Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-03

Farms along the rivers in Arkansas
are under water again, being the third
overflow since the 10th of March.
Franklin, Idaho, post Office was
robbed a few days ago Of a registered
letter. The boy who carries the mail
to the trains is the suspected party
and is under arrest.
An inmate Of Utah Insane Asylum
cut the throat OF Chinaman inmate
a few days ago with a razor that an
attendant happened to leave exposed |
in his room. The uhinaman's head
was nearly severed from the body.
All the streams in the county are
getting full this warm spring weather. |
Judge Burns, for six successive
years probate Judge Of Custer county,
and proprietor of the Challis House,
one Of the best kept hotels in Idaho,
died last week.
Early vegetables have made their
appearance in market but they first
come through Ogden market.
Special Land Agent Tyner, of Boise
City, has been over several days this
week and is coming back soon What's
up.
1t is claimed by the best railroad
men that no road can be handled prop
erly whose trains run off schedule
time. Whew! IL this be true, we know
a road that properly" is not known
in the handling at all.
Behle & Sons soda fountain, foun-
tam Of the most delightful summer
beverages, is at the service Of the
public. Try a draught and your
tongue will speak praise.
Ed Coltman. Beaver Canon, one OF
the most courteous agents on the U.
& n. road, will take a two months
! holiday and with his family visit old
5 friends in the east
More tees have been planted in
r Blackfoot this spring than were ever
n known in one season before; still ther'
is room for more, and 1t is not toc
late either.
: Bad for way passengers. None o.
|, ! the freight trains are allowed to carr
l. passengers north of CamAs. The or
1t der went into effect May lst
II One OF the busiest officials In thu
y county is Judge Fisher of Pocatello
His balances are kept busy every da,
"A weighing out justice to those who lik
1 the exhilerating atmosphere of tn
AZ court room.
Joe Miller, not Stenographer Joe
l. but Attorney Joe, is doing the honor
:. OF Hawley & Reeves office, durlnI
their absence at Idaho City.
The manager OF the work of wider
: ing the guage Of the Utah & Norther
- from McCammon to Ogden who cam
" west last fall, was going TO teach th
westerners something about railroad
m ing by completing his work in Apri
rk The company will be congratulated
ly It is completed by September.
Machinery for boring artesian vel
.. has reached Pocatello We unde
50 derstand the freight alone was 800
to So much confidence have the man
ell facturers In its work that they seI
an expert along to superintend u
n. first experiment.
at A few hogs are running at lar
ny about town and are doing much dal
are to gardens, II they are not pc
n ned the town census will soon she
on fewer hogs. We heard a man ma
ON that statement and we saw busine
in his off eye. AS a neighborly .
we give this gratritous informatl
'i, TO the owners.
,Sa ~ The Odd Fellows Of Eagle Ro
No observed the 26th with much &c
aud wound up the day with gra
hall at the Burgess House. A nu
'ek ber OF our Blackfoot people, lad
rms and gentlemen, attended the ball
" Christopher james Lynch, v
claimed to be spotter for the I'm
Pacific system at salary OF sl3
week and 81 per day expenses '
= himself made spotted last week b,
conductor on the Montana division
has the Utah & Northern road Cbri'
Iool pher attempted to beat the comps
OF and have an honest conductor
her charged by making false reports
chris won't try the same racket
that line again. For a long time
sys, will prefer standing to seat {
anu leather cushion in caboose.
ack One Of the conundrums that
man can solve is, to tell what
oress will do for silver. The SCI
oca' wants one thing and the House
10 other A certain man once wa
~ y. Is one thing and his wife another
10 lot was finally agreed that the wife sh
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