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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-05-11
Funeral at Athol.

Timothy d. Trauger, farmer OF
Athol who died May 3 at the Sacred
Heart hospital ia Spokane, was
buried at Athul last Saturday
afternoon. Rev. j. G. Harvey ot
Rathdrum of1iciated at the funeral
services.
Death was attributed to an accident
last September 18th which necessl-
tated two operations, the second
operation being performed May j.
Mr.. Trauger was 60 years Of age.
He had resided on farm near Athol
since the fall OF 1905. He is survived
by bis wife, brother and four
sisters.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-05-11
CGUR D'ALEN E

The Caribou Mining cor npany has
purchased 20-ton milling and
concentrating plant and will have
it installed by experts.
A A. Pesse, arrested for alleged
sale of property OF which he was not
the owner. was bound over TO the
district court under S5c % bonds.
A project Is on foo to build an
automobile speedway at Alan at a
cost of $3.50, 000 A ccording to plans
proposed 1T wop ID be three and one
third miles q circu inference and be
banked 81 degrees CO the curves and 3
degree nm the strai ght away to hold
carr shedding at the rate of $50 miles
an hour.
Charles Pachen was sworn in last
week as county speed officer on tne
Annie way to succeed Martin McDon'
1 ough, resigned.
James f. Ailshe instituted sult 10
district court Monday against tne
Homebuilder Mining & Development
leo. to recover s137S 80 alleged to bf
ldue for legal services.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-05-11
WORLEY

This is cleanup week in Worley.
The large oil tank on the Hedlund
spur at Carson turned turtle and
Logging operations were suspended
until the tank could be put back on
the track.
Hans johnson is having his farm
cleared of stumps.
The Modern Wood men cleared
$3.50 on their dance
The Odd Fellows gave bar quet 10
celebration of the l04th anniversary
of the order.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-05-11
FROM OVER THE COUNTY
VALLEY CENTER.
Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence
Fred Todd lost one of his horses
last week.
G. w. Feely transacted business in
Spokane Wednesday.
Jean Vesser spent the week end at
home with her parents
Water will be pped into the school
house. The Valley truck delivered
1900 feet Of pipe to the district
Saturday.
The commissioners of Highway
District No. met in regular session
Monday.
Mrs. Fred Todd and Emily Thomp
son attended the N G. club Thursday
At the home of Mrs. Henry Smith in
Occur d'Alenc.
A good sized crowd attended the
neighborhood dance at the hall. -
Mrs. Gatsky nee Nell Early is
from Oregon calling on old nef
and neighbors. 1rieDo
Mrs. O. B Sanders recr
gram from Mr.. Sand -i'eo te'e
Bach. Calf. saying CTS 10 Lon
home Thursday of oe "o ala retur
his aged mothe' ' wee x ana Ina
{ would accompan
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-05-11
Tho nareat AwakenIna."

The great awakening was the popu-
lar name for remarkable revival that
swept over New England during the
period 174O-45 under the leadership of
Jonathan Edwards and George White
deld. Almost 100 towns were stirred
to a veritable religious frenzy and In
the eud 1t was considered to have done
more harm than good, having resulted
In dissensIons and divisions In congre-
cations ....---.--..---,.-----
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-05-11
SPIRIT LAKE

Last week was clean up week in
Spirit Lake.
One cow was found to have tuber-
culosis and bad TO be DESTROYED.
Robert Graham has resigned his
position as cashier of the Bank Of
Spirit Lake He goes to Spokane.
The road to Blanchard is being
graded.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-05-11
UP TO U. S. COURT
Twin Lakes Damage Case Is
Transferred.

Five thousand dollars damages
is sought in alleged crop damages
from high water in the Upper
Twin lakes or upper Fish lake, "
in a suit removed from the Eighth
state judicial district court for
Kootenai county to the United
States district court, northern
division, in which Chas. L. Heit-
man is plaintiff and the Spokane
Valley Land & Water company is
defendant. The defendants
petition for removal was granted by
Judge w. F. McNaughton, sitting
in Benewah county, says the Idaho
State man.
In his complaint, originally filed
March ID, 1923, Mr.. Heitman sets
forth that he has a ranch OF 700
acres located on the lakes in ques-
tion, on which the defendant filed
water rights in July, 1903. He
has been a resident of thar section
for 80 years, he adds. Impounding
of this water, by dams, and "draw-
ing off" of the stored water, is the
cause alleged for the action.
In 1903, the plaintiff asserts, the
company first used the lake waters
for an irrigation project known as
the East Greenacres Irrigation
district, utilizing all ancient creek
bed and natural outlet for the lake
as watercourse to the point
where it sank into the ground. In
the winter of 1908, he alleges, the
first friction occurred, when the
company damned the water to an
abnormally high level, and then
drew it off to abnormally low level.
This action, he AYERS, flooded tie
farm lands, and then left the lake
shores in an unsanitary condition,
due to the mud flats and decaying
fish and vegetation. In 1906 a
contract was entered into, whereby |
the company was given the right
TO maintain a channel through the
lakes bound to keep the water level
according to marks chiseled on
the rocks bordering the lake.
Subsequent damages in 1921,
from high water, due to the i'm
pounding of large amount behind
the dam, is the cause of the present
action, it is claimed.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-05-11
WIRE is STRETCHED TIGHTLY
Device Shown In Illustration Is Made
OF Reinforced Concrete With
Vertical Section--Lumber
Forms Necessary.

The corner post Of a fence must
be constructed to stand a much great
fence. Woven wire fencing when
properly erected is stretched very
tightly; sometimes ordinary woven
wire fencing AZ inches high, bears a
tension Of several thousand pounds.
When this tension is transmitted to
the corner post from two angles 1t
means that the post has to be unusu-
ally s0lidly anchored II it is to re-
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-05-11

Jake HaIlman and Elmer Hallman
were fined $25 each for spearing trout
at Lake Creek. Deputy Game Ward
en- L. R. Brockman made the arrests
last Saturday.
The city of Coeur d'Alene needs
more revenue than can be raised by
the ten mill levy, and the council is
calling upon the citizens to vote an
additional five mills May II.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-05-11
BOARD MAKES START.
Annual Estimate. Want Fig
uTeS On Reservoir.

All members OF the new board of
village trustees were present atthe
regular meeting Tuesday evening,
and, after drawing lots and making
the temporary organization perma-
nent, made start on the appoints
ments and adopted the annual
estimate for the current fiscal year.
The estimate calls for the expendi-
turc of $500 and was adopted
after hours of discussion in which
all phases of the municipal busi-
ness were touched upon in an
effort to make the available
revenues, including all that can be
raised by the 10 mill tax limit,
stretch over the various needs.
In the drawing of lots, the four
year terms fell to John M. Mckay,
H.. A. Kruger and A. A. Berges,
and the two year terms to Leo
Lentsch and DR.. F. Wenz. Tiny
cards were drawn from a hat by
Leona Lentsch, daughter of the
chairman, the trustees whose names
appeared ON the three cards first
drawn being declared chosen for
the long term.
The board reappointed ]. r. M.
Culp, clerk, and Miles F. Egbers,
attorney. The appointment of a
treasurer was deferred. No selec-
tion was made for marshal, and
the salary not being decided upon
Z. r. Satchwcl, who has served
as marshal for the past three years
at $40 a month, relinquished the
office after informing the board
that he could not serve longer
unless he received salary OF SOS
to cover marshal services and
caring for the water system.
The need OF smoothing the most
used streets was mentioned, and q
com mittee from the Civic clue
requested that the board consider
arranging to care for the park and
the swimming pool. -.
The proposition Of cementing
the floor of the dam was taken up
and it was voted that Chairman
Lentsch and Mr.. Kruger be
authorized to request the N. P.to
send an engineer to take measures
ments and make estimates. The
hope was expressed that the
railway company, as beneficiary
of the water system, could be pre-
vailed upon to help finance the
work.
The board andjourned until May
18th.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-05-11

Members of the board have
made measurements and estimates
indicating that it would cost SI264
to cement the dam with floor
area of $3.50 feet making it into
reservoir 42xoo feet. The figure
is based on sidewalk cost and mix
ture. with some allowance for the
forms in building the walls. II
greater proportion of cement is de-
cided on the cost will be higher.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1923-05-11
him and make her home with them

Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Klein and Mrs.
Stewart visited at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Todd Sunday after.
noon.
The Winslow mail., 1923-12-21
UNCLE SANS FLEET OF SHIPS
OF THE DESERT

ONCE upon a time Uncle Sam had
~ a queer navy, composed of 70
"ships of the desert" which, paradox
ically speaking, navigated the dry seas
Of the great Southwest. This was be
fore the Civil war when transconti-
mental railroads had not yet been built
and the government was seeking a So
luton Of the transportation problem
over the southern route to California.
In 1855 congress authorized the War
department to expend $4,000 in pur-
chasing camels to be used for military
purposes in the southwest and Jeffer-
son Davis, secretary of war, sent to
Turkey and Egypt to get the animals.
On May II, 1856 a herd of "a camels
was landed at Indianola, Tex, and
driven overland to Arizona. The next
year ii more were imported.
At first the experiment seemed so
successful that army officers in charge
of operations were loud in their praise
of the value of the beasts. But trou-
BILE soon developed. The sand of the
Southwest was different from that Of
the camel's native land and they be-
came sore-footed. The ignorance and
prejudice of the mule-packerS who had
charge of them further impaired their
usefulness and when the near ap-
proach of the Civil war diverted at
tention from the experiment the whole
thing ended in failure.
Some of the camels were sold to cir
cuses and others were sent to Drum
barracks in Los Angeles where they
were purchased by a Frenchman who
expected to use them in the mines.
But he soon gave up the plan and
turned the animals loose in the desert
to shift for themselves. The major
lty were soon killed off by the
Apaches, who developed a fOndness
for camel meat, but for the next 80
years prospectors told fanciful tales
of seeing wild animals in remote re-
gions of the Southwest.
The last of the camels was captured
by a Mexican in the Harqua Hala
mountains in 1885. He took his prize
to Phoenix, but before he could find
a market for the animal it had liter
ally eaten him poor. Finally he al
lowed a creditor to take the beast for
a $40 debt. The new owner intended
to sell the camel to the next circus
that came along and turned it out in
a pasture with his mules.
The next morning, according to q
witness, ''he found his mules hung al
along the barbed wire fence and
begged down in the bitches while the
more agile or more frightened were
scattered all over the surrounding
country"
The Winslow mail., 1923-12-21

single daughter-possesse about
the same resources and lived in sim
liar manner For years they enjoyed
tranquil intimacy, sharing the same
modest pleasures and striving to be
mutually sympathetic and agreeable.
An unexpected event had shattered
this intimacy. M. Jullin's brother,
considered up to then a black sheep,
had suddenly acquired fortune
through some risky operations which
had succeeded beyond all expectation.
Intoxicated by his wealth, so miracu-
lously attained, he wanted, as he said,
to make up for lost time. After two
years Of eXcesses he died. The Jul
lins, his only heirs, found themselves
millionaires. Certainly they had re-
manned the same to their dear friends.
the MOurlines. M. Jullin exhibited no
pride because he was able to quit the
governments service and spend his
days driving an automobile. Nine.
Jullin avoided all oStentation in wear
ing her collar Of pearls and Mile. Jul
lin always found Simone's simple
dresses charming. But the Mourlines,
without wishing to show it or even to
admit it, suffered all the same from
a feeling Of inequality. They no long
er took any pleasure in associating
with their old friends. Money had
come between the two families, like
barrier which neither could ignore.
Come" Nine Mourline began again.
addressing her husband, you know I
am right. 1t is question of dignity.
We have had to endure a good deal
since they became rich. l don't envy
them or criticize them, but you must
admit that it isn't agreeable to enter
tain them here in this little apartment,
with a single maid of all work, and
afterward to dine with them at their
home, where everything is in grand
STYLE with a butler and valet de cham
, bre They do put on airs. They lack
tact. 1t amuses them, after having
been with us, to Overwhelm us with
The Winslow mail., 1923-12-21

chased was a handsome 9ardiniere. 1t
cost $40 francs. It put a great strain
on the family budget. But the Mour-
lines had the consciousness of having
done the proper thing, and on Christ
mas morning they awaited with per-
feet security the arrival of the pres
ent from the Jullins.
There was a ring at the doorbell.
1t was a message from the Jullins,
with a package and a letter.
The letter read:
Dear Friends-We send you only
little souvenir. Nothing at all We
are sure that we shall give you pleas
knicknack which has no value except
that it represents an old and faithful
friendship"
In the package was a miserable little
bonbonniere in painted porcelain,
worth about twelve and a half francs.
There was a silence charged with
astonishment and indignation.
rs that the Jullins' magnificent
present?' said Simone at last.
Mime. Mourline trembled with anger
She seized the bonbonniere and dashed
it to pieces on the marble hearth.
That's what 1 care for their old
friendship"
NJ. Mourline made an ironic gesture.
Meanwhile they have your jardin-
iere at $40 francs" !"
M. Jullin, in fact, was unwrapping
the iardiniere at that very moment.
Seeing it, he gave a start and called
his wife.
Look at the present the Mourlines
have sent us. They certainly are
fools!"
Poor people," murmured Nine. JUL
lin, 'they bled themselves white for
this! Isn't it pitiful, in their situa-
ton? l tell you again, Adrien, we
can't associate with them any longer.
Merely as a matter of consideration
for them we can't. Out of sheer vanity
they would impoverish themselves"
The Winslow mail., 1923-12-21
TALES OF
THE OLD
-. FRONTIER
FREE THOMPSON, DRIVER OF
THE OVERLAND STAGE
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON
%, 1928. Western Newspaper Union)

COCIET1 at the horse show would
~ never have acclaimed him a whip
par excellence, but if you had ever
ridden atop that rattling old Concord
stage coach with Free Thompson you
wouldn't have cared what society
said. For it took man who knew
more than the correct way to hold the
reins to run one of the Wells-Butter-
field stages on the Overland trail back
in the days when they were the only
means of transcontinental travel.
The stage drivers life was one
which proved the quality of his cour-
age as well as his ability to drive. If
he escaped going over the edge of
some dizzy height on a dark night or
avoided falling into the hands of road
agents, there was always band of
Indians waiting just around the next
corner for hair-lifting party.
The pony express rider could escape
on his feet-footed mount, but the
stage driver rode on top-heavy, cum
bersome, four-wheeled vehicle drawn
by six horses. And when the Indians
shot down his leaders all that re-
mained for him was to seek whatever
shelter he could find and fight to the
death.
That's what Free Thompson did
down in STEMS Pass, gap in the
mountains near Lordsburg, N. Mex,
~one day more than sixty years ago,
and the men of the Southwest still
like to tell how well he fought. STEMS
Pass was an ideal place for an ambush
and Cochise, chief of the Chiricahua
Apaches, was quick to recognize the
fact. SO one blazing midsummer day
he was lying in wait with 600 war
riors for the west-bound coach, driven
by Thompson, to appear.
Thompson and his six companions
were prepared for just such a recep-
ton. They had late model rifles and
an abundance of ammunition. And
they had the hearts of men to whom
odds of 100 to 1 are as nothing. Thus
doubly armed, they rode into the death
trap.
Before the horses were shot down,
Thompson managed to get the coach
a short distance from the road to a
little hill where there were a few
shelterfng rocks Here, under the
blazing sun, they opened fire upon
the Gordon of savages that gradually
tightened around them and here for
three days and three nights, without
food, without water, without hope of
escape, they fought.
OF course the Apaches got them at
last. But before they did Free Thomp-
son and his men exacted a. toll of $50
Apache lives.
The Winslow mail., 1923-12-21
How Is 1t With Us at Christmas Time?

For unto you is born this day, in the
City of David,
A Savior, which is Christ, the Lord"
NOrih-sOutn-ea east-west. There
was no room for Him that night, ex-
cept in a manger bed How is it, in
this year? Is there room for Him
in your home-your heart? AS we
celebrate His birth with song and
story today, with lighted candles,
fragrant green's, a warmer surge Of
love for home and friends, are we re-
The Winslow mail., 1923-12-21
THO 1LlOz1zeZ11a@S

No.; this Christmas story from
the New York Tribune Was not
written to the order of the Spugs-
Society for the Prevention of Use
less Giving. 1t is story from far
array France, translated from the
French Of Frederic Boutet By Wil-
liam L. Mcpherson. Nevertheless,
the Mourlines are to be found IN
eUery american city and their name
is legion. May they come to a bet
ter understanding of the Christmas
Spirit.-John Dickinson Sherman.
The Winslow mail., 1923-12-21

membering His quiet, "Inasmuch as
ye have done it unto the least of
these my brethen, ye have done it un-
to Me? Are our thoughts occupied
entirely with the celebration we are
preparing, the friends we are expect
ing, the gifts we plan to purchase and
receive? Or are we listening that we
may, perchance, catch once more
rustic of angel wings sweeping over
the earth. leaving behind an echo of
that first glad, Christ, the Lord?"-
f. H. Sweet.
.@,I923. Western Newspaper Union.1
The Winslow mail., 1923-12-21


down in the dining room, where they
were all three still sitting about the
table and talking. M. Mourline had
just promised his wife an umbrella
with an ivory handle and his daughter
a coral necklace. He was pleased with
himself. Now he looked worried. ST.
none Mourline, who was eighteen and
had set her heart on the necklace,
also became uneasy.
YES" Nine. Mourline repeated
with emphasis, what are we going to
give the Jullins?"
That's right! That's right! What
are we going to give them?'' NJ Mour-
line murmured.
"You understand it must be some
thing nice this year. Well have to
stand the extra cost somehow. /
know it is a nuisance. This Christ
mas season is abominable. We have
all sorts of additional. expenses P'
"But, mamma, we never spent much
on presents for the Jullins,' Simone
interrupted. Last year their little
basket cost only eighteen francs, and
it was perfectly good enough"
II don't see it that way, Simone!
You don't take into account that for
merly, when the Jullins were no bet
ter off than we are, we could make
them gifts without any particular
value, any little trifles such as they
gave us. But that isn't possible now,
when they have an income of 10000
francs"
AS if to render homage to that sum
she had involuntarily raised her voice.
The Jullins, whose fortune dated back
only a few months, were the Mour-
lines best friends. Jullin and Mour-
line, fellow students at law school and
afterward employees in the same gov
ernment department, had met at the
same entertainment the two young
women, well brought up but without
dowries, whom they had made their
wives. The two households-each had
The Winslow mail., 1923-12-21

rheir new riches. So, you see, this
Christmas is going to be a, great op-
pOrtunity for them. They will send
US a stunning present. They are a
little parvenu. Why deny it? To take
our breath away they will give US
something extraordinary. Well, don't
want to be thrown in the shade"
Eyes, yes, l understand" said NJ.
Mourline. you are right. l advise
you to make tour of the secondhand
shops. You have good judgment. You
may find something which looks like
a real antique. And they will never
know what it cost"
She shrugged her shoulders.
"I'Il find nothing at all. Besides,
they know all about prices. Jullin
poses nowadays as a collector. You
can take it for granted that they will
investigate our gift and find out wheth-
er or not it has any value. I want to
give them something really good. That
is Indispensable
The gift which Nine. Mourline pur-
The Winslow mail., 1923-12-21
The cuticura Toilet Trio.

Having cleared your skin keep it clear
by making Cuticura your everyday
toilet preparations. The Soap to cleanse
and purify, the Ointment to soothe and
heal, the Talcum to powder and per-
fume. No toilet table is complete
without Decentralization
The Winslow mail., 1923-12-21

Nothing destroys the memory of a
man like doing him a favor.
The Winslow mail., 1923-12-21

You may not get all that is coming
to you in this wOrld-but look out for
the next.
The Winslow mail., 1923-12-21

The average mans sense of humor
refuses to work when the joke is on
him.
The Winslow mail., 1923-12-21
Hapnx With Their Books.

"Some of these old booksellers never
seem to sell anything"
'"Ihey don't care"
The Winslow mail., 1923-12-21

starts the liver and bowels acting With
out gripping. Contains no narcotics or
soothing drugs. Say California" to
your druggist, and avoid counterfeits
Insist upon genuine california Fig
Syrup" which contains directions
Advertisement.
The Winslow mail., 1923-12-21

laid in manger on that night so
long ago: the child who, whatever
view is taken of Him and His miracul-
Gus birth is Master of the world.
GLORY to God in the Highest,
On earth peace; goodwill toward men,
The Winslow mail., 1923-12-21
Privilege of Giving.

Self-sacrifice is not sorrow or gloom.
That is true because love never counts
what it gives, and the greatest pleas
ure Of life is the privilege Of bestow-
ing.
The Winslow mail., 1923-12-21

Itching scalp and the dandruff Is cor
rected Immediately. Thin, dry, wispy
or fading hair is quickly invigorated,
taking on new strength, color and
youthful beauty. 'Danderine" is de-
lightful on the hair; a refreshing,
stimulating tonic-not sticky or greasy !
Any drug ore.-Advertisement.
The Winslow mail., 1923-12-21
"DANDELIoN BUTTER COLOR"

A harmless vegetable butter color
used by millions for so years. Drug
stores and general stores sell bottles
of "Dandelion" for 35 cents.-Adv.
The Winslow mail., 1923-12-21

)FTLY, | think, at first, then
swelling louder, clearer, more
triumphantly. the first Christ
mas song rang over the wait
ing earth as The Child was
The Winslow mail., 1923-12-21
"CASCARETS" FOR LIVER
AND sBOWELS-10C A BOX

Cures Biiousness, Constipation, Sick
Headache, Indigestion. Drug stores. Adv.
The Winslow mail., 1923-12-21
BY FREDERIC RoUTET

AID Nine. MOurIine:
"And the Jullins-we
must think of them.
What are we going to
give them this year?'
Nine. Mourline's ques-
tion put a damper on
the gayety of her hus-
band and her daughter.
A obil1 coopoo5 ~ oo+A1o
The Winslow mail., 1923-12-21
GIRLS! A GLEAMY MASS
OF BEAUTIFUL HAIR
35-Cent "Danderine" So Improves Life
less, Neglected Hair.

An abundance
Of luxuriant hair
full Of glo S S,
CLEANS and life
shortly follows a
genuine toning up
of n e gl e C t e d
scalps with de-
pendable Dan
derine."
Failing h a ir,