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The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-09-16
Coming to Richfeld
Ora NeiIl Writes Letter to Old Home
Paper Which Bears Fruit
Friends Are Coming
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Richfield, Idaho, Agu 26, os
Mr. Frank Bailey,
Editor Bulletin:
l would like thru the columns Of
your valuable paper to say few
words in regard to the opportunities
of Idaho, for the benefit Of those
who are thinking of emigrating.
The Richfield segregation is one
of the prettiest of land that per-
son would care to see, and is tray
ersed the entire length by the Little
and Big Wood Rivers.
The land on this tract is taken
under the Carey Act" and con
tract has to be made with the Idaho
Irrigation Co. for water before you
can file on the land, you then pay
the government so cents an acre for
the land and pay the Idaho Irrigation
Co. $35 an acre for a perpetual wa
ter right.
The Irrigation Co. is building a
great dam on Big Wood river that
will form a natural reservoir that
will hold more than double the wat
en- necessary for irrigating their land.
The dam when completed will form
a lake eight miles long, three miles
wide and will be f50 feet deep.
When one takes into consideration
the amount of grain, etc, one can
raise to the acre here, withou- any
risk G. floods 0. dlought5 il is very
r., enable
Wheat in this country will aver
age So bushels to the acre. oats from
70 to 90 bushels and potatoes 800
bushels per acre and alfalfa makes
about six tons per acre which finds a
ready market at $12 per ton at cut
ting time.
There are people here from nearly
every state in the union, and most of
them are well satisfied and making
good money, although, as you know,
there are kickers and knockers every
place in the world who would not be
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-09-16
ceptionally well.

ceptiOnally we'll
At the old Brown ranch. six mile.
northwest of town this season ha,
been raised some as nice apples, pears
and prunes as will grow anywhere
while potatoes and grain crops are
exceptionally good
At the Byrne ranch north of town
you can find everything in the pro
duce line growing. Mr. J. Byrne, Sr
over seventy years of age has charge
of the fruit and produce part of this
ranch and has made great success
Of it. There are potatoes raised by
aim, of the Earl Ohio variety that
weigh better than a pound each, and
nice large juicy apples of different
varieties are nearly breaking the
.rees down, while large amount of
ed raspberries, blackberies, goose
)eries and cherries have ben raised
IN this famous ranch this year.
On the Motheral place joining the
own, fine crop of oats has ben
crown this year and A. H Wright,
Who has part of the place rented. has
aised some very fine vegetables of
III kinds and fine crop of millett.
The millett was not sowed until the
last of July and has headed out and
will mature in less than sixty days
from the time it was planted
On the A. NJ. McClenahan place
Joining town on the west there is
fine piece of alfalfa that is in full
bloom and fully two feet high that
speaks we'll for the fertility of the
soil on the Richfiel dtract, as the
middle of June this place was nothing
but a sage brush desert. There is
also several acres of cane on this
place that was doing well until it was
too much which turned it
yellow in spots, but the crop shows
that with proper handling that cane
can be successfully raised on this
tract and that it has plenty of time
10 mature.
Ex-Governor Morrison and c. A.
Park, after investigating conditions
If climate, have decided to put out
orchards the coming spring and in
| few years the Richfield tract will
the orchard of Lincoln coun-
y.
To those who have grown other
of stuff this year we would
ike to get an account of it, and as
dr. Bower is making a collection for
he purpose of showing prospective
ettlers, he would like to have a
ample of everything grown on the
lichfieid tract this season.
The country is just now on the
We of great development and by all
ulling togetehr and letting the out
ide world know what can be success
ully raised here we can expect 10
lduce large number of homesee'-
RS to settle on the Richfield tract
ne next year
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-09-16
Richfield Resources.
Excellent Showing of First Years Pro
duets Made by Those Having
Water for Irrigation

People living on the Richfield trac
are some of them now beginning tC
reap the benefit of their labors, anC
to those who have had a good supply
of water the harvest is plenty, and the
variety of stuff raised can not be beat
any place in the north west.
G. P. Johnson, living four miles
west of town, has probably raised
more feed, fruit and vegetables the
past year than any other person on
the tract and the different kinds OF
grain, fruit and vegetables raised by
him can be seen at the Office of V.
V. Bower, the land man, who is max
ing a collection of stuff grown on the
Riehfield tract the past season and
has nice display of everything thai
has been grown on the tract and is
adding to his collection as fast as he
can get the stuff.
Mr.. Bower has on display in his
Office potatoes that were grown by
Mr.. Johnson, that will weigh moro
than 8 pounds and a half to the po
tato, also pears. peaches, prunes, ap
pies and plums, as nice as you car
find any place. Mr. Johnson this
year planted half bushel of new
variety of white oats and harvested
from the half bushel of seed 40 BUSH
els of as fine oats as one would wish,
he also has roasting ears, and garden
truck of all kinds, that has yielded
largely to the amount of ground he
had in. He has flower gardens, that
has every kind of flower known in
this part of the country, that are of
the richest colors
Mr.. Johnson has LOO acres of
land all fenced with woven. wire and
has great stack yards of wheat, oats
and barley, waiting for the thresher, I
besides he has stack afte rstack of
alfalfa hay and this season sowed .
$50 acres of new ground to alfalfa
and the best part of all this feed he
has the stock to eat it and has pur-
chased 500 tons of hay besides what
he has raised.
Mr. Johnson is firm believer in
the future of this country and is a
genuine booster in every sense of the
word and is ready and willing to
take stock to the amount of $4,000
in mill and elevator for Richfield
and as he has made success of all
lis other undertakings we have no
ioubt hut that what he will succeed 1
n landing the mill in short time, {
Is other men with moneyto invest S
ire sure to see in short time where
money invested in an enterprise of
his kind would yield handsome re- {
urns.
Mr.. Johnson is now making ar $
angements to put out large num-
er of fruit trees next spring on diff i
erent parts of his ranch and thinks c
pples and prunes will both do ex- t
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-09-16
Property Owners Take Notice

All property owners will be given IN
til Monday, Sept. 81, in whice to grade
the right of way along both sides Of
Main street, from the o. S. L. right
of way, north to Lincoln avenue, after
which time said leveling and grading
will be done by the Village of Richfeld
and the cost assessed against the lot or
lots abuting the work done.
By order of the chairman and board
of trustees of Richfeld, Idaho.
A. T. Park, Village Clerk
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-09-16
3S, 900 Acres Carey Act Lands
to be Opened.

For settlement at Miner, Idaho, on
September 20. Reduced rates via
Oregon Short Line Tickets on sale
from points between Pocatello and
Buhl September 18th to Goth, inclu-
sive. From other points September
IS. to 49, limit September %. See
agent for further particulars.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-09-16
BIDS OPENED

The bids for the laying of ce-
ment sidewalks in Richfeld were
opened by the Village Trustees
Tuesday evening and F. W. Whit
tier of Twin Falls, was found to
be the lowest bidder, which was
IS cents per square foot Of side
walk. and $685. 90 for 40 foot cross
walks and $l20 for SO foot cross
walks. The contract will be let
and work started inside of ff-
teen days.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-09-16
IMPORTANT MEETING

A meeting of the Commercial
Club will be held this, Friday
evening, at the new Commercial
Club rooms, next door to the
Recorder office. A full attend
ance is desired as several matters
of interest to the city will come
before the meeting. Plenty OF
new seats have been put in, the
rooms are well lighted and com
Portable and every member.
should try and be present.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-09-16
COOPERATION SCHEME ILLEGAL
The Second Opinion by The Attorn.
ey-GeneraI

Washington. Sept. Secretary
Ballinger today received from Attor-
ney-General Wickersham a second
opinion, holding that the co-opera-
tive plan of building government ir-
rigation projects is illegal Under
this plan settlers were permitted to
aid in building canals, laterals, etc,
and were paid in certificates, which
later were to be accepted by the gov
ernment from settlers in payment
for water rights in lieu of cash. Sec
retary Ballinger says no further GER
tificates viii be issued, but that all
outstanding certificates heretofore
issued by the reclamation service viii
be redeemed at full face value and
paid in cash as quickly as money is
available in the reclamation fund.
He expects all such certificates to be
redeemed in the near future.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-09-16

satisfied any place.
Land on the Richfield tract is
heap compared with other places
n Idaho and it will only be a
matter of a short time until land
here will sell readily for 500 an
acre.
The climate in this section is ideal
as there are never any storms. very
little hot weather and exceedingly
mild winters. During the spring
months it is rather disagreeable as
the wind blows a great deal at that
time Of the year, but during the win
ter there is no wind whatever, and
one does not need an overcoat unless
he IS ont after dark, and when
snow falls it never drifts, but settles
gently to the ground so easy that if
one is in the house he could not tell
that it was storming.
Now l am not in the land business
nor am l interested in any shape or
form, but these are actual facts of
this country, and in closing will say
that if any of my old friends or
neighbors are thinking of coming
west, would advise them to visit
Richfield and look the country over
before locating.
Yours Respectfully,
ORA NELL
The above article which appeared
in the Chillicothe, Illinois Bulletin,
of September 8, shows that Mr.. Neill
is a booster and the article is also
bearing fruit, as Nr. Neill has receiv-
ed letters of inquiry from that place
since the article was published and
two of his friends, at least from that
place are expected to arrive in Rich
field in the near future. This is a
good way to advertise the count.;.
and if more people you'd follow Mr..
Neill's example, by writing to their
home papers in the east, it would
probably have the effect of bringing
a large number of settlers to this
country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-31
A TOUCHING TRIBUTE.
Dying Soldier Leaves His All to Miss
Helen NJ. Gould.

Chicago. May 31.-"To Miss Helen M.
Gould, the friend of all soldiers, I
hereby give and bequeath my death
benefit, to be paid to her by the United
States government and to be used her.
her heirs and assigns as she or they
may see fit.
That was the beginning and end of
the will of Private John Bartlett, who
died recently at Fort Sheridan. And
Miss Gould. who has been designated
more than once as "America's foremost
philantropist," says it is the most
touching tribute to her career.
Every commissioned officer and SOL
der in the army when his death oc-
ours in the line of duty is permitted
to designate some one to whom shall
be paid his death benefit, the equiva-
lent of six months pay. Usually the
money is paid to a near relative; some
times to an army "par' who has stood
by and helped during his comrades
last illness.
But Bartlett, who was a private in
battery F, Fifth field artillery. had
been in the Spanish war and had seen
Miss Gould at Montauk Point when
she took charge of affairs there and
went down to the camp in person to
work for the wounded soldiers. Miss
Gould has not been much in the public
eye of late, but Bartlett had not for
gotten.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-31
WEARS The TROUSERS.
Bride Exacted Many Promises From
Her Future Husband

New York, May 31.-A woman married
man in Montclair yesterday and she
thinks she is going to keep him at home:
Justice of the Peace Williams married
the couple. He would not give their names,
but he gave out the following document
that the man had to sign before the cere-
mony was performed:
II so1emnly promise before the Justice
of the peace and the woman have asked
to be my wife to give to her my pay en-
velope, unopened. every Saturday night;
to be at home every night by O'Clock
unless my wife is out with me; never to
go to parties without her, and never to
dance with anybody else without her per-
mission.
IT promise to be kind to her mother;
never to join any lodge that does not adj
init women; never to smoke more than
three cigars on week day, and not more
than five on Sunday; never to smoke
cigarettes at all. and never to use profane
language; to beat carpets every spring
without grumbIing: to do up my own
laundry package each week. never to
drink intoxicating liquors, except at the
annual spring house cleaning. and never
to keep a dog.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-31
STATE HOUSE NEWS.
Decoration Day Was Observed by All
the State Employees.

The state house was closed up as tight
today as joint town under the Jackson
lid. Not even on Christmas or New Year
days were so few people to be found in the
state offices Is today. Decoration day is
observed in Kansas with as much devo-
ton as the Pennsylvanians show with
ton, or little old Vermont with her fam
Gus regiments that fought with the Army
of the Potomac all through the and
filled the cemeteries of that state to over
flowing with soldiers graves can show no
more veneration for the day than do the
people of Kansas.
Governor Stubs delivered the Memoir
ial address at Wichita and John Dawson
went to Westmoreland.
The tariff fight has kept the Kansas
delegation in Washington, so there is a
greater demand for speakers in the state
today than the supply Anthony, Camp
bell, Murdoch, Curtis = Bristow all had
invitations from all the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-31
|FAST 70PfkAN0ES)
L2aall.d, aaNA1G I'd

W. s. Hunter. physician end surgeon.
office and res. 1119 Eas- 6th Ind. 1863
Miss Nora Martin has returned to her
home in Chanute, Kansas, after spend
ing several days here visiting relatives
and friends.
Mr.. H T. Johnston of GAINESVILLE. Ohio.
is here spending few days the guest of
his brother, Mr.. j. w. Johnston and fam
lily, of 70 Lake street.
Mrs. Coates of Madison street spent
Saturday and Sunday the guest of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Blood, at Wakarusa,
Kansas.
Miss Hazel LAWYER left this morning for
Kansas City where she will spend several
days visiting relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Luthy returned home
yesterday from ST. Louis, Mo, where they
have spent the past week visiting rela-
tives and attending the Y. NJ. c. A. con-
ference.
Mr. Harry Warner spent Saturday and
Sunday the guest of relatives in Harvey
vile, Kansas.
Miss Mary Livgood is able to be up and
around again after several days illness
with an attack of fever. She will be able
to return to her home In western Kansas
the latter part of next week after spend
ing several weeks here visiting relatives
and friends.
Miss Mamie Haskell of Auburn, Kansas,
has returned home after spending several
days the guest of relatives in Eskridge,
Kansas.
Miss Nettie Hagenbuch of Eudora, Kan
sas, is here spending a week the guest of
her brother. Mr.. Frank Hagenbuch of
Klein street.
Mr.. Clarence Thomas spent the Sunday
with Mr.. Harry Thomas in Lawrence.
Mr. and Mrs. Sharp and son Donald
of Wa-Keeny, Kansas. are spending this
week with friends on Madison street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-31
topeka CEMETERY.
One of the Most Beautiful Burial
Grounds in the West.

During the late spring and summer
months one need wish to find no more
beautiful spot than the Topeka ceme-
terry. Approaching the cemetery from
a distance, one is. impressed by the
great amount of foliage. The trees have
grown to such size to afford greatest
beauty and beauty which can only be
had in a cemetery of old standing. The
natural beauty of the site also is one
of rare choosing, located on a rolling
elevation it affords beauty IN the con-
ture as we'll as an excellent view of the
surrounding country and the city. Any
one who has visited the cemetery at
any time in the past three or four
years is familiar with these points of
beauty. However those who have not
seen Topeka's burial grounds for the
past few months would be surprised
at the great artificial beauty which has
been added. The graveyard is a flower
garden of the most beautiful type. The
management has made every effort pos
sible to beautify the grounds. Flowers
of all kinds are to be seen in abundance
in every part of the cemetery Many
of the individual lots as well as the
family lots have been placed in the
hands of the Cemetery Association to
be cared for. The uniform beauty of
these is especially noticeable. The man
agement is making efforts to arrange
with the lot owners for the perpetual
right to take care of the flowers plant
ed around the graves by the friends
and relatives. in order to assure the
| uniform beauty of the place.
Those who go forth today to decorate
the graves of their loved friends or
relatives may feel a pleasure in the
| thought that their loved ones are rest
! ing in one of the most beautifully cared
| for cemeteries in the west. A brick
walk has been laid from Tenth avenue
| to the main entrance and a well tended
macadam road leads on up the hill to
the Gage monument from where num-
erous brick and cinder walks branch
| off in all directions so that no trouble
can be had in getting to all parts of
the cemetery. Not only sadness will
be felt in visiting so beautiful a Gene
terry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-31
DROWNED in MUD.
Boy Owed Into Pool of Slime to Take
a Swim.

Los Angeles, May 31-Elmer Carlisle,
II years old, son of H. E. Carlisle, was
choked to death in the Shiny ooze and
mud in the bottom of an excavation
on Avenue Fifty when he dived into
the pool, thinking to take a swim.
One of his companions braved death
in an endeavor to save the boys life,
and another boy ran for assistance TO
such distance that when he reached
help and gasped out his story he fell
unconscious to the ground with the
blood gushing from nose and mouth.
When assistance arrived dynamite
was resorted to to loosen Carlisle 5
body from the clinging grip of the
mud into which he had sunk, but all eff
forts We're futile, and the body finally
was pulled out with pike poles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-31
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.SANLAFE notes.

Engineer Heberer and Fireman Boyer
have been regularly assigned to the
Topeka work train.
| Engineer Charlie Jones is running on
runs % and SO.
Mr.. E. E. Bleckley, general passenger
agent for the Missouri Pacific, station
| ed at Kansas City, spent the day here
Friday on a business trip.
Mr.: c. F. Thompson left yesterday
| for La Junta, Col. where he will be
employed in the Santa Fe ticket office.
Mr.. H. w. Sharp, superintendent of
western division. stationed at La Junta.
has gone to Mexico City, o. NJ, on a
| business trip.
the r. R. Y. NJ. C. A. will leave Tues
day morning for Chicago where he Will
spend several days before going to his
home in Dayton o.
| j. c. Wilson, of Emporia, is spending
a few days in Topeka on a business trip.
Engineer E E. Smith is in the place
| of Engineer Ed Whitcomb in the pool
Engineer Harry French is in the place
| of Engineer Hayman on runs 5 and G.
Engineers Sherman and Botkin are ON
the new engines, 111S and 1898, just out
| of the shop.
! Mrs. o. ]. Moldey. matron of the
Santa Fe hospital. is spending a few
| days in Ottawa.
Mr. r. A. Postma. of Lawrence, will
| take the position as clerk at the r p
Y. NJ. C. A.. which wifi be vacated by
Mr.. Guy Gebhardt, who leaves Tues
day for his home in Colorado.
John Watdnson. of the machine shop.
| spent Sunday in Carbonate with his
| parents.
Fireman Pardu is in the place of Fire
man Moody on the switch engine
| Fireman Roy Hoover is unable to be
| at work on account of illness
Roy Yewell, of the general offices.
was unable to be at work Tuesday on
account of illness
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-31
EGG HANDLERS STRIKE.
Fruit of Helpful Hen to Be Sold With
out Inspection.

Chicago, May 31.-No strictly fresh
eggs will be obtainabIe here after to-
morrow. Current receipts" will be
the label displayed on the crates. If the
produce dealers are honest in the mat
ter The industrious hens out in the
country will keep on laying fresh eggs
as usual, but the men who classify
them after they reach South Water
street are to strike tomorrow morning.
With the egg handlers on strike, the
man who likes fresh eggs with his
bacon for breakfast will have to take
them with a little stronger faith than
usual. The eggs, as they come from
the farmers coop, appear very much
alike, but after they pass through the
hands of the egg inspectors they are
classified under eight heads and unless
so classified, one purchaser may get
spots" while he is paying for "firsts. u
To the layman eggs is eggs as
pigs is pigs" but in the vernacula1
of South Water street they are divided
in varieties:
Extras; Prime firsts; Firsts; Current
receipts; Seconds; No. 1 dirties and
checks; Spots; Rots.
The first three grades are used in
the first class restaurants and the
fourth grade is sold to jobbers. The
name current receipts indicates that
thew have not been inspected. and the
jobber has to accept them as they ar
rive in the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-31
COOPER IN MORE TROUBLE.
Judgment Is Secured Against Silver
Lake Convict.

A judgment for $1,000 against Charles
trict court Saturday afternoon. Cooper
was convicted and sentenced to the peni-
tertiary for a statutory offense against
Virgie Settler a 14-year-old girl who lived
at Silver Lake. The father of the girl
brought suit against the convicted man
for $1,000 damages, and IL took the jury
but a short time Saturday afternoon to
render verdict
Ed ONeil, county commissioner, was ap-
pointed trustee for Cooper's property,
which consists of small building and
some pool tables in Silver Lake. Ga1en
Nichols, the attorney who defended cooper
the property for attorney rees. and what
is left will not go far toward satisfying
Settlers Judgment