The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-06-04

hNIH sale Of stamps fallen
NoNNf on or d money order
gone astrayY'
"Irs Flanagan"
declared the postmaster.
"Fiannagant what's Flanagan
done now p
"flanRagan's the head brakeman on
No. 81" explained jenkins. noting the
puzzled look on Judge sawyers face
lie was in here just before you came
Fiahnagan's an uusTatrful d.. u thef-
; one. He showed the lis 10y ensel
ope. His wages have been luerea ss-t
10 per ceuL Last munth Le got SBl
this month be Eris 500 Every gue uBt
tie conductors have b-rn raised ea
ginecrn, nFenen, DraEvMeu. sW3telu4rp
and yardmen. Now. what DO ou sup
pose Flanagan sadly
Never could guess la the worid
FetuFned Colonel Monroe "What did
b. nayY'
lie said be oushtrr t.re1 raised tsa
yvars ago" declared FusfuaaageF Jvu
kIhs. dropping tic rriLul gs.Aer ga lt-e
zine I'D raise hiu II Le was aarE
tng Tor me' There's gratitude for sou
told him ra4Ag % Ills raec EGaat held
b@~n long tlmr ln ireland before hy
Got $50 utaath Say nothing u SIS
Ca top Of Il aN Flanagan s4as %,
company dsdh't raisc Jhvf pay tszsass,s
II lored them. bot la--auae E kaea
they wvrs rrsdy o. stutv ife bras#
that their aa.ou brought Iac faa.roaa 3d.
time. Ia lkr Co o. a railroad eFrs
dsus Aud af~ aIy uHisH fras sa. fs.
tino. ! trii yua. unsaas an aa-ana
this eguugry Nvs s.g aaHs sg
ThlnEa hare cuu.r o. raHg faEs
whrn nru ,!Er E.auuasan ,aH a.s II
10 the pFraldrat ~ The NJ IS t IS
II that isn'g tres son 1ast aHaa Huaf
trvasoa Il Ito treassH aa4 s#a e, 8
and SOFIA i-Rm what's vlaf 3t
~p0n't take lt 80 u4utL fa la.-E 1s.
kiHs.~ azI Calsa-i Noarr rHa
-FizHnaRan ls only a raaes H#a
man. aIfhHas yaar L,IH.ate
ttsa. and haaa.s bad yong oiss sas# Hs
vantaEna Thtn aSajn t3.r 5a ia=
Y cg thFre fHErvs msy TEND sa u4aae d.
fttzhie AMI 10 b.aa his 5a=fsHse
hut you havrat told aI lae aesTs
about The railroad They hasr See
creased aagnrlh.H- bca.aes uzsss
You refer 60 the Dew r. 80 fss-
sckeslnle. ! presume observed F4sEs
Hauyvr. = beard OF O. yeztsHs.
The N n sol " has rafsss1 fra.eti
Fatrz 50 average % 90 ueF cent r.
Wpondri the colonel whist 10 Faa
think Of that. JruEirsN rert.aaa fs.
accounts Tor FlaunaFua's raet iHsa
which be 30 lig,lc appreciate
~tta - money oui - ny psHtei.
returned jenkins drssrdfF don
ahlp any stun Hssgtra- 20 per esas
tan.t much Of an iRrrgsae ira rate II
wtIi hsr,tiy b. fslt Don't yoa fhiat
%. Judge ?.
IsdEe Eawysr was doru SO a. sffal
Of the blue fsmca through The g. sla
and made no rvply
"Tnt'a sru huw ElnruluTIlle caHas au.
on thrsr htehrT salaries ard h#ear.
freight ratrs~ suggested Caiaaa Moa
rpe. reaching for a blers II paHszr 81.
= pfnciL This n q dlyia.ea point, sa
8 ore than ttT average number - rail-
road aarn llvo here There ara hun
drusis nf towns 10 Tho state alsaog,
railroad employee So a resident ~
have forty u Thorn Wei aFera =
their former wages st SIS month. o.
$500 . year Tho fnTtf 81 them has
therefore been rrrsisluE 500 yeaf
The 10 Ter cent increase H.lda S56sa
their incomrz This q tho E1=aa#'
contribution TO Lincuiu,.ile THs #au
ey viii be spent iu eu- eiaHt# au
come of II b. deposited ln judge saw
yGss bank. Flanagan gets s. # d
That VIII pay bls rent Tor six month
He IL ono Of tho winners VOW. II
question II. How docs the railroad eaH
outf How much freight business al
the NJ. n. and w do In ItnenlayiII
last yesr7 10 you know tho appre4
mate figure. judRpy' Judge Save
consulted q notebook and after a paus
said
The years freight business Of IN
n. n. and w IN tincolnville Wa
about $4,000. Colonel Monroe
sYery we'll" continued the enInne
tottink down the iFurra. That Is ~
amount. Jenkins. that the town Of I.ir
eolnvilla paid the ~ N. and " n
bringing TO ia our groceries. meats
furniture. pianos. lumber and the thou
sand and one things We purchase fror
our merchants or consume as raw ma
tarial In our factories. This year th
company n going 20 pay Flaunagal
and bic fellow workers 5000 increas
IN wages and charge the merchant
and manufacturers Of Lineelnvill
$4,000 extra for freight bills Wha
have ron TO say 20 thatT
ct don't make any difference Z
me" asserted Postmaster Jenkins,
6Agniy wiah was n stakeholder In tn
road. It's their property and the
have right to charge anything the
eleass. The same people that are n
~ al n nj nf ha