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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-23
Standard Oil Croesu Who Building Railroad Over Seas Havana
Sketches His Own Career Views Of Life.

about the little baker. We bought the
refinery for 5000. The German owed
SIS 900. At my suggestion he took So, lOO
in money, with which he pacifed his
creditors, and $4,000 in Standard stock.
We made him superintendent Of our
stave department. and sent him into the
$1,000 a year, T was pleased. later to
ask him for his $500 in stock and to
issue in it's stead 1000 Of stock in
the larger corporation. Still later he
received $4,000 more in a stock divi-
dend.'
"That was cheerful killing of a
competitor/ But what have you to> say
about rebates from railroads.&c.
"a lot. OF. rubbish has been printed
on that subject, too. Mr.. Rockefeller
charged with inventing the plan. by
advantages over its competitors in
freights. Now, the truth is that I, and
not Mr.. Rockefeller, was in charge Of
! the transportation department. 1 re-
member when the Standard received it's
first rebate. I went home in great de-
light. Had won fine victory, |
thought. A year later / discovered
that other refners were being accord
| ed similar favors. - Thomas A.. Scott,
plColucuC VI CHc l. CuuSy Foh11s ihU1o
duced the practice, and Twas successful
at first in making every refner believe
that he alone enjoyed the privilege of
shipping his oil at lower price than
his competitors.
"Recently I had some correspond
ence with Baptist preacher on the
/ subject Of railroad rebates,'' Mr.. Flag
Ter continued "He had written a>let-
ter to newspaper in this city defend
ing Mr.. Rockefeller genera ~, but add
ing line of criticism in response to the
charge that the Standard enjoyed ad
vantages in the matter of freight rates
I wrote to the preacher and told him
I had been acquainted with Mr.. Rookie
Teller for forty. years, and that if he
would spend the rena Under Of his life
in praising Mr.. Rockefeller he could not
say any too much nor more than was
actually deserved. Mr.. Rockefeller
(and laid emphasis on the statement)
fully realized his responsibilities as q
rich man. Then | asked him what
class got so many favors from railroads
as preachers, who either ride on passes
or on half-fare tickets. Furthermore
I said, this preferential treatment ever
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-23

my work IS another matter. It aeon;
Germs the sa.l pnR b Flaglers personal
Finding the breach in the wall, |
talked about Florida and the railroad.
a little, - observing the patience and
strategy Of Isaiah, picked up the
story I wanted.
"Where were you bornq' A eau
tious question, slipped in between the
profits Of an orange orchard and the
cost and size of bridge.
I'm a little village south OF Roch-
WAS your father man of bust
"No; he was Presbyterian preach
er. Salary, $500 a year,
EWhere were YOU educatedF'1
"All the training | ever got at school,
was obtained before 1 was IA years
old. At that age I concluded that my
mother and sister needed the lean pay
my father received foE preaching. so
a carpetbag. At Medina | got aboard
a freight Boat on the Erie canal and
went to Buffalo,
"And at Buffalo9',
II took a vessel for Sandusky, in
Ohio I was on Lake Erie for three
DAYS IN a dreadful storm. [ was sea-
sick, lonely, and wretched. My mother
had put some lunch in my .carpetbag,
and of that I ate, when I ate at ALL
"What happened when you reached
Sandusky?' -.
II went ashore early in the morning.
Weak and dizzy, I staggered along the
wharf, between long piles of cord
wood, and was mortified to think some
one might believe I was drunk. I paid
25 cents for a hot breakfast and felt
better.''
"And then?'
81 pushed on to the little Ohio vii
lage of Republic. When got there I
had q 5-franc piece, French coin, 5
cents in silver and four copper pennies.
The 5-franc piece is now at home IN
nv desk. I went to work in country
store for SIS month and my board: In
ten months my pay was increased 40
per cent?
"What did you learn in REPUBLIC -
"'Some of the vanities and infrmities
of human nature. We sold everything,
from pint Of molasses to a corn
planter. There was a keg Of brandy
at the bottom Of the cellar steps. Three
classes of people were in that region,
but in separate munitles-Engllsh
Germans and Pennsylvania Dutch, Out
OF CnaJ uJCle KEY we Solu one hIHu VI
brandy to the English at 81 gallon,
another kind to the Germans at $3.50 a
gallon, and still another kind Ito the
PENNSYLVANIA Dutch for what we could
get. The key taught me to inquire
somewhat closely into the merits OF
that which is offered for sale.'
elbow dij you become acquainted
with the Rockefellers?'
"When I had accumulated little
money I moved to Bellevue, in the next
county, and went into the grain busl-
ness. John D. Rockefeller was a com:
mission merchant in Cleveland and ]
sent him a good many carloads of wheat
which he sold. I also had an interest
in a distillery. It was eminently re-
spectacle in those days to manufacture
and sell liquor. The distillery gave
me an outlet for considerable grain
! Nevertheless, I had scruples about the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-23
BY James g.. Morrow. Ne
New York, Dec. 90.

q SLIM young fellow-ipst boy,
~ in fact-tall for his years,
brown hair. On his back a coat that
his mother made. In his hand a fat.
country carpetbag. Hid away in his
safest and deepest pocket little
money against the meagcr necessities
Erie canal.
Behind him frugal, Christian home
in drowsy rural village-a mere hand
full Of houses put away in the hills: In
front of him millions. Possibly hum
. dred of them.
Henry M. Flagler, one of the richest
men in the world, can still be seen in
that stout hearted. strong-limhed and
homespun youth Of long ago. The rough
master of the snail-paced freighter
could not divine that his humble pas
senger would astonish the world with
his money and energy. Nevertheless,
boy toward q waiting field of action,
, were parts in the machinery of an
amazing industrial process. Three other
r boys, John D. and William Rockefeller
and Samuel Andrews. not long from
England, were gathering from other
the forge of toll and poverty. and Flag
Ter was to go in the fire of disaster ere
they were welded into a union which
conceived and created the Standard
Oil company.
Many worthy men are convinced
that rs Broadway is the vilest and
most perilous shelter on earth-a cave
for pirates, den for the cutthroats
of commerce. The day l was there 1T
was as lecorous as a cemetery, out
wardlv at least, as respectable and in
offensive
Twelve stories up T found Mr. Flag
Ter in large corner room, from the
North river, it's hurrving ships and it's
fleets Of hungry gulls, winged scaven-
gers of the water. SeventysiX years
old, but in body and intel lect a tall,
erect, and handsome man in the full
sweep Of lis powers, and with no sign
of uncertainty or unsoundness. A ma
ior general Of cavalry, YOU might say.
trained to ride the field. Excellent
head; fine gray ewes; short. white hair
parted in the center: straight, classic
nose; closely trimmed mustache. That
is his picture reduced almost to mono
sylla bles.
In familiar discourse ready and
brusque with philosophy, reflection, ex-
perience, and the sense Of humor. For
one of millions, uncommon in sympathy
with human nature and in knowledge
outside of the humdrum of his daily in
terests Ardent, too, in the things
which halt upon his doing.
An old man, but adding to his 600
miles of railway in Florida. a costly
extension of tracks from Miami to Key
West, thru wide stretches of salt water
from one island to another. Six miles
of viaducts in the open sea. Ferryboats
to take whole trains to Havana. ninety
miles distant. Sixteen millions of money
y oh nd
the wing and purse very far from being
empty.
GA technical man came six months
ago to write about my railroad. He
went away and printed an essay on
Flagler. No one can understand how |
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-23

extends to stores and shops. I pay
81 for book which any clergyman
can buy for 80 cents. The preacher
wrote me a humorous reply and ac-
knowledged that had the facts"
- Can. poor men get fortunes as easily
started in life2' I inquired.
G 81 think young men have more OPP
portunities than ever, altho. competi-
ton and the massing of capital make
it more. difficult to get into and de-
velop large enterprises. The ways to
success are many and the prices are
various. To succeed may cost ones
ones family and friends aid Danish
ment to the desert, the mine, or the for
est. But no matter the way and no
matter the price, success always de-
mands unremitting toll, self-denial and
enthusiasm.
"The extravaganza of this age is
startling. Who supports all the saloonss
Certainly not the rich. And the thea
tiers? Not the wealthy, but the men
is improvidence that stands in the way
of the average American.
IL hesitate to say it, but I recol-
lect when [ wore thin overcoat and
thought how comfortable I should be
when | could afford a long, thick ul-
Ster. carried g. lunch IN my pocket
until was rich man T trained my
self in the school of self-control and
self-denial. [ was hard on Flagler, but
I would rather be nv own tyrant than
to have some one else tyrannize over
me. However, I realized that avarice
is only kept in check bv the cultivation
of cheerful and helpful spirit So I
carried sandwiches in my pocket, and
as an offset gave as much to others as
I could afford. Thus I got disciplined
in two ways.
"What is your doctrine as to the
chief end of monev?'
eff money 10 Spent for personal
uses, to promote idleness, luxury and
selfshness, it is curse to it's possessor
and to society. Wealth brings obliga-
tions, moral and governme entail. It has
but one legitimate function. and that
is it's employment for the welfare Of
the nation. The man who builds a
factory or digs mine serves his coun-
try We sometimes forget that influ-
ence, aside from wealth, has it's OBJ
| legations also. Usefulness is the whole
scheme Ct worthy. life. In fact, Of
course, is included kindliness.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-23
SPERRY GOLD STAMPS

SPERRY GOLD STAMPS
Will within the next few days be given by
practically ALL merchants who are regu-
larly handling S. & H. Green Stamps.
.- For those who for any reasons prefer a
stamp redeemable in merchandise of. their
own selection SPERRY GOLD STAMPS
stand alone. tbs the only stamp for which
you can obtain the daily necessities-Gro-
ceries and Meat-the ONLY STAMP that
entities you to $500 in merchandise at
YOUR CHOICE Of the-LEADING DEPART
MENT and Dry Goods Stores in ALL parts
of the CITY, It is the only Merchandise Stamp
given and redeemed by the leading clothiers,
furniture house and shoe dealers, and by the
same line of representative merchants who
have in the past cheerfully given you Trad
ing Stamps because they believed in them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-23
S. & n. GREEN STAMPS

S. & N. GREEN STAMPS
s.. H. GREEN STAMPS are given by a
larger number of representative merchants
in all lines of trade than is the case with any
other stamp. AS result you fill your book
through your Grocer and Meat Man, your
Clothier, Furniture or Shoe Dealer. from
whom the bulk of your purchases are made,
in one-half the time required with stamp
issued by department store, and given by
but comparatively few other representa-
tive merchants. This alone makes the S. &,
H. Green Stamp the ideal stamp to collect,
for the Of a Trading Stamp is repre-
sented by the Quality Of the premium OBJ
tanned and the Ease with which the book is
filled. In these respects Sperry & Hutchin-
son Stamps excel all others.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-04-12

SREM. Bomba. We wsj
Kawcze rzucono W nocy z 4
ma 5 do domu w1asciciela
Hoffy bombe, kt6ra sic ska
da}a 2 ~zelaznego garnka, ma
pe}nionego kamieniami pro.
chem i zaopatrzonego W
sznurek do zapalenia. Bonn
be to rzucono oknem do sy-
pialni. iona gospodarza Hof-
fy zosta1a ciezko pokaleczo-
ma. Wszystkie meble, sufit
sciany So uszkodzone. Spraw-
ca wrzucii nadto wszystkie
.plugi i brony do polskiego
stawu. Przypuszczaja, re czyn
ten spe}niono. ze zemsty. ia
ko sprawce aresztowano Jana
Gruszkiewicza z Dabrowskich
hub.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-04-12


eerslkich Pialski pod Klr1'ulsEWi
ga. Robotnica Franr lc ISL
IChaza zatrudniona by1a /; z,NWN'o (1|
Ezeniem nawozcw IA pole "a
Ipomoca lorek. q poWodl1ull
przeladoWania wykoleila sic
lorka,a'kobieta spadla dossta-
Ia sic pod wagon. Biedacz-
ka odniosla ciezkie obraze-
MIA wewnetrzne i z1amafa
obie nogi. Odwieziono ia do.
lazaretu, powlatowego "
Street.-The.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-04-12
OSzukak smierG.


Cboroba merck czesto zakohcza
sic fatalnie, ale przez uzeywanie sto-
sownego jekarstwa, E. rH. Wolf, z
Bear Grove, Iowa, 'oszuka} smierc
On pisze: DIVA lata temu cierpia>
lem ma nerki, kt6re spowodowa}y
mnie wielkie b6le, cierpienia nie-
spokojnosc, ale pc .uzyciu Electric
:Bitters, wyleczy{em sig zupe}nie.
Znalaz}em je takze dobrem lekar-
stwem ma generalne os}abienie i ner-
wowos6, i trzymam je zawsze PREY
reku, gdyz przekona}em sic re ME
ma r6wnego sobie''. M: J. Kowa~
lewski aptekarz, quarantine je pc
SOC.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-04-12

KIEKPIN. Bardzo wielkie
nieszczescie -spowodowa{ O.
gromny polar, kt6ry wybuch]
W czwartek z powodu zapa-
lenia tn sadly W kominie W
domu posiedziciela Gappy.
% budynk6w pozar obr6ci1
W perzyne. Wiatr panowaf W
tym dniu nieszczesnym bar
do wielki i przeni6sf ogie6
z domu ma dom. Tylko gdzies
niegdzies p%ozostawi} budy-
mex. Wieksza Geese inwenta-
RIA spali{a sic; byd&o zdofano
wyratowac. Gala wies pred
stawia okropny widok znisz-
czenia. Po1ozenie pogorzel~
COW jest wprost okropne,
przewazna ich Geese znajdo-
wala sic W najlepszych wa
runkach. Bieda we wsi jest
bardzo wielka.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-04-12
Z POD MOsKALA.

WARSZAWA. w ca}em
Kr6lestwie Polskiem zam-
.knieto 1855 blur pocztowych
mniejszych ola tego, re So
cyalisci ochraniani, a podbu-
rzani tajemnie przez satra-
pow moskiewskich napadaja
to urzedy i rabuja W mich
pieniadze. Mech tylko. Rad
,moskiewski zniesie stan oble-
zenia a Ska}on ME dzia}a CO.
lem burzenia spokojnej lud-
nosci, by ia doprowadzic do
rewolucyi - natomiast karze
surowo istotnych burzycieli
- to i kasy pocztowe beda
bezpieczne i spok6j zawita
wszedzie ma ca}ym obszarze
ziem polskich.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-04-12

PIKAWY mad Wis}a. w
miasteczku tenn W dawnym
gmachu. ksiazat Czartorys-
kich skonfiskowanym z OBJ
szernech posiad}oSci przez
Rad moskiewski, znajduje
sic teraz zak}ad wyzszy roll
n;czy, do kt6rego obecnie
uczeszcza okofo 300 studen-
tow. W tel liczbie jest tylko
81 polak6w, reszta prawo-
s}awnych, ewangielik6w i
|zyd6w. TAX czynownicv mo-
skiewscy gnebia zywi6} pol
ski, re ma kazdym kroku u
trudniaja wszelkie rodzaje ma
uki.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-04-12

N Odrzucona re-
wizya. Moca wyroku sadu
ziemia6skiego W Poznaniu z
dnia 81 lipca r. z. skazanym
zostaf redaktor ,,Go6ca Wiel-
kopolskiego" p. Kazimierz
Jaroszyk ma so marek kary
"a artyku} omawiajacy obec-
ny system szk6lny i grozacy
germanizacya. Przeciw wy,
rokowi temu wni6sf zasadzo-
ny o rewizya do sadu RE-
sly W Lipsku, kt6ry rewizya
odrzuci1. ...
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-04-12
CHOJNICE. Pieknem zi6l

. CHOJNlCE. Pleknem zlO1-
klein jest syn cieSli J6zef
'Troska z Czerska, kt6ry W
iponiedzia!ek stawa} pred tu-
tejsza izba karna, oskarzony
Q kradziez W 4 wypadkach.
Trzoska LEGACY dopiero lat
IA, pomimo m}odego wieku
swego, juz trzykrotnie by1
karany i to pierwszy raz o.
trzyma} 3 miesiace, drugi raz
2 tygodnie wiezienia, a pc
raz trzeci skazano go ma 30
NIX. kary. Swiezo zn6w O.
kradt Trzoska zandarma Pc
tereita, daiej technika budo-
wlanego Brzoskowskiego.
wdowe J%ankowska i dzier-
zawce mleczarni Wyrscha "
Czersku: Ia wszystkie te
przestepstwa skazano Trzo.
ske ponownie ma 6 miesiecy
wie>jenia.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-04-12

- TCZEW. Pewien z oko-
licznych %obywateli poni6s}
onegdaj dotkliwa strate, gdyz
by1 zmuszony kazac zabic
buhaja we wartosci 1900 mr..
z powodu objaw6w jakiejs
choroby. Pc zabiciu. podczas
rewizyi weterynarza, wyka-
zafo sic, IL zwierze to 1nlafo
w zoladku HAWAI- drutu, kt6-
ry przebil sciane zo}adkowa i
SERGE rani}.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-04-12

: u donosza,
re w Biskupiem-Popowi
zeszlej srody wieczorem ma
sigma cd prasowania Stony
urwa}a obsiugujacemu ia ma
szyniscie glove.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-04-12

49, TUCHOLA. W Zabnie:
kt6re nabyfa komisya kolo.
nizacyjna, zapad1a sic posadz'
ka spichrza. Zhoze zasypa}c
II opaslych swim, kt6re sig
zadusi}y.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-04-12
WIESCI z OJCZYZNY
2 PRUS POLSKICH.
KOWALEWO.

Wies
Orzechowo, obszaru $500 so
m6rg, kupi1a kolonizacya "a
million i 20 tysiecy marek.
HAWAI- ziemi usunaf sic vice
znowu Polakom 2 pod n6g.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-04-12
LISEWO. i tn znalaz]

( - LISEWO. i tn znalaz]
sic - jak nam donosza =
sprzedawczyk W osobie Cos.
podar2a Macieja Go}ebiew-
skiego, kt6ry swe 217-mor.
COVE gospodarstwo sprzeda]
ola msrnego zysku koloniza-
cyl.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-04-12

BYTOM. Sad przysieglyclhl
'skaza1 ma kare smierci l9-let-
niego g6rnika Tomanka "a
to, re on zamordowa} g6rni-
ka Kalusa, z kt6rego iona
zy1 W stosunkach moralnie
ME dozwolonych. Kalusowa
skazal sad ma u lat cuchtha-
usu.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-04-12

.podwyzzszonego Ella na grant.
Nv, znacznie. w zeszz1ym tty
godniu doWiezziionoo ich przez
grantee 147 zamiast :22.2l' O jaa-
kie So %dozwolone. W pr'zzet'sfizzi-
lynn tygodniu dowiezlo5'lnnoe
tylko Ia.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-04-12
ZE sLASKA.

Wladza admi-
nistracyjna nakazala tym do
1 czerwca wyniese sic z mia
sta, kt6rzy pred zaburzen;il;a8-
mi rosyjskiemi kraj ten @
puscili i tymczasowo we we
Wroc}awiu zamieszkali.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-04-12
LESZNO. Ofiara nieszcze.

LEOZNQ. Otlara nlesZcze-
snego pijanstwa pad}a W u
.bieg}y czwartek tutejsza 40
letnia robotnica Krystyna
.Lippner, znana tutaj og6lnie
jake nalogowa pijaczka. RE
czonego dnia zajrza}a ona
znowu "a g}eboko do kielisz-
ka i ME mogac utrzymac sic
ma nogach, po}ozy}a sic W
row szosowy ku Zaborowiu,
gdzie ia tego samego dnia je=
szcze pc po}udniu 2naleziono
bez zycia.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-04-12

; Okropny boil krzyza, boil g}owy,
s b6le we wszystkich cztonkach
5 ci9gniecie "a soba n6g, nerwo
; wos5, oslabienie ogolne zrujno-
wanie ca}ego organizmu.
5 Toronto, Ont. Car. 1go. Mr.. 'o5
Wiel. Czczigodny Newmanie:
Zasylam Ci serdeczne nasze
stare polskie Bog zap}ac "a le-.
karstwa kt6res Mi przys4af i
kt6re mnie by4o tax skutecznem
re obdcnie jestem ca}kiem zdr6w.
z ca}ego serca zycze Ci
zdrowia j dfugiego zycia aby6
by} pomoca cierpiacej ludzkokci
wydzwigiwa@ ich chorob tax
jak les mn,e do zdrow VIA ca}kiem
przywr6ci1. ~.......
Pozostaje, zyczac CT wszel-
kiei pcmyslnosci i nlechaj Gig
Be- gobdarzy %dobrocja.
F Flejzar, 5 dith Str
Toronto, Ont. Canada.
u Wyleczona zupe}nie.
Nogl opuchniete, Bicie serca,
kaszel bardzo przykry lsfabosc.
" iel. Newmanie: -
Me sadzi}am poczatku
mel kuracYl re bede wstanie Ci
ptzys}a6 list dziekujqcy ale gdy
ostatuie lekarstwo skonczY}am
wtenczas przekona}am sic re je-
stem wyleczona z mel okropnej
cboroby kt55ra r6zni -lgi PREY.
nie66. Nawyzdrowieuia juz ca}-
kiem stracllam.
IA te w~yleczen1e bede Ci
wdzieczna p6ki Pan Bog mnie
ma tenn swiecie 2achowa. Wraz z
moja famllia sk4adam Oh serdecz-
ne dzieki zyczac d}ugich lat,
Pozosta]e
PAM Salomea Royal aka,
NorwichtOwnConn. box a.
0Anln0 Za}aczcje &c. zna-
AkM GEEK pocztowy ma
tormularz, opisu-
cy jak ia chorych lecze ME Cd
vlekajcle dnia ale piszcie dzisiaj9
Reverend Newman,
I36IW, Lehe ST.. Chicago, Ill
wv zg}aszaniu sic wymiehcie
gazette Wiarus'
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-04-12
POZNAN. Izba karna ska.

POZNAN. lZba karna ska
za1a :slifierza Jana Lehmanna
ma 2 lata cuchthauzu. Leh-
mann to %os}awiony .swieto~.
kradca. w roku 1904 zosta}
skazany ma 10 lat cuchthau-
zu, DO obrabowaf kilka kos
ciol6w. Obecnie sadzono 60
"a w}amanie sic do kosiola W
Dlerkazu pod Poznaniem.
Rozbi& tam 3 skarbony, u
krad} 2 kielichy mszalne i
ornat. Sad doda} mu jeszcze
2 lata cuchthauzu, a jego
w~sp6ltowarzysza kradziezy
Oskara Oehme skazaf ma rok
wiezienia. Pewien policyant
zeznawa}, re W czasie, gdy
lehman by} ma wolnosci,
w}amano sic do 80 mniej
wiecej koscio16w. Me MONA
mu jednak by}o wszystkich
tych kradziez'y udowodnic.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1906-08-10
Rathbone Sisters Picnic.

Wednesday, about twenty of the
Rathbone Sisters went to Fish lake
and spent the day at the camps of
Madames Berry, Klopf, and Dyer.
Dinner was served at 1890; music
was had, then everybody took a
plunge in the lake.
After a FIVE o'clock luncheon Of
icecream, cake and watermelon,
everybody left for home voting it
the time of the season.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1906-08-10
Unnecessary Expense.

Acute attacks Of collie and diar-
rhoea come On without warning and
prompt relief must be obtained
There Is no necessity Of mourning tn.
expense of ph.siclan's service II,
such cases IL Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is al
hand. A dose of this remedy will re-
lieve the patient before a doctor
could arrive. 1t has never been
known to fail, even 10 the most Sc
we're and dangerous cases and no fam
lily should he without IL. For sale by
Or. +. Wenz.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1906-08-10
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.
Franchise to Electric Road. Water
Works Town Property.


Works Town Property.
The ord nance, granting the Spo-
kane s. Pend d, Oreille Rapid Transi,
cOmpany franchise to construct and
MAINTAIN . double track road in anu
vnru the town Of Rathdrum, came w
u the council meeting, Wednesda,
evening, and was passed on its first
reading after various changes were
made, suggested by members Of the
BOARD.
The fra nchise provides that the
road shall run thru the Crenshaw
addition, Forest Park addition ana
Brownies addition. 1t crosses Five
Point street and public or private
property adjacent according to the
survey made during the spring. The
ordinance as drawn up granted the
light for the road to cross "privaJe
property" but those words were
stricken out aud the words '.in aud
thru the village Of Rathdrum' were
substituted TO cover all private pro-
perty that may be used. The fran
chise provides that the road must
be running within two years. The
ordinance will be read for the second
and third time and finally passed at
the next regular meeting of the board.
Another important piece Of work
transacted by the board, Wednesday
evening, was the acceptance of the
d ed for the water system and
water rights OF the Rathdrum Water
g. Power company. and the payment
of 81 500 to the company 10 full settle
ment, the town taking over the sys EN-
md all its appurtenances including
the collecting Of the water rents. Ii
was agreed that the town shall col.
lecL tile water rent for August b. gin.
| ing at once, and a motion was adopted
empowering the clerk to have a
notice published requiring that al
wlter rents shall be paid t. the treas
u er at the Rathdrnm state banl
wnere receipts will be issued. Rents
for August must be paid on or 5efOr
Aug. rs, a I'D rents for September OF
or before Sept 10. Those who fail t
pay In the required time will have tn
water shut off.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1906-08-10

MAKE Hay While the Sun Shines"
There is lesson In the work Of the
thrifty farmer. He knows that the
bright sunshine may last but day
aud he prepares for The showers
which are so liable to follow. So it
should he with every household.
Dysentery, diarrhoea and cholera
mn,h,,s may attack some member (
tn hon wi hod, warning. Cham
berlain Cnlic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. which is the best known
medicine for these diseases, should
always be kept at hand. AS Immediate
treatment is necrssary. and delay
may prove fatal. For sale by DIR. F.
Wenz.