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The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-12-24
NO NEW JOBS AT PANAMA
Canal Office Warns Unemployed Not
to Seek Work at
lsthmus.

Washington.-The blockade of the
Panama canal by earth slides has not
created new work for Americans in
the Canal Zone, and the canal office
here issued statement in an effort
to counterfeit published reports which
have drawn many Americans to the
isthmus in search of employment.
General Goethals indicates" the
statement says, that the number of
men continually being laid of on ac-
count of reduction of force is in excess
Of the vacancies which were temporar-
lily created by the work on the slides,
and the influx of men looking for em-
ploynent on the isthmus is entirely TN
warranted"
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-12-24
HOW TO PICK GOOD FEEDER"
To Make Profitable Gains in Feed Lot,
Steers Must Possess Beef Char
acteristics in Makeup.

(By JOHN L. TORMEY. Wisconsin Ex-
pertinent Station)
Steers, if they are to make profit
able gains in the feed lot, must have
beef characteristics wide, strong
back and large heart girth.
They must have a strong frame and
plenty of room for the vital organs,
for an animal with a weak constitu
ton cannot hold up through the feed
ing season.
A wide head and muzzle usually in
dicates good feeding qualities.
Short legs, heavy hind quarters an6
arched ribs are essential to the feed
ing animal.
The skin should be reasonably thick
soft, and covered with heavy coal
of hair.
The animal should have a straight
back and low set appearance, due tc
the depth of the body and short legs
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-12-24

mouth to keep 1t open. The tube is
placed in the mouth and the bird Is
gently drawn on until the end of the
tube reaches the crop, the neck be-
ing elongated as much as possible.
The lever bar is gently lowered by the
foot and the food is thus forced into
the crop. One hand is kept on the
crop and as soon as it is sufficiently
full the foot is removed from the lever
and the bird is gently removed.
Fhe operator soon learns to know
when the crop is full. No stated
amount that should be fed to an indi-
vidual can be given, for the quantity
varies with the size of the crop.
Great care should be taken in pre-
pairing the feed to see that there are
no Jumps, for the tube is small and
easily becomes blocked.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-12-24

One couldn't write fairly compre-
hensive story of Richfield, without
saying some nice things about the
New Alberta Hotel and its capable
proprietor, Mrs. ]. r. Thomas. Mrs.
Thomas is the original pioneer of
Richfield; she was serving meals to
the hungry public the day the town
site and the tract was opened on June
Gath, 1907. And they were good
meals, too-good as gold, and twice
as fragrant and acceptable; though
they were served from a board shack
with a rough board table and slivery
benches that a blind man would hard
ly own. Mrs. Thomas is the superla-
tive cook of this part of Idaho; her
home cooking is the stay and solace
of many a hungry man who will swear
that there is no other such a table IN
the State. In the almost nine years
since she came here, and before that
in HALEY and earlier in the great sill
yer camp of Silver City, Mrs. Thomas
made a host of friends by her quiet
kindness, her business efficiency. The
person who needs friend, as well
as the merely hungry one who wants
a square meal, can count on finding
that at the hospitable home of Mrs.
Thomas.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-12-24
Burned Tommy and All.

Appleton, Wis.-Desiring to see a
tomcat burn, a seven-year-old boy liv-
ing on the outskirts set fire to the
animal, the aftermath being the de-
struction of carpenter shop. The
blazing fur Of the feline communicated
to shavings in the building, and the
structure was converted into ashes
within . few minutes.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-12-24
They Rescued "IIae.y

Huntington, Ind.-A dog belonging
to William Wilcox, living west Of An
drews, followed a coon into a ten-inch
tile ditch recently. Hunters spent
hours in trying to call the dog back,
but got no response. The owners dug
up the ditch at several places and
finally located Tige forty rods from
the opening and in an eight-inch side
ditch. The dog was exhausted, but
still alive.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-12-24
Can't Be Done.

The Wife-This paper says that
New York doctors have formed So
ciety to study methods for staying the
advance of old age.
The Husband-Well, tell 'em you've
tried prevarication and reducing the
number of candles in your birthday
cakes, and neither will do it.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-12-24

Owen Youngkin, local manager Of
the ]. A. Youngkin Implement Com
pany, has been a resident of Richfield
for six years; during which time he
has earned the reputation of a pro-
gressive, liberal business man. The
firm has another store at Hill City,
up on the Camas Prairie line, where
j. A. Youngkin is in charge. The office
work of the big firm, however, is done
from Richfield. Implements, grain,
produce, storage, all these lines of
business are carried on from the
house. Mr.. Youngkin las served on
the village council and has always
been prominent in village improve
ment work of every kind. There
couldn't well be a better community
booster; there's no place like Rich
field and home, for the genial Owen.
1t takes only about two or three such
men to make any place worth living
in; even one is infinitely better than
some places have. The company has
a fine stone store building, and large
warehouse on the track near the depot
to handle its steadily growing bust
ness.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-12-24

There is no other single point in
the many good things Of Richfield that
stands out as prominently as Levi
]. Poteet, the town marshal and care
taker 1t has passed into the proverb
stage, that Richfield is better served
in this way than any other town in
the State Mr.. Poteet has been on
the Job for four years, after having
worked at his trade as blacksmith
for the first two years of the towns
history. He has built up the finest
little city park in this part Of the
State; he has moved more weeds,
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-12-24

Richfield can boast of the best lum-
Der yard plants in Lincoln county, in
the Gem State Lumber Company yard
in this town. 1t has been growth
from several sources; the old Muir
fit yard the Iowa Lumber Company,
and the Weeter Lumber Company fol
lowed by the Gem State Company
which is the successor of all the 9TH
ers. 1t is capably managed by Van
D. Gossett, the local representative,
and for six years a resident of Rich
field. The company has installed
large stock of lumber and building
materials, and is making itself the
friend of the people of the tract IN
every possible way. Prices have been
reduced so that one can afford to buy
lumber for a house, barn, fence, or
any farm or home improvement; and
be sure of courteous and helpful treat
ment from the company that sells
him the bill of materials The COM
pany has gone far beyond the ordin-
airy ey-come-and-buy' pol
icy of many a business firm, and has
offered to furnish architects plans,
painters professional advice, and eve.
ny kind of expert building counsel, for
the prospective builder; so that the
buyer can be assured of getting what
he wants in the way of plans and
housing service, at the lowest possible
cost without waste of material in ex-
periments A live company like the
Gem State is a real asset for any
community
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-12-24

w. c. Sponsler was a student i'll
the Idaho State University at Mos
COW before coming down to Richfield
two years ago to make his home. He
farmed for one year, west of town;
but year ago he became interested
in the feed mill which he las now
built up into an institution of some
magnitude. He has carried on cam
paign OF education with the farmers,
to show them how to get better re-
suits from the grain they feed; and
in his way has been Il real public
benefactor He is branching out in
his business all the time, and his
mill promises to be a beehive of in
dustry as the years go by.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-12-24

When a former state treasurer
a financial expert he was, and man
who was honest himself and who APP
preciated honesty and ability-when
he said 1.-THE First State Bank of
Richfield is one of the very best
country banks in Idaho" he said just
what the community says whenever
banking is mentioned There has new
er been, in any community in Idaho,
a bank that was more truly the
friend, adviser, helper of its people.
Less money has been wasted, less an
noyance and strife stirred up thru
the First State Bank than thru any
other similar institution in Idaho. The
community has been hard up it is
true; people who have had accommo-
dations from the bank have not al
tions as they contracted to do; but
they have met with friendship and
not cold "pound-o1-fesh" treatment
from the bank that was their friend
first and incidentally their creditor
and they have found ways to get
along without the cold-blooded sacr'-
fees of the courts When the tally
of the good and the bad is taken at
the end of time the First State Bank
ers will not be told off to join the
Pharisees and Shylocks. Mr.. George
r. Schwaner, the local manager and
cashier has been in Richfield for five
years, during which time he has
grown to be considered one of the |
most substantial men of the communi- |
ty. He was elected county commits |
sioner, at the last election, and the |
year that he has served has vindicated |
the peoples judgment so that it is
doubtful if there would be vote rec
orded against him in his own pre-
cinct, if he were again a candidate.
The bank has the confidence of the
people in degree rarely found; con-
fidence based on perfect understand
ing and mutual trust 1t has always
borne the impress of character, such
as that brought to it by the efficient
cashier and manager.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-12-24
Modern Spirit.

Friend-So you produced a film of
Hannibal Wonderful man, wasn't he,
getting that thousand elephants over
the Alps in a week?
Moving Picture Producer-Yes. It
is good picture, but we had to fire
our stage director.
Friend-What was the matter?
Moving Picture Producer-Too
slow. We used 5000 elephants and it
took him almost an hour to get them
over the Alps.-Judge.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-12-24

Milking should always be done In
such way as to give the COW great
est satisfaction. Regularity is there
fore necessary in dairy work Ere
quently changing hours of milking or
feeding interferes very much with the
milk flow.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-12-24
ImposSible lest.

Mrs. Wayupp-So you lost your d.
vorce suit?
Mrs. Blase-Yes. 1t was a shamei
They expected me to pass an impossi-
BILE test in court.
Mrs. Wayupp-What was it?
Mrs. Blase-They placed my two
children in line with ten others and
expected me to pick mine out!-Judge.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-12-24

The Richfeld Hotel was opened for
business seven years ago next May;
and almost from the very first day 1t
has been the one thing that has mark
ed Richfield as a good town to visit.
It's table fare and superior accomoda-
lions have become known all over
Southern Idaho; it is a favorite stop
ping place for the discriminating COM
mercial travellers, who arrange their
trips so as to come here whenever
possible in their doublings back and
forth. They know The hotel has
never had another manager quite SO
successful as w. T. Dougherty, who
has been at the head for the past three
years. He can make a public place
seem like home" to the worst crouch
of a tired traveller; and that's why
they come here when it would be cas-
Ter to stop at other towns. The hotel
has come to be the social center for
the town, in very unusual degree,
because of Mr. Dougherty's efforts.
Mr.. Dougherty has found time on the
side to serve as secretary and COM
missioner of the Richfield Highway
and is also mayor, as well
as being one of the most successful
farmers on the Richfield tract.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-12-24
While PIumes Are All the Go.

May-No, George, it cannot be- am
not good enough to be your wife.
George-Why, nonsense, dear You
are an angel
May-George, even an angel could
not be happy with a man who had only
$1,000 a year and feathers the price
they arel-Bulletin (Sydney).
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-12-24

Byrne Brothers are Americans to
the core, though they were born in
The Emerald Isle under the Cross of
st. George and the Harp Of Erin.
Thomas j. and Patrick came to this
country more than quarter of
century ago, settling up on the Big
Wood P'ver northwest of Richfield.
They have been stockmen, and have
been conspicuously successful with
cattle Six years ago, they opened
small meat market here in Richfield;
gradually adding to their stock until
they now have a large and well Sc
disc. tom" has served on the vii
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-12-24
A Word About
Our Business Men

established here, little more than
seven years ago; he has been con-
nected with the store for about six
years. In that time the store bust
ness has grown until they have as
fine a place as any town of the size
in the west. W. p. Barnes, the phar-
macist, is a graduate in his profession,
and has had wide exper'e nce that
fits him to compound prescriptions
with accuracy and care. The store
has had a good business, and is grow
ing in local favor. 1t handles wide
range of articles besides drugs prop
er, and fills big gap in the local bust
ness life.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-12-24

The drug firm of H. M. Moore & Co.
has been doing business in Richfield
for more than six years. H. M. Moore,
who founded the business, is now in
Idaho Falls; but the business is con-
tinued in his name; with T. B. Brush
as manager. Mr.. Brush was cashier
Of the First State Bank when it was
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-12-24

lage council, and both brothers have
been regarded as progressive, liberal
boosters for the community. The
Byrnes are large landholders on the
Rfchfield tract, and have farmed with
success for the past 20 years.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-12-24

When Lennon Brothers decided
that they were going to stay here
long enough to need stone building,
and then proceeded to build the same,
with a basement to boot, they adve--
tised their faith in the community as
AL. They were among the first bust
ness corners to Richfield, when the
town first fairly opened up for growth
seven yeals ago. They started with
board shack as store, and about as
much hardware stock as good farm
would need for its daily use But by
staying closely on the job, by mindins
heir own affairs and letting other
people grow and develop without =
knock or a kick just for meanness'
sake, they have built up a really fine
store. They have been accommodating
and helpful; and enterprising in every
ching that is for the community good.
The two brothers, R. ]. and R. A.,
have made host of friends, and l.o
man can say or believe that he ever
suffered wrong at their hands. Per
haps Dell, as R. A. is known, might
open up home of his own, instead
of selfshly keeping his many excel
lences for the little nieces and neph-
ews in his brothers home, and be-
come more of a home-builder in the |
communicable that's his own affair. |
The town would hardly seem like
home if the Lennon Brothers were
left out even for little while. They
re needed all the time.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-12-24

Papa-I guess when you tell that
young scamp of a sweetheart of yours
that l have lost all my money in the
stock market, he will think differently
about wanting to marry you.
Daughter-Oh, no. He was on the
other side of that same stock deal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-05-14

opposite course and refused to COM
ply with the wishes Of the United
States, high officials declined to pre-
dict what steps would be taken beyond
indicating that the Washington gov
ernment would deal with each devel-
opment In the situation as 1t arose.
Reports that Americans had been
advised to leave Germany on account
Of the critical state Of relations with
the United States were declared by Of
ficials to be wholly unfounded.
Americans in all belligerent coun-
tries were advised by the state de-
partment at the outbreak Of hostilities
to leave the danger zones and no es-
pecial instructions have been given
since to American ENJOYS in Europe.
Messages continued to flood the
White House and state department to-
day suggesting various lines Of policy.
Conspicuous among these was a per-
sonal letter from former President
Taft expressing his confidence In and
his support Of Mr.. Wilson in the stu
Of what should be done by the United
States, which, 1t was said, did not diff
fer materially from the course the
president had adopted. The White
House let it be known that the presi-
dent was highly gratified over Mr..
Taft's action.
1t became known tonight that JUS
tice department officials are giving
consideration to the question Of
whether publications containing mat
ter such as editorials seeking to justi-
fly the sinking of the Lusitania and ad-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-05-14

Thomas H. Vanderford, one Of
Uncle Sans revenue agents, with
headquarters in North Carolina, brings
hopeful news from Dixie, says a
Washington dispatch. He told cor
respondent that moonshining is on
the decrease; it is not what it used to
be. Mr.. Vanderford ought to know
what he is talking about, for he chas-
ed illicit distillers back in Grover
Clevelands day. He was good Of
ficer then, as he is now. The Illicit
liquor makers do not make money out
Of their business as the men Of 20
years ago did, said Mr.. Vanderford.
THE moonshiner Of today makes run
for himself and few friends and an
occasional consumer But, while the
number Of distilleries is still large, the
situation is improving. Now. when a
man makes a run of whisky, and be-
gins to let ii out we get word Of 1t,
and go after him. Public sentiment is
changing The moonshiner is DOOM
ed to elimination Where North Caro-
lima produced 100 gallons two decades
ago she does not produce one now
Mr.. VanderfOrd says that prohibition
has had wonderful effect on south
ern states which have it. What Mr..
Vanderford says is verified by the re-
ports of teachers and others inter-
ested in education to the bureau of
education at Washington. The pros
pect for the southern mountaineer is
considered very bright by the agents
of Uncle Sam who come in touch
with him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-05-14
WILL DEMAND PREPARATION
Washington Government Takes Firm
Stand.
PRACTICES MUST CEASE.

America Sends Note that is Friendly
but Positive--Does Not. Attempt to
Excuse Great Britain's Policy
Looks Like Situation is Coming to
Focus.
Washington, May 12.-The United
States in a note to be sent to Ger
many, demands a guarantee that there
will be no further submarine attacks
on merchant ships carrying non-com-
batants. 1t serves notice, too, that
full reparation will be sought for the
loss Of more than 100 American lives
in the sinking Of the Lusitania and
for other violations Of American
rights In the sea war zone.
The document was to have been
cabled tonight but the president after
conferences with Counselor Robert
Lansing Of the state department, made
several changes in legal detail and
then revised 1t alone in his study.
Tomorrow it will be dispatched and,
1t is expected to be made public soon.
While no indication is given Of the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-05-14
TRIBUTE TO Gilbert HUBBARD
Billy Sunday Says He Will Forgive
and Forget.


and Forget.
Billy Sunday paid a tribute to Ell
bert Hubbard, who went down on the
Lusitania, at his afternoon service on
Sunday. He was speaking Of Robert
Ingersoll and Aaron Burr when he
suddenly broke off and said:
"One Of the fellows who fought me
hardest went down with the Lusitania.
God forbid that 1 should say anything
about him behind his back and now
that he is gone. Ebert Hubbard new
er wrote or said a good word for me,
but l forgive and forget I was the
first to shed a tear when L heard of
his death. He was one of the brilliant
men of the country. / take my hat off
to him. He was a good fellow"
At his three meetings Sunday Sum-
day spoke to 27,500 persons and 1908
hit the trail. The first one to step for
ward to the platform during the morn
ing was Mrs. L. o. Valentine of Mont
clair, at whose home Sunday was en-
tertained last week. The first one at
the afternoon service was a sailor
from the battleship Delaware, Bene-
dict Zobist, who came to Patterson es-
pecially to hear Sunday speak.
There were $500 men in Billy's au-
dience in the afternoon when he spoke
on How to Be Less Than a Man."
and many Of them wept openly when
he told stories to illustrate his ideas
Of what should be the relations be-
tween father and son.
He announced that two weeks from
Sunday last he will preach his last
sermon in Patterson. He cannot stay
day longer, he says, because he is
physically worn out and intends to
rest until fall. He will go west to his
Washington home, and on the way
will stop off at Denver to speak on
May % at the prohibition celebra-
ton over Colorado going dry. He is
supposed to have had a good deal to
do with it.-Patterson, N. j., dispatch
Of May II.