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The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-01-11
Club Ready to Work
FOrtnightly Club Organized for Social
and Literary Purp0ses--Fin Field
for Progressive Local Spirit.

A goodly number of the citizens
OF Richfield and vicinity attended
the organization meeting of the new
Fortnihtly Club, held at the church
Tuesday evenin.
Chas j. Lisle was elected presi-
dent; Mrs. l. w. Mcconnell vice
president; and Mrs. W. T. Douherty
secretary and treasurer. They will
hold office until the next reular
election, which will be in May
1t is planned to hold the reg
ular meetings on the second and
fourth Tuesday nights Of each monGl
are elected at the last meeting Of
from October 60 May. The officers
the Club year, in May. to take office
with the beginning of the new Club
year. A program committee is to
have charge of all the literary work
Of the year. and will be appointed
so as to present complete yearly
schedule at the beginning of the sea
son. Annual dues Of $1.OOfor each
member will be paid, it being esti-
mated that this will just about pay
fuel. janitor service, and the print
ing Of a very modest program to be
kept through the year
Membership is open to anyone on
the tract who will come in and as
sist in making the Club a success
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-01-11

The lecture course last winter, or
ganized to meet the needs of the
people fer somc diversion frcm the
regular routine of work, was fin
anCial failure---also it took away
several hundred dollars of excellent
money. 1t is believed that there is
enough good talent right here at
home. or that can be had merely for
the invitation, to give a good liter
airy and social night twice a month
all though the winter, and keep the
last dollar here at home to work for
every member of the community. 1t
was to develop and utilize all this
local talent. and to turn it into
the direction Of making the whole
community better and more hope
ful, that the Club was formed A
cordial invitation is extended to all
who WILL to join at the next meet
ing, January %. 1t was agreed to
hold the organization books open up
to the close of that meeting, so that
al who join by that time can do so
merely by signing the constitution
and paying the annual dues. without
the fOrmality of an election.
At least part of the program for
the next meeting will be arranged
So that it can be announced pub
licly before the date of the meet
ing.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-01-11

down to them by a long process
sion Of legislatures from all over
the state, on the ground that 1t is
the emblem and the guarantee of
home rule;" and shun the hated
commission form Of government in
the Black law, which gives them
the power to govern themselves by
American majorities.. They believe
that a charter directly mulled over
by a legislature is a lot better than
enc they could make themselves
more "home-ruley, as it were
The Boise charter as it now is
may be a delightfully."- antique and
Puritanic home-rule document; buc
for its life the Recorder can't see
why, if one were looking for com
plete self rule, law that gave alb
solute power to control ones self
isn't as good in practice and far bet
ter in theory than a charter that is
made up and mulled over and maybe
maltreated by score of legisla-
lures elected from far parts of the
state
But here's joy to the capital city,
and to every one in it,
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-01-11
WANT TO BE FREE"
Qgeer Notion of What is "Freedom'
Over in Boise.

Qgeer Notion of What is "FreedOm'
Over in Boise.
Since the supreme court decided
that the Black law authorizing cit
les Of Idaho to adopt the commits
and preparations are now being mad
sicn form of government is valid,
for an election in oBise to decide if
the capital city is to have this new
and approved form of city govern
ment, a league of business men is
being formed there to fight for the
old city charter as against the new
comer.
To one living outside Of Boise,
the argument for the old charter is
really unique. The upholders Of the
old say that they are in favor Of
home rule---so strongly that they
are all but dead and buried if the
old charter is abrogated and the
new once substituted To give VI
the old special charter and organ
ize under the common law, the same
as Nampa or Richfield or any other
common rival, is abhorrent; moth
ing less than a special charter gives
themba sense of freedom, of right,
of liberty. They must cling to the
old charter, which has been handed
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-01-11

duty of water, the quantity to use
and the time to use it,, but in a
large part it will be independent
work along such lines as the engin-
eer believes will best promote the
interests Of irrigation in his terri
tory. Carrying with it so large a
measure Of Independent personal op-
portunity instead of a mere routin,
path, it is an especially desirable
appointment
Mr.. Diesem has been identified
with the work of the Idaho Irri-
cation Co for almost four years
He came here with James A. Green
when the reorganization Of the old
company was first undertaken, and
is the Oldest emplcye of the com
pany il any capacity. He has had
and the countlessmap and surveys
have all passed through his hands.
He has been enc of the few com
pany men to become property own
ers in Richfield. He and his wife
have a host of friends here, every
one Of whom viii rejcice in his
official prefeIment, though regre
ting to see them leave Idaho.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-01-11
DEFERRED TAXES.
Can Be Paid Up to January Goth,
Without Penalty.

Attention is called to the notice
from E. G. Isenberg, county asses
scr, that this years county taxes
are not to be declared delinquent
until January goth Owing to the
great amount Of extra work in get
ting out the tax notices for the adj
ditional IL mills school tax ac-
cording to the decision of the state
supreme court, many tax payers did
not receive their tax notices until so
late that they did not have fair
warning Of what they owed Mr.
Isenberg and the county commission
ers are doing all in their power to
alleviate the trouble that they could
not have averted, and the collection
of the high taxes for which no one
spec ifically blamed is being deferred
as long as possible.
The people of Richfield can pay
in their taxes at the Richfield State
Bank, which is bonded repository
for the receipt Of county taxes. It
will save the time and expense of a
trip TO the county seat.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-01-11
Country Looks Good
President of Idaho Irrigation Co. Sees
Where State Is Gaining Ground
Along Safe, Sane Lines.

Mr.. Samuel H. Powell. member OF
the banking house of N. w. Halsey
& &C. OF New York, and president
of the Idaho Irrigation Company,
Ltd, is in Richfield this week on
his semi-annual trip Of inspection.
THE actual cultivation of lands
in Southern IDAHO" said Mr. Pow
ell, lis somewhat slower than we
had expected The country as a
whole is in state of business un-
rest--a condition which hurts small
investors worse than any one else,
and. undoubtedly is causing consid-
cradle delay and hesitation on the
part of prospective settlers who
signed up contracts a number of
months since 1t also has deter
rent effect upon new settlers.
Unfortunate ventures on the
part Of irrigation promoters where
in the investing public has been dis
appointed, contribute largely to the
present depression in irrigation cir
cles.
"Unwise agitation, sometimes on
the part of self-seeking demagogues,
has served to lay undue emphasis
upon the trials and hardships of
a pioneer life. | have no sympathy
with that sentiment which ceeks to
repress the information concerning
fraudulent enterprises because such
information would tend to depress
business. On the other hand, it is
automatic that communities thrive
by advertising their strength IN
sayory comment upon irrigation en-
terprises, which to the informed is
palpably buneo -bo gcr political pur
poses, falls iI.o sac h~nds Of pro-
moters of rival incustr- es in other
states, or is distorted by so-called
financial writer's with the result that
irrigation in general and Idaho in
particular receive lasting damage.
1t is difficult to understand how
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-01-11
GOING ON UP.
IL. G. Diesem Lands Fine Place In
U. S. Irrigation Service.

III. &. Diesem Lands Fine Place In
U. $. Irrigation Service.
H. c. Dlesem received word the
first of the week that he had been
appointed an irrigation engineer un-
der the agricultural department at
Washington, and that his appoint
ment dated from the 1st of Jan
uary So he had been holding a
most desirable government position
for a week without knowing it.
About three months ago, Mr.. Die
sem went over to oise to take eem
petitiye examination for such an ap-
pointment. The same examinations
were held in other cities as well,
Band ct CT the large number of ap-
plicants he stood sixth. A vacancy
has occurred recently, so that the
field Of Nebraska and South Dakota
is left vacant. The place was Of
fered to Mr. Diesem, who hac ac-
cepted it. His work will begin the
first of April The work will be in
part such as that being done by
Don Bark in Idaho, a study Of the
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-01-11
STILL DELINQUENT?
Chance to Help the Recorder Obey
Several Important Laws.

NnAuce 10 hc1p Tic iNSSOiUSI OSSS
Several Important Laws.
II you failed to see the notice in
the Recorder of two weeks ago, that
by order of the postoffie department
the Recorder is required to collect
up on its subscription list or pay
local letter postage, enc cent stamp
for each delinquent subscribers pa
per that is mailed. perhaps you will
wish to read it now. The Recorder
does not wish to cut off any one
from its list; it doesn't feel like pay
ing cash for postage stamps to
use in the mailing; and the pcstof-
flee sets the date of January 10 for
a showdown.
If you should happen to be one
of the backward ones, maybe 1t is
a favor to you to give SO coed an
opportunity to help out in coed
cause. For really, the Recorder is
needing to do this kind of favor
to lot of people before tax time.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-01-11

congratulated on their good taste in
selecting SO capable man for aud
itor and recorder; also, that they
had a chance to secure the same eX-
cellent services for another term Of
four years. There wasn't anything
in the way of an obligation to sup
port Mr. Anderson then, save tnat
he had been faithful, efficient Of
ficer, and it was due him to re-
ceive credit for his services. The
Recorder didn't owe him anything
to require it's support as payment.
1t doesn't now, for that matter, and
isn't expecting to- But it is a real
pleasure to go ON and say that, in
the course of a large amount Of Of
ficial business with his office, the
estimate of two years ago is more
than confirmed; and that whatever
the Recorder said then that was
indicative of a just appreciation, IS
more than corroborated There is
hardly a man who has business with
his office, who has not received Of
ficial and personal courtesies beyond
his official or personal obligations
This fact, with the known efficiency
of every department of his office, is
sufficient text fer the Recorder to
use for a sermon on the proposition
that not all---not nearly all--public
servants fail Of even the Utopian
dreams Of the ought-to be.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-01-11
School District Cannot Refund
Taxes Raised In Excess of Requirements Can Not Legal
ly Be Repaid; Will Be Held for Next Year

the matter of refunding taxes al
ready levied
The excess came through no fault
of the school board, but through
the unsettled opinions as to what
valuations and levies would be- It
was given out officially that the
county commissioners were at lib
erty to disregard the fixed levy of
mills for general school purposse,
which they did, cutting it down to
2 IL mills which would raise all
the money estimated to be neces-
sary for general school purposes.
The matter was taken into the state
supreme court, and the court sus-
tanned the old levy law; ordering
their levies accordingly When the
it left that mch surplus, besides the
Lincoln comfy commissioners dis SO.
surplus that was left after the local
board had taken care to insure suf-
ficient revenue whatever the vaiua-
ticn. So the district, along with
coed many districts, will have a
surplus.
Fortunately, there is no law re-
quiring extravaganza, or the expend-
iture of this money before any more
can be raised another year; so the
board will hold it ready for next
years schccl, and little or no spe-
cial levy will be required next year.
With the law upheld requiring a s.
mill assessment and withe the sum
left over from this year, special
levy viii hardly be needed.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-01-11
PIANO FOR THE CHURCH.
Fine New Instrument Win Produce
Music fer all Services.

Fine New Instrument VIII Produce
Music fer all Services.
A fine new Lester grand upright
piano has been purhcased for use in
the new church basement, and is to
be Installed this week. The new
edifice looked so attractive in other
ways, and a piano seemed so desir-
able a piece of furniture, that when
q Boise firm made cost price for
an unusually fine instrument enough
subscriptions came in to warrant its
immediate purchase. Now there is
no audience room in the county bet
ter adapted to the needs of its COM
munity, for every kind of public SER
vice. Seats are to be provided for
200 people in the hall, and chairs
can be added so as to largely in
crease the seating capacity. The
room is light, probably the best ven
tilated of any public hall in south
ern Idaho, it conforms to the state
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-01-11
POISON RABBITS.
One Sure Way to Preserve Orch
ards from Deadly Enemy.

One Sure Way to Preserve Orch
ards from Deadly Enemy.
Dr.. M. w. Smith, of Wendell,
representative from Lincoln county
and now serving as one of the eff
cient state pure food deputies, is
preparing to fight the rabbit pest
with strychnine d Down closer to
and along the Snake river, the rab-
bits have come to be almost a real
scourge; fencing against them is of
almost no avail, as it is found that
than ground squirrels or grass hop
the young rabbits, hardly bigger
pers, will creep through the small
and grow big and fat on the farm
est-meshed fence, and stay inside
ers' alfalfa, fruit trees, and garden.
Dr. Smith plans to soak alfalfa in
a strychnine solution, to use all the
cabbage stumps and extra leaves
and other attractive rabbit food as
auxiliary bait, and see if the rab
bit nuisance can not be abated
Rabbits have not yet become SO
numerous as to be a menace on
the Richfield tract But with the
setting out of extensive orchards,
it will be worth any farmers while
to consider how he may save his
trees from destruction at the hands
of NANCY rabbit that would be in
luck to be already dead
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-01-11
school now opens at s;15 in the

School now opens at 9;15 in the
morning, instead Of at O'clock as
heretofore The morning recess of
Is minutes has been discontinued.
to make up for the later opening
hour The change was made for
the benefit of the children living
in the country, the drivers of the
school wagons finding it difficult to
make their rounds and get in at the
earlier hour
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-01-11

law requiring the doors Of public
acoustic qualities are excellent, and
the furniture and the piano and
the spirit Of tolerance that makes
the church a part of the everyday
life Of the community are matters
for public congratulation.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-01-11
GOOD OFFICER.

Recorder Has Good Words for Harry
Anderson.
The Recorder said in the cam
paign of two years ago, that the
people Of Lincoln county were to be
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-01-11

Court convenes in Shoshone next
week, with number of cases to be
heard from Richfield.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-10-07
FOUND DEAD IN CANYON

Last Thursday morning F. e. De-
Kay and Coroner e. T. Peck made a
trip to Basalt to investigate the
death of Annon Olson, who was killed
in Mill Creek Canyon, east Of Basalt.
on or about the 31st of September, by
accident. Olson was So years of age,
unmarried, and had been making his
home with John H. Burg Of Basalt.
He was a native of Norway and had
been in this country for a number of
years. Olsen met his death while
hauling lumber out Of the canyon. The
coroner came to the conclusion that
the reach Of the wagon being broken,
he was thrown in under the horses,
being kicked on the temple, causing
instant death. He was found by the
two sons of Mr.. Dye of Basalt, who
were going up the canyon after lum.
ber. He was brought to Basalt where
he will be buried. The date of the
funeral is not known at this writing.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-10-07
DEATH OF
PIONEER CITIZEN
American people.

American people.
Professor Wilson is also trying un-
successfully to explain his statement,
made in baccalaureate sermon at
Princeton three years ago, that trade
unions destroy personal liberty, keep
the workers down, make their mem
bers "unprofitabla employees and
compel them to give as little as pos
sible for their wages. -
The fact that La Tribuna, the prin-
cipal newspaper representative Of the
Italian people in this country, has de-
clared for President Taft's reelection
on the ground that Professor Wilson
in his writings manifested intense
hostility to immigrants from southern
Europe, indicates the feeling of the
foreign-born population toward the
Democratic candidate{
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-10-07
FOOT BALL NEXT SATURDAY

The Blackfoot High School pig skin
rushers will endeavor to take the Po-
catello bunch into camp on the home
grounds next Saturday and hard
and fast game is looked for, as Poca-
tello has always caused the Blackfoot
High to set their teeth, gather their
nerves and dig. The schedule for the
coming season is aS follows:
Blackfoot VS.. Pocatello, Oct. 12 al
Blackfoot.
Blackfoot vs. Rigby, Oct. 10, al
Rigby.
Blackfoot VS.. Idaho Falls, Nov.
at Blackfoot
Championship Of this section Nov
at Blackfoot.
Winner plays Twin Falls Nov. II
! at Twin Falls.
State championship game at Black
foot on Thanksgiving Day.
Let US get out to the games, he'll
the boys and bring to our city tn
pennant.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-10-07
WILSON'S CANDIDACY
LACKS ENTHUSIASM
Democratic Nominee Hampered b.
His Numerous Explanations

Professor Wilson's tour through va.
rlous states has failed to incite the
slightest enthusiasm in his candidacy
His presence has attracted curious
crowds but his speeches have made
little impression upon the public
mind. He continues to talk in aca-
demic fashion and INDUCES in lot Of
loose words which show that his mind
does not grasp the great problems Of
governmental administration.
He is having much trouble to ex-
plain his position on various ques-
tions. His candidacy having been
supported enthusiastically by London
newspapers who want to see this
country made an easy market for for
eign-made goods. Prof. Wilson has
wired to London that he does not
favor free trade. He makes no at.
tempt to square his present declara-
ton, made for purely political pur-
poses, with his testimony before the
tariff board some years ago, when he
favored the repeal of all protective
tariff laws and advocated free trade
policy. Like all academic theorists
who have no appreciation of business
he has always favored free trade, and
this eleventh-hour declaration is sc
transparent in its effort to catch vote
that it will have no weight with the
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-10-07

George Robethan departed this life
on Monday morning at 8 O'Clock, af-
ter suffering for the past year with
Bright's disease. Mr.. Robethan was
one of our early pioneers, coming to
Idaho from Pennsylvania in the year
of about 1882. He first settled at
Eagel Rock, or what is now known
as Idaho Falls, and was employed by
the railroad company as auditor. He
was later the recorder Of Bingham
county and has been a great help in
the building up of this section Of the
country in general. Mr.. Robethan ha
a large ranch near Blackfoot and was
one of our wellto-do men of the state
During the past few years Mr.. Robe
than had been on the retired list Of &C
tual business life and has spent the
past few years in quiet and peaceful
enjoyment until year ago, when he
was taken sick. He took trip to
California last winter and on return.
ing was able to be out again, but
soon was taken by another attack
which he was never again able to pull
away from, being confined to his bed
for about four months.
The remains will probably be enter.
ed at Blackfoot or Pocatello but at the
present no definite arrangements have
been made
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-10-07
G. w. CARR PLEASED WITH HIGH
QUALITY OF BLACKFOOT APPLES

The growers of Blackfoot are now
afforded the opportunity of shipping
their fruit through the channels of one
of the largest distributing agencies in
the country and the result can not be
but beneficial not only in the returns
received this year but in creating a
demand and advertising Blackfoot ap-
Piles throughout the entire United
States.
7 hope that every grower will avail
himself of this opportunity and get in
immediate touch with the Association.
The Pacific Packing Co. has laid
the egg-I'm doing the cackling, and
It's up to the grower to gather in
the egg"
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-10-07
BAD BLAZE At eooDINo

Gooding. Oct. 2.-Fire at 4:40
o'clock this morning completely de-
stroyed the Short Line depot here.
Much freight and baggage was de-
stroyed and two Idaho Southern pas
senger coaches were badly scorched.
Sparks from a passing locomotive is
believed to have been the origin OF
the blaze. The depot was built
about five years ago. Immediate ar
rangemcnts to rebuild have been made
by the railroad company.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-10-07
HOME VISITORS EXCURSIONS
EAST =

Via Oregon Short Line-Union Pacific
railroads October 18th. November %
and 25: and December 81 and 90; LII
NIT Of October and November tickets,
January 31st, and Of December tickets,
February 28th. Low rates. to Omaha,
Chicago, Minneapolis, Kansas City,
st. Louis and many other points. See
agents for rates and particulars.
O3-Dec23
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-10-07
CONGRESSMAN FRENCH IN CITY

Burton L. French was in our city
last week, spending day in meeting
his many friends and discussing the
issues of the coming campaign. Mr..
French is a straight forward politi-
clan, and is the man with true
cause and is very favorable of being
elected. Nast
He was to speak in Riverside Satur-
day night but owing to the disagree
able weather he called it off. He
went from here to Payette where
will speak tonight.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-10-07

F. N. Parkinson, accompanied by
his two sons William and Kenneth,
with Ray Clayton at the wheel, left
in the auto last Wednesday for Salt
Lake, where they will meet Harold,
who has been away on a mission the
past few years. Kenneth and William
will go to Provo to attend the B. Y.
University and the balance Of the
party will return on Tuesday or We'd
nesday,
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-10-07
Home From Honeymoon

Harry Bergman and his charming
Thursday night where they have been
spending their honeymoon.
There hasn't been much seen Of
Harry since his return, but we hope
that he will venture out in the near
future and give us the full story Of
his little surprise party, pass the ci-
gars and candy around, and tell us
just the cause of his quiet little adieu.