The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-01
SPRINGFIELD'S ANNUAL DINNER

The people Of Springfield have an
annual social event at about Wash
ington's birthday, under the auspices
of the Domestic Science club. The
practice began among the first set
tiers about the year 1908 and was
taken up by the club about the year
1914. This year it would have con-
flicted with school matters to have
it on the twenty-second, so it was
held on Saturday, Feb. "a, the din
ner being served in the basement
and the porgram in the high school
room.
The roads were in bad condition
last Saturday and people found diff
ficulty in getting around with cars,
but they assembled by other means.
They usually have about $50 as
sembled for these occasions and
make it one of the outstanding
features of the years social events.
On this occasion the number at
tending the event was about 175, and
in the course of the social event and
literary program and plans were
started for placing radio set in the
school house for receiving market re-
ports and concerts from the big
cities.
The Domestic Science club stands
for what a Commercial club does in
many places, as well as those things
that belong more especially to
women's club activities.
For some time past they have been
working on the improvement of the
cemetery, as we'll as keeping up with
other projects of general interest to
the community. Last year the peo-
pie decided that they wanted to have
a high school rather than to send
their students away from home and
they are giving that matter try-Out.
The class ranges from six to ten in
number, and there is not enough
to lend the zest to the
work and study that is found where
the classes are large. The Spring
field school has it's gymnasium,
domestic science equipment and a
cottage on the school grounds for
teachers. They have railroad and
telegraph and telephone lines run
ming thru the district, and the
finances of the district have been
kept in pretty good condition.
The Springfield lakes lie along
the foot of the bench on which the
village is built, and many of the
nearby farmers put up ice, the crop
being sure and of good quality, for
the lakes are supplied by clear
springs Ducks abound on the lakes
in season and some of them may bel
seen thruout the year. Some of the
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Of the lakes into bird haven, so
they will be safe the year around.
There are several varieties of ducks,
ranging from mallards down, and
then there are pellicans, snipes,
runners and curlews and all taken
together make an interesting bird
life that must soon disappear unless
is provided where they
may be safe from hunters all the
time.
Those who are advocating the bird
haven argue that hunters will still
have plenty of streams and marshes
On which to hunt the migratory |
birds, and that it will be a source of
pleasure to people for all time to be
able to go out and mingle with the
wild creatures that choose to make
their home in this protected tract.
The idea was first suggested by
;ourists on the Roosevelt highway
stopping to enjoy the lakes and the
bird life, and expressing their salts
faction at finding these little cold
water lakes in their primeval condi-
ion with so many kinds of birds
their social events as If
everybody was their friend. The
morning and evening hours are
entertaining to lovers of
nature, as the birds are the most
lctive then. On this account travel
RS who know about it, some times
,lan to stay over there and get the
,enefit of shows staged without the
i'd of art or human hands.