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The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-08-31
RTCHFIELD DAY
September 80 the Time BE Sure
TO BE Present

September 80 the Time BE Sure
TO BE Present
AS a result of the meeting held on
Saturday night and a subsequent can
vas of the exhibits which can be had
the Ways and Means Committee has
decided that there will be an exhibit of
Richfield Farm Products held at Rich
field on Saturday, September 30.
At the meeting on Saturday night al
though there was not a large attend
ance of farmers those who We're pre-
sent brought messages from their
neighbors and pledged support to such
an extent that the commit find it pos
sible to go ahead with the plan.
Every farmer on the tract should
save some product, and and ;; many vsTi-
cites as his fields will furnish to enter
at the show Sheaf grain will be
scarce 50 keep what you have and pre-
serve it from destruction by birds or
mice. Take the best of your shelled
grain, beans, peas, potatoes, vegetables
of all descriptions, grasses, and in fact
any product which possesses excellence. (
There will be some premium offered
for all products of the farm, and as it /
is the first it will be to the interest of
everybody to bring along whatever you
have and make the best show possible.
1t will be the purpose of the COM
rnittee to lay the foundation Of a per-
manent show, and in a measure to
make it the occasion of the best eel
ebration of the year to Richfeld peo-
pie. For the present year it is the
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-08-31
JACK HOLLAND DEAD
Passed Away at HALEY With
Tuberculosis

Jack Holland, well known here in
Richfeld, died a few days ago at the
home Of his parents in Haley. after a
long, losing fight with tuberculosis.
He was 40 years Of age, and had fol-
lowed the business Of mining ever
since reaching working age He was
born in Ada county, this state, and has
lived id almost every prominent miniag
camn of the West in The lasA :,
a century A trip into .Jarbidge,
year and half ago, was the last vent
are, which gave him bad start in the
losing battle of life. He proved up on
bis claim near Richfeld, last spring,
after which he went to Denver in
search Of medical treatmen, that could
cure his disease. Failing to find relief
be returned home. where he died.
Mr.. Holland had the respect OF
everybody who new him, as a good
litizen and fiiend
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-08-31

purpose of the committee to provide a
program for the day which will inclnde
speakers of merit, and to make of the
day an opportunity for the farmers on
the tract to meet one or more experts
along the line of farming and stock
raising and to have a portion of the
day given over to q general discussion
OF the best methods and crops for this
particular section.
The committee asks and expects the
enthusiastic support of every citizen.
Do not wait to be invited to make sug-
gestions or to volunteer help. The
community is small and everybody is
busy but by united pull we can show
the country what Richheld has done on
two years trial and lay the foundation
for strong future growth. This fall
Will see many rainy region farmers out
IN this country looking for farms where
the moisture is not subject to the
whims of the weather, and the present
year of grace has presented to the far
tner in the rain belt a succession of
drought, withering heat and destructive
hail and rain storms at inopportune
time which he viii not forget soon.
We will progress by grasping opportun-
ties and this year is going to offer as a
;hance to go ahead while a great part
II the balance of the country is stand (
ng still.
Richfeld by virtue of its comparative
ISOLATION from other com munities must
ilways be Independent of 9th er towns.
The topography Of the country is such
hat other towns can not draw Rich
ield business readily, nor can Richfeld
rain access to other towns by other
han expensive devises. Let us begin
ow to make Rich6eld the best town,
s it is already the best agricultural
ract III Southern Idaho.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-08-31
MUsT PROCURE A LICENSE.
To zzant Jacks And Dodge The
Law Yoa NIlst Have License

To IIant Jacks And Dodge The
Law You Mast Have License
Game Warden L. C. Jones was down
rom Gooding last Friday on official
Business. The News has been often
asked if one is obliged to have a license
to hunt jack rabbits. The game laws
provide for a hunting license to be
taken out by hunters, is about the best
answer that comes to mind. Certainly.
one who goes out with gun and
shoots jack rabbits is not catching
pollywogs or plucking wildaowers.
Mr.. Jones says that the game depart
ment takes the same view of the mat
ter. There is no way a warden or any
body else can distinguish sage hen
hunter from jack rabbit hunter by
looking at him. Mr. Jones saws and
he knows, that if the jack rabbit
hunter wants to play safe, he should
have a license. If he wants to take a
chance he need not secure one.
DNt ~ q man - OSieCteu hunting,
(and carrying a gun afield is made
prima facie evidenced without license
and complaint is made, there is no
valid defense, not even the plea that ne
was only hunting jack rabbits. Mr..
Jones says that Of course everybody
wants the jacks killed off down here in
lhe settlements and the slayer Of them
nay be considered a public benefactor.
But if jack rabbit hunters are to be
immune from the operation of the
game law, then everybody who hunts
viii be looking for jack rabbits.
Up at Rigby few days ago party
f men were fined for catching suckers
Without license. The game laws re-
uire that license be taken out by
shermen and then the fish be taken
ut only by means of d hook and line.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-08-31
Start RicE1feld High School
Ninth Grade Added Beginning of High School Course
Third Teacher Elected-Two School Wagons to
Gather In the Out-of-Town Pupils

Richfield is to have three teachers in
the public schools this year, it having
been debided recently to add high
school by starting this year with the
ninth grade and adding grade each
year until the full four years course is
completed
Miss Stella D. Little, graduate of
the Warrensburg, Mo-, State Normal,
was elected as the third teacher, at
the meeting Tuesday night She will
have the grammar grade, Prof Lenker
taking the high school department.
The new teacher has had number of
years successful teaching experience,
and has the best of recommendations.
w. II. Reeser and John Anderson
have been employed to drive the two
school wagons for the coming year.
Seventeen pupils, according to the pre-
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-08-31

and telephone lines, Bear lake shows
an increase of POI per cent over last
year Shoshone county is the lowest
with an increase Of only 66 per cent
and Twin Falls is the highest with an
increase Of 263 per cent.
The tables show that this year
patented lands form 50 per cent of
the total assessed valuation of the
state.
From the reports submitted by the
experts which the state board of
equalization sent into every county the
assessors had assessed land at the
actual cash value, it is learned that in
Bannock comfy patented lands were
assessed at only % per cent of ractual
cash. value. Bingham at 65, Bonne-
vile at So, Oneida at 48, Bear Lake at
Y. In Ada county the assessor went
pretty strong and listed land at % per
cent of its cash value, but in the ad-
Joining county of Canyon land is as
'essed at only S5 per cent while in
Washington county, which adjoins Can
ION, the per centage is a. In the
counties the per centage
aries a in Latah to 9S in Bonner.
Now the state board can raise or
over valuations only 16 per cent. So
Its efforts to equalize these Unequal
lies in valuations it can raise Ban
ock to 43 per cent and reduce
'onner to 83 per cent.
AS the net average in the state is IS
er cent, it will be seen that Bear
AXE lands have been assessed at 7 per
ent above the average.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-08-31

vised and speculative. Big Camas
Prairie and these defendants in these
cases in particular welcome tie
searehlight Of honest investigation,
and we are confident as to the out
come of the so-called night rider
cases. We are willing to ABIDE not on
ly by the action Of the courts, but by
the opinion of the people as WELL when
the truth is known.
The defendants in the Vaught case
proper are c. NJ. johnson, Jerry Her
pic, E. G. Griswold, Otto Wiltsey and
Harry McAdams. Those IN the-,e.e
test case filed by Wright & Storey are
James A. Hanford and Roy Hanford.
Attorney Booth is defending all Of
these men. Jess B. Hawley of Boise
is associated with him in the defense
Of the Hanfords.
The main facts in relation to this
case are still fresh in the minds of
Idaho citizens. Vaught, it is alleged, /
undertook to oust Leek from his home /
stead by contest proceedings, on the #
claim that Leek had not conformed to
the provisions Of the homestead law.
The men named in the indictments are
alleged to have ridden to Vaught's
'lace and tried to induce him to aban-
lon the contest. A day or two after
ward, in Soldier, Vaught shot and
Iilled man named Dell Evans. AS
'art of his defense at his trial he set
lp the contention that the men named
iboye came to his home to intirnidate
i'm, and that he feared for his life
On the strength of these assertions
he federal grand jury at its sitting
asst March indicted the men named on
he charge of attempting to deprive a
itizen Of his civil rights. The men
'ere arrested on the Indictment and
ave bond This is the present status <
the ease. Statesman.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-08-31
Run Trains Dec. LIST
Heavy, Mainline Steel for RichfeId
Line Machine Can Lay 3 Miles
Of Track In One lay.

on the Big Wood river bridge. Mater
ial for the bridge is heine rushed est
to the place, and it will be but short
time until the great structure will be
swinging across the black canyon OF
the river Not exactly swinging
either, for it will be anchored and
stayed and fastened down until nothing
but an earthquake would make it
quiver; but it viii be in place, what
ever adjective may be used in describ-
ing it.
Three steam drilling outfits are now
at work on the rock cuts between here
and the crossing Of the Big Wood.
Each of these operates three Burley
drills, and the holes they will drill in
the rock, ready for blasting, would
make an army of hand drillers envious.
The energies of the whole construction
outfit. are being devoted to the first 20
miles of the road, between here and
the dam, so as to get the road com
pleted to enable supplies 10 be hauled
out that far by rail. There are num-
ber Of other camps, it is true, up on
the Prairie, where the dirt grade is
fast-being completed, but the really
busy section is this part down nearest
RichfeId. A huge steam shovel was
AIKEN out last week, which has been
iet up and started to work Monday,
the rocks in one Of the big
uts near Burns.
1t is definitely promised that the
Whole line win be in operation this
ear, ard that the truly wonderful
rops of Camas Prairie will haze
all transportation to the outside
larkets, before the coming of the new /
ear. +
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-08-31

1t is announced as authoritative that
the first train will be running clear tc
the end of the Richfeld-Camas prairie
line, by the first of December Of this
year; barring only the exceptionally
early coming of win ter, or some disas-
ter such as the burning of destruction
of one of the big bridges along the
line.
And more than that: The line is to
be laid with 75-pound new steel, the
same as most of the main lines for
heavier traffic. The main line OF the
0. S. i. and the other Hartman
systems is being laid with 90-pound
steel, it is true; but most of the trans
continental and other big roads still
have the 75-pound weight. 1t was the
very best on the market, up to two or
three years ago. And since this is new
material, it is a red main line track
right at the beginning.
This track is to be the first laid of
the five lines being built by the o. S.
L. this year. Engineer Osborne has
this assurance from the head offices of
the road. He gets the very first of
all the steel they will lay this season.
The big track-laying machine is al
ready on the siding here, ready to go
to work. 1t win be possible to put
down close to three miles a day with
such machine, though no effort will
be made to establish such record.
The track-laying machine is in charge
OF an expert who can get ALI. there is
in its use. " {
A big pile driver is this week driving /
the piles to enclose the Golfer dam I
around the base of the concrete piers J
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-08-31
SCHOOL ELECTION

The annual election Of trustees for the Richfeld
Independent School District viii be held Tuesday,
September 18th, at the Recorder Office, from until
6 p. N. Two trustees are to be elected.
Those who wish to be considered candidates are
urged to come in or to send in their names to the
clerk Of the district II. B. Jones, not later than
Monday afternoon, September 5th, 50 as to have
the names appear on the printed ballots.
Owing to nisapprehension as to the date Of
opening the Richfeld schools, the opening day,
which had been announced as September 4th, viii
be postponed one week, until September llth
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-08-31
Such Wild Guesses!
Variation of 800 Per Cent In Various
Counties on Same Class of Prop
erty---Red-E4ot Mix-Ups.

The Boise Statesman of last Friday
published an interesting table of fig
ures, showing the per centages Of in
crease on the assessed valuation of
various classes of property in the sew
eral counties this year over that of last
year.
On patented lands, shoshone county
IS the lowest with an increase Of only
68 per cent, while Bingham is the high
est with an increase of 442 per cent.
in Bear Lake The increase is 255 per
cent.
On city and town lots Lincoln county
is the lowest with an increase of only
"a per cent and Boise county is the
highest with an increase of S64 per
eent. The per centage of increase in
Bear Lake county is l55.
On Improvements on city and town lots
Blaine county is the lowest with an in
'sease Of only 70 per cent, and Twin
Falls is the highest with an increase Of
Us per cent. The increase in Bear
AXE is 1875 per cent.
On merchandise, Bingham county
hows an increase of only 35 per cent,
While Bonner shows an increase of 2l5
.er cent. The increase in Bear Lake
S 166 per cent.
On banks Blaine county is the lowest
7ith an increase Of only 81 per cent
nd Kootenai is the highest with an in
sease of $50 per cent. Bear Lake
lows an increase Of II per cent.
In the valuation Of all classes Of pro-
erty, exclusive Of railroad, telegraph {
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-08-31
FAKE "NIGHT RIDERS. F"
Soldier Attorney Gives Views on
Noted Case.

Attorney c. NJ. Booth Of Soldier is
in the city for the purpose Of confer
ring with United States District Attor-
ney Lingenfelter with a view to fixing
The time for the hearing of the Camas
Prairie night rider cases in the
United States court. It is understood
that they viii not come up for a
month because of other important
cases that have the right Of way.
Attorr ey Booth takes the position
that Camas Prairie and the whole
state have been slaundered and injured
by the sensational and false reports
spread broadcast concerning these
cases. Speaking on the subject he
said:
The so-called night rider cases
have attained prominence mainly
through garbled newspaper accounts
published outside of the state without
regard to the facts. People were led
to believe that the men involved il
the indictments We're desperate char
acters; that they terrorized Camas
prairie, and some people went SO far
as to suggest that the settlers We're
being driven from their homes and
that lawlessness prevailed.
mot only were these statements not
rue, they were ridiculous. The men
involved in the Indictment are sober,
hard working, law abiding
nen, and their character is above
eproach They are men who are sup
PORTING families and living on home
teads. 0There is not gun man or a
'ad man among them.
big Camas Prairie has been un-
ortunate, perhaps, in that its many {
dvantages attracted greedy and IN
land spectators, who were
yilling to wager small attorneys fee
gainst a cultivated and improved en-
ry that they would win out in a GER
ain indiscrminate land contest.
II am just in receipt of a telegram ]
rom Washington, D. c., to the effect !
lat the contest of Vaught VS.. LeelS
as been dismissed by the department.
was this contest that seemed to be
the bottom of the indictments il
his decision of the department is in a
self a vindication of the attempt to /
cure the land of the settlers by a
,aceabIe means. V
''The so-ealled night riders tried to a
'rsuade Vaught to Withdraw a con- f
st which at that time appeared to
fair minded settlers to be IL aa=
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1911-09-28
NOTICE OF SPECIAL STOCKHOLM
Frs MEETING.

Notice is hereby given that special
meeting Of the stockholders of the Great
Western Mining Company, Limited will
be held at the Office of the said Company
in Wallace, in Shoshone county, State of
Idaho, on the 10Th day of October, A. d..
1911, at the hour of 200 o'clock p. m,
Of said day, for the purpose of voting upon
the proposition of increasing the capital
stock of the said Great Western Mining
Company, Limited, from one million two
hundred and fifty thousand Q,250000)
shares of the par value of one ($1,0O) dol
lal each to one million five hundred thous-
and Il ,5O0,000 shares of the par value of
one ($10 0) dollar each
This notice is given by order and reso-
luton of the Board of Directors authorz-
ing the calling of such meeting.
Dated September 1S, 1911.
GREAT WESTERN MINING COM
PANY, LIMITED.
By W. w. RUSSELL, President
BY GEO. T. JOHNSTON, Secretary.
Sept. 21.Oct. 10.
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NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.
Office of the Snow Shoe Mining Company,
Mullan, Idaho, Sept. 6, 1911

Office of the Snow Shoe Mining Company,
Mullan, Idaho, Sept. 6, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that at a meet
ing of the directors held on the 9th day of
September, A. d. 1911, an assessment of
five mills per share was levied upon the
capital stock of the corporation, payable
on or before the 10th day of October, A.
D. 1911, to G. d. Miller, secretary, at his
Office in Mullan, Idaho
Any stock upon which this assessment
remains unpaid on the 10th day of Octo-
Der, A. d. 1911, will be delinquent and
advertised fol sale at public auction, and
unless payment is made before, will be sold
at p. m. on the 10th day of November,
A, ID. 1911, to pay the delinquent assess
ment thereon, together with the costs of
advertising and the expenses of sale,
G. D. MILLER,
Secretaly-Treasurer of the Snow Shoe
Mining Company, Office at Mullan,
Idaho.
Sept. ACCT. s.
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NOTICE TO DELINQUENT STOCK
HOLDERS.

Office of the Springfield Mining Company
Limited, Wallace, Idaho, September
&, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that there is de-
linquent ON the following described stock
on account of an assessment of one-hali
mill per share levied ON the 9Th day OF
August, A. d. 1911, the several amounts
set opposite the names of the respective
shareholders as follows, to-wit-:
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sued IN his name and unless same is recov-
cred application will be made for the issue
o. certificate OF like amount to replace il
IN 90 days from date hereof.
OSCAR ESkENGREN,
Dated at Wallace Idaho, August 3, 1911
Ag3-Oc5.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1911-09-28
NOTICE TO DELINQUENT STOCK
HOLDERS.

Cflce of the Areenta Mining Company,
Limited, Mullan, Idaho, September 20,
1911
Notice is hereby given that there is de-
hnquent on the following described stock
ON account of an assessment OF one mill
per share levied on the 7th day of August,
~ d. 1911, the several amounts set oppo-
site the names OF the respective sharehold-
ers as follows. to-wit.
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LEARN WIRELESS & R. R. TELEGRAI HY

Y Shortage of fully 10000 operators on account OF
s-hour law and extensive wireless develop.
ments. We operate under direct supervision OF
Telegraph Officials and positively place all
students. when qualified. Write for catalogue.
NATL TELEGRAPH INST. Cincinnati. Phila-
delphia. Me mphis Davenport. Ia. Columbia
s. c.. Portland. Ore.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1911-09-28

And, in accordance with law, so many
shares of each parcel of such stock as may
be necessary will be sold at the Office Of the
company, at the Victor Hotel, in the VII
lage of Mullan, Idaho, on Tuesday, the
10th day of October, A. d. 1911, at ZOO
p. m, of said day to pay the delinquent
assessment thereon, together with the
costs of advertising and expenses of sale.
CLARK ID. BROCK,
Secretary-Treasurer.
Sep. 2l-Oct s.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1911-09-28

shares of each parcel Of such stock as may
be necessary, will be sold on the End day
of October, A. D. 1911, at the office of
the company, to-wit: The Office of A. H.
Featherstone, Wallace, Idaho, at 200
O'Clock p. M, to pay the delinquent assess
ment thereon, together with the costs Of
advertising and expenses of sale.
TILLIE ZEITFUCHS,
Secretary
Sept 7-2S
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1911-09-28
NOTICE OF LOST CERTIFICATE.

To ult0m ii may concern:
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed has lost or mislaid certificate No.
III for 500 shares Of the capital stock of
the Blue Bell Mining Company, Ltd, is
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-21

blaze ct me. ! reckon. leastwise they
wus most durn keerless with ther
shootin' irons, an rode one feller
over, knocked him plum off his boss
down ther bank. kerslush inter ther
water, by thunder, an then ther dern-
ed critter l wus stradclin' bolted.
TLet's bout all / know. Cap, till liz
yere.'
There was no doubling the truth of
his story, and held out my hand.
You're good man, jed" ! said
heartily, "and so long as we are both
alive, few hard jolts won't hurt US.
Let's see If the horses are in any con-
d!tion for service"
A single glance told the story. The
black mare was browsing by the road
side, apparently little the worse for
the shock, although a thin line Of
blood trickled slowly down her flank
But the big roam had not been so for
tunate, and lay, head under. stone
dead In the middle Of the narrow road.
Blngay gazed at the motionless fig
ure mournfully.
Woe worth the chase. woe worth
the day, that cost thy life. my gallant
gray" he recited solemnly, only it's
a roam. an l amt so durn sorry
either"
Regrets Of any nature, however,
were vain. and as the little man posi-
! lively refused to ride, mounted
again. He trudging along manfully
beside me, the tEo Of US set forth once
more. our faces turned toward the red
| dawn.