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The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-04-25
80, 900 Acres this Year
Idafo Irrigation Co. Project VIII Have T0jce Much
Land Cultivated as L1sf XeGr Here's Where
They 3aUe Egore Water Than Needed.

filling steadily, there being now al
most enough water stored to supply
the entire season. The water sup
ply up to the present time has al
most all come from the low lands CT
the Malad; the far greater run-off
OF the Big ood having hardly be-
gun. The water is much later in
coming this year than last; the sup
ply Of snow in the mountains insure.
that there will be oceans of water
when the warm weather comes. It
may be of interest to know that at
the last Of October last year, long
after the irrigation season closed,
there was 81 feet cf water in the
and they had run all the
full the whole season. even
though so little CT the land was in
cultivation to need it. There is no
ether irrigation system in the West
that has to really work hard 40
get rid CT its surplus.
Mr.. Stuart hopes to be out here
frequently, and tc do his best to
give the company the latest inform
ation as to the progress and the
needs of the people
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-04-25
OFFICIAL TREE PLANTER.
NIarshaI Poteet Busy Beautifying
Main Street With Trees.


Main Street With Trees.
Marshal Poteet has been the bus
lest man in Idaho the past week. dig
ging holes wherein to plant the $50
trees purchased by the city for plant
ing on Main street. The trees are
good big ones. and it takes a big lot
Of digging to properly care for one
OF them; and $50 take even a gccd
man long time to dig. Mr.. Po-
teet is giving the trees the care Of
a trained enthusiastic nature lover.
and il one tree dies it win be more
remarkable than for every one TO
live and thrive Ditch water for n
rigation is to be put down both sides
Of Main street. sc that the trees
can he properly cared for. With
the city park already coming on so
finely Richfield promises to soon
have plenty Of shade.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-04-25

Oregon and California is quite GER
tain to go solid for him. There is
still the possibility of the fight be-
coming 50 bitter between these two
leaders that a third candidate "
be absolutely necessary in order
win---and no one else in the nation
stands SO good chance to win a..
Senator Borah OF Idaho But just
now there is no third candidate.
The magnificently modest digni-
fled campaign of the president is
becoming q model for the most We
hement billingsgate ever put out in
American politics It's literature is
becoming sublimated edition of
"Pitchfcrk" Tillmans noted works
on the negro question.
Clark may be said to be a favor
ite in the democratic camp though
Wilson win run him a pretty close
race Neither possibly be nom
mated On the first ballot.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-04-25

Vice President and General Man
ager w H. Bancroft, Assistant Gem
eral Manager e. c. Manson, and A..
B. Stevenson, superintendent Of the
Idaho division Of the O. S. L., Wis
tied Rich;ield Wednesday on an
inspection rip They went out over
the Central Idaho. almost to the
end of the track at Blaine. The
track is still soft at the far end,
and trains are not being run clear
tc Blaine; several sunshiny and
windy days will be needed to put
the grade into good condition The
grade was finished last fall, after
the coming of frcst and has not
had chance to settle thoroughly.
But about these distinguished viss
itors
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-04-25
KIPP RANCH SOLD.
Spokane Man Pays $40 an Acre for
500 Acres on Big Wood.

Spokane Man Pays $40 an Acre for
500 Acres on Big Wood.
R. H. Kipp was Rich field Wis
itor this week, having come down
from Spokane to sell the big Kipp
Brcs. ranch on the Big Wood rive
at Burns. He brought with him
John Whealdcn, of Spokane, who
buys the $40 acres yet remaining
of the ranch after the recent sale
of $50 acres to NJ. j. Byrne Mr..
Whealdon paid $41,400 fer the farm
and the personal property. the land
being estimated at $40 an acre. It
is one of the finest of the big
farms anywhere in the state, and the
new owner plans to bring it up to
its very best stage of development.
In the deal. Kipp brothers become
the owners OF . fine block CT ware
house property in Spokane. This
sale closes out the last of hte Kipp
holdings in this state.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-04-25

General Manager Kays took three
days of last week in going over all
the tracts Of 1.-THE Idaho Irrigation
Company with Mr. H. L. Stuart, Of
Chicago, one of the directors of the
company, the Chicago agent for the
N. w. Halsey & Co. business, and
perhaps the closest in touch with
Idaho conditions of any one Of the
eastern directors Of the company.
Mr.. Stuart was delighted with
what he saw of conditions here. On
all of the tracts, large acreage
Of new land is being put into culti-
vaticn; it is estimated that fully
80, ,OOOacres will be titled this sea-
son, whereas only 10000 was in
crop this season. Richfield be-
ing the oldest, has perhaps small
er percentage Of new land being
farmed than the other tracts, Tho
the acreage is greater But every
where the land is being settled up
and there viii hardly be perfume
tory proye-up crop anywhere under
the company canals this year.
Water conditions are eminently
satisfactory The great reservoir is
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-04-25
MENACE TO HEALTH.

Sheep Herders Roam over Tract,
Without Regard for Laws.
A number of reports have come
in of dead sheep being left in the
canals ct the upper end of the
tract, where the flocks are being
ranged for the present before tax
ing them On to the forest reserve.
1t is recognized as a criminal Of
Tense to thus pollute the waters.
and some cne is due for a heavy
fine and long imprisonment for do
ing it. Most of the flocks are tend
ed by illiterate, irresponsible for
eigners, whose religion, if they have
one, is to get the most fed fer their
sheep, no matter who they annoy
or endanger A few stiff jail SEN
tences, for the owners as well as
for the herders, would be OF great
profit to everybody.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-04-25
Better Build II NOlU
Electrical Plant TO Fu1n-
ish Current for Lighting and
POWer Necessities.

Since there is nothing else close
ly, even if remotely, in sight for .
supply of electricity for Richfield
the Recorder would once more urge
that some action be taken on the
securing of the power rights and
the building Of municipal plant
on the Little Weed river just below
town
While it is true that there would
never be enough power there to do
q general lighting and heating busi-
ness as is done from the great
plants On the Snake river, there is
enough to make a fine municipal
plant for lighting and power pur-
poses. And there is no evidence Of
any of the big companies coming
here The town is too far away,
the transmission line too expensive.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-04-25
Everybody d Booster
Live RicHfeId Club to Adyertise Ad-
Udntdges of This Section as the
Best Place TO Live.

Richfield is to have a real, live,
strong Commercial Club; one of the
kind that gees cut and gets pco-
pie, and industries, and makes op-
portunities where no one had be-
lieved they could be developed
A subscription paper was circu-
lated this week, and fund of more
than 500 a month has been pledg-
ed. An initial subscription of more
serve for immediate needs. The
subscription paper is still circulat-
ing and it isn't certain just when
or where it will stop. Not until a
chance has been given to every
farmer on the tract to do his part
land his part is very real one,
fer the farmer with a thousand dol
lars or ten thousand dollars has as
much invested, and it is as vital
for him to boost the values of his
holdings, as for the merchant
A date has not yet been set for
the formal organization of the Club,
and no name has been chosen. The
date, however, will probably be set
for next week, and the name does
not matter so long as the idea is
carried out
1t is reported that there is much
foolish knocking being done in and
around Richfield; that this tract of
land can not be watered, that that
tract is poor soil, that the other is
too far out or too close in, that the
owner of one is a good man to
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-04-25

to make it at present profitable
Until q bigger constant demand can
be secured, it is hardly likely the
the big companies win come here.
But the city could afford 10 vote
bonds to build a local plant. rather
than to lose all the advantages Of
electrical service. Richfield is the
only town in the county Of any size
that does not have electricity Il
is past the luxury stage, and almost
q real necessity, to have electricity.
Richfield could have it, without the
consent CT any other town or indi-
vidual en- earth, by building a plant
of her own. The water power pos
sibilities lying here within two miles
Of town would be worth fifty thous-
and dollars to some towns. Why not
use them fer our own good?
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-04-25

to the requirements for foreign inn
migrants The affirmative speak
ers were Messrs. Breck and Reeves,
the latter being called upon at the
last moment to substitute for en-
of the speakers who was absent
The negative was defended by Mes
srs. Dougherty and Goucher. Ths
judges decided that the negative
had the best Of the argument. The
music was the first attraction of the
evening: A male chorus with that
charming new melody, They Gotta
Quit Kickin' My Dawg Aroun, :"
and the popular song Linda; and
a ladies' chorus with "Alexander's
Ragtime Band" and a ladies quar-
tette with plantation lullaby. The
two numbers by the ladies were es-
pecially well rendered, so well that
it is hoped to make both the quar-
tette and the chorus permanent fea-
lures of the Club. After the pro-
gram, Mesdames Reeves and Den
ecke served a dainty lunch.
Officers for the ensuing year, t
take their places when the Club re
opens its work the first of Octo-
Der, were elected as follows: w.
r. Dcugherty, president; Mrs Den
ecke, vice president; George Sch
waner; secretary y-treasurer. These
elective officers constitute the ex-
ecutive board, and have general SUI
pervision of the Club affairs.
Two more programs are to be
given this spring, with the prom
ise Of a lot of entertainment al
both of them.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-04-25

watch, that every imaginary all
ment, and a few real ones, affliot
part or all of the farms on the
tract. Much of this is mere foolish
gossip; the babbling of fools who
do not know what else to say---the
kind of empty minds that would be
the first in throwing stones at a
friendless deg that didn't come at
them teeth foremost. There is no
other tract of land in Idaho, so uni
formly equal in soil, so uniformly
well watered or so well drain
ed Trere are different values, it
is true proximity assures that in
any community But there Is every
reason why every farmer and bust
ness man, every woman, every boy
and every girl on the tract should
be consistent, persistent booster
If for no other reason, it pays; it
raises prices Of land, of lots, of all
products---and it is easier and pleas
anter to boost than to everlastingly
knock and hammer and groan. The
new organization is to be strictly
optimistic, and to believe that all
the resources of this country are of
enough Importance to develop.
Come in and do your part, and
it will be but a short time until
the name of Richfield alfalfa, Rich
field fruit, Richfield butter, Rich
field stores, Richfield town lots,
Richfield opportunities for home
will soon be better known I
than the names of the presidential
candidates.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-04-25
DIEsEOIs IN NEBRASKA.
Located at North Platte, and Hav-
ing a Good Time.


ing Good Time.
The Recorder is in receipt of
very interesting letter from H. c.
Diesem, who left here in March
to assume his new duties as irriga-
ton engineer for the government
agricultural bureau. He is station
cd at North Platte, Nebraska, with
Nebraska and South Dakota as his
field There are two big govern
ment reclamation projects in his
field, and other private irriga tien
enterprises, so he will have an inn
portant work. Mr. and Mrs. Diesem
will make their home in North
Platte for the present, though they
almost had to give it up as they
fonud it difficult to rent house
The letter tells of their journey
all the way from Richfield to Cali
fornia and on to Nebraska; how Mr.
Diesem got caught by big wave as
he watched the ocean tide come in
for the first time he had ever seen
the ocean; of the orange trees of
California; of the magnificent appe-
tite he developed, and of what he
did when his friends invited him
out to dine; of the great floods that
paralyzed railroad traffic, and Of
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-04-25
1888 LINES LOST.
Titanic Wreck Was the Most Dis
astrous in Sen History.

Latest reports show that l6g5
perscns lest their lives in the III
tanic wreck The United states sens
ate is making a searching investi-
cation CT the accident and some Of
the ship owners are likely to pay
dear for the way the ship was sent
out without sufficient goats to hold
more than one-third Of the crew and
OF the crew all tho ships Officers,
passengers. The courage of most
ana, most Of the passengers. is the
only fine thing about the whole sad
story. Col Astor. Col Archibald
Butt. Editor Stead. Isadcre Strauss
and his wife. and others TOO many
to name, showed the highest cour-
age---and every one died for it; no
bodies were .recoverd. of those who
stayed with the ship.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-04-25
ATTRACTIVE PROGRAM.
FortnightIy Club Outshines Itself In
Entertaining.

1t is the consensus of opinion that
the program rendered Tuesday eve
ming at the Fortnightly Club was
the best given there this year. 1t
was likewise the best attended,
SO that many enjoyed it. The lit
erary numbers were, Current
Events" by A. C. Draper, good
paper by R. E. Mickelwait on The
Causes of Unrest in America, and
a debate on Resolved, That the
test of reading and writing the
English language should be added
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-04-25
SUNNI .1ll SCHOOL.
Albion Normal an Ideal Place for
Such an Institution.

SuCn an 1HStftutiOH.
The attention of all school teach
ers, present and prospective, is call
ed to the fact that the Albion state
Normal will hold a summer school
this season that will be the peer
of any held in the West Albion is
one OF the most delightful places IL
the state to spend a summer; by
odds the best of all the places that
have the equipment or the enter
prise OF carry on such g school. In
almost no other place can one get
through with so small an expense.
A letter of inquiry to the president
of the Normal, at Albion, will
bring you details.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-04-25
POLITICAL Gossirr.
Roosevelt stock Loolsing Up---Taft
Language Campaign Opening.

There has been little of real inn
portanoe in the political world the
past weak Taft won New Hamp=
shine, buc it is considered that If
Roosevelt carries Massachusetts, as
ne is almost certain to do, he
fairly assured Of the nomination.
He won out with votes to spare, in
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-04-25

thc scores .cf passenger trains and
the multiplied thousands of freight
cars held up by the blockade; and
lots Of interesting gossip Of their
trip. Their many friends here will
be glad to learn that they are hap
py and prosperous.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-04-25

Mr. Winbles-What tine dark hair
you have. Miss Knox My wife. who
is younger than you are. has her hair
quite gray.
Miss Knox Yes, ard If I'd been
your wife no doubt my hair would
have been gray. too.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-04-25
Both Hands Busy

How did you enjoy your fishing
trip G %
~Oh. held my fishing rod in one
hand and beat off insects with the
other"
-Ge whiz, Didn't you ever get .
chance to take drink?"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-09-13

passenger on the milk train, head and
hands injured.
c. j. Scovall of New York, passenger
on the milk train, head cut
The Bennington local consisted of
coach, combination car and baggage
car. The coach was hurled down the
embankment across the trolley line to
Hoosick Falls, N. Y, over which stretch
of track trolley car had just passed.
The trolley car was turned into an
improvised ambulance in which the in
jured were taken to Bennington, and
cared for at the Office of DR.. Frank ].
Hurley, there being no hospital here.
Wardwell, the injured engin eer,
whose condition was recognized as seri-
Gus was rushed to Troy by special train,
although little hope of recovery was
given by physicians.
The boiler of the locomotive attached
to the passenger burst as soon as the
wrecked trains had settled, and several
trainmen were slightly scalded.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-09-13
Retired New York Newspaper a n
Visits Middlebury.

Alfred E. Pearsall, whose home is the
New York Press club, a retired news
paperman, dropped in Saturday at the
Register Office to give us the high sign
and the gladhand of our mutual craft
on his way to Canada. Mr.. Pearsall. or
Uncle Alfred, as he is generally called,
is an apostle of the simple life and lives
out-of-doors practically all the while.
He has pair of sweeping tailed bay
mares, full sisters, which he drives
without check or binders, and sleeps in
his car or house-on-w wheels His bed is
of full size, sets on springs and is fur
nished with sheets, pillows and pillow
cases and supply of blankets and
quilts. The kitchen department is COM
plete and includes refrigerator that
keeps ice twenty to thirty hours,
according to the weather. A drop be-
tween front and rear wheels affords
standing room and at the rear of the
vehicle is bin to carry 200 pounds of
horse-feed
Mr.. Pearsall was on his way to call
on DR.. and Mrs. Walter j. White, the
doctor being his nephew. Within a
half mile of Middlebury Mr.. Pearsall
was taken with severe hemorrhage of
the nose and sent his card to the doctor
by willing messenger, a bright boy,
George Russell; the sight of the squirt
ing blood so excited the lad that he
pell-melled into the doctors presence
with This man (handing the card) is
bleeding to death and wants you to
hurry up 1t was quart of good
American blood and stopped at that
Saturday "Uncle Alfred" resumed
his journey, via Shelburne, where Mrs.
Carrie P. White, his sister, resides a
part of the year. From Canada Mr.
Pearsall will turn about for journey
on wheels to Florida, where he expects
to take Christmas dinner with the
Pearsall winter colony.
Mr.. Pearsall founded Pearsall's News
Bureau, New York city, an active ally
of the Associated Press.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-09-13
DOUBT DISAPPEARS
No One in Middlebury Who Has a
Bad Back Should Ignore This
Double Proof.

Does your back ever ache:
Have you suspected your kidneys?
Backache is sometimes kidney ache.
With it may come dizzy spells,
Sleepless nights. tired, dull days,
Distressing urinary disorders.
Doan's Kidney Pills have been en-
dorsed by thousands.
Are recommended here at home
You have read Middlebury proof.
Read now the Middlebury Quel
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Mrs. William Duncan, Seymour ST.,
Middlebury, VT, says: 81 certainly
think highly of Doan's Kidney Pills and
confim all | said about them when
publicly endorsed them in 1908. have
had no kidney trouble since this remedy
rid me of it nearly three years ago. NY
kidneys were in bad shape and my back
ached constantly. l also had duh pains
in my head and was subject to dizzy
spells. In the morning when l first got
up, was so tired that | could hardly
drag myself about Doan's Kidney
Pills corrected all the difficulties and
after taking them enjoyed much better
health"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cents.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States
Remember the name - Doan's - and
take no other.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-09-13
The CHAMPLAIN TRANSPORTATION cos.
NEW YORK
EXCURSION
Thursday, September 10,

Fare from Burlington and other lake
ports to New York and return, with
optional rates and routes, as follows:
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-09-13
Noyes-Van Arna m.

A very pretty wedding took place
yesterday afternoon. September 4th,
when Miss Ida Van Arnam, daughter of
Mrs, Adelaide Van Arnam, became the
bride of Edward Noyes of Salisbury,
VT. Rev. W. H. Hughes of Mechanic
vile, a retired minister of the Metho-
dist church, performed the ceremony at
the home of the bride s mother on South
Swan street in Albany. The house was
charmngly decorated by Banker, with
palms and ferns and pink flowers. A
bower of palms was erected in the
drawing room, where the ceremony
was performed, and the mantels were
banked with Boston ferns. pink roses
the hallway, and the stairway and
newell post were decorated with ferns,
trailing vines and pink asters. The
bride wore a gown of cadet blue
charmeuse satin, with pearl garniture
and carried white roses. There were
no attendants. An informal reception
followed the ceremony, Mr.. and Mrs.
Noyes being assisted in receiving by
the brides mother, who wore pearl
grey satin trimmed with cut steel, and
by Mrs. George w. Noyes of Salisbury.
VT, mother of the bridegroom, who
wore cream colored charmeuse. A
buffet luncheon was served, the table
being adorned with large centerpiece
of white roses. Mr.. and Mrs. Noyes
left during the afternoon an an auto
mobile trip to Schenectady, the brides
travelling dress being of brown broad
cloth worn with brown felt hat. The
bride is a graduate of Troy Conference
academy of Poultney, Vt, and of Os-
wego Normal college, while the bride
groom is a graduate of Middletury
college, and also of Troy Conference
academy where he is at present in
charge of the science department.
One of the features of the affair was
that there were four generations of the
Van Arnam family present, including
Alonzo Van Arnam, NJ. Van Arnam,
Arthur Van Arnam and Miss Marjorie
Van Arnam, Among the out-of-town
guests were the bridegroom sisters.
Miss Beulah Noyes, who wore green
chiffon, Miss Dorothy Noyes, in white
marquisette; Miss Ruth Noyes, in white
chiffon, and Miss Mabel Noyes in blue
charmeuse, all of Salisbury, VT; Mrs.
A. White, Brooklyn; Mrs. P. j. Lee
Maistre, Brooklyn; Mr.. and Mrs Frank
White and Miss Ethel White of Newark.
N. j.; Alonzo Van Amman, Cohoes; Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Van Arnam and Miss
Marjorie Van Arnam, Schenectady;
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Burton, Water
vliet; Rev. Walter Shaw, JOhnsburg:
Frank Deeds, Schenectady The bride
received many beautiful gifts. - Troy
Times.