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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-06-08
Registration
In Rathdrun
Slxty-Nine Enrolled In This Precinct
First Draft May Take Four.

Sixty niue men between the ages
OIL Fl and 81 were registered in
kathdrum precinct up to the clos
ing OF registration at nine O'Clock
Tuesday evening. This is more
than the number that had been
estimated by county officials, but
is about ten per cent OF the voting
population OF the precinct. AS
one OF every twenty registered
must be drafted for the first soo,-
900 to be mobilized September /,
the quota of Rathdrum precinct
will be three or four from the list
registered. Others will be called
later for the second increment of
500, 900 when needed.
Without complete figures il is
estimated that registrations in
Idaho exceed 30, 900.
The total enrolled in the United
States is mcre than ten million.
Contrary 10 expectations in many
places no serious anti-draft demon
strations or interferences with
registration developed in any part
of the country.
A statement previously made by
some officers that registered men
would be barred from voluntary
enlistment was changed Tuesday,
when General Crowder, at Wash
ington, made it clear that regis
tration acted as bar against no
man who wished to enlist in the
army or navy. Any who enrolled
himself June S, but whose patriotic
impulse bids him step into the
ranks now and not await selection
day, will pass from the registration
lists automatically. A man may
take his choice as to The part of
the great national army in which
he will serve-regulars, national
guard or selective army.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-06-08
POST FALLS

Mrs. Thos. Wright of McGuires
known to her neighbors as Grandma
drowned 10 cistern at her home
May 81.
John Handy has bought some thoro.
bred Duroc Jersey pigs and is going
into the hog business.
Harold Barto and Art Johnson left
for Marble creek where they go on q
log drive.
The Post Falls Farmers Assocla-
tion of the Federal Loan Bank have
received their charter which is No. %
Quite number of pledges have
been made here for the work OF the
Y. M. G. A. in the army.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-06-08
PRESIDENTS MESSAGES.
ihey Travelled Slowly In the Days Be-
fore the Railroads.

fore the Railroads.
In the brave old days before rail
roads were built the utmost exertions
were made to expedite the conveyance
OF presidents message, and stage
coaches bearing copies of one of these
important documents established new
records in transportation
! There were famous drivers In those
I stagecoach days, and they did their
greatest feats in speeding to the west
ward messages of presidents. One of
, the most expert reinsmen was Homer
Westover. With copies of a special
message sent to congress by President
Van Buren,, Westover drove from I'm
iontown to Brownsville, a distance or
twenty miles, in forty-five minutes.
This message of President Van Buren,
was taken from Frederick to Wheeling.
~ miles, in twenty-th and one-half
hours.
Another famous driver was Redding
Bunting, who guided the six matched
horses that drew the big mail coach of
the Stockton line. Seymour Dunbar.
author of "A History of Travel In
America says that perhaps the great
est of BuntiDg's great accomplishments
was performed when his coach carried
copies of President Polk's message. In
which the country was notified that
war with Mexico had begun. On that
occasion Bunting drove 131 miles In
twelve hours. His passengers recoy
cred.
In the early decades of the nine
teenth century presidential messages
were awaited by the public with great
interest, but that was. s.not the only rea
son why stage lines made their best
time when carrying these documents.
These lines carried tile mails, and the
postoffice department attached much
Importance to the speed that was made
by coaches while conveying a presi-
dents message in the mails We are
told by "a History of Travel that for
occasions of this sort the most ambi-
tlous and expert drivers were selected.
and as one of them sped across the
country, urging on his six horses from
the top of heavy and careening We
hicle, the population of all the region
along the road gathered to watch and
cheer him. There was no profit to the
stage lines in this business. Relays of
horses had to be provided at much
more frequent intervals than was
usual, and valuable animals were ruin.
ed by the exertions to which they were
forced.
President Monroe's message of Dec.
L 1919. was seventy eight days on its
journey from the national capital to
Little Rock, not arriving there until
Feb. %, 1920. But President Jackson's
annual message of Dec 8. 1929, was
hurried from Washington to Little
Rock in the astonishing time" of four
teen days. and on Dec. 20, 1929, the
Arkansas Gazette said, THUS have the
improvements which have been made
In the expedition of the mails brought
US. as 1t were, sixty-four days nearer
the city of the general government than
we were ten years ago."
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-06-08
Idaho State News Items.

John NJ. Haines. former governor
OF Idaho, died at Boise June 4, aged
54 years. He had been I'll for six
months With heart disease and a
complication of diseases.
Violations of the state law pro-
tloiting the use of the national colors
upon articles advertised for sale have
been reported to Attorney General
walters. He islnvestigating the re-
ports.
The Idaho railroads expectv.to ask
permission to increase their passenger
rates II their request for 15 per cent
increase in freight rates in this state
is not allowed 10 full by the public
utilities commission.
Kooskia citizens May 81 wired the
governor asking financial aid from
the state in rebuilding bridges that
nave been carried out by the high
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-06-08
Low Salaries In Greeee.

No doubt Greek officers, who are
very badly paid as compared with the
English standard, console themselves
with the knowledge that they are
probably as well off In the army as
they would be in any other profession,
for salaries I'm Greece are all ridicu-
iously low as gauged by those In Great
Britain. The highest judges, for ex-
ample, do not get much more than 1900
year. while many of their less exalt-
ed brothers have to make ends meet
on about half that sum, with the pros
pect Of full pension after thirty five
years service.-London Chronicle.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-06-08
The Army
Y.M.C.A. Work
Funds Being Raised Official Recooni-
ton by Order of President.

uC CACOottfC OIueE mas
been signed by President Wilson:
"The Young Mems Christian asso-
citation has, in the present emergency
a; under similar circumstances in the
past, rendered It's services for the
benefit Of enlisted men in both arms
Of the service. This organization is
prepared by experience, approved
methods and assured resources, to
serve especially the troops in camp
and fed. 1t seems best for the
interest of the service that IT shall
continue as voluntary civilian
organizations; however, the results OBJ
tained are so beneficial and bear such
a direct relation to efficiency, mas
much as the association provision
contributes to the happiness. content
and morale of the personnel, that 10
order to unity the civilian better
ment activities in the army, and
further the work OF the Organization
that has demonstrated its ability to
render service desired by both
officers and men, official recognition
Is hereby given the Young Mems
Christian Association as valuable
adjunct and asset to the service.
Officers are eniOined TO render the
fullest practicable assistance and CO.
operation 10 the maintenance and
extension of the association, both at
permanent posts and stations and in
camp and field"
Army work secretaries are being
called to work among the men
stationed on guard duty throughout
the states OF Oregon and Idaho.
Reading matter is being distributed,
writing paper and envelopes furnished
and special tents erected for the
larger detachments. Association
buildings or tents will probably be
erected at American Lake, Washing
ton, Vancouver, Wn., Ft. Stevens,
Oregon, Clackamas, Oregon, and at
such other points where 200 or more
men will be gathered.
Y. M. G. A. buildings are being
established in all of the 3 officers re-
serve camps. Five of the strongest
men available are being put 10 charge
of each building. Such men as
Henry B. Wright, Of Yale seminary,
are being placedNin charge of religious
work. The regular army Y. M. G. A
building at the Presidio in San Fran
cisco is being used. The first new
building to be erected is at Platts-
burg, New York. !
Latest reports from national head
quarters show $2,7O5, 1888 subscribed
by "a states for the army Y. M. c. A.
fund. Michigan $I2O.OOO, Indiana
$97,79l, Texas $39,7OO, Wisconsin,
$4,000, Ohio 1924. 900, New York
S783,9l5, California $50, 900, are the
largest contributors.
The town of Shoshone, Idaho, |
leads in the highest average amount
per capita subscribed for army work; |
1900 people have subscribed $500.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-06-08
FROM OVER The COUNTY
CGUR D'ALENE

William Vane OF Newport, charged
win aiding In the holdup OF a stage
between Priest River and Coolin, car.
rying United States mails, will appea,
To make his plea June 8, according 10
an order issued by Judge Dietrich in
the federal court. Eugene Naccarata
ana Joseph Bossion indicted
Jointly with Vane will plead tn.
same day, while Lonnie Easley. also
indicted Jointly with Vane appeared
June for trial.
a verdict in favor of The defendant
was returned by the jury la the case
or Matt Hill against the ST Marie>
hospital association, In which Hill
was attempting To collect $4,000
damages for alleged carelessness IN
the setting OF the bones of his lep
Following an accident In the camp al
the Potlatch Lumber company ia
1918.
An Instructed verdict ln favor of
the defendant, the Edward Rutledgc
Timber company. was asked of the
jury by Judge F S
Dietrich OF the federal court at the
conclusion of the trial OF Mrs. Olga
Sundin's suit for $50, 600 damages
against the company for the death
last summer OF her husband, Axel
Sundin. Judge Dietrich held that
the facts as presented did not consti
tute liability against the lumber
company.
A patriotic parade and speech max
ing marked registration day. 10 the
parade were G. A. II. aud Spanish
war veterans, boy scouts, "MyAmeri
ca Girls" and the Red Cross society
There were 33l registrations ln Occur
d'Alene, and 1870 exemptions asked.
Among the marriage licenses issued
June was license to William A.
Poleson, 30, of Rathdrum and Ger
trude A. Barnes, II, Rathdrum.
The proceeds of the Red Cross |
'Jitney dance" at the Blackwell pa
vilion were $29.O5.
The police are becoming aroused b,
the depredatiOns of flower thieves
who have been unusually active this
spring.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-06-08
Judument Nav.

De day er Judgment looks so fur
Off dat some folks thinks dey kin cut
up whilst it's comm an den flop down
an pray off de high jinks long 'fo' de
trumpet blows. But when dey makes
inqulrement of conscience dey finds
dat de day er Judgments been here all
de time!-Atlanta Constitution.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-06-08

Contracts ;or 3,450, 900 pairs Of
shoes for the army and navy were
awarded June through the national
defense council. Delivery is to be
completed within eight months aud
the average price pair will be $4.s5.
The contracts, awarded on competl.
tive bids, were distributed among ~
firms.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-06-08

Ten billion dollars to be spent dur
ing the coming year by the United
States and the allied governments for
the products OF American farms,
mines and factories, Secretary Nc
Adoo OF the U. S. treasury declared
will bring to the country the greatest
prosperity in It's history.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-06-08
The normal taxes now collected hy

The normal taxes now collected hy
the federal government amount To
about $1,000, 900, 900 per annum.
The senate war revenue bill Is de.
signed TO raise similar sum, making
the total national levy on the country
three billions a year. This Is some
$50 per capita, though ouly about
half OF this is chargeable to the war.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-06-08

The total debt OF the United States,
including all loans now authorized ~
approximately Ss,745, 357. 1000; while
that of Great Britain is $2I. 900, 00o,-
900; that of France $I4.95O, 900, 900;
that of Germany sl7, 400, 600, 900.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-06-08

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The Pulaskian., 1917-12-14

Skete, came along at this time, re turning from Mayflower. Seeing him she called him and told him there was something under the house and passed the double-barrel shot gun out of a window to him, lie looked under the house and saw two big eyes. He fired. It ran out. He fired again. Then he and his brother thought it time to beat a strategical retreat into the house. The thing went a little ways and laid down to die in peace, but ran out and shot it again.
 The woman's husband skinned it and got $5.75 for it's skin in Little Rock.
 Jud is being congratulated on his brave deed, but his time will come yet He is about eighteen and has already had two narrow escapes from matrimony, but am betting that some girl will get him yet.
 Wolves are plentiful on this side of the river, but this one is the first one have heard of on the north side. On this trip I slept one night at Stow CTS store on the Big Maumelle. The next morning J. B. said he tried his best to wake me up so I could hear the wolves a bowling. Everybody in the neighborhood has been talking about how fierce and long they howl ed that night, but some how or other they don't wake me. I guess it's be- cause got so used to the coyotes
The Pulaskian., 1917-12-14
bowling on the plains.

bowling on the plains.
 One night late last summer went over into the edge of Saline county and slept out of doors. I made big fires with pine knots and listened fo them. I heard them, but just could because they were so far away. Two of the natives have promised to take me out for few nights camping until do hear them close enough.
 I am assured that when a pack of them are courting as is the custom of wolves and dogs that they will not hesitate to eat man. A preacher told me on this last trip of mine that just about two weeks ago they ran his boy home. The boy heard his dogs tree and went with his ax and cut out a rabbit. Then the wolves began to howl and kept getting near CT and nearer until he got to the house they were nearly up with him. They are mostly big timber wolves and are about as dangerous an ami nal as ever inhabited American for ests. The best wolf skin is quoted at fifteen dollars in the Kansas City market. The county pays small bounty on them and the farmers from Roland up the big Maumelle have signed an agreement to pay one dol lar for each wolf killed in their neighborhood.
The Pulaskian., 1917-12-14
WOLVES AND HEROES.

Jud Simpson, of the Rector farm, bears a charmed life. While small he passed successfully through two se- were attacks of swamp fever. Since then he has had all possible kinds of narrow escapes from kicking and runaway horses and mules, been run over by wagons, etc. He dropped his double-barrel shotgun lately and both barrels went off blowing his hat all to pieces, but not hurting him. Late ly his father bought Ford. He has turned it over time or two on him. self while running and pulled off many other stunts with it without getting venture I come in for my part of the censure. A month or so ago I crossed over the river from Natural Steps and now instead of saying I took the rain with me they accuse me of bringing the wolves.
 Long about Thanksgiving Lulu Jackson, a colored woman was wash ing near the house when a big, to her unknown, animal ran out of the woods into the yard between her and the house. She said she knew it was not a dog because it would not run when she beat it with a club. AS It was closing in on her her pup took a hand in the fray, when she ran into the house and closed the door. The ani- nal ran under the house and ate the dogs head Jud with his brother,
The Pulaskian., 1917-12-14
FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.
 (Continued from Page 5.)

15 and enjoy the entertainment pre- pared for us. It is to be hoped all correspondents of The Pulaskian will be present and we can have another interesting meeting as we did when Mir Small was editor.
 The Pulaskian should be congratu- lated that it has so far escaped the A. o A. man of the Gazette. If his critical eye catches some of these notes some time, then our sympathy extends to the poor correspondent
The Pulaskian., 1917-12-14

l made trip last week to the col ored peoples gins south of Jackson vile. The first gin is owned by The Cherry Brothers Gin Company, three and one-half miles from Jacksonville. The army Y. M. c. A. leaders held a meeting there last Tuesday night. One hundred and six dollars was contrib uted. The colored people own over 2,200 acres of this land. It is the blackest land I have seen in Arkan- sas It has all the characteristics of the famous byaek waxey land of Tex as It made twenty-five bushels of wheat to the acre this year and they have good crops sown again. The other gin is less than one mile west of this one and is owned by the Al len-Smith Gin Company
 The first firm also operate saw mill. While waiting for bale of cot ton to come in they saw lumber. When I arrived they were saving down tree. When it fell it threshed about a bushel of nuts off a scaly bark hickory tree.
The Pulaskian., 1917-12-14

Olmstead is one Of the most pro- gressive communities in this state. It is situated in level country and has numerous creeks Crops have been good, yet they say they have not seen anything of farm demonstration since early in the spring when there were car loads of them out there tell ing them to plant plenty of stuff to eat.
The Pulaskian., 1917-12-14

Snowbound at ]. M. Stewards, have had the opportunity to observe that his horses, cattle and hogs re- gard him very much as the Germans. regard their Kaiser as belonging to them. They come up any old time in the night or day and expect MT. Stew. art to open up the lots and barn, let them in and feed them and he. gener- ally does. Later on when he gets ready, just like the Kaiser, he will kill or have them killed. As a whole, though, believe the stock has the best of the Germans.
The Pulaskian., 1917-12-14
ROWE COMPANY
 TO SELL LIGHTS
CORPORATION WILL HANDLE NEW SYSTEM FOR LIGHTING STORES AND RESIDENCES
 IN 52 COUNTIES.

A deal has been closed by the le- pany by which it becomes the selling agent for the Lalley-Light in 52 coun. ties of Arkansas.
 The Lalley-Light is small, com pact, private electric light and power plant consisting of an electric gene rator driven directly by a patented ball bearing gasoline engine and set of storage batteries. It furnishes 80 or 90 lights at one time. having d 1000 watt capacity from the genera tor alone, and in addition it has 115 ampere hour battery.
 The Rowe Company is now placing the county agencies and A. L. Vol folk, vice president of the company, is now out in the state looking for i've dealers. He has already placed number of agencies.
 The cost of the Lalley-Ligbt is com paratively small, and the Rowe com pany expects to place this system in many of the country residences, stores and churches over the state, but che use of this system is not limited to the country alone, for many city ei;- tablishments find it less expensive to install Lelley-Light.
 ~~-~~-~-~-~------~ were known to be on that side of the river.
 The place for real genuine sport is hunting wolves over the Neimeyer road to Ferndale or Long's Switch.
 l stopped at F. L. DeYinnies, at Little Maumelle, to wait for the train during the snow storm. I saw two big red apples on the table. They looked suspicious and by watching closely I saw they were only persimmons, prob ably persimmon spies from Japan. They were so big that they would not go in tea cup. The seed, however, was informed, were no larger than persimmon seed.
 The necktie is probably the most useless article worn by man. So far as 1 know I am the only man who ever put one to practical use. I wear the long, white washable ones, and use
The Pulaskian., 1917-12-14
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:: < < :: '' < z. < .s < < [: [. {. :. c. E. Waldern and w. H. Herric' ' were dinner guests at the big stora sa last week. eic Fred Holladay and Roy Tippit wen, rabbit hunting but had hard ,,.., Their feet froze but they got two ea' ra,' bits. George Mcdonald is digging Well on his place. The Baptist Church now has yoos rugs on the floor and a good stove 7eoS snS lots of wood It is the opinion of the writer th.4 there will be good fires at the sobaa, b,a@, house for the teacher this Week hope so.
 There will be more Bringle craos news next time and good news
 That's Who
The Pulaskian., 1917-12-14
DON'T TAKE CALOMEI Bonds Liver Pills
 Are Better

for Malarial troubles, Headaches Colds, Indigestion, etc. One small nill at bedtime is the dose. 25c. All druo. gists. Refuse substitutes.
The Pulaskian., 1917-12-14

the ends to wipe my spectacles with, as I also put my handkerchief to a practical use as napkin and nose rag it is seldom in condition while I am rambling to use on my glasses.
The Pulaskian., 1917-12-14

The Cotton Belt Railway is trying to popularize the sweet potato by sery- ing it on all it's dining cars and dis tributing pictures of a big yellow one floating in melted butter. The sweet potato is all right to eat.
The Pulaskian., 1917-12-14

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The Pulaskian., 1917-12-14

The necktie is probably the most useless article worn by man. So far as 1 know am the only man who ever put one to practical use. I wear the long, white washable ones, and use