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The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-04-07
FAREWELL BANQUET.
Friends Entertain Mr.. and Mrs.
CaswelI at Richfield Hotel.

The Richfidld hotel served on Satur-
day night, one of the SWEETEST banquets
ever served in this part of Idaho, a fare
well to Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Caswell
1t was a real triumph of the florist, the
chef, and a well ordered service. Gov
ers were laid for 36, friends of the de-
parting former host and hostess of the
Richfeld. 1t took that three dozen
hungry people more than two hours to
eat all the good things that were serv-
ed-and there wasn't one of them who
ate bite all the next day. Manager
Butts may well feel proud of that ban
quet, for it was sure a winner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Caswell left the next
day for Waterford, Vermont, where he
will hold an important place in the con
struction department of the J. G. White
company. They went by way of Port
land, Vancouver and the Canadian Pa
cific They have made so many friends
here that their going is very real per-
sonal loss to Richfield. They have the
best wishes of all this part of Idaho.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-04-07
PRIZES FOR SPUDS.
Railroad Magnates Offer 1926
for Best Idaho Spuds.

Idaho may be known as the
potato state" in the near future bet
ter than the Gem" state. Idaho
ranchers are determined to win the
$3.50 offered in prizes offered by D.
e. Burley and others for the best
acre of potatoes grown during the
season of 1910. This prize offer Is
the result of the potato special, i"
the demonstration train sent out by
D.. e. Burley last fall to the stations
along the Short Line, when Mr..
Grubb, the Colorado potato king
demonstrated to the ranchers the
best and most approved methods Of
raising tubers.
To create more of an interest In
potato growing, which Mr.. Bulley
believes will be one of the best pay
ing crops in the state, he offers $500
to the man who will grow the best
acre of potatoes this coming season.
Two hundred and fifty dollars in
smaller prizes have been offered by
other public spirited men of south
ern Idaho, the entire sum being divi-
ded into five prizes.
The contest is open to all the ter
ritory along the Short Line and it's
subsidiary lines. The first prize
will be $500, the second 800, the
third S75 and the fourth and fifth
$25 each. The territory is specified
as follows in a circular sent out by
Mr.. Burley. All points on the
Oregon Short Line road north Of Salt
Lake; south of Silver Bow, Mont,
west of Granger, Wyo., and east OF
Huntington, Ore; all points on the
Idaho Northern road; all points on
the Idaho Southern road and all
points on the Payette Valley road.
The prizes will be offered for the
following varieties of potatoes:
Peach Blow, Rural Type, Melted
Gem or Dalemy Challenge. The
first prize of $500 is offered by d.
E. Burley of Salt Lake, the second
of s1O0 by e. M. Heigho, of Weiser,
the third of SIS by E. H. Dewey of
Nampa and the two of $25 each BY
H. e. Dunn of Payette and d. c.
McWatters of Miner, all railroad Of
ficialS
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-04-07
WORK AT THE DAM.
What Jones Saw At Big wood
River Reservoir.

H. B. Jones of the Recorder was the
guest of J G. Pinkham on a trip to the
big dam last week. 1t is his opinion
that it's a mighty good dam. There is
lake six miles long, backed up behind
the dam; the lake, sixty feet deep,
stretches way back through the hills,
like a giants silver shield. But that
dam why, it looks like they're moving
whole mountain down to fill up that
mighty gorge The dam is as deep, up
and down the stream, as three city
blocks; almost city block high; more
than two blocks long, without counting
the wings; and altogether the place,
and the magnitude of the job, makes it
look like the workshop of an army of
Titans. The steam shovels, the rush
ing trains Of earth and rock, the great
cranes, the 400 hard working men, the
placid silver lake above and the cavern
Gus gorge and the growing torrent be-
low the dam-its truly wonderful pic
ture that you ought to see.
There are some mighty good fellows
out there From Superintendent Dor
ing to Chef Lambert the man who
every day bakes 125 pies ''like mother
used to make" they re bully good men
to meet. And they're on the job, too,
all the time: you couldn't pick better
better crew if you dragged the whole
West with fine tooth comb.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-04-07

lateness of the season. But what
ever the time will allow, will be done
the farm is going to be as busy as
the proverbial Yankee farm, where
the workers trade their beds for
lanterns and work all the time
Mr.. Pearson has been working
with Prof Don Bark, at the expert
mental station at Goodlng, and is
well versed in irrigation methods.
He says that this tract is ideally
adapted to irrigation, the water sup
ply and the drainage being all that
could be desired Particularly does
he commend the drainage which he
says is fully as important as getting
water for the land He believes
that the soil here will produce any
thing that can be grown in this lat
itude and elevation, and in such pro-
fusion that handling the crop after
it is raised is going to be one of the
big tasks of the good farmer.
The work of the farm will be
watched with much interest, for it
is to be worked on business prin-
ciples, to demonstrate that crops
can be made not merely to grow, but
to pay; and no fancy work will be
done, to try and raise things that
are not adapted to this country.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-04-07
DIR. c. w. HUNT DIES.
Passes Away Peacefully From
Heart Failure.

DR.. c. w. Hunt, late of Spokane, and
! for the past month a resident on the
Richfeld tract, died of heart failure,
here in Richfield, Wednesday evening.
He had been in his usual health, though
he has had heart trouble for long
time. He had lain down in his room,
where he was found dead a short time
later. Death had come apparently in
simultaneously, and as peacefully as
sldep to little babe.
DR.. Hunt was about 65 years of age
He was one of the early investors on
the Richfeld tract, and always one of
the most enthusiastic; his personal en-
thusiasm induced score or more of
his friends to invest and settle here.
His wife died about two years ago. Hid
spent the past winter in Los Angeles.
He leaves two grown sons in Spokane,
and one daughter, Mrs. R. H. Kipp,
wife of the head of the sales depart
ment of the Idaho Irrigation company.
The remains were shipped to Spo-
kane, Thursday, the services here being
carried out by the Masonic lodge, of
which organization the deceased was an
honored member.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kipp wish to thank the
friends in Richfeld who have assisted
in caring for the deceased loved one.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-04-07

Recorder a sample of what he could
work that clogged the wheels of
the newspaper the day he was here.
1t was so easy for him to sell ma
chimes that he had a lot of time on
his hands, and he used it to good
purpose at the type case. If the
Recorder had capable, affable gen
tleman like him to add to it's force,
perhaps no one could talk an Iron
Man machine sale; but these men
are so scarce that the Recorder isn't
going to try to find one such, and
will try the machine instead.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-04-07
Recorder Buys a Linotype.

The Recorder, though duly modest, is honest enough
and capable enough judge to believe that it pret-
ty good newspaper There lots of people in Idaho
who are personally acquainted with the Recorder who
have only an indistinct idea Of where Richfied is.
But the Recorder hasn't been quite good enough. 1t
has had neither the space the time to handle all the
news it wished--news that has been going to waste
To remedy this condition meant to hire about two
good men. But coed men are high priced, and hard
to get
There is substitute, improvement better still
A Linotype, Steel Man that doesn't tire, booze,
or kick for higher wages when you get big job half
done.
That it! That's what we We done The Recorder
has bought Mergenthaler Linotype type-setting
chine red-hot from the factory, marvel of brass and
iron and steel and brains. 1t will be here in three
weeks.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-04-07
Commercial Club Election.

Next Tuesday evening is the annual
election Of Commercial Club officers,
and every member should be present.
The club has enjoyed very substan-
tia growth the past year and as. Rich
field is now on the verge of a great
growth, the Club will need good set
of officers as well as many new active
members in order to handle the many
new industries that will be looking for
a location the next year. Come out to
the meeting next Tuesday and help
elect the officers for the ensuing year.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-04-07
We Need the Money---Now

The Recorder needs money.
Needs it mighty bad, too.
Needs it right
The Recorder has just bought Linotype type
setting machine which with the expense for metal set
ting up, freight extra parts and all incidental expenses
will cost about $4,000 This machine necessary in
order to keep up the news end of the Recorder to
boost the Richied tract well all this part OF
southern Idaho 1t takes money to buy expensive
a machine-as any might Judge.
The Recorder probably has about the ceanest set of
account books of newspaper in the West that has
not adopted strictly cash-n-advance system But
STILL there are lot of small accounts yet due Sub
scrption makes up the larger number fthese accounts
The Recorder has finished full year. lacking but one
week. and there some accounts that have since
the first issue The publishers glad to extend
credit---but Just
We need the money.
Please do it now, and for year in advance, for good
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-04-07
Water for Ali 100, 900 Acres

Water is NOW READY for all the 100 900 acres
of land under the Idaho Irrigation Companys project
There is lake of water, 60 feet Deep mile wide
and six miles long, behind the great dam reaay to be
distributed the fields
What will this mean?
A desert reclaimed, transformed a myriad of happy
homes reclaimed from the Wilderness large and
productive enough to have fed all Athens, Troy
SPARTA any of dozen famous kingdoms of his
tory 1t could sustain population of so 900 people,
yes, and twice that by intensive cultivation Such
land is worth at the lowest 500 acre. if well farm
ed; of it will bring ten times that price within 10
years That would give valuation as great as all Ida
no had two years ago It's really great thing, when
you think it all OUT bigger than the gold mines Of the
Klondike, or all the copper of the whole West.
This magnificent farm empire is ready for the
plough What golden harvest it should yield
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-04-07
School Election.

The annual school election will be
held at the school house in this city,
Saturday, April 16, for the purpose of
electing one member of the school
board. R. J. Lennon will probably
be elected without opposition.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-04-07

w. H. Williams left Tuesday for
Cambrige City, Indiana, on receipt of a
telegram announcing the dangerous
illness of his wife.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-21
SPORTING.


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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-21
JACKSONVILLE.

Mr.. and Mrs Norman Fainter visited
among relatives last week in Leyden.
Zeb Leonard has returned to New York
after spending a few weeks at home,
Miss Carrie BegiebiHg is taking a vaca-
ton and visiting friends in New York.
Ralph Parker of Bennington visited his
mother, Mrs. Jennie Pike. the first of
the week.
The services in the Universalist church
Sunday morning win be in charge of Cliff
fore StetsOn.
About 80 couples attended the dance
in Glen House hall Friday night. All re-
port a fine time.
Bion Leonard of Wilmington was a
business visitor here and spent Saturday
night with Hollis Stetson.
Mrs. Rosa Chase of Greenfield and Mrs.
Belle Chase of Readsboro visited at w. H,
IL. Parker's the first Of the week.
Clarence reed OF Bratueboro was herc
on business the first of the week and
visited at the home of his father, f. p.
Reed
NJ. A. Brown and his chauffeur called
on relatives and friends here on his way
to his home in winchester, Mass, We'd
nesday.
In The Phoenix of Oct was an item
from Townshend about the Fletchers.
A. A. Butterfeld of this village thinks the
number Of descendants of Robert Fletcher
there mentioned, 10000. is much too
small He claims to be a descendant
through Elizabeth Fletcher, who was
married to Benjamin Butterheld in 1901.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-21
SHERIFF SALE

Taken by virtue of an execution IS
sued by F, d. h. Stowe, Esq, justice
of the Peace, within and for the county
of Windham, in favor of Jason E. Bush
nell, of Brattleboro, in said county, anu
against l.. r. Can of Greenfield Mass
for the sum Of ffty-two dollars, damages,
and costs amounting TO seven and a'-lvO
dollars, and l will sell the following le-
scribed property which l have levied w
on said execution to satisfy the same p
public auction in the highway In FROM u
the jelly mill, so-called, on FIAT sIy.|
in said Brattleboro, county Of Wlhdu1-iG
on the 22d day of October, 1910, az Nv
O'Clock in the forenoon, unless said j. eps
erty is sooner redeemed by payment Az
the amount of said execution, tl-e-SSas
with all legal fees and costs thereon '"0
following personal property, TO VII.
one drop-end upholstered coultl IL
plush couch, l cherry card table, J -.AtN
walnut parlor suit consisting OF r9sHa
ers, 3 chairs, oak center table, J. WY
enamel bedstead, oak dresser, wasAs'5".u S
chairs and rocker. l couch, chairs, aT,3
a large quantity of household goods 1 ,q,
utensils, including books, Wiaro93sS
screens, screen doors, snow slyl 80
crockery, glassware, silverware, UNIV ~
ironware, etc, including all that was ''
tached on said writ a., s,y
Dated at Brattleboro, Vt, this 81 '"'
of October, 1910.
4l-42 A. w. ], WILKINS,
Deputy Sheriff
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-21
Daring Burglary In keene Store.

One of the most daring burglaries in
Keene in recent years took place the
night of Oct. 13, when the clothing store
of II. T.. Swan & Co., on Main street, was
entered, the burglars prying open a rear
window with a Jimmy and taking cloth
ing and mems wear to the value of $500.
The break evidently was the work of
discriminating crooks as they took the
best of goods The thieves removed the
goods through the window by which they
entered and did not touch the rear door,
An attempt was made the same night to
enter the shoe store of f, II. Wright &
Co., two doors away. The hardware
store of Pearson Brothers, a few doors
from the shoe store, also bears marks Of
the jimmy on the window sill, which leads
the police to believe that the burglars
tried to enter that store. The Thayer
public library was broken into the same
night and the librarians desk was broken
open and 800 stolen, Marshal Dodge does
not think the library break Is the work
of those who robbed the Swan store.
No cash was secured at the clothing
store 1t is the theory of the police that
the burglars escaped in an automobile.
The police make regular rounds every
two hours through the night, but there
are only two men to cover the city
and the thieves apparently had plenty Of
time in which to work.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-21
Durham Brothers Co.
NoRThEIELp. MASS.

Mrs Ella Tufts is visiting relatives In
Chesterfield, y. II. and Greenfield.
supt. +. F. Howard was in Worcester
Friday attending an educational meeting
Mrs. Julia \. Newton Of Vernon is
spending two weeks with her sister. Mrs.
y. p Wood
Mrs. c. +. Phillips was called to Cam
bridge sunday because Of the serious
illness and death Of her mother.
The annual inspection Of H. II. John
son Womans Relief corps will be held
next week Friday afternoon in the hall
OF Charles Mattoons home. Dinner will
be served at noon followed by the work
OF the corps.
The regular meeting Of Mortified chap
ter. O. +. s, was held Wednesday even
ing The social hour following the work
was IN charge of +. W Doane. y. =.
Wood and +. f. AldriCh who served
very appetlzing refreshments.
Frank F. Boyd, 60, well-known COM
merCial traveller. fell dead in George NJ.
Kdders store Friday. The body was TAX
en- next day to Manchester, y H., where
Mr. Boyd had lived p years. He was
son of Col. Calvin Boyd who died in
the same way while in a store in Derry,
~ II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pitts S Parker Of Boston
Will be the guests OF Company =, of the
| t. 3. b. A, on the evening Of Oct Is. Mr.
| Parker is very clever in the use of the
| crayon. and he will entertain the boys
! with story telling and by drawing pic
| lures. Richard Holton has resigned as
| captain of the company and Harold Nc
| Grath has been elected to take his place.
L. Oscar Lee, &C. died Wednesday in the
| home Of his daughter, Mrs. Frank +. AL
| drich, after a short Illness with bronchitis.
! He was a native of Vernon. where he spent
! the most OF his life having moved with
| his wife and son to Mortified a few years
| ago. He leaves his wife and three chill
/ dren, Edwin of Gardner. Bertha, wife of
| F. Z. Aldrich and Harvey of this town.
! The funeral will be held in the home OF
| Mr. Aldrich Saturday afternoon at 2
! o'clock
The next regular meeting of the Fort
nightly will be held Monday evening
in Stone hall, beginning at o'clock. AT
this time Prof. Henry +. Cutler of the
Mount HermOn school will give a stere-
opticon lecture on Paris. which is called
one OF the best of its kind The members
OF the Fortnightly will be admitted free
! and the public will be admitted for a
nominal price. A carriage will be pro-
yided for members who have no convey
ance living South of Dickinson library,
provided they leave their names with f.
l.. Proctor.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-21
SOUTH VERNON.

L. w. Brown is i'll with grip.
Mrs Hattie Blodgett has returned to
Jacksonville
Mrs Martha Tyler has returned home
to remain a few days
Mrs. j. A. Newton is spending the week
with her sister in Mortified
Miss Anna Dresser of Northfield is
visiting at w. II. NewtOn's.
Homer Waldron is threshing grain for
the farmers in this locality.
Charles Thorn OF Lynn. Mass. is visit
ing his uncle, Charles Jackson.
Fred Stone has been i'll the past few
days and unable to be in the store
Fremont Fairman recently bought a
fine pair of horses of Mr.. Tetreault of
Greenfield.
Mrs. F. E. Johnson of Wilmington is
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. c.
Stone, and sister. Mrs Bert Wiley,
Miss Marcia Beers and Mrs. Vaughan
have returned to Osceola Mills Pa, after
spending several weeks at j. A. Beerss
Mrs. Henry Ramsdell and son Of Wor-
cester, Mass, were guests over Sunday
of Mrs. Augusta Cook, who is very low
at this writing.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-21
WEST pUMMERsToN.

Thomas White and family have moved
from Williamsyille to the Manning house
here
Fred Connarn has finished work In
Marlboro, y. II. He is at the home Of his
parents. MIR. and Mrs p Connarn.
While hunting on the mountain early
this week George Willard shot a wild
goose from a small flock which was nv
ing south. The bird weighed nine pounds
and proved very palatable.
Five cars of paving blocks from the
Clark quarry were shipped from the
station Wednesday. Several loads OF
curbing have been sent TO Brattleboro
recently.
Horace Butterhcld who has been III
with diphtheria, is convalescent. No other
cases have been reported. The premises
have been thoroughly fumgated and the
quarantine raised. The family are very
grateful to all who rendered assistance
during their isolation.
There was a good attendance from near
by towns at the excellent chicken pie
supper and dance given in connection
with the burIesque Taking the third
degree in the Grange which was pre-
scented Wednesday evening under the
auspices of the Grange. \ handsome
profit was the result. Thirty-eight
dance tickets were sold and the whole
affair was very enjoyable.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-21
CHURCH AND FRATERNITY.

Unitarian church, Rev. T.. Q. $. Osgood.
pastor. Services every sunday at 1870.
Sunday school at 11.45. Theme for next
Sunday: "The parable OF the talents
All are welcome.
Univcrsallst church. Rev. ID. e. Trout,
pastor Sunday services: Divine worship
at 1880 a. m, with sermon, silence, a
Constructive factor" Sunday school at
11.45 a. m, Christian union at Z p. M,
with Illustrated lecture subject, Luther,
the Monk and Reformer' Preaching
service at Vernon at p. m.
Sunday morning. service of First
Church of Christ Scientist at 1915.
Subject. probation After Death" The
Wednesday evening testimonial meeting
at 7.45. The reading room is open Tues
day. Thursday ana Saturday afternoons
from . to o'clock All are welcome.
Emerson building. Elliot street.
Centre CONGREGATIONAL church, Rev r.
NJ Houghton. minister. Sunday services;
1920 a. m. divine worship, subject of
sermon. "Congregationalsm;' n.i5. sun
day school This (Frdayl evening at
745, devotional service. Mr.. Dunham VIII
speak on the Centennial meetings held
ia Boston last week.
Methodist church. Rev f. \. Wells,
pastor. Preaching service every sun
day at 1880 The subject next Sunday
will be THE vision and the task BIZ
bic school at Ills. Epworth league at
D. m, evening preaching service at
p IN. The pastor will speak ON the fourth
of the Eight Enviahos.' or Mary the
Mystic" Prayer meeting this, Friday
evening at 40. Glass meeting Tuesday
evening of next week at 80 All are
welcome.
First Baptist church, Rev. John r. Cow
d. d., minister Worship with sermon
both morning and evening. Morning top
ic: THE victory over the devil" Even
ing topic, Buried with Christ" Bib,
school at ~ m. The evening service vii
begin with gospel songs by choir, chorus
| and orchestra, ana will close with the or
! dinance of baptism Young people
4 meeting Tuesday evening for election o
| officers for the coming term. Meeting
| for conference and prayer Friday even
/ ing Topic tonight. with heart AM
mouth"