Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-25

den. They will run on an evening
time table.
William p. Glenn, late editor and
proprietor Of the Payette TRANSCRIPT.
died OF consumption at HALEY, Mon
day at noon. The deceased leaves
wife and two small children to mourn
his loss.
/ Mrs. Reese, the temperance lecturer,
tells a good story about extracting a
half dollar from a childs stomach.
aud i Is only equalled by DR. Blake's
(of Moscow jew baby story. But we
cant repeat that.
W. K. Hawks, of Bennington Yer.
mont, was in Blackfoot this week. He
came TO Idaho to look after his cattle
interest From Blackfoot he went
north TO Montana.
Say, did you ever figure on the
amount OF acold vittles" and few pies
a grass widower banquets on in a
months time? Oh, such life makes
me tired.
Pocatello authorities are making Il
warm and lively for the inmates of
the low dens and dives of that city.
A number have been arrested and
lined and others are skipping by the
first road they reach that leads out
ward.
The new liquor law forbids the sale
OF liquor Of any kind TO an habitual
drunkard, IL complaint be made TO
dealers against the sale to such party.
Compliant can be made by a member
OF the family or any good citizen.
Clerk N. Patrie entered protest
against the payment of Commissioner
Garliizs bill Of sl25 for superintend
ing certain county work. The bin was
allowed over protest, but we under.
stand the warrant has not been issued. |
Pocatello lot sales grow more ex-
citing rs the sales near the business
part OF the town. The biddings for
the past few days have been spirited |
and number of lots have brought
fairly good hgues.
Cress, the painter and green grocer.
Is still 10 the land Of the unknown.
whittier be so mysteriously betook |
himself Like the grave OF Moses,
no man knoweth the whereabouts even
unto this day.
Grasshoppers may not chew tobacco
but they have great fondness for
onions, and they do not care conti-
mental in whose face they blow their
breath. This week they cleaned up
AL Parsons onion patch and are now
looking for fresh fields to conquer.
The Governor of Tennessee has been
forced to call an extra session of the
legislature 70 settle the convict ques-
tion which caused riot In q big mi
ming camp OF the state. II reports
from Boise about working Idaho con
victs contrary to law be true the same
thing will occur in this state sooner
or later.
The Idaho Falls Times commenting
on the game of base ball between
Blackfoot and Eagle Rock said: "The
Blackfoot boys showed by their ac-
tions that they were gentlemen, and
lett a good impression on our people"
The Times stated the truth, the whole
truth and nothing but the truth in
that remark. Our boys are Just what
they are credited with being.
Mrs. Mary b. Reese delivered two
good lectures in the Opera House, one
Friday, the other Monday evening
The temperance interest was mani
tested in the collection which amount
ed to $17.S0
She also held very enthusiastic
meeting on westside at Parsons school
house, where the union is doing such
valiant work.
Our Park party has gone beyond
the limits of communication. Last
Monday 1t left st. Anthony and cut
the wires behind It. Up to that time
the members were lavish in praises
of the good time had all along the
journey and were anticipating still
greater pleasures az they approached
new scenes and drew nearer the great
Wonderland.
Editor Abbott, of the Mountain
Home Range and Valley, is under
s400 bonds to appear before the next
United States grand jury of Elmore
county for criminal libel, He charged
Payne, the county assessor with "rob.
bing the people," being a defaulter"
and "monkeying with his books"
What are our Idaho editors coming
to.