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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-09-24
s4osFoNE LINCOLN COUNTY IDAHO FRIDAY SEPTEMBER a. 1909
HAD A VALUABLE PACK
HORSE 60 OVER CLIFF

Mr. and Mrs. Alpha Kinsey, Burt
Bowler and Miss Martha Gariock, re-
turned from their mountain trip last
Saturday Their line of travel was up
the Big Wood then up the east branch
and over the divide to the headwaters
of the Little Wood river. The upper
country visited was wild and rugged in
the extreme, and the best pack
horse in the outfit was lost by
falling over the edge of mountain
trail Bear tracts We're in evidence
but no sight of bruin rewarded their
search. However a fine buck deer was
secured to furnish supply of venison
for the party besides trophies to bring
home. 1t would be difficult to find
finer mountain scenery than is afforded
by the Sawtooth range. The horse
that was lost by the Kinsey and Bowler
party was worth $500. and belonged to
Mr. Kinsey who had refused an offer
of that amount for him. The acci-
dent occurred as the party started
down an old elk trail on the head of
Little Wood riv er where Nr. Kinsey
shot five elk over 20 years ago. 1t was
narrow trail winding down the canyon
wall where a slip or mistep would
tumble one down a perpendicular drop
of 500 feet. There was some loose
rock on the trail which afforded foot
hold, but wherever the foot punched
through this loose rock and struck the
solid, slanting rock below, there was
nothing to hold it and a slip and fall
was inevitable. Every one of the party I
stuck to his saddle till the pack horse
dropped out of the line and was crushed /
in the river below, and this caused 1
them to realize the danger of the trail I
and all Immediately alighted and made /
the descent on foot, leading the horses.
As the pack of the fallen animal con-
tanned the cooking utensils and much
of the food of the party, careful
search was made in the river where the
fearful plunge was made, but the only
things found were a spoon, knife and
fork Fears were entertained by
friends at home lest a snow storm had
them and blocked their re-
.urn, and it was with feelings of relief
hat the party was sighted on the re-
urn even if no bear meat rewarded
he trip. 1t was learned that the big
leer fell at the crack of Mr.. Bowler's
-ifle.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-09-24
BLOCK SYSTEM FOR THE
OREGON SHORT LINE

Tomorrow night the block signal sys-
TEN recently installed by the Oregon
Short Line between Salt Lake and Og-
den will be placed into commission. In
addition the safety devices are being
placed south of Salt Lake to Sandy, at
which point the Oregon Short Lineyard
limits terminate and the Salt Lake
Route lines proper commence.
With the completion of this strip
General Manager w. H. Bancroft today
authorized the installation of the block
system between Nampa and Reverse
siding, Idaho, a distance of 81 miles,
and between Bliss and Pocatello, 13s
miles. When this work is completed
the entire Idaho division of the Oregon
Short Line will be under the safety
block signal system. At the same time
the stretch between Ogden and Cache
Junction. yet unprotected, will be COW
cred, making a continuous line of block
signals between Salt Lake and Port
land, Oregon Under these conditions
wrecks will be impossible unless an en-
the signal and runs
past the post.
This installation is costing tho Ore
gon Short Line alone 1925, 600 and is in
the interest of the protection of the
public travelling on its trains. In ad-
dition to the initial cost the signal sys-
TEN costs the company 500 a year per
mile for maintenance, S72 being for la
Dor and the balance for recharging bat
terieS and general repairs. Desert
Evening News.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-09-24
Sample Day

Wednesday was sample day for the
Paul S.Haddoek Land company and IN
dicates the new movement taking place
here. Platt Williams drove out with a
buyer in the morning and made a sale
on the Dietrich tract. On returning
he found Ed. Miles had gone out with
a man from Washington who repre-
sented FIVE other men. When the rig
came back the Washington man stated
that the Dietrich tract was good enough
for him and he was ready 70 put IN has
money, and that he should so report to
the other five who depended on him for
information. These Washington people
know what irrigated land is and they
know it viii produce the crops and
rapidly raise in value.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-09-24

Lorain. vice president, and F. G. Les
sur, secretary and treasurer, the plant
and general offices to be in Filler. The
directors decided on acre tract No. "a
as the site for the MILL The building
will be frame 126 feet long and two
stories high. The cost of the plant
will be $40, 800, exclusive of the site
and will have a daily capacity of so
tons. The plant is furnished by the
Williams Hay Pulverizing Machinery
Co., and is sold and built By E. E. Bus
ter of Boise. This mill will be boon
to the ranchers around Filler as it viii
pay from 81 to IS per ton for their hay
delivered loose and in return the
ranchers can buy the milled product
which is the finest kind of feed for all
kinds of stock and fowls. The alfalfa
meal sells in Portland and San Fran
cisco at about s23 per ton. Though
this will be the only mill at present in
Idaho the alfalfa milling industry is a
big thing in Colorado, Nebraska and
Kansas, one firm alone operating %
mills in Kansas. Mr.. Buster says that
the finest alfalfa grown in the United
States is grown here, being more nu
tritious and of better color than that
grown in Nebraska, Kansas or Colorado.
After milling the product is put in 100
pound sacks and is shipped and retailed
in that shape, which makes it very
easy to handle The instituting of the
plant here in Filler has already had
tendency to uplift the hay market as
Frank Brown of Sucker Flat reports
three hay buyers at his place last week
and he contracted 700 tons at So per ton
IN the stack. Twin Falls Times.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-09-24
PRESIDENT TAFT TAKES
POSITION ON ISSUES

Those who are in sympathy with the
so-called Roosevelt policies must be
pleased with the utterances of Presi-
dent Taft since starting on his tour of
the states.
At Chicago he talked straight 10 the
laborers on the labor vote. He unequ-
ivocally endorsed the Union labor
movement as being necessary for the
uplift of those who toll: and he favored
a restricted use of the judicial injunc-
ton.
On another occasion he took issue
with the bankers and favored the es-
tablishment of postal savings banks.
He has met the tariff issue squarely
on different occasions and endorses the
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-09-24
Fine Wheat

Through the courtesy of Ripley
Brothers of Filler, the Tunes is in re-
ceipt of a sample packet of Dick Lowe
wheat raised by TurnIpseed Brothers
on the F. W. Swamp farm in Maroa-
The wheat comes from ifteen-acre
field recently threshed on the above
farm which yielded 1866 bushels or an
average Of Y and HIS bushels to the
acre. The land in question is q part of
a 800 acre ranch owned byF. w. Swamp
of Chicago and all of the wheat crop
on the place besides the fifteen acres
viii go over sixty and possibly sixty
five bushels. TGrnipseed Brothers who
have been farming the Swamp ranch
are expert irrigationists from Colorado
and had sowed the wheat on ground
used formerly for alfalfa. Twin Falls
Times.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-09-24
WHEAT YIELD IN IDAHO
FAR BETTER THAN IN EAST

A F. Hit, government statistican IN
the department of agriculture, was in
Boise last week on official business, says
the Capital News, having just been in
vestigating crop conditions in Washing
ton, Canyon and Ada counties, and he
states the general conditions are good
and the farmers prosperous, but like
other fruit communities in the north
west. there win be falling off of the
crop this fall on account of early frosts.
Mr.. Hit has just received from
Washington, D. c., the full report Of
the yield per acre of winter wheat
grown in the different states. Taking
the crop in the entire state, the crop in
Idaho averages 29 bushels per acre.
The average last year was 30 bushels
and for 10 consecutive years the aver
age has been 24.5 bushels.
The state of Washington averages
this year 25.s bushels per acre; last
year, 24 5 bushels and for 10 consecu-
tive years. 35.I bushels.
Oregon this year has an average of
2l bushels per acre; last year the aver
age was 2S9 and for 10 consecutive
years the average has been %. 8 bushels
per acre.
Compared with the states of the mid
die west, Idaho ranks far ahead, beat
ing the bossted agricultural state of
Missouri BY great margin. The re-
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-09-24
Bar Association Banquet

The Lincoln County Bar Association
was duly organized and banquet tend
cred the visiting attorneys by the
Shoshone bar on Tuesday evening in
the parlors of the McFall hotel Be
sides the home attorneys there were
present Messrs. BARLEY and Hall Of
Jerome and Zent Sutphen and Cook Of
Gooding. The new organization elected
Frank T Disney, president, and Paul 5.
Haddock, secretary, and committees
appointed. 1t seems altogether super
fiuous TO add that royal time was had
because everybody understands that a
lot of attorneys do not congregate with
out something going on.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-09-24
ALFALFA MILL GOING
IN At Filler SOON

The Filler Alfalfa Meal Milling Co..
which is composed of WIDE awake busi-
ness men and ranchers of Twin Falls
and Filler, held meeting in the Fiier
school house Friday and after deciding
the name of the company would be
Twin Falls-Filer Alfalfa Milling Co.,
Ltd, they elected the following direc-
tors: c. Harder and F. G. Lessur of
Twin Falls, and H. B. Lorain. f. j.
Finch and NJ. G. Ripley of Filler The
directors then chose the following of
ficials: C. Harder, president; II. B.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-09-24

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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-09-24
Just a Few of the Enterprises
That are Booming the Ban
ner County of Idaho
ONLY A START HAS BEEN MADE
Vast Irrigation Projects Under Construc-
ton, Railroads Building, New Towns
Developing, all Business Rushing

Lincoln county sprung surprise on
the people OF Idaho several years ago,
when the Minidoka Government re-
clamation project was inaugurated and
the Twin Falls North Side Carey Act
project followed. Then the Idaho Irri-
cation Co., came TO the front for the
reclamation Of land along the Little
and Big Wood rivers n the northern
part Of the county. This company was
backed later by the J. G. White Co,
Of New York City and the Dietrich
tract of 50, 900 acres was added to the
original project. The Twin Falls Co,
later added the Clover Greek segregs-
ton to make things lively. Next the
railroad company became busy and the
Idaho Southern was built from GOod;ng
10 jerome. There being nothing i'm
mediately in sight in the way of new
irrigation enterprises to hold the front
of the stage, railway construction mas
started up at most lively pace. The
Idaho Southern IS building line from
Wendell to Hagerman, the center Of
the famous Hagerman Valley. and the
main line is extending from Jerome to
Miner, and the contract is let sor an
extension from Miner to Oakley in
Cassia county
But the Oregon Short Line does not
propose to be out distanced IN railway
construction in Lincoln county by the
Idaho Southern or any other line, and
50 q road Is starting from Rupert to
Bliss, paralleling the Idaho Southern
and passing through the towns of Hills
dale, jerome and Wendell and connect
ing with the main line at Bliss. Con-
struction outfits are assembling and
work has begun at Rupert, Bliss,
jerome and Wendell The railway
lines building in the county is not suf
ficient for an enterprising community
ike Lincoln county and so the canal
construction win be carried on and ad-
ditions made TO canals formerly built
The Idaho Irrigation work viii go on
during the entire season. The Twin
Falls North Side Co, viii double the
capacity Of their main canal, extending
from Miner on the east TO the Malsd
on the west and work viii begin on
this construction the first of October.
Their high line canal viii be completed
as well as the immense reservoir located
on that line few miles southwest Of
Shoshone.
Several new towns are to be built up
and work VIII begin on them this fall
and winter. They include Dietrich,
seven and one-half miles east of Sho-
shone, and a new town at the foot OF
the Hagerman Valley, two or three
miles below the town Of Hagernsn,
Tieeska on the county line west of
Bliss, Appleton. half way between
jerome and Wendell and there is talk
of putting a new town at Tunupa be-
tween Shoshone and GOOding.
While all Of this new work is going
or, the towns already established in the
county viii be putting out anew growth
that viii astonish, not only the old
timers, but the new comersas well. 1t
certainly looks as thongh something is
doing in Lincoln county without the
addition of any more railroads, although
they are now proposed and viii pro-
baby be started in the near future.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-09-24
Lecture Tonight.

Mrs. Harriet D. Hall of Auroro. Ill
will deliver an address at the Methodist
charch tonight at 5 O'Clock. Admis-
sion free. All are urged to be present.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-03-02

merits of the excellent acting, both
on the part of Russell Hilliard and
Miss Phillips. 1t is doubtful if ever
better performance has been put
on in this city.
In addition to the above, the
Spaulding brothers are included in
this weeks program. These gentle
men need no introduction nor special
advertising as they are we'll known
here having become popular with
the theater-goers of this city during
a weeks engagement at the Brink.
man theater last June, and it is by
special request that they have been
re-engaged.
The billiard. Phillips company
and the Spaulding Bros, combined,
afford the best vaudeville entertain.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-03-02
District Court.

Rasmuss Orheim, a settler who
lives in the vicinity of Orheim post
office, ffty-five miles east of Thief
River Falls, and who was indicted
last week by the grand jury, was
arraigned yesterday afternoon before
Judge Stanton in the chambers of
the district court on a charge of
manning companion. -
Attorney G.. M. Torrance appear
ed on behalf of the defendent and
County Attorney McKusick for the
state. The case was continued until
the September term of the district
court because two material witnesses
in the case, Mrs. Orheim and a
young lady, are in poor health and
are unable to make the fifty-fve mile
trip from Orheim to the railroad at
Thief River Falls during the winter
months. Orheim was given his free
dom upon furnishing $1,000 bonds.
The taking of testimony in the
case of Nangle VS.. Godbout occupied
the greater part of yesterday after.
noon and this morning and has been
completed. Arguments were heard
in this case by the court this after
noon.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-03-02
new MEMBERS COUNCIL
TOOK SEATS LAST NIGHT
City Employees Named for Ensuing
Year. Mayor Did Not Make His
Appointments.

The first meeting of the newly
elected members of the city council,
together with the old members who
hold over, was held at the city hall
last evening, and the meeting was
surcharged with more than ordinary
interest.
The council was presided over by
George Kirk, alderman-at-large, who
showed during the evening that he
would rule very strictly in his presi-
dency of the aldermen.
One of the most important actions
of the meeting was the selecting of
the city employees who are named by
the members of the council.
Alderman George Rhea was
elected vice president; John F.
Gibbons was reelected city attorney;
William McCuaig, clerk of the
water board; James r. Miller was
reelected street commissioner and
superintendent of waterworks; J.
Nc Elroy. janitor city hall and engi-
neer; w. A. Walker, assistant jani-
tor; M. D. Stoner, city engineer;
William Pickles, city poundmaSter.
The matter of appointing a city
physician was laid over until next
meeting.
A batch of bills were allowed,
including the city pay roll for Feb
ruary, 1888.
The bonds of city officers were
filed and accepted, as follows:
City Clerk Malloy. $4,000, with
A. Klein and Matt Mayer as sureties;
City Assessor Cahill, $1,000, with
surety, laid on table temporarily;
motion overruled and bond accepted.
The licence of the Empire En-
ployment company was transferred
from the members of that company
to A. A. Carter, the latter present
ing an affidavit that he had pur-
chased the business.
Reported municipal court, show
ing $54.1O paid, was accepted.
The liquor license application of
Johnson & .Lindberg was accepted.
Street Commissioner Miller filed
a report of the tools and other.
property of the city, which was:
accepted.
City Clerk Maloy arose to
question of personal privilege and
stated that the city charter provided
that they pay him an adequate
salary; and threatened, with accus-
ing finger, to take the matter into
the courts, if necessary, for vindica-
ton.
CONTINUED tomorrow.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-03-02
Sunday School Meeting.

The Beltrami County 1Su nday
school association will hold it's first
annual convention in the First
Presbyterian church Of Bemidji,
Thursday, Friday, March 18th and
18th. Each Sunday school in the
county is invited to-, send one OF
more delegates. A. M. Locker OF
St, Paul and John Orchard of Fargo,
N. OAK, both Sunday school experts,
will be present. No Sunday, school
workers in the county can afford to
miss this convention.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-03-02
DECLAMATORY CONTEST
WILL Be HELD FRIDAY
Winners of FIRST Place Will Participate
Against Contestants of Schools
from Other Towns.

A preliminary declamatory contest
will be held Friday evening of this
week at the City Opera House
to determine what students shall
represent Bemidji in the annual
declamatory contest between the
high schools of Akeley, Eagle Bend,
Cass Lake, Park Rapids, Grand
Rapids and Bemidji.
The contest this year will be held
at Park Rapids, and the first place
was awarded to Grand Rapids, as
that school took the two second
standings. Park Rapids won first
place in the serious and Cass Lake
was first in the humorous at that
time.
Bemidjl has several candidates Of
rare ability and will undoubtedly
make an excellent showing at Grand
Rapids.
M. A. Spooner has beennamed by
Professor Richie as one of the judges
of the contest Friday evening.
Those who will participate in the
preliminary contest Friday evening
are given below, together with their
selections:
Humorous
Our Guide in Vienna and Rome
Emil Engels.
Aunty Doleful's Visit" Olive
Cunningham.
Jimmy Browns Steamer Chair
James Knox.
Serious
King Robert of sicily''- Ethel
Knox.
"Andreas Holfer's Appeal to
| Arms Elmer Hilliard.
The Launching of the Ship
Clare Fisk.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-03-02
Meeting Of Priests.

An important meeting Of a few Of
the Catholic priests in this section
Of the country was held in this city
yesterday and much business in
regard to the affairs of the church
was transacted.
The following churchmen attended
the meeting: Fathers O'Dwyer OF
Bemidji, Hogan Of Virginia, Floyd
of Eveleth, Walsh Of Fosston, and
Kileen of Fveleth. They returned
to their homes today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-03-02
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN :
AT F|ReMEN'S- MEETING
Albert HaIyorson Returns from Gather
ing Tournament Promoters Held !.
at 'Crookston Yesterday.

Much enthusiasm was manifested
at the meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Northwestern Fire
mems Tournament association,
which was held at Crookston last
evening, according to Albert Hal
vorson, secretary of the Bemidji
Fire Department, who attended
the meeting as delegate from the
Bemidji department. @..
Delegates were present from
Crookston, Red Lake Falls, Thief
River Falls and Hallock, and the
delegations from Warren, Ada and
Bagley sent word that they could
not attend but would participate
later.
1t was decided to hold the annual
tournament and business meeting at
Crookston, some time during the
month of July, the exact dates to be
selected by the members of the
Crookston department, who will
have charge of the tourney and
meet. ---.l
An agreement was made at the
meeting whereby several of the rules
of the association were changed very
materially.
The distance to be run in the hub.
and-hub hose race was changed from
200 yards, the former distance, to
$50 yards, it being the unanimous
opinion that the shorter distance
would give much better satisfac.
ton.
The ladder climbing contest was
changed so that under the new
arrangements the climber will be
required to touch the first and last
rungs of the ladder. This rule pre-
vailed in 1907, but was changed, anc
it was thought best to go back tt
the old rule, which will do away
with many disputes.
Another rule which was adopted
and which will have much to do with
bringing off events with much NOR,
regularity, and do away with I'm
necessary delays at tournaments, re
quires teams participating in race
to be on the starting line, ready 70
the starters signal, not later tina,
ten minutes after the race has bee,
called. Failure to comply with thi
requirement will subject the offend
ing department to a fine of IS.
At the conclusion of the meetin,
lat Crookston, the visiting delegate
were treated to a banquet at th
Grill restaurant and we're also show
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-03-02
SENATOR HANSON WANTS
BANK DEPOSIT GUARANTY
Upper House Representative for This
District introduced His Banking
Bill Yesterday Morning.

St. Paul, Mimi, March IA
state bank deposit guaranty plan is
provided in a bill offered in the
senate yesterday morning by Senator
A. L. Hanson of Ada. Banks are
divided into classes, A and B, the
former in cities under $4,000 and
the latter in cities over $4,000.
Deposits are limited to ten times the
the capital and surplus in Class A.
and eight times in Class B. Class
Class A banks are to pay into the
guaranty fund one-tenth of1per cent,
and Class B one-fifth of Der cent,
and out of that fund depositors in
failed banks are to be reimbursed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-03-02

through the Crookston city hall,
where the fremen have elegant
quarters.
It is hardly likely that the Be-
midi department will send rum
ming team to participate in the
tournament, but the local fremen
will undoubtedly continue to hold
their membership in the association.