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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-08-28
Assessors W ant New Law

At meeting of the committee of
the assessors appoi nted to make re-
Communications for the revision of
the revenue laws To the next legisla-
ture last week at Boise, it was decided
to urge legislation for the creation OF
state tax commission similar to
that of the state or Washington. The
assessors say that this would bring
about uniformity OF assessment
rolls and other bla bks, and believe it
would greatly tend to eQualize the
basis OF assessment 10 the various
counties.
They went on record as bsing
opposed to the se:ni-annual payment
OF taxes: advised the repeal of tie
statute limiting assessors to one term
in Office, believing the lsnger an as
SCISSOR is in Office the more capable he
becomes 10 serving his county; advo-
cate fixed salary for assessors exclu-
slve of expenses and hire of deputies,
and changing tbs time of year at
which taxes become due from the
second Monday 10 October to the Sec
ond Monday In January; propose spe-
cial legislation providing for the tax
alton Uf migratory stock.
The advantages to be gained by
changing the time Of ths year at
which taxes shall become due, the as
SCISSORS say, is that Il would permit an
| incoming official to have a clean set
of assessment rolls.
The idea for migratory stock law
is that the county where cattle or
sheep range 10 January shall be the
home county and that there they
shall be taxed for the entire year,
settlement being made with the
other counties by that county for
such period as the stock may be with
10 their boundaries.
The members of this committee are
James Mcmillan OF Twin Falls; c. A..
Bailor OF Ko3tenai, l.. B. Case of
Bannock. H. M. Gilkison OF Washing
ton and e j. Gemmil Of Latah.
All assessors have been requested
to hand in such suggestions as they
have to this committee which will
convene again before the legislature
4 cOnvenes.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-08-28
POST FALLS.

The school board met 10 special
session Monday night to consider the
bids for the transportation of pupils
to and from the schoolhouse to east
Greenacres. There were bids In,
ranging from $3.50 to $445O per
month. The contract for route No.
was let to Mr.. Waller and route No.
2 to Mr.. Glispie. both of East Green.
acres.
The contract for furnishing wood
for the schools was let to w. r. Loan.
The bids fot janitors we're opened.
There were three of these and the
board considered the bids OF Will
Worden and Earl Brunner the best
and they were duly elected.
Nicholas Hlte, an old resident Of
the prairie west of town, died sudden
ly Monday and was buried in Ever
green cemetery Wednesday.
III. M. Strathern. manager OF the
Post Falls Lumber company, gave a
party Of the Presbyterians a pleasure
ride In his launch. the Rob Roy. Mon
day evening.
A 60-foot trestle just west Of town
on the N. p. branch, was DESTROYED
by fire this week, end the westbonnd
train had to transfer. A relief train
reached here from Occur d'Alene too
late to be of much assistance. but SET
several fires along the right Of way
that would have proven disastrous
had not the citizens turned out to
tlyht. The old engine used by the
Northern Pacific to pull trains on
this branch needs new spark arrest
er, and has already put the company
to considerable expense. It sets fire
to crops. ties, wood, ETC., along the
right of way, and is apt to do serious
damage. 1t was this engine that sci
| fire to the trestle. A crew was put
to work that evening and by morning
| a new trestle had been built.
Thompson & Caldwell have ovel
100, 900 peeled ties on the Northern
Pacific right Of way here, and tht
work OF loading for shipment to tht
pickling works started Monday.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-08-28
ATHOL

| A party Of young folks were out I,
the home OF Mrs. w. f. Lawrence
last Thursday. A hard rain ant
thunder storm came up as they wer,
driving out, but they had provided
themselves with plenty OF robes 81
that they did not get very wet
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs
Lawrence, Mr.. and Mrs. McMall,
Misses Myrtle Lawrence, Myrtle
Clark, Laura Clark, Lorraine Danforth
Gertrude Clark. Lula Whit and Cora
Green and Miss Harris; Messrs. Earl
Lawrence, James Dyer, Roscoe Sim
mons, Mark Watkins, Roy Bracken
and Bernie Roth. Near midnight
dainty refreshments were served after
which the party broke up.
Friday evening box social was
given at the Odi Fellows hall, by the
Athol Athletic club. Quite large
crowd was present, all the ladies and
girls bringing baskets, which were
sold to the highest bidders. A prize
Of 81 was given to Miss Alice Barry
for having the preLtiest basket. The
prize basket was bought by Thomas
Rawlings. The Rev. Hert acted as
auctloneer.
Earl Watkins, Roscoe Simmons,
and several other young men returned
last week from the Pend Oreille re-
serve, where they have been lighting
fire
Prof. Hatch announces that the
Athol school will begin Monday, Aug.
81.
Mrs. spauldipR has returned from
several weeks camping trip near
Granite.
Supt. Johnson OF Bayview was in
Athol on business last week.
Leagne, was led Sunday evening by
Mrs. II. Watkins.
Abe Hornbeck departed Sunday
evening for Granite where he will con.
duct tie peeling camp.
J. S. Gault moved into town Thurs
day.
Mrs. w. E. Irwin was Ill Sunday.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-08-28
BRADY ENDORSED FOR GOV.
Republicans also Endorse Hepburn,
Borah and French.-County
Ticket is Named.

Inc republican county conven
ton was held at Spirit Lake. Tues
day, A. A. Crane of Harrison, act
ing as temporary chairman. A
set OF resolutions were adopted and
full county ticket nominated a:
follows:
For commissioners. w. L Walt.
man, Harrison, lst district; I. NJ.
Busby, Occur d'Alene, End district;C
NJ. Trlgg, State Line, 3rd district;
for legislature, F. M. Wlnship, St.
Maries, T. T. Kerl, Occur d'Alene,
and Charles A. Mcdonald, Kathdrum;
For the senate, James A. Spauldlng
of Occur d'Alene; for county supt. OF
schools, o. R. Shern, Post Falls; for
surveyor, H. B. Wright, Spirit Lake;
for sheriff, Pearl bailey. Dudley; for
treasurer, s. D. Beebe, Occur d'Alene;
for coroner, DR.. Frank Wenz, Rath-
drum;for probate judge. r. q. ERbers,
Athol; for assessor, ]. w. Smith.
Rathdrum: for county attorney, c..
II. Potts, Occur dAlene.
The resolutions adopted endorse
the national and state platforms,
Senators Hepburn and Borah and
Congressman French. James H.
Brady of Pocatello, was endorsed
for governor, A. A. Crane for at
torney general and Chas. L. Heit-
man for state chairman, vice Jas.
H. Brady. A. A. Crane of Harris
on, was selected as permanent
county chairman.
The following delegates were
nominated to attend tie republican
state nominating convention to be
held at Boise, next Tuesday Sept.
1st:
A. V. Chamberlain, r. e. McFar-
land, j. P. Fallon, E. r. WhiLla, c..
L. Heitman, c. A. Mcdonald, A. A.
Crane, P. II. Wall, Victor Waltman,
Lew Ely, Fl. M. Strathern, Bartlett
Sinclair, E. A. Allen and w. A.
Hart
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-08-28
An Old Timer Gone.

Nicholas Hite, pioneer and
civil war veteran, died at his home
miles northwest of Post Falls,
aged II years. The funeral occur
ed at II O'Clock from the Method
ist church at Post Falls, Wednes-
day, the Rev. Mr.. Hall, brother
in. law of the deceased conducting
the services. Interment was at
Evergreen cemetery. The deceas-
ed left wife, four sons and two
daughters.
Nicholas Hite was a native OF
Pennsylvania, but came west many
years ago, and settled on a claim
half way between Post Falls and
Sucker lake. For several years he
was extensively engaged in stock
raising, and made success OF it.
He gradually improved his place
until he had an ideal home, which
is now surrounded by the irrigated
lands of the East Greenacres dis
tr;ct Mr.. Hite suffered stroke
af paralysis several weeks ago, but
was seemingly recovering, as he
reeained his speech and was able
to walk about the house. Monday
he walked out to dinner, but soon
collapsed, and at O'Clock was
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-08-28

AouR ot company l. swan ont too IA
and narrowly escaped drowning. H
sank twice before he was rescued b
Corporal O'Keefe OF the regulars VIII,
drew him out.
Puget sound was about five mile
distant SO could not be visited by tn,
men so easily this year as in 1904 ant
'So6 when the regiment was campet
only half mile from it. But Ch,
lake, being close oy, was visited
quite often.
The Idaho troops maintained their
usual reputation for good order and
general good conduct throughout, and
officers and men were much beneti tied
by the instruction received. Begin
ming on Aug Is, the entire command
drilled about four hours each day on
the plain which stretched mile be-
between the camp and Murray creek,
10 order to get in practice for the
grand battle between the Blues and
the Browns on Aug. "a and 25, the
ldaho's being part of the Blue
army.
In the regimental muster on Aug.
20, Companies e, z and l of Major
Edelblute's battalion, and one other
company "a Of Nampa,) recei we'd
honorable mention for good attend
and soldierly appearance generally.
There was no drilling on Saturday,
the 22nd. but the companies were
lined up and paid of, IL days pay
being disbursed. All the compaL les
were paid 10 about an hour.
The afternoon was gwen over to
athletics. The amusements at the
Y. M. G. A. tent. and the attractions
Of the city attracted most Of the men
away from camp and many were
granted leaves Of absence until Sum
day afternoon. In the athletics,
Dresser Of Company f won the foot
race. Roy Maine Of E company tried
out for the wrestling match with
Montana, but tied with a Company
X man. A fine ball game was played
between the teams of the lst and 3rd
Infantry, U. s, A. 1t lasted ten
innings and resulted to3 in favor
of the 1st.
On Sunday the men remaining in
camp were marched to church services
at headquarters, conducted by the
chaplain at o'clock.
A serious breach Of discipline was
the gossip Of the camp on the goth.
Captain Hanson, with many other
officers, went to Tacoma Wednesday
night, Aug. 10, and attended society
function. He remained too late to
catch the last car back to camp, so
decided to stay In the city until
morning and catch the first car
which would have brought him out
on Time. But again he was late,
reveille had been sounded and his
company was at drill when he finally
reached his post OF duty. The un-
fortunate officer was court marJialed,
fined $50 and sentenced to stay IN
camp during all the rest of the en-
campment.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-08-28
SPIRIT LAKE.

The fire department was called out
about l O'Clock Monday morning by a
fierce blaze In the Bon Ton confec-
tionery store. The department put
out the fire before the framework was
burned, though the whole interior
was gutted. and the stock was ruined
The cause OF the fre is unknown,
but it Is thought that it was started
by mice. The building and stock
were owned by Phil Leland, and was
insured for $l400.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-08-28

Judge Parker opened the campaign
IN Los Angeles with a speech, and
during his remarks one prominent
Democrat dropped dead. II he has
any more luck like this, the Judge Is
likely to oe invited to come home
and keep quiet.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-08-28
STATE AND COUNTY news
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

The state university at Moscow
will open for the fall and winter
term on Sept. %, with large enroll
ment.
The track laying crew Of the Spo.
kane & Inland electric road entered
Moscow, Wednesday of last week,
but will not run electric cars for
several weeks on account Of the poles
and wiring not being In place.
F. j. Oe)tjen, late editor of the
Palladium, St. Joe, has jumped the
country, leaving behind him nun.
ber Of sorrowing creditors. With his
disappearance the Palladium ceased
publication and the Press has a clear
field at the head Of navigation.-St.
Maries Gazette.
Tremendous irrigation problems
are being worked out 10 Idaho. The
latest undertaking is claimed to be
the greatest enterprise OF this kind
10. America. 1t Is the reclamation Of
600, 900 acres tillable land between
the Bruneau and Salmon rivers on
Twin Falls and Owyhee counties.
Under the new law passed by con-
gress, Idaho will get $50, 900 from
the government. Idaho contains a
national forest and under the law all
states containing national forests are
entitled to rs per cent OF the gross
receipts of the national forests Of
each state.
Jackrabbits In large numbers are
overrunning the Lewiston Orchards
section, and protection to the young
trees, has been necessary. The rab-
bits are particularly fond Of the bark
and their depredations have resulted
in a number OF trees being killed.
During the past few davs men have
been engaged 10 wrapping the trees
with tarred paper, and steps have
been taken to exterminate the rab-
bits.
The high bridge over Lawyers Can
yon just completed by the Northern
Pacific on Its new line to GranReville.
was difficult piece Of bridge engi.
neering. The structure is 1883 feet
long and 286 feet high, and Is built
Of concrete piers and abutments with
a steel superstrncture. The steel
girders are 100 feet long, making
them very difficult to handle at such
great height. The bridge is built for
single track and is now being used
by construction trains.
The state land board on Aug. 18,
made an application for the segrega.
tion OF 2s2, $50 acres OF land 10 Owy.
hee county, part OF the Twin Fall.
Brupeau segregation, OF between
500, 900 and 600. 900, which the Twir
Falls Land & Water company pro
poses to irrigate and which will con
stituse part OF the greatest irriga
tion tract In the world, when success
fully completed The fling fee wal
the largest ever received at the loca
land Office and amounted to $3563
the entry embracing 442 sections o
land.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-08-28

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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-16

that halt the resolutions are FOR.
gotten The next day.
Althothe formation Of half baked
resolutions is not beneficial, there
is moral advantage arising from
a review Of the years experience
which is of high value. Mankind
is prone to continue in the course
he has laid out for himself with no
provision for resting places where
he may turn and view his progress.
Or if such provision be planned,
the rush Of business is apt to carry
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-16
Know Thyself.

Tn spite of the jests of the para
grapbers and the pictures OF the
cartoonists, the taking of a moral
balance sheet is an operation which
cannot be avoided with impunity
by the man who cares to make the
most of himself. A highly desir-
able knowledge of one 8 selfresults
from searching introspection at
the beginning of another term by
which we measure time. 1t is an
operation which moral coward
fears, and one which weak willed
individual would rather not under
90. To take account of the failures
and successes of the past twelve
months, to compare present recol-
lections with the impressions OF
events when they occurred, to see
how our passing judgment meas
y
ures up in the perspective of q
year, all tends to give man a
frmer grip on the future.
Acknowledgment of failure or OF
yielding to temptation is equiva-
lent with most people to swift
resolution to do better the coming
year. The writing Of ten or more
aims to be sought in the conduct
Of ones personal life during the
twelve month is practiced by not
a few people. But the iokesteft
] are not far wrong when they FAY
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-16

to be seen, but 1 resolved to have
a bath anyway. The river was
wide at the point where | was, and
the current was sluggish. The
surface was covered with water
plants Of the period, i. e., myrio-
phyllites capillifolius and nymph-
aea arithnoea. The trees and
shrubs along the banks were (some
of them) the same as one might
see in South America, and many
that are now found in colder coun-.
tries, mingled with others, now
extinct.
Obviously, | could not swim IN
that river, but I could take a drink
and clean up little. l saw no
reptiles while bathing; but just as
1 was getting ready to leave | heard
snort and a sp)ashing, and a huge
animal came outon the bank only
short distance from me. He was
as large as an elephant and had
teeth like. those of a beaver, nearly
two feet long. There were no
climbable trees near. There. were
bambusinites sepulantaea in album
dance. and paying no attention to
me, he walked up to one of these
with stem six inches in diameter,
cut it down with couple of bites
and carried 1t into the water and
Esank with it. 1t was Toxodon
getting his breakfast or material
to build a dam. { It is not known
that these animals built dams, but
they were aquatic, and an animal
of SO large a size would require
deep water which, in South America
where they lived, could only be had
the whole year by the building Of
dams to hold it during the dry
season.
I was making my way towards
the trees and was within few
yards of them when heard the
familiar voice of the Daring One
in unmlstakable cries of anger
and alarm. She was on low
branch of tree directly In front
| Of me, and held broken branch
in one hand. She was looking in
my direction and jesticuiating
wildly. Now I am not fond Of
quarreling with the ladies. But,
you see l was a missing link"
then, and chivalry was not the
fashion; SO l resolved to take that
stick away from her just to show
her that she wasn't the 'swhole
works. / started for the tree on
the run, and when nearly to it the
stick went whizzing past my head,
and I heard yeIp behind me. 1
understood then that the stick
wasn't meant for me and swung
Into the tree none too coon to avoid
the teeth of pack Of dogs as big as
timber wolves. Ofcourse | wanted
to shake hands with my delivere1
and tell her she was peach OF
something of the sort, but she
Jumped into another tree and broke
lG - 80 ll,ra ,,olns and fhraw them
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-16

hin foYwxfd At such 8 rate that 81
|it were not for the traditions II
New Years day lie would hardly
stop, even for q brief review.
Kno~ledge Of the origin Of suc-s
cesses and Of failures is q valuable
asset and can often be gained BY q
careful analysis of the past, such
as man is in a measure impelled
to take on the first day OF the year.
There is immeasurable wisdom In
the old Greek maxim: Know
thyself. Exchange.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-16
In the Land Of the
Missing Link"


After my first experience with
made to. order dreams, it was some
time before / could muster enough
courage to press the point of con-
centratiop. But the more thought
about that magatherium and the
bold young missing link. the
greater was my desire to finish
that dream and see what was 60
ing on in the omiocene period.
However, ! finally decided to risk
one more trip back thru the ages.
Accordingly I pressed the point of
concentration and went 10 sleep.
The little pig was somewhat slower
in making his appearance this
time. No doubt he remembered
my wrath of the previous occasion
at finding myself changed to a
missing link.
When he did arrive he was care
full to keep>well out of my reach.
"Well," SAID he, 'yoo called
rae, What 10 you desire tonightY
After informing him that [ wished
to repeat my excursion of few
nights before, / Immediately went
to sleep-as it were-only to be
awakened by the most unearthly
noises one could imagine. l sat
up and began to rub my eyes with
my fists; but this had anything
but a soothing effect on my eyes,
and it took but very little of this
treatment to persuade my eyes to
open. And, little wonder. On
looking at my fist, 1 discovered
that it was black, and covered with
stiff. redish- brown hairs, and twice
as large as any self respecting fist
should tie.
But I had little time to examine
myself, as the noise caused by the
miocene animals greeting the
rising sun attracted my attention
elsewhere. Yes, l was in the nest
in the walnut tree, the nest l had
built on my former visit to this
region, and the Daring One, In the
tree next to mine, WAS contrlbut-
ing her share of noise to old Soils
morning greeting. Evidently she
had forgotten all about me-, for she
never looked in my direction, and
soon climbed down amongst the
larger limbs and swung across to
another tee. She went some die
lance before / realized that t was
a stranger in strange land, and
ess .yed TO follow. | was too'siow
to keep up with her tho, and would
soon have lost sight Of her, as the
trees we're closer together and she
appeared to be leading me into a
dense Jungle, SO l climbed to the
TOP Of tree to see where she was
heading for. There was a river 9
short distance ahead, and, no doubt
that was her destination, altho she
had now. disappeared.
When / arrived at the river
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-16

at the dogs. tried to thank her,
but all I could do Was to yell like
an Indian and say never a word. 1
guess she understood me, tho, as
she made nice face at me end re-
sumed her occupation Of throwing
| limbs.
Well, I wasn't interested in the
dogs, and / knew / couldn't catch
her; SO I decided to go and look at
a fig tree which I had seen while
going to tha river. While going
to the fig tree l caught a thrush
that was sitting on her nest, and
after killing the bird and eating
the eggs, I took it along with me-.
After eating my fill of figs. l went
back to see how the dogs and the,
Daring One we're making out, in
tending to max friends withsomeof
them by giving them the bird. The
dogs did not look very friendly, SO
l offered it to the Daring One.
She was tempted to come little
closer TO see what it was, butseemed
afraid of me. tossed it to her in
disgust and turned and left. A
person who was not afraid OF q
megatherium, but afraid of me,
must be foolish. (Why, those
monkey enchanted society women
of the nineteenth century wouldn't
have feared me, even tho was as
large as gorilla!)
Nothing much happened dur
ing the day. l rambled around
amongst the Trees watching the
crows, famingoes, storks, sparrows
and thrushes as they few over or
hoped among the trees; and eat
ing the eggs and fruit that [ found.
[ became quite expert in climbing
and travelling thru the forest, and
saw several cat.like animals and a
glyptodon-a large animal belong
ing to the family of armodilloes,
possessing hard, scaly shell, and
as much as eight feet in length.
I saw nothing of the Daring One
until evening; butshe had evidently
kept track of me since | gave her
the bird, for just as | was climb
ing large tree to build a nest to
sleep in, large snake dropped
from above and coiled around me.
Just as it drew it's head back to
strike me, the Daring One threw
herself across from another tree,
caught the snake by the neck in
her flight, and by the time her
feet struck the branch [ was on,
had bitten it's head off. The snake
dropped to tue ground, and WREN
I tried to say something real nice
the Daring One stepped away
from me and made a noise wonder
2 tsH =
fully like our morning gong, and
T had to wake up. Dick. .