Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-11-22

SWS moment alter n man,
amounted on racking horse enter
ed It from sideway which joined the
main road little beyond the bend.
The racking of the equstrian's
steed was kept from becoming mo-
notonous by a tendency upon the
part OF the racker to stumble Mt the
slightest provocation, and his rider
as he weakly reversed the horse at
the sound OF the buckboard's APP
pr,aeh and came racking toward it,
&ooIle,l as if a persistence in that
mode of travelling might speedily re-
suit in shaking him to pieces.
Gle was thin and wan, as if from n
recent illness, and his mouth had
discouraged droop at the corners.
He begged to share the blackboard
scat with MIR. Bits, experimenting
the excuse that he was in danger of
being unable to long keep his joints
together if forced to continue the
victim OF the rack.
"a seller" he said presently, with
a mournful tone that was almost u
sish-"a Teller must save himself all
he kT2-'specially when luck's agin
gIIm-s'
He had fastened the bucker behind
che blackboard and crawled onto the
seat with an ''Um-ahI' OF relief.
The two men exchanged the civili-
ties of passing the time O. day." and
Mr. Bits, having done all that court
-esy demanded of him, was ready to
resume the attack upon the chaotic
schemes with which he had been
wrestling before the appearance OF
the other
''Whenluck's agin him." his pas
esenger repeated sighiully, sit is agin
xDtT'
Il recon so, agreed Mr.. Bits, en-.
eonraging but little the evident desire
tof the other to indulge in reminiscen.
>ciuE.
MIR jackson Bits, late OF New
@hICzsgo, was interested more in
junction City and the financial bene.
fit he expected to derive from the
place than in the woes of the man be
sa5~ ts5u-
He had approached New Chicago
SIX months before with the same
wrestling with schemes that now
Gore him.
The boom at that settlement haC
T@axed and waned, and Mr. Bits haG
failesi to enrich himself; but with
every springing hope that animates
the true boomer, he was now on his
Way to Junction City, filled with still
graater confidence than he had en-
tertained upon approaching New
Chicago.
Ge WIS decided and announced
THAT the Dakota and Gulf railway
ewouid cross the transcontinenta
railway at n certain point where
5fherc Tas not a little OF nature
.handiwork to be seen.
The road bed of the Transconti
mental, shanty on the line between
two homestead claims, an apology
fur a fence, another for a stable
that was about all there was to BIZ
seen
This was at noon. A little latel
ElIe agents OF the two railroads anC
one OF the prOprietors of the shanty
ou the line between the claims wer
actively at work with gang ofmen
and before 10 o'clock ofthe following
day the entire section had been stak
Ja'l of in streets and lots.
At noon the sale OF lots began, am
before night many had been sold. b,
sunset half dozen shanties had bee
~'sia pped up" and Junction City be
gan Co be.
The rapidity with which the new
Oi the new born boom Travelled wa
astonishing. The next day the build
sng of houses and the coming of in
hnbitants began in good earnest.
-Sh1nties sprang up. Others cam
son wheeled trucks from deserte
Claims and more or less excuseles
settlements. Tents were plentiful
There appeared what out ofcourtes
were called stores. There, too, wa
"A 3-hotel," the accommodations
of which were little short of awlu
and a saloon where was dispense
liquid comfort mostly of the 'Battl,
ax" brand
A day later the initial number {
The Junction City Pioneer wa
sprung upon thesettement by an eI
ferpFising gentleman who had pr
viOusly founded The Sumner PioneC
and The New Paris Pioneer. Ther
were also many other evidences (
tho daring and activity that ne
born boom developes.
Bits passenger wriggled abor
on the seat of tho blackboard an
sighed again.
Lacks BEN agin me ever since