Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-08

Idaho.
Somebody celebrated the Fourth
by stealing Sheriff Woodin's shovel
and rakes kept for use on the court
house grounds. 1t is singular that
some men will ply their business even
on holidays and At celebrations.
Everybody has been anxious to
learn the true whys ard wherefores Of
the great financial depression, but
nobody has thought enough Of James
d. Weaver 10 ask his opinion.
Blackfoot didn't have a single fail
ure when money matters we're laced
iightes,, nor were the times too hard
10 prevent her from celebrating the
Fourth. Blessed Blackfoot.
Lazy Joe says "Me hear'm talk
pailarc, pailurc all time, bank paIlure,
store pai!nre all paiInre, but me no
pail Indiaa he all right, he no pail
no time. Indian he no same whittier
man when you talk pailure.
In China telegraph poles are not
allowed 10 stand because they would
cas-, a shadow upon the graves Of the
dead that arc buried promiscuiously.
All telegraph wires are therefore laid
under ground
Onc fact was plainly demonstrated
by the celebration Tuesday and that
was: Biackfool has outgrown her halls
for entertainment We have too
many people for The seating capacity
Of our halls
Cid @. Wright, manager OF the Co.
op Wagon aud Machine Cos store,
Idaho Falls, aud tie most active and
all around business man Of bis age
in this county was visitor 10 Bing.
hams capital Wednesday.
TnE NEWS is paincd 10 learn OF the
critical illness Of Mrs. II. ". Faris, OF
Idaho Falls, Or Giveus was summon
rd hv wlre 10 SEQ her Thursday after.
noon.
Capt, Van0rsdalc, the new Indian
agent at Ross Fork. will ask for q
liberal appropriation for new build
ings al his agency. lie should be
given d generous amount BY all means
The OLD sliacks standing thele are an
eye sore and are unworthy OF a post
kept up by our rich Uncle Samuel,
Mr.. Thomas Clark and Miss Phoebe
Adams of The West side were married
Monday evening July Sd, Rev Mr.
Gage officiating. The ceremony took
place AZ The home Of the brides par
euts and was witnessed by a number
OF friends Of the family and Of the
contracting parties.
David g. Browne, Collector Of Gus.
toms for Montana and Idaho, passed
up the road day or two ago. While
stopping at Blackfoot he stated he
would appoint deputy for Bonner's
Ferry within the next two weeks.
Less than twenty Revolutionary
pensioners are on the Government
rolls and not one OF these is the living
BENEFICIARY 10 whom the pension was
originally granted The last actual
survivor died in 1867. lie drew pen.
sion for eighty years.
Somebody is telling it quietly and
on the sly that David Bennett Hill,
the bachelor Senator from New York,
aud Mrs. Frank Leslie Wilde, may,
in the romantic by and by, stand at
uymen's altar where two hearts beat
as one.
The man who travels over the coun.
try with four horse team carry ing n
dead bear, a dead pig and a dead owl
and calling them a ushow" understands
the susceptibility of Americans to
humbuggery. Such man was at
Blackfoot 4th of July and he left be-
hind him many who were humbugged
A China lauudryman says he can
always tell whether q man is married
or not by the condition Of his shirts
II tho buttons and button holes are
all right the owner is bachelor and