Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-04-23
PIONEER DAYS IN ELMORE.
Written by an Old Timer.

Immediately after this election,
Hon. Fred T. Dubois the congress
sional delegate from Idaho, intro
duced the bill for the admission of
the state Of Idaho, which passed
the house in rapid schedule time
and went to the senate On July 2,
1890, the bill passed the senate
and upon its passage was carried by
Mr.. Dubois to President Harrison,
who signed it forthwith, and Idaho
lcapcd from the apron str ings of
territorial childhood into the sis
terhood of states.
The governor called the constitu-
tional convention in 1889, that body
prepared the constitution in '8o,
1t was adopted in $50, and the adj
mission bill was introduced in'so-
so, while Idaho was not admitted
by congress till 1890, think Blind
Sam was pretty near right.
Then we celebrated, not to the
Queens taste but to Columbia's.
On the Bird of July. the day fol-
lowing the admission, Rocky Bar,
then big flourishing mining
camp, here everybody was we'll
heeled and happy, went wild with
Joy and they had hot time in the
old town for a week of nights. AS
was not there, to my regret, l am
unable to describe that event, but
as there was never anything small
about Rocky Bar people, 1 know
from what | heard and believe.
that it was no small affair indeed.
On the Goth Of July, following
the date of admission, Mountain
Home celebrated in blaze of glory,
amid flourish of trumpets and gems
OF song and orstory. Mine host,
Bill Turner, was the head push of
the reception committee and his
genial countenancc, lit UP by a SOUL
full smile was seen everywhere es-
corting the visiting ladies to the re-
ception room and the men elsewhere
to smile with him-and they all
smiled.
Fred Dubois was there accom-
panied by his brother Dr. Dubois of
Boise City. Rocky Bar was rep
resented by Hon. Greene White,
Judge Ike Culp, Fred Davis end
Nat Hall. Judge Joe Spraguc said
that these last two we're not there
to celebrate but to copper the dele
cation for Smiths Prairie to the
republican convention to be held at
Rocky Bar two weeks later. A
Couple of special coaches brought
almost the entire population from
Glefns Ferry-thc Knights of
Labor OF that place in gala array.
marshaled by Master Workman, c.
c. Glenn, ably seconded by Yard
Master Frank Roberts. Another
delegation was led by Hon. Mar
tion King, one of Elmore county's
favorite sons. Arriving here, the
guests were met b. the Euterpe
Band and escorted to the east end
OF town, where they formed into
line and, marshaled by Judge
White, grand marshal of the day,
and marched to Odd Fellows hall
to listen to the story Of Idaho in
song and oratory.
Lavish and at the same me
tasteful, in the hall were the dec
orations in bunting and ever
greens. Over the chairman's seat
was a we'll executed painting OF our
national motto. from the skilful
artistic brush of Roscoe Smith.
Around the walls were small BAN
nerets bearing the name of some
body conspjcuously identified with
statehood-some being local people
ana others from far away places in
the state. Among the names on
the bannerets were: Dubois, Stew
enson, Shoup, Callahan, Savidge,
Badly, Clagett, Cavanan, Sinnott,
Sweet, Curtis and Ainslie. These
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ter OF contention among members of
the commit &c on arrangeme nts.
The republican members attempted
to place those With the names of
the men of their party IN the
front of the hall, over the plat
for. TIL was resented by the
Democratic L embers ard a compro-
mise was effected by placing the
name of Dubois n the center Of the
front, with the name of Stevenson
on one 81 and Shoup on the other,
and the other names alternately on
the side walls.
Mr.. d 5bois was called, and as he
arose amid roar of applause the
bandss'ruck up ''Hail to the Chief. -
He spoke for about half an hour
and was followed by Judge Savidge,
Tom Catalan, Willis Sweet ana
Geo. Ainslie Then Mrs. Naomi
Mcdonald pta1D- tL~ ..~..n-.