Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-02-25

II opened up business in partner
ship with an old and well established
business man, and we are opening up
splendid business, rs it looks at
present ! am well pleased with the
climate, and soil and society of this
country. The soil could scarcely be
beat, and the climate is mild; no win
ter to amount to anything so far; can
work in the garden almost every day
in the year; farmers sow grain up to
New Years, My turnips, sowed in
December, are large enough to eat
now, and growing rapidly: and for
fruit this valley beats the world as
far as have been acquainted Prunes
turn off not less than $500 per acre,
and pears equally as well. The only
draw back to the country is that the
old settlers are indolent and don't
improve very much, but they have
large farms and are willing to sell
cheap, SO that the eastern men will
soon take their places. This is splen-
did grass country, but poor farmers;
and there is great opportunity for
dairymen here, or for the chicken
business. A small fruit farm of fifty
acres, combined with ten or twenty
cows and 1000 chickens, would make
man rich in short time. Our town
is improving rapidly, and things are
looking towards a real old fashioned
boom. We have electric lights, water
works, graded and paved streets, mas
sive brick blocks, manufactures and
fine schools, the State university, and
will have street cars and another rail
road or two soon from present appear
ances. We join in sending regards
to all.
News-Miner-A HALEY man, who
once taught school, said he never re-
sorted to corporal punishment but
once, and then he whipped twenty
nine of his pupils.
Boys are supplying Mountain Home
market with fine trout.
Democrat.-Should this kind of
weather continue Gen. Cartee will
start for Silver district accompanied
by force of thirty men. He is anxi-
Gus to get in to commence operations
at the earliest possible time. The
snow now wears a splendid travelling
crust, and the trip can be made easily
from Banner in one day.
E. Epperson and Bill Nelson will
start tomorrow for Silver district.
They expect to go IN on the crust, but
will take snowshoes along with them
from Banner. Mr.. Epperson is an old
snowshoer, having served as mail-car-
rier during the winter months in the
mountainous regions of Nevada for
several years
Recorder-From extracts from
private letter received from Hon. Fred
t. Dubois, our representative, by n.
| Andrews, it looks favorable for the
removal of the Lemhi Indians to Fort
Hall. The President is in favor; also
the Indian Commissioner. Among
other things, he says: Il am confident
annexation is dead for this Congress.
Ibelieve the Alien act will be amended.
Governor Stevenson has stood by me
on every proposition, and if any good
comes to the Territory, through my
efforts, | hope all my friends will I'M
derstand that much of the credit is
due the Governor, who is fair, square
and honest, and for Idaho at all times
we have worked, and are working in
perfect harmony and accord" We are
glad to know that our Delegate and
Governor are taking such an interest
in our Territorial affairs. 1t is safe to
say that before Congress adiourns Mr..
Dubois will be instrumental in knock
ing Senator Bill Stewards annexation
scheme into a cooked hat, and Idaho
will remain as Of yore-"Idaho for
ever, and inseperabler Keep your lick
up, Freddy, for everybody knows it
hurts the feelings of north idaho peo-
pie land especially the editor of the
Ceur d'Alene SUM to see that you
have throttled their 'pet' scheme and
that they will still have to live in
Idaho also fha .Gnauhandln y