Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-02-25
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some little sickness is reported in
the vicinity Of Basalt
me whooping cough is whooping
up the little ones.
Inc meetings at the Baptist church
wlll begin again Wednesday evening
Eight prominent gentlemen of the
county are being talked up for sheriff.
No school Thursday and Friday.
teachers attending the Association al
Pocatello.
Freight traffic seems lighter on the
Utah q Northern road than for many
months past
The Supreme Court will probably
finish its work and adjourn some time
next week.
The best meeting Of the series at
The Methodist church WAS held ON last
wednesday evening.
The Bingham County Teachers In
stitnte is holding its second meeting
at Pocatello to-day.
Johnnie Carbon says 4its a hoy
and now he is taller than Pierce. Cor
gratulations.
johnson Bros. are excayating pre-.
paratory TO laying the foundation OF
their two-story stone building.
A large delegation is expected at
the Democratic Mass Meeting at Po-
catello next Friday evening.
The News is indebted to Jones
Bros, Of Pocatello, for nice lot of
fresh pork sausage Thanks.
Airs. Shelbourne will return 10 her
ranch, three miles north OF town as
soon as spring opens up.
Regular services at both churches
next Sunday morning and evening by
their respective pastors,
Three accessions 20 the Baptist
church Monday eyening-Geo. Hol-
brook, j. b. Miller and Mrs. Harvey.
Wedding bells will ring in Black
foot Sunday evening, March 4th. next
week We will tell for whom.
The cattle growers will hold meet
ing ia BlackfOot March lst to make
arrangements for the spring roundup.
The NEws subscription list ran up
the scale several degrees this week
because Of new subscribers at Poca-
telio.
Ooerator erase has been relieved Of
duty al the Blackfoot Office and will
accept a position with the c. r. road
in California
By petition Of commissioners only
one term Of circuit court will be held
in Bear Lake and Cassia counties in
1888.
In religious matters n man is after
the railroad fashion He can 90 for
ward or he can 90 backwards but he
cannot 60 side ways.
I The north bound passenger train
was twcnty.four hours late Thursday.
The delay was caused by wreck on
Union Pacific main line.
The stars and stripes aoated to the
breeze from the court house dome on
| Wednesday in honor Of the birthday
OF the father Of his country.
DR. Behlc has purchased the vacant
lot on Main street Immediately south
Of the land office and will erect there
on drug store building.
Assessor Gorton is up from Soda
Springs 10 dispose Of the delinquent
tax property. His family Of children
are convalcsccnt from their attack of
measles
The G.. A. X Ball and Camp FIRE
given at Eagle Rock last Wednesday
evening Is reported to have been the
most enjoyable affair Of the kind Ea-
gle Rock has witnessed for a long
long time
Billy johnson who has been prac-
ticing on crutches because Of sprain-
ed ankle. will soon throw his crutches
owhere Tony slung the wedge" and
walk as he did at the beginning Of
leap year
Mr.. C. p. Pierce will soon sever his
connection with Major Danilson as
salesman and will show his friends
what he knows about farming. VIM
II. Danilson, Jr., will succeed him.
Our esteemed bachelor friends, Par
son Jones and James McTucker have
had "house-cleaning" preparatory TO
receive leap year callers and button
hole boquets of the first blooming
h,,,rinths of the season