Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-02-23
COSBY NEWS.

Services at the Methodist church
sunday morning All invited.
Stages over the challis and Ketcb.
'im route are running again.
Ralph Morgan has been appointed
a Notary Public by Gov. Stevenson.
4 number Of loaded teams pulled
out Tor Lost River country Tuesday.
There is talk Of brick hotel being
built in town next summer. ?
The Grand Lodge OF Knights of
Pythias has been in session al Boise
City this week.
Efforts are being made at Boise TO
have the branch road extended TO the
corporate limits Of the city.
Il Is now well understood that Genl
Harrison will call an extra session Of
Congress soon after his Inauguration.
Madame Rumor says there are Ave
parties wanting TO be postmaster at
Blackfoot. Under the law but one
can be appointed.
Altnras county friends are taking
heart In the matter of division and
hope 10 defeat the measure.
More harm results from the great
number Of good laws not enforced
than from the lack Of other good laws
not enacted
Major Gallagher, Indian Agent at
Ross Fork, has been reported quite
sick this week; and AS soon as he is
able will go east for treatment
BoRx-wednesday morning, Feb
rnary goth TO Mr.. and Mrs. George
Rogers, a son, mother and son doing
well.
Owing 10 the sickness Of Judge
Logan the water case Of Wclch ct al.
". r. J. Anson ct al. was not argued
in the supreme court on the 18th.
Vice president Morton owns resi-.
denoc In Washington but not being
able TO get possession for the inangu.
ration has rented another for $500
for one week.
A Blackfoot man who left Black.
foot for the golden shores Of Califor.
MIA has learned by sorrowful expert.
cuoe that there are worse places than
Blackf0ot Put Il down another man
has learned all that gli,tcrs Is not gold
TnE NEWS was misinformed when
Il made a statement. two weeks ago,
that Mr. Bicrly had taken his wife 10
the insane asylum at Springfield, Ill
He took her on a visit 70 relatives
living there
II. NJ. Bennett has resigned the
craftsmanship Of the Territorial Re
publican Central Committee but no
successor has been elected
A rich treat is Ia store for those
who may attend the Sabbath School
entertainment by DR. Giyens' class mt
the Methodist church Sunday evening
See programme in another column.
The Pacific hotel company has put
IN A claim for 100000 damages
against the U. =. Ky. Company for
placing dining cars on the Golden
Gate specials. This arrangement is a
little hard ON the hotels.
Indian Commissioner 0berly fayors
compulsory education for the Indians
Il will take compulsory" or some
thing equally as strong 10 substitute
the young idea for the bow and arrow.
Sam Jones says II some protesting
christians were TO get $l0 an hour
for every bit Of time they put in do
ing good work for God, they would
not get enough on square settlement
10 buy cake Of gingerbread,
.Jay Gould understands the science
Of railroad economies; he has made
another change on his lines by which
he saves $4,000 per month, but the
moor crews that run his trains save
nothing, not even their places.
There will be services at the Bap.
tist church next Sabbath morning and
evening Subject morning discourse
oIIeayen. evening, 50 review OF the
life Of Charles Darwin. a
cordial invitation is extended to all
to come
Abraham Lincoln was tallest OF ali
up to his day and General
Harrison win be the shortest Lincoln
was d feet, 4 inches and General Har
rison 3 feet 5 inches.
A Frenchman dining at one OF our
hotels said: II take It for granted
that sheep and cattle are born at as
tender an age in America as elsewhere,
hut society for the protection OF AM.
- ,roLablv prevents their being