Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-08-10


fine lot of vegetables OF
different kinds. Thanks.
Mr.. Lloyd and family arrived from
California last Friday evening and
will make Idaho their future home.
Bingham county has plenty of room
for such men as Mr.. Lloyd and her
citizens bid him welcome.
The Boise correspondent Of the Salt
Lake Herald keeps writing to his pa
per that the convention is ready to
break up in a row, and still the con-
vention meets and adjourns every day.
The canal meeting Saturday after
noon at Fox's school house was well
attended, and sufficient stock was
taken to insure the canal This will
be one of the largest canals taken .
from Snake river south of Eagle Rock |
This was a business meeting that
meant business. Good.
0PH FOR THE PARK.-Mrs. Stull,
Misses Mcconnell, Brooks, Murphy
and Morgan and Mr.. Stuli, Sr., and
Ralph Morgan left overland for the
National Park Thursday. Besides
seeing the wonders they expect q good
time generally
Sullivan and Kilrain will now have
to fight Mississippi court for fight
ing one another on Mississippi soil.
Sullivan is there under arrest and
Kilrain is on his way there
AT Mondays election in Utah the
/ Liberals won famous victory in Og-
den and Salt Lake. j. \. Kimball,
well known in all Idaho, was elected
TO the legislature from Ogden, but
! Kentucky Smith was defeated for the
council by a small majority.
Judge Warrimer, probate judge OF
Boise county mysteriously disappear
ed June 18th. He was old, weak and
infirm. Search was made but moth
ing could be learned of him. This
week his remains were found in dry
gulch near Banner. 1t is thought
there were two feet of water in the
gulch at the time and that he fell IN
and was drowned.
Bingham county is the largest coun
ty in the territory; it has more miles
OF railroad than any county; it has
more water streams and longer streams
than any county; it is rich in miner
ais: it has as fine scenery as any coun
ty and il has the best mineral springs
: in all the west.
Col. Hannaford, OF Pocatello, wh'
was arrested for selling liquor on th'
$ Indian reservation, was taken befor
Judge Berry under writ of habeai
e corpus and released. This matte
settles the townsite question so far a
e the court is concerned. The townsit
!. is open but mind the Indian Depart
n ment does not deal with all new com
n ers as tresspassers.
A man named Goodenough was u
n before Judge Hopkins Wednesday o
r the charge of burglary and larceny
4 The Judge did not think the testim'
g nv good enough to hold Mr.. Goot
enough and so he thought it woul
be good enough for the peace an
= dignity of the territory to have Nj
. Goodenough discharged, and he wa
. discharged.
/, The prophets who foresaw the deaf
: : and burial OF Eagle Rock have live
. long enough to see that town on IL
% highway to success and prosperit
a While these prophets were keepin
" watch over the corpse the people wei
making canals and bitches and Il
n town to day is in the heart of one I
re the best irrigated districts in the te
" ritory. Water is king in Idaho, an
Eagle Rock is close to the king.
n A company of capitalists will tai
n out a 40 foot canal from Snake riv
ne below Market Lake and run it to Il
10 foothills east of Eagle Rock, then
southerly towards Basalt and Blac
", foot. Mr.. Clark, the engineer thin
m the survey will bring it close to Blac
n foot A survey Of 12A miles has be-
On made, and he has been ordered to e
tend it % miles further This can
:. will reclaim all the lands north
:. Eagle Rock and that fine body
n lands lying east of the railroad |
ar tween Eagle Rock and Basalt
Mrs. Taylor, mother of Madam
pe AL and Ed Criswell, saw the return
nd another anniversary of her birthd
of Thursday. She has now passed {
IN seventy fourth milestone in her jol
ey ney of life To rejoice with her
its return number of friends, ladi
and gentlemen, gathered at the hol
'Mar M of Mrs. AL. Criswell Thursday event