The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-10-17
CAME BACK TO CALDWELL AND
STUCK. .="

What is wonderful? we asked.
"Why," said he, ''only few years
ago, 1 stood right on this spot and
there was nothing here but a sage
brush and few specks of alkali.
Down yonder was some shacks and
tents. Monte Gwinn was the mer-
chant prince of the desert with a
few cans of sardines, a side of bacon,
a bottle of Winchester sauce and a
pair of overalls. BY the way, what
has become Of Montie?"
Said we: "Moutie has graduated.
Built up a magnificent business
here. Became rich and respectable
and moved to Boise. Is now
sheep magnate, and chief represent
alive of one of the great insurance
companies. Owns property all over
the%State and bids fair to become
the Rockefeller of the west"
"Well, well," said he. II thought
it was in the boy. But how things
have changed! thought that here,
at least, jackrabbits, crossword
and coyotes would hold dominion
forever, but instead, see school
houses, churches, half a dozen of
them, great grocery and hardware
stores, dry goods emporiums, news
papers, meat packing establish
ments, banks with millions in 'em,
big lumber yards, great livery and
feed stables. electric lights-gee
Whitewater works-holy smoke.
Say, what's that tne stone and
pressed brick structure?" That, we
said, is the new hotel-the Saratoga
with ali modern Improvements
Electrically lighted and equipped
throughout, telephone in every
room, elevators, baths, building by
Howard Sebree.
"Great Scott" he said, "and
what is that other big building with
arched windows-what is that forP
Said we, that is the new baui
building. Al Steunenberg, Johr
Rice, Bob Altman, Jake Plowheac
and others are rearing that struc
ture.
"Great lammerwhacks, you don
say it. Them kids? Why they
were sitting around in the sag
grass when was here before put
ting up jobs for meals on the phi
tails. Who put up that big brick OF
the corner?"
George Froman and Charley Da
Wis, we said.
Don't recollect Charley" sal
the visitor, "but remember George
Mighty good boy. George was, bu
I never expected to see him puttin
up brick business blocks in Cald
we'll. And you tell me Dock Ishar
and Hoover put up fine oper
house. Well, I'm dinged. An
Tom Unlicensed see him measuI
ing Irish linen at Farwell's in Oh
cago-he owns that big dry good
store. Beats the Dutch. And Mix
Roberts and Charley Picard ow
that elegant white faced brick an
ship salt and fresh meat all over til
globe. And Ralph Cowden live
in that elegant house on the hi
and rides an automobile. TIL
makes me dizzy. You say thu
Swain Beatty owns that fine res
dence at the top Of Main Stree
and Sumner Dee is interested
this big hardware and grocery c
Enlistment. and that great d.
goods concern. don't rememb
the Ballantyne boys. Will Roadway
big store. Used to be up In Il
Wood River country, didn't h
Not much acquainted with hir
New corners. I guess. And this
Henry Blatchley's. Regular Ct
establishment-everything from |
ecac to art treasures. Say, and
the same Cakes boys. Finest
the land. Rafting good boys. 7
serve it ali. You say this is D
Browns. Let's go in. (Curtaii
'.And Dan Campbell owns Il
big barn and all those fine hor
and stylish rigs. Mighty glad