Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-05-05

Folnt Ditch Company begun work
Monday on its ditch, beginning at the
rapids of Snake river south OF Eagle
Rock and extending eleven miles to
Basalt
Surely there are more than four
pronounced Republicans in Idaho and
yet 1t would seem not from the action
OF the Boise Convention. That body
went outside the Territory for an al
ternate to Chicago; it took Willis
Sweet from Spokane Fails, Washing
ton Territory. We wonder If Mr. |
Sweet is not an ayowed annexationist?
There may be something in that.
Among the thousand and one things
that can be said in favor of Mr. Cley-
Gland this one may be added. He is
man Of his own counsels. He never
sends herald before him TO proclaim
his coming and his intended acts. His
nomination Of Judge Fuller to the
1 Supreme Bench of the United States
is proof in point, and this wise
course may account for the few mis-
takes the man makes.
| Charlie Woods left Tuesday even
| ing for Ross Fork where be has two
months job Of carpenters work on the
old government buildings at that
Agency II Unlce Sam would order
those old ashacks" TO be hid in the
willows in Fort Hall bottoms as
cabins for the Indiansand would erect
other buildings in keeping with the
Importance of the place it would be
much more creditablea to the business
judgment of our old uncle.
General Passenger Agent Tebbetts,
j. v. Parker, Division Freight and
Passenger Agent OF the U. p. system,
and supt Ressiqnie, of Idaho division,
made an inspection Of the land around
J Eagle Rock last Saturday and were
not only pleased but were delighted
with the excellent quality of the lands
J and Of their cheap and easy reclama-
tion. II will not be surprising to hear
that the u p. is taking an active
! hand in bringing in settlers TO take up
5 these lands now open to settlement.
Wasn't that grand stroke of poll
cy Of the Republicans at Boise City
G 10 declare against annexation, now
|. that the fight is over in Congress.
I Had they passed such resolutions
when the committee was called al
Boise January 25th. for that special
purpose, they would have put them
!, selves on record for sincerity but It'll:
y too late in the day at this hour. Like
the sayings Of the man whose wife
4 killed the bear while he was at a SAFE
n distance looking on" Bully, didnl
n "wcn lick him"
Mn EDITOR We mad good tins
: at the picnic Tuesday. Anticipating
q pleasant day we expected to go Z
3 the shades OF Blackfoot, but the da,
was disagreeable, so we were royal.
welcomed to John Prichett's ranch
IS The house was thrown open to tn
N children and the grounds we're givel
e for racing and ball playing. AT nool
k, tables were spread in the dining hal
and all with one accord did full jus
!. tice to the spread. The races wer
! !. interesting, the ball playing same am
chronological picnic immense. Al
came home thoroughly tired bu
unanimous in the declaration tina
they had a good time. -.
= The attendance at the W. G. I. [
4. , meeting Tuesday evening was not a
l. large as at former meetings, due PEE
= haps to the fact that so many ha
been enjoying the Mayday pic-nics !
ID the country, but the programme, on
n. Of the, best ever presented by the Il
,c. dies. was well received and gave tn
H. utmost satisfaction. Death in the Po
n recitation by Mrs. w. I. Reeyes,wa
an apropos selection for the occasio
m and was well and clearly rendere'
in hut the most attractive feature of IL
.er evening was the address by Mrs. d
IN. iiyens. Her original and hapr
re. thoughts, her forcible illustrations, h,
Ks terrible arraignment of the dealers
the liquot traffic and her clear, ea'
ne and graceful delivery characterize
~ the address as the best ever deliver
~ in the temperance cause in Blackfoo
Ior If the w. c. I, U. society in Idaho
od in any other Territory want a tract
I" telling force, one that will carry co
yiction 70 its readers, they cannot
we more good than by putting this q
lie dress in tract form and giving it q
len widest circulation.