The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-10-08

The Philadelphia Press relay car
reached Blackfoot at $40 Saturday
morning, and Photographers G. w.
Glanville took two flash light pictures
with T. r. Jones and H. E. Spieth in
the car.
The coming. Of the car was not
heralded by the ringing of bells, nor
was it known to anyone except those
who staid up all night to watch for
it. The kilograms that were to have
been sent from Soda Springs and Po-
catello to notify us of its progress
did not come Mr.. Jones of the Idaho
Irrigated Lands company and H. b.
Spieth Of the Idanha Motor Car COM
pany staid up and kept up a series of
inquiries by phone until they got the
car located. 1t reached Pocatello at
about a. m. Saturday, and the run
to Blackfoot occupied three hours.
They had trouble at the sand south
of here, and an accident to the car
stopped them for some time. The
watchers at Blackfoot went down and
found them, and helped them out OF
their trouble.
1t took about eight minutes at
Blackfoot to make the change and
take the two pictures, both of which
proved to be good ones and are in
much demand. The Press people es-
timated that it would take eight
hours to make the run from Black
foot to Arco, and Maurice Watson OF
the Idanha Motor Car company of
this place said he would cut that in
two with his Auburn car. When the
time came Mr.. Spieth drove one car,
and Mr.. Watson drove another as an
escort out about twenty miles and
returned. Mr.. Spieth had the reputa-
tion of being one of the best drivers
we have, and T. R. Jones had been
over the road SO that he knew where
to run on high speed, and where to
20 slowly, and the two had their
heads together all the way across
Three hours and thirty minutes
brought them to the Arco hotel where
the Mitchell car stood with it's engine
spinning and man ready to receive
| the message.
The early hour at which they left
here kept local people from giving
| it any greeting as 1t passed, and II
was the most favorable time of the
day to get through the country roads
| for they had the right Of way, with
out seconds delay on account OF
teams. They went at very high
speed until they got out among the
roads on the plains where the wash
| ing of the tracks left ridge in the
center of the road so that 1t was i'm
possible to straddle with the auto
and in some places were long ponds
caused by recent rains and in most
cases they charged through them al
high speed
At Arco the whole population was
on the lookout. and when the cal
came In sight there was a genera
swinging of hats, handkerchiefs ant
aprons from every house. Both meI
in the car were covered with mud
and water, and as soon as the ca
stopped, Mr.. Marvin, the landlord O
| the Arco hotel informed them theil
breakfast was ready and the house
was theirs, and they sat down to no
steaks and other viands.
Both Of the Press couriers whit
started from Philadelphia to carr.
the message were completely worl
out before the car reached here, ant
one went home while the other KEEP
along with the car as best he coult
by riding on the train when he wa
played out. He went from Pocatell'
to Boise. and awaited the arrival o
the car there. The message was car
ried from Arco to Soldier by T. p
I Picotte, editor Of the Wood Rive
Times, and M. A. DILLINGHAM; of tn