The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-04-07

j. Hutchinson, ST., returned to hiE
home at Riverside, Friday, after
spending the week here.
Judge Cowen has contracted with
C. Parsons & Sons to do 100 acres
of blowing on mis- ranch. 1t will all
be new ground.
Mrs. H. w. Chandler entertained
at dinner on Sunday. The guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Davis and
children, Miss Dorothy Snyder and
the Chandler family.
Stuck is the word and expresses
it fully this week, when we attempt
to go anywhere. The roads are
worse than they have been at any
time this spring. 1t is certainly very
unusual to get stuck with a light
wagon and such has been the case
here this week.
We cannot help but marvel at the
optimism of the dry farmers. They
seem to have great deal more per-
severance than the irrigation farm
ers, who have everything in their
favor, while the dry farmers rely
upon nature alone.
We were in the Springfield store
the other day taking notes, probing
every farmer who had his best
clothes on, or any one else who hap
pened to be carrying a suit case, as
to where they had been, where they
were going. ETC., when we noticed
two ladies, unfamiliar to us, who
were doing an unlimited amount of
boosting for Idaho-one was very
fluent talker and an excellent con-
versationalist. We stood by waiting
for the opportunity to make our de-
but, while they were discussing the
dry farms with one of the local resi-
dents. Were for Idaho, every
time,' said one with emphasis upon
every word. We wrote that down.
1t was getting worth while. Then
the local person ventured to suggest
that there was reporter here an
xious to get a write-up on what they
were saying. A shrek went up
And were you writing down every
thing we said?" We came forward
and meant to have replied that we
thought it very interesting, but were
cut short by sharp demand of,
Who are you reporting for?" "The
Idaho Republican. Oh, yes, they
had heard all about that paper, what
splendid write-ups there were on
farms, and such a lot of available in
formation, and she said she had
meant to have subscribed for it
long time ago, for every one was dis
cussing what good paper it was.
We approached ner for subscription
but she explained that she expected
to leave soon on five months .vaca-
ton and as soon as she returned
she would surely take the paper.
After being assured that The Repub-
lican was of the best and our report
ing perfectly legitimate, she began
with the much desired information.
Her name is Miss Lamb, a trained
nurse from Omaha, who with two
other nurses, the Misses Coleman and
Mccall, had filed on dry farms north
of Springfield, and they were very,
very enthusiastic about their Idaho
farms. What had they raised? Well,
they hadn't raised much of anything
yet; the rabbits ate up everything
they planted. Are there many?"
She looked at us in perfect aston
ishment and as if we might have
been asking foolish questions for
Sundays funny paper. She then re-
torted, well, there are two or
three" She intended planting a
garden this very week and expected
to supply every one Of her neighbors
with radishes. How did they spend
the hard winter? They were ex-
ceedingly busy; all she did was poke
sage brush in the stove to keep
warm. She told us how when she
first came here, she bought fruit in
Omaha, canned it and shipped it
here, why any one is crazy, who
would do that. Do you know it was
Idaho and Utah fruit / bought and
shipped back here. This year I'm
going to get all my fruit in Bingham
county" Were they doing any i'm
proving? Oh, yes, a road was being
built for them on line to Spring
field. They had been granted a
bridge across the canal and the old
sage brush trail was going to emerge
a beautiful boulevard, right into
Springfield. Did she possess car?
NO, she was going to bring one back
with her. well, you see," she ex-
planned, II live in dreams, subsist
on plans, I just spend my time plan
ming what my farm will bring. That's
how l live" Then as a fitting eli
max, said, Pursuit is worth more
than possession" Then she left,
calling back, Don't forget the rab-
bits and ticks-that's all l have
against Idaho" We know that our
pen cannot do the interview justice,
an Edison monograph would have
portrayed it exactly, for it would do
all the knockers and hack slidars