The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-10-17
TEACHER TELLS OF
WILD NIGHT RIDE
Wyoming Teacher Has
Ride on Truck Thru
Rain and Mud

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Lincoln, Nebr. and was one Of thos
good wholesome spirits that you en-
Joy knowing. She wanted to teacl
school and she taught. ..sSe wanted t,
come out west and she came. Sh,
was naturally a live wire and she
lived. She blew into Wyoming anc
is making a record for herself-may.
be you know her. No?' Well. theu
you have missed something.
When Miss Black came west she
settled in Lincoln county, Wyo. and
taught school. Do you know about
Lincoln county? No? Well it's
funny. 1t reaches from the Yellow
stone park nearly to the Colorado
line and Alton is the county seat.
The country is rough and if a body
wants to get out over the country.
say into the northern end, in Jack
sons hole, they can so in summer
time over a precarious road and get
In there direct by riding 100 miles.
or they can go out thru Star valley
to Montpelier, Idaho and then 60 by
rail via Pocatello, Idaho Falls, Ash
ton and Victor, to a point southwest
of the Teton peaks and then 20 by
stage over the Teton pass 8428 feet
high into Jackson hole and then by
relay stage system they can make
the circuit of the hole, 1t being a
graf basin or valley about thirty by
sixty miles in extent and hemmed in
by lofty mountains accessible only
thru a few high passes and canyons.
II people in Jackson hole want to
have a lawsuit they 60 500 miles
around to get to the county seat to
start suit, and then 60 back and
forth to pursue the litigation-no
they don't-they cut it out and set
'!e thelr differences in quicker way
nan that or leave them unsettled.
One morning a Blackfoot man was
about to board the stage from Jack
ION to Moran and the driver of the
ruck told him there was only one
eat and that teacher was to have
hat one, and he would have to
'erch on top Of the load of crates
nd sacks, and as he spoke he laid
lis hand on a fiat place just back of
ne empty seat and said that would
% for him tho he would have to hold
n to something, the back of the |
eat, for instance? Is
The Blackfoot man wished that l
ne teacher had arranged to 60 the
ay before or the day after, but when :
ne came out and NODDED he also
oded and after looking her over he
Omitted In his own mind that he
as something like Mr.. Jiggs Of the
artoons, and he, was glad she had
one and was satisfied to sit on the
1t place and hold on to the back of v
or seat. v
She was going up to Kelley, Wyo. d
teach domestic science to the ]
omen for a day or two, and when fl
ey were not comparing notes about B
g gorgeous autumn leaves they T
ere swapping experiences. Fnally r,
said to her, "You haven't told me d
no you are yet" And she laughed I,
'ck at him, "You haven't told me
no you are" She was Elva Black n
Alton and 1t doesn't matter who a,
9 man was-who in the dickens cl
res anything about a man. But bs
convenience this story will speak ca
her as "she" and will call him an
e." -
The truck was equipped with 81
e OF tose bird-like klaxons IT.
en- as are used in the yell La
vstone park on the yellow ne
sses, and she begged the driver to nj,
her pull the string when he ce1
nted it to do the yelling act. She
d she just loved the sound; it re- r
nded her Of the park. She said l
had spent two summers in the
rk and frankly admitted that she
! registered among the park err
wages 'and that 1t was a great col
,erience for young person. EN-
rhe driver had fascination for of
ing how fast he could run the vii
ok down hill and still keep in the dal
d, and she laughed at him and att
ded him about being too fine a ing
ow to throw his party over the ing
de. She said she had been over Will
grade many time and remarked | sci
the worst ride she had had was
low ride. At this point the che"
senger asked her to tell about II
she said she would. (
he-"My younger sister was COM cla
out from Lincoln, Nebr. to visit ant
and" -- 81
le-"Pardon me Miss Black, but We,
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