Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-05-20
THE "OPENING.O
THE "ALTURAS, GALA OCCASION,
A Splendid Hotel Ablaze with Light
and Filled with Beauty, Manhood
Mirtk and Merrymaking.

last, descended on the family of Rob.
ert +. Strahorn, striking from the
roll call OF earth's soldiery his veteran
father, at the very hour, too, when the
son was making ready to join with
his friends here in dedicating to the
public's comfort the splendid new no.
tel that is the pride of HALEY and of
which "Bob" is, in part, manager.
Westward he sadly took his way,
while others, not stricken, rode to our
town that they might testify their ap.
probation of Hailey's enterprise and
their goodwill for her plucky people.
And Hailey's people appreciate this
and thank them.
The Opening" of the Alturas last
night was an occasion that will live
long in the memories of all who at.
tended. Bright and beautiful as is
the building throughout; blazing, as
it seemed to be, i'll the lamplight that
shone from pit to dome, the feature
that lent peculiar zest and pleasure to
the occasion was the perfect symmetry
of all the appointments and the un-
strained and homelike good cheer and
ljollity that prevailed. The guests
were from abroad, from neighborhood
and from home. All testified their
appreciation of the occasion and each
We'd with the other to make the So
ciable, What in fact it was, a perfect
flow of soul and gathering of good,
ness.
| Among the large number Of guests,
besides many others whose names the
TIMES regrets its inability to learn,
were Mrs. Cummings, Mrs. Galliland,
Mrs. Richie and Miss -
of Salt Lake City; Mr.. and Mrs. East
man, of Boise; Mrs. j. A. Hunter
and Miss G. J. Gaulet, of Bellevue
Miss Gilloutte, of Broadford; Miss
Black, of Bellevue; Misses Bradley
and French, of Broadford; Miss Mel
lie Judge, East Fork; Mr.. and Mrs
George Lewis, ketchum; Messrs
Petite, Strong, Helfrich and Allen,
of Shoshone; Capt. Lusk and lady
) Bellevue; Mrs. Waters and daughter
Miss Gaylord, of Shoshone; Mr.. So
rell, Bellevue, and others from dis
lance.
Haley sent all her pretty girls anc
nearly all her pretty matrons to grace
the scene. Among these were Mr.
f and Mrs. Friedman, Mr.. and Mrs
l Hodgman, Mr.. and Mrs. Var
Ness, Mr.. and Mrs. Bell, Mr.
and Mrs. Riley, mine host, Charlie.
r Moore, wife and daughter, Lily
Misses Wines, May, Cramer, Riley
S Cliff, Lufkin, Torreyson, Maggie ant
y Sadie Furey, Bledsoe, Mrs. Pickett
Misses Fairchilds, Miss Fleming, Mr.
( and Mrs Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. J. L
$ G. Smith, Mr., and Mrs. Baker, Mrs
S Lufkin, Mr.. and Mrs. Motherwell
Miss Nichols, Mr.. and Mrs. Turner
|, Mrs. Nellie Smith, Mrs. J. A. Burns
u Miss O'Brien, Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff
+ Mr.. and Mrs. Mans. Coffin, Mise
e Roberts, Miss Lindsey, Mr.. and Mr.:
e Kingsbury, DIR. and Mrs. Mckay, MI
. and Mrs. Don Mckay, Mr.. and Mrs
g MCGOWAN, DR.. and Mrs Figgin:
Miss Myers, Mr.. and Mrs. Bury
|. Judge Anderson, Miss Dibrell, Mran'
" Mrs. Keifer, Mr.. Moore, Messrs. E. [
% Coffin and Burkhart, J. NJ. Burke'
or and wife, Mrs. Parsons, Mrs. Cannon
: District Clerk Richardson, and man
"a other popular and well known socie'
If people. Among the gentlemen wer
~ besides those named, Justice Len
i mon, Messrs. Regain, Turner, Bledso
Y Abbott, Bews, Murphy, Burns, Ha
~ ding, Whitley and all the "ladie
at men" of Haley. Messrs. Lavell, Lev
5. is, Dickinson and others came fro
es Ketchum. A number from Bellevu
an Broadford and Bullion, while distal
cities contributed their quota, eve
~ from as far off as Delaware.
10. The music was superb, Prof. ID
f. lius's band outdoing themselves. Prc
p Whitley showed himself master OF t
-. floor and as caller was decidedly
Az success. The couples on the flo
elf averaged 60. In the waltz, etc., tn
er were more. One waltz had
AZ couples by count. The most dist
'e ouished feature was the grand ope