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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-04-24
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Smoke and Germs.

"The murderous microbe detests
the fumes Of tobacco, which are a
splendid disinfectant," asserts a
medical man. ssThe following re-
cent experiments went to prove
this:
"Smoke from a cigar was blown
across slip Of linen which had
been dipped in fluid containing
thousands of virulent germs. When
the cigar was finished the linen was
Immediately placed in bowl Of
beef broth, where common microbes
are expected to multiply with as
founding rapidity. To the surprise
of all doubters, it was found that
the smoke had had the effect of de-
laying the growth Of the organisms,
that the majority of them were
dead, and that those which lived
never fully developed. Montreal
Standard. -.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-04-24
and E. n. LaVeine were appointed a
committee to draft resolutions. A

and E. N. LaVeine were appointed d
committee to draft resolutions. A
committee of five was then appointed
to select 13 delegates to the state
convention at Wallace. Messrs. c.
L. Heitman, A. v. Chamberlin, G.
NJ. Trigg, P. Fl. Wall and Jacob
Wolfgang were appointed on this
committee. On motion of Mr.. Heit.
man the central committee proceeded
to the transaction of the busin ness
before 1t before the two committees
Just appointed retired to prepare
their reports. The apportionment OF
delegates to the county convention
was fixed after some discussion. The
Occur d'Alene people contended
vigorously to have the apportionment
based on the vote for congressman
which would give Occur d'Alene,
with the precincts OF Lewis and
Sherman, q delegates, whereas the
vote for governor which Messrs Heit.
man, Sinclair and others insisted on,
would give them %. A compromise
was made whereby the governors
vote was used with a provision allow.
Ing Occur d'Alene two additional
delegates and Harrison, the other
precinct affected, one additional
delegate. thus giving the former q
total OF 25 and Harrison 8. This
gives the existing precincts of the
county a total OF 10 delegates ia the
county convention, apportiUned as
follows:
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-04-24
NON-COMS ARE APPOINTED
A Number of Promotions. .-Regu
lar Army Instructor.

At the close of the drill last
Saturday night, Captain Spoerry
of Company E, announced the
appointment of non-commissioned
officers as follows: Frank Pixley,
first sergeant; Geo. Roth, second;
Rollin Thomas, third. ]. r. Ross,
fourth, and G. w. Koch fifth;
Frank Roth, first corporal; w. L.
Biggar, second, and ]. E. Sullivan,
third.
Captain w. R. Sample of the
3rd Inf, U. S. A., stationed a,
Fort Wright, was present to begin
giving a series of instructions as
previously announced. He will
be here every other Saturday
evening and there is every assur-
ance that the men and officers ot
the company will be greatly bene-
fitted by his efforts. The company
will drill every Saturday evening
from now on.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-04-24
STATE and COUNTY news.
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHoAyS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

The democratic county centra
committee of Latah county has 10.
dorsed ex-senator Dubois anti-M Nor.
mon policy.
The republican central committee
Of Idaho county has Endorsed Judge
Ailshie for reelection to the supreme
court. Idaho is Judge Ailshie's
home county.
The Lewiston people have decided
On wood blocks to be used in paving
their streets and it is expected work
will begin there in the near future.
High water and floods have pre-.
vailed in the Occur d'Alenes this
week. A log jam occurred near
Cataldo and an italian section man
was drowned in the effort to break it.
The anti-saloon element at Troy is
preparing another petition for the
county commissioners of Latah :oun-
ty asking for a revelation of the
remaining licenses there.
The third annual convention of the
Sunday school association of Eastern
Washington and Northern Idaho will
be held ia the First Methodist Eplsco.
pal church Of Spokane, May 4, S, and
8.
State Immigration Agent Colonel
Allen Miller is at present making a
tour Of the state in the interest of his
department, which looks after the
tides of immigrants who are constant
ly coming into the state. At present,
he says, the immigration is greater
than at any time in the history Of
his office, aud he expects the new
comers to pour into the state for
several years.
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tutes radical departure from the
old way of giving away valuable
franchises.
AS has been stated in these
letters, both Houses have passed
the Employers Liability bill, and
it is possible that they will pass
the Child Labor bill for the Dis
trict of Columbia. 1t is equally
assured, however, that there will
be no amendment of the Interstate
Commerce act or of the Antitrust
law. The present expectation is
that Congress will adjourn about
May I6.
1t is not unlikely that Congress
will have an interesting debate on
Its hands on the question of the EN-.
ployment of press agents by the
government. There seems to be
something Of clash between the old
and new methods of disseminating
intelligence, and it IS not improbable
that the press agent will become a
regular and legitimate part OF the
government equipment. The advo-
Gates of this new departure claim
that the Information gathered by the
Department of Agriculture is extrava-
CANT and worthless unless 1t reaches
the people, and that the most effect
i've and most economical method of
disseminating this information is
through the press after being pre-.
pared for publication by a clerk
qualified for such work. The Canal
Record. a government weekly issued
by the Isthmian Canal Commission,
recently carefully scrutinlzed by the
Senate and with which very little
fault could be found Is cited in sup
port OF the argument favoring the
prompt circulation of the valuable
Information acquired by the various
bureaus now maintained by Congress.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-04-24
AN OLD TIMER CONE
Judge Kenedy Of Post Falls Dies
Suddenly near Standpoint.

Judge James H. Kennedy, a pioneer
OF kootenai county and an old resi-.
dent OF Post Falls. died suddenly last
Friday at the home Of his daughter.
mrs. Bennett, at SagIe, near Sand
point. Judge Kennedy was over go
years OF age and had been in falling
neaitn FOR some time. Heart failure
Is said to have been the immediate
cause of death. The funeral was
held at Post Falls Monday morning
at 10 o'clock under auspices of the
Masonic lodge of Coeur dAIene.
About IS Masons were present, MANY
attending from Rathdrum.
Born in Adams county, Ill.,, Sept.
4 lS46, James Fl. Kennedy crossed
the plains to Oregon with his parents
IN 1852. In 1864 he enlisted in the
lst Oregon infantry and served about
year and a half. He moved to
kootenai county, Idaho. in 1884, 10.
eating at Post Falls. lie was
member of the masonic lodge at
Coeur d'Alene, the G.. A. r. post at
kathdrum, the Knights Of Pythlas 1T
and was charter mem.
Der OF the X. o. L. M. at Post Falls.
In politics he was staunch republt-
can.
Judge Kennedy was married in 1876,
his wife dying at Post Falls several
years ago. Several grown children
survive.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-04-24
Pfister Coming Again.

DIR. Pfster, the noted eye specialist
from st. Paul, whose admirable work
has created the same favorable i'm
preston here that it has in all parts
OF the Inland Empire will again be
at Klopf's residence, Thursday, Fri
day and SATURDAY., April 80. May
and 2. This is the seventh yea: Of
his visits to our city. AS usual, there
will be no charge for examination.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-04-24
TIMBER LAND VALUES
Lumbermen Confer With Assessors
of Three Counties.

Lumbermen Confer With Assessors
Of Three Counties.
Representatives of many of the
lumber companies doing business
and owning property in Bonner
and Kootenai counties were in
Rathdrum last week comforting
with Assessors Bailor and F. H.
Luce and the county commission
ers concerning the assessed valua-
ton of timber lands under the
arrangement agreed upon by the
assessors at Boise last summer
when it was determined to assess
property at half its value instead
of about one-sixth as heretofore.
This would raise the valuation of
timber land from $4 or IS an acre
to about $50 an acre. On the
latter basis it is estimated that the
timber lands in Bonner, Kootenai
and Shoshone counties are worth
in the aggregate $40, 500, 900.
After the conference here, AS
SCISSORS Bailor and Luce, accom-
panied by Assessor L. A. Smith of
Shoshone county, and eight timber
men proceeded to Wallace last
Friday to see the county commits
sioners of Shoshone county, with
view to arriving at satisfactory
adjustment of the taxes Of the
lumber companies in this district.
The conference at Wallace was
concluded on Saturday.
The TRIBUNE is informed that it
has been arranged to assess all cut
over timber land in Kootenai coun-
ty at 81 an acre and all standing
timber at SO an acre. This is said
these are lower than the valuations
fixed in Shoshone county.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-04-24

Mr.. Heitman then stated that new
precincts, including Spirit Lake,
would be created at the July session
Of the board of county commissioners
and he suggested that Spirit Lake
should be given five delegates on
account of its population, and each
other new precinct one. Messrs.
Busby and LaVeine objected to this,
and the latter moved that new pre-.
cincts to be created be given one
delegate each. Bartlett Sinclair
moved an amendment that the
executive committee allow new pre-
cincts delegates each to a number
not exceeding five as it saw fit. The
motion, as amended, was then passed.
An amendment offered by w. L.
Gleason of St. Joe that the executive
committee be empowered to increase
the number of delegates from any OF
the present precincts was not second.
ed.
The selection of place for hold
ing the county convention coming up,
Elmer Doty placed In nomination the
city of Harrison. Mr.. LaVeine Sc
conded the nomination, saying he
believed Harrison was entitled to the
convention this year and that the
party would be helped by it. Mr..
Heitman opposed Harrison. He con.
tended that the faithful should be
rewarded, that Rathdrum had been
faithful and by every rule of right
and of political policy was entitled to
the convention. He spoke Of the
many concessions Rathdtum had
made In the past and said it would
make them again In the interest of
harmony by waving claim to the
convention. and, as compromise, he
presented the name of Spirit Lake, a
young republican city founded by ''as
good republican as ever cast bal.
lot, f. A. Blackwell" Bartlett Sim
clair spoke vigorously lndorsing Spirit
Lake. Mr. Doty, thereupon with
drew the name of Harrison and the
convention was voted to Spirit Lake
unanimously. The dates for holding
the primaries and the convention
were left to the executive COMMITTEES
upon the suggestion of the chairman.
After an hours recess the commit
tee on selecting delegates to the
Wallace convention reported this
following: J. H. VanKeuran of Catal-
do, P. H. Wall of Lane, Elmer Doty
of Harrison, VIM. Trueman of St.
Maries, G. j. Shoemaker, A. v.
Chamberlin, e. E. Whitla, e. N.
LaVeine of Occur d'Alene, G. L.
Heitman, Bartlett Sinclair, @. A.
Mcdonald of Rathdrum, Sherman
Smith of Post Falls, and ]. G. H.
Reynolds of Spirit Lake. The report
was adopted.
CONTINUED ON 1AsT-PAoEJ
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senator Borah of Idaho, made his
nrst speech on the floor of the senate
last Monday, speaking vigorously In
ueiense Of the president in the
brownsville controversy. He made
an ,mpassioned plea for law and order
a"u was listened to with close at
Vention throughout.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-04-24

VII has been discovered on Penn
syiSan'a. property belonging to a
enurch. Just how the congregation
- 10 profit by the find without COM
lug 10 contact with "tainted money"
10 more than we can figure out.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-04-24

A special meeting Of G.. A. r. Gen
eral Lawton Post No. 20, is called
for May 2 at 2 o'clock, p. NJ. sharp,
to prepare for observing Memorial
day. BY order OF the commander.
A. G. G.. SLOCUM.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-04-24

The Turkish government has re
fused to allow Italy the privilege,
granted other nations, OF aintal ming
Italian postotf1ces in Turkish terri
tory, and in response Italy has dis
patched a feet of warships to Asia
Minor to compel recognition.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-04-24
ONLY Two new SHIPS
President Wanted -Four, but
Congress Does Not ACCede.
FIRST VETO OF THE SESSION
Roosevelt Announces Policy Re-
garding Franchises.

gardlng Franchises.
Washington, D. c., April 49,
This has been a lively week ir
Washington and many things ol
Importance have happened in the
national legislature which is now
looking forward to an early ad-
journment and is passing import
ant measures with the usual haste
which attends the last weeks of a
session. The President sent to
Congress an urgent message re-
commencing that provision be
made for four first class battleships,
pointing out that the complete
failure of all steps toward an agree
ment to limit naval ornaments at
the Hague and the elaborate build
ing programmes of Germany and
other foreign nations rendered it
imperative, not as war measure
but for the preservation of peace,
that the United States maintain its
navy in point of size and efficiency
on par with those of other ma
tlons. When this phase of the
naval bill was reached in the
House lively contest ensued,
Representative Tawny of Mime
sofa leading the fight against the
Presidents programme and Rep
resentative Hobson of Alabama
making the fight for the four ship
proposition. By an overwhelming
majority the House refused to ac-
cede to the Presidents recommen-
dation. Mr.. Tawney then sought
to amend the bill to provide for
only one battleship but this was
defeated by an even larger majority
than the Hobson amendment.
Finally the House passed the bill
as reported from the committee
with provision for two battleships
of the first class.
The President sent to Congress
this week his first veto of the
session and in so doing announced
an important policy. The bill
vetoed granted to corporation an
extension of three years time in
which to build a dam across the
Rainey River. In his veto mes
sage the President called the
attention of Congress to the fact
that there are pending bills which,
if passed. would give to private
concerns the right to construct
dams capable of producing 1900, :
900 horse power, the production of
which with coal would entail a
consumption of $1,000, 900 tons.
The President declares his oppo-
sition to policy of giving away,
practically without restriction or
compensation, such valuable
privileges which are the property
of the entire community and of
future generations and asserts that
he will not approve of further
measures of this character. In
order to secure his approval, all
such bills must contain provision
for some remuneration to the COM
munity for the special privileges
granted, specific conditions gov
erning their use, and provision
that ultimately they shall revert to
the Government so that future
generations shall enjoy the privi-
lege of dealing with them as may
then seem best. 81 do not be-
lieve" says the President? "that
natural resources should be granted
and held in an undevoloped con-
dition either for speculative or
other reasons. AS in the past
Congress has donated such special
privileges representing untold
millions to private concerns, with.
out limit or remuneration, Mr..
Roosevelt's syowed policy eonsti.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1908-05-14
Qualified Voters

We are frequently asked about
the qualifications of voter in this
state. All questions of that ma
ture are best answered by the pro-
vision in the state constitution,
which we print herewith:
Every male person resident of
this state who shall be of the age
of twenty-onc years and upwards,
not otherwise disqualified, belong
ing to either of the following
classes, who shall be qualified
elector under the laws of the terri
tory of. Dakota at the date of the
ratification of this constitution by
the people, or who shall have re-
sided in the United States one
year, in the state six months, in
the county thirty days and in the
election precinct where he offers
his vote ten days next preceding
any election, shall be deemed a
qualified elcctor at such election. -
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Glow for Treasurer

Byron L. Glow, United States
Commissioner at this place, is a
candidate for the republican NOM
ination for county treasurer. Mr..
Glow has had experience in clerical
work and is we'll qualified in every
way for the position of treasurer.
He has lived in the West all his
life and is in ever sense of the
word a Western man. Several
years ago he was engaged in the
lumber business with his father at
Pierre and Fort Pierre. Later he
became assistant cashier in charge
of a bank at Presho, when that
town was in its boom days. Re-
signing this position, he was ap-
pointed deputy clerk of the United
States Circuit Court at Sioux
Falls. A year and a half ago, Mr..
Glow was appointed United States
Commissioner by Judge Garland
and opened up an Office in Philip.
His work in that position has re-
ceived frequent commendation by
the land Offices, both at Pierre and
Chamberlain. More than that the
affairs Of his Office have been con-
Quoted in a manner that has
brought him = host of friends
among the homesteaders in this
end of the county. If the home.
steaders have q loyal, steadfast
friend, that friend is Byron L.
Glow. They will vote for him toe
by the hundreds. And no mistake
will be made if they elect him our
next county treasurer.
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been for more than thirty years
a resident of South Dakota. For
a large portion of that time he
he, been recognized as one of the
most powerful and eloquent
speakers in the state. The oppor-
tunity to hear him should not be
missed. Take our word for it,
there will be lively discussion,
with sarcasm and humor from
start to finish. General Conklin
is not a candidate for any Office.
The dates of the meetings thus
far announced will be as follows:
Stamford evening May IA,
Marietta noon May 19, Kadoka
noon May Is, Milesville noon May
20, Cottonwood noon May 16,
Leslie evening May 81, Grind
stone evening May 18, Manila
evening May %, Ottumwa eve
ming May %.
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Up.tO.date Farmers

There has been lot of specula-
tion as to the ultimate position
which the COW man is to occupy
in the changed industrial situation
of the country west of the Mis-
souri, river. Fanciful writer's
have always pictured him as
moving taking himself and
his belongings in solemn dignity
westward beyond the reach of a
dispised civilization. Others have
seen in the old COW man a oppon-
ent' always to the new order of
things, standing his ground but
fighting bitterly to the very end
of his days. No one has ever
pictured him as the energetic
disciple of the new agricultural
movement of the most active
and enthusiastic farmer of all the
multitude Of farmers now in our
country.
When you call the list of those
who are doing most to advance the
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1908-05-14
A Big Newspaper

On Monday, May the 25th, the
Daily Argus-Lcader of Sioux Falls
will issue a State Edition, which
will be without exception the
greatest, most attractive, and best
selling number of that great news
paper ever issued. 1t will con-
tain in the ncighborhood of 80
full-size newspaper pages. 1t
will cost 81, 800 to print and dis
tribute the issue. There will be
illustrated articles on the follow
ing subjects: South Dakota a
Great Agricultural State, South
Dakota's Educational Advantages,
Cruiser South Dakota. CONNER
cial Club of Sioux Falls, the
Black Hills Country, South Da-
kota's New Capitol Building,
Special Industries of South Da-
kota, Church Interests, Manufac-
turing Interests, and other articles
of interest in booming this great
commonwealth.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1908-05-14
The Great Empire of Staaley

The consummation of the desire
of the citizens of Kadoka is atlast
an accomplished fact. A special
election was held Tuesday.
The election was organized by
the selection of DIR. S. Well
man, Frank Coye and &. G.
Skrove as inspectors. Fifty
two votes were cast of which
forty-nine were for and three
against incorporation. making it
practically unanimous in favor of
the proposition. Only about
seventy-fve per cent of the votes
were cast. The limits of the town
are one and one half miles square,
lying south and east of the north
west corner of the Albert Gardner
placc.-Kadoka Press.
The Jail in the new court house
at Fort Pierre has been completed
and is now being used. Bowen,
tho fellow charged with the mur-
der of Miss Katherine Kille, and
George Clawson, another criminal,
are both confined there awaiting
the action of the July term of
court.
The town of Wasta knows how
to get business. The other day
when a Meade county man blew
into the new town on. the
Cheyenne to yet help to make a
passable road to White Owl the
Wasta men headed by Frank
Cottlc, the old time storekeeper,
dug up $110 good and lawful
money instanter. That is the way
to boost the country and your
town.
J. H. Robson, a homesteader
out near Ottumwa, fell from his
wagon last week and sustained in
juries which resulted in his death
in this city last Saturday, where
he had been brought for medical
aid. He leaves wife and four
small children to mourn his loss.
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The body was taken to their old
home in Claremont, Minn., for
urial.-Stock Growers News.
The editor of the News was in
Nowlin one day last week, and is
pleased to report a good boom on
there. AS the new hall is nearing
completion, there is in course of
construction two other substantial
buildings, w. K. Hartley's hard
ware store and Joe Sterba's build
ing. Anthony Murphy has just
completed neat bath house and
we are reliably informed that as
soon as the hall is completed an
other large building will be
erected.
Eben w. Martin Of Dcadwood
addressed a large and attentive
audience at the Paradis Hall in
this city Tuesday evening. Mr..
Martin is candidate for reelec-
tion to Congress and is affiliated
with the Stalwart wing of the Re-
publican party.-Fort Pierre In
dependent.
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farming interests of the county,
you naturally call the names of
many who have recently come in
to our country, but you will also
place in the list the names Of many
who were not so very long ago
typical COW men. Certainly you
would not pass by Eb. Jones, f.
A.. Morrison, Scotty Philip, Mike
Dunn, and Pete ,Joslin. All of
these men have approximately Il
hundred acres apiece under cult
vation, some of them more than
that amount. The list could be
increased pretty easily.
Mike Dunn has broken out fifty
acres of sod already this spring.
Scotty Philip raised 25 acres of
potatoes last year, without any
irrigation, that yielded 1865 bushels
to the acre. He has sold over
1900 bushels, none of them at less
than 75c per bushel at the farm.
He has also sold about 800 bushels
of seed corn at 81 per bushel, and
could have sold more Of both corn
and potatoes if he had them to
spare. He is raising lot of hogs.
having alfalfa pasture for them,
and is seeding a lot more ground
to alfalfa this spring.
Pete Joslin, who has home
stead near Midland, has gone into
farming in dead earnest. Pete
had in hundred acres of small
grain before the recent wet spell,
and the farming proposition looks
pretty good to him. So it goes;
the fellows who were riding the
range only a few years ago are
falling into line behind the break
ing plow in fine shape.