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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-08-25

dictments returned against w. F.
Kettenbach and George Fl. Kester
and upon which they were tried In
the United States court IN Boise and
found guilty last spring. Both were
connected with the same institution
at the time the alleged Offense is said
to have been committed.
That the placer grounds in and
around Pierce City, one OF the oldest
mining camps IN the northwest, are
still capable OF rich gold production
is proven by the success Of the
SpragUe Dredging company, which
on Nav % began work on 100 acres of
placer land leased from the Idaho
Dredging company. Since then, re-
gardless of the fact that the ground
had been gone over four times previous
ly, 1t has produced an average OF
from $500 to 1920 each day and IN
the first two months declared 25
per cent dividend on capitalization
of $1,000. 1t is estimated that 1t
will require eight years to complete
working the 100 acres and the COM
pany is hopeful Of striking still richer
deposits than those already en-
countered.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-08-25
STATE BOARD IS BUSY
Equalizing Idaho Cash Value
Assessments.
LARGE INCREASE SHOWN
Patented Lands, on Average
Show Largest Percentage,

Idaho's total assessed valuation
tor 1917, as reported by the county
auditors, exclusive of the value oil
railroads and other public service
corporations, is $274, 4,27o,o11.47,
an increase of 100 per cent over
the valuation of 1910. which was
SIo3, 228, o56 60. The Ada coun-
ty abstract was the last to arrive
and the board of equalization pro-
ceeded to the task before it.
Fifty-two per cent of the 1911
valuation given above are in
patented lands, the price of which
is reported by the various counties
at from so.oI per acre in Oneida
to as high as $1o2.78 per acre in
Ada. In 1910 the valuation in
Ada county was $24. A. per acre.
Bonneville's patented lands this
year are assessed at $46,4I; Bing-
ham S36.SI; Twin Falls $40. go.
Kootenai lands are $40, an increase
OF 32S per cent over the S4.& Of
last year.
Sheepmen of the state appeared
before the state board of equaliza-
ton and submitted facts and
hgnres to prove that the sheep
industry is in a bad way just at
this time and that the value of the
sheep per head is not above $2.75
or So. Among speakers on the
subject were E. A. Van Sicklen,
the president of the Idaho Wool
Growers association, Former Gov
ernor F. r. Gooding and State
Senator Fred w. Gooding. They
argued that there was no profit in
the sheep business last year, that
many owners were financially en-
barrassed and would have to sell,
and that the market value in large
numbers is now only S. to $2.75
per head, according to condition
of the animals. State Auditor
Taylor stated that the assessors
placed the number of sheep in the
state at ,256, while the census
returns for the same year placed
the number at 2,o5o,534. Explain
ing the discrepancy, the sheepmen
said the assessment was made, in
January, while the census was
taken in June when the spring
lambs were counted. They also
said many sheep from Washington,
Nevada and Utah grazed over in
to Idaho and were probably
enumerated by the census takers
in this state. They denied the
charge frequently made that only
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-08-25

1t is claimed by the Northwesteru
Development league, which is to have
a product show at St. Paul December
IL to %, that the exhibits will demon
strate that Alaska is a good country
fOr. gardening and will produce more
wheat and barley than Nor way aud
Sweden combined.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-08-25
TAX SALES AND TITLES
A Serious Defect in One of Idaho's
Laws.

In 1907, Mr.. Becker, who is one Of
the top notch" farmers 10 the
Genesee country, bought 6ne farm
OF 120 acres from his father, F. Il.
Becker of this city, having previously
rented 1t, says the Genesee News.
Prior to this time +. e. Becker had
been paying the taxes on the land,
but after transferring the deed to his
son, naturally concluded that he
would pay the taxes, and, the son, IN
turn, was OF the opinion that his
father bad paid the county assessor
as usual. However, the year slipped
by without this officer of Nez Perce
county having received the tax money
on this property, and be proceeded to
duly advertise said property for sale
for taxes. The taxes were paid, how.
ever, for 1908, 1909 and 1910, Mr..
Becker having receipts for the same.
A few weeks ago, in the middle of
July, Mr.. Becker received notice from
Mr.. Thompson OF Lewiston, that he
had paid the taxes on this land for
1907, amounting to something over
$50, and that after 3 years he had
beer given tax title by the county
and claimed ownership of the land.
MIR. Becker was more than surprised
at receiving such communicat tion,
and Immediately began al investi.
cation, where he found that he had
not paid the 1907 taxes. He took
the matter before prominent at
torney in Lewiston, and after looking
up all the records, it was discovered
that the advertising OF the land had
not been proper, and Mr.. Thompson
was notified Of the fact and advised
that II he cared to continue the case
1t would be carried through all the
courts Ia the state and more II
necessary. However, he was satisfied
to compromise the matter BY having
Mr.. Becker pay him the actual costs,
with accrued interest, which he had
expended to get his title. This was
done and Mr.. Becker luckily got out
OF the bad mess with a comparatively
light cost.
Here was piece OF land, some OF
the finest 10 the Palouse country,
worth $4,000 which was sold for the
Insignificant sum Of $50, by county,
which through our lack Of proper
legislation, was legally sold. legally
purchased, and could have been made
to stick, had 1t not been for flaw in
the advertising. With cent postal
card, the county assessor could have
notified Mr.. Becker that his taxes
were delinquent in 1907, and the
matter could have been Strengthened
. up at once. But the law does not
compel the county assessor to do this,
nor do county assessors make prac.
tice OF SO doing, and consequently he
cannot be held blameable. However.
we need that provision 10 the law.
compelling the county assessor tc
notify all property holders who are
delinquent.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-08-25

Spokane /, raising $4,000 1r
anothar Nati,na Apple show to be
held in November.
The Falls City tribune., 1911-03-03
"Paid In Full"

1T is truly a great play. This is
the estimate place on Eugene Walters
Paid in Full'the Philadelphia North
America, an opinion whose worth is
multiplied by the fact that it vas
expressed in an editorial. Since the
founding of the North Americana dai
newspaper Of vast influence and en-
ormous circulation, only one play be-
sides paid in Full has been held Of
sufficient importance TO merit the dis
tinction of an editorial. Not alone the
wide public interest in Paid in Full
because of it's enormous success, but
its notable superiority as a play and
the graphic accuracy with which it
despicts the social conditions it deal
with, commended it to the North
American for special considerations
The Falls City tribune., 1911-03-03

Russia, the gIouehy bear" of
Europe is planning another invasion
of the east. This time China is
to be Inundated. Apparently Russia
has forgotten the flogging she re-
ceived from the Japs a few years ago
China is no longer the Sleeping
giant" she was, but a giant she still
Is, and before Russia has done with
her, If it actually comes to a test
of strength, Russia is likely to fare
worse than in the recent scrap with
the Micado. China has resources.
And China has been preparing for
an event of this kind. The out
side world knows very little of what
is going on in the heart of the
middle kingdom. But, enough has
leaked out to indicate that China is
no longer a helpless monster, but a
power that other nations will be
compelled to reckon with. The "yel-
low peril is becoming a fact. And
Russia may be the first to touch off
the magazine of Oriental fury and
hatred of other races, concentrated in
the Chinese Empire.
The Falls City tribune., 1911-03-03
THE GOLDEN AGE

A band of adventures have taken
advantage of the present unsettled col
dition in Mexico, to attempt to oy-
erthrow the Diaz rule in Southern
California and establish a model
socialistic community. The argu-
ment is, that freed from the bur
dens aid inequalities of government
the community can live freer, and
happier. The scheme will fail as
all such witless adventures are bound
to. The Jealous promoters of this
new Utopia fail entirely to take in
to account the natural streak of
mcanness which cuts so large a
figure in every life. If it were
possible for each man in this new
community, to play absolutely fair
with his fellow, the scheme would
work. But we know from long ex-
p%ericnce ihat he wont. When he
is through fighting the state he will
turn and fight his fellow. Not a
new society but a new man is the
need of the hour.
The Falls City tribune., 1911-03-03

The Orange and Black reached our
desk this morning. This is the sec
ond issue of our High School organ
for this school year. We should
like to see it appear oftener. We
learn and hear too little of what is
doing behind the school doors. Not
that we have any question as to the
excellence of the work being done,
but it would be to the advantage of
the school spirit in the community
if the school kept closer to the
people. The people appreciate every
thing that from our schools,
and while both teachers and scholars
are kept busy with the regular work,
nevertheless, they would do well to
let the folks at home hear oftener
from them in the papers and other
wise. The Orange and Black is full
of interesting and thought provoking
items. 1t will help bring the school
work closer to our homes, in the
reading.
The Falls City tribune., 1911-03-03
Married

Mss Charlotte Del Nation and Mr..
Leo Stumble of this city were united
in the holy bonds of matrimony last
night by Rev. f. E. Day Of the
Christian church. Only the imme-
date relatives of the contracting
parties We're present. Mr.. and
Mrs. Stumbo will reside with the
groom's parents for a short time and
then will go to housekeeping for
themselves.
The Falls City tribune., 1911-03-03
Trouble With "Penny" Gamblers

AS a result of an effort to rid Ne
braska City of the penny" gamblers,
Officer Dan Sullivan arrested Fred
Mclaughlin, night clerk of the Grand
hotel, John Smith, a negro porter
and Paul Hesiner for shooting craps
The men were arraigned in police
court and gave bail for a continuance
of the ease in ten days. other places
in that city where gambling is sus
pected are being watched by the
authorities.
The Falls City tribune., 1911-03-03

tonishing thing that faced a Ne
braskan who had an engagement to
deliver a speech on the dead presi-
dent, as he relates it, was the dis
eoyery. as he delyed deeper and deep
er into the writings and sayings Of
Lincoln. that these were merely force
ful statements of fundamental theo-
ries Of government framed in clear
and concise language that the modern
political writer's might well envy.
The party that will triumph in the
end is the one that gives best-ex-
preston to the desire of the people
for a fair chance, and which plays
fair with them. In its final es-
sence government is little more than
the decalogue in action. This is prob
ably why so many folks are astonish-
ed when they discover the resem-
blance.-Lincoln News.
The Falls City tribune., 1911-03-03

Somebody was Leard to ask,
What is the matter with Falls
City, It is so quiet. W. hasten
To assure the good brother that
nothing at all is wrong. The pro
found quiet that prevails is an in
dication that the people are think
ing. And when people think it is a
sure sign that they will do things
when the time for action arrives,
Falls City people can be counted
upon to take care of themselves. Just
now there are so many really big
things that call for attention, that
between them all it is difficult for
the average person to fix his mind
definitely upon any one, Not the
least of these difficulties by any
means, is the selection of proper
candidates for the mayors office. OF
course kindly disposed politicians
will be glad to assume all the res
possibility in this matter and at
the right moment put up their man,
But whether or not he would be the
best choice from the peoples stand
point is another matter. If there
ever was a time when it was desir-
able that partisan politics be illumi-
mated from the city election, that
time is now. Will men of breadth
and calibre take up this issue and
help see that our election is more
han a mere toss.up between diff
ferent members of the gang.
The Falls City tribune., 1911-03-03
Wheat Prospects Are Good

Nebraska bids fair to produce a
big wheat crop next harvest. The
heavy rain fall has thoroughly sat
urated the big wheat fields in the
west. 1t is reported that in some
cases the prolonged drought had al.
ready killed the wheat. This how
ever only in the extreme west and
then probably not very general. In
The Falls City tribune., 1911-03-03
OUR WEEKLY COMMENTS

While the work is slack, every
farmer who is not already provided
With a King road draE, should pro
vide himself with one. Spring Is
rapidly approaching. and never in
the history ot Richardson county was
there as nuel nteres la the keep
ms up of The Ieaas as taere will h.
this coming summer. Many farmers
WHO have not already lcea dong So,
will |, gin IL dtas tin :oad fronting
their premises. II every farmer did
TINS the road problem would be sol
sed for the coming year. The man
who does not do his stunt will find
himself in disgrace in many commu-
mites. by cu~ltivating a public spir-
it along this line much good can be
accomplished Now, if the city auto
drivers, merchants and others would
also chip in and raise a fund 10
help over the missed places, and as
sist the farmer who happens to have
more than his share of road to care
for, the work of road making would
be on a good way for the year.
The Falls City tribune., 1911-03-03

Now. that Falls City is about to
put a large amount of money into
the building of dwelling houses, II
will be q prudent thing to halt a
moment and consider, just what We
are going to do. There is building
and building, and there are houses
and houses. 1t should be the bust
ness of some one to see to 1t that
the buildings that go up this spring
are in every way, the very best that
can be possibly built under the cir.
cumstances. Labor and material ar
high. The cost of good material
and good workmanship is but little
more than the inferior product. Poor
material and poor workmanship are
too dear at any price. The exercise
of some care and Judgment at this
time will go a long ways toward
giving Falls City a line of new build.
ings concerning which we may well
be proud. Contractors and parties
expecting to build should be encour-
aged to build the very best possible
only.
The serious fault with our people,
is the disposition to take everything
for granted. If a plumb happens to
drop into our mouth all we'll and good
we proceed to eat it, and that is the
end of the matter. There is too
little disposition to get after things
and bring them TO pass. After two
years of division talk and building,
there are still folks who are not
quite sure about it. There are other
good things to be had for the get
ting, but at the present rate we will
V see them if their coming de.
ponds upon our going after them.
What's worth having, is also worth
going after. Factories will not be
unwilling to locate here if we car
offer some inducements to them
for doing so. We must make il
worth their while. Our people leave
here and go to Florida, Canada and
the coast, for no other reason thar
h a some one convinces them thai
it will be worth their while to dc
so We need a committee whose
The Falls City tribune., 1911-03-03

Falls City wants a band. Falls
City needs a band. Falls city will
have a band to play on public ocea-
sions, and provide for us street con
certs on summer evenings. What
is there to prevent it. We have
the talent. There are boys in
Falls City with music tied up in their
souls. And there are those among
them who are only waiting for a
chance to lot 1t out, Tho faQt thiA
some one has been imposed upon,
or that some one has failed To
make good. should not stand in the
way of the organization of a ~rousing
band in our town. There Is no one
opposed to it. Everybody fayors the
idea. Too few however. are enthu-
siastic enough to help push the thing
to a successful conclusion. Now Is
the time to put your shoulder to the
wheel and help push. Talk it. Cry
IL out. Let everybody know that
everybody wants n band and before
the next baseball season opens we
will have one,
The Falls City tribune., 1911-03-03

The instruction in Mexico comes in
a peiod of void wide disturbance. We
have had the Turkish revolt. Portu'
gal has become a republic. Spain is
agitated. There are also the Social
istic propaganda In Germany and
France, the Lloyd-George movement
In England, the Russian Duma, I'M
rest In India and Egypt, not to speak
of the Chinese constitution. So we
have our Insurgent movement in
this country far less radical than mar
but probably as effective as any in
final results. Our governmental ideas
are changing. We have been care
less in many things, unseeing, un-
believing, and slow to adopt changes,
We began to feel the pinch of pow
erty, and we looked around for rem
edies. Such movements naturally
produce leaders. As time goes on,
no country will live with a few at
the top who own all or control all.
In Germany the entire industrial sys-
tenn is built upon the basis that ev-
cry human being should have the
most efficient education to fit him
for life. He should have a good
home, a chance to marry and bring
up children. He should be protect
ed from gross wrongs by the govern
ment which he is taxed to maintain.
He surrenders certain rights to en-,
joy the advantages of civilization.
The balance should be evenly main
tanned by protecting him from the
evils Of civilization. In the long run
business prosperity and human well
fare go hand in hand. Grinding pow
erty an unwholesome dwellings do not
make an ideal nation. The wave of
insurgency that is sweeping over
the apparently contented nations of a
few years ago promises to develop
better conditions with nobler ideals
Golfers.
The Falls City tribune., 1911-03-03
Returned From Mobile Alabama.

Professor S. H. Wood, Superintend
of the city schools, returned last
night from the National Superintend
ent's Meeting in Mobile, Indiana
There were about thirty-five super
intendents present from Nebraska
and they went in a private car. Mr.
Wood reports a very pleasant trip
a most profitable meeting. He en-.
ioyed the trip through the south i'm.
m%ensely.
The Falls City tribune., 1911-03-03
Will Locate in This City

The case of Hayes VS.. Cornell for
assault which was up before Judge
Spragins this morning has been CON
tinued until March "A. The case
grows out of the disturbance at the
Mcpherson House early in the week
when Cornell tried to throw Uncle
Jimmy Hayes out of the hotel and
beat him badly about the head.
The Falls City tribune., 1911-03-03
Accident At Catholic Church

While working on the Catholic
church, Monday, Bohrer Bros had
an accident that might easily have
been fatal. A derrick on a scaffold
twenty-five feet high was raising a
thousand pound truss, when the
soaffold gave way and let everything
drop. Besides the truss there were
two men fell but no one was hurt.
This was a very narrow escape and
Bohrer Brothers are thankful that
nothing worse happened.
The Falls City tribune., 1911-03-03
A Serious Operation

On Tuesday, February 21st, DR..
Van Osdel, assisted by DR.. Gofen,
performed an operation for appen-
dicitis upon the fourteen month old
child of Mr.. and Mrs. John Portrey.
living near Barada The operation
had been so long delayed that it
was a very serious case, but we
are glad to note at this writing
that the little one is doing nicely.
The Falls City tribune., 1911-03-03
Mr.. Davies Returns Home

Simon Davies leaves tonigh for
Ideal, S. D. to makee preparations for
his spring farming. He has spent
the past six weeks here with his
family visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs. Davies and G%wendoline left this
afternoon for Denver, where they
will visit some time with her par
ents before returning to Dakota.
The Falls City tribune., 1911-03-03

1t was probably a matter of some
establishment to those whose paths of
research or thought had not led them
along those lines to discover that
the progressive republican movement
of which so much is said or written
these days is nothing nor less
than a return t the first principles
of the party as laid down and defined
by Abraham Lincoln. The most as
The Falls City tribune., 1911-03-03

Our proof reader made us say
som very peryerse things yester-
day. No, doubt some one will sug-
gest that we say perverse things
whether the proof reader compels us
or not. The worst occurred in the
article relating TO the electric light
and water plant. In the first sen
tence the word equal should have
read unequal" and in the second
sentence it should read, This is
casting no reflection etc. Mis-
takes will occur. But they are most
To be deplored when they happen in
connection with subjects upon which
there is a wide diversity of opinion
or concerning which there is more
or less constituencies.
The Falls City tribune., 1911-03-03
Supper Place Changed

Because of the illness of both Mr..
and Mrs. Keeling, the church sup
per which was to have been served
at their home by the ladies Of st
Thomas church will be held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Himmelreich
instead. The ladies will have all
kinds of good things ready and they
give you a hearty welcome Tuesday
from five until eight.
The Falls City tribune., 1911-03-03
Kelly Sold BY Denver to North Bend

Denver, Col, Feb. 25-"Speed" KEEL
ley will not be with the Denver team
the coming summer. Today Presi-
dent McGill announced that Kelly's
release had been sold to the
South Bend team of the Central lea
que. Kelly's work with the Denver
team last summer was of the in
and out variety.
The Falls City tribune., 1911-03-03

One of the sources of great loss to
the west, is the custom of shipping
the raw product east TO have 1t manu-
factued and then shipping the fin
ished atiele back into the state again
for consumption. Take SO eommon an
article of every day S rs the
cracker, we ship the wheat east to
have it milled and manufactured into
crackers and then ship the crackers
back into the state again, paying
freight Two ways, the millers toll and
the f~actory's profit, as our eontribu.
ton to our want of ingenuity and
forethought. There is an endless var
iety of products manufactured of ma
tive grains that are also staple arti-
cles of trade all over the state. 1t
would be the part of good business
to manufacture such things at home.
Richardson county has the brains
and the capital to enter largely upon
n campaign of this kind. But, some.
how, we lack the idea. We don't
seem to have any faith in the thing.
The opportunity Is here some day.
somebody will get wise.
The Falls City tribune., 1911-03-03
Tell your news items to 226.

The columns of The Tribune are
open to a terse and pointed discus
sion of things of local interest. In
these discussions We will not be res
ponsible for the views expressed,
but we do want to be generous
enough 10 give those who differ
from us a square deal. In today's
issue Mr.. a. J. Weaver gives his
views upon the coming city cam
paign, others should follow. The is
sue is vital and should be will di-
gestcd. Nothing will clear the at
m%osphere so quickly, as for leading
men to express their views. We in.
yite others to have a Try.
The Falls City tribune., 1911-03-03
important

Falls City merchants are getting in
their spring goods now and they
are all strictly up to date. There
will be no necessity to buy out Of
town this spring. Our merchants
will have the quality and price that
are equal to any that you can
find. Watch The Tribune for their
advertisements.
The Falls City tribune., 1911-03-03

all other localities the prospects are
most promising and wheat growing
farmers are jubilant. In many sec
tons the crop has practically failed
for several seasons, and farmers feel
ing the need of a good harvest in
order to relieve them financially.