Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-07-27

better water than can be taken from
the Portnenf or else PocatelIo msast
look out for sickness
With the heat and dust ride from
American Falls TO HAsmaington 10 any
thing but an evening picnic by The
sea shore.
John Montgomery, Jr., received o
letter from The HALEY relief commit
tee Wednesday acknowledging the re-
ccipt OF Blackfoot's contribution.
Blackfoot people have, during the
past six weeks, subscribed and paid
s760 for the benefit of sufferers BIZ
fires and floods.
DR.. Beane, of Pocatello, has been
quite sick, and when he gets sick the
people feel it. DR. Beane is not far
from the top of the profession in this
territory.
Our editor and wife, z. s. Whittier
and daughter and Major P. Gallagher
left on Sunday mornings train for
Boise City.
Everybody should seize the oppor-
tunity TO visit the Hot Springs ntiar
HALEY. An excursion party leaves
Pocatcllo to-day. Round trip s5.
The townsite survey at Pocatcllo Is
still incomplete, and If the man in the
moon cannot tell when it will be com
pleted who can2
Services AT the Methodist and Rap
tist churches Sunday morning and
evening. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended TO all 10 attend.
Agent Cozier came near losing his
residence by fire Monday evening last
Fortunately the fire was discovered
and extinguished before it had made
much headway.
The Good Templars will hold their
regular quarterly election of officers
this evening, Saturday. After the
election refreshments will be served
TO all members present
The great human cry is FOR water,
water. Farmers want IL. stocilnen
want II, uafuers want it, and all kinds
of vegetation want it. Water is worth
more than statehood
A brakeman on the train Wednes-
day mistook Fred Vcgler for mar
ried man. Fred denied the allegation
hut gave him wink in cypher which
interpreted meant he would be soon.
Some members of the constitution
nj convention have spent ms much
time ON railroads going to and fro as
they have spent in the convention
hall.
The railroad company is experien-
cling some trouble in getting a sufIi-
cient water supply for its tanks along
the Utah & Northern road. At some
stations there is none to get
The management of the Agricultu-
raj Association Is very quiet about
the coming Fair. 1t will be useless
to advertise it the day before it
opens.
II we would only compare our sit.
uations with those who are worse off
than we are, instead OF always with
those who are better of, we would be
much happier for it.
The evils resulting from habitual
costiveness are many and serious, hut
the use Of harsh, drastic purgatives is
quite as dangerous, In Ayers Pills,
however, the patient has mild but
effective aperient, superior to all 9TH
ers, especially for family use.
A. +. Gartner, special agent for the
Phoenix Insurance Co., was in town
this week, and authorized the pay
ment of the policy held by VIM. Mes.
ter covering an insurance on the house
burned a week ago, The claim was
Ipromptly settled through their agent,
+. w. Vogler, Of this place,
John Williams was arrested Tues.
day by Constable Hafer upon war
rant sworn out by his wife for dis.
turbing the peace. He was taken be-
fore Judge Orr and fined twenty dol.
lars. in default of which he was sent
to the county Jail.
Some Of the people who have left
Blackfoot within the past six months
and who have seen new places under
the dazzling light of q boom, have
begun to realize that Blackfoot is not
the worst place on Gods green earth
after all
Rains In the east have been as de-
structive to crops as lack OF water has
been TO them In the west Every
week we hear of floods and freshets.
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