Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-02-09
GossIPY NEWS.
At the Reading Room tonight

Two accessions to the Methodist
church last Sunday morning.
Mrs Keith now has charge OF the
Star Restaurant and b prepared to
serve the hungry with the best the
market affords.
Judge Morgan and wife left Tues.
day morning for Salt Lake to visit
their daughters who are attending
school in that city.
Bergman & Rogers have new
"ad Ia this issue TO which the atten. i
ton Of buyers is directed.
Mr. JAS. Bierly started for Spring. (
field, illinois, on Monday morning i
with his wife whom he places in the
state asylum.
L. j. Porter and family moved to
the ranch Tuesday. Evidently the !
winter Is so tlne, ranchmen are con.
ie;nplaling putting in their crops.
The new Opera House at Pocatello
will he dedicated this, Friday evening,
with grand ball. Blacktoot will, we
understand, be well represented
Preaching services morning and !
evening Sunday 10 the Methodist !
church You have a cordial invita-.
iion 10 these services. Evening sub.
iecs: nGain vs. Loss in becoming a !
christian" !
The Indians have this winter deliy- 4
ed At the mill at Ross Fork 10 be a
ground into iiour $4,000 bushels Of
wheat This is a large increase oyer i
any former year, 80 We are told. 4
A large number Of applicants for Z
positions IN the public schools OF the =
county were examined By Superinien-
dent Gagon, Wednesday; but how (,
many succeeded Ia obtaining Ger a
iifcaios wc did not learn Il
Stacks Of money 10 loan on impfov.
pd farms by Brnmback & Lamb, En- !,
qunc al the News office !
CorSTr WARRANTS Bergman & 81
Rogers will pay the highest cash price N
for county warrants
The W. G. +. u. entertainment on I
Friday evening was the best thus far Z
given 10 Blackfooi. One Of the prom.
inent features was the part taken by y
the children. Mrs. Givens' address II
was 80 favorably received that il was y
published By request Z
DgD-Of inflammation Of the lungs, it
John Elmer, son OF Phineus and
Sarah Jane Tempest after an illness IA
u nine days. Born May Q, 1886; n
died January 26, 1889. The funeral oi
took place from the home Of his pa q
rents and the remains were Inferred 4
IN the Rcxburg cemetery. III
q. W. Weeks informs us that he
will leave In a short time for Chicago "
shcre he will enter the employ Of :he le
Fairbanks Scale Co. Mr. Weeks was re
n the employ Of this company for &c
sixteen wears before coming to Idaho, 9
md he being an expert workman the ,.
company has offered him good induce. 50
ncnts TO return. u'
some OF the Indian children ran 81,
WAY from school at Fort Hall last
week and before reaching the camps an
,ecame so benumbed by cold that ~.
hoy could not travel, and when found A
y a party Of old Indians they were "a
ii about ready to 60 in search OF the nl
lappy hunting ground. ia
All OF the employees in the govern
oent service on the Fort Hall res en-
ryation will come under Civil Service ba
ules this year The necessary blanks Ia;
or this purpose have been received by ed
gent Gallagher, and we presume an pa
sanitation will be held shortly. re,
~, .,,,,,,,o tel
We have been unable to procure al
much legislative news for this issue m,
'he solons have been putting in thelr
ime ON the Alturas division blli TINS
eek and at last accounts they re- bn
orted progress. II is now almost WI
prtain that old Alturas will be spilt nu
nd a new county formed. lar
NJ. Farr & Co., the largest SEED OF
callers in Ogden, have card in TINS do
sue Those Of our readers wishing tw'
,ed Of any kind will DO well to seno lea
,eir orders to this firm They are be'
for grass and field seeds
"a can give you very close figures int
- them with an order pi,
4 telegram from Washington dated nc y
ohrnary 9th, says Dubois bill releas- o.
y the lower half Of Fort Hall reser ne
Zion 4 containing over 3OO,OOV acres , up np