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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
THE LEADER.

the month of February this year.
the Leader store was established in
Rigby and since that time it has done
a business that will closely approach
s7o,000 1t has, in fact. done as nlgh
as a $1,000 business in one day. namely
on May 10 during special sale.
The Leader, one of the finest dry
goods stores in Rigby, is owned by
three partners-G. g. Samsel and l..
b, Murphy owners of the Golden Rue
store at Idaho Falls, and l. j. Steele
the local manager.
Mr.. Steele has been in the mercan-
tile business for nine years at Ogdei,
Butte and other places; and is con-
sidercd especially competent in all
business lines.
The Leader carries everything TO
wear. in fact it is the only exclusively
dry goods store in Rigby and conse-
quently the largest The motto of the
Credit" as the business Is carried on a
strictly cash basis.
Tho place presents a busy appearance
at all times, IL people being necessary
at times to walt on the many custom
erS. The business covers q radius of
75 miles including Swan and Star val
leys and covering a better territory
than that about Idaho Falls,
The popularity of the place is well
shown by It's amount of business: and.
in fact. its mammoth sales and great
bargains have been more or less OF
pleasing revelation to the people Of
RIgby With such solid beginning its
future is assured and under the COM
petent management of l.. j. Steele It's
rapid advancement along conservative
lines is a practical certainty.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

speed and close competition Rigby is
In Inc by reason of its admirable To-
cation. The building of a continental
road through this point would benefit
the valley more than any other one
thinS. The vast deposits of coal exist
ing In the mountains east OF Rigby
would be brought in for half what this
commodity now costs. This would fos-
Ter manufacturing enterprises, which
with the great mechanical power our
great Snake rlVer-thc largest I'm the
ROCKY mountain country-is bound to
develop in great city I'm this valley.
Such road would OXEN up central Ida
hos enormous mineral wealth known to
exist there. by affording cheap trans
poitltion facilities. SmclteIs would
srf.ng up to the west This would
aitcrd larger home market for the
products of the sci. Also the lumber
from the endless timber SuI-.y now
growing In Idaho's central mountain
Iastness, would bring cheaper building
material, and thus with the resulting
energy from the matchless agricultural,
coal. mining, range and timber re-
sources, must necessarily build great
city in eastern Idaho. and as already
pointed out. Rigby, the Hub city" by
force of circumstances, cannot very well
help becoming that city. 1t Is suf-
ficiently distanced from Butte on the
north, Salt Lake on the south, and
Boise on the weSt-theSe cities beng
about 25O miles each way from Rigby-
that II is possible to build city to
equal any one of them. without inter
ferlnS with their growth, or necessarily
drawing any support away from them,
after the country becomes more dense
ly populated.
In looking at Rigbys future in this
optimistic way. there is certainly in
spiratlon for all to enter into the build
ing of Greater Rigby." for the pic
turc is not overdrawn
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
Rigby Coming Metropolis of East

by the hand of magic Rgby has from non-exen few
I
the writer has nearly oil the Gem states wondrous saol
projects
o
having
o
found
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

cal l.. D. S. bishopric and an all
around influential citizen; and A. G.
Marler. secretary and manager Mr..
Marler previous to his coming TO Rigby
was manager OF Marler Bros Hard
ware Co. at Teton and Is young man
OF wide commercial training and ex-
perlencc.
The business of the company covers
radius of over a dozen miles and in
a year will aggregate over $1,000 Tho
lines carried include furniture, carpets,
rugs, linoleum, wall paper. trunks.
suit cases. pictures and picture frames.
Universal ranges and heaters, baby
carriages and go-carts. Edison phono-
graphs, and records and tin and gran
lite ware.
Since entering the new building the
business has doubled the structure
having been completed July l of this
year. The company enjoys the conf
dence Of the entire community and as
it is the only general house furnish
ing establishment In Rigby with the
finest building in the county, 1t Is of
course a credit to a rapidly growing
business center
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
EAT CHOCOLATE FOR BEAUTY.

An eminent physician of New York Is
accustomed to prescribe. for many OF
his Young women patients, half pound
of chocolate daIly-to be eaten when
ever tho lady feels like 1t.
II ia prescribed for beauty Seems
odd, does it not?
But the oddity of 1t Is more striking
when 1t is considered that the choco-
,atc. in the opia.oA OF the physician
himself,sis neither beneficial nor other
wise. He prescribes 1t. in case of
complexion trouble most particularly.
for no other purpose than to make the
patient thirsty. and thereby to compel
her to drink water.
Two facts may be set down as un-
deniable.
First, that few women drink as much
water as they ought to drink.
Secondly, that this habit of not drink
Ing enough water is largely account
able for troubles of the complexion.
Medical science tells us that purity Of
complexion depends first and funda-
mentally upon tho condition of the in
terror OF the body. II the latter be not
kept thoroughly cleansed, the skin will
be muddy. Hence the necessity of
drinking plenty of water. which is the
only effective agent that can be utilized
for the purpose.
A girl goes to a physician. and says
to him plaintively: What shall
do for my complexion? 1t is giving mo
a great deal of anxiety"
AS a matter of faot. she would be
very pretty. but her skin is muddy. and
pimples frequently appearing destroy
her good looks.
The doctor asks her few questions,
and. II he knows his business. tells her
to drink plenty of water-two or three
quarts a day. To which she Is more
than likely to reply:
"Oh. doctor. simply can't do that"
Or, as moro often happens. she assents.
and. not believing at all In the prescrip-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

Mr. House estimates 30 more cars ere
the close of the month. providing 1t is
possible to secure the cars. The Rigby
country sure raised a crop this year.
Fact is. II is an cyery-year occurrence" 4"
Many a city of treble the population
cannot say so much.
GREAT POTATO CROP.
The same issue contained this item on
potatoes:
This week will practically end po-
tato digging for the present year. farm
ers having taken advantage of the ex-
ccllent weather this section has en-
joyed for the past month. The crop Is
the greatest ever grown In this vicinity.
both in average and yield, instances
having been reported of a yield of up
wards of 500 bushel to the acre. John
Chase, four miles east OF town, had in
20 acres. from which he harvested 10000
bushels. At the present price his crop
would bring in the neighborhood OF
$4,000. Just think OF It. $4,000 from 20
acres of ground within six months of
time of planting the crop. There is
nothing to equal our lava ash soil and
Snake river waste. when industriously
and intell;gently handled"
RAILROAD POSSIBILITIES.
Regarding the possibilities of the fu-
ture. it can Ibe said that when new ant.
trunk lines of railroads are built across
Idaho. that Rigby stands the best show
of being on one OF these new arteries
of commerce. And this not because she
is so large and important now as to at
tract them, but because the pioneers To-
Gated the town in the right place. There
Is long stretch of rich country be-
tween Ogden. Utah and Butte, Mont.
which abounds in rich agricultural
lands. great coal deposits. wonderful
mineral indications. together with vast
timber resources, stock ranges and
everything necessary to constitute a
rich and valuable country. and no con-
tinental road traversing 1t. This extent
of country is fairly we'll settled up,
though 1t does not contain q thouSandth
part of the people 1t is capable of sus-
taining. Even in the sparsely settled
condition OF today, RIgby has developed
beyond the present capacity of the rail-
roads. Other great railroad companies,
particularly the Chicago e Northwest
ern and the Burlington systems, are
looking this way with the intention of
building to the coast These two lines
are within about 200 feet and so miles
east of Rigby already-a short distance
to annihilate in this fast age of IN
dustry affords the only feasible pass
through the high Rocky mountain
range between the railroad lines north
and south. Rigby lies directly IN the
wake of the south forks great canyon,
affording a water grade for a hundred
miles east Any through trunk line
having as its objective point the Pacific
coast VIII naturally build as near an
air line as possible in these days of
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
$4,000 NEW OF THE RIGBY HARDWARE LUMBER G. MAN
UFACTURING CO

HE. Rigby Hardware, Lumber &
Manufacturing company has in the
past virtually conducted three enter
prises in Rigby-a hardware store. lum-
Der yard with planning mill in connec-
tion, and a general merchandising in
Stitution, known as THE Quality
Store" This is the pioneer and larg-
est corporation in the town, and has
done more to build up and develop
Rigby's commercial interests than aDv
other concern. 1t has the largest capi-
tai invested, and enjoys perhaps the
largest volume of business done In Rig
by. This distinction has been obtained
by fair and equitable dealing, and wide
awake and modern business methods.
It's business has grown so rapidly in
recent years that the company found ii
necessary TO erect a new building on
the corner of Main and State streets.
at n cost of about $4,000. This struc-
turc is so by 120 feet, with basement
under the entire building and two sto-
ries of pressed brick surmounted with
handsome and massive metal cornicc
above, and plate glass fronts on each
street. insuring abundant light. The
building is conceded to be the most
modern as we'll as the largest store
building in Fremont county. 1t has
Are proof vault, elevator beautiful
metal ceiling and will be heated with
steam. and when finished will be hand
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

CAPITALIZED at $25.G00. situated in
- its own new building constructed
at q cost of $1,000 and owned by some
of the most progressive ann competent
business men of the entire valley, The
Rigby Furniture Co. Ltd, Is not only
the exclusive furniture store for Rigby
but one of the finest establishments
of Its kind in Idaho 1t was incorpor-
ated three years ago-July 2, 1906:
and opened with a stock OF Sl,4oo In
value This stock has now grown in
general variety and excellence to
total values of more than $4,000.
The store was built for the purpose
and contains balconies and every facil-
ity of the most modern establishment,
The stockholders OF the company in
cludc prominent men from every part
of the valley including men from
Grant and Willow Creeks, Lorenzo and
Rudy
The officers include Peter Later,
president who Is one of the older resi-
dents of the city, member OF the To-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
ANDERSON BROTHERS. BANK,
RlGBY.

THROUGHOUT the upper Snake
L River valley the name Anderson
permeates the banking establishments
with a most praiseworthy reputation
for integrity. solidity and financial con-
servatism. Rigby shares the same
prestige in having a branch of the
Oldest and largest bank in southeast
ern Idaho. Anderson Bros bank the
main house at Idaho Falls.
The Rigby Anderson Brothers bank
has been In business for six years; and
during that time the deposits have
grown to 100000! The company
makes farm loans at the lowest rates
obtainable in Fremont county. A gem
eral banking business Is done, as the
institution is a bank run by bankers.
Interest is paid on time deposits. In
every sense of the word 1t Is credit
TO Rlgby and the Snake River valley.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
BoWERS-SCHWEITzER co., LTD.
"The Golden Rule Store.o

extending from Swan valley. 10 miles
north, to Star valleysin Wyoming. The
business amounts to more than double
that of any similar mercantile house
In Rigby.
The establishment in its equipment
and facilities Is modern in every re-
spect. The grocery department is on.
one side and the dry goods on the
other.
3. c. Bowers of Emmett. Ida, is
president of the company; c. J. Call,
vice president, and H. A. Schweitzer,
secretary and manager
Mr.. Schweitzer is one OF the mott
enthusiastic boosters of the city. He
says the country about Rlgby Is one
OF the greatest valleys in the world
and that it took l6 prizes at the last
state fair Go to Rigby and Bowers
Schweitzer Co. will do all in It's power
to ut you out and get you started III
the great land of opportunity.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

all the upper Snake river valley
wh6Te some of the largest grain sec
tions In the world are to be seen. there
is no institution. more modern. more
efficient and pralseMorthy than The
Rigby Milling Cos establishment. the
largest OF its kind In Rigby Capital
lied at $4,000. with large surplus.
having a daily capacity of $50 barrels
and storage capacity OF 10000 bushels
of wheat and 81 cars OF -four. backed
and managed by some of the most com
petent millers and business men In tho
whole valley. The Rigby Milling Co
is credit and a boost to n whole city
1t was established In 1903 by f.
T.. Robert under whose able manage
ment it has always existed. The Of
hcers include w Fl. Jones, president:
r.. X. Homer. Vice president; H. A.
Schwcitzer. treasurer; f. P, Robert,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

secretary and manager and w. II.
Jones r. X. Homer. Josiah Call, Peter
forgenson and f. 2. Robert directors.
Sam Whitehead Is the head miller and
n. f.. Smith and Ben Myler his as
sistants.
Most of the stock is owned by over
100 of the leading farmers of the Ribgy
district.
During the year 190s-9 the company
handled over 200 cars finding a market
In Utah, Wyoming. Montana and
Idaho.
The leading brands of flour 1t pro
duces ore big O., "Go!3 Wreath" and
Dictator" In addition to handling
this large amount of millstuffs the
company handles coal in connection
with its regular elevator business, and
ships everything that is raised on the
farm. II Is the intention of the COM
pnny to branch out into the lumber
business after the first of the year.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

by drinking plenty of water. And
what is plenty of water? The body re-
quires about q quart and half to sup
ply its own daily waste; but there
ought to be a considerable surplus
available for cleansing the Internal
mechanism.
Three quarts of water a day means
IL tumblersful. 1t may be found a little
bothersome at first to take that much.
but 1t Is not really difficult at all. IL
a good sized pitcher of water be kept
conveniently at hand. and results will
amply repay the trouble.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

ton tbecause it is SO extremely sim
ple), falls to obey the advice.
Hence 1t is that the eminent ply
sician aforementioned prefers to pre-
scribe chocolate In considerable guam
titles. which his young women patients
will take readily enough. and by this
means to promote the drinking of water
by engenderlng thirst.
Three out OF four cases OF muddy or
otherwise bad compilations will be
greatly benefited. II not entirely cured,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
THOUGHTFUL OF HIM.

At an. interminably long performance
OF Monte Cristo." with Charles Fechter
in tho character of the hero. the curtain
rose for the last act at quarter of ono
in the morning Fechter was discovered
sitting in a contemplative attitude. Hc
neither moved nor spoke. Just then a
clear. sad voice in the gallery exclaimed:
II hopo we are not keeping you up. SIR"
The fArgonaut
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

Lands near Rigby with water
right can be purchased for from
$50 to 500 per acre. Raw
lands under the canal are going from
SIS per acre upward. according to
Improvements and proximity to market.
Come of these lands. however. are rapid
" raising in price. especially those well
adapted to the growing of sugar beets.
The lands of this county not in use
for farming purposes afford pasturagc
during the summer season, lasting from
April to the last of October and are
utilized for that purpose by the live
stock men of the county. The stock Is
driven to the hills as soon as the spring
opens and back to the valley before
the winter sets in, where they are fed
on the alfalfa and clover hay of the
farmers ard on this account the farm
ers of the whole county are furnished
g home market for all the hay they can
produce. and in many instances Il Is
fed while the ground is frozen right IN
the farm where raised, thus impartlng
10 the lands the fertilizing droppingS OF
the stock.
The county has an elevation above
sea level running from 400 feet to over
5000 feet as 1t ascends the river valley.
and has grown oats at an elevation
of over $500 feet that yielded over ITO
bushels to the acre and weighed 4S
pounds to the bushels. The climate is
pure, healthy and bracing.
IMPROVEMENTS GALORE.
Since last year at this time various
new Improvements have gone up in
Rigby. The Rlgby Hardware company
has built a new establishment costing
1000; the Rlgby Furniture store. lit
lie older. Is worth $4,000; the Rigby
State banks home cost $4,000 and
the Smith block $1,000. William Wah!-
gren has a fine residence which cost
$1,000. ]. w, Jones, one costing about
$1,000 and Ed Ellsworth, Sr., one of the
same value.
A half mile of sidewalks has been or
dcred by the town board who are all
progressive men. ]. H. Steele is chair
man and the other members of the
board consists of S. B. Cough, Josiah
Call. ]. w. Hobley and w, j. N Adams
In fact some of the leading men Of
the county are at Rigby. Mr.. John n
Gllchrlst who was county commissioner
during 1907-190S is a brilliant young
lawyer and one OF the largest sheep
owners in the county. To him Is due
largely the Kidding OF the saloons from
RIgby. He is one of the county's future
men.
HEAVY SHIPMENTS.
The magnitude OF the grain and farm
shipments from Rigby are almost un-
believable. Yet on Oct. % the Rigby
Star. the hustling young paper of Rig
by. which. by the way, is one OF the
finest of Its kind in Idaho, contained
this item:
That business has been on the move
here in Rigby since the first of the
present month, is best attested from the
figures furnished The Star by Agent
House of the Short Line, Carload ship
mcnts have been:
lSi sin s''.s''''' .........s..s...ss. {
riour s-'s's' ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
.HE history of Bowers schweI

III history OI bOWeTS oCuWollEeI
Co. THE Golden Rule Store, :"
Is so closely connected with
the personal experience of n A.
Schweitzer that some OF It's interesting
details must be given. Mr.. Schweitzer
came from Cincinnati in 1S99 and in
1902 set up q little jewelry store over
Watsons drug store at st. Anthony,
sending out young man to peddle the
goods. Coming here later with only
$500, the savings from his first venture,
Mr.. Schweitzer started business with
Mr.. 3. C. Bowers. They were prac-
tically the only stockholders in the lit
tie corporation and carried a general
line. Now the place has
grown and grown until it is the largest
general mercantile store between Poca-
tello and Ashton. Twenty people are
employed at this season of the year.
Bowers, SchweitZer Co. are whole
salers and retailers, with a business
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-07-16
NJ. w. A. PICNIC July -
Committees Are Now Busy Arrang.
in Details

" nat promises to be the argest
Woodmen picnic ever held in this
vicinity is now being arranged by the
Modern Woodmen of America of
North Idaho. to be held in Couer
d'Alene on Saturday, July "a. The
local camp has appointed an execu-
tive committee, which in turn ar
pointed sub committees to look after
and arrange the various details, con-
nected with holding a picnic on as
large scale as is contemplated
Reports have already been received
from clerks of various camps, giving
assurance of large delegations. AS
the committee on transportation will
undoubtedly secure low rate for
round trips by railroad and steam
boat and possibly special trains, the
committee feel confident in saying
held in North Idaho. And the fact
that the registration for the Indian
reservation will be held here at that
time viii also induce many to attend
the picnic and register at the same
time. Delegations are expected from
Wallace, st. Joe, Standpoint, Spo-
kane, Moscow, Tekoa and all inter-
mediate points. The committee on
sports is arranging for enough races
rock drilling, log rolling, tug of
war, competitive team drill and other
contests to keep the visitors in a
gleeful mood all day and the lucky
contestants will be awarded valuable
prizes.
A visit to our beautiful city, boat
ing on the lake, a day full of sports
and contests, and dancing afternoon
and evening, coupled with the low
rates, should serve to bring an i'm
mense throng to compensate the com
mittee for the efforts they are put
ting forth.
Everybody is invited to attend /;
that means you too. Paste the date
in your hat--July "a.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-07-16

On Sunday afternoon Sir John Lub-
book, our host, took us all up TO the
hilltop whence in his quiet Kentish
village Darwin was shaking the world.
The illustrious pair. born in the same
year, had never me before Mr.. Glad
stone, as soon as seated. took Darwin's
interest in lessons of massacre for
granted and launched forth his thun-
derbolts with unexhausted zest. His
great, wise, simple and truth-loving
listener, then, think, busy on diges-
tive powers of the drosera in his green
house, was intensely delighted When
we broke up, watching Mr.. Gladstone
erect, alert figure as he walked away.
Darwin, shading his eyes with his hand
against the evening rays, said to me in
unaffected satisfaction, What an hon
or that such great man should come
to visit mei"-From Morley's Life of
Gladstone.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-07-16

According to the department OF
agriculture, sugar beet culture in
both Washington and Oregon mas
been hinderod and retarded greatly
by the lack of transportation facili-
ties. Each state has one beet sugar
factory.
Hay about Lebanon. Ore. is not a
particularly heavy crop this season.
Wheat is estimated at about half a
crop, and vetGa is better, with about
an average crop. Loose hay sells at
about So and baled at $40 in the
open market.
Charles o. Worley, who has been
in the services of the interior depart
ment on the Occur d'Alene reserva-
ton for the past 16 years. has re-
signed his position as superintendent
of the reservation.
The North Brownsville public
school, the largest school of Browns
Vile, Ore, was completely destroyed
with all its contents by fire early
Tuesday morning. The loss is So
900. There is no insurance, the pol
icy having lapsed few days ago.
Apparently the ire was ircendiary.
The Yakima Republic states that
from reports gathered in by the Hor-
ticultural Union, 1t appears that
there will be fair crop of Kings,
Ninesaps, Black TSigs. Roman
Beauties, and Red Checked Pipns.
all of which ore red checked apples.
OF the Ben Davis apples there will be
practi cally none; the Arkansas
Blacks. Newton Pippins and Spitzen-
bergs will be few. Prunes, plums
and pears are reported as showing
good prospects.