Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-09-22

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Mrs. Robert Burns is rusticating st
Soda Springs.
All the stores are doing a very good
business.
The week opened with very cool
weather.
The repair track boys are kept busy
at work week day and Sunday,
Business is brisk in town; pay car
has been, diffusing the needful in
various amounts.
The ranchmen of this section are
bringing to marketvery fine vegetables
and selling them at reasonable prices.
C. $. Smith returned from his east
ern trip last week but departed for
Portland Oregon a few days later
A goodly number of Pocatelloites
attended the County Fair held in
Eagle Rock and enjoyed themselves
greatly.
Supt. Ressequie with his accustom-
ed kindness made ample provision
for transportation in connection with
the burial of W. p Robertson on Sun
day last.
We take pleasure in informing the
dancing public that the members of
the A. 0. U. w, will give grand
ball on the evening of 2Sth inst. We
shall expect to see large company
of fair and graceful dancers.
About 200 electors have registered;
not one third of the voters of this
precinct. We advise those who desire
to exercise the right of American
citizenship to lose no time in getting
their names on the registrars list
We are sorry to state that Mrs. w.
p. Evans lies in precarious condi-
ton she gave birth TO fine daughter
on Saturday last but serious compli-
cations arose. We trust that the young
wife and mother will recover, every
thing possible is being done for her
The water question is becoming
very serious and assuming important
proportions, terrible amount of sick
ness has been caused by the failure to
secure plentiful supply Of pure water
We shall be glad when the townsite
| business is settled so that proper
steps can be taken to meet this long
and keenly felt want
This week the interest in politics
has been strongly intensified by
the Learness of the Democratic con
vention and much speculation is rife
as to the selection OF candidates for
the respective positions We would
suggest that only Democratic teach
ings and principles influence the dele
gates influence the delegates in their
choice of men to grace the ticket that
can and we trust will be elected, the
spirit of unity should be preserved in
all fullness and then victory will be
sure and certain in November
Our old time shopmate ''Dick Har-
dy' is again with us and intends to
stay, he prefers Idaho to Nevada. He
has been employed for some time at
Carlin, Nevada, in the service of the
G. p. Railway, but likes the U. p.
system best-for whom he has worked
many years, as a mechanic: he ranks
with the very best and his services
will prove very valuable to the Idaho
Division.
The death of William P Robertson
cast deep gloom over the entire com
munity. The circumstances connected
with his sickness and death are pecul-
iarly touching. 1t is only months
since he left Pocatello on the occasion
of his marriage. We well remember
his pleasing smile when he babe us
good by full of joyous anticipation
and looking to the future with hope
and satifaction. Alas for the frailty
of human calculations. A few months
changes the scene from brightest iOy
to deepest gloom. Something less
than five weeks ago the young husband
was stricken down with typhoid fever
and despite medical skill and tender
nursing the disease would not be con
quered and on the 18th of this month
the weary one found rest in the last
sleep known to mortals The funeral
arrangements we're entrusted to the
Portneuf Lodge of |. 0. o. + of which
the deceased was a consistent member
A considerable number Of the frater-
nifty and friends attended the burial.
The procession from the lodge room
to the residence and thence to the
depot was very striking and i'm
pressive, the services in the church
and at the grave were very solemn
and Of an instructive character. the
beautiful ritual of the order adding
grace and dignity to the occasion.