The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-01-20

city today.
F. Crane, the railroad contractor OF
Shoshone, came up on the noon trair
today on business.
James Patton, the contractor OF
Pocatello, was transacting business in
this city Thursday.
F. H. Taylor, cashier of the ]. G.
White Co. made a business trip to
the big dam Saturday.
Mrs. T. B. Brush returned Satur-
day. from visit of few days at
Clear Lake, with her mother.
F. L. Bower of Gooding, transacted
business in this city Saturday, re
turning home Sunday afternoon.
The weather moderated several de-
grees last Friday and the fore part
of the week was very mild part.
Manager c. H. Fitch of the Idaho
Irrigation company returned Satur-
day from a business trip to Boise.
The Dorsey orchestra came up
from Shoshone Saturday to furnish
music for the Commercial club ball.
The 0. S. L. surveyors, who moved
their camp to Burns Monday, returned
to this city today, and again went in
to camp.
The ball given by the Commercial
club last Saturday evening was a
grand success and every one present
had an enjoyable time.
Remember the Farmers Associa-
ton meeting next Saturday after
noon. All land owners on the tract
are urged to be present.
large number of our citizens
took advantage of the beautiful
weather Sunday to get out in the
country and sleighs were seen in all
directions.
Mrs. j. l.. Paine, of Topeka, mother
of Mrs. H. c. Diesem, arrived in the
city Suesday for visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Diesem. She will also visit in
California before her return to Kansas.
Roy Hanna, who has been in Chicago
on a few weeks vacation, returned the
latter part of last week, and has again
resumed his duties with the sales de-
partment of the Idaho Irrigation com
pany.
E. Williams who has the agency for
Aliens Portable Bath, is meeting with
very good success, having taken TWEEN
ty orders in this city in less than a
week. The bath is good one and /
finds ready sale.
Bower Bros. have let the contract
or surveying and plating the Blake .
place to Engineer A. H. Wright of
his city. The place will be laid out
in town lots and acre tracts and
placed on the market early this next
pring.
Mail Clerk Frank Reeves was left at
Ketchum Tuesday. He has fifteen
minutes, usually, in which to make his /
report at that end of his run, but ow-
ing to the change in time, the train
lett before he had his report completed
eaving him behind.
w. G. O'Brien came in from the dam
tuesday and left that evening for a
yisit at Salt Lake City. Mr.. O'Brien
lad been out to the dam for fourteen
months and during that time had not
'isited Richfjeld and was greatly sur
,rised at the Improvements in this
ity.
Richfield has good reasons to be
proud of her water works system.
While nearly every town in Southern
IDAHO has experienced trouble with
heir water works system during the
old weather, no trouble whatever,
as been experienced at the Richfield
liant.
N. j. Byrne and wife returned last b
lnday fro ma visit to Oregon and S
alifornia points. They report a a
cry enjoyable time. Their trip into 4
alifornia was a special and inter- u
ting one, as they saw the orange II
owes, flowers in bloom, and wit II
sssed the flight of Lewis Paulham, Il
his air ship to height of several 1
ousand feet at Los Angeles. )
]. w. Huffman left the first of the
eek for Shoshone, where he will :,
I've charge of the plastering of the :,
building. The work has :,
nguished for the need of a compe-
Mt, hustling plasterer, but now it .,
ould be finished in short order, as
r. Huffman is one of the best work :,
en- in the state.
Landlord Caswell demonstrated the
ct to the citizens of Richfield that he
Splinter last Friday evening. He 81
,cided to pay visit to DIETRICH on ri
at day, and after the train whistled fl,