Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-09-24
ouR 81. LOUIS LETrER.
A Permanent National Convention
Hali-ImProvlng the Mississippi River
Married Women As Teachers

Sr, Lotus, June 90
The Missouri State Democratic con,
vention which will meet ia ~. Louis
early next month TO nominate three
/ judges OF the supreme court will hold
| its sessions ia the building where
Grover Cleveland was nominated four
years ago This IA the Exposition
building ON Olive street In 1895, h
will be offered 70 both the Democrats
| aud the Republicans for their eonyen.
/ tions, and strong effort will be made
/ TO have one or both OF the Presidential
nominations come from it. The dele
gates who sweltered and got wet IN the
/ Chicago wigwam have not stopped
| complaining yet, and the city viii
enter the contest heavily handicapped
| when il again applies for one OF the
/ national conventions There was no
! complaint whatever Of the 81. Louis ac-
/ cOmmodations four years ago. The
/ Exposition building Is a permanent
4 structure made OF brick, stone aud iron.
| in the center Of the city, and Il can
I seat $4,000 people with ease. When
1 the Democratic convention was held
| here, only one-third Of the hall spaee
| in the building was used, and get, Inoye
/ than twenty-five thousand spectators
I saw the proceedings
/ The city will begin its canvass early
in 30, and judging by statements made
I recently BY the leaders Of both parties.
/ il will be successful beyond tue antiei.
4 pations Of those who do not understand
how necessary 10 satisfactory eOnYeR-
/ ton work u good hall is
I General sherman did a good thing
(, for 81. Louis before he gave az hls
| house here and went 10 New York 10
| live. Those who used toknow him here
delight 70 this day ia telling how he
I once turned the hose on water rates
collector who presented a bill 10 him
/ while he was sprinkling his
the afternoon. The incident mads
good deal % fun az the time, aud Il
called attention % the e1h0rbitant
I prices that house owners had 70 pay
for the right 10 keep their grass grrea
ia hot weather The high Eafca The
7 city charged had prevailed then for a
I number VI years, and nobody had ever
thought Of obiectiug. sincr the en-.
/ phAttc protest u General Sherman, the
rates have been lowered a little each
I year. This year, tle water rates col.
lectOr announces another reduction.
and house owners who sprinkle their
I lawns will have 70 pay hereafter only
I about half as much a. theg were doing
I when the iruscibln old general aimed
the uozkil % the hose AZ the dnn
I u cost the 81 Louis Merchants Ex-
change good round hum % get ono
word into the platform % the National
7 Democratic convention the other day,
The word was continuous II des.
cribed the kind Of appropriations that
Al - a q
river. lie money was spent In paying
the expenses ~ al energetic COMMITTEES
OF men who knew all about the river
and Us needs. They were ia Chicago
week, aud wOu ihrir victory by never
+ letting tho influential men Of she plat
/ form committee get out Of their sight.
Congress has always done for the river
exactly what the platform asked Il 70
90, and not thiug more. Hitherto,
the Platforms have suggested appro-
I pFia.ions Tor the river In a sort 90 per.
func,ory way, aud Congress hiss appro-
+ prlnted Ia the same manner The
| money was given tn scraps, and the
river was benefited very little. Tho
Z demand for the ''enntiuuauaI RppFa-
/ priation this time will result IN putting
into the next river aud hnrbOr bill an
item that will cause millions 70 be
4 spent In deepening the channel
a great school question controversy
Is raging here should married
women, not dependent on their own
exertious for support be allowed TO
/ teach In the public scboolA7 Some OF
the school directors believe they should
/ not be, and number Of designations
have been demanded from teachers
\ At the same time several school prin-
U rfBdIn 10 srfGaasg, l.. -
/ various scores, are being dismissed, aud
/ there Is probability that by the time
/ the big stone Office building on Locust
street Is finished, many more OF the
teachers who are now watching its cree
ton interestedly will no longer feel
I any concern In the pay rolls TO be
! made out there. All Of these teachers
nave, OF course, many friends and the
/ directors who ARE trying 20 reform the
pedaagogic corps are having nn unplcas-
ant time
\ Col. l.. A. Grant, the Assistant Sec
rotary OF war. has lust left The city
( aitera thorough examination Of Jeffer-
I son barracks lie says that for the
army st Louis Is ono of the most import
/ ant strategic points In the West. and
/ he returns TO Washington intending 70
have the work pushed on the improve
IhcuI % the post The appropriation
: now being spent NJ the barracks Is
s5n,oo0 only Col Grant states that
this will be supplemented at once by
/ further some Of SITS, 900, which will
80 IN putting up buildings that are
needed ~ once TO house the additional
troops that are to be sent here.
Senator Coclsrell is preparing a bill APP
! propriating half o million dollars more,
< and Col. Grant says this will be passed
| without objection, as all the War de-
partment officials arc now cooperating
N advancing the post 10 a leading
position among the forts OF the
country.
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