The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-15
Mike Flirts'
MthCharn,er
Who's Bogus
Carrigdn Falls for Auto
Siren on Seattle
Trade Tour

n. J. CArrigan was the life OF the
party when tho Seattle Chamber Of
Comercs delegation went TO Lewis
ton. Idaho.
And also the object Of the delegnr
tons higgrrt laugh.
When the special cars rolled into
Lewiston they were welcomed by a
troop OF mounted cowboys and COW.
girls. there for tho annual roundup
and fair. There was u brass band.
500 shouting citizens. 4 parade and
lots Of enthusiasm.
Then the visitors were taken in
automobiles up Lewinton's famous
hill highway. IL was strictly = stag
party. with one solitary exception
One big car carried In its back scat
srnartly CARRIED woman. Mike" was
ushered into the tonneau OF this car
II was with no reluctance he got In.
Up the ten miles Of I>swiston's "a.
nous highway and down tho r.me
ton miles he rode with tho charming
fair one. and found her delightful In
fact. he later Dragged just a little bit
about his unusual good fortune In bc-
Ing the one member from Seattle who
had feminine company.
There was sumo whispering among
even tho Lewiston committee ns 20
the identity OF tho beautiful stranger
Not untii tho next day. when the
train was rolling along toward waila
waila and ne Seattle delegation met
for a business session In Alex Tin.
linE's private car. did the truth come
out. President Boyns announced u
The woman" WINS Lewiston
man. and mike" carrigan hasn't got
thru biushinE yet
hut at that. Mike" WINS unques.
/. tionAbiy the favored member. Az
the railway station In Lewiston he
was iAssoed by no other than Kitty
Canutt. champion horscwoman OF
the world. recipient Of = nstterinw
writeup In the current Ieaiie'A and
Lewiston resident mike" tho cap.
tive. even rode behind the lady dur.
ing part OF the parade.
Later. whom = banquet was In
progress ~ the hotel Kitty rode
right into the dining room on her
charger and there was a warm
scramble for her. c. r. Roberts.
J president OF the Imperial Candy
company. won her favor that time
and was given q ride with Kitty down
/, Main 81.
/ The Lewiston hill road II. without
l cxaggention. one Of the real won.
ders Of the whole West IL rises
/ from the Clearwater bridge. which In
about 700 feet above sea level. by
series OF amazing svitchhacks with
hairpin corners 90 ths great plateau
Of the paious~ country. 1900 feet ele-
walton. IN 10 miies-
No foot Of the road n moro shan
IS per cen, grade. Tia view turnout
tho entire course Of the 10 miles up
tho face Of tho hin ana ~ the top
IL NJ to rank With any viev In the
world. the visitors declared. for
charm and grandeur. Tho Blue
mountains. . great sweep Of both
thu Snake and Clearwater rivers. a
hundred. mile stretch Of fertile grain.
fruit and cattle country. and the
towns Of Lswiston and Charleston arc
a few OF the details in the picture.
v hlch embraces parts OF three states.
Not the least amazing feature OF
this road II the fact that II cost only
$3.50. - 10 build. crushed rock sur.
face and all. And II Is already paid
for save $4,000.
Lewiston. tho tust IN The infancy
Of its probable growth ss business
center. is no spring chicken m West
ern towns 20. sixty years back u
was . city Of 5000 persons. mostly
housed In tcnts A placer gold strike
had been made on tho Clearwater
river and for a time the camp was
prosperous in typical Wild Western
fashion
Again later Lewtrfon became q
city Of 5000 when Il rosa 10 the dig
nifty Of q distributing ccntsr for ali
Northern idaho and much OF Mon.
tana- Goods came In by river steam.
!cr and were rciaycd on from there
by pack trains Some Of these pack
trains IN those historic days consist.
ed Of 100 mules.
now IRWHtcu " INC taFHrst IN ito
history. being credited by the federal
census with $500. and Charleston
with more than 5000.
Washington State Colleges great,
es4 present problem. President Hoi-
land told the visitors when they
came 10 Pullman. IN housing for stu
dents. A dormitory for women
which win accommodate more than
100 has just been completed. This
was financed by citizens Of Pullman.
Under tho plan adopted II Will pay
for itself In 10 years and become the
property OF the college. Tho state
has built other new living quarters
for Students this summer. but not
enough. and several hundred appli.
cants for admission win have TO he
turned down.
The snow which fen iVthc Pa,
louise country Sunday and Monday
astonishcd the Seattle visitors. IL
also astonishcd the natives. for It
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