The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-09-01
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r. A. Miller and A. D .Crothers
with their families, spent three days
FISHING last week and this, on the
Big Wood river some miles above tn
dam They report good fishing.
DR.. c. r. Heap, of Spokane, ar
rived here this week, and will be a
resident Of Richfield for the next
80 days. He comes to make proof
on his Carey Act land southwest OF
town.
Quite goodly number of ducks
.4ere killed in the water courses cut
over the tract Wednesday and Thur
day From present indications, the
duck crop will be the heaviest for
years past.
Father Rougaers of Shoshone was
2ichfield Thursday of last week, to
officiate at the christening of the
little babe of Mr.. and Mrs. Percy
May A few friends were invited in,
and fine supper served.
C. o. Chatfield and family have
arrived in Richfield from Spokane,
to make their future home. They
rave a good farm two miles from
wn and brought along a car load
of household goods, farming i'm
dement's. etc. What the Richfield
tract needs is more settlers like Mr..
Chatfield
1t is the belief of the election
Judges. and they have formulated
their belief into public declaration
that no other precinct in the co
was as fortunate in the selection of
election clerks, as Richfield w. A.
Denecke and L. S. Knox were the
seribes, and two better penmen or
more accurate accountants are hard
to find anywhere.
H. G. Sandifer, who last year was
foreman on the Don Grant construc-
tic. work on the Richfield tract, has
just returned from a trip to the
Frontier Day celebration at Chey-
onne. He saw the steer roping, the
bucking bronchos, Teddy Roosevelt
I'D his Rough Riders, and all the
other sights of the occasion He
has just accepted a responsible po-
sition with Hales & Crane, contrac-
-ors.
At the public meeting in the
CLUB rooms, Saturday
light, September 10th, where there
will be some good smokes and water
o drink---it will be in order for any
me who wishes to discuss the ques-
ion of land and water payments for
his fall. 1t is one of the import
mt matters for the general good, |
nd a public discussion, with both
ides represented in a social meet
ng, might bring out an easy solu-
ion. Il
e. G. Isenberg, of Hepburn, can n
idate for assessor, was a Richfield
isitor Saturday. Mr.. Isenberg is
ute well acquainted here, he hav- :
lg had the contract for grading the
reefs last year, besides a consid-
fable sub-contract on the company
lnals on the Richfield trast He
,cured the finest kind of an en-
orsement at the primaries, getting
most four times as many first
loice votes as both the other can
dates combined.
K c. Phelps, who has ane of 81
e finest flocks of poultry anywhere
the Richfield tract, reports that
e coyotes are making considera-
3 havoc among his fine birds. He
leves that a coyote would make
excellent judge at poultry show
: they know how to pick the best
t of flock and leave the less
cellent ones to fatten up or devel-
If anyone has a pet coyote at
ge on the prairie which he cares r,
preserve, he is warned that he'd
.tcI DcSlH Inc piSoci fdllOn DIT 1
&c, for the Phelps shotgun is to II
We violent bpuckshot attachment
It is likely to become quite an
ective coyote discourager.
4. /. Mcmahon and F. W. Gooding
Shoshone land Attorney Bissell
Gooding, held joint debate in
commercial club rooms, Satur-
night on the county division
stion. A citizens meeting had
n called for the same evening,
the people of the Richfield tract h
get together and discuss both u
IS of the question in their own BIZ
!, and decide what seemed best II
n the standpoint of their own
good When the anti-dividers
ted a meeting on the same date,
Tas agreed that the local people E
Id give up, and invite both the "
ifie elements TO be heard This =
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