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The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-05-23

Vet =
Waters G. AIS e Ia, sec %, 81, 4, l yearl-
ing, q cows, hog, horses, lcayuse, wagon.
tax Split pen $2.5'.
IL Eat la Tax 81 a. pen 37c. School Sc
Willis, w. Eliot Z, blk II, Town Of Post
Falls, tax 90c, pen BAG school 21c. -, =
Occur d'Alene City, piano, tax 1854, pen SIC,
WsOber Ms Minaie,7Lot r. blk 49, Town
Wheaton, Gen. Frank--Lota 8, blk A, lots
and 3 blk 3, lots s and 6, blk 2, City CT Occur
drum, tax Si9.62. pen $780, school 1870.
steads a add to Town Of POST Falls, tax Sc,
pen CSC. school &c, poll 1885,
poyt Fy. III o 6k Forest TG saa %
sas4o pen pen Sass, school s497.
park ea add to Post Fails, tax lsc pen Sc
Viii Williamson. r. G--Lots and 2, blk %, lot 4
blk %, Town OF Post Falls tax 49, pen Sl3l'
Wadharms, Mary A.--Lots Is and II, blk 3,
lot ., blk IS, Town of Post Falls, tax 1910 pen
Wesse. Geo. B.--Lots i ands, blk 49, Sell
by's add to Town OF Post Falls, tax S4c pen
~ WENTWORTH t J. w.--Lot II, blk 20. Town of
Post Falls tax STA, pen &c, school 3lc IL
&c. pen 28c school lac.
Williams, w. 6. l-Lots and 6, Sinms' add
to Occur d Alene, tax 36c, pen 2Sc, school SC.
Webb, Mrs. Minnie-- Lou9, blk 1, Lakeview
Park add to Occur 'Alene, tax 1sc, pen CSC,
Wilson, j. H.--Lots I, 8 and 8, blk 2, Lake
view Park add to Occur d'Alene tax 54c, pen
28c school 14c. 81.
Wannacot, +. E. & Co.--5O acres In w IA,
sec u. 50, A. lots TO 6, and to H. blk lots
to 8, blk 3, lots and 8, blk 4, lots 4, 5 and G.
blk S, lots to g. and and 70; blk ., lots 3 anG
IL, blk g. lots s. 6, and g. blk 10, lots 4 8, and
10, blk H. all Of blks ID to 26, inclusive all in
\ Simms' add to Occur dAlene, tax $4S.O6, pen
$7.57. school $1O.19.
Wall, WINS w Ia of s w IA, sec %, 81 B.
tax $780, pen SIC.
Warren Chas--S w Ia of e IA, and S F
IA of s w Ia, sec %, 46, 2. 3 cows. yearling
horses, wagon, tax Sl2.06, pen Bliss.
Warner, A. e. u Harte. +. R.--S w Ia of
IA, and E IA of s e IA, and lots s. 8, Il
and II, sec q 81, 4, tax Sl8 pen Sl.S7.
Willis, $. A.-LOt 2, blk b, Sanders add t6
Occur d,Alene, tax 1885, pen &c. school SIC.
etc. tax $34. 20, pen So. 56 school $685. poll $3.
YOthers, Archfbald-W 1-2 of w 1-2 of
IA. sec q, So. A. tax $500, pen SIC, school S9c
Zeigler, Louis.Lots and 4, blk A. Post!
add to Town OF Rathdrum, tax re, pen 34c
school 18c.
Notice is hereby given that unless the allow
taxes deliQuent, together with the costs, pen
llties and interest, are paid, the real prOpert,
upon which such taxes are u lien Will be soil
at public auction at 10 o'clock a; M on TIN
court house in Rathdrum, Kootenai, county
Assessor and ex-ofacio Tax Collector O
Kootenai County. State of Idaho. ~
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-05-23

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stretching northward from the ma
jestic Pend d'Oreille river to the
mountains Of British Columbia. IT
has an average width Of IS miles and
is about 20 miles in length, made up
of dense forests of choice white pine,
red FIR. tamarack and hemlock, rich
alder bottoms, fine meadow lands and
beautiful level benches or plateaus
which are shaded BY scattering yellow
pine and fir trees. \:
The Priest river, which with It's
many tributaries drain this favorite
valley and gives it's name to the sur
rounding country, has it's source away
to the north in the snow-capped
mountains Of British Columbia and
gathering the waters Of mountains
and valleys discharges them into up
per Priest lake. This upper lake is
connected by a broad winding channel
with the lower Priest lake {known by
United States surveyors and desig-
mated on their maps as Lake Kanisku)
which broadens into a magnificent
sheet Of water, dotted with wooded
islands. The two lakes have a COM
bined length OF about 30 miles. and
are about,lO miles wide at their great
est width. From the outlet, Priest
river takes it's way in southerly di'
| rectOn between foothills, through
| white pine forests, picturesque natura
parks, rich meadow and bottom lands
for distance of about &c
miles and empties toto the Pend d.
Oreille or C,arks Fork of the Colum.
bia river; AT the junction of the two
rivers, on the line of the Great North
ern railway and connected with thu
I Northern Pacific "a miles to the cas-
| by boat. is the town Of Priest River
the gateway to the Priest river an(
lake country.
Climate
The climate is mild and 'invigorat
4 ing. No destructive wind storms
| tornadoes or cyclones. The winte
season usually begins about Decembe
| LIST. and continues until March witt
4 snowfall varying from 10 inches to
4 fronf INT ~ nv+ro of,1.! Dr;oc
river seldom freezes over. The sum
mer seasons are cool and delightful
4 the air bracing and sickness a thin
almost unknown.
J. The leading industries are farming
stock raising, numbering, mining an
manufacturing.
The Priest river country is espec
4 ally adapted to diversified farming
Apples, pears: plums, prunes an
; small fruits grow here and attain
size and perfection rarely met with i
| any country. Strawberries, raspbel
!, ries, blackberries, ETC.. grow wild i
great profusion, and cranberry marshe
, are numerous along the small stream.
Cranberry culture will receive muc
f attention and be a profitable bushes
) in the Priest river valley.
J. No irrigation is needed as sufficier
) rain falls every year to insure goo
! crops, but if necessary the whole va
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-05-23

lead. iron and copper are being de-
veloped in the Immediate vicinity OF
the town of Priest River and around
Priest lake, as we'll as at Newport
miles west of Priest River Wnere
work is being pushed on the Katydld'
a mine recently bonded to eastern
parties.
#. ~ laundering.
The Priest river valley contains tne
largest and best body of white pine
west OF the Rocky mountains, WHICH,
with the great bodies OF choice red
cedar, yellow pine, hemlock, and tam
arack and fir in smaller quantities,
all situated on good driving streams
and easy Of access, and can be logged
and driven at minimum cost.
Manufacturing.
Plenty of raw material at hand,
abundant water power obtainable,
good local market for numbering IN
the mining districts and two trans
continental lines competing for trans
| portation business are some OF the ad-
vantages which Priest River offers to
mills and factories.
| An almost ineXhaustible supply OF
hemlock bark, and train loads of raw
hides being shipped out Of the coun-
try every year, is a situation that will
be appreciated by practical tanners.
immense bodies of clay~of the very
best quality for the manufacture of
common, pressed and fire brick. as
well as all kinds of pottery, are here
ready to enrich promoters Of these
enterprises. Brick made from this
clay took the first prize at the Worlds
Fair.
Hunting and Fishing.
Nowhere in the United States are
trout, char and white fish found in
greater abundance than in the lakes
and streams Of the Priest river valley,
Deer, bear and carriboo are plenty in
the hills. The Pend d'Oreille river is
4 the winter home of great focks OIL
ducks, geese and a limited number Of
swans; grouse and pheasants are alsl
plentiful.
Il part of Priest river valley is sur
veyvd, and most of the surveyed por
| ton is already taken. The balance
j Will be surveyed the coming summer
Even numbered sections are govern
ment land and open to settlemen
under the homestead law, or when
survey is accepted can be purchased
under the timber and stone act, &C
cording to the nature Of the land.
The odd numbered sections ar
Northern Pacific railway lands an,
will be put on the market at nom
: inal figure, settlers having preference
| of right Of purchase.
Ii you want home, come to Idaho
Ii you want agricultural, fruit q
grazing lands, or If you want home
stead or timber claim that will Gu
from one-half to four million feet q
white pine and cedar, come to Prizes
River, Idaho.
The following two instances Wi
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and is now worth at a conservative
estimate 500, 900, his property consist
ing of stock Of goods, store and farm
buildings and real estate that is IN
creasing in value every year, and a
neat bank account. WIZ
Mr.. Lyman Markham, seven miles
east of Priest River, is one of the pio-
neers, and but few years ago had
few neighbors aside from the Indians.
Now Mr.. Markham has beautiful
farm of 800 acres, good buildings and
fine bearing orchard. Concerning
fruit Mr.. Markham says:
II was raised in the fruit belt Of
the Willamette valley and have never
seen apples, pears, plums, prunes and
all small fruits attain the size and
perfection or turn off the yield which
they do here in the Panhandle OF
Idaho"
Clipping from the Priest River New
Era, official paper of the Priest River
Literary society,":
"The following is an invitationsyou
may send to your friends in the east:
IF you are old, with the fire Of life
dying out of you and the bouyancy
leaving your heart, il you are looking
at the gray clouds overhead and long
ing for land where your life may
pass away in peace, come to Priest
River, Idaho. Here the sky is blue
as the sky of Italy, the all is full of
fragrance and the land echoes the
sound of the sturdy tie-maker.
"If you are young man, toiling as
your father has toiled before you in
the worn out and barren deserts Of
the east, if you would like to live
where your toll is rewarded, where the
lucious fruit and golden grain spark
les in the morning dew, where the
giant specter of starvation crosses over
into Canada, come to Priest River
1 s4s VIZ
Idaho. NJ
1--WE also have here the very best
brand of sour dough ranchers for hus-
f bands; they run loose in the streets
f without brand or ear-marks; you meet
} them everywhere. II you are a young
woman full of golden visions and
would like to pick up first class hus-
:. band, come to Idaho. Before many
g years every quarter section OF land
will he taken, our mountains will be
: dotted with hosts and stamp mills,
t thousands OF men will be delving be-
a meath the surface for hidden treasures
our valleys will echo to the sounds OF
: saw mill, and our foothills Will sup
ply food in plenty for herds OF the
e very best cattle and horses.
d 1.-THE man who cannot thrive ana
/ get rich in. Idaho would starye to
e death in a bakery" ss.
All inquiries cheerfully answered by
}. Mrs. 0. J. Shipley, secretary Prlest
II River immigration Bureau, Priest
} River, Kootenai county, Idaho.
# Mckinley the Man.
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are numerous along the small streams.
Cranberry culture will receive much
attention and be a profitable business
in the Priest river valley.
No irrigation is needed as sufficient
rain falls every year to insure good
crops, but if necessary the whole val
ley could be irrigated at a compare
lively small cost from the numerous
tributaries OF the Priest river and
lakes.
All kinds of vegetables and small
grains do well, and the farmer who
turns his attention to general farming
cannot help making money here.
To the stock and dalryman we
would simply say there are thousands
of tons Of good hay and grass going
to waste in the Priest river valley
every year. Water and grass is abund-
ant everywhere. s
Mining. f.s M
The Priest river valley. is surround
ed by rich mining country and many
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12
To the ASYLUM.

To the Asylum.
Judge Sanderson yesterday committed Mrs.
G. #. Corbiere, aged SO, to the asylum at Napa.
She is subject to delusions She lived at 1914
Mission street.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12
THE MYSTERIOUS "PETE' 'HASBEEN| IDENTIFIED

husbands fond appellation was plain
Jim, the name at the head of the blot
ter.
1t is evident from the second line that
the writer was endeavoring to cheer up
ms vile. The other lines can only furnish
food for theories.
1t is evident, however, from the last
part the blurred pad that Winthrop was
III communication with his brother-in-
law by marriage. Both he and Cramer
married the Brooks sisters, the brother of
whom is +. w. Brooks, the head janitor
at the Emporium, who, one week ago Sat-
urday, suddenly disappeared with $500
wages he should have paid to the men
working under him.
taking all these things and others into
consideration. it is not quite improbable
that the. mysterious 'Pete" may event
ually be located.
Although Captain Lees and Winthrop
declare positively that f. w. Brooks had
nothing to do with the Camp bell af-
talr, 1t is just as positively asserted by
others In position to know OF what they
SPEAK, that both Mrs. Winthrop and Mrs.
Cramer, as we'll as their respective huS-
bands, never addressed f. w. Brooks by
any other name than Pete.
1t is also asserted that subsequent to his
disappearance from this City Brooks was
seen at the Cramer lodgings in this City,
and the theorists see no reason why
Brooks, short of funds and fugitive any
way, should not have joined with Win
throp to recoup himself by torturing Mil
lionaire Camp pbell into giving them $2O, 600.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12
Urauhart Is at Home.

OAKLAND, CAL, Aug. IA visit to
the residence of Archie Urquhart, 1875
Fifth avenue, tonight founo the gentle
man at home. No lights were visible
from without, but ring of the door bell
brought Miss Urquhart to the door. In
answer to a query she admitted that her
brother was at home, but was in bed
asleep. She said none of the family had
word to say upon the matter of the
Campbell affair. She refused positively
to allow her brother to be awakened. She
was then asked if Urquhart had admitted
to her and her mother that he had been
approached upon proposition to kidnap
Mr.. Campbell.
She turned from the door and, after
stepping back a few steps, she was heard
to ask, What shall I say?" A male voice
within replied, Say the family have
nothing to say" She then returned and
delivered the message. When told tnat
she was the one TO answer such a ques-
tion, she replied, "We have nothing to
say"
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12

his signature, and he did not like to write
in ink. The will was then copied in ink.
Senator Fair then left the house, leaving
the will and the copy in her possession.
The witness told of her Introduction to
Governor Budd. She was in Sacramento
in reference to the teachers pension. bill
Governor Budd said he approved OF the
bill and thought it good one. She said,
well, L snail want your fist on that, and
he said, "Well you shall have my fist on
1t. Then she said that as the Governor
was so nice about 1t she would go a little
further. She was afraid of the Demo
cratic members, and feared that the
would speak to them, and she said that If
he would do this the bill would pass. She
was going away, and Governor Budd said:
"Wait minute; you are the woman L
have been looking after. Where is that
will Senator Fair has left with you?" II
said, What will?' He said, That $50, 900
that Senator Fair has left for the teachers
pension fund My answers were evasive.
He said, Il know that you have such
WILL He tapped bell and sent away a
messenger and called for DR.. Levingsto
on the telephone. He asked me who the
executors were, and l told him that l
would not answer that. He asked me II L
did not know that he could send me across
the bay. He said that he was Charles
aAA dCtO1hOy aAu .Ai"s 40 90
him that his father had said that he had
made another will"
This testimony was repetition sub
stantiaily of some of the testimony of the
preceding day. Mrs. Fair said that she
was frightened by the threats coming from
the Governor of the State.
Mrs. Craven spoke of an occasion when
Senator Fair filled her pockets with gold
in the presence of Mrs. Haskins. She was
at the Occidental Hotel. This was just
before she started for the East and Mrs.
Haskins was packing some dresses for her.
The occurrence, as Mrs. Craven recalled
it, was as follows:
"Senator Fair came in and said that he
expected that / would want some pin
money. l had on a jacket and he filled
the pockets with small gold."
"What were his exact words?"
"He said, well, dearie, | guess that
you might want some extra money 2
"Was that the idea?'
"Well, l recollect that was the word and
his putting it that way"
We'll, give US the exact wording,
madam; did he use the word dearie2'"
HE did,
"You have no doubt that he used that
word ?"
II have no doubt about it."
The testimony was very long and covered
some matters already gone over in more
detail.
At late hour yesterday afternoon Mrs.
Craven's deposition was completed.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12
TALE OF A BLOTTlNG-PAD.
It Strongly Indicates F. w. Brooks
as the Mysterious
HPete"

When Detective Charles Cody so cleverIy
arrested Winthrop Monday morning in
Oakland, he induced Detective Holland to
search the prisoners room at the Claren-
don House.
"There is no use your going there"
Winthrop said, hearing the request made
by Cody.
"You will find nothing there but razor
ana g strop."
The search was conducted anyhow, prov
ing that Winthrop was only partially cor
rect. The detective, in addition to the
shaving paraphernalia, found wel[used
blotting-pad, which was taken away for
examination.
Captain Lees has had this pad for two
days, but declines 10 tell what he has
made out of the muchly blurred surface.
Yesterday he had looking-glass placed
in his Office and the blotter was placed at
the disposal of the newspaper men.
Placing the pad before the mirror and
deciphering the ink-stains as reproduced
in the glass, some words and even parts
of sentences could easily be read as fol-
lows:
JIM:
Strong heart and all will be well yet
Money for you. ." Fifth car from
the engine for this dirty work
the scheme with Nina
identify him.
MR.. FREDERICK CRAMER,
General PostOffice,
San rancisco, Cal.
Special Delivery Department..
OF course, these snatches OF writing,
criss- crossed as the blottings OF scores Of
letters, tell no particular tale as whole.
They serve only as detached clews that
must be worked up to arrive at solution.
Mrs. Winthrop's name is Josie, but her
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12

prominence of that organ, and was
rather stout in build. He was great
bIusterer and told blood -curdling tales OF
his adventures while at sea.
He was once sailor, and also worked at
the Pacific Mail dock. He cruised down
along the coast to South America and
boasted of deeds OF daring he had done in
those southern ports.
The most singular part of this man 8
story regarding the Brooks connected
with the establishment is the following:
Zone evening"" he said. Il was standing
at the door, when young woman of not
very prepossessing features came to the
entrance. Brooks was going out at the
same time. He said Good evening, Dolly,
and the two went away together. He was
going with this girl. 1 forget her name
name. She was typewriter and had a
hypnotic influence, l believed, over the
man.
when 1 saw the statement in THE CALL
this morning that Captain Lees had let
ter in his possession directed to Brunson
and signed Dolly I tailed Immediately
the Brooks who had skipped with our
money and the Pete connected with the
Campbell case.
81 have not the slightest doubt in my
mind but that the two are identical.
81 think Brooks would be Just the kind
OF man to do something of the same kind
as what Pete did. He is just that
kind of cattle"
1t was also learned from others who
were boarding at Mrs. Marshall's at
the same time Brooks and his wife were
there that he was called "Pete" custom
arily by his wife and sister. 1t was
stated also by one that he had often re-
marked that he would make his pile and
then go to Lima, Peru, place with which
he was well acquainted and where he
could enjoy himself. These same parties
are of The opinion that Pete or Brooks,
which they hold to be the same person,
is how on his way to that part of the
world.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12
BURGLARS KEEPING BUSY,
The Residence of Mrs. B. M.
Wilson, Eddy Street,
Broken Into.
Valuable Diamond Cross, Lady's Gold
Watch and Other Articles
Carried Off.

A daring burglary was reported at police
headquarters Monday morning, and
detectives are busily engaged trying to
capture the men.
Mrs. B. NJ. Wilson occupies the lower
fat of the house, 31S Eddy street. The
family went out of the City Sunday for a
days enjoyment, and she was left home
alone.
About o'clock in the evening she went
to the upper fat to have friendly chat
with the family occupying it, and re-
manned until nearly s o'clock, when she
ex pected the other members of her family
would return from their trip.
She was astonished to find piece of
candle burning on the top of the bureau
drawers in one of the bedrooms. 1t had
burned so low that in a few minutes more
the flame would have, in all probability,
set fire to the bureau drawers and burned
down the house.
She blew out the candle and lit the
gas, and saw at once that during her ab-
ments. Bureau drawers had been emptied
of their contents, which were strewn over
the floors; the bed clothes had been pulled
onto the floor and the mattresses ripped
up in the search for money or iewelry.
Mrs. Wilson found that valuable
diamond cross, lady's gold watch, a
number of valuable coins and other ar
ticles had been stolen. A rear window
was open, which showed the mode of in
gress, and it bore the imprint of a
Jimmy" A paper mask was also found
in one of the rooms, which in their hurry
to get away the burglars had dropped.
Two men were seen by one of the neigh
bors leaving the house by the rear win
dow, but it was too dark to get descrip-
ton of them
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12
BROOKS KNEW DOLLIE.
This Is the Positive Assertion Made
by an Emporium En-
Move,

In connection with the Campbell Win
throp case, Mrs. A. Marshall, who con-
ducts the Normandie on Eddy street, was
seen last night and said that some time
ago she conducted boarding-house at
tne corner of McAllister and Laguna
streets. While there she had among her
boarders Mr.. and Mrs. Cramer and F. w.
Broo his wife and two little children.
"They were not divorced at that time,
said she, "but q divorce between them was
pending"
How did Mr.. Brooks impress your"
HE was scoundrel-a scoundrel. The
way he neglected his wife, who was a
lovely lady, and mis- two little ones, was
shameful.
He was window-cleaner by trade.
He was great talker, smooth-faced
man, ana, think, of dark complexion.
What caused the trouble between him
and his wife?"
"Why, he was going, 1 believe, with a
Typewriter girl, whom | employed at the
time. | can't think of her name, but she
had great influence over him. | cannot
remember the girls name, which was a
peculiar one, but think if you go over to
the Emporium they will be able to tell
you there"
Mrs. Marshall said she was never we'll
acquainted with Brooks nor with the
Cramer family.
1.-THE Cramers." said she, "were excep-
tionally nice people, and Mr.. Cramer was
an honest and upright gentleman, who
held and holds now responsible position.
II never heard Mr.. Brooks called by his
first name."
An empIoye on the night watch at the
Emporium was afterward interviewed
He said that Brooks was a smooth
faced dark k-complexioned man and
volube talker. He was, moreover,
cigarette fiend.
He made his cigarettes himself and
smoked them incessantly. He used brown
paper and fine-cut tobacco.
He was called "Nosey'' because OF the
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12
A Tribute to the Dead Contractor.

Alta meeting Of the Stonecutters' Assoeia
ton held yesterday the following resolution
was unan imously adopted
WHEREAS II has pleased the Almighty to re
move from our midst our late employer and friend
James 8. McGvray, who was accide entally killed
have always known him by his noble deeds O.
charity and kindness. and realizing the terrible
blow his widow and family and relatives have
received through this sad occurrence; therefors
be il
ResoIued That we, the members of the Sand
stone Cutters Association OF San Francisco, ak
tend to the widow and family and relatives of ouI
late employer and friend our deepest sympathy
reavement
Thomas Mcknight, Daniel McHugh, J. h. NJ c.
'Gregor James Y. Neish, w. Pollock, committee.