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The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-02-23
KIND WORDS
Home PEPPER Speaks Very Highly o.
Nh'. and MIS-. brooks.

The many friends of Max Brook.
viii be sorry 10 learn that he i.
about to move away from town. He
expects to leave here on het 9Th wi,
his family, Tor Richlield, Idaho wne
he will go into business with his tw'
sons, Ralph Of Seattle and Ray O.
iowa
i5r00hs came 10 TINS city ter
years ago and he has made good.
With little or no capital to begin
with he faced hard proposition a.
the start but by close attention to
business he has succeeded in no SIN,
measure He had very nice bar
Der business here with capacity
OF three chairs, which he recently
sold for q good price In addition
he conducted the most extensive in
surance business in the city, being
local represen lative OF several OF the
best companies. He has also dis
posed Of his insurance business il.
thisity. the Puyallup Land & Loan
Co., being the Durhasers.z For the
last four years he was Justice Of
the Peace, the last two Of which he
was on salary. He was also one
our foremost real estate dealers. He
VIII retain his pretty and comfortab
residence which he now occupies
Mr.. Brooks is a member OF ali
the leading fraternal ocities cl
the city, among them the Knights {
Woodmen f the Worlo
Red Men and Yoemen. He is
public spirited citizen and one Puy /
allup viii be sorry to l ose.
Mrs Brooks vii ais @ be grea
y missed She is a pro minent VIC
y in the Ladies Aid Of the Bap
ist church 1t was through her
iring efforts that the society was
able to raise $500 for the church
luring the past year
Mr. and Mrs. Books and family
cave here with th bseet wishes
i large circle of friends
'uyallhp, Wash, Republican.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-02-23
IHToa4uss T sIA TDT
AlA0CG1 1C Alag III I Ic1ARL
The Commercial Club Goes on Record
in Favor of Bonding The Town to
Construct This Improvement

The most Interesting Commercial
club meeting that has been held in
Richfield for a long time, was held
at the club rooms last Saturday even
ing. There was not crowded hous
but there was a goodiy number pres.
ent and those who were there were
every one OF them boosters and be-
lieve in doing things for Richfield
right now.
The matter of bonding the town
for the purpose of putting in an
electric light plant was brought UP
and met with general approval from
al those present. andAa a committee
was appointed TO take the matter up
with the board OF village trustees
at their next meeting. 1t is esti-
mated that plant would cost the
village about $4,000 and as there
ar eseveral other city Improvements
ilsseuS,is tiis,rl !: n
the council to call an election for
the purpose of voting Improvement
bonds up to about $4,000.
The matter OF beautifying the
streets and the CITY park was also
discussed and it was tnousht by de-
claring legal holiday for arboi
day and arranging some kind Of a
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-02-23
ANOTHER VICTORY
Richfieid Defeats HALEY Basket
Bail Team Again
Another victory for Richfield

Another victory for Richfield
The basket bail team OF this oitJ
went up to HALEY last Saturday fol
another match game Of basket bal
with the team at that place and sue
ceeded on defeating the HALEY taen
by a score Of II to SO.
The boys from this eityhad the be
Of it from start to finish and as the,
not only had TO defeat the HALEY
basket bail team, but the audience
as well, the victory was a great one
and the boys ha We a hundred dol
lars to bet that they can defeat the
HALEY team again, at any time and
any place, outside OF HALEY.
rhe boys got a rotten deal all
the way through, During the game
the HALEY rooters would crowd Cnto
the floor in such numbers, that ii
was next to impossible to play at
ali and then the manager OF the Ha--
ley team held up some Of the gate
receipts that were rightfully belong
ing to the Richneld team, and not
fled with that they claimed that the
game belonged TO HALEY, when the
referee had decidd in fayoer OF RicL-
field
G. A. Templeton, of this city act
ed as referee, and the bunch OF root
at HALEY tried to make him change
his decisions, but he was game and
ali there bluffing and clustering did
not cause him to alter his decisions.
During he second half of the
game Mr.. Allen, one Of Hailys playrs
iumpd up and hadeee a talk with
the umpire and then added two poin
70 their ssore, the other score keep /
sr called his attention to this and
she was told to mark down two mol
Joints Ter HALEY, which she did, bu.
,ut question mark after them.
again at the last OF the game Hal
ey claimed cwo more points after
he whistle blew
However, the game belongs to
lichfield and HALEY can gain nothin
y making a false claim to it. as
heir faifmess(2) in all kinds OF
thletic sports is too weil known ia
his part of the state.
The g anne between the ladies teai
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-02-23

Given for the Benefit Of the New Set
tiers on the RichfeId Tract by
f. ID. Farrell

The newly arrived settler on the
rigated tracts Of the Snake Rive
Valley is Invariably confronted b.
three problems: 1.--Making liyil
for his family and himself while h.
is getting his farm into condition
Of high productiveness; 2 Raising
some quick maturing forage crops
for his live stock. and Growing
cash crop or crops thate VIII assist
him in making his water payments
A few practical suggestions relatiy,
to these three points may be OF som.
value to the new conner
Every farmer should raise his own
vegetables. This can readily be
done at small expense Professc
Wicks, at the recent Farmers IN
stitutes made some very valuable
suggestions in this respect. He rec
commended that each farmer clear
and set aside at least a half acre for
a vegetable garden. This garden
should be located near the farm
house 1t should be carefully clear
ed plowed and narrowed. Every
,,,s
'' - 7s'-''i7 s''sl'eu ~ 'nS - 7
Deis OF the lafmefs family shoala
be planted. The garden should con
tain some early potatoes. some
onions earro+s baats let+noa a
''''9s' ~ sA' ps' peas e'e o7soS o.
lhese Veseeap'es ean ne obtained ae
very small cost. and the planting caE
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-02-23

The town hall of Luneburg, in Han
over, contains touching memorial 70
a pig Who breathed his last three hun
dred years ago. This consists Of .
handsome glass case inclosing a ham
in excellent preservation, and under
meath black marble tablet. with thf
following Inscription in gold letters
"Passers by, here you behold the mos
tai remains Of the pig which acquired
for itself the imDerishable glory h.
the discovery OF the salt springs o.
Luneburg."
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-02-23

be induced to turn out and assistsin
setting out trees along the streets
and in the park. A committee was
appointed tc look after this matter
and you just as well begin to ar
range matters SO that you can cell
ebrate arbor day by helping to make
Richfield a more beautiful place in
which to live
The board of village trustees have
about completed arrangements with
the Idaho Irrigation company for
ditch water right for the city which
would enable our citizens to take be
ter care OF trees and lawns at
very little expense.
Manager Mcconnell Of III Irriga-
tieon comapyn was present ana mad
a very nice talk in which he gave hii
hearers to understand that til 90
pany was ready and willing to meet
;ils. eiiizssslss " N j. IA ing
that they were q mind to get up for
the benefit Of Richfield.
The club adjourned at a late hour
to meet again Saturday evening,
i'1srch 4 at which time every citizen
should be presnt and show ehtat you
are for a better and bigger Rich-
field.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-02-23
RAILROAD BILL KILLED
Voted on Tuesday Morning and
Defeated by Five Votes

Death inevitable and merciiess
came to the railway commission
bill in the senate yesterday IN ORR
ing says the Idaho Statesman,
Wcdnseday morning. incidentally
in Jhe discussion a mass or affty
political linen was washed befors
the pubic gaze By the senators O
both sidesof the party fence. The
final vote by which the measure was
killed was 1S to 8, but before til
result OF the roll call was announce
Senator ST. Clair changed from the
negative to the affirmative side
order to move a reconsideration,
This makes the official record show
IA votes in favor OF the indefinite
postponement OF the measure and
against such action.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-02-23

In the course of a case which came
before Mr.. Justice Scrutton iii the va
cation court counsel reminded the
judge that he granted leave to serve
short notice of motion by telegram.
His Lordship-Yes; the application
was made TO me just after I had made
a very excellent shot from a tee, ana
/ granted It before took my putt
London Telegraph
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-02-23

More Land Sold on the Richfeld Seq.
regation This Winter, Than ALI
Others Combined

lands it may be anticipated that al
of the desirable forties on the tract
will be taken prior to the end Of the
present season.
On February 1st the State Land
Board granted the Idaho Irrigation
Company, Ltd, the priyileg Of in
creasing the price Of all water rights
except those on State and schooi
lands to $50 per acre after May ISL.
This increase represents a fair price
to the company and may be taken as
The meas re of the public appreci-
All II ii lac increase in value in ir-
rigated lands on the Richfieid tract
since the beginning of the project
Contract holders who are now in po-
session Of water rights at $50 pei
acre and those who take advantage
the opportunity to purchase water
rights at sS5 per acre prior to the
ahead Of Tie game by at least SIS.
per acre Among those who are in
formed it is freely predicted that the
entire acreage will be cleaned up be-
for tehe first day of May witnesses
the increase in price.
The development in cleared land
and other Improvements. such asfarl
buildings, fences. etc, in the vicinity
Of Richfield is very encouraging. !
Whereas an observer viewing the
country from Richfield in the spring
would hav found practically an un-
interrupted xpanse Of sage brush,
an observation at the present time,
when the snow brings out sharp
contrast between cleared fields and
sage brush lands, viii show the
greater portion Of the lands isaaedi=
ately contiguous to Richfield clear
I'd and ready for farming operations
IN many places the cleared areas ruI
o the horizon and il is freely pre-
licted that the amount OF land unde
on the Richfield tract in
1911 win run as high as 10000
lcres.
There is commondable ACTIVITY
n town lots. and during the winter
everaI new residences have been
reeted. The latera buildings Of
his class ar substantial and in
ieate the faith of the builder in /
be stability of the town. 1t is ru-
lored that a syndicate Of real es- /
tie operators mas been fo2ined to j
iok up large block Of lsichfield I
OWN lots, in the belief that the com t
lg season Will see a decided ac- |
vity in that direction
All Of this looks good for Rich L
ED. New settlers are moving IN r
7ery day, the reservoir and irriga- S
on system are complete, the lands n
e cleared and ready to produce. Q
e believ that thee winter of our I
seontent is past and that the be- 1
Ike its place among the busting, ?
tive business towns OF the state. a
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-02-23
RUMORs OF ANARCHY
G Correspondent to wood River
Times says Things

D. " Emmons, the man who was
shot at Soldier Monday OF this week
by Joseph K. vaught. died there
last night. His body viii be taken
back to Iowa for burial.
In consequence Of the death vaug
will now be charged with murder in
the first degree.
The charge against Vaught was q
having committed an assault with q
deadly weapon, and this being bail
able his bail, that was fixed at 500
was to have been supplied today by
residents Of Soldier. But as murder
Is not d 5s.iil;sii5lis 5:s.ill;sii5lis q iIsss the acsusod
viii be compelled to stay in the cour
ty jail until the next term Of the
District oCurt.
AS the deceased's brother, who is
the prosecuting witness, wishes to
accompany mis- brothes BODY Daek
to their old home in Iowa, Naughts
Iiminary examination cannot be held
until Cliff Emmons returns. The
date will be fixed at that time.--
Wood River Times.
The Times also says: There is a
clique OF entrymn ia theat neigabor-
hood that have banded themselves
together with the intention Of tax
ing the law into their own hands
and forcinbg, by coercion or other
wise, the private Contestants to with
d raw their contests or compel then
0 tleaye the country. They hay,
gone SO far as to mask themselves
and call upon the contestants at mic
night and threaten to tar and feath
er them il they continued the case
and have many times threatened the
lives of the parties contesting the
land.
Naught claims that he did the
killing in self defense, and goes on
to say that a while back men came
his place IN the night and threatene
him, but thai ne was not AFRAID OF
all Of them and a great deal Of otn
er things, that does not seemtobeal
on the Emmons killing at all. The
local editor OF the Recorder was pc
sonally acquainted with Mr. EN-
mons and knew him as law abidin
lard working man and it would b,
4 hard matter to make us believe th
: i sis 3 i III 4 i.. s
sapping or anarchy.
In fact during our stay on Camas
Prairie we found about as good a cl
u citizens as one would care to lit
isss s;:ss and It is hard to believe ffris
o many of them could become g.
'erate characters IN such a snos
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-02-23

An ins p eeecticn ofthe REGARD
shows that over fifty per cent Of tn
entries made on the Richfield Trac
have gone TO final proof eBarin'
in mind the fact that the State Lane
Board passed a resolution last fal
permitting settlers to postpone thC
date of commencement Of residence
until April 1, 1911, it will be seen
that this is an encouraging situation
and points to the conclusion that
the contract holders on the RishfielC
tract have confidence in the country
and are desirous of becoming land
owners
In some of the Carey Act projects
evidence a disposition on the part Of
contract holders to regard the propo
-sition as a speculation and to take
the groundthat the initial payment
of SO per acre is merely bet that
the property can be transferred at
an increased value in advance Of the
necessity to make deferred payments
Such situation, is Of course, detri-
Genital to any community as speculat
tors never become residents Of the
country never contribute anything to
the support Of the Institutions Of
the country and seldom, if ever,
bring tn e lands under Improvement
1t is a source OF deep gratification
, to residents of Richfield that the spe
ulatiye holdings within this tract ha
been very small and that contract
holders who have proven up and hay
become residents of the tract are
stable citizens, who believe in the
future Of the country as a com
munty of prosperous homes and VIII
are willing to lend their own indi-
yidual efforts to the establishment
of a permanent and ample prosperity
Under the present management Of
the Idaho Irrigation Company, Ltd,
the sale of unentered lands and top
lots has been placed largely in the
hands of local agents The result
has been very gratifying from the
standpoint of all parties concerned.
During the last three months the nu
Der of sales made on the Richlieid
tract has exceeded that upon all
other tracts, combined, and amounts
to, approximately, fifteen hundred
acres Of new stuff. That portion OF
the tract lying north OF isieiifioie
and east OF Marley Butte is nearly
all sold out and the only open lands
on the tract Of any con-
siderable amount are the unentered
sections bordering the Cottonwood
Slough and some scattered forties
north and west of Marley Butte and c
Instant from six to fourteen miles
from Richfield. These lands will al d
De served by the new Camas Prairi
extension of the Oregon Short Line d
'ailroad to be built in the spring, t
md from the daily inquiry for open a
The Dickinson press., 1911-11-18

By reading between the lines one is
inclined to think that the Beach Chroni-
Gle had an unpleasant duty to perform
last week and did it very nicely at that.
All doings Of whatsoever kind at the
Golden Valley metropolis must, follow
ing up past presidents, 60 out as sue
cesstul. Poor crops are not mentioned.
So when it came to the Max thinner
man market day performance, pro-
nounced very slim by people outside of
Beach, the Chronicle got out of one of
its difficult places by saying that it was
a success so far as the bargains offered
by the merchants were concerned. The
paper also said that the St. Paul market
day manager did not give as extensive
a parade as advertised, and got around
the farce public marriage announcement
by declining to mention names, etc.
Brother Tousley put his conscience en-
tirely aside and pronounced the whole
affair an unqualified success. The
PRESS is willing to make the predic-
tion that the market day stunt will not
be tried at~Beach again for some time.
The Dickinson press., 1911-11-18
Dunn County News

H. N. Rasmussen of Manning had one
shoulder badly fractured in a runaway.
The county farmers institute was not
held on the nth as advertised on &C.
count of the eve weather.
DR.. Jennie Christ of Ames, Iowa. is
spending several weeks with her brother,
Editor Young of Emerson.
There will be a basket social at the
Longfellow school house on Saturday
evening. November Is. to which every
body is invited.
Nathaniel Gibson of the Libby Butte
neiehborhood. sold a load of fine pota-
toes in Dickinson, receiving a good
price for them.
Dunn County got SIS. 80 from Secre-
tary of State P. D. Norton. as its share
of the motor vehicle license fund. which
is to be expended for road improve
ments.
Alex Fowler made a trip to Dickinson
recently in his new Flanders car. file
was accompanied by Mrs. F. L. Part
ridge, Misses HelGa johnson and Inga
Ryan.
There is a good lot of fax standing
yet in the Libby Butte vicinity and a
good many potatoes and garden truck is
frozen in the ground. Farmers should
take care of their crops in due season.
The north country farmers are haul
ing considerable grain to Dickinson the
past week or SO. The roads were in
pretty good shape for hauling until
about the 10th, since which time it has
been a different story.
Peter Knapp, who lives in the eastern
part of the county, was arrested on CON-
plant of a neighbor, Mike Muller, on a
charge of assault and battery. Justice
Morton assessed a fine Of SIS and costs,
and made him sign a peace bond for
his future conduct.
Geo. L. Grayson made fve-year home
stead proof at the Dickinson u. S. land
Office on last Tuesday. Mr.. Grayson is
one of the big farmres north of Manning
and secured 81 prizes OF his grain and
vegetable exhibits at the recent Slate
Industrial show.
Sheriff Bangs left last Wednesday for
Portland. Oregon, to bring back Anton
Ferderer, who was charged with rape
and out N bail about a al The bond
was declared forfeited and his bonds
men finally located him in Oregon. The
necessary requisition papers were Sc
cured from Governor Burke.
The Dickinson press., 1911-11-18

A Duluth dispatch says:'' The Posi-
bilities of North Dakota and the extent
of her coal fields are not appreciated,
said F. L. McVey, president of the Uni
versity of North Dakota, attending the
charities and correction conference here
on November 10. I'VE have more than
IS, 900 acres of Ignite coal in our state,
approximately 500, 900, 00G. 900 tons or
enough to keep the manufacturers of the
world going for another 100 years. At
the present there are two state expert
ment stations and the United States has
a station-all dealing with the Ignite
question. This means that some day
North Dakota is going 10 be a manufact-
uring state. We have $50. 600. 600 now
invested in manufacturing. And while
the wheat crop was below normal this
year, the output of flax more than made
up for it,"
The Dickinson press., 1911-11-18
CONGRATULATIONS TO PHILA.
DELPHTA

No, the City of Brotherly Love is not
corrupt and satisfied" politically.
The election of B~lankenburg, the good
government or fusion candidate for may
or. is a very remarkable achievement.
He has heavy odds to overcome, for the
regular Republican organization, fearing
defeat, had put its best forward and
nominated a superior man, a man of
standing, independence and ability.
Philadelphia, however, was tired of
machine tickets. of Government for and
by contractors. It was tired of selfish,
dishonest politics. 1t was tired of waste
and graft.
It elected Blankenburg, a wal horse
of civic reform, to emphasize it's desire
for a very different kind of municipal
administration. 1t will get it and, let
us hope, know how to keep it.
Meantime hearty congratulations are
in order. The world moves, and Phila-
delphia moves with it. Chicago Re-
cord Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1911-11-18
THE RESULT IN NEW JERSEY

il ''eoes without saying" that the
Democratic machine in New Jersey will
cheerfully spread the news that the car
rying of the legislature by the Republic
cans is a severe setback tor Woodrow
Wilson. the man who has resolutely and
successfully fought graft and bossism
in his wi party. 1t is morally certain
that the Democratic machine knitted
Democratic candidates whom the COVER
nor had Endorsed.
Let no one be misled by shallow, SUI
per6cial views. Woodrow Wilson did
advocate the election of Democratic
Legislators. but he did not indulge in
cheap. unworthy partisan appeals. He
had co-operated with Republicans of
public spirit and integrity, and he will
find it possible and easy to deal with
a Republican Iegislature-provided it he
progressive and honest.
There is nothing partisan in the re-
forms he advocates. The old labels
have little Of their old meaning. e The
alignment has changed. In state and
municipal affairs. there is much more
in common between progressive Demo-
Gratis and progressive Republicans than
there is between the reactionary and
the progressive elements of either of the
great parties.
There is no ir%repressible conflict be-
tween the Democratic executive and
the new Republican legislature in
New Jersey. Let them pull together and
win credit for both branches of the
government. Let them make common
cause against bosses and organized ap-
petite. Record Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1911-11-18

A large number of papers in the state,
particularly west of the Missouri river,
are giving much space to the forihcon,-
ing N. D. Dry Favming Congress at
Dickinson. The second annual meeting
will be held on December 7 and 8,
and the general committee is already
very busy arranging details in connec-
ton with the meeting. Secretary T. R.
Waldron. of Dickinson and President
C. L. Zimmerman of Mandan are work
ing on the program and will soon give
out a list of prominent speakers.
The Dickinson press., 1911-11-18

stores do not get burelarized. Why
should not Dickinson claim as much for
its night policeman. Ole Tollefson?
The parties who entered the Reed store
two weeks ago left hurriedly without
taking anything, presumably because
Policeman Tollefson vas passing that
way. Then, too. Mott does not have
anything like the number of stores
found in Dickinson. making the work
of the Spot Waterman q great deal
less laborious than that of our q