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Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11
POWER FROM THOUSAND SPRINGS

The great Thousand Springs pow
er plant is now assuming shape
after four months active work by a
force of men numbering most of the
time rs many rs forty-five. Alfred
Dobbs has charge of the work as
superintendent. The impounding
walls Ia gather the water into two
forty-two-inch pipes for down
shoot of $50 feet have all been COM
pletcd and the pipes are on the
scene ready for erection. There are
two or three months work ahead
however, to harness the tremendous
power of the great waterfall and
convert it into electric current.
The enterprise, which is one OF
the big things in Idaho, is promot-
ed, it is understood, by the Copper
Bank of Salt Lake, l.. Hanchctt be-
ing the financial agent of the under
taking.
The amount of power that vii
he available from these pipes (ther,
may be Others erected) with the
weight of $50 feet of water ii
abundant supply bearing down
them, is almost beyond computa
ton.
What the company is going to d,
with the power after Transforming
it into electricity is now only mat
ter of speculation, but there is ;
demand for it all in the develop
ment that is rapidly going on, a
such an expenditure would not IN
made 10y the Copper Bank. Dobb
passed through Gooding Wednes
day night on his way to Salt Lake
l-Gooding Leader,
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11
COMPANY MUST PAY EXCESSIVE
COST OF LATERALS.

Under the contract between the
state and the company constructing
an irrigating system, the latter il
compelled to make water available
within one-half mile OF each quar-
ter section Of land. Instances have
occurred however, whereby an en-
tryman is compelled TO 60 TO an enor-
NOUS expense in the construction
of a lateral to bring the water from
the half mile point to his land, and
this has caused no small amount OF
controversy between the entryman
and the company, the latter con-
tending that they have fulfilled their
part of the contract in bringing the
water within the half mile limit.
Under the new rules recently
adopted by the land board, a copy
of which i before us, the company
i obliged To assume the expense OF
building this lateral where the cost
Of the same exceeds the average cost
of such canal construction. Rul,
10 rs adopted by the board is sell
explanatory and reads aS follows:
Rule 10. Where the cost of con
struction of the additional onc-hali
mile of canal, from the company
irrigation system to any legal sub
division of 100 acres, AT point
necessary for the proper irrigation
of any given entry, exceeds the av
erage cost of such canal construc
ton in that locality, the irrigation
company shall he required To bea
the expense Of such additional cost
Water will not he deemed to ID
. available unless placed AT poin
not Ia exceed one half mile by ditcl
line, from which the water will flo,
by gravity upon the land to be wa
I ier,4I
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11

Flood conditions throughout the
east and middle west are most de
plorable and already millions of
dollars worth of property has been
destroyed, and the end is not yet.
The greatest damage has been done
along the Mississippi river where
dilSes have broke, flooding the towns
and entire country, and here alone
the loss has reached the appalling
sum of over $4,000, 900. \ large
number of lives has also been sacri-
feed. 4 more detailed account of
these floods will be found ON our
inside pages.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11

Dairy Cows Need Good Care.

\ writer in The Farmer gives
some good advice for the handling
ui dairy cows, which should hc read
with interest 10y farmers in this sec
ton, where the industry is yet III
i'll infancy. He says;
Good carr. should he taken oi all dairy
cows To derive the proper benefit. Ii
they are slighled and poorly kept, one
cannot expect 10 make anything ont oi
them. 4 wise plan for every farmer
who has milk cows and who treats them
well and wants to make something 10y
lairying is 10 have every COW tested.
ON many farms where cows have been
tested it has been found that some very
poor COWS have been kept, and these, il
not sold, decrease instead oi increase the
dairyman' income. IL Is lo ones own
benefit tn have the COWS tested quite
often and, ii poor ones are found in the
herd, 10 dispose oi them without hcsita-
tion.
Always treat the milk COWS well. Don /
give them ice-cold water nor let them
stand outside the barn wall in winter
weather when the thermometer shows
away below zero. Feed and milk regu-
/ larly and do things in systematic and
husineSs-like way 4 good thing in win
ter is To have water in the barn so that
cows can drink inside Our milk cows
are never out in winter except on mild
days when we let them out To get exer-
else. We feed dry fodder four times
daily, giving them corn stalks in the
morning timothy hay at noon, corn
stalks at four o'clock and wild oats hay
i'm the evening. At l. O'Clock a. IN. VT
feed grain, consisting of ground oats and
bran. and manglc bcets and salt
Dairying is getting Il good foothold III
our community and increasing with eacl
succeeding year; and as il helps To inn
prove the land and also brings a nice ex
ira income, there is no cause why il
should not. We have good local co
operative creamery whose business il
, continually growing, which is evidence
by the report of the creamery whicl
shows that 10 per cent more cream wa
received during the month ol Fel'ruar,
: this year than for the same period las
! year.
We have not kept special record q
our cows, hut one of our neighhors wh'
has a nice bunch oi good milk COWS KEEP
minute account OF his the past year
! and his record shows that he received il
e cream checks the tidy sum OF siS9.3
\ from eight cows, an average OF S6l. III
>. lie kept an accurate account OF feed an
all other expenses AMI figures Il net pro
fit of S265. .6j. This goes to show what
: practical farmer, with systematic an
: business principles. can manage as Il sid
line along with farming, and what a nei
Y sum oi money a small herd oi COWS wi
: bring ii properly cared for. q. i
Norman Co., Minnesota.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11
ROTATION MOST UNSATISFACTORY

The latest move Of the Reclana-
ton Service-the rotation Of water
is meeting with practically unani-
nous opposition of the settlers in
this section. They claim that ro-
tation" simply spells "rlination"
to them. The arguments against
the plan are numerous, but the |
chief complaint lies in the fact that
most Of them are unable to raise
anything unless their ground sub
irrigates and they feel positive that
the rotation Of the water will pre-
vent this.
The argument is also advanced
that 50 long a. there is plenty OF
water-and it is not claimed that
there is a shortage or that there will
be one-the settlers should have il
as they are paying for it.
Under the schedule recently il
sued for the month Of April, water
will be available about sixteen days,
two days of which were lost because
water was not available ON the first
day of the month. No schedule
has been announced for succeeding
months a. it il understood the ser
vice will take into consideration the
hot weather likely TO come.
The purpose of the service in ro-
tating the water Is primarily To
keep down the amount of water in
the sub-irrigated section 80 that
there will not lie such a demand for
drainage, and this in the face of the
payment OF one dollar per acre be-
ing made 10y all settlers alike To
supply drainage. If this paper is
rightly informed, the contract be-
tween the government and the set
tiers call for perpetual water right
and none OF the settlers can see
where the service has any authority
to rotate the water.
= There is large quantity of land
on the project which cannot posi-
bly, he handled successfully witt
}. the water available half of the time
and the owners Of such land canno
i hope To even exist, to say nothing
r of making their payments of th'
n land, unless they have the waite
} the land requires. These facts are
. or at least should be, known To th'
" service. and il il as much of a mys
!, terry a. a Chinese puzzle to accoun
for the recent move. Trouble /
brewing at a rapid rate.
This paper had hoped that tn
new contract after the settlers la,
reached their own decisions bctweel
il and the old one-would have tn
>, effect of placing matters upon TN
= Minidoka project in such shape tina
" all would move along pcaceahly
that there would he no more cauS
for complaint against the Servic
:, and that the project could advanc
J." rs it should. Such a state of affair
: does not seem possible however.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11
IMPORTS A MILLION IN DAlRi
PRODUCTS

The positive statement is made
in the Boise Capital News, in an
article from New Plymouth, that
Idaho is spending 81 900, 10000 a
year for dairy products shipped in
from the east, and that four car
loads of these products arrived dur
ing the past two weeks from New
York and Pennsylvania.
There is no better dairy section
than Southern Idaho and there is
no reason why the greater part Of
the above amount, now supplied
from the east, cannot he supplied
within the state. Here in Rupert
We have a creamery, but owing 4"
some reason il il now operated
simply as a receiving station for an
outside concern. This would not
be the case if there were more dairy
cows on the project and the cream
cry patronizcd. The article above
referred to states that one of the
banks in the Payettc valley will
place dairy cattle in the valley and
take cheese factory checks in pay
ment therefor. Taking this fact aS
basis, it would seem that an cx-
ccllent avenue for investment wa.
open to the local banks, providing
tle local creamery was operated
with the home product 1t woulc
also appear that if dairy pro
ducts can he shipped in from New
York and yield profit to the pro
ducer there is no good reason VIII,
the local creamery cannot be mad'
To pay. As a matter of fact tn,
writer can point to at least ont
creamery in this state, of less capa
city and far less opportunity thar
the one in Rupert, which is paying
and we'll.
With million dollars worth q
dairy products being shipped in eacl
year, the opportunity in this lin
would seem To be limitless and wit
the proper arrangements made IN
the farmers Ia secure the cows,
would appear the local condition
could be placed upon basis to pei
NIT the operation of our creamer
at a profit, both to the stakeholder
in the concern and to the farmers
If there are any people who have
fair financial offer to make to I'll
farmers, 80 that they can secure I'll
dairy COWS, the Pioneer Record wi
take great pleasure in advertising
free of charge.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11

At Il recent city election in Chi
cago, the voters were supplied with
n ballot that measured about six
feet in length and containing up
wards of | 900 names. How in the
name of common sense is Il voter Ia
select the men of lis choice from
such II list in the short time allotted
him for voting?
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11

State Food Inspector Jas. II. Wal
liz has found several computing
scales on the counters Of merchants
throughout the state that are any
thing but reliable, and has ordered
the manufacturers to remove them
from the state at once. The in
spector states that with some Of
these scales the dealer could get
back the price Of his machine in a
wear out Of what he takes from the
purchaser by the use Of the chart.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11

:, dispatch from Shoshone states
that the Hon. Fred Gooding has
made the positive declaration that
under no circumstances will he be n
candidate or accept nomination
for Senator this fall.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11

Roosevelt was an easy winner in
the Illinois primaries held ON Tues
day, heating Taft two to one. In
the democratic race Champ Clark
defeats Woodrow Wilson at about
the same ratio.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11

Politicians throughout the state
are much disturbed over the agita-
tion for county division that Is be-
ing manifested throughout this Sec
ton of the state. Lincoln county
i not alone in her demand for di-
vision, but the same clamor is be-
ing made in Oneida, Shoshone,
Fremont, Blaine and Power coun-
ties, with more yet To hear from.
II j. next to impossible to prevent
this agitation from demorallzlng
politics To a certain extent, and II
il thus very difficult matter for
the politicians To count noses cor
rectly. There il no question bu'
what the question Of county divi-
sion should he entirely divorced
from politics.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11
Vol. 2.

The state pardon board last week
refused to grant a pardon to DR..
Bnugh, who was convicted by the
court of Lincoln county for boot
Logging.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11
JEROME. IDAHO. APRIL II, 1912
ANNUAL CULTIVATION PROOF.

ANNUAL SCEiiF AtiON FNOOi.
New forms OF affidavit for making
annual proof, both for the entry
man and his witnesses, have been
prepared by Benjamin 7. Shawhan,
manager Of the Carey act depart
ment, acting under direction of the
state land board. The old form !
provided that the entrynan must
show cultivation and reclamation |
the first year. The new blanks
stipulates merely that he shall prove
cultivation and the construction Of
laterals by which the land may be
irrigated.
The form Of the new affidavit Of
the entryman, that Of the witness
being very similar, is as follows:
ANNUAL PEoor OF REcIAMATIoN.
(Entrymans Aiiidavit.)
l,--, OF ------, for the purpose
Of receiving the benefits under the provi-
sions OF an aci OF the legislature OF the
state OF Idaho, commonly known as the
Carey Act" through entry No.
made by ----, embracing the -
OF section $1,000, in township------, of
range -. containing acres,
TO be irrigated 10y the canal,
DO solemnly swear that, before the
day of l9l , First year-I cultiva-
ted acres oil land embraced in said
entry, which il not less than one-siX-
tcenth OF the area OF such tract; and
constructed later;ils from the company's
canals by which such part can be irriga
ted
Second year, cultivated and irrigat
ed acres OF land embraced in said
entry, Which is not less than one-eighth
of the area oi such tract; and that the
crops grown OF growing thereon consist
Sworn 10 and subscribed before me
this d day of f------,l ISL.
Norr-Th affidavit must be made by
the eniryman Of record, or his assignee,
and may be acknowledged before any
officer authorized 10 administer oatlis.
Ii made by an assignee not oi record,
I the papers necessary ior assignment must
also be submitted ior the approval OF the
board
The rule regarding cultivation
proof is as follows:
= Rule Q. Within one year from
the date of notice by the company
constructing the irrigation works
that il is prepared to furnish water
> an entryman is required To file Will
the board proof showing that no
Z less than one-sixteenth part of TN
: land embraced in his entry ha
been cultivated, and that lateral
e have been constructed from th
" company canals 10y which sal,
a part may be irrigated; and. within
e two years from said date. proc
II shall be filed, showing that not les
; than one-eighth part of the lam
= entered has been actually cultivate
,e and irrigated.
RS In making annual proof, the en-
tryman need not appear in person
Is hut proof must he made by him
- hy affidavit, before some office
10 authorized to administer oaths, an
a submitted to the commissioner de-
,e ignated by the state to receive proc
ii upon entries under the irrigatio
,s system reclaiming his land. I'll
,y proof must be- Corrohorated in Il
co presence of such commissioner, /
n the alhdavits of two reputable wi
~ neSses who have personal knowledl
of the performance of the neceSsaI
'' cultivation and reclamation abo'
1T provided.
a ------------------
Ms At recent city election in CT
al cagO. the voters were supplied wi
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-04-11

Sworn 10 and subscribed before me
this day of --, ISL.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-17
THREE MILLION ALMOST STARV.
ED.
Statement to Famine Committee
Points out Horrible Conditions In
FlOOd-swept Country.

New York, Feb. 12.-"Three mil
lion persons in Central China are on
the verge Of starvation" reads a
statement today received by the Chi
nese famine relief committee Of which
Bishop Davis A. Greer is chairman.
Last summer the worst foods in
40 years destroyed the crop in an
area OF $4,000 square miles. Many
have already died of hunger, and un-
less prompt relief is given, multitudes
Of men. women and children must
perish. No harvest can be expected
until May. Until then the famine
will grow daily more acute.
There is strong famine relief
committee in Shanghai composed OF
both foreigners and Chinese of all
faiths. Bishop Graves of the Epis-
copal church is chairman, DR.. W.
Ting Fang. former minister to the
United States, vice chairman; Rev. n
G. Lobenstein Of the Presbyterian
church. secretary. and II. G. Gulland
manager Of the International Bank
ing corporation treasurer. This com
mittee VIII employ as many as pos
sib!e Of those able to labor in build
ing dikes and such other work as will
help to prevent the recurrence OF
flood and famine. This work is In
line with the recommendation Of c.. D.
Jameson, an engineer sent to China
by the American Red Cross. All labor
is to be paid for in grain, not in mon
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-17
Rocky BiuT Notes.

Rocky Bluff. Feb. Eff a cold
winter is a sign of good crop year,
"A better crop will be made this year
han has been made in some time. 1t
has been several years since We have
had Il ,nnW aad some say this is the
dccp~4, ,hcy ever saw. 1t was about
20 inches
Very little Mrm work has been done.
only a few have put out cabbagcs,
and that is about all that has been
done To gardens.
Mrs. Sailie Wrinkles spent last Tues
day with her daughter Mrs. Alfred
Andrews.
Miss Lottie Watts gave a dance last
Tuesday night that was enjoyed by
most of the young folks in the neigh
horhood and several from Sumter.
Mrs. Willie Bird and Miss Leo Nc
Lcod spent Saturday afternoon with
Nrs. Alfred Andrews.
Mr.. w. w. Wrinkles is spending to-
day at Dalzcll on business.
What has become of "Rembert," ,"
"Pisgah' and "Smithvile?" We
have not had letter from either OF
these places in some time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-17

playing "twittle dunn and twittIe dee
with the governor and the State treas
urer, trying to hold the friendship
and influence Of both for your bank,
making one statement when Won are
In the presence Of one and another
when you are in the presence of the
other; neither do l object to your
playing with the State treasurer that
little game of tickle me, Robert:
tickle me do; you tickle me. Robert
and I'll tickle you" in order to hold
The deposits of the State for your
canking institution, but / do seriously
object, my friend Mr.. Matthews. to
you endeavoring to make it appear
that | twisted your letter or that |
made a false staement to you in or
der 10 get you to sign letter when
1t is not true; but, in order to save
yourself in transaction, which.
irom your two letters, one is forced
to judge that you have been playing
double. No; Mr. Matthews, you read
the letter over very carefully. Won
initiated it, in order to show yoIr
caution, as all good business men do.
and now, Mr.. Matthews, don't play
the haby act and try to throw the
blame off on a poor humble steno-
Sr@phcg who has to work hard for
his Ettlc salary and who has nothing
10 make his living out of except his
brain and his good name for faithful
ness and honesty, while you are en-
trenched with your many thousands
OF dollars in a handsome paying DO
sition, wealthy, influential and inde-
pendent
assure YOU that you have done
me grave injustice and l am satis-
fled that when you take the second
thought your manliness will prompt
you to apologize f6r the insinu-
ations which you have made in en-
deavoring to make the world believe
that your letter was twisted to boil
ster claims to credit" and that YOU
were not so careless or so reckless as
to sign paper of this magnitude and
Importance without having read it
very carefully. Don't plead guilty,
Mr.. Matthews, to such folly; it looks
bad for such q great financier.
Yours very truly,
(Slgned) w. F.Blackburn.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-17
WOODROW WILSON GETS MOST
Champ Clark Comes Second i'm Okla
hOma as Result Of Caucuscs.

oklahoma City, Okla, Feb. "a
Unofficial returns of the Democratic
precinct caucuses held throughout
Oklahoma Saturday from all EXCEPT
two counties show that delegates in
StTucted for Gov. Woodrow Wilson of
New Jersey as presidential nominee
will control 30 Of the county conven-
tlonS to be held next Saturday; the
supporters Of Speaker Champ Clark
will control 22scounties and of Gov.
Judson Harmon OF Ohio. one. In 16
counties no instructions were given
the delegates.
The counties i'm which the precinct
meetings instructed for Gov. Wilson
will send 252 delegates to the state
convention: for Speaker Clark. 200.
and for Gov. Harmon. 1G. and unin-
dtructed, 120.
The state convention, TO which del
| egates will be selected next SATURDAY.,
viii he held i'm Oklahoma CITY. Feb
| ruary %.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-17
The state President Active

Farmers Union Sun
The state president was i'm Column
hia this week working i'm the interest
oi the matter of legislation that wore
endorsed by the state Farmers IN
ion at the special session held in JAM
uary. This shows that he is following
up the work and watching the situa-
ton closely. He came back this week
for that purpose.
Mr.. Dabhs went from here IN
charleston to attend the meeting for
the purpose Of organizing the Bows
Corn clubs Of that county. He was
invited by the organizers of this
movement. 1t is well for the exacu-
tive head of the State Farmers Tn
ion to attend as many Of these meet
ings as he can without Interfering
with his duties as president. The
Farmers Union should no ronroeorted
in this work.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-17
Get Rid of Waste.

The elimination Of waste is one of
the most important things 10 be con-
sidered in scientific and economic
production. When We apply power
to machinery we always have to take
any waste into account. Farmers
usually understand what the term lost
motion means in working with farm
machinery. Power should not be
wasted and any appliance that will
conserve it ought to he promptly
used, while an improvement that will
increase the power ought to be well
coined.
The Southern farmer has not vet
learned the lessons of real economy.
Waste and neglect of opportunity are
serious faults. They are many
small items of waste about the farms.
These are very small when considered
by themselves. but they amount to a
considerable sum in a year. Despise
not the day of small things. The
Scripture says that he that is faithful
ever few things will he made ruler
ever many things.
The man who neglects small oppor-
tunities right at his door is not to he
trusted with greater matters
Let every farmer resolve to con-
centrate his efforts during the year
il on the elimination of ,.oSto &c
all sorts on his farm.