Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-03-10
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The heaviest snow storm of N,
season visited this section Wednesda,
evening.
Miss Brooks, of Illinois. has arrivec
ahd entered upon her duties as teach
rr Ia the public school
The Board Of Directors Of the Tn
sane Asylum held their ouarterly
meeting this week.
Two immesions at the Baptis,
church Sunday evening last, Joseph
Miller and Mrs. Harvey.
The heavy snow storm prevented
many ladies from attending the Taria
discussion at the Court House We'd.
nesday evening last.
The attention of the NEWS readers
Is directed to the new Ogden and Salt
Lake ads 10 be found in this issue
Miss Jennie Mcconnell, Of Butte,
Montana, arrived IN the city Saturday
evening last ON a visit TO her sister
Mrs. George Stull.
Regular services at the Methodist
church ON next Sunday morning and
evening, The public is cordially in.
vited 10 attend.
Owing TO the illness OF her mother
Miss Blanche Jones has been called
home, temporarily we trust, from
school at Salt Lake City.
Mr. Porter, one of the substantial
ranchers from the west side, presented
the NEws Office with nice lot OF
vegetables Tuesday for which he will
please accept our thanks.
We yield much Of our space this
week TO the publication OF the pro-
ceedings Of the Democratic Mass
Meeting held at Pocatello last Friday
evening.
Why sensible people will continue
TO reside in such God-forsaken and
blizzard swept country as Dakota is
when such great advantages are offer
cd them in Idaho, is a mystery to us
Ticket making seems to be the or.
der Of the day, and some Of our prom.
incut citizens win doubtless follow
Blaine's example, and write a letter
declining 10 make the race.
The ladies of the W. c. T. u. will
hold another one Of their interesting
Gospel Meetings at the Baptist church
next Tuesday evening, March 18th,
to which they extend cordial invi.
tion 10 the public.
Miss Katie, daughter Of Manager
Lasher of the Pacific Hotel, Pocatello,
has been quite seriously III with inter.
miticnt fever, but we are pleased 20
learn, IS now convalescing.
Jones Brothers, those enterprising
butchers OF Pocatello, come to the
front this week with a nice 'ad' They
keep noRc but choice meats, and will
hll all orders sent them from along
the Utah & Northern road promptly
and satisfactorily.
Johnnie Carbon received telegram
Tuesday morning announcing the
death of his infant son, which occur.
red at Ogden on that morning. He
has the sympathy OF a host Of friends
in his bereavement
st. Patrick's Day, March 18th, will
soon be here, and the sons OF the
Emerald Isle all over the country are
making preparations TO celebrate il in
a fitting manner. The day is pecul.
iarly Irish, and there is not an Irish
man on earth with soul so dead that
his heart does not throb with patriot
ism at the mere mention OF 1t.
We do not wish 10 be considered as
kicking. but we would like to know
why Il Is that the south-bound train
carries the north.bound mail, and vice
versa. There must be an immense
amount Of sleeping on post among
the mail agents on the Utah & North.
crn road, and something should be
done to wake them up.
Sixty.two names were enrolled up
on the books Of the Bingham County
Democratic Club at Pocatello Friday
evening last, and $3.50 added to the
treasury. This is doing pretty well
for the first meeting Besides this
letters were received from prominent
Democrats from all over the county
expressing regrets at their inability to
be present and wishing the meeting
success and harmony.
The Tariff discussion at the Court
House, Wednesday evening, between
Attorneys Orr and Smith was well at
tended but not so largely as would
have been, had the evening been less
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