The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-04-28

them had made number Of very
successful investments in Idaho town
sites, and he was not satisfied to
leave Sterling without buying some
thing. A couple of the others ex-
pressed regret that they had not de-
layed the party by getting some lots
too, when Joel Priest, who was one
of the happy purchasers, said he
would do what was right and divide
his half interest with one of the
others, whereupon the coin was pass
led, and the third man became the
happy possessor of interests in Ster-
ling, Idaho. Another man wanted to
be let in on the good thing, and he
bought the half interest of the other
mans half interest. Two others
framed up. mail order for a lot
across the street that was said to
be on the unsold list.
While the train was running to
Aberdeen one man related how he
had bought lot in southern Idaho
town for $500 at the suggestion Of
friend who was really joking, and in
few months cleared 500 on it. He
became serious and bought four more
for $500, and afterwards sold them
for $500.
Another one of the party said he
thought Sterling looked good, but
that he didn't want to queer the
town by buying anything. That he
had bought 80 acres on the Columbia
river when everything indicated that
they had already spent million
1t would be on the line of railroad
before the summer was over. In fact
dollars on the line and were working
within few miles of his land, and
within 60 days work was stopped |
and never was resumed. He had |
never gotten anything out of it but |
his tax receipts. He had tried an
other real estate investment in an
other place where he had a sure
hing and the town went down and
lie lost He added: II am simply
,ut of my sphere when l buy real
estate. If | should 60 to Salt Lake
Jity and buy Ensign Peak for an
observatory 1t would sink and be-
ONE a hole in the ground within
our years. am fore-ordained to
re successful failure in what l want
nost, | have son who was in school
nd I wanted to make a scholar of
i'm. | wanted him to be a civil
nglneer with an unusually good
echnical education for his profession.
When that. boy was II years old he
OF a notion that he wouldn't go to
,hool. He wanted to go out with
le surveyors all right, but. rcfs rs i1,si
J caar1sideess. ,,a..4.At lie win remove
n Office every assessor who dRdfssed RI
foJ 1lta{E 81 pfstaaSsfng in school. ] in
listed but he said the nearest ne
,ould come to obedience would be
D stay in school and funk. Well,
ot him a place in a surveying party
nd they came up into Idaho on
ong Job, and he got homesick, SO
lomesick that he walked go miles
@ the railroad to get home to see
he folks. thought / had won, ana
hat he would take to books ike i
luck takes to water. But no, ST.
lie had his visit and went right back.
Ie walked tibet 60 miles again and
,lept out over night on the banks
If the South Fork on his way back
q that surveying camp. l thought
he would come in for the winter ana
lake up school work, but it's been
two years now, and he just likes MS
Job and sticks" a..
Its great responsibility to bring
nm a family. A father is proud OF
his son and is ambitious to start MIN
out right in the world. He would
like to advise the son SO that ne VIII
NOT waste ten of the best years or
his life before he gets into his right
sphere and on the road to success
that is so that he is working IN
the direction of success instead OF
away from it. But when
the boy is 16 years old he begins to
doubt his fathers wisdom. AT ~
he is doubling fathers Judgment IN
many things, and at 20 he knows
more than the old man ever did.
Then there follows period Of about
10 wears of estrangement that hurts
the fathers feelings. When the boy
is 30 years old and the father has
become accustomed to being ignored,
the how comes around and asks his
fathers opinion about something"
The train pulled into Aberdeen ana
a large number Of people were wait
ing to greet the party. After little
informal reception there were
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