The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-09-16
SUCCESSFUL SALE OF
STERLING TOWN LOTS
Business and Residence Lots in Good Demand Twenty
thousand Dollan Worth Sold, and
Everybody Pleased
Located Two Churches One School, City Park and Post Office
Building Begins at Once. Prices Rising Fresh Water Lake
Comes Into View. Will Have Wharf. Trees and Flowers
to Be Planted

gt. TEx ESfsT| V~~AWAr 50 j.
& dash in among them and lasso col
and hold him while the frightened
band galloped away over the plains
When all his companions were out O
i sight the colt would cease to struggle
and would very willingly follow aloni
with its new companion and take 1T
place among the others in the field.
1 In central location on the town
site several hundred people were
gathered, and at 1890 the barbecue
opened. Roast beeves, bread and but
ter. coffee with cream sugar, pickles
cold slaw and lemonade constituted
THE menu. ~
/ Great credit is due the officers and
members of the company for the gen.
erous treat afforded, and notwith.
standing gusty wind was blowing
and the dust was whirling, everybody
enjoyed the dinner and the utmost
good humor prevailed. Once seat
In the bowery broke down and cap
sized those who we're intent On stir
ring the sugar in their coffee which
they held in their hands, and invaria-
bly, held aloft and poured out upon
themselves as they went down in the
dust.
The officers of the company con-
lysist Of Geo. E. Mclean, president; O.
=. Nelson, vice president; A. Y. Sat-
terrified, secretary, and P. A. Fugate,
r. A. Nugent, R. A. Ward and J. D.
Skeen other members of the board.
To them and their good wives fell
most of, the responsibility of getting
up the barbecue and of getting every
thing to come to pass to make the Wis.
it0rsahappy at meal time. ,
~ President Mclean Speaks
At little after one o'clock prep
arations were made to begin the sale
of lots, and President Geo. Mclean Of
the Sterling Townsite company was
introduced by Auctioneer e. M. Ken
nedy, and spoke as follows.
Ladies' and gentlemen: In estab-
fishing new town here, and in OPEN
ing the sale of twn lots, we are re-
versing the usual conditions In this,
that we are an association Of local
people dealing with local resources
and conditions, and working on local
capital. We, the people of this COM
munity and of ighboring communi-
ties have conferred together to de-
termine where was the most feasi-
BILE place to locate town that should
develop because there was reason for
its being, and representatives from a
large scope of territory got together
and selected this piece of 120 acres
at this point in the plain to become
their trade center. We need town,
and that is why we are laying out
town.
In Offering this property for sale,
we are offering something that has
a perfect title, and the officers of this
company whom most of you know,
will stand by you and see that you
receive clear title to your lots as
soon as you have complied with your
part of the purchase"
Il wish to say further, that It is
not scheme of eastern capitalists
to sell the lots and carry off large
profit, and in this transaction 1t is
our chief aim and wish that we may
establish a town that shall flourish
and have, a useful existence and ac-
commodate the trade of the sur
rounding country; and II we are sue
cessful n this our own prosperity will
be- linked with yours in the growth Of
the town and we shall be satisfied. II
the corporation which was established
to project this enterprise does not
make cent, but carries to success
full conclusion the establishing Of the
town OF Sterling, the promoters will
feel gratified at the results"
Mayor West Of Blackfoot -
s
In-a few appropriate remarks Mr..
Kennedy introduced Mayor r. N.
West OF Blackfoot who spoke as fol-
lows: f'
Ladies' and gentlemen: am much
pleased as look over these surround