The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-12-13


his son Dana, who goes TO Junction
to work in the mine.
not far from a hundred thousand per
month. On account Of the number
OF mails which leave here early In the
morning the postmastership In this
city is no sinecufe by any mean. In
fact the postmaster more than cams
every dollar salary he receives and
then some
Those who think the postmaster
Of the Salmon postOiiice has an easy
time would change their opinion II
they had the duties Of the Office to
perform. Postmaster Hayemann in
forms us that he has kept track of
the number OF pieces, merely for his
own satisfaction, and finds that II
will average 1900 pieces per day, or
Mr. Pollard informs The Recorder
that they have been putting In the
time opening up large body OF good
coal, and In few days will be able
TO furnish the people, not only a
good article but plenty OF 1t. They
have been blocking out large body
10 the second vein, which is Of
much better quality than the first
vein.
O. T. kirkpatrick came in from
Leesburg Tuesday and will remain In
town until the last of the week,
when he leaves for the outside ex-
pecting TO be gone all winter He
will 90 TO Salt Lake City and spend
several days and from there goes TO
Los Angeles, spending a portion of
the winter there and part Of the time
In Arizona. He finds the winters In
the Leesburg district too severe for
his health. He expects to come back
In the spring and resume operations
On his mining properties at Leesburg.
Some days ago Allen Merritt re-
ceived a letter from Surveyor General
Eagleson at Boise asking for some In.
formation concerning this county,
stating that the land department Of
Washington was DESTROYS of securing
a new map. In reply Mr.. Merritt
sent one OF his maps OF the county
A few days ago he received letter
from Mr.. Eagleson stating that the
map was the best he had ever seen OF
the county and desired to conipli-
ment him for the accuracy of his
work.
DR.. Whitwell was notified this
week that he had been appointed by
o the state association of the disciples
b OF Esculapius as committee to rep
Is resent their Interests In the legis-
u lature this winter. The physicians
of the state are very much interested
a In a state board OF health bill and
:. other legislation which Is of benefit
!. TO the state. Even though the doc
d tor Is a member OF the minority
party, yet his efforts to secure needed
legislation may amount to something
. as there Is a strong influence back of
' him which demands II.
a Rev. Allen, OF the Methodist
church, preached splendid sermon
Sunday morning, taking as his sub
! ject, "Are All men born eqnal?"
: tIe handled his subject In a mastery
: manner, and drew some fine lessons.
He demonstrated the fact that we
are subjects OF heredity and environ
! ments, and stated that man who
. was born under the most favorable
: conditions Is not entitled to any
great amount OF credit for being a
good man, while person born of
hereditary taipts and untoward en-.
vironments is entitled to great credit
IL he oyercomes his natural inclina-
lions and makes good citizen.
Farmers Bulletin No. 263, prac.
tlcal Information for Beginners In
Irrigation gives directions as to the
selection OF an irrigated farm, the
construction Of farm bitches, the
preparation OF land for irrigation,
applying water by different methods
and TO different crops, and the guam
Titles OF waters tn apply at single ir-
rigations and for the season. The
bulletin is prepared especially for
those who are beginning irrigation,
aud gives simple, practical directions
for their guidance In taking up
kind OF agriculture which Is new to
them. Application for this bulletin
should he made to the Director of
the Once OF Experiment Stations,
Washington, ID. G.
The G. A. X. "boys" OF this CITY
viii celebrate the anniversary OF the
founiation of their fraternity Friday
night. The W, Il. C. are invited
and few friends which are not
members of either organization. The I
function is to be held In their most
rooms In the court house. This
event will not only celebrate the
Ifortieth anniversary of their order. I
1os>t Is the twenty third anniversary
ftf the local post as we'll AS the
eleventh anniversary of the founda.
ton OF the wowans Relief Corps.
We understand refrcshmpptS will ~,