Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-01-21

Maggie Reeyy crossed the line into
Mexico on the 10th inst, having reach
ed El-Paso without delay or detention
and are now enjoying the beauties,
fragrance and pleasant atmosphere Of
that delightful cline.
The late Dakota blizzard was SO
felrful and binding travelling at the
rate OF go miles an hour, that parties
hunting the lost school children had
to connect themselves by ropes and
linen not go beyond the sound of steam
whistles and bells that were kept
blowing and ringing for their guild
ance 1t was impossible to see large
object ten feet away.
The proprietorship Of the Pioneet
Drug Store has been changed TO Behle
4 Son. The new firm will collect all
debts due the old firm and pay all
Indebtedness of the same. The bust
ness of the store will hereafter be
conducted by the junior partner, and
the senior partner, DIR. Behle, will
be found in his Office, day and night,
10 attend all professional calls atstrict-
~ eastern prices.
Blackfoot has been truly fortunate
in steering clear of the contagious
diseases now prevailing among the
little ones in localities not far away.
Diphtheria, measles, mumps, scarletina
and whooping cough are reported in
several sections not very far distant
from us, but the guardian angel has
hovered over and protected our little
ones for which we all should be pro
foundly grateful.
Rabbits, in droves too thick to
count are making nightly raids on
John Pritchett's alfalfa stacks, and to
drive them away, he and a friend keep
1 up regular fusilades at them by the
! light o the moon, but like old Ben
Buffers charge on the empty rebel
breastworks in front of Bermuda
Hundreds, they fall back, reform and
come again.
/ Every effort was made by the man
agemcnt of the Idaho division to keep
the trains running regularly on the U.
& Y. but the drifted snow at Battle
Creek, Collision and Beaver Canon
were even too much for steam and
snow plows, so grumbling, complain.
ing and fault finding in this case were
out Of order.
\ Mr. James Briley who has lived on
upper Blackfoot seven years, thinks
the snow storm Of last week the Sc
ycrest that has fallen there within that
period Of time. He was out all might
in the storm caring for ais sheep, anc
by surrounding them with fires anc
keeping them in motion by aid of hi
, shepherd dogs he saved himself from
/ heavy loss.
Mexican border towns must be /;
perfect paradise for whisky buns. On
> can 20 into saloon on the Mexican
, side. Law down a Mexican dollar an,
/ get drink and an American dolla
in change; then crossing over TO tn
American side, lay down the Amer
can dollar and get drink and a MeS
lean dollar in change, and so keep o.
repeating until he gets too drunk :
know whether he is in Nova Scotia o
S Mexico, or whether he needs an
e change or not
Much complaint has been made Q
late of mail matters over the Utah
n Northern from Pocatello northwarS
Ie and particularly of the detention {
n mail matter on this part of the lin
II has been often the case that letter
mailed at Pocatello did not reac
(. Blaclsfoot in two days after bein
y mailed A casual insight into Il
u state OF affairs will convince one thu
le the route agents are not so much
blame as has been generally suppose
"a All the mail trains going east m
! west arrive at Pocatello in the nigh
i these are often late and when th'
meet there the mails from both dire
tions are dumped into the ear of d
st Utah & Northern, and that train pul
!" out at a rapid speed, and in a run
ly less than an hour it is impossible I
one man to distribute tons of ms
before reaching Blackfoot, and hen
m y, some must necessarily be carried
y The kicks should be made against {
:, department and not against the po
~ route agent who works till his tong
hangs out to be on time.