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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-07-04
Public Opinion is Aroused

A tax payers league is being or
eanized in several north Idaho coun-
ties for the purpose of investigating
the taxation of railway grants and
script lands which have es-
caped taxation entirely in the past.
Dereliction of duty is charged against
both state and federal officers in that
thew have permitted these lands to
remain unsurveyed for many years ears
It is stated that there are over 2,OOO,-
600 acres of land in north Idaho over
which there is provisionary titie
held and which shold be subject to
taxation but are exempt because they
are unsurveyed. These lands are in
Shoshone, Clearwater Idaho and
Bonner counties. Their value is esti-
mated at from $75,OOOOOO to $780,
100000. The cost Of surveying them
would not exceed $4,000 The people
will take the matter up both at Boise
and at Washington. -
The people of the entire state will
sympathize with the counties of north
Idaho. To be>sure it is to their inter-
ests to do so, but aside from any sell
fish Interest they hope that these
lands will be made to pay their share
of the cost of government. 1t was
enough that railroads were given the
lands in the first place. They should
not be permitted to escape taxation
until they become worth
hundreds Of millions of dol
lars. The common taxpayer of
the state is heavily burdened. Those
who are rich and able to pay too fire.
quently escape although. we seldom
hear of such fragrant cases as the
one cited here.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-07-04
Parkinson Vindicated

The people of Idaho are greatly
exercised at present over the bad odor
in which their irrigation securities
are held. The legislature authorized
and the Governor appointed 4 COM
mission to see what could be done.
This commission is now hard at work.
While it is at work it is refreshing
to learn that Hon. George G. Parkin-
son, formerly treasurer of the Onei-
da Irrigation district, has been vim
dicated in court. The charges
against Parkison were filed three
years ago and last week Judge Bulge
rendered the decree vindicating
Observation-Disclosures, treasurer; A.
w. Hart, secretary; and A. D. Hen
derson, president.
If there was ever an irrigation pro-
ject which brought discredit upon
Idaho securities It was the Oneida
Irrigation district. It fell into the
hands of good Mormons and they
did not fail to fitch their fellow
churehmen. Nothing in the line Of
frenzied finance in the widest dreams
of Tom Lawson ever -equaled the es-
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-07-04
PERTINENT news OF
State WITH OUR
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contrary. providing it is for his pri-
H.tc consumption. The Haight bin
or;o;naliv carried the provision that
o. shaii be unlawful for any person
81 hr;no or deliver into any prohibi-
t;or district in this state, or have up
~, h;s nerson. or in his personal lug
on or keep in his residence, if such
= not place of business, for his pri-
vate use, intoxicating liquors in ex-
ce.. of one ~ gallon, or one % case
If beer containing not more than
twenty-four quart bottles
The Haight bill was amended by
Senate bill No. l68 which repealed the
section above quoted. This last bill
was approved March 10. Thus, to
quote from the Pocatello Tribune.
at will be seen that the legislature
of +he same session frowned upon the
effort to fix a limit on individual pos
session. and by declining to fix such
limit conveyed no suggestion that
H. Individual could have no liquor at
iii hut rather left the matter. stand
nr.c;selv as it was at the beginning,
and The local option law, nor any other
law. fxes and such limit
CHOW It might be implied that
court would have the discretion to
sd;udee that the individual is not
entitled to any quantity of liquor,
Int dhe laws themselves carry no
such assumption, and did q court
assume that prerogative it would
manifestly be for ulterior. motives.
largely political, as such ruling
would be cleary in violation OF the
personal liberty constitutional priv
ileee in the enjoyment Of ones
possession, and the United States
supreme court has upheld this prin-
ciple. In declining to fix the limit
the assembly abided by the right OF
the individual to have any amount,
provided it was not for sale, as sale
Is regulated"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-07-04

capades of this delectable trio
Parkinson was charged with cheating
and defrauding the district. To as
certain whether he did this, and, per
haps, to give public opinion a>chance
to cool down little, expert account
ants took three years time. How
they ever found out whether he did
or not will remain mystery to the
end of time as the books of the treas
urer were kept on the backs of en-
velopes; paper bags and miscella-
neous odds and ends of paper. The
amount which passed through the
hands OF the three men totaled five
hundred thousand dollars, and then
the irrigation system was poorly
constructed and far from. finished.
Bonds and warrants of the district
were sold and discounted as the three
ofhcers saw fit. Contracts were
awarderded to favorites and paid for
when half completed. An attorney
employed by the district to fight
Parkinson ct al. mysteriously failed
to appear in court at critical time
1t was shown in court that the three
men specialized with and used the
funds of the district When one of
them saw chance to make a little
easy money he did not hesitate to use
district money-temporarily of course.
1t is said that the district money was
used by these men to discount dis
trict warrants, they of course taking
the discount. And now they are vim
Dictated. We have no means of know
ing what Oneida Irrigation district
bonds are worth but we will lay a
small wager that they will not bring
over so cent on the dollar in the open
market
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-07-04
COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT

he cOlege commencement exer-
cises were held in the auditorium at
Sterry Hall, Thursday at 1880 a. m
This was the third commencement
held on Thursday morning of Com
mencement and the increased attend
ance indicates that the community is
beginning to respond more after the
manner of college towns in older COM
munities in respect to this which
should be the biggest feature and eli
max of commencement week.
The special music numbers were
given by Mrs. F. F. Beale and Mr..
-Westrope in their usually effective
manner. The prelude by Prof. Beale
furnished a happy introduction and
was highly appreciated.
DR.. Boone could hardly have made
a happier choice for his surprise COM
mencement speaker. The choice
proved TO be the popular pastor OF
the Parma Presbyterian church, the
Rev. Bruce ], Gifin.
Mr:. Jeffries. community has been
signally loyal in supporting with gifts
and students to the college, no little
OF which Is due to his own interest
His address on "The Moral and
ANSu8sOuS AS00S0SiOu III Jul SOuCkCS
and Universities" was a remarkabl
well balanced plea for the full round
ed education of our youth. He
stressed the need of religious educa-
ton having. as science place in
our curriculum, equal in importance
and worth with the mechanical scienc-
es aud ancient language culture.
lhe lecturer was eminently down.
to-datc in his conclusions and the
manner and style of his deliverance
found hearty response in the audience.
His address was. delivered in charac-
teristic downright earnestness-the
eloquence of the heart rather than
the schools and made q distinctive
impression. All felt amply repaid
and rejoiced in DR.. Boone's choice
decidedly.
The presentation of diplomas BY
DR.. Boone was prefaced fittingly in
q characteristic address from the
Doctor which the audience enjoyed
IS thoroughly as the graduates.
The graduates this year were the
Misses Rice and Swatman and
Messrs. Newman of Middleton, Ed
gar Cakes and James Boone of Cald-
we'll. A good class of whom much is
exepteed in the work-a-day world.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-07-04
Indication are unintelli9ihle

The Tribune never pretended to be
much of prophet when it came to
Democrats. Our acquaintance with
Democrats is limited. We know Mark
Bates, James Cason, 0. D. Castater
and Fred Floed, but they are all for
eigners. OF course there are few
Democrats in Caldwell but they are
all applicants for the postoffice and
don't count. Under such conditions
we could not be expected to be ia
miliar with the doings in the camp
President Wilson has made a few
appointments in Idaho but we are
unable to figure out whether the Du-
bois- Hawley> crowd or the Nugent-
Pence clique is in the saddle. We
suspect that there are others in the
. same boat, among them not a few
Democrats. 1t would be a great re-
lief to us if some authority would
give us clue. We read one day that
Nugent has landed a position, and
the next that a Dubois man has been
given~a bigger and better one. The
next nondescript is appointed and so
she goes. What we want to know
is who is going to hand over the
real plums and why is Dubois spend
ing so much time in Washington. He
proved conclusively the other day
that he was not lobbying. Well, what
is he doing? Having laid aside all
claims to the gift of prophecy we will
proceed to enlighten you. Senator
Dubois is in Washington for the
purpose of fixing things for the real
fireworks. President Wilson is strong
for harmony. Heneeds it in his bus
mess. Some time ago he and Champ
Clark harmonized to long and hap
Ply fare-you-well. 1t was one of the
niftiest harmonies we have heard in
ID years coming August Well SEN
ator Dubois is harmonizer from way
back and then again he amt. At pres
ent he is. To make the Clark-Wilson
harmony permanent and effective the
Senator must be harmonized too. The
way to do this is let him pick out
about IS. or 40 of the real plums to be
had in Idaho and then let him pick
out IS or 40 men who are to pluck
the .plums: That is about what will
happen. The ,Nugent crowd will be
allowed to have the plums that are
not really up to standard-the .culls
you might say. So dear reader, if
perchance you are Democrat with
a hankering, and what Democrat
hasn't one? we advise you to quietly
get next to the Dubois band wagon.
Don't board it at once but be in the
immediate vicinity of the vehicle.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-07-04

instrument she looked intently into
the face of the audience and started
off like nightingale with the song
the organ refused to play. Her clear
little voice, soft and low, was an in
spiration.
Not all the pretty little girls live in
the towns and not all good looking
big folks walk on sidewalks and not
all the clean shirt waists stay inside
the city limits.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-07-04

The Tribune Child Discoverer was,
this week. standing at Onweiler on
the Interurban two miles above Meri-
dian when two little fairies looking to
be about 6 and came up to take the
car that was soon due.
The eldest little girl broke the So
cial ice at once by saying she was
uneasy about sending her sister on
the car alone, as it was the first time
she had ever allowed her to 60 with
no one to look after her.
Presently the car come in sight
and the dimpled< arm of the little tot
was raised as signal for the car to
stop.
Now" said the little tot; 81 must
tell the conductor just where to put
sister off the car. She is going to a
birthday party and is going to have a
very fine time. didn't get an invita-
ton for it is only for younger chill
dren"
l lifted the wee fairy to the car and
a sweet little voice from the platform
called to the conductor. "Mr. Con-
ductor, now you take good care of
sister and put her off at the church at
Meridian"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-07-04
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that at the
July meeting of the Board of County
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-07-04

Commissioners shall apply for au-
thority to appoint one deputy and
other special help in my Office.
WILL MONK,
Treasurer and Ex-Oficio Tax Col
lector j6-jyll
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-07-04

two or three sticks of hoarhoundg
of every nickel's worth he gets.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-07-04

Your Child Discoverer went to some
mechanics this week and started them
to figure on a stack drier. The plan
Is to force currents of hot air into the
wet stack and drive out the moisture.
It's thought that 10 cents per ton
VIII cry the wettest kind of stack
OF alfalfa. # they are successful It
means the farmers may go right
anead and stack their alfalfa, even in
the rain. There will be no more time
lost and no more hay damaged.
An outfit cost $500 would dry out
4OOO tons of wet alfalfa in "a hours.
The hot air will be pumped Though
large pipe or two that has been
thrust through the stack, the cur
rents dismissed into the hay through
q few large perforations Four or FIVE
ship.
The other day your {. D. was in
one OF the grocery stores on Main
street when 1 little boy was looking
anxious upon "A big of immense cher.
ries. In the hurly-burly in the store
nobody had seen the little hero. He
SHE'D up to the cherries and took
one in his fingers and looked it over
critically, smacked his lips and smiled
sweetly and laid it down among the
others and turned and walked back
where the clerks were hard at work
there he gave his business like order
and waited until it was filled. It's
dollars to doughnuts that he wasn't
over seven and that his mother can
see a beautiful Easter bonnet with
out palpitation and that his dad takes
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-07-04

And the preacher had his funeral to
But the load of hee it wouldn't stee,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-07-04
TR|bUNE'S Child
D|SCOVERER

with apologies. to Dan Banks)
a young man wearing negligee
Climbed on top of load of hee,
and
left
the 4-.
fork
Sticking
down
this
wee.
Wee;
this
up
stuck
the
fork
And the DrAacher had h;e f,,oar,1 T.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-09

tat. The seasons are such that there
Is an abundance of green feed all the
year around and the COW has no pc
Rod Of inactivity when She quits work
humps her back and tries to keep from
freezing.
Imperial county is the heaviest bul
ter producing county in the state and
the product brings the highest prices
where it is marketed, which is princi
pally in Los Angeles. The present in
come of the farmers from this industry
is estimated at about 100000 a
month.
lngle cites an instance where ar
Imperial farmer cleared $500 a month
from alfalfa and cows on 40 acres.
He could not recall the name. but gave
as his authority for his statement the
editor Of the Imperial Valley Press.
ALFALFA DAIRY FOOD
Alfalfa is the principal food III the
dairy business. 1t grows the year
round and green pasture is always On
hand. No cutting of hay is necessary
unless more is grown than the stock
can eat. 1t is just a process of irri-
eating one field Of alfalfa and turning
the cattle into another after it has
grown up.
This is what is known as a com
paratively dry season in California. and
in many sections there is not enough
feed on the ranges To keep cattle alive
Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-09
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS OF
VILLA FARMS INVESTMENT
COMPANY
Ell Centre, Cal, May 10th, 19f

Ell Centre. Cal, May 10th, 1913.
Notice is hereby given that, in pursu-
ance of a resolution and order of the
Board of Directors of the VILLA
FARMS INVESTMENT COMPANY, a
corporation organized and existing un-
der the laws of the State of California,
unanimously adopted at a special meet
ing of said board. called for the pur-
pose, duly held on the 9th day OF May,
1913, at the office of said corporation.
in said City Of Ell Centro. in said State
of California, a meeting of the said
stockholders of said corporation is
hereby called for and will be held at
the office of said corporation, in its
office, in said City, on Tuesday, the
18th day of July. 1918, at s o'clock in
the evening of that day, for the pur-
pose of considering and acting upon
the proposition to increase the capital
stock of said corporation from Twenty
Five Thousand Dollars divided ints
Two Hundred and Fifty shares Of the
par value Of one hundred dollars each,
to One Hundred Thousand Dollars di-
vided into One Thousand shares of the
par value of One Hundred Dollars
each.
The amount to which II Is proposed
to increase the capital stock is One
Hundred Thousand Dollars.
BY order Of the Board of Directors.
r. B. MOORE
Secretary of the VILLA FARMS IN
VESTMENT COMPANY.
Dated May 18th. 1913.
i,xf fuIA A
Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-09

"A TACT most anything that grows. AnG
the big point to the farmer is that In
Per'al valley fruits command the big.
sest prices as they are the first of thc
season to reach the market
The newest industry which probably
Is attracting the most attention is the
raising Of cotton. The cotton industry
aas been found so profitable there tha.
&nere was not enough seed this year ia
supply the demand. This years plant
ing covers an area more than three
dmes as great as that of last year
"a 1912. 5000 acres We're planted with
cotton. This year it has been increased
30 10000 acres and more would have
been planted had the farmers been
able to obtain bigger supply of seed
Of the long staple.
COTTON BIG INDUSTRY
Ii Is claimed that the cotton grows
ana natures here better than in the
southern states and that there are no
pests to contend with as in the South.
Possible profits to be made in cot
con raising are enormous. Actual re-
suits achieved by one cotton grower
IN 1912 gave him 25 bales from IL
Scres with net profit of s73 an acre,
Or total profit Of sS76.
Another established and profitable
Industry Is dairy farming, which is de-
veloping to large proportions Nearly
$4,000 cows Of superior breeding are
busy twelve months of the year con-
yerting alfalfa and sunshine into butter
Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-09

There never is dry season in Imperial
valley and as result thousands o.
cattle are being shipped in from vari-
ous parts Of this state and from Arizona
to secure pasture in The green alfalfa
fields.
Even III wet seasons cattle are
shipped into the valley from Califor
mia. Arizona and New Mexico for fat
tening. This is a practice that will
BE- felt in san Diego after the com
rietion of the san Diego and Arizona
railway. according - experienced cattle
men and packers. They say that bic
meat packing plants VIII be established
here for handling the cattle. sheep an:
hogs which are grown ana fattened
III the valley at very small cost
Armour < Co. already have secured q
site for a large plant. conslsting Of
several acres near Tia Juana
HOGS ARE RAISED
Hogs have been found highiJ profit
able in the valley. From the young
pic to a 3OO-pound porker il finds its
c,Nr living in the alfalfa fields. :ShiDl-
milk from the DAIRY branch Of HE farm
ESQ is used with good results on the
swine. 1t Is said that there are ap-
proNimately l13, 900 swine in tn" lI:lL y
and this number is increasing from d1,
80 day. Ten months from Dirth the
hog is finished off with three OF four
weeks OF feeding in barley fields. The
hard grain hardcns tn" flesh and gives
tOOthsOme flavor to the meat.
There are now about 100000 sheep
in the valley. being brought in from
the mountains of Utah and Nevada,
fattened and then shipped to market.
The number being brought in yearly
is rapidly increasing, due to the pIen-
tiful and cheap feed obtainable in the
valley. The sheep are pastured on
both alfalfa and growing barley fields.
More than 100000 acres OF alfalfa and
t16, 900 acres Of barley were grown in
the valley last year and much addi-
tional acreage has been added this
year.
Cantaloupes and watePmelons are an
important factor in swelling the bank
account Of the farmer who raises
them. Imperial valley eantaloupes are
the first to reach any market in the
country and command price Of their
own. They bring the quickest returns
of any crop yet planted in the vaiiey.
The seed is planted about February /
Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-09
HOLDS CANTALOUPE RECORD

middle Of August.
HOLDS CANTALOUPE RECORD
The valley holds the record shipment
for the hrs,ber Hf Carloads of eanta-
loupes shipped in one day of more
than 40 cars. In one season 5000
carloads were shipped. An idea of tire
enormity of this product can be imag-
med when it is known that the South
ern Pacific recently sent seven extra
switch engines into the valley TO han
die the melon crop. 1t is estimated
that This years crop will bring i'll
$3.50 900 each month.
The climate and soil are ideal for
the growing of asparagus and onions.
These crops grow in abundance and
are marketed six weeks ahead Of any
other place in the United States,
proving very profitable.
Imperialites are enthusiastic over the
great possibilities Of date culture in
the valley. They believe from expert
ence that it promises to be the best
date producing district in the world.
With Coachella and one locality in Ari-
Zona it holds a monopoly on that prod
uct in the United States.
Poultry raising is an industry that
is conducted as a side issue in the
valley, though it is. profitable there
and could be managed on a large scale.
The fact that there is practically no
rain and no de wor fog allows chick
ems and turkeys to thrive marveIOusiy
well. On dairy farm they are raised
practically without expense on the
things that otherwise might he wasted.
In the warm dry climate the young
birds require practically no care and
| the older ones forage for themselves.
MANY TURKEYS RAISED
1t is no unusual thing for mother
| turkey or chicken to bring up a brood
| to mature age without loss Of single
/ chick with no attention whatever from
her owner, The turkey harvest OF
| 1912 brought to the Imperial valley
more than 100000, more than 10000
birds having been shipped from the
various valley points between Thanks
giving and Christmas, while more than
| 10000 We're consumed in the valley
making a total income from the birds
Of $4,000. The turkeys in the
valley brought on an average SITE
each.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-09
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION


Department Of the Interior, Y, s. Land
office at Los Angeles, Cal, May g.
1913.
Notice is hereby given that Arthur
-, Ny 1o1S n,aSa IInmastaa'a " ~ 80
try. No. O149S4, for Tract sS. Township
Is and 16 5, Range IL f. S. b. Meridian,
has filed notice of intention to make
commutation proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before the
Clerk of the Superior Court of Imperial
County at Ell Centre, California on the
q. m.
Claimant names as witnesses: John
w. Spargur, John Fl. Huff, Daniel Boon.
all OF Seeley, CAL, and John B. Davis Of
Mobile, California.
FRANK buren,, Register.
I'm. v. Press. E. c. Republication. Not
coal lands. June ..
Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-09

For Rent-Modern Groom apart
ment, 626 Commercial. Ed Royce
Adv. II
Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-09

! Come to Kelly's Nursery for Marsh s
seedless grapefruit, vienless sweet po-
tatO plants and gypsum. West of post
| IOffice.-Adv. tt
Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-09

Elmer A. Todd will receive piano
pupils for summer class at any time.
Studio Davis building.-Adv. tt
Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-09

Why does Royce move most of the
Pianos ADV. II
Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-09
TRANSFERS Of VALLEY REALTY
Compiled by the Peoples Abstrac'
and Trust Company

The Ballou Ranch, corp, to Fred
1915. subject to right OF way in 49,
280 Deeds.
Marie l.. Smith to w. E. Whsle, tr
271, 1913 and 1913, 1888 A, subject
to rights Of way to county and Water
Co. N. 1; also 1O2 shares No. 1.
U. S. DeMoulin to S. c. & Mary
Baldwin, lots Z, s, 9. 10, IL, IL, 13, IA,
blk g. Brawley
Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-09
PATENT
L CERTIFICATE

United States to Samuel P. Early
lots 8, 13, 16 and NWA NEA sec %
1h-11 1oO
Imperial Valley press., 1913-06-09
IMPERIAL VALLEYS
MARVELLOUS PROSPERITY
AST0N|SHES WORLD

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