Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-05-12

AiS'OhpblOn IfODIh
cannot be made before the Judge ot
the District Court nor Probate Judges,
only The D year final Homestead
rroofs can be made before such of
iices. This order does not affect Tim.
Der culture and Desert Proofs which
can be made as heretofore.
Woods, the Pocatello wife murderer
IS playing the insanity dodge and
starving himself to-death. If he con.
tlnues to deny himself food as he has
done for the past two weeks the gal.
lows will be cheated OF its victim be.
lore the day of execution rolls around.
Williams still exhibits an OF stoical
indifference and shows no signs OF
weakening.
The Passenger Department Of the
Union Pacific, "The Overland Route. .
has just gotten out as an advertise.
ment what Is known as the Switch.
mems Puzzle, capable of solution in
ten moves. 1t facinates all who try
to solve it and bids fair as novelty
TO surpass the great 13-15-14 puzzle
that created such craze several wears
ago. Send 10 cents postage to j. s.
Tebbets, g. p 4 T. A., for one OF
these little interesting and entertain.
ing puzzles.
The Territorial Central Committee
OF the independent party held a meet.
ing at Oxford, May 5th, John Don.
aldson, of Teton, presided and George
Z. Parker was made secretary. AS we
learn steps were taken to fully organ.
lze every voting precinct In Bear
Lake, Bingham, Cassia and Oneida
counties. The proceedings of the
meeting lately held at Franklin were
endorsed and the resolutions on the
Test Oath unanimously adopted.
Alturas county and Washington
Territory captured 3 of the 4 dele
gates and alternates of the Boise
Republican convention to Chicago
and, II our memory serves us right
Alturas had the say in the central
committee meeting in January when
HALEY was samed as the place fol
the Territorial convention. We do moi
complain of this lions share of Alturas
because this is not our banquet, but
we simply mention it as an item oi
news to show that whenever the
Republicans of the Territory cut Q
pudding Alturas may be expected tC
put in her thumbs and pull out the
plumbs.
The burglar who entered the store
house Of Major Danilson last Thurs
day night one week ago and took
goods and money 10 the amount oi
5000 or S400 and of which mention
was made in last weeks NEWS, was
captured the following day by Sheriff
Taylor and julie Bassett at Camas
and all the goods and money recover
ed. He is now engaged in mental
calculations on the number of years
It will require in the Pen to repay fol
the damage done.
Langc, the sheep man who disap
peared in the cold spell of last Janu.
airy from has cabin in the sink OF
Little Lost river is still missing. He
had about 1900 head of sheep, between
300 and 400 of which are in the pos
session of Mr.. Molly who took
them up as estrays and cared for them
Motly the first man who visited Lange's
place found a cabin 10 by IL con
tanning sheep both dead and alive
On removing the dead sheep he found
Lange's blankets and a few Other
articles OF property and edibles, cay
otcs had flocked there by the hundreds
and had made the hut perfect char
mel house. The supposition is thai
Lange started off in the cold spell for
assistance and died from exposure.