The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-05-01

laugh as those two, Judges Stewart
and Sullivan. From here we wander.
i ed around to the Scimitar Office tt
i stop a moment with Mr.. Arney wht
4 used to live in Blackfoot in times
past, and incidentally be introduced tC
the editor of the Scimitar, whom we
found past middle life perhaps, and
not so much interested In making new
acquaintance as in past years but q
very pleasant gentleman.
| He asked so many questions about
| Blackfoot people we did not know, II
moved away from our town in recent
years.
Tuesday afternoon we came over tt
Shoshone, picking up Mrs Butterfield
at Mountain Home. We took a morn.
| several things. 1t is like Blackfoot
unfortunate in having the railroad cut
! through the town instead of an ap.
rproach on one side. Railroads are
| very useful but not artistic, and should
never pass through town, or rather
the town should never conform to the
railroad. But here is where Shoshone
| Is lucky. There is the prettiest stream
just the right size, winding about
through the town in the most restful
and graceful manner, with natural
well built banks to prevent overflow
| and two bridges to cross it, Just think
of the possibilities nature gave to
lucky Shoshone," for making one of
| the prettiest towns in Idaho. When we
visit them again, the slopes of this
| stream will be growing green grass
| and shrubbery and wild roses, and the
| rocky places will be covered with Vir-
ginia creeper and clematis We saw
good school buildings, striking fea-
ture in connection with one is small,
rough, rather quaint looking, stone
building, just apart from the large
new modern one, all In the same lot,
which, upon inquiry, we found to be
the first school building Shoshone pos
sessed. We sincerely hope Shoshone
will preserve this building, will treas
ure this spot that will surely become
one of the most interesting landmarks
of our state as the years roll on. You
are weaving historical matter, and
treasured romance about your old
school house lucky Shoshone" and
we hope the great business prosperity
you are enjoying will not crowd senti-
ment We found a pretty new Metho
dist church, which we entered through
the courtesy of the pastor, 1t is just
as attractive within as the outside
view tells you might be expected. We
won't say anything about the parson-
II tt,.os1 1.-Two
grounds will be ornamented with a
home for the pastor that Is in keeping
with the church. We saw much more
during this early morning walk, but
our pencil must hasten to the club
meeting, Mrs. Buterfeld was enter
tanned at the pretty home of Mrs. Fred
Gooding, while Echoes was the guest
of Miss Ella McFall at the McFall
House, where the meet took place In
the afternoon. We met at this time,
as members of the clubs and their
guests, some of the brightest and best
women of the town. We found linn
tied club membership of twenty wo-
men doing effective cemetery and 9TH
err civic work. We don't know why
they adopted lucky Shoshone" for
slogan, but we do know they should
have those club women in mind when
they use the slogan for If ever a town
was blessed in having loyal enter
prising club women, Shoshone is one.
The citizens give them valuable as
sistance they tell u.s. Miss McFall is
the most complaisent, self possessed
president one could find in many a
journey. Mrs. Butterfeld gave them
one of her usual helpful talks. We left
the next morning, feeling happier for
having known Shoshone and met her
delightful people.
A call at the office Of the Shoshone
Journal, the enterprising newspaper of
the town, convinced us that Shoshone
was again lucky in having an editor
who advocates, clean newspapers with
clean editorial pages. The fact that
Messrs. Lysle and Barber have conf
dence in the club women Of the town
Is evidenced by the fact they are select
ed as judges to award prize these
gentlemen are giving. (See account
elsewhere on this page.)
DR.. Minnie Howard instructed us to
bring our president directly to her
home when Pocatello was reached on
the return trip. We obeyed orders
and walked in just at dinner time
somewhat embarrassed at the mop
perfume hour, but Dr. Minnie add
ed two more places to the already ar
rayed table and there was enough
cooked to go around, so we passed
happy day.
Mrs. Standrod and Mrs. Derr came
around in the afternoon, then we
boarded the train for Blackfoot.
Echoes was delighted with the trip,
glad to meet club women she had
known before, and extend her ac-
quaintance for the furtherance Of club
work through the organ and the COM
fort of knowing that our force of
workers contained the very best wo-
men in the way of ability, culture. ed
ucation and practical common sense
the state has to offer. We almost
lose our head" and ego wild" with
enthusiasm when we think of the pos
sibilities Of our club work Zen
dracht maakt macht."
The Fortnightly club was beauti-