Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-10-29

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The Kind Of . Man Dur New Chief
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Special correspondence Of the Ttxrs.l
BLAcKFooT, October "a, 1885.
To THE EDITOR OF THE TINES:
My weeks sojourn in this thriving
village has been a pleasant one. The
new e"urthouse-a most imposing
structure of bricks rapidly ap.
preaching completion, while the In.
sane Asylum looks grim and grand in
the shadow Of the dark hills which
form its background. Everywhere
are signs Of thrift aud growth evinosd
rs store, dwelling and church rapidly
approach completion. The BIackfoot
Hotel, kept BY Anson & Co., is a
quaint structure, old but pleasant,
with broad, low veranda running
its entire length. Entering the side
door, we find ourselves in 4 large
room that serves rs office, reading.
room ana bar, and ono almost expects
to meet the trim English bar.maid in
this typical old tavern, hear the sreak
OF the weather beaten sign, and trace
in its time.worn inscription the typ.
ical "Boar's Head" or the features
OF one Of the Georges's, under which
old Rip Van Wrinkle used to seek ref
uge from the fiery tongue of his
shre~ish wife. But, alas! the whirli-
gig of time has brought queer re-.
venges in this propinquity. The
"Boar's Head" has been supplsnted
by the "Mormon Bull" and the chip.
per English bar-maid-if she is here
At all-is likely wife or concabine of
those who, having de6ed national au.
thority, will soon feel the full force of
the nations power.
During the last week 10 members
of tho Church o; Latter Day Saints
have been convicted of unlawful CO.
habitation. Said ono Of these con
victed ones to the court yesterday,
wanting to find out whether sentence
was likely to consist of fine, or fine
and imprisonment: "Judge, had |
better So home and get my affairs in
order; had l better prepare to leave ?''
The Judge gave him one look and
said in tone of thunder: "Prepare!"
Chief Justice Hay is the legal
divinity that shapes the ends of JUS
tice-rouyh.-as the Mormons think
hereabouts.
Hays is a magnificent specimen
OF manhood, standing six feet six
inches in hight, correspondingly
broad of girth, and tips the beam At
265 pounds; in complexion clear and
ruddy, with gray eyes-pleasant in
reposs; u prominent nose, large
mouth and firm set lips. Hays look.
the combined sturdy Scotch .lrishm all
that he is. His hair is Literally
sprinkled with gray, and stands cree,
and bushy-like Jxckson's-and when
be stopped a Mormon attorney last
week, who was insisting that polygamy
had only been . crime since the pas.
sage of the Ed,nunds law, and said
in tones of thunder that "polygamy
had always been unlawful in thi.
country, aud that he did not want to
hear any more such rot in his court
that attorney knew that it would no,
be safe to ''monkey" with the court.
Hays was born in Pennsylvania
moved with his parents at an early
age to Wisconsin, from which State
he was appointed to his present posi-
ton by President Cleveland. He has q
clear, comprehensive intellect, is firm
in bis convictions, detests hypocris,
aud shams, aud quick as lightning.
fash cleaves through the sophistris,
with which lust seeks to envelop Ii
centiousness--a as with the mantle o.
religion. In bis cour, tho edicts O
the "fathers" and the constitution O
tho United States, have CREATE
weight than the edicts Of David an,
Solomon, and the Endorsements giver
to the infamous practises of lkes'
men by Bible and Laster.Day revsla
ton. Truly, ian honest God is thu
noblest work of man," for lecherou:
men in all ages have tried to make
licentious God, and wiring assent .ne
commentator from Divinity for infa
nous practices. But the crisis is her
the irrcpressible conflict is upon US