Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-01-21
TERRITORIAL. NEWS.
6athsrsd From Our Exchanges From All
Over The Terrliuv.

take up the cases on the regular cal
andar last week.
The severe cold weather broke into
the plans of the Grand Army men at
Boise City on the 18th inst. The
meeting was SHINY attended
Challas saw the mercury in its
thermometers sink in the bulbs last
week; that means it was as cold as it
could be.
The road from Challis to Bonanza
is in about as good condition as ever
known at this time of year. 1t is
quite different in other directions. The
road to Blackfoot is reported as bad
especially between Lost River and
Root Hog. The Bayhorse road is
very near impossible from gorge,
which has blocked the Salmon up and
piled high the ice on the little sandy
mile or two above Casper Mack's
farm Messenger.
The Butte Miner says-Hon. Mr..
Burke, for whom the town of Burke,
idaho, is named, viii be candidate
for Congress from Idaho, this year.
Wood River country has had all the
snow it wants for one season. Three
four and five feet is the average depth.
Trains on the Oregon Short Line,
the past week, like those on the Utah
& Northern, ran ON the ooff and on"
time table.
Cattle in the vicinity of Mountain
Home are quoted at low figures.
Bayhorse has temporarily closed
down.
We will all love Idaho, all the more
when the winter is gone and the
spring time comes with its birds and
flowers. Some days will be cold and
dreary, it matters not where we are.
The Caldwell Tribune comes to us
enlarged and as bright as a new pin.
We congratulate our contemporaries
on their journalistic success and the
people of Caldwell on having such
energetic, enterprising journalists
May its shadow never grow less.
THE two Territorial Central Com
mittees, Democratic and Republican
have been called to meet at Boise
City january 18th.
THE next Grand Encampment o
the Idaho Department of G. A. R
will be held at HALEY in April 1889
The Boise Statesman has made it
appearance as daily, and real gooC
daily it is too for beginner.
Bro. Booth, of the Salmon Cit
Recorder, has a tender place abou
his peric ardium for widows, and "
suspect that some bright widow, wit.
her weeds freshly laid aside, will b
added to his editorial staff before tn
butter cups bloom again.
Five or six years ago, when man
fruit trees we're killed, the mercur
in the u. s. Signal Office told twent!
eight degrees below zero.
The mail carrier between Idaho Cit
and Silver mountain tells the Worl
that snow at Banner is four feet dee
and the same at Graham.
The supreme court is resting on il
ermine awaiting the arrival of Assoc
ate Justice Buck, who is probabl
foundering around in some Mort
Idaho snow drift.
Cassia County Times-A strang'
in town now is almost curiosity.
Snake river is frozen over and Il
teams are crossing on the ice.
No mails, no excitement and ever
thing on the stand still-the local I
porter is almost tempted to comm
suicide to get up sensation.
It is claimed that Saturday, Sundi
and Monday last were the colde
days ever experienced in this count
The Thermometer ranged from TWEEN
to thirty below zero.
S. r. Gwin arrived from his trip
California last week. He struck Ida
during its cold blast and speaks
the contrast in the temperature of I
two climates as somewhat remarkat
The Elko, Nevada, Independ'
says the Manitoba railroad has ga
of surveyors in the country imme
ately north Of Wells examining rou
passes, etc. They are apparently a
ing for the Pacific coast via Shosh,
Falls, Idaho,
Boise Democrat. -Gov. e. A. 81