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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-09-23

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-09-23
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TAckETT BROTHERS.

thereof as will satisfy yaid iudgmcn'
VITA interest and costs.
Witness my hand this Il,h day
Of September, 1909.
J. II. AKERS,
Sheriff O, Carter County
13-9097i
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-09-23
WARNING.

DO not BE- persuaded Into taking
anything but Foley's Honey and Tar
for chronic coughs, bronchitis. hay
fever, asthma, and lung trouble, as
IL stops the cough and heals the
lungs. Sold by all druggists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-09-23
FOR RENT

FOR REN WIN lease for one year
my home ga c Street s. W, nine
rooms, thoroughly modern. Ad-
dress Mrs Arthur Sinclair, Hill
crest, 1910 10th Ave, Denver Colo.
l7-6
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-10-28
Richfeld Schools Prosperous
Large and Enthusiastic Attendance and High School
Work Being Done--New School House Being
Rushed to Speedy Completion.

black and white mortar. This will be
finished this week. The partitions are
being put in, and the roof timbers cut
ready for setting up. The sub-hoor is
laid, ready for the finishing floor;
though this will probably not be laid
until after the plastering. The main
walls are ready for plastering, now
and it will be possible to have the par
ttion walls and the ceilings ready with
in few days, if the weather holds
good.
Travelling men who have recently
visited Richfeld, since the school house
was far enough along to get a good es
innate Of what it will be when finished,
say that it is the most attractive pub
lie building they have seen anywhere
along the line It will cost the district
a good sum Of money, but the contracts
were awarded so carefully that the dis
trict gets exceptional value for every
dollar expended. It can be considered
one of the best Investments that could
possibly have been made.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-10-28

All the walks for the Richfeld
Main street contract have been laid,
and Contractor Whittier is beginning
on the main walks themselves. The
work will be finished within two weeks
or thereabouts, if the weather holds
good.
There isn't anything better than the
cross-walks put in here. They are
deep and solid enough to hold up six
story building. Contractors who called
for the specifications, were astonished
that a new place like Richfeld should
ever do it's work so well. Some of
them wondered why the village didn't
spend only about two thirds as much
and get walks worth about one-fourth
as much. They are trenched into the
earth, to depth of two feet; layer
of heavy stone laid first. then gravel,
and then the heavy concrete. 1t is a
class of work like one sees in the great
cities, and it should be as good in
century as it is the day it is finished,
save for the little surface wear.
The walks, too, are planned with the
same care in detail They are to have
a four inch base Of gravel, on top of
the hard, trenched earth; and on top of
that is the concrete, with a heavy
dressing of the richest cement for the
wearing surface. They will be as dur
able as so much granite and the favor
able weather allows them to season
perfectly, without cracking or peeling.
All the gravel is shipped in from Bur
ley.
While the sidewalk district ends at
the corner of the bank, on Main street,
the Idaho Irrigation company is pre-
pairing to put in full half block far
bher, both west and south, along the /
lotel The curb will also be put in
lere, as along the rest of the Main
street, at the company's expense. A
walk will also be laid east across the
'ront of the J. G. White Company of
ice.
The total cost of all cross-walks and
walks already ordered will be about
6, 800. 1t is probable that other walks
will be contracted for this fall.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-10-28

Fifty-one pupils are enrolled and at
tending the Richfield schools this year.
It perhaps ism a metropolitan attend
ance but it's not so bad for town in
the the present stage of development.
Practically all are resident pupils, too;
only few have come in off the
tract for school purposes.
All the grades, from the ''chart
class" or primary beginners, up to and
including the ninth. grade or the first
year OF high school, are being taught.
Prof. Parks has the upper grades, and
Mrs. Parks, a very capable and exper-
fenced teacher, is now in charge Of the
lower grades. In every way, the school
may be said to be progressing. The
interest and attendance is good, and
the promise of the new building, one of
the finest in the state, is an incentive
for all to work hard and encourage the
district to equip it as rapidly and com
pletly as possible
The stone work on the new building
is completed, all but little of the
'pointing-up Of the masonry with the
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-10-28
Medbury Land Opening Nov.16
Procession of Railroad Builders Stockmen, Gold Hunt
and Oil Boomers Pass Away But the Fertile
Soil Brings Real Permanent Prosperity.

The old fable of the dying father who
callkd his harum-skarum sons about him
and excited their industry and cupidity
by telling them that there was pot of
gold hidden somewhere in the fields he
bequeathed to them, is being curiously
exemplified at Medbury, down on the
Snake river. In the fable, the excited
boys plowed every inch of the fields
they had once despised finding no gold;
but on planting the fields, they reaped
golden harvest.
Medbury has had a succession Of
booms It was the stopping point for
the Short Line when it built across Ida
no, and point of considerable import
ance in the live stock industry Then
came the placer mining excitement
the pot of gold of the fable---and the
whole face OF the earth was torn up to
get the gold underneath Then the oil
craze set their hearts a-futter. But
now, they have gone back to the real
basis of prosperity that was always
there---the culture of the soil.
The company has secured a magnifi-
cent water supply through the extern
sion OF the King Hill canal. and sys-
tenn of storage reservoirs from the wat
ershed to the north. There is several
acres of land under the pro-
ject, the finest valley land in the state;
an almost tropical climate, that will
grow almost anything that can be grown
N America; and host of advantages
for the home-maker and investor The
and and townsite will be opened Nov
smber l6, by Carey Act drawing, at
The Medbury Development
Association has offices at Medbury and
Glenn's Ferry.
By next year. near 60 miles of new
country along the 0. S. L. main line is
o be put into cultivation---12 miles of |
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-10-28
FIGHT FOR LAND OFFICE
Rumors of Removal From Hal
ley to- GOOding

1t is announced, more or less unof-
ficially, that Gooding has pretty surely
succeeded in getting the United Stases
I land Office away from Haley, where it
has been for so long that it was con-
sidered permanent town asset, like
the mountains and the hot springs
Former Governor Frank Gooding, the
indefatiguable booster for the town
bearing his own name, is credited with
large part of the success in making
the transfer.
Shoshone had fond hopes of landing
the prize, last year, and came pretty
near doing it; probably would have
done so, if the Gooding boosters had
not been so active.
The people of Richfield do not have a
great deal OF business with the United
States land office, so the change win
not be much noticed here. AS there is
less than two hours between the trains
at Haley, and one hour of that time is
the dinner hour when the officers and
clerks are at lunch, 1t is almost lmpos-
sible to do business from down this way
and get back on the same day. As it
now is, it means practically two days
and night to go to Haley. To go to
Gooding means practically day and
two nights, so the expenses are about
equal either way.
The Recorder sympathzes with the
good people of Haley who couldn't
keep it. OF the equally good people of
Shoshone who couldn't get it so as to
have chance is keep it. But the per-
haps just-as-good people of Goodlng, I
who really have got it, and can be
counted on to keep it, too, they are to
be congratulated Tor knowing and get
ting good thing 1t is at least one
more good resource added to Lincoln
county.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-10-28
A Railroad to Boise
Surveyors Start From Richfield for q
Main Line Cutoff to the Capital
City of Idaho

Richfeld as railroad center
Trains buzzing out and in every few
,,,i,,41focf
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-10-28

with back-up spur to Boise, offers the
lowest elevations for railroad building,
it is 40 miles farther to go on west to
Nampa and then double back east to
Boise. And the sum total of the grad
tents would probably be little greater
on the Camas Prairie route. To start
the line II miles east of Shoshone, at
an elevation of a little more than 1000
feet, and then head through Richfield
and on up the river to the summit be-
tween the Malad and Boise rivers, the
road might have a climb of 1000 feet or
little more; but steady water grade
each way. The present line makes a
dip of almost thousand feet, down the
King Hill and back up the Medoury hill
on the other side; and there is the sew
eral hundred feet of grade from Nampa
back up to Boise. These present heavy
grades, with the 90 miles of extra dist
ance, should make the new route as
easily and cheaply operated as the old.
Then the new route offers most allur-
ing business possibilities; the resources
it would open would be well worth
heavy investment. And the strategic
value of the first, easiest road through
the mountain and river passes might be
millions.
Some day, railroad viii reach Boise
over this route. Other transeontinental
lines long for Idaho's riches almost as
earnestly as the Short Line. If the +
Short Line doesn't bnild, some one else /
will
The route is feasible, the country win
pay from the day the road is built, the
easiest and cheapest and best route is
for the first one through, the engineers
are already in the feld-and the Short
Line never overlooked anything as good
as this.
Here's to the smoky flag of the new
main line through Richfeld. Long and
soon may she wavel
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-10-28
Best Walks In Idaho
RichfieId Building Them Now--L Large
Sums Spent to Make Streets Mod
els for the Whole State

Mr. H. C. Diesem, the city engineer,
/ is giving practically all his time to the
city work. The services of an engi-
neer were given the city for a year,
free of charge, by the company, and
there is no demand too great for them
to meet it, in the way of work Per-
haps no city, town or village in the
history of Idaho has been so we'll en-
gineered, and at so little cost to the
people, as the village of Richfeld.
With free grading of the streets the
company spent $1,000 in grading the
streets without planning to get cent
of it back free civil engineering for
the establishment of all grades, and
whatever other engineering may be
needed to make the village the finest
in south Idaho, there ought to be many
reasons for coming here to make
home and place of business.
AS the walks as at present being con-
structed do not fill out to the curb,
there being five feet from the edge of
the walk to the curb line, it has been
proposed that trees be set out and the
street parked to add to the beauty of
the place. While the roots of fast
growing trees are in time, liable to
crowd the walk out of place, the town
would have fine trees for several years,
and a shaded Main street isn't bit
bad asset. On the side streets, where
the walks will perhaps be less than ten
feet wide, there will be abundant room
for trees. 1t is being suggested that
trees be set out next spring, along all
these streets, and the village be taxed
for their care, it being considered a
matter for the general public and not
for the individual property owner to
look after.
Another suggestion is that the peo-
pie of the town turn in and donate
days work apiece, for the development
of the park on north Main street, where
the water works tower stands. This
could be made into one of the most de-
Iightful parks in the state, if it were
well cared for. Setting out trees,
blowing and planting to grass, and
careful irrigation, would make it real
beauty spot within the next two years.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-10-28
NEW WAY TO CATCH FISH
No Need of Hooks and Lines I'm
der New system


L. S. Knox, W. S. Durnin and II.
B. Jones, of the Recorder otice went
fishing the first of this week Two
of the boys went on up the creel.
and fished in the regulation way,
with about the average success. The
third member of the party decided
that that kind of sport was too tame.
So he struck off across the fields.
finding an irrigation ditch vita a
good, shallow pool, just abou< Ions
enough for good race course. Here
he found a fine trout, that had been
left by the subsiding waters, in a
pool where he COUNT hide or get
away. The fisherman took a good
breath, pulled off his coat and rolled
up his sleeves, and went after Mr.
Trout. For a long while the trout
was ahead; naturally, the fisherman
was behind. But the pace began to
tell on the fish; he wabbled as he
swan, he bumped the bottom, lie
missed his aim and swan part of
the time out of the water; and soon
he was clear tuckered out His ton
que hung out like tired dogs; he
painted like Mara thon runner
running himself into insensibility.
Then the fisherman came in on the
home stretch, and the way that the
trout was carried in trump back to
own was a revelation to sensation
seekers. The fisherman says that
-he next time he wants some excite
nent he'll get couple of fish into
threelegged race, or hop-step and
lump, or some other novel form of
contest; there isn't thing to ordin-
ary fishing after trying the trout
ace out in the open.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-10-28
REGISTER RESIGNS
A. i. McSiahon Resigns Position
at HALEY

A. /. McNahon Resigns Position
at HALEY
1t is announced that A. |. McMah-
on, the geneial and capable register
of the United States Land Office at
HALEY, has handed in his resigna-
ton from that Office, and that some
one will have to be appointed to the
place if the resignation is accepted.
Mr.. McMahon is the brother of T. l..
McMahon, the merchant of Richfield
and was for number of years in
the court house at Shoshone. He
has been a very efficient officer, but
the i'll health of his family in the
high altitude of HALEY, and the
great press of work which has not
improved his own health, are the
presumable reasons for the resibna-
ton. Mr.. MsMahon owns some val
nable property in Shoshone, where
his family is.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-10-28
NEW FARM LAND OPEN
Three Townships Surveyed for
Homestead Entry.

Gordon Smith, United States survey
or passed through Richfield Wednesday
night, on his way back to Boise after
having finished the survey of Townships
Is and 16 east, range l south, and II,
range south. This land is in the
Camas Prairie country, the lowest num-
Der being near Corral, and the other
two townships being nearer the big
dam of the Idaho Irrigation Company
Mr.. Smith says that it will possibly
be six months, more or less, before the
surveys GO through the regular routine
of approval, and the land is opened for
entry. Quite bit of the land is al
ready claimed by squatters, who have
settled down and are making their
homes there. There is some very ex-
cellent land in the various tracts, rgood
enough to excite the cupidity of almost
any one who recognizes good land.
Part Of it will be irr: gahie, hni a water: ::
supply would not be easy to secure for
a considerable part of ii.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-10-28
GOOD SHOWING

Perhaps there is not another bank in
Idaho, in town with as small popu-
laton as Richheld, that can boastsof a
bank with the resources announced by
the First State Bank Of Richfield
The first year after the organization
they did not open for business, but
after one year of successful business
the bank shows resources to the amount
of $3.50, 4S1 10, with deposit OF $l59,-
749 30 and profits of $731. 80
This statement speaks well for the
manner in which the bank has been
conducted, especially when one takes
into consideration that there was prac
tically no business in Richfeld until less
than year ago.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-10-28

the Dietrich tract the Idaho Irrigation
Company tract from. s.Shoshone to west
of Gooding, the Glover Greek tract, the
King Hill tract and the Medbury tract.
1t has been the reproach of Idaho that
ther was no farm land to be seen from
the railroad Idaho looked like
desert instead of the garden spot that
it should be. 1t didn't look good to
travellers. But Idaho is just now com
ing into her own, and we'll all gain by
the development of every new acre.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-10-28
Every canal finished.

Every canal finished.
Twice as much water in the great
reservoir as can possibly be used
next year.
Every canal tested with running
water, and brought up to perfection.
Settlers coming every day onto
their lands, confident that there will
be water and prosperity for them
next season.
These are some of the important
items of news regarding the Idaho
Irrigation company, and its work at
the dam and all over the project.
What is believed to be a world S
record is being carried on for the
amount of dirt excavated by steam
shovels of a like capacity, up at the
big dam The j. G. White company,
the constructing company, has two
No. 20 Marion steam shovels, work
ing two shifts or 20 hours a day
During the ten days closing with
than $4,000 cubic yards of dirt, W
Sunay, they have handled more
than $4,000 cubic yars of dirt, that
has been disposed of in the dam
While this not nearly equal to the
theoretical capacity of the machines,
in real practice it is a wonderful re-
cord. 1t is as much as would or
be accomplished by machines
of three times the rated capacity
A steam shovel, while a massive, and
powerful machine, still requires
great deal of careful handling, and
repairs are necessary; while the time
lost in resetting for new position
knocks the theoretical capacity all
o pieces But the two shovels at
he dame, have by careful handling,
)een made to equal three or four of
'qual capacity indifferently handled
md they are establishing the high
water mark for such machines.
The dirt from the cut where the
novels are at work, is being hauled
o the site of the dam by four don1- F
y engines, and dumped into the {
awning chasm that is to be filled,
etween the upper and lower faced
f the dam which were built first.
! heavy duty pumping system then
luces the dirt into place, putting it
own so that it will when finished
ave no seam or crevice, but be
old structure, like solid masonry.
lready the stream bed covered for
height of 20 feet above the tops
f the steel sheet piling. The work
present looks like two immense
ANS, 700 feet apart-the upper and
'wer faces of the structure as it
i'll be when completed-an between
lese the dirt is being sluiced to s
lace. t
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-10-28
Finish and Test All the Canals
Company Has bitches Almost Ready for Testing, and
VIII Insure Water Months Before It Is Ne eded
for Next Years Irrigation Season

By the first of November which
is this week-there will be 235, ,0O(
cubic yards of material in the dam
practically one-third of the total OF
the yardage. But the preliminary
work is all done; most of the rock
work is already finished; the tun-
mel is complete and the water run
ming through it; and everything is
strung out so that material will be
handled twice as rapidly as it could
be done up to now, While the dam
win not be entirely completed until
after the high water of next year,
it will be brought up to point
where the company can store several
times as much water next season as
will be actually used. It will be an
unusual record one-fourth of the
settlers will clear their land for next
seasons crop; probably one-eighth
of the total acreage will be a fair
estimate of the land that will re-
quire water for a crop, the first sea-
son.
BY the first of December, if the
weather holds fair, practically every
canal and lateral in the whole dis
tribution system of the Idaho Irri-
CATION company viii be completed,
ready for testing. And they will
has a great lake of water already
started behind the big dam, and the
canals are to be tested as soon as
possible, to develop their capabili-
ties before the coming of hard freez-
ing weather. The main canal for
Dietrich is practically finished now;
the main canal for the North Good
ing tract is almost as far along
and everywhere the construction is
being carried on as rapidly as pos
sible The company aims to get the
work done before the coming of win
-er partly as an insurance to the
settlers, and partly for economy of
While it would be
possible to put off the construction
md the payment therefor until the !
ipring, the smaller efficiency of the
pring work, and the uncertainty of
getting it done so as to assure the
ettlers of water, make it better
business proposition to do it now.
here won't be any shortage Of wat
r next year, when the water is al
cay provided for several months in
dvance of the irrigation season.
The rapid progress of the work,
nd the announced intentio of the
to complete and test the
hole system this fall or early win
er, several months before the water
required for irrigation, will be the
est possible news the hundreds of
sttlers who are counting on making
leir homes here next season.