Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-06-16

ASSeSsfmeHt lADDfS ABOUT bake MituAilt Dt
next month He finds large increase
OF population since his last round up
a year ago
Presiding Elder Smith will occupy
the pulpit at the Methodist church
next Sunday morning and evening.
Everybody cordially inyited to attend
these services.
Diphtheria Is playing havoc among
the Indian children ON the reserya-
tion. Twelve are reported 10 have
died on Bannock creek within the
past two weeks.
The ladies' OF the Baptist Aid So
ciety realized something near two
hundred dollars, after deducting ex-
penses, from their Fair last week
Information, from reliable source,
has reached ns that Judge Crawford,
formerly of Blackfoot, but now Of
Medford, Oregon, has taken unto him
self blushing young bride.
The pestiferous house fiy is sum
mering at the seaside. Idaho wealth
er has been unfayorable for his pic
MICS and evening serenades.
A large number Of new names were
enrolled upon the books of the Bing-
ham County Democratic Club Satur-
day evening. The Club now has q
membership of about two hundred.
People Of Pocatello are a. much In
the dark now concerning the townsite
as they were six months ago; and are
likely 20 remain in darkness until Jim
Hawley goes 10 Congress and secures
the much needed land
Ladies and gentlemen, we shall
celebrate. Celebrate the Fourth large
ly and becomingly. Let us invite our
friends and neighbors 20 Join us, and
have ga-lorious time neighborly, so
cially aud patTiotically.
The News acknowledges an invita-
tion 20 the Tenth Annual Commence
mcnt OF Sacred Heart Academy, 0g-
den. The programme bespeaks 3 rich
treat for all 10 attendance.
Madames II. II. Spencer and C. d.
Tyree were thrown from victorine
by a runaway horse in Ogden Tues
day. Both ladies escaped with slight
bruises but were badly shaken up
Delegate Dubois says 10 a letter 10
an Idaho friend that a denomination
will be very gratifying TO him but he
will not ask his friends TO make a
fight for Il neither will be endeavor
10 control the action of the conyen-
tion.
The Union Pacific will sell excur-
sion tickets July Sd and 4th good for
return 10 and including July 9th for
one fare for the round trip between
all stations under distance OF 400
miles where return can be made in
limit given on ticket.
Williams, the Cariboo murderer,
was visibly affected when standing be-
fore Judge Brodcrick, to receive the
date OF his execution, but Woods, the
wife murderer, was unmoved. This
is the first time during his confinement
that Williams has shown any signs OF
weakening.
A spelling match will be held at
Oxford on the evening of July goth;
the champion TO receive a Wehstcr's
Unabridged Dictionary and No. 10
holder. worth e6. Everybody invited
from Idaho and her adjoining Terri
tories. An admission fee OF Is cents
will be charged 20 pay for the prize.
The match will be conducted By Prof.
j. Il. Turner, president of the Oxford
Academy.
During woried controversy at
Eagle Rock Tuesday between J. Ed.
Smith and Frank Martin; Martin
stabbed Smith In the neck and cut
him slightly about the body. Martin
was taken before Judge Rogers and
held under bond of $500 10 appear
before the next grand jury,
Our Pocatello correspondent gives
pleasing account OF the grand rati-
fication meeting Of the Democratic
Club In that town on the evening of
the 9th. An enthusiastic crowd at
tended aud the verdict is unanimous
that the entire meeting was one grand
ovation from beginning 10 end, The
speakers were at their best and so In
spircd their hearers with enthusiasm
and good feeling that the like was
never witnessed In Idaho before.
His Honor, Judge Brodcrick, de.
parted from the time honored custom
of naming Friday as hangsman's day