Evening star., 1909-08-31

unique saloon. is philanthropist He
IS also a practicing physician, and ap-
piled for a saloon license to keep the
ordinary saloonkeepers out.
Another peculiar feature of this ex-
traordinary country is the number OF
automobiles. There are said to be more
machines in Twin Falls in proportion
10 the population than any other
them belong for forty-acre farm
ers, and were bought with the profits
on their alfalfa or their wheat OF
potatoes.
There is a University Club with 100
charter members. every one of whom is
graduate of some institution
Every town has base ball nine. Not
long ago the Twin Falls team was COM
posed entirely of college graduates-the
Princeton, Harvard and Yale varsity
teams were all represented.
The Business Places.
There are three banks in this town.
three newspapers. one book store, one
music store, two garages, seven barber
shops, two confectionery stores. three
millinery stores. four clothing and
furnishing stores, three agricultural i'm
six dealers in electrical supplies. five
dealers in plumbers supplies, three
jeweiry stores, three custom tailors.
which illustrate the class of business that
is transacted.
There are seventeen lawyers. fifteen
practicins physicians. five dentists and
thirty school teachers. not counting the
superintendent of public schools.
When l asked Mr.. Frazier, editor of the
eldest paper what more Twin Falls could
ask, he replied: I'VE want a flour mill,
cereal factory. sugar beet factory, a
woolen mill to use up the wool from the
fiocks that are grazing on the hills
around us. an ice factory, cold storage
mt cSv anf t1.r.oy
and five thousand farmers with large
families. If you see anybody answering
that description tell n m to write to me- >
There is a S1O0.Wl0 high school house in
Twin Falls and several others which cost
less. The public schools are conducted
upon what is known as the centralized
system invented by Miss May Scott,
Idaho state superintendent Cf public in
Struction. Under this system the chill
dren of farmers living within a radius of
four miles of the town are brought to
the school every morning in large COW
cred wagons and are returned to their
homes in the evening in the same way
thereby insuring them all the adyanta ges
that the children in the town enjoy. Fiji
teen wagons are constantly employed and
they can accommodate thirty children TO
the wagon.
Large School Population.
There are altogether 1,O5O scholars in
llle pED1c ScHOolS, lO1 d population
1000. Education is compulsory and pa
rents who neglect to send their children
are severely punished.
The superintendent of schools receives
a salary of S1,So0; the principals of the
different schools are paid 81 800 and thir-
ty other teachers receive from $40 to S10O
a month. AS | have already said, the
public school system of Twin Falls was
in operation and a schoolhouse was
built before there was saloon in the
town.
Nothing could better Indicate the class
of people who compose the population.
When the town was laid out four
blocks in the heart of the city were re-
served for public park, and il was
planted with trees and flowers which
seem 10 understand what was expected
of them and are growing rapidly
A. notable case of public spirit was dis