Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-10-08
our sr. LOUIS LETTER.
Finishing Touches to the Carnival Prep
aratlons---A Singular scheme Of street
Thieves--A Novel Competition.

aratiOns---A singular Sehehe OF shfoot
ThIeves--A Novel Competition.
ST. LOUIS, Aug 22.-The streets Of
the city present remarkable appear
ance this week, every main thorough
fare being adorned with arches, globes,
set pieces, aud other indispensa bles 10
grand carnival. The great feature
of the entire display is grand celebra-
ton OF the four hundredth anniversary
Of the voyage of Columbus. When the
plans were made il was believed the
worlds fair would be held in
lsg2, and when the great event was
postponed, the money for the celebru-
tion on the banks OF the Mississippi
had been subscribed. 80 IL was de-
cided 10 90 ON with the program rs
originally outlined, and thus IL comes
about that the first great Columbian
celebration will be held in ST. Louis
The display with It's 5000 lights viii
cost st. Louis over 500, 600, but the
money is in the bank for the purpose,
and there will be left fully four times
the amount for next years display.
The detectives Of the city, or az least
those Of them who have direct charge
OF the thefts that occur here, have
been put To their trumps for week
past To stop kind OF stealing that Is
unique Thousands Of the colorcd
| globes for the lights along the streets
next month have been put M for
week or more, the Illuminating com.
mittee desiring 70 get a satisfactory
| test Of the lamps before the first
of September The globes repre-.
sent about fifty thousand dollars.
Since the men employed by
the committee began 10 put the LAMPS
on the arches, band Of thieves have
| been following the wUrkmen around,
carrying off the globes by night and
selling them. The globes are used In
almost every building where pretty
| lighting Is wanted, and the thieves
found no difficulty IN disposing 81 them
| 1T good price. After u good deal u
| patient work the detectives last week
discovered the house where the thieves
hid the lamps, and by setting a watch,
arrested the principal ones Hundreds
Of the globes were lost, but they have
| been replaced, and IL has been made
the special duty Of the police To keep
an eye on them hereafter till the illum.
| nation is over
The other day newspaper 81 st.
Louis issued map Of the city tnat Is a
| genuine curiosity. II was an adver-
Using scheme, and no doubt paid the
paper well, but many a man cut out
the map and put II in his pocket for
use some evening when he should find
time hanging heavily on his hands.
The map showed all the places of sum
mer amusement in the city, as we'll as
how to reach them by the street cars.
Fifteen gardens and thentcrs are To-
Gated, all within ride OF half an hour
from the center Of the town, and most
OF them only fifteen minutes distant
from the principal hotels. These
gardens are o feature Of the summer
and fall amusement of st. Louis. They
open generally about the first 81 NAV
and are well patronzcd till the cold
weather sets in, about the last OF Octo.
Der. Most OF them are conducted with
the strictcst propriety, and all have
large halls attached TO them ,yhcr.
their guests are taken care Of hi
rains. The visitor 10 st. Louis tbis
fall, with the exposition 10 entertain
him during the day and early evening
and places OF amusement In such nun.
bers waiting for him II he wants 81
prowl around by himself and see ,hc
late side Of the town, has a good TINA
| before him.