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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-06-10
FARMERS INSTITUTES.
To Be Held in Bonners Ferry,
Ratndrum, Etc.

Professor French, head Of the agri-
cultural department Of the University
Of Idaho at Moscow. Is arranging for
a number Uf farmers institutes to be
held throughout the state during the
summer. There have already been
arranged, one at Bonners Ferry to be
held June 10 and II; Rathdrum June
l3 and II; American Ridge, June II
and 1S. State Pure Food Inspector
McPherson will attend each OF the
meetings and talk on the pure food
law and the fruit situation.
Professor Mcpherson has had re-
ports from all of his deputies which
show that the fruit crop in Idaho this
year will be the largest in the history
of the state. Professor French writes
to him from the university at Moscow
that the prospects for q crop in La
tab county were never better than at
the present time.
These reports which Mr.. McPher.
son has received will be transmitted
to other states in exchange for re-
ports and from them all deductions
will be made to the amount of the
crop so that a uniform standard OF
prices can be obtained.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-06-10
Mails On Pend doreille Lake

The contract for the carrying OF
the mails from Standpoint to the
various Offices on Lake Pend d'Oreille
has been let to the smelter company
which operates two boats on the lake.
The amount OF compensation has not
been made public. but from state
ments made by rejected bidders, the
amount can not be much over $1,000.
Men best Informed IN the matter are
OF the opinion that the Work can not
be done for less than $500 without
loss.
The proposed trip will he around
the lake, a distance OF over 80 miles,
with six stops at the least. The
time limit, according to :he advertise
ment soliciting bids, Is 10 hours.
The offices which will be- supplied by
the boat are Blacktail, Lakeyiew anu
Clara, also proposed Offices at Bottle
Bay, Granite Creek and SQuaw Bay !.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-06-10
STATE MEMS.
A MIGHTY PROJECT.
TO TRANSFORM THE SNAKE
RIVER DESERT.
MlNIDOkA AND TWIN FALLS.
New Homes For Farmers With
Money.

1t Is a mighty project which is
being actively pushed on the Snake
river aud bids fair to soon transform
the Idaho desert from a waste OF sage
brush and the home Of the jack rab-
bit to a garden Of farms and the
hahitation of thousands Of farmers.
f'he Twin Falls Land and Water
compahy is building three dams, two
OF which are 76 feet high and one 60
fert. The capacity Of the canal is
5000 feet per second and will irrigate
p4O, 900 acres, all On the south side Of
the river.
A great many settlers are at work
Clearing ground, some have planted
grain and built fences.
The canal is com lcted for dis:
tance OF 26 miles, is " feet wide at
the bottom and liz feet wide at the
top. An immense force Of men on
day and night shifts are being em-
ployed. The amount of money to be
expended will he So, 500, 900. When
completed, it will be the greatest
irrigatiug system 10 the United States
and the third largest in the world,
only surpassed by simllat systems
along the river Nile and one put in
by the British government in India.
The settlers who are coming into
the district from all parts Of the
United States are said to be good
farmers and not Of the impecunious
class.
The Minidoka project, on which
work will begin this summer, will
lrrigate l2O, GOO acres lying east of
the Twin Falls district. For this
work, the government has set aside
$2,600,O00. The water, here. will be
taken from the Snake, 6 miles south
of MInidoka.
Entries on tuwnsites will be limited
to 40 acres; elsewhere to so acres.
This is the government project, and
bids for its construction will be
opened July2.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-06-10
IDAHO DEMOCRATS
INDORSE HEARST

The Idaho democratic delegate
convention met at Weiser, June 9th
and elected the following delegates to
the national conventions: Senator f..
r. Dubois, Ex-senator Henry lIeit.
field, Il. W. Hunt, w. w. Woods,
Timothy Reagan and j. w. Ballan-
tine. The nltemates are: Ramsey
Walker, w. II. Kinchoif, John Mug
ent, Frank Norris, r. L. Bledsoe.
81 Donnelly, chairman Of the state
committee, was elected national CON-
mitteeman.
The delegates were instructed for
Hearst for president and Geo. Turner
of Spokane for vice-president. Sen
ator Dubois was indorsed.
After lively wrangle, an anti
Mormon plank was adopted.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-06-10
STATE FINANCES.

The report Of State Treasurer II.
N. Coffin for the month ending May
81, shows the total cash on hand to
be $4t0, ,856.57. This is nearly all
apportiOned among Al funds, $l,7l4.-
80 being unapportioncd. The larger
funds are: common school, $54, ,6S7..
IA; University school OF science en-
dowment, $50, 258. .86; university en-
dowment, $2s, ,Ss7.25; penitentiary
endowment, $33, ,467.99; charitable
institutions endowment, 500, ,067.74;
normal school endowment. $25, ,52S.-
SIS and state improvement fund $780,
u3l.t1.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-06-10
Post Falls Pointers.

VIM. Carter, who had his leg
broken three weeks ago, is rapidly
improving and is able to be about
on crutches. He was brought
down from the Big -Four last week
Peter Weis has opened a real
estate Office in the building form
erly occupied by ]. w. Settle.
Geo. Thomas has moved his
restaurant into the Connor build
ing. The family occupy rooms on
the second floor.
The saw mill at the brick yard
has closed down.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. +. Shields,
from Mimi, are visiting their
daughter Mrs. w. E. Edwards.
A representative of the Bell
Telephone Co. was in town last
week looking after subscribers
with a view of putting in an ex-
change. The required number
was secured.
Congressman Burton l.. French
was in town Saturday. Mr.. French
has many friends in this place who
will give him their hearty support
in the race for U. S. House OF
Representatives. Considering the
fact that he is the youngest man in
Congress, lie has made splendid
record and one that would do cred
it to man of much more mature
age and political experience.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-06-10
be the last resort. He shuddered at
the idea of a toothless race. Doctors

De Lhe laSt resort. lie shuddered at
the idea of a tOothless race. Doctors
he said, are to keep people well, help
to educate the masses to know how
to keep we'll. Some day they will be
employed to teach in the schools
He depiored the fact that there are
but three doctors members OF Con-
kfess, while the lawyers are there by
the hundreds. He advised the doc
tors to make terms with the ''ward
heeler," and get elected 10 Congress-
Then there could be intelligent
legislation upon tiiatters Of pull lie
sanitation, water supply, control Of
epidemics, and of Pullman sleeping
cars, abolition Of nostrums, etc. He
admired the loyalty Of the man who
had rather die in the hands Of a
regular physician than be cuteu by a
quack. He hoped the day would
come when no respectable paper
would print advertisements of patent
medicines. He advised doctors to
form union, after the fashion OF
the times, and limit the number who
may enter the professions This is
done 10 France and thus the flower of
the youth are obtained, He gave
High praise to Pastcur who had
established upon a scientific basis the
germ or mcrobe theory and had pro-
vided an antidote In anti-toxincs,
rendering the patient Immune.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-06-10
KILLED NEAR GRANITE.
Vetal Cyr Struck By Westbound
Passenger.

A man named Vetal Cyl was
struck by the west bound trsin.
and instantly killed mile and 2
half east Of Granite, last Thursday
night. The coroner was summon
ed and uh Friday morning the re-
mains we're brought to Rathdrii|
in charge Of Undettaker Niopf. and
later, on Saturday morning, ship
ped to Frenchtown, Mont, where
relatives of the deceased reside.
Tyr, with two companions, was
walking toward Granite when they
met the train. Tyr failed to step
aside far shohgh and was struck
on the left side cf the chin, and
was thrown against one of his
companions. He fell down the
embankment and investigation
showed that he was killed instant.
ly. The jaw was deeply gashed
but not broken. The only other
injury was d btuise on the left
hand.
CYL WAS OF middle age, aFrench,
man, unmarried, and conducted 4
saloon at Thompson's Spur.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-06-10

A startling and artistic effect is
produced in the ~ amer uf labelling
the different varieties OF apples In the
Horticulture building at the Worlds
Fair. For example, the Werds "The
Spy" appear on the cheeks of the
apples of that variety in a dainty
yellow tint. This was produced
while the fruit was on the tree, and
before it began To color the fruit
grower CT. from Paper the letters and
pasted them on the apple. The sun
brought out the ,i0r on every part
of the apple that was not shaded b,
tbe paper letters.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-06-10
Worst of All Experiences.

Can anything be worse thaa to feel
that every minute will be your last3
Such was the experience of Mrs. S.H.
Newson, Decatur, Ala. ''For three
years" she writes, ~ endured insult
erable pain from Indigestion, stomach
and bowel trouble. Death seemed in
evitable when doctors and all reMed.
les failed. At length l was induced
to try Electric Bitters and the result
was miraculous. I improved at once
and now I'm completely recovered. "
For Liver. Kidney, Stomach and
Bowel troubles Electric Bitters is the
only medicine. Only soc. It's guar
anteed by DIR. Il. Wenz, Druggist.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-06-10
c, A. R. OF IDAHO,
Held Encampment at Weiser-Next
Year at CRur d'Alene.

EMMETT, June 3.-The Grand
Army encampment today decided to
hold lts next annual meeting in
Occur d'Alene City June 81. The
following officers were elected:
Commander-Clement l.. Drake oil
Weiser.
Senior vice commander-George
Gardner Of Emmett.
Junior vice commandcr-Ge George
Little Of Caldwell.
Medical director-Dr. w. c. MaXey
OF Caldwell.
Chaplcin-Hugh Lamont of En-
tliett.
Delegate to the grand encampmen'
In Boston--John Ireton OF Boise.
j. J. Whittier Of Boise was ap
pointed and installed adjutant ant
Quartermaster.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-06-10

Editor S. d. Taylor, Of the Koot-
enai Herald OF Bonners EetAy, re,
turned last week from the Worlds
Fair. Accothpanled iy Mrs Taylor
he visited New btlsahs before return
ing home.
Prof. 0. II. Shern, of Donncrs
Ferry; has been appointed by Assess:
or Thompson, deputy to assess
property at Elmira. Hope and Clafk's
Fork and vicinity.
The Standpoint baseball team lost
two games at Kalispel, Mont, one OF.
Sunday OF last week and Memorial
Day. fhs score for the first game
was to 4. the second 8 u. The
Standpoint team was in poor form,
having had no practice this season.
Leonard Bernard and Miss Bessie
c. H0ckett, of Athol, were quietly
niartied ou Wednesday Of last week
at Standpoint. Mr.. bernard is we'll
known and prosperoas merchant OF
Athol while the bride has been 4
popular teacher in the Standpoint
schools. Rev. IIoskins, of Standpoint
of1iciated at the wedding.
Hugh Hawkins. OF Mica Bay, aged
&c years, died Friday, aud was taken
to Spokane for burial. He was d
member Of the A. o. fJ. W., which
order took charge VI his funeral.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-06-10
IDAHO rosrEN"

The first and only Swsdish-ANsrican
newspaper In Idaho. Will be published
every Tucsaay at Idaho Falls. Idaho.
Subscription rate &s.0O per year.
Published solely In the Interest of the
swcdes in Idaho aud adjoining States
.Idaho Posten. should be welcome
guest in every Swedish home. Agents
Wanted. Write for sample copy.
- ADDRESS.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-06-10
CONGRESSMAN FRENCH.
VISITOR In RATHDRUM
LAST FRIDAY.
TOURINl |, NORTH IDAHO
Visits Various Towns in The
Panhandle.

ConSressMan Burton l.. French
was a distinguished visitor in
Rathdrum, last Friday morning on
tour OF Northern Idaho. This
was his first visit here since last
fall. He was in town but a few
hours which he improved by call
ing upon the officers of the couft
hcase and some Of the leading
citizens and business men of the
town. He then left for Standpoint
where he spent the afternoon, af-
terwards returning and calling at
Coeur d'Alene, going by way Of
Spokane.
While in Rathdrum Congress
man French was very frank and
straightforward I'd in speaking OF the
work which the Idaho delegation
in congress accomplished, under
difficulties in the last session. The
Legislation Of great moment to Ida.
ho was unco mmonly voluminous
considering the inexpctience of
those who secured its passage.
The passage Of the Fort Hall bill,
that Of the CGur d'Alene Indian
Reservation, of the Minidoka irri-
cation project, of the survey Of tht
kootenai river valley, etc., arc
we'll known achievements OF Ida
hos representatives and are but a
few OF the bills past concerning
Idaho. Mr.. French feels that the
Idaho delegation has reason to be
justly satisfied with the work they
hate accomplished. He has worked
hard. He likes the work, and
! Idaho is proud of him and OF his
achievements.
i In speaking of the hard and sue
cessful fight which he made
against the repeal of the commu-
! tation clause OF the homestead act;
Mr.. French manifested great earn.
, estness and feels that in his fgh,
lie was supper ted by his state.
For, he pointed out, only twenty
percent of the habitable area oil
Idaho is settled. The balance is
still government land and it is Of
the utmost Importance to the we'll
fare and growth of the state that
the laws remain SO that the pri"ate
individual eannUt take up and hold
great bodies Of land, thus shutting
out settlers and homemakers.
Turning to politics, Mr.. French
expressed the opinion that the
democratic candidate for president
would prove dark horse. He
! was convinced that there was no
question of the result of the cam
paign nationally. Speaking of his
own candidacy for denomination,
lie evidently realizes that his op.
ponent, Charles w. Beale of Wal
lace, has strong following in
kootenai county, but he relies
upon his excellent record, his two
years Of experience and his conse-
quent advattagt as seasoned
legislator, to owe rcome the aspira-
tions of the brilliant and ambitious
Shoshone leader.
Congressman French will go
east in a few days. He will visit
the Worlds Fair and attend the
Republican national convention.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-06-10
After a deadlock. lasting twc,

After deadlock, lasting twenty.
four days, the republican state
convention of llliHUis, nominated
Chas. S. Deneen, for governor. The
result was effected on the 10Th ballot
By combination entered into by
Gov. Yates, IIamblin and Sherman
who withdrew in peSeen's tsror.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-06-10

Williams is confident, however, that
the work will be completed at least
month before the expiration Of the
time limit.-Latah County Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-15
ORDERS ARE LARGE.
Steel Rail NJ ills Have a Big Year
Ahead of Them.

Cleveland, Dec. 15.-The Iron Trade
Review this week says:
The announcement that steel rail
manufacturers have decided to main
tain the $2S price for standard sec
tions for 1905 delivery, while fully an
ucipated, re-enforces9 the improve
ment in the iron trade. This price
was fixed with the practical assurance
that requirements would be in excess
of the total for 1905, and with current
developments in the billet market in
dicating a higher-prtce for steel under
the natural operation of supply and
comes the report of 100000 tons of
rails closed for next year and 100000
tons additional pending. A Southern
railway contract for $4,000 tons of
basic rails is also announced, follow
ing a recent order from the Louisville
& Nashville for $4,000 tons, these two
going far toward making up the rail
capacity of the EnsIey mill. The cen
trail and western and eastern rail mills
have under negotiation some large
tonnage but sales are not announced.
The week has brought the price of
light rails closer to- the standard sec
ton basis, and with re-rolling rails on
the present level, the competition of
re-rolling mills is less in evidence.
All the development of the week
show a further strengthening of the
situation at a time ordinarily marked
by hesitation. The purchase of $4,000
tons of Bessemer pig by the steel COR
poration for December delivery at
$3.50 at furnace developed the fact
that one day of the past week the
corporations pig iron stocks were
but 1000 tons.
The pig iron market apart from the
Bessemer purchase for the Carnegie
Steel company (Which is expecting to
take 10000 tons for January delivery
has shown no great activity, but the
tendency of prices is upward.
Alabama producers generally hold at
$3.50 for No. 2 foundry. One has fixed
its price at s13.75 and there has been
some selling at $13 to retain custom
ers who were turning altogether to
northern iron. Forge iron is scarce in
all markets and $1275 at southern and
1850 at northern furnace has been
reached. Basic iron is in a firm posi-
ton, demand being apparently in ex-
cess of immediate supply. Producers of
BeSSemer iron now quotes SIG at for
mace for delivery in the first quarter,
with northern No.2 foundry at the same
figure.
In steel the billet and sheet baf man
ufacturers are now getting premiums of
$1.50 and 81 above official price, but SEN
tiTnent is not unanimous in favor of
$23 PittSburg price for billetS.
Steel bars are scheduled for 81 ad-
vance and plates and structural mater
ial are expected to go up in line with
demand for structural steel and the
material needed for large buildings pro-
jected in Chicago and Baltimore make
an unusual quota this week in shapes.
There have been several advances in
prices within the week-$2 in galvanized
iron pipe in addition to those in light
rails and track supplies. Angle bars
have been established at Ia cents for
next years contracts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-15
Structure Connecting East and
West Charleston COllapses.
Number of School Children aud
Teams Drowned.
TWO BODIES TAKENOUT
Bank Filled With Frantic Par.
ents of Little Ones.
Whole Population Joins in
Work of Rescue.

Charleston, w. Va, Dec. 15.-While
crowded with people, including many
children on their way to school. the
old suspension bridge which connects
east and west Charleston. collapsed to-
day, turning turtle as it fell. throwing
twenty to thirty people and half a
dozen teams to the ice fifty feet below.
The ice broke under the weight and
it is feared that the number who were
swept under the ice to their deaths
will not be known for long time.
Two dead bodies were taken out
within short time and a number OF
injured were assisted to the shore by
the rescuers who were promptly on
the scene. News of the accident
spread rapidly and the banks were
soon lined with frantic people. who
feared that friends or relatives had
gone down with the bridge to their
deaths. The bridge was built So years
ago and during the past month there
has been considerable doubt regarding
its safety, heavy traffic being kept on
on number of occasions.
The following were rescued within an
hour:
Zelia Smith, 9, arm broken and inter-
nal injuries.
Lille Cavendar. 16. bruised.
Louise McWhorter.
Helen Cavendar.
William Holmes, a driver, badly
bruised.
George WoodalI, a driver.
Henry Fielder, perhaps fatally injur-
ed.
The dead body Of Mamie Higginboth-
am. aged 8, was recovered. OF 13 horses,
but one escaped.
The body of Ray Humphreys, aged Is
years, was recovered. Gordon Long and
Tom Niche, drivers, went down with
the bridge, but caught the edge of the
ice and managed to reach shore in safe
ty. The bridge floor was covered with
several inches of ice and snow. 1t had
been considered unsafe for heavy loads
for several months and on last Labor
day officers would not allow the floats
in the parade to cross the bridge on ac-
count of it's supposed unsafe condition.
Arrangements have been made for a
government diver to search the bed of
the river for bodies. The span of the
bridge which fell was about 500 feet
long.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-15
SEARCHING CANADA.
Detectives Hunting for a Man Who
Swindled Many.

New York. Dec. 15.-Detectives are
searching Canada for a man who, un-
der many aliases had swindled two big
New York and Boston bond dealing
business houses out of securities run
ming into thousands of dollars. Both
firms have Boston offices.
A year ago last September the man
opened an office for the sale of real
estate at Lynn, Mass. He carried on an
insurance business and appeared to be
prosperous. Soon afterward he called
on the bond brokers and purchased gilt
edge bonds costing more than $50, ,O00
ment and after the buyer disappeared
the checks was a forgery. The office in
Lynn was closed meanwhile and no
trace of the pursued broker could be
found. So cleverly was the swindle
perpetrated that the police in the larger
cities were notified A month passed
and then the suspect appeared in Bir-
mingham, Ala There he was looking
over sites to start a cotton seed oil mill
and soon became a member of the
Commercial club of that city. He OBJ
tained about $4,000 on some of the
stolen bonds from a Birmingham bank
and then was next heard of in New
York City. He rented an office and
tried to sell the bonds almost within
stones throw of the finn he had rob-
bed. Detectives were close upon the
trail but he fed just before they ar
rived and is now reported to be in Can
ada.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-15
POLLOCK STOPS 1T.
Federal Court Injunction in the Pipe
Line Case.

Word was received at the United
States circuit court in Topeka on We'd
nesday afternoon that Judge John c.
Pollock, who is now sitting at ST.
Louis in the place of Judge Adams,
had heard and granted a temporary
restraining order to Charles H. Rock
we'll against the Kansas Natural Gas,
Oil & Pipe Line Improvement COM
pany from laying pipes or making ex-
caVations on the road near his proper
ty or on his property in Montgomery
county. Mr.. Rockwell alleges that the
defendant is tearing UP the road ad-
jacent to his land at the present time,
and says that it is injuring him.
Judge Pollock set the hearing for
temporary injunction in Topeka on
January z.
The case is one growing out of the
fight between the people who own
property in southern Kansas where
gas and oil is found and the companies
who want to pipe oil from the fields to
Kansas City.
Mr.. Rockwell is a citizen of Upper
Sanduslky, Ohio. He owns forty acres
of land in Montgomery county. He
was chosen because a citizen of the
state cannot bring and maintain an
action in the federal court against
corporation organized and chartered
by the state.
An allegation of $4,000 damages is
contained in the petition. w. E. Zieg
Ter and j. H. Dana. both of Coffeyville,
are Mr.. RockWeIPs attorneys.