Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-12-23

Adjuster Anderson, of Salt Lake
City, is in town looking after the
losses of Messrs Montgomery and
Shannon by the recent fire.
Dave Breckenridge for one term
commissioner Of Bingham county,
has found key which unlocks his
bachelor quarters. He married Miss
Key, OF Fremont county, few days
ago.
Idaho weather heads the list this
winter. The fine open weather is do.
ing much to alternate the sufferings
of hard times. II it continues little
longer the winter losses OF stock must
be necessarily very small.
Attorney I. NJ. Stewart and family
left Thursday morning for Los An
geles, California, where they will make
their future home The best wishes
OF our people follow them for success,
long life and happiness.
J. A. Smith, manager Of the z. c.
NJ. L, Idaho Falls, has started new
enterprise in that town. He has be-
gun the pork packing business. This
is something new for Idaho, and Mr..
Smith should have every encourage
ment In his new undertaking.
The tax collectors of Bannock, Bing.
ham and Fremont counties have done
splendidly with their collections this
fall. The people have paid mp far bet
ter than was expected, considering
the hard times.
A Poverty Party win be given by
the Methodist Aid Society, at the
parsonage, next Friday evening, De
cember 29th. Everybody invited.
For particulars wait and see posters.
In parts Of Oregon parties have
been passing of Confederate bills for
United States money, and have sue
ceeded in victimizing some people.
AS the Confederate bills are genuine
there is no law that will reach the
party who is guilty Of passing them.
Only ten months and fifteen days
to the next general election in Idaho.
THE News can name ten pronounced
candidates for office and 15 who are
beating the bush to see what they can
scare out
Postmaster Tage, Boise CITY. will
not enter upon his duties until his
mail contract matter in Montana is
adjusted. He was a contractor up
there, bur three years ago surrendered
tue contract to others with an indem-
nifying bond; but IL seems the gov
ernment still recognizes him as one
OF the present contractors.
Billy Dineen, of Blackfoot, and
Mayor-elect Hopkins, of Chicago.
worked side by side in the same paint
shop at Pullman, near Chicago, lew
years ago. They were very chummy
and yesterday Billy was very happy
over the good fortune which has over
taken his friend. Billy wired cargo
OF congratulations.
Senator Shoup's family will wei
come him to Idaho with merry,
merry Christmas, but THE News could
guess "another fellow" who would
welcome him with a cargo Of good
wishes If he would hurry back to
Washington and remain there until
the bitches run dry.
The trans on Wood River branch
of the U. P. are now running every
day in the week excepting Sunday, as
they have done for nearly ten years
past until within the last few months.
The daily service was resumed last
Monday, aud will probably be kept up
for year anyhow, as any new con-
tract which the company may have
made with the government cannot
we'll have been made for less than one
years service. Bellevue Herald.
CHICAGO, Dec, Unofficial re-
turns from yesterdays mayorality
election give Hopkins, Democrat,
plurality Of l,141. The Republicans
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