Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-09-29
HERE AND THERE.

A party OF 175 Mormon converts arrived ID
New York from Europe last week
The manufacture Of soap from olive oil Ia
to be begun soon at National City, Cal
A fash Of lightning killed IS horses on
ranch near Chugwater, Wyoming Territory
The cedar single mills of Oregon and
Washington territory have formed combine
tion.
1t is predicted that Montana viii produce
gold, silver and copper this year to the value
of $4,000 000
The gathering Of buffalo bones has again
become q business at Manitoba Chicago
recently ordered $50 carloads.
The great number of big steamships thai
years ago filed Mississippi are fasi
disappearing. The railroads have taken their
places
The dressed beef interest of Chicago de-
mands the exclusive use OF at least 1000 cara
built for thai especial purpose and used for
nothing else.
Capitalists OF Pittsburg have combined t.
form dressed beef company, to monopolize
Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio amt
West Virginia trade.
Reports regarding the wheat crop OF Russia
show that the prospects for summer wheat
are promising. and that the yield OF winter
wheat will reach the average
China recently received Its first importation
OF foreign sOsp. The Chinese soap ia of aka.
line earth. and the material used for washing
the hands is the pods Of tree.
A letter from Germany to the Hartford
Times says thar cherries. cuTants and goose
berries cost only az cents per pound. Plumi
rozt fva eanfs for bfcr mis-
The soldiers OF the garrison at the Portu-
guese town of Lorenzo MARQUEE. in Africa,
have mutinied, and the marine has landed
from the war-ships to subject them
number Of tomato growers at Cedaryille.
N j., who sell their product to eanneries,
found when the tomatoes began to rIpen that
they were yellow varieties aud unfit for eau
ming. They DroRose TO sue the scotsman from
whom they purchased the seeds for dam
ages
The attention OF the orld centres In the
growing crops at this time. The worlds crop
of grain for 1883 will be VERY much below the
average While Americas crop may not re-
alize our anticipations, yet 1t will find .
reader market than for a number Of years,
and with greater remuneration to the far
mer.
German authorities admit the fact that
American competition controls the grain
market of the world, although the competition
with Germany Itself is becoming year by year
more Insignificant The reason why Amerl.
can production exerfs such an influence on
price quotations is that it still maintains its
influence on the most important grain mar
ket in the world, namely namely Great
Britain.
A gigantic land and cattle deal has beer
recently organized as 'SThe American Mea
Company" nominal capital, SIS, 600, 600, I'm
der the lawn Of New Mexico. 1t is the re
suit Of g consolidation OF many ranches, in
Gliding the famous Dorsey ranch, beside tn
IngersolL Hadley, Dryer, Halcomb and Pal
Blanco ranches I'm northern New Mexico, CON
pFising 1900 acres Of decided lands, and 70,
600 head OF cattle The company takes 4
over 1000 acres OF land, upon which 1t hs
1000 head Of cattle.
The Sioux reservation, which the Indians
are so shy about disposing OF. Is four time
the size Of Massachusetts, and embraces near
" one-fourth the area Of Dakota Territory
Possibly the country will not go hungry ye
awhile II this territory is not Immediately op
ened to agriculture. II is rather hard thinl
of new railroads have uDduIy stimulated thu
Development OF farming, not only in Dakota
but in many other places in the great west
As the land really belongs to the Indians, It 4
hardly fair that in the name of civilization
our government should try to drive then
away from their homea
To make fruit attractive is not wrong t.
abe purchaser, even IL it does add to tn
a. IL III. Al. -
better A package Of fruit from whic
every inferior specimen has been removed ma
be eaten blindfolded Nobody wants to hay
to guard against eating worms or shrnnkeI
places in pears caused By absorption OF It
juices by insects that do not puncture thu
skin. A peach grown on tree affected by
the yellows Is NOT only inferior In looks. Blu
also poor in quality. Where many such arr
offered in market they diminish the demand
for ali peaches Fruit growers stand in thei
own light By trying to market the poore
qualities Of fruits. Better throw the poor t
the pigs and get paying price for the best
The government crop report. In comment
Ing on the August returns Of the hay crop
says: The average is especially high in Ne,
England as regards both yield and quality
though 10 the ease Of timothy, Maine. and
Au buo CASE U NAOfbr, DOtn MANIC anu CO0
nectlcut fan somewhat behind the othe
states OF this group In New York consld
cradle number Of counties have suffered fron
drought, and the figures are lower for tina
state than for any other on the Atlantic coas
except Virginia, but the quality Of the GRO
makes some amends for its comparative def
cheney. In Olio, Michigan, Indiana and Hi
nois the average is low, Indiana making
better showing than the other three in tn
case Of timothy, bat falling far below then
ID its yield OF clover. Portions OF these state
have suffered from drought and other draw
backs during the present season, but Their
are large areas In this region on which th
deficiency OF the present crop is mainly du
to the severe drought OF last year, and to th
sfrosts OF winter operating upon plants 4
which the preceding drought had left bat lit
tie vitality.
The official report Of the estimated world
harvest OF wheat, rye, barley and oats BIZ
Just been issued By the Vienna congress
The estimates arr that the European whei
crop will be I,068, OO0, 600 bushels. as compare
svft1, 4 Las yasr noalrfnox h.. -.