Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-09

Rev 0. S. Smith, Of Pocatello, has
gone TO Texas on the sad mission of
taking the remains of one of his
charge TO her old home for interment
Democratic postmasters have been
appointed at Burke and Osborn, Sho-
shone county, Post Falls, Kootenai
county, and Lava, Bannock county,
since our last issue.
Captain J. G. b. Adams, Of Massa-
chusetts, is the new commander-in-
chief of the Grand Army of the Re
public He was elected by acclama.
tion at the grand encampment at
Indianapolis Wednesday.
Messrs Hawley, Stone, McDougal
and Warner were the only visiting
attorneys at this term OF the United
States court.
The Peoples Party, of Massachu-
setts, has put full State ticket in
the field, headed by George II. Carey
for Governor and Joseph Harris for
Lieutenant governor.
Misses Mamie Gallagher and Grace
Bennett, OF Pocatello, left last Sunday
for Cleveland, Tennessee, where they
will enter college for young ladies.
Miss Lizzie Gallagher and Mrs. j. NJ.
Bennett accompanied them TO Chic
ago.
DR.. Hicks, the great weather proph.
ct, predicts long and hard winter,
lasting from October TO May he
closes his predictions: awe candidly
think that the man who begins early
and prepares well for a disagreeable
and hard winter will have no regrets
but cause for rejoicing. Many Of
our Idaho readers will remember what
true prophet DR. Hicks has been TO
them in the past; il will be well to re
gard his prophecy in this particular
case.
THE News feels very comfortable
over the prospect Of brighter skies
and better times. Following the re.
peal OF the Sherman bill in the Sen.
ate which will undoubtedly be done
hy vote between IL and Is, the pres
ident will recommend measures posi-
bly the coinage OF the treasury silver
70 the amount Of $50, 900 900 or more
and others that will be gratifying as
well as acceptable TO the people Of
the West.
The little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. |. Wilson died Friday under the
saddest circumstances. The little one
got hold Of a bottle Of morphine pills
and attracted BY the sugar coating,
mistook them for candy and ate num-
ber OF them. She sank into coma
tose state from which she could not
be aroused and so passed away
Salmon City Recorder.
The following, credited to Robert
Ingersoll, is going the rounds. "A
wonderful word is clover. Drop the
C and you have the happiest of man.
kind Take away the C. and r. and
you have the only thing that makes a
heaven OF this dull and barren earth,
Cut OIL the n alone and there remains
warm, deceitful bud that sweetens
the breath and keeps the peace in
countless homes whose masters ire
quent clubs.
A Chicago woman procured the ar.
rest OF a man there on the charge Of
being her truant husband, but at the
examination in court failed TO fully
identify him, and he was discharged,
To prevent the recurrence Of such
awkward mistakes Chicago couples
should arrange to live together long
enough to get acquainted with each
other.
The Worlds Fair number of the
Cosmopolitan, for September, is u
splendid offering to the public. 1t
contains nearly 100 magnificent illus
trations Of buildings etc, of the White
City. Every one arranging TO visit
the fair should get number and
study it carefully before going, and