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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-01-31
At FULL CASH VALUE
Assessors Pass Resolutions for New
Assessment Basis.

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The county assessors convention at
Boise adjourned Thursday morning
OF last week after four days session.
AS result of their deliberations and
their conferences with the state boa rd
of equalization, they will hereafter
assess property at a 60 percent basis
which will be considered the full
cash value, instead of 33 percent
which has been the general basis
heretofore.
State Auditor Bragaw while ex-
planning the work of the board OF
equalization ated that there were
between 5000, 900 and 4, 900. 900 sheep
on the sanitary report, but that onl,
about 200, 900 had been assessed for
1907. The question of migratory
sheep was discussed and Guverno,
Gooding recommended that in order
to avoid trouble in the future each
assessor should make an estimate of
the number on his main assessment
roll, and then the actual numbe
could be reported upon in the ,ub>e
quent roll. The governors sugge>
tlOn met with general favor.
The assessors adopted resolution,
favOrlng assessment at actual ca.
value of all property including rail
roads, telegraph and telephone lines
The resolutions also recommend thar
inasmuch as the assessor Is not abl.
to much more than familiarize him
self with his duties during the tw
wears Of his term and is therefor,
unable to give the county the bes
service in so short period, the stat,
constitution he amended to make tn,
term of the assessor years aud per
init reelection.
The livestock which has been as
sessed the nearest the actual cash
value Of any taxable property in the
state, was disposed OF after consider.
able discussion, the rate bene
lowered slightly from the old rate
and the rates adopted are as follows
Beef cattle, $l7; mich cows. SIS:
stock cattle, $40; bnrros, So; sheep
So. %; goats, So 25; hogs, So; draft
horses, SIS; stations, $3.50. minimum:
jacks, $3.50, minimum: graded horses,
$35; stock horses, SIS; graded mules,
S35.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-01-31
STATE and COUNTY news.
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week,

The resignation of Surveyor Gen.
eral Easleson Of Idaho under protest
is pending the action of Secretary
Garfield, who Is considering Senator
Heyburn's request that it be recon-
sldered.
The Capitol State bank OF BOISE
failed last week and Is In the hands
Of a receiver. II is said deposltors
will be paid 10 full.
Judge f. G. Steele Of Lewiston has
positively declined to allow his name
to be used in connection with the
republican gubernatoriai nomination
There is some agitation for the
nomination on the republican ticker
OF northern Idaho mah for governor
and the probable effects Of such an
event are being conjectured.
Mrs. Eta McClammy of Occur d.
Alene, filed suit In the district court
in Rathdrum, Monday, for divorce
from Mark McClammv. Sac alleges
cruelty and drunkenness.
Miss Belle Chamberlain, state
superintendent Of public instruction,
has received reply from Senator
Borah relative to presenting bill for
setting aside $4,000 acres of land Tor
the benefit and maintenance of the
state school for the deaf and blind,
which does not give much encourage
Ment for passage of such bill.
Congressman French has introduced
In the national Congress a bill IT,
permit the Idaho & Northwestern
railway to build bridge across the
Spokane river, and bill giving
pensions to civil war and Mexican
war veterans at 81 years, $l2a month;
at IS years, SIS; and at 70 years, $40.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-01-31
Harrison.

The 2 year-old child Of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Arnet Olson died Friday evening
of pneumonia and was buried Satur
day AFTERNOON.
The funeral Of William Martin
who died at the hospital Friday, wa
held Saturday morning from th.
b lptist church. Rev. Mr.. Schlosst,
Utficiated.
Miss Guldia Adkins. one of th'
teachers in the public school here
has been sick for the past week. Hr'
place in the school Is being filled b.,
Miss Hazel Lafferty.
Daniel Bishop has purchased tn,
MarcOt building and Intends to oper
up a feed store.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-01-31

OF the county for the accommodation
OF everyone having business at the
county seat. 1t is now possible
for people in any part Of the county
to'visit Rathdrum and return home
the same day without inconveni-
ence.
With a salubrious climate, good
schools, opportunities open on
every hand and railroad facilities
second to none in the state, Rath-
drum and surrounding territory is
undoubtedly most desirable place
IN which to live.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-01-31
A Higher Health Level.

81 have reached higher health
level since l began using DR.. Kings
New Life Pills." writes Jacob SPRING
er, Of West Franklin. Maine. They
keep my stomach, liver and bowels
working just right" If these pills
disappoint YOU on trial, money will
be refunded at DR.. F. Wenz drug store.
25c.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-01-31

Can you afford to trihe with so seri
Gus a matter as to neglect bad cold
or cough, when for trifling amount
you can secure bottle of "Hickory
Bark Cough Remedy" that is guaran-
teed to cure or money refunded.
Price Csc, SOC and $l.00 per bottle.
For sale by DR.. +. Wenz and dealers
everywhere.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-01-31
Commissioners Proceedings

Jan. 1.-THE board declared the
following road overseers elected: Chas
Andres, dist. /; Jas S Minnion, g.;
VIII Harris. Is; NJ. Gilbertson, IL;
G McAyov, 10; w N Giles, %; c E
johnson. 25; H H Cobbett, q; ] e
Gaultney. 80: Stewart Walker. 81; M.
Gordon. 81; Gilbert. Reel as; A A
Sage, 55.
The following overseers were an.
pointed: ] II Renfro, district l2; c E
Remington, AZ; Frank Lafavre. 2.
The application OF Gus Jackson to
operate saloon at Spirit Lake was
laid over until Feb. IL.
The resignation Of E Duerselen as
justice of the peace of Santa was ap-
proved, as was also that Of G Sar-
gent OF ST. Joe.
Jan. l5-The board approved the
petition Of John Chambers, ct al, to
construct telephone line from ST.
Maries along the Fisher road and the
ST. Joe river.
The report Of c. A. Mcdonald,
sheriff, was approved.
The application of Handy & Peters
for license to operatea saloon at Spr-
IT Lake was laid over to Feb. is.
The petition Of J F Fraesure for
road was approved.
Jacob Wolfgang was appointed road
overseer of district 20.
Jan. l5--D M Drumheller was re-
funded 1921 80 for cancellation of
deed.
Jan. 1.-THE board approved the
saloon license bonds Thomas Therialt
Of Dudley, A E Hendrickson of Fer
rell; ID J Jennings, Athol; Con Peo-
pies, st. Joe; 5 Il Mandle, st Maries;
Jas Rafter. St joe; c E Hill, Emlda;
and the application Of Masters &
Wiley OF Coeur d'Alene.
Inc report OF Dr. brennan, county
physician, was approved, as were also
the reports Of W d Doty, overseer of
road district 10, and Chas Arthur Of
district 40.
Taxes were refunded to James
Mathesor. So; NJ Leeman, $3.50; aud
Lost Lake Lumber CO., 81 O5.
A resolution was adopted that.
whereas. the law requires that prop
erty be assessed at its full cash value,
the board believes that during the
ensuing year of 1908 the property Of
Kootenal county, and In fact OF the
several counties OF the state, should
be assessed as required by law.
Jan. l8-The board approved the
report OF M X Wall, justice of the
peace OF Lane In the matter of cor
oner's inquest.
The board authorized the auditor
Of Shoshone county, who has drawn
warrants in favor of Kootenai county
for the sum of $63S7. 55 to cover the
cost Of the second trial Of the case OF
the tate versus Steve Adams, to
deliver said warrants to CT Shoemak-
er, county treasurer.
The board adjourned to Feb. 10.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-01-31
Bills allowed Jan. 13:

Bills allowed Jan. 13:
A Nichol road work $1125O
A Wunderlich i" III
lulp Bros publishing notices 4
Bancroft Whitney Co supplies 6 so
[rwinHodson Co recorders reed 23 80
Nnlp Bros publishing notice 3
[ + Hedal removing dead body
from river 5
Shaw Borden supplies assessor g62
CAMcDonald board'R prisoners 39i 80
d" salary as sheriff 500
r L Cole supplies courthouse 26 25
J L Rogers care county charge As
Post Falls Advance publishing
notice of assessor so
p P Marshall witness rs
Chas Dickman - 775
r l. Walker work county atty ~
II Kellner jahitor for Dec. 90
Il e Egbers salary and exp 362 o2
J A Foster deputy clerk $50
d r Adams deputy sheriff 900
Henry Dyer - I" $50
Katherine Foley copyist 225
Margaret Reed - 2iU
q H Potts county attorney, 455
M Busby commissioner sal'ry lis
G M Trigg !" /" IT'S
CC Edwards +" i" IFS
f A Mccall probate Judge 300
d e Danny deputy auditor 300
G A Bailor assessor and exp 825
J w Smith deputy assessor 300
q w Flemmlug deputy
recorder $50
CONTINUED ON PAGE Two)
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-01-31
THE PLACE TO live IN
A Brief Resume Of the Ad-
VanCement Of Rathdrum
IMPETUS OF NEW RAILROAD
Community Has Prospered Much
During Year 1907.


D"ring the last twelve months,
while the development has been
great throughout Kootenai county,
no part of this county has expert
enced greater material progress
than that part including Rathdrum
and the territory Immediately con-
tiguous to it on the east and west
and north as we'll as the broad
farming section to the south. The
growth has been immense, having
been given powerful impetus by
the construction of new railroads
through heretofore inaccessible
though richly endowed region Of
forest and farming land.
The population has naturally in-
creased as the country has been
exploited. This has been marked
in Rathdrum as in all the COM
munities around it. Hundreds
have been added to the residents
of Rathdrum since year ago and
probably more buildings have been
erected than in any like period in
the history of the city; substantial,
handsome and costly homes which
tell of the faith the people have in
the community's stability and con-
tinued progress. Rathdrum's
growth has always been steady,
her future assured. The farming
community adjacent guarantees
that beyond all doubt.
The volume of business has
grown, Is was to be expected. No
business failures have occurred.
In every direction the community
has pushed out and in no way has
it gone back.
The city, the seat of county
government for years, located on
the main line of the Northern
Pacific, has a substantial court
house on which much money has
been spent from time to time for
improvement and to enlarge its
various Offices; brick Jail capa-
BILE of accommodating more prison
ers than the county has ever had
or ever expects to have at one
time; the county hospital and poor
farm, admirably situated and
capable of meeting all demands
made upon its hospitality. Be-
sides these attractions the city
started the year 1907 with city
water works, the purest mountain
water in the world; electric light
plant; saw and planning mills; ele-
vator; fraternal hall with ten secret
societies; national guard organ
ization, one of the best in the state;
five churches, three having edifices
which would be a credit to many
larger places; large substantial
school building of eight spacious
rooms, ETC., etc. During the year
past Rathdrum has lost none of
these assets but has added 10 them
in progressive manner. The
water system has been improved
at an expense of approximately
$4,000. The city has increased
the number of street lights. A
parsonage has been erected for the
M. E. church. A handsome new
high school building of brick and
stone has been completed at a cost
of $4,000. The number of secret
organizations has been increased
to eleven, all in honrishing con-
dition. Numerous other improve
ments might be pointed to, and it
must not be overlooked that the
closing months saw the completion
of the Idaho & Washington North
ern Railroad which gives Rath-
drum six more passenger trains a
day than it ever had before and
furnishes travelling facilities which
make connections with every part
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-17
Strange Fate Pursues
Singleton Family
Cincinnati Police Ask If AHeged
Murderer Causes Death by
Hypnotic Powers
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

CINCINNATI, July 16.-Is the hand
of fate, guided by some strange power.
possessed. perhaps, by man named
Wollweber, who is accused of murder,
wiping out the Singleton family?
This is the question the local au-
thorities are asking themselves Rob-
ert Singleton, an aged justice of the
peace, was enticed into a room and
murdered year ago, it is alleged, by
pair of badger workers-pretty Grace
Billingsby, girl of 20, and Louis
Wollweber, alias E. H Evans alias
Walter West. They were captured re-
centIy-the girl in Chicago and the
man in Boston. While signing war
rant charging them with murder, Fred
Singleton. son of the slain man,
dropped dead-a suicide 1T is said This
morning Mrs. e. F. Jones, daughter of
the murdered squire and the only sur
viving member of the family, was ia
tally stricken with heart disease while
handing bible to the Billingsby girl.
The widow of Fred Singleton is also
at the point of death. and one Of the
detectives who brought wohlweber
back from Boston is Ill.
After Grace Billingsby had been
bound over to the grand jury this
afternoon Mrs. Jones went to the
county jail to call upon her. She took
"a, small bible along with her to give to
the accused girl. Grace had not ar
rived at the Jail yet, so Mrs. Jones
retraced her steps. and while doing so
met two detectives in charge of the
prisoner. escorting her to jail.
Mrs. Jones walked up to the trio and
handed the bible to the girl. AS she
was about to speak she reeled and fell
unconscious to the sidewalk.
Grace Billingsby declares that from
the time she met Wollweber he ex-
erted a strange influence over her and
she was unable to resist II. Wol1-
weber. who is the son of a patrolman
in San Francisco, denies that he
has any hypnotic or other super
natural powers But the fact remains
that death is following in the wake of
the couple.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-17
Lieutenant Fined for
Making Eyes
Court Martial Furnishes Gordon
Dennis for OgIing Society
Women of Monterey

For making eyes" at the bellies of
stationed at the Monterey Presidio, was
fined $50 and given so days confine-
ment to his post. The sentence was i'm
posed by a court martial yesterday
Lieutenant Dennis. 1t seems, took a
drink too many, and in the fullness of
his spirits wandered into a drug store
In Monterey and sat down to collect his
scattering wits. Came in then a bevy
of Monterey society women. Now,
Dennis had been a favorite in social
circles in San Francisco. Many the
time had he made his devoirs to the
damsels at fashionable cotilIons and
receptions, where the procedure seemed
to afford the maidens more than ordf-
nary satisfaction. Therefore, being an
unselfish soul and possessed of a long
ing to radiate happiness irrespective of
localities, he threw a few dreamy ones
at the Monterey bellies. They did not
like it, and Dennis tried again with an
incurring glance of the John Drew
order The cold glare was all he re-
ceived. He tried another curve, but ii
was useless. The Monterey bellies were
not going to be lamped and, growing
wrathy at his persistence, reported
him for making eyes,
Upon which court martial with all
military .rigor delved into the affair
The charge was a queer one, but after
arguing the proposition the court mar
tial reached the conclusion that Lieu
tenant Dennis had thrown more kilo-
watts into his looks than was in con-
formity with the rules and reguIa-
tions pertaining to the standing army
of the United States of America. and he
was fined and confined. The ruling Of
the court was sent to Washington,
D c., where a flint-hearted bureaucrat
agreed that making eyes" was in
violation of army regulations. Then it
was passed up to President Roosevelt.
who took similar view. Therefore
for the next 80 days Lieutenant Dennis
will mediate on the wisdom of the
order "eyes front" His fellow officers
are considering the advisability of
wearing smoked glasses when they
wander through the streets of Mon
terey.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-17
Porter sGamblingD Dens
Are Raided
District Attorney Arrests Chi
neSe Law ViOlafOrS on Lieu-
tenant Governors Property
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

WATSONVILLE, July 16.-District
Attorney Bardin of Monterey county
today conducted a raid on the famous
Chinese gambling hells and lottery
vices In the faces of law abiding Wat
sonville citizens since they were moved
out of this city about 20 years ago and
were given refuge on the lands of
the Porter family, of which Lieutenant
Governor Warren r.. Porter is a mem
ber the management of the estate
resting in the lieutenant governor S
hands Sheriff Nesbit and several
deputies made the arrests of two
of the gambling house owners and
collected q great deal of the parapher-
MALTA to be used as evidence against
other gamblers, whom it is the district
attorneys intention to prosecute Wig
orously
Repeated calls on the local officers
to do their duty in this matter have
been so often fruitless that the belief
had become general that the Chinese
gamblers were getting protection Dis
trict Attorney Bardin bearded the local
political lion in his den and today
openly declared that there were no
strings on him
The raid had many theatrical fea-
lures because the Chinese apparently
had felt secure from arrest, but on the
arrival of the officers made frantic
flights through doors and windows, of
which there were so many that the few
officers present could not guard them,
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-17
CUSTOMS INSPECTORS
KILLED BY EXPLOSION
Opened Box of Decorating Caps
With AK and lgnited
Contents

BOSTON. July 1.-two government
customs inspectors and wharf watch
man were killed and two longshoremen
and two clerks injured in the explo-
sion today of box containing detonat-
ing caps in an inspection locker in a
shed on pier AZ, Mystic wharf. The
dead:
2. H. Nickerson, Lynn. Mass, assist
Charles F. Atwood, Quincy, Mass,
inspector.
Thomas Mason, East Boston, watch
man.
The box containing the caps was
landed this forenoon from the Ham
American line steamer Bethany
and taken into the compartment or
locker of the pier for inspection. Nick
erson began to open the box with an
ak when there came a muffied report
Nickerson and Mason were hurled
against the side of the shed and in
stantly killed.
Atwood was picked UP unconscious.
He barely lived to reach the hospital
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-17
LIEUT.. BOWEN GUILTY
OF NEGLECT OF DUTY
Army Officer, Court MartiaIed,
Pleads That Society Inter-
fered With His Work

Lieutenant W. S. Bowen. who. when
tried by courtmartial for neglect of
duty declared his official work was
set aside for social functions, has been
found guilty according to private dis
patches from Washington. ID. G.
Bowen was ordered by the Washing
ton officials to take some dispositions in
connection with the service and failed
to produce them. He was wired time
and again by the authorities to hurry
up with the work and invariably re-
piled that he would send on the pa
pers later. So many times did he say
this without producing the documents
that an investigation was started and
it was discovered that he had made
no effort to complete his task. When
courtmartialed he declared that his
had been case of too much ball and
afternoon tea. and that in ATTENDING,
to the calls of society he did not leave
enough time for his work
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-17

The unearthing of evidence that
couples the names of Abe Ruef
and Peter Claudianes in a signih-
cant way, the knowledge that the
much wanted brother of the man
who confessed" the dynanliting
of the Schenck home and the Gal
lagher houses in Oakland was in
Reno, New, as late as Wednesday
morning, and news of the coming
to San Francisco of Mrs. Gland
lanes, mother Of the two suspects,
were the most important of the
new developments in the dyna-
mite case yesterday.
At the conclusion of long Sc,
ries of Investigations yesterday,
the nature of which they refused
to divulge, District Attorney
Langdon and Special Agent VIII
liam ]. Burns declared themselves
positive that in John Claudianes they
have a man who was implicated in the
Gallagher dynamiting cases. On what
oorroborative evidence OF the prison
er's original confession their decision
is based has been kept a profound
secret, and neither Of them will discuss
the details of the evidence that has
- t,af-
ever. are no longer made simply as
a belief. but with an assurance that
amounts to a direct accusation.
Several important factors in the case
were developed yesterday, and Langdon
asserted last night that the evidence
now in his possession was ample to
convict John C1audianes of completely
in the crime though whether as the
man who actually placed the dynamite
at Gallagher's doorstep, or whether as
an accomplice of others who actually
perpetrated the deed he would not
state The corrobOrative evidence has
been carefully guarded from the public
and the story. so far as it has become
open property, hinges principally on the
original admissions made by Claudianes
when he was taken over the scene OF
the dynamiting outraSes last week.
CONNECTS JOHN WITH RUFF
The evidence which goes to connect
John Claudianes with Abe Ruef is the
most sensational brought out by yes
terday's Investigations, and finds its
origin in statements which have been
freely made during the last two or
three days by Captain Charles Forrest,
proprietor of the Buffalo hotel in Sau-
saIitO. Captain Forrest has known the
Claudianes family for many years and
is intimately acquainted with both John
and Peter. an uncle of the brothers
having run restaurant in Sausalito
for many years, moving to Reno five
years ago. Since the arrest of John
Claudianes Captain Forrest has told
many acquaintances that John Clau-
danes had often told him that his
brother, Peter, was closely connected
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-17

RUFF WITH
CLAUDIANES
Captain Forrest of Sansalito
Supplies Clew in the Dyna-
hitting Case
Peter, Brother of "COnfesseda
Suspect, BOasted of Work
for ex-BOsS
LangdOn Says He Has Evidence
to Convict the Prisoner of
Completely
Man Accused of Gallagher Out
rage May Procure Writ of
HabeaS Corpus J
By District Attorney Langdon

O| DAoGAASG AGGOAACJ LdHYuUu
1" HERE is not the slightest
doubt In the world that John
n CIaudianes Is connected with
the dynamIting of James Il.
GalIagher's Nineteenth avenue
home I'm Oakland and with the
blowing up OF his houses at
Adams point, and L am not merely
expressing an opinion when
make this statement, but am
speaking from my knowledge OF
the case. There have been some
important Developments today,
and we have already secured
enough evidence to cOrrObOrate
CIaudianes' original story OF
deals. We have sufficient evil
dence now to absolutely insure
his conviction, and there Is no eIe-
ment of guesswOrk about eharg-
ing him. As to whether he was
the man who actually placed the
dynamite, or whether he was an
accOmpIiee, will not state at this
time. and viii not say whether
others are implicated by the evil
denee we have gathered. However,
we are still doing everything I'm
our power to secure the arrest OF
Peter CIaudfaneS. the brother. and
expect his capture soon. This
case does not hinge ON John
CIaudianes' unsupported confess
sion, but until we have followed
out all the eIews and secured all
the details of the crimes It would
be worse than foolish to make our
evidence public or tell just what
we already know.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-17
OFFICIALS RECEIVED
MONEY ILLEGALLY
Portuguese Paper Publishes List
: of Employees Who Were
Paid in Advance

LISBON. July 16.-The crowning
scandal of the Portuguese Panaman"
has been brought out by the publica-
ton of long list of names of in
fiuential government officials, generals,
court dignitaries and members of the
los, received illegal advances from the
state treasury. According to the news
papers. Generals Cruva, Costa and Lo-
pez each received $4,000. The Por-
tuguese minister to Peking, who was
recalled by ex-Premier Franco, drew
20 years salary in advance. The total
of these Illegal payments reaches sew
eral million dollars.