The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-12-12
VEL WRITES OF WHAT HE
SEES TO HELP HOME TOWN

Fred l.. viel, the former merchant
who Is now on visit TO the home OF
his father and mother at Fenton.
Mich, still retains for Salmon the
first place in his thoughts as may be
inferred from a letter Just received
from him BY The Recorder.
In the old days IL was the glory of
a famous italian city that its loyal
citizens, whenever called TO visit
abroad were sure TO bring back home
something To enhance It's beauty or
to add TO It's commercial Importance,
and TO this day that manifestation of
civic pride for the home town is con,
sidered the model Mr., viel, II must
be said. is chock full OF II. When go
ing away he told The Recorder that
he was simply visiting his father and
mother but would see what he could
see" In his letter he says;
You know few changes L see In
my old home town that would i'm
prove Salmon hundred per cent.
am sure every progressive citizen
ought to favor them. Since last In
Fenton the Main street has been paw
ed through and about two blocks into
the residence: cluster lights, with 6
clusters on each side of the street Ia
each block. and lights In each cius
ter; this makes an imposing sight on
any evening and Is well worth the
price and every taxpayer who has
the future interests OF Salmon nj
heart ought to keep men In the city
offices who will open up new streets
open UP alleys and pave Main street
and give grades TO those who want to
put in cement walks. as this is abso
lutely the only way we are going to
make Salmon the banner town In
central Idaho
I'VE have every resource necessar,
for the upbuilding OF our city and al
We need now is to have those re
sources developed and I cannot heir
but think the time has arrived.
| my second day In Fenfon was i
big lodge day In the +. & A. NJ. Blue
lodge and they started al 3 D. m. an.
finished at / a. M. the next day with
the initiation Of FIVE candidates. The
reason | mention this is that such I
new patriotic custom has taken hol,
of them all since the boys return
that a good sized American flag on
staff Is carried around the lodge Il
every member and each one stand,
a. att'iitioh uiiii the ptaFtf mas pass
ed all and at last rests the staff in
cement standard by the altar. TIL.
same ceremony In gone through will
before lodge closes. This the boy,
tell me is the custom here with ODD
fellows and all Masonic bodies.
! | also went TO church and go
there early enough TO see the suplic
ed choir come In. about twenty II
number The bearer OF the Cross lee
! the choir and then came the bearer
OF beautiful stars and stripes ban
ner gringing up the end of the iins
with the minister last of ALL The,
tell me that In the cities where the,
have from 30 to 100 I'm the choiri
that II is an imposing spectacle. wan
to tell you that II sure looked fine /,
me in both the lodge and the church
! ] belive our flag ought To hold
place always az II does here in ou
lodge and churches and every publ,
gathering.
Another thing ! cannot quite un
derstand. is that regardless OF wha
some merchants tell you about prices
for next spring not alone In Salmon
but everywhere else. they have al
from Minneapolis to Detroit started II
the past week tremendous sales ol