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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-02-12
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 ]. F. Cheek Is visitor to Little Rock.
 G. W. Davis is in Little Rock on bus- mess.
 J. l.. Walker is In Little Rock on business.
 l C. D. Harrison was in Little Rock yesterday.
 H. F. Sanders spent yesterday in Little Rock.
 Chancellor J. NJ. Elliott is to spend today in Little Rock. Colonel Gus Waterman is up from Dumas for brief visit.
 Dr. D. N. White, of Sherrill, was a visitor to the city yesterday. Clyde Hellum left yesterday for 2 chort visit to Alexandria, La.
 J. S. Chick has returned from a business visit to Little Rock.
 Mrs. J. F. Sennett leaves today for New Glascony for short visit.
 D. B. Warrington, of McArthur, Ark, is business visitor in this city
 J. M. McTire and J. W. Bellamy, of Altheimer, are guests at the Hotel Jef- ! ferson. ---------=----~---- William Rosenzweig has gone to New York to purchase his spring t goods. .---..-.--..--~z.a Miss Rose Epstein. of Little Rock, ' is the guest; of Miss Jessie Waterman, In this city.
 Attorney w. T. Woodbridge has re- turned from legal business visit to Little Rock. G. A. Hoffman, of Swan Lake, stop. ped off in the city yesterday on his l way to St. Louis. Miss Bessie Martin left yesterday for Grady, to attend dance given in ] that place last night. l Arch Niven, of Rison, left yester- day, after a short visit to his son, D. E. Neven, in this city. t----4Allen~z.~ ~Orto is back from trip over the Valley road in the interest of the J. T. Lloyd Company. Mrs. Cyrus Garnsey has returned to 1 her home in Memphis, after short visit to her sister, Mrs. J. P. Angell.
 w. I. Payne, J. M. Barrett and son Rush Barrett, of Sherrill. were busi- ness visitors in the city yesterday.
 George W. Byingtoa has returned i from Tamora, Neb., where he attend ed the funeral O. his father, J. w. By ington.
 Mrs. G. w. Lindsey and son, Horace Lindsey, left yesterday for San Antonio Texas, where they will spend sexaral weeks. --- 1 J. T. Borresen leaves today for St Louis and other points, in the inter- ests of the Sawyer and Austin Lumber Company. ..---~
 Mrs. W.~3rown, MISS Brown, oi Camden, and Miss Waller, of Prescott were guests at the Hotel Jefferson yesterday.
 1 MT. and Mrs. Fred Senyard will leave Saturday. for r....N New W....tO Orleans where they will visit friends during Mardi Gras.
 c. c. Gillespie left early this morn ing for Memphis on a business trip in . the iptcresr Of ff-lhis fast growing, furni- >trre-house: >s:s'-S
 NIr. and Mrs. Fred Graham Jeff X yesterday for Crowell, Texas, where they will visit MT. Graham's brother E. c. Graham.
 Miss Lillie Miller has returned te her home in this c;ty after spending q delightful visit with friends and rela- tives ill Texas.
 Mrs. F. E. CocErill, of Little Rock is in the city attending the Bible School Institute. She visited the Y M. C. A, while here.
 isaac Dreyfus, and son, Fl. C. Drey- fus, will return from New York City today, where they have been to pur- chase their spring stock.
 Miss Lillian Hudson will arrive home this morning from San Antonio Texas, where she spent several
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-02-12

Joseph R. Williams, Miss Dorothy Williams and Joseph R. Williams Jr.,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-02-12
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The 'possum or the Teddy Bear.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26
NEW LIFE
Things Looking Up ever the
City and Forward is the
III WatcllwOrd

Richfield. with the approach of
fall. is taking on new life, and to
those who have watched develop
ments, there is no doubt but what
the activity of this fall will outri-
val that of this spring.
When work was suspended in the
spring, things were rather quiet
around town, but now everything is
looking up and the next few months
Will see great change in Riehfield
Water superintendent Moynihan
has large force of men at work
extending the waite. mains and cross
mains will be put in all over the
city, and before cold weather every
home in Richfield will be connected
with the never failing water supply
that Richfield can boast of
The city council will begin work
in very short time on the side
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26
OPENING HoLLIsrER TOWNSHIP.
At HOIiister, Twin Falls County
idaho. Saturday, September
II. 1909

Hollister is beautifully located in the
center Of the great Twin Falls Salmon
River Land Water Company's 100, 600
acre tract, which is one of the finest
bodies of agricultural land in the west.
There is an army OF men now employed
constructing the great Salmon River
dam and canal system, so that water
may be ready for delivery April 1, 1910.
In addition to the great construction
activity OF the Land and Water Com
pany, the Minidoka and Southwestern,
a branch of the Oregon Short Line, is
building a railroad from Twin Falls via
Hollister to Cobre, Nevada, connecting
with the Southern Pacific at that point
All this activity on every hand is suf-
ficient reason for the opening Of Hol-
lister, which will at once become q
commercial point Of Importance, and as
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26
INTERESTING AIRSHGP.
low Eager Observers Gave Wings to
the Sober Stars.

The Recorder family, with a few
leighbors, enjoyed the sight of a
beautiful airship passing near the
own, one night last week The ma
hine had a powerful search light,
which it turned this way and that,
md it lighted up all the landscape
'eatures in most gratifying man
Ter. The machine passed across the
lorizon from the Southeast to the
iouthwest, at a great rate of speed
indiiy growing DINNER and then dis
appearing altogether in the southwest
haze.
Later-The airship was the even
ng star it has since been ascertained
by careful measurements and by
jtudy of other indications, such as
lighting across the porch post, and
loting the shadow cast through the
water works tower.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26
Rupert-Bliss Cutoff Assured
New Road VIII Make Double Track
fore S. l. Across Lincoln County

a branch, and will be valued at the
full main line valuation, which this
year is $4,000 a mile.
There has been some talk of this
road being built to cut out the grade
IN King Hill and the Medbury hill.
But this is impossible, as the road
itrikes Bliss, above the heavy grade,
md could not possibly have the effect
proposed by some of the outside
Commentators 1t has been propos-
ID as reason for its existence, that
t is to spite" Governor Gooding,
Who was very active in demanding a
abroad commission, and the Ore
son Short Line was supposedly much
ncensed over his actions as govern
or. But men who are big enough to
win places as the heads of great bus
ness corporations, are big enough to
orget-if they ever had them-all
hese little jealousies Gooding is
he fourth point on the Oregon Short
.ine, in the volume of business, and
he road wouldn't be so everlastingly
oolish as to consider forgotten aai-
nosties in the light of such a prcfi-
able business. The real idea of the
'oad seems to be the double track
ing Of the system 30 take care Of the
increasing traffic.
Whatever the object, it seems to
be quite likely that the road will be
built, and will add that much to the
taxable value of the county.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26
Build 3 School S House
Murfitt & Gifford's Bid of $64OO Lands
Contract for Finest Little School
House in South Idaho.

The contract fer building Rich
fields fine new school house was lei
last Saturday and vas awarded tc
Murfitt & Clifford, the price of con
struction being $4,000 The con
tractors have employed Mr.. Hayder
to do the stone work.
The building will be 55x75 feet
built of lava rock. AS Mr. Haydei
thoroughly understands his business
he having built the power house foi
the water works at this place, which
is given up by all to be the mos
handsome building in the county, anC
Murfitt e Clifford are known to b.
among the leading contractors il
carpenter work in the state, the nev
building is sure to be a beauty and
one that the city will not need to -b
ashamed Of
The building will have four room
all on the ground floor, with all mo
dern improvements. The Irrigation
Company has donated one of the bes
blocks in the center of the city foi
school purposes, which with some
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26

improvements and shade trees viii
rive Richfield, when the new build
ng is completed, one of the best
schools in the state.
Mr.. Murfitt and Mr.. Hayden were
the city Monday, stalking off the
sround and the building will be rush
d to completion as fast as men can
)e gotten to do the work
The school board has employed
wo good teachers for the coming
erm, Mr. Park of Minnesota as prin-
ipal and Miss Yaden of this city as
he secodn teacher, which insures
Richfield a very successful term of
chool. Mr.. Park comes highly re-
commended, he having been county
iuperintendent in nhis old home in
minnesota for some time. Miss va
le mis- well and favorably known in
lichfield, and needs no introduction
the patrons of the schools.
There is nothing that does more to
ldvertise a town than good schooIN
md when once the new building is
completed, Richfield will undoubted-
y have one
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26

walks, which will be of cement, ten
feet wide, and will run on both sides
of the street, from the depot to the
water tower, which will be one OF
the best things that could be done
and will add greatly to the comfort
of the citizens this winter, to say
nothing of the looks, which all will
acknowledge, will be great improve
ment.
Work on the school house is to be
started at once and a large force Of
men will be put to work on this
handsome structure as soon as the
material is on the ground, which
will add greatly to the weekly pay
roll of the CITY,
Several men are at work on the
new residences that are going up on
Banock street and several more new
residences are contemplated in the
near future, which will furnish en-
ployment for a large number Of
carpenters, brick and stone masons,
plasterers and a large number of
men for common labor.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26
WON'T PAY THEIR SHARE.

Why should the people whose in
,omes are bigger than they are really
bile to spend even after they have
xercised all the ingenuity they pos
;ess in dcvising means to get rid Of
in foolish extravagences, object to
oaying a part of it over to the gov
srnment to help pay the public ex-
5enses? Why should they want to
oad all the burden on the backs of
he people who have to work for a
living?
1t would seem that instead of hunt
ng for new kinds of extravagences
hey would really prefer TO pay a
)art of their incomes into the pub
ic treasury where they would get
iome credit for being public bene-
actors and public burden bearers.
Theoretically a graduated income
ak is the most equitable tax ever
evied. It places the burden on the
shoulders of those who are best able
0 bear it and takes it off the backs
Of those who are least able. No
loubt in actual practice it doesn't
work out as well as it does in theory
'or the reason that among the rich
rs among all classes there are many
liars who will resort to all sorts of de-
,eption to escape taxation.
1t also true in all probability
hat a good many of the multi-mil-
lionaires would devise some scheme
by which they could load their share
IF the tax onto other people. They
nave made most of their money by ex-
plotting other people anyway and
hey will keep it up if there is any
way to do it. Notwithstanding all of
his, however, we believe that an in
'ome tax law could be devised that
would operate with reasonable fair
ness.
BY the way, if we have to have a
special session of the legislature one T
hing that can be done is to pass that
'esolution that will be submitted to
he states amending the constitution
o that there will be no longer any
question in the minds of the judges
# the supreme court about the con
of the incline tax
Kansas Mail and Breeze.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26

the acreage will be placed under culti-
walton next spring, there is every rea-
son to assume that Hollister viii be-
come one of Idaho's best and most
prosperous towns. The completion of
the Minidoka and Southwestern to
Coure, Nevada, is most important to
tue Twin Falls country, as it opens up
market and traffic possibilities of the
greatest importance, besides shorten
ing the distance srom California points
several hundred miles to the Twin Falls
country; also northern and western
points. The railroad will be completed
from Twin Falls to Hollister in time
for the opening of the townsite. Elec-
trio lights and waterworks are now be-
ing installed, the plans for a $40, 900
hotel are being prepared, and con-
win begin very soon.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26
FIRST OF THE SEASON

Mrs. Y. v. Bower opened the first o.
the social gatherings for the coming
season by pleasant party Wednesday
afternoon. A large number of ladies
were present and enjoyed meeting eacl
other, as well as enjoying the games.
Progressive finch was the main en-
tertainment and Mrs. Carter was very
fortunate in winning every game, there
by being happily surprised with a gif.
of a box of fine stationery
The tally cards and decorations were
beautifully tinted autumn leaves OF
various colors, which gave hint of the
approaching season.
A dainty, two course lunch was serv-
ed during which Mrs Bower was as
sifted by Miss Tressa Mcmahon.
This party was complimentary to
Mrs. Harmon, vino has been visiting
her daughter for few weeks. She
expects TO return to her home soon.
Some of the Richield ladies are
thinking of organizing a Social Club,
to meet regularly this fall and winter,
which would add greatly to their pleas
ure here.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26
ALI Come to the Irrigated US.


While in Spokane last week. at
tending the National Irrigation Con.
gress, Manager c. H. Fitch of thu
Idaho Irrigation company was able
to renew a number OF pleasant ac
quaintances from olden times, and tc
make. some new ones that show the
standing which Idaho Irrigation has
achieved out over the world.
Mr.. Fitch was for a quarter OF .
century connected with the geological
survey, and then with the reclama
ton service. before coming to the
Carey act service in Idaho. fIe is
eminently well qualified to speak OF
the standing of the United States il
irrigation matters. There was time
and it wasn't longer ago than yes
terday-when the United States sem
its agents all over the world, looking
for ideas on irrigation. The rest Of
the world sent its agents anywhere
but to the United States, when study.
ing how to make a desert bloom anc
the waste places glad. But now, there
is more and better irrigation here in
the West, than anywhere else or
earth-the biggest, 1iie best, the most
difficult. the most unusual. the easiest
TO handle projects are in the United
Staets, and the scientists and agricul-
turalists and reclaimers from every
where flock to the land of Uncle Sam
to get the very latest and biggest ard
best on irrigation. The arid West is
the object lesson for the whole world
n tli'iS respect INDIA, and lisssSist
and some Of the other arid countries
still attract attention by reason Of
the magnitude of their projects. out
as the common 22-eggs-a-year hen
is worth full carloads of birds Of pas-
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26

Despite what has been very gen
orally believed and the Recorder
has believed it as smuch as any one
else-the Rupert-Bliss branch of the
Oregon Short Line through Lincoln
county seems to be an assured fact
The right Of way agents are buying
in their options on the right of way
and the construction force is on the
ground at Rupert, ready to begin
work. There seems to be little
any doubt that the road will be bull
in the very near future
The exact significance of the nev
road seems to be in doubt. 1t i
given out that it will in effect be {
mere double tracking of the presen
main line; the traffic is too heavy fo
a single track to carry it, and it i
growing in volume every month, ev
cry year. Instead, however. of build
ing the two tracks side by side, th
company seems to have adopted tn
view that the same end could be ac
complished, and some new territor,
served, by building through tn
North Side tract, through a rapidly
developing country that needs NOR
railroad service.
One thing is certain, the new road
will be close to so miles in length,
which will add that much main line
to the taxable value, and bring in
$4,000 or more taxes year. as it
will be taxable as main line, not as
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26

adise for real profit and the saving
Of hungry lives. so the money-mak
ing projects of this country attracI
The attention of those who want tc
develop their lands into farms the
dollar-hunting agents buy tickets for
he Q. s. and they don't need to see
anyone else.
While in the reclamation service,
Mr. Fitch made the acquaintance of
Spaniard, from Chill. the United
States Of the South, who was in
Washington for several months seek
ing irrigation information. He is
here again, and was an interested
guest at the irrigation congress. He
in common with so many others from
abroad, marvels at what ne has heard
Of the workings of the Carey Act,
and he proposes to come down to
Richfield to see good Carey act
project In its own onee-desert home,
He will carry the information gath
cred, to his own land under the
Southern Cross and the United States
may expect to find apt pupils among
the brunette masters of the southern
continent:
A Russian Investigator was anoth-
er visitor, who was much interested
in the Carey act With the indefati-
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26

Ranchers on the Richfeld tract have
cleared several hundred acres of lanc
Of the sage brush in the last few days.
The brush is very dry and by setting
out fire they can clear large number
Of acres with very little work
Miss Permeal French of Moscow,
went up to Haley on the noon train
today for few days visit before re-
turning to her home at Moscow. Miss
French proved up on a valuable claim
a mile and half from town Wednes-
day and is well pleased with her place
and expects to hold it.
Saturday was quite a bit cooler
than some of the days preceding. A
cool breeze sprang up during Friday
night, which had started in at an
unusually high temperature, and the
way everybody gathered up blankets
and enjoyed the rest of the night
was good thing for the man who
believes there is no more pleasure left
in life.
Contractor Hayden and wife came
over from DIETRICH Monday. Mr.. Hay
den, who has the brick and stone work
on the new hotel at DIETRICH reports
that his part Of the work is about com
pleted and as he has the contract of
doing the stone work on the new school
house, at this place, he expects to re-
t1rn to this city IN the near future.
Murfitt & Clifford, the contractors for
aiae Rficiiieid school house are to be
congratulated on being able to secure
Mr.. Hayden to do the stone work on
hat building as he thoroughly under
stands the business and is first class
workman,
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26
WRITE 'ENI ABOUT 1T.
Good Way to Interest People in Oui
State.

Why wouldn't it be worth one
while to write lettre back to tn
old home paper, and tell the peo
pie there some of the good things O
Idaho? 1t isn't all diamonds ans
peaches and cream out here in Idaho
Perhaps, even for the best of us; bu
there are mighty few who couldn
say some good, interesting things O
this section. twenty-five years age
grasshoDper-eaten Kansas had {.
send back east for cont buttons O
food and clothing to keep them aliy
and yet today there is no bette
state than Kansas. Idaho has neve
had to send back home for enoug
to live on; and her financial poss.
bilities for the future are as ia
ahead of those of Kansas as her a.
ways prosperous days are and nav
been ahead of once starving Kansas
There are thousands of eastern peo
pie, who, if they but knew of tn
good things here, would be on th
road before the month is out -anJ
the first comers could sell them lan
and lots and grain and vegetable
and hay, and hire out to work 10
them in building their houses anC
tiling their fields, and get their Nor
ey in hundred different ways ;
few interesting letters on Idaho
written back to the little home pan
ers in the East, would be worth
great price.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26
Richfleld Improving
New $4,000 Store and Office Building
Heads List of Good Things--Other
Good Live Business News.

Plans are being drawn for ar
$4,000 building on the corner soutl
Of the postoface and as the building
is to be of brick, there win be a Ions
job for a large number of men; be
sides these improvements in the cit,
a large number of ranch houses VIII.
be built near the city this fall, lane
Will be cleared and broken and 8
large acreage of fall grain put il
which will take a great many more
men.
Those who came last spring anC
went to work on their ranches have
done well and in some instances
those who got water earlier in the
season have more than paid theh
expenses, with what crops they have
raised. Several of the ranchers have
in large patches of potatoes that they
expect to be ready to market by
the middle of September and it is
estimated that there will be several
hundred bushels of this much needed
product raised on the Richfield tract
this year and there is a ready mar
ket, right at home for the entire crop
at fancy price. which makes it
very convenient for the rancher.
There will be a large number of
ranehers move to town for the win
ter to take advantage of our splen-
did school. if they can get houses
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26
RichfieId Architect Wins

w. 0. Pearce, the architect of thi'
city is drawing the plans for modern
two story Office building with basemen-
for Fred Gooding at Shoshone. Mr.
Pearce was given the preference owe
several competitors, among them being
some of the largest architect firms il
Idaho
The building will be 45x9O with one
large store room on the ground fiool
and viii cost 81, 500.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-08-26

and as it is not likely that those
)wning lots in the city, who are able
0 build viii let an opportunity of
his kind go by, the chances are good
or a large number of houses to be
srected this fall
New people are in the city every
lay looking for a location some with
he. intention of engaging in some
1ind of business, and all are well
pleased with Richfield and the itich-
'ield tract
The land around Richfield is much
heaper than most other Carey act
and in the state and When one secs
What can be done in few short
months, they can not help but real
'ze the vast opportunities that are in
heir grasp by buying land on the
RichfieId tract, and the advantage
If having a place like the McClena-
nan place, joining town. to cite
hem to, is a great advertisements for
What they can expect the land to do
When they get water on the land.
A little more than two months ago
the McClenahan place was nothing
but a sagebrush desert, while today
there is one of the prettiest alfalfa
fields in Lincoln county, thus show
ing to the newcomer what he may
expect in few months, from the
land purchased on the Richfield
tract.