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The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-04-20
Serial No. 0408O, c. D. 2S3.
NOTICE OF CONTEST.
Department OF the Interior,

Department OF the Interior,
United States Land office at Hal
ley. Idaho, March "a, 1911.
To John Matthey, of Burns, Ida
no, Contestee:
You are hereby notified that Wal
ter F. Elfring, who gives Burns,
Idaho. as his post-office address, ad-
dress, did on March 10th, 1911, file
in this office his duly corroborated
application to contest and secure the
cancellation of your homestead, En-
try No. 4036, Serial No. 04080, mad
May 10th, 1905, for ELI SE1-4, Sec
4, and SW1-4 SW1-4 of Section 3,
Township 3 S., Range Is E., Boise
Meridian. and as grounds for his
contest he alleges that said John H.
Matthey has wholly abandoned said
tract of land. that he has changed
his place of residence therefrom for
more than six months since making
said entry; that said tract is not
settled upon or cultivated by said
party as required by law; that said
John H. Matthey has wholly failed
to comply with the laws relative to
Homestead entries; has not made
any improvements upon said land,
and has not established his residence
thereon as required by law and
does not reside upon said land.
You are therefore, further mott
fled that the said allegations will
be taken by this office as having bee
confessed by you and your said en-
try will be cancelled hereunder will
out your further right to- be heard
therein, either before this office or
on appeal, II you fail to file in this
office within twentydays after the
fourth publication of this notice,
as shown below, yaour answer, un-
der oath, specifically meeting and
responding to these allegations or
contest, or If you fail within that
time to file In this office due proof
that you have served a copy of your
answer on the said contesta mt eithei
in person or by registered mail. II
this service is made by the delivery of
copy of your answer to the contest
ant in person, proof of such service
must be either the said contestant s
written acknowledgment of his receipt
of the copy, showing the date of its
receipt, or the affidavit of the person
by whom the delivery was made stat
ing when and where the copy was de-
livered; if made by registered mail,
proof of such service must consist of
the affidavit of the person by whom the
copy was mailed stating when and the
postoffice to which it was mailed, and
this affidavit must be accompanied by
the postmaster,s receipt for the letter.
You should state in your answer the
name Of the postoffice to which you de-
sire future notices to be sent to you.
Pr. HORNE, Register.
C. T.. HARTE. Receiver.
Date of first publication Mar. 80,
1911; date of last publication, April
20. 1911.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-04-20
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

I. ". E. Campbell, assignee Of
William F. Howard, who made entry
No. IS under the provisions
of an act of the legislature of the
state of Idaho. cammonly known as
he"Carey Act" approved March 2,
1899, which embraces SE1-4 Sec
ton 10,of township south, of
range 10 East B. M. do hereby give
notice of my intention to, make fin
al proof to establish my claim to
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-04-20
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

I, William L. Biggs, of Richfield,
Idaho, who made entry No. 9S4 I'M
der the provisions Of an act of the
legislature of the state of Idaho,
commonly known as the Carey Act"
approved March End, 1899, which
embraces northeast quarter south
west quarter section 81, township 3
south range 20 east Boise Meridian,
hereby give notice of my intention t.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-04-20
Mar. sO-Apr. 27
Serial No. 02207
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office at HALEY. Idaho.

Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office at HALEY. Idaho.
March I. 1911.
Notice is hereby given that Bar
ney R. Cook, of Richfield, Idaho.
who, on December IA, 1898, made
Homestead Entry, Serial No. 02207,
for WIZ SW1-4, SE1-4 SW1-4. and
the SW1-4 SELL, of Section 20,
Township South. Range 20 East OF
the Boise Meridian, has filed notice
of intention to make final five year
prof to establish claim to the land
above described, before the Register
and Receiver. u s. Land Office, at
HALEY, Idaho, on the 9Th day OF
May, 1911.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Robert B. Macarthur, George T.
Silas c. Cook, Alex. F.
of Richfield, Idaho
P. F. HORNE.
Register.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-04-20

on May 18th, 1911, by two of
the fonowing witnesses:
John H. Whiting, Duet Johnson,
e. A. Bishop, Albert Huntington. all
of Richfield. Idoho.
MONT JOHNSON,
Entryman.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-04-20

When Mont went down to breakfast
he met Irene's father In the hall.
"Good-morning, said that choleric
gentleman. Il hope you rested we'll
oh. since mother and set up that
sleeping tent OF ours out In the yard
we sleep in that tent in the back
yard! The children won't follow suit,
but that's because they are foolishl
We haven't slept in the house all SUM
uaerf"
.oh.v said Mont family. II.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-04-20

JULIUS SLENDER, Jr
EntrYman
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-29
DIET FOR
SUFFER-
Desserts Should Not Be
Dispensed With-Su
able Food for Warm
Weather

At IS approaching the season OF the
I year when the work OF cooking
4 must be planned In relation to the
heat generated In both our bodies
and kitchens. Continual cold meats are
neither appetizing nor entirely health
ful, but to spend hours over the hot
range Is exhausting and TO a certain
extent wasteful The daily meals
should be SO planned as TO permit as
much as possible of the cooking to he
done in the early part Of fhe day
We have had reason To know that
the doctrine Of abolishiug dessert Is
regarded as rank heregy One feels
excommunicated from the fellowship
Of the elect after she nas dared adj
vance the theory in public AS a mat
ter Of fact, the time u do away with
the dessert ls in winter, when the en-
tire days meals are composed OF
concentrated foods TO which the des-
sert adds Unnecessary labor expense
ans amount of food But the spring
fad summer desserts should IN gem
efal be fruits. raw cooked or entering
into the composition OF the dish
Fruit and vegetables can hardly be
used too freely at this time
In planning the hiiis Of fare, begin
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box filed with smaller ones The box
construction enters tn 20 nearly every
piece of furniture
The box may he ail excellent example
Of skill III cabinet making, with dove
tailed cr mcftised Joints, or Il may he
Of exceedingly simple construction The
simplest form Of box is the packing
case. With sides nailed TO each other or
to braces that strengthen the piece
The construction of the packing case
need not be despissd hy the amateur
craftsman simple and useful boxes
can be turned uut pf the home work
shop. approaching very nearly to the
pAcktng~caae type. set well made ~
their way and II interest 10 ihe work.
ef. They are sure 10 be useful about
the house Large ar small boxes arc
used 10 ocontain their owners possess
si0ng. and are valuable Ia every depart
ment of the household "A scrap hox
II useful and may be beautiful
adjunct 10 any living room oC lihfarN
A shirtwaiat box IL easily made and
can be covered with pretty figured
linen 10 match the curtains on hang-
inrs Az for small boxes 4 number of
varied uses to which they may he
put will readily suggest themselves
At this time of the year the garden
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The old-fashioned 5owefs are al in
fashion for bouquets Ter weeks'
stocks in lunches OF various pale coli
Ors are q royal gift One day In late
October 1909 We came upon a field
OF deep GLUE asters We gathered a
bouquet and frinsed it with some last
buttercups and Queen Annes lace. SO
that II looked for all the world like
an old-fashloned ruching Now the
lold-fashioned paper ruching as bou-
Anet holder has come back into style
and can be used with effect Iii colonial
houses With modern pottery We
must, however, keep to less artificial
ways.
To treat flowers gracsoHsly, We must
not ga too far aheld from Nature.
chat Is. after all, where ths best lor~
lists and decorators learn their lessons
The Arrangement Of Fowers should 10
4 continuous household occupation
which simply reaches elimination
upon those occasions az special ios
where ne can best express our sentS-
fnients with lsvishness uf green's Ana
Iiowers. A beautiful and useful fam-
NV custom n 70 spend 4 day or an
afternoon III the helds and woods aarh
week lSi search of plants ana aowars
FOR the house. This provides An exeel.
leaat educational advantage for tho
children and keeps us all young in
our love Of natural things IN tbe
spring We bring home the blue henaif.
cas-, the pink-veined spring beauties
the wonily saxifrage, the dainty rorg-
dHlls, tha foar-petaled bunch berry ~
the frlnged Polygaia talwavs. nav
add scrnpuluusly leaving M ro5ts
nndisturbedl They are flowers far
the tsa table or the wfltln2 fahie Fan
of spriagtime hopes Bnt All thronsh
sha sulnnar tns pAlds San lnltiata Us
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sheet Of thin copper. This can be
done with a pair OF heavy shears. rhe
braces, which form a. foundation for
the wooden brackets. are tackled 70 the
box with small copper-headed nails.
They can be hammered to give them
an interesting surface. To take away
the raw color Of the copper, they can
also he treated or burned over d Are.
The simplest way TO do this Is to re-
move the lids from a kitchen stove.
placing the copper directly over the
fire. In two or three minutes the
copper shows tones OF green and dark
red, Care must, OF course, be taken
not 10 leave the copper too long. The
same wax finish can be used on the
braces az on the box. The wooden
Brackets fit underneath the edge Of the
box and are fastened to the apron Of
the window. The box is lined with
zinc, SO that ne moisture can leak
through the box A wire In inserted
in the upper edge Of the zine The
plants are put into ordinary clay flower
pots six inches high and six inches
diameter. which can be lifted out oc-
caslOnally to water the plants and te,
clean out the box. lf preferred fhe
zinc lining may be left out and the
box itself fned with earth
The box may be colcred with an OF
stain, mixed with turpentlne III the
Dutch tiles are used, the box might be
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with wall color to discover all its
color preferences, golden brown has
& Partially for pale-pink carna tons
for the pink towering almond, for
pink fuxglpves but ia early spring you
would think II loved nothing 20 veil
as the ionquils and again toward mid
summer Il develops preferences for
deep-blne larkspur, for the cornfow-
ers- and later on for the pale-blue
wild asters
Flowers have color something that
eludas definition and deties rules anu
regulations You can lise color touch
With iowefs that wouls be ailiss with
any other medium. This alone makes
the arranging OF flowers an egey-in-
ereasing delight Ait first thought. for
instance vott would not put gavender-
pink cosmos into dark-blue room
with deep-red rug. but IL the flowers
chancA into the ROOM they will give
4 unique and absolutely charming
color touch. A lovely wedding deco
ration for blue room Is pink sweet
peas hlies Of the valley and vIoiesk
sweet peas IN themselves offsr many
Cna ~ the most charming fashions
the past winter was the sending of
Hawer baskets with water-tight YES
80 Hl-rft Ils-Sly 4rre'atas Y
flowers. like prlmroses and hellotrope
u nrimreses and pink heather, were
Nlacer side by side some or the
baskets we're long and narrow some
more square. and siill others quite
round, hift there was nothing aftif-
elai III thc placing az the howers. The
ioyeiiest baskets were those uf coi0red
wicker NoM That onf gardens afe Ia
l.laonh We ean saad our own aawers
GROUPED Just as They Mere picked from
Ahe ~afeNe.
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elites the window box is reminder Of
the country ana its greeDnesE. and the
backyard can be beautihed with plants
In tuns.
An interesting variant Of the orr
dlnary flower pot is the wooden tub
shown in cur Illustrations II is large
enough 70 hold a shrub or small tree
The corner posts or braces and the
rails between them strengthen and give
interest te the construction. which Is
of simple type The posts sides and
other pieces specified tn the mill bill
are procured in their widest dlmen-
sions and are then sawed down to the
required shape Large detail drawings
should be made like those given In
the Illustrations. and the measure
ments for the piece taken from them
A pattern can he made of the han
dies. and placed on the wood 50
that its outline can be followed exact
". a pattern might alsn be made OF
the cut on the lower edges Of the tuh.
which may he sawed out with q fret
saw This handles are screwed 10 the
tops of fhe side pieces and arc ten
nned through the corner posts as well
the tenon projecting slightly The
rails are not tenoned but are merely
fitted snugly into their sides heing
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peeapae of the method Of feFtihzRtlon
lu ,,ae IN many of The foreign cnuutIles,s =
cooked fruits are used thtce much mpfef
freeIy than raw Almost az fruits may
ne cooked together IN q syrup anas
aArvad a. an agreeable accessory 0K
cat,rse lp meal The berries 4ppms
cook soft aud must be treated car~~t
fully to preserve both shape and fiayor.9 1
hut strswberries, pineapple enesllrs
and aprIcots are delicious i0Kether.
Cherries plumbs and apricota cnefrlsx
and apples, cherries. pineapple ~
rhuharb: rhubarb and pruneF 81 ~
or dates, are al good cooked AHu
served togetaer
II Il best al all times 10 present fooh
IN an attractive manner. II II posi-
tiyeiv necessary during the warm
months that it should be cooked an1
served In such way as 70 incite arg
assist the appetite. Remember tnax
variety does not mean cooking nyo
different kinds of vegetables Al ons
meal. but presenting seven differenL
dinners during those several days ana
not monotonously repeating them on
the same days the following week
Meat must he reduced 10 quantity
during the warmer months ana ine
fruits and vegetables subssituted N
is far better 70 nave dlnnPr Vi
good soup. vegetables and fruit man
one In which meat plays too great
share.
When pies are to be made, make the
pastry the day before and lei Il re-
main In cool place until morning
Then make the pie early In the DAY
when the oven III In good condition
and the cook fresh and ready for work.
II coal stove must be used earn
to run II so that the heat is held IN the
stove and oven and not permitted 20
radiate into the room. A red-hot
stove Is heating all the air about II.
but not the oven in II,
When fresh fruit IN not available
for breakfast, use marmalade and the
leftover canned fruit. which il II bet
ter not 30 carry over To another season.
Use the chatting dish for Sunday
night teas. and plan the weeks work
ahead so that time, energy and money
may be saved and you have time %
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into the harmonies Of Natures ticraI
decorations.
sometimes our lives are SO engross-
Ing they make us blind I'd 0ur envl-
fonment But one day last September
WAS sitting on rock on the river
oank, with not a single thought or
desire 70 detract my attention from
the sloptng bank. Under the hon norm
oeam tree was a flower fringe The
4ee-pye weed vas a faded lavender In
me sunlight, and a crushed Raspberry
10 the shade. The b0nesst had the
"a me- Tower softness Ia white with
lhese delicate Hlassings wae fha con-
tFasting brightness az the sunnowsrs
and The goldenrnd White eetars wrsw
under the trees with ths HarE rrssn
ieaves ef the rhedodsndrors sx hangL
ground. On tha shore ua-s Soma
aaisiss ana Wild carrots Ths tran,at-
lens hlae Of the harehely aus INA
cneeriness of butter and eggs ICES o,,e
81 the rocks. Turtiehaaa rrarv hars
ana there like rare Wits rartian
Even the thistle and bo1pesng pat
Iook Fart "a the lovely aower medley
Inc only flower that Yas H. sinran.
genial, colur -clashing companv was tha
hfiiilant cardinal flower. wbsch shnwaS
$50, - lsl l.ss,iE a8eFe ana
mere The cardinal Howpr i an arIs-
.oefaL river reclnse. that iskes - ~
ieft alone with the green ST fhs areas
sha me brown earth hues thas giva
aastihstion :. - lis vivid colnrinr 4ers
~ 9nty acccninated tia wpnrrat ~rys
genlality * the flower GROUPINGS M
Y niie looked al ghe fowsr yrsrs,~A
9ita wondered ] seemed Ia fiiscaves. az
sesFFiS Of our present Tower fash;an
f,Ynsl, 49, stes n''r tfAfa.
naw. - f-
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sawed of at nh aGsie. and then screw
ea into plaee The bottom az the tub
| Is saNcd Oh on iUf edges SO lhat Il
hts tha sidea Nf tAe bon, and II is
further supported by twll rieaia tackled
underneath II fhe Tub ~ Fastened to-
Rnthpr thrdAahbns with f0uni4headpd
screWK, These should be We'll billed 20
prevent rustins Grnm exposure to rain
81 damp. care should also be taken
TO procure well-seasoned wn9a fsir this
or for any outdoor piece of wood
work The wesM used N the posts ana
| sldes N ihfee-qliartcr inch stock an
ia sNtNe@hat heavy appearance ii de-
RltNble Ia flower tub, as we'll as real
strength and durability. Either gum
wood or bass wood are recommended
as material
The trsdlticnsl scarlet paint which is
usually CHOSEN for fower tubs rarely
hAfM6hzes with the flowers they con-
Tain A stain ~ 10 he preferred NV
showing the grain OF the wood and
preserving its natural appearance A
stain must no used which Will wlth-
stand the weather and will look We'll
on gum wood, bringing uui ts sort
qualities of tone and roluf For
brown stain, get SOME asphsltuH AT d
drug store That procured BE paving
companies ID not sufficiently good in
quality fnr the purpose Put the as-
phaltum cyef the Are I'll an iron kettle,
add llnseed oil and heat until dissolved
Thin with turpentine and apply with
a brush IL darker color Is desired
add black paint ground IN oil to the
MIXTURE The tub should be wet sanded
before applying this stain A thin coat
OF shellac can he put on after the stain
is dry. Then sand again and apply 3
coat OF wax finish. rubbing with a
piece Of soft oheesccloth. The wax
finish Is made By dissoiving a lump OF
heeswax IN a pint OF turpentlne
Ii green stain 10 preferred for the
tub, forest green stain may be pro-
cured al q paint shop and mixed with
turpentine, using II In the same man
ner and with the same shellac and wax
finish as the asphaltum stain.
The window box shown In our other
illustration has facing OF Dutch tiles
A plain box on the exterior Of d house
has an uninteresting appearance, while
one that liz decorated with these tiles
gives color and beauty TO the whole
exterior effect For a Colonial house
that is painted white, these imported
Dutch tiles, which are white with q
pattern In dull blue. soft green and
red, would be especially pleasing. For
shingled house In modern style, tiles
in solid dark color might be prefer
able. and an American tile that has a
dull, glazed surface can be procured
at a moderate price, Rough floor tiles
in dull red might also serve the pur-
pose admirably The tiles are slid into
the false front of the box in narrow
grooves in the top and bottom pieces
The strips Of wood that separate the
tiles are made of the same height and
thickness and arc slid into place In the
same way as the tiles themselves.
IL the tiles show tendency TO rattle.
pack them with pieces Of paper SO that
they tlt tightly and perfectly. After the
tiles and wood strips are In place The
ends OF the box are screwed on, hold
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-29
ORIGINALITY Is NOW
FASHION IN FLOWERS
More Freedom Now Permissible and Indivdualsm is
a Mark Of the Best Taste
BY ANToINETTE RETIMANN PERRETT

tion for the arrangemSnt OK flowers
Lavishness IN flowers II never out Of
stoop 10 artiteiaiity. ro have great
bowls OF roses or "a cluster blooming
tubs of laurel and rhododendrons N
but q sign and symbol of hospitality
But q ~ rpsas ar1 isursl aIl Lang
lhem like strands OF beads and shells
for festoons or portieres Is flower
cruelty
There was . time when II was the
fashion before entertaining 10 dis.
mantle the manteI, 70 take down the
hAngings and to send the family chairs
and tables attieward: then to cover
un th4 ~lz~AA-sA~ %~A~.N >EpiAAs osaenp
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with the idea that work over hot
stove and In a hot kitchen is 10 be
reduced as far as possible BAKE
bread on the days when meat is 10 be
roasted. RI made desserts are desired,
make them on this same day. Very
Few people tire even Of single variety
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Of fresh fruits. and strawberries can
be used frequently. Rhubarb should
be freely used. stewed, baked, In COM
potes. puddings and pies. Ii is good
cooked with other fruits.
Never throw away the smallest left
over portion of fruits OF any kind
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stained Ia match the green In the tiles
which Is q seit, rather light tone, or
a regular shlngie stain could be Used
The oil stains aye applied auitc thin,
with a brush, and IL IS unnecessary to
rub them in with cloth unless a
very lighf tone is desired
This wlndow-hoy design may he
modified in 4 number az ways A row
of similar hoxes can be made tn ut
"a porch railing and tllied with flower
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WINDOW BOXES AND
WOODEN FLOWER POTS
Can Be Made at Hcme-Should Be Carefully Designed
80 and Constructed According to Scale--How
43 .a to Stain or Varnish
BY LOUIS SHRIMPTON

and us needs have q prominent place
in the mind Of Tho householder Ia
the country or village garden the
amateur wood-worker finds ample
scope for her craft In the making OF
boxes and trellises Even IN large
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Ing the tiles firmly Ii other than Ave
Inch tiles are used the proportions ~
the box may need sone alteration The
woed strips could be hroadened and the
box made slightly higher II larger tiles
are substituted for those shown in the
front
The copper braces are cut ont II a
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hrownish tinge Of the white dogwood.
With the dogweod IA high vases and
great bowls, the wild Reganium Is q
delicate ana gracious flower for the
dining room. The receiving party can
carry arinfuls az lllacs
etaoln now N tsrcd hrdl now II the
A beautiful wedding decoration Is
lavender lilacs cor the rooms, tall
American beauties for tar brides
maids and whlie lilacs for the BRIDE
IA early June the blooming laurel can
he used With the me aeuhalr ana sufall
pink roses The crimson rhGdOden~
dfons II dark tubs can lie grouped
with sword ferns and the bridesmaids
bouquets be forgetslne m0ts Pink yeO-
nies can he used liivuriously and With
them for table centerplecas there can
he the dainty eRamel-l like blossoms OF
the hlNets Rambler roses ana pan
sies afA an Interesting complna ti0n.
and NJ are Rambler roses aud yloias
IN using pansiey fnr x tahle piece. It
gives at9N a neW harm To use halntys
lnns stsfnmee hOwcrs Hke the afe~
n1nnes 81 thg gwa Al nNwRrs that can
rod abaye fhRFN Al nANAS scheme anf
great iignlty N Nnp uf lels and mar
wuriltas with iaNagiug@ III sweet ferns
The hrlsleaA hnWAITt w hste trls IN AZ
fars trftiv Hs AVA NV ~sNFfa r@eh'As srNs
colol shHaes ~ Tie iaidesmaIds Y heu-
aHets As rs frer' pals yelow aud la
Neries g ihs fiehest violet blue.
Flcwtr7 act' tho Haalss cf Color Com.
Slnaslon.
ia sfvatlpnng n llvtne room With d
giAXlsh.efeen wtli Nr has Nai meant
g. Nsliisle lhef eoluis feefn thp wallis
A gs,lgifn hruNn has lnHeh effective
'n@se "e = es'kernnna synl rAise+ tlgs