The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1914-06-25
Trip to Twin Falls

Gu lillO breezy, ventilated room
where you really can enjoy good
class of pictures, such as THE Ad-
ventures of Kathlyn," Current
Events" and lots of stuff to make
you laugh. When this show is
over, and while your eyes are still
good, you can go but few feet and
take in" another show-different,
but just as good.
But perhaps the next morning is
Sunday. You sleep late, and then
go down to breakfast, to find the
meal just as appetizing and as well
served as if you had been there
hours earlier. Then you read for
while, and soon the church bells
begin to ring. They chime from
every quarter of the city, and their
music sounds most sweet on the
flower-scented air.
You stroll over to the first
church, which is of spacious size
and looks attractive. Some one
gives you the 'glad hand" at the
door, and you are shown into the
main Sunday School room. The
singing is led by a fine orchestra.
piano and four other instruments,
and it goes along with spirit AID
rhythm. But perhaps YOU choose
to watch the little folks at their les
sons in the basement. Yor get
down in time to see class of ten
new members being taken into The
school. Each one is given bright
colored celluloid fish, which he IS
permitted to start swimming in
dish of water. Oh, they make ii
interesting for the little folks there
Then the children who had had
birthdays during the week past,
were permitted to drop SO many
pennies into the jar while the
school counted. Then they lighted
candles to the number of their
years, and these were left burning
while the school sang Jesus Bids
Us Shine" Then the little tots
were seated in little red chairs
low tables and given the attractive
papers. They seemed SO happy
There was no apparent effort to
keep them quiet; the room was
cool and airy, and they were COM
Portable.
Then the Children were dismissed,
and the church filled for the morn
ing service. The music was we'll
rendered and inspiring. The SER
mon is scholarly and heartfelt.
You go away feeling new ambi-
tons, and take new lease on life.
And as you walk back to your
hotel, you try to estimate the good
done by all the services over the
city-each in its own way satisfy
ing the inborn religious nature of
man.
In the afternoon, as you are
about, perhaps Mr.. P. H.
Smith recognizes you as stranger
in the city. He drives up to the
curb and asks you to go out with
him to see his farm. You 60 out |
over the great Rock Creek bridge
near town-a bridge that cost ovei
$4,000, which was paid for largely |
by individual subscriptions. The
one-acre lot homes along
the way, look comfortable and |
prosperous. The roads are graded |
we'll up to the ceter, in the best
fashion of scientific road
Soon you come to the Smith
farm, and begin to look around.
The raspberry and dewberry vines
are loaded with white blossoms.
The cherry trees ten to twelve feet
across, are loaded with the white
fruit. And there are the wonder
full sweet cherries as we'll as the
sour. The different varieties Of
apples are large enOlgll TO snow up
beautifully in the clustered foliage.
There are also pears, peaches and
)runes in abundance.
If you should accept Mr.. Smiths
cordial invitation to go up to his
home in the best residence part of
own, you will find an example of
what modern science and invention
,an do for the American home.
The house is set we'll back from
he street, giving room for vel
5ety lawn. From the front porch
you enter a spacious living room,
one end of which is partly. closed
,ff for study where is desk at
one end and a library at the other.
Opening one door in the book cab
net, there is a fire-proof safe for
which that portion of the cabinet
vas made.
At the opposite end of the living
DOM was at fire place, at right
CONTINUED on page 30