Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-01-12
FROM LOST RIVER.
A Surprise for the lrreclaimab In.
sxcusabls Delays In Trausmittiu
Nail from HALEY.


LOST RIVER, IDAHO, Jan. 5, '93.
To the Editor Of the TIxxs;
Another holiday season has just
passed away in much the same msn>
ner As usual on Lost River; and now
comes from every one the cheerful
greeting: "Happy New Year!"
The weather is clear aud bright,
with scarcely moro than sufficient
snow for good sleighing, aud tho roads
are in 6ne condition. Under such
circumstances all our people, both old
and young, entered with rather
more than usual xest and earnestnes.
into such amusements ~ can be found
in such country neighbo. hoods a. this.
A notable aud unprecede ted
feature Of the New Years celebration
here, which is indeed be, ond
comparison with anything ever de.
vised here in the way Of social recrea.
tions, was the banquet given solel.
for the old bachelors on New Years
Day. The credit for this new and
commendsble departure in social Gus
toms, - we'll a. the lasting gratitude
OF that prescribed and unfortunate
ola>s, is due to the compassionate
fore'hought and the generous hos.
pi,ality OF Mrs. Antoine Voso. No
married people were included in the
list of those invited; but Mrs. Woo
had Observation-Disclosures a. it were
prepared most delightful surprise
for US by engaging. for the express
purpose of entertaining us, q charm
ing oevy OF our pret,,es,, brightest
and most vivrcious young ladies'
Misses Rosa Bell, Daley Gray, Add,e
Matthews, and Mabel Bell, aftesward
supplemented by the addition OF
Misses Ella aud Olive Pearson. The
young ladies evinoed most remarkab 9
originality and infinite versatility OF
resource in providing amuse men. for
US. And what memories of olden
times! and what thought of the
might have-bern variety! must have
filled tho minds Of the old gray. beard
while being 90 delightfully."- indicted
into all the mysteries OF the Dismal
Swamp, tho Cedar Forest, Cross Qu-s-
tons, HINT the Button, eto., etc. ?
How irresietihly luhicrc US in its mani>
festations is that fond-st of the lin
gering decisions Of an old bach-.hs,
he can still make himself solid with
the girls! There will ever exist.
however, q green place in our memo>
ries for Mrs. V'so and the young
ladies' who so pleasantly contribute d
to the enjoyment Of the occasion.
! The new four.set schoolhou.e or
the Island has at last been completed
aud a movement Is under way to star,
up the Lost River Lyceum and De
hating Society assin; but, As dancing
Is by far thu most popular form o.
amusement here, there will prohabl,
be but little interest taken in the lit.
erary exercises, when the services OF
the string band and organ can be
secured.
Notwithstanding the fact that this
has so far been v.ry mild winter, we
are again experiencing the same old,
vexatious delays 10 the mail service,
Especially, between here and Wood
River. Having but just received mail
from Haley three weeks old, we con.
clud~ that the road is bad over the
Trail Creek Divide and that the mail
was conveniently left by the road side
until such time as the carriers could
conveniently bring i. on. All tho
while, the route via Blackfoot has
been open and free of snow and mail
from HALEY viii! reach us here by that
route in precisely the same time IS by
way Of ke,chu,n. and with far less
risk of snow hlocksdes and DELAYS on
the wav. A letter sent from here to
New York will receive an answer
moro promptly and within less time
than one sent from here to HALEY.
This has been the condition of affairs,
every winter, since the time when
memory runne,h not to the contra,,
and. after exhaus.ipg all the resources
OF Los, River profanity in attempting
70 do justice to the subject, We have