The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-07-28

ed the attention OF the audience the
work on the paper was continued. An
interesting feature of the preparation of
the news matter was call on the phone
from Hon. Geo. Y. Wallace, president of
the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company from his Office in Salt Lake.
Mr.. Wallace was one of the pioneers
who in partnership with G. W. Berry
man, Geo. Rogers, c. w. Lyman and
Chas. Bunting, built the iron bridge
over Snake River west of town just a
quarter of century ago. and has always
manifested a lively interest in the affairs
of Blackfoot. When connected with the
Republican float he gave warm greet
ing to the citizens of Blackfoot which
he asked to have given to the people as
sembled, and expressed satisfaction on
being told that it would be done as soon
as his fellow citizen, Mr.. King had fin
ished speaking. The message was put
in type Immediately, and besides being
repeated to the audience, was printed
in the toy paper and the first copy hand
ed to Mr.. King when he took his seat. A
copy fell into the hands of superintend-
ent Strother, who rang up Mr.. Wallace
and read that little greeting to him and
then mailed him the paper which con-
tanned it. (See fac-simile of the toy
paper on another page.)
Bishop Peter G. Johnston, responding
to the toast "Fair Idaho,' brought lout
the thought that the beginning Of irri-
cation by the Mormons in the Salt Lake
Valley has lead up to the great under
takings now under way, carried by priv
ate:capital and government appropria-
tions, from which fair Idaho is reaping
perhaps more benefits than any other
state in the Union. He puts Idaho
ahead of Utah in agriculture and irriga-
ton, because of her greater and more
comprehensive systems, her newness,
her up-to-date methods, and the fact
that she is developing at a..time when
the great energies of the government are
directed to this subject of irrigation and
the intensive methods of farming. Bish-
op Johnston had good thoughts in his
address, and is manifestly loyal son of
"Fair Idaho
The noise made by the motor in mo-
ton prevented our printing by electric
power till the speaking was finished,
and while waiting, little installment of
papers was printed by foot power and
eagerly taken away by those who crowd
ed around the float. When the current
was turned on and the press was run at
full speed, more than thousand copies
were printed and handed out, and an
other thousand printed for future de-
mands. Requests have kept coming in
all week for one, two or twenty copies
at time, and they were mailed out to
people in other states. !
1t is only fair to our readers to say
that there we're some imperfections in
the little paper, and also that they are
indebted to the advertisers who took
space in it, for the production of the
paper A good many people who were
pleased with our efforts and with the
results it brought, have been good
enough to tell us how they felt about it,
and we feel like passing half the credit
on to the advertisers whose money
bought the material for us to use. The
average reader does not realize how
much he gets at the expense of the bust
ness men who have something to say
about their stock, and who buy space in
the various publications, thereby giving
the reader valuable information free.
In our "Toy newspaper" printed on
the wagon at the close of the parade we
made brief mention of many Of the
floats, for want of time and space we
could not mention the many striking
features of the parade.
The float of T. J. Wise was one of the
most typical in the parade. 1t was an
old covered wagon with one wheel braced
up with board across the spokes, fast
ened with wrappings, and broken down
spring wagon trailing behind. One
wheel of the spring wagon was off and
that corner of the rig was supported on !;
a pole fastened to the front axle. Every
thing was covered with dust, there were
cooking utensils, old guns, punches of
sage brush tied on for fuel. and all the
evidence of travel. The family in the
wagon was rugged up for the road. Mr..
Wise wore pair of pants that needed
patching, and spot on the southwest
bias of the pants half revealed, half con-
cealed the fact that he wore torn and
tattered shirt. Cheerful as knight, he
responded in typical pioneer phrases to
every jest and inquiry from the crowds.
T.J. Wilde in his old wagon, with a
sad announcement on the cover, which
read, "Lost wife on the plains" carried