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IN WINTER’S GRIPMANY NEW BILLS in the h-arls of his countrymen. About his illustrious name new «lories shine as lime goes on and re­treat in« distance hrin«s him more majestically into view, like .some lowering mountain peak which can best be seen afar off Into the life aud character of Abraham Lincoln are being interwoven the imperisha­ble fabrics of spirituality, romance j and Imagination. As be recedes, and thus receding comes more completely within the scope of human under­standing, ih“ world claims him. The uncouth mystic sprung from the loins of a primitive people, nurtured at the breast of poverty, schooled in the university of the wilderness, ' becomes in hardly more than a single gener­ation a figure with a universal appeal, an inspiration everywhere on earth to mankind struggling against the odds of fate No people h is contributed a nobler figure than his to the shadowy

annals of tradition.The instincts which actuated bis

career of devotion to his country lie deep in the breasts of his fellow citi­zens. Americans in honoring him pay tribute to themselves, for they produced him, reared him, sustained him, and offered him to the service of

humanity, from whom so splendid a product can

KILL INSTITUTE BILLHARRISON"■Ti11J I Over 3000 men will be employed io

the Marble Creek country th; coming

summer

The M. E.-ald society gave a silverBlizzard Slops School.—Para­

lyzes Activities.But Few Measures Have Re­

ceived Final Action.Solons Also Slop Taylor’s Eight

Hour Bill.

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. U'V. Apples are selling in one of the stores at 80c a box.

The ice in the St. Joe river is yet loo thick for the steamer Flyer to navigate.

The Rose Lake mill will begin operating as soon as the ice in the river breaks up.

Boise, Idaho, February 12.—Stanger of Bonneville intro­

duced in the senate a bill giving the public utilities commission power to regulate the movement of railroad cars and. fixing a re­ciprocal demurrage rate. The act provides that both the railroad company and the shipper must pay demurrage, not to exceed $4 per diem, for delay in furnishing or releasing cars.

Counties cannot charge for the collection of money or taxes for independent or rural school dis­tricts under the terms of a bill in­troduced Wednesday by Cowells, chairman of the education com­mittee.

State employes will be com­pelled to work eight hours a day except Saturday afternoons, Sun­days and holidays under the pro­visions of a finance committee measure. Certain exceptions are made where the governor does not deem this number of hours necessary.

The appropriations committee introduced a bill making appro­priations for the office of govern­or, lieutenant governor, state board of equalization, presiden­tial electors, historical society,

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The worst storm for several winters has held Ratbdrum in Its grip all week, paralyzing activities in all directions. Snow, driving before a fierce northerner, blocked all traffic and defied efforts to keep the high ways open. Few people have ventured out, being content for the most part to ‘ keep the home fires burning.

People awoke Monday morning to find that, the February blizzard which struck the northwest following the Sunday snow storm bad plied up deeper drifts and blocked highways more effectually than the storm of December, although the mercury did out dip quite so low. However, on Tuej-day and Wednesday the severity of the storm increased and the tem­perature dropped to from 6 to 15 below zero early in the morning. Oo Tuesday the mercury remained below zero all day.

Few pupils braved the elements to reach school Monday morning, and, as the rooms were not comfortably warm at nine o'clock, mere hiving been no fire over Sunday, the classes were dismissed fur the day. On Tuesday fewer pupils appeared, only 18 in the high school, and classes w-re held for a part of the day In only three rooms of the grade school. Oo Wednesday morning conditions were so much worse that no effort was made to bold school and students were advised to remain at home until the storm abated.

The rural mail carriers made their usual efforts but could reach only a small percentage of the patrons. Impassable roads were reported In all directions. The Spirit Lake stage was tied up as were all other motor vehicles. Two or three sleighs of supplies and equipment, for road work drawn by mules and bound for Bonners Ferry pulled out of Rath- drum Monday forenoon to resume their journey but bad to give up the attempt a few miles out and return Trains were late and telephone service was impaired in outlying district-

Trains on the Northern Pacific have had difficulty with drifts in the cut between Ratbdrum and Ramsey. Freights becoming stalled had to be pulled back in sections and a snow­plow run in ahead to clear the track. Passenger train No. 2 was late Tuesday night and had not reached Sandpoint Wednesday morning, according to reports

The Milwaukee trains, usnv'ly the most punctual, have been delayed io some cases several hours. Tuesday's train, southbound, did no» reach Spokane that nlgnt, and there was no train north Wednesday morning.

House bill 140 by Kiger asks for

an appropriation of £12,948.55 from the fish and game fund for

the relief of Fred Herrick in

accordance with a claim allowed

by the state board of examiners.

A bill introduced last Friday

puts all auto stage lines and auto

transportation or auto passenger

companies under the jurisdiction of the public utilities commission

and fixes penalties for injuries to

passengers in accidents at from $5000 to £10,000.

House bill 93 providing that

teachers’ institutes in Idaho shall be held for five days in the first

week of September was tabled

Friday by a vote of 32 to 28. The

house approved bill 92 providing

that the school year shall begin on the first Monday in September.

The senate passed senate bill

too to permit freeholders and qualified electors to hold office as

trustees of any school district. Under the present law only free­holders are eligible for such office.

House bill 188 would levy a tax

not more than four mills on the

property of counties having

approved or accredited high

schools to pay the cost of instruc­

tion, and create the position of high school inspector at a salary of

£2400 a year.

House bill 201 proposes increas­

ing salaries of state officials as

follows:Secretary of State.State Auditor..........Inspector of Mines

State Superintendent.... 2400 to 3600

Censorship of moving pictures

is provided for in house bill 195

introduced last Saturday.The senate passed the house bill

requiring the teaching of the con-

s notion of the United States in all

public schools.The progressive party direct

primary bill was passed by the

nouse Saturday by a vote of 43 to

18- It is said there is a well-de­

fined agreement to pass all three

primary bills in both houses and

let the governor reject them or

select the one he favors.Taylor’s eight-hour day bill was

defeated in the house. Mrs. Beardmore of Bonner county led

the opposition.The bill introduced by the late

Senator VanHoesen to abolish the

cabinet form of government was killed Monday by adverse commit­

tee report.The house and senate held joint

Lincoln memorial services in the

house Monday afternoon.

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S. H Smith, county assessor, was in Spirit Lake on official business one day recently.

Jerome Shaffer gave an entertain­ment at the school gymnasium.

The ice harvest at Blanchard Is nc full blast, about one hundred men being employed.

Tne well being dug for Fielrien Poinei at Blanchard is down 60 feet. Electric light is used, an extension cord being attached to the local light plant.

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WORLEYThe Interstate Utilities company

was granted a franchise to do business 10 Worley, at a special meeting of the village board.

Cecil R. Tolley, a Worley boy, won a $75 scholarship in the college ofagriculture, offerred by the Union

Pacific railway company.

must be a nobility of cbaracer

In this lies thecomesacred and immortal,

hope of America in the years to come,

in this nAuction that, so long as the

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ideals of the splendid past are cher­

ished and preserved, each generation

will breed a man to tme’., an urgent

I need.In keeping alive the flame which

burns at the altar of Lincoln,the men and women to whom he dedicated his immortal soul maintain a beacon light to guide their faltering foot steps along the way to he ter and nobler things. — W. N. Ü.

The Fame o( Lincoln. CŒUR D’ALENEEach passing year add- rew lus er

to the fame of that great American

whose place in history of this land ranks with that of him who was flr.-t

Peter Lund, 78, was Instantly killed Monday when be was thrown from a sled.

Fire did$300 damage to the Adolph Benson home; cause, an overheaitd

stove.

Charles Williams slipped in an ice chute and broke one leg in two places.

Herbert Hedrick was given 90 days in jail for robbing the home of Ralph Reinof, near Dudley.

New light and power rates reduce the cost for the average »’amlly from $4 to $2 40 p-r mourn for 40 klmw, 1 hours Tiie rue lor Ue first, lu kilo­watt hours is 10 cents; next 10, 9emits; more than 20, 3 cents.

A A. Crme Douant the R*d Collar boa' Hoe a‘ receiver’.« sale for $51,-

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Clifford Wlliioe , 35 n-dbrought from Harnsoo days in jail fur drunkenness and dis­orderly conduct.

John Hayes and Paul Krause were brought to ttie b"Spiial irom Rose Lake suffering from injuries received

in logging operations.

The Whitla dairy herd and theJ. J Jackson herd have been certified as f'-.deitil accrediied herds, under the

ver riment ruies for elimination of

bovin*- tuberculosis.

Siaave & Carlson are suing Cox Broi hers for $964 on a lugging

contract.

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IT::'- Post Falls will not get electroliers under the present budget, as there is no appropriation for that purpose and the village board has only enough money to fix the streets.

A Father and Son banquet was held Saturday for the Boy Scouts.

The box factory started up !a-t week.

The schon) district ha- received $3245.75 more money from 'be 1922

taxes.

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Must Cut Down On Rates. onably necessary to secure the amount of revenue and

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properthat said tariff rates and regula­tions shall be canceled and new tariffs and regulations substitut­ed.”

Boise, Idaho—A valuation of $162,589 was placed on the prop­erties of the Kootnai Power com-

of Coeur d’ Alene Saturday order aud findings of the

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company to file tariffs, rules and regulations in accordance with the findings within 10 days from date of the order to be effective as of December 1, 1922.

in anstate public utilities commission. According to the findings the val­uation of the property is in­creased approximately $15,000 from the valuation estimated in December, 1921, which was given as approximately $148,000.

In its findings the commission rules the the power company entitled to a return of 8 per cent

the valuations.

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I Mr, and Mrs. Charnell of Alan had

an accident with the n aum while A car turned

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; entering Spokane, across the road ahead iof hem causing a collision in which Mrs. Ohapi»Tl was injureu so badly that sim had to be taken to a hospital.

.A*!7 <is Wag“* ;n the lumber mills of Four- L districts 9 and 10 have been in­creased five cents an hour, effective

Feb. 16.

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The commission also finds that the regular tariff rates of the Jud*6 Wil1 F- Whittaker, proml-

company were and are discrim- oent pioneer cltiien of Sandpoint.

inatory and higher than are reas- died Sunday.

The village pays $46 75 per month for street lights and $50 a mc>nlh for power to run the pump at the; muni­cipal water plant.

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