The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1909-06-03
LOCAL BREVITIES.

iO'ou - I'LL tHClI Olu IeSluence III
he north par of town, to the Ham
eister cottage on the east side.
R. M. McCollum, Bob" as he Is
known all over the West, was Q
Richfield visitor Saturday. He is
interested in the selling end of the
Idaho Irrigation company, and his
good words and works have interest
ed many settlers in this section He
was the original selling agent for the
Twin Falls project, his house and Of
flee being the first building erected
on the site of the town of Twin Falls
and one of the first half dozes homes
built In the whole Of what is now
Twin Falls country He was also
the pioneer in Jerome, where he led
the multitudes merry chase over
the sage brush to prosperity and
happiness. 1t is a pleasure and
somewhat of an honor to know Bob
McCollum, for it means acquaintance
with one Of the most persistent work
ers, the steadiest friends and the
most successful hustiers anywhere in
the West.
e. D. Smith of the Shoshone Land
Company, and Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Yer
non, of Shoshone, were Richfield Wis
itors Sunday.
Rev. w. G. Barger. of Shoshone.
preached a fine Memorial Day ser
mon at the school house Sunday Mr..
Barger was one of the warlike Me-
thodist preachers who fought and
shot their way into the heart of the
nation In the dark days of '61-'65,
and he has vivid personal memory
of the great days which Memorial
listened to by good congregation
Of Richfield people.
r. c. Haines has started his laun-
dry here in Richfield, and Is turn
ing out superior quantity Of work.
G. M. Gray, of Gooding, represent
ing the Orchard Investmest Co., was
in the city Sunday, advertising the
Hagerman townsite opening and free
dinner to be held at Hagerman June
5. They are expecting large crowd
and everything in the eating line will
be free in Hagerman on that day, in
Guiding a big fish fry at o'clock to
8 in the evening.
j. w. Stubblefield of Boise, was if
the city the last of the week looking
over the country with a view to To-
eating He was taken out by Mr..
Brush, and shown two fine pieces of
land, and expects to return in the
next few days and decide whether he
will locate permanently or not.
Mr.. Stewart of the Boise City Ma
tional Bank, was is the city Friday,
looking after business interests at
this place. Mr.. Stewart is contem
plating going into the banking bust
ness at Dietrich in the near future.
e. E. Strietz, cashier of the Yak
ina Valley Bank, of North Yakima,
Washisgton, and one of the stock
holders of the First State Bank OF
Richf1eld, was shaking hands with
old friends here last Thursday Mr..
Streitz has 100 acres of land join
ing the townsite and was we'll pleas
ed with the rapid growth Richfleld
Is making.
The ball given at the new pool
hall OF Bailey & Lisonbee, Saturday
evening, was well attended. Good
order, good music and good time
Is reported by those who attended.
Several young people from HALEY
attended the ball in this city Satur-
day evening.
M. s. Humphrey, of Portland, was
in the city Saturday Mr.. Hum ,
phrey is contractor and builder,
and was looking over the coustry
with a view of locating.
J. H. Murfitt, the lumber man,
visited with his family at Salt Lake
City, over Sunday.
hdQcQSTS WHO nave III 81 diu uCoi a.,
report thta their crops are
growing nicely and that after the
ain last week, you could almost see e
hem grow The grass on the range u
md unfenced farms Is also growing
'apidly and stock Is doing 1ne
Arthur Boone of Seattle, who prr- II
biased good farm near town last q
week is not wasting any time and Is a
making arrangements to build II
louse and move onto MS l2iace at
,nce. He expects to put In crop d
If oats this season and may put out e
ome alfalfa. d
Homeseekers are still coming into :,
every day, and all seem to - -
,e well pleased with the town and
country, as very few
yho look over the land fail to buy.