Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-04-19

-. ite Jall sunday night. Soml
were recaptured. None have escaped
rom the Blackfoot Jail under tle
present management.
AS a proof of improvements poine
on IN the country around Rlackfoot
Junge Hopkins has sold more thar
double the quantity OF lumber sold h
this date last year.
The new bell for the NJ. Il. Church
aloer lingering at the way stations
ana side tracks along the route for so
long a time, has at last arrived, and
will soon be at home in the church
belfry.
kev. Mintzer, recently appointed
superintendent of the Lemhi Indian
school, has moved from Salmon CITY
% the agency and will proceed to or
game the school in good shape for
the fall term.
Commencing April %, the Union
racine company will inaugurate a Sc
rles OF home seekers excursions from
Omaha to all points in Idaho. Utah
wyoming and Montana.
A United States inspector Of Land
Offices spent last week in Blackfoot
he gave the Office here a thorough
inspection, and OF course found every
thing up TO Uncle Sans taste.
Special Land Agent Matthews has
moved into his new home, a recent
purchase, and is putting the grounds
in nice lawn-like shape. That's the
kind Of enterprise that adds beauty
to towns.
When men collect together and
bask In the warm sunshine on the
sunny sides Of the streets in early
springtime does it 60 to show that
their wives aru cleaning house and
making gardens at home.
G. q. Wright, manager for the Co
Op Machine Co, at Eagle Rock, was |
married to an Ogden lady last week,
and THE News trusts that ever bloom
ing roses may be found all along their
pathway of life.
J. 5. Harrison, Of Wabash, Indiana,
started April 10 to walk 10 San Fran
cisco, a distance Of 5000 miles in 65
days on a wager Of $4,000 He thinks
be will yet there. Two judges on horse
back accompany him.
Postmaster Barrett, of Salt Lake
City is not progressive enough for
the growing city. His office has not
kept pace with the improvements,
hence he is ordered down and out
out What an excuse.
Day is dawning. A Tennessee Judge
has decided that hotel cannot legal
y charge a guest for fire in his room,
holding that the house agreed to
make him comfortable when it opened
Tor public business, You hear that.
Commissioners Carter and King
nave held the fort this week, Com
missioner Hickey being present only
,ne day. "The Kings business needs
but who is king the county
,r the railroad?
The Grand Army men made one
mistake when in encampment at
3lackfoot They did not invite Gen.
Alger to be present. He is on tour
Il visitation to the encampments in
he West
CONGRESSMAN RANDALL's last word /
ras "mother" When none but the |
amily were near he always addressed s
is wife by that endearing term, and {
lst as life was ebbing away he look G
up into her face and said-mother, {
nd then fell on sleep. I
DR.. w. II. Behle has recently pur- q
hased nice horse and buggy and 9
an now attend to his country calls at Q
ny hour day or night At night he !,
i'll be found at his residence on
econd street,
'Tis the devil sends the strong 4
March wind il
That blows the skirts so high, c
But an angel sends the clouds of o
dust e
That blinds the bad mans eye. s
Stenographer Joe Miller IS now
i'll fiedged lawyer, born TO the profes-
on during the Bear Lake term of h
,urt. There is plenty of room at the $
D for Idaho lawyers, and we want to II
e Joe's optics turned on that place. o
Blackfoot Glee Club purposes ! !
usical concert in the very near by :
ID by. The Club was much compli- = !,
ented for its good music at the G. y r
r. entertainment, and its home :
,oplc will no doubt present crowd = !,
house when the evening for the !, :
,ncert rolls round, !,
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