Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-05-21
Right Rev. Bishop Talbot, D. D.

O'Clock.
Hafer & Mester, Furniture dealers at
Pocatello, have sold out their entire
business there to the Pocatello Furni-
ture and Hardware Co. Mr.. Mester
left Tuesday for Los Angeles, Califor-
mia.
Old man Summers from upper Black
foot who was on trial before Judge
Stevens several days of last week for
stealing horses, was acquitted. I. NJ.
Stewart was attorney for the defence
and 5. G. Winters for the prosecution.
A case is pending in Judge Stevens
court against two parties named Hight
for wantonly killing elk in the north
ern part Of this county last winter.
1t is said they killed a large number
for their hides.
9. A. Salyer, the great Prohibition
lecturer, will lecture in the Opera
House, Blackfoot, this, Friday even
ing. Admission free. No collections.
Everybody invited.
Ranchers between Blackfoot and
Basalt are making valuable improve
ments on their ranches. In year or
two almost all their lands win be in
cultivation and their fields will resem-
BILE broad and rich fields Of Illinois.
Mrs. Isaiah Smith, of Nicholia, is
visiting friends 10 Blackfoot. She will
remain next week to attend services
at the Episcopal church which will be
conducted by Right Rev Bishop Tai
bott.
The board of pardons has gwen an
other Bingham county convict his
liberty, viz: one Leonard. At the
same session it pardoned a cold blood
ed murderer from Boise county
against which pardon there was
great howl.
Attorney General Roberts holds
that women can vote at school cleo
tions. A school election will be held
the first Monday ia June and they
viii then have the opportunity of see
ing how romantically funny it is to
drop ticket in the ballot box.
Ten prisoners escaped from Koot-
mai county Jail last week by saving
through an iron floor and cutting
hole through two-toot stone wall.
They then squeezed themselves
through the hole which was only 9x13
inches.
ADA county sends the following
strong delegation TO the Pocatello
convention: Ex-Governor Stevenson,
Hons. Geo Ainslie, r. z. johnson, ].
II. Hawley, j. B. Fitzgerald, Fl, R.
Hanley, ?. l. FahY, @. B. BillingsbY,
L. w. Conghanour, and VIM. Guess.
Whether the Democrats nominate
Cleveland and the Republicans Harri-
son or not, Bingham county must
nominate good tickets for county
commissioners. We must have men
of good business qualifications; men
who will look to the interests of the
people. II we fail to do this we win
pay dearly for our neglect,
q. L. Brainard, investment broker
of Bancroft, spent Thursday IN Black.
foot He informed us that the lands
in the vicinity of Bancroft were be-
ing taken up with wonderful rapidity
and the town itself was growing equal
ly as rapidly. Stores are being erect
ed and large new hotel is going up
A party of 80 Iowans are coming to
locate there in June.
Heavy shipments of range cattle
have been made from Idaho to Mon
tana this week. Weiser, Washington
county sent two full trains. Some of
the cars were decorated and covered
with legends like this: Weiser, the
great stock growing country. Weiser
the capital city of the great agricul-
tural district of Idaho. Weiser the
great shipping point for silver and
copper etc. etc.
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