Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-02-14

stormy weather is no good.
George Holbrook returned home
Thursday morning from Monmouth,
where he had been attending
school.
Before next election the Farmers
Alliance will be strong factor in
Bingham county politics. This is con-
tdential, and you may hang it up on
a strong peg in memory.
The heavy snow storms in Nebraska
and Wyoming last Sunday blockaded |
the roads and cut us off from eastern |
mails for two days.
Six mail and passenger trains were
tied up on the U. p. road between |
Cheyenne and Omaha Monday on ac-
count OF the snow blockade.
Boise City was ablaze with fire. !
works on the evening Of Judge Clag- !
gett's election.
Farmer McCurdy, Of Fort Hall In
dian school, who has been on the sick
list for many weeks, is now in Black
foot under medical treatment of DIR.
Behle.
When the census enumerator visits
Blackfoot in the summer time he will
find healthy increase Of population
over his last report
The Umatilla Indian reservation is
70 be opened TO settlement This was
a long delayed justice. Ten years
have passed since the treaty was made
and not until the present day has the
government seen tit to put the treaty
in force and open the reservation.
A lady travelling on the U. p. road
gave premature birth to twins at Po-
catello this week. 1t is alleged that
her trouble was brought on by a
wreck in which she was frightened,
and she wants damage 10 the amount
OF S25, 900 for her mishap.
The refusal Of Gov. Wiley to ap-
point Blackfoot man on the board
Of asylum directors is disappoint-
ment TO the many friends of the insti-
tuition. The names Of more than one
were laid before him with excellent
endorsements, but he saw fit for rea-
sons best known to him to put them
where the day light shineth not Sure
IN il cannot be, as has often been in.
timated, that the governor has moth
ing in his store house for Bingham
county republicans.
The visiting committee to the In
sane Asylum provided by prompt leg
islation for their own pay, while The
employees and creditors Of the institu
tion are still unpaid; but then sci
preservation is the first law Of nature
dontcher know.
FoR SALE-Horse, Buggy aud Har
ness Win be sold cheap. Apply t.
+ w. T. REEVES.
Another Butte City firm. Holliste
: & Co, Grocers, made an assignmen
, on last Thursday.
A party Of 0gdenites were arreste
and put under $500 bonds for allege
bribery in Mondays election.
: We will pay the highest cash pric
for COUNTY WARRANTS.
: BERRYMAN & ROGERS.
Miss Hilda Bailye has returned
j. Blackfoot and thanks the ladies
: town for their kind patronage an
! still hopes toretain their appreciation
In the election Of 4th United Stat
Senator Mr.. Dubois friends were cit
. er purposely absent or threw aw;
c their votes in way 10 make the pr
; ceedings appear as ridiculous as pc
. sible.
. Rev Mr. Lyons, pastor Of Bapti
church, has occasion for Thanksgi
ing service because Of the birth of
:, son. the first born in his family. III
. little assistant pastor came to the pi
sonage Tuesday under all the ble'
it ings and joys of grateful parents !
y. their first born.
n Montpelier has organized CONF
~ nv of National Guards of Idaho, a
Il Capt. Chamberlain, of Idaho Fal
,s mustered them in service last Sat
4 tday. The company will be desigl
ted in the line as Company II.
n. Sneaker Fem Of the House, and
IT. s Dunaway enrolling clerk, have b
lis 4 bit OF correspondence that will
st investigated by a committee ]
X matter is now the property of
he House and must be disposed of
le' that body.
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