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The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-03-07

Richfield is to have separate,
highway district of h r own.
At least, she will have the oppor-
tunity to vote for it, April 6.
For the past ten days the petition
for this district has been here in
town, getting a few new signatures
every day, until it was finally pre-
sented with the names of Sc land
owners attached to it. Not a man r
fused to sign; there never was q pc
tition better received---there void be
no more nanimity in signing paper
asking for hndred dollar bills.
The Recorder editor, who had the
petition in charge, was in Shoshone
Monday night. Upon learning that
the comfy commissioners were in ses
sion, he arranged for them to act
pom the petition at once, by having
it delivered to them before they ad-
jorned Tuesday noon. They gave all
the assistance possible, and the mat
ter was put through so expeditions
ly that the notice for the election in
the proposed district was delivered
in Richfield Wednesday morning. 1t
is printed elsewhere in the Record
er, the election being set for April 6.
Prompt action saved month 8 time.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-03-07

looking for speedy development of
the aountry's resources. An especial
" fine depot and a large stock yard
Will be built there, as soon as the
track is laid so that materials can
be hauled in. The Bell telephone
company is tc establish a local cf-
flee in the town, and the farmers OF
the surrounding country are put
ting up an excellent farm line that
can be connected with the Bell A
wire-fence line has been in opera
tion there for two or three years,
but now they are ready for a bet
ter service.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-03-07

Almost every farmer on the Rich
field tract attended the Farm School
held in the church basement, Mon
day and Tuesday. The weather was
snow, mud, fog and other varieties
of disagreeable atmospheric condi-
tions But it was nevertheless one
of the most sccessfl schools held in
this part Of the state---for the in
strctors and the instrcted were there
to make it a sccess.
Prof. Olin was the only visitor for
the first day, the other speakers hav
ing failed to make train connections
in time to reach here at the appoint
ed time But Ricfield never enter
tained a more earnest, capable ex-
ponent fthe art Of making things
grow. He is a real mine of agricul-
tural information, and the amount
of good advice he gave here, on al
most every farm topic from the pro-
per insulation of lightning rods to
the healing cf barb wire cuts and
the choosing of seed grain and veg
etables, would astound the city man
who has been led to believe that it
is easy to farm and that one need
not be a student or a sccess at any
thing at all to be a good farmer. He
did less lecturing than just plain
answering scores of ques
tons as the subject developed He |
delivered a particularly fine address
on Education, Monday night, which
is considered one Of the finest liter
airy events in the history of the com
j. U. Mcpherson, state horticul- |
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-03-07
Farm School A Great Success
Large Attendance and Excellent
Give Much Good Advice Many Timely Farm
Topics, and Stir Up Much Enthusiasm

turist, arrived Tuesday morning, and
gave some valuable farm advice to
those who attended His work as
state horticulturist has given him
and to study farm conditions in ever
opportunity to visit the whole state,
section. He was agricultural direct
or for the Idaho Irrigation Co. for a
year, and knows this country and
its possibilities and needs thorough
ly.
The visitors took hold of the good
roads petition, asking for highway
district for the Richfield tract. as
enc Of the most important matters
for farm betterment They also took
up the question of a fall exhibition
Of farm products, urging it as the
best way to find the soil and cli-
matte possibilities of the country,
and as the start for advertising the
country en- the outside by sending
prize exhibits to prove what can be
produced here.
The Recorder has only a limited
amount Of space to fill. and It will
not be possible to reproduce any Of
the addresses given. However, it is
safe to say that some of the results
will be found growing on almost >
cry farm on the tract this season.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-03-07
A WORTHY CHARITY.
Children's Home of Boise Doing A
Great Work for Children.

J. Valentine Hawk, uperintendent
of the southeastern district of Idaho
fer the Children's Home Finding
and Aid Society of Idaho, was a Wis
itor to Richfield the fore part OF
the week The school, which is To-
Gated in Boise, is doing d truly won
der1Gl work for the children of the
state. 1t is a privately supported
charity, but it's merit has been re-
cognized by the state to the point of
a liberal auxiliary state appropria
tion for it's maintenance. 1t is a
real home for the unfortunate child
ren---such a home as many thousand
of children in rich or Well-to-do or
aristocratic homes will never know.
Chi'dren are welcome there; they re-
ceive the parntal car, the medical
attendance, and school and social
privileges that are so often neglect
cd in the unheeding homes of today
Mr.. Hawk, or Rev. Christian, the
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-03-07
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
Call for Primaries to Select Dele
gates to Go to Rupert.

Call for Primaries to Select Dele
gates to Go to Rupert.
At meeting of the Republican
county Central Committee of Lincoli
County, held at Shoshone on Febru-
airy 18th, it was decided to hold a
county convention at Rupert, March
%, for the purpose of electing dele
gates to the State Convention at
Lewiston, on May 16, 1912, for the
purpose of selecting delegates to
the National Convention at Chicago,
June IS, 1912, for nominating can
didates for President and Vice-Pres-
ident. The delegates to this county
convention are apportioned as fol-
lows:
Shcshone, Il; Glover Creek, l;
Wendell, z; Minidoka, 2; Burns, 1;
Rupert, 10; Hepburn, Z; Coppdale,
2; Clear Lake, 2; Dietrich, 2; De-
W., DOlC Cl1AC, llilioQcilS,
Hall, 3; Acequia, 2; Bliss, 3; Rich
field, 4; Hagerman, 5; Goodine, 13.
A county chairman is to be sc
lected at the Rupert convention, to
fill the place left vacant by the res
ignation of Chairman ]. M. Hale.
The central committee did not
decide the manner for selecting the
delegates. but suggested that each
local committeeman call primary
and through popular vote learn
the wishes of the people.
Acting on the advice of the cen
trail committee, Precinct committee
man Mickelwait has issued a call
for republican primaries to 'be held
in Richfield precinct, at the Record
er office, Saturday, March 18th, the
polls to be open to all republicans @
those who will affiliate with the re-
publican party at the coming cleo |
lion. The polls will be open from1 |
o'clock until O'Clock p. m. All /
publicans are urged to attend.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-03-07
REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES.

March 16, at the Recorder Office,
From 1 Until 6 O'Clock.
Attention of all Republicans of
this precinct is called to the an
nouncement elsewhere in this issue,
fer the Republican primaries TO he
held in Richfield March 10, to Sc
lect delegates to tn county con-
vention at Rupert, March %. The
voting place will be the front office
of the Recorder, and the polls will
tie open from 1 O'Clock until 6. All
Republican voters are eligible.
Come out and vote, and get the
real sentiment of the community.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-03-07
superintendent of the Home, will be
in Richfield occasionally, on their
errands of mercy.
DEMOCRATIC POLITICS.
Harmonious Meeting at Gooding to
Elect New Officials

Several of the Richfield democrats
including H. B. Jones, K. G. Phelps
and j. F. Lenker, went down to
Gooding Friday night, to attend a
meeting of the democratic county
central committee. They had plan
ned to capture the county organiza-
ton for Richfield, but gave it up on
finding that Secretary Lechleiter,
now of Richfield, felt it necessary to
resign in order to look after his own
private business. H. D. Heist and
Chas Keefer, both of Shoshone, wert
finally chosen as chairman and sec
retary of the organization. Primar-
les are to be called soon to elect del
egates to the county convention to
be held at Gooding early in April
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-03-07

Practically all the snow is gone from
the Ricefeld tract, and the ground is
tfsawing out so that it will room be in
shape for spring plowing. 1t is expect
ed that water will be turned into all the
company canals about the 25th of this
month, so that every one who wants to
do early irrigation can have the water
to do it.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-03-07
Shifting the Blame.

Listen. says the author, his face
wreathed in smiles of delight Here
is a letter from gentleman who
says 1t may interest you to know
that ! began reading your latest story
yesterday evening on the train going
home Before | realized where was.
l had been carried fifty miles beyond
my destination.
The candid friend raised his eye
brows thoughtfuliy
But" he suggests. possibly II was
the motion of the train that put the
person to sleep"
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-03-07
Marked Down.

"A boil' observes our wise friend.
lis worth So to any man"
"Ye." we concede. listlessly glanc-
ing at a bargain sale advertisement
In the morning paper. but no doubt
it is worth only s498 to any woman"
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-03-07
The Canine tlowIoToqy.

There is nothing so very remark
able in the Atlantic City dog that can
tell time Every dog on earth can
tell time. That is. they can tell break
fast time. dinner time and supper
time. and know to minute when 1t Is
time to start their nightly howl
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-03-07
No Friend of His.

Il hear that you said | was the big
gest fool in town.
mo. sir, did not ! do not credit
you with enough ingenuity to take
front rank IN any profession"
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-03-07

Rain. snow, fog, frost and little bit
of sunshine have been the weather
characteristics for week past.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-03-07
PRAIRIE CITY. :
Symptoms cf Real Boom at Termi-
nus of Central Idaho Road

nus of Central Idaho Road
R. E. Mickelwait visited Prairie
with the firm belief that the new
City few days age, coming back
town at the end of the new railroad
is going to be great winner. A
nmber of lots have been sold there
this winter, several important busi-
nesses have contracted to go in, the
trains will be running into the town
by the time sheep men begin to ship
their lambs to market, an immense
acreage of small grain is being put
out because of the easy shipping fa-
cilities, and in every way they are
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-03-07
ADDISON t. SMITH
Candidate for the Republican Nom-
ination for ongress.

Addison T. Smith, of Twin Falls,
has annucnced his candidacy for the
republican nomination for congress,
for the second congressional place
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-31
ENDLESS FEATURES
FOR TRENTON FAIR
Greatest Eastern Exposition Will
Surpass All Former Rec
,ords In 1912.

Almost endless are the features that
| will be offered at the Trenton Fair of
1912, which is to be held Sept. 80 and
Oct. /, 2, 3 and 4. For twenty years
this Fair has enjoyed the enviable
reputation of being one of the greatest,
If not the greatest, in this country, and
there will be no falling short of this
reputation this year. On the contrary,
unless all signs fail. a new record will
be established.
The 1912 Trenton Fair will offer a
sensational, industrial, original and in,
%structiye feast so great as to class 1t
with some Of the national expositions.
only on d smaller scale.
Some of the features win be a horti-
cultural show unequaled by any fair
on this continent, an agricultural show
Of unusual merit, q great horse show,
and swine. a poultry, pigeon and
pet stock show. dog show, automo-
bile show, q city of machinery. four
days Of light harness racing, II day
Of daredevil motorcycle racing, a vaude-
vile show costing many thousands OF
dollars and introducing many Of the
worlds greatest performers and enter
%tainers, delightful band concerts by
Winkler's famous Second Regiment
band, merchants and trades display,
art and ladies' fancy work exhibit,
school children's exhibit, home and
dairy products exhibit, Il midway of
fun and novelty, aeroplane flights by
Americas most noted fiers. magnificent
parade Of cattle and horses, scores Of
amusement devices and a hundred 9th
er features that have ever been char
acteristic of the great Trenton Fair.
The grounds are beautiful and easy
Of access to all railroads and trolley
lines. and the one ambition Of the man
agement Is to do everything possible
for the comfort and pleasure of it's pa
irons.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-31
PATR0LMAN IS
NOW PENS|ONED
John E. Wood Ceases to be
Cop After Today.

After today Patrolman John E.
Wood will no longer be connected
with the police department of this
city, in which he has worked for
more than twenty year as a po-
liceman. His retirement by the
Board of Aldermen under provisions
of the veteran act becomes effective
tomorrow. Having served more than
twenty years, Mr.. Wood entered ap-
plication for retirement a few weeks
age. Resolutions authorizing the
same were adopted August 10, max
ing him the first policeman to be pen
stoned in this city. He will re-
ceive a pension of $50 a month.
Mr.. Wood retired from active po-
lice duty on August Is, at which
time he started on his annual Vaca-
ton. He has since been off duty and
will no longer act as a police officer
for the city. His former post in the
southern section of the city is now
being patroled at day by Patrolman
l.. c. Jensen. Patrolman Andrew
Jensen is covering L. G. Jensen's
former post in North Amboy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-31
CHILDREN EXHIBITS.

Secretary Mahlon Margerum and all
the directors of the Trenton Fair have
always realized how important it Is
to provide competition for school chill
dren. For several years the Trenton
Fair has astonished Its patrons with
the high quality of the work shown In
the exhibits of the children from the
schools The same policy that vas
adopted last year will be followed, and
there will be liberal prizes for manual
training work and horticultural ex-
hibits and gardening.
All entries for the manual training
competition should be mailed to the
secretary, marked Special Manual
Training Display" and entries for the
horticultural exhibit should be marked
Special Public School Exhibit" be-
fore Tuesday, Sept. "a. Exhibits must
be delivered at the Fair grounds be-
fore Saturday, Sept. %. at 4 O'Clock.
Entries must be certified by the
teacher. principal or county superin
tendent.
Tuesday, Oct. 1. will be the annual
Children's day. and all school children
will be supplied with admission tickets
by their teachers. 1t is requested
that teachers make thair applications
for the children's tickets to the secre-
tary at an early date. The Fair begins
Sept. 80 and closes Oct. 4.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-31
BIG
DAY FOR 7. R.
Women Cheer His Emphatic
Declaration for Suffrage.

st. Johnsbury, VT, Aug. 31.-In the
delivered here last night Colonel Roose-
welt brought to an enthusiastic culmi-
nation what has proved for him a sue
ceSsful day Of countryside campaign
ing. Not 70 many speeches were de-
livered as the day before, but invari-
keen interest and enthusiasm, and not
II Of the sallies with which he sue
ceeded in p~arrying embarrassing ques
tons but brought him sympathetic ap-
plsuse.
Speaking from the band stand on the
courthouse square. almost in the shad-
ow Of a Taft and Sherman banner,
Colonel Roosevelt expounded Progress
sive principles with a freedom he has
not hitherto shown. Most doubling
oma suffrage could have nothing to
complain of In the colonel's unequlva-
cal declaration that believing In the
equality of rights between men and
women eve are therefore for equal
suffrage for men and women"
Never before has he given In public
so full an outline Of the program which
the Progressive party In power would
adopt in its dealings with corpora
tons doing Interstate business. The
Progressive attitude toward labor and
Its proposed legislation ameliorating
labor conditions received similarly de
tailed consideration. And throughout
a crowd OF more than 1000 people, in
which women were strikingly in evil
dence, followed him with evident ear
estness and conviction. In his con-
fession of unqualified belief In the par
tictpation Of women In politics, for the
reason that those politics which most
need regulation are those which affect
women precisely as much as men,
Colonel Roosevelt took pains to make
plain the fact that his conversion was
brought about not by the women whose
chief interest was woman's suffrage.
but by those women who believed In
1t, but were busy graphing with the
social n industrial problems of the
day.
To Miss Jane Adams he paid q
hearty tribute In the acknowledgment
Of her services to the Progressive
party.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-31
ACTIVITIES ON
FAIRGROUNDS

About seventy-five playground
lads and lassies gathered on the Ne
vile street grounds yesterday after
noon to enjoy a treat afforded them
by Miss Hanson and Valentine Affler-
bach, the instructors of the grounds,
as an appropriate ending of the re-
lations between the Fairgrounds at
tendants, their instructors and the
Fairgrounds activities. Besides the
seyenty-fve there were two scribes,
who also through the kindness and
hospitality of the instructors took
part in the fun.
Candy, of four or five varieties,
peanuts, and baked potatoes, were
served. And oh yes, we wouldn't
forget the watermelon! That was
served too. Such a happy lot Of
children (and scribes were never
seen before on such an occasion.
One probably would suppose that the
children would make a grab for the
eatables when they first put their
glimmers on 1t. But this was not the
case yesterday afternoon. The two
scribes found an orderly crew Of at
tendants when they arrived at the
pidyBrOuuuS. NO nlldIlOub sHoutiuS
or unkind words were heard from
one towards another. They acted
like the most pleasant and agreeable
crowd of children that we're ever
gathered sev~enty-hve strong on one
occasion. Miss Hanson and Mr.. Az
f1erbach had complete control over
all the attendants. Their orders
were obeyed simultaneously and not
one was disregarded. (Other play
grounders take notice!)
If Neville street playgrounders are
to be judged by, the children who
have taken part In the Fairgrounds
movement this year have received
more development than can be ex-
pected in every way, which leads to
the good road.
Games were played yesterday af-
ternoon In conjunction with the "big
feed" Louis Gatusky, the star ath-
lete of the grounds. was awarded a
gold medal for his performances. In
stead of ribbons being given as prizes
for the events yesterday. watermelon
and candy were given the winners.
Cora De Rusha, the star girl athlete
won several of the events, while
Anna Jensen performed several brill
liant feats. 1t was a merry lot {
children that departed, but when or
overheard that it was the last da
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-31
GIRL DEAD IN
BED; GAS ON
Margaret Cuba of Fords VIC
tim at Rutherford.

Margaret Cuba, fourteen years
old, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Cuba, of Fords, who was found dead
in her room at 1876 Sylvan street,
Rutherford, with the gas turned on
Thursday morning, will be buried
in st. John the Baptist Greek Cath
Ollie cemetery, this city, at 8 O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon.
Margaret, who had only secured
the position as a domestic with a
family at the address in Rutherford
on Wednesday, had gone to her
home at $50 o'clock at night. At
$50 O'Clock the next morning the
family with whom she had gone to
work for detected the odor Of gas.
1t is believed that she blew out the
gas before getting into bed. DR.. S.
e. Armstrong, of Rutherford, who
was called, said that death was
caused by asphyxiation from illumi-
mating gas. Undertaken Michael
zylka, of this city, brought the body
of the girl to her home yesterday
from John T. Collins undertaking
place in Rutherford. 1t was at this
place that the bodies of the mother
and six children who were burned to
death in a fire at that place were
brought yesterday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-31

NEWS &A

Routine business was all that
was transacted at a brief meeting
of Lawrence Lodge, Odd Fellows,
last night in Odd Fellows hall.
Marcus Schantz was again arrested
this morning by PatrOleman Tonnesen
for being drunk.
A man has a right to exclude a trou-
blesome mother-in-law from his home in
this city, under a decision made by
Recorder Kehoe last night. 1t devel-
oped in a case in which Mrs. Mary
Drudak complained against her hush
and, Michael Drudak, AMI Mrs. May
Jacko for assailing her character.
Employees of the Standard Under
ground Cable Works expect their excur.
sion today to Coney Island to be one of
the most successful yet held.
Plans are completed for the picnic
and summer night festival of the Perth
Amboy Quartet Club at Nickeing's
grove, Monday. Music by Prof. Stein
hauser's orchestra.
The loss of a little grey donkey, be-
lieved to have been stolen Thursday
night was reported to the police this
morning by Edward Cone, of Colonia.
Fees collected for building permits
issued by Building Inspector Michael
J. Mcnamara, in August amounted to
$174.
While crossing State street near Eas-
ton street at II O'Clock this morning
a horse attached to a light delivery
wagon was hit by a south bound Public
Service trolley ear. The animal wa:
knocked off its feet but vas uninjured
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-31
HUGHES LIKELY To 0P-
POSE JAMES SMITH JR.
IContinued from page IL

sNUutllucu IEOku udk6 l.F
been expected, it came with more
defniteness than ever and in state
Democratic circles it was regarded
as settled that the ex-senator would
get into the race to fight Governor
Wilson .
Action Expected.
1t is known that the governor and
his close political allies have been
expecting for the last two or three
weeks that Senator Smit. would en-
ter the Held against them and,
therefore, they have been greatly
concerned at the persistence which
the various Democratic candidates
for United States Senator have stood
by the decision to fight for the nom
iLation. For the past two weeks
Governor Wilson, State Chairman
Grosscup, former Judge H%udspeth
and other Democratic leaders have
been e~ndeavoring to bring about a
conference Of all the candidates with
the aim of eliminating all but one,
in order to present a united front
against the Smith forces. This con-
ference YVES finally held yesterday
afternoon at the sumner capitol.
Congressman Hughes, former Judge
Wvstcott.a and State Senator William
T.. Gebhardt, the three candidates,
met with the governor and there was
an earnest confab oyer the situation.
Must he United.
the meeting was behind
eosed doors. it was learned today
that there was some pretty plain talk
and 1t was made peri .ctly clear that
the progressives, led by Governor
Wilson, could not afford to enter the
campaign with their forces divided,
particularly when 1t was practically
a certainty that Senator Smith would
be in the field against them. The
candidates we're all made to under
stand that the present situation
might not only j%eopardize the Demo
e-atic chance of landing the next
United States senator but also would
greatly weaken the governors presi-
Dental campaign in New Jersey and
thereby work against him through
out the country.