Payette enterprise., 1924-01-17
with others not far behind.

with others not far behind.
Imagine a tall young man Of state
ly appearance and handsome withal,
teaching a school of forty scholars,
each one possessing the usual mis-
chievous disposition and you see
young "Cal" working under difficult
ties; for there was the winsome blue
eyed lassie sitting in the back row.
How was he to slip a smile across or
give her a word Of encouragement
without being seen by two or three
pairs of inquisitive eyes?
Mr.. johnson, however. overcame
these trifling obstacles and on Jan.
II, 1874, he led the charming Nan
ME King, is year old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel King, to the
altar. 1t was the very room IN
which he had been instructing his
pupils but it was not a school-room
that day. 1t was a church and they
were having a real church wedding
with all their friends present to wit
ness the ceremony. Rev. Foster
Baptist minister officiatcd.
The Johnson's have seven children
22 grandchildren and two great
grandchildren. The children, all
married are. Mrs. Chas. Flint Of Los
AngaeA Calf: Mrs. Herman
Kaiser of Boise, and Mrs. Geo. Bar
ker, Mrs. John Howard, Mrs. Lee
Boyd and Charlie and Ed Johnson
all of Payette.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Flint came all
the way from Los Angeles, to dc
homage to their beloved parents on
this day of sacred memories.
When asked how the winters COM
pared with those Of SO years ago
Mr.. johnson replied, They were
about the same, maybe little colder
less shelter. One winter We drove
our cattle over the Snake river, gal
Looping our horses as we pleased for
the ice was the thickness OF an axe
handle. This was before We had
ferries therefor quite convenient
Someone asked about the Indians.
"They were friendly enough and not
bad as neighbors," no more cattle
stealing than there Is now. OF course
they helped themselves to a wild
cayuse once in a while when they
needed one.
1t makes one wonder tho at the
loneliness and hardships these pi-
oneer families must have endured.
At one time when the Kings were
living at the head of Big Willow
(the Albert Ayres ranch) Mrs King
became very i'll and the nearest doc
tor lived in Boise As miles away.
A horse was saddled and messenger
took this long ride over rough
trail, fearing every moment that he
might not be back in time with help
for his sick friend. After arriving
in Boise and locating the doctor, the
latter must use precious time making
preparations for the trip. Taking
what medicine and equipment he
needed this man of science jumped
on a horse and they rode unsparing-
ly toward the King ranch.
In the meantime Mr.. King had
been alone with his suffering wife.
His anxiety was relieved after a wait
of "a hours. Mrs King with her u.s.
ual fortitude had patiently chung to
life until help arrived. She recov-
cred from this illness and lived to
the ripe old age Of So dying about
four years ago. She spent the last
years of her life, after the death of
her husband, with her daughters,
Mamie Johnson and Betty Apple
gate.
A Tribute to the Pioneers
The trail blazers, since wilder
ness was king. have been the men
and women who led the way to new
fields of endeavor They have been
he men who have pushed back the
frontiers of human experience. In
he realm of territorial space, by
superior courage and perseverance
hey have held their courses thru
, series of perile as triumphant in
heir conclusion as they were pictur-
'sque and thrilling in their perform
Ince.
Let US honor and reverence them.
POMONA GRANGE