Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-03-11
FROM LOST RIVER.
The Farmer Farihpst from Market
How PEOPLE Dauce Thrre-1lepes Of
n Resumption Of Mining Operations


Etc.
| To the Editor of the TIMES:
March has, this time, at least, va
ried from old time trade tradition and
! comes to US in manner decidedly
lam ike; the days are clear and
sunny and the soft breezes from the
SO ath are causing a rapid disappear
ance Of the snow.
Already the south hillsides are bare
and very little snow is left IN the
vall.y; while Oil every hand are heard
the notes of the robin, the meadow
lark, aud the hooking bird, proclaim
ing that spring is at hand.
Most Of the settlers here, although
feeling somewhat discouraged on ac-
)unt OF the low prices and the difh-
Guilty in disposing Of their crops, are
neve rtheless preparing to put in as
much as they can this year.
They doubtless realize that. after
all, the man farthest from market Is
the man who has nothing to sell-and
that is what has been the matter with
too many of our Lost River amateur
farmers-the kind who are continually
tired.
All who have, so far, left Lost River
to try their luck else where have re.
turned, we'll satisfied to remain; for
surely nowhere else in the West are
the conditions of life-the making Of
living-any easier than here. No
where can there be found farmers who
can live with a less expenditure ct
muscular effort than some we have
here. The Lost River rancher is,
moreover, not the least bit economical
that is, OF the cloth in the seat of
: his trousers-,hough, bit for dancing.
he is very saving in the matter Of shoe
= leather.
Dancing, which has been such fad
on Wood River, this winter, has been
som ethlrg more than fad here; il
y has been a perfect craze. Dances
and rumors of dances, opposition
dances, clique dances. etc, have Sc
~ far fill. the minds Of some people
here that, unless the snow soon goe
~ c if so that they get to work, it seem
possible that large portion OF Thu
population will have to be transferre'
"A to Blackfoot and the Idaho lnsan
!, ASYLUM converted into q dance hal
of However, we have lately been treate
IL to two delig htful occasions of tn
20 kind we'll worthy of mention. On
,r was the masquerade ball at the res
70 dence Of George f. Ferris, which W;
re attended by about forty couples. 1T
h. uniforms varied in proportion
characters represented, from Might
besprnkled and bedecked with love
sta:s; "Angel," with snowy wing
nd sSpring," with garlands Of rose
an "Nuns," with wells and crosses; al
his the solennity Of "Hamlet's Ghost
The down to common, every day thin!
such as plantation darkies, Indian
ley cowboys, clowns, etc, and the gen
"yap"--the choicest geranium of Il
;, pot. The prize for the best-sustain'
" character was divided between Il
~ popular lady who SO we'll Representa-
''' the character of "Tops," and
''e' smooth faced young man who SO su
=" cessfully unprecedented young la'
n.y. that he was even nursed aud hugg
= by the girls, and was much envied
80 the rest of the boys who could not q
.. sumo that kind OF a garb, not bell
az built that way.
But the latest and best Of all W
" the Leap Year ball given by t
;sd young ladies of the Lost River, at t
hat residence of b. A. Pearson. II
un- well known that we have here larg
10 number OF pretty young giIls tn
N any other country neighborhood
to Idaho, and they are, moreover, tirel'
, to dancers.
it'll The ladies conducted everything
&c. true Leap Year style, paying all I
49, penses aud doing, in the most ple
zoe. ing and delightful manner, everythi
With possible to promote the enjoyment
sets the masculine element there asse
'a"' bled. None OF the "old baches"
49, any reason to think that tive you
tile fellows were receiving an unc