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Camas Prairie Chronicle. VOLUME 17. NUMBER 15. COTTONWOOD, IDAHO, FRIDAY, FEB. 5, 1909. $1.50 YEAR. % « III «rv ANNOUNCEMENT The complete Spring and Summer Line of D'Ancona sam ples is now on display, and you are in vited to come in at your first opportunity 111 and look through same, without feeling under any obligations to purchase. The line comprises all the newest colorings in the varying shades of browns, tails, stones, greens, greenish slates, and a full and complete line of fancy serges, plain serges and staples. D'ANCONA & CO. authorize us to guarantee the fit, work manship and thorough satisfaction of every garment. Suits are made only to individual measurements, and prices are such that you will be perfectly satisfied to pay. Wc are exclusive local representative. " ROBERT HENRY, Goldstone Block. Were in The Denver Wreck. Mr. Knapp, who purchased the Mike Seubert farm north of town last fall, arrived here late last week with his family from Ne braska and is now occupying his new home. On their way west Mr. Knapp and family had a rather danger ous journey, being in the recent disasterous wreck at Denver, Co lorado, where several persons were killed and some fifty seri ously injured. One young lady in the same car with Mr. Knapp and family was thrown clear across the car and partly through a window as the car fell over on its side and had her head sev ered from her body. Several pas sengers in the car were severely injured but Mr. Knapp and fam ily escaped entirely uninjured. The wreck was caused by the spreading of the rails while the train was going at full speed. When the cars dropped onto the ties Mr. Knapp realized some thing was wrong and caught hold of the seat in front of him and thus held Mrs. Knapp and the two children from falling until the car fell on its side and stop ped. They were decidedly fort unate in passing through the wreck uninjured and Mr. Knapp says he would not repeat the trip for anything. MONSTER CLEARANCE 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. 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. Proprietor. We have a limited number of Heating Stoves at from $2.25 up. If you are in need of a Cook Stove buy nothing but the MATCHLESS. We have them in stock. They are fully guaranteed and if not satisfactory the range belongs to W. G. and you get your Money back. THE PEOPLE'S STORE, W. G. BRUST, Creamery Agent In Trouble. Jacob Hartwig, who has been receiving cream at this place lately for the Hazelwood Co. of Spokane, was arrested last Fri day on a charge of forging checks and is now in jail at Grangeville awaiting trial at the coming ses sion of the district court. It seems that Hartwig, as agent, received several checks for cream patrons here and either through ignorance or otherwise, endorsed the names of the payees on the backs of the checks and cashed them. For this he was arrested and given a hearing in Judge Farnsworth's court where he was bound over to the district court under $300 bonds, which he has so far been unable to raise. An effort was made to secure a bond among citizens here in order that Hartwig might be re leased and look after his family until court met but owing to his rather questionable reputation for honesty the bond could not be secured. Hartwig's family is in rather destitute circumstances but they will be looked after by kind hearted citizens and will be pro vided with all necessities until such time as the husband and father is allowed by court to re turn to them. Read the Chronicle for news. MAIL IS COMING BY RAIL New Service Went into Effect Monday and Camas Prairie Towns 'Now Receive Mail 24 Hours Earlier Than Before. After several months of almost any kind of mail service we are glad to be able to announce that t*he troubles of the public in this regard are at an end and the mail will be delivered on Camas Paririe by the railroad company in future. It has been believed for some time that the railroad company would continue to refuse to haul the mail until the road bed was placed in good shape next summer but fortunately this trouble was overcome and Postmaster Farnsworth received word Saturday to discontinue the stage route between this place and Vollmer, which he did the following day. On Monday the train commenced hauling the mail, and as the contract between the road and the government is a permanent one, we will get our mail in future over the new road. That the change is proving very satisfactory goes without saying. Will Build New Store. Hendrickson & Lyngwood, the local contractors, closed a deal Wednesday whereby they are to erect a handsome store building for J. Matthiesen, trustee of the old F. & M. State Bank, on the lot just west of the Nezperce telephone office. The building will be 32x70 feet in size, with 14-foot ceiling, and will be by far the nicest frame structure on that side of the street. The con tract price was $1915 and work on the building will be com menced at once. When com pleted the building will probably be occupied by some mercantile firm. One or two more such buildings will make that side of the street look as if it had never seen a fire, and by next fall Cottonwood will be bigger and better than our fondest dreams could imagine. Carl Klinger, a recent arrival from Weiser, has accepted a po sition as clerk in W. G. Brust's store. Mr. Klinger is a first class salesman and window dress er and will no doubt remain here permanently. NEWS AROUND THE STATE Items From Various Places Re produced for the Benefit of our Readers-Stories Rehashed from Our Exchanges. Senator Heyburn is trying to get permission to have the his toric liberty bell shipped to the Seattle exposition in June and, if successful, will 4ry and have stops made at Pocatello and Boise so that Idaho citizens may view the historic relic. The tramway is now the prop erty of the Vollmer-Clearwater company and this puts the Kett enbach people entirely out of the grain business in this locality. Just who will have charge of the business at the upper terminal during the coming season has not been made known, but no doubt an experienced warehouse man will be put in charge.— Kooskia Mountaineer. The town of Farrell on the St. Joe river in the northern part of the state is seriously threatened by an ice jam in that stream. The river is filled with ice and logs for eight miles and the jam in many places is over thirty feet higher than the water level. A boom has been thrown across the stream to try and hold the jam until it breaks up but it is not known if It will prove effective or not. A bill has been introduced in the legislature at Boise prohibit ing all games with cards, includ ing solo and bridge, and making all persons permitting any such game to be played on their prem ises subject to the penalty of im prisonment. Money lost on card games may be recovered, to gether with damages, by civil action. Mayors of cities are made responsible for the enforce ment of the law and means for their removal from office are pro vided in case the law is violated. It is safe to say the bill will nev er become a law. Joseph Uhlenkott encountered very hard rock near the surface in the new well which he started drilling for the city last week and has not made very rapid pro gress. He expects to get through this strata soon, however, and anticipates good drilling as he goes deeper. It Costs Nothing Extra to trade at the Farmers' Store. Saturdays are worth looking up. dates. The specials on Don't forget the Specials for Saturday, Feb. 6th. MEN'S SPECIALS $3.50 and $3.00 Hats, Saturday special.....................$2.00 $2.50 and $2.00 Hats, Saturday special-___________________ $1.25 LADIES' SPECIALS—All Silk Taffeta Ribbon No. 60, Sat. special______20c No. 30, Sat. special 15c No. 22, Sat. special 12èc No. 16, Sat. special 10c No. 12, Sat. special......9c No. 9, Sat. special______ 7c No. 7, Sat. special_______5c No. 5, Sat. special______4c GROCERY SPECIAL 15 pounds Fancy Japan Rice for______________ -$ 1.00 Specials for Saturday, Feb. 13th. MEN'S SPECIALS Fleeced Underwear, the $1.50 kind, Sat. special, $1.00 a suit Camel Hair Uunerwear, $3.00 kind, Sat. special, 2.60 a suit Men's Work Shirts, the 65c kind, Sat. special,___ A ._.......45c LADIES' SPECIALS IN DRESS GOODS Mohair, the 75c kind, Sat, special____________________ 50c per yard Panama, the 75c kind, Sat. special................ 50c per yard GROCERY SPECIAL Ten (10) cans of Corn for-........................... ........$1.00 Headquarters for School Books and Supplies. The FARMERS' STORE FRED MERTES, Prop. Our Dairy Interests. Mr. P. W. Schnettler, who is agent for the Commercial Cream Company at this point, informs us that his shipments to Lewiston during 1908, amounted to 124,618 pounds of cream. He now has seventy-one patrons on his list and the number is constantly in creasing. The farmers of this vicinity are beginning to realize the importance of dairying as an adjunct to diversified farming. As an instance of what is being done along this line, we might cite the case of Barney Oenning. During 1908 Mr. Oenning milked six cows and sold his cream to the Commercial Cream Company, receiving a net return therefor of $448.06 for the year and in addi tion to this he had milk, cream and butter for his own use as well as a valuable by-product in the form of skim milk.—Union town Press. John Aichlmayr unloaded a car of lumber and Frank Wright a car of wood Wednesday. J. Sarbacher and Ernest Bieler were visitors in the city Wednes day from near Ferdinand. Douglas Ball, representing the Blake, McFail Co. of Portland, was doing our city Wednesday. S. E. Smith called in yesterday and had his two subscriptions to the Chronicle set a year ahead. Allan Champion Wednesday purchased a half interest in the Uptonow confectionery store from Theodore Roberts, trading him as part payment some prop erty in Asotin. Mr. Roberts will leave for the lower country in a few days.