The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-07-11

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mere the past week returned to his
home Monday. This will he one of the
most needed improvements ever made
III inns part of the country and has
been needed for years.
Robt Gill and Roy Irwin shipped a
me bunch of cattle last week, which
they realized a good price for, averag-
ing around $11700 per head.
Milton Hibbs of Lucille, was a White
Bird visitor the first of the week, COM
ing down to meet his brother, Glenn.
This section of the country was Wis
tied by a good rain Tuesday night,
which was badly needed here.
Grin Rogers Writes Home.
The following letter was received by
Mr.. and Mrs. b. r. Rogers from their
SON, Grin, who enlisted in the navy
about year ago:
Cambridge Mass, June 20, 1918
UNITED States Radio School, Co. 3,
Cregie Hall. Dear Folks at Home -
well today is pay day, but l do not
draw red cent The first pay day
since | have been in the service that l
haven't been able to look on the bull
letln board and read from ten to twen-
~ dollars opposite my name; last
month l drew twenty dollars, my Lib
erty loan bond and my insurance both
being taken out of my pay, hence no
money for me this time-but l am not
broke by any means.
Last Saturday a bunch of the boys
and | went for little historical trip.
We started from the Y M. G. A. build
ing about 2 p. m. and were taken to
all of the historical spots in Boston
by distant relative of the people we
read about in history.
First we went to the Oldest burial
ground in the city, where five of the
first men killed in the Boston mass
acre were buried. Then we went out
through Boston Commons" now re-
served as sort of park, took a look
, at the frog pond, which is now beau
tiful little lake. Here on the Boston
Commons is where the British were
camped and it was not until Washing
ton took command of the American
army that they moved out. We went
up to the state house, which Is fine
Old colonial building. The dome In
gilt or gold paint, which costs several
thousand dollars every few years to
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with the grey war color, because the
state house is nearly in the center Of
Boston and the gold dome can be seen
from far out at sea and would be an
excellent mark or target for a battle
ship, for they would hit Boston hard
if they got any where near it.
We then passed monument In hon
or of Fighting Joe Hooker, which was
very beautiful one. He is mounted
on large horse After that we went
down and took look at the oldest
hotel in Boston. It's sure some hotel
The streets of the city are crooked,
narrow and deep, as the fellow says
they are regarded deep as the buildings
are so high and the streets so narrow
that hardly any sunlight ever enters.
Then we went down and took look
at the old book store, which is little
brick building which does not amount
to much, but preserved for the histor-
zeal part it played i'll the making of
the history Of the United States. We
then visited another old graveyard
where Benjamin Franklin was buried
and also another one where his father
and mother were sleeping.
After that we visited the "Old North
Meeting House," which is really q
church. 1t was thele they held SO
many meetings in regard to the war
in olden times. Right across the
street on Milk street, is a little old
house where Paul Revere was born, Il
believe.) You see they told US so
much ir is hard to remember it all,
but l think l have it straight, so far.
We next visited the old Estate
House," the Oldest one in the city and
the first one that was built. 1t is sure
ly quaint old building but will not
try to describe it. Then we went down
to the very spot where the British fir
ed on the town people of Boston and
where those five men were killed far
Their on down the street was the place
where a bunch of fellows were going
to hang William Lloyd Garrison, but
by some hook or crook in the crooked
streets he got away. We then went
to Faniel Hall, where the Boston Tea
Party" was held. We also passed the
place where the old sea captain kissed
his wife on Sunday morning and the
town people of Boston punished him
by putting him in the stocks, that Is
put his head in a hole for number
of hours not far from that was where
they had pblic whipping post.
We then showed off for New Italy
1t is really the oldest part of the city
and mostly inhabited by foreigners
and lots of Italian people are there
1t was in this part of the city where
Paul Revere lived and we went there
to visit his home, and it was certainly
an old one, with winding stairway
where you had to duck your head tt
20 through, the same old wall paper
is on the walls and is preserved by
means of gloss put on right over it
/ The same bed that he used was alst
there and the same looking glass; alst
/ the living room and fire place were
exactly like he left them. Some OF
his old drawings were hanging on thu
wall, also a little old trundle bee
forms part of the. furnishings in tbs
little old house. | looked up the ole
chimney and could just see daylight
The very lanterns that were used Il
flash the signels from the Old Nortl
| Church to Paul Revere were ther'
too. From there we went to the OLE
North Church, the one we read abou
So much in history. 1t might be o.