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Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-09-10
Government VIII BE Asked to Accept
King Hill Project.

The state OF Idaho will proceed
forthwith through the state land
board to place before the government
the propositoin OF the latter taking
over the King Hin irrigation project
bid in some time ago by forced sale
by the state and now under the man
agement OF B i. Shawhan, former
received. In fact the state land poaro
has taken the first step towards that
end for II has instructed Manager
Shawhan to make careful ana de-
tailed estimate of the land In the
nroiect. the amount under cultiva-
tion. the amount that can be irrigat-
cd and cultivated. the amount OF
money invested. the work done OH
the irrigation system, and Will com
| nile IL as rapidly as possible.
That It is the intention of the state
To give the government an opportuh
tty to take over the project was al
nounced today. The data that Is De
ing gathered by Manager Shawhan Il
to be laid DelOTe oe0i'N"
terror Franklin X. Lane. Ihe s'a''
,,u try to show the governmeh
through this official that the govern
ment should take over the proJe'
and complete the irrigation system
II the government will do TINS IN
state is willing to relinquish an
| right II has.
There is a question Of whe'her .
not an uncompleted Carey act pro1e'
Z where the company fails to compl
with it's contract and complete '"e -
5 r,sation system. does not automa'i'
, a,Iv revert back TO the governmen
- some of the members OF the ian
hoard believe that under such ci
lcumstances It docs o,hers a.
dorbtfui. 1t is understood that u
. land board has a general plan unu'
= consideration to ask the sovernme'
. 70 take over and complete all uncoi
n,eted irrigation projects In TINS s'a
. and the King Hill matter is ou. u
nrst In that direction.-Capitai NC"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-09-10
Modify Contracts.

Some notifications were made by
the land board Friday in its contract
with the Twin Falls North Side Land
& Water Power Co., made some time
ago. The company was represented
by d. c. MacWatters, manager. and
Victor o. Johnson, attorney for the
company.
The changes relate to the prices to
be charged future settlers only. and
have no bearing on the holdings of
the settlers now on the property. New
land and cancelled entries only are
affected The changes were made to
conform to different conditions OBJ
tanning on the land, such as difficulty
of securing water or of cultivating
| the ground. In the former case
where the company was put to more
expense to provide water for irriga-
ton, the price was raised; in the lat
ter. where the settler is at a disad-
vantage, the land will be sold at q
lower price than that for which the
original contract called. These chang
es were discussed some time ago Will
Representatives of the settlers anC
the bonding companies and agreed
upon but never ratified.-Statesmap
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-09-10
NATIONS NEED GREATEsT
president Wilson VIII Make M
speaking Tour-Says Man Can
Not Measure His Interest
Against that of
Country.

In these strenuous times. when a
word or inadvertent action on the
part OF the administration would |
plunge this country into a contro- |
versy with the European powers. for
'tunate indeed is It that we have a
conservative hand at Washington
guiding the destiny of our country.
and man who OH various occasions
mas made II manifest that the inter
ests OF the country are above that of
any political party.
Ihis Is no time for campaign
harangues, states the president I'm
response to an inquiry as to whether
he would make IA speaking tour dur
Ing the coming campaign The presi-
dent made known his intentions I'm a
| letter TO Representative Doremus of
Michigan. chairman OF the democrat
ic congressional committee. who had
written him asking whether he would
make speaking campaign this fall.
America is greater than any
party" the president wrote Amer
lea cannot properly be served by any
man who for ID moment measures his
interest against her advantage. The
time has come for great things. These
are days for big destiny for the Unit
ed States as for the other nations OF
the world. A little wisdom, little
courage. a little self-forgetful devo-
tion may. under God. turn that des-
tiny this way or that Great hearts
great natures. will respond. Even lit
tie men will rejoice to be stimulated
and guided and set an heroic exam.
Pile Parties will fare we'll enough
without nursing II the men who max,
them up and the men who lead then
forget themselves to serve caus,
and set great people forward on th'
path OF liberty and peace"
Despite his determination to max
l no speeches. Mr.. Wilson will TAX
occasion as opportunity offers 1
3 state and perhaps restate to the pee
pie in the clearest and most convins
3 ing terms | can command the thing
> which the democratic party has a
tempted TO do"
. The president asked that congres
remain 10 do their work of necei
sary and pressing service and bring
6 to successful conclusion" He salt
however. that he saw nothing
kaen copVrees I'm spssiou after II
emergency work was finished.
Q The president had been asked
3 speak in Iowa. Pennsylvania. Ind
ana, Maine and other states. He hi
6 previously told those who asked hi
= that he would make no promises unit
he saw what the general situate
)6 was
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-09-10

A Spokane, Wash, special says
that the northwestern apple crop has
fallen off 10000 cars, or approx
mately 40 per cent since blossom
time, or at least is that much short
of the early estimates, was revealed
at the meeting of the board of trus-
tees OF the North Pacific Fruit Dis
tributors which was held in Spokane
during the past week to complete ar
rangements for the ensuing apple
shipping season. The estimate Off
cially compiled last week is 1850
cars of apples from the four states
of Washington, Oregon. Idaho and
Montana. These figures are the re-
suit of the most comprehensive can
vass ever made in the northwest.
They were gathered at the expense of
considerable time and money and in
clude all districts. The common es-
innate during the blossom period was
from 10000 to 125.0O0 cars, an av-
erage ranging somewhere around 49,
1900 cars. Later the figures dropped
between 1000 and 1880 cars. The
present estimate of 1850 cars is re-
garded as accurate and final
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-09-10
Notice of Discontinuance Of Water
F. Deliveries.

To the Settlers on the North Side
Tract:
This is to advise that on Septem
Der goth, 1914, water will be turned
out of all the bitches on the North
Side tract for the purpose OF making
the general repairs and improve
ments. All settlers who desire to
furnish labor and teams on the ca
nal repairs. applying same on their
wise me Immediately. 31-2t
George Rinker, Water Master.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-09-10
CREATING SILT.
Government Now Has Big Plant in
Operation on the Minidoka.
Project.

The building of an irrigation sys-
tenn carries with il many problems
that are not given any consideration
by the entryman who settles upon
them. No matter how carefully a
canal or reservoir may be construct
ed there will remain seepage holes
which are counted upon TO graduailj
fiji up with silt coming down the
stream. Whether it may be termed
fortunate or unfortunate. the sys-
TENS that get their supply OF water
from the Snake river. have found out
that this stream carries little silt, and
consequently the seeps are slow In
filling up.
Down on the government reciama-
tion project in the vicinity of Rupert
the government are just now expert
menting with supplying the canals
on the project with silt which is OBJ
tanned by tearing down huge banks
of clay and depositing the dirt in the
canals. The Pioneer-Record Jf Ru-
pert tells of this interesting work as
follows:
The sitting plant being operated Dy
the reclamation service about twC
miles west of the dam Is yer, in.
teresting affair. There are two mot.
ors for the pumps. one Of l25 horse
power which gives a pressure OF c.
pounds TO the square inch. Thii
pump takes care of the giants " hlcl
cut down the clay banks and wasl
the dirt into silt. The other motto
of 10 horse power operates the pdml
which raises the silt into the canal
The giants use clear water iron
the canal above the intake o' III
silts and il takes two of them to han
die the work. The larger one is use
. to tear down the banks while III
other stirs up the dirt before I'll
= screen near the pump which raises
to the canal The clay banks are 5
hard that il is necessary to Mas
> them. The drilling for this is don
with water pressure. The hose &c
the same is connected with the san,
pressure which supplies the giar
and il is surprising how fast il work
y, its way into the solid bank Of cla
The holes thus drilled and charge
with from six to twelve stick
dynamite are fired from batter
The discharge from these blasts is
little puff of dirt straight into the a
but they have the effect of breakil
up the ground so that the giants c;
&c get hold of it,
The exact success of the underta
- ing has not as yet been determine
but the silt shows in the water al {
: farthest end of the canals. Some {
:. feet has been noted at the big Sc
:, near Acequia. but as there is wat
=, standing in the barrow pit, which W
-. run into IT when the big break
Cured, il is impossible to tell eXac
how much il has been benefited. c.
-, tain IL is that much of the seepa
Il, at other points has been stopped.
=, Three eight-hour shifts are work
:. there being five men on the day sh
:. and three on the other two.
"a present the problem of getting
t. silt to the pump and into the cana
ro big one, as it has been washed aV
ho for quite a distance.
,or These problems have been wori
~, out by F. N. Cronholm, engineer
m, charge of the drainage. Some OF
40 ideas we're secured from previous
no perience but problems have come
rs here that required initiative and
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-09-10

Heavy demand for horses and
mules suitable for army purposes for
nations engaged In the European war
has caused prices to advance from
$50 to 500 a head higher than a
year ago. it was said at the Chicago
stockyards. An agent said to repre-
sent the Canadian government was
reported to have bought 400 horses
to be sent to England.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-09-10

Cardinal Giacomo della Chiesa'
archbishop OF Bologna. Italy. has
oeen elected supreme pontiff OF the
oatholic hierarchy in succession to
ene late Pope Plus X. who died Aug
~. He will reign under the name
Of Benedict XIV.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-09-10

Cronholm has met the difficulties and
solved them. AS to the final success
there can be no doubt of the result
if this made silt is made to work, the
same as that provided by nature in
many of the large streams, and SO
far the indications are favorable.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-09-10

The non-partisan judges nominal
ed for the 4th Judicial District are:
Jas. X. Boutwell,. OF Shoshone.
Chas. o. Stockslager.
Jas. A. Wise,
w. A. Babcock. of Twin Falls.
The state nominations are the
same as given last week.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-09-10
corNTY PRIMARY RESULTS
v,oures Not Materially Changed from
Those Given Last Week.

The County Commissioners met
r,esday and canvassed the vote OF
recent primary. We give below
.ha total vote received by each OF the
,aad,ng candidates as officially an
nouuced by the Commissioners:
REPUBLICAN,.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-09-05
DISPOSED OF FAMILY 4PE1r
MIR. elldo Bore Much with Fertitnda.
bst There Came . Time When
Patience Failed.

III . . u y
did you ever have q dog IN the
family?" asked Bildo. I'VE did 10
Gently. How that dog got into mo
family, don't know. Each member OF
the houhehold went around saying I
am sorry they got that dog by tha
time we had had him week
There was never any way Of tell
ing who was responsible for his pres
ence with us. No one claimed the
credit Of it.
I'VE disposed Of him because he
took a piece out OF mans trousers.
It was peddler's trousers It is a
bad thing to let dog bite peddler
The peddler stormed up to my door
day or 30 after the event and in.
formed me that he had been in the hos.
pital q week, and that must pay his
hospital expenses; also his doctor's
bill; also for the time he had lost from
his vocation: also for the pants which
my dog had ruined.
when asked to see his receipts
from the hospital and doctor he offered
to compromise on my paying IS for
the damage done his trousers. of
fered to pay the i've, but insisted on
Immediate delivery OF the garment
HE was unable to deliver the goods.
SO 1t cost me nothing. Still. 1t was
narrow escape, and decided that l
had better either acquire lawyer or
get rid OF the dog.
while was pondering man went
by all dressed up in beetle-tailed
coat, with while gloves on like pail
bearer ready to dance the tango, and
the dog fell for him. The apples in the
Garden of Eden didn't look near as
good to Adam as that man did to my
dog, and he got q chunk out OF the
black legs of that man.
"The tango dances had a fiery dis
| position, and what he proposed was
not to sue, but to lick the owner OF the
dog Immediately. This made me Tery
uncomfortable. indeed. hid In the
cellar until the storm blew over.
I'VE got muzzIe for the dog after
that, and then he scratched mp the
neighbor's geraniums. We consoled
ourselves that he was a good watch
dog, anyway, but one night burglar
got into the house and stepped on him,
and that scared the creature so badly
that we had to let him sleep in the
bed with us after that.
1--WE tried keeping him in the shed,
but he dug out In the night and sfter
announcing his presence by licking us
on the face, he craw1ed In with US.
fieas and muddy feet. and all.
$50 we had to get rid OF him"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-09-05
now A coLLAPslBLE BRIDGE
one Has just Been Built In Philip
pines That Defies Floods So
Frequent There.

"A so-called collapsible bridge has
bSen designed by the bureau OF public
works for use In the Philippine
t1lands, where there are streams car
rying just enough water to be un-
fofdable. These same streams, ac-
eerding to Engineering News, are sub
5ect to floods or extreme height and
tofce, which carry down large quanti-
ties OF brush and trees. 1t fs neces-
Bary to provide some crossing, but
money is not available in sufficient
sums to permit the construction of
httdges permanent enough to with
stand the extreme flood conditions.
The new "collapsible" bridge Is es-
sentially series of pile timber bents,
carrying short span timber girders and
noor. which are attached to cables
reaching to "deadmen" on the shore.
In general the girder and floor sys-
tenn is broken in the middle OF the
bridge, and the cables extend from
either side OF the river to a, point mid
way. During food the floor and
girder are torn from their insecure
fastening to the bent and swing down
stream, attached to the cables. After
the Hood has passed the floor system
is hoated upstream and placed again
upon the timber bents.
One such bridge was recently built
at Gapan across the Penaranda river
In the Philippines, and It is giving
good service. The Penaranda river
has flood width OF 1,640 feet, but it's
low-water width is somewhat under
300 feet. The bridge constructed for
THE site Is $40 feet long and is made
up of 16 20-foot spans.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-09-05
.WALDENsIAN cRURcH IN ROME
New Edifice In Eternal City Was
Presented by Mrs. John s. Ken
nedy of New York.

Rome.-The Waldensian church has
planted itself in the Eternal City, says
the Literary Digest. In February
new church edifice, presented by Mrs
John 8. Kennedy of New York was
dedicated. Standing on the Piazza
Cayour, 1t is called by the Record of
Christian Work May "a noble stone
structure, the finest Protestant edifice
in Italy" Moreover:
The decoration of the pulpit with
in includes paneled figures of Luther,
Calvin, Savonarola and arnold Of
Brescia. At the dedicatory services
were present the Representatives of
the Waldensian church from all parts
OF Italy and OF all the evangelical
churches of Rome, together with many
notables = Professor Schiaparelli,
Romolo Murri, Senators Bodio and
Soulier, the minister of Holland, etc.
Interesting was the prologue to Pastor
Muston's address, when one consid.
ers the persecution to which the Scrip.
lures were subjected in ancient times
Ascending to the pulpit. the great
Bible in his hand, he said:
In the name of the Father, Son and
Holy Spirit we place on the pulpit
the book of truth. May 1t never be
removed thence! Revelation of the
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-09-05
Who Laushs Last.

It was in old Pohick church down In
Fairfax county, Virginia, that Wash.
ington used to worship, and the an
Client town OF Alexandra stood much
as It stands now on the south bank
OF the Potomac before the oity OF
Washington had begun to be on the
north bank. Pohick also attn cxists.
as the following story proves:
Washington folks laughs at the Al
exandry slow-Dokes." mused tho Po.
tomac river fiatboatman, aand the Al
exandry feller laughs at the Fairfax
hay-seeda, and the Fairfax guys, they
laughs at the onegallused yaps down
in Pohiok."
HAnd PchickT aueried q curious
stranger.
Z "oh. none OF 'em Amt nuthin' ON
them Pohick natives = returned tha an,
Client mariner confidently. "Tasna hill.
billies laughs at the DO, devils Ia
Washington what has ter wear their
sto' cio'es an a clean shirt evsYy sin,
gle weekday an has tor come plum
down ter Pohick fer their ooon.huntir'.
They laughs at 'en, bet. mostly. they
pitiee somts
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-09-05
NARROWED FOR THREE WEEKS
Starving Man Found on a Small island
In Lake Erie by Fish
Ing Party.

Middle Bass Island, Ohio.-That he
was taken to Middle Sister island,
Lake Erie, and left there three weeks,
by man who said he owned the
place and who left him food enough
to last week, at the expiration of
which time he promised to be back,
but failed to put in an appearance, is
the story told by Henry Adair, fifty,
who says he lives in Detroit, brought
here by members Of fishing party
who rescued him.
Members of the party, fishing In
Lake Erie on Middle Sister island, iso-
lated near the Canadian line IL miles
from here, were attracted by the fran
tic waving of shirt. Drawing closer,
they discovered Adair. He was pale
and emaciated. ALI he had left of his
store Of food was few crusts Of
bread.
Adair told his rescuers he could not
recall the name OF the man who had
put him on -the island, taking him
from Put-in-Bay in rented power
boat, as he had never met him until
just short time before he was ae-
costed in Detroit and asked il he
wanted employment He said he was
supposed to have been employed to
look after the premises, although he
found on arriving on the island there
was practically nothing to look after.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-09-05
The Camera In War.

Reporting wars with cameras is like
hunting big game with a Photographic
outfit. 1t gives us something we never
had before.
II Gettysburg were fought today the
camera would be on Cemetery ridge.
Perhaps the talking machine would
also be on hand to reproduce for the
world "the terrible grumble and rum
BILE and roar" OF battle.
There would bo q moving picture
worth looking at-films reeling OF
Pickett's charge and the talking ma
chine records unrolling the crackle
of 10000 rifles!
wonder IL our Victor friends could
reproduce q sound as great as tho
combined roar OF Lees and Meade's
300 and more cannon?
But even with the daring scouts
high In afr taking photographs OF the
enemy's positions. and with cameras
and phonographs reproducing battles
for fireside consumption, war finally
comes down to the same old game
men behind the guns shooting the 9th
er fellows. Philadeiphia Ledger.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-09-05
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
0l607
Elko, Nevada, Land Office
August l. 1914

August i, 1914
Notice is hereby given that Rob.
ert B. Stewart, Of Elko, County Of
Elko, State of Nevada, has filed in
this Office his application to enter
under the provisions of Sections
2s06 and 23O7, u. s. r. S. the FOL.
lowing described land viz:
NE3 Of NEa Of Section 16, Twp,
ss NJ, Range So EN-. d. B. & M
containing 40 acres.
Any and all persons claiming ad.
versely the lands described, or de,
string TO object because OF the
mineral character Of the land, OF
Ior any other reason, to the dis
posal to applicant, should ifile their
afndavits of protest in this. Office,
on or before the 9TH day Of Sep
tember 1914.
John E Robbins,
Register.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-09-05

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DIS.
TRICT OF THE STATE OF NE
NADA, IN AND FOR THE
COUNTY OF ELKO.
No. 289
In the Matter of The Estate of
G. H. Hooper, Deceased.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY
ORDER OF SALE OF REAL ES-
TATE SHOULD NoTBE MADE.
1t appearing to the satisfaction
of the Court from the verified Petit
tion of Hayden Henderson, Admin
is:rator OF the estate Of C. 81.
Hooper, deceased, on file herein,
that it is necessary to sell the whole
estate of said deceased which con-
sists OF an undivided one-halt in
terest in and to certain lots in the
Town of Elko as fully described
and shown by the said verified Pc
titioD.
1t is ordered by the Court that
all persons interested in the estate
of said {. H. Hooper, deceased, ap-
pear before the District Court of
the Fourth Judicial District of the
State of Nevada in and for the
County of Elko, at the Court room
thereof in the town and County
of Elko, on Wednesday, the 23rd
day of September, A. D. 1914,
at ten o'c.ock in the forenoon of
said day, then and there to show
cause, if any they have, why an
Order as prayed for in the petition
should not be granted to the said
Administrator to sell the real estate
Of said deceased, either at public
or private sale for the purposes
mentioned in the PETITION, as he
shall judge to be to the best inter-;
ests of the estate, and Of the
parties interested therein;
It is further ordered that copy
Of this Order be published at least
once q week for three successive
weeks in the Daily Independent, a
newspaper Of general circulation,
printed and published in said coun-
ty Of Elko.
Dated this 26th day Of August. Al.
D.1s14.
E. J. Z. Taber
District Judge.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-09-05
BUILD BUNGALOWS AT PRISON
English conviots Of improving Char
acter to Have Two.Room Houses
Erected for Them.

London.--At Camp Hill prison, sew
eral two-room bungalows are being
built for the accommodation of pris-
oners whose characters are apparently
improving under preventive detention.
In each bungalow there viii be a
living room and a bed room Tho
new buildings will be surrounded by q
high boundary wall, but the prisoners
occupying them Will have more license
and privileges than before
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-09-05
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Elko Os12
Carson 07l94

F. {. 81 o. . d
Department of the Interior,
u. S. Land Office at Elko, Nevada
July 8, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that Frank
B. Smith, of Elko. Elko County,
Nevada, who, ON July 90. 1912.
made Desert land Application. Car
son No. O7l94. now Elko. No.
0812, for NE4 NEi Sec. 80: &
NWf NE3, Nj NW4, Section 3s,
Township 38'N. Range SO E. Mt
Diablo Base & Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make final
Proof. to establish claim to the
land above described, before the
Register and Receiver at Elko,
Nevada, OH the seventeenth day Of
September, 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Roy Thomas Suttle, of Tuscarors,
Nevada.
Herbert G. sproule. of Elko, Ne
vada.
Lincoln G. Clark. of Elko, Nevada.
Marshall E. Reed, of Elko, Nevada.
John E. Robbins,
Register.
First Publication, August IA, 1914.