Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-06-14
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Moscow, Idaho, had $4,000 fire
first Of last week
Court will adjourn here to-day and
open in Salmon City next Monday.
Reports say that another wedding
will take place in Blackfoot before
many weeks.
Judge Berry sentenced nine prison
ers TO the Territorial prison at Boise
City Wednesday evening.
Arthur Davidson, a typo on the
Albion Times, Is in town this week
on visit 10 his parents.
Caldwell laid the corner stone for
magnificent Masonic Temple first Of
the week.
II. L. Becraft, the tall man OF Po-
catello, was a visitor to the county
seat this week.
Crops In North Idaho are promis-
ing as they can be and farmers are
iubilant.
Sweeping changes have been made
on the Union Pacific system recently
among the high officials.
A telegram from Mr. Dubois says
the statehood bill will be called up
aud passed within a few days.
The court clerk and recorder will
be- the Only county officer who will
hold for four years under the state
constitution.
Judge Willard Crawford was elect.
cd a justice OF the peace at Athena,
Oregon, at last weeks election.
Ogden Is making grand prepara-
tiOns for Manii Gras Carnival which
takes place in that city July 4th.
Surveyor Jos. Clark, Of Eagle Rock,
was down this week winding up his
work for the Blackfoot Irrigation Co
Mr.. burst and wife, OF Salt Lake.
were here on visit 10 the family OF
Judge Morgan this week.
d. II. Beithan s moving into mis-
fine new double brick building this
week
The haying season has arrived and
many Of our ranchers are busy put
ting up their first crop which is said
to be exceedingly good.
Pat Murphy has been promoted.
lie Is now "boss" and will soon take
charge OF section near Camas.
Col. Woodfor,i Is now lecturing in
Pocatello. He is good talker and
should receive the assistance OF tenn.
perance people everywhere.
One of the largest crowds that ever
assembled at the Methodist church
attended the Children's Day exercises
Sunday evening.
"Decstrick Skule" at the school
house tonight Besure you be there.
The anti. Mormon county central
committee held meeting IN town
Monday evening, but nothing has
been learned Of its proceedings.
Miss Matte Behle returned home
Sunday morning from Illinois where
she has been attending school during
the past winter.
Miss Amelia Frost, OF Ross Fork,
has gone to her old home in Roches-
ter, New York, to spend the summer
with friends and relatives.
4 Mr.. Bennett, young man from
California, purchased this week all
the ranch property and stock OF John.
son Brothers. The consideration
we understand, was $500.
Our editor has been in Moscow all
the week attending the meeting OF
the Regents OF the Territorial univer,
sity.
The stockholders of the Blackfeo,
Irrigation Company held their annual
meeting at the court house Tuesday
and elected officers for the ensuing
year.
Prof. Faris, formerly of Blackfoot
but now of Ogden, was in town frs
of the week. He is now doing som,
engineering work for canal compan,
at Lewiston, this county.
! The FIRST play ever acted by the ole
boys and girls of town will be pro
. duced at the school house. Look ou
! for programme.
Children's Day service at the Bap
tist church next Sabbath. At III q
IN. the pastor will preach a sermon
to the children on the Resurrection
and at s p. IN, there will be a fora
concert by the Sabbath School.