The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-27
NEWS FROM NEARBY
CITIES AND TOWNS.
SPORTING EVENTS TO BE HELD AT
POCATELLO.
in the North Con-
cIude That Free Wool is IL Good
Thing After All the HOwlinS
That They Did Against If-ReP,ub-
Hcan Papers Doing Double Work.

| October II and Is will be gala days
at Pocatello. There will be purses for
horse racing, $500; amateur bicycle
races, $500; for foot racing, $500,
| First Day-First Event-One-fourth
mile and repeat. Purse $50. First
prize, $3.50. Second prize, $3.50.
Second Event-One-half mile bicycle
novice race. First prize, gold medal,
value $40. Second prize, silver medal,
value So
Third Event-Foot race, one hundred
yard dash. First prize, gold medal,
value $25. Second prize, silver medal,
value SIS.
Fourth Event-One mile handicap
bicycle race First prize, gold medal,
value $40. Second prize, silver medal,
value 81.
Fifth Event-Foot race, half mile
First prize, gold medal, value $40.
Second prize. silver medal, value ST.
Sixth Event-Five mile bicycle race,
state championship. First prize gold
medal, value $50. Second prize, gold
medal, value SIS. Third prize, sweater,
value So,
Seventh Event-Trot or pace for g.
year-olds or under. Two best in-three
Purse $500. First prize, S75. Second
Second Day-First Evant-Running,
Ihalf mile and repeat, free for ALL
Purse SIS. First prize, $50. Second
lprize, SIS.
Second Eyent-Half-mile bicycle
race, free for all handicap. First prize,
gold medal, value $40. Second prize,
lsilver medal, value S..
Third Event-One mile foot race
handicap First prize, gold medal,
value $35. Second prize, silver medal,
value $40.
Fourth Event-one mile bicycle race,
rxl,;, a
medal value s25. Second prize, silver
medal value s6. Third prize, sweat
er, value 81.
Fifth Event-Two mile bicycle race,
free for all handicap. First prize, gold
medal, value $50. Second prize, silver
medal, value $40. Third prize, sweater,
value So.
all. Best three in five. Purse $3.50.
First prize, $500. Second prize, $35.
Third prize, SIS.
Admission to the grounds will be
free, and any information desired by
those desiring to compete will be cheer
fully furnished by o. D. Spain. The
board of directors is composed of w.
henson. j. P. Smith, F. c. Caldwell, F.
e. DeKay.
Governor Stephenson and Hon.
James H. Hawley will make a can
vass of the southeastern counties of
the state early in the campaign and
Hon. James NJ. Ballentine and J. W.
Reid will go north. AS the campaign
advances they will exchange districts
one party going north and the other
coming south.-Grangeville Free Press
1t begins to look as though the
Slppnv nf would
lose the prestige of being the capital
of Montana. and that Anaconda
would take in the much-coveted bun.
A friend of the Statesman states
that Sam Ash. the well known wool
grower of Wallula, has concluded
that free wool is a good thing. Sam
it is said. met a number of friends in
Walla Walla day or two since, and
the subject of the new tariff bill came
up for discussion Mr.. Ash has been
among those who have doubted the
good results of the new bill, and upon
being questioned regarding his opin-
ion was very reticent. At last one of
his friends said: "Well. Sam, you
know that woods taken a raiSe?"
Yes" was the answer, land I've got
some of the result in my pocket. Let's
al take a cigar" That was all Sam
would say regarding tariff.-Walla
Walla Statesman.
The Republican papers are now
obliged to do double work They not
only have to fight the Democracy,
their hereditary enemies, but the
whole Populist theory being based up
on Republican misgovernment, they
are obliged to devote considerable of
their attention to them. In the mean
time Democrats are tranquil.-Boise
Democrat.
MIR. NJ E. Post, of Salt Lake, is look
ing after the Golden Star property,
with view to purchasing it for Salt
Lake parties.-Boise Democrat.
WHAT HER MIND WAS RUNNING ON.
Teacher (to Miss Spoony, who is en-
gaged)-"A conjunction is something that