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The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-02

Frank Wilcox has a whole raft of
little White Leghorn chicks, which he
shipped in by express from California.
The little birds were day old when
shipped. They are doing finely, and he
says he ought to have prize winning
flock when they reach maturity.
Senator Meyers of Montana has in
troduced bill permitting newspapers
to exchange advertising at regular rates
for transportation by interstate carriers
at the regular published rate. The bill
also provides that in time of calamity or
public necessity the railroads may carry
passengers free.
Fred Fagin and part of his family ar
rived in Richfield, the first of the week,
from Greedy, Colorado, where they have
lived for almost four years past, They
are going back on their farm half q
mile west of town, at least for this
summer. Mr. Fagin recently traded for
the Motheral forty, adjoining town on
the north, and he expects to get it all
into alfalfa this season.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-02
Operative Farm
Products Marketing
HOw II Is Done in Europe and May Be Done
in America to the Profit of Both
Farmer and Consumer
SAVING RURAL IRELAND
BY MATTHEW S. DUDGEoN.
Copyright. 1914. Western Newspaper Union)

Dublin, Ireland.-Poverty and dis
tress and squalor and hunger is still
present in the slums of some Of the
larger cities of Ireland. But over the
richer rural parts of Ireland has come
intelligent organized industry and en-.
thusiastic energy which make 1t as
rich and prosperous as the richest
portions of the great middle west in
America. Rural Ireland Is unquestion-
ably regenerate Ireland. The process
of regeneration is progressing. Pros
perity Is crowding out poverty and in
vading even those regions which have
heretofore been considered the natural
strongholds of poverty.
How Prosperity Came to Ireland.
There are several contributing
causes for this changed condition. The
land tenure laws have done wonders.
Under old conditions the slightest In
dicatien OF prosperity upon the part
of the tenant, If 1t were only new cap
or the wife clean apron, meant
raise in rent. 1t was to the advant-
age Of the tenant farmer to seem more
miserable than he was. The system
put premium on squalor and ragged
ness snd slovenly farming. No one
could safely whitewash his cottage or
plant tree or cultivate flower. Now
all is changed. Three hundred thou
sand farmer tenants are now purchas-
ing their holdings under a beneficent
law, which permits the purchase Of the
land without the advance payment OF
a cent. The only obligation upon the
purchaser Ia that he pay annually TX
per cent, upon the value of the little
farm as interest and less than one-half
per cent as an installment upon the
Under this law the entire
tenant class are acquiring their homes
by the annual payment of sums aggre-
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-02
Politics Scrambled a la Mode
Something Here for Everybody Nimbe Prevarcator Is
Again On Ailshies Trail---Progressive Predic-
tions---Some Lincoln County Candidates

James R. Boutwell,, who is announc-
ed as candidate for district judge, has
resigned as chairman of the Lincoln
county democratic committee, and Pro-
bate Judge H. B. Jones was unanimous
ly chosen to fill the place. Mr.. Jones
is easily the boss democrat of Lincoln
county, and one of the strongest off
cials who ever served the county in any
office He has been urged to run this
year for sheriff, or auditor, or anything
that he cares TO name.
The writer is truly amazed at the
prevalence of the third party sentiment
in this part of the state. 1t is not all
from republicans, either; it affects both
the old parties, the republicans the
most. Contrary to the published belief
---for there are almost no papers to say
the other side there is really a tre-
mendous undercurrent of unrest that
can crystalline only in the third party.
The few courageous, unsalaried, nom
holding leaders are working most
effectively on this fermenting spirit,
and it is probably undertaking the
truth as laid down by one of the Pro-
gressive leaders, that they can do as
much with two. hundred dollars as the
old party organizations can with two
thousand. They will prove a formid-
able element in this campaign; indeed,
there are hosts from both the old par
ties, men who last year secuted the
idea of their getting within sight of
victory, who this year will bet on them
to winl
Without doubt there will be pro-
gressive ticket in Lincoln county. 1t is
quite likely that the republicans and
progressives will fuse in some way all
under one name, or half and half. But
the aim is all one---and it is good bet
that the progressive ticket will carry
the day, and that it will have number
of good republican names that any one
can vote for. Farmer Bill' Parkhurst
is being urged for the state senate. He
is keen politician, a student of pub
lie affairs and especially state egisla-
ton, an 'abysmal brute" when it comes
to fighting, honest and progressive, and
he would put Lincoln county on the leg
islative mapl Wouldn't the gumshoers
take to the tall woods and the gloomy
caves when he trains his artillery on
them? He would be a good asset to
the whole state, and simply couldn't
lose. No other names have as yet been
urged; though, under whatever part
isan name. those who boost for Park
hurst would certainly insist on Taper,
Heiss and probably Tom Gooding for
commissioners.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-02
The Most Wonderful, Thing.

! ne MOST Wonoer1ut lning.
IT have been down in submarine
boat; have sailed in an aeroplane.
and have while hundreds of miles
from land received wireless mes
sages."
Have your" the fair girl sweetly re-
Piled
Now" he continued, there's Just
one more wonderful thing that I'd like
to do
1T seems to me that you have done
all the wonderful things there are to
do"
No, there's one. more wonderful
than any of the rest, that I'd like to
do l wish l might tell you what 1t
is."
"Oh. is 1t something that you may
not tell me?"
1T is something that I may do II
you will give me your permission"
How strange. can't imagine what
it could be-"
Cant you-are you sure?"
I'm afraid not"
Think Would you despise me II
asked your permission to do this most
wonderful thing of all?''
How can l tell before knoS what
it is?'
1T is to kiss you"
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-02
LOTS OF ALFALFA
One Thousand Acres to Be Put
In Here This Year

Farmer Bill" Parkhurst informs the
Recorder that the Farmers Society of
Equity has already ordered more than
1000 pounds of alfalfa seed for sowing
on the Richfield tract this spring. This
will show 700 acres at the very liberal
sowing of 10 pounds to the acre. They
expect to add very materially to this
sale record; probably this is not one-half
the total amount that will come in here
during the season. To allow that it is
one-half, this would indicate that close
to 1900 acres will be put into alfalfa
this season, around Richfield alone. APP
proximately that much was sown last
year but the cost was far greater; the
average price was about 18 cents a
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-02
Magnificent Crop of Rumors
Two Transcontinental Main Lines Heading for Riched
---Boise Line to Be Built This Year, and North
western Coming On Across Idaho.

float for some time, that they would
take the course outlined above build
this season---but this last visit looks
like the corroboration of the rumor.
Careful sureeys have been made from
Hill City on to Boise, and they show
maximum of only one per cent grade.
whereas the King Hill and Medbury
grades on the present main line show
close to two and one-half per cent. The
Hill City line was laid with heavy,
mainline steel rails, SO as to be ready
for the heaviest transcontinental traffic.
Other mysterious engineers, believed
to represent the Northwestern, were in
town the first of the week. The North
western is to build into Idaho Falls this
year, from Wyoming, on its way to the
Pacific; and it might easily come
through here in crossing Idaho. There
are several ways it might go---down
Salmon river, down the Snake river or
across country on a more direct line,
with feeders into the rich country north
and south. But it has been surveyed
across Camas Prairie more than once.
and if it should be built along that route,
it would be almost inevitable that
branch line would be built down the
Wood river through or near Richfeld,
to reach the Twin Falls and Minidoka
and North Side country.
So the season promises an astonishing
crop of developments; the rumors are
already sprouted and poking their way
up through the spring earth.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-02
Progressive Meeting, April Z

State Chairman ] P. Gipson, of the Progressive
party of Idaho, will be Richfeld Tuesday, April 7th
to make determined star for organizing the party in
Lincoln county for the coming campaign 1t was hoped
to have big night meeting, but this seemed impossible
afternoon meeting has been arranged for, at the
church basement at o'clock An earnest invitation
extended to all to attend and what the Progressive
party has to present in the way of real working plan
for better government.
Richield was of the banner precincts in the
state last year. its Progressive vote comparee with
the old line Republican vote the Progressive ticket
cured almost many votes all the other parties
bned-- Republican, Demecrrt, Socialists--en of
its candidates. This community was therefore, set
lected the proper place to launch county campaign
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-02
The Castle Builder.

He may have won worldwide renown.
He may have millions piled away;
Before him servants may bow down,
He may have weighty words to say.
But he is poor II he has ne'er
Erected castles in the air.
He may posses a winsome wife.
He may have children who are proud;
He, as a leader In the strife.
May stir the envy of the crowd;
But pity him II he has ne'er
Erected castles In the air.
He may be rich, he may be great.
He may have honors bravely won;
But II he be, 'tis sure as fate.
AS sure as that there is a sun,
That he has often builded fair
And splendid castles in the air.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-02
THE ART EXHIBIT.

The Art Exhibit will be held in the
Recorder Block, in the room next to the
Printing office, on Thursday afternoon,
April 10th, Friday afternoon, Saturday
all day and Sunday afternoon. The La
dies of the Social Science Circle will
serve 10-cent lunch, of ''Home Pro-
ducts" to help defray the expenses of
the Exhibit, each day except Sunday.
The committee in charge will be glad
to have each one cast a vote for the
picture he likes best.
Remember the dates for nhe Exhibit,
and let us make the occasion one to be
remembered in Richfield.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-02
Will Ship Alfalfa to Wisconsin
Rcheld Product Looks Good Badger State Stockmen
Who Plan to Import Some This Fall to Make
Up Their Feed Shortage In Idaho.
Richfield Alfalfa for Wisconsin.

Richfeld Alfalfa for Wisconsin.
Idaho's greatest stock food going
back to feed blue blood cows of the
Badger State.
Promised shortage of hay back in the
old Peoples state; Idaho product will
make it up with interest.
w. S. Parkhurst. secretary of the
Farmer Equity society, this week re-
ceived letter asking him to prepare
quotations for two sample cars of Rich
field alfalfa, to be shipped back to Wis
consin this summer. The crop promises
to be short back there, and the Idaho
alfalfa looked like the very best there
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-02
10 more fishing for a month.

No more fishing for month.
The law-goblin'll git you if you don't
watch out.
The closed season is now on for trout
fishing in Idaho; it began Wednesday,
April 1st.
Many of the local fishermen were out
along the river, the first of this week,
and report some fine catches. Several
trout weighitg up to pounds or more,
were taken in the Little Wood river,
and some of the fishermen who were
out along the Big Wood report the same
kind of luck. No rscord-breaking fish
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-02
No Trout Fishing for April
One Month of Closed Season---Many Fine Fish Taken
from Wood River During Last Few Days.

were taken, but enough good ones were
caught to make fishing look like the
biggest thing in the world.
Beginning with last year. the month
of April, the spawning season, is made
closed season for trout, and the big
fish are free to come and go in all the
streams of the state, without danger
of trap or lure of any kind. Many of
the best fishermen believe that the clos
ed season should include the month of
May as well, and it is altogether prob
able that such a law will be passed by
the next legislature.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-02

The spring season is on, when every
thing grows.
Yes, indeed, grows like bad weed
in garden of roses.
Rumors grow even faster than 100
bushels-an- acre oats, or 500-bushel po-
tatoes, or 500 pound hogs in a single
year.
The latest, and the best, and the
most expected rumor, is that the Short
Line is going to begin as soon as work
can be laid out this spring, and put
through the Owinza Richfield Boise
mainline
According to the plan outlined, work
is to be begun simultaneously at Rich
field, Hill City and Boise, and put the
line through before snow flies. From
Richfield will be built the section to O.
winza, about Is miles or thereabouts.
Richfisld is to be made the division sta
ton, most of the main line traffic, es-
pecially the passenger service, will 60
this way through Boise, and it is to be
one continual round of pleasure all along
the line.
A party of Short line officials, accom-
panied by Averill Hartman, son of the
late E. H. Hnrriman, were here this
week, not in ponderous train of state,
but in gasoline speeder, which could
be stopped anywhere, and from which
they could make an intimate study of
every Typographical and track condition
along the line. The rumor has been a.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-02

eating considerably less than the for
mer rent.
PIunkett Teaches Cooperation.
There can be no doubt that rural
Ireland is making business success Of
farming. But it is not doing its busi-
ness in business-like way because of
any spontaneous impulse on the part
of the Irish farmer. 1t is rather be-
cause business-like Irishmen went
about organizing the business pro-
cedure Of rural enterprises in most
business-like way The leader of these
business-like Irishmen is Sir Horace
Plunkett. To him Ireland owes more
than it will ever realize. From the
first his propaganda was educational.
His proposition was that the Irish
farmer must be taught the efficacy of
combination in industries He did not
believe in subsidies or subventions.
Nor did he believe that relief would
come through legislation or through
state aid in any form. AS Father Fin
lay, professor of econimics in the Ma
tional University of Dublin, says: "The
farmers best resources he held to be
themselves, and in their own intelli-
gence, self-reliance and mutual trust,
and these resources it was his pur-
pose to develop"
He Encounters Difficulties.
There seemed to be most excellent
reasons why he could not succeed. The
Irish people were dispirited and dis
couraged. They were suspicious and
rfraid of all new movements. Sir
Horace Plunkett himself belonged to
the despised landlord class, with which
the people had been long in constant
conflict.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-02
HOME INDUSTRY WEEK
To Encourage the Use and Sale
of Home Products

Home Industry Week, - from April
18th to April 18th, is planned as a gen
eral movement for the development of
Idaho resources, and to advertise and
advocate the use of everything that is
made in Idaho. 1t is to be observed in
Richfield, through the particular eff
forts of the Social Science Circle ladies'.
They have asked all the merchants to
display and especially urge the sale of
Idaho products; whether Of canning
factory, or farm, or field, or of what
ever nature. Several of the Richfield
merchants will join in to make as good
display as possible.
All are urged to help in the move
ment by displaying or by buying Idaho
made goods, and helping to make a
home market for products and manu-
factures of every kind.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-02

is in the hay market; SO they are ask
ing for quotations and few sample
cars. The hay il to be cut and cured in
the best manner, and baled for ship
ment.
That's long ways to ship hay---two
thousand miles! But when they are
short of feed, they have to have it; and
since they must buy. they believe it
will pay to buy the best. This they be-
lievs to Be the Richfeld alfalfa. Ac-
cordingly, the hay will be cured and
baled As desired, and sent out on it,
missionary tour more than half way -
cross the continent.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-02

"Oh!"
May II"
did you ask the submarines per-
mission before you went under water
in it, or secure permit from the aero
plane before you went up sailing in the
air?"
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-02

One span good brood mares; weight
2800 pounds. R. s. Mcintyre.
No one got April Fooled in Richfield,
except Scoop" the reporter. And he
is over it already.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-02

pound, or a little higher than that,
while this year the Equity society is
selling it for IL cents pound, deliver
ed.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-02

Continued on page 81
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-17

Their son, James Ben Ali Haggin,
went to California in 1S49 when the
gold fever swept this country. lie
made the foundation OF his fortune
practicing law for the miners.
In association with Marcus Daily and
Senator Hearst, father of William r.,
Hdggin became an owner OF the Ana
conda mine, and his interest sold af-
terwards for s9.OOO.00O. MIR. Haggin
became the owner of mines from.
Alaska to Chile. and all turned out
well.
He then yielded to the appeal of the
soil, an appeal which. comes to every
man during his lifetime, and acquired
ranch which was as large as the
state of Rhode Island 1t was Haggin
who established the right of irrigation
and made the joaquin Valley the eden
that & Is.
Haggin raised the largest crop of
hops in the world and the largest
flock OF sheep in America and then
turned his eyes to his native Blue
Grass state. He purchased 10000 acres
and became the largest land owner in
the state OF Kentucky, and owned
three times as many race horses as
any other man. Many famous race
horses have passed through his pad
dock gates.
Haggin was somewhat OF moralist.
He said on one occasion, Raising
horses is fascinating occupation. 1t
fosters the worst habit of the Ameri-
can people, I mean the habit Of gamb-
ling. which begins in the majority of
racetrack tips"
"The worst habit OF the American
people" has been given its last cbence
in South Carolina If Haggin, the
owner of Salvador. thought it was bad
what must be the kind OF race meets
that have been held in this state by
promoters of sport outlawed in other
states?
The one lesson that his life points
out is that he gave up breeding horses
and converted his Kentucky estate
into a tobacco farm. "a man can't af-
ford" said he, ito be bossed by his
business"
That is q Great truth from his lips
OF a man VINO has had big ideas. had
achieved big things. He realized that
Tho p1aoaurao of 1if, ,ro o,,ot-, ,,.,.s.
they be sane and sanely indulged In.
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-17
ANOTHER SERVICE
WITH AUTO TRUCK
Considering Proposition to Es-
tablish Line From This City To
Run Daily To Liberty

Another automobile truck servie
running to and from Anderson is a
proba oility, according TO S. NJ. John
ston of Liberty, who spent yesterday
In the city. Mr.. Johnston came to
Anderson for the purpose of investi-
eating the prospects for such service
and before his departure yesterday
afternoon he said that he was well
pleased over what he could find out
in Thu city and he believes that the
new service will be started.
Some weeks ago au automobile
truck serivec from Anderson to Town
Vile was put into commission and it
Is understood that the venture is
proving very profitable for the pro-
moters There is no reason why the
line TO Liberty should not do equally
as well
Mr.. Johnston secured the co-opera-
ton OF the Anderson chamber CT
r'iImerce yesterday and he says that
the hrW line will be established IL he
ran Fecure the support of the farmers
livihS along the route TO be trav Il
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-17
SIEGEL HOUSE
WAS DAMAGED
Another Fire Originated Yester.
day in a Closet and Almost De.
troyed Pretty Home

a fire alarm yesterday afternoon at
2:lO o'clock called the department to
the home of Max Siegel on West Mar
ket street, where it was found that the
building was on fire and the flames
were making considerable headway.
The department had but little Difficult
ty In checking the blaze and the darn
age done was small. the principal ef-
feet of the fire being on the roof.
Members of the family say they
have no idea of how the fire original
Cd but when Il was discovered the
blaze was making headway in closet
and 1t Is believed that the fire started
there, probably from rats and
matches.
Mr.. Siegel had his loss fully cover
ed with insuranr
Better r, sG;, Than Sorry"-Wil-
let I Sloan, Insurance
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-17
GET RID OF YOUR DEBTS

II there were no debts there would
be no problems. war or no war.
1t is debt and the lack of means
wherewith to meet the obligations
that embarasses the South today.
Unless debts be paid. credit will
suffer. The credit OF the South has
been good and the South has not fail
ed to accant credit.
The hest advice that we can offer
is for every person to commence pay
ing debts. how can future credit be
obtained without basis. a record of
promrtross and reliability? To de-
charge debts now Is 70 establish Das-
Is for future credits.
Stagnation Is what hurts. The as
sets are here. the credit has been en-
joyed. Let every man who can do SO.
begin to discharge his obligations, for
upon his obligation are pledged the
faith and credit of others. and SO on
In an endless chain.
When you get little money, put
It in the bank and check it out IL nec-
essary. but keep it circulating. The
banks do not object to being annoyed
with small accounts and small checks.
What they need is to have the money
circulating SO that it may show on
their books and strengthen the city's
reputation and basis for credit.