The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-22
THE OLD-TIMER.
"Reminiscences of Washington County
Pioneer Who Game With the Valiant
Little Band of Quarter Of Century
Ago.
NO. w.

mere am, justice on the peace, ant
know no more OF law than hog!'
Their situation was something SINH
lar; they were good men, but Law
wasn't exactly their vocation. But
1t did not matter much, as the old.
time settlers did not lose much time
IN going to law about anything, but
generally had little 'shindy" among
themselves, and the best man settled
it there and then There were some
bodily injuries to repair after meet
ing of that kind, of course, but their
pocket-book remained intact. Years
ago, at dance in Salubria, there was
racket going. on outside and a gen
tleman on the floor said to his part
ner, 81 wonder what's up out there
they seem to be having quite time. "
"Oh, expect it's the As and the
VS. settling some little disagree
ment, and seemed quite easy In her
mind about it, even though she was
one OF the As. 1t was the quick
est as we'll as the cheapest way, and
they were friends again sooner than
they would have been if somebody
else had settled it for them. The
medical profession was also repre-
sented by a few M. DIS scattered
through the Weiser valleys, but we
trusted oftener to God and sage brush
tea, and generally came out victori
Gus. As old Rile H, of Council,
used to say, ''Sage brush tea, made
middling strong and little fanatic
ginger in it, will git the best of any
ailment body ken have" He was
and is yet, l guess, great on two or
three syllables, but did not always
get them according to Webster. He
was telling once how, during war
times, he had seen so many men
brought to the hospital to have limbs
amputated: "Sir-ee, they just brought
EN- up, avalanche after avalanche
full. He meant ambulance, of
course. | don't know whether he was
dutch or not, but we always took him
by what he meant, not by what be
said. Most of Salubria's original
settlers are there yeL-Cuddy, Jewell,
the Allisons, Mickey, the Wilkersons
and many others-all on the same
places they took up so many years
ago. They are all good old friends
of mine, and if l happen to touch
upon some little peculiarities, they
can have chance to pay it back; but
| know them, and | also know they
are like the old song:
"a little bit of nonsense, every now and
then,
Is relished by the best of men,"
They used to call Saiubria the
Jumping of place, as we used to
think farming could not be made
profitable beyond there, but everyone
was mistaken. | know Indian valley
has raised as fine grain as anyone
could wish, and years ago Scion Hall
set out the first orchard, on the place
now owned by Mr.. Lindsay, Sr. All
the old-timers remember Mr.. Hall.
and how many pleasant dances we
enjoyed at his place, for his hospi-
tality was unbounded. He was a
great hand for singing, and at the
parties at his place they generally
wound up by all the good singers
giving us some of the songs of other
days. Old Mr.. Allison used to sing
old Scotch songs for us, and you all
his "Blooming Mountain
Rose" Mr.. Under, OF Middle val
ley, was another good singer, and |
there were some extra good ones
among the girls. Here of late years,
in Weiser, have heard several times
what were called fine singers, but, nv
friends, they had that opera style
about them, and you must be edu-
Gated up to it to enjoy it. 1t Is some
hing like a friend of mine said a
ong time ago: shakespeare is great,
40 doubt, but he is too deep for me
% enjoy" and opera is too high for
ne, and | believe it is for the major
ty. At the opening of the great
Worlds Fair, when Patti sang before
thousands in the auditorium, it was
Home. Sweet Home" that touched
heir hearts. We did not have any
PATHS or Jenny Linds, but we had
ONE sweet voices, without affectation.
frank and Aaron Parker were at Mr.
talfs good deal during the Indian
roubles, writing them up, and all OF
GU remember Perry Clark, who al
rays took things easy He taught in
indian valley one summer, and he
'as always hunting his little lads up.
hey would run of and go fishing,
ut he made up for lost time when
hey came back. He did we'll by
lem. We all liked Perry, and were
orry when misfortune overlook HIM.
here were some queer people travel
'g around the country occasionally.
know one who boosted he had trav-
ed for some years on fifty dollar
ug. Not one rancher in hundred
ould have the money handy to
lauge it, and SO they would tell him
never mind, he was welcome to his
dying and board; so he would thank
lem for their hospitality and repeat
'e performance at the next stopping
ace. But an old lady, still living,
-epared for him one trip, and when
presented his fifty-d dollar piece.