Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-15

year would amount to 974 cents on
the 500. But by consultation with
other officers he has since changed
his figures and now says it will only
be 50 cents. Good for the taxpayer.
Ladies Of Ceur d'Alene City raised
$500 or 5000 to furnish room in the
Idaho building at the Worlds Fair.
They deposited it in DeLashmutt's
bank which afterwards failed, and the
money is now tied up so it cannot be
used. With fire and failing banks
Commissioner Wells is having some
worry.
Idahoans have no cause to com
plain because Mr.. Cleveland has not
as yet touched the button for Idaho
appointments. Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Rhode Island, Florida,
Nevada and other states are in the
same boat All things come to those
who wait.
The News has been requested to
announce Pink Tea, next Tuesday
evening, by the ladies Of the NJ. L.
Church, at which time, substantial re-
freshments and ice cream will be
served.
Messrs Chaplin and Lamoreaux,
publishers Of the Idaho Falls Times.
have dissolved co-partnership, Mr..
Lamoreaux retiring. Mr. Chaplin will
continue as editor and publisher and
its readers may expect a flrstelass,
newsy and readable paper every week
in the year.
A philosopher who speaks from ex-
perience, says "If you drink wine
you will walk in winding ways; If
you carry too much beer the bier win
carry you you drink brandy punch
es, you will get punched; and if you
always get the best of whiskey, whis-
key will always get the best of you"
A "T" will work wonders il proper
ly applied. 1t makes bough bought,
turns here to there, makes tone out
Of one and transforms the phrase cal
low his own" into "tallow this town. "
The great Snake river valley must
become the farming paradise of the
intermountain regions. Here crops
never fail.
Lands are cheap today but. they
will not always be so.
Miss Van Wormer makes an efi-
cient and ready reporter for the court
She follows the most rapid takers
and is always ready to repeat ques-
tions and answers when called for.
Perhaps it is a good thing to have a
lady or ladies in a court room. 1t
keeps the attorneys so smooth and
even tempered.
Miss Bessie Mitchell, of Chicago,
has recently made journey of TO-.
900 miles without putting foot on
the ground. She left Chicago and
came west to Portland, then went
south into Mexico, thence north to
Boston and then back to Chicago.
The journey was made in 90 days and
six hours.
She is not up to Noah and his fam
lily yet He didn't put his foot on the
ground in over 40 days, but then he
didn't travel so far as Miss Bessie.
The Gospel Temperance service at
the NJ. Il. Church, Tuesday evening,
was well attended Mr. McCracken |
presided. The programme as publish
ed was not rendered because of the
absence of parties who were to have
taken part The select reading by
Percy Jones, the recitation by Mr..
Dietrich and the remarks by Rev, Mr.. |
Gage together with the excellent sing.
ing by the Quartette, however, inter.
ested the audience and all left well
pleased. 1t is too bad that these noble,
ladies should ever be dlsap.
pointed at the 11th hour when they
strive so earnestly and industriously
to please the public with their regular
services.
Eggs For Hdtching
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