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Show I , , O'NOL IS THE FAVORITE; A "RESIGNING" P0LYGAM1ST i - . BY C. E. AE?TEY. Special to The Tribune. 1 TOCATICIjLO, Jd.i., March 20. 1 hear noiaos which sound like Barney O'Ncil had been through these parts recently. Good-natured fellows saying, "Whalcver's right" to my suggestions. Two years ago Blaekfoot lost more votes for Moses Alexander of Boise than for neighbor Jamos II. Brady of Poca-tollo. Poca-tollo. Blaekfoot is normally a Republican Republi-can town. George A, Ttobethan Is usually accurate in his measure of political equaslons. Jlc has dealt in tho game personally and for his friends and his party for many years, lie Is a Republican. "Barney O'Noll is a winner in Blaekfoot Blaek-foot over Mr. Brady, In the Republican primaries by more than -10U voles," said Mr. Robethan today. "Of course, 1 have no Idea what tho result will be in the outside precincts of Bingham county, but as for Blaekfoot. Brady hasn't a look-in with O'Neil " T was surprised at the number of prominent prom-inent Republicans here today who agreed, In terms, with tho statements above quoted hy Mr. "Robethan. Dr. Walter Pa trio was among the devout friends of O'Neil, whom he regarded as "an easy winner In old Bingham " In Idaho Falls O'Xoil has strong friends. If Biady has better ones or as manv- of them there I failed lo meet them. In St. Anthony 1 met friends of each candidate in about equal proportions, although al-though the friends of the governor were of the order who "favor his re-election, but do not care now lo be quoted in favor of whatI regard his junt dues." If Clagsione has a following in either Bingham or Fremont counties, I failed to meet any of them. Although the new primary law forbids a candidate expending money outside his personal expenses, including In its provision pro-vision hiring of halls in which lo hold public meetings, printing and circulating circulat-ing literature In pamphlet form, and inhibits in-hibits newspapers and space in newspapers, news-papers, yet there is open conjecture down here in the southeast that some of these gubernatorial candidates arc 'hctunlly Investing In-vesting funds in newspapers In order to swerve tho force of their editorial policy into channels of assistance in these trying try-ing days of learning how to work with a. direct nrlmarv law. Even tho political control of the Rex-burg Rex-burg Standard, which Pure Food Wallis was so anxious to protect by taking a chattel mortgage on iL and filing the instrument ns a Fremont county record, is said to have attracted the only active candidate for governor on the Democratic ticket, Moses Alexander of Boise, who i3 referred to as among tho aspirants who was Interested and willing to become lute lu-te rest eft In tho future fortunes of the Rexburg Standard. Some weeks ago, when writing from St. Anthony. 1 called attention to the appointment ap-pointment by a Mormon probate judge here. Bishop Donaldson, of Hyrum Ricks as executor of the Janson estate over the protest of tho heirs of the decedent, who based their claim on the constitutional consti-tutional inhibition against any one in Idaho holding an office of trust who maintains the polygamous relation, which they alleged Ilyrum Ricks did maintain by living in Rexburg with his two wives. After the probate court Ignored the motion and appointed the muchly-married Hyrum, who wa3 then acting as tho bishop of the First Rexburg ward, an appeal, based on section .1 of article 1, was taken to the district court, which sat In St. Anthony ten days ago. The court required the attorneys to site their authorities in briefs, which order was promptly complied with by the appellant's appel-lant's lawyers. On Wednesday last, however, the resignation resig-nation of the dual Bishop Ricks was filed with the probate court. It may also bo recorded that tho same polygamist has -recently resigned his bishopric and his successor lias been chosen by the people of his ward. This is a good omen I It savors of the passing of those who have been arro- gant in flaunting their deplorable conduct con-duct before a people who tolerated it only through protest. J l would by a. God -send to Idaho's population. pop-ulation. Including tho monogomlsl. Mormons. Mor-mons. If future state gatherings would fall lo disclose the presence of a polygamist polyga-mist sitting in II with credentials from a constituency. How familiar the fuces In past stale conventions of Ilvrnm Ricks,, Walter I logo and Arthur Hart! How unfair, unjust and disrespectful to Idaho's state constitution and to the monogomlsl Mormons who regret lo see ibis evil flaunted beforo the men and women of this young state. A delegation from McCatnmon passed through horn on thoir return trip from Shelly today, .where they had been at the behest or a mass meeting of 1250 Mc-Caminon Mc-Caminon farmers, to Invcstlgato tho plant of the Shelly Alfalfa Milling company, with a view of establishing such a factory. fac-tory. The delegation consisted of Captain II. O. Harkness. Hon. T. M. Edwards lion. Ed U. Jacobs. Hon. Joseph Burns and Messrs. B. V. and ('. O. Grcnn. Tho community about McCammon has taken on a smart degree of public enterprise, en-terprise, based on this move. In their desire to mako a saving of the result of their toll while appropriating to a beneficial bene-ficial uso some or the magnificent power going to waste on the Portncuf river at their (own. ' The railway facilities at McCammon are Ideal for manufacturing purposes and the sun shines on no holier soil and other requisite conditions for the raising of alfalfa in Its prime perfection than at Last fall. Bon Sage, a resident of Kansas, Kan-sas, moved to Shelly and organized a company for the purpose- of installing an alfalfa grinding factory. The name of the company Is the Idaho Alfalfa Milling company. This mill as a daily capacity of forty tons of meal, but since Its Installation In-stallation in Xovernber it has averaged grinding out twenty tons of meal dolly. The product sells for ?1G per ton. It Is said to be Ideal feed for cows, horses, hogs, sheep and poultry. A mill of this size is not an expensive luxurv and every little community In Idaho should hnvo such a factory, where alfalfa hav could be successfully raised, especially when water power Is available. FIvo thousand dollars will suffice to buy the machinery, and the Installation and preparation for tho use of the power In I lie Portncuf river at McCammon. will cost .not to cx- ."Tho installation of this plant at McCammon." Mc-Cammon." said Mr. Edwards today, "will make a great saving to our community, com-munity, for It will enable the producers Of 10.000 Ions of alfalfa within a radius of five miles to receive baled hay prices for their loose hay. This alone will Insure In-sure them 52 more per ton for their hay than under present conditions." Two dollars a ton on 10.000 tons of hay Is well worth the attention of such men as composed the mass meeting at McCammon and the able delegation they sent to Shelly. "I know from the hay my stock wastes in the feeding no mutter how well wo prepare racks and mangers what a tremendous tre-mendous saving there will be in the feeding feed-ing of alfalfa meal to all classes of livestock." live-stock." said Mr. Harkness. "and by grinding it into meal It can be mixed with other meals or grains and fed In boxes and troughn with famous results and the loss reduced to the minimum " Mr. Jacobs's optimism led his Into a rc-I rc-I view of the possibilities of the future in ; this statement. "By the increased price of alfalfa hay and the paving of the entire en-tire tonnage raised by tho farmers about McCammon the alfalfa Industry will become be-come more attractive and our acreage will be quickly doubled, so that an abundant abund-ant supply will be provided for the demands de-mands of such a factory as we hope lo build." In addition to the machinery for grinding grind-ing the hay Into meal the McCammon people will probably install tho machinery machin-ery necessary to bale hay and to grind barley and kindred cereals Into meals, which will make most valuable mixtures for Ideal fattening of slock. The delegation will rcporL favorahly to their people tho plan to Install at McCammon Mc-Cammon an alfalfa milling plant. |