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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-07-31
spending two weeks vacation
Boston and Harwick, Mass.


Boston and Harwick, Mass.
Miss Ruth Noyes of StansteaC
has been the guest of Mrs. Ben.
jamin Pomeroy.
Rev. J H. Blackburn, pastor OF
the Main ST. Baptist church is tC
have the month of August for his
annual vacation. With his family
he expects to leave Tuesday morn
ing by automobile for a week in
Fairhaven, two weeks in New
York City and a trip through the
Adirondacks.
During the absence Of Rev. ]. H
Blackburn, the Sunday morning
worship and the Sunday school
will be continued as usual during
the month of August at the MAR
St Baptist church.
Mr. and Mrs. Newton Scott and
children were in Craftsbury or
Saturday.
H. A. Wilcox of st Johnsbury
was recent guest of Major and
Mrs. r. C. Corey.
Mr. and Mrs. John Police and
Mr. and Mrs. Johl: S. Lawson were
in Sherbrooke on Sunday.
Major r. c. Corey goes to Mont
pelier Tuesday. He will have
charge of the removal of the
equipment of the Vermont Nation
al Guard which has been in storage
there since 1917, and which is to
be taken to Fort Ethan Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Lawson of
Brooklyn, N. Y, who have been
visiting their niece, Mrs. John Po-
lice, left for their home this morn
ing
Mrs. Philip Rublee has been Wis
iting friends in Lyndonville.
The CALIFORNIAN Record has ar
ranged to have the final scores of
the games played this week by
Newport in Plattsburg, Saranac
Lake and Ausable Forks tele-
graphed direct from the playing
fields and posted in the window of
the Bigelow Pharmacy, Main
street, Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry F. johnson
of Hampton Fall, N. H. are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. O. H. Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. joseph Leberman
and children and Mrs. George
Lockhart are enjoying a motor
trip through the White Mountains.
W G. Ram spent Sunday with
friends in Rock Island
Russell Macdiarmid of Montreal
on his way home from Old Or
chard visited his uncles, Charles
and Walter Abbott.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c., Williams re-
turned Friday evening, having
toured the state for a week.
Mrs. Irwin Chase returned to
her home in Melrose Saturday af-
ter two weeks as the guest of Mrs.
d. r. Stetson.
Mrs, Mary Clark and son. Rich
ard, and Miss Edith Coontz of
Monessen, Pa, are the guests of
Rev. and Mrs. H. T. Coontz.
Miss Lois Manley of Irasburg is
spending few DAYS with Mildred
Pomeroy.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. &. Call OF
Springfield, Mass, have been visit
ing M. Calls sister Mrs. NJ. 3.
Chappell. During their visit the
party motored to Durham, Que,
their birthplace, which Mr.. Call
had not visited in As years. They
also spent few days at Bolton
Springs on the wav home.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. Cross of Is
land Pond are visiting friends in
town.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-07-31
THREE
BIG DAYS
Tuesday, Aug. 29, ''Dedication Day.

There is great surprise to you in the fine build
ing which will be feature of this years fair. new
grand stand has been raised the site of the old 1t
is large, substantial structure and will house the arac
tons of Floral Hail. The stand will seat 1000
people in comfort The stables to accommodate so
horses are complete.
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fronth Mammoth Grand Stand
wh
of the be the
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-07-31
Wednesday, Aug. 30, Grace and
Exhibition Day"

One of the features of this years fair will be the horse
will be stable of Kentucky Thoroughbred saddle horses
which will take part in running each day. This is
new and thrilling feature of the fair Then ex
hibition by the world champion American Dog Team of
Arthur Walden which the 125-mile running classic
last winter at Berlin, N. H.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-07-31

This day will be given to the greatest gathering of
Changers known the state The Changers will have
entire charge of the days event. There will be grand
parade of Horibes Horse Races Exhibition by the North
eastern Vermont Oranges exhibition by Degree teams and
addresses by the National and State presidents of the
Grange. Changers from far and near will make this
special day.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-07-31
MEMPHREMAGOG NAVIGATION &C
Limited
Time Table Newport Sailing)
STEAMER ANTHEMS

Sundays July 9-23-Aug.G-2- Sept. 3
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35 10 10 27 9
The score by innings:

0VOTC DIV TTTITTTTgo'
/ 2 3 4 5 6 z 8 g.
Massena O02 03 0 g. 9
Newport, 3 o 0 20 1 Ito
Stolen bases Calder. Sacrifice
hits. Bower 2, Starr, Polli 1. Earn
ed runs Massena; Newport 4. Two
base hits, Smith, Dudack. Three
base hits Webb, Hopf. Home runs
Smith, Bower. First on balls off
Mccarthy 5; off Eastburn 4, off
Hastings 0. Struck out by McCar-
thy 3; by Eastburn 2, by Hastings
4. Left on bases Massena ) New
port 9. Double play Kopf to Nicaro
Hit by pitcher, Nicora Time of
game hours 20 minutes. Umpires
Gilman and Bishop.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-07-31
ROBBERS INN

On Lake Memphremagog. Good
rooms, wide verandahs. Fresh Veg
etables from own garden. Dane
ing, tennis, bathing, golf. Tel.
$751;. Newport, Vermont.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-12-07
COW SALE COMING

On Tuesday, Dec. 19 there will be
a sale Of carload of grade Hol-
stein cows at Blackfoot, and ar
rangements are being made to sell
them on the installment plan to
farmers who have a reputation for
thrift.
These cows are coming from the
famous dairy district at Corvallis,
Ore, and they are all high grades
with records Of 800 pounds or more
Of butterfat per year.
They will arrive about Monday
Dec. II, and will be at the fair
grounds resting and ready for in
spection. A special meeting Of the
Commercial club was held on Thurs
day afternoon to formulate some
plans for financing the sales so that
farmers can take the cows and pay
ing on the installment plan out Of
the sales of butterfat thru the
cream station If they wish, paying
part Of each weeks cream check
into the COW account on a standing
order requiring no time nor trouble
to the farmer.
Further particulars about the
cows and the sale and the financing
arrangements will be published next
week.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-12-07
History Of Snake River Control
Plans for Future Storage and Flood Prevention,
Reclamation and Saving
Lawsuits

The present importance of this
work is therefore at once apparent,
but in order that the constantly in
creasing difficulties encountered, as
we'll as the vital importance of Sc
curing an equitable distribution
may be fully appreciated, brief re-
view Of past history and develop
ment Is perhaps warranted.
The following quotation from the
1919 report of the deputy commits
sioner Of reclamation in charge OF
distribution in District No. SO de-
scribes the early history of Snake
river water distribution:
Doubtless when the early set
tiers first began to divert the water
of Snake river for irrigation USE
the supply available seemed to be
practically inexhaustable and little
attention was given to relative
rights or priorities. The success at
tanned, however, by these early
pioneers naturally attracted other
settlers. Constantly increasing ir-
rigation development followed until
it became evident that the available
supply during low water periods was
not sufficient to fill all the require
ments. This situation emphasized
the need for definite determine
tion of the. relative priorities Of the
water rights already in existence, as
in no other way could the pioneer
water user be protected in the en-
joyment of the full benefits to which
he was entitled as the result Of his
early toll and hardship. At the
same time it called attention to the
necessity for providing storage II
ample water rights thruout the en-
tire irrigation season were to be as
sured to later developments.
SuIInp 1o-unI u! Gous!oyep eqL.,
the season of 1905 served definitely
to establish these facts. Proceed
ings were then started in 1903 to
provide for the adjudication Of the
natural flow rights in the upper
Snake drainage area. Surveys were
made and a vast amount Of evidence
presented before, on December Is,
1910, a decree fixing the amount
and priority date of each Of these
early rights was finally issued.
Creation of the first large storage
reservoir Chat provided by the
temporary crib dam at the outlet Of
Jackson Lake, was begun in 1906
while shortly thereafter dam was
built on upper Blackfoot river to
provide storage for the irrigation Of
lands on the Fort Hall reservation.
1.-THE first dam at the outlet Of
Jackson Lake provided storage for
the use of the Minidoka Project Of
the U. S. reclamation service and in
order to convey this water to the
point of use, it was necessary to util-
ize the natural channel of Snake
Continued on page four
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-12-07
BY w. G. sWENDSEN

Believing that one of the most
important matters confronting the
people of the Snake river valley is
the conservation and control of the
waters of Snake river. we start with
this issue the publication OF series
of articles written by eminent en-
gineers who have been studying the
subject for many years.
The control Of the storage waters
and management of the stream foW
are in the hands of men elected by
the owners Of the water of the dis
trict and all parts Of the district are
represented, tho 1t necessarily fol-
lows that majority Of the directors
may represent one part Of the dis
trict and may represent a theory or
policy not endorsed by the minority,
and this has given rise to organiza-
tions seeking to get full information
regarding stream control, and re-
lated subjects and make changes &C
cordingly il they can secure suffi-
cient endorsement of their views.
Two organizations holding differ
ent views have been working and
writing for publication, and tender
ing their articles to this paper.
There is also the question of the
American Falls reservoir and the
formation of the large irrigation
district to finance it, and that will
be voted on in January, 1928.
This is the first of series OF
articles on these questions by such
eminent engineers and canal men as
F. A. Banks, D. G.. Martin, w. G.
Swendsen, H. G.. Fuller, w. O. Cot
ton and others, and we suggest that
people interested in these matters
preserve the published articles for
reference or that they make scrap
books in which these printed articles
can be saved without the chance of
loss as in the case Of newspapers or
clippings.
The first few chapters in this
series were written by Warren G..
Swendsen, state engineer, formerly
a resident of the Blackfoot country,
who for a number of years farmed
what is now known as the sugar
farm at Akin. It is addressed to the
water users of district No. SO:
History Of Operating Organization
Distribution of water during the
irrigation season within the bound
aries of what is now known as Dis
trict No. 36 is one of the most i'm
portant duties imposed upon the
state department of reclamation.
This district embraces the major
portion of the Snake river drainage
above Miner dam, while the water
distributed by the district organiza-
tion supplies probably more than
half of the entire irrigated area of
the State of Idaho.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-12-07
APPOINTING BLACK
FOOT POST MASTER

Two civil service inspectors were
at Blackfoot Wednesday and Thurs.
day studying candidates and their
qualifications and the wishes of the
people concerning the whole matter
of selecting post master.
hTere are eight candidates
Gregory Jones, J. T. Carruth, o
Buchanan, Fred T. Hines, Lon Cone
Lieut.. Dan P. Brill, Richard Stevens
and Joseph Stewart. Each cand
date had sent in his application and
QUESTIONABLE and references, and the
inspectors interviewed confidenti'
ally upwards of forty of them. the
inquiry covering any and all things
that have any bearing on the quail.
f1cations, character. habits, execu'
tive ability, record for success OF
failures in the past, his associations
his relation to the public and public
activities, the confidence or lack oi
confidence which the public repost
in him-anything that might appeal
to the public regarding the postal
service after the appointment.
The inquiry was confined te
patrons of the office, and each one
interview was asked to name his
first, second and third choice, and
these will all be tabulated to show
the pluralities, and unless the writ.
ten report of all statements concern.
ing them gives cause for modifica.
tion, the general average of all
these preferences, will determine
tn three of highst desirability, and
their names will be sent to the ap-
pointing power, the post master
general, and he will hear the recon-
mendations of Addison T. Smith re.
garding his preference as between
three three only, and then the ap-
pointmnt will be mad.
This systm was originated by the
Roosevelt administration and has
been developed and improved upon
ever since, and President Harding
has asked that 1t be enacted into
law.
The inspectors stated that the
Blackfoot report will probably make
about seventy-hve pages Of type.
written matter, and will, in effect
be the business pedigree Of every
applicant as made up by forty Of the
men who know him best. 1t will
also attempt to give a correct
measure of the esteem in which he
Is held by the people Of the town.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-12-07
FINE HOME DESTROYED

The two-story house of Mrs. o. B.
Spraker west of Riverside, was de-
stroyed by fire early Sunday morn
ing, with all the contents. The
family were in the desert with stock,
ranging them near their wells to
save hay and pasturage, and this
calamity befell.
1t is thought that the fire started
by spontaneous combustion in the
upstairs front room, and smoldered
a long time. Members of the family
were in from the desert on Saturday
but left again before night. Forest
Bales lives a short distant west and
across the road, and a couple Of the
neighbors dropped in and visited
and played cards until midnight,
and some member of the family on
stepping out of the front door about
midnight saw a flash of light in the
window Of the Spraker house. He
called the others and they decided
that it was the light from lamp,
and while they were looking 1t went
out. They looked out occasionally
for half an hour and saw nothing
further and dismissed the idea of
anything being wrong, thinking that
some of the Sprakers were at home
and had retired. At about three
o'clock the building was in flames
and the indications were that 1t had
started in the upstairs room. It
may have sprung into fame and
then smothered and famed again
later.
The house was well furnished and
there was piano in the front room
that could have been rescued in the
first man on the scene had had help
for a few minutes, but by the time
help arrived it was too late to move
it.
The house was built about seven
years ago and was one of the finest
country homes in the Blackfoot dis
trict. They carried insurance to the
amount Of $1,000.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-12-07
County Agents Annual Report

diseased and weak plants, and in
hill selection. Four hundred and
forty-two farmers attended these
meetings. Two potato schools were
held with an attendance Of 275. The
interest was keen and the meetings
were very successful. The school
at Blackfoot was conducted by E.
| r. Bennett, the field horticulturist,
but on account of Mr.. BENEFITS ILL
ness the Aberdeen meeting was con-
Quoted by the county agent.
Over 200 seed plots were raised
by potato growers from which to
select their seed for next year. Good
seed was secured for these plots and
they were rogued during the grow
ing season.
| Seven hundred and twenty acres
of potatoes were inspected for GER
tification. One hundred sixty-nine
acres passed the last inspection and
are eligible for certification.
Community meetings were held
in practically all communities
where potatoes are grown. Talks
were given on cultural methods,
seed plots and hill selection. The
county agent was assisted at these
meetings by Mr.. James Pendlebury,
manager of the Blackfoot Potato
Growers association.
Fourteen potato clubs were or
ganized with eighty members.
These clubs were supervised by the
Smith-Hughes instructors, Mr.. M.
Feldbaum of Blackfoot, A. e. Sells
of Shelley, and G. M. Sly Of Aber-
deem. Field meetings were held to
give instructions in cultural meth
DDS and roguing.
Potato improvement was made
one of the leading projects, because
Of the fact that potato diseases were
cutting down the yield and quality.
1t was plainly visible that II some
thing was not done to control the
disease, the potato industry would
soon be thing Of the past in this
county. / have tried to teach the
farmers by practical demonstration
the advantages Of using good seed,
and methods of growing high yield
ing, disease free potatoes Of the best
quality. The results have been very
gratifying, as large majority of
the potato growers are adopting
these improved methods.
Crop Improvement-Gra Grains
The grain improvement project
was intended to encourage irrigated
farmers to standardize varieties, to
increase the average yield, and to
urge special growers to produce
high yielding, certified seed, which,
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-12-07

Bingham county is located in the
southeastern part of Idaho, at an
altitude of 1890 feet. It contains
1,397,76O acres of land, large por-
tion of which is used for grazing
purposes. There are 2100 farms in
the county. Eighty-five per cent OF
these farms are irrigated. The ir-
rigation system includes 500 miles
of bitches with a capacity of over
10000 second feet. -
The summer months are warm
and the normal climate conditions
are ideal for irrigated farming, al
though the growing season is short
because of heavy frosts, which
usually occur in the early fall or
late summer. The crops grow much
more rapidly than in some climates
where the seasons are longer.
Most of the farms are situated
along Snake river on narrow strip
of land approximately sixty-five
miles long. This necessitates a
great deal of travelling and is a
handicap in carrying on the extern
sion work. The grazing and desert
lands bordering the farming section
provides harboring place for ro-
dents and insect pests which are
very detrimental to the agricultural
activities.
The economic conditions are far
from desirable. Almost every pro-
iect has been limited more or less
because of lack of funds on the part
of the farmers to finance any un-
dertaking. This condition is not
improving, and the outlook is very
discouraging. Prices for farm pro-
duce are below the cost Of produc-
tion on most crops, and cars can
not be secured at the present time
to use in shipping these products to
market.
Potato Improvement
The program of work for the po-
tato improvement project was very
extensive one. Plans were made to
give thirty-six field demonstrations,
two in each community where po-
tato work was requested. In addi-
ton to this arrangements were
made to organize potato clubs for
the boys, hold two potato schools
in the county, standardize the types
to be grown, inspect fields for certi-
fication, and try to induce every po-
tato grower to raise a seed plot.
Because of the shortage of time
and a large amount Of insect pest
control work, 1t was impossible to
hold two field demonstrations In all
communities. Twenty-one demon
strations were held at which in
structions were given in roguing out
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-12-07
.$9l.90
Total

Mr.. Martin is interested in having
the public know that he did not re-
ceive any Of the money and that
when he did the same work, includ-
ing pinning the numbers on the
drivers and summoning the race
horse men, he did not receive any
money for it and did not hire any
body to do it.
The report has been circulated
that the official starter received
only SOS for his service, and sug-
gestions of "split" and graft" have
been made in accounting for the
rest of the $91.90, and we publish
these explanations in defense Of the
secretary and of the fair directors.
1t seems plain from all that we have
learned about it, that the fair busi-
ness has been conducted with abso-
lutte honesty, but we admit, of
course, that there have been blind
ers and money wasted, but that is
bound to happen to some extent al
most every year. We maintain that
the only claim that can be success
fully held against the 1922 manage
ment of the fair was that of poor
judgment on some matters, and
people discussing it should discrim-
mate sharply between bad judgment
and dishonesty.
The secretary is quoted as saying
that the official starter before COM
ing to the fair, had given substantial
assistance in talking exhibitors and
racehorse men into coming here,
and spoke OF that as one justifica-
tion for paying him the money as
starter. The secretary was paid for
getting these people interested in
our fair, and investigation discloses
the fact that the people named had
given their promise to Mr.. Seeger
and Mr.. Fjeldsted the fall before,
that they would attend the 1922
fair here, so it seems that we have
had plenty of loyal workers who at
different times worked to secure the
attention Of the same people.
We hope we have given the public
full information on these petty mat
ters and that the men who have
donated their work to the fair do
not feel discouraged over the public
interest given the subject. If there
is anything else that people want in
formation on, we hope they will
speak up so we can finish disagree
able subject while we are at it, and
get thru and bury it before Christ
mas. We would like to start the
new year with constructive work for
the fair, forgetting the mistakes of
the past, reorganizing the working
force if necessary, and get the new
or revised fair board started off
early with a clean slate and union
of forces that will mean greater
caution, greater courage and greater
success for 1923.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-12-07
CHRISTMAS TREES

Thru correspondence with the
agents of the government the Ro-
tarians have had word that it is un-
lawful or any one to cut out or pri-
vate or other use any green tree
from public lands without having
first received a permit from the
proper authorities. Many persons
have been going out to the hills at
the approach of the Christmas holi-
days and loading up their wagons
with Uncle Sans greenery, for sell
ing among the people in town, and
such action will be investigated.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-12-07
MoRELAND CHAUTAUQUA OPENS

The annual chautauqua at More
land opened on Thursday evening,
Dec. z and continues each evening,
Friday, Saturday, Monday and Tues
day.
This was contracted year ago
and season tickets are on sale.
The famous Private Peat will
lecture Monday evening on "The
Hope of the World"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-12-07
FINAL REPORT OF THE FAIR

when we published the report of
H.. 100 so,r mo boa roouao+ n
'ne 90. M W. w oS
publish sometnlns more resarolns
the cost OF managing the races. An
item Tor $Sl.So 1or starter ana an
nouncer was !ae polht OF lrIitatlon,
u Deing CONSIDERED renectlon on
James Martin, VINO asked us 70 IN
form the puolic tnat ne, as assistaht
70 the otnciai starter AZ tne last 1alr;
ala not oraW any OF the money, ana
the time for the past fifteen years
he had never asked for nor received
any pay for 1t.
Secretary Mcknight replied to our
INQUIRIES about It and said that the
sci 90 was not all paid for the work
Of starting the races. but that Il In
cluded what was maid to the an