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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-26
THE ART OF FLYING.

Washington Post: The struggle
for the conquest of the air has put
the whole civilized world in a fer
ment, and 1t is no wonder that the
Wrights, the pioneers in aerial navi-
cation, should view with something
akin to amazement the spread Of pub
lie interest, which today Is almost a
mania. The enormous crowds that
focked to witness the flights In Wash
ington were evidence of revolution
in public opinion, which at first was
prone to jeer and laugh at the posi-
bility of fights in heavier-than-air
machines. The progress Of the art
itself has been rapid under the spur
of thousands Of dollars offered as
prizes in Europe and America for
successful flights and the solution Of
difficult aviation problems. The wide
spread interest in the exhibition and
contest at Rheims, now in progress,
marks the first celebration of the
conquest of the air. About forty
Z
aeroplanes have been entered for the
races and contests, and the results of
the tests will furnish The basis for
even more rapid development than
the past few years have witnessed.
The fact that thousands of invent
ors are at work upon the problem of
of perfecting the airship is forecast
that the evolution Of the aeroplane
will be as fast probably as that of
the automobile, which has made
wonderful strides within a decade.
Today's airships ten years from now
will be curiosities for the museums,
like the ancient high wheeled bicycle.
The Wrights have blazed the way,
and they may we'll we'll be called the
Fnltons Of aviation. Whatever the
future may bring forth in the way of
an airship, their fame is as secure as
that Of the builder of the Clermont.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-26

Holding a longer. record for service
than any sof his contemporaries, Rear
Admiral William Swinburne has been
Transferred to the retired list, when he
STAINED the age Of 81. Twenty six
years Of his forty three years Of service
We're spent atsea. Admiral Swinburne's
retirement does not leave vacancy.
He is an extra number and received his
promotion because Of the conspicuous
part he played in the panish-American
war.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-26

Aberdeen News: If the Pierre
political dopesters are correct, there
will be stalwart stalwarts, insurgent
stalwarts, insurgent insurgents, stall
wart insurgents, near insurgents,
4 prog standpatters and just
plain Republicans in the Republican
party next year and Egan, who Is in
= class all by himself Aberdeen
News.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-26

Judge Parker, former democratic
presidential candi date, ID out with i
roast for the proposed corporation
tax. It looks more and more as
though there are progressive and In
snrgent democrats, but the question
~ which IL which
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-26

w atertown Is going to have q local
man take the census ahead of the
government enumerators and thus
sets standard which it Is hoped Uncle
Sans men will strive to equal. Pub
slic opinion claims that the United
States census Of 1900 missed two
thousand names in Watertown.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26

ture, which will be reproduced in the
Western Publisher, time not permit
ting cut to be made for it's appear
ance in the Supplement. The car
was then boarded and Conductor
Van Housen gave the signal, and the
bunch was off for Idaho Falls, after
two days spent very pleasantly at
Heise Springs and Rigby.
On arriving at the Falls Bert. Mill,
of the Times, took the party in
charge, and as his guests supper was
served at the Porter, after which the
members of the club and their ladies
were escorted to the rooms OF the
Club Of Commerce. During the even
ing the press club was extended the
courtesies of the house by the man
agement of the Scenic theatre, and
passed very enjoyable three-quar-
tiers of an hour in that up-to-date
picture show. On the arrival of the
train from the north they again
boarded their special car and were
soon on their way south and home
ward.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26
A Few Regrets by Mail.

Salt Lake City, Utah, August IA,
1909. Mr.. J. w. Jones, Rigby, Ida
no. My Dear ]. W: l have been
hoping clear up to the last moment
that l might be able to avail myself
of your most cordial invitation to at
tend the Press Club meeting. l find,
though, that it will be impossible for
ME to join you. Have been in Salt
Lake for the last four weeks, except
for one or two short trips, and will
probably be here, on some special
work, for about two weeks longer.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26

Messrs. Diehl, Hyde and MilligaI
were appointed a committee on res.
olutions, and OF submitting the fol-
lowing to the club the same were
adopted, unanimously:
Resolutions.
We, the members of the Eastern
Idaho Press Club, in regular meeting
assembled, desire to publicly express
our gratitude for the favors and the
many kindnesses shown during our
visit to Rigby and adjacent locality;
therefore, be it
Resolved, That we tender our sin
cere thanks to that Nestor Of good
fellows, Mr.. r. c.. Heise, proprietor
of the far-famed Heise Hot Springs,
for his generous hospitality to the
club members during their visit to
his resort; also to Mrs. Bertha G.
Gavin for her kind efforts in prepar-
ing bounteous repasts for the mem
bers during our stay at the springs,
as well as for the great care shown
by her for the welfare of the mem
bers and their wives in the matter of
providing for their every enjoyment.
To Mrs. E. S. Matthias, for her
kindness in entertaining the ladies
of the club SO charmingly at her res
idence; to M. T. Peck for use of his
opera house for club meetings; to
Secretary and Mrs. ]. w. Jones for
their energetic efforts on behalf of
the club members for their enter
to Mrs. G. c. Paxton and
other ladies of Rigby for the enter
-ainment of the ladies at her home
IN the afternoon of Monday; to the
business men Of Rigby and to all who
contributed towards making our Wis
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26
Editor North Side News

briggs, Idaho. August II, 1909
J. w. Jones, Secretary Eastern Idaho
Press Club, Rigby, Idaho. Dear Sir:
You must accept my sincere regret
at not being able to attend the COM
ing meeting of the Press Club. The
Sub" 1 expected to take my place
for a few days, failed to materialize,
and being so far from the railroad it
would be utterly impossible for me
to leave the paper go dark" for four
days, which it would take for me to
make the trip.
had looked forward to meeting
my brother editors personally and 1t
is sore appointment to me not to
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26
The Supplement.

A few words regarding this Press
Club Supplement, and why it is
found in your local paper, may not be
out of place.
For some time past it has been GUS
tomary to issue such a publication,
the preparation of the matter being
in the hands of the editor of the To-
cal paper where the meeting is held.
In a condensed manner. a resume of
the meeting is given and the remain
der of the space is given over to tell
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26

ing of the resources and advantages
Of the town and surrounding coun-
try. In this manner, free of any
cost to the community where the
meeting is held, much valuable in
formation is sent broadcast through
out eastern and southern Idaho, as
all, or nearly all, of the papers rep
resented at these meetings, subscribe
for the Supplement to the extent of
their circulation.
Please do not find fault with your
local paper, or rather its editor, for
circulating this sheet in his paper.
Your time will come, and when it
does it will then be up to your local
editor to show up the advantages of
your town, and the boys will sub
scribe to his efforts just as willingly
as they have done in the case of the
present supplement, and with their
own good money will aid in paying
for the Supplement which boosts your
town and locality.
Strange as it may appear to some
people, the average newspaper editor
is filed with gratitude, and when he
visits a town or community and is
treated white" he feels like giving
value received. Hence the why of the
Supplement, and why the editor goes
down in his pocket and digs up to
keep it in existence.
Yes, your towns time will come,
and when it does, it, too, will have
Supplement.
BY the way, it might not be out of
place to state here that paid adver-
Using is not received for this publ
cation, the club at the Rigby meet
ing having turned down PROPOSE
tion for advertising in this issue;
that would have gone
quite ways toward aiding In de-
fraying the expense of the Supple
nentt you ar 8 reading.
J. w. JONES.
Secretary Eastern Idaho Press Club.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26
Hese Springs Bath where the spent Sunday

mated. Messrs. Wright, Mill and
Ewing were appointed a committee
on location and program and aside
from recommending Pocatello they
also recommended that c. J. Isle, of
the Gooding Leader, be asked to pre-
pare paper on ''The Direct Primary
Law from the Publishers Stand
point" the same to be followed by
general discussion.
Joe H. Dewitt, of the Soda Springs
Chieftain; Byrd Trego, of the Black
foot Republican; H. o. Doolittle, Of
the Bellevue News; H. P. Blodgett,
of the Gooding Leader, were elected
to the membership committee. I'm
der the constitution the secretary of
the club is also a member of this
committee.
Fred Morse, of the Twin Falls
News; j. F. Blumer, of the Teton
Valley News; Chas. P. Diehl of the
Shoshone Journal, and VIM. U. Hews,
of the Bull Herald, were elected
members of the club
Joel Priest, publicity agent of the
Oregon Short Line, was elected an
honorary member of the club. Mr..
Priest, for many years, was connect
ed with the press of Salt Lake City,
being at the time the railway people
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26

former efforts. The 81 people who
seated themselves at the banquet
board pronounced the effort grand
pleasing, gratifying. The national
colors were used in decorating the
lawn and Kimball home, the effect
being very appropriate.
The following participated in the
banquet engagement:
President James II. Wallis, of the
Rexburg Standard
Secretary ]. W. Jones, and wife, of
the Rigby Star.
Treasurer Wilbur s. Hill, and wife,
Twin Fails Times.
T. E. Picotte, HALEY, Wood River
Times.
]. Warren White, Bull Pioneer.
VIM. U. Hews, Bull Herald.
Harley o. Doolittle and wife, Belle
vue News.
Charles E. Wright and wife, Mont
pelier Examiner.
Byrd Trego, Blackfoot Republican.
A. D. Milligan and wife, Wendell,
Hub City Irrigationist
Bert. p Mill and wife, Idaho Falls
Times.
H. p Blodgett and wife, Gooding,
Idaho Leader.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26
pleasant while in their thriving

it pleasant while in their thriving
town.
To the Oregon Short Line we ex-
tend thanks for favors received at
the hands of the passenger depart
ment.
To Bert. P. Mill, of the Idaho Falls
Times, we feel especially grateful for
the courtesies extended our party
during our short stop in his city.
(The concluding paragraph was
forwarded to the secretary by the
resolutions committee, from Idaho
Falls, Tuesday morning, with the re-
quest that it be added to those for
mally adopted.)
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26
Off for Idaho Falls.

At half past four the business ses-
sion adjourned and the members of
the club and their ladies prepared to
take the train for Idaho Falls. On
arriving in front of their special car,
which had been standing on the side
track since Sunday morning, all lined
up and were shot at by Mill and De-
Witt, the result being a splendid pic
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26
By Wire.

r. V. Brown, manager of the Wes-
tern Newspaper Union at Salt Lake
City, wired Secretary Jones the fol-
lowing:
Salt Lake City, August 1 4, 1909.=
Mr.. ] w Jones, Secretary Eastern
Idaho Press Club, Rigby Idaho. Your
Gooding session is one Of my most
pleasant experiences In this terri
tory, and after having enjoyed most
liberal sample of western hospitality,
my regret at not being able to meet
with you at Rigby is not easily ex-
pressed. Regards to all.
R. V. BROWN.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26
Sincerely yours,
JOEL L. PRIEST,
Publicity Agent, Oregon Short Line.

Jerome, Idaho, August 14.-Mr. J.
w. Jones, Secretary Press Club, Rig
by, Idaho Dear Sir: 1 am return
ing herewith transportation for Mrs.
Minis and myself to Rigby on ac-
count of Press Club meeting tomor-
row which l find we cannot use. OF
course l could attend the meeting but
in doing so would neglect matters
that require constant attention here,
and under these circumstances there
would not be much pleasure gotten
out of the trip. l hope the club will
have a profitable and pleasant meet
ing, and anything done for the good
of the order" will have my approval.
had set considerable store by this
meeting and am very much disap-
pointed in not being present.
Yours truly,
JOHN D. MINIS,
Edifor North Cido Namc
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26

Immediately after the banquet the
gentlemen of the press club repaired
to the opera house, where the bust
ness session was held The ladies
were cared for at the home of Mrs.
G. G. Paxton, who was assisted by a
number of Rigby ladies in causing
the afternoon to pass pleasantly.
The business session was filled
with interest, matters of much i'm
portance being discussed and cared
for, among which was the selecting
of Pocatello as the place for the No
vember meeting. 1t was decided that
in the future the November meeting
would be an exclusively business ses-
sion, that all local functions be elm
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26

upper Snake River valley, but with
perseverance the early settlers con-
quered, thus demonstrating the coun-
try's worth, and in few years the
pioneers were followed by others, and
from year to year neighbors became
more closely united, until today well
kept farms, fine groves, handsome
dwellings, are to be found on every
hand.
Among others who spoke at the
banquet were Chas. E. Wright and J.
w. Long.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26

R. E. Ewing and wife, Pocatello
Gate City News.
E. T. Hyde and Miss May Clark
Paris Post.
Joe H. Dewitt, Soda Springs Chief
tain.
Chas. P. Diehl, Shoshone Journal.
Rigby people present were:
Geo. A Gordon and wife.
Ralph Hogan and wife.
E. S. Matthias and wife.
A. G. Marler and wife.
Joe Langtry and wife.
Henry Owen and wife.
Sam Whitehead and wife.
Mrs. G. C. Paxton.
Mrs. N. o. Nye.
Harry Bergman.
VIM. Wahlgren.
L. ]. Steel.
H. A. Schweitzer
Roy Matthias.
DR.. Anderson.
j. w. Long.
M. j. Hammond.
Geo. A Gordon being called on to
respond to the toast, "The Early Set
of the Valley" talked in a
very happy strain. He said that
twenty-five years ago the section tri-
outary to Rigby presented anything
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26
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be able to Ego to press" with the
bunch at Heise Springs.
l am, with many regrets.
Yours fraternally,
J. f. BLUMER,
Teton Valley News.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26


TODAY Sage
possessed country conventions
in the the members
Club in
work
looking of
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26

Please give my regards to all the
them in spirit, anyway. And by the
way, if they keep on as they have
started it will only be a little while
until that is the one spirit" we'll
have in Idaho. Hope to see you some
time soon.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26

J. w. JONES.
Secretary Eastern Idaho Press Club.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-04
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens at Harvard where Col.
Rupert Winter, u. S. A, visiting, saw the
suicide of young Mercer. He met Cary
Mercer, brother of the dead student.
Three years later, in Chicago. in 1906,
Col. Winter overheard Cary Mercer APP
parently planning to kidnap Archie, the
colonels ward, and to gain possession OF
Aunt Rebecca Winters millions. A MISS
Smith was mentioned apparently as a
conspirator. A great financial magnate
was aboard the train on which Col. win
and Archie. Col. Winter learned that the
financial magnate is edwin s. Keatcham.
Winter, aided by Archie. cleverly frus-
s srest i E hsidi to Miss Gn th sn aIafn' DESPITE as took her a
alleged kidnapping plot. Archie mysterl-
ously disappeared In Frisco. Blood in a
nearby room at the hotel caused fears for
the boys life. The lads voice was heard
over the telephone, however, and a min
ute later a woman's voice-that OF MISS
Smith. Col. Winter and a detective set
Arnold, a Harvard graduate; They were
met with an explosion within, Mercer
appeared. He assured Winter that Archie
had returned. TIL colonel saw a vision
house. 1t was Miss Janet Smith. Col;
Winter to himself admitted that he loved
Miss Smith. Mercer told Winter that
Archie had overheard plans for a coup
and had been kidnapped. One of MERGERS
friends on returning the boy to his aunt
had been arrested for speeding and when
ne returned from Tie pCliCt ak ~ nag
auto the lad was gone. Mercer confessed
he was forcibly OBTAINING Keatcham.
Mercer told his life story, relating how
Keatcham and his scoundrel secretary.
Atkins. had ruined him, the blow killing
his wife. Mercer was holding him prison.
er in order that he could not get control
of a railroad which was the pet project OF
the father of his college friend, Endicott
Tracy. Aunt Rebecca saw Archie in a
cab with two men. Then he vanished.
She followed in an auto into the Chinese
district and by the use of a mysterious
Chinese jade ornament she secured a
promise from an influential Chinaman
that the boy would be returned. Archie
returned and told his story, Atkins. for
mer secretary to Keatcham, being. his
second kidnaper. Col. Winter and Tracy
returned to the haunted house" They
found Keatcham. apparently stabbed to
death. Keatcham was not dead. how
ever. Cary Mercer appeared on the scene,
Winter believing his actions suspicious
and observing blood on his cuffs and
trousers.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-04
Young kentuckian Got Lesson in the
Value of Promptness.

A young Kentuckian has lost a big
fortune by being 20 minutes late in
keeping a business engagement. The
cherries old fellow with the scythe al
ways gets all that is coming to him.
And there is many a bad scar on our
fortunes where he has had to prod us
up to the mark Time is cheap, and
we are apt to think we a fitch it as
we will. But it is always ourselves we
rob, not Time. There are few, if any,
rules of conduct more important and
yet more lightly neglected than that OF
promptness in keeping appointments.
Maybe you can waste your W time
by being late in keeping engagements
and feel that the loss, If any, is your
own affair. But it is also the affair of
the man you keep waiting. You waste
his time. too. If our time is worth
less, maybe his is not. He may con-
clude that his time is worth more to
him than you are. In many cases 1t
may not matter much. But one never
knows until afterward whether 1t mat
tiers or not. And through false polite
ness we are usually assured that it
does not matter, even when it does.
Only the idle and careless, whose time
is Of the least value, can anord to
waste 1t by %looseness in keeping en-
gagements. 1t may be hard to acquire
the fixed habit of always being on
The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-04
To Enjoy


the full confidence of the Well-Informed
OF the World and the Commentator Of
the most eminent physicians it was essen
tial that the component parts Of Syrup
OF Figs and Elixir of SIENNA should be
known to and approved by them; there
fore, the California Fig Syrup Co. pub
fishes a full statement with every package.
The perfect purity and uniformity of pro-
duct, which they demand in a laxative
remedy Of an ethical character, are assured
by the Company's original method of man
ufacture known to the Company only.
The figs of California are used in the
production of Syrup of Figs and Elixir Of
SIENNA to promote the pleasant taste, but
the medicinal principles are obtained from
plants known to act most beneicially.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine-manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only, and for sale
by all leading druggists.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-04
or LEARNED PEOPLE
May Be Gained by Silence, Solitude
and Sleep, Says One Writer.

In an article on Nerves." published
in Harper's Bazaar, the story is told
OF n Of our noted scientists who went
to Dresden to consult the famous spe-
cialist for broken-down nerves. On
hearing his symptoms the great ply
stefan said, indiferently:
Zach, so? It is probable that you
have-yes, all the gelehrten (learned)
have neurasthenia naturally The
remedy suggested was "Play golf and
go to Egypt. You can get Munich
beer in Cairo, though It is disgusting
ly expensive there"
Silence, SOLITUDE and sleep are the 0 Y
ereign remedies suggested for jagged
nerves Slight daily doses OF the three
"S's," it Is claimed. will prevent 9
nervous breakdown, and may be OBJ
tanned by even the most busy peonle.
But "All the learned have neuras-
thenia" is at once q warning and a
consolation to the brain worker. To
drive the machine" with skill and
care is the problem Of the successful
American.
The wrietr of this article urges that
we ought to thank God that we be-
long to the most nervous, restless. all
pervading race the world has seen
The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-04
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was shot at twice. The second time
he was too quick for them; he shot
back and killed one of them. He
thought it was time to put a stop to
SO much excitement, SO he sent for the
second assassin"
"And had him arrested?"
ooh, dear, no; he wasn't in Massa-
chusetts; / told you he wanted the
thing stopped. No, he sent for him
and told him that he had no special
i'll feeling toward him, but that the
next time anything Of the kind hap
pened he had made arrangements to
have not him, or any other thug who
was doing the work, but the two men
who were at the bottom of the whole
business, killed within "a hours. They
took the hint and kind feeling now
prevails"
Warnebold grunted; he declared it
to be a beastly creepy situation; he
said he never wanted to sit down with
out a wall against his back; and he
intimated that the president of the
United States was to blame for more
than he realized. Il hope you have
some one watching the house." he
fumed, "and that newell, he doesn't
belong to the police force"
mo, he's an honest m~ercenary,"
said the colonel; I'll introduce him
to you"
"And you haven't found an method
of entering the house?" fumed the
financier.
NO" said Aunt Rebecca.
Eyes" said the colonel.
He laughed as they both whirled
round on him. "You speak first, my
dear aunt" he proposed, politely; I'll
explain later"
Mrs. Winter said that a most care
full examination had been made not
only by Mercer and the colonel to-
gether, but also by young Arnold.
They found everything absolutely Sc
cure; all the windows were bolted and
all the cellar gratings firm and impos-
sible to open.
Nov, you?" said Warnebold.
Il only found out today" a~pologized
the colonel, "or l should have spoken
of it. | got to thinking; and it oc-
Cured to me hat in a house built, as
| understood from Arnold, by a very
original architect, there might be
some queer features, such as secret
passages. With that in my mind, |
induced the young gentleman to hunt
up the architect, as he lives in San
Francisco. He not only showed us
some very pretty secret passages
about the house, but one that led into
it. Shall / show it to your"
CTO BE CONTINUED)