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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-02-20
Lincoln Day Banquet.


A Lincoln day banquet given by
the republicans of K0tenni county
at the Hotel Idaho. Coepr d'Alene,
Feb. ~. was attended by asbout 300
persons. TOastu,aster G.. IL. Potts
paid a tribute to the life and charac-
ter OF Lincoln. Other subjects aud
speakers were:
"Why am a Republican" Mrs.
w. j. Tyler; "What the Republican
Party has done for IdahU," r. l..
Black; why the Progressive Party
is Not Necessary" II. v. Bouwhtou;
1.-THE Future of the Republican
Party" A. A. Crane.
Greetings by wire were received
from Lincoln day hanqueters at
Boise, pocatello and Idaho Falls.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-02-20
SPIRIT LAKE

The present eorollment OF the
Spirit Lake schools Is l78.
Henry Krech, the 6rst merchant In
Spirit Lake when the town was es-
tablished, is about to resume, having
purchased the grocery department of
the Hodgen & Co., which failed some
time ago.
All the students ot the eighth
grade passed examination In phys'.
olopy and geography aud have now
dropped these studies to take up
civil government.
s. T.. IIodgen has a contract to cut
and haul to Twin Lakes 100, 1000 feet
Of pine sold by Mrs.. w. b. Johnson
of Spokane to iha PAnhsnd Lumber
company. The timber is on Il quar-.
ter section near Twin lakes
The stock and fixtures OF the Hotel
Northern saloon have been sold ut
sheriff's sale to satisfy an attachment
In favor 0! a Spokane loan COMPANY.
Much wood Ia being cut In this
locality and especial activity has
been noted the past two weeks in the
ice harvest.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-02-20
ROAD BONDS PROPOSED
Issue Of 100000 Up to
County Taxpayers.
ELECTION ON MARCH II
Commissioners Decided Last Week
to Call Election.

On Thursday Of last week the
board of county commissioners in
session at Ceur d'Alene decided
to call a special election to vote on
bond issue of S2oo, 900 for the
building of roads and bridges in
Kootenai county. The date set
for the election is March II, the
same date heretofore set for the
local option election, in order that
the county may be saved the
expense of second special
election to vote on the road bonds
alone.
1t is stated the purpose of the
bond issue is to build new trunk
line roads and the maintenance OF
old roads, the funds to be derived
from the sale of the bonds to be
spent in the same manner as the
present road fund, thus it is claimed
eliminating the direct tax for that
purpose.
1t is said the board intends to
expend the amount as equally as
they can in the three commission
ers' districts. No hard surface
roads are contemplated and it is
also stated that ono part Of the
proceeds are intended to be used
in connection with state aid work :"
Only actual taxpayers are quail
fed to vote on the bond issue and
two. thirds of the total vote on the
question are necessary to carry
the bonds.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-02-20
ITEMS OF COUNTY TOWNS
What Neishboring People Are
Doing.
GATHERED BY THE WAY
Brevities Of Kootenai County Com
munities.
cGuR D'ALENE

The first case on trial in the die.
trict court this week was that Of Hall
against the Washington Water Power
company, the plaintiff suing to re-.
cover damages for overflow OF a por.
tion Of bis land in Couga. gulch.
The Knights OF Pythias celebrated
the Golden Jubilee. or 5Oth anniver.
sary OF the order, on the 10th.
The Occur d'Alene Lumber CON-
pany has brought action 10 the dis.
trict court to recover $804 on Y
promissorY note given by A. B. Conk.
ling.
The chamber OF commerce has
started campaign to raise funds to
wipe out longstanding obligations.
Harry Hammond, who pleaded
guilty to robbinx Mann's blacksmith
shop, was sentenced by Judge Dunn
to serve one to Is years In the peni-
tenJiary.
The stockholders OF the Kootenai
County Fair association met last
I Saturday and elected w. II. Ellis,
George Stowe and John Jage.s direct.
0rs to Ill vacancies. l.. q. Shadduck
was elected to succeed F. Lewis Clark.
Relatives are contesting the will OF
Hugh S. Harris who died leaving
property IN Wardner, Mullan, Coeul
d'Alene and other places, and wheat
land In Washington valued at $780,
900 to $l25, 900. The will confers all
the estate upon an adopted daughter
I now seven years old. A neice and .
brother Of the deceased are the con.
testants. 8
F. w. Fitze has traded 10 acres a,
| Hayden Lake valued at $4,000 to w
e. Gridley for 16O acres of wheat
land In Adams county, Wash. Lee
Kingsley has sold to j. d. Hagge 81
acres on the Rimrock bench for $4,000
(. Several other real estate deals are re
ported.
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projects, and at the same time no
end of hardships and loss to the
settlers. As there is a growing
tendency among the states to CO.
operate in reclamation projects,
one of the objects of Secretary
Lanes proposal is to bring the
governors together, in order that
everybody may help their little bit.
The forest service is compiling
a new volume table for calculating
the board contents Of standing
western yellow pine trees in the
southwest. 1t is based on actual
measurements of six thousand
trees.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-02-20
Wool Market Strong.

Notwithstanding the change which
the recently enacted tariff has made
in wool rates IL SEEMS evident THAI
growers, for the Immediate present at
least, will be able to command u good
price for their wool. A communic.-
tion received lately from a cu-Opera.
tive concern which Is nwned and cOn-
trolled BY western men aud which
maintains offices In ChWaso sells for h
that there Is AN advancing wool uar.
ket all over the wasld.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-02-20
HARRISON

The St. Joe sawmill, snld to Lew s.
ton parties. Is 10 be repaired aud
operated this season.- -.q ?. The plant.
formerly owned by the Lane Lumn r
COMPANY. now owned hysthe Nilwau.
kee Lumber company, Is 10 be en-
larged. The Grant Lumber company,
Harrison Single company and Har.
rlson box factory are als0 preparing
to resume operations the coming
spring and summer.
The logging camps are all active,
taking advantage Of the snow.
A girls band ,s heinv organized.
A sheet and pillow case ball was
given at Rockford hay Saturday
evening In celebration Ut St. Valen-
tines day.
Earl Wark's chicken coop was set
on fire by someone one night recently
and totally destroyed with the
chickens In II. 31A2t
The registration Of new voters f,r
the local option election reached 2OO
10 Harrison.
Joe Cooley, aye 10, and Arthur
Doherty. aye IL, were drowned Ia
Lake Chatcolet Monday sfternonu.
when the Ice through which they
were 6shi0g gave way.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-02-20
To USE SPIRIT LAKE SHOPS
Report Milwaukee R.R. Will Work
400 Men.

1t lgreported that officials of the
Milwaukee railway system announce
that all shop work for diyisions be
tween the Cascade mountains and
Missoula, Mont. will be concen rated
at the Spirit Lake shops Of the l. &
w. N. railroad which was recently
acquired by the transcontinental sys
TEN.
The shops now have a capacity "f
300 men, and the officials state the
plant will be worked tO Capacity.
1t is expected That a decided re.
vival of business will be experienced
In Spirit Lake.
The Milwaukee shops We're previous
ly planned for Spokane.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-02-20
May Reform Yet.

The G, d'A. Press III. authority hr
the statement that C"l. NJ. d.
Wright, the we'll known denmrat
war horse, has joined the prebib'tion
forces. "While the lamp h'ld> out
to burn, the vilest sinner may ra-
turn" and there is hope that even
Bro. Scott may vet see the error of
bis ways.-Advance.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-02-20

County Attorney John Nisbet Of
Latah county, has had the sheriff's
Office serve notices upon the billiard
halls OF Moscow that he would re-
quire them to comply with the statute
which provides for the removing OF
all window shades. blinds and other
objects OF obstruction to a plain view
place was ordered to wash the win.
dows so as to permit the inside being
seen through the glass from the out
side.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-02-20
On the Tax Question.
Lewiston Trihune)

Lewiston Trihune)
The civic committee OF the Moscow
chamber OF commerce recently made
an investigation Of the question OF
taxation 10 Latah county, along the
line of where the money goes, whether
value is being received, and where
economy could be practiced, II at all.
II was found that the county paid H.
direct advalorem taxes for state and
county purposes IA 1910 $235, 900 and
10 1918 $3S6, s27. The increase wa
nearly all for county purposes, schools
alone taking 100000. The total sun
was appOrtioned as follows: Stat
$40, 800, county administration $i33,.
O93, roads 500. 500. schools $ilO,47l,
cities aod villages $50, ,O38. The re
port draws the following interesting
conclusions: ta
The great increase In the amount
OF taxes collected during the past
several years is due largely to the
ever increasing amounts being voted
by road and school districts, cities
and villages; the great Increase can
he attributed largely to our own 10.
ttiative rather than to the county
officers.
We answer the question. "Are we
obtaining full value for our money"
10 the negative and "Can we reduce
these expenditures" Ia the affirma
tive and as to s'how" we have made
no specific recommendation. w.
have endeavored to point out wha,
represents good business management
aud to show that these principles are
not being carried out Ia our public
business; and that It is impossible t.
use them as long as we look to the
legislature to govern our affairs and
have our matters OF business manage.
ment tangled up 10 questions OF
partisan politics.
There is Il possibility OF reducing
the cost of our schools provided that
we can obtain good and passable
roads SO that it will be possible to re-
duce the nnmber Ut school districts
The cost per capita OF educating the
children In some OF our rural districts
is excessive. Some of the schools
which have but a half dozen students
could be largely done away with, pro.
vided we have good roads.
/ Two pertinent facts project them
selves out If the foregoing summary,
which is only small part OF the
long, palnstaking and conservative
report made b. the committee. One
is, that when 1t comes to actually de.
claring just what public expenditures
should be abolished or reduced, few
responsible people are willing to 20
on record. AS y matter of fact the
county boards really do the best they
can, as a rule, and considering the
vast and varied opportunities that
besiege them. from taxpaying IN
terests, to do this, that and the Other
thing. the wonder Is that they keep
within the limits as well as they do.
The other large fact Is that In order
to procure reduced taxation, increased
expenditures are necessary. This
paradox IL found in the road question
With good and durable roads, tn.
school expenditures could be material
~ lessened, the committee flnds.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-02-20
Teachers Examination.

Notice is given by r. G. Egbers.
county superintendent. that an TX.
aminatlon Of all applicants for teach.
ers' certificates OF all grades will te
conducted at the court house in
C0eur d'Alene. beginning Thursday,
February 26. 10l4, at the hour of
eight o'clock, a. IN.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-02-20

The order OF knights Of Pythias
was SO years old February ~. and
the golden jubilee is being celebrated
this week by many lodges throughout
the United States.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-02-20
At NATIONAL CAPITAL
Paragraphs on Important Gov
ernment Affairs.
TOLLS AND NATIONAL HONOR
War Scares, Monument.
Reclamation Projects.
The Tribune Bureau.
BY j. e. JONES

Washington, D. C.-Congress-
man Adamson of Georgia attempt
ed to find back stairway of re-
treat, by declaring that the plank
in the Baltimore platform in favor
OF discriminating in favor of Amer
ican ships was "slipped over" on
the platform committee. This
old.fashioned political subterfuge
was Immediately strangled by
Senator Walsh of Montana, who
pointed out that he and Secretary
Bryan and Senator O'Gorman, as
we'll as other party leaders, knew
just what they were doing when
this plank was put into the plat.
form. The President maintains
that our policy discriminating
against foreign ships cannot be
carried out with honor in view of
our treaty arrangements with
Great Britain.
In many OF the states there is an
open season for hunting and fish
ing, and each year the sportsmen
anxiously count the coming of the
happy days. Likewise there is an
open season for war scares in
the United States; and now we are
being told Of the dangers that sur
round US because Of the fact that
our navy is only surpassed by that
of Great Britain-and possibly
Germany. which country we have
s'tied" if not passed. Washington
has its thumb on the date of this
open season, and the rest of the
country should mark it up on the
calendar, rs it can always be
counted as an annual visitor when
the naval appropriation bill ap-
pears in congress.
The clouds that have surrounded
the formulative proce sses of the
Lincoln monument nave cleared
away. The contract made by the
commission, of which ex-Presi-
dent Taft is the head, has been
approved by the secretary of war,
and whatever friction might arise
over the dispute of authority be
tween the commission and the
secretary's Office has been dis
counted in advance by the ap-
pointment of joint representative
of both bodies. AS result, the
ground was broken in Washington
on Lincoln's birthday for the
greatest of all our national
memorials-for a building which
will in fact be a greater tribute
than even that of the Washington
monument. In short the Lincoln
memorial will be the greatest
Z structure ever contemplated by
the American people, in honor o.
its most illustrious martyr.
In trying to find uses for blight
killed chestnut it has been foune
that it cannot be utilized for crat
ing stone; quarry owners say tina
chestnut wood leaves an indeliblt
stain on the marble or granite.
'sLets talk it over" is the sub
stance Of a suggestion by Secre
tary Lane to the governors of th'
states of Arizona, California, Colo
rada, Idaho, Montana, New Mexi
CO, Oregon, Utah, Washington
and Wyoming. He wants th'
gentlemen to take the bull by tn
horns and help map out program
for reclamation work in the west
The secretary does not attempt t
conceal the fact that there hav
been very unsatisfactory return
from the great majority Of thes
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-02-20
News Of the State.

News Of the State.
In 1918 there were 400 marriages in
Boise and l29 divorces granted.
The Standpoint city council is plan.
ming to spend $4,000 on street paw
ing.
People OF St. Maries are enthusias.
tically advocating the organization Of
new county to be formed out of the
south end OF Kootenai and TO be
known as St. Joe county.
The suit of the widow of II. F.
Nauck against the Dover Lumber
company OF Standpoint for damages
was settled out OF court for $500.
Nauck was killed In an accident at
the Dover mill last summer.
This is ''closed season" for big
game in Idaho for most sportsmen.
but State Game Warden Barber has
given a special permit, for the
"movies" to hunt elk, moose and
deer up in Fremont county this com.
ing week.
Word was received at Boise last
week of the death at Modesto, CAL,
of Captain Horace L. Chamberlain,
who was for more than 10 years com.
mandant Of the Soldiers Home at
Boise.
Congressman Smith of Idaho has
introduced bill to extend The privi-
lege of making entry under the public
land laws to young men when they
reach the age of l8 years, instead OF
requiring them to wait until tney are
81 years old as at present.
Names of % students OF the Uni
versity Of Idaho, at Moscow, who fell
below 60 per cent 10 the last semester
examinations have been taken up by
the faculty committee 10 connection
with the excuses for failure. Some
"hunkers" will remain on probation,
while Others were sent home.
j. A. Lynch appeared before the
state land board at Boise on Friday
last seeking to secure a lease on $50
acres OF state land in Idaho county
in which there Is a rich deposit OF
natural asbestos. A company under
took to develop this resource some
years ago, and through mismanage-
ment lost $4,000 and then aban-
doned the field.
The supreme court has refused &
rehearing for Joseph Grigg of Granite
who is serving sentence in tht
Ienitentiary for attempting to mur
der Clarence Franklin about a yea
ago. The Judge wrote the wore
"given' by mistake for "guilty" IL
his instructsons to the Jury, but tn
supreme court did not believe thi
error was serious enough to require
new trial.
State Horticultural Inspector Ma
cey is planning further changes II
his working force In line with tn
consolidation recently accomplished
making his deputies seed inspector
In addition to their other duties
The newest feature, which he hope
to put through with the aid of tn
legislature, is further increase II
the duties OF the deputies. They ar
to be made county horticultural ad
vIsors IL the move succeeds.
. Governor Hanes has issued a re
prieve for Edwin Boyatt, who ha
been in the Fremont county Jail sine
. November 13. 1913. under convictio
. OF bootlegglng. The governor wire
, the sheriff to release the prisoner a
once. He has wife and five chi
dren, and an immense petition wa
flled in his behalf. BOyatt was ser
fenced tn FIVE months In the count
Jail and dne Of $500 10 be worke
out at 81 a day.
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w. c.. T. u. Notes

What Shall We Do IF the Town Goes Dry
Citizens, neighbors. you and |,
What shall we do when the town goes
drya
We may get along without our drink;
But who II it hurt the most. do you Think
What are you going to do, if the town
goes darka
Not enough money for the electric spark.
Not enough money for the water plugs.
This city at the mercy of FIRE and thugs.
Who's going to pay for needed police,
Who's going to furnish the needed grease
To oil the wheels of the city's machine,
To keep the town healthy, the streets to
cleanp
What shall we doa Shall we issue bonds
To pay our Mayor and drain our pondsp
What shall we do in the case of FIRE,
With our 6remen fired and none to hire,
When insurance goes up and property
goes down.
With never job for a man in town,
When the maket is gone for the farmers
rye.
And his corn and his barley. when the
town goes dry'
Ill tell you friend. tbs a serious thing
Some of these fanatics to the town would
bring.
The only thing left when they stop the
cup,
Is to lay down our lives and go straight
up.
Note--The reply to the above Willie pub
Iished next week.
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work. How many good stories are
suppressed for innocent relatives and
for the public good nobody outside a
newspaper Office has any idea of.
In some cases he who flies into a
passion because newspaper prints
something about him which he con-
siders uncomplimentary has every
reason to feel profoundly grateful to
the newspaper for publishing so little
of what it knows of him.
And ofttimes the loudest buffer is
the most vulnerable to attack. A
big noise is often device employed
to cover trepidation. Newspapers
put up with more bluffing than any
other agency would endure. 1t is
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Big Boat Here

The Steamer G. G.. Barnum,
one of the .argest boats ever in
port, is discharging a cargo of
coal at the docks of the North
western Fuel Company. The
Barnum is $50 feet in length
with a 81 foot beam. She is o
thirty hatch boat and carried a
cargo of more than 10000 tons
Of soft coal.
Eleven hosting rigs were
operated in unloading the boat.
This is the largest number of
rigs that have been worked at
one time on the docks and with
the new electrical power was
handled in good shape. The
docks now have plenty of power
and coal is being handled at a
rapid rate.
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But while preachers and editors
are criticized for, what they do say,
no one thinks of giving them credit
for what they do not say.
Very many people harbor the be-
lief that newspapers are eager to
publish derogatory things. It's a
mistake. There's not newspaper
that could not spring a sensation in
the community at any time by tell
ing what it knows. There is not
that does not keep under
the lock of secrecy scores OF deroga-
tory things which never meet the
public eye or reach the public ear.
Deciding what not to print is the
most troublesome part of newspaper
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New Comet is Now Visible

Washhurn people, who are in
terested in star-gazing, will find
a new object of interest in the
skies this month.
it is the newest thing under
the sun, or over, as the case may
be, and is now visible to the
naked eye in the skies just be-
low and a little to the right of
the bowl of the big dipper. 1t
has a clearly defined head and q
tail of one or two degrees in
length. Tie new heaven-strang-
er makes it's appearance in early
evening and therefore will prove
poor excuse for staying out
late nights.
The comet, which is known as
the Delavan, has been seen
through the telescope for about
two months but it is just now
becoming visible without the
use of glasses. 1t will be visible
for about two weeks longer.
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Jurors Named

A meeting of the Bayfield,
County Jury Commission was
held at the court house in this
city last Saturday and the follow
ing jurors were chosen to serve
at the regular October term of
the Circuit court for Bayfield,
county:
Gust Weber, Oscar Olson, John
Kranzfelder, Nels Hagerman,
Albert Eggler, Frank Robillard,
E. E. Smith, Ole Hadlund, John
Wickstrom, Bayfield,; William
Balm, Oulu; M. L. Carlson, John
HI. Klofstad, Port Wing; Frank
Pease, Jr., Cable; Calvin D.
Rogers, Walter Haustrauser, A.
B. Tetser, Charles Mitchell, 0.
]. Laqua, E. H. Marion, Henry
Kamrath, HI. S. Kopplin, Il. 0.
Lund, Frank Herbert, George
Dargie, Iron River; Carl Kelberg,
Mason; Byron Hirsh, James A.
Sheridan, E. G.. Moore, Albert
Holgren, Clarence Wright, Wash
burn; H. J. Ehlers, William Nye,
Cornucopia; Leslie D. Wright,
Hughes; Ole Yader, Sweden;
Hans Madison, John Carlson,
Orienta.
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not because they lack courage; it is
because they are unwilling to use
their power to destroy or ruin unless
the interest of society imperatively
demands it.
1t might be well for some people
to reflect upon these truths and in
silent gratitude accept mild admoni-
ton lest worse befall them. Elk.
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the form of generalities or some
fellow will get it and howl, says re-
cent writer. Few people like truth,
even in homeopathic doses, if it hits
them.
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Mrs. A. Tatro is laid up with a
broken arm as the result of IA fall on
a s'dew;l Tx near her homo on he
4 shland 70 d.
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5. Bernard of Oshkosh was
business visitor in the city yesterday.
r. K. Doe of Duluth, special
examiner for the Cover nment in e
matter of granting citizenship
papers, transacted business in the
city the first OF the week.
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Beavers Attention

On Monday evening of next
week the regular meeting of the
Beavers will be held. At this
meeting the question of voting
upon the removal of the head
office from Stoughton to Madison
will be voted on. 1t is hoped
that a large number will be
present at the meeting.
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A telegram was received in the
city this morning stating that Edna
Estabrook, daughter of Mr.. ard
Mrs. d.. Estabrook was operated
on this morning for appen dicitis.
Friends here hope for her speedy
recovery.