The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-04-14

grand jury; their jurisdiction covered
all the counties Of eastern Idaho, and
their quarters were the residence Of
"Spike" Sagers, dwelling which
has since been removed to lot just
back of The Republican Office. The
trial jury heard cases in the opera
house and then retired to somebody's
dwelling to decide. All the jurors
"fed" at the commercial house.
C. Bunting & Company had store
and sort of a bank where the c. w.
& M. Company's store is now. Henry
Bear was clerk, Chas. Belden was
cashier and Billy Platner was the for
warding agent. Freighters' wagons
were lined up along the warehouse,
and when it rained they were all in
big pond that extended down to
Danilson's store, which was next to
the track in front of what is now the
Smith and Maxwell store. Uncle Joe
Parson had some fun that week, fish
ing in the street. He placed box
in the pond in front of "the scales"
where the Gem Saloon is, bought some
trout, and made grand stand play
with his fishing tackle for the bene-
fit of people passing up and down the
street. Fred Vogler was in charge
Of the business of the stage and ex-
press companies and the freight for
the railroad company which was not
shipped in care of the forwarding
company. Four men and a switch en-
CINE handle that work now. Osborn s
blacksmith shop had just been moved
across the track from where DR..
Snook's house stands, and the flat
from the depot to "Mother" Booth s
house was strewn with old stages and
old wagons. "Mother" Hogan IS
restaurant stood where the Blackfoot
house is now, Bob Shannon's freight
teams were hauling lava to build the
Rock saloon, John Carbon was doing
business and building where Jacobs
clothing store is, D. H. Biethan was
repairing harness and dealing in
stands; R. H. Hopkins had the post
office next door; Chas. Crawford was
publishing the Idaho Reporter where
the Togo Restaurant is; H. W. Cur
tbs was getting ready to build on the
corner, and Lowell Holbrook, cashier
of the Bank of Idaho, had livery
stable finished in which Nels Sill is
doing business now.
There was no sidewalk along the
street except platform about four
feet square at the door of rhe Banl;
of Idaho, larger and higher plat
form at the opera house, one at Mont
gomery's store, some boards at Ho'
gloves, guns, campers supplies and
Indian trinkets in shack where his
store now is; John Montgomery had
a little store on the lot where Scott
& Company are now; McTucker's 's
stable was where the Butte Saloon is;
Pars Jones' livery stable was wnere
Brown & Eldredge are; the Bank Of
Idaho was in "three-by-fve" house
where the Palace Drug Store now
gan's Restaurant, and a little section
of walk at Bunting's store, about
7x2O feet. There was little plat
form at each end of Danilson & Sic
vens' store, and there were planks
thrown down in places to tide III;
travel over deep puddles. At the
Jones barn, the double doors were
generally open which crowded pedes
trjans out into the puddle, and at the
corner Of the barn, the teams drove
in and out, leaving ruts in addition
to the puddle at the edge Of the plat
form of the opera house which was
also the seat of justice.
Back of the town on the west, were
lots of covered wagons, and every da.
the fellows would drive their stool
in from out in the fats above TIL
site Of the sugar factory, and feet
them some grain from bags which
were fastened to the animals heat
. like a muzzle, and which were th'
wonder and admiration of the tender
foot.
, Most people seemed to think tina
the prospects for the town were good
!. but there was one cloud that was al
ways presentable - if Blackfoo
should lose its team freighting, If j
should come about that the good
should 60 via Ketchum, or Camas, o.
Red Rock-then the doom Of the towl
would be sealed, and it would "g'
, down." Nobody worried much abou
) keeping Pacific street open, and i
anyone had been visionary enough tt
predict that in twenty years Their
would be a population here tina
cared nothing about, and scarcely re
membered the freighter, they woult
r have said he was crazy. If he ha'
3 gone farther and pictured great or
4 chard, lot of state buildings ant
Y magnificent garden of many acre
studding a farm of 2100 acres, jus
at the east edge of town, a Mcdonald