The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-28
BLACKFOOT, IDA,
WILL CELEBRATE
Diamond Jubilee Which Will
Surprise Those Not Well
Up in History.
FORT HALL rs YEARS AGO
STIRRING EVENTS OF EARLY
DAYS TO BE coMMEMoRATED.


Blackfoot. Ida. June 27.-The unpre-
tending, wealthy old town of Blackfoot
is the subject OF more interest just now
than any other city In the Gem State
on account of the diamond 1ubuee ano
the important historical events when II
is to commemorate in the big double cele-
bradOn there next Saturday and sun
day.
Sig newspapers and magazines, both
east and west, have given much space
20 the subject on account OF the import
ant part played by that locality IN tne
acquisition or the great northwest Tor the
United States ia 1884 just seVenty-IlVe
lears ago.
Tne Portland Evening Telegram OF the
cd inst, i'm comm snting on the matter
III viii have been just seventy years
since the first formal tlag-ralsing IN the
oregon country. Al the place Just named
ut Halb, near the present site Of Black
loot Ida which the United States army
Officers had selected for the garrison, the
emblem OF sovereignty was hoisted 10 the
flagstaff. and Rev. AIR. Lee invoked the
divine blessing for all who We're TO be
protected beneath its folds. That prayer
was for oregon, and all that oregon mas
done or will 40. III suggested the lmpos-
sible, which has become real That the
future may open still more amazing de
veIopments for the land which Rev. Mr..
Lee embraced within his petition that day
is the belief OF every Oregonian and ciu-
zen OF Washington and idaho
Program for the Occasion.
The Blackfoot Commercial club has I'M
dertaken TO have the diamond jubilee OBJ
served in a manner appropriate to such
a mOmeUtOus occasion. Saturday, july
8 wall be given over TO secular rites, large
Iv or am industrial order. the feature OF
which will be d grand parade containing
floats emnlematiC OF the early settlement
and development, first in the list, OF
course beng the van of the pioneer one
hundred mounted Indians, deCked in their
Eayest and best, the sun dance, the snake
dance and ws~ dance viii be depicted with
their aboriginal customs. and athletic
sports and games will be numerous
For the sunday program, July 4, re-
ligiuus observance will dominate ali else.
Governor Brady and his staff, besides
many other leading men. Will be present,
and numerous commercial bodies from
nearby Idaho points, 20 help give Black
foot the liVelest day I'm its history. Two
trainlOads of EpwOrth league delegates,
en- route TO the great international con-
NentiOu at Seattle. will be stopped for the
day at the BlaCkfOOt meeting. one OF
these trains from Ottawa Canada, the
native land Of AIR Lee. makes this cele-
bTation International In its scope. Emi-
nent men from all parts of the country
viii speak and one NeZ Perez indian
preacher has a place on the program. 4
great Indian enCampment viii be opened
at Central park for the benefit of visi-
tors who want TO look across the vista OF
years and behold conditions and peoples
as they were seventy years ago.
Some Historical Facts.
Ia 1886 the Presbyteriaus sent March,.
Whitman to establish a mission among
the NeZ Perces. In 1853 Rev. Mr.. Spaut
ding purchased a printing outfit in Homo
lula and printed an Indian Bible in NOrti
Idaho. In 1912 Marcus Whitman crosse,
the continent 10 Washington. and in ls4
guaided a large colony to Oregon. In lS4
The nl-starred Bonner party crossed tn
plains to Bonner lake Cal
In 1877 Brigham Young led the Nor
mons into the wids Of Utah for the grea
work since witnessed there
I'm 1919 was the discovery of gold in Cali
fornia, after which the grand rush wal
on. which has never ceased.
BlaCkfoot with her usual magnanimity
is inviting all real estate men Of al
places to bring their literature on Ida
no. and place it for distribution in tn
great booth of information, and for tn
protection of the people rigid restriction
have been placed upon firecrackers, a.
well as to insure automobiles from tn
danger OF explosions. and all autoists o
eastern Idaho are being importuned L
Join in the great spectacular parade.
Excursion rates are effective from al
points and special trains will run from
Pocatello and St. Anthony.