The Rathdrum Tribune (Rathdrum, Idaho)
July 17, 1903

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rr i SUCCEEDING THE SILVER BLADE, 0. PRICE $1.00 PER YEAR RATHDRUM, KOOTENAI COUNTY, IDAHO, FRIDAY, JULY 17. 1908. VOLUME IX.. NUMBER 14. General News. MINING CONGRESS TO MEET AT DEADWOOD. The American Mining congress will hold its annual session at Deadwood and Lead, S. D., from September 7, to September 12, this year, and the call for the convention has already been issued by J. II. Richards, of Boise, Idaho, president of the associ ation. President ttichanls'call states the objects of the congress to be as follows: "The purpose of this organization is to advance the mining and metal lurgical Industries in ail their various branches within the United States; to assist in bringing about a more perfect cooperation between the gov ernment of the United States and the development of mining and metallur gy; to encourage education in practi cal and scientific mining and metal lurgy and the dissemination of seien title information in relation to mining metallurgy and their allied industries; to ncquire and disseminate trust worthy information bearing upon the development of the metallic and non metalllc mining resources of the U nited States; to promote a more co operative tendency in the evolution of agriculture, mining, manufacturing, transportation and commerce, and for tk particular purpose of bringing the miniug men of the United States in ti closer relation with one another and of promoting a friendly feeling for one another, through sreial Inter course and the discussion of mutual Interests." The governor of every state Is al lowed to name 15 delegates, mayors of cities three, boards of county com missioners three, hoards of trade and chambers of commerce three, scien tific organizations three, miners' or ganlzatior.s three and mining bureaus three. Spokane is represented on the ex ecutive committee of the association bv L. K. Armstrong. Senator W. B lleyburn. of Idaho, is a member of the legislative committee. The fact that toe congress is to be held this year in the heart of the Black Hills gold mining district is of especial interest. The Ilomestake mine, the largest free milling mine in the world, is in the district, and special opportunity will be afforded to visit the underground workings of that mine. There will be several i '.her excursions. President Richards states that it will be of advantage to Idaho to Manifest its interest by as good a rep -esentation as possiole. anage to have a Pullman car ebar -red for the southern representatives i I. if need be. another for those from h c northern part of the state. til its or He will aiio's Wool Growing Industry I The year book of the department of estimates agriculture, just issued, that on January last, Utah had 3, 570,070 head of sheep, worth an aver age of $2.40 each, ora total oi $8,50), 386. These sheep produced in the previous year, 16,000,000 pounds of wool, which shrunk 05 per cent when scoured. Montana is the banner sheep state, avlng 8,932,311 head, worth $2,48 total of $22,137,839. The 'ach, a odtictof wool was 35,567,000 potlnds and tho shrinkage from scouring 63 per cent. ■Vyomlng stands second, with 5, 3,150 head, worth $2.47 each; a to tal «f $'4,305,005. The product of K)1 was 34,610,000 pounds, and lie 1 -orinkage from scouring 65 perçut. Idaho stands third, with 4,541.815 head worth $2.50 each, or a total of $11,612,513. The w ool priai need was 8,125,000 pound*, which shrunk 06 per cent on scouring. New Mexico stands fourth, and Utah fifth, as shown above. Of the states farther east, •rfc, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and na each have over a million head Tht shrinkage there is a. In the stale of Washington lifinkage is 74 per cent. 73,964,487 sheep in \ty. v titled a I ?16 ,4 I ">.7 V), New in. only ui) per There win Je I he ire I Texas has more than twice as many cattle as any other state, bavin« 8,007,910 head, exclusive of milk cows Iowa comes next with 2,674, 012. union 14, James The Mr. ing if for the of men ation, ley icy tion old but by of more nee last year in was Forestry Wastes of be of in to of it to In no civilized country has there been such a needless destruction and waste of the forestry resources as there has been in this country. Un til very recently practically nothing has been done to preserve American forests. As a result, all that vast country east of lhe Mississippi river, which was once heavily timbered with nearly all varieties of merchantable timber, is now practically denuded of its forests; it has less timber in pro portion to area than either England or France. In European countries, the forests have for several centuries been the subject of government sup ervision and protection. The time has come when something must be done in this country, and done speed ily, or else the United States will be practically destitute of Umber resour ces. The bureau of forestry of the U. S. department of agriculture has pub lished a warning statement regarding the rapid disappearance of the great forests of this country. This state ment points out that the forests ol Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota originally contained a stand of 350, 000,000,000 feet and very little was cut or destroyed by fire prior to 1873. Altogether, it is estimated that about 265,000,000,000 feet have been cut, about 60,000,000,000 feet have been destroyed by Are, and by careful esti mate, not more than 35,000,000,000 feet of merchantable timber now stands in these states, which estimate also includes a considerable quantity of second growth. This means that the once immensely valuable forests of these three states has been deplet ed to the extent of 90 tier cent. Th statement of the bureau of forestry says that another ten years will se» its disappearauce as an importani factor in the lumber trade. The yel low pine forests of the southern states are going the same wav. A singular interest attaches to the fact that men who have been great factors in the lumber business of tin had it he ie i he ill da lake states have transferred, ^ind an transferring, the scene of their oper ations to Washington and the other Pacillc coast states. They are doing this because their old field has been denuded; the forests have disappeared. So they come to a region where hun dreds of miles of forests stand virgin. Some of them think they will havi timber here for forty years to come. For the most part, lumbermen treat the timber as though the supply wen eternal. Much has been said about the "inexhaustable" forests of Wash ington and other Pacific coast states but data recently compiled make it clear that there is great danger, that these forests will be largely cut away within the next 25 or 30 year». The total stand of timber in this state, ac cording to a recent and fair estimate, is 105 088 000,000 feet, or consider ably less than has been cut in 30 years in Michigan, Minnesota and Wiscon Unless speedy and ample meas of I. of 3, the of sin. res are taken to protect this timber and to cultivate second growth, one of the great resources of this state will be exhausted within a few de cades. There Is no way to stay the process of destruction, i. e., so far as the cut is concerned—that is a legiti mate use of this resource—hut it should be followed by the process of renewal and accompanied by a system of protection from fires. The timber annually destroyed in this state reach es an appalling total—several millions of dollars in fact—many times what would cost to effectively patrol these forests and reduce these losses toa minimum.—New West Trade. u a The 63 5, to of lie 1 of was 06 and and head it If you wont an up-to-date sectional mop of Kootenai County send $1.09 to i Statistics show that it cost Uncle Sam $559,000,000 to run his govern ment last year, bout 42 per cent was paid by the tax Customs re Of this amount, a New un liquors and tobacco. Celpts were $53,000,000 more than the income from internal revenue.— Ex. per Je I ipe Panhandle Abet. t il; State News. it ed at any sult this last of as the the ,o Boice's New Mayor James H. Hawley, democrat and union labor candidate, was on July 14, elected mayor of Boise, defeating James A. Pinney, republican, by a majority of 121 votes out of 3081 cast The question of gambling in Boise entered largely Into the campaign. Mr. Hawley announced that gambl ing would not be reopened in the city if he were elected. The republicans elected ten out of the 12 candidates for aldermen and the city treasurer, the only other official voted for. Six of the successful candidates for aider men were Indorsed by the civic feder ation, which also endorsed Mr. Haw ley for major. Those In favor of a wide open pol icy captured the republican conven tion and nominated Mr. Pinney, an old pioneer and an exemplary citizen, but his nomination has. been bolted by the daily Statesman; and the civic league, composed of citizens in favor of enforcing the gambling laws and more stringent regulations of saloons, indorsed Mr. Hawley, upon failing to control the republican convention. Hawley is the leading democrat ol Ir^iho, having been the caucus nomi nee for United States senator at tin last election. The registration this year rail up to 3724, as against 2479 in the contest two years ago, which was considered a hot one, but was a. nothing to the present election. The assessor of Shoshone county had fixed the taxes of several mines it $19,250 each. They entered suit igainst him for the levy, which they leemed, excessive. r fhe Standan: claimed its taxes to be but $3500 and he Mammoth tendered $4128. Tht count} assessor was about to sell thi mines for tho taxes but was enjoined from so doing until the cases coule ie heard. They will come up befon ludge Morgan on Aug. 15th. Judge II. T. Morgan now holding court at Wallace, has refused to ap point a receiver in the. case of th> Jbemung Mining company. Kennedy Hanley had secured judgement of 8170,000, from the federal courts, in i suit in the ease of the Skookun mine in which he had bought a one ughth interest while, as is alleged, he was acting as agent for the Che mung company, whose representa tives petitioned for the receiver. The twenty-first Internationa' Christian Endeavor convention con vened at Denver. Colo., July 9th. Thousands of members from societies ill over the United States and Cana da and a few from abroad, were in at tendance. D., was re-elected president. The .State trustee from Idaho was Fred Kergis, of Weiser. it The ac Rev. Francis E, Clark, 1) A fire in Kendrick, Tuesday night-. $25,000. destroyed property worth Heroic work of the citizens kept the dames from spreading. The explosion of 200 pounds of dynamite scattered lire brands over a large area. Levi P. Magie, grand master of the I. O. O. F.. jurisdiction of Idaho, will be at Wardner today, going to Wallace, Saturday. He is inspecting local lodges. one state de the as it of what patrol losses A company of Spokane militia boys went to Colville the 4th to help celebrate Independence Day. After a two hour drill in the rain and mud the boys gathered around theh camp fires, according to one of their officers and proceed ed to look for some lively amusement to keep warm the chilly Tile sun had come out and limbs. the boys were stretching their blan k ets to drv, when one of the dignified county officials of Stevens county strolling by was caught by some of the boys in blue and givin a thorough blanket tossing before he could escape. That whetted their

appetites to a new sport and they did not stop until they ha:l tossed alfthe county officials except Judge Richardson, and all the city officials except the mayor, who fled and hid. When the supply of fficials had run out they tossed the town baseball team as a special mark of honor, to j !v ,uat time their blankets were dry. i Newport Miner. Uncle

tax re a the County News to S. in Sheriff Whitney was in town from Rathdrum Friday and visited the different saloons with a view to en forcing the gambling law if he found it was being violated. But with the exception of slot machines his inves tigation disclosed no violations. The order of Attorney Wilson had preced ed the sheriff and gambling devices, with the exception noted, were all closed down. Only two or three slot machines stood face outward and he at once turned these to the wall and gave warning to their owners that they must no longer be operated. The gamblers have about all left for other Helds, and it is not apprehended that any prosecutions will follow as a re sult oe the violation of the law in this community.—Sandpoiut Repub lican. A serious accident occurred in town last Tuesday, says the Priest ltlver Enterprise. Little Willie Allen, son of Thomas Allen, grader at the White Pine, was playing near where James Prater was cutting wood. Just as Prater was bringing his axe down the child fell under It. The blade of the axe struck his skull cutting n gash three or four inches long and probably three inches deep. Dr. Mc Cormick dressed the wound and at last accounts the boy is doing well, with excellent chances of recovery. J. W. Ferguson has perfected a mining deal on Blacktail mountain, transferring 480 acres of minipg .•round to a company which will ex pend $100,000 in the development ol ohe property from which ore has been '.aken which assayed $15 to $1000 pei ;,on. Mr. Ferguson has been retained ,o have charge of the property for tin company. William Me Conaghy and Miss Elizabeth Buckle were united in mar iage at the Coeur d' Alone Inn on Eriday evening of last week by Rev. L\ G Hodgson. Both bride and 'room arc well known residents ol he prairie north of town where Mr. >Ic Conaghy has an extensive haj •anch. The bride is the daughter ol Mr and Mrs Frank Buckle.-Prcss. John A. Finch of Spokane is pro paring to build a $5000 country botin it Ilaydcn lake. of in Thc comptroller of the currency re ports that during the fiscal year just •losing, 537 new national banks lia v« seen organized. Of these new bank--, 1$9 havek capital of $25,OCO each up iroximately, and have been organize«: n places having populations of less than 3000. Of these new $25,001 •tanks about 42 percent arc ncyt.striet ly new financial institutions, but an conversions of reorganizations, undos the national bank laws of state anci private banks already in existence. Five national banks have failed dur ing the last year and 72 have gone in to voluntary liquidation. During tbs year ended June 30, 1902, three banks failed and 68 went into voluntary lirjuidation. The consolidation and absorption of smaller and weake banks by larger institutions is reflect ed in a number of voluntary liquid ations. 1) the the to As the result of tests made in Chi cago, recently, an attempt will lx made to establish the silk worm in dustry in this country on a large and paying basis. Eggs will he imported from France Immediately and tin worms will be fed on the leaves of the red mulberry until the white mul berry can be established in this coun try, which will take five years. Mill ions of dollars arc annually sent out of the Uifited States for silk goods. It Is said that the mulberry tan he grown anywhere in this country and that if the farmers can be induced to go into the business of raising silk worms as a side issue, silk goods can be produced here ar.d the money kept at home. help mud and k of a he their It is impossible to estimate the they 1 amount of money spent yearly in this country for advertising in per iodicals of one kind or another, hid. but it has come to he an accepted run fact that no large business can be p, u fjt up or extended in the United i States without libera! advertising dry. I judiciously placed.

Post Falls. Third board as name, noon A p. 2 on came time, ing the and tion; 10 r en met en Mrs. S A. Ford's wheat is ready to be cut. Our old friend and comrade, F. S. Newsome, is still around smil ing and trading, and swapping yarns with the boys. H. E. Burnham was down from Rimrock, Wednesday, with his usual pleasant smile. The Cable Milling company is doing considerable improvement in a quiet way, and will soon be ready to take in all the wheat they can get. The fall run will soon commence. The McGillis Gibbs planing mill plant is running steadily un der the supervision of Wm. H. Harrison, an experienced man at the business. Capt. J. A. Fisher started Wed nesday evening, for the National Soldiers Home, in California. Wc all hate to see Old Cap, as he is commonly called, leave us, but he says he will be back again some time. The electrie road contractors are making a good showing on the big cuf down at Judge Kenedy's. Eight new teams went to work, Monday morning, and good men arc being hired. We understand that the company has begun to lay track east from Spokane, and as fast as the grades are completed they will lay ties and rails. The Knights of the Maccabees had one of the best meetings, Tues day night, that they have held for a good while. They meet every second and fourth Tuesday of the month, at Manor's hall. The hoys ire of the right material. Sir. Kt. Chris Brawn is commander and Sir. Kt. Kenedy is record keeper. All visiting brothers pre cordially invited. A. J. Shanks and L. T. Ditte moreliave listed some of the finest property in the city and country, and they have some snap bargains too, but when men want their teams Shod up right, they come to the best horse shoer in the county and they say that is Judge Kenech of Posi. Falls, Idaho. And then his charges are reasonable; and he has an experienced wagon maker working with him, and the setting if tires lb a specialty. So bring your wagons, hacks and buggies and have them repaired right. a ol ol 04 cal v« an anci in tbs and Granite. J. R. White has a receipt to sell cheap. Go to the section house for your Sunday dinner,-Mrs. Bryant, Prop. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Clark were visiting with Mrs. Lamberson, Sun day. Friday, The ice cream social, netted about twelve dollars. The last piling was driven on the Kelso lake bridge, Tuesday noon. lx in and tin the Mill out he and to silk can kept The bridge will be opened again in about two weeks. was down Martin Gilbertson from Kootenai station, after the county pile driver Monday. Granite has a small town on The Japs, on the steel wheels. gang, were side tracked here, Sat urday. Granite has a dam by a mill site, but no mill by a dam site, yet. the in per be A white man was lynched in Mays ville, Ky., July 15. He had killed an Inoffensive man and sat upon the bod y rifle in hand and pipe in mouth, daring anyone to arrest him. After two trials he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Enraged at the ac tion of the court a mob took the innr erer from jail and hanged him. 'The latest news as to the illness of the pope, yesterday, was to the effect that dissolution was expected at any j I moment. I Commissioners Proceedings. Third Regtilar terni —Board of Equalization; MONDAY, JULY 13. 1003.— Thé board of county comiuissibners met as a board bf equalisation at id o'clock a. iii. Present: Joseph Bisher, chan man. Andrew Merritt. Alex Quirie. T. L. Quarles, clerk. It. C. Thompson, asscRAoh Thé board at this time took up thé matter of tHe equalization of the asj «essaient roll for tho year 1903 and proceeded with the same, name by name, as by law required until thé noon hour. A recess was taken until 2 o'clock p. m. At the convening of thé bbard, at 2 o'clock p. in: In the matter of the Ilumblrd Lumber compand, for d reduction of the assesseised valuation on Its lands. The aforesaid petition came up for consideration at thid time, G, L. Ileitulanj Estfr.; appear- ing before the board aS attorney fof the petitioners. A. E. liioherds and -Murray were called and sworn; and testified in eupffortOf raid peti tion; thereupon the hearing was con tinned until Mundav, July 20th, at 10 o'clock a. in. r fhe board now resumed Its work of equalizing taxes as by law required. Adjournment was at this tmfe tak en until 10 o'clock a. m. Tuesday. TUESDAY. JULY 14,—The board met pursuant to adjournment at id o'clock a. m. Commissioners all pre sent. At this tlule the board proceeded with the work of equalisation and continued the same until the noori hour. An adjournment was at this! time taken until 1:30 p m. Thé board again took tip the work of equalization and continued the same' until 5 o'clock p. m. At this time adjournment was tak en until Wednesday) July 15, at Id o'clock a. m. (oontiliuetl on pitgo three.) Lewiston Land Office Report/ The report of the United States land olllce at Lewiston for June shows! 04 homestead entries, 45 timber and -tone entiles, 32 hofneétead proofs? md llirec mineral proofs. The detailed statement for the lis-' cal year ending June 30; 1903, shows* the area in acres of unappropriated and unreserved land; area in acres re served, area in acres appropriated and total area of laud surface of the sev eral counties in this district. Idaho county: Unappropriated sur veyed, 251,670 acres; unappropriated unsiirvcyed, 3,336,056 acr.is; reserved; appropriated, 423,871 12,000 acres; acres; total land surface 4.024,501/ r Tiie mountains are timbered acres, and agricultural, Kootenai county: Unappropriated surveyed land. 8,504 acres; unappro priated unsurveyed land, 12.000 acres: appropriated land, 6,490 acres: total land surface in Lewiston d.Strict, 27, 000 acres. Latah county: Unappropriated sur veyed land, 10,731 acres; appropriated land, 663,780 acres; total land surface 074.500 acres. Nez Perea county; Unuppropiated surveyed land, 117,314 acres; unap propriated unsurveyed land, 103,61(j 139,000 acres: appropriated lands, 532,870 acres: to tal land surface 805,500 acres. Shoshone county: Unappropriated surveyed land, 369,538 acres: unap propriated unsurveyed land, 952,856' acres: reserved land, 69,360 acres: ap propriated land, 310,246 acres: total land surface in Lewiston district, 1, 602.500 acres. on acres: reserved land, an life ac of any j that the revolutionist The revolutionists are still alive iff Venezuela. They were recently in possession of Soledad and Ciudad Bol ivar, strategic points opposite each other on the t/rmoco river. Soledail has been taken by government troopsf and under General GonVez, an attack' bv land and water was commenced otf Ciudad Bolivar, it- is not believed uurtef Rol inr I do can hold curt,

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The Tribune. Succeeding the Silver Blade. kam a y on each width aunusnE Cl'LP BROS., :i "Eutcred April 2H, IBOil, nt Kalhelium. Idii d-ciiibH niiiutT, uudur Act «f

p this paper on file and jno nts for udvcrtisuincuts and

Publishers and Proprietors.

J H. M CULP Editor T K U M S One Yhah. ir paid ik advance.11.00 Six Month»_ Three Months. Single Copies.. .50 ho. as Coi.ffPivss of M *li :i, 18711 F31DAY JURY 17, 1B03 Al.EXANDKH A CO.. B21 First Av ft ne. Wash., u author!/.#.! a s il.scr! plions to harvest her great wheat crop, Tlie farmers who were in 1 lie Kansas is stiil in need of men pa Hi of the flood are still clean- ing up; but the rest of the agri culturists of the state have rip ened enough grain to make the state's crop for the year partake of the character of a record j breaker.

It is too bad,however, that they cannot secure men to do the work in theliarvest fields.

If they would send to Boise they might get two or three if they them half, j There appears to have been a premonition that a i democratic mayor and a re publican council would be elected in Boise. Just prior to the election the Evening Capital News appeared, warn ing the voters of the folly of electing a republican council with James H. Hawley. The Clipper came out with articles clearly presaging the defeat of James A. Finney but urg ing the republicans to stand by their ticket. The election came, and a democratic may or and a republican council have been placed in power to buck each other at every turn in the road. would agree to give These are of the class that are indisposed to work unless they get a "fair share" of the results of their toil, and if they could lind somebody willing to divide a equally they might l>e willing to exercise their muscles.—Ex I 1 The graduating class of Yale, by a vote, selected Na poleon Bonnpertc as its ideal historic character. There is in this selection by the students of an historic American edu cational institution of high re putation, a savor of a pernici ous desire for something for eign. What, though Napol eon is the most striking char acter in modern history and the annals of glory, have we not a far grander, better, more inspiring character in our own history? Why could not these ambitious young students have chosen Wash ington as their ideal? Is it not clear to them that the charac tors of Napoleon and Wash difforonf thnv b U

ington are so can only be contrasted, abso-1 lute selfishness on the one j hand and the noblest self-sac rifice and patriotism on the other? Where is their pat riotism? Where is their dis-: comment of right ideals? evident I

animosity, the editor of the Panhandle News, is out with a roast on the ad v e rti s i n g C fakir and one Murphy and the Tribune in particular, Impelled by an spirit of envy, predudice and said roast being inspired by the ra writeup of a few of Rath-\

drum s business people in our last issue, I he News inti very strongly that the newspaper gives cut rates mates ill selling space to these fakirs, them space at $1.50 to $2 per column, whereas it chargesits regular patrons 10 per month. In this, the Newsedi tor in an endeavor to show his knowledge, discloses his ignorance. The Tribunk de manded and received in ad vance $3.00 per column for :i the matter submitted by Mur phy. T hat is a rate of $12 per Idii- «f column, per month, or $2 more than is required of the local patron. If that be cut rates to the evidently excited jno J and milld Ol tllC ISl CWS editor, let him make the most of it. As .50 1B03 regards the value of this spcc ie of advertising, it is com lie mon. Descriptive booklets are frequently issued in cities rip the finding a writeup of j kind. In a special edition of and one can scarcely pick up a daily newspaper without some a newspaper where hundreds to 0 f ex t ra copies are issued, this kind of advertising is of c g r( -'Atest value. I he News j states that "no legitimate pa per will enter into a scheme to pull the leg of its patrons in this way." When the various writeups are previously sub mitted to the patrons and the price quoted, and are accept ed by them and published with their consent, where, in a i the name of reason re be of {is insincere and misleading, and is prompted only by i (feeling of jealous envy, to are to is there a lack of legitimate action on the part of the newspaper? Is it not a part of the business of a publisher to solicit adver tising? The article in the News is as characteristic as-ii Resolutions on the Departure 0 Î Capt. Fisher. I At a regular meeting of the Lawtoi 1 l'ost, No. 2!), Department of Idaho. G. A It., July 11th, 1903. In tiie matter of Comrade Fisher': severing his connection with thi Post to enter the National Soldier» Home, at Santa Monica, California the following resolutions were expres sed as the sense of this meeting. Whereas, Captain James A. Fish or is about to depart from us; am knowing a good soldier makes a good comrade; and, Wiieheas: the long and intimât: relation as a faithful comrade in thi discharge of his duties as a membe of this l'ost, calls forth these express ions of regret that the infirmities age compels him to leave us. Captain Fisher served three in Co. "G" Fortieth Ohio Vols, was Captain of Co. "K" 51st Obi. Vols, one year and six months. Comrade Fisher received his motion as Lieutenant at the battle Held on Lookout Mountain. All members of this Post bespeak for nlm their cordial good will best wishes, and give him into tin of in re we in 01 year arid pro and care of "Him, wlm docth all thing: well. "God be with you 'til w meet again." Resolved: That a copy of these expressions be spread upon the record» b f thi8 1>ost d,l(1 a eopy be printed in U the iocal paper; also that a copy b. forwarded to Capt. Fisher. is j Rathdrum, Idaho, July 11, l!>03. John Lyons, of J. It. Wh-son, Com. Lawton l'ost. Committee on Resolutions: Adj. A. C. G SLOCUM. I.ESTER A. IJERUY. W. II. CABLE. 8. A Cincinnati inventor asserts that hü bi,s lli scovercd how to tan hides i I 20 minutes by the use of the Röntgen rays. The hides are soaked in lime fur the separation of the fibres and lhe removal of the hair. g now lllis lllkes abmit four *ys Then they are soaked in a solution of Ü as is done certain chemicals for about twu hours after which they are exposed to the ra vs for 15 or 20 minutes, at the end f wh,ch lheyaretaûncd Theflnish uig proceeds under present methods, ypjje new process is supposed to save about four months' time. Geo. Dyer and family, of Spokane, were visiting relatives here, this week. j in

an 10CAL EVENTS. A number of the members of Lawton Post No. 20 drove over to Post Falls, Wednesday, to say farewell to Capt. J. A. Fish er who left that day for the Nat ional Soldiers' Home at Santa Monica, Cal. ('apt. Fisher has severed his connection with tin post in which he was a highly res pected comrade. The "home paper" never loses interest in you. It chronicles he your successs and your sorrows 1 wherever yon may be. Those who w would forget you but for the home paper, arc ever and anon reminded of your existance by some item in the village paper where you spent your boyhood days. Others may deceive and defraud you, but the j little home paper never forgets. j What do you give the editor in re turn for his constancy? The First Baptist church meet ing and baptising was well at tended last Sunday, July 12 at R. W. Dunn's beautiful new bath ing resort which was very con venient for the occasion. Elder Hand preached an excellent ser mon on baptism, at 11:30 a. m. and, after a good basket dinner, lie buried Brother C. E. Clark with Christ by baptism at 3:30 p. m. Sister E. McCullough of E. 358 Blaine St., Spokane render ed valuable assistance in song service.—Communicated. Yesterday evening, at its regu lar convention, Svringa Temple No. 4 Itatlib ne Sisters, install ai the following officers for the msueing six months: \r. E. C.—Mrs. Kate Dyer. M. E. J.—Mrs. Eibbie Dver. VI. E. S.—Mrs. Mary Wright. Past C.—Mrs. Charlotte Klopf. Protector—Mrs. Jessie McCall, i. 0 T.—Jennie Culp. Manager—Grace Cook. The M. >f 11 and S., Mrs. Emma Cliam bard; and M. of F., Mrs. M. E. Post were elected last January or a year. The Ilntlulrum ball team won die deciding game of a series of hree with Post Falls Sunday. Hie game took place on the Post Falls diamond. Those who witnessed it aver it was the best tame of the season. A large •rowd is said to have been pres et. The batteries were: Ilath Irum—Fleming, pitcher, McNab, atelier; Post Fails—lloyce, pit her, Htingle, catcher, Patter son and J. C. Callahan unqiired he game, the former being put mt of action by being struck on lie nose by a ball. The score vas 5—18 in favor of Bathdrum. Post Falls will play a return tame here, Sunday. Court Itnthdmin, No. 14 For esters of America, installed the •'ollowing officeia at its last dlnr meeting, Saturday: Caul Einelmn. to reg a n. S. 0 IL F. 8.—Geo. Boler. Il- S.—Win. Hays. Treas-—John Bussell. Trustee—Chris Jensen. 8. W.—Win. Balkow. J. \Y. 8. B.—H. Andrus. J. B.—Lawrence Nelson. 1 C. B—A. Ulhright. Lecturer— F. Wen/.. M, A. Hickey. Homer Blanchard. St. es The project to organize »band is proving highly successful. A meeting which was called at K. of I\ hall Wednesday was largely attended attended eveninii' r> and everybody took interest. an active A. Cook was made chairman of the meeting and H. 8. McCren. secretary, pei-sons signed tiie roll of bership. were N ineteen east mein A number of Indies present and expressed willingness to practice with r to organizing ladies agreed that the town should own the instruments and the funds to lie a

a view band. It was phis, 1 an raised by subscription. James Foster, Sol omon l 1 an-and Henry Bcinigei were appointed a financial coin- mittee. Another meeting will be( held iu the court house, tomor row evening, when a permanent 1 organization will be effected. j There has been some activity in 1 lie probate and justice courts this week. Last Saturday the case of the State vs. M. Buchan an of Itatnsey, for disturbing' the heard in .1 usl ice W il pence, was son's court. The hearing'of the Cordon, case of the State vs L. on a charge of obtaining money under false pretense, took place, Gor Monday in the same court, don was a sub—contractor under Wright Fslick and it is alleged Nothing he overdrew a check, was proved against him and the 1 mse U IS a ]j OU i to be dismissed w j ien lle ,,leaded guilty, Wilson bound him over to Strict court in ft.")00 bail, in do- f;Ullt ()f p e waa given the cnsto( v f the sheriff, ase 0 f the State vs (.'has. F. 80 j 01 son f Spirit lake was heard j n the same court. Sodersen was up on a L iar e f grand larceny, The çase wa8 dismissed for want of prosecution and tlu charged to K W. brought the complaint. The case of the State vs Bert Cox on n charge of battery on Jus. annii. was tried by jury. Monday j before Probate Judge McCall. Cox was acquitted, Justice the, into The costs Boyd who Bueli HE STOPPED THE PAPEK I've stopped u>y paper, yes I hev; I didn't like to do it, But the editor he £ot to smart And I allow lie'll rue it. 1 am si man as pays his debts, And I won't he insulted. St> when an editor gets smart. I want to he consulted, I took Ids paper 'ieven yours, An' helped him all 1 could, sir. An' when ft comes to dunnin' me. I didn't think he would, sir. But that he did an' you kin bet It made me hot as thunder, Says I, I'll stop that sheet, I will. If the cussed thing goes under. I hunted up the measly whelp. An' for his eunnin' caper 1 pa Id.them Tevon years an' quit! Yes sir, I've stopped his paper. —Exchange. I I j R-I-P-A-N S Tabules Doctors find A good prescription For mankind The 5-oent parket Is enough for usual c casions. The family bottle (00 cents) tains a supply for a year, them. con All druggists sell Mrs. Robt. I).yer was pleasantly surpris«] at her home, Wednesday. hy a party of Ratbbone Sisters, the occasion be in« the anniversary of hei birth. Cake, fruit and lemonadi were served and a very enjoyable tim was spent. Bright's Disease. The largest sum ever paid fur a pre seription, changed hands in San Finn cisco, Aug. 30, moi. volved in coin and stock $11 and was paid by a party of busines men for a specific for Rright's Diseasi and Diabetes, hitherto incurable dis eases. The transfer in 500.01 They commenced the serious inves tigutiun of foe specific Nov. 15, moo. They interviewed scores of the cured and tried it out on its merits by put ting over three dozen cases on thi treatment and watching them. The\ also got physicians to name chronic, incurable cases, and administered with the physicians for judges, to Aug. 25, eighty-seven per cent ol the test cases were either well it Up or pro grossing favorably. There being but thirteen percent of failures, the parties were satisiied and closed the transaction. The proceed ings of the investigating and the clinical reportsof the test committee cas were published and will he mailed free on application, Fulton Comi-any, 420 Montgomery St. San Francisco, Ca',. es Address John J.

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Mrs. C. II. PETERS, Proprietor Itathdrum, Idaho.— r VT r Homefinders' Real Estate and Insurance Company. B. F. BOURN, General Manager Rathdrum, Idaho Farms Listed and Sold—Life and Fire Insurance Solicited and— Mini nr Stock for Sale Stoc k Farms, liny Farms, Prairie Laml and Homestead lleling utahmonts-— A largt numbe list of 1 ho best in the country, for the purchase of which, a large of parties are now corresponding with tin are coming to look over tlie com pa n y pa rt ids who •ount ry, the coming Spring with a view to set rntly. Considering this, the tleing permit is anxious 1y Casually i;„. J

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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. STATX OF IDAHO. Senators—Fred Duls.K AV. Ileyliurn. t'ongressinan— Kurloii L. French, huitième Judge .1. 1-YAIshlc. I Inventor—John T., Morrison. Lieutenant Governor— J. M. Stevens. Soeretury of State—W. II. Gibson. Auditor— 1 Theodore Turner. Treasurer—11.11. Collin. Hujil. Public instruct ion—May L. holt. Statu Attorney— J. T. Ilugley. inspector of Mines—It'iht. Bell. I

Le K isisiure-^nîmf-Jm.n*™. HcprcM'iituthvK—Win. Ashley, Warren Flint. J District Judgo— Jtalph T. Morgan. .Sheriff—E. L. Whitney. Auditor. Clerk and He,'order— T. L. Quurles ■s Held.

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Trensurvr -0h'o. L. Fitzsimmons. Assessor— Itoht, Thompson. Supt. Of Schools—Hold. F.gls'rs. County Attorney—Tlios. II. Wilson. «T mbnt? Juriff?—F. j Burveyor— \V. II. EflHWutc. FuroiH'r-T. A. Jii.shop. l 'ou lit y Phyalelun— l>r. F. Wenat. Coin missions ts: l»t district. Joseph Fisher. a. a. Merritt. Alex Quirle. *ti. «ata. Meet* at Woodmen Ilall every 1st und 3rd j fhiturduy of each month. Visiting neighbors cordially Invlled. J. It. M. Culp. Clerk; F.d win MeBec Consul; J. u. Koch. Deputy Head Consul. M

j u O. T. M.. katiiD iti'M LODOF. no j ft. T, mvrtsm Wood Hall Und und 4th SÄtarUÄT j _ I R oyal nkighhous of America, j Evergreen Hump No. Sil". Meett, Munilav evening at Woodmen Ilall. Miss Jennie Culp, Reeurder; Mrs. J. c. Callahan. Oracle. W. R. C. No. 16 Meet» third Saturday In rac month ut Hurls hull at 1 o'cloc ANNIE R. WILSON. ESTELLATlKITMAN. See. Pr Laivton Post No. 29, G. A. R., Meets second Salurdsy In each inoe li ;.l Harts liait al 1 u'elonk p. in. JOHN LY4»NH, Adjutant J. H. WILSON. Uom. CHURCH D1RKCTORY. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHUKOU-Rov. E. A. Wnlker. Pastor. Mtnday Selxsil 10 a.nit ■'.inriilnv service tl n'elot-k. Clirlsllan Kn •leavor nt t>::»p. m. Evening service at 7:110. Prayer meeting every Wednesday evening. M. E. CHURCH—Rev. C. T. Cook. Pastor, •ervlce* every Sitnduy evening a»7:i*)o'elis'k and every olhei Sunday morning at It rs'ltiek. dundny Unit at Id a. m.; Jr. League at '6:1ft nt. and Sr. League nt il::i> p. in. CnHuge pray meeting every Friday evening at 7:30 u'elook, at »lie Church. PROFK88K)NAL CARDS. Chas. L. Heitman, Attorney at Lav, latMroB, Idaho. F. W-ENZ, M. I)., Physician and Snrgeon, RATIIDKUM, IDAHO EDWIN McBEE, Attorney at Lav, KATHDKUM. 1DA.T JPßNTISTKY

In all Its latest brat.ches by Di. D. F. Hollister, EXAMINATION FREE ÜATHUH4JM IDAHO œam m, m m m C. H. PETERS IX'aler lu DIAMONDS, WATCHES JEWELRY. JH^Fine Watch Repairing a specialty Itathdrum, Idaho. 4* AdvcrtisiRg Rates. DISI'LAY ADS. One week per Inch. Two weeks per Inch.. Th rw- week* per iiw-h. *>m* month, four weeks. Per year per Inch Solidly set advertising ,-u local rates. Locals. Five cents per line, straight. Legal adverttacments at legal rates. Special rates t .is 3f> -I

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long contracts. _ JOB PR1NTINC ;!'>"e worked out in due time.—Exchange. o Trying to do business without ad j vertising, is like winking in the dark." you know what you are Uyiug to do, but nobody else doe». W ^99 jJ, For Drunkenness, Optait, liAAlAir Morphine and 4 Wother Drug Using, Jft «r the Tobacco Habit and Neurasthenia. THE KEELEY INSTITUTE, Pwlght, III. ure Mildly CmIMnllat. Mrs James G Blaine Dead Mrs. Janies G. Blaine died at the Blaine homestead at Augusta. Me., July 15. Mrs. Blaine was 16 years of age. From Washington, a short time ago, she came to the old family resi dence on State street. She was in an enfeebled condition and bad been un der almost constant medical attention since. During the past week she fail ed rapidly. Her condition was due to a general break down of the system. Mrs. Blaine's maiden name was Har riet Stanwood. She was a daughter of a leading citizen of the stuteof Maine She met tier husband while both of them were teachers iu a school in Kentucky. They were married at Pittsburg, and later came to Augus ta, where Mr. Blaine became editor of the Kennebec Journal. She leaves one son, James G. Blaine, and two daughters, Mrs. Harriet Beale and Mrs Walter Damrusch of New York, who were at her bedside during her last sickm-ss. The funeral services will occur Friday and the body will be buried at Washington. J of to or il 24. it. or St at be A Woman's Complexion. It is rank foolishness to attempt to remove sallowness or greasiness of the skin by the use of cosmetics, or "local" treatment, cs advocated by the "beauty doctors." The only safe and sure way that a woman can im prove her complexion is by purifying and enriching the blood, which can only be accomplished by keeping the ilver healthy and active. The liver is the seat of disease and blood polu tion. Green's August Flower acts di rectly on the liver, ciaanses and en riches the blood, purities the complex ion. It also cures constapation, bil iousness, nervousness and induces re freshing sleep. A single buttle of August Flower bas been known to cure the most pronounced and distres sing cases of dyspepsia and indiges tion. New trial size bottle, 25 cents; regular size, 75 cents. At Dr. F. Wenzdrug store. to W ANTED—SEVER A L INDUSTRIOUS PER sons in eaili stute to travel for house estah ll»hed eleven years and with a large capital, to call upon merchants and agents for suc cessful and profitable Ime. Permanent en gagement. Weekly cash salary of 41H and ail traveling expenses and hotel hills advanced in cash each week. Experience not essent ial Mention reference and enclose self-addressed envelope. THE NATIONAL, Dearborn St.. Chicago. 52 SIOO REWARD The A. H. T. A. No. r.o, will glvo reward of find lo any person or persons for the arresi and conviction of any person or persons stealing, driving awav. si,noting, poisoning, or killing any live stock ol any Hie association. I of BM* 3»»» 27 If FOR T I I K ed Jribui^e he

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LIVER TROUBLES ru®?« 1 TbertfonV. Blaok-Dz«nght good medicine for liver disease. ï 3 on fter he had spent P?®-Ith dnctor*. It is all the med MaSttv*«' ,r M 8 «'AFOLINH MARTIN, Parkersburg, W. Va. If your liver does not net reg uwrly go to your druggist and jeeure a package of Thedford's IIIack-DrauBlit and take a dose tonight. This great family medicine frees the constipated bowels, stirs up the torpid liver a ?i F ailse a healthy secretion of bile. .Thedford's Black Draught will cleanse the bowels of im porities and strengthen the kid 1 8 A torpid liver invites colds, biliousness, chills and fever and all manner of sick ness and contagion. Weak kid neys result in Bright's disease which claims as many victims consumption. A' 25-cent package of Thedford's Black I'raught should always be kept in the house.

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his •t land or lieg Of ship a* Tn.1' 1 Th°dford's Black l?f. mf, n T found nothing to excsl ÏÏÜS *âf AM CO >FM^N, MÎ? THEDFORD'S DU«f DRAUGHT

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II. C. Ramsey, a near Wallace, had an exciting advin Saturduy night las 1 with a ture, large mountain lion which he met in the road about 200 yards Ramsey was armed only and from the (ity limits, with a knife, circled closely about times, until he reached his When he had secured a gun the The lion came him several cabin. cougar had disappeared. property insured If you want your against loss by lire call on the l'an tl handle Abstract Co. TIM PER LAND, ACT J UN V- 3, 1878. —Notice for Publication ÎS I.niul tllnri*. Iditl.ii, July 11. infill. Culled sin Coeur d'Alei eoinplianee Not ire is hereby pi ven that with the provisions of 1 hi* aet of d»k J une A, I*;*, entitled An act for 1 he timber lands iu the States of ('aliform go», Nevada and Washington Territory extended toall the I'nblie Land stab of August 4, ISir>. JULIAS. RANI), kune, county of Spokane, stale of ton. has this dav Hied in this oth sworn statement No. KKKk for the niirch Mie Lot I of section No. 4 in Pp. No. e No. 2 w b in. a n r before said for l in» tahlish hi' iver •ur d'Alene. Idaho, on UKXI. Any and all persons c ahove-desi'ribed lands their claims in thisnffh 2Istduy of September im 1». II. HU DLO.VJ J17SW Kehlst er. .ti CONTEST NOTICE. Department of tho Interior. United States Land Offiee Coeur d'Alene. Idaho, June H. IIKHI. A sufficient eon test affidavit Iu filed in this office by J. A. Miller. Idaho, contest ant, against homestead No. 174U. made July ff. IHW. for NE'*' 4 i 24. township 74n, range J w. b. it. O'Neill Contestée, in whirl that said entryman has never cleared vated. fenced, improved or established resi dence on the place, that th unfinished canin at the time of filing and that said aile x e il a h se n e e from said land was not due to bis ment in the Army, Navy or Marine Corp the United States during the war w or during any other war in hieb the United St a tea. may be engaged either as soldier, officer, seaman or marine, ties are hereby not ified to appeal and offer evidence touching said allegation at 10 o'clock a. ni. on August ü liefere the Register and Receiver at the United States Land Office in Coeur d'Alene. Idaho. The said contestant havi affidavit, filed which show that after due diligence personal service of this notice can not, be mane, it is horeby ordered and directed that such notice be Riven by due and proper publication. jun!2julyl7 D.il. BUDLONG. »exister. f n At hoi. »try 'tiim by William it i* ailcLM'd in a small euuloy

itli Spain private lid par respond in si proper set forth facts NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior. Land Office at Uoeur cl'Ale ne Idaho. June 1. I HOT Notice is hereby «iven timt the following named settler has Hid notice of hi> intention to make final proof in sup|>ort of ids claim, and that said proof will tn* made before the Register and Receiver at Uoeur d'Alene. Ida ho, on July 1H, lW.t. vi/.: BRICE COLM AN lid. 14BÏ for the md. 4 of section township 52 n, r. 3 \r b in. limes the following witnesses to i: bis continuous residence upon and cultiva tion of said land, viz: Ross Diugntan. DavidL. Masterson. Samuel F. Rhodes, Mark Hudlow. all of Ratbdrum. Idaho. jun!2julyl7 D. H. BUDLONG, Register lie >rov ty CONTEST NOTICE. Department of ll.e Interior, Voiled States Land Office ll'Alene. Idalio, April 10. 180B. A sufficient contest affidavit having been tiled In lids office by Thomas Napier of (iranite. Idaho., contestant, against, home -toad entry No. 103. made .lime 3. )!I3>. r, M E' HklX'ifeSecitTpNX Ullwbni. by •rank II. Lewis. ontestee, in which it is al leged that said ontrymen never attempted ti make any improvements on tin erilied land, cultivated Coe I hove des never lived nil the same, never ,r Improved any part thereof, .hat the said entryman has wholly abandon ed the said land and has made his I. other place then th some on and Dial for the six months last past he has not liecn near, nor lived on said land and that said alleged ab sence was not doe to bis employment In the army, navy or niarimt corps of the United Slates during the war with Spain or during any other war in which the I'uited Slates nmy be engaged either as a private soldier, ottlcfr, süüiimn or marine. Salti parties are hereby untitled to appear respond and offer evidence touching said al egatlon at 10 o'clock a. m. on August 3. I!l03 before the Legislcr and Receiver at the I'nit Idaho I lie said ('onlesianl bavin«;, u, nnil) affidavit, filed June 17, IROtt. set forth faets vvliieb show that after due dilixenee personal service of this notieeean not he made, it i hereby ordered and directed that such notice he giien by duo and proper publication, junl»-July24 l>. H. HlTDLONO, Register. TIMBER LAND ACT JUNE 3 1878 Notice for Publication.— United States Land Office. t'ociir d'Alene, Idaho. June 11*. 11*03. ls l,( T e l '.v given that in ciimpllancc ith the pi-nvislons of the set of t'on-Vcss ol •1*1 no IS,S. entitled "An act for thu suie timlicc lands In the Stall's of ('alifoniia. Oiv «on, Nevada, and Washington territorv extended to all the Publie Laud Slates by ttCl of August 4, 1SD2.GEORGK P. WETUEIHLL m* 'l>ukune. eounty of Spokane, state, of aslilii^ton. has this day filed in this off ice his sworn statement No. 1272. forth? pureliase of Section No. 2k In Town fiWth, r a n v N u m her •t w b in. and will offer proof to snow that the land sought Is more valuable for its tinthei or Ht«>nc than for agricultural purposes, and totstahlish his claim to said land before tin lieg stcr and It,*-,-Iver of this "IncclS"^^»' oÂe*nbï';: Â Wt d,,L S,1,,y t,K 91,1 di '-v Ä. c *te::;. -2nY Ä dcscrilnal la.^^ 'Ärt'tS fiI "fe ÄK VSr nicnt on al] our bicycles. tStronucat guarantee Mil -Y® ®W#P ON APPROVAL C. O. D. to any on» mjW without a cent deposit and allow lo DAYS FRE» !)i Æ TRIAL, before purchase is binding. mwsÆ' G®® fécond Hand Wheels *2 6ft 12 YEARS MÄR* «jÎ| NOT RÎ5V 8.tsr yr1 "dDl you iiave wrlten tor onr Tires, equipment sundMn, nM. 1 D V FACTORY PRICES AMD FREC TRIAL 0fF E lnci:rbi3lreesir»drvcat e *tM d r' SrK r, tn,r ?rxi,ls of all hintls. at liait regular ptl<£ J j catalog. Con tains a world of useful information. Write fer 'C L. HEftD CYCLE GO., Chlcagfi, ill« Compléta Guaranteed High Grade ti it I! tt