Show IN THE TOWNS OF IDAHO pocatello idaho september 14 1897 since my last I 1 have been through the northwest part in Ca chevalley and also through marsh valley among the ranchers scattered up and down evera creek of small stream they live miles apart and in order to reach them I 1 took advantage of a fruit peddlers conveyance and while he gave them the lucaious luc rious fruit I 1 attended to the improvement of their mental faculties we found people who name their towns after the old world and when I 1 passed through such classified towns as oxford and cambridge I 1 missed the students three cornered caps and gowns I 1 dont know whether or not I 1 am entitled to any degree by visiting such cities but on second thought and remembering mem bering that every pill vender and pedagogue is either an M D or D B I 1 am still content to be a plain american citizen especially as the late judge mckean in admitting me to citizenship said I 1 was entitled to everything in america axce except t the syr presidency and while I 1 am striving i ving to obtain it I 1 must draw the line somewhere so I 1 shall leave all the to some other fellow who likes a title better than I 1 do oxford Is a quiet village and before reaching it we passed through trenton a string town ten miles long here are found thrifty well to do people all busy harvesting their grain I 1 should here state that mr Chan terill if alto has a couple of flowing wells one for family use and one that not only gives water for the stock but furnishes him natural gas that he conveys to his kitchen range and does all his cook ing and warms the house all the year round and will in the near future furnish him light just as soon as the pipes ca abe put in others on these bottom lands not only have water but gas and they heat and light their homes and barns thus saving fuel and coal oil with money I 1 am satisfied much better results could be obtained clifton card thatcher downey march center Cammon mccammon Ms and nine mile or cambridge are all small hamlets but around them for miles are the ranchers you see a small bunch of houses and a neat church or school house and you ask where are your people the answer is 0 they live for miles up and down the creek garden creek is a nice ward bishop joseph E capell has a nice ward and oneida forms part baxt of it here I 1 met many old friends from south staffordshire england and the friendship formed in the early fifties when I 1 traveled as a missionary were renewed the cold north wind of wednesday and thursday nights last brought a heavy frost and potato vines and unripe oats suffered we then passed through the indian reservation and while my friend the fruit dealer done a land office business I 1 had to look on but as my motto is nil I 1 looked forward to civilization for better results and I 1 have not been disappointed pocatello was reached saturday morning at 8 and after camping in port neuf canyon and sleeping three or four nights on the soft side of some of the immense hay stacks the comforts of home and a hearty welcome made everything pleasant again in pocatello I 1 expected to find a small town surrounded by a large railroad terminus but here is a large city that within the past five years has grown to a beautiful place the latter day saints have one of the largest bishops wards in the oneida stake of zion elder C J cannon formerly of hyrum cache county is the bishop he has a fine people to preside over they are mostly young people numbering of 80 families they have built a neat church elegantly fitted up at k a cost of 2600 2500 on saturday evening I 1 attended a lawn party at the residence of brother and sister oram in honor of alder daniel dark clark who is leaving for a mission to england this beautiful home was illuminated with chinese lanterns and a sumptuous feast was spread by a committee sisters hopkins stone walton and davidson da vidmon elder darks clarks pocket book was larger before he left on sunday elder andrew kimball and myself attended sabbath school and meeting at 2 vm p I 1 occupied the pulpit in the afternoon and elder kimball preached to a packed audience of saints and strangers in the evening prof todd of the B Y college logan who had missed train connections on his way to idaho falls conference also spoke and much good will result on monday evening I 1 am to lecture to the elders quorum who have invited the public pocatello to is in a very happy frame of m mind ind just at this time as there is every prospect of the indian reservation being thrown open the chiefs have signed the agreement and it is believed that congress will pass the I 1 act next session then pocatello will boom and become a large center not only for business but a large population will settle here as there are many thousand acres of very rich farming and grazing lands will be occupied the change from the IT P R R to the oregon short line which is doing an immense business has also bene fitted pocatello 40 pour four prisoners broke out of the ne new county jail a brick building this morning and quietly bid good by to their captors |