Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-02-11

Services tonight and tomorrow
night at the Methodist church
Bill High has resigned as guard at
the Jail and Frank Bixby has been
appointed in his stead.
When Goldsmith wrote she stoops
to conquer he had his eye on woman
at the washtub.
There Is nothing that will turn a
Woman's head sooner than new bon
net behind her.
An exchange says it is an excellent
thing for a man to belong to church,
buta poor thing for that man to think
the church belongs to him.
Measles raging in Soda Springs and
Assessor Gorton was kept from hold
ing delinquent tax sale by sickness
in his family.
The W. 9. I. U. meetings are adj
journed until call of the executive
committee. Mrs. L. CRAWFORD,
Secretary pro tenn.
The ice bridge across Snake river
has at last succumbed to the chinook,
aud ranchmen and travellers now have
to ante up their toll as Of yore
An interesting programme has been
prepared for the Teachers Association
TO be held at Pocatello, February 90,
and "a We acknowledge the receipt
OF one from the committee.
Hon. Silas w. Moody, Territorial
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
is booked for a lecture before the
Teachers Association at Pocatello, on
Thursday evening, February oath.
Measles is invading a number OF
towns in the southwestern part of the
Territory and with sufficient stock in
hand TO distribute TO every family.
A change in depot agents has been
made at the Blackfoot Office. Demuth
goes TO the express office at Pocatello
and Mr.. Crosier succeeds him here.
We have heard of men dying In
their boots and in their tracks but
Mr.. cutshaw tells us of calf at Market
Lake that froze to death standing and
not in snow drift at that.
DIR. Behlc expects by next week TO
have q fresh supply Of animal vaccine
or cowpox virus, taken fresh from the
heifer; best stock and thoroughly re
liable. Those interested take notice
and govern themselves accordingly.
The man with a plenty of sound
potatoes in his cellar is subject for
congratulation. Potatoes will be po-
tatoes in the spring and it will take
money to buy them. These facts you
may quietly tell your wife.
The success Of the Pie Party at
Mrs. c. p Piercc's Tuesday evening
demands an encore from the ladies of
| the society. We have always noticed
that pies are popular and vanish like
hot cakes
The Salmon City Recorder reports
that a rich gold quartz discovery has
been made near Cold Spring Station
on the stage road from that city to
| Red Rock The station is ~ miles
east OF Fort Lemhi. The Recorder
adds Everybody in our city is going
wild over the discovery.
There is rumor, true or untrue, we
cannot say, that the smallpox is now
raging in Butte. IL it be true it will
be well for people TO resort to vacci.
nation. An ounce of prevention is
worth pound Of cure, and more, il
is always best to be ON the safe side
j. Ed Smith and father returned
from Salt Lake Saturday whittier the
old gentleman went for surgical treat
ment. While there DIR. Pinkerton re
moved large tumor from his back
and grated in the inciscd wound skin
taken from the arm and the patieSI
is improving splendidly.
\ It is reported that the BannocE
mill at Era win resume operation in
short time. When this is done the
population of that little town will bC
greatly increased and lively times will
be Witnessed again
The Leap Year Rall this, Friday
evening will equal il not eclipse an,
ever given at Hopkins Opera House
We base this prediction on the fac
that ladies are in charge and are mas
tcrs of ceremonies and failures aut
Railways are not in their vocabularies
Blackfoot's future greatness is il
the hards of its citizens, BY unit,
and coacert of action 1t can be made
place of no small Importance. Many
cities and towns have had slow be
ginning but enterprise, pluck and pusl
gave them a start and once startet