The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-06-25
NEWS NOTES FROM ATHOL
No Longer "Dry" Town.-water
Struck last Friday.

past nine O'Clock. Pacific time
Whistles on all the factory buildings
we're tl;wn. and cow bells have been
ringing ever since. Messrs Kaye.
Trauger and Purcha are being con-
graduated on all sides. They started
this work last February against the
advice Of great many not to do SO.
They were told of the enormous rock
they would encounter, OF the i'm.
possibilities OF ever reaching water.
The boys had their opinions, too, and
81 they went TO work. IL took a
great deal OF nerve" u do this, and
steady toll day after day. week after
week, month after month. 1t is
keeping everlastingly at 1t that
brings success" Athol not only has
water, but 1t means the making of
this part OF the county The names
OF these three men will 70 down 10
history. and The pOsIerit, Of our city
will sing their names with praises
We might add that the first barrel
Of water from the city we'll sold for
81 90 per pint.
A. H. Noble left for bis new home
10 Albany, Oregon, Mrs. Noble and
Mr.. and Mrs. WIN. Donovan and
children will go the first of July
Mr.. AID Mrs. Noble settled on their
homestead on the Bench" seventeen
years ago last April. He had 81 SO
in his possession and enough pro-
visions u, last one week. While the
family was absent from the home,
three traInps came along and took
these. R;.t 'drum was the nearest town
and they had to 10 there for groceries.
AthoI only had a telegraph Office and
u section house. For five years there
were only three families-Mr. and
Mrs. Noble, Mr.. and Mrs. II. c.
Bennett and j. H. Kuhle-living in
this part Of the county. The first
year he broke up Eve acres and raised
a good crop. and never had to buy
feed since. Placing the railroad land
on the market at $l.25 per acre
opened the way to settlement. Mr..
and Mrs. Noble are good people and
every one regrets that they have
severed their connections here, after
having been among US SO long, but
we join most heartily 10 wishing
them health, c0ntentment, happiness
and many years more OF life 10 their
southern Oregon home.
F. A. Black we'll Of Spirit Lake has
Installed a twenty-five horse power
gasoline engine on his ranch on the
banks OF Pend d'Oreille lake, known
as the Lieburg ranch. Two large
storage tanks have been erected to
irrigate seventy acres IN orchard.
J. A. Pearson, his tenant, reports
that much improvement will be made
along the lake this summer. This is
an ideal place for fishing, and a more
delightful place for camping cannot
be found. Here, boats. tents and
ishing tackle can be obtained at any
time by the tourists.
Tom Lindsay OF the Orchard Home
company reports that they have now
420 acres Of timber land cleared, and
will have water turned on IL this
coming week. This Is only a mile
aud half from Athol and will be
laid out in Eve and ten acre tracts.
1t will be placed on the market soon.
This Is ideal orchard land. Such
enterprises as this are what developes
the country, and will mean a big
addition to Athol.
The Athol bail team defeated
Granite, Sunday, on the Athol
diamond. Thompson pitched great
ball, aud Tom Rawlings made home
run.
Mrs. Joe Snyder and children have
returned from their two months visit
In, Londoae Ontario.
!. John Mcclellan is putting up build
ings, and hnproying his ranches near
North Pole.
Mrs. L. NJ. Conry of Lew. stou, wife
OF the travelling passenger agent of
the N. p, Is visiting at the NJ. J,
Snyder home.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Root were
Spokane business callers couple Of
days last week.