The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-08-07
Early Visitors Return.

Sunday morning two ladies got
on Of the Park Special to hunt up
old land marks in Blackfoot and to
review tender memories of long ago.
/ When they stepped off the train
they asked for the old Commercial
hotel by the depot, not knowing that
ut had burned down about 16 years
ago. Their sister was married in
the parlor of the hotel a quarter of
a century ago, Judge John T, Nor
gan performing the ceremony, and
they wanted to look into that old
parlor again and renew it in memory,
but depot stands there now.
They went to the Cottage hotel
and some time in the forenoon one
OF them happened to meet Judge j.
M. Stevens, On being introduced
she exclaimed why held you on
my knee once, when you were mite
of boy
She was a sister of Mrs. G. e. Ash,
formerly Miss Walker. Later in the
morning this lady came into the par
lor where number of persons were
chatting. and said, Excuse me, but
have any of you lived here long. ]
want to get some information from
an old resident There was a
pause, and then We editor rose and
said Il have only been here %
years Would l do?"
The lady laughed and said, II
want to inquire back 81 years" Mrs.
Garlets also responded and said she
had been familiar with the place for
as long a time or longer.
Then the lady asked about the old
school house where Mrs. Ash taught
her first school in Blackfoot. Mrs.
Garlets pointed to the Office Of the
Grove City Real Estate company
across the street and said she thought
that was the place. Mrs. Liddle.
formerly Miss May Walker, looked
at the building and said it looked
like the photo she has at home. Then
she asked about the old cottage
where the Ash family lived (where
p. J. Williams lives now, and in
quired about Morgans, Biethans,
Holbrooks, Rev. Morris, Miss Ber-
ger, Miss Trego, Fred Vogler and
others who were here then. She had
visited her sister here in 1886, and
seemed to love every old house and
tree in the town.
Old residents may be interested in
the following information about the
Ash family and her sisters who spent
Sunday here.
Mr. Ash was in the mercantile
business here in the eighties, and
married Miss Dora Walker, who was
teacher, Mrs. Ash taught for some
time, and in 1887 they removed to
San Louis Obispo, California, and
went into the mercantile business.
In 1897 Mr.. Ash died very unex-
pectedly one evening just after they
had returned from some social af-
fair. He was about to sit down to
eat lunch with Mrs. Ash when his
eyes rolled, he staggered and Mrs.
Ash caught him and helped him to a
chair where he expired Immediately
and without speaking.
Eight months later Mrs. Ash died
in the same room and in very much
the same way. With her it was con-
sidered a case of broken heart.
One Of her sisters, now Mrs. G.
w. Liddle of Evergreen street, Walla
Walla, Wash, was then teaching
school in Salt Lake City. and went
to take charge of the four orphan
children, Mamie, Clarence, Mignon,
and Ralph. Mignon has died since,
Mamie is married and lives at San
Jose, her name being King, or KIM.
Clarence and Ralph live with Mrs.
Liddle, and are Is and g respective
ly. Mrs. Byram Frank, formerly
Miss May Walker, lives at SOB East
Sumac street, Walla Walla.
The two sisters visited the Stevens
ranch in the afternoon. and left for
Walla Walla on the night train.