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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-03
LOOKS GOOD FOR
An ELECTRIC LINE !!
Citizens Contribute Very Literally towards Construction Of Road from Here to
Idaho FaS--S6OOOO Raised in Few Days. With More in Sight,

Within the past few days r. W.
Mcbride has demonstrated that the
citizens and the business interests of
Salmon are not only in earnest, but
are bound to have a railroad if they
have to build IL. In a few days Mr..
Mcbride went out among tue buSi.
ness men and realty holders and Sc
cured subscriptions to the amount of
sixty thousand dollars. From the
manner In which the people have
signed up it Is evident that a hun
dred or more thousand dollars will be
subscribed in the county for this en-
terprise.
The scheme is to build an electric
line from here to Idaho Falls. 1t is
estimated that the line will cost ap.
proximately one million, and a power
plant on The Salmon river for the
motive power at this end will cost
half as much more. So it Is estimat'
ed that the line will cost about ont
and half million dollars. The pro
jected road will be an air line from
here to Idaho Falls. There is NJ
work on the line which would requir,
over one per cent grade. The dis
tance is estimated at one hundred
and sixty miles.
| 1t is estimated that one hundret
Thousand can be easily raised in thi
county, and that Idaho Falls bust
ness interests will readily take u
with the project. With this amour
of practically home capital 1t /
thought there will be no trouble [
get eastern capital to handle the res
of the proposition. II there can be
couple Of hundred thousand raise
between this place and Idaho Fall
there will be no trouble to get easl
ern capital to the extent OF three {
four hundred thousand dollar'
This amount OF capital would lay I'll
track for nearly half OF the distanc,
and 1T would then be an easy matte
to bond the part constructed for su
flicient capital to complete the roa
and equip 1t.
Civil engineers have estimated thi
a power plant could be put IN on Il
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Schmidgall have left
The valley aud returned 20 their old
home at Oakley, Idaho.
Miss Louise Bascom went TO her
home at Diekey IN spend Thanksgiy-
ing Miss WIthum accompanied Der.
Mr. and Mrs. VIII l.. Cleveland are
tile proud parents of an eight pound
baby girl born on the morning OF the
18TH.
Valentine Maelzer, the popular
professor Of the Chailis school Is
among the valley people once more
for few days.
The bum OF the threshiug machine
is stlll heard 10 the valley. IL has
chaueed bands. Jack and Arthur
Gruhb now own Il.
Miss Tena Hammond came from
Goldburg 20 make the home folks a
visit 90 Thanksgiving She brought
Miss Mary Wells as ber guest.
Mr. Maeizer gave The valley boys a
free dance at The hall bere At May 10
celebrate <ais good luck In gaining 4
helpmate. oar advice TO the other
bcgs Is ''so and do Likewise. "
Nui Cleveland bought a new wagon
and six bead % stock from Mr..
Ll,h. Tie is now we'll liked for driT-
ing aud hauling. viii has leased Mr..
ysL Makers ranch for three years,
NlIl take possession the ist Of
March
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-03

salmon River which would be cap
able OF generating 10000 horse pow.
er, This plant could be built by
separate company for approximately
a million dollars. This would give
half or more of the power to be sold
for other motive power At Idaho
Falls IL is conservatively estimated
that they can generate one hundred
thousand horsepower, so that the
question of power 10 operate the road
is practically settled, at very small
expense, after the plants we're IN
stalled,
the projected line would follow the
Lemhi River to It's source, an easy
water grade. The line would then
be practically at the too OF the sum.
nit. From there toAIdahn Falls It
is an easy down grade all the way,
with very easy OF construction be-
tween that point and Salmon, The
line would tap the Junction, Gilmore
and Spring Mountain mining dis.
trict. Mr. Mcbride has carefully
gone over the matter of probable ton.
mage between this point and Idaho
Falls, and his Investigation makes II
plain that the road would not only
be self supporting as soon as the roac
was In operation. but would pay div
idends for the lirSt year of its opera
tion.
There never has been time In TIN
past when the outlook was better 10
railway communication with the out
side world or when toe time was ST
opportune for the construction OF
road into this section. Say nothini
about the probable tonnage iron
} Salmon and the adjacent mines a
soon as the road was constructed th
{ Junction would commence shippin
ore; and there would be a large
: tonnage from the Gilmore and Sprin
, Mountain districts than there eve
r has been In the past
Sufficient capital has been raised
] erect a smelter at Spring Mountain
which will start up the numerot
t mines In that section as soon as eon
e pleted. 1t is expected that Il
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-03

wife had some claims on our duty as
an editor Hut a Nord go the wise
should he sudicIeut, aud II our hus-
naud has learned "a lick u sense from
past experience With us he will take
a grand lmmuftal tumble 10 himself
aud call uT bis dogs. This newspaper
Is free and untammeled organ Of
special privileges % none and equal
rights Go AL and 10 our husband
thinks he belotgs 90 tile privileged
caiss. he is mighty badly fooled
Ne thlGk a good hit Of our bus.
baud Hrst and last, and tn one way
and another uut Ne vili permit oi
no foaIishuess from this republican
county surveyor. lie Is bad lot and
ee withhold certain matters in this
Ianair ou account of The respectaM It'
oi the PARTIES concerned.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-03
Boosting the West.

The salt Lake Tribune is engaged,
as n has been Tor years, Ia boosting
f1r the iuteruountain West. In the
past few years It has expended much
time. energy, space and money 10
this werk. Il is Of and for the West.
Ia believes in the future greatness OF
the vast interior region comprising
ybe states ~ Utah, Idaho, Nevada
and Wyomlug, and Is doing It's ut
most 20 baiid up 81 these states 5y
bringing into tfem men and money
for tbs Development Of their wonder
gul agricultural. mineral and other
resources
II not already familiar with the
Tribune. write for free sample
eopg OF either daily, Sunday or
semi weekly. Address
The Tdbune, salt Lake City, Utah.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-03

smeiter will blow 60 so0n after the
irst OF the year, il not during the
holidays. The Gilmore property is
now lying idle on account OF the long
naul between the miue and the rail
road, The Recorder Is Informed that
the Gilmore people were recently oi
feied a million and a half foT theif
property few days ago, bat wanted
three millions The Latest Gut
mine. adjoining the Gilmore property
recently made strike of lead
shoot, which Is said 10 be over thirty
feet IN width. Tie tonnage nom
those two properties. both ways,
would undoubtedly go hong ways
towards paying the operating cx-
penses Of an electric hn between
here and Idaho Ialls.
The Recorder has So much faith ia
the future possibilities CT the Oh
more and Spring Mountain cnuntr,
TO believe IN less t1an year then
will be i've hundred men employee
in that section In addition t0 IA,
above mentioned properties there i
the Lemhi Uuion, aud what ha
been known as the Bruce properties
all tn high stage OF development
would become valuable shippers ha
they rail say facilities. There ar
other numerous prospects 10 tha
section, which so high IN lead an
, would soon become producers undo
the favorable conditions OF an oUtlt
for tbeiIe products.
} Within d few days Mr. Metric
4 will go to the outside TO see wh,
can he done In the way OF gcttir
} other capital raised 10 build the liu
5 His plans are very feasible iudeet
G and The Recorder predicts that /
) will be able TO carry the prule
7 through 10 successful terminatio
Z The business interests oi Idaho FaI
II are boosters, and II is safe 10 81
they Will do their part la pushing
o good thing along. From "A busiue
!, standpoint Il will benefit Idaho IA
Is AS much as II will help Lemhi couu
J. aud the writer predicts that th
le will SO interpret the move.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-03

us either as a mol0or NJ public pin
ion, q fellow citizen Or as wife. Ne
viii cook for our husband. 8e sill.
mend our husband clothing $40 eil.
darn aud brush him, and keep him
up-as our husband. llut Ian n1ica
holder ~ vile. yeual and corrupt or.
ganllatiou. au emissary IF Wall
street and a. 40 oppres-lr 9f the
poor. cur husband bss OniT uur lr-
speakable contempt. iie should
thank bis lucky stars that Nc d7 ke.o
bis name out Of the Time, Ne
know enough Of our husband, should
he attempt 70 press tile matter ,e@
far. 10 make his vote In THIS election
little more than scauerfas hgt uf
to the present Te have said nothing
We haye believed that our duty As a
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-03
The Travelling CRATER.

A ). Horn oracle. author. boose
nghJer and forger, has faded away A.
I5f s"indllng a number OF peonls
ne IS one OF the Birds of Passage,
Uhat light in Coeur o'Alpne and
''leF towns for time then fiy to
pastures green and victims new
hese birds appear in various forms
Soihe aie society leaders and belong
10 Tie smart set. " Others are "ex.
perlenced' business uen, but the one
most frequently visiting the CITY is
the advertising bird with only one
method OF get rich quick" adyertis.
ing lie gathers in victims by the
score and usually gives them nothing
III return except very nice talk
ABOUT no" many more people he can
reach than the established newSna.
pefs with circulation and standing In
Ihe community. The only difference
between JACK Horns forgery and the
other fellows forgery is in mebd.
Ihe ne makes himself criminal and
the other makes himself popular
But Horn seems to have degenerated
from the other class, as he and hi.
associates In the sale OF the "Munc
City kithen Cabinet" have worked
the old patent right territory sale.
scheme off on maoy victims for var
ious sums from $500 to 81, 200. Thes,
things do not occur because peopl,
are not intelligent bnt as the resul,
Of the persuasive powers OF the pro
tnoter and his victims anxiety Il
make money. - Occur d Alene Press
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-03
SUFFERING \
IS ENDED !
CAPT. n. |. Turner, d Helpless
PdrdIyti(, Dies at Soldiers
Home in Boise.

The irst Of the week The Recorder
received letter from l.. b. Bug bee
fr,m The Soldiers Home at Boise,
bringing the sad tidiugs of the
death Of Captain Nathaniel Lewis
Turner. Some further particulars
we CLEAN from the Capital News, of
that city. Captain Turner died
Thursday, November 10th and was
buried the following day with mil
itary honors.
TIE Capital News gives the age OF
The deceased as 68 years, but going
back into his past history this must
be a mistake. He was in the seven
ties, possibly ten years older than
the date given by that paper AT
the time the Civil war broke out the
deceased was student at West
Point; and as near as we can ascer.
tain he resigned to take captaincy
in the volunteer service. He was
captain of Company E., Fourth Ken.
lucky Mountain Infantry.
AT the close Of the Civil war the
deceased came to Montana, but came
to Lemhi county twenty-odd years
ago Until the last few years of his
life before he went to the Soldiers
Home he was actively engaged in
mining in various parts OF this coun.
ty. From financial standpoint he
never made much OF financial sue.
cess OF his various ventures. On ac
count OF poor health he went to the
Soldiers Home about three years ago.
Captain Turner was undoubtedly .
loyal and brave soldier when engaged
In his countrys battles. He met The
duties Of life as brayely when a civ
Han. In his financial enterprises ht
accepted failure without a murmur
and endeavored in the succeeding en-
terpriSes to benefit by the mistake,
OF the past. He was man of con
siderable education, a good conVer
sati0nalist and most companion
able man. In every sense OF tht
word he was strictly honest.
For d number of years, while a res
ident Of this county, and after b,
went to the Soldiers Home, he wrote
some very interesting articles fol
this paper, under the nom de plum,
OF Driftwood. " For the past two
or three years he was a helpless para
lytic; and no doubt wnen deatI
came to him it was a relief Durinl
the years that he was coufned to hi
bed, Incapable of moving withou
assistance, he was brave and cheer
fuI, accepting his lot without a mur
mur.
1t is said that Captain Tune
could trace his ancestry to the Lew
ises of Revolutionary fame. Thi
family was closely related to Georg
Washington.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-03
UNITED STATES
AND JAPAN !
Designated as One Of Greatest
Pact in History Of Diplomacy.

Washington, Nov. 28.-Cordial sup
port of and sympathy In the ends
sought to be obtained by Japan and
the United States in the agreement
respecting China and the Pacific, as
outlined in the Associated press dis
patches printed today, has been Civ
en- by some, and it is believed will
be given by all the nations Of Europe
having interests in that section OF
the world. Its influence In main
tanning the status quo in the Pacific
and the independence Of China is
pointed out TO be great enough TO
make the agreement second to few
recorded in recent pages OF the
worlds history.
The reticence of the state depart
ment on the subject permitted com.
paratiyely little TO become public
concerning the negotiations and this
| little was confined to the announce
ment that there would be a state
ment of the positions of both coun-
| tries regarding China, designed, it is
said, to clear up any misapprehension
that might exist. That the negotia-
tions have progressed to the point of
actul signatures of the agreement,
! thus indicating tacit acquiescence
in the course by the other nations
having large interests in the fsr
east marks, so diplomatic officials as.
sert, a decided step In the solution
of the eastern question.
The American government has
fully sounded the nations of the
world having interests in Asia as tC
their attitude on the subject of The
new agreement. These included tht
governments which hardly gave theil
assurance on the"open door poliel
so warmly advocated and consistently
urged by John Hay while secretary o
state.
Replies already have been received
from some OF them.
Having reached an entire accort
on the principles Of the agreement
all that remains TO be done is T.
agree on that text. This work ha
. made splendid progress, and it wa
! said at the state department toda
that In all probability the agreemen
, would soon be made public.
Baron Takahira, the japanese am
5 b9ssador, called at the state depart
5 ment today and remained for som
time in conference with Acting Sec
: retary Bacon.
= The agreement between Japan an
\ the United States is the culminatio
= of long lire OF convention, treatie
[ aud understanding between the tvs
= countries dating back TO the contrC
,. yersy over the japanese school que
= tion in san Francisco, which, in IN
+ minds Of some people, threatened
e rupture Of the friendly relations {
the two countries. That was settle
amicably Later there was cop.
a right and trademark convention; a
arbitration treaty, prompt answ'
n to an invitation by Japan to partie
n pate in th" Tukio exposition and la
# of all the visit OF the battleShip fee
e and the rapid succession OF even
n which. in the minds OF the state d
| partmeut officials, has tended
,e strengthen the good feelings betwee
E. the two nations which is now vita
Il lied by what some think am
Sc practically to an alliance.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-03
CAPTURED BEAR
ON SREETSI
Woman IenptS Bluin to lmpIlS
ORment With Honey.

4 real he8r was captured on the |
streets 0f Boise this week, the cap !
turer woman securing brulu b5 |
tempting bin with honey.
us been many day since big
black bears Ut the timber regions
yentured into the very b2aft Of tie
resident district la Boise hoping toI
md a square meal although many
10 the uld-timers say that tnis used
30 be frequent occurrence IN Boise,
| However, this timing was done This
week boy q husky momnef of the brulu
tribe and when be nosrd ahout ia
! the nei4hborhopd of the southern
part of the city there we're mauE
frightened mothers rs acli a. pedes-
traus who happened 20 sauuttr Into
brJin's territory
The bear kept IN the miniature 200
at riverside park managed u break
out Of bis cage the other day aud Tor
% time he aas the supreme ruler Ui
the park grounds. Bruin, ln search
of food, even went out Of the main
entrance 40 the gate aud took look
/ around The residential section unmo.
lested HE sat on tue banks uf the
! Eoise river and epIoyed Tie novel
lsp0rL practieed hy his farclathers Of
HsAing with hls pass ln fact the
huge member Of the far tribe was
/ having The time Of his lie aud was
/ lust In the midst Of his sport, hay.
/ Ing Thoroughly frightened the near
/ 1y residents 30 lbs satisfaction, when
ag Uas dUped and captured.
Erliu had last completed sharpen
ling bis claws 5n the bark uf A tree.
,his smelling Jlcultlas haylns scented
a human being &heu bis small eyes
discovered % real woman approach
ling him 90 lue distance. This asa g
surprise 10 1ruiu as he bad expected
lblggcr game. The woman happened
90 be Hrs Austin, wife o. "a ioaa
, llaxIdgrmlst. ~h0 ha1 beard 9l tie
bears escape a0d volunteered "a
Icapture uim single handed Butlr
was Just making Hp his mind what
10 90 slth Mrs. Austin after he bad
. lstmrk Her down Nheu the brave lit
Iue woman atlracled his attention b}
lthe .arst-scen'e8 substance she beId
lin her band The bear was moi sioN
. 20 notice and uc. tHe article aul
Its favor vas s9 tempting tb3i bi
, became curious and attempted 30 in
yc-tiaate. Iu ibg meantime Mrs.
Austin ascsea laelrds tile cage, ths
bear f1liuwiue, cautiously. Reach.
iny tie cage Mrs Austin placed tne
honey she sas carrying into it and
s#84si bfaiH o. complete hi, inves
p fisaften. The Hesf hy this time
xrra tEaf 81 aiee feast % honey
, awaited Eiu aud aas h1t sio" q
/. re .ra tha tqothsaue oi,b. Mrs
. Austin quietly Slipped back The ca4'
. daar and Fastened it while brain va.
= Aa.uy eating. ana th8 bear aas ONO.
more q cagtIte.-CabI,8l News.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-03

compromises have got 10 be made nv
One republicans themselves who
""en an agreemen is reached nust
put up solid front H. the demo.
Gratis. " io-
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-03
PAHstMARi.

There vas nice dance al The bali
ua Th1nEs1lglu2 night
Miss Tr-sl Weaver and Mr. Julius
Waelzrr sore mgriie3 al the home Of
p 10. Walker on "Wednesday night
Noy. l}th. Thsy b1ve gone t. house.
b beegius at the Ole Mead ranch.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-03

-aarly and artIsrieaHy SET
means neat and artist
work. The eCOrder
- no other kind, but neat
work.
The daily sentinel., 1908-02-17
AGED COUPLE DIED
TOGETHER.

: Fort Worth, Tex. Feb. IL
+ After living together GO years.
: Mr.. and Mrs. e. e. Legett, both .
J past 80. were taken suddenly .
+ ill at the same time and died .
J. simultaneously, from natural .
+ causes, at their home in Keller, .
J. Texas.
o T. E j. > = j. !. j. > + i. = j. +
The daily sentinel., 1908-02-17
PHILADELPHIA ELECTION.

Philadelphia, Feb. IA muni-
cipal election will be held here to-
morrow. The offices to be filled are:
City solicitor, three magistrates, six
teen select councilmen, fourteen
members Of the Common Council; a
judge, two inspectors and an assessor
of elections of the city; school direo-
tors and eonstables.
The daily sentinel., 1908-02-17

In late edition of the Daily Min
ing Record, of Denver, one of the
leading and most widely circulated
mining papers in the world, there
appeared most interesting article
on the High line canal project. The
article was written as special
Washington letter to the Record. 1t
is well worth reproduction by The
Sentinel. Here it is.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 22.-The
recent decision of Secretary Garfield
to take up again the Investigations
of the Grand Valley project in Colo
rado is source of much gratifica-
tion to the enterprising citizens of
that section of Colorado. Among
the first Investigations made by the
Reclamation Service in the state was
a reconnaissance of this district
which showed the possibility of de-
veloping project for the irrigation
of lands in the vicinity of Grand
Junction.
The citizens, however, at that time
failed to appreciate the importance
of the proposed work of the govern
ment, and there was such lack of
cooperation on the part of the land
owners that the Reclamation Service
finally withdrew from the field and
struction of the UncOmpahgre pro-
jects.
Secretary Garfield during his re-
cont trip last summer visited Grand
Junction and was taken over the
proposed canal line. He was so fav-.
orably impressed with the proposed
project that he gave assurances to
the citizens at that time that he
would order further Investigations
10 be made with view to engaging
upon the actual construction of a
project there as soon as the condi-
lions of the Reclamation Service
fund would permit.
In accordance with this promise
he has ordered detailed surveys to
be made SO that the estimates of the
cost of the work may be completed.
These surveys will probably be car
rfed on throughout the present year.
and by that time the service will
have very complete data covering in
detail ell of the features of the pro-
6sct. 1t Ia proposed also to acquire
rights of way as soon as possible,
especially for the lands near Pali-
sAdes. whore orchards are bing plant
cd. From one of the early reports
en- this project we CLEAN the follow
ing:
There Is probably one feature that,
more than any other, distinguishes
Grand River Valley in Colorado from
most irrigation centsrs in the arid
west, and that is the superabundance
Of its water supply. Here is . valley
where irrigation is being carried on
n . wasteful manner without fear
Sf shortage; where litigation about
water rights and question of priority
are unknown.
There are at present under culti-
vation in the valley 10000 acres; /;
the total amount of water diverted
1rom Grand river is 500 second feet
during the irrigation season. the flow
Of the river at that time being from
five to fifty times as great. The val
Icy is an exceedingly fertile one, has
a mild climate. is particularly well
adapted to fruit raising and supports
. prosperous population. Roughly
speaking, 100 square miles of land
await development in this great val.
ley east of the Utah line.
To utilize the waters of Grand
river now going to waste and apply
them to the desert lands mentioned
has for many years been the fond
The daily sentinel., 1908-02-17
BRYAN BANQUET IN INDIANA.

indianapolis, Ind, Feb. IL
Seven hundred leading Hoosier Dem
ocrats will gather about the banquet
board at the Hotel Claypool tonight,
when William Jennings Bryan will
be the guest of the Indiana Demo-
cratic club. 1t is expected that Tom
Taggert will occupy a seat of honor
at the dinner, place he refused to
accept at the famous Kirby Risk
feast in lafayette last December.
The daily sentinel., 1908-02-17
MAN WITH THREE WIVES.

Vienna, Feb. 7.-Arrangements
are being made for the American
production of the musical play, "The
Man With the Three Wives" the
work of Franz Leher, author of 1.-The
Merry Widow which it has succeed
ed in popular favor in Vienna.
The daily sentinel., 1908-02-17
Brother Buntin. of tn. Daily ssn-


tinel has changed his paper from Q
seven-column. six-page to a six-col-
umn Quarto, and is making other i'm
provements to his paper. Mr.. Bunt-
ing 10 aggressive and keeps pace with
the times in all thinRs.-Grand Junc-
tion Weekly Herald.
The daily sentinel., 1908-02-17
HEYi LOOK WHO'S COMING.

New York, Feb. 17.-Mme. Kom-
ulsarzhoffskaya. well known Rus
sian actress, is now on the way here
from st. Petersburg and will arrive
in few days at the head of COM
pany which will present repertoire
of modern Russian dramas.