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Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-06-18
Have Reasons To BE Thankful.

There is probably no section on
earth where everybody will be found
prosperous and contented. and the
same condition exists on the North
side tract TO some extent. While the
recent freeze did some temporary
damage and put the crops back TO
some extent. we have yet reasons TO
feel thankful that we are not infest-
ed with insects and pests to destroy
our crops entirely. This condition Is
brought forcibly to our minds by
letter which was shown us ON Satur-
day by Mr.. Frank Triplett, which ne
had Just received from sister Nv
ing I'm Centralia. Mo, and In vhich
she describes the deplorable condl-
ton OF the farmers in that section.
Having been deprived OF their
crops last season by the continued
drought, they went TO work TINS
spring with renewed vigor and every
indication pointed to good crop
until the army worm made its ap'
nearance and is stripping the entire
country of all vegetation. Many who
were compelled to buy feed WIFI
which TO winter their stock and wht
were looking forward to a successiu
season this year. find themselves
stranded as II were. as the store'
have all adopted cash basis ah'
the banks have refused to furthe
loan money. 1t is sad let'e
throughout and the reading OF
would tend to make one feel that w
are indeed living in land of promis
in Southern Idaho. with every pros
meets of bumper crops of all kind'
and with no fear of drouth.
Accompanying the letter Is ciiI
ming from the local paper publishe
at Centralia in which is detaiieu
list of many farmers who have ma
their crops entirely destroyed by ID
worms and many have been con
= nelled to sell off their stock at a sa'
r,ace As an introduction to the a
, ticle the paper states:
"The advance guard of army worn
have invaded Centralia and vic'hi'
I devastating everything In their pau
!, The worm appears in a myster'o'
n manner and reports from the iarl
ers north, south and east OF Central
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-06-18
IDAHO'S POTATO CROP.

On account of the unsatisfactory
results obtained from the potato
crop last season, the acreage around
this section has been considerably re-
duced this year, which we believe is
mistake on the part of our farmers.
From present indications there will
be big demand for Idaho potatoes
this year and those who have an acre
age of spuds will undoubtedly realize
handsomely from them. Mr.. Wm.
Wagner will be one of the largest
grower in this section this year, hav
ing SO acres planted. Mr.. c. l.. Rig
ney also having faith enough in the
crop to plant 65 acres which are
showing up nicely.
Spe' king u the Idaho crop in gen.
eral, Horticultural Inspector Macy
in an interview with the Statesman,
says:
Idaho is in fair way to stay to
the top of the list this year as a
potato producer in the opinion of
the inspector. The federal govern
ment has just established potato
quarantine against Maine. the great
est potato producing state in the up-
ion, because of the powdery scab
that is playing havoc with the crop
there and threatening to spread
throughout the country. Idaho has
already established a quarantine
against California and there is every
indication that the federal govern
ment will take a similar step. Greedy
Colo, in the opinion of Inspector
Macy, is entirely out of the running
as potato producing section because
of the diseases that have broken ou
there among the tubers. If tn.
growers in this state use care. Idaho
in the opinion of the inspector. is Ger
tain to take the pennant.
Il would not be surprised" In
spector Macy said on Monday in dis
cussing the conditions: IF this stat
should ship out 1900 carloads o
! potatoes. Last year there were 900
: cars shipped. To be on the safe sid
: place this years shipments at TO-
: cars and you have a total that
! amazing.
Roughly speaking. the value OF
] carload of potatoes may be placed {
- $3.50, and on this basis the shiI
e ments out of the state, to say notl
: ing of the home consumption. will /
= worth s2.500.000. These figures wi
S giye some idea of the magnitude ,
v the industry and of the vital impor
n ance of keeping out the potato III
t eases "
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-06-18
MASS MEETING CALLED.
People of the Wendell District Are
Asked To Consider the Amended
Contract in Mass Meeting.

circular addressed to the Settlers
OF the North Side Tract and signed
by the Settlers Protective Commit
tee, Is before us discussing at some
length the provisions OF the amended
contract as recommended by the
Board OF Directors of the Canal Us
ers Association at their meeting last
week. and calling for a mass meeting
TO be held at Wendell on Saturday
afternoon OF this week to further dis
cuss the proposition. 1t would ap-
pear from the circular that some OF
the settlers IN the Wendell district
do not take kindly to the action OF a
majority OF their board OF directors
In recommending the approval OF the
proposition.
II may be stated here that the pro-
position does not contain all that the
board would like to see embodied in
II, but after several conferences with
representatives of the company and
iohb iSNuoHiOho oli Nht iutSllOHb III
volved. II was found that II was the
| most liberal concession that could be
obtained. and rather than throw the
tract into more prolonged litigation.
It was recommended for adoption.
The board. by It's action. seeks in
no manner to bind any individual to
an acceptance OF the proposition. but
having been chosen to represent the
settlers and having had the matter
under adyisement for some time. with
a knowledge OF all details connected
with II, they felt II incumbent upor
themselves to act as their best judg
ment dictated. While the arguments
put forth In the circular are abou
the same as those presented TO thu
company by the members OF thu
board. without avail IL is we'll tina
they should be discussed by the set
tiers in general throughout the trac
orable concessions can be obtained
and we trust that the meeting a
Wendell will be largely attended b
the representative settlers OF tina
. section.
Since the matter was first brough
before the settlers the Times has Ell
, deavored TO give fair and imparti;
q report OF the actions taken, and Will
it's columns have at all times bee
. open for a free discussion OF the que
n tions involved. the privilege has net
a or been taken advantage OF. We b.
8 lIeye II is the wish OF every settler Q
4 the tract to see this section progrei
II and develop. and II is this wish coul
led with the feeling that they wei
acting for the best interests OF II
settlers In general that actuated Il
% board OF direcors In their deliber
tions.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-06-18

ner In the Snake river channel, and
there diverted over the land as need
ed.-Statesman.
Upon a recent visit to the Interior
department by Mr.. Shepherd, repre-
senting the bondholders here, a new
policy was determined by the depart
ment in granting patents, which will
likely be carried out on this segre-
cation. 1t is evidently apparent to
the government that the project as
whole is not entitled to patents, but
that some portions of it has complied
with the law as regards the reclama-
tion of the lands, and the government
has consented to issue patents on i'm
proved lands in blocks of 5000 acres,
which explains the action taken by
the land board as above stated. These
5000 acres no not necessarily have to
be in one connected piece, and while
we are not informed as to the descrip-
tion of the land it is evident that a
block of 5000 acres has been selected
for patent. From all we can learn
the government is going to be very
slow in issuing patents to unimprov-
ed land, and if there are those who
desire patents, they will have to gel
busy and improve their land before
they can expect them.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-06-18

Earned runs-Jerome 2. First on
balls-off Linnville l, off Ashenfelter 2.
Left on bases-Twin Falls s, Jerome 8.
Wild pitches-Linnville. First base on
errors-L. Ashenfelter, Ansel, ]. Ash
enfelter, Butler, johnson. Two base
hits Butler. Struck out-by Linnville
z, by Ashenfelter 10. Double play
Mitchell to Ansel to Butler. Hit by
pitcher-L. Ashenfelter.
Time of game, l hour, 40 minutes.
Umpire, Golden.
Next Sunday Shoshone will come
over to cross bats with the locals.
The management hopes that a large
crowd will support the team on that
occasion. Two weeks ago the Sho-
shone team, with much assistance
from the umpire. defeated Jerome
to 0. With fair umpiring the Je-
rome fans are anxious to witness the
result of the game.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-06-18
Loses Two Thousand Sheep.

p. ]. Weaver, of Crooks. Blaine
county, representing Sam Smith, Of
Jerome, was in town Friday and re-
ported the loss of about 1000 head of
sheep belonging to the latter named
gentleman.
Seventy head we're found by Wm.
Wagstaff about two weeks ago some
20 miles west of American Falls. Mr..
Wagstaff reported his find to the aud
itor. and Mr.. Weaver has identified
the sheep as part of the missing
bunch. These, with $50 head found
northeast of town, are all that have
been recovered out OF the 1000 origi-
nally lost.
All of the sheep are branded with
lazy and were part Of a shipment
of 5000 head coming from Arizona
and unloaded at Minidoka.-Ameri-
can Falls Press.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-06-18

are to the effect that armies of these
worms are destroying the meadows
and corn crops. Up to the hour OF
going to press no reports have been
made OF any great damage done by
the worms west of Centralia, this por-
tion being comparatively free from
them. According to the old timers.
the worm is usually followed by an
other pest, known as the green bug,
all infinitely small microbe which
appears in the meshes Of the wheat
and oats and the grain, doing more
damage than the Hessian fly which
has not invaded this section"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-06-18
$500 Per Year
Jerome Outclasses Twin Falls.
Jerome 2, Twin Falls O.

JCIOnlC III Il allo W
Last Sunday Jerome defeated the
fast Twin Falls team in one of the
best games ever seen on the Twin
Falls diamond. A look at the box
score will prove that the Jerome team
earned their victory. The Jerome
boys drove out safe hits while
Twin Falls connected only times.
The largest crowd of the year came
out to see the battle. The grand
stand and bleachers were crowded
and automobiles we're lined up from
the home plate to the outfeld fences.
The game had been well advertised
as it was the deciding game OF the
series.
Jerome /, T in Falls 0, at Jerome.
Jerome l, Twin Falls 3, at T. F.
Jerome 2, Z win Falls O., at T. F.
The magic City team has been
much strengthened by the addition Of
several well known professionals,
Mitchell, of Boise, holding down sec
ond base and Lawrenson, of Bancroft,
covering shortstop.
The victory came In the sixth inn
ing. Bauer drove out a clean single.
Maclear followed with a single. On
a passed ball Bauer went to third and
Maclear to second. Jack Ashenfelter
then won his own game by driving
out smashing single over third base
scoring both Bauer and Maclear. The
| loyal fans from Jerome who encour-
aged the boys through the game
could no. longer control themselves
and for a few minutes the grand
stand resembled a carnival.
The Jerome team without excep-
ton played fine base ball. Ashen-
felter was the hero of the hour. He
held the hard hitting Twin Falls men
at his mercy and outside of three hits
which were we'll scattered they could
do nothing with his delivery. Ten
men famed. Besides that excellent
record, Jack felded his position per-
fectly and threw no less than six men
out on grounders and bunts. Even
the hard hearted Twin Falls fans ap-
plauded when Jack sent such hard
hitting men as Mitchell, Lawrenson,
Johnson and Butler back to the
bench after their futile attempts to
connect with the ball.
Richarson, from Miner, recently
signed by Jerome, caught an excel
lent game, proving himself to be a
valuable man for the position. Bauer,
also from Miner, playing in center
field, distinguished himself with two
safe hits, one of which started the
batting bee in the sixth inning.
Twice he brought the grand stand to
their feet when he grabbed with one
hand what looked like safe hit.
1t seems just that we compliment
the loyal crowd of Jerome rooters
who have followed the home boys
| through victory and adversely. II
surely is a great help to the team
especially when away from home, tC
hear the cheers of their friends.
The following is the official score
2 of the game:
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-06-18

The progressives of Ada county
would eliminate the campaign eX-
penses of the individual candidates.
and have it borne by the entire COM
munity. as is evidenced by the fol-
lowing resolution which they adopt
ed: I'VE favor a law authorizing
boards of county commissioners 10
make appropriation from the current
expense fund of the county OF an
equal sum not greater than S5oV
for each political party entitled t'
nominate candidates at the primaries
TO be used by such party for campaign
expenses, and providing for heavy
penalties including disqualihcatioi
for holding office for the expenditure
of any other funds for election pur
noses by, or on behalf of any candi
date or political organization.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-06-18
VIII Apply for Patent.

Settlers and bondholders on the
Twin Falls North Side project seem
to be working in perfect harmony
these days as a result of an agree
ment reached between them some
time ago. On Friday the State Land
board held a special meeting at the
instance of d. c. MacWatters and VIC
tor o. Johnson. representing 'hc
tondholders, and as a result of the
meeting the state, through the irc-
per officials. will aiply &c have pat
ents issued to the s.atc ly the federal
gc.,ornment for block of $500 ac IS
on the North Side. If all goes well,
the .tIiSs will be patented in block 10
tn, state and the state viii then issue
at, nts to the individual settlers. Ur
{. This time the sctI.. RS have opposed
the patenting Of the land becaus. q
friction between them and the irri
ton company. Now the friction Is
RENE we'd. The Nohdh lldtrs are eiV
isg longer time ami more REASONABLE
terms on payments. and prospects OF
the project are greatly improved. TIL,
work at the Jackson lake reservoir
in Wyoming, now going forward, Il
for the special benefit OF these set
tiers. The water is to be stored II
Jackson Lake, brought down to Mil
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-06-18

non. Adlal e. Stevenson, vice pres
'uent during Cleveland's second ad-
"'nistration, died at Chicago late on
saturday evening last at the age oi
20 years. The deceased was one OF
'He most prominent men in Illinois
ano mad held many offices of homer II
that state.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-06-18

Abstracts of title to all property
in Lincoln county. w. d. Garlock
Abstract Co.. Shoshone, Idaho. The
oldest set of abstract records for Lin
coin county. 4S-tf
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-20
CALL UPON MAYOR
FOR PROCLAMATION
OF MEMORIAL DAY
Patriotic Societies, Schools
and Business Houses Plan
General Day of Tribute to
Nations Dead.

Although Memorial day falls on Sat
urday this year, merchants, through
the Commercial club. have agreed to
close their stores during the afternoon
and evening. Only groceries,, meat
shops, drug stores and confectionaries
will fail to observe this rule, it is said,
and probably shops and offices will
close for the entire day.
Mayor Robbins has been asked to
issue proclamation few days before
the day asking business houses to
close, requesting the display Of flags
and asking the attendance of the cit
liens at the Memorial day services at
the Coliseum in the afternoon.
Superintendent of schools, Giles has
been asked to announce in the schools
that flowers will be received early
Saturday morning. 1t is customary
for the school children to donate a
large amount of the flowers for deco
rating the soldiers graves. In order to
accommodate high school and Gar
field pupils, it will not be necessary to
leave the flowers at the schools which
they attend but they may leave them
at the nearest school to their homes.
To Mark Graves.
1t is said there are a number of
graves of soldiers not marked with
the G. A. r. markers and as there is
no way to ascertain this except
through friends, George Matthews will
receive any names and see that mark
ers are placed on the graves showing
they were soldiers. He has a blue
print of Earlham and other cemeteries
showing where every soldier the com
mittee knows is buried.
Members Of all patriotic societies
will meet at the court house Sunday
morning and attend the special ser
vices at the Central Christian taber-
nacle in a body. Wednesday night all
Memorial day committees will meet at
the court house where assignments
will be made to the various cemeter-
les. Sunday afternoon a meeting of
the committees will be held in Earl.
ham cemetery to attend the marking
of graves of soldiers.
Lawrence Handley, chairman Of the
program committee will have the pro-
gram completed in a few days and will
make public the detailed plans foI
the day. .s
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-20
SELLS HENS OWNED
BY HIS EMPL0 oyer
George Hardman Carries
Squaking Poultry From
Raper Farm to City.

George Hardman. place of residence
indefinite. but lately employed on the
farm of Rufus Raper, south of town.
is under arrest, charged with pilfer-
ing six of the best pullets his boss
owned.
The indignant sQuaks of the stolen
hens aroused the neigh borhood early
yesterday morning while Hardman
was carrying them along the pike to
town. Frank Davenport took after
him with shot gun. Davenport fired
one barrel at the thief and ordered
him to stop. Hardman, undisturbed,
because he was being used as tar
get, continued along in a leisurely
manner. ignoring DavenpOrt's COM
mand. Then Daveport fired again as
a warning. This caused Hardman to
pause long enough to yell at his pur-
suer. "Oh, never mind. Frank, these
amt your hens"
Davenport then reached the concl,l-
sion that he might be committing an
error by firing on a man on the pub
lie highway. so he returned to his
home and telephoned to the sheriff.
Sheriff Misses Him.
Wnen the Sherlff III an autOmODlle
came along, Hardman hid at the side
of the road, and the official failed to
locate him. Hardman then went to
the home of Conrad Zwissler and told
him that he was taking some hens
to the Raper home. Your are poor
fellow to handle Chickens said Zwiss
Ter. "one of them is dead
81 don't care if they are all dead,
retorted Hardman. "They should have
given me horse and rig to take
them
Zwissler offered to take him in a
wagon to the Raper home. but Hard
man declined the invitation and walk
ed to Richmond, selling the five alive
and battered pullets to the Richmond
Produce company. He was appre
hended later in the day in saloon. He
is charged with larceny.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-20
CLUBS OF DISTRICT
COME FOR MEETING
Convention Sessions Open in
This City With Department
Committee Meeting Thurs.
day Afternoon.
Mrs. Sowash, of MiddletOwn,
Will Respond to Welcome
Addresses of Mayor and
Miss Hill.

Fifty or sixty delegates from eight
counties comprising the sixth district
are expected tomorrow morning as the
advance guard to the Sixth District
convention Of the Federation of Won
ems Clubs. The first day session to-
morrow will not draw the crowd that
will come for Fridays session.
Connersville and other county seats
are expecting TO send big delegations
and Brookville and Liberty will have
many members here the seond day
The district president, Mrs. J. NJ
Hamilton. lives at Brookville
The convention opens Thursday
afternoon with department committee
meetings, and music by the Garfield
Elizabeth Sands. Department chair
men will make five minute reports
Following the business session the
delegates will entertained on the
lawn at the W'Gam Dudley Foulke
home. with the members of the Cycle
club as ho5tesses.
The evening session will open with
music by the high school orchestra
Addresses of welcome will be made by
Mayor Robbins and Miss Sarah Hill
for the Richmond federation. Mrs F.
X. Sowash, of Middletown. will give
the response for the delegates. This
will be followed by a historical sketch
of Wayne county by Professor Harlow
Lindley, of Earlham college.
The convention will close Friday
afternoon with reports of chairmen
and discussions by the state fedora
tion officers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-20
TBY LEASED WIRE1

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 20.-That
100000 was used to gain the friend
ship of a powerful daily metropolitan
newspaper for the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad was the
sensational testimony given by Chas.
S. Mellen, ex-president of the road,
before the interstate commerce COM
mission today. He declared that the
desire for this friendship prompted the
New England Navigation company, a
New Haven subsidiary, to lend to w.
c. Haskell, editor and proprietor of
the Boston Herald, this large sum.
Mellen testified that the loan was
that he had know Haskell many years,
and as he was in financial straights,
he wanted to help him.
Did the fact that Mr.. Haskell own
cd big newspaper operate as an in
ducement to make the lOan?' asked
Joseph w. Folk, chief counsel for the
commission.
"It did not operate as an induce
ment not to make the loan," Mellen re-
piled.
Seeks Influence.
Folk then sought to bring out that
the New Haven desired to have news
presses in Massachusetts fabricated
with New Haven oil at that particular
time on account of the Boston Rail
road holding company bill then pend
ing in the Massachusetts legislature
WAS the Boston Railroad Holding
company bill passed at that tlme?'
Il think that it was passed about
June, 1909"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-20
ASKS DAMAGES
FOR EJECTMENT

For ejectment from C.. & o. train
three and one-half miles south of Rich
mond, Tulley Hinshaw and his wife
Grace, demand 1000 each in two suits
filed today in circuit court against the
railroad company. The Hinshaws and
their infant child were left out in the
country, the complaint alleges, when
Hinshaw refused to pay the conductor
second time.
The Hinshaws purchased tickets
here for Boston and Mr.. Hinshaw went
into the smoking compartment. He
gave the three tickets. he says, to the
conductor. paying his own and the
fares of his wife and child, who were
in another car.
Mrs. Hinshaw had made arrange
ments with relatives to meet them at
the train with buggy at Boston. AS
result of being put off the train
they were forced to- walk through the
storm to the station and from there a
mile to their destination. the relatives
having gone away from the station.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-20
100000 USED BY HAVEN ROAD
ITO GAIN NEWSPAPERS FAVOR

Whom did you consult in regard
to the Haskell loan?'
'The finance committee of the New
England Navigation company"
WAS that made up of the finance
committee of the New Haven, that is
the Morgan n-Rockefeller-Miller commit
tee?"
approximately the same"
Recalls Big Loan"
do you recall any other big loans
made by the Navigation company, eX-
cept those to Haskell, Billiard and your
self"
Il don't recall any, but there may
have been"
ANY big loans?"
81 believe the New Haven or the
Navigation company lent at least five
or six million dollars to the New York
Central and five or six million dollars
to the Pennsylvania railroad"
How about the 100000 worth of
Boston Herald bonds held by the Bill
lard company"
You'll have to search Mr.. Billiard
for that. l have nothing to do with
the Billiard company"
Folk then switched to a discussion
of a Boston holding bill which was
rushed through the Massachusetts leg
islature. which, to clear up the situa-
tior. which grew out of the attempt OF
the New Haven to buy the Boston and
Maine. In reply to a question as to
how long it took to get this bill
through the Legislature, Mellen said:
About fifty or sixty days"