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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-06-12
JULY 4TH AT SPIRIT LAKE
Biggest Card of Amateur and Pro-
tessional Events Ever Pulled Off
in the West.

The new and growing town OF
Spirit Lake, Idaho, on the Idaho &
Washington Northern Railroad will
certainly make the eagle scream on
the coming 4th of July. Something
doing all day long! Six speciol trains!
Accommodations for 5000 people!
Good band music! Reduced Rates!
Ample hotel accommodations! Best
dancing floor In Idaho! Fine orchestra! |!
Fishing, boating and bathing!
The forenoon will be given over to
purely amateur athletic sports.
There will be tlreman's tournament
and parade, Foot racing, a tug of
war. and many other amusements
along this line. Band concerts in
the open air at 9 a. m., l2 p. m and
7 p. IN. Prizes and purses to all
winners. Mail your entries to either
Fred D. Hubbell or H. Davenport.
In the afternoon the big card, at
Recreation Park. Comfortable seat
ing for $500 people. Two champion.
ship glove contests. Abe Attel, the
worlds 122.pound champion will
meet Louie Long, youngster who
is coming fast and is clever. Coulon,
the worlds I05-pound champion will
defend the title with a well-krown
California boxer. Heine Reitter,
who was to meet Coulon has broken
leg and cannot appear. No other
town in the United States ever pulled
off two championship glove contests
10 one day.
In the evening a review of the lake
craft, after which a grand display of
, fireworks. "The most costly special
; pieces and the widest range Of pyro-
technics purchased 10 the Pacific
Northwest this year, says John w.
Graham Co., Spokane. All this will
be seen from a specially constructed
barge on the lake. Display in charge
Of Graham & Co.'S. special pyrotech.
(, mist.
There will be wrestling, running
and a tug-of-war. Underscore Spirit
Lake, Idaho, for your 4th of July.
| A grand good time assured!
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-06-12
SCORED ANOTHER DEFEAT
But Farley's Nine is Improving
Fast.

Sundays ball game between the
Farley's Pharmacy nine OF this city
and the McGoldrick Juniors Of Spo-
kane resulted In another defeat for
the home team, many of the visitors
being league players Of experience.
The game started out we'll, and until
the tlifth inning both sides were play
ing close. Then the visitors ran In
four scores; but the home lads caught
up in the seventh and at the end Of
the eighth we're one score ahead. 1t
seemed as II they would win, but In
the ninth inning the visitors succeed
ed in getting four runners safely
, across the home plate, and, shutting
out the home lads, won the game by
a score Of II to 8.
The playing Of Brigger, Bobo,
Washburn and Shaner for the home
/ team, and Smith, Neidermeir, Walsh
and Kelley for the visitors, was ex-
ceptionally good. Shaner made
base hit which brought 10 three
| scores. :
:! The batteries were: McGoldrick
Juniors, Churchill aud Kobe; Far
ley's Pharmacy, Brigger and Deal.
| Umpire, w. A. Poleson.
Runs: for the visitors, Smith 3,
Kelley l, Neidermeir 3, Walsh |,
/ Travis l, Kolbe l, Hill ]; for the
home team, Howard Bradbury ], Roy
Dandy l. Washburn l, Henry Beck 2,
Brigger l, Shaner 2.
Score by innings:
McGoldrick % 01 4 O l 0 Ali
Farley's % o. o. / 0 O-8
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-06-12
Governors Narrow Escape.

Twin Falls, June 6.-Governor
Gooding had a narrow escape from
serious accident while driving with
the party Of eastern fnanciers to
Shoshone falls yesterday afternoon.
He was driving the team and as they
approached Snake river canyon the
rig suddenly struck soft sand, the
wheels sinking deep into it. The
team gave lurch breaking away from
the carriage and Governor Goodipg
was thrown head foremost over the
dash board. He was only slightly
bruised and held onto the Ieins pre-.
venting runaway.-Capital News.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-06-12
SPIRIT LAKE.

A meeting of the board of trustees
was held Saturday night, when after
hearing and accepting the monthly
reports of the treasurer, village clerk
and marshal the matter of lighting
the town was taken up. 1t was de-
cded to install Is six-ampere arc
lights. The poles are already SET 1t
was also decided to construct 20 cross
walks.
The board appropriated $3.50 to
help defray the expenses of the
Fourth of July celebration An in.
vitation from Mayor Scallon of Occur
d'Alene to be present at the laying of
the corner stone of their new city ball
was read and accepted by the board.
Mark G. Krause was elected super
visor of streets.
The board appointed E. A. Allen
and John Mcmahon as representatives
of the village on the commission to
determine the rates for water and
Iipht. The Spirit Lake Land COM
pany will appoint two representatives
in the near future and these foul
members will choose the fifth mem
ber.
The Rocky Mountain Bell Tele-
nhone company petitioned for
franchise to enter Spirit Lake. This
netition was laid on The table for VI
days.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-06-12
THE NEW BANK BUILDING
Site Cleared This Week. to
Begin at Once.

Begin at Once.
Work Of clearing the ground for
the new concrete bank building OF
the Rathdrum State bank. opposite
the Russell brick block on First
street, was begun the first OF the
week. A. O. Skinner bought the
wooden building which occupied the
site, and G. E. Shero took the con-
tract t. move to temporary location
in Mccartney street where it will
continue to be occupied until new
quarters a:e prepared for the Pan
handle Abstract company in the new
bank building. 1t will then be
moved to another part of the city.
The bank building is to be 80 feet
wide and 60 feet long. with Two
stories and basement. The banking
rooms will be on the first floor, and
the second floor will contain Office
rooms. A steam heating plant will
be installed. 1t Is estimated that
the building when completed and
furnished will cost $4,000. Thos.
A. Parrot is the contractor, and
according to the terms of the caDtract
the building will be completed In 80
days.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-06-12
New Suits Filed.

The following cases have been hled
in the district court:
Occur d'Alene Lumber Co. VS.. IA
r,,.h snit for 1928. IS for lumber and
material.
pernardine Woolman VS.. Jos. u.
woolman, suit for divorce on grounds
of non-support.
John Marshall vs.. Elsie Marshall
.,i, for divorce; plaintiff alleges de-
sertion.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-06-12
REPUBLICAN SEAT Of WAR
Will Soon be Removed to
Illinois Metropolis.
MANY BILLS HAVE PASSED
Among Them, Congress Has Enact
ed New Militia Law.

Washington, D. C.-Vice presi-
dental possibilities are much
talked ofin republican circles, and,
after visit to the White House,
Representative ]. Sloat Fasset, of
New York spoke up for Represen-
tative James S. Sherman as a
candidate for second place OH the
republican national ticket. II do
not know a better man," declared
Mr.. Fassett, 'for the nomination
for second place than Jim Sherman.
He is qualified in every way for
the honor and would strengthen
the ticket" Early in the week
there was some talk of Secretary
of the Treasury Cortelyou as a
running mate for Judge Taft, but
up to the present time there seems
to be no enthusiasm in the move
ment, while much that is favorable
to Mr.. Sherman is heard on every
hand. His we'll known political
ability, his breadth of view, his
geniality and personal magnetism
are all expatiated upon and of
course the fact that he is a New
Yorker is large asset.
The seat of war will soon be re-
moved to Chicago. On June /
Frank H. Hitchcock, secretary
Taft's eastern manager left Wash
ington for Chicago to establish
himself in his headquarters there
in readiness for the contests before
the national committee.
President Roosevelt has signed
/ large number Of bills passed by
congress. Up to May 28 there
were enrolled at the capitol 1868
lbills passed during the session
| Among the bills is the Dick bill foi
the reorganization of the militia
and which, republican leaders
hold, is one of the most importan,
of the military legislative acts o.
the country. The law as amended
eliminates the nine months limi
tation of service which existed
under the old law, and substitute.
therefor authority to the Presiden
to call out the National Guard II
the event of war, under the author
ity of Congress, for service withir
or without the borders of The
| United States for the existing
terms of the enlistment of the men
1t provides, also, that the Nationa
Guard shall be equipped for fiele
service by the United States at
cost not to exceed So, 900. 900 pc
annnm. This law brings the tota
annual appropriations for tn,
militia up to S., 900, 900.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-06-12
Contract for Santa Bridge.

The county commissioners CONVEX ed
Monday 10 adjourned session, and
opened bids for the construction of a
bridge across the st. Maries river at
Santa. The contract was awarded to
Carscallen Bros of Occur d'Alene for
$3.50. There were five other bidders:
Intermountain Bridge company $4,000;
Columbia Bridge company, $4275; G.
G.. Sheely, $395S; Midland Bridge
company, $4,000; Gelachy & Co.,
Seattle, $4325.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-06-12
Special Train for the 4th.

Arrangements have been concluded
whereby special train Of six coaches
will run to Rathdrum on the morn
ing of the 4th to hear the talen' ed
and eloquent U. S. Senator W. E.
Borah. In the afternoon at least 500
Rathdrum people will come over to
Spirit Lake. Now let us make this
exchange of neighborly courtesies a
great big success Herald.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-06-12

demands OF the citizens finally pre-
vailed and the red flags were removed
and the stars and stripes put 10 their
pace while large American flag
was floated from the top of the con-
vention hall.-Camas Prairie Chron-
icle.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-06-12
Editor Smith Visited Rathdrum.

The Herald editor m de a flying
business trip to the county capital
last Thursday night. Rathdrum is a
a pretty place at this season of the
year with It's many pretty homes,
tidy lawns and well kept gardens.
1t is also making steady, substapt tial
growth.-Spirit Lake Herald.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-06-12

Harry Orchard, who still insists
that he ought to be hanged is finding
out that 10 this world it Is no easy
matter for every man who goes wrong
TO get his rights.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-06-12
]UDGEW0ODS'STRAN(EA(T
Report Of Records Kept in a
WOOdShed."
ENCOURAGES FALSE RUMORS
Judges Friends Surprised at His
Queer Statement.

Queer Statement.
The false statements emanating
from Coeur d'Alene and credited
to several Of the champions of that
place to the effect that county
records were kept in a woodshed
have been SO palpably groundless
that no attention has been paid to
them thus far by people who con-
sidered the source of the rumors
and the object for giving them
circulation. These rumors (if
true, which they are not) while
really no argument, from a COM
mon sense standpoint, for county
seat removal, have been seized
upon by Coeur d'Alene in an effort
to injure Rathdrum and influence
the voter.
1t has never been supposed that
any fair minded man would ever
give credence to such falsehoods,
much less aid in giving them wider
circulation, even though he be
! person in sympathy with Coeur
d'Alene's ambition.
To say that the Rathdrum friends
of Judge Woods of the district
court were surprised when they
read in the Spokane morning paper
the following dispatch from Sand
point, is putting it mildly:
STANDPOINT, Idaho, June A.
"To my positive knowledge public
+, records are stored in woodshed at
Rathdrum,' declared District Judge
+; w. w. Woods today from the bench.
/ He went on to state that never in his
40 years of practice had he seen an
equal to the Rathdrum system and
the way that public documents were
cared for.
This occurred in the case of Sian
kard versus the Hope Lumber com-
pany, which has been herd in the
district court for three DAYS. The
attorneys for Standard desired to in
troduce as evidence the testimony OF
Standard in former trial, which was
held 10 Rathdrum three years ago,
and as Standard was without the
Jurisdiction of the court they were
given permission to do so.
Then commenced the hunt for the
missing record, and the lawyers fol
Standard thought that they had the
evidence when they went into court
this morning, but it was defective
and was not allowed,
After Judge Woods had refused to
allow the record to be introduced be
delivered his opinion of the care OF
the records at the Kootenai court
house. lie then adjourned court
until 10 o'clock tomorrow, and ln
structed Court Stenographer Libby tt
accompany the lawyers and help then
search the woodshed for the missin,
evidence.
The fact that it was the distric
, Judge, making the statement from
the bench Cor reported to hav'
! done SOY that county records a
Rathdrum were kept in a wood
r shed, was something to attrac
attention, and its tendency was t.
convince where there had hitherto
been doubt and incredulity in tn
minds of those who had heard tn
: false rumor before and who ha
considered the source and bee
inclined to dismiss the matter fo
what it was-merely campaig
canard from Coeur d'Alene.
was remembered that the Sand
point correspondent of the Spokan
;, paper is a Coeur d'Alene man an
might have manufactured the state
ment attributed to the judge
IS Judge Woods was called up b
telephone and, when asked tn
|, meaning of the article, he is sal
: to have denied having made an
such statement; he said he ha
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-05-30

Australia and New Zealand countries newer than our
own less populous and with nothing like our aggre-
gate wealth. The fact that the of the world has
good roads while We have bad is Significant it
shows that the plan have been pursuing has not
been successful. IN three hundred years less than
eight per cent of the highways of our country have
ing It would require nearly four thousand years to
complete the job. So roadbuilders the people Of
the United States have been failure.
This is all the more surprising when consider
tnat they are conspcuousy successful in every other
line OF human endeavor. Millions upon millions of
dollars have been wasted in every state in the union
upon the public roads by ltimed misdirected eff
fort and with really very little to show for the ex-
penditure 1t is only within the last ten or fifteen
years that real progress has been along the
line of permanently improving the conditions
The trouble is We have been endeavoring to I'M
tange the snarl by pulling the wrong string Without
Maine to California, from the very first assumed that
the country roads belonged to them and it their
business to improve them and this misconcepon held
sway for nearly 300 years.
few years ago a man in New Jersey made a dis
covery 1t was that the highways public property
as much so as the state house. This raised the ques
ton: Why If the highways public property should
not the public take of its why should the
state and all property therein contribute building
the roadsT' Everybody is interested in them every
body is affected through the markets by the road con-
ditions they are benefited by good roads injured
by bad ones. The thought spread throughout the
state and finally New Jersey led the way to better con-
ditons by passing law by which the state should con-
tribute one-thrd the money required to improve the
roads Other states followed, increasing the proper
ton to one-half and in case, Massachusetts, to
threefourths
In many cases of the New England states farm
property is only very small porto the total taxable
property in some not ten per cent and when the
of road improvement distributed over all prom
erty of the state the burden hardly felt and yet
immense sums were raised for road purposes Best
of ALL the roads were built under proper supervision
instead of leaving 1t to the Of
local path master.
Ten years ago New York state began in a small
way aid and appropriated $4,000 to start the work
The plan grew in favor so rapidly that within five years
the state by an overwhelming vote passed constitu
tinal amendment providing for issue of 900
In bonds to help build the highways. What a record,
In FIVE years from fifty thousand fifty millions The
tax necessary to pay the interest this enormous
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sum and then finally pay off the bonds will hardly be
felt by the property of the Empire owing
to their immense list of taxable property
Ohio, after 40 years of building roads by the old
plan of local taxation and bond issues in which the
farmer had to pay practically the whole BILL has
passed state aid law which will enable it to build
three miles of improved where build
ing one. without any increase whatever in taxation
upon farm property.
state aid column for good roads. Kentucky is alive
the situation and is taking steps to change its const
tuition in order to be in position spread the tax
over all the property in the state
In certain parts Of the country notably in the Mis-
sissippi valley, there is entire msconception as to
what the state aid plan of road building means Some
imagine the state would take control the highways
build expensive roads and tax the people to pay for
them others that 1t is scheme force road building
against the wishes of the farmers. Nothing could be
farther from the truth. The state does not in any
manner, under state aid law interfere with the alb
soute local control of the highways. The voters of
every township decide whether any roads shall be
proved, what roads, to what extent when it shall be
done, at ALL The state has absolutely voice in the
matter If, however the township by a majority VOTE
decides to build road under the state aid plan 1t
makes application to the state for that purpose the
state engineer thereupon visits the locality goes
the road proposed to be improved with the local author
tiles, and decides upon the character the improve
ment best suited to the conditions He then prepares
plans and specifications and when these are approved
by the highway commissioners other properly const
tuted local authorities the is let to the lowest
responsible bidder and the work done under the
supervision of the state engineer This proper
construction and that means durability and low cost
to maintain the road afterward
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Under a state aid law not rod Of road could be
built unless the residents of township decided do
so. Not dollar of state money could be expended
unless the farmers who live in the rural township
voted for improvements
If it should be alleged that state aid was a plan to
compel railroads, corporations, merchants and
facturers to help build the roads, it would
from the truth Under state aid the farmers the
situaon If they decide to improve the roads the other
people obliged to help pay the bill
In order to build roads cheapy they should be
built extensively. 1t costs great deal more proper
tionately to build half mile of road than it does to
build ten half miles. No contractor for small
Job but for large competition is keen 1t takes
Just much time and bother to get ready build half
mile of road it does to build ten miles. BY build
ing in the larger quantities from 20 rs per cent in
cost of construction be saved.
AS roads properly built will last for a great many
years they should be built school houses and court
houses built viz: by bond issue thus township
under state aid could build TO- Is 20 Of roads
in year. have the roads use and spread the pay
and the aid plan prevails there will be very
little, if any, increase in taxation.
Few people have any idea to what extent bad roads
interfere with travel and how they affect the business
of the merchant in the country town. The Illinois
highway commission has gathered some very valuable
data upon the effect of road and weather conditions
upon highway traffic Observations were made at u
well distributed points in the state an actual count
was made by the vehicles passing upon different DAYS
throughout each month Of the year, covering all kinds
of weather and road conditions.
The report shows that traffic stone or gravel
roads fairly uniform throughout the wear while
tons. The following figures significant and tell
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of road building under state aid that conemplaes
an expenditure of the enormous of $500O0O0O in
ten years-enoush money to improve all the main
highways OF the state connect every community with
the market town and county seat and give a COM
pete network of good roads from Galena Caro the
plan being that the state should pay onehalf the
pense and the townships road districts the other
If s5o000O0o were expended in ten years. the
state would be required to raise It. There
is in the state property to the total assessed valuation
of $1,250,000.000. To raise 325OOOOO a year or $685.
100000 in ten years, would require two mill tax up
on this property; SO twomil tax applied to all the
property OF the state Of Illinois the present assessed
nd not taking into account the possible in
crease in value thereof would produce the sum re-
quired.
The records show that the taxing value of an
average $50 acre farm in the belt of Illinois is
little less than $4,000. the actual being approx
mately $4,000 two-mill state tax on this farm as.
sessed on the value of $4,000 would be exactly 81
year and no more, and in ten years the state tax
would be $40 which would be the farms proportion Of
the 900 total. Where this farm would nav $40
one single corporation in the city of Chicago would
have to pay $4,000, another $4,000 and the rail-
ways OF the state over two millions of dollars Thus we
see by state levy OF two mills for ten years onehalf
OF the $50000000 is provided The other half must
be raised by local taxation by a bond ISSUE
Let US assume that the township in which the farm
In question Is located votes bonds the full corstitu
tonal limit, that is goes debt Just as far an q
can go and the highest interest that the law per
mits 1t to The limit of the bond issue is Ave ner
cent of the valuation SO the amount of honda
resting the farm would be FIVE per cent of 81 600
or exactly $780, payable one-tenth each year with i'm
terest at five per The interest on this bond
issue, far this farm is concerned for tbe a..
years would be $3.50.
Thus, IL we add the bonds. ........... 800 90
interest on bonds ................ 81 so
And the state tax of............,.. 40 M
We have a total tax on the farm Of. :. $167. so
which is exactly the amount of the tax that would h
levied and collected upon this farm both state GA
and to off the road bonds and interest This amour,
is about 10h cents per per year and the tot.,
charge against the farm for the whole ten years oa
be s1OS per acre. This amount of money paid by the
farm under the state aid plan would enable the 60.
to expend $5O,000000 upon its highways and th 81
penditure of that would add to the yalue q, :, -.
property at least five and probably ten times al much
the respective farms would be in order IA s
tie BILL Copyright ss Passsrs..,
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