The Republican journal., 1914-10-01

-6f fust Woman of Twin Falls.
rrs u lIuR OF THE JOURNAL. The
s,asg tIles relative to a former
b.. l Nill no doubt be of much in
|.,.s ST bur former schoolmates and
L.o-. r Ire East. In almost every
v.rs-ogs section of the country one
n.. &. intact with representatives of
l.. Fine Tree State, and they are
bari. ways actively interested in the
.sge al and prosperity of the coun-
h. winch they have located. The
.-or. The good homes and the pleas
b. comforts of grand old New
Egso something they can never
|rg. 'ssting the desire to make the
|srs VT option equal if not superior to
h hon If their youth. and all are glad
| 5sn 4ai earn of the prosperity and
keep ,asted on the work of the old
Eais arJ scnoolmates.
Yours truly,
F. w. Angler.
sr l.-z. Callf., Sept. s, 1914.
| TEL FIRST WOMAN OF TWIN FALLS.
Twin Falls, Idaho, News
Jus ten years ago this winter Robert
3gIa hitched his team Of trusty
be- FOO lis blackboard and drove from
E0u- n Shoshone far out into the
a7t He travelled until the mules
mel and discriminating. he kicked
yaai4.bits aside, pounded two-by-
nlu u4 ground, hung his hat on it,
Els- Balboa Of old said: This shall
Eaa city If Twin Falls"
Tbs may not be exactly veracious his
" iut it reads good, and will answer
EIgrpose, as this is not story about
@er, NCUollqm, but about Mrs. Rob-
Acu5lun, the First Lady of Twin
Ills Ib- story of the first man of Twin
k is al oft-repeated tale, but little
Elf-r said of the part taken by his
9--- lardships and trials she had to
aE1l Twin Falls was being nursed
c!aea INTO townhood.
A..=. Robert McCollum had driven a
7stas onilded a cabin and had doz-
lariy poneers located in the coming
ropO45 be drove back to Shoshone and
Bis viii and daughter to come on to
a new home. When the First Lady
1v.l 1t was not a cheering prospect
presented itself to view. A few
sgh sbanres and tents, sagebrush for
PES IN every direction and dust under
when it wasn't kept moving by the
l-that was "home."
'0 Er5 McCollum was not dismayed.
Enn Fancouver, she had early in life
to the stern and rock bound coast of
s@, where she spent her early child
After her marriage she lived for
@e at Snoshone-so, take it all in all,
yiclssitudes of sagebrush frontier
:. % not lppall her.
Ne IN Twin Falls during the winter of
~ was decidedly different from what
91ay The business men had grown
4noer to score. Those who were
<l5d had eft theirwives "back home"
ae Younger men had sweethearts
away" Of social life there was
aal lomesickness became prevalent.
AeCoIIum noticed the spirit and
aeoji for some way to cheer them
we day she said to Robert:
AK those men to come up to the
" o1Ight and let's see if we can get
VI % forget their homesickness."
ssYsft assented, and a washboi!er of
some sandwiches, doughnuts and
~y4 OF pies were prepared for the
7aer' The crowd filed in at dusk,
y'n gl1gerly and waited. The host
e's'el them all with CHEEKY words,
D'e no could play the piano, and
@ty arose to the spirit of the oc-
They couldn't dance, because
was nothing to dance on, so they
~ lockstep and marched around,
y The songs they knew. Hot coffee
SleulS, ct cetera, warmed the cookies
~ NY hearts, and the evening sped all
EeSly, They were like castaways
ee"Sert island who had found a cave
~ things. The homeless had found
W ana mother heart to comfort
Then and there the organization
Homeless Twenty" was formed
II IVY, v exists today, tribute to Mrs.
IL IL McCollun.
pHe passed on and women came to
'aelr homes in Twin Falls, they
Warm welcome at the McCollum
sad always the mistress of that
s aas been mother McCollum" te
EiSy comers. Last month was the
" ss1 anniversary of the First
p ana fifty-four of the women of
tIS gathered at the pleasant Nc
nome to do her honor.
Would this description of the
N Written by the society editor Of
Saa Falls News, have appealed te
%Omeless Twenty" ten years ago!
. WOMAN CELEBRATES FIFTY.
FOURTH BIRTHDAY.
Present age of deception, it il