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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-10-22
Wealthy Lumber Baron Cleared

The cases Of the United States VS..
Anthony w. Cook and others,
charged with conspiracy to defraud
the government Of 10000 acres Of
valuable timber lands in Washington
and Boise counties, were last week
dismissed on motion Of United States
District Attorney Lingenfelter for
lack of evidence against the defend
ants, who were indicted in 1906, says
Boise report. A. w. Cook is a
multi-millionaire numbering man oi
western Pennsylvania and on a re-
cent visit in Boise in discussing the
case, stated that as soon as the cloud
should be lifted from title to the land
he proposed to build large lumber
ing plant in Washington county,
probably at Weiser, for the purpose
,, of handling this timber.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-10-22
UNIVERSITY MAY lose OUT
Defect in Law For $4,000
Bond Issue.
ATTORNEY GENERALS VIEW
Question is Now Before the Su-
preme Court.

Boise, Idaho, Oct 1.-THE state
has made answer in the supreme
court in the case Of the board Of re-
gents Of the University of Idaho at
Moscow against Governor Brady,
Treasurer Hastings, Secretary Of
State Eansdon and Attorney Gener-
al McDougall, an action for writ Of
mandamus to compel the state to is
sue $4,000 state university bonds
which, the state officials contend,
would carry the indebtedness beyond
the constitutional limit upon the as
sessed valuation Of the taxable pro-
perty Of the state.
The act authorizing this bond issue
was passed and finally approved
March IL and was intended to re-
main inactive until September l,
after the meeting Of the state board
Of equalization and the assessed valu.
alton Of the state had been increased.
Although the provision that the Law
should remain dormant for such {
period was embraced in the body o
the statute, it was not included in tht
title, fact which Attorney Genera
! McDougall contends is fatal defect
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-10-22

A report from the pension bureau
at Washington shows that on June 80
this year there were 1898 pensioners
IN Idaho. The aggregate amount
paid annually by the government in
pensions In the state Is 1892 709
The establishment of the largest
cement factory 10 the United States,
capitalized at So, 600, 900, entailing an
initial expenditure Of a million and a
half, and the construction Of single
roof covering IL acres. is said to be
assured, the deed for the lime aud clay
beds almost in the town OF Orofino
having been completed.
The jury 10 the district court at
Occur d'Alene in case Of Beck vs.. the
International Railway company,
Monday. brought Ia verdict for hp
plaintiff, allowing damages TO the
amount OF $l8O. The suit, which bad
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-10-22
Commissioners Proceedings.

NotpIcuuUeT ~
The board approved the petition or
Clarence Z. Hubbard and others for a
public road. The bond accompany
ing the petition was also approved.
The board approved the bond OF g.
E. Acton for the sum Of $4,000 for
building the Lane trestle.
J. W. Smith, assessor Ind tax cul-
lector, appeared before the board and
stated that 9. A. Ballor, ex.county
assessor and tax collector, was charg-
ed with $l,265.44, 1907 delinquent
tax, which was not collected for the
reason that part Of 1t WAS on personal
property aud cannot now be collected
i and part is on property sold for taxes,
the county holding the certificates,
and part was due 70 erroneous ASSESS
ment. ]. w. Smith also stated tnat
this charge had been transferred from
O. A. Bailor's account 10 his aud
asked that the board cancel the
charge. which was done.
Upon request Of J. w. Smith. as
SCISSOR and tax collector, number OF
tax sale certificates were ordered can
celled, and tax money refunded as
follows:
WE Merriam SIS, Taylor Bros. 10.
@ A Crawford 25. @ A Crawford
| so, q A Bailor 20 80, W 9 Jarrou
"a 80, + Lewis 90, E Il Whi,la
% as. G A Bailor 26 IS, AC,~k 0s 40,
A Cook 20 40, Il G Waite ~ 10.
Bids for constructing Il bridge
across the Spokane river aL Occur a.
Altne were opened as follows:
Cars:allen Bros. $1,000
Burrell B'dg & Construct'n Co. 7,i0O
i The contract was award d TO Car.
scallen Bros.
The contract for constructing two
bridges on the Mellick road was
awarded to Stuart Walker, the only
bidder, for $3.50. i,
| y
j The contract for constructing the
Mellick road was awarded TO John d.
Walker, the only bidder, for 1915.
1t was ordered that ANTONIO Dani-
iano and Pasquale Damiano be paid
$20each for damage sustained by them
On account Of the Damlann road
! The auditor was ordered to draw a
warrant for 5000 In favor Of WIN.
Buckley fol expenses incurred by him
90 account OF the Kootenal county
exhibit at the Seattle fair.
The saloon application and bond OF
Il. H. Brown OF Santa werr approved.
The bond Of Bernard Hcineman for
!, the Bundy road was approved.
Adjourned to Oct. L. NJ
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-10-22
A Good Enough Excuse.

A memorable instance of pres
ence of mind was the adventure of
a certain Desaugiers at the time of
a popular uprising in Paris, when
the people took possession of the
Tuileries. The hero Of the incident
sagely acted upon the theory that
a poor excuse is better than none
and sometimes better than q better
one would be.
He was an inquisitive person,
and, regardless of the danger, he
fastened to the Tuileries at mid
night to see what was going on.
At the gate he was stopped by two
revolutionists of ominous appear
ance. "Why do you not wear
cockade, citizen? Where is your
cockade ?" they asked.
A mob gathered about him and
demanded fiercely, "Citizen, where
is your cockade ?"
Desaugiers took off his hat, turn
ed it around and around, looked at
it on all sides and then said in a
tone of mild surprise:
"Citizens, it is strange, very
strange! / must have left it on my
nightcap."
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-10-22

The federal trial and grand juriis S
that will serve during the coming term
OF the federal court in. the DOft4ern
Idaho district whick cOnvenes next
Monday at Moscow, have been called
and the subpoenas have been placed
10 the hands Of J. f. Green, deputy
United States marshal, who Is now
engaged Ia carrying cut the work.
OF the 81 jurors drawn the following
are from Kootenai county: Trial
jurors-W Fl. Daggett, st. Maries'
Gao. Batters, iAthol; q. A. Whitaker.
Post Falls; f. M. Nogle, Port Falls
G. 4. Bridgeman, Harrison; w. ii
Hunt, Occur d'Alene; Fred Enders,
Post Falls Grand jurors,-B. s.
Lafferty, Harrison, and Oscar Nelson,
Coeur d. Alene.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-10-22
Meeting of Two Presidents.

President Taft, on his western and
southern Journey, reached Ell Pa>o,
Texas, last Saturday, his pause there
being made memorable by the chief
executive crossing the Rio Grande tt
the little city Of Ciudad Juarez, In
Mexico, thus making him the first t.
set foot on foreign soil during his
tenure OF Office as president OF the
United States. President Porfirlo
Diaz of Mexico exchanged visits with
President Taft across the river An
immense crowd had gathered at
Paso, and was addressed by both
pres dents. An imposing military
display was feature of the ceremon-
ies.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-10-22
Few New Routes Esta blishcd.

In curtailing the expenditures of
the postoflice department with a view
to holding them inside the receipts
Of the postal service, Postmaster
General Hitchcock evidently has
called a Ealt IN the extension OF the
rural free delivery system. For the
past three months very few rural
routes have been established; pro-
baby not over dozen 10 the entire
United States. Ordinarily new routes
are authorized almost daily, ranging
from one or twoTto 26Sin Duln.,er, aud
averaging at least five or six dav,
the year round. But al this has
ceased, and only the established
routes are beiug operated ut the
present time.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-10-22
Faint Praise.

A little girl taking her first ocean
trip was awakened from sound
sleep one morning when the steamer
was close to a strip of coast where
the mountains tower sheer from the
waters edge to a height of thou
sands of feet, presenting majestic
aspect not to be equaled in many
other places. The little girls fa-
ther, carrying her to the deck,
pointed to the great line of noun
tains and asked her:
"Well, what do you think of
that?" expecting, as was natural;
that she would be quite overwhelm-
ed at the sight.
Instead she just rubbed her sleepy
eyes.
"They look" she muttered dubi-
ously, s1ike hills"
Whereupon she went to sleep
again.-Ncw York Times.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-10-22
STATE FILES An APPEAL
To Recover Land In Shoshone
County,

Idaho, through Attorney Gener-
al McDougal, has forwarded an
appeal to the commissioner Of lhe
general land Office in the case of
Idaho against the Northern Pacific
and 200 settlers on public lands in
Shoshone county, the register and
receiver of the Ceur d'Alene land
Office having held adversely to the
states claim ~
The question involved, it is stat
ed, is identical to that decided by
the secretary of the interior in the
Marble Creek cases ia, ,orable to
the state. In the latter cases the
rights of the settlers have been in
vestigated by a Legislative commits
sion which is to make a report to
the state land board about Nov. /.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-10-22
THE WORD "sHlP."
From Digging Out the Tree Trunk For
the Primitive Boat.

There is no doubt of the evolu-
ton of our great modern ships
from floating log on which our
earliest ancestors sat astride and
with hands and pole navigated the
small streams, and just as surely
has our word "ship" come from
the first improvement of that prim-
tive craft. The etymology Of the
word tells us of the evolution of
the craft.
When the superior mind of our
Aryan ancestors conceived the idea
of following out the floating log
and thus decreasing its weight,
adding to its buoyancy and better
fitting it for their transportation,
they had to find word to express
what they were doing, so they nat
urally used a root that they under
stood, which was "skap." This root
signified the idea Of digging, hol-
lowing out and scraping. That is
what they did to make their boats,
and the "skap' became noun to
designate the boat.
That root "skap" has lived and
grown during the 10000 years and
more that have passed since it was
first used to give a boat it's name,
and after the breaking up and di-
vision Of the Aryan race it followed
all Of its broadly divided branches
to their new homes to be used in
all of their tongues.
The Greeks have the root in
their word "skufes," meaning a
hollow cup, and the Latins have it
in "scabere," signifying to scrape.
In those languages, as well as in
Sanskrit, it is in many words Of a
similar signifcation. 1t came to
the English through the Teutonic
type, "skepa," meaning a ship, or
vessel, or what was followed out
In the middle English it was
'schip," and Chaucer used the
plural, "shippes." In the Anglo
Saxon it was 'sscip," while the Ice
lander made it "skip" and the Dane
"skib." The old high German had
"scif" and the German "schiff."
So we see the change through
the century of centuries has been
F.: slight, the same sound with the
! same signification having gone
from father to son through all OF
the generations, giving us the same
word when we speak Of the Lusi-
tania as our Aryan ancestors used
when they spoke Of the floating
log That they had followed by dig
| ging and scraping with stones and
shells.-New York Herald.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-10-22
The Balloon Fish.

A Berlin journal, Prometheus,
contains a letter from Africa, in
which the writer describes a fish
which is known to the natives as
the fahaka. 1t makes its appear
ance in the Nile at high water time.
The creature might properly be
named balloon fish. Its whole
body, with the exception of part
of the underside, is covered with a
thick layer of a jellylike substance.
On the uncovered part there are
many sharp prongs. When attack
ed the fish rises to the surface, IN
hales air until it's body assumes al
most a globular form, then turns
upon it's back, leaving the protect
ing prongs upward in the water.
.Fish and man alike know how
sharp these are and what painful
wounds they can inflict, and they
give the balloon fish a wide berth"
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On the Gridiron.

Tn game at Moscow, last Satur-
day, the U. of l. football eleven de-
feated the Puget Sound university OF
of Tacoma by score of 20 TO 8.
The Occur d'Alene high school beat
the Lewiston high school 10 a game
at Coeur d'Alene Saturday, IA to o.
Hillyard beat Standpoint at Sand
point, AZ to 0.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-10-22

DR.. Frederick A. Cook, the arctic
explorer, in reply to the allegation that
he never reached the summit Of Mt.
Mckinley in 1906, declares he will
head an expedition to bring back the
records he left there at that time,
thus proving that he performed the
feat. f
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-10-22
SCORED LIQUOR TRAFFIC
Rev. G. S. Price Preached on
Temperance.
WORKING FOR LOCAL OPTION
Expressed Hope That Voters Would
Do Their Duty.

Rev. Chas. S. Price, pastor Of
the M. E. church of Athol.
preached temperance sermon at
the Presbyterian churnn last Sun
day evening. Th,s auditorium was
well EslAedsand Mr.. Prices words
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-10-22

lie Presbyterian church last Sun
ay evening. TL.e auditorium was
ell E.Aedsand Mr.. Prices words
ere listened to with close atten-
on.
Briefly he described the evils Of
ie liquor traffic and touching up
the phase of personal liberty
lvolved in the prohibition ques-
on, he likened the liquor traffic
the negro slave traffic of former
ays and compared the iniquity Of
he two evils to show that true
reedom and liberty do not mean
hat men should be permitted,
Without hindrance, to carry on a
BUSINESS that wrecks homes, makes
brutes out of kind husbands and
|athers, and which is unjust and
|etrimental physically, morally
Ind mentally to mankind in gen.
.ral. The strong should protect
he weak, he said, and the boys
ind girls should be shielded from
he temptations to which so many
have fallen victims because the
temptation was always in their
path. He said it was not to be ex-
pected that local option would stop
Ill drinking at once; the drunkards,
past all redemption, would get
heir liquor some how, but the
good would be for the young gen
,ration. With the saloons gone,
1e pointed out, the now ever
present sight of the gilded halls,
With their allurements for the un-
vary and the disgusting spectacle
If the inebriates reeling along the
streets would be removed. With
he first taste of strong drink, he
'aid, many boy has unwittingly
started on the road that ends ir
premature death and drunkard's s
yrave, and with the saloon easy o
lccess, open and inviting on every
rand, thousands of young people
before they have attained to year
If knowledge and strength, hav'
,een drawn under the spell, ant
Unable to break away, have gon'
O their doom.
Referring to the argument OF in
:reased taxes, Mr.. Price believes
hat no great burdens would result
hat the money paid by the saloon
n licenses came primarily fror
me people any way, and if ther
we're no saloons and no drinking
most of the money spent for liquo
would be saved to buy food ant
clothes, build homes and pa.
axes; the inmates Of jails and asy
ums would grow less in numbe
md court and police expense
would be reduced, thus making
saving that in the end would offse
INV financial loss that the abolish
nent of the saloons might entail
oe sides saving a great many peopl
ior honest and useful lives.
In conclusion Mr.. Price ex
pressed the hope that the people {
Rathdrum would cast their ballot
on the right side of the question o
the 18th of November.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-04-07
KIDNAPPED.
SeOeOeOsOsOsOOsOsOsOsOsOsc

| Copyright, 1909 by American Press Asso- ciation.l
 There was to be a double wedding between DoEald Syphax and May Southworth, parties of the first part, and Pembroke Hughes and Della Hickox, parties of the second part. The parties of the first part had sent out their cards and made all prepara- tions, when they were astonished to learn that the parties of the second part had determined to postpone their share in the ceremony.
 What was the occasion of this sud den change of program?
 1 The truth was (and the parties of the first part learned ib that the parties of the second part, having heard that both couples were to be given hot time on the wedding night by their friends, concluded they would not only escape the intended attentions by de lay, but have an opportunity to join in what was in store for the Syphax- Southworth pair. The latter couple had no choice but to be married on time or recall the invitations. They decided to come to the scratch, but to put in practice a plan for outwitting the others.
 Miss Southworth's wedding took place in her fathers home, situated at the end of long block of stone front houses on one of the principal dwelling streets of the city. The ceremony was to take place at 10 o'clock, and the bride and groom gave out that they would take an II o'clock train for parts which they declined to mention to any one whatever. An automobile was to be in waiting to take them to the station with n chauffeur they could trust implicitly, for he was n brother i of the groom.
 An enthusiastic number of friends attended the wedding including Mir. Hughes and Miss Hickox. The cere- mony had been performed, the brides 1 health had been drunk in the supper room, and the couple went upstairs to ! get on wraps preparatory to their de ! parture. X dozen automobiles stood ready without. armed with tin horns. | The lower hallway was crowded with guests. holding old slippers and rice. waiting for the couple to come down and pass out. Considerable time elapsed. and some one became sus- plcious. X committee went upstairs and after a prolonged search came back with the Information that the bridal pair were not to be found. 1 The merry crowd were not to be cheated entirely of the sport they had anticipated Bob Southworth. a broth CT of the bride, suggested that q couple ! personate, the one that had escaped and asked the Hughes Hickok couple 1 if they would make the ride to the station in the automobile intended fol | the hri1n nnd -rnom. They willlngly
The Prescott daily news., 1909-04-07

accepted the part and, accompanied by suggestion, and his sister Lucia, came down the staircase, received the show CT of slippers and rice, went out and got into the automobile. Then the mock bridal party rolled away, fol lowed by the other autos, the attend ants footing the horns and firing roman candles
 Now, 1t appeared from the first that the bridal auto was stronger and fast CT than any of the others and pos sessed a chauffeur who was bent on leaving them behind. He threaded his way skillfully through the streets, not to railroad station, but to the out skirts of the city, and from the out skirts on a country road. The mock bridal couple enjoyed the ride i'm mensely, but soon noticed that the fun was over, for not one of the following autos was in sight. Then they began to think of returning, but the proposi- tion was received with a burst of laughter.
 You're in the hands of the enemy" said Bob Southworth. Lucia and l have you in charge our brother Ned is chauffeur, and we're going to make this double wedding after all"
 What do you meanT" cried Della HickoX, aghast.
 Why, we're making for the Buck ingham House. There's no way of i m and no train to get back to town on if you could leave the hotel, We're go- ing to leave you there together, and you can stay or not. as you like. We'll give you a parson to hitch you-he's provided for and waiting-and if you don't use him therell be the biggest scandal our set has known in years"
 And you were ill league with Don aid and Navy
 They concocted the scheme. They escaped through the scuttle in the roof and came down and out through an- other house in the block"
 They were going like hurricane and in an hour pulled up at their destination. Meanwhile the pair had consulted, invented plans of escape only to throw them aside and at last came to the conclusion that since they must be laughed at it would be better to be laughed at without a scandal. When they reached the goal they found parson waiting and all ready for a wedding Those in the auto were pre- pairing to return without them when they consented and were married, in- yiting their abductors to be their we'd ding guests.
 After further deliberation they decid- ed not to face the crowd of merrymak- CTS they had left and spent the bridal night at the Buckingham.
 When the party in the automobile re turned to the house, where dancing and feasting were in progress, and an nounced the second half of the double wedding the house was made to ring. Some one proposed to take automo- piles and go to the Buckingham. but the kidnapers would not consent.
 ADELAIDE RUTH HILL
The copper era., 1909-04-29
$2s.OO For the Biggest Yellow Pumpkin.

The cultivation of Globes of plenty, which are seen in the fields of the prosperous farmer in the Fall of the year, has not Leen encouraged in this new country of ours to give the home seeker, who comes on harvest excur- sion, proper welcome. We believe their growth should be encouraged for various reasons: The enforce ment of the Pure Food Law would cer tainly shorten the supply of Pumpki D Pies to such an extent that only a few could enjoy the Smack" of de- light which comes with a luscious piece of filling roofed over with rich brown cover. There are a few poets that have made themselves dear to the world by their songs of the pump kin and its vine. That we may all see whether the valleys of West Texas, New Mexico, Arizona or Mexico are the most fertile, we will offer prize of S25.0O in hard cash for the largest ! ellow Pumpkin brought to our ex- hibit at the Fl Paso Fair this Fall. A few simple rules governing the con test will be furnished to all contest ants later We should like to hear from all who wish to contest for this prize. Write to us to that effect. The B. Welch Housefurnishing Co.,, Fl Paso, Texas.
The copper era., 1909-04-29
Phoenix Will Pay Big Bonus to New Road

Under the recent legislative act giving exemption from taxation for ten years if construction is begun within ninety days, the Phoenix & Buckeye Railroad company was formed by local people, independently of the existing system, to construct q line from Phoenix through Buckeye to Arlington, fifty miles down the Gila river.
 Today ata mass meeting of Phoenix and Buckeye people, called by the Phoenix board of trade, proposition of the company to build if given d right of way and S1OO,OOO bonus, was practically accepted, and commit tee appointed to secure the bonus and right of way. The company says capital has been secured to build on these conditions and under the law work must being within the next sixty days.
The copper era., 1909-04-29
PheIps-DOdge Will Not Reduce Wages.

Operators of the Phelps, Dodge & Co.,, Inc, properties in Arizona, Mexico and New Mexico say there is no foundation for the rumor that they propose to reduce wages. An officer of the company in an interview with a reporter said:
 We have not reduced wages at the mines, smelters, coking plants or on our railroads and other enterprises, notwithstanding the fact that copper is at one-half the price it stood two years ago. Wage reduction reacts against manufacturers and mine operators and everybody else, for in the last analysis it means a reduction in the purchasing power of the wage earner that is going to be felt in the pockets of everybody. The matter of wages is such small item that a cut would not do anything toward helpi ng business,''