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The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-12-05
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department Of tho Interior.
United States Land Of1cc COOur d'AlenS
Idaho NOV 1eCD

United states Land Oflcc Cosur d'Alene,
Idaho, NOV. ., 1902.
Asufficicnt contest AFFIDAVIT having boon
fled in this ONCE by Eugene Denxel, Of Spo-
kane, Wash, contestant. against Homestead
entry No. 2224, made October 8, 1900, for sell
soc tip So n, ranSe4 y B N, BY Moses
wholly abandoned ana failed to reside
upon; cultivate or improve any part Of
time; and that said alleged absence from tho
said land was not due to his employment in
the army. navy, or marine corps OF the Unit
ed States as a private soldier, OfYicer. seaman
or marine, during the war with Spain. OF dur
Ing any other war In which the United States
may be engaged Said parties arc hereby
notified to appear, respond and offer evidence
touching said allegation At 10 o'clock =. m. on
January IL. 1908 before the Register and Re-
ceiver at the United States Land Office In
Occur d'Alene, Idaho.
The said contestant having, In y proper
affidavit, filed Sept 22nd, 1902, set forth facts
which show that after due diligence personal
service Of this notice can not DO made. Tt Is
hereby ordered and direct ed that such notice
be given by due and proper publication.
M die oh. BUDLONG. register.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-12-05
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department OF the interior.
Land Office mt (lOssn r a. A lene Idaho.

Department OF the Interior,
Land Office ut Occur d'Alene Idaho
Nov 10. 1907
Notice Is hereby given that the folloWln,E
named settler has fild notice Of his intentiss
to make final proof In support of his cis ~.
and that said proof will be made before r., ~
Register and Receiver at Coenr d'hlene; 1ay-
NICOLAI. HID. 1859 for the swA nwA. lot .
sec 2 tip 81 n, 5 W b N.
He names the following witnesses to prov prov.
his continuous residence upon ana cuits.
ton ofsaid land via: David +. Finney. III ~
ton Kinder, Gustave Nicolai and Edward u
Bradbury all OF Rathdrum, idaho. ,...,
middle D. II. BUDLON1. Rcs'"'"
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-12-05
TIMBER LAND ACT JUNE3 1879
Notice for Publication
United States Land Onice

NJ, occur dAlene, Idaho Nov. IS, 1902.
vi MSt ice Is hereby given that in compliance
June ls ppovlsions OF the act OF Congress OF
s enosr lands in the States OF California. Orr.
e9tende Sa t "A and Washington territory" as
~ n. august 1892. JOHN A. MITLER of Sy &C.
this d au ~ or kootenai. state OF Idaho. has
ment ~ MEG 1tda n this Office his sworn state
Snc ti NO; liis, for the purchase OF Lot %
vi,o IN NO. Is IN Township No. 81 n, range n ~,
land sousht wll o oer proof to snow that tho
t to- sone than for AGRICULTURAL purnss s'mnef
Revister ! nj ms claim to said land before the
d'Aiene. Id hu hn'ceiyer Of this office at Occur
January, 1903 VIC "oth day OF
Georg lanes W as witnesses: John r. White
SchlemlciinW a11 y: Max Fostcr. and Robcrt
desl prrsnns claiming adversely the ana
claims in tI Isa n ire feGuested to file their
Vi january 1903. D. II, BUDInNGI R So,,nday
naij2a-0a "es's'cr'
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-12-05

The jackrabbits became 40 numer
Gus and destructive to crops in Nal.
heur county, Ore, that the county
court took of the coyote scalp bounty.
Now the jack rabbit is being rapidly
exterminated and the coyote is hay-
ing more fun than a mule in a corn.
0eld.-Csldwell News.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-12-05
HOPE ITEMS.


In the N. p. depot as assistant nigh
car clerk.
Harry NcCurry OF Spokane, is on q
visit with Will Hawkins on Pack riv
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Chllds are NOV.
ing to Tumbledown where he has a
comfortable home.
Misses Helen Ashley and N. Nc.
CURRY, of Spokane, are on a visit at
the Hawkins ranch ON Pack river.
Bob Morris SO long agent at Hope,
has left and taken charge OF Pasco /.
Il. Mcbride is now agent at Hope.
The B. +. M. mine at Blacktail is
shipping car load OF ore to Tacoma
this week. 1t is owned by James
Evans.
Those from Blacktail who attended
the Foresters ball were Mr.. and Mrs.
q Evans, Mr. and Mrs Badgly and son
Johnny, Roy Campbell. w. Mckee,
Tom Whalen and Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomson.
Letters received say the following
ladies' and gentlemen will arrive at
Hope the forepart OF the month from
the different schools and colleges:
Barbara Hage, Ruby Brewer, Nellie
Cookson, Carl zimmerman and Perry
Wanamaker.
The ball given last week at 1. O..
0. F. hall by the Forestera Of Amer.
ca, was a brilliant success socially.
In fact 1t more than met the expecta-
ton OF the committee having charge
OF the arrangements. Never before
was such crowd seen In HOPE az was
gathered In that spacious hall to
make merry. The F0resters had
planned to give their friends good
tiine aud no one was disappointed.
The ball opened promptly at nine
O'Clock with the grand march. Even
at that early hour the hall was CON-
pIetely flled and the floor fairly
Kroaned with its load of humanity as
the march was taken up to the en-.
tranclng music Of the Hope orchestra.
With Postmaster John Larson and
wife In the lead, the dancers marched
q sinuous line presenting a scene
that was at once bewildering and
brilliant. Following the grand march
came waltz aud the usual two.steps
sch0ttisches aud other popular dances.
Never before IN Hope was a hall 80
beautifully decorated. The banquet
hall was also deliberately decorated.
The dining table was triumph. SO
artistically was 1t decorated.
The menu was as follows: Portion
OF mountain range. duck and part
rldge); to shrink from danger, (quaii);
A tallors tool, goose. MEATS: The
country Of crescent, (turkey); one Of
Noah's sons, (ham); woman's best
weapon, (tongue). Vegetables and
Relishes: Two kinds of toes not found
on man or beast, tomatoes and pota-
toes chipped); comical performances,
(capers); elevated felines, (catsup).
Salads: The mantle OF winter, (snow
salad); summer residence, cottage
salad. Cakss and Ices: An agricul.
tural implement, (hoe cake); a kind
OF fish, (Jelly cake); tropical sea
plant, (sponge cake); what l do when
see mouse, Qce creamy. It was
after 4 In the morning when the fes-
tiyities ended and all agree that a
more enjoyable and jolly party has
not been chronicled during the season
Aftbr supper the head waiter paid of
his colored walters, and they left next
train for their home In Chicago, fully
satisfied with the treatment they re-
ceived at the hands Of the Foresters.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-12-05

Gilmore county has a volcano. An
OLD extinct crater, about six miles
from Mountain Home, near the sta.
ton Of Cleft, is issuing steam and
giving forth all indications of resum.
Ing volcanic activity. Idaho is up to
date In everything, not only the peo-
pie strive to keep fully abreast OF the
times. but nature sends her aid ljber.
ally when lethergy threatens. Utah
developed volcano last week and
the mountains OF Idaho have been
straining every nerve since to bust a
crater. Now she's busted and Idaho
!" up In the front row agaln,-Cald-
well News.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-12-05

The official count shows the follow
Ing niajorities for the republican can
dibates On the state ticket:
French, congressman 1863
Allshie, judge 5745
Morrison, governor 59l7
Stevens, lieutenant governor 1885
Gibson, secretary OF state 6772
Bagley, attorney general 1908
Turner, auditor 6288
CONN, treasurer 6713
Mary Scott, school superintend't 5000
Bell, mine inspector 1904
-Statesman.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-12-05

The Appeal to Reason, a paper pub.
lished In Girad, Kansas, having com.
pieted the canvass, places the Social
list vote In the United States at 400,
600. The heaviest Socialist vote was
pulled in Observation-Disclosures 45.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-12-05

The Northwestern Home q ndlng as.
ISOLATION meets at Mrs. d. +. HolliS.
ter's home Thursday, Dec. 18th.
klopf saves you money on under.
taking goods.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-12-05

THERE should be no room out
side OF the grave or the peniten-
tiary for a bastard so degenerate
as to attempt to take the life of an
official engaged in his duty as exc
cutor Of the laws, with the idea
that by SO doing he can injure that
law and thus secure revenge for
having been made to feel the pow
er of its restraint. Wheter he be
actuated by motives Of personal
revenge, or is the contemplate
hireling of disappointed faction,
he o. his instigators have no n.o:al
right to the protection of the laws
which, with anarchistic bigotry,
they constantly violate and assid-
uously seek to destroy.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-12-05

AS a great many members Of the
Nj. f. church will be away on Christ.
mas day, and as services will be con-
Quoted In the Presbyterian church on
Christmas eve, 1t has been arranged
to hold Christmas services at the NJ.
f. church on December 23rd.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-12-05

A man who would have the consti.
tuition amended SO as to obtain pow.
er to regulate and control trusts and
combinations cannot possibly be q
friend of the trusts.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-12-05
F. WENZ, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon,
RAYNDnUM. IDAHl
800 REWARD

The A. H. r. A. No. 50. will give reward Of
$50 10 any person or persons for tho arrest
aud conviction OF any person or persons
stealing. driving away, shooting. poisoning.
or killing any live stock Of any members OF
the association. Jun n tt
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-12-05

A tine assortment of home made
candies at Rathbone Sisters Fair.
December 11tn.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-12-05
Crenshav & Wright,
Real Estate
Dealers
Rathdrum, Idaho.
The following BARGAINS ara
offered for the next two weeks.

OF track for $500, "" North Side
24O acres NV y OF sec 10 81. Of sw y coo -
o., 70 v; al fenced; acres in timn 10 Gp
S ro 3, house; barn lsx24 with sheds. "
Srnit , o. saw timber; well and pump: 0 n
ooo acres acre. near Hayden lake. all fenced. ,,,
cnlt H Waier through land; most ali under
one OF the best stoch ranches in COUNT make
Nv Acre Farm; good spring water, a small
othy' 100 acres under fence, 40 acns "a I'm Tim
t ION ana easily cleared up, good b bo.
den ss s01se n ana out buildings and garn
saw timber, five thousand ties. t ret. good
snap 9uy. lies miles cast OF Rathd,n,s,,;a
adjoining the Pricket, ranch. Price s,,I1'
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-12-05

The Rsthbone Sisters FAN ut X. OF p l1a,
The RathbOne Sisters Thimble Re,
will hold a grand fair at the X. OF p
Hall on Thursday, Dec. IL, common,
cling at O'clock p. M. The supper
which will be one OF the chief attrac.
lions, consists OF the following
MENU
Baked Beans and Hot Brown Bread.
Salad
Scalloped Potatoes, Cold Meats,
Pickles, Jelly
Hot Rolls and Butter,
Cake
Tea, Coffee, cheese and Crack
The price will be only 25 cents.
Rev. Macdonald will hold services
at the Presbyt church SUNDAY
morning and pveniuv
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-12-05

EVIDENTLY President Roosevelt
does not agree with the Idaho re-
publican platform in regard to con-
trolling the trusts by tariff tinker
ing. The trust and tariff are diff
ferent questions, says the presi-
dent.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-12-05
Alias Summons.

In the Justice Court. Clarks Fork Precinct.
kootenai County. State Of Idaho BEFORE
u. r. Vaughan, Justice OF the Peace.
John R0ed Plaintiff
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-29
CHAPTER II.

Some 90 miles from here, in a more
or less inaccessible region, there is a
small but beautiful village which has
been the scene of so many strange and
unaccountable disappearances, presum-
ably murders, that the attention of the
New York police has been at last direct
ed to it. The town, which Is at least
nine miles from any railroad, is n of
those quiet, placid little spots found
now and then among the mountains,
where life is of the simplest and crime,
to all appearance, an element SO out OF
accord with every other characteristic
of the place as to seem a complete anom-
aly. Yet crime II some other hide
GUS mystery almost equally revolving
has during the last five years been &C
countable for the disappearance in or
about this village of four persons OF
various ages and occupations. OF these,
three were strangers and n a well
known vagabond accustomed TO tramp
the hills and live on the bounty OF
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-29
DROPPING IN
THE THROAT.
Nasal Catarrh in all its Stages
a Menace to General
Health.
Blood Wine Heals the Diseased
Membranes-a Modern Treat.
ment Endorsed by all Ply.
sicians.

When catarrh of the head gets to a
place where the discharge runs down
The nasal passages and drops into the
throat it has reached the danger point.
If you wait until it goes that far don't
let it go any further-for the next place
it attacks is the bronchial tubes and the
lungs. Catarrh undoubtedly causes nor
consumption than anything else, and like
consumption it must be treated through
the blood. Local applications at hes.
can only serve to work out the dis
charges. They don't get at the root OF
The trouble, and sometimes, quite often,
in fact, they irritate the infamed outer
surfaces and aggravate the disease.
Blood Wine passes into the blood and
p~urifies it.
The poisonous matters, which keeps
The membranes of the head and respir-
itory organs, are filtered, passed out of
The system and the diseased parts heal
I'd, to stay healed. 1t will stop the drop
ping in the throat and all discharges,
;weeten the breath, relieve the irritation
Of the nasal passages, throat and wind
pipe. 1t overcomes the burning, smart
.ng sensation in the eyes. 1t removes
.he distractions in the head, and makes
breathing easy and enables you to stop
and ScraDing
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-29

glad to be reminded of the fact. l won
der l was able TO forget it,"
Angry now to the point of not being
able to hide it, l turned upon him with
firm determination.
"Let us talk of something else"
said.
But he was equal to the occasion.
Drawing a folded paper from his peck
ct, he opened it out before my eyes, say.
ing quite naturally: "That is a happy
thought. Let us look over this sketch
you were sharp enough to ask for a few
moments ago. 1t shows the streets Of the
village and the places where each OF
the persons l have mentioned to you was
last seen. Is it not what you wanted?'
/ know that l should have drawn back
with a frown, that / never should have
allowed myself the satisfaction Of cast
ing so much as a glance toward the pa
per, but the human nature which links
me to my kind was too much for me,
and with an involuntary Exactly ]
leaned over it with an eagerness
etrove hard even at that exciting mo-
ment to keep within the bounds I
thought proper to my position as q non
professional, interested in the matter
from curiosity alone.
This is what l wv
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-29

not to make it. l nm not anxious tC
but you? A lady visiting friends in this
remote and beautiful region-what OPP
%portunities might she not have to probe
this important mystery if, like yourself,
she had tact, discretion, excellent I'M
derstanding and an experience which if
not broad on deep is certainly such as tc
give her a certain confidence in herself
and an u%ndoubted influence with the
man fortunate enough to receive her
advice.
"Bah!" l exclaimed. 1t was one of
his favorite expressions. That was per-
haps why l used it. Zone would think
| was a member of your police"
"You fiatter us too deeply" was his
instant deferential answer. "Such an
honor as that would be beyond our
deserts.
To this l gave but the faintest sniff.
That he should think that /, Amelia
Butterworth, could be amenable to such
barefaced flattery! Then l faced him
with some asperity and said bluntly:
lyon waste your time. | have no more
intention of meddling in another affair
than
"You had in meddling in the first"
he politely, too politely, interpolated.
81 understand, madam
| was angry. but put a curb on every
expression Of it. | was not willing he
should see that / could be affected by
anything he could say.
"The Van Burnams are my next door
neighbors, | remarked sweetly. Il
had the best of excuses for the interest
l took in their affairs
$50 YOU had, he acouiesced, II am
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-29

marked man. My walk alone betray:
me. He whose good fortune it will 1t
to get at the bottom Of these people
hearts must awaken no suspicious as tC
his connection with the police. Indeed
/ do not think that any man a succeed
in doing this now"
! started. This was a frank showing
of his hand at least. No man 1t was a
woman's aid he was after, then. |
laughed as l thought of it. I had not
thought him either so presumptuous or
so appreciative of talents Of a character
SO directly in line with his own.
"Don't you agree with me, MADAME
l did agree with him, but / had a
character of great dignity to maintain,
SO l only looked at him with an air of
marked severity.
81 do not know of any woman who
would undertake such a task" / OBJ
served.
"No?" He smiled with that air of for
bearance which is so exasperating to
me. "Well, perhaps there isn't any
such woman to be found. 1t would take
one of very uncommon characteristics,
I own"
"Pishl" l cried. mot so very! !"
Indeed 1 think you have not fully
taken in the case" he urged in quiet
superiority, 1.-THE people there are of
the higher order of country folk. Many
of them are of extreme refinement. One
family thought his tine changed
the least i'll the world here-''is poor
enough and elegant enough to interest
w such a woman as yourself"
"Indeed!' | answered, with just a
touch of my fathers hauteur to hide
the stir of curiosity his words naturally
evoked.
at is in some such home,' he went
ON with an ease that should have warn
ed me that he had started on this pur-
suit with a quiet determination to win,
"that the clew will be found to the
mystery we are considering. Yes, you
may well look startled, but that conclu-
sion is the one thing l brought away
with me from-X. let us say. l regard
it as one of some moment. What do you
think of it,"
we'll, Sdlu l., IL HIKES INT lttl
like recalling that pish l uttered a few
minutes ago. 1t would take a woman Of
characteristics to assist you
in this matter"
Il am glad we have got that far, >
said he.
"a lady, / went on.
"Most assuredly a lady"
l paused. Sometimes discreet silence
is more sarcastic than speech.
"Well, what lady would lend herself
to this scheme?'' l asked at last.
The tap, tap of his fingers on the rim
of his glasses was my only answer.
81 do not know of any," said /.
His eyebrows rose perhaps a hairs
breadth, but / noted the implied sar-
casm and for an instant forgot my dig
nifty.
Now" said /, ''this will not do.
You mean me-Amelia Butterworth, a
woman who-but / do not think it is
to tell you either who or what
1 am. You have presumed Now dc
put on that look of innocence, and
above all do not attempt to deny what
is so manifestly in your thoughts, for
that is the one thing which you could
do which would make me feel like show
ing you the door"
"Then, " he smiled, 81 shall be sure
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-29

been nil. We have found neither the
bodies of these men nor any clew tc
their fate
l could not help casting an envious
glance at the pocket where l felt sure
that the map / had asked for lay.
"Yet You have been thIre?" / sug.
gested.
He nodded.
"Wonderful!" l exclaimed. "And
you came uIon no suspicious house, nc
suspicious person.
The finger with which he was rub
bling his eyeglasses went round and
round the rims with q slower and slow
er and still more thoughtful motion.
every town has its suspicious look
ing houses, he slowly remarked, "and,
as for persons, the most honest often wear
a lowering look in which an unbridled
imagination can see guilt. | never trust
in appearances of that kind"
"What else can you trust in, l said,
"where all is impenetrable as in this
case?"
His finger, going slower and slower,
suddenly stopped.
"In my knowledge of persons, said
he, knowledge of their fears, their
hopes and their individual concerns. If
l were 20 years younger''-here he stole
a glance at me in the mirror which
made me bride; did he think / was
only 90 years younger than himself:-"I
would" he went on, make myself SO
acquainted with every man, m
and child there''- Here he drew himself
up with a jerk. "But the day for that
is passed., :" said he. Il am too old and
too crippled TIC succeed in that undertake
ing. Having been there once, | am a
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-29
Dr., EmmOns

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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-29

One Of the manv people who has beer
thoroughly cured of catarrh, and owes il
% Blood Wine is MI. VI. Curtis, g
prominent manufacturer and contractor
If Boston, who lives on Waters Avenue,
Everett, Mass, AMI he says:
II have been completely cured of ca
,arrh. This is an awful climate for it;
most everyone is affected by it more OF
.ess, and / had it for years. 1t grew on
ne and was plainly running my health,
making me thin, nervous, sleepless n
with no appetite. ! tried Blood Wine"
because its theory of treating catarrh
seemed feasible. One bottle improved
ne, and four more bottles cured me. ]
still keep it in the house and wouldn't
10 without it
"Blood Wine'' costs fifty cents a bottle
.ut you can sample it free of charge al
George E. Greene's drug store, 63
Main street.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-29
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