The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-07-17
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people are quite so silly as the Occur
d'Alene boosters say they are.

people are quite so silly as the Occur
d'Alene boosters say they are.
Now the people Of Coeur d'A]ene
say they will give site for the court
house. That is a mere bribe to vote
for that town. Did they offer free
site when they thought they had the
courthouse two years ago? Why did
they not do IT then? They have no
Intention Of giving site. Perhaps
the particular site they might offer
would not suit, then what? The
county commissioners are the ones to
select sites for county buildings and
not real estate boomers OF Occur d.
Alene. The commissioners might
not like the site offered and then the
same disgraceful fight amongst the
Occur d'Alene real estate men to sell
courthouse sites to the county at big
prices would be witnessed as we re-
member seeing two years ago. Don't
foo! yourselves and don't let Others
fool YOU, Coeur d'Alene will give no
sltes-without strong cable tied To
them.
Aud why, If the county is financial
y able to move the county seat, at
this time, why, l ask, should few
Occur d'Alene bankers and real estate
agents give Kootenai county site
for the courthouse? Are these peo-
pie noted for their public spirit and
generosity? II SO, we over here in
Harrison never heard IL. A great
| injustice is being done them In con.
cealing their beautiful Christian
qualities.
Then again the Coeur d'Alene peo-
pie say that we must have more
snowy courthouse. These fastidious
residents Ga iew only Of them) don't
,, like TO do business in such a common
structure as our courthouse. Well,
now, why can't we tear down the
frame building and the expensive
fire proof vaults at Rathdrum II
necessary and put up concrete
structure according to plans drawn
up by the Occur d'Alene real estate
men? Why not build on site we
now have and about which there Is
no question and save 5000 or $685.
600 1t IL just as cheap TO build in
Rathdrum as 1t is in Occur d'Alene.
But the common people, the work.
ing people are not complaining about
the appearance or condition OF the
] county buildings. In fact it is only
recently that the county building be-
gan to offend the eye and sensibility
of the refined people across the
prairie from them. Strange, isn't it?
Before Occur d'AlNne wanted the
| The county seat the buildings at
| Rathdrum seem to have been good
enough. Since Occur d'Alene began
| to wage this light against the county
TO get the county seat, the court
house has aged at least a century. 1t
used to be decent building, now it
is an old shack.
Now, Harrison people are not
against Occur d'Alene because the
Occur d'Alene busin ass interests have
engaged unfair competition with the
business men of Harrison. Their
tricks and meanness we readily for
give. We know all the rules of fair
trade between US and Occur d'Alene
have been and are now violated by
the Occur d'Alene people and they
treat US very. badly. But this has
nothing to do with the county seat
question. We are against Its removal
because it is expensive and not at all
necessary. Harrison or st. Maries or
Post Falls Is just as much entitled to
the county seat as Occur d'Alene.
Do you know, Mr.. Editor, that Occur
d'Alene thinks If it can get the
county seat now, and at the expense
Of the taxpayers and other residents
of the county, they will hold it for
all times and Harrison and St. Ma-ies
or Post Fails never will get it. No,
let us wait till things are more
settled in the county; till ii has
reached a higher stage of develop
ment, and then | say determine once
for all this vexed question. 1t won't
hurt TO wait a little while.
A HARRISON SCHOOL GIRL.