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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
BAD ROADS CAUSE ACCIDENTS
Claims Made on Insurance Company
for Four Deaths From Mishaps
Due to Faulty Highways.

Do we need good roads! The report
of Chicago travelling mans insur.
ance organization covers the payment
Of ten death claims for the first so
days Of the year, and of these four
were deaths resulting from motor-car
accidents due to bad roads.
1t is singular that these four deaths
occurred one each in the four north
western states Of Minnesota. the Da.
kotas and Montana.
In each case the travelling mems or.
ganization paid $4,000.
This furnishes q striking example
Of the financial and economic loss
charged up directly to bad roads.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
SYNOPSIS.

The yacht Lola narrowly escapes wreck
" Leghorn harbor. Gordon Gregg, locum
.enens Tor the British consul, is called
Upon Upon by Hornby, the Lolas owner. and
zines fines aboard with him and his friend,
, dyit9n Chatter. Aboard the yacht he ac.
a.aentaily sees q room full of arms and
alnmuniton and torn photograph of a
youns girl That night the consurs safe
s vs. ropned and the Lola puts suddenly to
s ss The pelice find that Horribly is a
rraud and the I-ola's name a false one
Sress visits Capt Jack Durnford Of the
marines aboard his vessel. and is sur
Prased to learn that Durnford knows,
TI, Will not reveal the mystery of the
Iva. 1t concerns ~ woman" In Lon
PC . Gregg Is trapped nearly to his death
~ former servant. Olinto, who repents
y. III tlinc to save him. but not to give rea-
so,n TOT his treachery. Visiting in Dunn
.r,es Gregg meets Muriel Leithcourt
Mho Is strangely affected at the mention
o. the Lola: Hornby appears. Muriel in
HSoduces !Iornby as Martin Woodroffe
% per fathers friend. Gregg finds that she
engaged to Woodroffe. Leithcourt's ac-
..ohs and connection with Woodroffe are
tmysterious. Gregg sees a copy Of the
.srn photograph on the Lola and finds
f 1ns the young girl Is Muriels friend
WoGoFoHe disappears. Gregg discovers
me Dody OF murdered woman In RAN
ncch wood.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18

wide tire will be preferred because
of the lighter draft and less damage
to the fields.
One of the main points in favor of
the wide tires is that their use great
ly improves the roadbed as they will
pack the top soil making the roadbed
firm and thus enabling it to drain
we'll in time Of rain. The wide tire
as does the narrow tire. This is
also important, as smooth surface
in the meadow is much easier to NOW
over
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18

him he would take eafs not to betray
himself"
You therefore think he will betray
HIMSELF"
Il hope So"
by the fact that the man was at
tackled with an Italian stiletto, 1t would
seem that his assailant was fellow
countryman," suggested the detective.
The evidence certainly points to
that" replied.
Someone who waited for him on the
edge Of that wood and stepped out and
killed him-that's evident" he said,
"and my belief is that it was an 1tal-
ian. There were two foreigners who
slept at a common lodging house two
nights ago and went on tramp towards
Glasgow. We have telegraphed after
them and hope we shall find them.
Scotsmen or Englishmen never use q
knife of that pattern
Il know not whom to suspect" I
declared. 1T is mystery why the
man who was once my faithful servant
should be enticed to that wood and
stabbed to the heart"
There is no one in the vicinity who
knew him?"
Not to my knowledge"
I'VE might obtain his address in
London through his father in Leg.
horn," suggested the officer.
Il will write today if you so DESIRE
said readily. Indeed. / will get my
friend the British consul to go round
and see the old man and telegraph the
address if he obtains it."
Capital" he declared. IF you will
do US this favor we shall be greatly
indebted to you. 1t is fortunate that
we have established the victims iden
tity-otherwise we might be entirely
in the dark. A murdered foreigner ia
always more or less of a mystery"
Therefore, then and there, took q
sheet of paper and wrote to my old
friend Hutcheson at Leghorn, asking
him to make immediate inquiry OF
Olinto's father as to his sons address
in London.
We sat for long time DISCUSSING
the strange affair. In order to be
tray no eagerness to get away, Of
fered the big Highlander cigar from
my case and we smoked together The
inquiry would be held on the morrow
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
Handles Grow Crooked.

The Japanese are expert in the pc,
tient work needed in gardening, and
it is from the Japanese farmers on
the Pacific coast that most of the wood
is sent for use as umbrella handles
Twisted handles were formerly bent
laboriously by steaming the wood to
make it flexible. but the Japanese force
the pretzels and other twists in the
growing plant which by system Of
pruning is forced to nourish the dis
torted twigs. the whole process taking
three years before they are ready for
the manufacturer to strip and polish,
or to use bark and all.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18


Face With Closed Eyes and Dropped
Jaw.
he told me, but as far as the public
was concerned the body would remain
as that of some person unknown"
And you had better not come to
my uncle's house, or send anyone"
said. IF you desire to see me, send
me line and will meet you here
in Dumfries. 1t will be safer"
The officer looked at me with those
keen eyes of his. and said:
Really. Mr.. Gregg, can't quite
make you out, l confess. You seem
to be apprehensive of your own safety.
Why?"
"One never knows whom one Of
tends when living in Italy," laughed,
as lightly as could, endeavoring to
allay his suspicion. "He may have
fallen beneath the assassin's knife by
giving a small and possibly innocent
offense to somebody. Italian methods
are not English, you know"
by Jove, sir, and I'm jolly glad
they're mott" he said. II shouldn't
think a police officers life is a very
safe one among all those secret MUIR
der societies I've read about
"Ah! what you read about them is
often very much exaggerated" I as
sured him. 1T is the vendetta which
is such stain upon the character of
the modern Italian; and depend upon
it. this affair in Rannoch wood is the
outcome of some revenge or other
probably overta love affair.""
But you will assist us, sir?" he
urged. you know the Italian Ian.
guage, which will be of great advan.
tage; besides. the victim was your
servant"
BE discreet" said. "And in return
l will do my very utmost to assist you
in hunting down the assassin"
And thus we made our attempt.
Half an hour after l was driving in
the dogcart through the pouring rain
up the hill out of gray old Dumfries
to my uncle's house.
As descended from the cart ana
gave 1t over to q groom. I'D Davis. the
butler. came forward. saying in
low voice:
There's Miss Leithcourt waiting to
see you, Mr.. Gordon. She's in the
morning room, and been there an hour.
She asked me not to tell anyone else
she's here, sir."
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
Darwin Relics,

The late William Erasmus Darwin,
who was a son of Charles Darwin, re.
Gently left number of relics of his
famous father to his nepbsw, with
the request that they be kept perma.
nently In the possession of the Oar.
win family. These relics include the
family portraits, many medals that
had been presented to his father. the
letter written home by him while on
the Beagle" expedition and two early
sketches of The Origin OF Species"
American.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18

I walked across the big han and
along the corridor to the room the old
man had indicated.
And as opened the door and Mu-
riel Leithcourt in plain black rose to
meet me, plainly saw from her white.
haggard countenancc that something
had happened-that she had been
forced by circumstances to come to
me In strictest confidence.
Was she. l wondered, about to re-
veal to me the truth?
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
Meeting Of eu,lders.

The American Road Builders asso-
citation and the American Highway as
ISOLATION are to meet togethed for the
hrst time next September. Gov. C.
w. Gates announces. The convention
will be held either at Oakland. Cal,
or San Francisco.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
NEW METHODS IN WHALING

tTO BE CONTINUEloD
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
No Late Hours There.

Guest-What possessed you to move
away of here to the extreme edge oi
the city?
Hostile trolley cars stop runnina
at 10 p. m.
What of that?"
WAIT till you see my pretty Aa,,gh.
ters."-New York Weekly.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
First Eaas to Hatch.

First EGGS to Hatch.
SThe freshest eggs are the first to
hatch. In buying eggs 1t Is well to
bear this in mind. and stipulate that
all one shipment shall be of about the
same data. say within three days.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1915-04-16
Idaho State News Items.

Sheriff Leaf of Benewah county has
recently run down and caught several
bootleggers, including woman at
Fernwood.
The Idaho Club Woman, that was
issued five years ago by Robert w.
Spangler at Twin Falls, Idaho, and
three years ago added development
feature Of "See Idaho First, is now
being issued under the title of 1.-The
New West Magazine.
Charles e. Massey, former cashier
of the Farmers and Merchants bank
Of Jerome, started serving April IL
in the Idaho penitentiary an in
determinate sentence Of from six to
20 years. In five years he had en-
bezzled over $4,000. He confessed
and said he went to prison "a happy
man..
To receive bounties under the
predatory animal act passed at the
last session of the legislature those
who slay wild animals must turn over
to the inspector the hide with the
scalp, all four feet and both lips at
tached. Such is the requirement Of
the law as interpreted by the attor-
ney generals Office.
The auto license question is one
that has agitated autom oblle owners
for the past two years, aud many
there were who paid. There were
also a great many who failed to pay
who claimed the new law was un-
unconstitutional and that it could
not be enforced. This year it is
different-every one will be required
to pay as the law has been tried out
in the courts and the license tax can
be collected by law if it is not paid
willingly.
Washington newspapers announce
that Senator Borah is preparing a
statement for the public eliminating
himself as candidate for the presi-
dental nomination in the next cam
paign. He will state that he does
not regard himself as a candidate,
but will take the occasion to warn
his fellow Republicans not to get too
far away from the progressive idea,
and that the public will not stand
for reactionary candidate of the
Root or Fairbanks class.
Construction OF the north and
south highway between Weiser and
Grangeville was Abandoned by the
State Highway Commission through
decision reached last week at a
meeting of that body at Boise, due to
the fact that Adams county is not
prepared, nor can it afford at this
time, to vote bOnd issue to raise
two-thirds Of the cost of c0nStruc-
tion or its proportionate share for
building the highway in that county.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1915-04-16
Spring Medicine.
(By DR., R. r. Daniels.)

Spring is the time for rejuvenatlon
after the long winter. 1t is the sea
son Of renewed ygor and activity
throughout the animal and vegetable
world. Everyone should have the
spring spirit, should partake of the
activity everywhere in nature. The
man who is run down in the spring
or has spring fever is "out Of tune"
with Nature.
During the winter most persons
eat considerable heavy food; even
more meat, fats, bread and potatoes
than the cold weather requires. AS
the winter draws to a close it finds
| the body more or less overloaded with
food pOisons from unused food, and
the vital organs more or less over
worked as result Of handling the
heavy diet needed in cold weather.
Furthermore, as warm weather takes
the place of cold weather many peo-
pie fail to leave off their winter diet,
but continue it over into the spring
months when the warm weather
makes 1t impossible for the body to
burn up the heavy food necessary to
keep warm during the winter. Thus
overeating during the winter and
winter diet in spring fills the body
with food poisons and overworks the
vital organs when they should be
having spring holiday. In
this way is brought about either
directly or indirectly most of our
spring disorders, from spring fever To
the serious diseases.
Spring fever is an Insignificant dis.
order but it means much; the man
with spring fever is overlooking his
body with food and getting ready
for a spring or summer disease, or is
wearing out his organs and getting
ready to die young. Spring fever and
the serious spring disorders are to be
avoided by cutting down the heavy
food as warm weather comes on, and
substituting the early green vegeta-
bles. When you feel particularly
lifeless, miss meal entirely, or take
no food but fruit for day. In the
spring discard the heavy underwear
and take sponge bath every day;
throw the windows open for part of
the day at least, and let the spring
air permeate the house; get out of
doors and get some exercise; if posi-
BILE, work in the ground.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1915-04-16
PLAYING GOLF.

The Game Demands Concentration, Vet
Invites Sociabiity.
"One thing ut time, and that done
well." Is very good rule in golf, as
In many other lines of either work
or play. | speak of this because golf
is q game in which the relationship
between players is bit different from
what 1t Is in any other game that
comes to my mind. 1t is game which
to reap the best results demands great
concentration and yet game which
at times is played wonderfully well by
those who seem to be paying scant at
tention to the task in hand.
The game one moment brings men
together and next sends them apart,
according to the direction in which
they happen to hit the ball. Two men
can start from the same tee, be two
hundred or more yards apart after
their drives and both be on the same
green after playing their second shots.
1t is a game which invites sociabili-
ty and yet does not either demand or
require it One man can go out and
play all by himself and thoroughly en-
Joy his game. or two men can go out,
play a round together, neither speak
word between the first tee and the last
green, yet both go into the clubhouse
and declare they had seldom or never
spent a more enjoyable tme.-Francis
Ouimet in st. Nicholas.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1915-04-16
New Lighting
Contract.
For Ten Year Period.---Election Judges
Appointed for April 27.

The board of village trustees, al
the regular meeting held Monday
evening, made preliminary arrange.
ments for holding the biennial
election April 27, by appointing
judges of election and setting the
date for convention to nominate
ticket. The election judges ap-
pointed are Ben Wood, E. P.
Dyer and D. Z. Lyon. Thursday
evening, April IS, was the date
set for the convention.
A new electric light contract
was entered into with the Rath-
drum Electric company, under
which the village is to be furnish
ed electricity for street lighting
purposes at So month for each
500 watt tungsten lamp and 81. so
a month for each 80 candle power
lamp. At present there are three
large lamps and "a small ones
making monthly bill of S78,
which is S2.65 less than the month
ly bill under the old contract for
the same number of lights. The
new contract, which is for a period
OF ten years, provides that the
monthly bill shall not be reduced
below $50 month.
r. E. Meleady was again chosen
caretaker of the city park at a
salary of $40 month beginning
April /.
The payment of $40 by warrant
to the Rathdrum City band March
30, for March allowance was re-
ported.
Bills were allowed as follows:
hathdrum Eiec Co., March
lighting 5 60.65
w. II. Edelbute, establishing
street grade 6.75
J. r. NJ. Culp, salary as village
clerk Oct. l to April $3.50
G. r. Sparks, work for city 1910
S. B. Woolery, work in park 4.25
II. G. Whitaker, street work 7.5O
]. D. Crabtree, 1925
Levi Esch, work with team on
street 22,50
j. W. Steward, d" d" i" 500
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1915-04-16
VISITED k. OF P. LODGE
Grand Chancellor Hess In Rath-
drum April 9.

Frank P. Hess of Wallace, grand
chancellor of the Knights of
Pythias, of Idaho, made an official
visit to Panhandle lodge No. 13 of
Rathdrum last Friday evening.
He was accompanied by Mrs.
Hess. The Pythian Sisters served
lunch cafeteria style and a pleas
ant social time was enjoyed after
the lodge meeting.
Mr.. Hess is a very pleasing
speaker and in his address to the
lodge gave much information con-
corning the order and the princi-
Piles on which it is founded, which
some members are often apt to
forget or disregard. In part his
address contained the following:
The order celebrated its SYST
anniversary February Io, and has
membership of nearly 700, 900,
which is record of growth never
before equaled by q fraternal
organization. The membership is
comprehended in S. Grand
Domains Estates, territories and
provinces) and 7,647 subordinate
lodges, 10 of which are located in
Alaska, China, Hawaii, the Philli-
pines, the Canal Zone and Aus
tralia.
The order in its various branch
es has cash on hand OF approx
mately SO, 900, 900; grand lodges
have assets Of practically the same
amount, and the assets of the
subordinate lodges aggregate the
immense sum of over $I6, 500, 600.
1t pays out each year for the relief
OF its members and their families
over two and half million dollars.
Being founded during our civil
war in the hope of assisting in the
healing of the breaches between
the North and South, it is pecul-
iarly the organization that, while it
teaches patriotism and love of
country, also teaches that charity
which suffereth long and is kind, is
not easily provoked, and thinketh
no evil.
From here the grand chancellor
returned to his home, having COM
pleted a tour in which he visited
all but one of the 48 lodges in the
state.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1915-04-16
SPIRIT LAKE

M. j. Kadish, chairman of the
village board, and w. e. Reid, vice
president of the commercial club,
have joined with Harry Melder,
Frank Rusho and e. W. Armantrout
of Blanchard to urge the Bonner
county commissioners to build five
miles of good road between Spirit
Lake and Blanchard. This piece of
road is now described as a quagmire.
The Toggery store stock has been
purchased by Standpoint firm and
shipped to that place.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1915-04-16
Notice of Election.

Notice is hereby given that the
biennial election of the Village OF
Rathdrum, Idaho, will be held at the
council room of the city ball, Tues
day, April 27, 1915, to elect five
village trustees to serve for the en-
suing term. The polls will be open
at 9 O'Clock in the moroug aud close
at ! O'Clock in the evening of said
day.
Dated April l3, 1915.
j. r. NJ. CULP
Village Clerk.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1915-04-16
CGUR D'ALENE

Fish licenses are 10 great demand.
All the school teachers have been
reelected.
Voters registered for the city cleo.
tion number 1921.
The residence of l. M. Busby was
struck by lightning Monday and
slightly damaged.
Fire destroyed the residence of
Henry Hyne on Second street one
night last week. The loss was $4,000.
April II was cleanup day In Coeur
d'Alene and members of the civic
club were in charge.
The cadets of the University of
Idaho, 120 in number, are holding
their annual encampment at Hayden
Lake this week.
A Women's Christian Temperance
union has been organized in Coeur
d'Alene with Mrs. S. II. McEuen as
president. The union will meet
twice month.
The county commissioners have
fixed the pay of road overseers at
81 so per day when working less than
five days, and So when working more
than five days in succession. Road
workers will get $3.50 and for teams
50 so day.
AT the request of the taxpayers
league an ordinance is TO be intro
duced providing that councilmeu
serve without pay, that the city
clerks salary be reduced from $1,000
to $500 year and that of the treas =
urer from $500 to 5000.
Officers Of the taxpayers league
presented to the county commission
ers request for an investigation Of
charges for county printing. A
tabulated statement was prepared
showing that total overcharges above
the contract prices came to $500.
The report covers the last year, dur
ing which the contract was held by
the Journal Publishing company.
Judge r. N Dunn of the district
court explained to the taxpayers
league Tuesday of last week that he
and Judge Flynn worked early and
late and were always watchful to
keep down court expenses. lie also
stated that to hold jury in the box
eight hours day was apt To be tnC
severe on them, especially since they
often hold late night sessions IL
reach verdict. His explanation
was apparently satisfactory to the
taxpayers present.
CONTINUED ON PAGE Two)
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1915-04-16

Misrepresentation is one of the
most paltry forms of dishonesty. The
trend of business today serves to de-
monstrate the conclusion that the
plain truth is the best foundation
upon which to build for success and
to disprove the theory that the big
gest liar will do the biggest business.
New West Trade.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1915-04-16
Notice of Tax Levy.
Occur d'Alene, Idaho, April 5, 1915.

To Trustees and Electors,
OF Common School Districts,
Kootenai County, Idaho.
Whereas, the common school dis
tricts Of this county will on April 10,
1918, vote upon, the question Of a
special school tax where needed, and
whereas in estimating the necess ary
special tax, 1t is necessary to know
how much money will be raised by
the county school levy;
Therefore, We, the Board OF County
Commissioners of Kootenai County,
Idaho, propose County School Tax
Levy which will produce $3.50 per
capita OF the school population of
this county. This with about $3.50
per capita from the state school fund
will produce tota! of SIS per capita
for school purposes from the state
and county.
We wish, however, to warn electors
not to levy too much special school
tax, as the burden of responsibility
for high school taxes will be absolute
ly upon the shoulders of those who
vote special school taxes in addition
to the tax which we propose to levy
Very respectfully submitted,
]. L. Ferguson,
Chas. Waggoner,
F. w. Esgate.
Board of County Commissioners
Kootenai County, Idaho.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1915-04-16
Lyceum Finances.

Rathdrum has this year established
a reputation which many large places
cannot measure up to,-namely,
bringing to the reach of its citizens
Il series of entertainments and educa-
tlonal numbers which at par value
would constitute about $500
LYceum course.
The financial report of the year
follows. The balance as formerly
announced would be the case, has
been transferred to the high school
students to be applied on their beau
tiful new mission case Emerson piano
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1915-04-16

Due TO lack of funds the investiga-
tions of the alfalfa weevil In south
eastern Idaho will be discontinued
The weevil has been doing consider
able damage the last few years and it
Is to be regretted that state aid must
be withdrawn from the fight against
1t.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1915-04-16

D@-Subscribe for THE RATHDRuM
TRIBUNE. Only S1.O0 per year. If
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1915-04-16
ITEMS OF COUNTY TOWNS
What NeighbOrins People Arc
Doing.
FROM THE EXCHANGE TABLE
Brevities of Kootenai County Com
munities.
HARRISON

Two bowling contests were com.
pleted last week between rival local
teams.
The home of T. E. Harris was
destroyed by fire recently.
There are prospects of two tickets
for the village election.