The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-05-14
"A ST. ANTHONY LETTER.

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A ST. ANTHONY LETTER.
The following letter was not in
tended for publication, but we are
going to run the risk anyway be-
cause it contains so much earnest
enthusiasm that will be an impetus
to others who are actively engaged
in civic work just now.
st. Anthony. April 2S, 1909.
My Dear Mrs. Trego:
/ have intended writing to you
every week for ages. How the time
does fly. This spring we are doing
some civic work. Had an ordinance
passed keeping boys under IS out Of
the pool rooms. Also we had clean
ing day. The wind blew perfect
gale and although the schools had a
half holiday for the purpose of clean
ing, they did not do very much, but
the good work was started and next
year it will be easier. The city pro-
vided the drays and about 13 loads
were carried away. Il
And last, but not least, comes the
park the townsite company gave the
city when the town was laid out. Ten
lots for city park. So this spring
a civic committee was appointed and
have been working like beavers to
beautify it. One hundred and fifty
trees we're ordered from Blackfoot
and SO were donated by Mr.. Hum
phries, superintendent Of the Indus
trial school, from the tree claim on
the farm. The city has plowed and
leveled it and will fence 1t and we
hope to have green, shady spot for
the pleasure of our citizens and
children.
On Arbor day the children march
ed up to the park in body and
some Of them bought trees from the
committee and planted them. VIM.
Taft and VIM. Bryan are now stand
ing guard, also "Old Glory" named
by a little fellow of seven. One little
tot, a typical western boy, named his
tree creased lightning" Mr.. Mill
saps, member OF the school board,
gave an address to the children on
the significance Of Arbor Day. Some
OF the business men, with shovels,
helped the club women. We feel we
have started good work.
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LOAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
(By Mrs. Bowerman)
.rS From time to time ways and
means of raising money by the clubs
for the Loan Scholarship Fund have
been thought of and discussed, but
SO far no plan has presented itself
that seems advisable for the club
women to adopt as body. Today
have to report the work of the
Study Club of st. Anthony, club
of IL women, unfederated, but vital
ly interested in the university edu-
cation of our boys and girls. Last
year they gave an afternoon tea and
gave $500 to this fund. Last night
they gave bazaar Of all nations
and took in $4,000 1t is not yet
known how heavy the expenses are
but a goodly sum will swell the Loan
Scholarship Fund, and all this by a
club of about eight active working
members 1t has meant to them
self denial and fatigue and we hope
that the knowledge that the result
will mean helping some young man
or woman over a tight place and
making citizens for our fair Idaho,
who will make its history.
We will be happy to give plans
of how to give this bazaar to any
club and we fell that such enthu-
siasm in the cause of education can
not help but bear good fruits.
The Columbian Club, as ever did
the large and generous thing and
subscribed $4,000. Mrs. Anderson
Of Boise gave $4,000. The Century
Club of Nampa and the Caldwell
Forward Club $1,000. The clubs are
not responding as quickly as the
committee hoped for, but we know
what lean thing" the treasury of
a Woman's Club is and are hoping
for years of plenty"
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THE v. I. s. OF BLACKFOOT.
This society has been somewhat
at standstill with certain work,
while the town was in process of be-
coming city. This is all over now
and we are working jointly with the
city council in cemetery work, hav-
ing streets graded, water facilities
adjusted and other preparatory con-
struction work which must be done
before any real artistic identifying