American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-09-18

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ule time. too The journey up is made
in from tWo and a half u three hours,
and from Crystal down it IS made IN
about twO hours. Last winter when
the now were 50 deep the mail was
carried By sleigh. drawn by six horses.
and all sorts Of troubles and tribula-
tons assailed the carrier. With fer
vent hope and keen desire that II is
fulfilled Mr.. Bailey looks forward 70
an open winter.
On Tuesday Of this week the way Of
the Pilgrim led through the Indian
reservation, using the JOHNNY road
as a short cut 70 reach a point below
Pauline. Hiking along the road he
was stopped b. an Indian Of mature
years Who quite seriously informed
him that he had 70 ger off the reserva-
ton al once. and when the Indian
was informed that this was exactly
what was being done the old tillicum
laughed and halted for a further chat.
He got the tobacco part Of the max
ms and his cigarret and The Pilgrims
old corn cob logged away for a spell
and everything was serene. The road
travelled emerges from the reserva-
ton near the David Daniels ranch. two
and a half miles from Pauline. near
enc Of the typical pioneer cabins Of
the early days. Walt and Eli Daniels
are running the ranch now. The old
cabin was built, as near as could be
learned. about p years 2 and con
tains two large rooms. Great poles
or beams support The boarded roof in
the old fashioned pioneer way. Some
I day the pioneer history Of this coun-
| frr ufff ha ur-r~~a- and ~LF- rmLr- ~-srf
take its place in that history. A good
photograph Of il should be made
while II is standing there al the edge
Of the reservation and IFS exact his
tory learned If possible.
Some grain has been delivered and
stored on the platform al Pauline An
additional platform is being built.
G.. r. Connolly. whose ranch is To-
Gated in q picturesque spot three and
a quarter miles southwest Of Crystal.
right up against the Indian reserva-
ton, has just finished a new granary.
l4Xl5. He has threshed 100 acres OF
wheat, all Turkey Red with the ex-
ceptiOn Of ten acres Of Bluestem. One
patch Of his Turkey Red went 80
bushels TO the acre. and the entire
100 acres gave an average OF Is bush
els per acre. He has a fine tract OF
potatoes and his corn stands around
six feet high. The present ranch
home stands directly against a hill
which has been denuded Of s~agebrush
and other growth. Last winter there
was nothing 10 hold back the heavy
nOws and they gave Mr.. Connolly a
great deal Of trouble 20 keep his hone
from being nearly buried. He intends
10 erect a home this fall about a hun
dred yards removed from that hill
side. Mrs. Connolly took some pic.
lures last winter and they show ar
enormous depth Of now
The whistle Of The engine and III,
trail Of the smoke down the valley.
end canyons around Crystal is no
caused BIZ the trauscOnrinenral limit
ed trains. Il is merely evidence tina
several steam threshing outfits ar
busy up Crystal way.
II is a healty climate in the hills an.
valleys in the Crystal section. 81.
trouble az all 20 sleep nine hours
night. and less trouble 10 eat every
thing set before one. Several time.
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Wi-d choke cherries 20 appease hi
appetite between dinner and suppei
time.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Beale are re
siding on the ranch Of their daughter
Mrs. VIM. Johnson. two miles south
west OF Crystal. Mr.. Beale proved ul
en- @ homestead near his daughter
. ranch and later sold II. Mr.. Beaie ha.
p the distinction Of being the lounges
o. member Of the Grand Army of the Re
. public in the state OF Idaho. In 1854
ar the age Of IS years. he enlisted il
r the Fifth Pennsylvania Volunteer III
Z fantry. His sixteenth birthday an
r niVersary was celebrated on the Skin
mish line az Winchester. in the Shen
e a-doah valley. Before he reached r.
$ 20 Of seventeen years he had take
= part in three engagements and numer
b GUS skiruishes. The veteran is IN hi
: 5srh year and his memory OF the day
Il Of -he Civil war is vidid and cleo.
e Nr. Beale has the further d"isrinctio
B. of being eligible 20 become 3 uleute
= - tile Sons OF Veterans. f1r his ta-he
q uas q member Of The Eleventh Penn
r Sylrlnia Volunteer Cavalry enlisrin
r under the nrsr call OF Father Ahraha-
a i1r three months Az the eXpiraIio
e Of this enlistment he Immediately r.
n enlisted for The war and served unr
& Lee surrendered 10 Grant
Mrs. VI. A. DennisOn. residing on
ranch about a mile southwest of Cryi
: tai. has a tine garden partly irrigare
from a Well The potatoes are givil
an especially fine yield this year. an
Altogether il is the best yielding ga
den we raised on this ranch duriu
the seven years that Mr.. and Mr.
Dennison have lived IN IL. Mr. Del
nison is the owner of a splendid Dc
: who more than earns his keep" E
s. is trained to keep off hawks and
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