Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-02-04

-" ~" va Ah1ih StIccL verify Dlach-
foot will witness a building boom this
summer heretofore unknown in the
history Of the town.
The Minnie Palmer case against
the Utah & Northern Railway com
pany has been argued and the court
now has il under advisement.
The railroad company is getting
supply of ice out of Snake river
near Eagle Rock, and hauling it to
their ice houses in Pocatello.
A wedding, it is reported, will take
place soon in which two of Poeatellos
most prominent young residents will
be chief actors.
The Republicans will hold CON
vention at Boise City on first Wednes-
day in May to elect two delegates to
the National Convention to be held in
Chicago June 10Th.
Complaints against the management
OF mail matters on the Utah &
Northern are being made at the other
end of the line this time. The Butte
Miner raises howl.
The ladies of the w. c. T. u. will
hold temperance meeting Mt the
Methodist church Tuesday evening,
February l4th. Everybody invited.
The ladies of the Baptist Church
will give Dime Sociable at the resi-
dence of Mrs Shelbourne this, Friday,
evening You are cordially invited
TO attend.
Several eastern drummers were in
town this week interviewing our mer-
chants and offering them unheard of
bargains in spring goods, etc.
IL there were an occasion for an
extra session of the legislature who
would represent Bingham county in
the Council and who would be Hon.
c. b. Nhcelers colleague in the lower
House?
Reports from northwestern Idaho
bring the intelligence that Hon. J. NJ.
Burke Of Shoshone county, will be a
prominent candidate for Congress on
the Democratic ticket
Emmett Gallagher now stands be
hind the counter in w. T. Mellick' 4
store at Ross Fork and attends TO the
wants Of his customers.
Uncle Sam has sent out nice two
seat spring wagon for the use of the
employees at the For. Hall Indian
school in travelling TO and from this
place for their mail.
The snow in the vicinity Of Black
/ foot has melted TO such extent that
sleighing can no longer be INDUCED
ia and wagons and buggies have agair
come into use.
The great storm in the east, tht
greatest for forty years, that ragged
since our cold spell passed by has
equalized the suffering in the twc
coast regions OF the country.
4 Reports from all points Of the com
pass in the county say stock are doing
ing splendidly considering the strug
/ gle they were forced to make agains
the storm Of two weeks ago.
The prospective plans for increased
accommodations and for extensive
advertising point rs straws TO a ga!
summer at Soda Springs.
Dakota takes consolation from th,
late blizzard in this that the driftct
SHOWS will be long in melting and viii
furnish moisture TO the wheat crop
until late in the spring
4 Another wreck occurred on the I
& \. road near Dillon last Saturda,
and a brakeman had both legs cut oi
lust below the knee. The wreck wa
caused by two engines jumping th
track.
We told gallant old man yestel
day Of the approaching leap year bal
and he involuntarily began humming
Backward, turn backward, oh Tim
in your flight,
Make me young again just for tina
night"
In our columns devoted to Terrific
rial News we give the patriotic an
earnest appeal of the Democratic Ger
trail Committee to Congress agains
any action on its part for dismembel
mcnt of Idaho.
Prospective leap year balls hav
the same effect on old bachelors tina
the roar Of cannon have on old wa
horses How high they hold thei
heads, how spry their steps at tn
sound. Blackfoot is going to have
leap year ball. and Blackfoot has som
bachelors.
DIR. Maddox and Agent Gallaghe
of Ross Fork, made the News ottic
A pleasant call Tuesday evening, Th
doctor says he is growing weary 9
bachelor life, and hopes ere the rose
bloom again TO shuttle off the coil {
single blessedness and Join the BEN
! diets. May success attend him,
Whatever you may have to sa
nnninst the weather of two weeks az,