The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-02-20
IMPROVEMENTS AT
OLD FORT RANCH

at the hands of its present owner,
Stephen A. Mahaffey, Jr.. who acquir-
ed the place last year. This comes
ton to uproot the willows that had
begun to usurp too much of the good
soil. There had been at least two
rows of these pests growing parable:
along two of the ranch irrigation
bitches and they had been allowed
their own way so long that in among
them stout trees had reared their
spreading branches still more to cum
Der the ground. The rancher devils
ed the practical plan last fall of gear
ing stump-pulling tackle between
these two rows and then by horse.
power applied at the end thereof TO
yank them out by the roots.
AS is well known the old Fort
ranch takes its name from being the
location of the first white settlement
! in Lemhi county, the walls of the
ranch fort standing to this day to
mark the historic site. II was indeed
nothing more than a walled-in space
tor the safekeeping of livestock from
marauding Indians, but ii doubtless
served its purpose very well too for
the security of the settlers themselves
at times though its rude walls are
nothing but adobe construction. They
are falling into ruin from natural dis
integration. Over against the foothills
just off the highway is pointed out the
burial place of Chief Tendoy, the
friend of the first white settlers. Az.
ter all that constitutes a vastly better
memorial of the early days than the
crumbling fort could possibly sup
ply. 1t is said that the noble old
chief, who more than once saved
the early day ranchers and their
families, had been made drunk on
their bad liquor to bring him to an
Iinglorious end, for it is true that he
fell from his horse while intoxicated
and crushed his skull. The railroad
station and postoffice and one of the
lprettiest school buildings in all the
countryside very appropriately took
the name Tendoy when they came to
have local habitation. The locality
itself is known as Tendoy district,
embracing the best citizenry of the
county. always foremost in public
! welfare work and progressive meth
DDS. The old Fort ranch lies along
tAC LCIuhl IlNCI at tIc pOlHl vi COD-
,fluence with that stream of Agency
land landscape and siivery streams
Plenty Of Hay.
There is plenty of hay, lots of II
being in stack all along the
: way from Salmon to within a few
; miles of Leadore. Livestock hasn't
been skimped in their feeding either
for both sheep and cattle are sleek
and fat even after the larger half of a
most severe winter experienced in
years has been passed. And yet there
have been large importations of hay
from the south since the first of the
year and now seen on the way in
great piles of bales. Not a small por.
tion of this feed as well as some OF
the stacks is likely to be on hand al
the end Of the present feeding season
: white spot on her face and is ten
months old.
1t is said that when she was in Ne
vada dog came up and laid down
behind her. AS she is only a colt she
kicked the dog which went rolling
: and barking down the hill.
l am getting my pony ready fol
:, driving then expect to get a little
: buggy and harness, then all m,
,, friends and l can have a merry time
! riding around.-Elizabeth Smith.
v Brownie was a great brown dot
q who lived in Boise. Idaho. His mas
r tiers name was Maude Holman
|, / prnuntn iuAd In, tx.yn- a.
with big lawn in front which AFFORD
ed plenty Of room for Brownie ant
;. his playmates to play on.
:. One evening in July Maud Holman
Q and a number of friends told Brown
r lie to go into the ditch around which
A they stood. After about fifteen min
Q utes swim the dog decided to e
q home.
8 When Maud went upstairs TO go 4
!. bed she found the bed all muddy.
o The next night when Maud wen
d upstairs she again found her bed al
d muddy but this time Brownie wa
caught. The little rascal had sneak
ed up the stairs. jumped on the be-
d and paved down the covers until h
!. had the sheets uncovered. He the
n icrawled into bed and there Mau
% found him.-Madeline Gates.
" News items from the fifth and sixt
L. grades. east side school.
a Charles Stewart went out on Tue.
If days train for Boise on q busines
le trip.-Isabel Brown.
Fl Fifth and sixth grades east sid'
[. have had four absent on account {
bad colds.-Jean Turnbull
Four children of the fifth grad
e have left school. They are Bonit
and Gilmore Denny and John an
ID George Young. Bonita and Gilmor
are leaving town; George and job
Or are leaving on account of the fl
is We Will miss them very much.-Mar
30 Abbott.
le We fifth and sixth graders agre
n that spring is coming as the girls al
d. jumping rope and the boys are pla
or ing marbles. Yesterday ! saw a crow
le OF twittering little birds flying mort
Dg ward as another sign of spring
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