The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-10-25

What TregO
Said.
"Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men, when the town of Blackfoot was
founded some forty years ago 1t was
laid out by the Jones, jenkins and
Evans from the Malad valley"
A wave of merriment ran thru the
audience and he continued. Every
home in Blackfoot is Y. M. c. A.
When these people from Malad and
other places founded the town they
made the home idea the predominant
one, and let the commercial idea come
second.
In all the years that the people
have been building homes in Black
foot they have built as good homes
as they could and when they could
enlarge them they did SO and thru
all the years they have been plant
ing the most beautiful flowers and
shrubs they could about their places
and each year seeking to make them
more and more beautiful and more
homelike and more comfortable.
"Of course Pocatello can't help it,
If 1t has always been a railroad town
hemmed in by the reservation, with
large part of its population tran
- silent population, living here today
and somewhere else tomorrow or next
year and they cannot help it II they
hove not developed the home idea
with fine lawns and gardens and or
chards. merely mention the fact
to show you how Blackfoot has had
the opportunities and resources to
develop a very high percentage of
good homes.
Land of Milk
And Honey.
"Blackfoot is in the midst of vast
agricultural area that has developed
not only agriculture and horticulture
but the animal kingdom in all it's
glory. In our homes we have the fat
of the land gathered in from all the
country round and from our gardens
in the back yards. Boys and girls
Pig clubs turnout the county are
even now raising pigs for you to eat
when you shall come to Blackfoot.
When you sit down to dine with us
you shall have spare ribs and boiled
dinners of the kind your mothers
used to make. For lunch you shall
have your choice Of fresh fruits, head
cheese and nuts with apple cider with
or without the bead on it.
Blackfoot's
Gallant Men.
''Blackfoot men are in class by
themselves, folks; they are not only
good at building good homes and
identifying the premises, but they
excel in one other matter to which
I wish to call your attention. When
it comes to matters of courtship they
beat the world in selecting wives
who are good cooks and good house,
keepers. At Blackfoot are 500 homes
reckoning to you. We want you to
come and enjoy our hospitality. We
want you to sit at our tables and get
some of the good meals that our
wives set for us. We want you to
enjoy the coziness and the comforts
of our firesides presided over by
these superior wives that we have
selected and wooed and won. Black
foot men excel most other men in
another matter that want to tell
you about. They are very, very good
judges of How to buy automobiles.
Most of our Blackfoot men own twin
skies and we have provided good
roads to use them on When you
come to see us you will find miles
and miles OF fine bitulithic paving
and hard surfaced roads. Not only
will you be Toasted with the good
things set on the table by these nor
thern beauties i have mentioned,
but you will be given pleasure trips
all about the country by the chivalry
of the northland. Our drivers will
take you out along the country lanes
where orchards stand on either side
with the touch of autumn upon them
showing the variegated leaves among
the red apples. You can go into the
orchard and pick the red apples with
your own hands or the drivers will
pick them and bring them and lay
them in your laps and fill your
pockets.
when you get back you will find
that the tables are set with the
bounty of fields and orchards and
animal products from the farms.
When you are ready to go forth again
to meeting or to carry out your
spleasure you have only to advance
to the edge of the street and signal
thus to any automobile in sight and
it will come at your bidding and
take you in any direction you desire
and make the trip as long as you
wish.
During all these years when Poca-
tello has been taking care Of you at
institute time Blackfoot has been de-
veloping its fine homes and awaiting
the day when we should have you
with us. We want you to come with
all your beauty and youth and in
tellect. You will find an Intellectual,