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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-12-28
1T is EVER THUS.
[From Marshfield Record of Novem-
Der 14.]


Der 14,l
Over in Ashland the Tidings is
published. 1t is straight-laced
newspaper, but there is no better
boosting publication to be seen in
any town in Oregon. All the time
the Tidings works for Ashland. 1t
never falters, never objects to say
ing nice things about this or that
project or worthy cause. The people
of the town do not patronize it as
it should be patronized-speaking
frankly, it does not get what is COM
ing to it, but that, of course, is part
of the newspaper game, so no COM
plant is justified there. 1t is the
chance a newspaperman takes, but
as long as Ashlanders offend only
in that way, as said before, it is all
right, but now a spirit of knocking
the paper" has developed and many
mean things are being said about
Editor Greer. Looking at the situa-
ton from here, Editor Greer stands
head and shoulders above the bal
ance of the own in the matter of
doing things, and those who are now
"after him" will one day regret it,
perhaps when it is too late.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-12-28
We Resolve

To keep sweet.
To boom business.
To stand by our guns.
To tell half we know.
To ventilate evil if we get licked
twice day.
To work for our town, our people
and our county.
To be moderate in common things
and hasty in few
To pay our debts If our subscrib-
ers will pay us.
To work-since we see no way out
of it.
To be on time and give you the
spiciest sheet going.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-12-28
To meddle with no one and tell

To meddle with no one and tell
you about everybody.
To give business men the best ad-
vertising medium in the county.
To make everyone that takes this
paper so glad they'll recommend it to
their neighbors and send it to their
friends.
To come to you first, to tell you
the most and please you the best, or,
in other words, first for news, best
for home and good for all.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-12-28

New Year greetings are greetings
of good will How they soften hard
hearts, purify base desires, sweeten
bitter thoughts, and make every deed
purer and tenderer. Let hearts ex-
pand, sympathies enlarge, and good
will reign. Let benedictions drop
from lips, and substantial gifts fall
from overflowing hands. Make
cheerful homes radiant, hopeless
hearts to thrill with unspeakable
gladness. Forgive your enemies.
Bury the passt. Rise above the mean
and petty resentments which you
may have harbored against those who
have not used you well. Be gener-
Gus.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-12-28

After all, in spite of war and ru-
mors of war, with all the evils that
war brings, the Child of Bethlehem
is still the greatest and most power
full parsonage in all history, and the
song of the angels that accompanied
His birth will yet be verified in all
it's gracious meaning.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-12-28

Christmas is near and it would be
a splendid thing if some European
nations that call themselves Chris
tian" would give some effect to the
song of the angels by making peace
and living on good terms with each
other.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-12-28

After the red rain" of war will
come the golden years" of peaceA
Doubtless much red rain is yet to
fall, drenching the earth, but Deace
is sure to come ultimately, and the
hope of all is that it may prove
lasting peace, leading to good will
and the gold of prosperity.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-12-28

The business policy of you tickle
me and | tickle you" is a good one.
When consistently pursued by indi-
vidauls it leads to firm business re-
lations, and when by communities it
is a town builder.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-12-28
Some New Year Advice.

Don't wait for the wagon while the
walking is good.
Don't grieve over split milk while
there's one COW left in the pasture.
Don't say the world is growing
worse when you are doing nothing to
make it better.
Don't tell the world your troubles.
You can't borrow ten dollars on
them.
Don't let the grass grow under
your feet. The cows can't get at it
there.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-12-28

Happy New Year! What a bless
ed phrase! Speak it from the heart,
and then strive to make every ones
New Year a happy year and yours
will be happy indeed.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-12-28

The man who refuses to discharge
his debt because his creditor is too
poor to enforce it, shows that he is
destitute of principle.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-30

The Richfield jurors in the district
court, returned Saturday morning, all
but Chas. ]. Lisle, they having been
discharged from further service at this
term of court. Mr. Lisle was serving
on the last jury case, which was not
finished until Saturday night.
The ladies of the Catholic church have
arranged for an attractive program to
be given Wednesday night of next
week, at the Ward Hall. 1t will be an
evening with Madame Rosa D Erina, a
singer and entertainer from Ireland,
and Mr. G. R. Vontom, with songs and
readings Rosa D'Erina is represented
as an unusually talented woman, who
gives a program that will please the
most critical. 1t is quit probable that
this will be about the finest evening
ever given in Richfield, and mauy are
looking forward to it as treat.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-30
TAXPAYERS ARBITRATION
School Patrons Asked to Pass
On Attorney Fees.

Messrs. Walker and Lennon of the
school board visited Jerome, Wednes-
day, as a committee from the school
board to confer with the Jerome school
trustees in the matter of attorney fees
for the case recently decided fixing the
boundaries of the Richfeld district. 1t
seems that the board reached a tenta-
tive agreement on fees, on an under
standing that the Jerome district, for
approximately the same seavice, was to
pay 81, 900 in fees. The Jerome district
received such bill, but refused to con-
slider it other than unreasonable.
The school board has called for pub
lie meeting, at the commercial club
rooms, Saturday night of this week, at
O. clock, to hear the wishes of the peo-
pie on the matter of paying this fee.
All are invited and urged to attend, so
that the board may have definite idea
of what the people wish them to do in
this case which represents enough mon
ey to make it public matter.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-30
NEWSPAPER FOR CAREY
Prosperous Community To Have
A Live Publication.

w. B. Hardwicke, who has made
Ricbfeld his nominal home for the past
five years, was up at Carey ten days
ago, and again this week. He has all
arrangements completed for establish
ing newspaper there. 1t will bear
the title of 'The Carey Clipper" and
the first issue will be out next week
Mr.. Hardwicke is a keen writer,
good newspaper man, and one of the
best printers who ever came into this
part of the country. He will get out
the first few issues from the Recorder
Office, but plans to put in printing
outfit soon and do the work at home
He should give the people one of the
livest papers they have ever had in the
county. 1t will be Independent in pol
itics.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-30
This Country Of Ours Is Good
Rchfeld Tract Looking Better Every Year-More Land
In Cultivation, Better Homes More Stock Bet
ter Roads, More Profit Everywhere.

The Recorder family is indebted to
Mr.. and Mrs. M. R. Kays for delight
full auto ride out over the tract. few
days ago. 1t is still little bit early
for the tract to be at its best; another
month or so will see the grain and grass
up so as to present a greener, more
mature appearance. But everything is
good enough to make this look like a
real homeland. The past four years
have seen so many comfortable houses
and barns built More land is being
put into cultivation, every season; and
more and more is being put into alfalfa
or pasture grasses.
The roads are good enough to be the
subject for comment by any one who
might visit this country. Some of the
road that was graded up late last fall,
and which had not had rain so as to al
low it to be leveled and packed, is still
rough from the winter travel---some of
it went into the winter with the dust a
foot deep and no possibility of packing
it down as there were no fall rains to
wet it. But little grading now, and
an occasional going-over with good
road drag, will make and keep the
whole district in fine condition. There
is more than 60 miles of road already
finished, and the bridges and culverts
put in for 25 miles more, ready to be
graded. This will be finished this sum-
mer, and then the drags can be used
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-30

and other outbuildings arranged
around square court. All except the
dwelling house are rooted with thatch
condition the farmer assures us is
twenty years old. Everything ex-
hibits the utmost neatness. The sta
bles, poultry houses and pig shelters,
are all as clean as the nature of their
use permits, while the house itself is
immaculate.
The former owner of the farm is
dead. The widow and children now
occupy the place. OF three sons one
is in Copenhagen and is to leave the
farm permanently. He goes to the
city not because he wants to but be-
cause there is no room for him upon
this farm and it is almost impossible
to get more land-everybody wants to
keep all he has. The older son is to
have the major part of the farm turn
ing over a smaller portion to young
er brother The mother will continue
to live on the farm with the older son.
The farm is lightweight acres in ex
tent. There are on it six horses, thir-
ty-five COWS, and sixty pigs, besides
the poultry. The farm with its stock,
buildings, and equipment is worth
about $17,000o0.
Cooperative Bacon Factory.
The farmer is member of a CO.
operative bacon factory. In order to
Continued on page 80
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-30
State Road Through Richfeld
Vigorous Efforts to Bring State Highway Where 1t Can
Serve the Peope--Seven Post Offices River
Line, Not One On the Other.

the people who should be served by a
state roadand this matter of serving
the people is so self evident an argu-
ment that there can hardly be doubt
which route the commission will choose.
An important service that this road
will render, is to establish an easy
route to the fertile and populous Carey
country. The Carey people, it is un-
derstood, will see to making finely
graded road from their place to con-
meet with the other at Picabo. There
are 1900 people in the Carey country to
be served directly 5a having the state
road run along the RichfeldPicabo
route.
The state highway commission is to
meet at Shoshone, some time early in
May, to hear the arguments for all the
routes. Richfield will be well represent
ed, as will all the upper country.
One other thing that will come before
the commission, is the location of an
east-and- west road 1t is so clearly to
the interest of the people here to favor
the building of this highway across
Camas Prairie and so near here as pos
sible, that Richfield may be expected
to be unit in urging that the commits
sion carry out its plans and at least
partial promises to build the road
through north of here, to the Yellow
stone park and the east line of the state.
The party who went from here were
Messrs. Kays, Parkhurst. Davies, Horn
imam and Lisle in Kays car; and Essley,
Mickelwait, Phelps, Dougherty and En-
gle in the Essley car. They covered
almost 100 miles in the day, besides
their long stops. They report an es-
pecially fine reception at the HALEY
Commercial Club.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-30
LATE FROST.
Enough TO Scare Fruit Growers
Out of Their Boots.

OuI Oh lnc1f DOOtS.
Real frost visited south Idaho, Satur-
day morning, enough so that people be-
gan to wonder why they hadn't bougth
new overcoats at the closing sales in
the dry goods stores.
There is so little fruit here, that it is
probable no damage was done in this
section. But the frost was general.
Over in Boise, the temperature dropped
down to "a degrees, and the country
was almost white with shining frost.
The trees have begun bloming and
leafing out, enough so that some own
ers were already to despair of any fruit
at all this year when they saw the frost.
Careful observers however, are still
hopeful that it will not be general
slaughter of the fruit buds, but will be
only judicious thinning out that will
insure bigger and better fruit.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-30

whenever the soil is in condition to
make it profitable.
While the roads here have to be man
ufactured, and are not strictly natural
roads like those around Haley and
Bellevue, where there is a gravelly
soil that can be hardly be spoiled from
good roads, the Richfield tract is going
to have roads that will make even the
proverbial Wood-River highways look
inferior. Our soil .packss down finely,
and if it is well graded and worked oc-
casionly with a goods drag system, the
surface is better than in the gravel
country. There will be no faster, cas-
ier roads in the West, than those on
the Richfield tract, when they get well
settled, and are kept dragged after
each rain or snow.
The country looks good enough to at
tract any one who wants to farm. For
the tenement-dweller and the city-fev-
cred person who can not get away from
crowds and smells and the unwholesome
stilulation of the city, the Richfield
tract might not appear inviting. But
for any man or woman with red blood
and desire to live close enough to Ma
ture to get the smell of the flowers,
the song of the birds, the restful ex-
filtration of the soil and the growing
crops, the Richfield country should be
good enough to attract and to hold the
most fastdious.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-30
ShOshone Road Almost Built
Excellent Work Being Done On Shoshone End-They re
Hauling Clay Almost Mile To Make Solid
Road Bed Over The Deep Sand

mile, to make surface for the sandy
portions of the road. The resultant
roadbed will be all that any one could
desire in the way of good highway.
The Richfeld end is not going along
quite so rapidly. L. c. Eastwood has
about all of the rock work out of the
way, and the Johnsons. who had the
contract for the dirt work, have part
os the grading done. But in no portion
of the Richfeld section, from Marley to
where this district joins the Shoshone
district, is the road completed. It is
understood that big force of men and
teams will be put on within the next
few days, SO that it is probable that
the Richfield end may be completed -
soon as the other end.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-30
Operative Farm
Products Marketing
How 1t Is Done in Europe and May Be Done
in America to the Profit of Both
Farmer and Consumer
DAY AMONG DANISH FARMERS
BY MATTHEW S. DUDeEoN.

Copenhagen, Denmark.-This is a
great farming country. Every square
foot of land is utilized. There is al
most no waste land. In America you
will find here and there a scientific
farmer. Here every farmer is scien-
tific farmer He knows farming, and,
thanks to cooperation, he knows mar
keting as well. Every COW is good
COW, giving a good quantity of good
milk. Not only is the milk good when
it leaves the cow but if it goes to the
city it goes promptly and is still good
milk when it is delivered. If it is
made into butter it becomes good but
ter and reaches the consumer in the
best possible form. The pigs too are
high grade. AS they move to market
they appear to be all of uniform color,
size, shape, and quality, for each con-
forms to a type proved by experiment
tation to be the best for the purposes
to which they are devoted.
Every farmer analyzes his soil, fer
tilizes his fields, and rotates his crops
according to the best principles of
soil conservation. In America you oc-
casionally see such farming and such
farmers; here you see nothing else.
Medium Sized Farm.
What appears to be the home of a
well-to-do farmer upon medium
sized farm is our first point of at
tack.
We find the buildings including
dwelling, stables, granary, hay shed
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-30

A party of Richfield men, ten in all,
went up to Haley, Tuesday, to see what
could be done on the way to interest the
people in asking that the state highway
commission adopt the Richfield- Picabo-
Haley route for the state road that is
to have Haley and Shoshone as its ter
minal points.
The party had delightful trip, and
a successful one as well, in that it can
be stated that every man woman and
child along the proposed routes is in
favor of the road going this way.
There are post offices directly on
this route---from Shoshone to Bellevue:
Marley, Richfeld, Pagari, Tikura, Plea
bo, Hay Spur, Gannett, and Carey is
directly and necessarily tributary to
Picabo or Tikura. There is not a single
post office between Shoshone and Belle
vue, on the other proposed route north
from Shoahone and over the Thinner
man hill on the old stage route. There
are miles and miles and miles of unin-
habitable territory on the other route
as well; and the heavy grade of the
Zimmerman hill, besides the heavy cost
of the road through the lavas north of
Shoshone.
The road north of Shoshone will be
shorter by few miles possibly six
miles in all---but with the heavy grades
it will be almost as expensive to travel;
The other road will be a water grade
all the way, without a single climb, and
will cost many thousands of dollars less.
More important, it will serve thousands
of. people From the seven post-offices
which are served by the lower road
through Richfield, and from the count
less farms along the road, will come
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-30
CHICKEN DINNER.

The Ladies Aid Society plan to OBJ
serve chicken dinner, week after next,
at the church basement or some other
good place in town. The exact date
has not been announced, but the fact is
enough to make everybody interested
enough to watch for the time. These
dinners are famous for their excellence
and social standing
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-30
Very Hard ships.

The class in history was wrestling
with the terrible experiences of the
continental army at Valley Forge
when the teacher asked one to de-
scribe the hardships Of the patriot ar
my. A small girl finally volunteered
an answer, brief and comprehensive.
"The hardships at Valley Forge were
very hard ships. they we're the hard
est ships in all the world
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-30
Potato Growers Meeting---School
Taxpayers Also To Meet

A big meeting of the Potato Growers Association
called for Saturday afternoon at o'clock to discuss
the plan Of building potato warehouse for the Rich
field tract. All who interested in growing
are urged to attend the warehouse plan is the only
possible way to insure stability for the industry. Come
out even if it busy season; for this is very i'm
portant matter.
Another meeting is called for Saturday night,
at the Commercial Club rooms, when the patrons and
payers Of the Rcheld school district will be asked
express themselves the matter of attorney fees for
preme court. The board at one time agreed to pay
about $500 fee, but rescnded that action the belief
that it excessive and based misunderstanding
The meeting is open to all.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-30

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The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-30
Saws Electricity Aids Digestion.

Professor Bergonie Of Bordeaux and
Professor Arsonyal OF Paris aaEounce
that currents of electricity Of three
amperes and from 1000 to 1,5GO volts
passed through the body of a man
enable him to digest 70 per cent. OF
the food which ordinarily passes away
undigested
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-30

Gas mantles which nave become so
discolored that they give bad light
can be made almost new by sprinkling
pinch or two OF fine salt over them
while alight.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-30

Partly TSae. Anyway.
The man who THINKS he has learned
all he can, has merely learned all he
will--at least until his hatband shrinks.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-30
SOCIAL SCIENCE CIRCLE
Discussion OF Important Book
Feature of Last Meeting.

The Social Science Circle met last
Friday with Mrs. Kays and Mrs.
Mathews, at the home of the
former. The program consisted of a
book review by Mrs. Davies. Her sub
ject was Mr. Hard's new book, ''The
Woman of the Future" Mrs. Davies
gave very interesting and carefully
prepared paper on the book, which
called forth much discussion from the
circle members. The subject is one of
such great interest to all women that it
was suggested that the circle take up a
systematic study of the book for part
of the work for next year.
The next regular meeting was to
come on commencement day. So it
was decided to have it on Thursday,
May 7, at the rest room.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-30

The Social Science Circle wishes
through the medium of the paper to
thank all who so kindly assisted with
the Art Exhibit and helped to make
it a success.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-04-30
ARBOR DAY EXERCISES
Interesting Program Rendered
in School District No. s

The following program was a pleas
ing feature of the observance of Arbor
Day by the teacher and scholars at the
school house in School District No. 8.
Report has it that the occasion was a
success, the children acquitting them
selves in their various roles with mark
ed ability The teacher, Mrs. Jean
Taylor Fagin, has brought the scholars
up to degree of efficiency that re-
fleets credit upon her ability as a
teacher.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-08-07
London Awaiting News.

London, Aug. 7.--2 a. m.-Europe
awaits with tense interest the out
come of two battles low being wag-
ed in the struggle of the nations. If
report is to be credited the British
and German fleets are engaged in a
combat on the high seas, which likely
Will have an important bearing on
the conflict
The German army of the Meuse, in
its advance through Belgium, is meet
ing with determined resistance from
the Belgian forces. On Wednesday,
Brussels reports declared the Ger
mans had been repulsed all along the
line but yesterday the attack was re
newed with greater energy and prob
ably with considerable reinforce
ments to the German side.
1t is not to be forgotten, however,
that all news and reports respecting
both land and sea operations have
come through French and British
sources or sources in control of or in
sympathy with them. Germany's
version of what has transpired has
not been received and therefore the
story has only half been told Under
the existing conditions of communica-
ton it will be long before the prog.