Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-11-17
A Good Communication
Eastport, Idaho, Nov. 5. 10

Even to far away Idaho the Jour
nal finds its way, bringing US the
welcome news of fine crops and gen
eral prosperity in the Hawkeye
State, facts for which we ought to
be very thankful; in view of the da-
mage done to great sections else
where due to the drought. Ihave
been tempted movs than once to
part with my Iowa holdings and
buy more land at cheaper rate
farther west butI am happy to state
that have resisted the temptation
and ann still Eat home" in Audubon
County. AS far as can see, Iowa ia
one of the best states in the Union
and man ought to think twice be-
fore be parts with his holdings
there. We are 'at home here, too
on small scale; have good house
al Eastport house and two lots at
Bonners Ferry and one acre at Sand
Poiut on the Pend Oreille Lake.
The climate here is not at all se-
we're; on the Int. Nat. Boundary we
have not had bit of snow yet, and
no cold to speak of. At Sand Point
and Bonners Ferry fine fruit is rails.
ed. Eastport derives it's chief reve-
nues from its being Government
Immigration and Customs station
and Division point on the Cana
dian Pacific r. R. Each morning
the Stare and Stripes and the Brit.
ish flag are run up at retrospective
depots; Kings Gate, B. G. and East
port, Idaho separated only by the
line, go feet wide, where no build
ings can be erected, A long plat
form connects the two countries
and a very lively scene it is indeed
when iu the afternoon the through
express trains, one each way, pull
in and the depots are alive with un.
iforms representing the two Govern
ments. This time is the promenade
hour for the ladies' Of the town; il
affords an excellent opportunity to
study the latest styles as the wear
ers emerge from the Pullmans to
enjoy .nalf an hours walk, be pre-
sent when the Custom officers open
their pumeruus trunks and cheer
the dogs frequently accompanying
their mistresses; in fact, an enor-
nous number of dogs travel nova
days and they are mighty glad to
escape, temporarily from the bag
gage car. That something more
valuable than dogs crosses the line
OF this port can be seen from the
fact that the Customs Office here
frequently takes in more than $4,000
a week.
We are we'll Satisfied; the service
is pleasant; the Immigration Off
GERS look after the legal end and de-
termlne whether the Alien seeking
admittance has the sufficient
amount of money to prevent him
or her from becoming a public
charge If work is not obtained at
once; whether he belongs to class,
as that Of contract laborer,
hibited from admission, etc. and
quite few are sent back for such
reasons. Only those who pass are
sent to my Office when it becomes
my duty to decide whether they are
desirable citizens seen from sani-
tary standpoint. It is good thing
to be. master of more than one Lam
guage and it comes very handy to
me that / am able to converge in
the French, German and Scandina-
Wan languages; with those at Syour
command, and of course English,
you can practically get along with
every we'll educated European. One
of the Immigration officers talks
Russian, Polish, Czeckish and Mag
yaric so between us we usually get
along very nicely.
Before accepting this position 1
had two opportunities; one in my
present capacity but on the Mex.
frontier, and one offering more in
ducements to go as Ships Surgeon
in one of the u. s. Coast and Geode-
tic Survey Steamers; we would be
ordered either to the Philippines or
to Alaska. The position offered ma
ny advantages but after having OBJ
tained permission to consider the
question for "a hours, we decided to
prefer this position aud have had
no reason to repent 1t.
The Government Service in gener-
al and the Marine Hospital Service
in particular, offers so many advan-
tages that the longer you remain in
it, the more you appreciate the con-
ditions.
L. Sla mberg
Act. Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Ma
rine Hospital Service.
The Audubon and Brayton foot
ballteains played game of foot
ball on the Brayton grounds last