Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16
GRAND VIEW HOST
OF STATE At FRIDAY
bridge OPENING
Addresses, Free Dinner,
Athletic Sports, Boxing
Match and Big Dance
Were Features of Cele-
bration.

The old west and the new met in
Grand View on April Sth, when the
steel bridge across the Snake river
was formally dedicated. The
buckaroo on his tough, wiry little
COW pony rode side by side with the
more modern, but less romantic
automobile and the bucking bronc
competed with the movies in en-
tertaining the crowd. The Old
ferry boat, waiting for call which
will never come again, was tied to
the bank under the structure which
has superseded it. The river alone
remains as it was in the days when
the Indians roamed these plains,
undisturbed by the white man.
The morning was devoted to the
new west. The roads were full of
cars bringing people from Mountain
Home and from Boise Everyone
wanted to examine the bridge.
Some venturesome souls climbed to
the top and had their pictures ta-
ken. Then they spent the rest OF
the forenoon removing olive green
bridge paint from their hands and
clothes This feature Of the enter
tainment discouraged other would
be climbers. They did not mind
risking their necks, but they want
ed to stay clean.
The youngsters had foot races
for substantial prizes. Fat men
tried to race, and all of them actu-
ally reached the finish line, R. N.
Macdonald being first across. Had
the rulers allowed the contestants
to lie down and roll, much better
time would have been made. A tug
of war proved the most exciting
contest, always excepting the occa-
sional boxing matches without
gloves which were not on the pro-
gram, but were staged on short no.
tice by small boys. Those who did
not run could stand on the side
lines and get in the way of the
racers, so every one had good time.
Sam Mullenix of Grand View was
master of ceremonies and he had
his hands full. Mrs. MulleniX had
charge of the lunch and her efforts
put the rest of the program in the
shade. It may have been due to
the air, the climate, the excitment
or the surroundings, but after all
these had been taken into consld-
GRAFTON and properly discounted, 1t
must be acknowledged that the
lunch was perfection and went to
the right spot. Mrs. Mullenix and
her able assistants knew exactly
what hungry men and women
wanted and then supplied it in
quantity. Even the small boys
were filled which shows that the
days of mir.cles are not yet past.
After dinner the school children
staged beautiful flag pageant on
the bridge, They were supposed to
drill to music and the youngsters
waited until they were tired for the
band to show UP. No one knows
what happened to the musicians,
but they failed to appear and the
children went through their evolu-
tions without accompaniment. Few
adult organizations could have
matched the perfection of their
drill, and none could have equalled
their grace.
The ferry had an attraction
"AhSh LuS IlHbSI DIluSS WIZ w.
attain, and many of the youngsters
of all ages gave the old boat its
final trip. Those who could not
ride amused themselves by throw
ing rocks at those who had dared
the trip, but as the aim was some
thing sinful, nobody was injured.
The dedication exercises were
held shortly after lunch. Mr..
Mullenix introduced Charles A.
Kyle. bridge engineer of the state
Highway Department, representing
the Bureau Of Highways who read
telegram from Governor Davis
expressing his regret at not being
able to he nresent. Mr., Kyle then