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1 Historical Society nr i ' 'V a VOL. XXVI, NO. ill RATHDRUM, KOOTENAI COUNTY, IDAHO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1920 11.50 PER YEAR WILL VISIT CREER i j J Tom Trustees to Etamine Wat er Source Monday. board of village trustees held a regular meeting Tuesday evening and cleared up all routine business that accumulated during the past Tbe bad Booth. Ernest nlgbt marshal. [• After discussion of the w;Der supply and the advisability of- the town procuring title to tbe water course, tbe members of tbe boaid decided to employ the services of Col. Edelblute to a creek fi.d, the volume of flow and the whereabouts of hidden springs and leaks. Tne board extends ^n invita Moo to business men and j.,j 0 the excursion and see for themselves. Tbe start jvill beat 8 lo tbe morning. The board allowed the following Satcbwell was appointed noil all devote next Monday prsuua) examination of the tbers to ondilions £ bills: Mrs. N II.Taylor, library acct. $39 35 Vr.SGil), distributing notices C. McCoid. " " Ilalhdrum Elec. Co. July lights 79 50 Mis L E. Tucker, librarian Interstate Utilties Co. phones SBeck. plumbing Tribune, publishing and pri^it'g 10 J R.M.Culp, telegram to N. P. superintendent 5 5C 1 12 6 7 75 2 83 Idaho State News Items. Tbe early apple harvest is ^jri in the Lewiston valley. Attendance at the summer session ! i>( tV Albion normal school was 338. Bljitit students graduated from tbe institution last Friday. U. S. Senator William E. fi ural) * s ugust 17 in the ! to speak at Coeur d'Alene and at Sandpuint August 1 Interest of the republican natioual ticket. £ Moscow, Idaho, has grown little in the past 10 years, it's present! popula tion being given by the census bureau »s 3956, as against 3670 in 1910, a Win of 7.8 ptr cent for a decade. A slump in tbe price of butins and peas to the Idaho grower is forecast Gy Harry Driscoll of Moscow, a ware houseman. He says importation •foui Japan is a factor. Final figures will show thè prune, cherry and apple crops of Idaho for üG!ü to be greatest in the history ° r the state, C. J. Sinsil of ttfe Sinsei tfuit warehouse at Boise declared Friday. c - B. Walker, flounce, and a member of Governor D. V' Bavis' cabinet, has resigned aod 1-ft the commissioner of service of the state tef accept presidency of the First National fli'ikof Driggs. the Sandpoint last Saturday ^oted *140,000 bond ' buol building. a issue for . a new high The vote w The proposition htjd been up a few months before and as 347 U 87. brought «Heated. Fhe Idaho Seed llüü is offering $1500 Growers' associa- -- in premiums to e winners at the seed showl -'b at Nampa in January. Last year tver y section ^Presented Bocatello. to be Wicks, director of the Plant industry^ state aunn, 01 a K r 'CUlture(, has oced the starting of a campaign 'enforce section 2074 of the com '^statutes which prohibits the * °f infected fruit. ^ of tbe sta^e was at the seed show at W. H. l,Uf eau of apartment The lummer session of the Lewiston Luruj al closed Uji Friday. , The schuul 8 ihe largest in the history of tbe lsl| tutlon, 360 ^tendance. About 300 received fl'ilcates to teach in tbe state and 8t Heots graduated. students having been i;i c. 16 Curly top is present again this year i in Idaho sugar beet fields, j t0 Claude Wakcland, entomologist of J the University of Idaho extension division, who says the according disease transmitted from plant to plant by diuiiuutive insect known as the sugar beet leaf hopper. is a a Petitions containing 577 were filed names at Moscow nominating non partlzan candidates for county commissioners and members of the legislature for Latah county, petitions were filed by F. P. of Spokane, an organizer for league as well as the grange. to a the Tbe Waters the . State officials assert the present condition of the Idaho potato crop is 95 per cent of normal, forecasting a total crop of 6,186,400 bushels. A year ago the condition was only 75 percent of normal and the final outturn was 5.400,000 bushels. The 1920 potato acreage is 35,000, a gain of 1000 acres over last year. to The Idaho State Automobile association is planning to mark all Idaho roads with distance and direc tion signs In order that there be no possibility of any motorist losing his way in his travels throughout tte state. The work will start in Septem ber, the committee in charge announces. 35 50 5C 75 Alexander M. Rowe, state adjutant general under Governor Brady, died at the Soldiers' borne at Boise Aug. 2. Mr. Rowe was a college graduate from Ohio, and during his early life was pi mcical of several schools and colleges. In 1861 he enlisted in company ''A" First Ohio light artillery, doing excellent service during the war, and being severely wounded. 83 ! Idaho has received from- the war department through.- the bureau of * s public roads of the department of 17 agriculture, more than a million ! dollars worth of war material for use state building program, and addition al material is being received which will make the total value reach more than a million and a half dollars. This announcement was made from the Southern Commercial congress headquarters at Washington, D. C., and confirmed Saturday by William J. Hall, commissioner of the state department of public works. in a for Laundry Marks in Europe. Laundry marks vary greatly in Eu rope. Those used in England consist certain small letters or figures stitched In red thread. In some parts linen is defaced by having and address of the of of France the whole name laundry stamped upon It, and an addi tional geometrical design to indicate the owner. In Batavia every piece has umber stamped on It In large let in other parts of Germany a label is attached by D. of a n ters. small cotton means of a hot water-proof adhesive. In Bulgaria each laundry has a large number of stamps engraved with de signs, and in Russia the laundries mark linen with threads worked In In some Russian towns a 347 arrow shape, the police periodically Issue regula tions for laundries, while In Odessa books of marks are furnished annually to the laundry proprietors, and these marks and no others may be used. By tills system criminals and revolution ary agitators are often traced. to be Law-Abiding Chinese. In China, the oldest, largest, and most densely populated nation in the world, there are no policemen except In the cities controlled by foreigners, and In the the foreign compounds ol! the Chinese «*£. in that fiuni.y has ' nd every {„habitant of a city Is joint | y responsible with every other citizen for Its tranquillity. The Chinese^are the essentiaiiy a iaw-a ' ■ com the older son Is likely to custody for the offense. was at If a younger mit n crime F e or tU s k ome in c?tmes. such as patricide. ww* *• — crium wr,r n c.i u y tbe and Chinese criminology, audit he ,,e, tw «i. .na 'hounds made to suffer and bear n ill^tace that would last for geuerutUus. FINE RAIN MONDAY to in B. in Boon to Farmeis.-Forest Fires An electrical storm, accompan ied by a generous fall of rain, visited this section Monday, ing from southwest to northeast. The prairie was well soaked considerable mov over a area, putting the ground in good condition for plow, ing and seeding to faii wheat. Many of the farmers at once took advantage of the soil conditions and are busy seeding their fallow land. Some fields recently sowed already have fall wheat several inches high notwithstanding the recent dry weather. The rain will hasten the growth. Gardens and fields of corn, potatoes and beans were greatly benefitted by Monday's downpour. Reports indicate that the forest fire situation, which had become very serisus, has been greatly re lieved. FROM OVER THE COUNTY a am POST FALLS The vote on water bonds August 3 stood 109 for and 2 against. Of tbe $16,000 voted, $9000 is to purchase the water system, and the balance will be used to improve it. Gene Howard lost his home by fire Tuesday evening of last week. Thirty-eight votes were cast lo tbe republican primary and 16 10 tbe democratic primary held in Post Falls Aug. 3. A fire which broke out io a barn 00 tbe Johnston farm at Pleasant View burned over several acres of grain and destroyed several unoccupied dwell ings. SPIRIT LAKE The big $2000 ball game between Newport and Spirit Lake has ^beeo transferred to Sand point for Sept. 3 As tbe teams are breaking up, there is a feeling at Newport that the game will be cancelled. A vacant barn owned by D. J. Wright was destroyed by fire. The republicans cast 101 votes at the primary election and the demo crats 15. between Judge E F. Conklin and J. P. Isaacs for republican committee man, the former receiving 82 votes and the latter 12. of I The local contest was HARRISON Fifty six votes were cast in the republican primary in Harrison precinct. Tbe city council is at work on the problem of assuring electric lights for next winter. Last year tbe box factory operated tbe light plant at a loss. al Lightning killed a five -months old calf at Cbatcolet. CŒUR D'ALENE Work started Monday on a $15,000 fruit warehouse at Dalton for tbe 'Spokane Fruit Growers' association The building is to be 50 by 150 feet including a 50 -foot square receiving and 50x100 foot frost proof It is estimated 40,000 boxes room storage. of applt-s will be shipped from Daltoti Gardens this fall. Jiminez, a native of Spain, but an alleged deserter from the U. S. navy, was recugDized by a recruiting officer and arrested in Cœur d'Alene last week. Motorcycle Policeman Julius Jobn intoa truck while chasing a son ran peeder and escaped with a badly bruised arm and log. The speedei also escaped. County Sup'l K C. Egbers has been quite busy making up the financia 1 report of school districts of the county to be forwarded to the state board of education. Complete reports from the districts are required. H. F. Cleland and family have moved to Cœur d'Alene from Spirit Lake. About 900 votes were cast in the republican primaries in Kootenai county Aug.3,as shown by the contest in which Roger Wearne defeated W. B. McFarland for the nomination for prosecuting attorney. Mr. Wearne's lead Is over 25. Vernon Tiges was placed In the county jail last week as the confessed thief of an auto at Worley. Wm. Hall, commissioner of public works, has filed suit against . Fred Herrick arid the Export Lumber Co., enjoining them from cutting timber in Heyburn park. The suit was returnable August C. The body of Robert Hughes, mem ber of tbe J46lh artillery who died In the sphere of occupation, arrived bere Monday. Tbe foncral was held Tuesday. i Salesmanship. Competition was keen In the London street market. Two rivals were sell ing ready-made coats and things, and each tried to undercut the other. "Look here," shouted the first, as a brain wave struck hlm, "I tell yer I am selling these coats at rock-bottom prices. I charges only for mäkln'. I don't need to make you pay a penny for the cloth, 'cause I pinches It. Seeî" The other stall holder did some hard thinking. He saw that his opponent's glib lie h»4 attracted the crowd. "Oh, y us!" he yetted derisIvclV. "'E says e' charges you only fer the mäkln' 'conse he pinches the cloth. But I don't even charge yer for the makln', 'cause 1 pinches 'em already made!" a Ten Clane« of Cities. The census reports of 1910 divided the cities of the United States Into ten classes. Tlje first nine classes of cities are located in what Is known as urban territory. Places of the first class contain 1,000,000 inhabitants or more; second class, 500,000 to 1,000. 000; third class, 250,000 to 500,000; fourth class, 100,000 to 250,OOO; fifth class, 50,000 to 100,000; sixth class, 25,000 to 50,000 ; seventh class, 10,000 to 25,000; eighth class, 5,000 to 10,000; ninth class, 2,500 to 5,000, and the tenth class places of 2,500 or less in habitants. Napoleon a Lover of Books. Napoleon had always been a great reader, although he declared that In his public life be only read what was of direct use for hi* purposes, says Lord Itoaeberry In his "Napoleon, the Last Phase." The frequency of Na poleon s demands for books when be was a scholar at Brlenne was the tor ment of the college librarian. "When I was a lieutenant of artillery,' poleon ««Id before tbe princes at Erfurt, "I was for three years In garrison at Valence. I spent that time In reading and re-reading tbe library there." Na collected Fire Warnings. Newspaper stories of forest fires have begun to occasion alarm, and forest rangers, forest service offi ciàls and lumber interests generally have begun to issue fire warnings. Nothing could be more timely, for these are the days when camp ing parties are inhabiting the natioual and private forests, when underbrush is tinder dry, and when fires, once started, are too often speedily beypnd control, says the Idaho Statesman. A ranger of the Sawtooth nation al forest has made this statement: "We find that most of our visitors are thoughtful in the matter of forest protection, and nearly ioo per cent honestly think they are careful with fire, yet we continue WHEN SCHOOL OPENS Sept. 6.-Still One Vacancy On Grade Faculty. Tbe Rathdrum public schools will open September 6, according to an order made at the regular meeting of the board of education held Monday evening. Prelimi nary arrangements were also made for the annual school election which is to be held Sept. 7, for the purpose of electing two trustees for the ensuing three years, election will be held in the front domestic science room of the high school buildiDg from 1 to 5 in the afternoon. The board took favorable action on the application of Miss Edna G. Layton for the position of teacher of the eighth grade, and adjourned until this evening to take up for further consideration the applications on file for the one remaining vacancy on the grade school faculty. Sup't O. K. Shern, who was here this week again, stated that the teachers' institute will be held at Wallace in October. Mr. Shern was here Tuesday with P. Frazier of Wallace, boy scout organizer, to look over tl e local field with a view to reorgan izing the scout troup in Rathdrum after school opens. Egbers, principal of the school at Mace, accompanied Mr. Frazier, who is scout executive of the Shoshone county council. The Mark W. to have "man made" fires. Rather mysterious, isn't it?—until one finds a party starting their camp fire in the shade of a pine grove, having raked away only surface layer of litter. And these good people had assured the ranger earlier in the day that they were always extremely careful with fire. They simply did not realize that under the layer of needles and sticks is a layer, often several inches deep, of semi-decomposed material which will hold fire for days.even after a seeming thorough doucing with water, and finally blaze forth when fanned by a breeze. Other fruitful sources of fires are the pitch root and the rotten log, either on the surface or buried In dirt. When starting your camp fire avoid these as you would a keg of explosive, because this sort of material, even when rather damp, burns like a slow fuse, and may result in a conflagration after you have returned to your home. Here are some suggestions approved by forest rangers for avoiding forest fires: If you really want to avoid start ing trouble, keep your fire away from trees, stumps and logs; dig your fireplace five or six feet wide and down to real soil. Ifyoustrile a root or rotten log, choose another spot, since no amount of water will make it safe; the-heat of your fire will dry it to the "slow fusi" con sistency. Don't leave for even 15 minutes withqut first putting your fire completely out. Secondly, be more careful with matches and snipes. Last year, five fires were started on cne district alone by careless smokers. Finally, don't leave your camps in a trashy condition. Burn empty boxes, rags and papers,bury empty tins and leave your camp ground clean and fresh for the next party. ft