Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-11-23

thanksgiving Day, and we presume
i will be appropriately observed in
Blackfoot
The Y. c. NJ l., Eagle Rock, did a
genuine land Office business last
month. Their sales were double the
figures on their tabletof expectations
The Tautphaus canal, taken out of
Snake river near Eagle Rock, is grad
ually winding its way to Just's ranch
on upper Blackfoot.
There can certainly be no complaint
Of scarcity of water for lrrigating pur-
poses next year, that is II any runs in
Snake river.
We saw man at Montpelier We'd
nesday saw off SO square inches Of
the calf of his leg without fiinching,
groaning or moaning, but il was his
wooden leg.
Commissioner Ramsey, of Pocatello,
has been notified that the work of APP
praising the lots of the townsite will
begin at an early date as practicable
No time win be lost.
H. Horsely, OF Soda Springs, broke
a bone of his leg by jumping over a
counter few days ago and is now
confined 10 his room.
II. w. Smith will leave Ogden next
Sunday for Washington to argue the
Test Oath before the United States
Supreme Court, Dec. 9th.
The weather at Soda Springs and
eastward beyond Montpelier is damp
and disagreeable. 1t SHOWS a little
every day
Moore & Co, Of Soda Springs, are
selling an immense quantity Of goods
daily. The ranchers from the sur
rounding country are laying in their
winter supplies.
The Methodist Sabbath School ap-
pointed a committee last Sunday TO
arrange for Christmas Tree for the
members Of the school
The young folks will have dance
at the residence OF Mrs. Smith just
north Of town, this, Friday evening.
A large force Of carpenters are now
at work on the new dormitory at the
Fort Hall Indian school and expect
to have It ready for occupancy by
Christmas.
The Kennedy Combination and the
Charlotte Thompson troups played to
I good audiences at Hopkins Hall last
Friday and Saturday evenings.
Bergman g. Rogers sold to Dolph
johnson this week half.breed Shire
colt six months old that weighed six
hundred pounds.
| G. c. Stevenson, Territorial Super
intcndent OF Public Instruction, will
soon visit the counties of southern
and southeastern Inaho.
The Catholics will go for the scalE
of Mr. Morgan, Indian Commissioner
and DIR. Dorchester, Superintendent
OF Indian schools. They will oppose
the confirmation of both of them.
The Bannock Indian who was taker
from the Blackfoot Jail to Wyoming
a short time ago for killing a whit
man in the Cariboo country last sum
mer. committed suicide by cutting
the arteries in both wrists.
Custer county is sending lunatici
20 Blackfoot at the rate OF one week
What a blessing it would be to FL
more county IL she could get rid o
some of her surplus damphools at tina
rate.-Idaho Mail.
Every time we hear from Latal
county the count of the vote for state
hood has been increased First |
was 1900, then 2460 and now 1t i
2640 with several precincts to hea
from,
q. w. Powell, of Lost RIVER, pre-
sented the News Office this week witt
the largest and best specimen OF dee
antlers we have ever seen. Thanks,
G. Betterson Wilson, big cattl
man OF Little Blackfoot, will estat
lsh feeding stables at Fish-hayen ant
! ship stalled beef from that point
Montpelier is one of the prosperou
little towns Of south Idaho. A nun
ber OF new buildings are going up an
there is a general appearance of new
ness and freshness about the town.
II the division is extended fror
4 Spring Hill to Dillon the boys wi
suffer again. A number of them ow
/ GOOD homes there and removs
a means dead loss to them
A new organization representing q
4 invested capital Of over s3O, ,OOo, ,Oo'
n including all the prominent mlner'