Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-07

anu len bile, Montana. The forest
fires then may be said to be showed
under.
Rev Mr.. Lyons will be at Eagle
Rock Sunday and consequently there
will be no preaching at the Baptist
church.
Prof Faris, formerly principal of
the public school at this place, is
with an engineer corps OF the Pacific
Short Line.
Among notable events booked for
Blackfoot next year are the meetings
Of the Grand Encampment OF the G.
A X. and :he Grand Union w. G. T.
U. OF the territory.
Idaho has eighteen counties and
does anybody know OF Ave sections
Of school land in each OF these coun-
ties that will sell at public auctlon
for ten dollars per acre, yea, at five
dollars per acre.
How many acres of school lands
between American Falls aud Caldwell
and between .Blackfoot and Arco will
sell for ten dollars per acre, yea for
two dollars per acre? Let the in
formed rise mp in meeting and speak
out.
A young ;nan in Juliaetta gave his
best girl handful OF sugar-coated
pills, supposing them To he confec-
tionary. The girl looked like the last
rose Of summer next day, while the
young man borrowed five dollars and
left town--Siar OF Idaho.
TnE News is proud of the honors
paid our BlackfOot ladies at the Grand
Union Of the W. e. T. L. at Boise.
The truth is our Blackfoot ladies de.
serve honor at home and abroad, for
they are always 10 be found working
noll, for the heiterment OF the condi-
ii n ~ the human race.
George Holbrook and Robert apil
Ralph Osborn, who have been si' x
with fever since their return fruni
Soda Springs and The Portneuf. are
still quite sick but not considered
dangerously SO.
Rube Dunn's brown mare Julia and
John Misslin's bay mare will make n
dash over the track in a week or two
for handsome purse. This will be
an exciting race and will furnish fun
for all lovers of the sport or the
time and place due notice will be
given.
An engineer corps Of the Chicago
& Northwestern Railway Co, is now
in the northern part OF this county
making a line of survey westward for
that road. Members of the corps are
confident that the road will be built.
The line as now run will cross the u.
q n. road above Camas.
The Comedietta. The Boston Dip,
was played "a full house on Friday
evening, and the praises heaped upon
our young players were well deserved.
The encouragement given home talent
was in keeping with the liberaIity and
intelligence OF our people. and we are
warranted in saying that all left the
hall amply repaid by the evenings
entertainment
A prominent bachelor OF Blackfoot
modestly enquire,l yesterday after the
health Of our little bird. Now that's $
what We call significant The little
bird fluttered around our desk several
DAYS last spring to tell something on
this very same bachelor hut we for.
hade his telling. We wonder If n
letter has come bringing sweet words
suggestive Of the tell-tale stories our
little bird tells.
A fatality that is ominous seems to
have oyertaken the parties attempt
inc 10 print the Constitution of Ida
no. The Salt Lake Tribune engaged
to print II in supplement form and
all its printers for that job we're Ia
ken sick aud the undertaking was
abandoned. The Boise Statesman
nut force on It and that force was
disabled. and so It looks like the
rods. the weather or elements are
against II in someway.
Numerous requests have been made
that our little troupe of home talent
that PLAYED the Boston Dip at Hop
kins' Hall to crowded house Friday
evening should appear before the foot.
lights again IN the near future. These
requests are tlattering AID much ap.
prcciated but no promises can be made
for the present
Ode To The Moon" poem which
we publish in another column to-day
was written by staff officer of Genl
Twirrs Of Mexican war fame and a
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