Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-10-08
Register, register; that's the duty
Of all good citizens. Then vote.

Senator Mcconnell, Republican
nominee for governor, will address
the citizens of Blackfoot, this, Friday,
evening. The senator is good
speaker and we hope he will be gwen
crowded audience.
Land Commissioner Fem made a
sale of three sections of school lands
at Blackfoot, Monday. This land
lies principally in the vicinity of
Idaho Falls and was bought by citi.
zens OF that town.
NJ. G. Senter, is the Democratic
nominee for county treasurer and the
unanimous choice Of his party. He
is the best man at the party's COM
mand for that Office, and we believe
he will be the peoples choice by
handsome majority.
Lazy Joe says maybe so, me
have a big blow out at Blackfoot
pretty soon. Me wait'm Koly come
wit big drum, then me nake'm big
talk. No flies on me; me in the ring.
Me savyy politics, me get there all
same white man. Ne fuse with Ban
nocks, me all right"
Two years ago the sheep men Of
the county polled big vote at Soda
Springs and Upper Blackfoot. This
year they will not poll single one
over there. By election time all their
focks will be moved ont OF the state
to winter pastures.
The letter OF Hon. Willis Sweet to
r. II. Barton which we publish in
another column and which is capital
reading, was furnished The News
two years ago by resident Of Mos,
COW and has been in our desk ever
since. Our readers will enjoy ii
hugely; II makes very good reading.
Samuel II. Hayes, OF Boise, has
been nominated by the Democrats for
joint senator OF Ada and Elmore
counties. This is another act of wise
men. Every Democrat IN Bingham
county will endorse his nomination
and would be too glad to vote for
him.
The Dalton gang of bandits at.
tempted to rob two banks at Cofey-
vile, Kansas, on the 4th insi but the
citizens we're on the lookout and now
six OF them are in their graves and
four OF the citizens. Ii was all quick
work but the Dalton gang will rob nc
more trains or banks Only one es
capped and he may be captured.
The Pocatcllo Republican club asd
the Idaho Falls Republican club viii
be in Blackfoot, this, Friday, evening
at the rally with their bands, and they
propose to go the Democrats one
better in their reception of candi
dates. The Democrats had hous,
full to over6owing with enthusiast,
listeners and the Republicans can dC
no more than that
Sauce for the goose is not alwayi
sauce for the gander. II depends
= upon who is cooking. The Repuhli
cans fused with the Peoples party ii
: Carolina, Arkansas, Georgia and Als
bama, that's all right, but they lool
with holy horror on fusion of Dem
= ocrats and the Peoples party in Ida
G ho. That's all wrong. Don't you se'
$ how it isp The cook is changed.
Gross L. Standrod, brother of Judg
D. w. Standrod, of this judicial dis
. trict, committed suicide at the Pacifi
hotel, Ogden, last Friday morning b,
u taking strychnine. The deceased fel
/ unable to throw off the destroyin,
& habit of drink, and, in an hour of eS
It treme melancholy, cut short lif
a which seemed to HIM to have n
future.
e Mrs. Owens, widow of the late "
8 j. Owens. Of West Side, died of ty
Z phoid fever in Blackfoot Sunda
4 morning The deceased was highl
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