The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-03-24
TO BOISE CITY AND BACK.

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Jas. /. Crutcher and John McGonigle. we Ell
sconsed ourself Id one of the comfortabl
sleighs of Pinkham Bros. and with that jovia
knight of the whip, Billeveau, rs driver, W
started for Boise City. The weather was ex
cessively cold, the Thermometer being twenty
four degrees below zero, and during resi-
dence of nearly eight years in Idaho Territor.
we cannot remember of ever travelling such ,
distance and the weather continuing so very
cold and dsagreeable as it did on that day
/ We "thawed out" OF Mr.. Jones' Cold Spring
ranch, and slight decoction of fluids with Q
blazing fire at the Minnehaha station added
materially to our inner as well as outer com
fort. We reached the toll gate at More creek
formerly kept by Judge Stringham, OF dinner
time and dined on watery beans for which
compensation in greenbacks at eighty cents
was demanded and paid ut the rate of dollar
head in coin for the privilege of leaving there
hungry.
Notwithstanding the weather and bad state
Of the roads, we arrived on schedule time ut
"the lovelest village of the plain" where warm
cheer and good grub" and turntables awaited
us. We found our genial friend "Jo," not
Ancient JOSEPH" but he Of Rock creek. en-
sconsed in snug aud comfortable quarters in
Billicke's FIRE proof brick, where the fluids as
well as the greenbacks stood ut par. Boise is
fast assuming tho proportions of city and
many new aud substantial fire proof buildings
are in process of erection, and upon our arri-
val we found the ground which six years ago
was used as race track. now the principal
street of the city, the scene OF lively game
of football, wherein the pedal extremities of
the boys" instead Of Cayuses, seemed to be
brought principally into active service. Not
desiring TO participate, as we were likely to
get our shins barked. we took stroll around
the city, meeting many old friends aud nc
quaintances. among them Gov. ID. w. Ballard,
who 10 all probability will retire from Office
next May, regretted by the people. but taking
with him the best wishes of all irrespective of
party. Hon. +. j. Curtis. the courteous aud
efficient Secretary of the Territory, Col. Jones.
The gentlemanly Superintendent of Indian af. |
AIRS, Gen. Joe ". Huston, our worthy and |
'ociable L. s. Attorney. Ned Sterling. who re-
'ently committed matrimony. an appropriate
lct for an efficient custodian oi public money
c. Branstciier. the popular Sheriff of Ada
county, Wood Flippen. Lutte Lindsay. and many
'thers too numerous 10 mention. Having done
be principal places on Main street. We dropped
n on our personal friends, but political enc.
MES, OF the Ssatssmda, where We found Judge
3oyakin. substantial Democrat. setting up
Radical leaders aud also Hon. r. j. Butler.
who now so ably presidcs over the columns Of
hat journal during the absence of the editor.
We had not seen our friend Butler for so long
hat it seemed a heap longer after We looked q,
i'm.
The sext day the Democratic Territorial
'entral Committee met at the Office OF Justice {
laas. through whose courtesy everything had
cen previously prepared. aud 10 the course OF
n hour the business Of the Committee was
nished to the entire satisfaction Of all present.
hen. upon motion of our friend Mr. l. n.
oston, seconded by all the members of the c
Committee, we adjourned 10 meet at Ball &,
an Pclts and there discuss what our Radical b
lends term one of the essential elements of n
emocratic policy. But be. that as it may, If {
is Democracy, many Of our Radical friends. c
lille we were there, proved that they were not n
.ly willing but apt scholars in the orthodox Il
it'll
The weather was not sufficiently inviting to h
duce us to risk ourself behind q span of n
IN Agnew's or Lutte Lindsay's fine horses, Il
It deferred that pleasure for future visit. h,
e found Harris Hotel closed, but were in. 81
rmed by Mr.. Byrd that il would in all proba. CT
lily be refurnished and reopened at an early Of
y. Of course we called on our old friend nj
I'm Bail at the Brewer House and found that W
made as good a landlord as he did printer,
d his house has good position In being
nked on both sides by places of public resort, =
Oh as Oldham &c Glisan's, Cuddy & Tyne's =.
Tom Brey's Gem-where "Water Tanks "
'st lido not) congregate"
Early the next morning, with Stubs for i SS
yer, we left for Idaho City, where we mr. pl'
ed, safe and sound, on time having taken ,