The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-02

good many people will be in sense
the guests of the town and citizens
should do what they can to make 1t
a pleasant week for them. Besides
putting the town in order and MAX
ing the display windows as attrac-
tive as may be, the people of the
town should arrange to show the
visitors around so they will have
those things brought to their atten-
.tion that will be mutually pleasant
or profitable to have them see. The
entertainment committee will be the
leaders in this work and will direct
the sightseeing by autos, and 1t Is
up to the people to so far as possible,
drop their own affairs to serve when
asked. If the whole community do
their best individually for the week
it will be time we'll spent both from
a social and commercial point OF
view Be the big generous host that
week and let business come after
wards.
It is expected that the city govern
ment will take the needed precau-
tions for safety first. The town will
not be infested with lot of tough
characters as at fair time or during
circus; a chautauqua brings a very
different element to town and the
entertainments appeal to the higher
faculties rather than the baser and
the behavior of the population that
week will be such as is impelled by
the influences of gaiety and uplift.
For this reason there will not be
much need of the police force; peo-
pie can go out to the entertainments
without locking up their possessions.
Guests can come and go and feel
very much at home and the general
spirit of open house will leave with
them an impression of town that
is just one big family living in peace
and comfort.
The increased travel on the streets
and pavements will make more
danger of accidents and everybody
will need to guard against it. Driv-
ers of autos should exercise unusual
care and by their thoughtfulness and
low speed relieve pedestrians of the
occasion for fright and the dread OF
crossing a street. 1t leaves the i'm
preston of security and that lit is
pretty good town when auto drivers
approaching crossings slow down or
stop to let women and children get
across as If the women and babies
were priceless, as they are, and the
big auto only an incident and SER
want. And If the fellow at the steer
ing wheel smiles as If it were a
pleasure to stop his car to give the
baby carriage the whole street, that
is a good advertisement for the town
and the character of its people,
Auto drivers like to make time be-
tween crossings and people should
avoid crossing the streets at any
other point. as it increases the risk.
In ourlittle country towns we have
q habit of stopping to greet our
friends and standing in the middle
of the walk to talk some. This blocks
the way for the rest of the folks pass
ing and it saves trouble to step to
the wall or the curb the moment you
stop to talk. If all hands understand
the others grasp the idea quickly. II
you meet on a crossing and want to
talk. turn your friend around and
walk him to the curb so the vehicles
can pass without risk or delay. When
several Of you walk up the street to-
gether, do not walk three or four
abreast and take up the whole walk;
there are others coming the other
way and some people become so in
tent on their own walking and talk
ing that they brush others off the
walk, and make them feel like being
offensive in return. It is better to
walk in pairs, and always be ready
to drop behind your companion for
a second to let others pass. Black
foot has lot of good people, but If
you go out in ordinary times when
there is no crowd in town and walk
a few blocks you are pretty sure to
have to give up the whole walk oc-
casionally to some rude pair or trio
who absent mindedly take all the
room there is unless you bump one
of them off, and then they hardly
know what it was done for. Life
is too short to bother about them and
too sweet to be fussing with them.
They will get educated in time. Let's
watch ourselves and be as courteous
as possible during the chautauqua