Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-06-10

recognized for an appointment by the
administration Is Henry Clay Smith,
Of Birmingham, Alabama. He will
go as Consul 10 Tamataye. Madagas-
car.
i Bill Lane, conductor on the Oregon
Short Line, is the latest known appli-
cant for the appointment of marshal
OF Idaho.
Station Agent II. NJ. Miller was
summoned TO HALEY Monday to testi-
fy in the case of the state against Ed
Cooper. Cooper is charged with steal
ing Logan county warrants and was
arrested at Blaekfoot by Sheriff Smith.
Mr.. Miller was telegraph operator at
the time.
. Southeastern Idaho is blessed with
summer resorts The Guyer Hot
Springs at Ketchum, the Hot Springs
at HALEY, shoshone Falls and Blue
Lake, the Soda springs and the Hot
Springs in Bear Lake are all pleasant
places to visit and while away some
Of the hot days Of July and August
The Idaho Insane Asylum adver-
, tises this week for bids for an cleo
J trlc lighting plant and one hot water
( heating aud yentilating apparatus.
The institution is splendidly managed
. and 1t should be given the best and
q latest improvements in its line OF
wants known today.
e d. swinehart, proprietor Of Poca.
tello electric lights, will bring suit in
: the 9Th judicial district court at its
term In Pocatello against owners Of
certain property along the Portneuf
> river above the dam, to have same
condemned so as not to interfere with
his business in furnishing lights for
the city.
h Editor Wallis, OF the Montpelier
= Post, has been arrested and held 10
a the U. S. grand jury in bond Of
$500 for disposing Of sewing ma.
chine on the lottery ticket plan. We
are surprised at this, because hundreds
/, Of other papers have disposed Of pre-.
. MUM goods on the same plans and
nothing said about it But then, i;
was not in Idaho.
By circular letter from Idaho Falls
we learn that j. Ed. Smith and James
! NJ. Kerr Of New York City have form.
ed a copartnership for the practice OF
law in Bingham County and the courts
Of the state. Mr. Kerr is the author
Of a large number of law books,
among them work on Business
: Corporations, Homicide" etc. The
firm win have a law library OF over
; 5000 volumes.
A foreigner who gave his name as
johnson was committed to the Asylum
Wednesday by Judge Stevens. The
= poor fellow was picked up by Sheriff
Woodin about 3 miles north Of town
q in his aimless wanderings up and
down the railroad. He bears the
scars Of attempted suicide on his
throat and his general appearance
. looked like one on the ragged edge,
Z The Postmaster General wrote Hon,
i Frank w. Beane, Tuesday, TO recon
, mend postmaster for Clayton, Gus
ter county. Revenue Collector Lyman
t wired him, the same day, to recon
Il mend deputy for Boise City district
s A primer scholar in politics can read
lt the meaning OF this to be that the ad.
ministration recognizes Mr.. Beane's
n political standing and influence in the
e state.
d Somebody facetiously suggests that
Il Wilson, the lone train robber ought
10 to be given one year in the pen fol
robbing the train and nine years fol
lie frightening the governor Of Missouri
d who was on the train at the time
le The pistols used by Wilson were new
10 having been bought a few days be
fore. One Of them cost one dollar snc
N fifty cents; the other one dollar ahC
Y. thirty.fiye cents
a. Mcclure & Dobsou house, sign sn'