Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-18
FAN weather is now the fashion.

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somewhat.
/ Everybody is of the opinion that
there will be no TOWNSHIP this year.
Ed Burke and Jimmy Curran have
returned from the Yellowstone Park;
they are delighted with the trip.
Col Campbell is progressing very
fayorably and we hope to see him
around the campaign.
| The Trading Palace is doing large
and increasing business under the
efficient management of Mrs. Bennett
The Fire Department will spend
to-day at the Hot Springs, Ogden and
have good time generally.
Mrs. ]. Nj. Bennett is proving an
active business manager and going
ahead in marvellous fashion.
George Green has recovered from
his late sickness and is again attend
ing to the pipe business,
Geo. Allen, one of our machinists,
took the train for Cheyenne Tuesday
night He expects to be absent for
several weeks.
A large number of prominent poll
ticians were in town Saturday last to
attend the Democratic convention and
Anti-Mormon central committee meet
ing held in this place.
c. S. Smith, division foreman, re-
turned from his Portland trip on Sat
urday night looking and feeling bet
ter for his trip.
Two of our prominent shopmen will
soon take a trip to the far east. One
to the Empire State and the other will
soiourn in the city of culture and
feast on the farfamed beans of Boston
We understand that an effort will
be made to erect suitable school
building for the rapidly growing COM
munity. This is beyond all question
one of our greatest needs and we hope
our school directors will be success
full in their efforts.
Political talk is very quiet Just
now, in fact mostly in whispers, and
fearful amount of buttonholing is
now going on, few more days will
bring decided change and some in
teresting reading will be furnished to
the public.
Robt. Burns tie genial descendent
of the great poet, will leave Sunday
for Cheyenne to attend Grand Lodge
of the A. o. U. w. He represents
Portneuf Lodge. He will be accom-.
panied by the jovial Pat Gallagher.
We have it on good authority that
they will paint the town red.
The Democrats of Oneida county
held their convention on Saturday
last at American Falls. Messrs StaEd- |
rod and Sparks were chosen unani-
mously to represent the party in the
Territorial convention and both pledge
themselves to use all possible effort
to nominate ]. II Hawley. The coun-
ty central committee was then elected;
after the adjournment mass meet
ing was held in the school house to
hear an address by J. H. Cater of
Pocatello on the Issues Of the cam.
paign.
We have had some scoundrels take
flight lately beating everybody that
could trust them and in the hurry
and excitement attending their depart
ure forgetting their board and lodg-
ing bills; two Of our most popular and
deserving boarding housekeepers have
been fieeced to the tune Of S45 and
$26 respectively to the man; this kind
of conduct is especially injurious to
honest men who start to work with
out any means causing much incon-
yenience in securing the necessaries
of life until the pay car gets around.
Our old friend W. ]. Hardy will
shake the dust off his feet in short
time; he is bound for the Golden Gate
his old home where he takes a far
better position than he has held in
this place; we are only saying what
great many know full well when we
claim him to be man far above the
average size mentally and the Demo
cratic party will lose strong adher.
ant and useful worker. We hope that .
ne will meet with success far beyond {
his most sanguine expectation.
On Tuesday evening a well attend.
ed and successful meeting was held
in the school house to discuss aFed.
GRAFTON" for the benefit of the railway
employees generally. The meeting
was called to order By Chairman A ]
Wormesley, who stated the object Of
Ihe meeting and introduced Mr. w
Ireacy of Omaha who oJd.o.a.., a.,