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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-10-13
When eedeia Emerqed She Was Feet Long.

her face, and then she summoned all
her love for Rickshaw, and all her res
olution, and made a bolt for the hole
in the pen. She was about twice as
large around as the hole was, but she
stuck her head into the hole and
pulled and pushed and wriggled and
squirmed! Rickshaw said he would
never have believed it if he hadn't
seen it with his own eyes, but that
pig actually squeezed through that lit
tie hole! OF course the effort per-
manently elongated the pig When
Bedela emerged she was at least ten
feet long, and not over IL inches in
circumstances; but she was happy.
Rickshaw said that after that he
saw that Bedelia had love that
would overcome all obstacles, and he
hadn't the heart to close the hole
in the pen, and as the days and
months went by, and Bedelia grew
and grew, she naturally had to have
her growth in relation to the size OF
that hole, and Rickshaw fed her so
we'll that she became one of the heav-
lest weight pigs he had ever seen, but
the weight had to run to length be-
cause Bedelia couldn't be any bigger
around than that hole in the pen. The
| result was that the first thing Rick
shaw knew, Bedelia was 40 feet long.
and had waist and chest measure of
exactly IL inches. She was so long
that she could put her head on his
knee in the boat-house, while her tail
was wagging with joy in the pen, 40
feet up the river bank.
All would have been WELL however,
for Rickshaw had come to love Be-
della as Bedelia loved him. if the big
flood had not come ON last Wednesday
night. Rickshaw had put Bedelia in
the pen and had gone to bed in his
boat-house, and was asleep when the
cloud burst came, about a. m. The
first thing he knew was the rocking
of the boat-house, and he spraEg to
the deck to Jump ashore, for II tho
house-boat ever broke loose and
dashed itself over the dam he would
have been drowned. But he was too
late Already the cable had parted,
and Rickshaw gave himself up for
lost, when, with a squeal, Bedelia
made a leap and grabbed the main
mast in her teeth. The current car
ried the boat on, but more slowly.
and then Rickshaw noticed that Be-
della had not come entirely aboard
her tail was wrapped around one Of
the trees 20 feet up the bank.
The force of the current was ter
rife, but Bedelia held on. The
strain on Bedelia was awful, bat she
held on Eighty feet, leo feet. 200
feet. the river bore the houseboat
, down stream, and then Bedelias body
. refused to stretch any more. Would
she break? Yut no! The houseDoat
swung slowly shoraward, touched the
t bank, and Rickshaw sprang ashore
, and tied to tree. Then he gathered
, up Bedela. Poor, faithful little pig
she was stretched into length O.
200 feet, and one inch through
' Rickshaw Phipps walked to town
l and borrowed hose reel and reelet
, the 200 feet of Bedelia on it, ant
1 as he did so she smiled lovingly a
= him. 1t was her last smile. On thu
e road to town she lapsed into uncon
n seriousness, and DR.. Tropp could d.
q nothing for her. He said her cOnst1
= tuition had been stretched cut to-
It long and thin.
d Copyright 1909, by w. G. Chapman)
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-10-13

Board Two Orange Boxes
possible homes
i the of wood filler
a
smOO
of the
of
the topo OF
wishes they touch
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-10-13
"Maud Muller" Party.

During these golden October days,
outdoor and indoor parties comblneo
are quite the thing. A hostess noted
for her originality invited her friends
to a MAUD Muller" party. The 1nvl-
tations said: INFORMAL; please come
in country costumes" AS she lived IN
a suburb, time tables were inclosed
with the train marked that she wished
them to take. The hour was five, and
a merry throng took the four o'clock
train. An immense hay wogan was at
the station, with the splendid big
horses gayly decorated and driven by
the regular farm men instead OF the
liveried coach and footman. There
were horns for the men, and the
hostess awaited them on the steps OF
the port cochere. Big straw mats
we're given to the men with red rib
bons and the girls had blue ones.
Rakes with gilt handles were given
the girls, who were thus attired as
MAUD Mullers," and went forth to
rake the hay on this charming sum-
mer day which had gotten by mistake
into the fall calendar.
The girl who made the largest stack
in ten minutes was awarded prize;
also, there was a prize for the neat
est stack. The men superintended
this, and then pillow was brought for
the men to try their skill, with prizes
for the straightest row, and for the
one made in the quickest time. BY
this time twilight was falling and
guests watched the chickens fed and
the COWS MIXED. Then all adjourned
to the dining room, where a suptuous
supper was served, everything excep'
the meats being product OF TIM
place. The decorations were mos
unique, being likewise home produc
tions. Gourds, small squashes ant
pumpkins were converted into mos
attractive flower holders, and the flow
ers were wild purple asters and gold
en- rod, the combination being a mos
happy one. At half-after eight tn
hay wagon came to the door and
drive of an hour was taken over tn
; hardest of country roads and the
back to the station in time for the tel
o'clock train. Afterwards in talk1n
it over we all agreed that our hos'
ess was so successful because her er
tertainments were so simple and sh
so natural and unaffected. Not bu
what she could and sometimes did e1
terrain formally and had plenty {
money to spend; yet her favorite wa
was to do things on the spur of tn
!. moment, and she always made use
the things that were in season.
:. She also had the art of always a
. sembling just the right people togetl
!. = err, and always remembered who hate
. "bridge," who didn't like golf and VIII
:. loathed to dress for formal Dime
~ party. On the quiet, think she keel
i. book with the peculiarities of eac
one of her friends carefully jotte
. down, just when she entertained ther
= and Just what she served on each o
=, casion At least that is the way OF
- of the best entertainers I ever kne
~ does, and it is worth considering.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-10-13
Announcing an Engagement.

"Polly" declared she must have
some unusual way of announcing her
engagement, so after much careful
thought this was evolved: The ~ spe'
cial friends were asked for thimble
party, and there was nothing doing
until refreshments were served. Then
each guest found little envelope on
the plate and the hostess explained
that inside there would be found
jumbled lot of letters, that the letters
of each color would spell one word,
and there was just one word In each
envelope and all were the same color
in each envelope, so each one made
their word, and the light gradually
dawned as the story was told by the
guests putting their words together
It was great fun and ended the after
noon in a most happy manner, as the
little bride-elect was great favorlte,
and she was fairly beaming when all
began to offer good wishes and wanted
to know "all about it."
MADAME MERR1.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-10-13
For the Hostess
Chat ON Interesting Topics of Many Kinds. by
Recognized Authority

children from eight to ten years OF
age, the souvenirs were made by the
guests from corn husks which they
transformed into dolls. A face was
penciled on the green stub of corn,
the husks made the dress and the silk
carefully braided made the hair; bon
nets were also made from the husks.
These dolls were really charming,
and the prize awarded for the best
was delightful little booklet in which
corn husk dolly was the heroine; 1t
was written by clever woman musi-
clan. This idea is just as applicable
for a "grown-ups" party as for chill
dren, for l never saw woman yet,
whether she admitted it or not, who
didn't like chance to play dolls.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-10-13
Elemental.

Elemental.
"My mamma says that rice is bet
ter food than wheat"
"Why is it,"
Because of the food elephants It
contains"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-10-13
For a Card Party.

for cara FaTIy.
At 900" party to which "a guests
were hidden, the hostess had these
refreshments: Nut sandwiches, lob
ster salad, coffee, ice cream and
small cakes. The sandwiches were
constructed of white bread cut ex-
actly the size of playing card. Red
hearts and diamonds were cut from
beats and stuck on the bread like
spots with butter. The ice cream
was a rich vanilla made in bricks and
sliced like a card ornamented with
hearts and diamonds cut from
Maraschino cherries. The cakes rep
resented hearts, spades, clubs and dia-
monds cut with specially made tin
cutters. The place cards were tiny
packs of cards, gilt edged. They were
only an inch and half in length.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1909-10-13

Souvenirs for a Party.
At an autumnal party given fol
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-04-02
STATE and COUNTY news
Items Of Interest Gathered
/ From Exchanges.
|oF INTEREST TO lDAHoAgs.
Events and industrial Progress
Of the Week.

County Superintendent Shern has
esigpated Friday, April l6, as Arbor
Day 70 be observed by the schools Of
the county,.
The liquor. interests Of Idaho are
preparing to test the validity OF the
local option law enacted by the recent
legislature. Representatives Of the
seven breweries Of the state met In
Boise last week aud decided to seek a
decisIon Of the courts on the measure.
Lincoln county will probably be the
flrststo put the local option law 10
opctation. Already petitions are be
log prepared, which within the next
few days will'be generally circulated.
1t Is the Intention Of those who are
fosteriav the movement to submit
them to the county commissioners
July l., when the board viii! take the
preliminary steps to issuing a call fol
q special election.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-04-02
Youthful Robbers Confess.

The Coeur d'Alene boys, Boo and
Wallace Hills, aged II and Is years,
respectively, and James Tobias, aged
Is, who held mp and robbed Miss
Emma Nichols last Saturday night,
have confessed. Wallace Hills and
Tobias had their hearing before the
probate Judge Monday afternoon, and
were committed to the reform school,
while Bob Hills, who is beyond the
Jurisdiction Of the probate court, will
be tried by the district court under
the juvenile act.
The robbery, with which the boys
are charged. consisted In snatchlni
Miss Nichols purse containing be
tween So aud 81. Nearly all tn
money was found On the boys whel
captured.
The Hills boys parents are dead
and Tobias father Is a bartender.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-04-02
Insects Cause Diseases.

In a recent government pamphlet,
DR.. L. c. Howard declares that
typhoid Is not a national scOurgc as
it has been called, but rather a ''na-
tional repruach"or a .'national cr.me'
for It's main source, the dy evil, can
be controlled.
DR.. Howard says that many discas-
es are transmitted by insects. yell
low fever IS carried by Que brand of
mosquito aud malaria by anoth her.
The common house fly is an active
agent in the dissemination Of typhoid
fever.
Bubonic plague is carried by fieas.
The so.called spotted fever of the
northern Rocky mountains is trans
mitted by species of tick just as
Texas fever is given to cattle by the
southern cattle tick.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-04-02
Open in July or August.

United States Senator Jos. M.
Dixon Of Montana, in an interview
at Missoula last week. declared pos
itively that the Flathead reservation
would be opened for settlement the
latter part of July or the flrst Of Aug.
ust, this year. Most Of the important
work preliminary to the opening has
been completed and but few minor
details remain to be arranged. That
portion of the reservation to be made
available for settlement comprises
approximately $50, 900 acres and in-
cudes some OF The best agricultural,
grazing and timber lands 10 the state.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-04-02
Indians on Warpath.

A serious Indian uprising in
Oklahoma was threatened March
28, when about 200 Indians under
Chief Crazy Snake, together with
a number of negroes gathered and
dehed the white authorities. ARM
ed citizens, deputies and FIVE conf
panies of state troops started in
pursuit, routed the Indians and
negroes and chased them into the
mountains. All efforts are being
made to capture Chief Crazy Snake
who is known to be in command
of the belligerents. A number of
casualties occurred during the de-
sultory fighting.
The Indians who are in the up
rising are Creeks. The trouble
started March 25th when some de-
putty sherifs in attempting to
arrest some cattle thieves, we're
fired upon and driven off. They
returned, reinforced, and a fight
ensued in which three deputies
were killed and five wounded.
Late news from Guthrie states
that Crazy Snake, the renegade
chief, has been captured.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-04-02
Only Four We're Vetoed.

The four bridge bills vetoed by
Governor Brady-the only ones
among the long list of appropriation
measures which he could not sign
were the following:
H. B. II, by Winship-Across St.
Joe river at St. Maries. $4,000.
H. b. 85, by Addison, Woodward
and Parsons,-ln party Across mid
die fork of Clearwater river, Sc, 900
ii. B. l07, by Faraday-AcrOs:
Snake river at Roseveaar ferry. $l5 5OO(
H. B. lat. by Go0dnight-Acros'
Clearwater river at Lewiston, 500, 900
| The four were vetoed because tn
state finances would not permit o
further depletion at this time.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-04-02
Teachers at Institute.

The teachers institute opened
at Ceur d'Alene, Monday with an
attendance said to aggregate near
ly 900. About $50 are from Koote-
mai county, 80 are from Bonner
and 7s from Shoshone. The insti-
tute will be in session one week.
AS the law requires all teachers
to be in attendance the schools of
the three counties have been
closed this week that all might
devote their time to the institute.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-04-02
Death Takes Entire Family.

The relentlessness with which
death has pursued the family OF Mrs.
Margaret EnRlekiug is described as
follows In the Spokane Evening
Chronicle:
The loss Of husband. infant son.
father, mother aud only sister, all
within year. is the sad misfortune
Of Mrs. Margaret Engleking.
Mrs. Engleklng is the widow OF IL.
w. Engleking who, while 10 the em'
ploy OF the city, was swept over the
falls and drowned last May, and who
later brought suit against the city Tor
the death, of her husband. Shortly
after the death O! her husband Mrs.
Eugieking's infant son died. Two
weeks ago Mrs. EnRlekInR received q
message from Chicago stating that
her uotbef;hadI suffered y stroke OF
paralysis and would not live. Sh'
Immediately left for the east aod ar
rived 10 time to see her motne
breathe her last.
Az itthls had not dlled to overflow
log her cup Of sorrow, one week afte
the death Of her mother, her aRc'
father, heastbrokea at the death o
his wife, also died.
This string Of unbroken sorrow
was made additionally bitter Oy Tn
uews Of her only sisters death, whic
occurred just = short time before.
Mrs. Engleking is heartbrokeo an
is uot expected to live, according I
friends in this city. and her death
not unexpected.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-04-02
Were Bills Changed?

A report from Boise last week to
the effect that two house bills had
been tampered with and their con-
tents materially changed after
their passage, caused something OF
a sensation. The secretary OF state
was mentioned as the one who
made the charges and it was al
legged that reflection was made
against Speaker Clagstone. The
latter took the trouble to publish a
denial that any alterations were
made in bills to his knowledge and
that il it was found that the secre-
tary of state had made any unjust
attack on him he would begin suit
for libel.
The published reports were
called to the attention of Governor
Brady and he was asked if he in
tended to institute an investiga-
ton. He said he would not, and
added that those having COM
| plants could bring him what they
had found and he would then ac'
( if the circumstances demanded. !,
developed that the only ground fol
the sensational disclosures" wa.
contained in the fact that certain
misused and misspelled words il
Il two bills were corrected by tn
clerk upon a written and signe'
order by Speaker Clagstone.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-04-02
BIG CAMPING GROUND
Big Tract Purchased on Borders
Of Sucker Lake.

A big summer camping ground 10.
Gated on Sucker lake has been pur-'
chased by the American Securities
company, says the Spokane Chronicle.
The tract will be plated into Ave-
acre tracts and into camping lots, and
placed on the market. The reported
price paid for the entire tract OF $50
acres is $28, 200.
Eighty acres, with half mile Of
lake frontage, were purchased from
William Eisenhauer. This is all fine
timothy land, and is well improved.
There are number Of good buildings
on this piece OF ground.
The balance OF the tract, 270 acres
10 size, was bought from Charles II.
Gibbs. This Is about half timbered
and the rest good for timothy aud
fruit.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-04-02
SHOWS little INTEREST
In Work Of Recent Idaho
Legislature.
SPEAKER IS DISAPPOINTED
Clagstone Does Not Understand
Seeming Lassitude.

From the Statesman: "The enact.
ment OF a direct primary seems to be
the only action OF the last legislature
about which there has Oeen general
expression of satisfaction by the
public" declared Speaker Paul Clag.
stone of the Tenth session just before
leaving Boise for his home in Bonner
county.
II am disappointed in the enthusi-
asm shown over the fulfllment OF all
the party pledges. The people and
the press seem to have taken 1t as a
matter OF course, although their re-
demption in instances required an al
most superhuman effort on the part
of many of the legislators.
II suppose the attitude assumed Is
that we have merely done our duty,
but even that is worthy OF more CON-
mendation than it has received. Re
fore we convened. the Ninth was
pointed to as warning example of
broken faith. and the Democrats used
their repudiation Of Republican
planks as one Of their most effective
arguments during the campaign. We
were admonished from all sides not to
fall into its footsteps, and l am glad
to say that majority of US needed
"At the immediate time Of the
passage Of the local option law, some
favorable comment was elected, but
public interest was seemingly moi
! aroused to any great degree. Is it be
cause the people do not want such
| law?
4The direct primary will in
measure change this lassitude. l
will do more. There will probabl
not be so many party promises mad
In convention, and those which ar
will be offered with more sincerity
The party candidates will formulat
the planks aud they will not includ
those which they cannot easily sur
port. Then, l believe, there will nc
be the effort there has been to carr
them out.
''My remarks are not in the natni
of criticism of public sentiment.
merely cannot understand why SON
spirit of elation has not been shOwn.
Speaker Clagstone had gathered h
impressions after ''get acquainted
tour OF the southeastern part Of tt
! state.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-04-02

President Taft gets the whole s75,'
OGU per yesr without having to ride
around onthe tail end Of u railroad
train to rake 10 the extra twenty i've.
MI. Hartman remained In Texas
on Inauguration day. He wanted
room in which to laugh.
The trust is to increase the price Of
cigarettes, which is better news thar
We might. have expected from thai
quarter.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-04-02
GOVERNOR FIXES DATE
For Election Of Judge for
New District.
SPECIAL ELECTION APRIL 27
Governor Issues Proclamation. =
Controversy Over Candidates.

Governor Brady has called the
special election for the purpose Of
voting for judge for the newly
created eighth judicial district, fix
ing the date for the election, April
27th. The election affects only
kootenai and Bonner counties,
The candidates who have been
mentioned for Judge are r. N.
Dunn of Kootenai and H. H. Tay-
lor Of Bonner, Both are republi-
cans and the manner of making
the nomination has become sub
ject Of controversy between the
two counties. The Bonner county
leaders believe the nomination
should be made by the county CEN
trail committees as suggested by
the law, creating the district. But,
Kootenai county leaders insist that
this county should name the can
didate because Of the larger vote
cast for Taft last fall, The Bonner
county republican central commit.
tee has 36 members, but the coun.
ty boasts only $500 votes for Taft,
while on the other hand kootena
county cast 44oo votes for Taft
but has only 29 members in thu
republican central committee. A
conference between the republican
chairmen, held in Rathdrum
March 10, failed to result in al
agreement.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-04-02
NEWS NOTES FROM ATHOL
Sweet Sixteen Social Was
Enjoyed by Many.

Sweet Sixteen Social Was
Enjoyed by Many.
Spring is In evidence in Athol-the
ladies are beginning to clean house.
Ed Butler is painting his fne new
farm residence, and barn.
MI. Hallen returned Sunday from
California where he spent the winter.
Mrs. Harriet Snyder returned home
Saturday after a months visit in
Iowa.
J. E. Henry of Spokane has leased
lot Of Clark & Butts for the purpose
OF erecting y barber shop.
Rev. Spaulding spent Sunday with
bis family, and filed the pulpit at
the Methodist church Sunday morn
ing.
A great deal of seeding is being
done this year-mOre so then usual.
John Mcclellan took the "school-
ma'am special" to Spokane, Monday
morning.
With the amount Of improvements
now underway, Athol will make a
dne showing by fall.
Rev. Chaffe of Colvllle, Wash. has
been sent t. occupy Rev. Wells place
and will now be the pastor Of the
Methodist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hayes are
spending their vacation 10 Spokane.
They have swept, busted and scrub
he'd the school house from the top
floor to the basement and it is already
for the opening Of school, Monday Jas
clean as mop and broom can make 1t.
The following teachers Of thea tho
school are attending the teachers in
stitute iu Occur d'Alene this week
Prof. Hatch, Prof. Demorest, Miss
Chamberlain and Miss Hatch.
The High school has another fln'
new bookcase, the work of Carpente
| Geo. Clark There are now between
$50 and 200 books In the library
Prof. Hatch has had these all record
ed and numbered in Alphabetical
order-everything systematized as |
should be, and he is to be congratu
lated ON his good work and its results
Rev. Wells delivered his farewell
sermon a week ago Thursday. Fl
has been transferred to Hope, thi
state. The friends and members .
the Methodist church regret yer
much to lose their Pastor and h
good wife, but as this move will mea
an increase of salary, we all join
wishing them God-speed and healt
, and happiness 10 their new field. "
"hope" they will like "Hope."
Ed Clark is improving the grount
around the Baptist church with
| general cleanup; he has also built
e fence around 1t, and put 10 sever
hitching posts. He wasn't satisfl'
by just beautifying his own yard, al
y. so be thought he would go into Il
e business. He is a number one "lan
o scape gardener" and II any one nee
n any thing done in this line. just CT
y on Ed. He is at your service.
ol The Sweet Sixteen social civ
a at the hall Wednesday evening. "
It we'll attended. The following int
,f esting program was enjoyed by eve
,e one present:
r. Reading-"A Maiden's Prayer. sadie Ber
my First Speech" Donald Peterson
81 Reading-"The Widows Light" Vesta S
mons.
;, Solo-Miss Studley.
Reading-"Tom". Herbert Carol.
er "The Rat" Donald Peterson.
n Reading THE Schoolmaster's Cues
Margaret Rawlings.
VI Solo-Mrs Bamber.
Reading--"A Station Agents Story" Rh
vs Remington.
ta) Papa and the Boy" Mrs. Peterson.
ne tb) An Italians View of "Georga Vashi
cb done," Mrs. Peterson