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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-02-12

John R. Brown, Iowa.

During the past four or hye months
ma0y farmers In the territory contig-
uous to Sioux city, la. nave learned
a lesson in regard 20 the value OF vac
cinating hogs against cholera by the
so-called serum virus or double meth
Cd over 20, 600 bogs have been vac.
cinated hy that method at the Sioux
City stock yards during that time
and tile same thing has been going
on at other markets. Farmers have
purchased these inlmunized hogs at
the yards at from 10 to IL cents per
pound 10 restock tnelr farms Wade
hog less through ci'olera ravages. Men
who lad cholera in their herds. or
sba feared au outbreak on account OF
the disease being on neighbofing
farms. have shipped their pigs by the
carload % market.
Much OF the tremendous cholera
loss u roughout the corn belt this
year could have been avoided II gfoN
ere bad vaecInated their pigs i'm
medlately after weaning, Ahen but .
relatively small amount OF serum aud
virus would bays been required to
/ render tnem Immune to cholera for
/ life. But until recently compare.
lively few farmers have mad conf
dence In vaccination, and consequent.
/ ly, have been unsilling to have any
Z thing to do sitb the process. Now
/ however, since there are droyes IL
nearis every neigbbirhOod that hay'
lived through The cholera season aftsi
being gAccinAted. aud other drove
that have actually come out Into th'
country from the ch0iera-reskinI
stock yards and have made RooC
gains, there sre plenty Of object les
Sous IL demonstrate that imIuaitl
10 cholera eau be insured hogs q
vacciastioa Next sprinr dountiss
no.e pigs sill be Saecinated thai
aay one nos has anf idea 1i, and II
= feN years hog eholers may possibil
b. stamped out la this connection
saere are tes Things that farmer
snoAld ger siearly iB mind; First
vaccination is cot cure for cholera
il is only a preventative. From thi
IL follows that ~ asB should pat OF
szccinating until his herd has ~
come detected ~itb tie disease; vac
J cinats when the hogs are healthy
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-02-12

The Pahsimaroi oratorieai eon,est
wrs held last Friday evening, there
being but two schools, May and Ellis,
represented, there were only four
contestants Marjorie Ellis and Owen
Wilson from MAY, and Myrtle Mid.
koIi aud Clarence B1fstedt from Ei.
lis. The latter did honor to their
scnool but the judges gave both 81
the May representatives hrEt places,
ln addition 20 these four nunlOers
the audience was favored hy excel.
lent selections rendered by Miss
Chapman, Mrs. Davis, Emma Ham
mond and Mr. Kelley.
The athletic contest in the after
noon. vas also very interesting, with
George Ellis representing the Ellis
-chooi, and Edward popeJoy May.
rbe boys acre about tue same age,
out SO much cannot be said Of their
Size. as the Ellis boy il much the
largsr. Attic Edward did excellent
work, he failed to gain one point
with the Hsrculesn strsngth OF
Ge1ige.
Julius Aael1er, the pShsimaroi for
eat ranger, just returned from MscK'
~. where he has bssn attending 10
1Iiicial business at the Forest Office.
Mrs. Delung's little six ysar-oid
girl died at PAtterson last "Wednesday
At seven y. N. Funeral services we're
held at Asy Friday zfternoan. Mrs
ID long care into Pansimaroi about
a week before thiBking the climate
would benefit the enild's health, She
vas AFFLICTED with tuberculosis Of the
Lungs, together sith ear and throat
trouble
Kate Hammond and ISye Short
have given mp tile Chailis switch
board q Mrs Mckinney and dangn-
ter. Kate has returned home ana
1--WE wili be nome 10 about week
The play. "old Maids Convsn-
lion produced by home talent al
Chalis sas q grand success. Over
one hundred dollars we're cleared and
everyone present got his moaeys
worth.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-02-12

Washington. Feb. 4, lin the belief
that u real opport unity would be
opened for the RED men To aid Ia pro-
ducing enough beef 10 supply de-
nand which now far exceeds the pro-
tuition, Secretary Lane announced 10
iay that the Indians on the Fort
Hall reservation In Idaho are TO he
encouraged In raising more livestock,
specially cattle. To that end tue
secretary has recommended to Presi-
dent Wilson that go. 900 OF the avail.
able balance OF $50, 600 in the treas
ury to the credit Of the Fort Hal In.
dians be expended In the purchase oil
bulls, cows and heifers and horses OF
an improved type. There are nov
only about 1000 cattle on the FeseI va.
tion, Though there Is plenty OF range
for $4,000 mead OF stock. Secretary
Lanes new policy OF encouraging the
Indians TO raise more cattle will be-
extended to other tribes. The sscre'
AIRY expresses con6dsnce in the abIl-
lty OF the lnuians to become success
ful stock raisers and herders.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-02-12
Another Controversy Settled.

The name of Gregory Jones has
been sent to the senate by President
Wilson for continuation for post mas
ter Mt Blackfoot and when this is
done 1t will end the long contest for
the position. 1t Is n victory OF the
Elder Nugent faction of the party
over Dubois.
Mr.. Jones is son of Col. j. W..
Jones, deceased, and has had fifteen
years training In Office work Ct the
most exacting character and will be
eminently qualified TO take up his
duties as postmaster and handle 1t
we'll from the start.
Reports from Washington indicate
that former Senator Dubois appeared
before the committee on post Office
affairs and made protest that caus'
ed the confirmation os Gergory Jones
appointment TO be held up.
Until recently Dubois and Jones
nave heea close political friends, bui
then politics makes strange bed fel'
lows. Idaho Republican.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-02-12
MASS MEETING CALLED.

Mayor Peterson.nas called mass
meeting OF the citizens of Salmon. To
be held at the council rooms at $
O'Clock, Wednesday evening, Febru-
ary Is. The purpose of the meeting
is to tind ways and means whereby
the lire protection OF the city can be
improved.
In the past the city fire depart
ment has been conducted by a few
public spirited citizens VINO volun.
teered their services in times of IRE.
and through dances ana other forms
of enleflainnent made tile money e.
finance the exp nses OF the depart
ment. Bot they wish 10 disorgahixe
and turn over the responsibility to
tile city, OF some other Organization
whie can devote more tiaie 20 the
upkeep OF Tue depar rtment. as the eits
Is reaching a Size that IL needs amplt
means of protection and calls for j
great deal et work and expense. Ful
this reason the city council, through
the mayor, naa called mass meeting
of the citizens, to ascertain thet
VIEWS and formulate plans for carry
Ing them out Every citizen OF Sal
mon, who is interested in the ~elfar,
Of the city sbanld be present
IL Is said that the present equip
meut Is insufficient for the present
needs OF the city ia case OF fire, tina
the hose cart IL too heavy 10 be pull
ed quickly, aud that there Is onl!
about 500 feet Of sersiceable hose
Whatever methsd of fire protection /
adoped in the future will probabi
make IL necessary fnr new supplies 4
be secured. and the purpose Of tn
meeting is to tind plan to make th
department capable, on an economics
basis, Of protecting the city frou
lire. Salmon has aeen very fortu
nate Ia having had no serious hrr
for 50 long time, aud We has
crown SO accustomed to this sense 0
security Thar little Thought has bee
given 10 the Are department, 0u
with the present equipment a dlsas
trous fire might occur at any tilue
rhe old saying, An ounce Of pre-
vention Is worth pound Of cure,
in apulicable ia this case.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-02-12

The folloWinR article in the Denver
Mining and Financial Rec rd lis OF
the activity in the Butte, Wisocm &
Pacific railroad.
Lieutenant. Governor W. K. Allen,
Of Butte. advises the fscal agents of
tue Boston & Montana Development
company here that ne will start
breaking ground on the new Butte,
Wisdom Il Pacific Railway early In
February and the division from Di-
vide, on the Oregon Short Line, 10
Dewey, where the company hss es-
tablished construction nt adqusrteFs,
will De pushed through tie winter
and spring. At Dewey the road will
branch up the Wise river 10 Conet
Mountaia, ElkIofn district OF Beaver
head county, Montana, where the
new compsny Is pushing ahead witu
ths.driving Of toe S0Oo-foOt tnnnfi.
President Allsn calculates tnat above
this tunnel the eompany has 72,oo.
zoo tons Of ore OF shipping gfader
making the propertF one Of tbs
"whales' among the biz copper de
pusits of the country Mr.. Allen hai
boone beaviis interested 30 tie cat
tle-fseding industry Of the Big Hoi'
b.Sin. through which the railrsaC
viii be built It Is nOt unlikely tina
the new rvad nay b-coIns Ink II
the ain system 30 run iron 81 Pau
via Butte Boise and Winnem0cca &
San Francisco. Tribune.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-02-12
SUNDAY SCHOOL SOCIAL

he young pe0ple Of Rev. Bush's
Sunday school class we're most pleas
antly entertained at the Mcdonald
home last Friday evening. Each
guest was requested to wear some
thi1g appropriate to the month in
which they were worn, and a great
deal OF fun was had in guessing the
birthday of the guests.
This game ~as followed by an auto
mobile race. Each person was given
picture of certain make of an auto
and told that about the house there
we're nine others numbered eonsecu-
lively aud they were required to find
them in their rec ular order and bring
thsn one at time to the Judges,
the Gne securing the ten OF his autos
first won the race. This is said to
have neen very livley race and the
cars made record time. The company
then chose sides and questions per-
tanning TO birthdays we're propound-
ed TO each side in turn, the side los
in9 In this contest vas to entertain
the Others in pantomime.
This was followed by hunting
game. That is, certain articles we're
hidden abuut the house, the names
OF which were so obscured MS to re-
quire guessing as well as hunting.
At The conclusion of the games the
tables we're spread and delicious re-
freshments were served, after which
some time was devoted TO music and
singing college songs. There we're
about twenty-five guests and eact
pronounced it one of the most pleas
ART social affairs of the winter.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-02-12
JUMPS IN
SALMON RIVER

There was considerable excite
u ent in town Wednesday morning
wneh /. was learned that some one
had jumped over the Salmon bridge
into the river,
Tuesday night apout lI:30 O'Clock
as George Brown was going home as
he approached the bridge from the
east side ne saw someone strike tie
water not far from the east side,
and heard groan. He AT once mo-
tiffied the authorizes butt they we're
unable TO learn anything about the
matter until this morning, when Il
was learned from letter addressed
to Judge McCracken that 1t was
George Smith, ienitor OF the court
house.
The note was written with pencil
and enclosed in large envelope and
addressed To Judge McCracken win
tue name George Smith" signed In
the corner and slipped under the
front door Of W. w. Simmonds' resi-
dence, who turned u over to the
Judge this morning, IL was then
learned .tnat Smith was the man ~ho
had jumped into the river Tuesday
night.
Smith said In the note that ne ex-
ed to take the long way, stat
ing his reasons aud telling the Judge
what ha wished done In case his body
was recovered. :,
The autho tiles, assisted ny W, W.
Slmmonas aud others are searching
the river 10 the hope OF finding his
aody, hut at this time OF the yeas
with so much ice along the hanks, Il
is not likely that they will recover it.
They went as far as the Carmen
bridge and divided the party, comine
up towards Salmon Oh both sides al
he river. Up TO The time .e 20 tc
press no trace OF his body has beeL
found.
George Smith has been q familial
figure in salmon for twenty i've 81
aIore years. Information as To M
early life could not ue found today
but he is supposed to have been norI
in England over 10 years ago. IL h
said he ran away from home whei
quite ayouBg aud became sailur. lie
was engaged in the restaurant busi
ness In Los Angeles 10 the early day
Of that city. He came to Butt
when that city Was small mininI
camp and followed the saidleIy bssi
ness for sometime, He ran a restau
rant in the miuing camps OF Bay
horse and Clayton during tue pros
porous years of those camps. II
came to Salmon when the mines q
Custer county began to close dow
and for sometime conducted restau
rant. He has followed prospectin
and mining also for lorg time, A
one time ha owned the Queen OF th
Hills, whicn is now owned by EmaI
snn Hill.
He leaves wife and three children
George Smith is spoken OF as
man who was strictly honset sfs
whose word could be relied upof
Altho very quick tempered, yet D
Was strictly temperate in his habits
) "A good worker aud always found o
the right SIDE Of all moral questions
1t is evident he had brooded owe
financial and family troubles INT
: mis- MUD had becume unbalanced, {
E he never would have cummitted u
rash act. For the past two years !
las been janitOr at toe court hour
where hs has faithfully performs
\ All ms duties aud was we'll liked |
G the county officials.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-02-12
&
NORTHWESTERN

Fhat the Chicago s. NorthM estern
railroad will be built from Lander.
wyoming, 20 Idaho Falls in eastern
Idaho is not idle rumor il evident
from information that reached Boise
from an authentic source today 10
the elect that road has already lei
the contract for The construction
work and Ier 3S,ono tons OF N-pound
s,eel rails. The construe, lon con-
tract Is said to have been let to
coatractoF by the name OF Mcyey. =
brother Of t,ra Nc Vey, prominent
business man OF Hanson, Idaho. and
the latter vuuches that this inferma-
tian is correct.
That the Chicago x Northwestern
ia active under cover Is evident to
Boise men who are in close touch
with railroad activities Of interest 10
I is state. For D number of years
reports have been In circulation that
this.road would extend It's road on
vest from Lander, Wyoming. into
Idaho. These reports connected the
extension sitn the Gilmore 4 Pitts
huR line. Not until recently have
thesa reports hegan 90 look authentic,
but the fact that there are th,se
close to the situation who declare tha
contract Tor the construction or the
extension TO ldahn Falls has been let
and authentic information Il 10 thu
effect that the Chicago 4 Northwest-
ern has placed It's order for the steel
begins to make the reports took more
serious and reliable than they ever
have been.
The Lander, wsoming, Mcontaln-
eer says.
work vii; be started by July l
this year on the extensions OF the
Chicago & Northeastern railroad
from LANDER t. Idaho Fails, Idaho.
The right-of-w.y for the extension
has been secured.
"This announcement, which ap-
peared exclusively Ia the Mountaineer
several months ago from reliable
source, now Is backed bY the same
statement OF fact by the Engineering
and Contracting magazine OF Chicago
conservative and authoritative rail.
road publication.
Work on the extension will b
hAsteued this year as the result ol
the traliic disagreement between tns
Northwestern ana the Union Pacific
which has caused the Union Pacifi
10 divert several OF It's superior train
over the Milwaukee railroad. Effort
we're made by ihe Northwestern, !
is said, TO place faster train Il
service between Chicago aud th
coast cities, bat as there was no roa
10 han lie II except the Union Ia
cihe, the train did not go on. Im
mediately the Northwestern becam
active in Wyoming and Idaho. Tn
Northwestern has the entrance int
Chicago and has made great revenu
!, from handling trains into chlcag
for the railroads that end at Omaha
The Northwestern and New YoF
Central are owned BY the Wander
pitts. "Capital News.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-02-12
Health for Children,
BY Pearl Cheno ~eth.

In our land of boasted civilization
one baby in every five dies before
reaching the age OF two years. 1t
Is undoubtedly true that large pro-
portion of the sickness and deaths
among little children might be pre-
vented If parents would give little
Intelligent study to the question OF
how to keep them well. 1t 10 neither
impossible nor difficult to give a
child OF disease parents good health.
Parents can be made TO see the val
ue OF fresh air and frequent baths,
but when you mention the need of
careful diet you are met with
"Oh, our baby eats everything, "
When the baby becomes III as the one
that leafs everything" certainly
will, parents invariably say il is his
teeth. We have grown SO accustom-
ed 10 the false idea that a baby must
suffer during the tee,hing. No child
under two years should be given
starchy foods. Nearly all of the dis
orders of little children result from
the violation OF this rule
In the writer's family the children
we're brought up on diet outlined
ny an educated physician. The first
year theE were gwen absolutely 90
taste Of anything but milk and water
ard these we're given regularly. The
second yer new foods were gradually
added SO that 10y toe beginning of the
/ third year the child was taking beel
Juice, ehicken-hroth, non-staIchy
breakfast foods With cream and sugar
fruit juices, graham crackers, cod
dled eggs ana aD abundance OF milk,
No potatoes or other vegetables were
allowed before the third year.
In this family eholers-infantuH
aud other stomach and bowel disor
ders were entirely unknown. TIT
children we're neither sick nor eros
during teething.
IL Is often hard 10 adhere to thii
strict diet en- sdOring relatives in
sisted on giving our babies mashs'
potatoes, pudding, eandy and othe
injurious ihiugs but by remaining
6rn. Ne have seen them grOw al
strong and rugged and Ia possession
OF life's best blessing perfect healtn
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-02-12
Portland HArLs.s.

Receipts for the week have been,
cattle, 1910: calves, 3 I; noas, st0S;
sneep, nla2
Cattle liquidation liberal on Mon-
dav hut very light ths remaindsr Of
the week Rnd outlet somewhat ini-
proved for limited quantities Of
choice light grain and has fed steers
and t~o loads at $3.50 Monday feat
ured. Bulk Tor six days sold s1.2S
at $3.50. butcher s,nffs low. Smsil
supply Of cows, bulls, hsifers, etc.
An prices steady At the close.
swine trade had sensational riss
this week. Prices jump from ". 10
TO a. 20 aad g.. 80 Bulk Of light hogs
sola o.. 10 and ss IS, but several sales
AZ the higher figures were made. An
sxtremel, short supply, eager de-
maud for live hogs by kiilgrs all over
the coast. severe eold weather East
u the mountains. scarcity Of untsh-
cd stock resdy for shIpmsnt were the
principal factors having an influence
% the markets aviation.
sheep house activity vas 10 its
arst power Monday and Tuesday.
Grain fed weather sales OF cara At
o.. rs aud esss at st.d5 featured
Lar b TOP vas $3.50 with consider
.nle quantity Offering. Trade Is weak
for poor grade mutton but seems 70
run TO fancy choice quality. Receipts
nave hesn about tssoty per cent les
than same period q seek ago.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-02-12

and PARTICLES, is quite generally and
generously distributed throughout
the friable and denser formation, and
is quite Visible to the NEST ca,ual
glance. Assays are said to have run
almost to $40, 600, but | judge fair
average would run around $1,000 to
81, 500 per ton In gold. Altho we are
inclined q indulge in any Kind ~
extrsvagant speculatlons about this
chute OF ore, as | view 1t the proper
ties. the Gilmore and Allie are nov
good Elines Irrespective of this de-
posit This class OF ore may te CON
sidered so much "veivet" for the
fortunate owners. and will attract
capital for investment in other pros
poets in the district and county, but
it is the general run Of mine from
this vein tnat will make the most
lasting dividends and add most TO
the general prosperity OF the mining
industry in this county.
forward with this sample OF the
high.Rrade ore. Just a fair average,
with the suggestion that 1t be exhib-
tied where your readers I'm Salmon
may benefit from Its inspection.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-02-12

Naturally interest eenters Ia the
wonderfully rich ehste Of 5000 ore
recently discovered. This eouts is
found 70 be from six inches 10 eigh-
teen or tssnty Inches Nids, about
twenty Isss long, and is nov stopsd
for distance Of Is feet 0pSards
The ore Is the usual friabis iroa aud
mangaOsse oxide, ~ith bouiders &C.
curfiag having . red Jasper appeal
ance. The gol1. In course grains
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-02-12

The Cutters Club met with Mrs-
Fred crandail Friday afternoon Of
last week After the business had
been attended to. she afternoon ~as
devoted To 4 debate Of the question
Resolved that the Panama CAnai
should be free 10 q. $. snipa. Mrs>
Preston took the affirmative ard Mrs
Dempsey the negative side OF the
question. The time Of the meeting
vas changed from Friday 10 Thers-
day aftsrnoon. A dainty luncheon
closed a pleasant Afternoon. Tue
uext meeting Of the club will b ~ith
Mrs. Dempsey.
Mrs. II. ". =. Neimann. of Biz
Fiat. ~as visiting with Mrs Emigh
Of this city from Friday nntsl Sun
say evening Of thls week.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-02-12

Miss Edna Kadlet1 was a passenger
THURSDAY mprnlng for Pocagello,
Nnsre size viii enter tile Academy for
SOME special work. Miss Edna ~iii
bs missed By the young people Of Sal
mon
A party composed n l.. A. Nogler,
II. NJ shaw. o. Y. Allen, Misses
Della Mahouey aud Edna KsdletI,
enroute from Salmon City, Idaho IA
sal, Lake city Ut4n. stopped over in
Dillon yesterday Afternoon, AID wers
registered al the Metlen hotel be
tween trains. .-rribune.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-02-12
Other Properties.

Tie Latest Out Is at present en-
ploying about so men, has sunk It's
shaft to the $50 level, from which
drifts will he run to the ore, and will
continue shaking to the full distance
recently planned on. The usual ship-
nlents Of ore are continued, aud de-
velopment continues TO show an In
creasing reserve In the mine.
The Lemhl Union has about IA
men working, is taking out consider
able ore for spring shipm ent, and al
50 is increasing its reserve OF ore by
we'll planned work.
The Watson property, under bond
from jim Sims OF Salmon, Is employ
ing men. Recently some very high
grade silver ore was struck In this
property and an told a considerable
amount Is being sacked for shipment
as soon as the roads are open.
Jim Fry, also OF Salmon, Is here
doiog the annual work ON a group oi
promising claims owned by Fred
White and Others Of your town.
There are thirty to forty Other
miners and prospectors doing explo
ration or assessment work on otheI
pre- perties In the district.
The Allie and Gilmore are emplus'
ing 40 men at present, Bob Robertl
being in charge.
Since the r. /. shut down only tw,
pump men have been employed OF
this property. II is stated that Mr.
A. S. Ross will return about th'
middle OF this month and put new
superintendent in charge, atte
which time the mine will reopen anC
resume the shipment OF ore.
Development and exploration worl
has reached a point now In the =. l..
Allie, aud Gilmore properties, an'
tha ore reserves are Ot such sxten
and value that IL is quite probable
fully competent and high salarie
mining man will be engaged by tbes
companies as General Manager, witt
authority to plan and put throug
permanent tunnels aud shafts, wit
view 10 future mining and sxtrac
tiou of ore with greatest economy
Tbere Is apparently much room 70
Improvement in this direction.