Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-06-18

egon 70 Tie naLlOnal ProniDltlon con-
yentien at Cincinnati, deliyerd very
fine lecture on Temperance at the NJ.
b. church, Blackfoot, Wednesday
evening.
Blackfoot and Bingham county are
again honored. Senator Fred 7. Du-
bois has been selected by his commit
tee 70 make the speech notifying
Mr.. Harrison Of his denomination. 1t
is quite an honor and THE NEWS is
glad that it has fallen upon an hon.
cred citizen Of Blackfoot.
A little child Ia months old was
drowned in an irrigating ditch near
It's parents home in Boise valley few
days ago The little wee tot, the only
one of the family, had been playing
gayly around its mother, and after
ward walked in the yard and backed
in the ditch and was drowned before
the mother had missed it.
A wonderful plant has been discov.
cred in Central America, II resembles
"a weeping willow stripped Of its
leaves Il as called by the natives the
DEVILS snare. Like the octopus or
devil fish il catches man or beast in
its folds and sucks the life blood from
them. Tests have been made with raw
meats and in five minutes the blood is
sucked out and the meat thrown aside.
Its yoracity is beyond belief.
Blackfoot sent strong delegation
Of ladies from les Union TO the w. O.
.T U. county convention at Pocatello
Wednesday. We look for our con
tempoIaries, the Herald and Tribune
% give a good account OF them be-
cause they will have something TO say
for "ihe good OF the cause and what
they say will be well said. They al
ways speak well, IL called ON ut such
meetings.
Tux committee on literary exer-
cises for the Fourth Of July propose
70 make new departure They will
give prizes for defamation rather
than for sack races and otheI such
sports. Displays Of oratory will be
made as long as the Fourth is cele-
brated, aud il should be a pleasant
duty TO encourage our children in the
way that leads to distinction in that
line.
The Rathdrum Reporter was resur.
rectcd, only TO be victim OF the same
old "hoodoo.' z Mr.. G. r. Wheeler has
returned from whence be came, and
there are several more victims added
to the long list OF deluded mortals,
who have parted with their cash for
the newspaper that will never come.
Moral Subscribe for The Post; 1t is
a dead sure winner and is always on
deck. Post Falls Post.
His Honor Judge Stevens freighted
the life boat Of Fred Tyler and Min
ME Parsons with happiness Wednes-
day evening by joining them together
in holy wedlock. THE News had been
prepared for romantic story in con.
nection with the marriage, but the 70.
nance didn't materialize. The two
young people are happy in their love
and undisturbed plightings of mar
riage vows.
A number of good conservative Re,
publicans Of Blackfoot precinct are
bold to say they will vote for the best
men for local offices at the November
election regardless of party, and there
are Democrats who strike hands with
them in the move, II county affairs
evef demanded the best men in office
that time is now. 4 vote for bad,
incompetent man is vote against
ones interests, against ones family
his wife and his children.
Idaho may be counted a young and
unlmportant State but her citizens arr
taking rank with the foremost of the
land AT the Minneapolis convention
Lockwood, of Bingham county, was
chairman of committee on permanent
organization and had the honor oi