Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-08-06
ouR ST. Louis LETTER.

Gossip About Secretary klkins--Ths
AutamaaI Psatiyittss Planned for
BsaatIfaI Results Promissd--sammsr
Ereaing Pleasures, Ete.
Stephen H. Elkina. the Secretary OF
War, Is Mi.aOuFian aud has many
warm personal friends Ia ~. Louis.
I For this reason everybody believes lie
Is in earnest when he Says that before
| he goes out Of the cabinet lie will get
enough money appropriated 70 MAKE
I Jefferson barracks one Of the largest
and hands0mest military posts ia the
| United States. More than quarter Of
million dollars will b. spent on the
+ post II the plane for the Improvement
I are carried out, aud considerably over
4 q million dollars Will be added 10 the
volume Of business ia tile city Real
I estate men, too. sag that the new post
\ Eil make property values rapidly Ia.
crease Ia the southern part 81 town,
which lies adjacent 70 the reseE-
walton
4 Very few people. even artists, know
that when Robert brlnghuFSt, the
. sculptor, modelled that statue ~ Grant
on Twelfth street he had posing for
I him Paul COFnnycF. the young Ameri-
can painter who hAs recently achieved
I distinction In FaFh. The booted lrga
OF Gen. Grant are COFuoEyegs legs. and
the Geld glass Ia tbs hrrus hand WAS
modelled from the glass taken from
Gen John = harmadukc when q
I prisoner by Councilman Nelson Coils %
this city These little things were
brought out the other uight ~ con.
\ vcrsotipa bstSesn two gentlemen who
were having = taAss Of the giories "a
the fail eutsr4ainnisus 10 be act before
Us BY the committees ia charge ~ the
festivities IL was at private eNhtbi-
ton 81 d tnlniatare 81 Louis, lighted
rs II will " In tls fall Chairman
John q Nilsinspn. whuAe committee
manages the illumination, Will make
the Grant statue aud the statue ~ Lib
erty, which face each other on Twelfth
street, the crntsul figures ~ q splendid
tolum blan tableaN 4 third statue
will " put up between Liberty aaa
the mon depot, and The three will 30
linked together aud thanked by many.
cuIurrd electrical devices The hole
ak blocks between tie site IL the new
CITY hall and Washington avenue viii
o. 9 brilliant prumrnaae cterhuug ~
pictures In Light, half historical ami
pnrtiy aliogauCal. The suggestion 81
Columbus and his time will 10 prr+
served. too, In the Examinations on The
tow streets
The warm weather "a leading 20 the
annual revival Of vrry popular city
custom. Only ~ Louis people know
hoyT " SIT gracefully on their frpui
steps summer afternoons The girls
bring ont cushions "a soon az supper
Is done, while Il Is yct light. and pgse
on the steps, with books tu their hands
The men follow, the older with cigars,
and the younger with banjo OF msu.
dosin, and unless walk 10 on OprtB
garden or fountain where there tn
ice cream soda iutrrfercs. there they
stall the evening NsighhuFs come over
% see each other, and plans for pienirs
and excursions are laid Take 4 walk
Just now along Pine. Washington,
locust-nny OF the streets lined with
homes, out In the western part II the
city and you will SEQ the groups nnd
hear the tnISlc Of the music, the chat
ter and laughter now and then rising
above IL. Many 81. Louis family.
tured away from home Vs. the summer
resort fashion, men and women stitied
N small hotel rooms, look back with
longing % The cool evenings on their
front steps and hasten their return.
Boston Is tic only other city in the
country where this fashion obtains u
making the front steps tie reception
room on summer evenings In New
York Y - hold 10 be bad form.
With their front stems. and Mn ocra-
bional day on the river or Of one Of the
ne'ghhorjnE resorts. ST. Louis foil,
who'd not want 20 enrich seaside or
mountain hotel men will get along
very well this summer There are
Twelve ssummeriuF places Within two
hours ride of the city. ty rail and boat
All Of these places make money four
months ~ the year. Then there are
thc innnmcrnble suburban spots which
are nigh and cool, all Of them reached
ny last street car lines In couse-
luence Of these surroundings, the city
looses but small part or ts population
9urang the summer, and even in the
uog-days there isno exodus Of the bust
ness men such as one sees ia the large