The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-08-22
OPENING OF THE new
DEPOT BRINGS CROWD
CITIZENS TURN OUT
BY THE HUNDREDS
One Of the Largest Crowds That Ever At
tended a Public Opening in Blaehoot
Present to Hear Speeches and Musical
Numbers to Dance and Visit.

the parking will be added to this ex-
pense this year.
Blackfoot has eight passenger
trains daily on the main line, one mo-
tor car connecting Pocatello, Black
foot and Aberdeen, and one passen-
ger train out and back daily except
Sunday on the Mackay branch.
The employees carrying on the bust
rress OF the company at, thisepoint, ex-
elusive of the section hands, are thir-
ty-one in number, assigned as follows
M. l.. Young agent.
Miss Lulu Young, ticket clerk ana
cashier.
II. i. Drollinecr, 1st operator
t.GrE.
&. s Priest, End operator-clerk.
JOS Soder, 3rd operator clerk.
{. ". Evans, baggage and express
agent
f. R. Ramey, baggage and express
clerk.
Geo Balka, baggage and express
clerk.
E. C. Struck, express clerk.
Geo. Baldwin, wagon man for ex-
press delivery.
E. S. Strunk, yard clerk.
Dennis Cox, warehouse foreman.
J. ]. Chickey, warehouse man
Peter Anderson, porter.
Nick Muncici, porter.
L. B. Richardson, manager Gray
News Co.
Frank Payne, foreman shops.
Jack Gibbs, car repairs.
Roy Buttcane, yardman.
Alfred Shaw yard man.
TRAIN CREWS
Mackay Passenger.
Tim Farrell, conductor.
F. c. Strachen, brakeman,
F. r. Jackman, train baggage and
express. ~....-
j. G. Burton, engineer.
E. M. Rose, fireman.
Maclay and Aberdeen Freight
w. E. Chubbuck, conductor.
]. H. England, brakeman.
l.. M. Harvey, brakeman.
Aberdeen Motor Car
David Grow, conductor.
J. c. Lee, motorman.
Edward Weiand, baggage and ex-
press.
On Friday the 18th of August, or
ders were received to move into the
new depot, and the Old offices were
abandoned for the new ones, and the
, connections were promptly made for
the operators. A committee of citi-
zens aided Agent Young in decorating
the new building for the housewarm-
ing which was announced for Satur-
day evening. Mayor R. N. West, ].
H. EARLY, president of the Idaho Irri-
gated Lands Co., and secretary Of the
Auto club; Chas. F. Hilliard, secre-
tary of the Blackfoot Water works;
Mrs. Blanche Eldredge of the Brown
Eldredge Furniture Co.. Mrs. Dubois,
wife of the former United States sena-
tor; Mrs. l.. r. Aldrich, wife of the
general manager of the Idaho Lumber
Co.; Mrs. j. T. Carruth, wife Of the
county auditor; Mrs Patrie, wife of
DR.. w. E. Patrie, Mrs. Peck, wife OF
Councilman e. T. Peck, head sales
man for the Brown Eldredge Furnit-
ure company, and Mrs. Young, wife OF
Agent Young spent most of the day
aiding in the task of getting the new
building decorated and ready for the
events of the evening.
At the appointed hour in the even
ing several hundred people assembled
and Charles Hart, manager of the
, Brown-Hart company presided soXel
the meeting, introducing the spe TX
ers. Joel l.. Priest, industrial agent
of the Short Line, of Boise, presented
the depot and grounds to the city, and
Mayor West made the speech of &C
ceptance. He was followed by D
Worth Clark, attorney for the comp
} any, and P. w. Powers, secretary oi
>, the Idaho Irrigated Lands company
: who suggested, among other things
that cabinets be placed in the waiting
), room in which to display the products
>, of the locality. Musical numbers
i we're furnished by r. H. Clayton