Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04

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Two suspicious looking characters
were seen riding in the willows along
Snake river below the bridge several
days ago and parties suspecting they
might be the Silver Mountain murder
ers, went on hunt for them but they
could not be found
A distressing account of the de-
struction of crops by grasshoppers
comes from Camas Prairie. The far
mers are so much discouraged many
are talking of going 10 Oregon and
Washington Territory. The cattle
men are uneasy about the hay crops.
/ Right Rev. L. Talbot, Bishop of
Idaho, will preach in Bingham county
at the following places:
/ Eagle Rock, p IN. August 81
Blackfoot, p. IN. August 2S.
Pocatello, August 30.
/ The water question Is one that looks
serious 20 us. and the sooner the
! people of Blacktoot and surrounding
country grapple with it for final settle
ment and TO arrange for bonntifnl
/ supply the better for the town and
the country
The county republican convention
which was held ia Blaekfoot Wednes-
day. August lst, elected II. NJ Ben
nctt, T.. 5. Whittier, j. j. Guheen and
W. Il. Wheeler delegates to the HALEY
convention. We understand they go
uninstructed but believe they are all
Dubois men,
! A little boy named Wagner, on
| Camas Prairie. met horrible death
few days ago. He was leading a
horse 70 water with the rope around
his wrist The horse became fright
ened and ran dragging the little fcl-
low long distance When picked
up il was found his arm was broken,
his neck broken and his skull fearful
" crushed.
The Blackfoot and Challis stage
robbers who were arrested at Dillon
some weeks ago and taken back 10
Challis "squcaled" after getting to
Jail and gave up the stolen bullion.
The brick valued at nearly 81, 900 was
found where they hid il and was
brought down last Friday and ship.
ped TO Salt Lake CITY.
Mr.. Dwight has just returned from
Montana where he sold fine herd Of
beef and range cattle He saws the
range in Montana was never better
The recent rains have made the fields
one vast meadow but the people still
remember with misgivings the severe:
ty OF last winter and the heavy losses
that followed
| Cleveland's message and the demo
cratic platform may drive away, on
an average, about two democrats in
every county IN the Union, but for
these two about thirteen republicans
viii step up TO captain desk aEd say,
Put us down for Grover, that mes
sage is daisy and well stand by it. "
Prospective candidates for county
offices should bc advancing TO the foot
lights. The people are going to i'm
itate Mr.. Cleveland in making selec-
tions this time and every candidate
will he weighed and credited for what
he is worth. The best fitted men will
be the ones nominated and when nom
mated almost certain Of election.
We publish to-day letters from At
torney Fremont Wood. and Deputy
Marshal Hopson touching the matter
of "Hawley and the Mormous" These
gentlemen know more of the eases
than anyone save Mr. Hawley himself.
These will doubtless prove a satisfac-
tory rcfutation to all reasonable minds
of the anonymous charges made, and
as the unreasonable cannot be salts
fed the case will rest So far as the
News Is concerned we will not trouble
our readers with any further notice
of the charges. Mr. Ilawley's friends
do not believe n single iota Of the
charges made and his enemies cannot
hurt him in the race BY believing
them all if they so desire.
Cassia County Democrats will make
their nominations for county officers
on the l1th inst. The Times, that
faithful watch doc Of the people's in.
terests gives them this timely caution
and wholesome advice which, we hold
is as good for the Democrats of Bing-
ham county us for Cassia county;
Two weeks from tomorrow, August
| 11th, is the time for holding the dem
ocratic county convention in Cassia
county, We feel II q duty we owe
the party as well rs TO the masses of
people Of the county, to caution dele
gates as TO their duty on that occa-
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