The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-15
IN A STIRRING IDAHO TOWN.
PECULLIRIJIES THAT MAKE POCl-
TELLO INTERESTING.


LELLO INTERESTING.
Some sisrs 81 Prosperity There New. ss,
Just Wait Untii Dubots ana Sweet Gel
che Land Aiiottea-Beas 60 be Had Aftes
"a. M.-Morrise Scenes In . Saloon.
"Pocatello. sir. is one Of the most important
towns In Idaho. You change cars at Pocatello
eh2 You'll be pleased with the town. sir.
| Most people bound for tho East or the West fail
| to see Pocntello because tho Overland Flyer
passes through at night, but It is going to be a
great city. 1t Is q brisk place-no boom. you
| understand. but steady growth Is its pride.
! II has been growing ever since the branch
road was built to the Montana mining centres
at Butte and Anaconda. but when the railroad
shops were erected we narrowly escaped q
boom. II you stop over at Pocatello you will
see something that will impress you"
80 said citizen OF Pocatello in the Portland
car OF the Overland Flyer. and his last words
proved prophetic.
September morning. and four or five passen-
gers. after brief wrestle with the porter. fled
of the train. II was very dark night. but
few lamps made the platform visible. while
the Union Pacific Hotel. owned by the railroad.
doomed at the end Of the platform. The
hotel is a two-story structure with q
mansard roof above It. and lie by all odds the
most pretentious structure In the town.
followed a commercial traveller down the
platform and into the hotel Office This was Q
room Is by 20 feet large. A red-hot. soft
coal -burning stove stood In one corner. Two
men. fast asleep and snoring. hung over the
arms Of two chairs BY the stove A third sat on
high stool beside desk in fenced. OF cor.
ner. The register was on the desk. This young
man on the stool was gazing at ny on the wall
kI,,h S~k1. A.l. H. IA
motions for he did not look around when we
entered. The drummer registered. and so
did I.
What's the show for bed :" said the drum
mer The young man looked at him and then
looked back at the fly on the wall
dunno" he said. "Theclerk'l lbeheredi-
rectly."
That's what the drummer said he said.
could not understand. Tho clerk was out on
the platform doing duty as station man. and It
took him twelve minutes to get back to his
duties "a clerk. When he came the drummer
repeated his question. For one minute the
clerk looked over the register. Then he said
to the young man on the high stool:
Go call 81. He's down for 8. Show tho
gentleman up" The young man ambled away,
and the drummer. carrying his own
grips. followed. Then I walked to the desk
and said:
ANY show for mef
mot now"
when will there be7'
"There amt no one to be callod till g."
glanced at the register. The drummer had
been assigned to 81. He was going to get into
the bed to be vacated by the man who wanted
to be called at S o'clock. There was big arm
chair behind the desk. and 1t looked inviting.
The clerk thought so. too. and. being nearer
than was. got there first
Over the street big incandescent electric
lights glowed before five buildings that
seemed ablaze with light within. walked
over to one Of them. A sleek man with red |
hair stood behind bar and talked to two men.
81 glasse, and bottles on shelves behind the |
bar: The three glanced at the newcomer. |
esn %sns high i've 91osr
other corner another party played poker in
$40 limit Behind q table. on which was
pHntea sat man Who
high. while one Of group Of men round the
3s ness swH ss sss sess.n h hs
e Sn ara fss das ha IN ae
LITTLE sd man s2d 1s stt En- ssIa to the
The sleek face and the two faces that were
ender took bottle from q locker instead OF
,e1 Then ss "ps sPG bers
n each Of three glasses and having watched
ss v % Il a5 ct 5 Ssss tDs ssr e. 81
re- the East Would have S'f prsis Sss d's
}s:t n tss sss tas sfi Flyss
Always at Chat Roar to fssse .n
Isys one nv WITH %S and he again took the bot
I walked back to the hotel office. There was
writing desk bsd s with slaGting top in one
n assorted sizes of rocks in the Adirondacks,
~ S ths wS sSt as to- short
It was done but without success. It was
asy enough 1g to 90 to sleep on it but ! no
esk as foot rest. was, tried and proved q
Clock. When the Clerk aWeEo me to say WITH Chat
mse wsnte ea He nd sond have
ssks to second hand beds. preferred "fi''hs
A. b ssass We ES asd fresh
70 kinds Of hot rolls, pancakes. and coffee.
b ssryed at so 99ce Hnd all coed efcet The fish
the town and Endy Citizen vounteel
1 to be my guide. The mountains round
az too se
film over them. SO did the I
othes OF the guide; So did everything in
Yes, It's little dusty hore when the wind
lows. but no one minds that so long as bust
At the end of the railroad station group OF i.
ldtansImen. women. and children--Iounged
the platf2rm. They were dressed IN an odd
fixture OF blankets mOcCasins. and the gar.
ents Of the whites. Some had bright paint