The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-06-14
Dollar 1t is.
George got the dollar.

Herm: Gentlemen, we have wit
us tonight, some of the old timer
the men who made Blackfoot; me
who turned the old shacks and falls
fronts into real stores and brick an
glass fronts. We wanted to invit
them all for this occasion but whe
the time came on we found Their
was no hall available so we had t
just invite few and pack you Il
here like sardines, but we will max
the best of 1t, and later, we may in
vite the whole crowd of the old boy
and their wives. We have an en-
tertainment committee and Ceci
! Clark Is chairman. Cecil, stant
up.
Cecil: Gentlemen, we are GLAD
to have you with us tonoght, ant
we want to have some remarks by
each of the guests. But somebody
has to introduce the speakers, and
we have a man who is famous for
spreading the bull, and,I will turn
the meeting over to him at this time
Judge (Andersen) get up
Judge: mot long ago the bankers
closed out sheepman and left him
nothing but a goat. This goat had
to stand for all the sins of the whole
band, and tonight, 1 am the goat
l want to introduce one of our very
Oldest old timers, man who came
here in 1862, l believe, from Florida
or somewhere, and brought his
slaves along with him, to the num-
Der of some fifteen hundred. At
that time in the development of the
country, Snake river ran north here,
but he was always an enterprising
sort of guy and he dug new channel
and turned it south past what was
to become Blackfoot, and here it is
as you know. l have pleasure in
presenting our fellow townsman, Mr..
c. w. Bergman
Bergman: Eyes, I came this way
in 1862, and I wish to remark that
IN all my travels / did not meet a
more jolly bunch than we have her
onight. I certainly am surprised
md delighted at the rollicking good |
ime our hosts are giving us, and |
IN glad to be one of the invited |
quests Judge said he wanted me
o tell something of early Blackfoot,
nd recall that when I came forty
ne. years ago Ca voice-"He means
ixty-one years"D there were only
hree houses in this locality-Dan-
sons Store, the hotel on the track
nd Marcus Mester's saloon. Black
Dot was a rough town for a good
lille, and men sometimes settled
leir differences by a shot or two,
nd things went on almost as if
othing had happened AS the
ldge said, I brought some slaves in !
ere (mules) and l sold them to the
FLOWS who wanted to do the freight
e. l may as well say that 1 stole I
lie mules down in Missouri, and J
hen I sold them l did not usually |
It the money, but / took freight {
lecks-a sort of due bills that were t
,od for money when o. KID. byl t
e delivery of freight at destination t
the mines of central Idaho or Sal a
on river. Here's my friend Ike t
NTH sold some to him and some
various other fellows"
Herm: ''Mr. Bergman tell them
lat time you got the wheels to t
ling in the mornings. 1 told t.
EN- sunrise and they don't believe F
T." I,
Bergman: "Well, we got out in D
g morning. 1 rode out before the O
eak of day to bring in the horses, O
d the drivers filled the nosebags h
d had them ready, and they har- n
ssed while the mules ate the feed,
d we were soon hooked up and o.
ing. Breakfast was soon eaten. st
I'M eighty years old now and glad H
be with you tonight I'll
Frank: "This afternoon a gentle &C
n handed me box of cigars and 81
d it was his birthday, and he is
nted you boys to smoke on him es
this meeting. Just pass the box C,
wn the line boys and smoke on a
ends of yours" &c
The boys smoked on
Judge: II am sorry we could not a
70 RUDE Dunn with us tonight. Ike
is feeling a little under the m
ather and could not come over, tn
his right hand man and pal is in
e. When Rube came to this jo
atty the Indians could not speak a
ir own language correctly, and tn
be and his pal, here, taught them bu