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MOUNTAIN HOME MAVERICK Official Paper of Elmore County, Ida. Subscription Price. .. .*2.00 per year Entered as Second Class Matter May 24. 1906, at the Post Office, Mountain Home. Idaho, under act of Congress, March 3, 1879. Issued Every Thursday by Publisher KARL H. S. HOUGKN, - FOR AN IRRIGATION DISTRICT The owners of land around Moun tain Home will, at a meeting to be held on Saturday next, consider a matter of momentous importance. namely, the creation of an irrigation district to embrace the lands, which it. is quite apparent, will remain un watered for years to come if further dépendance be placed on private cap Ital. Many solutions of the situation have been offered and men with the means and ability to carry tae pro Ject to successful completion have become interested at different times, but they have been confronted with an insurmountable wall In the shape of the seemingly Indeterminable It; igatlon in which the system and wa have become involve. 1 . ter owners This litigation has been In process of adjudication for almost two years, but the end Is not yet in sight, and too many other attractive there are fields for capital to hope that its nid may be enlisted until every vestige of a law suit in connection with the Mountain Home water situation shall have been stricken from the court This avenue of hope, then, records. In ing closed, it seems to be up to the! Somethlng over a year, ago Sent land owners to do something for themselves. tor Carl Davis proposed that an ir rigation district he created. He had given the matter careful study and explained the provisions of the law thoroughly. At that time, however, appeared other propositions which more feasible were before the people hence his suggestion was not given due consideration. It looks now as if this scheme la the only one Into which the people can enter with any hone of an early realization of the aspi rations which Induced them to settle upon these lands. The law relating to Irrigation Dis tricts provides that whenever fifty ov a majority of the holders of title < % r evidence of title to lands susceptible of irrigation from a common source and by the same system of works, desire to provide for the Irrigation of the same, they may propose the or ganization of an Irrigation district, The equalized county assessment roll shall be sufficient evidence i f title to such lands, but other evi dence may be received, including re c.elots or other evidence of the rights of entrymen on lands under any law of the United States of this state and such entrymen shall be comper ent signors of such petition, and the lands upon which. they have made entrles shall, for the purpose of said petition, be considered as ownerd by them. portion of the land affected has gone • to patent has heretofore been con sidered a drawback, but the law dis tinctly states that entrymen on gov ernment lands have the same rights in this matter as the owners of pat ented lands. It is unnecessary for the purpose of this article to go Into the provi sions of the law as It relates to pre Renting the petition to the county commissioners, voting on the qu ■« tion of creating the district, organi zation of the district, election of di rectors, etc., etc., as copies of the entire law may he had at the office of the State Engineer, but It may be The fact that so small n well to print out a few of the advan tages of operating under this law. An Irrigation district Is analag ous to a school district; that Is, the title to all of the- property Is vested In the district and stands back of the» bonds which arc issued for the pur pose of constructing the system. This gives a basis of security for bonds. An Irrigation district possesses the right of eminent domain, with the power by and through Its board of directors to cause to tie condemned and appropriated In its name and for Its use, all lands, Witter rights, res ervoirs, canals and works construct ed or being constructed by private owners, and lands for the storage of needful waters. Thus, an Irrigation district here could take over by pur chase or condemnation the system the already constructed and make It an Integral part of the system to be con structed. This alone la a very valu able feature, as the system would be turned over to the Irrigation dis trict at a reasonable valuation, and would add to the value of the prop erty subject to the land lien. Bonds may be Issued when auth orized by a vote of the district, and these bonds may be sold privately, contract may be entered Into or a »♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ELMORE COUNTV RKPUHLICAX I'LATEORM ♦ ♦ ♦ •» ^ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Mountain Home, Idaho, September 20th. 1910. The Republicans of Elmore County, as represented by the Repub lican County Central Committee, duly elected and authorized un der the provisions of the direct primary law. hereby announce and promulgate the principles and platform of the party, at Mountain Home. Idaho, on this the 29th day of September. 1910. We heartily endorse and approve the platform of the Republican ^ I ♦ ! Party as set forth by the State Central Committee at Boise on bep- ♦ j tember 20th, 1910. . . , J We congratulate our party and the County up on the record ♦ made by our President, William H. Taft, and our Governor, .lames ♦ H. Brady. ♦ We pledge the Republican Party to administer the affairs of the ♦ county in an economical and businesslike manner. We believe that ♦ economy In administration must be consistant with efficient public ♦ service, and true economy must consist of the best service, with ♦ every needless expense eliminated ♦ We further pledge a revision of the present revenue system, in or- ♦ der that the burdens of taxation may be properly equalized as be- ♦ tween Individuals, and that each class of property may bear its just ♦ J Good roads bring an essential to the development of Elmore ( oun- ♦ ty and to the prosperity of its people, we pledge the Republican part> ♦ continuation of tiie admirable work undertaken by the present ♦ Should the conn to have chai ge or ♦ i • . • ^ ^ - ^ ^ j ^ ♦ ! 1 ♦ ♦ | ♦ ^ ♦ ♦ » ♦ ♦ » ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ' ♦ ♦ ; ^ ; ^ « ♦ * * ♦ ♦ ♦ ^ ♦ ♦ ^ 4 ♦ ♦ ♦ to a Board of County Commissioners in that direction, tv Commissioners find that a general road overseer all road work will assist in the rapid and economical prosecution or their good road movement, we recommend that the said ( ounty t om mlssloners do appoint said general road overseer dellgating to said overseer sufficient power to make him an efficient assistant, we be lieve that machinery and implements should be purchased that can be used In the construction of permanent roads, and that permanent roads should be constructed ns rapidly as possible. Per ®f®* n h '* construction insures efficiency and economy, as through » 'he heavy expenditure of County funds for future repairs will he eliminated ♦ and the burdens of the taxpayers will be thereby greatly; '® lleve £j therefore the Republican party is pledged to the constrmtion of permanent highways In each of the three dtatrlct., dents of the county without regard to location may ahnte in the bene brought about by safe avenues of transportation. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ fits ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ' with the United States for the eon 1 struction of the necessary works un | der the provisions of an act of Con entitled "An Act appropriat giess jpg the receipts from the disposal of public lands states and territories to the const ruc it ion of irrigation works for the rec sale and in certain lamntlon of arid lands. In this case bonds for the purchase I of the present system would proh ably have to be sold privately, hut there are enough large interests cen i tered in the lands about Mountain Home to Insure ready sale of such bonds. This would be doubly effect ive In that those who i claims and liens against tiie old sys sett lenient now hold tem would receive | nmeh more quickly than through tin rd Inary process of law, and the sys a (em would be turned over to the >r from all on ngatlon district free cumbranees, and would be sufficient security for the bonds issued for ,ts belonging to t..e state of Idaho do not contribue anything towards the enatructlon of an irrigation system, i>ut under an irrigation district the purchase. Under present conditions the lands state would pay annually to the dls trlct a sum agreed upon as properly d pe for the Increased value of such lands by reason of water being pro vided for the same, and as there Is :i great deal of slate land in the area which would be embraced in an '.r rigatlun district here, this would pr > vide a considerable revenue. number of other fe i There are a tores which stamp the Irrigation dU trlct law as the one to which the pe > but those here : pie must now turn: w 1 th given provide sufficient jnstlfl aside from the need for Im cation mediate action if the people are to j , ! save what they have already inves ■d, to at least give It a trial. ♦ IMILITK'AL RUMBLINGS The political overturning of the : state of Maine which has always vot ! ed the same way for more than ti' | ty years without a substantial break has created untold astonishment and ! set •many minds to thinking of what it all means. It means that first of all. the spirit of insurgency Is overwhelming thru lout this country. In states these radical changes are drlft eastern the and in the ing towards democracy middle west these changes mean the throw of what Is ,called the over "stand pat" republicans in favor of the progressive republicans, who are led .by Roosevelt. Bristow, Cummings and La Follette. This country Is now going through what is really a bat tle with the masses against the pr'v lodged classes. It has always been the endeavor of a few to ride upon the hacks of the many and this country Is uo execu tion to the rule. We have the railroads, the beef trust, the sugar trust, the coal trust, the steel trust, the coffee trust and they enrich themselves unjustly. These corporations prices they pay for raw material and dictate the price that the consumer must pay for the finished articles. For Instance, fie beef trust dictates what the live dock ranchmen shall receive for h ! ■ stock and what the dictate the | consumer shaf pay for his beefsteak : and pork cho t. This condlt ' >n of things practlca! i ly gives the 1 ists of the country the j right to run their hands Into our I pockets and do as they please, and I has become unbearable and the move ment that Is sweeping over this coun try is a strike at the bosses of the i republican states of the north and - I in the south | the democratic states and It will teach our senators an 1 congressmen as they have never an- ; predated before, that they are seat the people and to congress to serve be their servants and not their to masters. The fact of it is. the house and full of corporation law senate are yers and members of the boards of I (rectors of trust companies but 1 » looks as If the next congress would have clean democrats and republicans to pass laws and govern our country. A REPRESENTATIVE TICKET The voters of Elmore County are j be congratulated upon the first , ust of the primary law as It relates t • 4| , ... the personnel of the republ < an | The voters had free V to to county ticket, expression at the polls primary dav, and they selected for the various of fices men who are well qualified to till them. The entire ticket is evenly balanced and is representative citizenship. It Is a business ( good men's ticket throughout, and the can stand squarely upon the vî did at es publican county and state platforms, which advocate principles that are essential to (he continued progress and prosperity of the state and conn There is no reason why every ty. republican In the county should not vote the ticket from top to bottom, and there are many reasons why it the support of those other political leanings. should receive who have There has never been a cleaner set andldates before the people. A few of them hove served the county before and their records are open hooks. Those who have not previously a majority of thorn of held office, as have not, have been identified with business development and up the building of Elmore county, and they will bring to the administration r.f county affairs the intelligent exper whlch has tfiade them success It nee fill in business, and which will in sure to the people of the county a business capable, ecpnomlcal and like conduct of its activities. — ♦ "The Says the Cleveland Leader: Maine man who was bitten by a fish has nothing on the Alabama mrtn cat-fish." who was scratched by a Nor anything on the Florida negro that was drowned by a black, nor the Eos Angeles carpenter who wasjg killed by a saw-fish. -♦■ Lo, the poor Indian Is between the devil and the deep. If he puts his claim In the hands of an agent, he gets skinned 10 per cent, waits for the government to give him what Is coming to him, he doesn t get anything at all. If Uo -♦ Labor had a great day. but It will have occasion for a bigger célébra tlon when the working men learn to back thetr sentiments with the bal lot on election day. ■♦ The treasury department says that It is going to stop coining gold. Bo far as we have been able to note this sort of coinage has been stopi**d a long time now. ♦ A New Jersey justice rules that to a marriage license a man procure must be sober and In his right mind. That will bar 'a good many of them. anyway. ♦ Is evidently a bachelor. A Cleveland justice declares that picking pockets Is not robbery. He Notire of Bond Sale. Notice 1» hereby given in pursu tm e of an order of the Board of tru. - tees of school district No. 1 7, Elmore t County, state of Idaho, made and in tered on the rd day of August. -,1910, that the said board of school trustees will seil twelve coupon bonds of said district of the denomination f one thousand dollars each, bearing Interest at the rate of six per cent , . >er annum. Interest payable semi annually on the first nays of Janu ary and j„i y 0 f eaP h year at the 0 f. the of the county treasurer of El more County. Idaho, at Mountain Home, In said county; the said bon.'is being dated November 1, 1910, and being payable and redeemable as 0 u 0wg; Said bonds shall be number-! (>d consecutively and each bond shall !»• tiie order nuui lert , d . The first bonds shall be pay-' a |,j ( . December 21. 1919. and one |, ()|ld on December 21, each consec-, utive year mereafter until all of t lie * ga ij bonds a'-e redeemed. Said bonds shall be known as series of 19 iO. and shall be due and payable at the ofiVe of the county treasurer of said conn ty of Elmore. The said sale will take place on the 2nd day of November. 1910. at tiie office of the clerk of said school [district No. 17, in Hammett, Idaho, at tiie hour of 2 p. m. of said day at which time and place sealed bids for tiie purchase of said bonds will be received by the said board of school trustees. The bids must be in writing and must state tiie terms, conditions and premium at which the bidder will purchase said bonds. The board of school trustees of said district hereby reserves the rignt to reject any and a- bias and to sell the said bonds at private sale If they deem ^ jj es t interest of the district, Bids may be addressed to the cler* of school district No. 17, Hammett, Idaho, and shall be marked "Bids for School Bonds." tees of school district No. 17, Elmore .county, Idauo. Done by order o r ' '--"»rd of trus Given under my hand this 28th day of September, 1910. R. W. SIMPKINS, Clerk, First pub. September 29. . ^10. East pub. October 20, 1910. California Excursions Via Oregon Short Lino. Through Portland or Ogden. Spe cial excursion rates August 30th to September 7th, inclusive and Sep tember 24th to 30th, inclusive. Dai '/Jammer Jurist rates to September „'30th. For rates and further particu j ar> consu ]t any Oregon Short Lino A18Sp30 agent. 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