The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-04-09
WRITER DESCRIBES HOME
LIFE or NOTED WOMAN


tion OF wool growers at Salt Lake
came the tale of a mother of a fam
lily of five who is not only a great
success as a money maker. but also
as a sheep raiser. Mrs. Emma Year
ian of Lemhi county. Idaho. had
much opposition to overcome when
taking up this occupation. as her
husband. prosperous cattleman.
could not reconcile the idea of at
tempting TO raise sheep and cattle
on the same ranch. contrary TO all
tradition.
| Even Mrs. Yearian's bankers were
doubtful OF so unusual an undertaking,
but started her on her enterprise
with one band of rather miserable
animals. From this one band she has
progressed TO six, and now has abou.
/ 1000 sheep, says the New York
Tribune. Such venture called for
executive ability. specialized knowl
edge and -painstaking devotion to
detail, but also in Mrs. Yearian's
opinion it demanded vision and the
ability TO see romance in so practical
an affair as the growing and tending
of sheep.
Bring Wife, Invitation
Supplementing the rather cold for
mality of such biographical data is
the description OF Mrs. Yearian given
by New York woman who has
crossed all the separating miles be
tween the Idaho ranch and this ser.
board city, and whose vivid reminis
lcences of the Yearian household and
, its chatelaine give 10 the outlines oil
the portrait the warmth, color and
: 'vitalizing touch OF personality. The
account follows:
i my husband had been on a hunt
ing trip in Idaho with an army friend
who took him TO the Yearian ranch
saying: IN show you what hospital
ity is in this country, and truly i
d. was a revelation. Master and mis-
: tress and every one of the family re
ceiyed him as a brother, and the wed
+ ding OF one of the daughters was pu
ahead several days to accommodate
the hunting trip. When he left n
:, was charged to come again next yea
land bring your Wife and when tha
possibility really doomed up | wrot
!, to the mistress of the ranch. DO yo
. really mean that invitation and a
: soon as letter could travel owe
:. that vast country came back tn
:. hearty response. of course do
come right along and when at las
: We reached the station and were me
: by one of the daughters in the For
:. and were driven to the house on
: welcome was so genuine that W
|. never doubted her word.
= MY only disappointment was
- finding really beautiful. moder
building. partly stone. instead ola 10
:. cabin; and with the piano. victroli
= bookcases filled with worthwhile
books. many OF them autograp
= copies. the great fireplace making
y friendly center to the big room,
:, was hard To realize that we were
:. last ON the ranch.
;, Girl a dead Shot"
- Mrs Ysarian is a large. handson
!. woman. whose presence Impress
). one with a combination of busine.
- energy and experience. and mo
= warm-hearted devotion to the detail
!, of her family life. Her high idea
~ have been carried out in the educ
ton of her daughters and son. u
Oldest being fine pianist and spie
did horsewoman. as well as de;
n. shct;' another is really an exec
Id lent violinist, having a dramatic co
!" tralto voice, which she assures n
Id she could not use on account OF u
Ic altitude of her home. which was at
ag gold mine of which her husband W
manager The others are all stud
OH ing in the university and speci
nd schools. She is an enthusiastic low
ly of nature and never tires of watchil
ed the wonderful color that floods u
ng valley at sunset while the dista
EN- mountains glow with an unearth
w. beauty and tipped with snow even
nd early fall: and no day was too bu
or for her 10 stand at the door TO wat
IN the changing lights and call onc
on enjoy the beauty with her.
During the lambing season Nj
Yearian and her daughters often st
,ut in the ca amps. looking after the feel
TX. ones or those whose mothers ha
on twins and must be helped to care
We the little ONES, and these are CARR
ge down TO the ranch, tenderly nurs
by the youngest daughter, who o
M snrinp brought nm 81 babies on