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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-06-13
Commissioners Proceedings.

Occur d'Alene, May l3.-The petit
tion OF Samuel VesSer and 36 others
for the creation Of the Valley Herd
district was sot for hearing June 8.
I'll. II. Beier was appointed brand
inspector for the county. The sum OF
Sal "a taxes paid for 1917 was
refunded to the Pullman company.
Counsel was employed for the county
ia the Washington Water Power com
pany tax suit on the following terms:
$3.50 retainer, $3.50 additional IL case
is tried. and $3.50 more il case is
appealed to higher court.
June 9.-Upou remonstrance by S.
j. Klepfer and 6ve others. the hear
ing on the Valley Herd district
petition was continued until June %.
The contract for burial of the
county poor was awarded to o. w.
Stone Of Rathdrum at $25 for each
burial.
w. A. Buswen was appointed ius
tice of the peace at Spirit Lake to
succeed Z. f. Conklin resigned.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-06-13
WANTS VOLUNTEERS
Town Board Suggests Firemen
Organize.

The Rathdrum board Of trustees,
at the meeting Monday night en-
powered the street and sidewalk
committee to order supply OF planks
and to proceed with the building aud
repairing OF crosswalks, either OF
cement or wood. This committee
consists Of G. Il. BoIell apd Jacob
Biemond. Instructions were also
given the committee to make survey
of the sidewalks with u view to
ordering repairs at the expense OF the
property owners as provided by
ordinance.
Members OF the board noted with
pleasure that beginning had been
made by property owners to tear down
old sheds and improve the premises
abutting on the N. P. right Of way
in the4business part OF town. Hope
was expressed that all property
owners in that section would proceed
10 like manner TO improve the ap-
pearance of their premises as viewed
from the railroad.
A fire department was discussed,
and the board decided to ask all
citizens interested to meet with the
trustees at their next meeting, June
23 at p. m, To consider the advlsa--
bllity OF organizing volunteer Gre
department aud prepare to test out
the apparatus. The matter of i'm
proving the water system was further
discussed, and plan was reported
for IA concrete drinking fountain for
horses.
1t was decided that 10 compliance
with the Idaho statutes all bills
against the village for service or
supplies must be sworn to and fled
IN regular form before they will be
allowed. The. following bills were
allowed Monday night:
Rathdrum Elec. Co. May lights $79.5O
Lloyd Trueblood distributluv
cleanup notices 100
j. nj. Mickey, street work 1000
Harry Cady :" =" 1900
Ira CrabCree d" :" 24OO
The Tribune. printing 3.s5
On Tuesday morning Chairman
George w. Flemming appointed
Constable d. o. Cleland to act as
puundmaster to take up stock.
Various complaints have been made
of cattle running at large.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-06-13
CEUR D'ALENE
Mark Egbers left last Friday for
Yakima, Wash.

Mark Egbers left last Friday for
Yakima, Wash.
Mrs. Clara McBee returned Satur-
day from Spokane, where she has
spent the winter.
The-City drug store was sold by
Hugh Whitaker to r. L. Price Of
HillYard, Wash, for about $40, 900.
Medor Bohn, Indian, was acquitted
in the federal court of the charge OF
murder.
The chamber Of commerce received
telegram from the navy department
that two hydroplanes will he loaned
the city for the regatta on July 4th
and 5th
A marriage license was issued
Saturday to Archie Lagle, %, of
Spokane, and Bessie Hatch, II, OF
Rathdrum. Mrs, Belle Melder made
affidavit for the prospective bride.
Eugene Sol Louie, Indian, charged
with the murder OF his wife, Adeline
Bohn Sol Louie, was found guilty by
the jury in the federal court. The
verdict was murder 10 the second
degree.
Gus Wiberg Of Spokane, appeared
before Judge Dietrich 10 the federal
court and plead guilty to the charge
OF making false statements In his
questionnalre for selective service in
the national army. WibeTg stated
he was a citizen of Sweden, but as a
fact was citizen OF the United
States. He was remanded to Jail to
await sentence.
S. A. Weaver brought tree limb
to Occur d'Alene Saturday, fearfuly
infected with European Elm scale.
The scale. virulent pest, had
withered the leaves and it Is said that
many trees in Occur d'Alene are in :
fected bv this dread scale. County
| Agent II. Fl. Beier stated that IL
caught In the dormant stage. the
scale could be killed with a spray of
lime and sulphur.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-06-13
MAY GET TROPHY
Bill In Congress To Give
Rathdrum German Cannon.

A captured German cannon may be
donated to Rathdrum, according to a
letter received by Secretary M. B.
Layton of the Advisory Committee
Defense Council, from U. S. Senator
John f. NLgent. Enclosed with the
communication was copy Of the bill
introduced by Senator Nugent June 2
and referred TO the committee on
military affairs. Following is the
proposed special act:
A BILL
Donating captured cannon to the
city of Rathdrum, Idaho:
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress
as. embed, that the Secretary Of War
he, and be Is hereby authorized and
directed to donate to the city of Rath-
drum, Idaho. nne German cannon or
teldpeee with appropriate accom- :
paniments,
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-06-13
Petition For Rural Route.

The project to establish Rathdrum
rural free delivery route No. has
been revived by citizens of the
Georgetown district. The route now
proposed reaches both sc hool houses
in the district three and four miles
west of town, thence goes south to
the county road paralelling the n. L.
track. thence northeast to III. +.
Shirk's place, thence south three
miles, east one mile, and north three
miles on the Rathdrum Ross road to
town, a total distance Of about 20
miles. John Knobel started out with
the petition last Saturday aud hopes
to get the matter thru without
further delay. The esta blishment oi
this route Is expected to put intt
effect changes already petitioned fo
in route No. |.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-06-13
When To Pay Taxes.

Boise, Idaho.-The last half OF the
1918 taxes do not have to be paid
until the flrst Monday la July. At
torney General Black held 10 an
opinion given to W. A. Thomas of
Occur d'AIene, Krotenai county
treasurer.
The last legislature amended the
law making it compulsory that taxes
hereafter be paid on or before the
fourth Monday In December aud the
fourth Monday in June.
Mr.. Black said the new law would
not apply In the payment of the last
half of last years taxes which fall
due next month.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-06-13
FROM OVER The COUNTY
POST FALLS

Claire w. Martin, age 25, son OF
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Martin, shot aud
killed himself at six o'clock the
evening of June 5th. He had been
discouraged following a long fight
against tuberculosis, which he con
tracted in the aviation service in
France.
Mrs. Tony Juliet of East Green
acres brought into town the first
home grown strawberries of the
season June 3.
The frost did considerable damage
to some of the crops.
Mr.. Chisholm of Cedar Creek was
injured while logging at Hauser lake.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-06-13
Hauser Mill Man L oses Suit.

Ed Houser was granted a judgment
against w. B. Mitchell for $2O8. 40,
the full amount sued for, In the
nrobate court at Ct BUR d'Alene,
Monday. Mitchell is the Spokane
aLiu1ney. who has been operating a
sawmill at Hauser Lake and against
whom several actions were brou Iht
for amounts due on labo and timber.
This is the second action instituted
AGAINST Mitchell In the Rathdrum
Justice court, aud lost by the defend :
ant after transfer on hl own motion
to the probate court foT trial. Miles
L. Egbers of RAthdrum was attorney
for the plaintiff in both actions
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-06-13
SPIRIT LAKE

The commercial club has been
changed to the Spirit Lake Improve
ment club. Bylaws were adopted
and dues fixed at $6 year. A. L.
Earn is president.
Dick Ferrell, lumberjack preacher
and prizehghter, is working among
the men of the Panhandle camps.
Lyman Falls and Pat Dolan have
received their discharges from the
navy.
Eighteen students were graduated
from the grammar school.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-06-13
BOY SCOUT WEEK
Drive On To Increase Member
ship.

Occur d'Alene, Idaho, June O.
Under the craftsmanship of D. M.
Cathcart hundreds Of men and women
in Kootenai county are mobilizing 70.
the part this community is to play in
the great nationwide "Boy Scout
Week" to be conducted from June Sth
to Flag Day, June l4th. in recognition
of the remarkable services rendered
by the Boy Scouts of America during
the war. This seveu.day demonstra
tion was urged by the President of the
United States 10 proclamation aim
ing to focus the attention Of the
public on the program Of the move.
ment, aud awaken communities
everywhere to the influence of
Scouting on the boyhood OF the
nation.
"Never before 10 the history Of the
scout movement has anything been
attempted on so great a scale" said
Chairman Cathcart, when asked for
"a word Of comment on the coming
drive.
"We want TO project the light of
public attention on the Boy Scouts OF
America as a movement which has
grown to be the largest of its kind the
world has ever known, a brotherhood
of organized h0yhood which builds
solidly for the future, which prepares
the young men of today for the
responsibilities of citizenship tomor-
row.
1.-The work of the Boy Scouts
during the war brought out the fact
that boys are no longer negligible
factors 10 the active life of the cOun.
try. BY selling $500, 900, 900 worth Of
Liberty bonds, $50, 900, 900 worth of
war Saviugs stamps, locating twenty
million feet OF walnut timber for the
war department, collecting thousands
OF barrels OF fruit pits for the govern
ment and cooperating with war
agencies of every nature, they proved
| their metLle and established them
selves high in the favor of the nation.
"The big men and women of the
country are determined that the
contributions of the Boy Scouts shall
not be forgotten. They are banding
themselves together to erect a
supporting auxiliary membership and
sufficient leadership that will insure
| the future growth and development
of the movement"
The present membership includes
about 472, 900 Scouts and leaders, of
whom 250 are paid officials. The drive
is for the purpose Of securing | 900, 600
members. Adults may become aux
iliary members upon payment of ST.
or more.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-06-13

commissioners Of reclamation, who
issued warning last week.
Idaho births reported id the month
of MAJ we're more than tw % and one
fourth times as numerous as deaths
registered in the same period, accord
ing To figures which have lust been
announced by the state department
OF public welfare. Exactly 754 native
ldah0anS drew their first breaths in
the course of the month, while only
1913 residents of the state we're called
TO the great majority.
The Red Cross of Boise is making
an effort to prevent the commercial
izing Of the soldiers uniform, and
notices to that effect have been sent
to each home service office urging an
active cooperation. The laws against
wearing the uniform nlawfully are
severe and even when rightfully worn.
a man peddling in uniform is to be
helped to obtain some other mode of
living.
Johann Huffman, rancher 10
Benewah county, was tarred and
feathered and his thumb shot off by
mob of masked men, who accused
him of disloyalty and beating up a
returned soldier with whom he had
differences about cattle. Huffman
walked barefooted to doctor and
was taken to hospital at DeSmet.
He denies the charge Of dislOyalty.
Mine operators Of thu Wallace
district have increased miners wages
by aH additional bonus of5O cents a
day, making total bonus of SLIPS,
and daily wage $4.75. Since reduc-
tion of wages in March the expected
decrease IN cost of liyiH2 has not
taken place ana the companies realize
that conditions have been burden
some to employees. particularly so to
men with families, hence the increase
which is said TO be entirely out of
proportion to the selling price ut
metal.
Under the terms of resolution
prepared by the attorney general and
adopted Friday by tho state land
board any etnploye OF the state who
purchased Liberty Loan bonds
! through the land department may
receive his money back if dSsa atisfied
by the loss of coupons. The board
took the action with a view of back.
ing UP the commissioned Of public
investments who removed all coupons
from bonds owned by the state and
refused to provide others for in.
divldnals who bought on the Install
ment plan.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-06-13
HARRISON

The city council is passing au
ordinance to prohibit the use or fire
crackers and fire works in the city
limits.
The bridge crew has resumed its
work on the county bridge at Cataldo.
Harrison schools closed Friday Of
last week.
Theodore Benson of the l46th
artillery has arrived home. He was
ln Europe seventeen months.
The proposed $40, 600 school bond
issue 10 the Enaville-Kingston dis.
trict was defeated. 1t lacked 4 votes
OF having the necessary two.thirds in
favor Of the bonds.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-06-13
Idaho State News Items.

Buhl has voted '$l32,O 900 for i'm
provements.
Boise bank deposits total more
than SIP, 100000
The l46th field artillery, including
former Idaho national guardsmen, is
to be demobilized at Fort D. A.
Russell, Wyoming.
Twin Falls has purchased 40-acre
rock quarry to be used ip building
100 miles of paved highway within
that district.
Lieut.. Gov. c. G. Moore of St
Anthony arrived IN Boise to assume
the burden Of office in the absence Of
Governor Davis, who is in the east.
Due to growth of the sugar beet
Industry, land suitable for raising
heets in southern Idaho that formerly
brought 500 an acre, is uow priced
at from $3.50 to $500 an acre.
Clyde Fry, this years graduate of
the Standpoint high school, has been
notified by Congressman Burton L,
French of bis appnintment to the
military academy at West Point.
The number OF men employed at
the mine and mill OF the Hecla
Mining company at Burke and Gem,
Idaho, respectively, has been in-
creased to 500. This will permit the
operation Of the mine on a threo-shift
basis.
Claims for bounties 10 the sum OF
$3899 allowed by the last Legislature
are void because they were not first
passed upon by the state board OF
examiners, Attorney General Black
ruled Friday in an opinion prepared
for E. e. Gallet, state auditor.
Several fishermen were caught one
day recently in net thrown out over
southern Idaho by the state game
department. In Gilmore county fouI
anglers were picked upon charge OF
fishing before the trout season opened,
and two were arrested for fishing
without a license.
The state school lands 10 eastern
Idaho which will be sold in July are
being advertised in the middlewes'
by the state immigration department
Fifty thousand acres will be sold
Much of the land is iE cultivation
and practically all of it lies in th'
dry farm wheat belt.
The action of the United Stale
supreme court 10 holding that tn
federal railroad administration 1
empowered to fix intrastate rate
automatically allows the Mountai'
States Telephone & Telegraph com
pany to advance Its rates 10 Idaho.
All irrigated districts 10 southern
Idaho which take water from th
Snake river are threatened with
water shortage this season because o
the light snowfall last winter IN To
mountains of western Wyoming
according To w. G. SwendsoD, stat
Washington Journal., 1919-08-01
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m0digen auSgabc icin Grideineu
eingelteQt.
Washington Journal., 1919-08-01

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Washington Journal., 1919-08-01

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It 1918 eiren llcbrriGnlB naH S17r
100000 cr3irlt @cwrolptltmciltcr
9urlciou ii5crOob S6ogdmt@lrfretdr
@loB eiucn Sohrd fiir $15,Qo00OO
uno bcbielt 50. 100000 fiir GttriebS.
u%nfoiten alriid.
Washington Journal., 1919-08-01
Gcntid,c Stride einaeluciht.

9ie Gimucibrmg Der ocutldcn ep.-
lllt9. Stride BON Baitor @eO. Sdll'
bert, our 9ittSburg SpnoOe gcb0rig,
inter Dem 9tantcn @outcrus- Stride
befonnt, iauO mnldngit III ieicrlid)er
1rto frobcr @ciie in Youngstown,
o., Itott. Gin ainOerfon5ert in Der
Siebenbiirger S%odienbolle nit elmer
Sluffiibrrn9 beidlloB Ocn @cibetog.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21
Mona Makes NYircc Pie

This being the time of the year when
every one is thinking Of trying to do
something for those who are not so
fortunate as others, Mona Kingsley. who
plays the saving wife in "My Lady
Friends,' has hit upon unioua :dca
Miss Kingsley is an excellent cook, and
she is making fifty large mincc pies,
each of which Will fccd a family of six
or more for Christmas, and is sending
them to families in the ncighborhood
of her home. This is Miss Kingslcy's
recipe for mince pies for fifty families:
Ten pounds top round beef, boil
until tender put it through regular
meat grinder; ten pounds seedlcss
raisIns; five pounds Of citron. put
through grinder; three pounds dried
currants; five quarts apples. through
CYLINDER; one-half gallon cider; five
pounds brown sugar; two nutmcgs;
one-hali small box allspicc; salt to
taste Boil slowly about four hours,
and then you have some mincomeat.
When asked why she picked on mnce
pies as q gift Miss Kingsley replied:
"Many people will have q fairly good
Christmas dinner. hut few poor people
will have any real dessert"
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21
S'Dr.'' Doug Fairbanks
Prescribes His Big Grin
For Ills of Every Sort

"Old Doctor" Douglas Fairba nls
says:
THE first thing to do in the morning
s to smile.
"When you awaken. f you will grin
you VIII enjoy the whole day.
"A smile in The morning viii do you
more good than a grapefruit and costs
less.
zone of the best secrets Of success
is to START the day right. Do it with
q smile
Don't be afraid to say Good morn
ing
"Whcn you say it, add IA smile to
your words. so the ono YOU are saying
it to will know you mean it.
"Ncver say Good morning. just be
cause Top think it is duty
Make. it a pleasure and you will
helm yourself as well as the other
fellow
"Neyer take yourself too seriously.
"Romenlber we are all human. and
circumstances of position do rot
change us. boss or no boss.
When YOU shake anybody by the
halt, DO it as though you enjoyed it.
PVT couple of ounces Of pressure
behind your grasp. Don't go at it as
though you were picking up hot coal
Laugh at your work and make it
easy.
'Start the day smiling and keep it
up until late. Then you Will be a
success.
Take a last look in the mirror each
night just before you turn out the
light. IF you are smiling at yourself
you viii have a good sleep.
Smile all the time Its great for
you"
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21
Fokine and Fokina to Dance

Michel Fokine, creator of the Rus
sian ballet, and Vera Fokina, prima
ballerina of the Russian ballet, will
appear in public in this country for
one performance only on the night of
Tuesday. December 30, at the Metro
politan Opera House. This is an
nounced by Morris Gest. who brought
these artists to the United States in
order to create and stage the ballet for
"Aphrodite." now running at the Cen
tury.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21

At Captain Churchill's restaurant a
special Christmas dinner will be served
froa | p. n. until closing. In the revue
are Il Norrie Sisters, Grace Emerson.
Alice Linwood, Henry and Lizzelle and
others.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21
Tonight at the Ncighborhood

Tonight the Neighborhocd Players
will give the fourth performance OF
MARY Broome," a four-act comedy, by
Allan Monkhouse. Mr.. Monkhouse be-
longs to the Manchester school of play
wrights, and "Mary Broome" was orig
inally produced at the Gaiety Theater,
Manchester. by Miss Horniman's roper
tory company.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21
1000 Linen
Handkerchiefs for Women
$1.0O each

these are beautiful andembroiered handsaoped hand
kehlets made in Madeira They shown in about twenty nat
efns each one elegantly dainty and tempting Christmas emm
brance. ~
there thousands of other styles boxed suitable for offs and
reasonably priced from 49c to 81 rs a box
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21

Christmas week means the twelfth
Thomas lIealy's Golden Glades. A
performance de looks" will b. given
on Christmas Night May Judels and
the Golden Gadcs quintet have
arranged { Yuletide fantasy; Elise and
faulsen will do a special dance on
Icc A musical skit Will introduce
Helen Hardick. Yvonne Darle, Swan
Wood Ralph Kennedy. Robert Regnier
and others. Mr.. Healy is also plan
ninr series Of entertainments on
al three floors for New Years Eve
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21

At Murray's Roman Garden
dinner is going to be served
at 81 cover and the piece de re-
distance will he the English plum
budding with brandy sauce. That and
the revolving floor are calculated 10
cause 2 fair amount of dizziness. but
# one IS not satisfied with that one
may bring and mix his own Christmas
cheer Carroll Clark will sing some
new songs end Albert Martin, has
arranged special musical program.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21

The second concert OF the Hotel
Pennsylvania Miniature Symphony,
with Leo llrdody conducting, will be
given in the palm room this evening.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21

If you want to usher in 1920 at Pei
ham Heath Inn, write to Harry Suss-
kind, or telephone 229 Westchester.
IT
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21

At the CAFE de Paris just across the
street, the tea dances are in full swing
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21
a Great Special Purchase of
WOmen's Wool Dresses
Sl6.5O and $l7.95 R;gy!S5 ;gyS? &2s5$x {}@;]$ to

To find dresses that sell under today almost unbeev
e and only purchases and the ability market
or them makes such prices possible.
There excellent variety frocks waist
line mode tunic dresses, and coat models
Navy blue black Serge Dresses and
Bonn reindeer, taupe Navy Wool Jersey Dresses
an tailored Styles braided and embroidered trimmings give
Individuality and distinction to them. Sizes "a to 49,
con floor CntraB