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The Washington herald., 1909-07-12
TREATED UNFAIRLY.
FEARS ANNAPOLIS
Lieut.. Adams Convicted Be-
fore Charges Are Made.
SUTTON VERDICT MAY STAND

Feeling in Annapolis that Lieut..
Adams, Lieut.. SuttOn's Companion,
Has Been Done Injustice in News
paper Articles Bearing UpOn Re
investigation Into Latter'S Death.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-12
Popular ,I;s:.Ion Excursion sunday. July IS

Clusters for Funerals. 81.
Fresh. fragrant flowers Blackstone. .I4&EL
The Washington herald., 1909-07-12
FIVE PERSONS DEAD
In WESTERN STORM
Many Towns Wrecked and
Hundreds Are Homeless.
HEAVY RAINS FOLLOW WINDS

Communication Cut on and Grave
Fears Are Entertained for the Res
idenfs of the Stricken Districts.
Kaw River, I'm Kansas, Is Rising
RapidIy-AIarm Is Felt for Crops.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-12

s.
81 10 Frederick, keedysville (Anuetam).
HagerstOwn. and return. Special train
leaves Washington s a. m, returning
same day.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-12
BaItimore q ohlo % chicago and

Two fast through trains. without excess
fare, at 1:27 and $50 ,. ua. Dining cars
serve all meals
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-17
A FINE BOOKLET.
''The Sage" Glass Annual From the
Albion State Normal

The Recorder has received a copy
of "The Sage" the class annual from
the Albion State Normal School. 1t
is issued by the senior class of that
school, and is a little bit the finest
thing of the kind ever isued in Idaho
or perhaps in the whole Northwest.
1t is profusely illustrated-there are
close to $50 photos. and original
drawings to embellish the pages. The
book, which is made up of loose
pages, punched and tied with a silk
cord, within heavy blue-andgold
board covers, is printed on the heav-
lest and finest of enamel paper, and
the press work is a revelation to the
average Idaho printer. 1t was done
at the Idaho Leader Office, at Good
ing. The style of the printing, the
excellence of the subject matter, and
the real enthusiasm that the students
have stirred up over their work, is
enough to interest other people in
Jue SCUOOl, 50 IudJ lHlS ueAI year
should see a great increase in the at
tendance there.
A fine new gymnasium is to be
built for the school, this season;
Editor Lisle, of the Recorder, men,
Der of the board of trustees, is at AL
bion this week, to attend a meeting
of the board to let the contract for
the building, the plans for which
were selected a month ago The
plans of ]. E. Tourtellotte & Co., ar
chitects of Boise, were accepted, and
a cut of the proposed building was
published in the Recorder two weeks
ago. The school has a good appro-
priation this year, for the first time
in it's history being recognized as the
equal of the state normal at Lewis
ton in the north part of the state,
and it promises to establish a record
for attendance and a lot of other
features that make a
school worth while.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-17
Permanent Improvements
What the People Of This Community
Are Doing to Make a City
Out of Richfield.

and it will only be a matter of &
short time, until the land around the
tract has doubled in value.
E. M. Blake, who has the 80 ad-
joining the townsite on the east, has
one of the most beautiful pieces OF
land in the county, there is not a
stone on the land and it lays in such
manner that the entire 80 can be
easily irrigated. Mr.. Blake has erect
ed comfortable house 32x22, with
an S-foot porch running the entire
length of the house, facing the north.
The house has three large rooms and
all plastered. Mr.. Blake has IS
acres fenced and seeded to timothy
and red clover, which he expects to
use for pasture this fail. He is us
ing field laterals and field bitches for
irrigating and has his land in good
shape. He will SOW lawn and will
have a garden in the rear of the
house. Mr. Blake has let the Rich
field base ball team have the corner
nearest town for ball grounds this
season
VIM. Motheral, joining the town
site on the north, has house built,
200 acres fenced and 10 acres of
oats and acres of potatoes planted
and is figuring on getting the entire
place in cultivation as soon as possi-
BILE
Walter Boone, living five miles
north is building and fencing and ex-
poets to SOW 20 acres of wheat this
season and then break out the rest
Of his place and get it ready for a
crop next season.
Mr.. Walters, who has a place
miles from town has in Is acres of
wheat and oats and is getting ready
to improve more Of his place.
Ira w. Black, who has a place one
and half miles north of town is
trying several different kinds OF
crop this year. He has so acres
broken and has in 4 acres OF grain,
5 acres of six weeks corn. five acres
in field peas and five acres in rape for
forage. His experiment will be watch
ed with great deal of interest, by
a large number of people who wish
to see what the climate is best adapt
ed to.
Anna Jellsett, who has place one
mile from town has quite patch OF /
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-17
BUILDING ALMOST DONE.
Recorder VIII Soon Be Installed in
Its Fine New Home.

John Dodson has about finished his
work on the new Recorder building;
it will probably be completed, by the
time the next issue of the Recorder
is due.
There isn't anything wrong with
the building. Contractor Dodson has
done as good work without sug-
gestion from the owners, as most men
would have done If you had followed
them with a brace of bloodhounds
and bowie knife and gun. 1t is
a pleasure to say that the work is
done precisely as the Recorder would
have it. James Patton, who had
charge of the brick and masonry
work, has done his part we'll. and al
together the Recorder feeys honored
in saying that these gentlemen have
turned out a first class job.
The keystone Pharmacy will oc-
cupy the corner room, the Recorder
will take the third room, and the
second is to be occupied by another
good business the nature of which is
not yet made public.
The Recorder plant was shipped
from Chicago, last week; it should
be here ready to set up within few
days.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-17
A New Depot
O. 5. L. Keeps Up With
the Progressive
City.

Agent Wilcox, of the Short Line, is
about the happiest man in Richheld
just at present. The new depot is
completed and he has moved in,
and intsead of being cramped up in
couple of box cars, he now has
large, well equipped depot, with
plenty of room for himself as well
as the patrons of the road
There is a large waiting room,
ticket Office and a good freight room
on the ground floor, while Mr. Will
cox has excellent living rooms up
stairs, with a nice view of the city
and the track both ways from the
windows.
The painters are now at work on
the building and as soon as the
grounds are leveled up. the Rich
field depot and grounds will be some
thing to be proud of and the citi-
zens of the town as well as Mr. Will
cox greatly appreciate the change, as
it is only two blocks and a half from
the postofice, which makes it much
more convenient for those who have
business to transact at the depot,
and is much nearer for those coming
in on the trains, who have business
to transact in the business section
of the city, and then if one should be
a little slow in getting ready to catch
the train, the distance to the depot
is so short that they can easily catch
a train after it whistles in.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-17
MANAGER BLAKE RESIGNS.
Proving Up on His Land Preparatory
to Going to Boise.

Mr.. e. NJ. Blake has resigned his
position as vice-president and mana
ger of the Idaho Irrigation Com
pany, Ltd, and will open an Office in
Boise in July, after proving up on
his eighty acres near oRichfeld Mr..
Charles II. Fitch has been elected to
succeed Mr. Blake in both Offices here
and he is now in Richfield, to assume
his new duties.
Mr.. Blake, during the year he has
been in charge of the company af-
fairs here, has made good" as a
hard and capable worker. He will
leave many friends on the project,
and wherever the company has to do
with men. His successor, Mr.. Fitch,
has been for % years connected with
the government reclamation and sur
vey service, and is a capable, exper-
fenced man, who has met and solved
many great problems in irrigation
and in business. He will bring his
family here later in the year, and
make his home in Richfeld
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-17

R. V. Wilcox of Wendell, was
transacting business in Richfield on
Saturday.
Work on the new Methodist church
Is moving along rapidly and 1t will
only be a matter of a short time
until Richfield's First M. e. church
will be ready for use.
] f Roberts OF Bo.,v '--p-s ed
.usiness in Richfield last Saturday.
Two Sisters of Denver were in
Richfeld, soliciting hospital funds
Friday and Saturday
H. E. Camille of Dietrich, was
transacting business in Richfield Sat
urday.
N. G. Franklin OF Pocatello, trans
acted business in Richfield Monday.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-17
FIRST FINAL PROOF.
j. Ralph Nevers Bears the Honor of
Pioneer Settler.

j. Ralph Nevers, of Occur d'Alene
was the first settler to prove up on
his land on the Richfield tract.
Mr.. Nevers, who has some excel
lent land north east of town, came
down here to improve his place, and
to make it the garden spot of south
ern Idaho. He has put in a lot of
work there, and will continue the
improvements, though he himself left
after making final proof, two weeks
ago. Commissioner Blodgett, of the
state land board, took the proof here
in Richfeld. A number of other
proof have been taken since, but to
Mr.. Nevers is accorded the honor of
being the very first.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-17
Election Called
The he People Of Richfield
Want New School
House.

The election called for the purpose
of voting $1,000 bonds for the pur-
pose OF building a new school house
is creating a great deal of discussion,
but the only way to find out the will
of the people was to call an election,
thus giving each taxpayer chance to
say whether he wants the bonds is
sued or not.
If he is interested enough to vote
the way he feels and if the majority
say new school house, new school
house will go, but on the other hand
if the majority say use the old build
ing, the old building will have to be
used whether it is comfortable or
not, and we all know that it will not
be on account of its beauty that it
will be used.
There does not seem to be any one
that is particularly opposed to new
school building, but they are oppos-
ed to voting these bonds at present,
as they claim that a $1,000 building
will be too small in another year and
they are in favor of waiting until
that time and then voting more
bonds.
We need a new school house and
need it bad, and one sure thing, the
old building will not be large enough
to accommodate the pupils that will at
tend school at Richfeld another year
and some arrangements will have to
be made to take care of them, wheth-
er it be by building a new build
ing or renting one for that purpose.
The Idaho Irrigation Company has
donated a block to the city for
school, and it is in a beautiful loca-
ton, near the heart of the city, and
will make a very desirable place for
a handsome school building, but
whether the city will be able to build
the kind of a building that they
would like to have on that block at
present, is left with the tax payers
of Richield, and can be decided by
the ballot on the 22nd of this manth.
When the day of election comes do
not stay away and refdsc to vote and
tfea kick if the election docs not
suit you, but go and cast your vote,
either for or against the bonds. and
Guide by the decision OF tn majority.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-17
SPECIAL ELECTION CALLED
VIII Richfield Vote Bonds For New
School Building?


An election has been called by the
school board. to be held at the school
house in Richfield on Tuesday, June
22, for the purpose of voting the sum
of $1,000 to be used in erecting a
school house in this city, the bonds
to run until 1919, and bear five per
cent interest.
The city is badly in need of a
school building, and the bonds will
probably carry by q good majority,
as the town is growing rapidly and
the chances for educational facilities
should always lead in city improve
ments, and the general feeling seems
to be for better schools. The old
building has answered it's purpose,
but the town has out grown the
building and the citizens are asked to
vote on this proposition and decide
whether they will have a new, up-to-
date building or continue to use the
old one, and we do not believe that
there will be but very little opposi-
tion to the bonds when the election
is held, as the citizens of Richfield
do not seem to want to stay in the
rut, but are a progressive, go-ahead
set of people, who will take pride
in any thing that may come up for
the betterment Of our school facilit-
les.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-17
MANY FILINGS LAST MONTH.
Government Land Office at Haley
Was Very Busy.


During the last month. 260 filings
were made in the HALEY land Office,
on homesteads and desert claims in
this district
So far as known, this breaks all
records for this part of Idaho. When
the Minidoka tract was opened, it is
possible that more filings were made
for one month; but this was a spec
ial occasion, and not to be credited
to the steady, persistent development
of the country. Month before last,
there were almost 230 claims filed,
the month before that, more than
200; and every day some kind of
land seeker goes into HALEY hunt
ing a home.
1t is a marvellous movement into
Idaho The people from all over
the country are looking for homes
here; the public domain is being TAX
en- up at the rate of thousand acres
and more every day, besides the
hundreds of thousands of acres that
are going out yearly to the Carey
Act Companies. Idaho will furnish
hardly less than 100000 acres a year
for homeseekers, every year, through
the HALEY land Office alone-and six
United States land Offices are in the
state. While it is possible that no
other office is putting out so much
land, all are doing a great business,
and the public domain is melting
away as if by magic.
A trip through the irrigated or irri-
gable portion of the state is a liberal
education to any one who wants to
see what real development isfl Towns
are springing up over night, railroads
are being projected O ractnallv built.
and thousands of people are starting
in to make their fortunes from the
soil-with golden prospects of sue
ceeding beyond the dreams of ordin-
ary avarice.
Who wouldn't live In Idaho?
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-17

There has been a great deal more
improvement on the ranches of the
Richfeld tract this season than peo-
pie generally realize, the kind of i'm
provement that is permanent.
The ranchers that have located on
this tract seem to be a thrifty, go
ahead kind of people, and are not
wanting in push and vim, but each
one of them seem to be trying how
soon they can get their ranch on a
footing that will pay. They are the
kind of people that have made the
American frontier famous all over
the world and are doing their utmost
to make the Richfeld tract the lead
ing agricultural district in Idaho.
The improvements that they are
putting on their places are perman-
ent, substantial ones, improvements
that no new country should be asham-
ed of, and although the water was a
little late in getting on the ground
this season they have gone right
ahead sowing their crops with the
result that with what rain has fall
len in this section, every one of them
that have a crop in have as good a
prospect for fair crop as they
could wish.
Most of the ranchers in coming to
their new homes have shipped their
stock, with the result that there is
fine grade of horses, cattle and
and hogs in this section. 1t is moth
ing to go into the country, around
Richfield, and find a rancher with a
fine herd of Jersey cattle, high bred
horses and mules and thoroughbred
hogs and poultry.
The ranchers and their families
are a high class of citizens, being
professional men, college
graduates, mechanics and in fact you
can find men on ranches In the Rich
field tract, that have been in all the
walks of life, from the common la
borer to the man who has held the
highest private position Of trust in
the land, and all dwell together in
harmony, doing all in their power to
make the Richfeld tract the ideal
spot Of Idaho, in which to live, and
by their work and actions they are
last gaining that distinction, at the
same time they are increasing the
value of their land al rapid rate. T
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-17
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List of letters Remaining in Rich
field post office uncalled for. For
the month ending June 9, 1903.
P. w. Ryan; M. c. Guam; John Nc
keever; j. w. Hamilton; N. MAXIM (;
j.. /. Shattuck; Will Wood; John Cal
ahgen; ]. P. Castaneda; S. Isow; j.
Kametsugi; Hattori; E. w. Hanett;
S. E. Crosby; w. H. Bosworth; VIM.
King; F. W. Omick; Davia Holloway;
T. A. Ringer; Glide Biglow; G. w.
Moore; Harry Nishita; John Wilson;
w. D. Walters, 2; John Winters;
Steele Tauner; Jeo Magnifico; An
drew Zumbermen Geo. Popal; A. E..
Stilwell; Bert Stilwell; Dan Jundahl;
]. w. Arehart; T. r. Sloan; Noah
Matthews, 2; Jack Poteat; David
Ledane; Tom Shigamichi; Edward ].
Shields; Louis Thomen; w. Will
der; Mrs. H. Wonack; g. r. Write;
Sam Spooner; j. A. Baxter.
BURTON w. REEVES,
Post Master.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-17
FARMERS ENCOURAGED
Recent Showers Bring Smiles to the
TiIlers of the Soil.

Farmers living in the vicinity OF
Richfield are greatly encouraged in
regard to the prospect. The showers
that have been coming about once a
week are putting the crops in good
shape and they are growing rapidly.
Several of the new settlers, who have
improved their places have as nice
gardens as one would wont to see
and a great many have set out small
fruits that are doing exceedingly well
and the fact has been demonstrated
beyond a doubt, that small fruits
and vegetables Of all kinds can be
raised successfully on the Richfield
tract, and ready market at good
price is always found for any thing
that can be raised.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-17

Duilt on all parts of the tract and
crops OF all kinds have been put in.
but owing to the water not being
available on the first day of April,
the state land board has granted an
other year in which to get on their
land, which has caused a great MANY
to wait until next spring to begin
improving their places.
Next year will see some of the
greatest changes in the ranches
around Richfield that was ever seen
any place, and where there is now
hundreds of acres in cultivation. next
year will see thousands. The ranch
ers are not confning themselves to
Just one variety Of crop but are try
ing little OF everything and this
fall will see large number OF acres
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-17
ORGANIZE A FIRE COMPANY.
We Have the Water and Other Ne
cessities-Get Busy.

Now that Richfeld has water in
plenty, with a pressure unequaled in
Idaho, a fire company should be or
ganized and equipped for fighting the
fire There is no use of waiting un-
til after a fire has destroyed several
hundreds of dollars worth of proper
ty before the company is organized,
but get at it at once and practice up
and if fire should get a start there
would be a show to stop it before
any great amount of damage could
be done, but unless a company is or
ganized and properly equipped our
splendid water system would not cut
much figure in the way of fire pro-
lection There is plenty of good ma
terial in Richfield, from which to Sc
lect a good fire company, and there
is no doubt but what the necessary
funds could be raised for the equip
ments. A good fire company always
speaks well for a town to say moth
ing of the difference in insurance
rates.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-17

J. B. Harris of Dietrich, was a
Richfield visitor Saturday.
r. w. Hanna returned from Sho-
shone, Saturday the tiredest, but
eventually the happiest man in the
county. He was tired from the long,
hard siege Of work at the Dietrich
opening; and happy to get back to
the Hotel Richfield fare. He says that
he lost five pounds of weight while
in Shoshone.
F. A. Barker of Chicago, was re-
gistered at the Richfeld Hotel last
Friday.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-17

Gene Crothers or ShOshone, was in
Richfield on business last Friday.
ground plowed and has in ten acres
of oats
K. G. Phelps, two miles north of
town has a house up, quite a bit of
land fenced and 80 acres of oats in,
but he did not get water as soon as
he expected and his crop is not as
good as if he had had plenty of wat
er.
A. G. Draper also has a good place
next to Mr.. Phelps and is getting
ready to fence and build and will
put in 20 acres of oats yet this sea-
son.
VIM. Breck living miles north
east of town, has 100 acres of land,
has his house up and 80 acres seeded
to oats and alfalfa, besides farming
on a large scale, Mr.. Breck will en-
gage in the poultry business and has
the thoroughbred buff Ieghorn chick
ems, which are noted for the amount
of fruit they produce in a year.
Harry Lamson, living three and
half miles out has 10 acres in oats
and has a good prospect for a crop.
c. B. and F. w. Crane have 100
acres of land between them and
have a house built, and 20 acres Of
oats sown.
R. NJ. Beers, three and a half miles
from town has his house up, ten
acres in oats, and is breaking ground
ready for larger crop next season.
Mr.. Pridemore, living four miles
out, has in ten acres of oats, a large
patch of potatoes and several acres
in sunflowers.
John G. Turner, living five miles
west is an old settler and has so
acres Of alfalfa that is looking fine,
he also has a large patch of potatoes
and says that potatoes always do
well in this section, he having had
in crop last year that averaged him
about IL tons to the acre, which
looks pretty good when one stops to
think that the same land is what the
settlers have to pay $40 an acre for.
Mr.. Johnson, living about three
miles north is another old settler
and is dry farming. He has in IT'S
acres of wheat, that is looking fine
and promises a good yield, the wheat
now being about Is inches high and
has good color and is growing nicely.
VIM. Thomas has his place fenc-
ed, a house built and ten acres in
oats and has proven up on his place !
Ralph Mcdonald has his place
fenced and crop in and is getting
ready to make final proof.
Mr.. Taper, of Iowa, who has
place six miles north of town has
1een delayed by his stock and farm
ng implements being so long on the |
'oad, but they are here now and he
s hard at work and expects to get in
| crop yet this season.
George Rushton, living out four
niles, has in Is acres of oats that
ire exceptionally good and he feels
pretty sure that he will nave a good
Tield
Mr.. McClenahan, who has 40 acres
dining the town on the west is put
ing up good house, fencing and
yill SOW / acres of oats and try &
cres in sorghum.
Mr.. Gossett joining the townsite
IN the northeast side is fencing and
aving his place cleared and plowed
nut will not put out a crop this sea-
on, but will be in good shape for
ext spring.
John A. Frater, who has a place
our miles out, is fencing, blowing.
nd will SOW 20 acres to rye this sea-
on and be ready tor different kinds
I crops next year.
There has been hundreds of acres /
snced and put into cultivation this
ssssn s.s,sssss; been
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-17
RECHFIELD BALL TEAM
Invite Neighboring Teams to Come
and Get Skinned.

The ball team is doing some good
practice work this week and are
getting themselves in shape, so that
when they start to playing they ex-
pect to bring in scalps by the whole
sale, and if there is any of the neigh
boring towns that have ball teams
they want to see SKINNED, Richfield
has the team that can accommodate
them. The boys have good dia-
mond close in and have got it in ex-
cellent shape for playing.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-17

Gene Crothers of Shoshone, was in
Richfeld on business last Friday.