Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-22
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ST.. LOUIS, Feb t0.-Before the "a
Of the year ST, Louis will bava
million dollars which it will NOT l.a..
how to spend. The sale Of s.,
old city hall, and its s,.
which will DO abandoned by All Az,
city offices this summer for toe 49,,
building in Washington Park X,
been decided on. aud the Union ~.
ket, ugly but valuable, will folla.
The two are worth together eopsjas,
ably over million dollars, but ~,
of the money obtained by their ~.
will have 70 DO spent in bnying ~
other market place for the hnckst.,s
City officials generally believe ~,
this money should be spent ID a Inn.
but there have been dozen WAYS ~.
posed of spending IL The city m,v
build conduit system; II may M
another great sewer along the BED y
the River DIES Peres, or II may esiah.
lish free baths The money viii 4.
enough for one OF these objects 81.
not all
~. Louis was the FIRST city In n,
United States that took from Germanv
the plan Of teaching children In ~.
dergartens aud from here the ia.
spread all over the country. mi.
whole week has been devoted by A.
teachers Of the city 70 the celebration
of the twentieth anniversary Of II.
opening OF tho kindergarten here. Es.
hibitlons of kindergarten work wen.
given in some of the schools each day
aud there were several lectures ana
essays on the system. among them
ono by Prot William r. Harris, he
hrst superintendent OF publlc schools
here, aud after that one OF the teachers
Ia the famous Concord School Of Phi.
oSophy.
Visitors 10 the St Louis Exposition
this year. as well as tho tourists al tie
Worlds Fair. will be surprised By he
exhibit this city will make a. both
places % the excellent work It's manual
training schools arc doing. Edueatls
generally 80 we'll understand he
superiority Of the St. Louis schools u
this kind that ono.Bfth o. the entire
space reserved AZ the Worlds Fair tor
this sort Of exhibits has been given 10
our manual training men. and ahsy
will make u mach moro eompiele sA0w
Of the work AZ the local Exposition
The manual training classes here are
attended By the sons Of the ssy
wcalthlest parents, and many yoang
heir 70 iortuae, coming out o. the
University with his degree. Is as well
able to build his own house as Bis
father - % pay for H.
signal OtierT hammpn Is . man %
very original IDEAS, and all which be
has put Into operation 10 the weather
Office here have proved 10 BE- d
great advantage 70 tho people Irving
In the country. IL II tho farmers
whom the Observer wants 10 benefit
lie was tho hrst 10 send ont thrDuga
tho country tho weather signals by
whistles % tho mills In the couniry
that warned the farmer % approaching
changes Ito has just bcgun 70 collect
weekly reports from all the great
" hcat.Erowing sections % the Nes,,
showing how tho weather Is affecting
the wheat in those partA 1hsae ~
ports no sends out free to the small
country towns and the farmers are
thua kept advised Of the crop pros
poets quickly and satisfactorily. II
snow "a hurting the wheat 10 ihs
Northwest, aud Is coming this way
tho farmer learns Of u two or TIRES
days before Ii gesA 10 his fields