The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-01-14
Items From Neighboring
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w. H. Hildreth. formerly Of the So
da Springs Chieftain. has bought the
Blackfoot Courier and takes charge
this week
Barney Rowland and Sam Mallicoat
have caught 45o coyotes already this
winter. Rowland took a gold medal
a few years ago with 500 coyotes.
The Twin Falls to HALEY road is
said to be rs per cent completed. Only
small amount of work can be done
this winter but about April first the
whole staff will begin work.
The little town Of ST Charles. on the
shores of Bear lake, is proud of the
fact that 1t has an up-to-d date FIGURING
mill. 1t was installed recently by Mr.
Monson, with an outlay of over $1o.o
The Idaho Woolgrowers' Association
is in session in Boise this week. The
president, Mr.. Sproat, says that the
past year has been the most favorable
to the sheep industry ever experienced
in Idaho.
The vicinity of Owinza having petit
toned for school. the school board OF
Shoshone sent Joe Vernon over to In
vestigate. President Newman said the
board would provide school facilities
at once.
The O. S. L. has shipped material for
a tunnel at Bear Gulch to be built be-
fore the Park traffic next spring. Tho
tunnel will avoid dangerous stretch
of track around the point of the noun
tain.
The Jerome B. Rice Seed company
expect to secure 5000 acres of land on
the Twin Falls tract to be planted to
peas. In st. Anthony territory the
company secured contracts for 1000
acres for the coming year.
The Idaho State Dairymen's Associa-
tion convened on Friday of this week in
Boise at the Commercial Club rooms.
An interesting program was given and
different trips about the city were taken.
to places where FLOODED stock is raised.
At Weiser, bunch of hunters divid-
ed into two groups to hunt rabbits on
New Years Day, the losers to furnish
a banquet for all. They reported jolly
time, the winners taking the bunch to
the movies in the evening.
A First National Bank was opened
in Blackfoot on New Years Day. 1t
was receiving day" at the bank. the
officers showing the many callers
ture was the adding machine operated
by electric current
Judge E. A. Walters will form a
partnership with c. Q. Longley when
he retires from the bench OF the Dis
constitute one Of the strongest law
partnerships in the state, as both men
rank high at the bar and their friends
over Idaho are many--Idaho Call.
The Shoshone Journal last week
gave a history Of Shoshone for the
past year in regard to its booze rec
ord. 1t relates In brief the stories OF
murders, thefts, pauperism and misery
caused by the drink habit and says:
1.-The Jail here in Shoshone is gen.
orally well filed with prisoners who
are mostly committed there in
drunken condition or in consequences
of drunkenness. The overburdened
taxpayer foots the bill as to tho
money charges of thousands of doll
lars, but the greatest suffering falls
not upon the taxpayers but upon In
nocent and helpless women and
children"
1t has been stated by one who IL
in position to know, that over half tho
sickness among horses and stock in
this part Of the country can be at
tributed to the careless manner In
which much OF the hay In this part OF
the country is put UP for winter use.
In many instances the hay being
without any covering at all, or
loosely thrown against the stable.
The loss Of one horse would pay for
several stack covers. and even aside
from this the faithful animals have
good care and good feed coming to
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