried fruit, candies.
puzzles, knives, mouth organs or other
articles. Detailed instructions for the
preparation Of the packages have been
issued, suggesting long list Of articles
and warning Red Cross workers not to
include perishable or breakable articles.
Each package is to be wrapped in a
khaki-colored handkerchief and tied
with red ribbon.