Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-06-09
HE TOOK THE HORNS
How George q. Perkins or Kentucky
was Presented with the idaho
Amfitra

Yesterday afternoon about one hundred
ladies and gentlemen met at Idaho head
quarters to witness the presentation to
Judge George G. Perkins, United States
Commissioners for Kentucky, of a pair Of
mounted elk horns, or antiers, as they are
commonly called, which. now form fea-
ture Of the Idaho exhibit in the Govern.
ment Building. The presentation speech
was made by General james r. Carnahan
United States Commissioner for Indiana,
in substance. as follows:
Judge Perkins, it affords me great
pleasure to say that have been selected
as the representative of the Board Of Uni.
ted States Commissioners to present yo,,
with this excellent head representative as
1t is of the Great West, which is represen.
tative Of this great country. And vhe,
you go home bear these words in mind ;.
TO you, the United States COMMISSIONS
FOR Kentucky, present these antlers. as a
slight token Of the unbounded esteem II
which you are held by them. not only on
account OF tie great State you represent.
Du1 because OF the noble work you have
done while here; and also because vo,,
nave SHOWN 10 as, one and all thorough
going, oldfashioned Kentucky gentleman
And when we have said this we feel that
all the rhetoric OF all the tongues bov,
spoken would he powerless to say more. J
IvsIr D..
Judge PERKINS responded as follows.
MT. Commissioner, Ladies and Gentle.
men: | cannot speak as feel: for in tb;s
present have received tie very thinotb.,
was DESTROYS Of possessing, and which 7
had resolved to possess at any price. feel
thls as compliment of which any man
might well be proud MOI only on account
OF lis worth, which to me cannot be com.
puteu IN dollars and cents, but more 90.
peclaily on account of the fact that tbis
comes from, or at least is melted nv tha
man OF all others of my acquaintance
MAJ would have as my friend and the
glver OF this priceless gift. A man th4t
has fought the battles of his country a
man that has braved with daunt1a,s oo,,,
age the sayages Of the west; a man nv
whose power and bravery that section has
been redeemed from the merciless Rod
devils; man who has never failed Ind
VINO ! dare say in most emphatic terms
never will fail to bare his breast In tbe
cause OF his beloved country, whether in
FAVOR OF The progressive nature that led
MN to the far West, or against any othe,
zoe OF the great country of which he is
Il true representative. do not snea, in
ms way out OF any dlsrespect to the L
D. commissioners, from whom this pres
ent IS supposed to come, but because 7
wish to pay this tribute of respect 10 q
gentleman who l, as an individual as a
representative of Kentucky, as a Z. S.
commissioner, am proud to know. esteem
and honor, and to whom I would saw
come to kentuck, at any time, and as
sure you that my door and the doors of all
my friends will be opened to YOU. Ladies
ana gentlemen, allude to the man whose
hand now clasp, Col. George L. Shoup
colonel Shoup, allow me TO take your
hand on this occasion; to take your hand
as my friend, and assure you, as well as
these Ladies and gentlemen, that no act of
my life has been appreciated more fully.
In reply to these remarks Col. Shoup
saul: Judge Perkins, allow me to say
that while have taken but a small mart in
these proceedings, fully appreciate the
compliment you have paid me. and assure
you that what l have done was done in
spirit that looked no further into your life
than your history since your association
with us have revealed; this has been sutfi-
clent to prove you gentleman, a patriot,
true friend, and an agreeable com panion
and friend of the Exposition, the Board
OF Management, and your brethren in this
gre at work, the United States Commits
sioners. These are, therefore, the reasons
why we present, as well as the reasons we
ask you to accept, this gift"
HUGO PLAYHOUSE returned from
Boise City yesterday accompanied by
his wife. They went on over to the
Golden fleece. The Golden Fleece