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The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-10-26
Closing Up State Timber Deal
Representatives of POTASH Lumber Company Complete
Deal for Two Large Tracts Timber Land

proceeds of this sale go to the peni-
tentiary endowment fund, the
scientific school fund, the normol school
fund and the charity institutions en-
dowment fund The bulk of it goes to
the penitentiary fund.
This is the land deal over which
there was 80 much controversy in the
last state campaign. The lumber com
pany bought the timber on the land and
had 20 years in which to remove it.
It petitioned the state fer the purchase
of the land also that it might have It's
own time for the removal of the tim
Der. The last land board advertised
the sale of the land to comply with the
wishes of the lumber company. Lead
ing Democrats attacked the land board
on this action and the matter played a
prominent part in the state campaign.
After the election the matter was
taken into the courts by leading Demo
Gratis in an effort to defeat the sale.
Their position was found untenable in
law, and the present land board ratified
the sale.
The payment of. the purchase price
and the transfer of the deeds, which it
is understood will take place today,
will close an incident that has had the
entire state by the ears for the best
part OF year. Statesman.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-10-26
A GOOD POSITION

Can be had by ambitious young men
and women in the field of Wireless -
or Railway Telegraphy. Since the g.
hour law became effective, and since
the wireless companies are establish
ing stations throughout the country
there is great shortage of
telegraphers.
Positions pay beginners from $40 to
$50 per month, with good chances of
advancement. The National Telegraph
Institute of Portland, Oregon, operates
under the supervision of r. R. and
Wireless officials, and places all gradu-
ates into positions.
1t will pay you to write them for
full details.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-10-26

to "save the people" from mailed
hands" "oppressors', 'monopolies''
trusts and all that sort of thing. In
order to continuously save the people,
there must at all times be some
threatened danger, some lurking foe
whose deep laid schemes are uncovered
in just the nick of time by the hero.
The people who are saved, according
to all accepted standards, will recipro-
cate. The lawyer gets cases, the
editor gets circulation, the merchant
gets trade, the politician gets the
Offices, and the farmer, well, he gets
save" for the next occasion.
If the farmers on the irrigated tracts
govern themselves, think for them
selves and act for themselves, well and
good
But just as we enter upon a political
campaign, the politicians will, if the
new organization has votes, form a fly
ing wedge in nc time and do their
durndest to break in. Let the farmers
organize themselves. Let them lead
themselves. Beware these bell
wethers.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-10-26
MADE PERMANENTZ
Large Crowd OF Seven Attend
Meeting

A permanent organization of the
Associated Water Users Union OF
Southern Idaho was perfected at the
meeting held in jerome Monday after
noon and evening.
W. T. Stafford, of Gooding, was
elected President. S. S. King, Of
Dietrich was elected Vice President,
A. R. Wells, of King Hill Second Vice
President and L. T. Alexander of
Jerome Secretary, for the ensuing
year.
The Gooding organization was repre-
sented by W. T. Stafford and w. II.
Cannon. John Thomas and G. W.
Wedgewood were also in attendance at
the meeting.
At the night meeting speeches were
made by the representatives of the
various organizations, in which the
advisability of a close and compact
organization was urged.
The purpose of the organization is to
protect the man on the land from any
force or influence which may seek to
take advantage of him. -Gooding
Herald
The North Side News, published at
Jerome, states that the outpouring of
delegates to the organization meeting
of the Associated Water Users associa-
tion meeting held at Jerome last week
consisted of seven individuals from
Gooding and King Hill. A. L. Speak
man and w. p Rice, two farmers,
were called in to add local color.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-10-26
JUSTICE COURT
John Young and Joe Rasmussen
Sentenced

John Smith, who Tcame7 here. from
Utah to take a position as night watch
for the Utah Construction Co., at one
Of their camps along the new railroad,
was pretty badly used up in a fight,
which occurred in Shears pool hall
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Smith swore out a warrant for
John Young, and .a.dishE Ewasher, who
has been working at Andy Petersons
restaurant charging them with assault
and battery, and one for Joe
Rasmussen, charging him with being
an accessory.
Young and Rasmussen were ar
raigned before H. B. Jones where they
entered a plea OF. not guilty, but the
dish washer had left and up to this
writing the officers have been unable to
locate him.
Young was found guilt by the jury
Wednesday evening andEwas sentenced
to pay a fine of 500 and costs and
serve sixty days in the countysjail.
Rasmussen changed his plea to
guilty Thursday morning and was fined
$500 and costs.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-10-26
LINCOLN COUNTY LEADS

Not only can we show grains of al
kind that cannot be beat anywhere on
earth, but we can show vegetables that
would compare with those grown on
land that is today selling for as high as
$1,000 an acre.
Potatoes, the produce that made
Greeley, Colorado, famous are raised
on the Richfeld Tract, that can make
Colorado ashamed of itself, and the
yields so great, and the quality so
good, that We are already gaining a
world wide reputation as the potato
section of the United States.
This year, when there is not even
small per cent of the land in cultivat-
ion, we have shipped out tons upon
tons of potatoes, to say nothing of the
amount that has been used by the Utah
Construction Company and the Oregon
Short Line railroad. But what will it
be when once the entire tract is in
cultivation.
There will be buyers here from
everywhere, and with the quality Of
potatoes that can be raised here, there
is nothing to keep US from having the
potato market in the west.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-10-26

on the Prairie, and came to HALEY and
had placards printed in The Times office
calling for 70 additional teams Mr.
Houtz said that he was going to en-
ploy every team and every man needed
to complete the road by the 1st Of
December He has taken an office
over the HALEY National Bank where
anyone wishing to see him may do so.
The track-laying and the grading of
the road is being rushed. Between
the Malad and the Wood river there
are six camps, and about 700 men at
work on the grade. The track-iaying
is progressing somewhat slowly. Only
between q, 500 and a, 900 feet of steel
is laid each day. Up to yesterday only
II miles had been laid But once the
two bridges are c mpleted the steel
can be laid at the rate of two miles a
day, unless deep snow delays operat-
ions.
If, as the company intends, the
bridges are completed by the first Of
December and the rails laid to them,
the grading having been completed in
the meantime, it will only be a matter
of couple of weeks work to complete
the road and open it for traffic from
Richfeld tc its tesnrc-sr " te: MINIS -
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-10-26
CLUB WOMEN INTERESTED
VIII Have Senator Corai's Ad-
dress Printed in Tablet Form

The club women of the state have
become so interested in the bill intro
duced in the senate by Senator w. E.
Berah, for the creation Of bureau of
child labor and statistics, which was
outlined to them by the senator in his
address before them at Mountain Home
last Wednesday evening, that they
have decided to have the arguments in
favor of the bill printed in tablet form
and copy sent to each of the
federated clubs in the country, asking
that the members read the outline
carefully and then write urging their
members of congress to support it.
The bill, the senator said, was drawn
as substitute for the child labor bill
introduced by Senator Beveridge,
which asked for national legislation
regulating child labor This could not
receive recognition from the committee
on labor in She senate, for the reason
that many believed it to be beyond the
province of national government to
legislate for the states in this matter,
and even if it should be found to be
constitutional, it was not believed that
the national government could make
enc law which sgea!!d fit ell ell tons,
as Senator Borah explained it-a law
that would work equally well for the
fruit pickers of Idaho and the cotton
factories of Georgia.
Realizing the necessity for some
national aid on this great question, the
senator drew bill which provides for
a central bureau, branch Of the labor
bureau. This will collect statistics of
all kinds relating to children their la
Dor their health, the birth and death
rate, causes of death, the education of
the number of deaf, dumb
blind and crippled in each state, the
how orphaned and what care
for them, etc. This bureau
will tabulate these statistics and pre-
'e1it them to the states winch they con- T
.ern and then leave it for the state it
elf to correct the evils as they are
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-10-26
Idaho at Land Show
Large Crowds Attend Meetings of
Idaho Day at Omaha Land Show
Interesting Talk by Rich

ing the resources of the industries Of
the great commonwealth.
Mr.. Paisley was the person who
visited Idaho and secured the co-opera-
ton of that state.
Responding to the subject, "Devel
oping New Land" J. R. Foulk OF
Idaho stated that he was not present
for the purpose of alluring any person
to leave Nebraska or any other place il
such person was contented and doing
well adding ''But if you are not, then
come
Mr.. Foulk told of the soil of Idaho,
impressing the fact upon the minds of
the listeners that its products had been
shown at two great eXpositions, and at
both it had carried away prizes. AS to
the soil, he explained that it was mixed
with volcanic ash and had received the
wash of the mountains for centuries.
For twenty feet it is of the same char
acter, producing everything except the
products of the tropics.
Upon the subject of opportunities
Mr. Foulk explained that in Idaho
there are plenty of them, but to sue
ceed one must work. He had no
apology to offer for any part of the
state. 1t has a splendid market, he
explained, and is shipping its products
to all sections of the home country, as
wellras abroad. In conclusion, he re-
marked:
1--WE want the best of you to come;
we want you in our society and if you
come to US we know you will like us. =
President C. C. Rosewater of the
Land show spoke of the opportunities
of Idaho, recounting them as being
many and varied. He spoke of three
great water powers and the sunshine,
and made a little play upon Mr..
Foulk's desire to introduce Omaha
society into the state of Idaho by say
ing:
"'You not only want us to come but
you want the benefit of our society to
mix with. Z"
Then when the speaker told the
story of the Romans, who planted
colonies insAfrica, and then called the
members of such all Romans, and so it
was with Omaha 1t had planted its
in Idaho, but in his opinion,
they still have kindly feeling for
Omaha.
Mr.. Rosewater referred to the fact /
hat the jobbers of Omaha look upon /
IDAHO as one of their best fields for
business and that many of them have
zone to the extent of establishing
,ranch houses in that state. Conclud-
ng he said:
eff man can do better in Idaho
han in Nebraska, we say, go and God
peed you"
At this junction the Hawaiian quintet
ang "Idaho; O, Idaho.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-10-26
Malad River Bridge Contract
Assistant Engineer Osborne Cancels Contract and the
Work Turned Over to Utah Construction Co.

Yesterday morning Assistant En-
gineer Osborne, of the Central Idaho
Railroad Company, peremptoriiy can
celed the contract Of the sub-con-
tractors for the bridge across the
Malad opposite Willow Creek, on
Camas Prairie, and turned the work
over to the original contractors, the
Utah Construction Company, that was
represented on the ground by P. E.
Houtz.
The latter thereupon assumed charge
of the work, buying from the sub
contractors all the supplies and mater
ials that they had on hand, leaving any
difference between the sub-contractors
and the rail- oad company and the Utah
Construction Company to be settled
either amicaoly or in the courts.
The reason alleged by Engineer
Osborne for this drastic action is chat
the sub-conwactors were making such
slow progress that the work could not
have been completed by December Ist.,
the date set by the railroad company
for the opening OF the new railroad to
traffic.
Immediately on resuming charge Mr..
Houtz employed all the men and teams
at work for the sub contractors. called
for all the additional Seams to be had
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-10-26

In speaking of the Omaha Land
Show, the Omaha Bee of October 20,
has the following toIsay:
The attendance at the Omaha Land
show Thursday demonstrated that it
meets with the hearty approval of the
public. Although the weather was
cold, this did not keep the people at
home and the afternoon and evening
crowds were record breakers.
During the afternoon the Idaho day
program was the cause of large at
tendance, hundreds coming to listen to
State Commissioner Sam j. Rich tell
of the resources of the state which he
represents.
In the evening the Knights of
Columbus, the Omaha mail carriers and
clerks and Royal Neighbors visited the
show to the number of several hun
dred, but there was no special attract
ions. However, it was great crowd,
considerable larger than upon any of
the previous nights. They came early
and remained late, intent upon seeing
everything.
One Of the biggest crowds of the
season is expected this afternoon and
tonight, the occasion being Nebraska
day. 1t is known that large dele
cations are coming from out in the
state and many from the nearby
towns. 1t was hoped that Governor
Aldrich would be present and address
the visitors in behalf of the state. 1t
has been learned that an important
engagement will keep him away and
consequently his place will be filled by
Dir. D. e. Condra, who will respond to
the address of welcome by Mayor
Dahiman.
Idaho day was the big Thursday fea-
ture at the Omaha Land show. The
exercises were held in the special tent
during the afternoon and were well at
tended, attracting not only the Idaho
visitors, but those from Nebraska and
elsewhere. The program was enter
tanning and was frequently greeted
with applause 1t opened with a
selection by Green's band, the mem
bers of the Hawaiian quintet, in instru-
mental music and native songs.
AS master of ceremonies General
Managea Paisley of the Land show
read telegram from Governor Hawley
in which he expressed his regrets at
being unable to attend, extending his
best wishes, however, for the success
of the Land show.
In extending the welcome of the
Land show management Mr.. Paisley
took occasion to remark that this was
the second time that he had greeted
Idaho at the Omaho Land show. The
first time the state came with small
exhibit, but this time it was on hand
with one that was most complete and
perfect in all of its details, represent :
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-10-26

For Sale: so acres of land, Pegari
station, an Wood River branch, 40
acres in cultivation. This land can be
bought for short time only at $1,000
per acre, ditch, DAM, and water right,
all fenced new cedar posts and wires
Family orchard III bearing.
A. b. WELLS.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-10-26
CHURCH NOTICE

Sunday School at 1870 a. m.
Preaching 11:30 a. m.
Preaching 1880 p. m.
c. C. PRATT,
Pastor.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-10-26
Notice to Water Users

Water will be turned off the irri
cation bitches on November 2. 1911.
Idaho Irrigation Company. Ltd.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-21
Card

We, tho undersigned. do hereby
agree to refund the money on n 90.
cont bottle OF Greene's Warranted
Syrup Of Tar n Il fails 10 cure your
cough or cold We also guarantee p
20 cent hc''la 90 prove satisfactory
or money nded.
Coles rhgtn ICY. A. S. Hathnwav
llarwood Drug Store.
G. r. and A. d. Hawkins.
D. A. Qulnlan, Il. c. woodworth.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-12-20

an executive commission to aid in its
enforcement. He does not oppose
business simply because it is large
but would retain the law that pre-
vents monopoly.
On the tariff he has expressed his
willingness to reduce it as fast as re
liable information can be obtained
showing that it can be done without
Gripping American industry. He is
squarely in favor of two things the
people want done and we fail to see
how the party would strengthen it
self by deserving him at this time.
The republican party has won more
victories by renominating its presi-
that is the policy to adhere to in the
present situation. We add to this
article an editorial utterance by the
New York Times, one of the indie
pendent papers of the country whose
opinions are given weight by it's
spirit of independence.
There are signs, many signs,
that Mr.. Taft is now gaining in
strength throughout the country;
that he is regaining where it had
been feared that the set of the cur
rent was against him. While we are
firm in the faith that too prolong-
ed continuance in power of the re-
publican party or of any other party
is not we'll for the country; that it
would be better that the opposition
should triumph at intervals not too
distant, and very possibly next year,
to the end that the SOLDERING infiu
ence of power and responsibility may
prevent a permanent lapse into I'M
worthiness and utter incompetence;
it is nevertheless a matter of sincere
congratulation to all Americans that
a President so high-minded as Pres
ident Taft, a President with such en-
tire rightness of intention, and, save
in respect to some things he has
himself frankly admitted and a few
others he has passed over of such
rightness in performance, should be
restored to his due heritage of popu-
lar esteem and confidence. That he
is regaining what he has lost or
what he was in danger of losing is
of good augury for the present and
for the year to come.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-12-20
Does Not Represent the People

Before any calls are made for
state, district or county conventions
to nominate our state, district and
county officers let us call attention
to the fact that under our present
caucus system the majority of voters
may be defeated. AS an illustration
take Caledonia county. In the last
republican county convention they
were entitled to representation as
follows: Barnet 4, Burke 4, Dan
vile 4, Groton 3, Hardwick 4, Kirby
2, Lyndon 6, Newark 2, Peacham
3, Ryegate 3, Sheffield 8, Stannard
2, ST. Johnsbury 10, Sutton 3, VALID
en- 8, Waterford 3 and Wheelock 8.
Any candidate winning all the del
egates from the six towns of St.
Johnsbury, Lyndon, Danville, Burke,
Hardwick and Barnet would have
thirty-two votes and so carry the
convention. Now suppose A receiv-
ed in these six towns 900 votes
and B 100, B would be the nominee
in the county convention. Suppose
in the eleven other towns of the
county A received 1000 votes and
B only 500 A would have the del
egates from those towns but they
are not enough to carry the con-
vention. Then the situation would
De that A, who received 1900 votes
in the whole county, was defeated in
the convention, while B, who receiv-
ed only 1900 votes receives the
nomination. He has won the nomi-
nation fairly under the system we
now employ but he has defeated the
majority of the voters in the
county.
The same condition may occur in
the state and congressional contests
and the possibility of defeating the
majority of the voters is an undesir-
able feature of the convention sys-
TEN. A direct primary law in which
all the votes cast in the whole cleo
ton district are counted for each
candidate would give a more correct
expression of the will of the people
The fact also that a voter may ex.
press his choice for the candidate
for each Office independently of the
effect it will have on his favorite
candidate for another Office is anoth
er desirable feature to primary
law. The republican party in Yer
=
rights if it desires and we believe i
it will give them it will add to it!
strength and influence.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-12-20
The Presidential Situation.

At the meeting of the national re-
last week strong division in senti-
ment over the denomination of Pres.
w. H. Taft next June was in evil
dence. But little sentiment for
Sen. LaFollette was shown nor
did the name of Justice
Hughes attract much attention.
There was however considerable en-
thusiasm shown over the suggestion
that Theodore Roosevelt be renom-
mated. 1t is now claimed that Mr..
Roosevelt, who was very obnoxious
to 1.-The interests while in Office is
now desired by them.
The nomination of Roosevelt
under these conditions would be ac-
cepted throughout the country as
the championship of 1.-THE interests .
cause and would not be enthusiastic
cally Endorsed by the popular vote.
Pres. Roosevelt made many strong
enemies while in Office and it could
hardly be expected he could harmon
ize his party in 1912. His attitude
toward the law for regulating trusts
is to overthrow the law that has
been established by years of judicial
testing and Interpretation for an
act shifting the control of trusts to
another department of the govern
ment-a move that would require
still further years of litigation be-
fore it's effectiveness could be estab-
lished. AS to the tariff no one is
able to say what his policy is.
Pres. Taft on the other hand would
retain the law that we have made
effective but would amend it enough
to make it more definite and create
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-12-20

At the regular meeting of the w.
r. G. the following officers were
elected: President, Mrs. Margaret
Porter; senior vice president, Miss
Nancy Bailey; junior vice president,
Mrs. Louisa Smith; treasurer, Mrs.
Lucy Hartwel1; chaplain, Mrs. Car
RE Roundy; conductor, Miss Annette
| Silsby; guard, Mrs. Mary Cole: dele
gate, Mrs Mary M Coe; alternate,
Mrs Addie Bartlett.
Frank CIRCUITS family spent the
day Sunday with Prof. and Mrs. E.
E. circuit at Mrs. w. w. Goes.
The proceeds of the apron and
candy sale at the Methodist church
Wednesday evening amounted to
$29.
Mrs. Heman Moulton of Troy WIS.,
tied relatives here the past week.
Arthur Godding cut three of his
fingers quite badly on the saw in his
mill, Thursday.
Mrs W., w. Coe spent Friday and
Saturday with her friend, Mrs. Ben
onia Marshall, at Newark.
Mrs Fife Solomon and Mrs.
Mamie Stoddard were in ST. Johns
bury, Saturday.
Rev. Warren Fairbanks went to
newark OuuOdy lOT d W0Sh = SCdJ.
Mrs Louisa Walter has gone to
East Burke to visit her daughter,
| Mrs. Frank Stoddard.
Mrs. Rebecca Bartlett is not as
we'll.
Stephen Berry is in a very critical
condition.
The little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Godding IS i'll of infan-
| tile paralysis and is in serious con-
dition.
Dr. and Mrs. Bolton have return
ed home from Waterford.
Adrian Cheney, who has been home
from Montreal hospital for Two
weeks, returned last week. Mrs.
Cheney accompanied him. His sight
is much improved and he hopes for
a permanent cure.
George Dumas has sold pig
that weighed 500 pounds.