The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1915-06-11
ATHOL
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS

Thomas Rawlings of Spokane was
an over Sunday visitor 10 Athol.
M. L. Root, c. L. Skeel, and M. ].
Williams autoed to Spirit Lake last
Thursday afternoon, on business, in
the Williams car
Bayard Mccall returned to his
home in Occur d'Alene, Thursday
noon, after three weeks visit at
the home of his grandfather, d.
Mccall.
Mrs. ]. b. Peterson and son, Don,
were whiting and shopping In Occur
d'Alene last week. They drove over
Tuesday morning and returned Wed
nesday evening.
We don't want our readers to think
we were the one who wrote the Athol
''news" consisting Of but one para
graph, last week. We were out of
town last week and got home too
late to send our news. We don't
miss week but just once in great
while, and when we do miss, there is
always some good reason for it.
Mrs. A. III. Graham entertained
the Ladies' Aid at her home, We'd
nesday afternoon. A ten cent lunch
was served. Election of officers for
| the next six months was the princi-
pal order of business. The financial
report was read and approved. The
Aid has only been re-organized less
than six months, and already has
paid to the pastors salary an even
$50. with still quite a nice little sum
on hand. After lunch the time was
spent in needlework, and pleasant
conversation, but no gossip.
j. B. Peterson is assessing property
this week up near Cataldo, Lane,
Rose Lake, etc. He has been in that
vicinity over week. Sunday last he
visited the mining towns Of Wallace
and Kellogg He also visited the old
Occur d'Alene Indian Catholic Mis-
sion, an old church built 81 years ago,
which is near Cataldo. These places
are on the Occur d'Alene river, and
the water here is full of lead, and
looks like lead This is caused from
the wash from the mines at Wallace.
He writes 1t Is certainly great min
ing country, and worth seeing and
studying.
The M. e. Sunday school teachers,
children and friends of Athol will
join the Granite Sabbath school in a
picnic, next Thursday, June II, neal
the old water tank by Granite lake.
A good time is being planned and a
good picnic dinner will be enjoyed
The younger Athol boys of the S. S
and the younger Granite boys of that
school will play ball. The Atho
youngsters who will play are-Alfred
Derby, Clearance Derby, Don Peterson
: Cecil Phillips, Fred Visnaw, Ruby
Hensen, Roy Phillips. George Wick
ersham and PhiIo Graham.
The writer is becoming rather
weary answering the question:-"ArC
you going to move to Minnesota
soon?" No, we are not! and whC
ever started that, must have
"dreamed" it, but we will say for the
) benefit OF those who seem to think
we are going away that II the goot
, Lord spares our life; and If we dom
have to go to the Poor House betwt Ell
now and then, or to the Pen, or t
l the Insane Asylum; and If thu
t European War doesn't break out II
the United States; and If German
submarine doesn't go under Athol; Of
German zeppelin sail over Athol; If
other words, If everything Is perfectly
: D. X. and we don't go "broke," W.
want and expect and hope, and pray
and desire to go back to our ole
childhood hone 10 Iowa, about the
middle of September, but just for
visit. The "boss' can't leave Athol
Now this is the straight of it. we
are not even going thro' Minnesota.
We are going to Iowa. and we expect
to be back to Athol after the holidays
, IA bad penny always returns" you
know.