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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1903-11-13
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rev.
f. A, Walker Pastor. Sunday School 10 AIN;
morning service II o'clock Christian En-
deav0r at $3.50 p. m. Evening service NJ $50.
PRAYER meeting every Wednesday evening.
NJ e. CHURCH-Rev. G. T. Cook, Pastor.
Services every sunday evening at 7:3O o'clock
and every other Sunday morning at1l o'clock.
Sunday school at 10 n. M; .lr, League at '5:lo
m. and ST. League at 6:3D p. m. Pray
err meeting every Friday evening at 1880
O'Clock. al the Church.
GERMAN NJ. f. CHURCH Rev. J, NJ.
Herman Pastor. Preaching every other
Sunday at II II. M. Sunday School every
Sunday a 10 a. M. in the Advent Church.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That tho
undersigned, Dorlon Mibills. whose Post OFF.
Washington has made application to select
under the act Of June 4th 1897, [3O stats. :l8I
the following described tracts OF land to-wit.
of NEA) of Section Twenty-Five i22l i'm Town
ship tifty-three 1851 North, Range five l5l
Vest Boise Meridian. W
Protests or contests against the said select
or any portion thereof, is more valuable Tor
its mineral than for agricultural Durposes
will be received by the Register OF the q. s.
time prior to the expiration OF the period ~
posting and publication of notice Of said Sc.
lection and noted for report to the Commits
si"ner of the General Land ONCE.
Washington. upRLON MIHJLfS
S1-Nl3 ADnlicnnt
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TIMBER and, ACTJUNE3, 1878.
Notice for Publication.
- United states Land Office.

united states Land Office.
Occur d'Alene, Idaho, Oct. 20 1909
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
With the provisions OF the act of Congress OF
June j, 1873, entitled IAN act for the sale Vt
timber lands in the States of California Orc
gon, Nevada and Washington Territory" az
extended to all the Public Land states by act
Of August 4, 1892. ERNEST BELGER, Of Spo-
kane, county Of Spokane. state OF Washing
ton, has this day filed In this office his
sworn statement No. 1887, for the purchase OF
the SEA OF section No. II in Up. No r!
north range No. W b m. and will
OFFER proof ITO showthat theand sought is more
valuable for its timberor stone than for agri-
cultural purposes, and to establish his claim
to said land before the Register and Receiver
OF iins OFFICE at Occur dAlene. Idaho, on
Monday, the 18th day Of January, 1904.
lie names as witnesses: William +. Stnnger
or Spokane. Wash; John Lyons of Rathdrum
Ldaho; Fred i. Campbell and Nicholas Bangs
both OF Spirit Lake, Idaho.
Amy and all persons claiming adversely the
ABOVE al described lands are reqcsted to file
tnelf claims In this Office on or before SAID
ny na6 gay OF January 1904. d. II. BUDLONG
ooo-Jnyl-04 Register.
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WANTED-SEvERALP PERSONS OF CHAR
acter and good reputation in each state zone
In this county reguired) to represent ant adj
vertise old established wealthy business
house Of solid financial standing. Salary
s2l 90 weekly with expenses additional, all
pAvable!n cash direct every Wednesday from
head Offices, Horse and carriage furnished
when necessary. References. Enclose self
addressed envelope. Colonial, 3A Dear
born st., Chicago.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department OF the Interior.

Department OF the Interior.
Land Office at Coeur d'Alene. Idaho
Oct. II. 1902.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice OF he intention
and that said proof will be- made before Reg
lister and Receiver at Occur d'Alene, on
November ~. 1903, viz:
ELIJAH A MICHAEL
Hid. No. 1915. for the Sla ne14; NJ SEN Sec 20
tip. 50 n. r 1 W b m.
She names the following witnesses to
prove mis- continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land viz:
William II. Cleland. Peter SamuelsOn.
james l.. Tempest, Jared Is. Michael, all OF
Rathdrum, Idaho.
d. II. BUDLONG, Register.
O16N2O
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LODGE DIRECTORY.

MODERN WOODMEN OF AMEhiSA'
~ Rnthdrum Camp No. 6S43
Meets ut Fraternal Hall every lst ana sra
Saturday of each month. Visiting neighpors
cordially invited. J. X. NJ, Culp, CLERK; I'd
win McBee. Consul; j. q. KOCH deputy
Head Consul.
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WANTED-EAITHFU PERSON TO
travel for well established house In a few
counties. calling on retail merchants and
agents. Local territory. Salary sc. 90 per
In cash each week. Money for expenses adj
Fanced. Position permanent. Business sue
.tssful and rushing Standard House, 800
Dearborn St., Chicago.
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DOYAL NEIGHBORS OF AMERlCA.
r. Evergreen Camp No. 23l7. Meets every
1st and 3rd Monday in each month at Fra
,rnal Hall. Miss Jennie Culp, Recorder;
Mrs. j. q. Callahan. Oracle.
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II o. 7. NJ, RATHDRuM LODGE NJ.
" T. meets ut Fraternal Hall Ind and 4th
Wednesdays in each month ID. VanDuzer'
Commander; Il. s. McCrea, Record Keeper.
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Ii you want your property insured
against loss by fire call on the PAN
handle Abstract Co. tt
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than one book from
above list add 40 cents for each book required
THE RATHDRUM Tribune Rathdrum Idaho
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TIMBER LAND Act JUNE a 1875
Notice for Publication.
United States Land Office Coeur d,A,.
Idaho. 0i.fnhn,. IN Snssa.NuO,

United States Land Office. Occur d.A,o.u
Idaho, October 10, 1903.
Notice is hereby given that In compl,..
With the provisions Of the act OF COM psss SO
June . ls7s entitled IA act for the sale Is % .,
g" tsl Meyada ana ah washington
act OF August 4 1892, THOMAS RIISSEsTTsI ny
Beligro,e, county Of kootenai. sta,s o. ..
Idaho, has this day filed III this osySne ~ q
sworn statement No; 1852 for the purchase ee y; I.
the 81 NWA, y Lots 80 4 OF Section no o.
and . -, WI offer proof TO /" s Z ~;
that the land sought is more valuable TO- SNOW Nv
timber OF. stone than for agricuiturnI us
poses, and to establish her claim TO snid ,i,,
before Register and Receiver ut tsa una
d'Alene, Idaho on Monday, the 4th dav n
January, 1901. 10y VI
He names as witnesses: Fred Rnssa,,
William Brown. Frank Adams and T,Innsell
Revils, all Of Athol, Idaho. omas
Any and all persons claiming advo,,.,-.
the nbove-described lands are reo,iesteT
file their claims In this Office on ar N.Y..
said 4th day of January, 1904. oe'ore
d. II. BUDLONG. Register.
Oct23- Dec25-03 h,
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Tom Mast. CartOOnist
By ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE


Illustrated by the choicest OF the world
famous cartoons OF the man who has been
described as the greatest mOulder OF public
opinion ever known. The biography of Mast
Is yeritably worlds picture of the times
when history was warm In the making
The Overthrow of the Tweed Riug--The
Civil War Period--The Horrors of slavery
THE Reconstruction Period The (ireei-
ey Presidential Campai gn--The Garibal-
di Campaign In ltaiy--The Great Keenan,
SayerH Fight In I.ondOn--The Blaine Pres
tdrntiRl Campaign
are a few OF the important headings upon
which the series OF six or eight papers arc
built.
The Revelations of an International Spy
Which ran In PEARSON'S through the first
six mouths OF 1903 will be resumed in .Janu-
nry. 1904. This new set OF detective stories
has been arranged for in response to the de-
inands OF thousands OF readers VINO regretted
the termination OF the first series. The au-
thor still STIMULATES that his name must re-
main u secret.
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CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY

A brilliant and thrilling history OF the hos
tile frontier of the past forty years, giving
Justice TO the public service Of such men ms
rington, Mckenzie. Howard, Wheaton. Davis
Sully, Baker and others; stalking Indian fights
out 0f the category or boys story books and
the history OF or nation. A series OF six OF
eight articles.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15

cumstances at least looked suspicious.
The use of nitro-glycerin has ac-
complished this for burglars. 1t has
done away with the necessity of their
carrying tools. There is no hope for
the burglar who is caught with the
tools on him.
Thought He Was a Burglar.
Il had a queer experience once with
kit of burglars tools. For ten years
part of my business was the opening
of safes when the owners had forgot
ten the combination or something was
wrong. Once l was called to Racine,
Wis, to open the safe of a physician
there. l was anxious to get back to
Chicago in order to spend Christmas
with my family, and after 1 opened
the safe for the doctor 1 looked UP the
trains and found that I could get one
at 2 o'clock the next morning. had my
kit of tools that 1 always used, burglar
tools they are, practically, and with
these l left the hotel and started for
the train. 1 had little time to lose, so
/ determined to make short cut
through a lumber yard. When l was
half way across a gruff voice ordered
me to halt, and l found myself facing
a man in uniform-the city marshal, l
discovered he was afterwards. l eX-
planned that was anxious to catch the
train that was just about to leave, but
he insisted on finding out what l had
in my bag. OF course, as soon as he
saw the burglars tools it was all up
with me so far as catching that train
was concerned. l explained my bust
ness, but my explanation did not con-
vince him, and he insisted on my go
Ing back to the hotel with him. L was
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15

river to horizon line fully ten miles
away, and dull day merely wells the
vision in haze that softens but does
not entirely conceal the wonderland
that lies beyond the cage of the bluffs.
But the Indian Mounds park is not the
only attraction that Daytons bluff pos
sesses. Because of its high situation
there are picturesque lookouts in vari-
Gus parts Of the Second ward, lookouts
that command views worth driving
many miles to see.
There are doubtless people dwelling
on Dayton's bluff today who do not ap-
preciate the picturesque possibilities
of the neighborhood in which they live
but under the educative influence of
public sentiment and Dayton's bluff
sentiment they are fast dwindling into
a minority. And over on the heights
there has always been little band of
public-spirited citizens who have fully
recognized the value of the natural adj
vantages which they possess, and who
have been keen to improve them. Three
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15

companies are forced to make about
1000 calls without compensation each
month, for which they would other
wise receive 5 cents each, for nearly all
the slugs used are in the shape and of
the size of nickels. Few pieces Of
metal of the size of dimes are used in
beating the phones. This is partly
because fewer Decent calls are made
by the people who use the pay stations,
and partly because there are fewer
slugs of the shape of a 10-cent piece
floating about.
The telephone companies are doing
their utmost to stop the practice. but
they have no adequate means at hand
at present, for, unless the slug used
happens to be too light or too large,
the central operator, when the coin is
dropped in the slot at the pay station,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15


every Improvement made in the ward
enhances the value of their property,
and they oppose every effort the as
ISOLATION makes to have the streets
paved and boulevarded. But by the
spirit of fairness it has shown, by it's
care to have politics kept out of the
association and by its conservative pol
icy, it has been able to lessen the an
tagonism of those who are opposed to
many of it's plans, and it has even sue
ceeded in winning over many who were
at first violently opposed to them.
The association meets the first Mon
day in each month throughout the
year. The dues are 81 a year and
no assessments are levied on the
members. The present officers are:
John A. Seeger, president; DR.. Plondke,
vice president; Louis Betz, treasurer,
and George w. Rodenberg, secretary.
At the last meeting Mr.. Seeger was
elected president to succeed Mr.. M.
Deebach, who had resigned.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15

are trade checks of every description.
In a handful Of the slugs which
George Dodds, of the Northwestern
Telephone company, displayed yester-
day afternoon, almost every saloon and
cigar store in town that gives trade
checks was represented, and besides
there were many others from Minneap-
oils, Chicago and other parts of the
country. Many of the checks were of
brass, similar in shape and size to a
nickel, bearing all kinds of inscrip
tons.
aluminium checks of the size of quar-
tiers were among those that had been
showed into the phones. Some had
been pushed in by force and were bent
and twisted and found stuck in the
machinery.
Hard to Catch Offenders.
The slot machine phone is the re-
ceptacle also of plugged or drilled
nickels and dimes. No one can see the
patron when he uses phone in pay
station, and if he has any bad money
he always considers this his chance to
get rid of it, and this item reaches
large figure.
1.-THE practice of using slugs is a
malicious one, and we would give
great deal if we could stop it," said
Mr. Dodds. Every slug used is a to-
tai loss to us.
although the slug users now cost US
about $50 a month. the number used
now is less than in former years. We
believe that the decrease is due largely
to the fact that we destroy our collec-
ton of them each month.
In the past we treated them like so
much dirt, and at one time had a big
stack In the basement, while others lay
about on the floor and were swept out
or taken by the men for playthings for
their children or otherwise carried
away. Nowadays We throw them all
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15

the burglar did not allow himself to be
circumvented by such a device. He
carefully examined the modern safe
and observed that no matter how tight
ly the door fitted there was always
tiny crack between the top of the
door and that portion of the safe d.
rectly above the door when the lat
ter was closed. So he threw away his
tools and purchased stick Of dyna-
mite. This he used to hang from the
top of the safe over the door and to
this he attached his fuse. The jar
from the explosion loosened the bolts
and it was an easy matter to get into
the safe Then the shoemaker got busy
again. Look at this SAFE" Mr.. Gar
row went back, knelt down before the
one with the ponderous doors and
swung open inner doors almost as pom
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15

or burglars who attempted the rob-
berry stuck into this soap a fuse with
a mercury cap. This fuse was lighted
and the burglar stepped aside to await
results Now, it is a fact known to
all chemists that where air penetrates
there nitro glycerin can go. When
the fuse burns to the explosive, an
explosion takes place on the inside,
and, of course, all that is necessary
after that is to seize the money and
run. Sometimes the charge is too light
and the burglar has not the courage
to try again; sometimes it is too strong
and either he is injured or the report
is so loud that he becomes alarmed
and leaves without taking the money;
sometimes-and this was the case in
the Willard bank Safe-the explosion
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15
air-tight inner safe is one of the re-
suits.
Keep Posted on Safe Construction.

air-tight inner safe is one of the re-
suits.
Keep Posted on Safe Construction.
"The best cracksmen keep well
posted on the makeup of the modern
SAFE" continued Mr.. Garrow. "On sew
eral occasions they have come here to
look at the safes. pretending that they
wanted to buy one. It's easy enough
to spot them, but sometimes we make
mistakes. / made one not long ago.
A shabbily dressed and uncouth look
ing man lounged into the office one
morning and inquired the price OF
safes. He said that he intended to
start bank and was anxious to get
safe that was absolutely burglar-proof.
He asked a number of questions about
how burglars could get into safes, and
his inquiries aroused my suspicious.
Finally l asked him where he was go
ing to start a bank, and he told me
very shortly that he hadn't decided.
Then I asked him if he had a business
card, and he answered gruff1y, No l
explained to him that had l sold a
safe of a certain make to him it would
be unfair to him to explain the work.
ings of that safe to a man I did not
know. I added that he was a stranger
to me and that unless 1 knew who he
was l did not feel justified in show
ing him safe. Suddenly he laughed,
and putting his hand in his pocket
drew out number of business cards
and soon convinced me that he was
what he claimed to be. He stated that
the reason he refused to show me the
cards in the first place was that my
evident suspicion nettled him.
Shortly after that, however, I had
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15

a safe company in this city there may
be seen today one of the wrecked safes.
The inner safe resisted the efforts of
the burglars, but the battered outer
doors tell of the daring attempt that
was made to obtain the money. The
safe is the property of theVillard bank,
Willard. MINI. The attempt to rob 1t
was made month ago at about in
the morning. From the appearance
of the safe it is easy to tell how the
burglars went about their work. Just
below the top of the inner door there
are still to be found traces of the COM
mon kitchen soap used to form the cup
to hold the nitro glycerin, the power
full explosive that represents to the
burglar an open sesame. The burglar
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15

was right. Here, let me show you a
safe.''
Mr. Garrow walked out to a tall, dis
used-looking one that stood in a cor
ner and threw open the door. 1T used
drill hole through this" he said, "for
it is just ordinary steel. OF course, he
had to be an expert with the tools, but
an expert could get to the money box
in very short order. Now let me show
you what the shoemaker has done to
make the drilling Of a hole an impossi-
bility.''
He threw open the ponderous doors
of a safe near by and measured off
about two-thirds of a foot on the two
feet or so of thickness. "This much"
he said, sis Of tempered steel, which
is impervious to any drilling. OF course,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15
MODERN CRACkSMAN
AND MODERN SAFE
the Burglar
yFinds in That
Not Absolutely

was Intellectual because the giycerine
did not penetrate to the inside.
Cause of Increase in Burglaries.
.4Why do I think there are SO many
attempted burglaries today?" repeated
George C. Garrow, agent Of the safe
company, as he rose after making a
careful examination of the partially
wrecked SAFE Its the same question
that W. A. Pinkerton asked me when
he was up here few days ago. He
said he had his own idea, but wanted
to know mine. I told him the reason
was that today, because Of nitro
glycerin, any hobo was able to crack
a safe, but that few years ago, when
gunpowder was used, it required an
expert cracksman. The detective said
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15

THE city directory prosaically de-
scribes the Second ward as being
all that portion Of st. Paul lying
to the eastward of the st. Paul & Du-
luth railroad tracks, from the northern
boundary of the city to the intersec-
ton of these tracks with Brook street,
and east of the center line Of Brook,
and Brook extended from such point of
intersection to the Mississippi river.
This description does very well for a
city directory, but those who are most
intimately acquainted with the attrac-
tive spots in and about st. Poul (and
the city possesses great natural beau
ty) would be more apt to describe the
Second ward as the most picturesque
one the city boasts. Standing on the
edge of the bluffs somewhere in the
vicinity of Indian Mounds park one is
able to command a view that is a de-
light to the eye, whether the day be
fair or dull, for a fair day extends the
view from the bluffs over across the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15
MUCH BOGUS COIN IS FED
INTO THE PAY TELEPHONE

has no means of knowing whether good
money or a slug is used.
Several machines have been invent
ed to detect the use Of slugs and have
been eagerly tried by the telephone
companies, but as yet none has fully
met the requirements. and the phone
companies are still looking for the man
who will protect them from this fraud.
each months are quite varied. There
are large numbers of plain disks of
brass and copper and numerous metal
washers are also found. Then there
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15

derous, but which were only half as
high as the outside doors. "These
foiled the burglar with the dynamite
stick, but he quickly discovered an
other means of getting in, and that was
by means of nitro glycerin. Some
putty or common kitchen soap and
nitro glycerin now represents his tools.
With the putty or the soap he made a
cup directly below the door top and
fastened in this a fuse with fulminat-
ing cap. Then in the cup he poured
about half an ounce Of the explosive
and lighted the fuse
"Of course this method made safe
cracking comparatively easy for any
hobo who had the courage, and the
shoemaker was forced to go to work
again to make safe that would not
yield to this explosive. An absolutely
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15

deavors to open a safe. Newspaper
readers know better, and it is just as
well to admit that there are more sue
cessful burglaries today than ever be-
fore. But it does mean that there are
safes to be had today that are abso-
lutely burglar proof, some because of
one device, some because of another.
1t means that the shoemaker has tri-
umphed over the latest device of the
expert craftsman; that he has made
the powerful nitro lycerin, modern
burglars tool, in most cases ineffect-
ual.
Within the last sixty days eight at
tempts have been made to rob bank
safes in Minnesota. Three of these
were successful. In the store room of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15

A LMosT as close to the people of
~ the underworld as the detective is
the man who manufactures or who sells
safes, for the safe tempts the skill of
the most important individual the I'M
derworld boasts-the burglar-and be-
tween him and the shoemaker there
has been, ever since the safe was in
vented, contest of SKILL So far the
shoemaker has won. With every new
contrivance for opening safes that the
burglar has hit upon, the shoemaker
has devised something new to rem
der it comparatively useless. This
does not mean, of course, that no bur-
glar is successful nowadays in his en-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15

an experience of another kind. The
son of a Minnesota banker came into
the office one day and asked me to eX-
plain to him the workings of safe.
He explained that he desired to pur-
chase one, and seemed particularly
anxious to find out just how it would
be possible for a burglar to get into
a safe. He went home without buying
one, and shortly afterwards I read the
story of a bank robbery which took
place near his home. The burglars
had been captured, and among them
was this young man. He got off, for
he was able to prove that he was not
in the bank when the robbery occurred.
though he was in company with the
robbers. Whether he passed on to
them the information he received from
me of course l cannot tell. The cir