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The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-08-15

dawned
He asked: We'll. what great changes
have taken place since !
The last time tired Of waking and sang
myself bye-bye?'
He asked about the tariG. if It had been
reduced
And if the cost Of living stfll sought the
highest roost-
''Well-er-that is" they stammered. to
his expectant smile.
Were making lots Of progress: Wen
solve that after WHILE
"And how about the problems RIP ask
ed in eager tones.
THAT started reformers to viewing
things with moans2
The servant problem. neighbors has that
been settled YETI
And woman. has she cornered the vote
she wished to get?''
well Rip" they gently told him. you
see these mighty things
Can't be decided of hand. they do not
move on wings"
Then Rip inquired. have we got elias
tic currency2'
When ] was getting sleepy, they argued
that to me-
They told him how twas standing: he
shook his head and sighed.
TRUSTS busfed?" he asked gently. Not
whollv" they replied.
HAS been extnguished?" he
asked Of them. and they
Showed him the first page items in All
the press that day.
The world amt changed whatever.' he
said now looking blue.
THAT inquiry-what year did
they get through p
ITS drawing to its finish" they said to
him. and then
Good NIGHT said Rip Van Wrinkle,
and went to sleep again.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-08-15
Haze -Four Teachers
Add One More Grade to Local School
"opens September 9th.

At meeting of the Richfield
school board, this week, it was de-
cided to add one more teacher to
the list already employed, and to
put in the tenth grade work as it
was agreed to dc last year. Up
to a year ago, the work hadgone
only to and including the eeighth
grade. 1t was agreed to add one
grade a year until the full high
school work of twelve grades is
offered
From present indications, there
will be considerable increase in
the nmber Of ppiuls over last year.
The added teacher viii be given
work sc as to reasonably well div
ide the burden of teaching. 1t is
in the lower grades that the great
crowding will be found while the
work Of the high school department
will be noticeably light.
All the teachers will be on hand
in good time, to take up their du-
ties.
1t is expected that cement walk
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-08-15
AN UNUSUAL CHURCH.
Richfield Hopes for Return of Pas
ter Who Has Made It,

Rev. Pratt will soon be called to
attend the annual conference of the
Methodist church for Idaho, which
meets at Twin Falls the latter part
of August The year just closing.
is by far the most prosperous in
the history of the local church, and
Richfield can claim to be one of
the best small charges in the whole
conference The church building is
mere than twice the size and value
it was a year ago; the church work
has come closer to the social and
business life of the people; de-
nominationalism is almost forgot
ten in the community; and the at
tendance upon the church services
has been largely increased There
is no need for, or talk of, another
Protestant church of any denomina-
tion; the Richfield church has
creed that can accommodate any
Christian. 1t is really quite not
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-08-15

There are two or three industri-
Gus coyotes that have been giving
regular concerts in the outskirts of
Richfield, every morning for some
time past. They are as happy. busy
lot of coyotes as ever picked up
stray chicken or deluded a deg
into the notion that he could catch
one of them for an easy breakfast.
Up to the present. no one has re-
ported an attempt to break up the
serenaders. coyote skin taken
at this season Of the year wouldn't
be worth much, ordinarily; though
in this case it would be worth
long price as depriving Mr.. Coyote
Of comfortable clothing while he
concerts the town. These are be-
lieved to be perfectly good coyotes.
except that they are a little out
of season; and any one who wants
them can have them
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-08-15

That was an astonishingly
close race for the republican ncmi-
nation fer governor; so close that
at this writing, Friday, there is a
difference of only 2S votes between
Haines and Clagstone, and 4 coun-
ties yet to be canvassed by the state
board
Up until the unofficial returns Of
Elmore and Custer counties came in.
they being the very last, Clagstone
was ahead Those two, however,
turned the balance the other way.
1t was announced that Haines was
winner by about 5S votes. But the
canvass by the state board, up to
the last four counties, had cut his
lead tc only 2S--a perilously mar
row margin Morrison is so close
as to make it more remarkable; he
viii hardly be 500 behind the high
man, whichever it may be.
Dempster was so nearly elected
that he and Taylor will be almost
tie; though it is believed Tay-
lor has won. Taylor is a graduate
of the University of Wisconsin, and
is said to have absorbed a fine lot
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-08-15

Geo w. Mickelwait returned the
last of this week from Hill City,
where he has been for the last three
weeks looking after the townsite
companys interests He does not
expect to ever again have to go in
there by team, as the rails are
already laid or the Central Idaho
to within five miles of there, and
the track should be completed for
the first train to reach the termi-
Mr. Mickelwait believes there is
going to be one of the finest little
towns at Hill City, of any of its
class in this part of the state 1t
is a terminal town, with a fine, i'm
proved country stretching for miles
beyond. and north of it the forest
reserve, the great stock range of
the state 1t is estimated that al
mcst cne-half Of the stock raised
on the Boise forest, and not less
than one-third of that from the Saw.
tooth forest, the business which is
now going to HALEY and Ketchum,
will be transferred to Hill City as
is certain that tn volume of stock
shipments will be very large, and
that it will continue to grow. The
from the very start, as the surround.
ing territcy is the ichest part of
the valley, and the grain crops are
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-08-15

will be laid from the business part
Of town, to the school house, so as
to make travel easir teo and from
the school
The school wagons will run this
year as they have fer the past two
seasons There has txl good
deal Of talk cf establish lg branch
schools in the outlying parts Of the
district, to save the expense. the
loss of time. and the exposure for
the smaller children, as compared
with the present wagon haul. But
nothing has been done towards il.
and nothing is likely to be done
this school year
The teachers are: Prof. Geo f
Gorow, superintendent and teacher
in the high school; Miss Nellie Ed
win, of Moscow, Idaho, and Miss
Mabel c. Rumel of Ketchum. in the
grammar grades, with work not
definitely assigned; and Miss Maud
Torr, of Columbia, Missouri. prim-
ary.
School will open September 9th.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-08-15
SETTLERS DAY AT SOLDIER.
Camas Prairie People Put on A
Fine Celebration.

A number CT Richfield people
took the train for Soldier, Thurs
day. to attend the big celebration
of Settlers Day. The people Of
the Prairie have observed this hol-
iday, August 18th, for number Of
years, and they make it cne of the
biggest events of the kind observ-
ed anywhere in the state. This
year, the management got up an
especially good program, and those
who attended were delighted with
what they saw.
The railroad is now in operation
for passenger traffic, to Fairfield,
or New Soldier as it was at first
known. making fine service for
trip up to Soldier The company
gave rate Of $1.50 for the
round trip from here.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-08-15
Hill City Looks Like Winner
Railroad Will Be In to Terminal City Within Week,
and Heavy Stock and Grain Shirmens Will
Begin Soon as Trains Can Be Had.

such as most people never saw,
anywhere else in the world. The
country is quite we'll settled, with
local telephones, good schools, a
good mail service, fine roads, and
everything to make it a good com
munity
Camas Prairie does not appeal to
the same class of farming ability
as an irrigated country like Rich
field, so there is little competition
or rivalry between them. There,
it is extensive; here, it must be in
tensive The same class of live
stock business is not at all adapt
ed to both sections. To the man
who does not want to watch an ir-
rigation ditch. and live on jewel
Of farm that he can throw rock
across in two throws, that is the
finest thing there is in Idaho. The
town is building nicely, number
of businesses now being located on
the ground or ready to go in with
the railroad. There is likely to be
population of 200 or more there
this winter.
R. e. Mickelait, who went up to
Hill City week ago, returned with
his father. They took in the Set
tiers day celebration at Soldier, on
the wax home.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-08-15
PHOTOGRAPHERS.
Camera Graft Interesting Young Peo
pie of RichfieId.

A number of the young people of
Richfield are becoming greatly in
terested in amateur photography,
and some excellent pictures are be-
ing taken. There is nothing finer,
cleaner, more enticing---or more ex-
pensive---than photography. The
Recorder editor carried a camera
close to twelve thousand miles, in
the wilds of Montana and across the
Pacific and through the Philippines;
spending enough on it to buy fine
farm But it's one of the incest
amusements that was ever invented;
it harms or offends no one, leads
into no bad habits, doesn't impair
either health or morals, and is a
perfect joy so long as one is inter-
ested.
If there were enough local enthu-
siasts to form Camera Club, to
h old quarterly or annual exhibitions
and to make it a real study, it woult
be something worth while.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-08-15
A BUGGY BUGGY.
Gasoline Car Tied Up by a Big In
dustrious Bug.

Engineer Osborne, in charge of
the construction work for the Cen
trail Idaho, is particularly proud of
a new gasoline speeder car which
was recently sent him for use on
the line. 1t is about like an exag-
gerated handcar, except that there
are NO handles to break a mans
heart; a powerful gasoline motor is
the motive power. 1t will cover 70
miles an hour, and will carry 8 to
10 passengers, If they are willing to
sit tight and hang on to one anoth-
er. An average of the time between
herea nd Fairfield, Is miles. is two
hours; a little more going up. and
little less coming back. Mr.. Os-
borne uses the car for his inspec-
ton work, being able to come and
go without depending en- the train
service. or interfering with the sup
plying Of materials for building the
line.
This week the engine went wrong,
and the engineer had tc take it to
pieces Nothing was broken. not
part was out of place, or worn out,
nor had any enc mCnkeyed with the
vitals of the machine. But---a big
black bug had gotten into the ar
buretor, and the way his dead corpse
tied double bow-knots in the gaso-
line supply was a revelation to all
the bugs that ever were. Some one
ventured to call the crippled ma
chine a gasoline buggy" but it
hasn't yet been decided to make
this official.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-08-15

able church, in it's cosmopolitan re-
ligion, and in it's utilitarian connec-
tion with the social and business
life of the community And at that
too, it has not yielded a point OF
morality, CT Sabbath observance, of
anything that should mark church
as apart from worldly things. The
work Of Rev. Pratt has been more
than merely satisfactory to the
community---it is such as Richfield
would endorse by voting almost as
a unit for his return for another
year.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-08-15
Laying Last Rails
to Hill City

be shed fact;
the laid beyond Corral, rail be
Hill City Tuesday nothing
Osborne getting good
1racSaying macine he been
$500 feet day, right along. He had miles
having thai
seasoned high
it impossible
oneofies he is doing handling of
than 5000 heavy
viii
been altogether idle a
dier offered make a lashy dier
not be w "A
he is he
will win by after having half
rain The
tuIy awful they
line Saturday Sunday, from Blaine
built
and work is begun the Fairfield With almost the
train Hill City, wi material stock
yards
intention all as L
shipments point,
possible handle businenss
built.
No Il
will
is
they will system
and re in condition heavy traffic.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-08-15
HARVESTERS BUSY.
Great Grain Yield On the RichfieId
Tract This Season.

Grain harvest has begun on the
Richfield tract, some cutting having
been done on the company farm adj
joining town Other fields will fol-
lew rapidly, and another week will
see the binders put into almost ev-
cry field on the tract
The Recorder has not secured an
authoritative estimate On the prob
able yield, but it is certain to be
good The backward spring was al
together favorable to the stooling
cut and the strong growth of the
grain With a sturdy, well-devel-
cped root system, the grain had a
gccd foundation on which to build
---and from what the Recorder has
seen, it did the building most ad
mirably, There should be some priz
crops grown here this year.
The acreage in crop is even more
satisfactory than the yield per acre.
Almost twice as much crop was put
in this year as for any other sea-
son. With crops to help pay their
bills, the people are in better con
diticn than ever before. very
real prosperity should be here all
this winter, and shoul run over in
to next year as dandelions run over
a lawn from one year to another.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-08-15
CONCRETE WALKS.
Prospect of Having Dry Walks Be
fore Winter Sets In.

The village council has been wres-
Ting with the problem of how best
to handle the new concrete walks
which the community by petition
and by agreement has asked to
have laid this fall. There is moth
ing in the way of bonding to pay
for the cross walks, and for all the
walk along the city park, both on
the walk running clear to the north
side of town and the one running
west to the school house and past
the church But up to the present
time, it has not been decided just
how the bond issue can include the
walk to be laid along the several
blocks of private property, without
making everybody, whether their
property adjoins or not, pay equal
ly. The property owners along the
line of proposed walk, are willing
to pay, but they would like long
time and easy terms such as could
be secured through a municipal is
sue of bonds AS soon as the coun-
eli can figure cut good plan to
allow these abutting property own
ers to assume their part of gem
eral bond issue. it is expected that
a move will be made toward immed-
late construction.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-08-15
Rabbit Fur for Felt Hats.

Rabbit fur has supplanted wool in
felt-hat making in Sydney, Australia,
where 30 factories are in operation.
The fur is considerably superior to
the finest merino for this purpose. and
millions of rabbit skins are used an
nually. 1t takes the fur of about six
average skins to make a fur-felt hat.
In one factory the consumption of
skins ranges from 25,0OO to 10000 per
week.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-08-15
TEDDY COMING TO IDAHO.
Present Prospect that He Will Be
Here Before Election.

1t is announced as an easy possi-
bility that Roosevelt will visit Ida
ho during the campaign, on one Of
the whirlwind trips like he made in
1900. 1t is probable that he will
visit Boise if he comes at all, tho
he would doubtless speak at sever
al other places on his way through
the state An effort is being made
to have him at Pendleton, Oregon.
for their annual Roundup, which is
next to Frontier Day at Cheyenne
the biggest Western celebration in
the country. Should he come to
that, he will visit Idaho
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-08-15

Victor Jacobson, who went east
about three weeks age. is visiting
his old home in Duluth, Minnesota.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-08-15

Miss Helen Denecke went up to
Bellevue this week, for visit of
few days.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-08-15

Friday, the 10th. was pay day on
the Short Line and the Central Ida
ho at this place.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-24
SENATE

For short time In the Senate yes
terday II looka I'D as II the Jordan bill,
passed by the House the Gay before and
referred 20 the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections. would be
parcmpturily hauled out OF committee
and disposed OF there and then. THO
disconcerting suddenness with which
the matter was brosched set the whole
Senate ugug and Furnished thu iirst tilt
botwarn the opponents and advocates
OF the measure.
Rev. Frank l.. Wells, OF the lsroad
street Methodist Church. led the SON
ate In prayer. und Lieutenant Governor
J. TAYLOR Ellyson prosid al. y petition
was rsGd by tho clerk from members Of
the Daughters OF the American itcVolu-
ton IN Wnycrnss and brunswick, Gu,
protesting against the passage OF the
bill nov before the Gen sral Asacnby y
appropr;ating funds for the removal OF
tho remains of Light Horse" Harry
Lee, buried in that state,
Routine reports from the standing
COMMITTEES were naNt in order, and the
senate was proceeding with it's nccuH7
toned serenity when senator Folkes
Introduced u resolution which broug hit
tho upper house facs TO face with the
question OF prohibition.
70 xiii jordan Act In Committee.
Tie TcSuluilOi uSh'h lHt 'Nt'hoNc "
instruct the SENATE Committee on Priv
ilcgcs and Elections. TO which me JOr-
dan hill had been referred 10 defer
indefinitely its report on that measure.
Translated into the parlnnce OF the
lobby. II directed that the committee
assume the rcio OF exccutioEcr and
kill the bill.
Amid the cXpcctant silGnca that per
vadcd the whole chamber. Senator
FOXES arose to defend his resolution.
I'VE have been in session forty three
days" lie suid. land the people OF Wiz
ginin have ii right 10 know where We
stand upon TIL. Important question.
Important bills are or the calendar.
many Of them proposing fur-rcachlns
laws, hut ny long as tho incubus Of this
prohibition question hangs over US so
will not move. .I.ct as dispos. OF II
right ncw. put 1t beyond question and
proceed to tic important work which
this body has before {, and which &
has only two weeks In which to finish
putr II Up TO "Ncts,'
Not only the opponents Of tho Jordan
bill. said senator FoilSnR. but its ndvo-
Gates. are d ,innnd.nH !inmediate action.
In support OF this he read the following
paragraph from tho editorial page OF
Yesterdays Richmond Virginlan,
"At last ths l!uuor problem III VIZ
ginia has reached the point whars the
Legislature comes 10 the necessity OF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-24
HOUSE
Morning Session.

lev. W, j. YOUNG. IL. -, At tbs open
Ing OF the House session yesterday.
represented the Woman's Temperate.
lIagpc OF .iEncr.ca in presenting now-
trs TO those memoirs who had voted
for the Jordan h.il. The lemons for
those WHO voted against. he explained.
did no, come from THIS society. The
flowers made quite = pretty appearance
In the hall
NJ. Smith onersd resolution 10 tn.
effect that the committee authorized
~ IA. preceding DAY to Investigate
the business MANAGEMENT of State in
.titutions should also Investigate tho
department OF Public Instruction.
Speaking to this resolution. ne sa!d
that the p-nplo Should ind out what
g. being done with tho money and tho
facts regarding tho appointment o.
division school uperintcneents,
Nr. Houston denounced tine persist
tnt persecution and prosecution OF joe
12Vgleston.' He thought il HAD gone
gar enough lie has sat with hi.
mouth closed while criticisms mad been
made, but this continued bounding OF
fh honsst man and valuable publi.
servant was more than ha proposed IL
stand.
SathinR To Investigate.
When resolution recently passed
~ tho House want 10 the senate
Joking TO the same end, said MIR Bali.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-24
Remarkable Christmas
Present

Among the curious Christmas PREF.
ents OF this year will be ono for q man
OF national reputation. which has been
Eli year In the making.
Way last January the present v.,
decided upon, and a friend OF the Drorn
lnent gentleman requested the BurreIi.
sess clipping Bureau. OF New York.
to take UP every item which appearad
concerning the man.
the clipping bureau people followed
tory OF one year In the life o. mi.
especia; man. 500
The history, ends just after election
and The ?o,eta newspaper Items found
editorial mention to fun-page iI,,ss
trated stories. These have been mnmn,
ed on 600 great sheets of Irish linen
paper and bound into three massiys
Soiumes.
Al the head OF each item is lin, n.n,a
and date of paper clipped from M.
,ni3rma ton having Ieen put In With a
DOCK typrwri,er. The words thus in
In actual time. n very strict r..,ra
or which has been kept. tho work has
required sixty-four working dav,
throughout the year and hns k.nt
employment during that .jnoe Rt IN
people, az readers cippers .ortsrs
mountera and binders Every news.
paper OF Importance IL represented
This IL merely a specimen NJ So.
the unique ordars which ret into ~.
Burreiin Bureau. for the eSton, -,
which clippings are used by individuals
ana by eNa!:esS concerns seems 10 Il.
remarkable.
well az In public life who need press
clippings and don't know 81. i. rnjShf
he we'll fer then, TO look up this mar
bnrreils, who is said to be so well
knowi' that letter simply addressed
"Burreils. New York" viii reach hina
with no delay. ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-24

ayins ne wanted the matter fought out
csts OF the State needed the lime.
MF White. OF Rockbridge, drew e
comparison between the original bill
and the substitute. The former. he
SAID, had been carefully drawn and
amended by the committee 1t pro
vidod that the ground limestone cold
hy the State 10 farmers should contain
SO per cent. Of calcium carbonate
which was tao material needed. Then
me committee had required settlements
win inc Auditor, which the substitute
does not do. There would be no way
under tho latter proposition TO tell IL
tHe scheme was loling UT making
money.
Intent Was Changed.
Mr. Chalkiey inquired II thu bill had
not been changed because IT waa doubt
ful II the original intent wac consti-
tutional
Mir, White said this was true.-'t
would be unconstitutional 10 spend
money for works of internal Improve
mtnt except for roads. and tho meas
ure had hcen changed around SO as ia
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-24

Continued on Seventh Page.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-24
BATTLE OFFERED
IN JORDAN BILL

tIoHb!nECu IRON J. iTst rags
pIoh!bitlns the slaughter of these
birds The only change made in the
House bin was in eliminating the
penalty Of conflsea,ion al the gun. n
fine is 70 be imposed l.argely signed
petitions from Tho Audubon SOCIETY Of
Virginia contributed no little to the
result
In the House, the congressional re-
d.strlctins ON, leaving all the districts
In tn. state exactly Us tney are at
present. vas taken UP out OF It's order.
passed and sent oyer TO the senate
Tho necessary anne SdEcnis were
udppted without question.
the stephenson Gntishmhling bill
was at last reported yesterday after
noon from tne Senate Committee on
General Laws. wi,a recommendation
,has IL Go not pass.
The House set TO work during it's
afternoon session on It's tremendously
swollen calendar, and passed thirty
bills.