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The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-08-31
ARE WE GOING OR COMING?

More American soldiers and citizens have been killed by Mexi-
in the last few years than in the spanish-Americanw war. En-
bargoes have been placed and raised; battles have been fought:
ultimatums have been issued; salutes ordered; Withdrawals de-
manded; and today, with the MALTA preparing, going and gone
to the border, and the regular army backing gradually out of Mex
the American people do not know whether we: are going to
Mexico or coming home. & I@ -
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-08-31

grounded in this manner prevent to a
considerable extent the occurrence Of
discharges and provide a path to the
earth for discharge when it does take,
place."
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-08-31
INSIDE INFORMATION,

William Jennings Bryan seemed "tos know what, he was talking
about when he told the Austrian Ambassador not tS1 worry about
President Wilson's notes, because they were intended fr political
consumption at home exclusively. '"% -" $fET ~ h@. as @@1 "@1H...zgYa..
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-08-31
Bedding

Blankets from the very lowest to highest
grades, some exceptional values, and en-
tirely different patterns and border designs,
Quilts from cheap one man size to ~f1uffiest
and highest high grade comforts. Pillows
for. every purpose:
Have a look through this department before buying:
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-01-21

1t has been stated by Attorney
General ]. Fl. Peterson that In his
opinion forgery cases In this state
would In the near future be reduced
to the minimum, due to the fact that
Idaho has banished the saloon. Such
cases have been at the maximum,
many prisoners having been sent to
the states penal institution for this
crime. 1t was explained before the
board that during the DAYS of the
saloon the average saloon keeper
would accept check from most any
body and cash it. This resulted in
not few bogus checks being written.
Now that the saloon keeper is no
longer on the lob it will be found
more difficult to get bad checks by
with the result that there will be
fewer forgeries and not as many men
sent to the penitentiary for commit
ting this crime.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-01-21
ITEMS OF COUNTY TOWNS
What NeighbOTing People Are
Doing.
FROM THE EXCHANGE TABLE
Brevities of Kootenai County Com
munities.
POST FALLS

Fl. Eisenhauer shipped a car Of
Wheat west Four hundred bushels
OF the shipment was supplied by John
Kelmig for which he received 81
cents per bu.
The city council of ST. Mares has
instructed the chief OF police to stop
Saturday night dances promptly at
twelve o'clock, and also the pool halls,
The game Of basket ball between
Post Falls high school and Occur
d'Alene college was a score of "A to 9
in favor OF the high school.
Miss Sadie Hines died at the home
of her father, @. Fl. Hines of Pleasa I
View, Jan. 9. Miss Hines was III for
more than year with tuberculosis.
j. E. Metz died at the home OF his
son, Fl. z. Metz of Mcclure Tuesday,
Jan. IL, OF pneumonia, at the aye OF
so years and 6 months.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-01-21
HARRISON

A leap year sleighing party was
given recently by six girls.
An Odd Fellows encampment Is to
be instituted at Plummer Jan. 81.
There is only one boat for ST.
Maries, the steamer Flyer which
leaves Harrison 10 the evening.
The box factory started up last
week.
We frequently have requests from
strangers abroad for sample copies OF
this paper. II they Judge the size
and business of this town by the few
business people represented in the
advertising department of this paper,
Harrison is apt to appear to them as
an Insignificant country village. II
every person In business here had a
standing card of some size In the
Searchllght, it would give strangers
who see this paper far better i'm
preston of the town, and the bust
ness people would be well repaid
Harrison Searchlight.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-01-21
SPIRIT LAKE

Sheriff T. L. Quarles met with the
village trustees Jan. IL for the pur-
pose Of discussing the proper method
of cooperation in regard to the boot
Logging question.
G. w. Boyd has been appointed
deputy sheriff for Spirit Lake district,
as well as marshal OF the village.
On Wednesday morning of last
week Superintendent @. Vertrees
spoke TO the high school students
about the advantages of continuing
their education through the high
school.
1t is reported that nearly ninety
inches of snow has fallen in Spirit
Lake so far this winter.
The Spirit Valley Ice company al
Blanchard is running full shift
filling their ice house with ice and
expect to load many cars with Ice
during the next few days.
Several of the Clagstone people are
taking advantage of the good sleigh
ing and are hauling their wood Il
the cars.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-01-21
Idaho Towns Are Lighted And
Heated Electrically.

To those who are accustomed to
paying the usual city rates for electric
energy, the condition which has been
brought about ln towns and rural
districts along the Snake river 10
Idaho by the Minidoka power and
irrigation project is no doubt novel,
says the February Popular Mechanics
magazine 10 a well.illustrated article,
At Rupert, ldaho,a public high school
is heated and lighted electrically, as
previous number Of this magazine,
Altogether, however, the town, which
has population of about 1000, now
uses 1900 hp,in its homes and stores,
In houses, which have cost only a
few hundred dollars to erect it is not
uncommon to hnd electric stoves,
ranges, lights, washing and sewing
machines, and other appliances, The
same is likewise true in some other
towns and in the country for miles
along the river, The farmers not in
frequently turn their grindstones and
operate separators and Other
machines by power, And this is al
because of the cheapness of hydro
electric energy,
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-01-21
Farmers Oppose
Preparedness
In Resolutions Adopted At County Con-
vention Last Week.

Resolutions adopted Jan. l3 by the
Kootenai County Farmers union in
Wright's hall at Occur d'Alene, in
cluded paragraph placing the union
on record against the plans for
national preparedness for war. The
union also went on record opposing
the rural credits bill In the form now
pending 10 congress; and recon-
mended to the county commissioners
the employment of a county agent
under an act Of the last legislature.
Practically all the county locals
were represented. The following
named officers were elected for the
new year: President, S. j. Klepfer
OF Rathdrum; vice president, Alfred
Webster OF Post Falls; secretary
treasurer, A. Peters of Post Falls
(reelected); organizer, ]. L. McCorkle
of Post Falls; chaplain, Mrs. Charles
WaRgoner of Post Falls; doorkeeper,
Mr.. Saxton of st Maries; conductor,
G L Butler OF Post Falls; executive
committeemen-Messrs Grimm OF
Black Rock, Anthony of Hayden
Lake aud Montague Of Post Falls
State President Mccall addressed
the meeting. The sessions were pre-
sided over by retiring President Chas.
Waggoner of Post Falls.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-01-21
BooKPLATES.
Forms and Styles In Use and Labels
Place In a Volume.


Bookplates are not of modern inven-
ton. Their beginning was in the latter
half of the fifteenth century and their
accredited first home Germany. But as
a bookplate has the same merit In a
library that scarecrow has in the
grainfeld, polite "hands off, to the
too ready and forgetful borrower, the
fashion of this mark Of ownership has
increased. not decreased. until today
one finds bookplate collections In mul-
titudes as well as bookplate users.
There are three forms OF plate. the
engraved plate, the photogravure and
the line cut plate. The engraved plate
has for long while been as popular as
it Is beautiful but recently there seems
shifting in fancy toward the photo
gravure-just why nobody knows. Per-
haps it Is the lesser cost, for the en-
graved plate mounts up from $1OO tc
$500, whereas the photogray ire may
be had for $25. and the line cut, il one
is clever enough to draw ones own de-
sign, costs q mere trihe for q simple
design. Once one has ones plate, how
ever, the printings therefrom are but a
trife.
There are four distinct styles In
plates. The first is the armorial. In
this the crest or coat of arms Is used
and sometimes the owners name add
ed thereto. The second style ia the
decorative, in which allegory or pure
decoration creates the basis of the idea.
The third Is the pictorial plate. This
shows the owners tastes and inclina-
tions. A college boy, for instance, may
have a plate which will show a tennis
racket, golf sticks, football. The
fourth and last style is seldom seen
Still it exists, so it is worth mention
ing. 1t is classed as portraiture and
consists of the book owners picture or
portrait framed iD some decorative
scheme. And as far as good taste goes
1t is questionable.
,, Where to place the bookplate when
once it is possession also rends the
soul of many. Common usage and
common sense show the best place to
be on the inner side of the books front
cover, for a plate pasted between the
fly leaves of the book defeated it's own
purpose. Being well obscured, it is
rarely noticed. When a husband and
wife combine libraries 1t is often usual
to find the plate of one in the front of
the volume and the plate of the other
In the back, or one may be added In
smaller size beneath the other.-New
York. Sun.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-01-21
Publication of
Government
Is Dominant Issue In Idaho, Says
Capt. Davis.

Captain E. G. Davis of Boise,
opened his campaign for the re-
publican nomination for governor,
in a speech at Nampa, last week.
Captain Davia opened by giving
a brief sketch Of his life, from the
date OF his birth in Oneida county,
Idaho, until he was placed on the
retired list of the United States
army.
The dominant issue of the cam.
paigu, he said, was the purifca-
ton of government. There was
more honesty in public Office than
was generally recognized. Public
defalcations, he stated, were one
OF the effects of bad government.
"We lend encouragement to
corrupt politics when we fail to re-
buke the use of political appoint
ments to pay political debts, and
the making of appropriations for
public purposes and the personnel
OF state boards to depend upoS, the
servile yielding to executive power
of appointments which the law
did not intend that power to exer-
cise."
Captain Davis denounced boss.
ism. machine and caucus manipu.
lation OF nominations and elections,
and the corrupt or unlawful use ol
money therein, special privileges.
favoritism, spoils and kindred evils.
| 81 have heard more than one
candidate make the statement thai
1t is impossible, under our primary
law, to make a campaign for ar
important office without becoming
a perlurer. If / accomplish moth
ing else in this campaign, / shall
prove that statement to be false,
declared the candidate. He de
clared for an honest observance O
the primary law.
| Captain Davis scored politica
combinations, which he asserted
resulted in the selection of candi
dates through machine actor
rather than on the basis of meri
and ability.
| The tax eaters came in for har
blows from the candidate.
great and necessary saving TO tn
state could be effected by thei
elimination, he declared
i Captain Davis invited clos
scrutiny of his private and publ
record, and asked for fair fgt
in an open field, in which he coul
either win with honor or GO dow
fighting openly and unafr; aid ft
what he believes to be right.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-01-21
DAYTIME Aurora.

An aurora seen in the daytime is de-
scribed by FL. B. Collier In the journal
Of the Royal Astronomical Society of
Canada. The writer was at Viking.
Alberta, in latitude SO degrees north,
and observed the aurora half an hour
before sunset on April o. Its visibility
was due to the fact that cloud hung
above the horizon, serving as a curtain
or screen against which the aurora
could be seen. The observer states
that numerous bright, hazy. milkiike
streamers. appearing to have their
source just below the cloud, darted
upward, rising about fifteen degrees"
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-01-21

A crank came into the printing
office and said that man had swal
lowed foot rule and died by inches.
The editor left the office at once to
learn further particulars of the death
and meeting DR.. Didier, told him
about the case. He said it was moth.
ing as he had a patient once who
swallowed a thermometer and died
by degrees. A couple of bys auders
then chlpped in. One of them said
it reminded him of fellow back in
Michigan who swallowed a pistol and
went off easy. The other one said he
had friend who drank quart OF
whiskey and died in good spri S.
Elk.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-01-21
First Seal of the United States.

The first great seal of the United
States was cut for Uncle Sam In 1882,
and the first document to bear its Inn
print is dated September, 1882. 1t is
parchment commission granting Gen.
eral Washington full power to arrange
with the British for an exchange of
prisoners of war. The document is
signed by John Hancock, president of
congress, and countersigned by Charles
Thomas, secretary. The seal was i'm
pressed upon the parchment over a
white wafer festooned with red in the
upper left hand corner-Magazine of
American History.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-01-21
Weldinq by Cohesion.

If sheets of plate glass be piled up
horizontally to a considerable height
without the precantion of separating
them by sheets of paper the glass in
certain places adheres as tightly as IL
it were cemented, so that it is neces-
sary to remove 1t bit by bit. This Is due
solely to cohesion, which is the prop
erty of bodies to adhere as soon as
their molecules are in contact. It is al
most impossible to make surfaces SO
smooth and to exert pressure so great
that the molecules of the two surfaces
will actually be in intimate contact, but
in certain machines this does occasion
ally take place with both steel and
lead, effecting sort of welding so per-
feet that even the microscope cannot
detect the place of union.-New York
World.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-01-21
Idaho State News Items.

The state of Idaho is said to have
more than 200 separate electric pump
Ing stations In operation, which to-
gether are reclaimiDg tens of
thousands Of acres,
The wheat production Of Idaho for
1915 was 1s,700,000 bushels; oats,
Is, 100000 bushels; barley, 7,74o, 900
bushels; corn, 100000 bushels. The
output of hay was 8, 900, 900 tons.
Ralph B. Pierce, of Lakeport, is
experimenting with an ice boat that
is propelled by a five horse power
Aerothrust engine. In tryout a
short time ago speed of As miles an
hour was attained.
More snow has fallen in the Occur
d'Alenes than in several years past
according 10 the latest reports from
that region. In some small valleys
the drifts measure 10 depth from ten
to twenty feet.
Oscar Olson, a rancher living on a
farm en the st. Maries river in Bene-
wah county disappeared under cir
cumstances that indicate foul play.
His bank account was found to be
reduced by some 5000. Handwriting
experts decided that part of the
signatures to his checks were forger-
les.
An application has been received
at the adjutant generals office fol-
the admission OF state militia com :
pany at Salmon. The application is
headed by the name of Roy B. Hern-
don, and be states that already 5s
names have been secured.
State Game and Fish Warder
Jones Is having hunting licenses pre-
pared for the coming season. The
old licenses will not expire unit
March 81, but Warden Jones il
anxious TO have the new license;
ready for delivery when the tim'
comes.
Wide publicity will be given b,
United States reclamation service t,
the sales of state lands included with
In the Boise reclamation project re
Gently authorized by the state lant
board and 1t is believed that thes
sales will bring into the state score
OF new settlers.
In the annual numb of the Idah
Statesman the total value of Idah
agricultural land is given at $2l7,
100000 and the grazing land at $8.
100000 The value D! Commercial
standing timber is given at $50, 900,
600, making a total for all CLASSES o
land, exclusive of mineral land, q
$275. 1000, 900.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-01-21
CGUR D'ALENE

Hayden lake was reported frozen
over almost completely last week.
The Occur d'Alene high school
basketball teams. boys and girls,
both won the games at st. Maries
last Friday.
Thomas S. Patchell, well known
timberman, who died Jan. llth, was
buried the 18th from the Masonic
temple. He was born In 1910.
Major Clement Wilkins, N G. J
was in the city several DAYS last
week attending TO matters Ia con
nectlon with the projected reorgan-
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-01-21

Elaborate and Successful Lodge
Affair Last Saturday

The semi-publlc Joint Installation
OF officers by the Royal Neighbors,
and Modern Woodmen last Saturday
evening was success. both In cere-
mony aud sociabiity. About seventy
attended, Including members OF both
organizations and invited guests.
The officers-elect OF Evergreen Camp
No. 23l7, r. N. of A., were installed
first, Mrs. Jennie Campbell of Spirit
Lake officating In very capable
manner, assisted by Miss Ruth Cady
as ceremonial marshal A fancy
drill under Mrs. G. I. Sage's leader
ship closed the ceremony In fitting
manner.
The officers OF Rathdrum Camp
No. 8S43, NJ. w. OF A., we're then In.
stalled, f. L. Runyou performing the
duties of installing consul with his
usual zeal and tidelity, assisted by Q.
w. Culp, Installing escort, aud by
Chief Forester Zollle Waddell aud
drill team. The work of the team,
resplendent in uniform, added much
to the spectacular effect OF the cere-
mony.
An excellent bahQuet was served
by the Royal NeIghbors. Place cards
were used and paper napkins EN-
blematlc of the nj. w. Of A. Mi.
Noel Taylor presided as toastmastcr
10 most happy manner and con-
tributed much to tEe promotion uf
goodfellowship at the gathering.
Those responding 10 t0asts we're j..
w. Cady, o. G. Farnsworth, Geo. w.
Flemming, Il. L. Runyoo, o. w.
Stone. e. B. Chambard, /. HostetteT.
j. R. M. Culp, Mrs. II. R. Mcbride,
Mrs. G. I. Sage, and Supt. j. d.
Davis. The talks were OF a humor-
Gus nature or directed along the lines
OF fraternalIsm as exemplltied by the
two societies In the great good they
are doing for the moral. material aud
social welfare of humanity.
The local camp of Modern Wood
men and the local ladies' auxiliary
orga nizatlon are both prosperlng ard
growing 10 membership and finances
and 1t was evident To all that this
prosperity and growth are due largely
r to the spirit of cooperation existing
between them.
Following were the officers In
stalled:
Royal Neighbors Oracle, Mrs g.
A. Laird; vice oracle, Mrs. X. B
Chambard; chancellor, Mrs s. u
McCheyne; receiver, Mrs. G. l. Sage
Z recorder, Mrs. r. r. Mcbride; mar
shal, Mrs. E. S. Vonhosteen; inne
sentinel, Mrs. Geo. II. Humphrey
outer sentinel, Mrs. w. II. Stouten
b urg; manager for three years, j. Il
M. Culp.
Modern Voodmen. Consul, o. W
, Stone; past CO nsul, f. b. Chambard
3 advisor, J. d. D. NYis; banker, Rosco
satchwell; clerk. j. R. NJ. culp; es
\ cort, Noel Taylor; wa lehman. Les''
q Harris; sentry, f. L. farus"of''
! manager, G. A. Laird.
4 Other Royal Neghbor Oh Heers, prs
' vlously Installed. are Mrs. h epf an
Z Mrs. Hulsey. managers, while til
complete list OF III. W. of A. officer
. includes Dr. f. Weuz. physician, ant
. Geo. W. Femming and A. A. Berges
trustees.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-01-21
Prize Story Rrilliants.

Gems from a recent short story prize
competition:
"Oh, If my poor old mother could sit
up In her cold. cold grave and see me.
how happy she would ber'
Madeline seated herself at twilight
on the wisterized piazza"
Ethel decided to prepare something
appitable for her husbands supper"
Adelaide was accustomed to have
her fracturous horse brought around
every morning before breakfast, &c
that she might take an exhilarating gal
lop through the Paris bourse."-Book
man.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-01-21
Needed inventions.

A rocking chair that will murmur
"Step to the rightr' when you are
about TO fall over 1t In the dark.
An electric collar button that will au-
tomatically light up when it escapes
you and disappears under the bed.
A latchkey with a magnet attach
ment that will invariably find the key.
hole.
A square brimmed straw hat that
may blow off, but will not roll away
Judge.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-01-21

j. X. White, pure food oommls-
sIoner, has just issued a circular
letter which has to do with the legal
responsibility of municipalities and
private corporations regarding pure
water for drinking purposes. The
letter cites number OF court de-
cisions which show that companies or
cities furnishing water for drinking
purposes may be held liable for the
pollution OF the same, where sickness
or death results from Its drinking.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-01-21
ization of Company &c" N. G. 1.

ization of Company &c" N. G. 1.
The explosion of the waterfront In
the kitchen stove at the residence of
A. A. Sage, sol Lakeside avenue,
Saturday evening, wrecked the stove
completely.
The school house In district No. 10
In Cougar Gulch was damaged by fire
Wednesday of last week while school
was 10 session. The flames consumed
a part of the roof but were finally
extinguished by the heroic efforts of
the teacher, Miss Clara Campbell,
and her pupils. No water being
available, snow was used in lighting
the fire.
The recommendation OF Lieut..
Col. F. A. Mccall who is 10 command
temporarily of Company G. N. G. l.,
concurred in by the chamber special
committee, for the appointment of
f. A. Jeter to be captain of the CON-
pany, and Frank McMartin and
Claude Hodge to be first and second
lieutenants respectively, received the
Endorsement of the chamber of COM
merce by unanimous vote at the
lunch meeting Monday afternoon.
CONTINUED ON PAGE Two.)
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-01-21
Assisting a Selection.

"Hurry up. now," he growIed. "and
order what you want"
But l can't tell what want" she
complained. This menu is SO confus-
ing! 1t offers oysters in all styles, but
l can't tell what style want from the
menu"
We'll. maybe the waiter can show
you some fashion plates. es."-Louisyille
Courier Journal.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-01-21

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