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The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-05-11
For Rent--Nicely furnished room.
Inquire of V Y. Bower.

For Rent--Nicely furnished room
Inquire of V. V. Bower.
Get your fish and game licenses
of H. b. Jones in the Recorder Of
flee.
Mrs. " V. Bower entertained the
Ladies' Aid Society at her home,
Wednesday afternoon
Single Comb Rhode Island Red eggs
for sale Stock from prize winners in
Idaho and Minnesota. Eggs for hatch
ing $L50 for 10; $500 per 100. Mrs.
K. G. Phelps.
Wanted--Local lodge organizers
for The Fraternal brotherhood.
Good Pay, experience unnecessary
Write G. w. Dempster, Gen. Mgr,
Soda Springs, Idaho.
See the notice elsewhere in this
issue regarding the Jersey cows to
be brought in by C. B. Marlatt A
good Jersey COW on the farm is one
~ vic DCot AdOhCJ tidhCiS VIC eOdAh
buy, and Mr. Marlatt promises to
supply only first class stock, tested
and worth more money
Henry Fullbright and Mrs Mary
Kincaid were united in marriage In
this city Tuesday, May g. Justice oil
Peace H B. Jones performed the |
ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs Fullbright
each have a valuable Carey Act |
farm north of town and have large
of friends in this section
who extend congratulations
1t is estimated tat at least 60 per
cent of the land on the tract within
a mile and half of Richfield, will
be in cultivation this year, and that
a total of about 10000 acres will
De farmed on the entire tract This
S at least five times, probably seven
lines the acreage actually farmed
astsyear for other than mere prove
Up purposes, and should produce a
great quantity lof salable crops.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-05-11
JERSEY COWS.

Mr.. c. B. Marlatt, the creamery
man of Gooding, expects to ship in
another car of tested Jersey COWS
from the dairy region of Oregon, in
about two Weeks. These cows are
lence, and are real dairy prizes, If
selected for their individual excel
you want one of them, or are inter-
ested, write to Mr.. Marlatt, p or
leave word at the Recorder office.
There should be market here for
at least half car.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-05-11
JIMMY BRITT, That's Me
GOVERNMENT LAND SCRIP.

For sale, Soldiers homestead lane
Scrip, in 40, 80 and 120 acre pieces
Guaranteed to receive Patent Title
without delay to any government
land. Subject to homestead entry
without residence or improvement 0
lands. Cost less to acquire title,
than to homestead and wait years
for title Easy terms.
c. M. FERREE & CO.,
Merino Block, Boise, Idaho..'N
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-05-11
NOTICE.
, Whom It May Concern

To Whom II May Concern
Notice is hereby given that, OH
and after May list, 1911, the Rich
field Hotel will not be accountable
in any way for bills incurred by en-
ployes of said Hotel, unless the de-
livery OF supplies, labor or material
represented by these bills has been
authorized by a written order sign
ed by the manager of said hotel.
Richfield Hotel,
BY F. w. Taylor, Manager
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-05-11

Orders taken for Buff OrphingtoI
eggs at $1.25 per setting, prize win
ming stock.-H. NJ Moore
One camp of the Short Line en-
J gineers are now at Burns and the
! other near the Spellman ranch the
other side of the Magic Reservoir.
Another year will see a greater
number of nice lawns in Richfield
as several citizens have sowed grass
this year and several last year
Tom Byrne has just completed a
large barn on his ranch west of the
city. He has room for twelve head
of horses and large amount of
hay and grain
o. c. Burton has been improving
his residence property on north Main
street this week by setting out a
number of shade and fruit trees
and sowing lawn.
Earl Cross says if. anyone thinks
the ground around town is pack
ed as hard as it can be he should
try falling from a horse going at
full speed as he did Wednesday,
Thos. Byrne, ST. has nearly coms
pleted a stone milk house on their
ranch west of town Mr.. Byrne is
about 80 years of age and has build /
the building without any help what,
ever
Prof. Lenker sold his residence
property in this city Wednesday, to
Walker and Templeton, two of the
young men in the employ of the en-
cheering department of the Idaho
Irrigation company
J. F. Lenker will leave Saturday
for Gooding, where he will spend
the summer on his ranch. He Will
return to Richfield again in the
fall and has accepted the principal
ship of the schools for another year.
Marshal Herbert is enforcing the
stock ordinance to the limit and PEG
pie who have stock running at large ;
had better look after them for ii Il
they are allowed to run it will cost {
the owners something if they are ia ,
Ken up. 6
The person who borrowed prt OF !
he Recorder files from the bank
the city ordinances W. g
'onfer a favor on the village board
If trustees if they will return them
text board meeting
Four young fellows who had been
ield Monday evening and securd F
odging at the hotel d'O'Neill but
7hen two of the boys arose next 7
1orning their two pals had dis ri
ppeared. so had all the money the
wo remaining ones had
Two boys about IT years of age, "
'ere arrested last Saturday by Mar
hal Herbert, on complaint of j. G.
laloney, charged with breaking into :,
is house near Burns postoffice. p
hey were taken to Shoshone where
ne of them pleaded guilty and re-
eived a sentence in the house of =
and the others trial has Il
cen set for a later date. "
Dick Mccormick of Burns was in
lie city this week and ordered the s.
ecorder sent to him at that place III
IT a year. Dick has q good ranch g
ear Burns and this week purchas- Of
forty shares of water from the %
rigation company this week H
poets to supply the town with as 81
any spring chickens this season IN
ey can possibly consume. He now W.
Is about It's chickens and many fie
ore eggs to hatch in the near fu- Tn
re.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-05-11
BURNS BRIEFS

Burns, Idaho, May i 2
o. c. Burton was a Burns visitor
with the U. S. mail Tuesday from
Richfield.
T. B. Thomasons youngest soI
Jesse has been quite sick for some
time but is now reported better
r. j. Mccormick made a flying
trip to Richfield Saturday of last
week returning home the same day.
A crew of o. S. L. engineers are
very busy this week surveying for
the new railroad through to Camas
Prairie.
Patrick Byrne was a Burns visi-
tor one day this week on his return
fl ON HALEY. Pat says that is the
best town he ever saw except Port
land, Oregon.
Mr.. Crosby telephoned down from
the Magic dam last evening and stat
ed the water had started over the
spillway and is one of the prettiest
scenes in Southern Idaho.
One article from Burns correspond
started quite an excitement one even
ing of last week which said there
were three visitors over from Rich
field instead of two and we believe
there were
On Friday evening of last week
two young boy burglars entered the
home of j. c. Maloney in his absenci
and after eating square meal ran
sacked the dwelling and took a gun
and several other articles and start
ed on their way to Richfield when
they met Mr. Maloney on their way i
about two miles east of Burns who
recognized his propertw and returne
hem to Burns. There he telephone |
he marshal and had them taken |
before Judge Jones at Richfield
where they were sent before tn Pro-
)ate Judge at Shoshone.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-05-11

j. c. Maloney of Burns visited in
in Richfield over Sunday.
c. Roraback of Wendell transact
ed business in this city Thursday
Truman Mcmahon visited with his
home folks in this city between trair
Sunday.
James Hopkins, the good looking
postmaster at Burns visited friends
In this city Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Wright and
Miss Agnes Dew visited in HALEY
between trains Tuesday.
Work on York Denton's new hous
In the north part Of the city is be-
ing pushed along rapidly.
City water is being extended to.
r. E. Mickelwait's and York Den.
tons new houses this week
General Manager Mcconnell of
the Irrigation company transacted
business in HALEY this week.
Miss Tress Mcmahon who is at
tending school at Shoshone, spent
sunday with her parents in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. T. Spellman from
near the big dam, visited relative
and friends in this city over Sunday
The Saturday Night club met wit
I'M. and rms. V. V. Bower last Sat
urday evening and good time is |
reported
H. E. Essley, secretary of the
Idaho Irrigation company, transact
ed business in DIETRICH the first of
the week.
A. H. Wright and Mr.. and Mrs.
w T. Gossett took trip out on
Camas Prairie the latter part of
last week
The city irrigation ditch is COM
puleted and the trees in the park re
ceived water through the ditch Oh
Wednesday.
A rideing contest and swimming
match attracted a great deal of at
tention at the Johnson ranch west
of town last Sunday.
w. j. Churchill has erected him
self a tent house in the west part
Of town and says he expects to live
at home from now on.
George Rushton who has ranch
north of town, was brought in from
ranch Sunday evening with a bad {
case of spotted fever
Byrne Brothers purchased forty
shares OF water from the Idaho IT.
rigation company this week for a 40
acre desert claim near Burns.
R. B. Moore has accepted po- :,
sition at the big dam as commi-
sary man. He will enter on his new :
duties the first of the week
VIM. Herbert has secured the con- >,
tract of painting R. E. Mickelwait's
new house on Bannock street and
commenced on the job Thursday :.
c. T. Williams will commenc tehe n
erection of house for his mother, b
on forty acres of land she has pur, y,
chased east of town the first of the -
week. =.
A social dance will be given at CO
Weeter hall next Friday evening b,
rhe Carey orchestra will furnish
he music and everybody is invited ~
o attend D
THE Glory of Clementina" is the 70
tile of a new serial that will start nc
n the Saturday Evening Post, May ed
20. You can get the opening chap Ir
ers from M p Ward ex
Strunk Brothers are putting out m
90 acres of oats near Richfield this tn
pring They now have about 200 ha
ores sowed and will probably com MI
lete the job next week tu
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-05-11
REFUND OF EXCESS SIDEWALK
ASSESSMENTS

Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the Board of Village Tru
tees of Richfield, Idaho, held on Ma,
End, 1911, refund OF excess side
walk assessments On account of in
tersecting corners in Concrete Side
made to individual lot owners.
Warrants have been drawn and
can b obtaeined by applying to L
Undersigned.
By order of Board of Village Trus
tees.
D. c. BRAKE. Village Clerk.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-05-11
PACIFIC COAST EXCURSION

Via. Oregon Short Line. Special
low round trip rates to various Pa
eific Coast points during the month
of May, June and July with long
limits. See any o. S. L. agent for
rates and particulars.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-05-11
Don't Miss This Offer.

On the last day of every month | will
give away, absolutely free, fine 1910,
model, cylinder, 40 horse power auto
mobile with evdry complete job. Get
the latest style in hair cuts, the hobble
skirt is all the rage. Hot and cold an
tiseptic baths at all times An extra
force of BARRIERS will be put to work as
soon as the railroad starts.
rTH1H6v DDTTvT TLo+, NJ
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-21
SEES VISION Of RICHMOND
As lEEP-SEA PORT
Continued from First Page

Continued from First Page.)
tidewater at our city wharves the de-
scent is 500 ieet-=-i00 feet OF which is
practically within the corporate linn
its of Richmond. With series of lock
dains thrown across this river all the
way uD. what will it. not be worth for
manufacturing and transportation pur-
poses?
All of this country, from the Poto-
mac river to the Gulf of Mexico and
Mississippi ri' er, Is directly tributary
to Richmond.
1t 10 entirely covered by five great
railroad trunk lines, the Chesapeake
.s,&Es Ohio, the Norfolk & Western, the
sauihErn. the Seahoard Air Line, and
the Atlantic Coast Line. These lines
radiate from this city as the spokes do
from the hub of IA wheel.
y With these facts considered, 1t must
- admitted Richmond is the natural
gateway to the South.
Make City Deep Sea Port.
Our present water approaches are
proyement We now have a depth
OF IL feet from our city wharves to
tho sea, "a IL feet is promised by
this general government. and as soon
~ we can secure the use of one of
these great Panama dredging ma
chimes to straighten the few bends in
the river, We expect thirtyfive feet.
These improvements will enable
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-21
DR.. Pierce's FavOrite Prescription

ocean liners to enter the James, and
then there will be nothing to pre-
vent Richmonds becoming the great
fresh water inland port OF America
as Ham burg Is of Europe.
Hamburg is 90 miles inland; with a
Strengthened river Richmond will be
about the same distance from the
sea. We now have one cut, Dutch
Gap, made with pick and shovel
largely under the supervision of Gen.
eral Butler during the war. This cut
although only 200 feet in length.
saves seven miles travel.
A few more such changes Will still
further shorten the distance about
twenty-five miles. When this shall
have been accomplished, our city will
make ample provision for the ac-
commodauon OF trans-Atlantfc lin
ers.
Our Nharyes on this side OF the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-21
Daily Complains to Police,

II Edward Bailey, 1917 Catherine
! Nsseet reports stolen one blue cloth
coat and pants.
w. a. Meredith. 100 East Baker
street. reports His window broken and
nine quarts of whiskey stolen
Mrs, A. F. Shelton, 1s27 Hanover
avenue. reports her house entered
1A1ough rear window ana one lot of
meat stolen.
w. T. Woody. Jr.. ia South Lom-
hardy street. reports stolen from new
building at ais North Third street,
ono blue serge suit, plumbers license
IN coat.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-21

when the Panama Canal is opened
and the thousands of ships now 60
ing TO and from the Orient. via the
Suex Canal and around the CONT
nent Of Africa, shall be transferred
to this side Of tho Atlantic, and
the Gulf stream shall become
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-21

light and power. Across the chan
mel. on the other cape, should BIZ
seen the Merchant Prince. exhibit
ing the plentiful products Of this
wonderful country and inviting ALI
the world to come and share them
with itS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-21

twentieth century commercial life.
On one cape should stand the
American Manufacturer. with one
hand extending a welcome to the
passing people of all nations. while
In the other ha holds aloft the mod
ern factory. abaze with electrical
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-21

crowded with steamers from Havre
and Hamburg, London and Liver
pod, New York and Boston and
Panama and beyond, we should
place on the Virginia capes, the
central entrance to your inland wa
terWay. two figures. representing
The Lexington standard. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 1892-1912, 1911-11-04


manicured that morning. When she
was LED to the barn near by / knew
she was royal princess, for the stable
boy was waiting to throw her opera
cloak over her and lead her to her stall
slow many heifers have you hereT"
asked the stable boy when he had
finished bedding her down.
Il have my hands full this time" he
exclaimed. 81 have seven to take care
of. That's about the limit when you
are doing the State Fair, all right
left the barn and went out into the
roadway to think. l recalled yfyidly
a school visited only the day before
where a young man in Jefferson
county was striving to handle thirty
six boys and girls in all eight grades
and another school where tired WON.
an worried with sixty-five. / have seen
100 in one room.
The roadway was crowded with
splendid healthy boys and girls, brown
with the kisses of a summer sun. They
were laughing and chattering, full to
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when I moved into this neighborhood
thirty years ago comm May
When was it painted last?.
Painted 2" He laughed good ma
turedly IS he took fresh chew of his
twist. Painted? Why it amt never
had no paint on it that ever see or
heard Of
1 looked at the ancient wreck, with
its sagging floor, its scattered rock
about the door where there should
have been walk; then my glance fell
upon new, sturdy long distance tele-
phone pole which stood close to one
corner of the building l walked up
and, placing my hand against it, wait
ed and fell TO thinking Suddenly the
busy humming of the wires seemed to
be whispering insistently to the broken
house: Wake up! Wake up We are
not asleep today, We are in the hurry
ing and scurrying twentieth century :.
Wake up and join the processionP
On the far side of the school 1 STUN
bled upon some old fashioned hand
made desks and at once asked my
farmer friends where they had come
freIn.
'eHEhg. they come out of the school
there. sof course. The children used 'em
until this year. when they put In some
new ones.
Aiy next search was for the closets
I knew there was no coal house on the
premises. for the old desks were piled
The Lexington standard. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 1892-1912, 1911-11-04
AS BAD As THAT?
Are Kentuckians Wiling to Be
tail EandeIs?D
FINE CATTLE AND CHILDREN.
One Man to Care For Seven Jersey
Heifers and One Teacher For Thir-
ty-six, Sixty and Even a Hundred
Pupils.

L had known for long time that
Kentucky's standing in matters educa-
tional was very low. l had known that
she was in the grip of illiteracy, with
all its attendant evils, but had hard
~ expected to find such a large num-
Der of her rural population willing
simply Ito let things go One day
while chatting With a member of a
county board of education in a rich
county he happened to say:
81 tell you, I've been interested in
education, nightly interested, for a
long time. I've been on this board for
mighty nigh ten year
81 am delighted to hear you say that
you are Interested" l fastened to re-
ply, for you know Kentucky stands
thirty-ninth in the list of the states
when it comes to education. That's
not very far from the end of the list.
We need men like you to help US keep
things moving"
The old gentleman stroked his griz-
zled beard thoughtfully, and 1 felt GER
tain that / had made vivid impress
sion. A smile, very small smile,
wrinkled the corners of his eyes as he
said quietly:
II reckon you forgot one thing in
this whole business-somebody' got to
be tail eanders,' amt they?"
had a glimpse of rural kentucky's
attitude toward education.
The Lexington standard. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 1892-1912, 1911-11-04
Cattle and Children.

L was tired and discouraged after
days of school inspection in Jefferson
county. so I had decided to take day
off and visit the State Fair and see the
sights.
Blue ribbon?" asked the man
wearing broad smile as he came
down the main roadway.
You bet!" he exclaimed He caught
sight of my camera and continued
Don't you want to take snapshot
of my heifer?'
As he turned the splendid young
animal into position for photograph
/ had a chance to look her over care
fully. I was cerfain she was of royal
blood, for her horns looked like pol
isled ebony. audi 49,. toe ,qaiis had been
The Lexington standard. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 1892-1912, 1911-11-04

work with this difference in temper.
allure in the schoolroom, and there
was grave danger for the children
physically"
If the white schools in old Kentucky
are bad the negro schools in many
localities are almost beyond the fight
of Imagination. At a small village in
this county of Daviess l ran across Il
very poor one. not any worse than
others had seen, but it was rather
peculiar in its style of architecture.
The windows were broken, the door
unlocked and partly ajar, the front
steps entirely gone, and the fence that
had once separated the building from
the roadway had disappeared except
for some lonely pieces of posts On
pushing open the loose door l saw a
bleak interior. with trash covering q
badly warped floor. The room contain
ed rusty stove overfIowing ashes on
to the floor, and two rickety benches
made of undressed lumber. The walls
of the room were made of undressed
siding nailed to studding and stripped.
There had never been any inner wall
of plaster or ceiling to keep out the
cold 1T WAS AS BLEAK AS A
CATTLE BARN. Is it any wonder
that illiteracy stalks n menacing figure
about the old state of "the dark and
bloody ground?'
10 assist in the strong campaign
necessary for the development of the !
movement buttons bear
ing the Inscription MY 5 for improve :
ment Kentucky schools are to be sold l
BY the educational committee IN Louis
7ille,
The Lexington standard. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 1892-1912, 1911-11-04
Eduoation paus

The state Of Kansas. though less
than sixty years old has excellent
schools. and her taxable property has
increased at the rate of $4,000, 900
annually during the past ten years, a
rotm increase of 800. 100000 in a dec
ade- This is twice the total assess
ment of Kentucky
The valuation of real property III
Kentucky is S4s7 ,s35 .250 In Kansas
the same class OF property is valued
at 81. SIS ,04s, 100.
The valuation of personal property
IN Kentucky was S143. 313 COG: while.
in Kansas it was $3.50 CAB .o69
The fetal assessed valuation in Ken
suekg was s644, 900 ana in Kansas
s., 453 SOL $50
The above figures are from the
World Almanac for 1910
The Lexington standard. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 1892-1912, 1911-11-04

7AAMOoI READY III 60 10 PlECES.
a new building is soon to replace this
one, and it is high time, for the county
superintendent said:
SITS a shame, a crying shame
know it and feel it all the time; so do
any number of other superintendents
all over the state. But what can we
do when the general public simply
says over and over again, i went to a
school like that one, got my education,
oil / ever had, and what was good
enough for me is good enough for my
own children, reckon ?'''
We went inside the old shack, and
deisS ASKED ssea.to
look at the rough walls,-fhe knife
hewn desks of a pattern long out of
date. Then he said:
What kind of work can you get
out of 'em when it's so much worse
than they are used TO at home?
Mighty rough. isn't it? But that isn't
the real tough part of it. l came out
here during sudden cold snap last
winter TO see how they could heat the
school. You'll notice they have a piece
of an old stove in the middle of the
room and there is no protector about
it to distribute the heat. / made the
child who was sitting next to the
stove move his seat, and ! placed
thermometer where he had been sit
ing. busy with his lessons. THE
MERCURY RACED UP TO ITO DE-
GREES. / took the same thermom-
,ter and hung 1t against the far wall
# the wind shaken house 1T
DROPPED SUDDENLY TO 40 DE-
No child could do real mental
The Lexington standard. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 1892-1912, 1911-11-04

TEN of inspection Of all gas. electric
light and water meters at nominal
cost, in order that consumers OF gas,
electricity and water may be protect
ed in the amounts paid by them.
The Democratic party submits this
declaration OF principles and purposes
and its nominees to the voters of the
city of Lexington and the county of
Fayette, confident tina the Intelligence
and patriotism of the people of this
city and county VIII approve 18th.
CLINTON NJ. HARRISON,
JOHN SIxAIN,
P. d. FOSTER,
SAMIJFsTS, WILSON