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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1910-07-15
CANDIDATES IN KOOTENAI
List Of Office Seekers Reported
From County Seat.


According to Occur d'Alene dis
patch of July 10, the following is the
list OF candidates now seeking nomi-
nation for various offices In Kootenai
county:
James A. Foster, deputy auditor,
has announced his candidacy for the
authorship, subject to the republi-
can primary 10 August. j. w.
Smith, assessor. has already entered.
D. E. Dandy will seek the office on
the democratic ticket.
For probate Judge, W. G. Whitney
and B. A. Reed, republicans, and
Joseph B. Hagan, democrat, are IN
The field.
For assessor, G. Z. Acton, J. f.
Robson, ]. M. Elder and George OFT,
all republicans, have offered to serve
the people.
For prosecuting attorney, w. F.
McNaughton, R. T. Morgan and E.
v. Boughton, all republicans, have
offered to make the race.
For sheriff. d. R. Adams, Fl. P,
Treff, Harry Sawyer, L Roper and
George Evans seek the honor.
For commissioner, Kathdrum dis
trict. G. NJ. Trigg, W. A. Hart ant
John Young are considered. Coeu1
d'Alene district, Isaac M. Busby, ant
St. Maries district, v. w. Waltman
r. N. Dunn is the only man men
toned for district Judge.
G. H. Potts is the only candidat,
for state senator. r. L. Black ant
F. M. Winship are 10 the field 70
state representative.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-12-01
What Idaho Hos Done

With the long string of First Premiums that the
Horticulture and Agriculture products of this state
have won, it gives the state of Idaho standing that
great many adjoining states would be proud to hold up
to the eastern home seeker
At the Seattle State Fair this fall, Idaho
First all of its produce entered, good portion of
the display coming from the Richfeld Tract. Thss
display stood at the top in premiums at the Boise
State Fair, also at Spokane at the Interstate Fair
National Apple Show at Spokane at the international
Horticulture and Agriculture Fair at Council Bluff,
Idaho given great majority of the premiums
ceiving all of the premiums fruits grains, grasses
and vegetables, and at this show, Rcheld there.
At time and place has the produce from this
state well from this district had to take back
seat but on the other hand they stood at the top.
The settlers of this district, well as the farmers
of the state should be proud that they able and
living in Idaho state in the Union has made
faster progress than has Idaho and state will
in the future.
Stick to Idaho, do your best and you will always
be winner.
J. u. MCPHERSON.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-12-01
FIND A SCAPEGOAT.
Postal Department Starts In to Do
Things to Bad Magazines.

The postmaster general has devils
cd a plan for reducing the deficit in
the p stal receipts, which it is ex-
pected will soon be put into opera
ton 1t is to charge a higher rate
about the ordinary merchandise OF
at st the book rate---of postage
for the advertising portion of mag
azines, and the regular periodical
rate Of one cent a pound for the
reading portion of the publication
Each issue of the publication is to
be officially dissected and postage
determined by the examination.
With all due Difference to the wis
dom and experience of the postmas-
ter general and the president who
favored the change it does not ap-
peal to the Recorder as a possible
solution of what after all is not a
ser. GUS problem even if there be
deficit. There is almost as much
real good in the advertising pages
OF q llrSl CLASS udSdziue DIS tHeic 10
all of the publishers and authors are
in its literary contents Perhaps
not all publishers and authors are
ready to accept this but it is true true
tising pages are the greatest educa-
neverth eless The magaziene ader-
to~s the American people have, in
the way of teaching how to live in
comfort The country is prosperous,
and the people want more comforts,
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-12-01
HOPE FOR HOMESTEADERS.
Project Settlers May Yet Re Treat
ed as Humans.

Senator Borah, who left Idaho, a
few days ago for the short term of
congress at Washington, has went
over with the law officers of the int
ior department the question of the
right of a settledr on government ir-
rigation projects to assign part of his
entry and also the question as to ths
right to make entries of lands when
the present holders desore to relin-
quish. AS to the latter proposition
the senator contended that the pro-
vision of the $20,000,000 act restricl
ing the right of entry was never in
tries had been made at time of the
tendtd 70 apply to projects where en-
passing of the law, but simply to
new projects hereafter inaugul ated.
The senator has hopes, from his
interview, that the department will
modify it's regulations SO as to per-
nit entries to be made of relinquish-
ed lands in projects such as Boise
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-12-01
A Possible Contest That Would Make
Brady or Sweetser Governor.

can candidates had too large major
Perce gave Hawley a majority OF
410. .5not enough to affect hsi posi-
ton if it were thrown out, unless
the Custer majority of 971 and part
of the Fremont majority of 1903 be
added But if it stands as a princi-
pie of law that any such ballot is
illegal, then the Fremont and Gus
ter contests would almost have to be
made ,and Brady would still be gov
ernor with more than 1000 votes
spare Should he refuse to hold
the office on such contest, Sweet
ser, lieutenant governor, would be-
come governor at once after deter
mining the contest
There way be an interesting battle
at the opening Of the legislature, on
the question of membership. Since
legal election is the first requisite
fer membership it would be proper
for the legislature to try this case
itself, without waiting for the act
ion of the courts. 1t would affect
the democrats from Fremont, one
from Custer and A new democratic
legislators from Nez Perce. Should
the supreme court hold in the Nez
Perce case that a ballot is illegal if
it bears such markings, it may be
expected that the legislature will re-
fuse to recognize the members from
the disputed districts, whatever theiI
politics.
Should all this come to pass, it
may be expected that several humid
red democrats, elective and appoint
i've office-holding prospects, will or
ganize an efficient wet-elm-club par
ty and the future of the men who
double-crossed them will grow thorn
epithets and rocks and sandbags and
other vile things as Idaho orchards
grow apples and hay. 1t would
really be the most exasperating pol
itical disaster that ever came to men
who had fairly earned victory
and they would be more--or less
than human if they should swallow
it tamely.
But the contests are not yet fill
ed Maybe they won't be. Still, it
is a matter that may break into the
news columns almost any day, with
all the virulence of an earthquake
or big scandal.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-12-01
WANT MORE LAND.
10000 More Acres Segregated for
the Big Bruneau Project.

Complete and detail filings were
made in the United States land offic
Saturday afternoon for an additional
10000 acres of land to the $50, 900
acres previously filed on and for LAO
miles of canal for the mammoth
Bruneau-Twin Falls irrigation pro-
ject located west of the present Twill
Falls tract on the south side of the
Snake river and which extends al
most from point just west of Buhl
to Grandview in western Idaho The
filing is the largest one for any in
dividual irrigation project in the his
tory of the United States land office
it is said
The maps and charts of the pro-
ject in blue print are now record {
the United States Land office in this
city and so far as the filings for the
hind it or the capitalists represent
ing the Twin Falls Land G Irriga-
tion company, are through with the
land office.
Some idea of the magnitude of thi
great project can be secured from
the fact that the plats show the ap-
qroximately 76 miles of the $50 mil :
of canal will be 220 feet wide at the
bottom At that ratio the canal at
the surface of the ground or from
tip eto tip of the EN- mbahkment will b
over 200 feet wide, a great river bee
in fact, that will be constructed ov-
er the vast area of land which is to
furnish homes for thousands of fu-
ture residents of arid southern Idaho
through these canals pass every sec
ond 10000 cubic feet of water "a vol
ume sufficient to be estimated as the
normal flow of a large river.
1t was discovered after surveying
the land to be included in the projet
and after mapping out the right of
way of the canal that there was a
complete block of 10000 acres of
ground which heretofore had been
overlooked that could be filed upon.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-12-01

more conveniences The advertisers
fort, what will make the home and
the farm and the store and the pub
place where people live or go, more
lie meeting place and every other
comfortable. 1t is better living, a
higher standard of what we eat and
wear and enjoy that has made this
country the greatest place on earth
to live. To know how to live, 81
the first half of thsi condition. The
savage with bushels of diamonds or
tons of gold, is still bowling saw
age because he doesn't know how or
what to get that will make his con-
dition better. If the magazine ad-
vertising helps educate the country
to buy and use better things, the
country can well afford TO pay the
little postal deficit Since we pay
so times as much for other lines of
education which are after all aimed
to accomplish the same end, it is a
little short-sighted to begin here to
retrench
Whatever part of this structure on
magazines was meant to be retalia-
tion for the undertaking" which
has reused the people to revolu-
tion against old line conservatism
and the fostering of special interests
s;ls 81 se;sllta III zput@to soorn by congress
and the people at large. That the
have had large part in
the revolt against special privilege,
is true---but they would earn free
postage therefor, instead of being
taxed additionally
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-12-01
WANTS POUND OF FLESH.
Government Claims Timber on I'm
surveyed School Lands.

The contention of the government
that it has a property interest in the
tiwber on what will be school section
16 and 36 when surveyed was uphel
in the federal court in thic city toda
when Judge Frank s. Dietrich sus-
tanned a demurrer to the answer in
the case known as the United States
against the Bonners Ferry Lumber
company The court stated that it
would file a written opinion on Mon
day. Judge Dietrich instructed the
district attorney to file an amended
demurrer treating the special fea-
lures of the answer. Througe the
ruling the government is given the
right to bring suit for timber tres
pass against lumber concerns or 9TH
ers which have purchased the tim
Der standing on unsurveyed sections
16 and SO claimed by the state as
grants in presenting to the state
from the government through the
admission bill.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-12-01
Yachting In oIden Times.

Yachting was little INDUCED in un-
til about hundred years ago Owing
to the presence in British waters of
the pirate cutters, sailing small yes
sells out Of sight of land was attended
with considerable risk and most of
the earlier yachts carried brass can
non. The yachts built in England at
the beginning of the last century were
either on the lines of revenue cutters
or smugglers. The best of them were
built by Charles White hho otiiitii. ii
1t is said, often lay down couple Of
clippers together, one for the govern
ment and the other as smuggler He
would thus be able to obtain premi-
um from the government for making
the revenue cutter the faster vessel
of the two.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-12-01

retary of state led Bailey by SPAS;
Sweetser will again be lieutenant
governor by a plurality of 6,007
over Hunter; and McDougall will be
attorney general for two more years
because 1898 people wanted him in
stead of Frank Moore.
Oh, yes, Hawley will be governor
by majority ofabout 900.
There was much smaller vote
than that of two years ago, when
95,029 votes were cast for congress-
man, as compared with only S2,S42
for the same office this year. AS
the state vote has increased at least
10 per cent in these two years, it
is evident that close to 25 per cent
of the electors stayed at home and
left the old ship of state to sink or
swim, they didn't care a continental
which AS it happens, it has been
pretty well patched ,and it will float
like cork so far as present appear
have done nothing to earn their own
safety
About 5000 socialist votes were
cast, quite a respectable showing. A
steady growth in the socialist vote
every election, is assurance that in
a few years they will become a for
factor in the politics of this
as well as other states.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-12-01
Big Republican Majorities for Every
body But Governor.

The people of Idaho are not vot-
ers to any very noticeable extent, nu
mericaliy at least, though they do
do strange and unaccountabie things
with the few votes they do cast. A
few of the facts brought out by the
official canvass of the state vote will
prove all this.
The two "come-backs on the
republican ticket were the star vote
getters, French receiving a plurality
of 14,515 above Bowen for congress,
and Bell being a close second with
plurality of 14,OS9 over Czizek for
mine inspector Both these gentle
men had been in retirement for two
years, afted having made good to
the people for three terms each.
Taylor Tor state auditor is third
in majorities, he having 1924 to
boast over his opponent Jones. But
above her opponent, Miss Noble, for
superintendent of instruction For
there were others pretty close at the
-inish. Allen for treasurer headed
mis- opponent Carruth by O,675.
Hiss Shepherd gave him close run
Tor the honor, she receiving 10,638
more than her rival Miss Noble. In
the race for the supreme court, l. n
Sullivan was 10,409 ahead of his
opponent McClear. Clifford for sec
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-12-01

CltCtlOu VI 0dlAtS II. LAW icy tls
governor.
Governor Brady will have no part
in this contest, either directly or in
directly, should it be instituted. He
is game loser, and he has at nc
time favored a contest or inol-
Gated that he did not believe the
people voted for and should have ex
actly what the ballots said But a
contest could be filed by any citi-
zen, and there is a good chance for
it to be done as test case to guide
the future
ficial ballot was printed with the
words, LET The People Rule at
the head of the democratic ticket. 1t
does not follow that this motto af-
fected the result---though Fremont
county went strongly democratic af-
ter having given republican major
tiles up to $500 in recent years.
for the people have actually been
ruling, under whatever party name.
But the law expressly prohibits any
unusual or special designation ap-
pearing on the ballot tending to ia
vor any party or any candidate. 1t
is held that this was a wanton viola
tion Of the spirit of fair and equal
ballot ,and that the wholei Fremont
county election is therefore invalid.
The same motto was used in the
same way in Custer county, and any
contest that might be made would
take up the Custer county returns
also. The fact that Custer county
has been habitually democratic, is
not a bar to a contest there; it a
contest would stand at all, it would
be as effective there as if it were
ed or changed the result.
There is a somewhat similar case
from Nez Perce county, concerning
only local instead of state issues,
that is being appealed to the courts
for decision. 1t brings up the same
question of the right to attempt to
influence a free ballot by giving one
party, faction or candidate special
advantages. 1t might be that that
county, too, would be thrown out,
1t would make no change in the re-
there was close and all the republi-
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-12-01

and be within the constitutional linn
it of Indebtedness, exclusive of the
capitol building amendment We
have spent on public buildings in
years approximately $1,000,000, and
still you will find when the legisla-
ture convenes officers and commit
tees from everywhere will be log
rolling for their separate institutions
or for roads, bridges, etc. Latah
county will demand all she can get
for her University, Nez Perce for
her Normal, and a huge bridge, Ada
well, she will want everything
Lincoln has the deaf, dumb and
blind school, Bingham has the asy-
lum, Fremont the training school,
and every county which does not
have a state institution will want fl
nancial assistance on roads and
bridges. Idaho today maintains ten
state institutions. Candidly, | be-
III 9Ido9d M9J 6I9A lnq aqua 9AeII
the state think that Idaho can afford
to run four educational institutions
and do justcei to them all 1t is
generally conceded that it is only a
question of time until the state takes
over the Children's Home here in
Boise, and that while it may be they
will not assume control it does mean
that they will be asked for an ann
ual appropriation for maintenance
Then, sooner or later there will be
a home for the minded The
deaf, dumb and blind say it should
not be a branch of their work, and
4a insane asylum officials say the
same, so it means separate insti-
tuition
The southern portion of the state
will never rest contented until the
agricultural college is either remov-
ed from Moscow or they are granted
a separate institution with one-half
of the national appropriation. There
are over two thousand miles of riv-
ers in Idaho from SO to 1900 feet in
width, and as l said before those
counties not having state institu-
tions will ask roads and bridges.
Herein lies the danger: Ada coun
ty will say to the outside, You vote
with us for one or two million dol
lars or more to complete the capi-
Lol, and we will vote with you Civ
ing you (tthat is, the counties out
side of Ada) the $700,00O which we
can bond for, and vast debt will
be settled upon the tax payers.
Now regarding the capitol build
ng. 1t costs us to maintain the
present capitol building and annex.
$50, 900 for the two years. Take the
lew building when completed and
your appropriation will have to be
$4,000 a difference of $1,000
week in maintenance
The financial market is in such
condition today that the state can
not float per cent bond, not less
han 4 1-2 and maybe you will have
@ per cen x; X. ;tc::css;stt
S nothing in sight today tending to-
ward a lower interest rate and it is
probably the reverse Grant that
We should issue only $1,000,0 in
ponds for the capitol building, and
Continued on page 81.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-12-01
STATE FINANCES.
Treasurer Hastings Tells About Cap
itoI Building Bonds.

During the past four years, the
editor of the Recorder has come to
regard State Treasurer c. A. Hast
ings as one of the most capable, un-
flinchingly honest and fearless Off
GERS the state has ever had. He is
not mere adding machine, that be-
gins and ends its usefulness in being
accurate in fguries; but he reaches
out beyond the limits of his little OF
flee, andthinks of the good of the
state in every way. 1t is only by a
its activities and possibilities OF
every kind that any officer can fit
himself to fill his place, whatever
be the nature of his work. Mr..
Hastings has written the following
regarding the late amendment allow
ing the legislature to bond the state
to complete the new capitol build
ing. The Recorder does not always
agree with Mr.. Hastings, but his ad-
mirable courage and his exceptional
information on state affairs make it
a pleasure to present the following
comment:
..The people, at the last election
having voted to give the legislature
the authority ito issue bonds to COM
plete the capitol building, it is now
law of the land---unless constitu-
tional questions arise regarding the
validity of the passage of the bill.
"Candidly, l think very few peo-
pie really knew what they were vot-
ing for, and vast majority thought
it simply meant the completion OF
the building now in process of con-
struction. 1t means nothing of the
kind--it means tear down the pres
ent capitol building and the old Cen
tral school building, finish the pres
ent main building, add both wings
and bond for any amount the legis-
lature may see fit, from one to twen
ty million dollars---and by the way,
Wnen Ine cdpllOl is COupleIeu IL VIII
reach very nearly to the end of the
present capitol on Sixth street and
to the end of the old Central school
the constitution of this state, the
legislature cannot create an indebt-
edness exceeding one and one half
mills on the dollar of the total val
uation of the state. The valuation
of the state is I use round num-
bers on these statements) $127, ,056,-
and the limit of Indebtedness
that we could have would be 1,905,
$4,000. The bonded Indebtedness of
today is $1,397,25000. We have
coming due in 1911, 500, 10000 of
bonds and 100000 due in 1913.
We have two mill tax levy of this
year which goes to the sinking fund
and will bring in $3.50, 900 in Janu
airy and February, when the coun-
ties remit TO the state their share
of state taxes. Out of the fund we
can redeem the $199,500 that comes
due in 1911 and 1913, thereby in
creasing our borrowing capacity by
that amount. Then by the first of
March we can bond for $708. 900. !
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-12-01
May Get Hawley Contract Official Count of Vote

Just at the hour of going to press, information
to the Recorder that the Oregon Short Line has let the
contract for II miles of road from Rchfeld the
far end of Camas Prairie The Utah Construction Co.
is the contractor This report not authenticated but
the distance, the contractor and the probability of
building all fit precisely with what has been expected
There is every probability that the story true even
though not yet officially announced.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-12-01

Payette and Minidoka.
In case he is unable to secure the
desired relief from the department
the matter will be taken up by the
irrigation committee next week, with
a view to securing necessary legis-
lation.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-12-01

Accordingly ahis was appropriated a
will be included in the segregation.
Eventually it is expected that the pr
ject will contain 100000 acres of
land, the boiggest project of it's kind
in the world
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-12-01
SIDEWALK BUILDERS.
North Side Residents Make Them
selves Fine Holiday Present.

selves Fine Holiday Present.
North Richfield now has a side
walk
Like the colored person who liked
chicken so well that he'd even buy
it if he couldn't get it any other way
Yes sab!
That's what they did---bought it.
By diligent canvassing enough was
subscribed to pay for plank walk
from the Idaho Irrigation company
office clear up to the north end of
town. The material was bought, the
walk laid, and now the peiple can
travel dry shod the whole year.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-12-01
VOL. 2

There is still a possibility that
contest may be filed against the
election of James H. Hawley as
ers,--o.--.r..-