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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02

wish /, every person in
the u. S. suffering with
Xii Fits, Epilepsy or Fall1
TIL ing Sickness to send for
one of my largs-slzea
u ~ I6-ounce bottles FIRES
DIR. F. z. GRANT, Dept. p55. Kansas CITY, Mo-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
Live Poultry
Turkeys. per h. 2Oc hens each. 4oGeac; frie
each as 10 size. S0d35c; geese each. So@60c
Flour, Grain and Hay

Turkeys per H. zoe; hens each. 4oG6ac; fries
each 10 size. sOQ35e; geese each. S0q60c.
Flour, Grain and hay
Flour. sacked, per barrel: Iglehesrts Bes,
Queen tfui PATENT, SAYS; Supreme fun parent)
Sc. Is; Ocean Spray fhalf patent), $3.50; Sun
Rise (half PATENT, $780, Fitz Hugh Lee thali
patent), $780, Tulip (straightl, $5.25.
Meal sacked, per bushel: Plain, g6-lb. sacks.
SIC: plain. 4s-lb. sacks, sac; plain 24-lb sacks,
Grain sacked, per bushel: Corn Choice red
cob. 2-bu sacks, see; corn, choice whits. 2ls bu.
sacks Ssc corn No. white SIC; Corn. No.
yellow. SIC; corn. mixed. SEC. ats. choice Irrg.
clipped. re; oats white clipped ssc; oats, No.
white SIC; oats mixed csc.
Seeds sacked per bushel: Cane seed. amber,
81 IS; cane seed, orange, s1.65; oats, Texas r
P. zoe. oats. Blue Spring. CSC.
Hay, per cwt.. Alfalfa, No. Z. $l.l5; Timothy.
choice small bales: 1oO; Timothy. choice third
Timothy, No 2. ys.
Feed Stuff per cwt.: Chicken feed 5Olb.
sacks sl.0O; Purina Scratch. bales I doz.. 81 70;
eurina Chick, 500; Purina Scratch lOolb
sacks, S205 Purina Feed. 175-Ib. sacks, S1.75,
Surina Feed, l00-lb. sacks, $3.50; Arab Horse
seed. $1.sO; June Pasture, $780, shorts. white
wheat. cotton sacks. 75-lbs,. a;sS shorts.
brown. lOO-Ibs, $50; bran. IS and 100 lbs.
salt brick per e0 0 Toct salt 1sr o SEt
SiO0; salt, 10 ID. sacks. SOC. ..
Cotton seed meal, per ton. $500; square
sacked hulls. per ton. $3.50; round sacked
nulls. per ton, $50.
Produce and Vegetable Sundries
Cabbage. crate, S2.5Oa2.75: Irish potatoes. Bur.
banks per bushel, $1.10@1.15;s sweet potatoes,
pumpkin and bunch vans, per bushel, 60965c,
white varieties. 5O66Oe: onions, yellow or REQ
globe. per busheI S1.25: California celery.
OcaSl. 90. Florida. per crate. 2121ac: FIoFids
pepper. per crate, S2.5063.OO; eggs, 15@16C
dozen: butter fancy table, lib. prints, 25G
2Tc: cook, in bulk, per h., 1O@l5c.
Smoked sides very dull. web cured. PEE To-,
lOdllc: hons owing to size, per lb., rG16c;
81 oulders. 10G11c.
Dressed Poultry
Dressed turkeys head and feet on. drawr
&c; dressed frys. per h., 20@22hc; broilers.
fancy, per pound, 2z4A625c hens. active. h..
lstIl6c: cocks per lb., sQ9c; ducks. per To-.
t5c: geese. per h., &C.
-s Meat. Lar6 ard Ham
Dry salt. extra ribs, IS to 50 lbs, 5000; dry
salt rib bellies. 20 to rs lbs, 1880 Try salt
fat backs to 10 lbs $40: Premium hams lSc
PromiEm breakfast bacon l9c: Picuie hama
SAC: Premium lard. 12ssc; Silver Leaf lard nsAc,
Jewel lard compound, s4sc; hams. owing 70
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02

WE SELL, GUARANTEED WATCHES. G0od
time-keepers; stem wind and stem SIT POST
Maid for 66c Address Darnalrs Bargain House,
Piedmont s. c.. Watch Department
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02

WRITE MONROE STEVENS, shelImar1. Ca.
for cabbage plants at CSC per 100 By HiaIf
prepaid.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02

For SALE. FEATHERs-An kinds OF domes-
tic feathers Live geese feathers special 81.
Write for samples and prices. R. s. Euoankas
ISL s. Broad ST.. Atlanta. Ca.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02

TO HORSE and Mule owners: Have you :
horse or mule with ringbone or spLvinf e
50 send me money order for 81 and / VIII
mail YOU q recipe that win cure or Hscnay re-
funded There is not q surgeon in Ameraca
that has this recipe Address c. j. Watsou /
Mgr. Farmers Union Warehouse ami Cotton
yard. German. Texas
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
DEATHS IN GEORGIA.

Professor j, L. Caldwell. teacher in
the Y. NJ. C. A. night school, died sud
denly Monday morning about $3.50
o'clock at his home, las Richardson
street. He started to get up, when he
suddenly fell over dead.
3 Professor Caldwell had been feeling
bad on saturday, but Sunday night
when he retired was well and cheerful.
His death comes as a great shock to
hundreds of friends.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
? New Orleans Cotton

TAs relieving were the ruling priceS In ia
a1rha~ks tadag:
Tone steady: middHng. 7-lsc; firm.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02

AMERICUs. Ga. March s1.-The seventh
Georgia division convention Of Independent Odd
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02

COLUMBUS. Ga. March sl-Thomas ]. Hunt
died at his residence here, Tuesday night. Of
ptomaine poisoning He was well known IN
Georgia and Alabama by fertilizer men. lie
was sixty years old.
Funeral services were held Thursday.
Mr. Hunt was the district manager OF the
Virginia Carolina Chemical company. He had
charge OF and engineered several expeditions
and state fairs held in this city. He was
born in Talbot county. He leaves wife and
six children
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02

SYLVESTER. Ca. March S1.-Mrs ]. o. Nc
whorter is dead at her home at Sylvester
Peritonitis caused her death. Prior TO her
second marriage, only few months ago, Mrs
Mcwhorter was Mrs. T. X. Heins0hn.
Several weeks ago Mrs. McWhorter returned
to Sylvester from Florida, where she had con-
tracted a severe fever. She had been cou-
valeseent but a short time when acute indiges-
tion developed and though everything possible
was done for her relief. she grew rapidly
worse.
The deceased was married to Mr.. ]. o. Nc
Whorter in Sylvester just little more than
two months ago At the time of her death
Mrs. McWhorter pOstmistress at Sylvester.
She is survived by a son about 10 years OF
age. who is attending school In Indiana
The remains were carried to Cleveland, Ohio,
Mrs Mcwhorters former home, for inter
ment.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02

Dry salt extra ribs. IS to 50 lbs, 5000; dry
salt rib bellies. 20 to Is lbs, 5000; Try salt
fat backs s to 10 lbs $40: Premium hams 1SC I:
PrcmiEm breakfast bacon 1870: Picuie hams
sac; Premium lard 1880; Silver Leaf lard 11shc
Jewel lard compound, sssc; hams, owing to
size. per h.. 14@l6e: shoulders, 1o6l1e.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26

The public school of Rigby eight years ago
like all country schools at that time in this part of
the state. Professor Hammond took charge of the
school in the year 1901 and taught summer term
during the months of July and August. That fall
the board gave him assistant and the school be-
came crowded under his management that an
other room added to the building. For the
first time during the history of the school district
more than five months of school had been held dur
ing one year. For three years the three rooms sup
piled the needs of the district but the last year the
possible to do good work. The school board called
an election in the spring of 1906 for the purpose
OF voting for the erection of building. The
bonds carried, the school building commenced,
four rooms finished and the school moved into the
new building. During the next year four teachers
were employed but the rooms filled to OVERLOOKING
and two basement rooms were finished. two more
teachers added to the force and the first year OF
high school work included Ii the course OF study
The writer had been engaged the year previous
with the end in view that high school would be
established. Strenuous the work during
the year of 1907-'0S, the first year of high school
work was successfully carried through In the
month of November, 1907, Professor Hammond
wrote lengthy article treating of the advantages
OF consolidating country schools and the practical
blIty of such movement here In the holiday
number of the Rigby Star of that year. another ar
ticle appeared from his pen upon the same subject
and the people began to talk about the PROPOSE
ton. At meeting of the county teachers held at
Rexburg, Mr.. Thomas of Twin Falls was invited to
address the assembly upon the same subject A
meeting was arranged for at Rigby day or two
after and Mr. Thomas and the state superintendent
or schools were present. After the meeting the
people were enthusiastic about the proposition and
Professor Hammond was sent to Twin Falls to visit
schools there for one week. study the system thor
oughly and report as he came home He
made the visit and upon his return gave in
his report to the school board At that
meeting call made to the trustees of the
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26

wealthy the returns from this product. The
average yield per acre is 800 bushels but when the
soil has been specially prepared for the crop as
much as 700 bushels have been taken from one
acre.
Wheat averages about As bushels per acre. oats
65 bushels per acre and sugar beets about - tons
per Twenty-one tons were harvested from
one acre last year a farm near town. which
shows what the soil will produce if handled proper
y and put in the best of condition Alfalfa yields
about 5 " tons per average during the
season. Two crops harvested during a season.
and sometimes three. The wheat grown is of the
best for milling purposes and as result always de-
mands the best prices and has ready market
The farmers famed for their fine horses
Buyers ship out several carloads every season Hogs
by the car load find their way into the markets Of
the east and the west and go a long way toward
lining the farmers pockets with gold. Large herds
of cattle range over the neighborng hills and ev-
cry year add thousands to the wealth of the people
Large orchards Of apples, pears, cherries prunes
and plums are found many farms Some of
them from 20 to 40 acres in extent Although
paratvely young, the supply of such fruit exceeds
the demand and the farmers are searching for out
side markets. Berries grown in abundance
Raspberries, currants, Strawberries gooseberries
and blackberres constitute the principal varieties
and SO abundant is the production that great GUAM
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26

titles perish on the vines and bushes for want Of
market
The thousands of shade trees growing upon the
park the center of which lies the thriving little
town of Rigby.
Rigby has population of about 600 people with
in the corporate limits, who taxed to their ut
most looking after the trade and business neces-
sary to support country population of 5000 peo-
pie. Over thirty business houses established in
the town, some of them among the largest and
best in the valley. Good brick stone and cement
block buildings line the streets and give the town
a prosperous and substantial appearance. Several
course of construction, and when finished will add
materially to the business advantages of the town.
Rigby has excellent system of electric lights
The Idaho Power and Transportation company fur
nishes the Juice" The large elevator and flour
mill are both operated by electric power. The
Rocky Mountain Bell telephone company has an
exchange at Rigby which is always busy. The
lines of the company reach out into the country in
all directions, thus bringing the farmers and the
neighboring settlements closely in touch with the
town and their markets.
In the way of public buildings and parks, Rigby
has an excellent 13-room school building church
es one of which has a seating capacity of 600 and
cost in the neighborhood of $4,000 large
amusement hall is under way and when finished
will not have an equal in southeastern Idaho. A
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26
The Thriving Village of Rgby and Good Country Tributary

why, am surprised to learn that land with
such splendid water right, can be bought around
here for from $50 to SIS per acrel used to be in
the real estate business in Colorado and the land
we had to sell there mountainous and not near
ly SO good as the soil in this neghborhood and we
used to sell land there for 500 an acre. The peo-
pie were also glad to pay s35 to s45 per acre Tor
secondclass water right, making total cost per
from s135 to s145. am going to write nv
father and tell him what land of opportunities
this is. Why don't you fellows get out and hustle
do some good advertising and let the people know
what you have. You bet your bottom dollars
they'll be here to buy Cut up these big farms into
smaller tracts and farm your land more scientific
ally. Why, you people don't know what your land
is capable of producing. I tell you this valley is
wonderful And the water-why never saw any,
thing like it"
The above statements were made to the writer q
few days ago by gentleman stopping at Rigby for
few days on business. The following facts had
been presented to him, which caused him to make
the above remarks.
The section OF the Snake river valley adjacent to
Rigby has never known a failure of crops since it
was first settled, &c years ago. The farmers have
never sown but what they have reaped good har-
vest
The principal crops wheat OATS potatoes
sugar beets, alfalfa and garden stuff The leading
crop by far is potatoes the farmers are growing
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26
gbys Public Schools The Pride of Both Town and Country

study Prior to that time not one student had COM
pleted the eighth grade work in any Of the eleven
schools Immediately south OF the river. During the
two years that the high school has been In opera
ton twenty-four students have finished the first
year of work and six the second year course.
The New Move.
The legislature passed a law In March OF this
year making it possible to consolidate country
school districts for the purpose of high school work
Rigby was quick to grasp the importance of the
law and movement Immediately set on foot
to organize all the districts in this immediate
neghborhood into such high school district.
A special meeting of all the trustees of the dis
tricts was called and it was decided to circulate
petition calling the election. Professor Hammond
and myself circulated the petition and secured the
necessary signers. The petition was acted upon by
the board of county commissioners at their July
meeting, the election called and the people
proceeded to vote upon the question, which result
ed favoraby, with a vote of 415 for and "a
against the proposition.
Saturday, July a1st, the charmen OF the various
boards met and organized the district choosing
Rigby as the location of the school. Also the
mittees appointed to arrange for the opening
of the school for the coming year. Professor Ham
mond was retained the head of the public school
for the coming two years by the Rigby board, and
upon their recommendation to the board just
organized was elected principal OF the ceaseiidat-
ed high school for the term of two years.
At least fifteen sixteen teachers will be
ployed In the Rigby schools during the year 1909
10 Three courses of study will be offered in the
high school-scientifc, commercial and agricultur-
al The third year of the scientific course will also
be added.
What change In eight short years. Where is
there such another record of progress? The rapid
uplift of the public schools to their present status
is the result of the hard earnest work of such
c. w. Poole, c. J. Call, Geo. E. Hill, and the ed
itor of the Rgby Star Other citizens too numer-
to have supported every for the adj
vancement of the school, and the school stands to-
day monument to their progress and energetic
work-a school to which the community, the
ty, and the state, can point with pride.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26

Fremont county organized in 1903, and con-
under irrigation canals; $500 farmers own and oc
cupy 366164 acres of this immense irrigated tract
leaving uncultivated 1921 acres. Part of this
last number of acres, however is awaiting the com
Raw lands under the canal can be bought for
prices ranging from SIS to $25 per acre; improved
lands are selling from $50 to 800 per acre. ac-
cording to improvements and proximity to market
Some of these lands however, are rapidly raising
in price, especially those well adapted to the grow
Ing of sugar beets
The lands OF this county not in use for farming
purposes afford pasturage during the summer sea-
son, lasting from April to the last of October and
utilized for that purpose by the livestock men
OF the county The stock is driven to the hills as
soon as the spring opens and back to the valley be-
fore the winter sets in where they are fed on the
alfalfa and clover hay OF the farmers and on this
account the farmers of the whole county are fur
nished home market for all the hay they can pro-
duce and In many instances it is fed while the
ground is frozen right on the farm where raised
thus imparting to the lands the fertilizing drop
pings of the stock.
The county has an elevation above sea level run
ming from 400 feet to over 5000 feet as It as
cends the river valley, and has grown oats at an
elevation OF over 5000 feet that yielded over 10
bushels to the acre and weighed 48 pounds to the
bushei. The climate is pure, healthy and bracing.
Hot springs are numerous, and one known as the
Heise hot springs has gained an enviable reputa-
ton for its curative qualities
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26

On the morning of September 14th, 1t was
pleasing sight to see the buses driving up to the
school house door, from all parts of the big dis
trict, and unload their happy cargos OF children.
BY S:45 every child was on the ground. Through
out the entire year only accident occurred re-
sulting in injury to anyone Everything moved
smoothly AT holidays another teacher added
to the force making total of nine teachers in the
grades and two In the high school department. This
addition made necessary because of the in
creased enrolment, which had reached 457 stu
dents. The average attendance for the past year
of the entire number belonging $3.50.
During the month of April Dean Elliott Of the
state university called and visited the school for
day. He Investigated the course of study and the
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26
Empire of Fremont
One of the Largest and Most
Prosperous Counties of Idaho

pletion of canals and part is held in private owner
ship and is for sale at from $25 $50 per acre.
Guiding water right. This county has the largest
irrigated tract of land of any county in the state
and is the best watered county in the arid west.
The fertility and durability of the soil is perhaps
better than in other parts of the state but it
has the advantage of close proximity to water.
These $500 farmers produced during 1907 Of oats
1,875000 bushels, besides large acreage of wheat
and million bushels of barley, and sugar
beets in quantity sufficient to turn out 23 million
pounds of refined sugar. and with an immense
amount of potatoes and after ALL the great crop of
the county is alfalfa. The county has seven flour
mills and great sugar factory There are tracts
OF the public domain in this county that and
Will yet be irrigated. Some attention has been
paid to dry farming and the experiments thus far
made show good degree Of success If this class
il be made profitable IN this county
here are many thousand of the public do
main on which homes await the landless of the
rowded communities of the east.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26

9-acre park is located in the town. 1t has been
seeded to grass and parked with trees. In a few
years a most excellent pleasure ground will be thus
provided.
About two weeks ago the question of bonding
the town for the of $4,000 submitted to
the people, decided favorably, and they are now
busy putting in a most excellent system of water
works. The water will be pumped from a deep
driven well into large tank and distributed about
the town.
The schools! Say, there like them In
the stated More about them in another article.
Hese Hot Springs, located about LIZ miles east of
Rigby furnish another attraction. The springs
possess some of the best mineral properties to be
found anywhere and will day add fame to the
little town
The o. s. L. railway is making extensive i'm
provements-constructing new freight house and
laying additional 1000 feet of track made ne
cessary by the great increase in freight traffic.
The country has made the town and the town at
present is largely owned by the farmers and citi-
who have made the country. No little town
has been more Independent in its growth, or has
established itself more firmly, or builded better
than Rigby, and a gentleman of some import
ance said In Idaho Falls the other day, "Rgby has
certainly demonstrated to us the fact that she is
the map of Idaho"
Rigby's motto apparently has been, Keep quiet
come and what we are like"
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26

neghboring districts to meet at Rigby and hear
the proposition discussed. Professor Hammond
again addressed the meeting and so did members of
the Rigty school board 1t was there decided to
hold special meetings in the various districts con-
cerned and see that the matter was thoroughly
derstood and petitions circulated. Meetings were
held in Garfield, Annis Labelle, Center and Rigby.
Petitions circulated, and in July, 1908, the
districts OF Rigby and Center were united BY the
board of county commissioners.
The Consolidated School
The five remaining rooms Of the building were
finished and eight large buses were purchased for
bringing in the school children from the country
Ten teachers employed, drivers for the wagons
were engaged, routes were established to the
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26

entire district furniture purchased for the equip
ment of the added and everything made
ready to meet the new condition. Another year of
high school work added to the course. Pro-
fessor Hammond engaged as superintendent of
the school and this writer given charge of
the high school department
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26

class of work done and allowed the school sixteen
credits for the two years of high school work then
in progress. He expressed his approval of the
school in extensive article published in the
Spokesman Review of April 16, 1909.
During the eight years that Professor Hammond
has managed the affairs of the school ninety-fve
students have completed the eighth grade course of
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-11-05
Praises Her Friends.

Dear Miss Thomas:
! am still in bed. but the people here are
good 20 me. I have found out that some
friends sttcketh closer than brothers. I have
been down since the latter part Of Junr
and nearly every day come good lady has come
IN with a nice waiter Of the choicest Of thugs
and 10 be candid ! had rather call some Of
them for favor than my own people. Don't
underStand me to say that my people are 50
different from any others but / have notices
that ones own people get distant from 20
csusc Only say, Il have 10 do John says
do
II doesn't seem long since ] was only a little
white. curly headed girl and now I am -;
That's not Old" some will say. I know II
isn't cid but how Ions is II going TO take ia
got twice rs? My mother died when I was only
L wears Old. lie here and think II had q
racther 10 go and when / did get well what
a consolation that would be.
One suDny afternoon she was under an apple
tree getting some apnles for her children and
stepped %. a big rattle snake. She was only
conscious two or three kgurs and next morning
she died. leaving ten children to DO the best
VIC could. -Four Of the older have followed he-.
the last one dying this year, and you can just
imagine bow 7 feel.
All can say what they nlease about stepm0th-
ers. but all Of them not alike.
Now, do you know some might say. our first