The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-06-28
BLACKFOOT PEOPLE VS.
IT FORMER TOWNSMEl(
AND MRS. DE KAY HAVE
PLEASANT VACATION WITH
FORMER NEIGHBORS.
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Sheriff and Mrs. DeKay have Jus
returned from Q two weeks vacation
tour of the northwest, which includ
ed the Democratic State Convention q
Occur d. Alene and the Northwes
Development Congress at Seattle, 4
both of which the Sheriff was q dele
gate.
At Occur d. Alene they we're enter
ltained by Supt. and Mrs. Chas. John
SON. Mr.. johnson has ten war,
Schools and the High School under hi
j charge and took them through tn
High School Building which Is yer!
similar to the one in Blackfoot, onl!
larger, and is located just one blocl
from his modern home. Miss Berry
johnson has been engaged to teacl
building at a salary of $1,000 and hal
Domestic Science next year In THU
the honor of being allowed to pur
chase all the equipment and furnish
ings both culinary and otherwise fol
the new department.
Mrs. Johnson is very active In
club work as well as having developed
into a very successful rancher. They
own an eighty acre tract across the
Occur d. Alene Lake. in one of the
most beautiful and commanding spots
overlooking the Lake, making an
ideal summer home. They own a
large gasoline launch which &C. N"
manipulates very skillfully. He is
genius when it comes to anything
pertaining to machinery and makes
practical use of his knowledge in run
ming the boat across the Lake between
town and the ranch.
Both boys have developed into man.
ly lads and are demonstrating their
ability for hard work by grubbing
stumps and underground, having
cleared four acres since school closed.
At Spokane they were entertained
by Mrs. and Mr.. Frank Walton, who
by the way were bridesmaid and
groomsman at the DeKay wedding
nineteen years ago, last month.
Other points visited by the entire
party including, J. T. Carruth and
wife, S. j. Rich and wife, Victoria
and Van Courier, v. B. c. making the
trip through the Puget Sound on the
palatal steamer Princess Charlotte.
The trip from Seattle to the U. S.
Navy Yard at Brimmerton was made
by water and while there they inspect
ed all the warships in the harbor, viz,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, st. Louis, Mary
land, Charleston. Philadelphia, and
three torpedo boats.
At Portland, as well as at Seattle
the delegates to the Northwest De-
velopment Congress were entertained
royalty by the Commercial Club, in
Guiding luncheon, automobile rides
over the city, and tickets to a very
spectacular open air production of
The Bridge of Gods. At Portland on
Rose Sunday, they witnessed the
opening of the Rose Festival at the
Gypsy Smith" Auditorium and list
ened to a sacred concert by the Choir
us of 1000 Boys and Girls. The
Rose Water Pagent" and the arrival
If Rex Oregonus" was like a fairy
iream as also the brilliant electric
lily Illuminated pagcnt at night
Ind the pyrotechnic display at Coun-
I'll Crest Park at night, the Elks
large won the LIST prize in the water
agent.
Portland is certainly rightly
famed the city of Roses. But the
ROWING scenic feature of the en-
Ire trip for the party was going by
oat up the Columbia and william
tie rivers from Portland to the Dali
es. , ~
Waterfalls fell from perfectly ap-
alling heights; pallasade rocks
ormed perpendicular walls to the
liver on both, sides for miles; awe
aspiring cliffs, gorges and cascades
nchanted the tourists the entire
istance and their only regret was
nat the entire journey home could
OF have been made by water amid ,
lch inspiringly sublime scenery. +,