The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-03-27
T FROM AN OLD TIMER
UNCLE JIMMY TWOGOOD WRITES OF
EARLY COAST DAYS

We find the following letter Of inter-
est to old-timers, from the pen Of our
fellow-townsman. James II. Twogood, in
the Jacksonville, (Oregon) Post Of a
recent date;
Some time in January Miss Lulu
Jones OF your burg sen, me a copy
Of the Post in which you made a reprint
Of one Of my squibs written for our
Boise Capital News, (Thanks) And
you added some comments about Col
Bob Williams getting his H.an in Jack
sonyille. had entirely forgotten il ]
mislaid or lost that paper, sent for an
other copy. Got one yesterday, Jan IS.
Not the one. Took the Post up to show
Mr. Pinney, who was messenger boy
between the mouth Of Applegate and
Jacksonville, during the Rogue River
Indian War OF $3.50. Mr. Pinney when
a boy crossed the plains to California
with his father in 1850 Came to Jack
sonyilIe. May 1858 Was there the time
OF Cen. Joe Lanes war Table Rock,
Chief Joseph, 80. In the summer Of
"a, went with b. + Dowell and Capt |
Walker & Co, out on the plains 10 escort
in emigrants, with his pack train to take
supplies In IS packed from Crescent
City to Jacksonville In March 81,
started from jacksonville to Althouse,
cargo potatoes camped over on Apple
gate Big snow, incehs, and the mules
ali skipped out for Rogue river That
evening who should come into camp but
Col Bob Williams Mr. Pinney says he
seemed greatly excited and there were
signs Of blood in his eyes. The next
day he went on 10 Jacksonville and got
his man Bob was good friend OF
mine. Capt R l., Williams Co. j, was
made Colonel by general election Of the
volunteers held at my place Leland /
Mr. James A. Pinney was we'll known
in Jacksonville from SO TO 90 He then
started north with his packtrain Ar
rived at Florence just after Idaho was
discovered and came from there up into
the basin, Idaho city in 1868 He
built a store there and engaged in the
packing business. Left his partner. John
Stearns to run the store Mr. Stearns
skipped and left Mr. Pinney to hold the
sack Then the store burned and
left Mr. pinney broke Mr. Pinney then
purchased book store in Boise in 1870,
also a block on sth street away out in
the "Rheubarbs' Of the city, He built
the Columbia theatre there in 1892 at
a cost Of $4,000 lie sold his block on
sth street for 100000 A 100000 hotel
will soon be erected thereon. Mr.. Pin
ney has the exeayatng done and the
concrete foundation laid for a $4,000 /
10 be called the Pinuey Opera
House He has served four or FIVE
erms as mayor OF Boise, and is now
serving his third term as president Of the
IDAHO Inter Mountain Fair, which is
learly as large as those held at Salem. i,
low is that for a Jacksonville boy Z
would, II had the time, like to write
omething about Hon John HALEY, who S
anne to my place ON foot packing his !.
lankets on his back and wanted TO stay Y
Il night. He was from Missouri. He
iarried one Of Burril Grifhu's daughters
] Jacksonville Mr. HALEY started the ,
rst stage line from The Dalles to Boise,
nd Is the best posted man on staging in S
le country today Although Mr. Haley
as never had the advantages Of col y
giate education. he is imbued with :.
hole lot Of good common horse sense
.e was called Honest John In 1879
ie Democrats took him from his sheep y
imp, patted him on the back and sent
IN as delegate to Congress from s.
laho, Politics done the rest Had he
uek TO sheep raising, he would be a
nlti-milliouaire today with lots OF -.
ouble looking after his wealth be
J II Twocoou