Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-02-25


completed at good prices.
The revival meetings that have been
held at the Baptist church during the
past three weeks were discontinued
last Tuesday evening, but the meet
lngs at the Methodist church will be
continued until some time next week.
Dir. Presto BurrelI, of upper Black
foot, called Saturday evening and re-
ported everything lovely in his sec
tion and the ranchmen preparing to
speed the pillow, should the present
line weather continue.
II has been decided in the Supreme
Court OF Pennsylvania that person
may fry onions regardless OF the in
convenience the odor of the cooking
gives to the neighbors. 1t is decisions
like this that makes Anarchists out of
hitherto unoffensive citizens.
Every Democrat in Bingham coun.
ty should attend the Mass Meeting to
be held at Pocatello, March 2nd, for
the purpose Of organizing a County
Democratic Club. Every arrangement
is being made for grand time for all
who can find it convenient to attend.
IL is stated in Washington that the
United States Treasury surplus will
he tapped and some $30,000,0 900
drawn off for use on public buildings.
IL the buildings are honestly built the
expenditure will be wise one.
The trend of all signs point to a
vigorous and healthful summers
growth for Blackfoot and IL il fails
TO come, then the News will take the
props from under its observatory
whence il reads the signs that troop
in procession by 1t, and great will be
the fall.
Land Attorney John Montgomery,
Jr., who has an eye for the beautiful
and who takes great pleasure in the
collection OF art gems has collection
OF panel pictures, feather work, made
by Aztec Indians Of Mexico which for
real artistic beauty and skill cannot
be surpassed by similar work of any
adept Of the white race.
Our little bird is Huttering around
us like a humming bird around the
honeysuckle, so eager is he to tell
when the wedding will be. II is cruel
in us TO punish him so but then We
fear. like the bird that went out to
catch the early worm, he might be
caught himself il out too early.
We publish in another column to-
day challenge from j. Ed Smith, the
popular young attorney of Eagle Rock,
TO any protectionist OF Bingham coun-
ty to meet him in debate to discuss
the tariff question. Should any one
desire to accept the challenge and so
notify Mr.. Smith, the place and date
agreed upon win be Immediately pub
lished in the News.
1t is reported that the population
Of Dakota is rapidly diminishing ev-
cry day and by the time next winters
billiards. arrive large portion of the
inhabitants Of that Territory viii have
found homes in a more congenial
cline. II they desire TO find a coun-
try where the blizzard cometh not and
peace and plenty abound they should
come 10 Idaho aud settle.
The extreme cold weather in Janu-
ary followed by general thaw this
month with the atmosphere 50 very
heavily laden with moisture has been
conducive of many troublesome colds
and some serious sickness. Among
the Indians ON the reservation the
sickness has been Of a more fatal
character, ten having died there up
TO date during February.
An Arizona newspaper announces
the postponment of wedding sowing
10 the fact that the groom is too husl-
Is engaged in a poker game at the
Silver Starch Club rooms" The pa
per further explains that the clergy
man who was engaged to perform the
ceremony also got interested and took
hand. and as we go to press is kick
ing like an elephant because there is
limit TO the game.
There should he some steps taken
TO rid this town of the large number
Of worthless dogs that are prowling
around the streets all day and making
nights hideous with their bowling.
This is about the time of year that
dogs are said to 60 mad, and should
one happen to do so at the present time
great damage might be done before
they could be killed.
Hon. Fred Dubois writes us that he
thinks the fight for the division of
Idaho practically over and the banner
OF victory planted on our side. Every
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