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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-05-06
IDAHO NEwsY NOTES.

The county commissioners Of Idaho
county have fixed the salaries of
county officers as follows: sheriff, 81 500
assessor, $500; treasurer, SI30O:judge
$500; school supt. $1,000; surveyor,
$500.
Companies A and b, University of
Idaho cadet battalion (of Moscow are
at Lewiston ia camp on Normal hill.
The two companies consist or I47 men
and are commanded by Capt. T.. r..
Chrlsman. The encampment will
last week.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-05-06
Millmen Strike.

On Monday morning OF last week
the millmen, over 100 in number In
the sawmill of the Occur d. Alene
Lumber Company walked out on a
strike IN response to notification
from Manager G. w. Mason that the
wages OF laborere was reduced from
1925 to $500 per day. How long
the strike will last is probiematical.
The company is Indifferent whether
any lumber is cut this season or not.
The strikers arc union men.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-05-06
Post Fails Pointers.

David Clegg has moved his
family into c. Loans tenement
house recently occupied by Mr..
Barker. 800 *. .8,,.
Chas. Waggonet moved his
family to their ranch on the
Reservation" last week. f
Nick Jerry, Win. seyforth, Geo.
Wetmore and Archie Nogle were
among those who witnessed the
Butte Spokane ball game, last
week.
Scott Bennett made a business
trip to Spokane last Saturday.
Mr.. Bennett reports his well-drill-
ing machine dsing good work near
Spokane.
Mrs. Mamie Tucker and Miss
Carrie Nogle, visited in Spokane
last week. net aa4a
John Allen went to Newman
Lake, last week, where he is en-
ployed as sawyer. ~
The Post Falls Mercantile Co.,
are repainting their store building.
John Mitchell is doing the work.
1
Miss Emma Wolf, Of Spokane
visited in Post Falls Sunday.
The Junior Base Ball nine wifi
cross bats with the Rathdrunf
High School nine, next Saturday
This is the first matched game
for the Juniors. s IS
A surprise party was given
Dave O'Dell last "Wednesday evc-
ming. 500
Mrs. Nora Mitchell, Of Wilkes
barre, Pa, and Mrs. Rachel
Powell of Kenesaw, Neb., are
visiting their sister, Mrs. Diademaa
Nogle, whom they lad not seen
for twenty-one years. sils
! Work is being pushed on the
Fish Lake irrigation ditch nofth'of
Post Falls. The ditch will be ex4
tended about two miles, early this
summer. The company axe also
breaking up some oi their prairis
band.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-05-06
Daily Paper The Korean government has decided to pre-
lsrve strict neutrality in the between Japan and Russia
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PROGRAM FOR
TEACHERS MEETING.

To Be Held in Rathdrum, May 14th

To Be Held in Rathdrum, May I4th
The ninth and last meeting Of
the kootenai County Teachers
association, for the school year.
will take place in Rathdrum on
May 18th. This will be on the
second Saturday Of the month
instead of the third on which all
the other meetings have been held.
The reason for holding this meet
ing a week earlier is that a large
number of schools will have closed
before the third Saturday, and the
teachers gone home.
There will be an evening pro-
gram for the entertainment OF
visiting teachers and the public to
which cordial invitation is given.
Arrangements have been made
for the free entertainment of all
visiting teachers during the session.
The program is as follows:
1880 p. m. Music.
Attention. -. w. o. Cummings.
Discussion by ]. B. Walker.
Teachers Influence in Selecting
Child's Literature. ure..........
..... Nora Olmstead.
Discussion by Florence Acre.
Literature in Primary Grades.
Martha Hage
Discussion by Della Reinhart.
Orthography.. Laura Reiniger.
Discussion by Archie Nogle.
Educational Development .........
.................... A. d. Foster.
Discussion by w. I. Wood.
School Government in Rural
districts, Mrs. M. ]. Matheson.
Discussion by Danl Van Duzei
Grammar. ID. Mccall
Discussion by II. Fl. Mcmillan
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-05-06
Washington Letter.
American Merchant Marine-Con-
gress-The Chinese Prince
Last Hours of Congress.

From Our Regular Correspondent. 4
WASHINGTON, ID. e., May %, 1904 Z
The subject of the American
merchant marine occupied much
time 10 the. House the last week,
speeches having been made by Con.
gresham Douglas, n. Y, Lucking,
Mich, Adams, Pa, r. II. Smith,
KY, Gardner, Mass, and DeA Armot,d,
Mo. The question is whether 2 II IS
good policy 10 grant Subsidies II
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-05-06
Idaho Notes.

Armour & Co.'S ice plant at Washo
near Payette, was burned last week.
Loss $4,000.
Chester King, a IA yr. old boy was
drowned Ia IA slough near Weiser while
in swimming.
Nez Peice county has the largest
school population and the most school
districts of any county in the state.
--Pocatello Advance,
Gov. Morrison has appointed State
Senator George Il. Crum Of Lewiston
as d member Of the hoard Of trustees
Of the Lewiston State n formal school,
The freshmen debaters from the
University of Idaho defeated the third
year team of the normal school of
Cheney, WASH, last Friday. The
question was: '.lsesolved that the
states should tax inheritances.
Alta meeting Of the state land board
Wednesday of last week, the Loard
purchased q $1,000 state bond Of the
penilentaiary Improvement fund.
The board also made SD, 435 worth
OF farm loans. .M
The bingham county commissioners
ut their last session, raised the salary
Of the county auditor FROM $500 to
$ls 500 a year. The salarIes Of; other
officers were fixed as follows: sheriff
$500; probate Judge, $1,000; county
superintendent. $1,000; treasurer,
$1,000; surveyor $400; coroner $500.
One day last week while the japan
Csc section gang at Caldwell were at
| work, burglars entered the section
house and stole several hundred dol
lars worth of property belonging to
the. japanese, including several
| watches and some clothing. A search
was made for the robbers but they es-
capped,
Henry Watterson the distinguish
cd Kentucky journalist. abruptly can
celled his engagement to lecture ia
Moscow, on Monday evening Of last
week, thus 0ccasioning much disap'
pointment at that place. He failed
| to appear. The explanation was thai
Col. Watterson found no contracts
for his lecture Ia an, city Of the north
west and was compelled to make local
arrangements after arriving at each
point.
II you want your property iifsufct
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-05-06

The Osler sawmill in Paradise val
ley, near Bonners Ferry, was burned
on April 26, together with about
$4,000 feet of rough and dressed
lumber. The mill was owned by G..
II. Oslcr. The total loss is nearly
$4,000. The fire started in the dry
kiln.
Mrs. Geo. Macy died at Newport
on April 9th, leaving husband and
daughter OF years. The remains
were sent to Harrisburg, Ore, for in
terment
The Priest River Enterprise is un-
der the management Of NJ. L.. Hanson
and shows signs Of rejuvenati0n.
About 900 feet of the top Of the
ferry approach at Bonners Ferry was
washed out by high water last Friday.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-05-06
Doust For Sheriff.

Edwin Doust, deputy sheriff, was
over from RathdruM this week to re-
main few days with his family at
the Doust ranch in Paradise Valley.
Mr.. noust will be the next Republican
nominee for sheriff OF Kootenai Couny
having clear field in the race. II
seems To be a matter Of common con-
sent that this nomination should go
te Edwin Doust.-
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-05-06

lf you want your property iifsufcd
against loss by IRE call on The Pan.
handle Ahetr~tt 60. II
The Greeley tribune., 1904-09-07
Went to Eat Con.

Six well filled coaches went out
over the Colorado & Sou thern Monday
morning, carrying the excursionists
to the corn roast at Lovelaud. 1t
seems everybody and his wife and
sweetheart went. and the town Is
somewhat vacant in consequence.
Among those who bought tickets
were noticed A. j. r. Lohr, Judson
Lohr, John Smith, A. d. Butler, |.
Fl. Paine, Mrs. T. 4. Burns, L. II.
Harrison and wife, Mis-. Minnie Ar
thur and daughter, James Fl. Schry-
yer and wife, W. j Kelley and wife,
Mrs. Hiram White, NJ. D. Spencer.
Mill Seaman, I. A. Nolin, Hy Tim
othy, Mrs. Lee Flower, w. David
son, Misses Alice Roberts and Aida
Whiteman, +. Heaton and b. A.
Russell
The Greeley tribune., 1904-09-07
COYOTESEAT MELONS
Have Destroyed Fine Patch on
Markle Ranch.

Beebe Draw has the very latest in
the freak story line. On the Sher-
man Markle ranch the coyotes have
been destroying all the melons in the
entire field and the family has hardly
had enough ior their own use, when
in reality they should have enjoyed a
good income from the patch, as the
melons are OF the very finest.
Beebe Draw is surrounded on three
sides by open range, and the prairie
is literally alive with coyotes that
find it hard to eke out a sustenance
in the open. They therefore make
frequent raids upon chicken coops
and young stock OF the farmers. but
the fact that the animals will eat
watermelon is news in that section.
The first discovery Of the depreda.
tions of the animals was made by
Mrs. Markle about three weeks ago
when she found nineteen OF her finest
melons scratched open and the core
eaten out by some animal 1t might
have been laid to some other cause
had the coyotes kept still about it,
but after that first raid they have
been holding regular melon carnival
every evening at about sundown,
when the yelplng and tighing OF the
beasts is enough TO frighten the in
habitants. Mr.. Markle is away from
home or there would likely be num-
ber of coyote scalps drying on the side
of the barn
The Greeley tribune., 1904-09-07
Had to Work,

Harry Shook, Ralph Ellis and Ray
Alexander returned home Friday
evening from their mountain trip.
Among their feats of climbing was
that of crossing Loveland pass, north
of Gray's peak, with a four wheeled
wagon, the first of the kind to come
through in six years. 1t was necess-
airy for them to practically construct
road through, as rock and dirt
slides had almost completely obliter-
ated the old road, They were also
obliged to cut down about 100 trees
in the course, but they came through.
Last Saturday they climbed Gray's
peak, one Of the highest in the state,
and saw the sunrise from there.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-09-07
c. A. LAWRENCE WON
Great Time at Woodmen Picnic
Thursday.

While the Greeley team of the w.
o. w. that competed in the prize
drill at the big picnic in Longmont
did not win the prize. the boys are
more than satisfied because their
new captain, G. A, Lawrence, won
the captains first prize, an emblem
attic sword valued at $40. This was
especially remarkable, as Mr.. Law
renee, who has been lieutenant of
the company, just took charge OF the
work last Monday and had really
never drilled the team before. To
still make the victory more salts
factory he was competing against one
man who was formerly sergeant In
the regular army. The Longmont
team won first prize and the Louis
vile team second.
The next picnic of the sixteenth
district, comprising all Colorado
north of Denver, will be held in
Greeley next year between September
l and 10. L. E. Carson of Fort Col
Inns was elected president of .he pic
mic association; H. f. English OF
this city, vice presidents: Ira 1.
Sides. secretary, and Miss Bessie
Courtring OF Fort Lupton, treas
urer,
The Greeley tribune., 1904-09-07
Fine Farm Products.

Robert Eckhart OF Peckham was
holding a street fair all his own in
Greeley last Saturday. He brought
in line of samples of farm crops
and fruits that it would be hard to
beat in any country. Samples OF his
Pearl POTATOES as big as half gallon
rams: from -fourths of an acre
OF these, lying in an irregular strip
off the main field, he dug l62 SACKS
and from eight acres of the same
field, dug a little earlier, he shipped
five carloads. But spuds are not the
only thing Mr.. Eckhart raises lie
brought sample tomato that weigh
cd a pound and six ounces, ana
sample OF snow white COME money,
nf which he raised four tons from no
stands of bees. Half dozen varieties
of annles. several kinds of fine plums'
with watermelons and cantaloupes Oh
the side, 80 TO make up case o'
successful diversified farming not oi'
fen met with in Weld county Mt.
Eckhart thinks that If people "ouiu
take the pains to raise 1ruil he,e
that they do ia California they "oulu
have the Golden state skinned eas''S'
The Greeley tribune., 1904-09-07
SAW A Big SHOTGUN
Coroner Macy Has Experience at
Windsor.

If Kuropatkln had as valiant a
band OF soldiers, or as mad lot. as
one OF his fellow countrymen at
Windsor was Thursday afternoon
when he put Coroner Macy and sew
eIal of the citizens OF Windsor to
fight, it would be all day with the
Japs. The coroner was called to
Windsor to Investigate the death OF
little child OF Mike Muller, Rus
sian living out about two miles'from
Windsor. Muller can not speak
word of English, put through an in
teIpreter Mr.. Macy and Dr.. Nelson
Informed him that it would be nee
essary to conduct an autopsy on the
body to determine the cause Of death.
Muller at once became very angry
and threatened them ii they went
near the body. They retired for con-
sultation.
While the party was away a large
double barreled shotgun was placed
on the table upon which the body
rested. The doctor and coroner took
the significant hint and went back to
the city. From there Mr.. Macy tel
ephoned Deputy District Attorney
Green for instructions and also tele-
phoned the state board of health in
Denver. From both sources it was
advised to put the mad Russian un-
der arrest. Mr.. Macy then returned
to Greeley and would have sent the
sheriff after the man had not a tele-
phone message Friday stated that the
AUTOPSY had been performed this
morning and it was found that the
child had died from knotted intes-
tine. Harry Teller. the Windsor
merchant, had finally through an in-
terpreter been able to calm Miller so
that he made no further trouble.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-09-07
Married at cheyenne.

There was one Young couple that
went to Cheyenne Wednesday to
whom the Frontier Day exercises
looked exceedingly foolish and far
away They were Frank S. Coryell
and Miss Bessie MGR arland, who
went for what to them was much
more absorbing subject than broncho
busting. Word preceded them back
and several friends were at the depot
when they arrived in Greeley in the
evening who wished them many
happy days as man and wife.
Mr.. Coryell is we'll known barber
in the employ of Dexter Woods. The
bride is sister Of Mrs. Fred Gillett,
corner of Fifth avenue and Eighth
street, with whom she has been max
ing her home.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-09-07
CONDITION OF CROPS
Some Statistics of Weld County
Farmers

Crop conditions in Weld county are
generally satisfactory, according to
the views of a number of local
farmers.
The Greeley and Lo9eland district
has had the best water supply this
wear that it ever had, the Lake Love-
land reservoir furnishing seventeen
STANDARD days' water for each right,
and the Seven Lakes system practlc-
aliy the same. Potatoes and beets
that were not hailed on will be the
finest, and best of yield, and where
hail did damage they have made re-
markabe recovery.
Wheat in the Oklahoma district
and in the larger part of the Greeley
and Loyeland territory will yield
forty or fifty bushels to the acre. IN
spite of rust. ,,
Mr.. If. Hoyt of Lucerne says 70
totoes were immense until three
weeks ago and in spite OF little
hight are very fine now. If the
rrice is right everybody in our dis
trict will make money. | wish
Armour & Co. would enter the COM
petition this year.
Mr. C. f. Griffith of Hillsporo, in
The Greeley tribune., 1904-09-07

j. A. Rankin, vice president; p "
Alien, secretary: G. A. Starbird.
engineer and superintedent of con.
struction, and c. Fl. Wheeler, treas
urer. Although Incorporated with
an authorized capital of slOO, ,OoO it
soon became evident to the thrifty
stockholders Of the company that
shares would 'go to the sky,: as
they had a good thing and knew il.
So subscriptions were shut off at
$50, 900 and many would.be subscrib.
ers turned away with their money in
their hands May /, after having been
notified for thirty days previous that
subscriptions would close on this
date.
All interested in the enterprise are
very enthusiastic over the prospects
OF the company, and good judges
predict that the stock will climb to
$500 per share within one year. A
remarkable feature of the enterprise
Is the fact that the company has not
found 1t necessary to obtain loan on
the property, but has been able to
make the remarkable record related
on their own resources and credit.
Land under the bitches interested in
this project will appreciate in value
$25 per acre in the near future.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-09-07
WITH A SHOTGUN
Young Robert Mcmillan Was
Killed Sunday.

While duck hunting on little
lake west of Peckham Sunday after
noon Robert Mcmillan accidentally
shot and killed himself with his shot
gun. He and Cicero Warden, an
other young man, we're in a boat,
ana just how the gun happened to be
discharged can not be learned.
Deceased was the son of L. D.
Mcmillan, living three miles west of
Peckham, and was about Is years of
age.
Coroner Macy left Monday morning
for the scene to make inquiries as to
the exact conditions surrounding the
case
The Greeley tribune., 1904-09-07

the Little Thompson valley, saws:
''Wheat and spuds are the best DOS.
sible. No rust or blight. The hail
last Thursday did a little damage
but not enough to hurt"
Mr s. j. Compton Of Lone Tree
district says: Most of our potatoes
will run $50 to l6O sacks to the acre
Wheat will yield from 40 to 80 bush.
els to the acre and the second crop of
alfalfa was very superior.
Arrangements have been ccmplet-
ed by which the Barnes ditch, feeder
to Lake Loveland, will be ENLARGED
this fall to capacity Of one thous.
and feet per second. This will about
treble the present capacity.
The Seven Lake system will carry
over for 1905 more than three million
cubic feet OF water.
For the first time the Greeley and
Loveland this year used the method
OF distributing reservoir water
known as the Home Supply system,
being the same as that used by the
Greeley No. .. This method has
been found very satisfactory and will
doubtless be continued.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-09-07
Some Hail Fell.

The thunderstorm Thursday after
noon resulted IN more or less severe
hailstorm southwest OF Greeley, In
what is known as the Hillsboro
country. The hail belt this time
extended over district between the
head OF Sheep Draw. about seven
miles west Of Greeley, and Hillsboro.
The storm moved IN a southeasterly
direction for about eight miles. The
hail was fine and cut the new alfalfa
and beet tops some. Very little dam
age Is reported, as nearly all crops
are in such shape that they are be-
yond damage.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-09-07
case
Beet Fuller.

A machine for the pulling and
topping..o sugar beets that was being
put together out in front of Jack
Taylor's blacksmith shop last Satur-
day attracted crowds Of interested
spectators. The machine was tried
here two or three weeks ago but at
that time did not prove successful.
Several changes have been made in
the machine since then, and it is be-
lieved by the inventors that it will
do the work.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-09-07
Dead in Box Car.

Thomas Wind, homeless wander
er, was found dead in box car at
Johustown Sunday morning by a
Temporary companion. The two men
had been spending the night together
in the car.
Corner Macy drove over there sun
dav, and he says it is one of the most
disgusting cases he ever took care OF.
The dead man was literally alive
with vermin, and diseased. An au-
topsy performed by DR.. A. Stand
ring of Johnstown showed numbe!
of the organs disordered.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-09-07

Two were college men trying to earn
tuition fees and expenses and one an
eastern newspaper man looking for
experience" and from appearances
one would not doubt that he had
found plenty OF it.
spud digging and picking seem to
have opened up, at least in some
parts of the county. Quite a num-
Der OF men were taken out to the
fields this morning and Indications
are that from now on potatoes will
be steadily placed on the market.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-09-07
TO REST
FUNERAL OF w. M. NELL
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
Many Friends Pay Last Tribute
to Honored Greeley Citizen.
Some Floral Tributes.

The funeral services over Will
liam Morton Neill, who died last
Thursday after years illness
were held at 2 80 Sunday afternoon
from the residence 1011 Seventh
street. Rev. F. Nj. Sheldon, as
sisted by Rev. O. A. Petty con-
Quoted the services. Music for
the occasion was furnished by Il
quartet composed of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Starkey. Miss Ruth Brush
and III. w. Dougherty. The floral
contributions were many and beau
tiful. chief among them being Il
piece. forming three links. pre-
sented by the Greeley lodge of
Odd Fellows. of which deceased
was Il member. Another was the
compass and square given by the
Masonic lodge. of which he was
also member. The third was a
large wreath of white flowers pre-
sented by the Greeley National
bank. of which Clarence I. Neill
and NJ. j. NeiIl, sons of deceased
are assistant cashier and book
keeper respectively.
The relatives from out of town
who came to pay their last respects
were Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. Wool
man of Denver. and Miss Mary
Woolman of BeIoit, o.. nephew
and nieces of deceased. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Beckley, a former
business partner of deceased We're
also present.
W. Nj. Neill was born in Car
roll county, O., Sept. 10, 1916,
and farmed there until 1879 when
he moved to East Rochester. O.. e.
and formed partnership with D..
+. NeiIl now of this city also. In
1890 j. L. NeiIl came to Greeley,
and the following year while on a
visit here w. Nj. Neil was so inn
pressed with the city that he re-
turned to East Rochester and sold
his business, and then came to
Greeley to locate. In 1899 he
purchased the interest of Charles
BeckIey in the lumber business
and the firm became Neill Broth
erS.
Besides his relatives, the wife
and two sons mentioned, and
brother j. +. NeiIl, deceased has
a brother living in East Rochester,
who was prevented by illness from
attending the funeral: and two
sisters living at Cleveland.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-09-07
Will Fall Short.

Jemes Milne OF Lucerne was in
Greeley Wednesday afternoon, when
he stated that it was his firm belief
that the potato crop this year would
not run near as much per acre as it
did last year. He is satisfied that
his crop viii run from thirty to forty
sacks less per acre than last year,
and yet in appearance his potato
field is much better than it was last
wear. He does not pretend to account
for this, hut passes it the same as
the question of what caused the
wheat to rust.