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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-09-02
HANNAH
From Progress

r. d. Omans has purchased two
acres of land from j. A. Nation,
west of town and will build on it soon.
Consideration $4,000 per acre for
same.
Mrs. |. B. Hershey returned on
Wednesday from Dowens, Kansas,
where she has been for several weeks,
called there on the sad mission Of at
tending the death bed of her mother.
M. l.. Stellman and his brother
Will, returned last week from Al
berta, where they both filed on Ca
madam land.
Francis LAWYER is visiting his
mother and other members of the
family. He is again located at Vol
mer, having the misfortune to be
burned out at Blue Slide, Washing
ton, where he was in business before
and suffered quite loss thereby.
E. Emery has opened a pantorium
and shoe shining parlor in the Dean
Hotel building.
The brick work on the Annex to
Hotel kamiah is now completed and
most of the plumbing done, all ready
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-09-02
KOOSKIA
(From Mountaineer.

F. G. Wellman, N. p. agent here
is now in Iowa and will not be back
for two weeks or more. People here
can never forgive Frank for staying
away so long.
H. A. Smith, in charge of the infor-
nation and literary department of the
forest service, pulled for the hills last
week, accompanied by Supervisor
Fem. They will be out about ten
days.
Evangelistic services were held here
the latter part Of the week.
There are now 1873 state banks in
Idaho, the latest being the State Bank
of Kooskia.
Corbett Lawyers, a well known and
educated member of the Nez Perez
Indian tribe, for long time resident
of the Lapwai section, married a half
breed Sioux "schoolmarm" recently,
and to show that he was really civil
lied and sporty-all same white man
he induced her to run away with
him and get married on the fly. But
that isn't all. Wife No. 1 is after
the pair and promises to make her
erring husband and No. 2 wife a
whole lot Of trouble.
Mrs. G.. H. Edwards and Miss Dent
of Lewiston are visitors at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hovey of Harris
ridge.
James Stuart, who has been con-
fined to his home for some time, suffer-
ing from rheumatism, is able to be out
again.
Harry Kidder who was taken down
with typhoid fever last week, is still
very low, but chances for recovery are
in his favor.
A train of stock was shipped from
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-09-02


Forestry building which
the distance With music pavilion planted squy
in
individual beds Of
marjoram
other
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-09-02

on the prairie last Sunday and saw an
up to date threshing outfit in action.
Mr.. Hayden has about seven hundred
acres Of barley this year, which is
yielding 60 bushels to the acre. As
he contracted the entire crop
at 81 per hundred it is an easy
matter to figure out how that rancher
will come out this fall if he saves his
crop.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-09-02
= News Of Idaho County Y =

Sites the first Of the week, said to be
the last shipment from the Bales and
Jones place on Camas Prairie. This
big stock ranch will soon be cut up
into small farms, as the firm is about
to transfer its cattle business to Mon
tana.
The editor, in company with Joe
Hem, went up to the Hayden place
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-09-02

Flour made from wheat bleached
with nitric acid cannot be sold in the
state of North Dokota. Reader, do
you want nitric acid in your bread?
Better buy a sack of Swan patent
-four the next time. Flour made from
wheat just asanoture lift it. 51tf
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-09-02
for the carpenter, plasterers a

VIM. Thompson, F. F. Hubble and
Ralph Stuart returned last Saturday
from their trip to the Salmon river
and report finding considerable crop
pings Of asbestos and think it may be
founl there in large enough quanti-
ties that it might be advantageously
worked some time in the future.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-09-02

The better than &c cigar. 2-1O
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-09-02
THE OLD

The OLD
This week we wish to sell every
item of Summer Goods we have. Those
who wish to make their money 60 far
now have the chance. 1t will pay you
to buy goods at the prices we offer
below. Our new stock is croWding
in on us.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-09-02
THE NEW

THE NEW IN
We are placing on sale our new Fall
Goods. 1t being in advance of the
time to wear them we are quoting be- "
low price inducements. The wise IL
shopper can now save money. We \
can afford to sell Fall Goods cheap /.
now.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-04-22
THE RIcHFIELD REcoRDER-1Ts BOW.

This the Rchfed Recorder It published in the boom
ing town of Rcheld Idaho of the cleanes bright
est fastest growing the state of Idaho where
Clean live towns.
No apology due for this appearance in the newspaper
world The Rchfed country is large enough rich enough
progressive enough to support newspaper the Recorder
good newspaper it has failed of its am and not lived
up its opportunity for there fine field for real success
in this many other lines of business in this endowed
country.
1t is not pure philanthropy that leads the establishing
this any other business that costs money Like the energetic
frog that fell into the churn and kept kicking until he had
churned pat of butter which he foaed to safety
papers usually interested in chung the butter
for the other than they saving themselves The
publishers of the Recorder look for living and than
bare living from their efforts IF they fail in this they miss
the principal of all trades and profess
sions.
The Recorder herewith makes its bow to the public trusting
that shall large patronage from the
rich country where it is published
Chas. j. Lse
Edward T. Barber
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-04-22

the corner of Latah and Third, and
arrangements are now we'll under
way for the building of the house of
worship. 1t is planned to build FAX
SO feet, at present, and the structure
is to cost about $1,000 to start on.
Of this sum, all but about $3.50 has
been secured in subscriptions.
Rev. w. J. Barger of Shoshone has
been holding Method list services at
this place during the winter and ear
ly spring, which have been well at
tended and well spoken of.
1t is understood that a Catholic
church is to be started also, there be-
ing enough of that denomination here
to feel that they can build and sup
port church. A Presbyterian church
is also to be built on lots selected
this week. With one church promis-
ed and another assured, Richfield will
hardly lack for religious services.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-04-22
INCORPORATION OF R1cHF1ELD.

Riehfield is now an incorporated
village, with power and ability to
govern herself.
At the meeting of the county COM
missioners in Shoshone last week,
the people of Richfield presented a
ptition asking for the incorporation
of their town, claiming sufficient pop
ulation and taxable wealth to make
it desirable. The commissioners, be-
ing men of business ability, granted
the petition at once, and the town is
now ready to start out under its own
name and without any apologies or
regrets or anything other than the
brightest prospects for the future.
The following form of petition was
sent in, signed by most of tht vot-
ing inhabitants of the town:
''To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners, Shoshone, Idaho.
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned,
taxable inhabitants of the district
covered by a petition now before
your honorable body for incorpora-
tion as the village of Richfield, re-
specially suggest the following duly
qualified citizens for appointment as
trustees, to serve until the next re-
gular election or until their success
sors are appointed.
James A. Green, Theodore B.
Brush, Thomas J. Byrne, Thomas
Mcmahon, Frank A. Wilcox"
These will be the trustees for the
ensuing two years, and a better
board could not have been picked
out of the people now in Richfield.
They are business men, progressive
men, men who will spend their time
and substance in furthering the vii
lagos interests. Richfeld is FORUM
ate in having so good board in the
beginning, when a board can make
or break any town.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-04-22

every one of them. Indeed there are
few old men who can stand the pace
set by these atheletic young men.
There are enough football players,
some of national reputation, to fur
nish whole series of games, enough
ball players to run a league of their
own; tennis players enough to fill a
whole tournament; and other kinds
of huskies who fought their ways
clear through other kinds of strenu-
Gus athletics. Nowhere would one
find cleverer, harder-working more
dependable men. That they have
come to their own in their youth, ar
CUES great things for their future.
The organization of the Office for
ces of both companies are given here,
though there are scores Of other re-
sponsible employees in the field engag
ed in engineering and other RESPONSE
BILE labors:
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-04-22
HELP SUPPORT CLEAN SPORT.
Golden Opportunity for the Public
To Do Its Part.

All athletes, gymnasts, lovers OF
the great outdoors, red-blooded men
men with money to help others to en-
joy these things even If they can't do
it themselves, progressives that be-
lieve good clean sport is better as
set for town than stagnation and
dives, everybody who has or can bor-
row enough to come in, is invited to
join in the tennis and baseball i'm
provement clubs for Richfield There
is a story about three little boys in
an old deacon's family, who were
alone at home one day when a fire
broke out. Two of the boys were
big enough to fight the fire, but the
third, very small boy indeed, could
not carry the heavy pals of water.
So he stood on chair and cheered
the others on by saying "Amen" as
each pail was poured on the flames.
That's what the contributory mem
bers could do, and they would help
a lot.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-04-22
NEW DEPOT AT RICHFIELD.
Commodious and Dignified Structure
To Be Built at Once.

Richfield is to be the next town
on the Short Line to have new
capacious depot
During the past winter, the town
has been served only by a boxcar
depot, the Short Line having been
unable to get the building crew on
the ground to do the promised work.
But it is expected that they will be
here soon, to erect commodious,
substantial depot. Two other de-
pots have been built, or rebuilt, in
this section this winter-an addi-
ton at Gooding, and a new struc-
ture at King Hill while the Sho-
shone depot was enlarged last fall.
The company business has grown
wonderfully in this part of the state
within the past year so that the car
penter forces of the railroad have
been taxed to provide suitable pas
senger and freight housing facili-
ties.
But no point on the line has
shown greater growth the Richfield.
Settlers are coming in by the score,
stores and businesses of every kind
are being opened in the town. and
Richfield is destined to be one of
the most thriving railroad stations
any where on the Short Line sys-
tenn.
nough side track is to be built
here to provide for the rapid un-
loading and loading of all cars. The
present facilities are woefully short
of the towns needs.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-04-22
CAREY ACT PROOFS.
The State Land Board Agent VIII
Visit RichfieId.

Henry P. Blodgett, of Gooding, Is
the accredited agent of the state land
board for the taking of final proofs
on Carey Act lands. He will make
regular trips to Richfeld in the in
terests of the settlers. A letter adj
dressed to him either at Gooding or
Richfield will find him, and will be
promptly attended to.
Mr. Blodgett's father is the Oldest
employee in the entire northwestern
railway system. His home is at
Waukega1, Illinois, where he enter
ed the company employ Sc years ago.
He was commissioned a captain in the
Civil War, and achieved an enviable
reputation as well as two terrible
wounds in that great struggle. He
was born few miles outside of Chi
cago, then Fort Dearborn, during one
of the Indian wars little more than
20 years ago.
Mr.. Blodgett, the state land board
agent, is an old railway telegrapher,
though he left this service years ago,
for the stock business in Wyoming
and Nebraska. He is at present the
capable local editor of the Leader at
Gooding.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-04-22
RICHFIELD TENNIS CLUB.
Thirty Players Join and Start in for
Seasons Sport.

Richtield now has one of the livest
tennis clubs in South Idaho-and
when one says that, it is saying
for the whole west.
A club was formed a few days ago,
with membership of 80 to start on.
A double court is now being prepar-
ed, on the east side of town, four
soon be ready for playing. It will be
equipped with everything necessary to
conduct the game. 1t is very proba-
BILE that more room will be required
before the season is over, but the
start will be made with two courts.
If there is anyone who believes he
can name or play in better tourna-
ment team than Richfield can pro-
duce this season he is invited to make
his facts public
Baseball, too, is to occupy the at
tention of the boys here this season.
There is some excellent material
which could be put to excellent use
in cleaning out the whole baseball
field of southern Idaho. 1t should be
a regular procession through the
field to the championship of the
whole Mountain country.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-04-22
LOOKING DOWN YUKON AVENUE.

One of the highways of the YukonPacihc M
position will the OF Yukon
exposition
Kondike Circle
Forestry build
handsome
design buildings Of Hawaii and Alaska
backed the directly the north
Circle Streak winds in general
the land gives
ful nature has
small has been
exhibition
possible Its sides complete semicc and from its
tiers the entertainments
with possibilities undesirable seat.
by the
buildings
magnificent
forests the destructive craft
is defined
whose stretch
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-04-22
1.-THE HEART OF TRADE
Bank Has Always That and Richfield
Has a Strong Heart.

One of the most surprising bust
ness enterprises for a brand new
town like Richfield, is the Richfield
State Bank, both for it's fine banking
home and for the amount of bust
ness it transacts.
The bank moved two weeks ago
into it's new home, at the corner of
Main and Lincoln streets. The build
ing is of white pressed brick, two
stories in height, with plate glass
windows, and furnished in the very
best of style. There are nine Office
room upstairs, ready for occupancy
Downstairs is the bank, and the Of
fees of the Richfield Real Estate and
Insurance company. The bank room
is furnished with the finest solid oak
counters and fixtures, and the lobby
has a marble wainscoting.
There is an open reception room in
the front, and private Office in the
rear. The ceiling has exposed
DOdhlo5 AhlohCO Ill Nal oJdlu anu
cream ceiling and green tinted walls.
There is more glass than wall in the
room, making it as light as day.
The bank has two vaults, one op-
ening off from the back Office, with
safety deposit boxes for lease. The
other opens off from the banking
room proper. They have a Mosler
burglar-proof, screw-door safe, and
plenty of shelf room In the vault for
holding all their records for many
years to come.
The bank was organized with
capital stock of $4,000. The de-
posits have already run up to $685.
600. This, in a new and just barely
opening community, is one of the
sensations of the day, even in irri-
gated Idaho, where money seems to
grow on trees. George w. Mickle-
wait of Ord, Nebraska, is president;
R. e. Micklewait of Richfield is vice
T. B. Brush is cashier |
and the active head of the institu-
ton, and Miss Luckey assistant
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-04-22

A large quantity of heavy sheet
piling, for use in building the water
proof core of the great reservoir dam
in the Big Wood river, is now in the
Richfield freight yards, ready for de-
livery out on the works. The piling
is made in the form of I-beams, with
caps to slip over on either side where
two of the I-beams come together,
with caps to slip over on either side
where two of the I-beams come to-
gether, and the piles are driven in
continuous row clear across the bed
of the river, making an impervious
steel wall. There will be two of
these rows of piling, several feet
apart, and between them will be pud-
died clay or other waterproof ma
terial, making water wall that will
stand any pressure that can be
brought upon it.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-04-22
THEY DO THE WORK.
Capable Men Who Guide Company's
Destinies in Richfield.

That this is the day of the young
man any one might guess by the
briefest visit to the Offices of the J.
G. White Comapny and the Idaho r.
rigation Comapny, the constructing
and operating organizations respon-
sible for Richfie1d and all the $1,000
acres of irrigation in the project.
Hardly a man has turned forty;
there are more college boys, still
with the ultra-clothes of the collegi-
an, with the pipes and the cigaretts
and the slang of the modern school,
than one would ever dream of asso-
ciating with project of such mag
nitude. But they do mans work,
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-04-22
ELECTRIC LIGHT SYSTEM.
Plan For Installation of Fine Plant
For Light and Power.

Plan For installation of Fine Plant
For Light and Power.
Richfield will not be able to boast
of electric lights or power at once
but these are coming this year, and
they will be good enough when
they do come to be worth the yait-
ing for.
1t was at one time contemplated
to install producer-gas engine of
sufficient power to pump the water
for the water system, and to sup
ply electric lights for the town as
well. But this was eventually given
up-though the water works engine
of 35 h. p. could be connected with
a generator if it were deemed desir-
able to do so. The town will proba-
bly, wait for the installation of the
electric plant, on the Little Wood
river just below town.
A fall of SO or more feet can be
secured on the river, by short
canal which takes the water around
the series of sharp rapids that oc-
cur in the stream. 1t will be posi-
BILE to secure a plant that will de-
ve1op not less than 500 horse-pow-
er, enough for the uses of Richfield
for some time yet to come. 1t is
planned that this will be installed
this year, but probably not until
fall. But it will be one of the most
complete plants in the state, for its
capacity, and the water flow is so
constant as to insure its operation
throughthe whole year without be-
ing affected by the dryest of sea-
sons.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-04-22
j. G. WHITE co.
Construction Department.

James A. Green, Construction Supt
T. w. Taylor, Cashier.
G. w. Shells, General Storekeeper.
w. T. Dougherty, Asst. Cashier.
H. c. Dickinson, Labor Dept.
G. L. Appel, Material Dept.
o. c. Hanieister, StenogTdpher.
Engineering Department.
w. F. Day, Resident Engineer.
H. c. Diesem, Chief Craftsman.
F. c. Strawn, (Water Works. Cost
Analysis Engineer
A. Lazo, Jr., Water Rights and Fill
ings.
w. D. Pearce, Craftsman.
C. M. Chaplin, Craftsman.
f. M. Oderkirk, Craftsman.
H. w. Conkling, Craftsman.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-04-22
NEW HOME FOR E. NJ BLAKE

Manager e. M. Blake of the Idaho
Irrigation Company, one of the liv-
est, most efficient boosters who ever
came into a better state from any
good old state whatsoever, is soon to
have a fine new residence here in
Richfield. 1t will be on the two
northeast lots of block 55, in one of
the most desirable sections of the
town, and work has already been be-
gun on the structure. 1t is built by
the company, for the use of the man
ager, and will be one of the most
slightly homes of the town. The
place is to ready for occupancy about
the first of June.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-04-22
1.-THE VERY BEST HOTEL.
Richfelds New Hosiery to be Opened
Early i'm May.

What is home without mother?'
is about the same thing as "Wha1
is a town without a good hotel?"-
for the hotel is father and mother
and family to so many men, that il
is to be considered in almost the
same relation.
Richfield has had statewide re-
putation for the excellent culinary
ability of Mrs. Thomas, who has con-
Quoted the Hotel Alberta. The only
drawback was that the accomoda-
lions were not what such skill needed
to set it Off Pate de fol gras, pine
apples, truffies, capons, regular Del
monico spreads the whole year
around, on a deal table, and with
the guests seated on backless wood
en- benchesl You got meals at the
Hotel Alberta that were as great
surprise as it would be to find
diamonrs in the gravel at your feet.
But even this is to give way when
the new Hotel Richfield is opened,
early in May. The new structure
is pronounced by travelling men to
be absolutely the most attractive
hotel in the state This is say
ing a great deal, but the illustration
might easily bear out the statement.
1t is built of white sand-lime brick,
the first story, and colonial single
construction for the upper story.
The wide front porch, running the
entire length of the building on the
south side, commands a fine view of
the Little Wood River Valley. The
six great columns that bear the
porch for the third floor, are three
feet in diameter, and give an air of
distinction that is very rare.
Inside there are 81 guest rooms,
a dining room capable of seating 60
persons, a fine office fireplace, baths
and cold and hot water on every
floor, telephones to all the rooms.
rooms en- suite and rooms with
bath, the finest writing and rest
room of any thing of the kind in
Idaho, and so many comforts that
the tired traveller, whatever his
crouch, must be at complete, abso-
lutte rest. The building is finished in
side largely in white enamel, making
1t charmingly restful and sanitary.
Some of the walls are tinted, and
some of the woodwork is stained,
but hard, enamel finish is to char
lcterize the building n general.
In the basement is the steam heat
ing plant, the laundry, the store
rooms, and other necessaries for a |
hotel. There are public
bath rooms on each floor, as we'll as
-ooms with private baths.
Mr.. Charles Caswell, the manager
If the new hotel, is counting the days |
Until the formal opening, when he !
expects to have every room and every |
,eat at the table occupied from the
rery first day.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-04-22
IDAHO IRRIGATION co. LTD


Executive Department, Richfield.
E. M. Blake, Manager.
c. D. Lehmkuhl, Asst. Secy.
l.. S. Knox, Cashier.
w. S. Durnin, Book Keeper.
Alta Brennon, Stenographer.
sales Department.
c. B. HURT, Manager, Boise.
r. M. McCollum, Gen1 Agt., Twin
Falls.
c. A. Elmer, Representative, GoodiHs
E. w. Hanna, Representative, Sho-
shone.
Roy w. Hanna, Representative Rich
field
Richfield Hotel.
Chas A. Caswell Manager.
Richfield Water Works.
J. F. Moynihan, Superintendent.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-04-22
cashier and book keeper.

There are so many banks in Boise
aud other cities, with less attractive
quarters, and only so little more de-
posits, that Richfield may lay claim
to the honor of the finest bank Ill
the state, almost without making any
ADVANCE for age. IGca.:cn or reput-
ell wealth.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-04-22
CAN MAKE A BARREL OF MONEY

The Recorder has for sale a Carey
Act REIMBURSEMENT, 100 acres, at a
price that will make the purchaser
a barrel Of money. Call or address
the Recorder, Richfield, Idaho.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-04-22

Messrs. Micklewait, Lazo, Hameis-
ter and Wilcox made up a fishing
party up the Little Wood river,
Sunday.