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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-08-12
YEARS ASSESSMENT ROLLS,
Being Sent In To State
Auditor.
COUNTIES HEARD FROM.
Changes Shown in Property Valu-
atoms.
Changes Shown in Property Walt

0tl0nS.
State Auditor Turner has received
the annual assessment report from
the auditors of Bannock, Cassia,
Fillmore, Ntz Perce and Owyhee
counties These reports from the
various counties are coming 10 much
earlier tina usual this year and arr
compiled in decidedly better shap.
than those of last year. 1t will b.
recalled that the county auditor and
assessors met IN Boise last year and
agreed Upon a uniform plan of Assess
ments which they are apparently
carrying out with excellent resnlIs.
They submitted to State Auditor
Turner large rumber or questions
bearing upon diAi:ult problems en-
cOuntered by them aad having
received satisfactory answers they
were enabled 10 attack their work
more lntelligently.
The assessment on real estate and
Improvements in Bann0ck count,
this year, aggregates S2,073. 733. 90
compared with 81. .99l, 369. 90 in 1903
On personal property, including live
stock, etc: the asst sslnent in thi
county for 1904 Is hut S777,924 o.
while that Of last year was $685. 732.
90, making the aggregate assessment
for this year $2,s5l ,675 oS compare,,
with S2.944, 1Ol.0O in 1908
Owyhe county sh 'w> a considcrabl
decrease in real estate and Improve
ments, the figures for 1904 bein.
S70l, ,530.75, as against $77S,O84. q
last year. Personal property show
to no better advantage, the amour
on the roll this year being only ST,
257, ,G06.79. compared with $l.444.
35O.s5 in 1903. This is accounte,
for by lower appraisement on 1--we
stock and lands.
A gratifying increase is sh ,wn r
Nez Percc county where the tOta
assessment for 1904 is S4.SSl ,256. 90.
compared with 81, 706, 1862, divided
follows: Real .s'ate and improve.
ments, 1904. SO 500. 1858 90, persona
property 81, ,2S7. .SS8.o0; real estal'
and Improvements, 1903, SO, ,5l7, 800.
personal $1,1Ss.s62
In ElmOre county common catL,
were assessed at SIS per head la>
year and SIS this year. A reduction
of50 cents per head was also made OF
sheep. consequently the valuation In
that county shows a falling off, tn
figures for 1904 being 1898. OILS 40, Il
against $946, s9s25 in 1908. AT tn,
same rates of assessment the presrn
year would show a considerable To-
c.eac.
Although the rates are lowered il
Cas>ia county the assessment roll fn!
1904 shows neat increase, the fly
ures being 81, FOG, 2I9. go for 1904 aEd
$l,66l2,l6 for 1908.
1t would appear from the reports
ct haad that the number of shr' I
owned in southern and southeast, RI
counties, this year, was considerable,
less than that of IL months ago. Tb,
alterations 10 the methods Of assess
ment render comparisons difficult bn
the figures available show plainly
that substantial progress has beer
made, In all counties thus far report
ing.
Lemhi county shows valuation o
real estate and improvements. $0l4,
222.00 and personal property $47O.
Si4,2l. total $i,385. .066.2J, decrea>'
uf SAG, 892.79 under that Of last year
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Bill OF Independent, printing notice
Of teachers examination, SO; bill Of
w j Schultz, care Of diphtheria pa
tients, S25; petition Of Levi Grow and
II Others that N P Devin be paid
$500 for caring for G.. A. McKelvey.
FRIDAY, July 29-The board met
as Board of Equalization. The Or
der heretofore made by the board rails
ing the valuation Of the Menasha
Wooden Ware Co. for the year 1904,
was ordered vacated and set aside.
The North Idaho Land Co. by M S
Lindsay its agent, appeared and pro.
tested against the raise Of valuation,
and the board ordered taat the raise
be modified as followed: Ali OF sec Z
5B-3W reduced from So to 50 per acre
All of sec 1856 5W, same; Lots 1-2.
3SE4 NW4 sec l2-56-3W raised
from So to So per acre.
Board of Equalization adjourned to
July 80 and board went into regular
session.
Bills allowed:
CarscalIen Bros use of boat $22 %
VIM Lee nursing smallpox pat. 10
The application Of the Occur DIAL
enc Lumber company for reconsld-
Grafton OF its bill for lumber furnished
road dist was rejected.
Bill of A w McMorran for S26 fol
medicine furnished Thos Gcary was
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COUNTY NEWS

Editor Fischer OF the Banner
Ferry Progress met with a serious
accident Tuesday Of last week, fal ine
down fight of stairs and sustaining
numerous painful injuries.
/. The F. E. Enpey stock ranch o'
l730 acres ON the Kootenai river eigh.
miles north of Boomers Ferry, was sJlu
last week to Thomas uye, of Spokane
TO. ii consideration Of $40, 600 in pro.
perty and colt.
How to cook sQuaw fish: Clean
ne fish nicely and let it dry for two
ays il the sun. Nail the fish to d
np board, cover with salt, aud after
IL has stood two days longer put IL
The oven and bake slowly for sIX
hours. Then draw the nails oul,
throw the fish away and eat the nails
and board, which are said to be thu
Oest part of it.-Mlner.
The general land office has detailed
IN examiner TO Kootenal county,
idaho, to examine surveys recent,
made IN that section to expedite and
ssist settlers and residents of town
,nips 40 and SO to yet clear title Il
their land at the earliest praclica
date.
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Road overseers' reports approved:
S G Wear dist AZ; Louis Boyker dist
81; j II Pierce dist 81; ] N Mosley
dist 40.
THURSDAY. Aug. 4--Board or
dered that the Northern Pacific Ry,
company be required TO furnish the
old railway bed for county road near,
Hope, the change in the railroad hay,
ing made new road necessary; also
to build bridge and to furnish q
right of way through the Eagan place
and to build 700 feet Of road or to pay
the county $500 ln lieu.
FRIDAY, Aug. s. In conforma7
tion with the general election laws OF
the State of Idaho the following des7
cribed commissioners. districts and
voting precincts were at this time cs-
tablished and judges of election, dis
tributing clerks and registrars were
appointed for a general election to be
held Nov. 8, 1904 in Kootcnal county
State of Idaho.
CONTINUED ON page thsees
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Commissioners Proceedings
Board Of Equalization and Reg.
ular Sessions.
The Commissioners Districts.
Boundaries Established Correcting
Precinct Lines.

Continued from last weekly
J G Natvig work Oh road $l3
Russ Htdlow !. 10
Riley Brewer +" IL 70
GrioDle s. Epperson sup I'd dist
81; S35.5S allowed SO 0S
G II Stauffer work on road IL
B s Walkup hauling remains 8 so
A Schndar lumber for coffin
Ben Cantrcll blacksmlthing 2 90
Henry Melder wrk ri dist 2 2
A Hagmau is
Perrenoud Hdw Co supplies 35 35
X S Peters wrk rd dist 6 IL
VIM Philips plank on road so 55
II 0 Bingham towing lumber 5 SO
John RenfrO wrk road dist IL IL
Fl Griffith I" IL 8
Dudley Trading Go sup dist AS 35 IS
VIM Norton wrk I'd dist 46 IL
CT Mcmillan q 10
VIM Huber 1G
J N Anderson " IS
VIM Elstove .
+ ElstOnc - 8
J w Bingham 8
Is Oordway wrk I'd DIST 10
Jno Moore blacksmithing 275
Dave Haner work rd dist SO
VIM YUhe 30
Alex Billips :" 80
j T Crisp % so
Peter Gilmore :. 40
c Mears 16 s 80
E ID Graham plank for road 0 90
Joe Barry work rd dist 0 4
w Ii Perrin work on road %
Perrenoud Hdw Co sup rd DIST 4 48 65
% '' sup dist AZ 3 60
Harrison Elec Co lumber dist II So
j w Asberry wrk rd dist II 10
Luther East I" q 81
w II Strong work on road 4
Laclede Lum Co sup rd dist 80
bill S19.S5 allowed 10 35
Frank Carter work rd dist II 50
G G Murray =" 20
B McMurray I" 80
NJ Duudon i" 6 II
led Adams work on road $50
Rich Walden !" dist 81 II
Matt Sellers rd Overseer dsst 81 IS so
Hope Lum Co lumber for dist7
bill S27.l6 allowed 90 II
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rejected.
Bills allowed:
A + Elfsteen work ri ovcrs'r
dist Al $5i 25
n Rodius oversecr dist 25 81 90
N Rodius work as overseey 100 20
The report OF N Rodlrs road ovor-
seer dist Is and A Elfsten dist Al
were approved.
SATURDAY, Jcly 30---Board Of Eqs
ualization. c L Heitman Ia behalf
Of the White piuc lumber company
and Geo + Steele on behalf Of Mrs 6
F Steele appeared and protested
against tue raise Of valuation.
Board met in regular session.
Bills allowed:
Clark Rcnfro work ON read $cl 81
T A Hooker ovcrseer dist l3 lO7 80
II KloppenburQ special constable
bill S27 allowed IL
Andrew Brevick work rd dist II
J q Koch viewer 2 days, bill
SO, allowed )
Levi Esch viewer day 3
I A Weeks chairman day 2
NJ L Beck '' I" 2
Walls & Kindschuh scrapcr 81
ST Maries Lum Co lmbr dist ~ 43 &C
J w Hawkins special constable
bill $50 allowed 20
st Ne rics L CO, lnbr for road 43 30
Il Rusho lmbr dist 10 5l5
J L Derry work rd dist q l6 o3
T Bunker special constable
bill $40 allowed 90
w L Mills special constable
bill $33 allowed %
J G Brophy rd overseer dist 20
bill $l37 allowed l2S
The report of G Brophey us road
overseer district 20 was approved.
Adjourned until August 3.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 3--Board OF
Equalization, A A Merritt chairman
pra TEN. The valuation Of property
of Mrs. G Il Steele was modlfied 50
that which was raised to $i400 was
reduced to $40.
Tho protest against the raise In the
valuation Of the property Of the
White Pine Lumber company was
dismissed, no one appearing.
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Bobn & Blanchard blacksmith'g I 30
j b Horner work road dist 2
Huffman & Huffman road sup II 10
J Amblie work rd dist 7 10i
Il Shreye q" Z SO so
The following matters were reject
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-11

Notice of an application for an in
junction for the suppression of Peter
Sandberg's vile resorts in the vicinity
OF Fourteenth street and Pacific ave
nue. has been filed by the West
Coast Wagon company, plaintiff. The
defendants named in the case are
the City of Tacoma, Peter Sandberg,
Louis M. Palmer, Max Weber, Annie
Hanks, Herman Matthies and Dave
Blake. The case will be heard before
Judge Huston Saturday, August l3,
at 10 O'Clock in the morning.
William H. Reid, James R. Turner
and M. M. Graybill, who compose the
West Coast Wagon company, state
in the complaint that they are doing
business on Fourteenth street be-
tween A street and Court A. They
allege that at the present time their
business has a value of about $15,-
600. and but for the acts and doings
at Sandberg's resorts the business
would be worth 100000, exclusive
Of the building, machinery and stock.
Complaint is made that the acts
and doings at what is known as the
'Iincoln house" which is situated
opposite the wagon factory on A
street. have driven large number of
their customers away. Until lately
the company had numbered among
its customers many ladies, who came
to the factory for carriage repair
work and to purchase articles manu-
factured by the company, but since
the opening of the Lincoln house
there have been prevented from pat
ronizing the company
The complainants state that Peter
Sandberg has located in this build
ing, which is leased for the purpose
by Annie Hanks, two bars, and that
the upper part is used as a house of
prostitution; also that there is a
dance hall in the building, which is
used as a resort where vie and lewd
women are employed to draw custom
Tor the bars; also that these women
md vile and vicious men consort
here.
Anothc: charge made in the COM
)lafnt is that the women exhibit
themselves at the windows dressed
an indecent and immodest manner
md that they draw around them
rowd of vile and dissolute men, and
he drunken orgies that occur there
re frightfdl
In addition TO this, complaint is
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AN EFFORT IS MADE To CLOSE
Up PETER SANDBERG'S RESORTS

and the Lincoln house they mix with
the customers of the plaintiff, who
are decent men and women.
1t is also stated that women of
different nationalities come out on
the sidewalk and ply their noxious
trade, and have been seen to come
out on the streets and pull men into
the building.
The City of Tacoma is made a
party to the suit because it recog-
nizes and permits the business to be
carried on and collects fines or al
lows the women to put up bail, which
is always forfeited 1t is stated that
the city is collecting between $3.50
and $500 a month from the dance
hall.
The company has appealed to the
city authorities for relief, but "the
authorities have turned a deaf ear
to the complaint of plaintiffs"
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PUT Lien ON
CITY BRIDGE

The Vulcan Iron Works yesterday
filed in the county auditors Office >
lien in the sum Of $6.s2s against the
new Puyallup river bridge. All
though Contractor Tillotson Of Port
land had previously assigned about
SO, 400 to the Vulcan Iron Works.
this step was taken in order to fully
protect the company. A number OF
claims against the contractor have
been filed with the city controller
by lumber firms and other partiess
but no settlement Will be made nntf1
the city is fully secured
AS the bridge was long time
under construction and number OF
expensive delays occurred. Il is
thought that the contractor will lose
several thousand dollars The bridge
viii probably be accepted by the city
next Saturday.
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had that Mortimer had left town
will say, however, in fairness to him,
that he had told me he expected to
leave Tacoma on Thursday, after the
fight in the council was finished, as
he had work to do elsewhere.
His precipitate departure, never
theless, is inexplicable. | will simply
say this: When Mortimer came to
me some weeks ago and asked me
to act as legal adviser for the lnde-
pendent company, | told him that
everything must be fair and square
and that would stand for no shady
work He promised me that none
would be attempted, and that Is all
| know about the affair.
Attorney Was Aggrieved.
Mr.. Riddell appeared to be very
much veXed at the action of Mortimer
in leaving town in the face of an i'm
pending bribery investigation, but
declined to go into any extended
statement, contenting himself final
ly with this observation: mo mat
ter what kind of a man Mortimer
himself may be, he was representing
some of the very best men of Los
Angeles, who would not for a mo-
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which she thinks will contain the
remittance for the room rent which
he owes.
In the meantime a Times reporter
had visited Attorney Riddell who
acted for Mortimer as legal adviser
during the telephone fight in the city
council
Mr.. Riddell was rubbing his eyes
and still staring at telegram which
he had picked up half an hour before
from under the door, when entering
his office 1t was without an en-
velope and apparently from Los An
geles, was signed by an official of
the Independent Telephone company
there and instructed Mortimer to
give up the franchise fight in Tacoma
and go to Denver to take up a fran
chise fight there.
A Third From Portland.
While l was trying to understand
the import of this telegram said
Mr.. Riddell, "a messenger boy came
in and handed me another from Nor
timer, in Portland, dated S:15 a. M
today, telling me that he didn't want
a franchise and to call the matter
off. This was the first intimation that
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TWO PARTIES REACH
TOP OF MOUNT TACOMA

party composed Of Dr l. p. Bah
abanoff Of Tacoma, Dr. Frye Of the
Washington State university. Prof.
Carver of 3erkley, PIof. Pope Of
Kent and Livingston WiIkesOn of Ta-
coma returned to the city last nient
after ascending Mount Tacoma The
party left her last Wednesday and
reached the top of the mountain
Sunday at 11:45. After spending
several hours in the crater, they re-
turned to Camp Mrir.
Prof. Fleet of the Tacoma high
school accompanied the party as far
as Gibraltar rock.
Another party consisting Of he
Misses Gloe and Phoaa Messenger
and Messrs. Charles schuh and
Charles M Sherman, made the ascent
The same day.
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urrect the Independent franchise in
the future. He appeared very much
agitated and walked rapidly away,
only to return in a moment and then
repeat the performance, finally van
ishing abruptly in the darkness up C
street.
He Sends a Telegram.
At 9:2O o'clock this morning The
Times received the following tele-
gram from Mr.. Mortimer:
Portland, Oregon, August II, 1904,
S:45 a. m.
Editor of The Tacoma Times, Ia
coma, Washington.
"As they rejected the amendment
on rates at last nights meeting and
as we cannot accept any lower rates.
you can notify the public through
your paper that we withdraw our
application for a franchise.
FRANK MORTIMER"
Things. looked decidedly black for
Mr.. Mortimer, who had left the state
between suns, just before an investi-
cation was to take place in which he
was to be a star witness, and The
Times took instant steps to trace him
up.
Inquiry made of Mrs. ]. w Clark,
proprietress of the Bayview hotel,
developed some astonishing facts.
Had Not Paid Rent.
Mortimer had given her no notice
that he was about to leave, nor had
he settled his weeks room rent bill.
This morning she heard that
charges had been preferred in the
city council, and knowing Mortimer's
connection with the Independent
company, concluded to ask him some
questions. She went to his room, No.
16, and knocked, but there was no
response.
Finally she concluded to open the
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Frank Mortimer, promoter for the
Independent Telephone company,
which has been seeking franchise
In this city, hurriedly left town
shortly before midnight last night,
after hearing the city council order
an investigation of bribery charges.
Mr.. Mortimer departed in such
haste on the HAS train for Port
land that he left his valise, papers
and other effects behind in his room,
No. 16 Bayview hotel.
Immediately after the city council
lad directed a committee to investi-
gate the sworn charges made by
Councilman Conrad that Mortimer
had offered him a bribe, Mortimer
Tcft the door of the council cham
her, where he had been standing,
and hurried down Commerce street.
few minutes after 10 O'Clock he
vas found talking with Attorney Rid
cell on the corner of c and Ninth
streets.
When approached by two repre-
Santatives of The Times for a state
ment concerning the alleged bribery,
~ informed them that he would say
nothing at this time, for fear that
ne might make it impossible to res
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-11
REMAIN FIRM
AGAINST STRIKERS

Foster, for the Retail Butchers and
Grocers' association, called on Thom-
as Connors, Of the Armour company.
to arrange for a joint session Of the
packers and the labor men. to-
gether with the peace committee.
Connors stated that the Armour
company is always ready to meet
with its butchers. -Four other pack
ing houses made favorable replies
and general meeting Of the strike
principals has been arranged for this
afternoon.
President Donnelly has wired
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation Of Labor, to
come to Chicago ii possible
The slump In livestock prices this
morning was owing to the ogerstock-
ed condition of the mar ket
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FOR
DEAD

PUEBLO, Colo, Aug, IL Early
this morning 10 crews Of searchers
started along the FOUNTAIN and Ar
kansas rivers in final hunt for
wreck victims. 1t Is believed taat
only few Of the missing bodies will
ever be found. but the search by i'm
diyiduals will be continued for days
to come.
One thousand dollars was Gdded to
the relief fund by the Denver & Rio
Grande railway today. This money
will be used to pay the searchers
rewards of s25 for each body found.
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ADVANCE ON LIAO YANG
COAlAlENC CED BY THE JAPS

LONDON, Aug. 11.--A dispatch to
the Central News from ST. Peters
burg says: ut is reported that the
Japanese have advanced against the
Russian left flank in the neighbor-
hood of Liao Yang and that they
have retired from some of the south
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CHICAGO, Aug. H. Seven hun
dred and fifty strike breakers en-
tered The stockyards this morning
under a heavy police guard a negro
strike breaker opened fire on a crowd
Of unionists and scatac them. He
was chased by the police, but es-
capped
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to the Northern Pacific dock at 6
O'Clock tonight and begin loading
hay, oats and general freight for
her return trip.
The Valencia will discharge her
load at tho smelter as soon as the
Ajax shifts, and VIII later come TO
Ocean wharf No / for Alaska
- eight Both boats win take large
shipments from this city.
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ROTTEN STEPS MAY
CAUSE AN ACCIDENT

Residents on Seventh street are
complaining of the dilapidated condiA
tion OF the stairway at the foot OF
that street between Commerce street
and Pacific avenue. The stringerk
are rotten, several of the steps ara
gone and the ratings have BEEN
broken, making 1t very dangerous to
go mp and down.
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(RTLLETIN.l

ROME, Aug. ia telegram
from Chefoo to the Italia states that
Port Arthur refugees who have ar
rived there report that, before the
Russian feet left Port Arthur yester-
day, nine warships, including the
Czarowitch, were destroyed.
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LONDON, Aug 11.--The CORE
spondent of the Central News at To-
kio wires that Admiral Togo is chas-
ing three of the Russian cruisers
which made a sortie from Port Ar
thur yesterday.
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NaVaIBathe EnSueS aSRuSSian Squadron Energies
From Port, in Which Japanese Are Reported
SuCCeSSfuE--INOre Details OfASSauIt on Port
Arthur Given by captain OfDiSabIed Boat

The engines of the Rechiletelni
broke down as the boat was follow
ing the Russian fleet from Port Ar
thur, and her captain then directed
her toward this port
The hospital ship Mongolia, with
women and children aboard, accom-
panied the Russian destroyer to this
port.
Fl is stated that the Mongolia will
go to Shanghai
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Asks "a stay ID Chefon.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. / -.
Information was received by the
state department today that the Rus
sian torpedo boat destroyer at Chefo0
has asked permission 70 disarm and
remain in that harbor until the end
OF the war. The Chinese government
has the request under consideration.
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Injunction Served on Mayor Wright
to Compel Him to Close Houses
Ill Fame--West Coast Wagon
Company Behind TIOve

made of the Globe hotel, which is
situated back of the Wagon factory
and between A street and Court A.
1t is alleged that in this building
there are employed a number of Am
erican, japanese, French, Scandinavia
an and negro prostitutes; that they
stand at the doors and windows in
half nude condition, and that in
passing to and from the Globe hotel