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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-05-28
STDAYSOF SCHOOL
rlosjng Events OF Commence
ment Week.

.,,,itv church last Friday evening to
.,,sod the formalities which marked
The happy elimination of the high
.,hool course for the class of 1920
u.,inda McCoid, Myrtle Ernsberger
and Stewart Skinner
All present were pleased with the
program, and the manner In which
tho students acquitted themselves
with credit to their school and their
teachers.
In the presentation of the diplomas
Mr. L. A. Kruger, member OF the
hoard of education, congratulated the
class and voiced regret that former
students had not taken full advan
tape of their opportunities and
coptlnued with their studies so that
they too, could have received
dlplomas on this occasion. Sup't L.
O, Swenson, in his remarks preceding
Mr.. Kruger, also referred to this and
gave figures showing the dimlnution
since four years ago when the
students completing the 8th grade
became the prospective high school
class of 1920. This, however, has
always been the case 10 al schools,
and shows the need Of constant
stimulation of interest 10 the impor-
tance Of education.
The commencement address by Mr..
D B He'll Of Spokane was replete
with helpful suggestions.
The full commencement program
was given as follows:
PROFESSIONAL { Addie 4rtin
Sarah WeDz
Invocation-- Rev. G. e. James
Vocal Solo, "The Valley OF
Laughtcrn-Miss Delete May Berry
Glass Poem Melinda McCoid
Class Motto Myrtle Ernsberger
Vocal Solo, II Heard Voice.
Miss Delcie May Berry
Mr. l.. @. Swenson
Commencement Address
Mr. D. B. He'll, Spokane
Song, "Our Yesterdays"-
Pearl Aldrich
Sarah Wenz
Melinda McCoid |
Doris Aldrich
Eeledctory- Stewart W. Skinner
Piano Trio, "S4renade Badine"-
Addie Martin, Sarah Weoz,
Stella Thompson.
Remarks = Sup't L. O.. Swenson
Presentation Of Diplomas
Mr.. L. A. Kruger
benedictlon- Rev. G Il James
The eighth grade exercises were
attended by another large audience in
lae community church Saturday
evening when County Superintendent
II Z EgberS presented diplomas to
Vhe following students:
blanche Richmond, Clifford Malau
~ Marian Lyon, Glen Wisdom, Gina
monaco, Ivan Smith, Marlys Shirk,
hVefett Sanders, Rose Gons4r, NAL
VIVA johnson.
MISS Dorothea r. Sauer, teacher.
presided
Prof, W. E. Chandler, in his
auureSS, urged upon the graduates the
Importance of further education and
Tue selection of definite aims in life.
he also sought by Illustration to
'"presS upon their minds the three
essential things that make for success
~ ,'ie' defnite purpose, industry,
and self denial. /
Oouhty Sup't Egbers congratulated |
'"e citizens for the interest they had
''0"n IN the exercises which he said
aa'Ned mllestones in the careers of |
s@eif Young people, and praised the
ASS Iof success achieved in complet-
''S Vhe grammar school course.
'upt L, 0 Swenson, on behalf of
:, ,'e scncel, took occasion To thank
WI. Egbers for his presence and the
ru'''c for attending SO well the
vents OF commencement week.
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THINGS THE BOYS LONG FOR
Youngsters Prefer Toys or contriv- ances to Test Their Muscular Skill
 CT Endurance.

WY HAT shall be said of that blun-
 w dering kindness of home folk that considers giving the boy only presents of such things as he actu- ally needs? It is an outrage upon the spirit of Christmas to present him with new shoes, ties, handkerchiefs- something that he knows he will get anyway-when his sleeping and walk ing dreams for weeks before have been filled with visions of tops, balls, guns and magic lanterns. says Maud Sou ders in the Woman's Home Compan- ion. The most beautiful knitted muf
 fer woman's fingers ever constructed cannot compare with jack-knife with four blades and cork-serew attach ment, when exhibited over the back fence to neighbOr boy on Christmas morning. Very soon after the days of kits boy reaches the age when he yearns with his whole soul after any toy or contrivance that will test his muscular skill or endurance. At
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Plants for Christmas.

Other things being equal, it is bet ter to buy plants near ones home than to travel afar. Do not be tempted, even by cheap offers. to go miles. away, for counting car fares, packing, expressage and lost time, the ultimate cost is very likely to be more than if you paid good deal higher price at home. Of course it may happen that one grower or florist has a large stock of some one thing and can sell at 8 low rate, but dealers usually have an understanding with one another es- pecially regarding holiday prices, and for weeks before the holiday season they have been balancing stock with each other. so that the better quality plants are of an almost fixed value.
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going for a while until the sel,

going for a while until the sol sition I want turns up."
 But even in those lines of work the green country boy found himself sud denly brought up short against blank wall He had no references as to past city employment and nobody would hire him after once finding out that he had no union card.
 Hudded in his shabby overcoat on a street corner in the squalid section of the city-the icy wind whistling around him and biting through his threadbare garments-poOr Tom stood on the evening before Christmas, won dering where he might find a shelter in which to sleep thay night without freezing.
 Just how long he had stood there. shiverng in the chill wind on the street corner-bitterness against the great, unfeeling city ranking in his heart-Tom did not know. He was startled from his moody reverie by hearing a hoarse, wheedling ye'"e at his very elbow. saying what was in. tended as a confidential tone:
 How'd y'like nice hot feed and some coin to jingle in yer pants bo? Ain't hungry, are ya?'
 Whirling about, Tom saw that his accoster was an under-siZed, burly fel- low with tough, truculent visage and hands showed deep into the side pock- cts of his coat. He wore a battered cap with the visor pulled low down over his eyes and spat inadvertently upon the sidewalk each time before he spoke.
 How'd y'like the idea, huh?" he re- iterated in his raucous. grating voice, sidling closer as he spoke and casting a wary eye up and down the nearly deserted. gloomy, wind-swept street.
 Tom regarded him with distaste and undisguised mistrust. He looked like a typical thug But misery cannot be too fastidious about the company it keeps Finally Tom scowled blackiy and answered:
 What's that to you, anyway"
 Well, you're outta luck, ain't cha, pal? Yer on yer uppers, stony broke and maybe with an empty belly, too, huh, bo? Well, I guessed that much. I ain't blind yet I aint. We'll, need pal for little job tonight and we both can make lotta jack out of it, see?'
 "Y0u-you mean-burglary? Tom muttered hesitantly. with an involun- tary contraction of his heart.
 "Humph, Not anything like safe cracking or breaking into a house, don't. Too many people staying up with the kids over Christmas trees to. night I ain't keen on takin' fool chances like that, I'm tellin' val Nav this wantcha for is something soft safe and easy as falling off log. You know the big prices people are willing to pay for real booze since the coun try went dry. don't cha? Well. right near here l know certain warehouse that's got 20 cases of whisky stored ir the basement. Real bonded stuff The watchman is an old pal O mine and is willing to let us swfpe 1t |
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we'll split on the coin we get after- wards I've got another guy with d fivver that's ready to meet Us about , o'clock this morning to haul away the stuff as fast as we pass it up to him through the alley windows. We've got it all framed for a fake capture and tying up of our other pal. the night watchman, so that the bulls can't get wise to him. We're willing to split four ways on the swag if y wanta go in on it with us. Whatcha say now bo, huh? Safe and easy as falling off a logl"
 The sinister appearance of the ruff fan repelled Tom, and the very thought of the crime they contemplate ed struck him with fright. It meant jail. disgrace, if they were caught.
 But Fl never have done any thing like that in my life" he stam- mered weakly, teeth chattering in the biting wind. Tt would be criminal. The whisky doesn't belong to us. It sell it afterwards"
 "Pah y! Spat the ngly-visaged man, sneeringly. You look pretty, bird like youse, talking that way about what's lawful and all that! Lots that these rich guys have cared how you got along since you came to town, from the looks of you! They've got fine, warm homes and coin and every thing. WOtta they care whether poor buns like us have to go hungry or freeze in the gutter on Christmas eve? Why should you care about them when they don't give rap about you? You've got to go on living. ain't cha. huh?"
 Tom hunched his shuddering shoul- ders against the wind trembling as much because of his own moral irreso- lution as from the terrible cold.
 "Well, bo, how about it? Are v on or are V still so almighty particular
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abyss of his wretchedness. "Yes, I'll do it I will I will"
 The other clapped him roughly on the shoulder with saturnine leer and attempt at jocular fellowship.
 "Well, I thought cha would" he rasped fioarsely ''Well meet cha at the corner by the lumber yard at 80. Don't you fail 10 be there now."
 'I won't. In be there all right !' Tom muttered brokenly. Already in his cringng soul he felt like the thief he had pledged himself to become. Oh heaven. if only
 To kill time until the appointed hour. he dug his numb hands deeper down into his pockets and wandered aiMlessly on. He had no particular objective in mind save only the need to keep moving lest he freeze or go mad with the strain of waiting He shrank from letting himself think of the deed to which he was about to be party.
 Involuntarily his dragging footsteps took him back into the more brilliant ly lighted retail shopping district, where the crowds already. had thinned, hurrying. home to their families and happy, expectant kiddies with the holi- day celebration in mind.
 The hours dragged slowly by. It came near the hour for the stores to close. But still there was time, if poor Tom had only had money, to have rushed in. bought the presents he wanted for the old folks and chil- dren, and caught the midnight train back to the country. He easily could reach there by morning and appear as a ioyogs surprise to them
 But ah Why drive himself to dis traction by thinking of that when there was no chance that
 And right then, suddenly. he espied it lying there. almost at his very feet big, fat wallet, with not a person nearer than a hundred yards of him. Plainly someone had lost it in their mad haste 10 get home.
 Tom stopped and scooped it up like flash. Around the corner he surrep- titiously examined it. Blls-both green and yellow, of large denomina- tions-they fairly stuffed it. There were seven hundred doiiars or more! "a small fortune to the miserable boy who had not even eaten for fourteen hours Money Money, Money! Far more than he possibly could need even in his most extravagant dreams. With gurgling cry, Tom stuffed the wad of bills into his trousers pocket, threw away the fine leather purse and made mad dash for the nearest de- partmenJ store.
 No need now to keep his sinister. criminal appointment-no more neces- sity for
 But the most gladsome feature of young Toms homecoming that next day was his blushing announcement to l the old folks that he had had enough | of the big city; that he had come home to stay, as they had prayed he l would.
 1 (0 1sae. wsstsrn Newspaper unioAl
The Carlisle independent., 1920-12-16
Funny Christmas Habit.

or barroom in the larger cities which has not been made the storage room for Christmas presents bought before the rush sets in. The strange part of it is that every man who utilizes the friendship of his favorite place round the corner thinks he is the only one who thought of the plan. Realizing that the stores will be crowded, many far-sighted heads of families bought their presents week in advance, and then, fearing the nature of the myste- rious package would be discovered at the office or at home, they hit upon the sort near home.
The Carlisle independent., 1920-12-16

ENIS42.S Don't neglect 10 tie if
 properly. It is handled at least five times before it reaches it's destination.
 Don't forget to write your own re- turn address on all parcel post matter.
 Don't guess at the postage and give your friends the pleasure of paying postage due.'
 Don't plaster Red Cross stamps on the face of packages or letters; take care not to seal parcel post packages with them. It raises the rate.
 Don't forget that a little thoughtful ness on your part can help to make Christmas happier for Uncle Sam's men, his horses and his automobiles
 Do mail early, preferably before De- cember 20th, writing on your pack ages: "Not to be opened until Christ mas"
 Do your best to use the post offices in the forenoon, the earlier the better. Do write. legibly. both the address to which you are sending the gift and your own return address.
 Do be courteous and "Christmassy" to the post office men who serve you. They are handling thousands of pieces of mail matter.
 Do be brief at the counter. You keep someone else waiting if you are loaded like an express truck with packages and foolish. questions.
The Carlisle independent., 1920-12-16
Christmas in Days of Wore.

There are many old and stately cere- monies and many historical events connected with Christmas that are we'll worth perusing. and that give us glimpses of ye ancient times when our fathers and our fathers forefath- CTS celebrated and revelled and gave of their abundance to those for whonns nothing was prepared.
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this age an appropriate present would be a raWhide or rope lariat, such as is used by the Buffalo Bill riders. A pair of hand or arm stilts will be re- ceived with equal favor, and in the same category comes a new fishing rod, snow shoes, tennis racket golf clubs, good ball. lamp or cyclometer for his wheel, or even a live pet. new dog, pair of rabbits or guinea pigs-something that he can pet and train for his own.
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But the most gladsome feature of young Toms homecoming that next day was his blushing announcement to the old folks that he had had enough of the big city; that he had come home to stay, as they had prayed he would.
 tN lsas, western Newspaper Union,
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 years of toll rapidly be- ginning to tell upon them, were pes simistic of his chances of success, nor could they resist expressing their fore hetiings.
 The old folks loved their boy too we'll to reproach him for his desertion now in the first flush of his young manhood, but their hearts did ache at thought of the separation.
 You'll soon get tired of all that burly-burly there in the city, Tom, his old father told him. And when you do, 1 want you always to remem- Der that we've still got a place for you back here at the old homestead. It mayn't be as fine and showy as lots you'll see there in the city, but it's more the sort that the good Lord in tended you for. Ma and l are hoping the best for you, son, but-when you do find out that your fortunes not away off there-just pocket your pride and come back here to us who love you"
 So young Tom left the farm with shining eyes and high heart and ad- ventured into the great, far-away city In quest of fame and fortune.
 How he fared there and all the sor- " disappointments that repeatedly overlook him during that year of ab- sence would be long and narrowing story to tell. He chased his rainbow 10 It's end. vet found the fabled pot of gold not there as he had so confidently and blatantly expected.
 Tom made applications for all sorts of office positions only to find himself quickly rejected because of his lack of experience in those specific lin
 ''Well, anyway, I'm young and hus- ky and used to hard manual labOr,"' Tom consoled himself. 'I can at least ret a job with contracting gang, as . painter, or plumbers assistant, or tsamster. That will sufnEe to keep me
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lon1an,el fI1o Cosfojf' jt;!, $ ,62&}tts3] G;'; k2 De A)sle ' M Forroo casS

HEN Tom left the farm to go to the city to make his fortune he did it contrary
 to the ominous head shaking and phophecies of disaster of all the neighbors. Even his fa- ther and mother. with past
 wears of toil ranidly be-
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; ; aH0 D0aT,S AT THEaP. 0.
Fhoushtfulness on Part of Patrons of Uncle Sam Will Assist Clerks
 and Carriers.

ONT put off mailing that package until Christmas eve.
 Don't neglect to tie ii properly. It is handled at
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about how v handle the stuff belong ing to all them rich guys?"
 "Qodl' greaHed poor Tom in the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-06-18
YOU LIVE IN GODS COUNTRY

During the next few months there
will be much sdeploring done by the po-
iitiea1 Swiseacres. No doubt there are
lots of things in this country that are
not as they, should he and lots more
that are not what we would like them
to be. s1s
But while you listen to the deplor-
ings--some Of which you may de-
plore yourself-don't let them beguile
you from the fact that we haves a
great country, with great resources,
great prospects and that every man in
America gets benefits out of the said
fact whether he is poor or rich.
|. Although the United States has on
ly about per cent Of the worlds
population and 7 per cent Of its land,
this Gods country of ours produces
20 per cent of the worlds supply of
gold, 20 per cent of the worlds sup
ply of wheat, 40 per cent of the
worlds supply of iron and steel, 40
per cent of the worlds supply of lead,
40 per cent Of the worlds supply of
silver, so per cent of the worlds sup
ply of zinc, 81 per cent of the worlds
supply of coal, 60 per cent Of the
worlds supply of cotton, go per cent
Of the worlds supply of aluminium, go
per cent of the worlds supply Of cop
per, &C per cent of the worlds sup
ply of oil, rs per cent Of the worlds
supply Of corn, 80 per cent of the
worlds supply of automobiles"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-06-18
CIRCUIT COURT HAS BEEN
IN RECESS SINCE TUESDAY

Circuit Court has been in recess
since Tuesday, but will convene again
this morning to proceed with the dock
ct. Since the last issue of The Times
the court has had the following pro-
ceedings:
B. H. Marbury VS.. ]. H. Long, le-
gal services; defendant files motion
for new trial and arrest of judgment.
Frank L. Potter VS.. H. R. Lindsey,
damages; issue decided in favor of de-
PENDANT.
Audrey Horn VS.. Public School Dis
trict No. 81, contract; taken under adj
visement by court.
VIM. A. Settle and Fred S. Hall adj
mitted as members of this bar.
Adolphus Meador ct al. VS.. Minnie
Ward ct AL, change of venue; taken
under advisement.
Adolphus Meador VS.. Anna Meador,
change of venue; continued to next
term.
Ida Bruce VS.. Leslie Bruce, main
tenance; taken under advisement, de-
PENDANT ordered to pay $50 per month
$50 attorneys fee.
Ethel Ruth Day VS.. Edw. H. Day,
divorce; continued to next term.
Annie BANTER VS.. Bert BANTER,
maintenance; defendant granted ten
days to file appeal bond.
Maud Adams VS.. M. R. & B. T. Rail
way Co., damages; reset for Friday,
June 18.
State Of Missouri VS.. Braz Rongey,
assault with intent to kill; motion for
new trial overruled.
State VS.. Ernest Miller, disturbing
the peace; appeal dismissed.
Mary Wright VS.. Abe Wright, d.
lvorce; decree granted. -"
Edward Gamlin vs.. Bertha Gamlin,
divorce; decree granted.
State VS.. Alex Toppich, gambling;
plea of guilty entered and fine fixed
at $25 and costs.
State VS.. Joe Marlowich, gambling;
plea of guilty and fine of $25 and
costs.
State VS.. Mich Julian, gambling;
Iplea Of guilty and fine of $25 and
costs.
Milton c. Spaugh VS.. A. C. Leonard,
appeal J. p; judgment for plaintiff as
prayed for.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-06-18
SPLENDID OLD CITIZEN

David B. Kerlagon was born Nov.
=, 1856, and departed this life at 500
p. M, June 18th, 1920, at his home in
Pennington, Mo-, after an illness of
two and half years, aged SO years,
2 months and days. He was the
son of the late James E. and Mary
(nee Palmer) Kerlagon, to whom ID
children were born. The deceased be-
ing the third child, one brother and
three sisters having preceded him in
death.
The sorrowing children are, DR.. C.
C. Kerlagon of Bismarck, Mo-; Zeno
of Route /, Bonnie Terre; Kate mrs.
VIM. Morris) of Route l, Bonnie Terre;
Ada MRS. Bud Thurman) Of Route
Il, Pennington; Cora MRS. J. E.
Thurman) of Desloge; Sophia Mrs.
Geo. AuBuchon) of Bonnie Terre;
Clara Mrs. VIM. StegalD of Bonnie
Terre; Monroe of Route 1, Bonnie
Terre. fN
Deceased located in this city in
1880, and was united in marriage to
Mary Matilda Wichman on February
10, 1884. To this union three chill
dren were born: William, who died il
infancy; Clarence D., of Brooklyn, N.
Y; and Fred, of Pennington.
He located in Pennington in the en-
ploy of Gay & Isenman. After Mr..
Gays death, he opened up for himself.
Later he moved to Iron Mountain,
which was then quite thriving little
city, returning to Pennington in the
year 1856 to the employ of Lang &
Bro. Mfg. & Nero. Co., where he re-
manned until his health made it inn
possible for him to pursue his work
any longer.
He was possessed of sterling char
acter, kind and devoted husband and
loving father. He loved his home
life and his friends were numbered by
his acquaintance, being honest and
upright in all of his dealings with his
fellow citizens. H@a
Funeral services were conducted by
his pastor, Rev. FIR. Ryan, at st. Jo-'
seph's Catholic church, at 9 o'clock
Wednesday morning, June 16, 1920,
and the remains were laid to restlm'
Calvary cemetery. aia lH"2g ~9f
,Ia.kt Mn
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-06-18
l3-YEAR LOCUSTS WILL APPEAR
THIS MONTH OVER STATE

The 13-year Locust, with which
most persons are familiar, will appear
in the next few days over most Of the
state. The cicadas, which will soon
come out of the ground, Matched from
eggs deposited in twigs in 1907 and
the nymphs have been feeding and
growing underground for thirteen
years. Another form of the Cicada
requires seventeen years to develop.
The insect is not a "locust" at all
but rather sap-sucking insect SIM
liar to the green plant louise and it
does not attack crops. In young Or
chards it often does considerable in
jury by splitting the small limbs
while placing it's eggs in them. This
injury is worse where young orchards
are alongside large tracts Of timber
To prevent such injury paint the
trunks and larger limbs with white
wash to which enough lime-sulphur
is added to give it an odor, is the adj
vice of L. Haseman of the University
of Missouri College of Agriculture.
Systematic driving of the insects
from young trees will also help to
prevent twig injury.
In 1907 this brood was reported
from all regions of the state except
the extreme southeast counties and
the west-central and the northwest
counties of the state. Farmers, coun-
ty agents, and others who see or hear
the Cicada during June are urged to
report to the University or Missouri,
College of Agriculture, Department of
Entomology, the location and date of
the occurrence and the abundance of
the Cicadas. Records of any injury
to young orchards are especially de-
sired.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-06-18
LICENSED TO MARRY

June 11--Delwin Eaves and Nora
Benham, .Desloge.
June 12-Walter Sherman Clark,
Desloge, and Gertrude Elizabeth
West, Bonne Terre. a1 IS
June 12--Walter H. Bouchard and
Ada NJ. Browning, Flat River.
June 15-Theodore Steagall,.n Flat
River, and Della Huff, Sprott. 40
June 15-Jesse L. Birmingham
and Mrs. Mary Young, Flat River.
June 16-J. Thos. Wright, and Elva
M. Bayless, Knob Lick. "''
June 17--Monta H. Hill and Alma
Sizemore, Desloge.