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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
LIBRARY AND LYCEUM.
Reports OF Committees at the Annual
Meeting Show Good Results.

Reports of Committees at the Annual
Meeting Show Good Results.
The thirty-seventh annual meeting
of the stockholders Of the Morristown
Library and Lyceum was held in the
Library and Lyceum building on We'd
nesday evening, January 9th, 1909
Philander B. Pierson was chairman,
and Henry G. Pitney, jr., was secre-
tary.
The various committees reported as
follows:
Report Of executive committee.
Electric lights have been installed in
the four dressing rooms. Toilet rooms
for men and women separately have
been installed in the south room on
the balcony floor. In the school rooms
clear glass has been substituted for
tinted glass in the transom windows.
In this last work we have been assisted
by John ". Bacot, who has personally
attended to the details and has gener-
ously covered the expense of the work.
Report Of school committee. FL. w.
Landfear, principal of the Morris
academy, states the enrolment of
scholars for the present school year,
1908-1909, as sixty-two; regular in
structors, all college graduates, five
special lady instructors, four. He re-
ports that during the past two years
the school has been in the best work
ing condition thus far under his man
agement.
January 6. 1909
WHEREAS the annual report of the School
Committee of the Morrlstown Library
and Lyceum shows the Morris Academy
co be in prosperous condition and do
ing high quality of educational work.
Be 1t Resolued, that this Board hereby ex-
presses its satisfaction at the management
of the Morris Academy under its present
Principal, H. w. Landfear, and commends
the school conducted by him to all parents
and guardians of boys desiring to place
them in a school where efficient work is re-
quired and careful and helpful supervision
Is exercised by the corps Of teachers.
A copy from the minutes of the Board of
Directors of the Morristown Library and
Lyceum.
HENRY @. PITNEY, JR.
Secretary.
Librarians report.-Borrower reg
istered in the library, 2,478; increase
during the year, sos books issued, 49,
470 readers in reading-room, $3.50.
The report of the treasurer for the
year ending January 9th, 1909, showed
a total expenditure of S4,463.55, of
which S611.3 80 was for books and maya
zines, S416.94 for repairs and supplies
and 1921. 81 for sundries.
The following gentlemen were elect
ed directors for the ensuing year =
Alfred Mills, John Edward Taylor,
Henry G. Pitney, Vincent B. King, f.
Wooster Owen, Charlton A. Reed.
Franklin B. Dwight, Robert d. Foote
and Henry 9. Pitney, jr.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
Reported "a Hold-Up.

Frank Hillock reported to the police
that while driving down Merdham
road this morning in the Pierson
Plumbing Co. IS wagon scantily clad
man grabbed the horses bride and at
tempted to stop him. Hillock whipped
up the horse and got away. He de-
scribed the man as having sandy whis-
kers. The police reported the matter
to Constable James Brant as the affair
happened near Luther Kountze's place.
Brant set out in buggy and picked
up the trail of a man wearing dark
clothes, rubber boots, and having a
mustache who had been seen walking
along the road toward Mendham. The
constable gave up the chase as all the
people he met told him the man was
attending strictly to his own affairs
and bothering no one,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
Stainers' - Crucifixion'' at the

Church of the Redeemer.
+ On Wednesday evening next april
7th), the choir, under the direction of
the organist, Sidney A. Baldwin, will
render Stainer's Oruci6xion, with
George G. Combs, tenor, and f. Ed
gerton Kutscher, baritone, soloists.
The service will commence promptly
at eight o'clock.
The special evening service for the
month of April will be given on Easter
Sunday afternoon at four o'clock, when
the choir will sing Athens Magnificent
and Bartlett's 80 Wondrous Day, .
the latter being written for soprano
solo and chorus with violin obligato.
Mrs. Leila Smith, solo soprano Of
Montreal, and Mrs. Clara Wing Bald
win, violiniste, have been engaged for
both services on Easter day.
Mrs. Baldwin will play at both SER
vices (morning and evening" on next
Sunday palm Sunday, and the choir
will sing Cat both services) 1.-THE
Palms." arranged for baritone solo
and chorus with violin oOligato.
The organ recital which Mr.. Bald
win had planned for this month, has
had TO be postponed until the first Of
May on account of his being occupied
by giving two recitals at a private
residence, assisted by Mrs. Baldwin,
(organ and violin).
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06

Annual Statement of Postmaster
Annual statement of George l..
Clarke, postmaster. Morristown, N. j.,
for the fiscal year ending March 31st,
1ono
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
WEDDING BELLS.
RoMrNE-EsTLER.


The marriage of Miss Lillian Edna
Esther, of Boonton. to Deputy County
Clerk Elmer Romine, of this town,
took place Wednesday morning at the
home of the brides parents, Free
holder and Mrs. George A. Esther,
West Main street, Boonton. Miss
Mildred Romine, of Morristown, sister
of the bridegroom, was bridesmaid.
Harold W. Estler, the brides brother,
was best man. Rev. George l. Rich
mond, pastor Of the Boonton First
Presbyterian Church, performed the
ceremony.
The bride was married in her travel
ing suit of green broadcloth and wore
violets. The bridesmaid wore gown
of nile green crepe de chine, trimmed
with baby Irish lace, and carried
white roses.
A wedding breakfast was served aft
er the ceremony. Then the newly
welded couple left for trip to Wash
ington, DC. Upon their return they
will reside in Morristown, where their
home is awaiting them.
Only the very near relatives attend.
ed. They were Mr.. and Mrs. George
A. Estler, George Esther, Jr., James
A. Esther, of Boonton; Mr.. and Mrs.
D. E. Romine, Charles w. Romine,
Jr., and Harry Leo Romine, of Morris
town; Mr.. and Mrs. David A. Ro-
mine, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Wilson
and Leroy 9. Wilson, of Parsippany.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
Resign from Commission.

Frederick G.. Burnham and William
e. Wheelock have handed to the may
or their designations as members Of
the shade tree commission. Mr.. Burn
ham, who has been the president Of
the commission, finds himself unable
to do the work necessary. His adj
vancing years and the many charita-
BILE organizations with which he is
identified make it impossible for him
tc further continue as member of
the commission.
Mr.. Wheelock is out Of town dnring
the summer and thinks his place
should be taken by some one In closer
touch with the life of the town.
Both Of these gentlemen have proved
valuable men on the commission and
it will be hard for the board OF alder
men to find as capable men for their
successors.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
/ Strikes and Put Oats
oN LocAL DIAMOND
nigh school Teams Play.

High school Teams Play.
The freshmen of the high school met
defeat at the hands of the first high
school team, Friday afternoon at Cut
Ter field, by score Of six to three.
This is the first game Of the high
school team, and the members of the
team backed up Sheerin's pitching
fairly we'll. The lineup was High
school Hipson, h., Lindsey, Sd b.,
Pierson, s. S., Ovens, S. s., Sheerin, p,
Cohn. I'd b., Madden, ]. f., Holland, c.
f., Miller, r. f., Guerin, c., Corby, |. f.
Freshmen Clark, I'd b., Moodey, +. f,
Rosen, c. f., Bartrain, /. f.. Simpson,
LIST b., Bockoven. S. S., Fighter, p.,
Bates, c. f., Greenberger, c. The score
by innings:
High School. .....2 0 2 100 0 KS
Freshmen .......1 0 0 0 0 0 0--3
Umpire Dunster.
The Alerts are practicing every day
and the squad shows some promising
base ball material. The team to rep
resent the club will be chosen on April
24th. Robert Barrett. the Parkside
first baseman, is watching the work of
the twenty candidates for places on
the team and will make the final sell
ection.
Manager McGlynD, Of the Watses-
sing A. c., has booked a game with
the Parksides for June 10Th, and
with Mendham for May 18th and July
18th.
Manager Waters, Of the Kenwoods,
of Newark, has booked games with
the Parksides and with Mendham.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
why DO ElsewhereP

Our agency will show convincing evidence
of IS years extensive sale and highly salts
fed users of the L. & M. Paint. All dealers
in other paints combined cannot furnish
equal evidence. When painting with L. &
M. you are painting with Metal Zinc Oxide
combined with White Lead. Zinc is i'm
perishabie and makes the L. & M. wear and
cover like gold. Its colors remain bright
and lasting. Don't need repaint for 10 tc
IS years. Besides it cost I-3 less for paint.
Sold BY Phillips & Day, Morristown; P. c,
Henry, Basking Ridge; w. r, Wilson,
WhiPpany; ]. r. Meade, Hanover.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-06
An old Landmark Gone.

The Franklin mill, which a century
ago was built on the Passaic river at
the Shunpike," now Watching ave-
nue., Chatham, has been torn down to
make way for the erection of modern
dwellings. Up to twenty-five years
ago this mill was one of the best
known on the Passaic river. For the
last ten years the mill has been closed.
Arthur F. Dawson, who had the con-
tract to tear down the old mill, found
a half cent coin of the date 1904.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-09-09
WEDDING BELLS.

Miss Alta Mae Brannan Of Boise and
Charles D. Lehmkuh of this city, were
united in marriage at the home of the
brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Brannan, 1916 Ninth street, Boise,
Wednesday, September g. 1909, Rev.
Levette, of the Baptist church of that
city officiating.
The wedding was a quiet affair, only
the immediate relatives and friends of
the contracting parties being present.
The bride is a native Of the Gem
state, and has spent her entire life in
this state. She has large circle Of
friends at Boise and also Richfield and
is held in high esteem by all who know
her.
Mr. Lehmkuhl is native Of Wiscon-
sin, but kas spent the past seven years
in the west. For four years he held
the position of cashier for the Equit-
able Life Insurance Co. at Boise and
for the past two years has successfully
flied the position of Assistant Secre-
tary for the Idaho Irrigation Co. and
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-09-09
W ants Title to Land
Important Move Begun From Office
of State Attorney General---Many
Millions Involved

vice that they take this case into
the courts, to get a decision on the
ownership of the timber and the land
With this settled, it would be possi-
bic to get some legal standing on
the rest of the claimed lands
now in the reserve. Mr. MacDougall
is determined that the forest service
shall allow this to come to a settle
ment, if possible, even with this
100000 acres of school land at stake
but the general government, through
the forestry bureau, can sue On this
timber case. and get the matter into
the courts 1t has been the constant
claim of the state authorities that
these lands belong to the state, thru
the organic act admitting the state to
the Union; but since the forestry bu-
reau, operating in the name of the
general government, claims the land
through a claim that at best is not
within 10 to 20 years as old, its rul-
ings must have the force of law, un-
til they are tested in the courts thru
a suit instituted by the general gov
ernment. This the forestry bu.eau
has been slow to do; preferring, ap-
parently, to enforce its own rulings
as law, rather than risk its power
in the courts. That this is an unjust
absurd Interpretation of the law af-
fecting the ownership of the lands,
apparently does not trouble the for
estry bureau That the state of Ida
no, owning these lands, would be ca
pable of administering them honestly
Or wisely, even though their own
seems to be the belief of the foresters I
The Idaho delegation in congress has
made hard fight for there lease Of
these lands, but the ascendency of the +
Chef Forester in Washington has
been such that up until now nothing
has been able to dislodge him. But
it is possible that through the set
tlement of this timber case, the mat
ter may be brought into the courts,
and a decision reached that will
give the state this half a million acres
Of land that should be producing
big revenue as well as becoming
more valuable every year.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-09-09

Four Big Counties Already in Prohi-
bition Ranks.

Elections have been held in four
counties in the state, on the ques-
tion of local option. and all of the
four Canyon. Bear Lake, Bannock
and Idaho, have gone dry" The
first two named were easily conced-
ed to the prohibition sentiment, but
the other two have never been beliey-
ed to be in favor of prohibition. Ban
mock, with tile town of Pocatello, has
been considered one of the princi-
pal strongholds Of the liquor element
and the election there, giving a good
majority for prohibition, was a great
surprise Idaho county, which a few
years ago was a greater mining cen
ter than it now is, was perhaps at
that time opposed to prohibition; but
with the rapid growth OF the farm
ing and urban population, the pro
portion has changed, and now prohi-
bition goes through with a good ma
jority.
Ada county was TO vote on Wed
nesday The general belief seems
to be that the county will go dry,
though desperate fight is being
made nboth sides. Huge mass
meetings, bands, and house-to-house
canvasses for registration and votes,
have marked the campaign The
majority of betters seem to favor
the dry side, believing that the pro-
hibition wave is. something that can
not be fought successfully, anywhere /
in Idaho. An era of bad feeling
seems to be setting in in the capitol
city, which will probably last for
long time, through the bitter cam
paign that has been waged there.
Lincoln county can not vote until T
being one of the last, i
not the very last, in the state, to get
ready for it. There is little doubt
Of the outcome here, though the un-
expected might happen here as well
IS elsewhere.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-09-09
HtAH0 is BEST BEST
Cornell AgricuIturaIist Says ii Leads
The World.

Prof. l.. Fl. Bailey, director of the
agricultural college and experiment
station of Cornell college, New York,
was a recent visitor to Idaho, being
the guest last week of Prof w. S.
Guilford, director of the Twin Falls
North Side Experiment Station.
Prof. Bailey says that in no state
in the west is there a better oppor-
tunity for the working man or in
vestor than in Idaho. He goes a lit
tie farther than that, and says that
Idaho offers the very best of all the
states, in the way Of opportunity He
has visited the famous fruit growing
sections of Oregon and Washington,
having come this year from tour
of several of the most famous, and
from his experience he speaks ad-
visedly of the advantages of Idaho.
AS a fruit growing section, he be-
lieves that south Idaho will lead
them all. The other products, dairy
and live stock and vegetables and
garden, are here to speak for them
selves; the fruit is found in few
localities, but in very short time
will be spread all over south Idaho
Mr.. Guilford's work on the North
Side Experiment farm at Wendell,
has surpassed the most sanguine ex-
Dectations Almost everything that
can be grown in this altitude and soil
is growing there, and in profusion,
methods of cultivation are being stu
died, to determine what is the best
for this section; tn best varieties, the
best methods of irrigation, and what
ever is of interest in developing the
productive possibilities of the coun-
Try, all these are being studied with I
laboratory care. Prof Guilford has /
promised the Recorder some valua-
de statistics on crop production that
will be available in the Richfiedl sec {
ion, and should be worth studying
BY any one who expects to farm or
'aise a garden or an orchard here.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-09-09
Has Faith In Richfeld Tract
Prominent Spokane Fruit Grower Says People Do Not
Realize Possibilities of Country---Will Probably
Head Colony of Washington Settlers

a large winter apple orchard.
Before he left he told Mr.. Mickle-
wait that he would return in about
ten days and expected to bring sew
eral people with him and that they
.na,,la huv from $40 to 1000 acres
of land on this tract and go in for
raising wheat on an extensive scale.
The words of praise for the Rich
field tract, uttered by Mr. Coffman
are very encouraging as he is an old
settler in tbe west and has had
great deal of experience in irrigated
sections and besides owning a large
fruit ranch near Spokane has a large
grain ranch IN California and is thor
oughly cquainted with the irrigation
and irrigated lands and is competent
to Judge good land when he sees it..
There is quite a large colony of
peenle near Spol<ane that he repre-
sents and his coming will bring these
families all on the Richfield tract
and as actual settlers is what it
takes to build up a country Mr.. Coff-
man and party will be gladly vel
smeod to Richfield.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-09-09


H. M. Coffman, prominent fruit
grower from Spokane was in the
city the latter part of last week look
ing over the country with a view of
locating.
Accompanied by Il. Mick eva t
of the Richfield Real Estate and In
surance company, Mr. Coffman drove
out over a great deal f the tract
Saturday, looking at the land and
the crops growing on the Richfield
tract, and in conversation with Mr.
Micklewait said that he had never
yet seen a body of land that was
better adapted to the raising of grain
and that the people here did not real
ize the possibilities of the soil and
that it would be but the matter Of
a few years until the land would sell
readily for 5000 an acre.
Hir. Cofnau said chat If he located
he intended to buy a large tract Of
the land and would go in to raising
wheat. Alfalfa and hogs on a. large
scale and was going to investigate
climatic conditions and if he found
them favorable he would also put out
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-09-09

An important move has just he.
gun from the Office of the state at
torney general. 1t has to do with
lands valued at many millions of dol
lars here in Idaho
Since the creation of the forest
reserves a little more than 40 per
cent of the total state area. the state
has been trying to secure some sort
of title to it, the school lands in
Guided within the reserve. It was one
of the organic state conditions that
sections 16 and SO should belong to
the schools of the state The fores-
try bureau through a system of rul-
ings, bolstered each other wherever
possible, has denied the state the
use or ownership of these school
lands, which aggregate close to 600,-
600 acres in the forest reserves Of
Idaho
The case now comes up through
the claiming by the forest reserve Of
the timber on some lands sold by the
state. before the lands were survey
ed. With the understanding that
the state was the absolute owner of
these sections 16 and SO, the state
few years ago sold the timber on
O freshly burned-over section SO in
north Idaho, to a lumber company
that wanted to buy it. In these new
burns, there is much timber left that
if cut and sawed at once, is practi-
cally as good as standing green tim
Der. Where left to the elements, it
rapidly loses all value, and becomes a
menace rather than an asset. The
lumber company bought the timber
from the state, to be cut up at once,
though the state did not have the
survey, nor title to the land, other
than the organic act of statehood
giving these lands to the state. La
ter, the forest service, on reserve
created long after the sale of the
timber attempting to collect from the
lumber copmany the full value of the /
timber, claiming that it was Illegally /
cut, that the state didn't own the
timber, and various claims along the
same line.
Attorney General MacDougall has
formally demanded of the forest ser
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-09-09
Cement Sidewalks
Village Trustees Advertising for Bids
for Construction Of Half Mile of
Cement Sidewalks

The city trustees are advertising .
for bids for the construction of side
walks on either side of Main street
from Lincoln Avenue to the depot,
the walks to be ten feet wide and
made of cement. Crossings viii al
so be laid at the same time.
The city trustees could not have
done anything that would have been
Of more benefit to the town than the
laying Of this walk, as it will not
only be of great benefit to the citi-
zens but will add to the value of the
property and will be Of untold bene-
fit to the city in looks and advertise
ment, as people going through on the
trains can not help but notice the
walks and see that Richfield is not
one OF the towns that stand still,
but that her citizens are a progress
sive, go-ahead sort of people that be-
lieve in doing things
The trustees will pay for the walks
with warrants and each property
owner will be required to pay to the
city the actual cost of the walk in
front of their place, which will make
it comparatively light on every one,
and as the walk will Increase the
value of the property along which
it is built more than the walk will
cost, there is no one that will be
loser, but every resident of Richfield
Will be gamer, as there will be no
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-09-09
$4,000 CHOICE ACRES.
The Twin FaIIs-OaISley Projcct--A
Kuhn Enterprise.

On Monday, September 20, at 10
O'Clock, a. M, at Miner, Carey
act drawing under the supervision of
the State Land Board of Idaho, will
take place.
Prices per acre including water
rights $3.50; 1928 in cash per acre
at time of filing; balance in eleven
annual payments, per cent interest
no interest charged until water IL
ready for delivery, which will be in
April, 1911
Miner and Oakley viii be the trad
ing points for this great tract, and
will soon be linked together by
railroad now completed from Good
ing via Wendell to Jerome and un-
der construction from Jerome to
Miner.
The enterprise is being financed by
j. S. and W. s. Kuhn, who, during
long business career have made good
in every instance. 'fle management
viii be the same as the Twin Falls
North Side. Twin Falls Salmon River
The Idaho Southern railroad and all
the power developments of Lincolli
and Twin Falls counties. Write for
booklet. Address Twin Falls Oakley
Land and Water Company, Miner,
Idaho.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-09-09
bad MAN" DOYLE.
Shot to Death by One of His Mon
tana Victims.

Pat Doyle, the bad man. who was
shot by Marshall Ames at Shoshone
two months ago, was killed at Arms
tead, Montana, few days ago. He
had formed a grudge against another
man, whom he proceeded to beat al
most into jelly The other man
revived enough to go out and get a
gun, and with that he filled Doyle
so full of lead that even his tough
spirit had to give it up. But with
three wounds, any one of which would
usually be Instantly fatal, he succeed
ed in rushing across the room to at
tack the shooter; though he fell dead
just before reaching him.
Doyle was one Of the worst men
who ever struck this part of the west
In Shoshone, he had number of
fights. usually through the refusal
of some one to give him money for
whiskey. One man he fought for al
most half an hour, the other fellow
being almost as tough as himself. He
attacked the marshal one night and
had to be knocked down once by the
officers fists, four times by his pis-
tol, shot once through the arm, and
then a deadly promise of instant
death if he made another attack, be-
fore he would give in He was fin
ally given floater out of Shoshone.
He went to Pocatello, where he Great
ed some disturbance; then on to
IDAHO Pals, Falls whore he is said to have /
aid out two policeman and done a
ot of damage to the surrounding
'rowd; and from there he took a
'loater to Armstead where he met
lis death. His skull WAS of abnor-
nal thickness so much that it is