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Camas Prairie Chronicled VOLUME 17. NUMBER 5. COTTONWOOD, IDAHO, FRIDAY, JAN. 29, 1909. $1.60 A YEAR. WITH EVERY SACK OF Princess Flour Goes our guarantee of qual ity. Made from the pick of plump, healthy Bluestem and Turkey Red wheat and milled under conditions of absolute cleanliness, it makes the sweetest and most nutritious loaf of bread that ever came out of the oven. Every Empty Bag Makes a Fine Hand Towel Ask Your Grocer For PRINCESS FLOUR LEWISTON MILLING CO., LTD. Will Drill A New Well. Joseph Uhlenkott, who has been drilling for some time on a well for the city water company, has abandoned the old well and will drill a new one. Owing to the amount of water in the old well it was found to be necessary to rim out the hole and put down casing to shut off the flow of water so that the well could bo sunk to a greater depth. After going down about 25 feet the rim bit struck a hard bowlder in one side of the drill hole and could go no farther as the bit kept sliding off and making a crooked hole. Mr. Uhlenkott then de cided to abandon the hole and forfeit all the work done on it. He moved his drill and engine across the creek Wednesday and started a new well about 150 feet from the railroad bridge, where he will continue work until a sufficient flow of water is se cured. With good luck it is expected that the well can be finished dur ing March so that the pipe for MONSTE R CLEAR AN CE SALE At the People's Store. This is not a Clearing Up of Old Stock, as we have none--it all went up in the Big Fire. What we mean by Clear ance Sale is to close out such lines as are going out of season—such goods as Ladies Fascinators, Ladies Furs, (we will cut the Price in Two on Ladies' Furs), Wool Hose for Ladies, Infants' Hoods and Coats, Ladies'Knit Leggins, Kimona Cloth, Wool Underwear for Men, German Socks, Felt Boots, Lined Gloves, Caps, Sheep Lined Coats, Mackinaw Coats, Etc. We are especially long on Men's Coats and Vests, also a number of full suits, and have made an exceptionally low price on them to move them quickly. We have a limited number of Heating Stoves at from $2.25 up. If you are in need of a Cook Stove huy nothing but theMATCHLESS. We have them in stock. They are fully guaranteed and if not satisfactory the range belongs W. G. and you get your Money back. New Arrivals A nice line of Lace Curtains and Curtain Goods by the yard, Laces, Over Laces, Braids, Ladies' Belt ing, Ladies' Muslin Underwear, and nice line of Rugs. We are again in shape to fit you out with Hamil ton, Brown Shoes. We also carry Floor Mattings and Linoleum and will be glad to have you come in and get our prices before purchasing elsewhere. THE PEOPLE'S STORE, W. G. BRUST, Proprietor. the water system can be deliver ed here early in May at the latest. Forest Store Sold. M. S. Hendrickson, who re turned the first of the week from a visit to Forest, informs us that the store at that point has been sold by the Idaho Store Co. to Clyde Clovis, who has had charge of the store for the past few years. Mr. Clovis is a young man of ability and has worked up a large trade for his store in the country surrounding Forest. That he will continue to make a success of the business is a cer tainty. It is reported that the company above named contemplates put ting in a store at this point early this spring. Roy McKinney is at Grange ville this week assisting at the Bargain Store. Mr. and Mrs. Will Crawford came up the first of the week from Palouse City to attend the funeral of John Blackburn. LEGISLATIVE DOINGS Measures of Various Kinds That Are Now Before Our State Leg islature for Consideration and Passage. A Boise dispatch of Monday has the following to say regard ing bills being considered by the present legislature: The bill giving the state of Idaho representation at the Alas ka-Yukon exposition in Seattle passed the house today with a single amendment attached to it. The change stipulated that the board of commissioners to be ap pointed by the governor should be non-partisan. It carries an appropriation of $50,000. The following were among the bills introduced today in the house: Declaring it unlawful for any company supplying water under a municipal franchise to collect money of any water con sumer for making connection with the mains. Regulating the sale or delivery of deadly weapons to minors un der 16 years of age, providing penalties for violations and ex empting persons threatened with bodily harm. Fixing the salaries of county officers: Recorder, $800 to $2000; assessor, $800 to $2000; treasurer, prosecuting attorney, and probate judge, $500 to $1500; superintend ent of education, $1000 to $2000; surveyor, $50 to $800; coroner, $50 to $300. Providing for the issuance and sale of state bonds of $200,000 to continue the construction of the capitol building. In the senate: Extending the time of lease on state school lands to accommodate dry farm com munities; permitting corporations to change their names when too long or otherwise not suitable. Two legislative documents were today placed in the hands of the governor for his signature. They are the senate joint resolution by Whitaker of Bonner, which pro vides for preservation and publi cation of the history of Idaho written by John Hailey, and house joint memorial by Ander son of Nez Perce, petitioning congress for the immediate im provement of the Columbia and Snake rivers. Both will be ap proved. NEWS AROUND THE STATE Items From Various Places Re produced for the Benefit of our Readers-Stories Rehashed from Our Exchanges. Culdesac fans have this early in the season organized their base ball team and expect to make other aggregations in this part of Idaho sit up and take notice this summer. High water at American Falls last week caused a number of bad wash-outs on irrigation ca nals in that section and a great deal of work will be necessary to put the canals in shape to hold water again. Kooskia citizens are consider ing the advisability of building a levee along the east bank of the South Fork near that little city in hopes of preventing future floods there from ice jams in the stream or rapid rising of the river. The Lewiston commercial club has forwarded a bill to Boise asking the legislature to make an appropriation of $20,000 for the purpose of establishing a state fair at Lewiston. The club agrees to donate 40 acres of ground for fair purposes and to raise $5,000 for premiums. The Spokane, Portland and Aberdeen league base ball teams are going to do th&r training at Lewiston this spring preparatory to entering the seasons games. With this bunch in town Lewis ton people will get quite an idea of how Northwestern league ball will be played this year. The body of an aged Chinaman was found floating in Snake river near Waha landing ten miles south of Lewiston late last week The body had been in the water for some time and is thought to have been that of some China man engaged in mining on the upper river and who feli into the stream in some manner and was drowned. Felix Martzen was in the city yesterday on business from Wi nona. Read the new ads. of W. G. Brust and the Farmer's Store this week. STOP! Owing to a misunderstanding last week the same "specials" will prevail at the Farmers' Store that were advertised for Jan. 23rd, so that all may be satisfied. LADIES' SPECIALS IN UNDERWEAR Ribbed Non-shrinking, the $1.25 kind, Special price--------95c Ribbed Non-shrinking, the 65c kind, Special price.........50c Fleece Ribbed, the 60c kind, Special price..................45c MEN'S SPECIALS Navy Blue Shirts, the $1.50 kind, Special price..........$1.20 Army Flannel Shirts, the $1.50 kind, Special price.......1.20 Gray Mackinaws, the $3.75 kind, Special price.............3.00 Gray Mackinaws, the $4.00 kind, Special price.......... 3.00 Dark Mackinaws, the $4.25 kind, Special price.......— 3.00 GROCERY SPECIAL Santa Claus Soap, 7 bars for...................... v ..........-25c Specials for Saturday, Feb. 6th. MEN'S SPECIAL# $3.50 and $3.00 Hats, Saturday special......................$2.00 $2.50 and $2.00 Hats, Saturday special.....................$1.25 LADIES' SPECIALS—AH Silk Taffeta Ribbon No. 60, Sat. special.....-20c No. 12, Sat. special......9c No. 30, Sat. special------15c No. 9, Sat. special......7c No. 22, Sat. special_____ 12èc No. 7, Sat. special______5c No. 16, Sat. special......10c No. 5, Sat. special......4c GROCETY SPECIAL 15 pounds Fancy Japan Rice for...........................$1.00 Headquarters for School Books and Supplies. FARMERS' FRED MERTES, Prop. Dies From Cancer. L. S. Ellis, father of Bert Ellis, the local blacksmith, died at the home of his son in this city Sat urday morning from the effects of cancer of the face, aged nearly 63 years. The deceased was raised in Michigan and came to this place last October. He leaves a wife, two sons and an adopted daughter, besides many friends, to mourn his loss. The funeral was held Sunday after noon, interrment being made in the local Protestant cemetery. Johnnie Wilkes, who was recent ly awarded the contract for carry ing the mail between Vollmer and Grangeville, threw up the contract late last week and O. B. Evans, of this place, is again in charge. The schedule has been changed again here and the mail does not arrive until in the evening. Philip Kinzer, wife and family drove to Cottonwood, Idaho, Sat urday to see Mrs. Kinzer's mother, Mrs. Bosse, who is quite ill.—Un iontown Press. If you receive a sample copy of the paper consider it au invitation to become a regular subscriber. Don't stop to consider the price. Information contained in a single issue may be worth many times the price of a year's subscription to you. Send in your name at once and become a regular reader. The pupils of the local high school will hold a mock legisla ture at the school house next Friday afternoon and consider able amusement is anticipated. Everybody is invited to attend.