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The Y. M. G.. A. War Fund
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Henry G Busby $ 90
II A Peterson 100
H l. Escalante 500
Arnold Christensen 90
Alva Plumb 2 90
Ernest Goodman S 90
Ina Wilson so
Cash and Pledged
Name Cash Pledge Total
Alfonzo Good
man so 2 so 800
Melvin Busby 2 5O> SO S 90
St. David-Cash SIS AS, pledged
5000 total 1925.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-08-03
Farm Wages.

Boise, Idaho. Our farmers are
willing to pay suitable wage and IN
order that this wage may be paid on
uniform basis. the state director of
farm markets, takes the liberty to
suggest that the uniform wage should
be 30c per hour and board in all farm
work where mans strenuous labor
required. except perhaps in that OF
good and experienced irrigators, where
1t should probably be 35c per hour.
This Is sufficient In either case and
all that conditions governing both
the day laborer and the farmer war
rant paying. Some would reply, "But
the cost OF living has so increased
that | must have higher wage" In
nothing but foods Concerning the
laborer has the cost materially ad.
vanced aud the farmer stands for
that increase when he boards his help;
and he now offers wage of 100 per
cent increase over that paid one year
ago. with no assurance that his crop
returns will exceed those of last year.
Our nation confronts the most
serious problems OF our history, and
every human being In our land should
do his full part. The director feels
that "the idler should not eat the
fruits Of the laborer," and man who
can and will not work should not eat.
The following. most commenda.
BILE plan, has been adopted in few of
our counties, and would be whole.
some remedy If applied to aggravat-
ing cases in every county: The county
sheriff approaches idle men who have
no known employment and offers
them work himself or requests the
idle to apply to the county agent. As
evidence OF his willingness TO work
he either obtains employment or a
receipt from the county agent to the
effect that he has applied for work
and holds himself in read.ne to
accept such employment when pro-
yided. If this is not done within
twenty-four hours, the vagrancy law
is enforced and the Idler is put on the
rock pile or driven frou the town
to prey on some other community.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-08-03
Water Bonds Redeemed.

Last week Village Treasurer
Bennett redeemed two more of the
1906 water works bonds, paving
$1,000 out of the sinking fund for
that purpose. This makes six
bonds redeemed, S. L. Farms
worth, the former treasurer, having
paid off four. Nineteen bonds,
SO, 500, remain outstanding.
The sum of S722.6I tax money
was received by the treasurer from
the county the first of this week,
and this with the amount on hand
enabled him to issue a call for out
standing village warrants to the
amount of $i122 81 including
SAG IS interest.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-08-03
FROM OVER THE COUNTY
CGUR D'ALENE

The Edward Rutledge Timber
company has filed an amended copy
of its articles OF Incorporation 10.
creasing the capital stock from $780,
900 to So, 500, 900.
The Inland Canning company will
hereafter be known as the Coeur
d'Alene Cannery company, according
to new articles Of incorporation filed
with the county auditor.
The army exemption board for
division No. /, comprising the north
half OF the state, will meet here
August l3, according to decision
reached at meeting of the board
here July 80. The board is imposed
of Herman Taylor of Standpoint, A
q. White of Laclede, r. X. Meyers of
Wallace, DR.. j. b. Morris of Lewis
ton and Isaac Il. Snow of Moscow
All were present. The cause of the
adjournment was that the county
boards had not passed upJn the
drafted men.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-08-03
Watering the Garden.

Water may do the garden more
harm than good. That may seem a
strange statement, but if the ground
is merely sprinkled the roots will be
coaxed to the surface and the sun
will sc"rch them. One lhoroueh
watering every 10 days is much better
than surface showering night and
morning in the average amateurs
way. The water ought To soak
through to depth of two inches 10
do the most good. After all, a good
hoeing is OF en- just as valuable as a
wetting down.-Ex.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-08-03
SPIRIT LAKE

Mrs Jos. Wall and Mrs. A. L.
Kyle entertained for the benefit of
the Red Cross at Mrs. Wallis cottage
on the lake.
John G. Kraach, one of the pioneer
settlers of Clagstone, died of injuries,
caused by blast.
Harry Cummerford has enlisted 10
the forestry department of the army.
The Panhandle Lumber Company
has resumed one half of its sawmill,
after being closed down for several
weeks on account of the recent strike
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-08-03
What Is Japan Doing2

The United States and Japan have
both accumulated money since the
war began. Both are now belligerents
on the side OF the entente. The United
States is sending men and lending
money to aid its allies. What is
Japan doing? England and France
made loans to Russia and the other
allied nations so long as their own
supply of funds held out. Shall we
become exhausted before Japan dips
down into her pocket? And II so,
VIII. ?-CDeur d'Alene Press.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-08-03
Shortage of
Wheat Crop
Field Agent Says u. S. Can Spare But
Little to European Allies.

Spokane, WASH. Aug. 2.-Only
through the INST strict conservation
OF food will this country be able to
send any considerable amount OF
grain to her European allies this fall,
is the belief of Edwin t. Marchetti,
Spokane field agent 10 charge of the
bureau of crop estimates, working
under the department of agriculture.
He says:
..Figures now indicate that the
available wheat surplus for export
this year will be less than within the
last three years. and the demand will
be greater. Consideration must also
be given TO the fact that considera
BILE portion of the wheat crop is still
subject to damage between now and
the time of maturity.
"The estimated production OF
wheat In the United States on July l
was 67S. S.000.O 900 bushels, in compari
son with 639. SS6, 900 in 1916, l,O25,-
S9l 900 bushels 10 1915 and ILL.,
900 10 1914.
"Reports from the Canadian bureau
of census and estimates indicate an
abandonment of winter wheat Of 28
per cent and condition Of winter
wheat 81 per ceut below the average.
THE final decision of the war may
depend upon the last 100, 900 bushels
service can be rendered the United
States In this crisis than that of the
conservation of all foodstuffs possible,
especially through drying and can
ming"
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-08-03
Idaho State News Items.

Idaho has $685., 222 state land funds
TO leUd farmers.
The Nampa cheese factory is
handling 40, 900 lbs. of milk daily.
The state market director estimates
that alfalfa will go to $25 ton by
fall.
Max Mayleld of the Falk Whole
sale company OF Boise, is trying to
establish the potato -four industry at
several places in Idaho and Utah.
Western railroads have been
allowed to raise rates on Goa! and
coke and eastern railroads were
granted fifteen per cent increase
Fruit evaporators and packing
houses at Meridian, Payette and
Emmett are being rushed to CON-
pletion in time to handle big crops.
The Potlatch and Elk river saw
mills have resumed operations with
full crews and have apparently over
come l. w. w disturbance.
Boise's bank clearance for june,
1917, was Sc, 500, 900, while for June,
1916. it was So, 949, l89. The increase
was 64,6 per cent
The Second Idaho infantry regiment
will be modified 10 Boise before it is
sent to Camp Fremont at Palo Alto,
Cal, it became definitely known last
Friday.
There Is no need for troops IN
northern Idaho at this time to cope
with the /. w. w. situation, Govern.
or Alexander declared Friday on his
arrival in Boise from the Panhandle
country.
The first apples of the season made
their appearance on the Lewiston
market last week. being the Yellow
Transparents These will be followed
by the Early Harvest and Red June.
The farmers and gardeners of the
Juliaetta section are astoundeG at
finding their potatoes that are from
the size Of robins eggs to the size of
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-08-03

hens eggs sprouting in the ground,
or starting what is known as 'second
growth"
j. L. Caldwell of Wilson, has
mailed to The Statesman samples of
alfalfa 40 inches in length. These
samples are from the second
cutting, made on July %, and were
grown near Wilson without irrigation
or rain.
Senator @. ]. Kinsolving of ST.
Mares will investigate the sanitary
conditions of the lumber camps OF
north Idaho for j. X. White, state
sanitary inspector. Failure OF those
living 10 the camps to observe the
rules OF sanitation have brought
about unsanitary conditions in some
instances, it is claimed.
Automobiles owned by officers in
the Second Idaho infantry regiment
must be left behind when the guards
entrain for Palo Alto, CAL, according
to advices received by the adjutant
general from the secretary of war, 10
which it was announced that no
privately owned cars would be trans
ported with the troop trains A
Dumber of the officers own machines.
AT Kellogg the three-furnace
million dollar smelter of the Bunker
Hill Sullivan company is 10 full
operation. The next addition will
be a zinc electrolytic plant. This
was decided upon recently. Such
plant will be boon to mines on
Pine creek, where the ore runs
largely TO zinc. The o W. r. & N.
extension makes Pine creek ore
available.
Not fraction of an inch of pre-
cipitation has fallen upon the Coeul
d'Alene forest during the month of
July, according TO a summary of the
weather for the months of June and
July, received from the Missoula
office by Meyer Wolff, forest super
visor. This, Mr.. Wolff points out.
accounts for the great fre hazard al
this time.
The wheat crop in the Panhandle
country is going to be failure this
season, owing to the continued dry
weather, e. r. Bennett, field horti-
cnlturist with the state university,
announced Friday, on his return to
Boise from Occur d'Alene. Potatoes
have been seriously damaged, as have
other root crops, in the northern
counties, but good rain will d.
much to cut down the loss, he says
Mr.. Bennett went north to visit the
potato districts.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-08-03
POST FALLS

Miss Jessie McNair was visiting
here last week from Spokane, the
guest of ber father, James McNair
and her aunt, Mrs. H. NJ. Strathern.
Fire broke out along the right of
way of the Electric road Monday and
burned up about five acres of wheat
for Sam Curoe.
Charlie Warren cut grain at night,
having boy carry a lantern to guide
him. The wheat is dead ripe and
the Warrens run their 8-foot binder
day and night cutting 35 acres in the
"a hours.
The weather continues hot and dry.
1t has not rained for over a month
and the dry land farmers report their
wheat and oats ripening prematurely
and the crop will be very light. The
irrigated tracts are good.
S L Southwood has sold his dairy
and fruit farm, just across the river,
to A. ]. Richards from Stevens
county. Wash. The consideration
was $4,000, which included the farm
OF Isl acres, valuable water right,
stock of dairy cows, team, implements
and household goods.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-08-03

A Helena dispatch of July 80 says:
Five hundred thousand dollars must
be raised IN some way to meet the
needs of the farmers of Moptana.
embarrassed by the failure of their
wheat and other crops over the entire
state, according to G. d. Greenfield.
state agricultural commissioner.
Money is needed specifically fer
winter wheat seed. Attorney
General Ford has construed the state
seed law to provide only for spring
seed.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-08-03
Cost of War.

MISUNDERSTANDING the cost
of the war for the coming year at
$40, ,735. 807 900, exclusive OF loans IL
the allies, the administration in
formed congress Friday that new
revenues totaling 81, 900, 900, 900 must
be raised from taxation or Issuance Of
securities.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-08-03
May
Be Drafted
kootenais Quota Not Yet Examined -
Names of First Five and Next Fifteen.

first draft for the national army is
only S. To make up this quota,
the following five men registered
have been drafted: George VIM.
Cowan of Harrison; Dclfray Veil
Hodges, Rockford; Claude Wad-
dell, Rathdrum; Paul I. Crocker,
Spirit Lake; Fred VIM. Shaner,
Post Falls.
Their numbers are a5s, 45s, s54,
1905 and 783, respectively, that
being the order in which those
numbers were drawn in the war
department to apply to every local
district
These men must report for ex-
animation, and if one of them is
exempted for any cause, the sixth
man on the list will be drafted. If
there are two exemptions, the
seventh on the list will be called
tor, and SO on until five men are
secured who can qualify as
soldiers.
While Kootenai county will
furnish but five men, Shoshone
county must furnish 28o, Bannock
200, Fremont 1888, Latah I2o,
Benewah II, etc. Boise city and
the counties of Bonner, Canyon,
Idaho, Payette and Washington
are not asked to furnish a quota
for the draft because they have
furnished more than their share of
men as volunteers in the regular
army and the national guard.
kootenai's quota is small because
she also has already furnished
many volunteers.
Men who are drafted and then
exempted for cause will be labeled
with bronze button signifying
the fact.
Below the five men above
named, following is the order in
which the next fifteen men on
kootenai county's army registra-
ton list will be called to fill vacan-
cies that may be caused by ex-
emption
lll7-Edward Gustafson, Spirit
Lake.
837-Chester Wm. Plstorius, Rath-
drum.
337-Wm. Ed Reynolds, Harrison.
676-Twarus Waiseness, Cataldo.
275-IIarry b. Fuller. Harrison.
5o9-John Casper Dewald. Occur
d'Alene.
l1S5-Thos. Scott Spirit Lake.
564-Stephen Lambert, Occur d.
Alene.
945-Samuel Mcdonald, Rose Lake.
596-Jesse +. Mathews. Coeur d.
Alene.
l267-lIerman Mihlke, Worley.
536--Lawrence Robt. Mccoy,
Occur dAlene.
54s-IIarry Richard Peterson,
Occur d'Aleue.
l26-Edwin Alfred Foss, Coeur d.
Alene.
l237-Arthur VIM. DindInger,
Worley.
The war department estimates
that al least two men will be draft
ed for examination, for every one
needed to fill the quota. That is,
ii is believed that at least half the
men drafted will be exempted.
There is not much likelihood
that any of the remaining 1900 or
more men on this county's war
registration list, will be drafted
this year, although it is limited that
a second draft will be made in
three or four months.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-08-03

The wheat crop OF Washington
state will be about $4,000, 900 bushels
according to Spokane authority,
who states that If there had been the
usual rainfall The crop would have
been seventy million bushels.
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July 1927 Aug. 5.
CITATION FOR HEARING ON
FINAL ACCOUNT AND FOR
DISTRIBUTION.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth, in Probate Court.
In the Matter Of the Estate of Sarah
E. Taber, Decsdent.
The State of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the above en-
titled matter: Whereas, Earl c.
Taber has filed in. this atourt his final
account of his fadministra alton of the
estate of the above named decedent.
together with his petition praying for
the adjustment and allowance of said
final account and for distribution of
the residue of said, estate to the per-
sons thereunto entitled: IT is
ORDERED, that said petition be
heard, and that all persons interested
in said matter be and appear before
this court on the. 18th day. of August,
1917, at ten o'clock a. M, at the Pro
bate Court Rooms in the Court House,
at Mankato in said county, and then
and there, or as soon thereafter as
said matter can be heard, show cause,
if any they have, why said petition
should not be granted; and that this
citation be served by the publication
thereof in The Mankato Free Press
according toslaw.1.is brow itels,e+
Witness the Honorable, Evan Hughes
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Aug. 3-10-17.
CITATION FOR HEARING ON PETI-
TON FOR DISCRIMINATION
OF DESCENT OF LAND.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth. In Probate Court:
In, the Matter of the Estate of Van
ransler Peek, Decedent:
The State of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the determination
of the descent of the real estate of said
decedent: The petition of Carl D.
Pickle having been filed in this
court, representing that said decedent
died more than five years prior to the
filing thereof, leaving certain real
estate in said petition described, and
that no will of decedent has been
proved nor administration of his es-
state granted in this state, and
praying that the descent of said real
estate be determined by this court !;
Therefore You, and Each of You,
are hereby cited and required to show
cause, if any you have, before this
court at the Probate Court Room in
the Court House in the City of Man
kato, in the County of Blue Earth,
State of Minnesota, On the 18th day
Of August, 1917. at ten O'Clock a. M,
why said pct..tt.--l ,11..ou,. net be
granted.
Witness the Judge of said court,
and the seal thereof, this 31st day Of
July, 1917.
Court Seal) EVAN HUGHES,
Probate Judge.
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- July 20-27- Aug. 8.
ORDER LIMITING TIME. TO FILE
CLAIMS, AND FOR HEARING
THEREON.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth, In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of John
Urban, Decedent.
Letters Testamentary this day
having been granted to Leo Urban.
1T is ORDERED, Thai the time
within which all, creditors of the
above named, deeedent may present
claims against his estate in this
court, be, eand the same, hereby is,
limited to six months from and after
the datela hereof; and that the
18th day tof January, 1915, at ten
o'clock AIM, in the Probate Court
Rooms at the Court House at Manka-
to, in said County, Be, and the same
hereby is, sfxedoand appointed as the
time and place for hearing upon and
the examination, adjustment and al
lowance of such claims as shall be
presented within the time aforesaid
Let notice hereof be-, given by the
publication of this order in The Man
kato Free Press as provided by law.
Dated July 10, 1917 ~
probate Seal.)
EVAN HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
Paul C. Cooper, j &
Attorney. ~ sANs:
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July 1927 Aug. 8.
CITATION FOR HEARING ON Pc
TITlON FOR ADMINISTRATION.

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STATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of
Blue Earth, in Probate Court
In the Matter of the Estate of Clay
ton J. Burmeister, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the granting OF
administration of the estate of said
decedent: The petition !, of Ingebore
M. Burmeister having been filed in
this Court, representing that Clayton
j. Burmeister, then resident of the
County of Blue Earth, State of Min
nesota died .intestate on the 25th day
of June, 1917, and praying that Let
tiers of Administration of said estate
be granted ito Clarence B. Burmeis-
ter: And the Court having fixed the
time and place for hearing said pc
tition: THEREFORE,, YOU, Z AND
EACH OF YOU, are hereby cited and
required to show cause, if any you
have, before this Court, at the Pro-
bate Court Rooms in the Court House
in the City of Mankato, in the Coun
ty of Blue Earth, State of Minneso-
ia, on the 18th day of August, 1917,
at ten o'clock A.. M, why said petit
!tion should not be granted.
Witness, the Judge of said Court
and the Seal of said Court, this 18th
day of July, 1917.
(COurt Seal.)
EVAN. HUGHES,
Probate Judge.
Hughes & Ellsworth,
Attorneys for Petitioner.
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home and calling on old friends.
Clara Johnson is home from sum-
mer school at Mankato.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Kabrud are
visiting in Minneapolis.
w. S. Lowe was. in Mankato last
Saturday.. y
]. e. Owens, Ole Thompson, HI. A
Fuller, Tom Tanley, Charles Wilson
Ole Hansen, Ed. Thorstad, Bert Sell
land, H. X. Rasmussen and A. L.
Johnson all with their families mo-
tored to Fairn1ont Sunday for an
outing.
Sever Larsen, A. C. Nelson and
Jense Johnson with their wives at
tended chautauqua and band concert
at Hanska, Sunday.
Alec Hansen has moved his road
building crew and equipment to this
town and begun the grading Of three
miles of modern highway.
There are a number of cases OF
mumps in the, southern part of the
town. 81
Harvest is on. The grain is of good
quality and fair yield. Corn is coming
by leaps and bounds.
C. M. Hansen and family were in
Iowa last Sunday visiting their for
mer home.
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LEGAL NOTICE
July 2o-27- Aug. 8.
ORDER LIMITING. TIME TO FILE
CLAIMS, AND FOR HEARING
THEREON.

STATE OF, MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth, in Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of George
B. Bartlett, Decedent.
Letters of Administration this day
having been granted to Eleanor R
Bartlett.
1T IS ORDERED, That the time
within which all creditors of the
above named decedent may present
claims against his estate in this
court, be, and the same hereby is,
limited to six months from and after
the date hereof; and that on the
10th day of January, 1918, at ten
o'clock A. NJ, in the Probate Court
Rooms at the. Court House at Manka-
to, in said County, be, and the same
hereby is, fixed and appointed as the
time and place for hearing upon and
the examination, adjustment. and al
lowance of such claims as shall be
presented within the time. aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication, of this order in The Man
kato Free Press as provided by law.
Dated July II, 1917. 49,
probate Seal)
ae< EVAN HUGHES,
Idp Judge of Probate
S. B. Wilson, .aa lt
Attorney. ~tf
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July 27-Aug. $40.
CITATION FOR HEARING ON PETI-
TON TO SELL, MORTGAGE OR
LEASE LAND.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth, In Probate Court:
In the Matter of the Estate OF
Malcolm Mcintyre, Deceased.
The State of Minnesota to all per-
sons interested in the sale of certain
lands belonging to said Malcolm Nc
Intyre. The petition of Mankato
Loan & Trust company, as represen-
tative of the above named estate, be-
ing duly filed in this court, represent
ing that it is necessary and for the
best interests of said estate and of
all interested therein that certain
lands of said decedent described
therein be sold and praying that a
license be to it granted to sell the
same:
Now, therefore, you, and each of
you, are hereby cited and required to
show cause, if any you have, before
this court, at the Probate Court
Rooms in the Court House, in Man
kato, County of Blue Earth, State of
Minnesota, on the 18th day of August,
1917 at ten a. M, why the prayer of
said petition should not be granted.
Witness the Judge of said Court,
and the seal of said court, this 23rd
day of July, 1917.
(Court SeaD EVAN HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
John G.. Noe,
Attorney for Petitioner.