The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-29
UP AND DOWN THE LINE


Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Maioy returned
70 their home at Carmen by Mon
days train.
8he stages are attempting TO
break through the summit road to-
uay tMonday) and it Is hoped by the
management that cars viii be in ser
vice across the divide within the
week.
Another Of our soldier boys, John
Mullen, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Mullen of Armstead, has Just landed
safely in France. So another of our
transports has arrived in safety
over there. joan was with areo
squadron, 24S.
number of Armstead people
We're at the train last week TO give
a CHEEKY God-speed TO the Salmon
boys who passed through. Armstead
claims an affectionate interest in
Ralph Mack as he was for many
months a resident worker there.
Wesley Brigham, who has many
friends up and down the line, is now
with the signal branch of the areo
squadron al Hampstead, N. ", and
is progressing splendidly with his
work. Wesley's parents live at Arm
stead, his father being chief clerk OF
the G, and p.
! A Salmon party was held up while
passing through Armstead recently.
| Turning dark corner he. was aecost.
ed with the grim salutation, Throw
Hp your hands. and give me your
money quick or III blow your bloom
ing brains out" Mr.. Salmon party
peered into the darkness in grave
surprise and answered with cordial
emphasis, BLOW and be d.. / car
live here without brains but be-
blessed If | can live without money
In letter received from ReS
Johnston by his brother George al
I>eadore, the young man states very
expressively his preference for beinl
a sailor. He is now with the Y. s
battlesnip Georgia in port at Hemp
ton roads and had just returned from
his initial cruise. Being sea siel
was part of IL, when he didn't care 4
he went down and never came up
and getting over il was another par
with a desire TO live forever. just 4
be in Uncle Sans navy.
While stranded for a few hours
recently at Wilson & Burden rancl
at the foot of the Montana.Idaho di
wide. we wondered idly how TO pu
In time without being a burden Il
our host When we absentiy picked
up Newspaper, and turning Il over
late issue of Mr. Recorder stare,
invitingly back at us How Ihany
times do we meet Unexpectedly III,
friend from home in the guise Of
newspaper The Recorder TO GU
knowledge visits in far off Russia
IN the trenches of France: in the OK
IRENE Alaska and in the vas
stretches of Canada's northwest. T..
not FORGET to mail copy OF the HON,
jpaper often to the boy who has gone
1T tells much that even the best Lot
Z, fer writer is remiss in mentioning n
times, II takes the place Of a lette
lif the letter is delayed.
Having nothing much to do on f,
recent day, We correspondent took
little trip over the length anC
breadth of Horse Prairie. With on,
or two exceptions the roads We're dry
and dusty. This grand old prairie Is
dotted with many a charming bunga
low and commodious old ranc'
homes. II was to be noted the cattle
in the fields were fat. II not slick
and that as manv as a hun red
stacks of hay could be. counted with
+ in close perspective as we moved
along, all untouched TIE bottoms
were filled with cattle grazing cen
tentedlv. while in some fields Were
sheep in the same splendid ndi
tion. all indicative OF winter with
out prolonged severity. the nutrltiva
quality of the excellent wild hay anH
, grasses which Montana boasts. and
4 the forethoueht ard care u Montana
stock growers.