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The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-11-09

Mrs Farmer has been on the sick
list this week
w L. Gorton transacted business in
Gooding Tuesday.
Owen Youngkin transacted business
in Boise this week
l. w. Mcconnell transacted business
in Gooding Tuesday
The water in the irrigation bitches
was turned off last Thursday
The cement hauling to the Magic
Reservoir has been completed.
V. " Bower was out dragging the
roads after the rain Wednesday,
Fred Crane has ABOUT recovered from
a severe attack Of typhoid fever.
C. J. Isle came over from Prairie
City Wednesday for a few days visit
r. A, Miller returned Saturday to
Prairie City, where he is freighting
j. R. Smith made business trip to
Jerome Monday returning Thursday.
The large barn for the Idaho Irri-
cation company is nearing completion.
R. E. Mickelwait transacted business
at Glenn's Ferry the latter part Of last
week
Dr. W. E. Balsinger drove up to
Prairie City Monday. on professional
business.
A. I. French has purchased the
Thurman property in the Underwood
addition.
Mrs. VIM. Maypole returned Wed
nesday from a visit with relatives at
Bellevue.
C. E. Boyer, the Shoshone timer and
plumber, has been assisting Lennon
Bros, this week.
J. F. Lenker has commenced the
erection of new residence in the
Underwood addition.
For Sale-A few yearling hens,
pullets, and cockrels; Rhode Island
Reds. K. G. Phelps.
Earl Kirtley left the last Of the week
for Washington, where he will dispose
of some of his timber.
F. A. Isle left, with two wagons
loaded with laborers, for the Malad
river Thursday morning.
The plasterers have completed their
work on Henry Mapes new residence in
the north part of the city
The trains have been running very
irregular the past week. part of the
time being as late as 6:30.
Chief Surgeon Myers of the Utah
Construction Company, transacted bus
mess in Richfield last week
The Richfeld Mercantile company
received a car load of the hest flour
the latter part of last week.
Mrs. A. H. Wright expects to leave
next week for her old home in Iowa, s
where she will spend the winter.
Earl Fowler returned Tuesday from
ketchum, where he has been working
n the mountains setting out fir trees.
Mr. and Mrs. James Spellman, who t
,ame here from Oklahoma a short time e
lgo, have leased the Lincoln Hotel and f
lave taken possession. Il
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-11-09
One Explanation.

There are men who are startlingly
successful as cheap politicians. and
for the life of us we can not tell why.
unless it be the wind bloweth where
it listeth. and that from them the
wind bloweth loud even though no
one listeth long Exchange.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-11-09

E. j. Morrow, collector for the
Weeter Lumber Co., transacted bust
ness in this city Wednesday.
H. M. Cofman han about completed
threshing on the Richfield Tract, and
pulled out for his home ranch We'd
nesday.
About three inches of snow fell We'd
nesday night, which causes the citizens
to wonder if there will be plenty of
coal this winter.
Allen and Cleavenger were found
guilty of murder in the first degree at
HALEY this week and sentenced to the
penitentiary for life.
Tom Byrnes new house is completed
and Mr. and Mrs. Turner and Tom are
now living in town. They have a good
house and comfortable home.
R. S. Haines has moved his laundry
to the new location next to the Lincoln
Hotel, and if you are little late get
ting your laundry this week, don't
kick
The town has been full of travelling
statesmen this week and all report bust
ness as good in Richfeld as any town
in the state of three and four times its
size.
Miss Anna Fleming, niece of Mrs.
James A. Green, arrived last week
from North Idaho and is now making
proof on a valuable Carey Act claim,
north of the city.
c. E. Boyer, representing the Desert
News, of Salt Lake City, was in Rich
field this week, getting a write up of
Richfield to be used in the Christmas
edition of that paper He says his
paper will devote half page to Rich
field in that number
Trade this fall has been very encour-
aging to the merchants and the amount
of building unDrecedent, and as good (
substantial barns and fine homes have /
been built as could be seen in any
farming community; for a while this
week, as evidence of the amount of
building being done, the Iowa Lumber
Co. was practically cleaned out of
The supper given by the Ladies Aid
at Wards hall last Thursday evening,
was a success in every particular The
tables were well filed by the best the
and affords, prepared by hands, that
only the Ladies of Richfield know how
% prepare, and a most ENJOYABLE even
ng was spent by all who attended
The social netted the ladies' a neat
sum.
Miss Helen Doughty of Armstrong,
owa, spent last week visiting at the
lome of DR.. and Mrs Davies at the
'Coulees" returning on Saturday to
Boise. Miss Doughty is recently from
Scotland where, for several years past,
he has filled an important position in :
he Royal Victoria hospital, at GLASGOW .
he expects to return to Iowa soon
where she will keep her bachelor
rothers home. Miss Doughty was
avorably impressed with Idah and {
he Richfeld tract especially and will
ndeavor to interest some of her Iowa
riends, in the purchase of Richfeld
md.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-11-09
Work and Worry.

Worry wears out more people than
work does" said the ready made phil
osopher "Of course 1t does" replied
Mr.. Growcher. for the simple reason
that so many of us would rather put
In our time worrying about work
than doing it.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-11-09
SomethinQ New.

An Irishman Just from the SGD was
eating some old cheese. when he
found. to his dismay. that 1t con
tanned living inhabitants BE ia
bers.'' said he, does your cheese in
this country have children2"
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-11-09
$500 REWARD

viii pay the above reward for the
return of one bay mare colt, year old,
three white feet, no brand-C. o.
Paulson. Richfield, Idaho.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-11-09
Poetlcal Ace of wnmen.

Philadelphia paper affirms that
the poetical age of women is thirty
when they begin to love conscien-
Jiously
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-11-09
CHURCH NOTICE

Sunday School at 1890 a. m.
Preaching 1870 a. m.
Preaching 7:30 p. m.
C. C. PRATT,
Pastor
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-05-05

Without Her Face.
He thinks she is charming"
''He-whati"
He only saw her with her b~t on
you know"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-05-05
TIMELY HINTS\
ABOUT OATS
Analyses Show That They Are
Higher An Protein Than Corn
and A bout Equal 20 ii
y wheat and Barley. ILL
(By ANTON MALMROsH)

Tho market grades of oats depend
on the color OF the grain and its free
dom from mixture and from dirt.
The legal weight Of buHhel of oats
In most Of the states Is 81 pounds.
About Q pounds of straw are usual.
ly produced to 1 pound of grain. The
proportion Of straw may be material.
ly reduced, however, In some vaie.
ties and In some seasons, or it may
be materially increased The hull usu.
ally comprises 30 to 35 per cent.
of the grain, though the range is from
little more than 20 per cent. to about
IS per cent.
Analysis show that oats are higher
in protein than corn and about equal
to wheat and barley. They are high.
er In ash than any Of the other grains
and considerably higher in fat thar
either barley or wheat On account
of the bulls, oats contain the highes,
percentage Of crude fiber, an undesir
able element. Dat straw contains
more protein and more fat than corr
slower or the straw Of any other small
grain
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-05-05
Brain Fac.

He belonged to the class of work
man known as "unskilled-very." and
he had not tasted food for "a hours
Or so he told the benevolent gentle
man who answered his knock.
"Twenty-four hours? Bless my
soul" exclaimed the benevolent gent
Jobs are scarce Just now. but I've
barrel of potatoes, some OF which
fancy are little decayed. and II
you'll come in and sort 'em out I'll
give you meal"
The applicant accepted eagerly, and
started upon his work. But when his
genial benefactor popped in half an
hour later to see how things were pro-
crossing he found him resting dis
consolately, with his head between
his hands.
What's the natter" he asked.
"Is the work too hard for your"
NO, the works easy enough" re-
piled the man. with a perplexed look
at the half-sorted vegetables; but. be
gosh. it's an awful strain on the judg.
mentl"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-05-05

the wind was blowing a regular gale
accompanied by sleet and snow. The
wind was blowing SO hard that 1t was
difficult to pour the oil from the buck
cts into the pots. The value of the
pots that night was in the continuous
stream of hot smoke blowing through
the trees. On the outside rows, the
pots being under the trees, the wind
coming toward the trees, the hot
smoke did not go through them, but
under them. 1t was not the effect OF
one pot or a dozen, but the aggregate
effect of the thousand that produced
the effect, and it was not necessary to
what was happening.
Several nights of freezing weather
followed. but they were not so severe.
as the thermometer did not go below
twenty-six degrees for a few nights.
and 1t would warm up In the daytime.
We are putting in 500 more pots to
guard against trouble this spring.
We have sufficient for ordinary con-
ditions, but not for a freeze accom-
panied by high wind.
Quite a number OF apples, peaches,
pears and cherries were saved in one
of our orchards across the road from
the protected area, the wind carrying
the heat to this point and also to a
neighbours small orchard. An orchard
in the opposite direction was stripped
bare. We found the use
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-05-05
PROTECTING FRUIT TREES
FROM DESTRUCTIVE FROST
This Can Equipment OF FIR. Pot. "a
Atmosphere Of Orchard May be Warmed
Time to Get Ready.

tBy g. K. MINCER, Hamburg, Iown)
1t ofen happens that backward
crop or one that is too far advanced
by early spring is injured by frost.
Down In Florida. the costly experience
OF the orange growers, a few years
ago, In the loss OF their groves by an
untimely frost, led to the equipment.
not only of the orange groves of the
south, but the fruit crops in all parts
OF the country. of frost-fghting ap-
paratus, with which to warm the at
mosphere
VI our one thousand four hundred
bearing apple trees, about nine hun.
dred were In the block that we pro
tected and saved with a few over =
thousand small size crude oil Burning
orchard heaters last spring, when
many Of the orchards in the Middle
West were stripped bare Of their fruit.
protecting an orchard from frosts
on still night, even with a very low
temperature is comparatively easy
compared to protecting it during sew
eral days of freezing weather. sleet.
and hall, and with high gale blow
Ing. as was the case last spring.
One orchard OF seven acres, that
had never failed before, looked as II a
severe f1re had gone through the
trees, and was almost q total loss.
On the orchard that was protected we
had full crop. OF this orchard there
were three or four rows on the north
and west sides that had few apples.
Had we placed a row of oil pots
around the outside Of the orchard. We
think we would have saved those trees
also.
Last season being a month earlier
than Usual, made us hurry our prepa-
rations, for we were pretty sure we
would need the protection. Usually It
Is during the FIRST part of May that
the frosts kill the fruit, but last yeal
1t wes In April.
On the night Of Saturday. April 10,
Mt p. m. the thermometer was thir-
ty-four degrees. BY IL D. m. It was
twenty-seven degrees: at 3 a. m.
twenty-three degrees; at 4 q. m. close
to twenty-five degrees, the lowest We
noticed. although we had very little
time to watch the temperature At
4 a. m, inside the orchard It was thir,
ty-three degrees at several points and
thirty-two degrees at others. The tenn,
perature did not raise to thirty-thre
degrees outside the orchard until
nearly noon the next day. All night
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-05-05

BY TEMPLE BAILEY


Willis LAmphear had been a slow
boy at school. and his young man
hood had not seemed TO bring q
sharpening of his wits. He had thus
become In a sense a butt for the jokes
Of the community. Smart young men
laughed at him when they talked to
their sweethearts. They made fun Of
his deliberate ways. his stammer.ng
speech; and at church gatherings and
at country dances he was left to him
self by the girls. Their eyes and
ears were for the more alert young
men who knew how to attract and
hold their attention.
So 1t happened that Willis when he
was thirty was not married. He
knew little of the pursuit OF women:
somewhat wistfully he wished for .
wife. but none of tho girls had seemed
to care for his attentions, and so he
had withdrawn more and more into
himself
He lived with his father and mother
In square house at the edge OF the
village. He was not stingy, but he
was not extravaxant. and 80 he built
up gradually . little fortune. An In
heritanco from an uncle added to his
nestegg. increasing It to = sum OF
some importance. so that one day
Willis went to tho city and consulted
= ahrewd friend as to Investments. 1t
seemed that there was a wonderful
opening In oil lands, and Willis
bought A year later he was a rich
man, but 30 gradually had he acquired
his fortune that no ono In his native
village or IN the surrounding country
dreamed that "Blow-Coach willis" az
they called him. could buy out any
farmer or merchant in the CON-
munity.
Tho old folks died and Willis, now
man OF forty, looked around for =
housekeeper Some few of the girls
who had nouted him In the days of
their youth were now willing to over
look his deficiencies for the sake Of
comfortable home. But he would
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-05-05

about 4 o'clock in the morning. and
frost- We would light about one<hird
OF the pots, which would burn unit,
past danger time.
The fruit-growing fraternity are in
vited to inspect the result for them
selves. The only advice we can give
ID to get ready in the right way and
get ready now. The results were uni
form. whether the trees were In bloom
or the little apples we're formed.
What we accomplished any one can
do. 1t Is true that conditions were al
the burning Of manure or brush, be-
cause we were able to continue the
heating over a greater time.
In all we burned the oil pots nine
nights, the time ranging from twenty
hours at one time to about FIVE hours
At the last 1t would drop to freezing
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-05-05

have none OF them. He chose In.
stead an ancient dame whose reputa.
ton for cooking was unimpeachable
But he did not marry.
Yet In his slow way he was always
looking for romance. He loved the
flowers In the spring, the song OF the
birds In the still woods, the whistle
Of the wind on blustery nights. And
he would have loved the romance of
the hearthstone as well.
He had no desire to be accepted
for his possessions. He knew what
the village girls had thought OF him,
and In his dull way he had resented
It,
As he grew older his mind dwelt
eften on the home that he might have
fitted up for a wife. He took trips
now and then to the city and grad
ually began to acquire belongings
such rs no woman IN that village had
seen.
Not trusting his own taste. he con.
suited his shrewd lawyer friend as
to the best shops. and there we went.
to be shown exquisite wares from all
parts of the world.
Gradually 1t began to be whispered
that Willis was a rich man.
You should see the front bed.
ROOM" said the gossips. 1T is all In
pink with white lace covers for the
beds and pink silk curtains at the
windows, and the furniture is old ma.
hogany. and there are silver things
on the dresser"
1t was said that there were won
derful pictures In the big, square par
Tor and strange rugs from eastern
countries.
And what can he dc with IT all. I
should like to know" said woman
who had scorned him when they
we're girls. 1T is a sin and shame
for II to be wasted"
But 1t was not to be wasted One
winter day romance came suddenly
into the life OF Willis Lamphear. He
had been making purchases at great
shop In the city. II was in the busy
holiday season, and at one of the
counters a girl tainted. She was a
little slip OF a thing with a white
face and pale gold hair. 1t was VIII
lis who picked her up, crowding be-
hind the counter and lifting her In
his strong arms as II she had been
q feather. He carried her to the elc-
vator and stayed with her until they
reached the eighth floor, where there
vas = hospital for employees.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-05-05

Orchard Equipped With OH tIeaters.
most unprecedented, and without
question a large number of flre-pots
would have been of decided advan,
tage, especially during the storm OF
snow, sleet, and high wind; but we
shall profit by this experience and be
prepared for the very worst another
year.
The fruit-crop was practically q to.
tai loss in other orchards in this SEQ.
don. Much OF the fruit that looked
as II 1t would mature In other or.
chards dropped on, and only an occa-
sional apple was found. Many Of
our trees were SO full they had to be
thinned
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-05-05
Renewing Worn Fields.

To renew worn meadow without
blowing it. give 1t thorough harrow.
ing, so that the carpet of sod is well
torn to bits. then top-dress heavily,
SOW grass seed and harrow and brush
smooth. This is especially true OF
land that is shallow and stony and
hard to pillow. land that is full of knobs
and hollows. The process levels and
improves such surfaces.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-05-05

The qdincunx system of plantinn an
orchard permits the planting OF more
trees to the acre than either the square
or hexagonal system. Early maturing
and early bearing trees can be used
for filters as shown in the diagram.
which makes the frat planting square
with straight lines for cultivation. Aft
or the filters are removed the orchard
Is In the quincunx system. A further
thinning by removing the central tree
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-05-05
Poultry and Cows.

An English veterinarian. DR.. Harry
Corner, asserts that poultry afflicted
with tuberculosis win infect cattle
with the disease. and for this reason
he urges dairymen to keep their poul-
try and COWS apart
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-05-05
She Only Promised.

Il don't know whether to recognize
him here in town or not. He Is just
Carlo
But didn't you promise to marry
him."
Yes; but that was all"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-05-05

would leave the orchard In the square
system again. On the diagram the cir.
Gle denotes permanent trees. the
crosses the filters.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-05-05
Best PotAtooa-

Investigations into the nut,itixs
values OF the red. white, yellow and
violet varieties of potatoes shows that
the violst-neshsd potatoes stand high.
est
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-21
CONTINUED Next Weekly
Humors of Boosting"
From Strand.


Not LONG ago there was a monster
gatherings at Denver, comprising thou
sands Of delegates from all the cities
of the west. The proceedings We're
opened by prayer, and In the midst
Of the solemn silence with which the
preacher concluded 1000 men arose at
a given signal and bawled in stento-
rian tories:
"Ok-la-homa Cityl
"Sixty-four thousand two hundred
and five!
What's the matter with Okla
homa?"
This, considering the exploit was
t~elegraphed all oyer the country and
was held to have been a great feat
OF boosting on the part of the Okla
homa contingent; and SO, when the
time next came for q great Interstate
congress. Omaha determined not to be
caught mapping. But although their
organization was perfect. th0v bod
reekoned without their host, for the
divine was a Pueblo man, ana at l4.e
close of his exhortation he cried out:
And now Oh Lord. Thy especial bless
ing Is asked for the large and impor-
tant city of Pueblo. whose population
this year Is 66.723 souls. Watch us
and help us grow. Amen"
The roar of the Omaha men. chiefly
of rage and disappointment, sounded
rather feeble after that singular out
burst. and Pueblo was held to have
scored
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-21
Men Who Live Long.

The longevity of artists Is almost
%proverbial, and the case of Mr.. Thomas
Robert Macquoid, who at the age of
ninety-one is still painting, is remark.
able, but not unparalleled. T. 8. Coop
err, r. A., exhibited at the Royal acad-
envy for several years after passing
his ninetieth birthday; John Massey
Wright. a water color artist, born in
1878, was fully occupied and in active
work up to the time of his death at
the age of ninety-three. Most notable,
however, was Titan, who, born in
1477, lived just n year short of a
century, and continued to paint pic.
lures until the very last.-London
Chronicle.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-12-21
COSTS LESS THAN 55
CENTS A BUSHEL TO
RAISE WHEAT IN
CANADA.
FREQUENT QUESTION AN.
SEVERED.

Western Canada probably suffered
less from weather conditions. during
the year Of 1911 than did almost any
other portion of the country. Seeding
was most successful and the growing
conditions up to July were never bet.
ter. Crops of all kinds showed o
derful growth at that time and were
universally good, but there was not
the usually excellent ripening weather
in August and the effects of this were
felt. Many fields that late in July
promised 40 and so bushels yield Of
wheat were reduced to 25 and 80 bush
els, while some of course gave the
full expectancy and others somewhat
less. The quality vas also lowered.
In face of these conditions, 1t is found
that during the months Of September
and October, the total amount of con-
tract wheat marketed and inspected
was about 20 million bushels, which
realized a total Of 1917 million dollars,
the average price for this wheat be-
ing 97A cents; that below contract
for the two months was a little v
Is million bushels, which at an aver
age price Of 1914 cents per bushel
realized a little over eleven million
dollars, or a grand total for all wheat
Of 35 million bushels, which realized
a total Of a little over thirty-one mil
lion dollars
On the first Of November, there
was in the hands Of the farmers of
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
bushels of wheat, from which fact
some idea may be had of the value
Of the wheat crop Of 1911.
A careful canvass made by the Win
nipeg Free Press made OF a number
Of men farming In a large way indi-
pense Of harvesting the crop, which
has been caused by the bad weather
and difficulty in threshing, wheat has
been produced and put on the market
for less than So cts. a bushel. The
average freight rate is not over 10
cost Of production and freight 6S cts.
and would leave the farmer an actual
margin on his low-grade wheat Of
17R cts. and for his high-grade wheat
Of 1914 cts; and though this is not
as large a profit as the farmer has
every right to expect, it is a profit
not to be despised. and which should
leave a very fair amount of money to
his credit wnen all the expenses Of
the year have been paid, unless the
value Of low-grade wheat sinks very
much below it's present level.