Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-03-31

ry for the Reading room: we are oo.
ing to have it. The ladies say SO. and
what they say is 80.
Rev Mr. Lyons will occupy his pul.
PIT Sunday morning and evening. His
sermon appropriate to Easter will be
preached in the evening. Everybody
invited to hear him.
The Baptist Sunday School will give
an Easter entertainment on Monday
evening next. An interesting pro.
gramme has been prepared and a
crowded house should greet the school
A cordial welcome will be extended
to all.
The new retinue of court officials
Tor this district are expected to ar.
rive in town in few days The Judge
and clerk will make Blackfoot their
permanent homes.
Mr. Gwin, the cattle king Of Cassia
county, has sold out lock, stock and
barrel in cattle TO Sweetzer & Pierce
Failing health forced him to seek
quiet and rest.
Some of our exchanges have head
ed their local columns with "Spring.
beautiful spring has come" and fur
ther down in the same column they
tell of snow knee deep to a giraffe.
Somebody has interviewed the post
masters of the country and found out
that more letters are mailed in Sep
tember than any other month in the
year
When cattlemen reduce their num-
bers of cattle down to a number they
can feed and shelter in a winter like
the one just past then they may count
losses at one and two per cent but not
until then.
Wilson, the cohab who was up be-
fore Commissioner Bixby last week
and was released on bail has been re-
arrested and lodged in Jail. This was
brought about by some defect in the
bond given.
Rev Mr.. Smith will not preach at
Camas next Wednesday evening as
announced in the News last week. A
previous appointment for Salmon City
will take him TO that town.
Blackfoot is now assured Of Pub
lie Reading room gotten up under the
auspices Of the w. c. 7. U. and to be
under their management. The ladies
know how TO turn the wheels of re-
form.
We know young man, not a 1000
miles from Blackfoot. who has recent
IL learned the difference between bask-
ing in the light of sparkling eyes and
working button holes in a basque.
THIS is no waste basket item.
Quite number of citizens from
Soda Springs and vicinity were over
this week attending to land business.
They report lots of snow with them
yet and farming somewhat backward
this season.
Fred Yogler carries his arm in a
sling. In little wrestling match the
other fellow slung him down too hard
and injured a bone or the muscles
and tendons at the elbow joint. Fred
can now amuse himself conjugating
the verb-sling-slung- -slung.
In the River and Harbor appropri-
alton bill, just introduced in Congress,
We note the conspicuous absence OF
the names Of all rivers in Idaho. II
does seem that our Delegate ought
TO have gotten us on the list for
small morsel Of the rich feast Idaho
has some noble rivers compared with
some Of the branches provided for in
the bill.
Judge Hopkins is making an esti-
mate, and correctly too, for building
boom in Bingham county this sum
mer. He has laid in a big stock of
doors, sash and lumber sufficient for
everybody
The biggest boom this country ever
is the present measles boom.
From Maine TO Florida and from
ocean to ocean cities and towns are
,laiming its presence, and thousands
II villages. hamlets and back country
leestricts yet to hear from.
BY referance to another column itI
will be seen that the chairman has
designated Saturday, April 2lst, as
Inc time for meeting of the County
Democratic Central Committee. II is
lesircd that every member of thecom-
nittee be present at this meeting, as
business will be transacted.
Among much other needed legisla-
ion in the Territory there should be
come law passed by which stockmen
,an get pay for stock killed by run
hing trains without having to wait un-
IN declining old age, and then, maybe,