The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-11-08
FAMOUS IDAHO BOY

Earl SdHuC todHu) is the boy VINO
rode the race horse zev in the in
ternational race when the American
horse won the 100000 purse and
the loving cup from the English
horse Papyrus, and the newspapers
have had gerat deal to say about
Earl lately. but there is something
of Earls life on the farm near Aber-
deem, Idaho, that is new to all of u.s.
The Idaho Republican obtained
the story from Mrs NJ NJ Foster OF
Blackfoot, who was a playmate and
neighbor of Earl's, and remembers
his sunny disposition and clever
ways that have since helped him to
his big success. Mrs Foster is the
wife Of NJ. II. Foster, the local man
ager of the Idaho Power company,
and shared with Earl the unique ex-
/ periences that go with demonstrating
on our semi-arid lands.
Mrs. Foster is the daughter of
William Walter, who came to
! American Falls from Groton, S. D.,
in 1907 and was the first settler on
the desert between American Falls
and Aberdeen, midway between the
two places. When some of the first
rebuffs had been met and the Walter
family were proudly installed in
their shack on the high, sandy sage
plain, Mr.. Walter and Mr.. Sande ex-
changed letters and Sande moved
out from Groton and settled close to
Walters place. That was in 1909,
and Earl Sande, was about eleven
years old. He was small for his age,
red headed, freckled, sweet, DISPOSE
toned and had a smile for every
body. His father was a Norwegian,
very frugal and thrifty, and required
all hands to work. There were two
sons and three daughters, little
Frances, the baby born at American
Falls being the one mentioned re-
Gently in the newspapers as the one
so gay and playful now. Mrs. Sande
does not take so much interest in
housekeeping as in sewing, and
always dressed we'll, considering the
means she had at her disposal, and
had talent for making things over
so they looked good, and it was her
joy to clothe the family as we'll as
possible lnH
Earl had a great love for horses,
and whenever he had the chance he
was on one. If his father went to
town, Earl noted when he went out
of sigh, and mounted one of the big
work horses and rode proudly all
about the place until it was about
time for father to show up again
and then he put the horse away and
went to work. His mother took a
lively interest in such capers and left
1t to Earl to put one over on dad if
he could.
But all the Sandes worked
very hard as they grew up, and Earl
went out to shift for himself early.
In the fall of 1916 he rode a horse
at the American Falls fair and won.
Then he went to the local high
school year and rode in the races
again. He won again, and showed
such skill in jockeying that some
body got him to go to Burley to ride
md he won there. Then he went to
Dendleton and won other victories
ND from there the family lost track
IT him. The next they heard Of him
re was in Texas and they wrote to
lin. He came home and visited the
olks and was quite changed in some
yNvs. He had plenty Of money for
ne thing, but he was so modest
bc ut what he had done, he merely
aid OF dad's debts to the tune of
bout $4,000, bought his mother a
ord touring car and a diamond
ing, a Victrola for the house and
5ished them we'll Off he went
gain, after his visit, and the family
cid out and went to Salem, Ore,
here they still live.
Mr.. Sande returned to American
'aIls last month and bought some
ity lots in the new townsite, and
listed with old friends. He said
hat Earl had married the daughter
Mr.. Sinclair, the owner of Zev,
nd according to what he can find
ut, is pretty well fixed, worth
undred thousand or so, but he
oesn't talk about it himself. He
listed the home folks at Salem re-
entity and handed out few presents
, members Of the family, one being
$500 diamond fer his mother
lie likes diamonds.
1t is said that Earl has friends. He
akes friends. He keeps them
iendly. He smiles and acts the
bod fellow and works hard and says
tile. In the sporting circles every
ody likes Earl Sande, and in other
relies where they get to know him
3 makes friends galore, but his
ork keeps him pretty close, and in
der to keep in good physical trim
# his work he has to avoid luxur-
s and live the simple life, taking
enty of exercise and almost living
It'll the horses