Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-11-16

Speculation has been having Its day |
In Europe, and the bursting Of the
boom Is responsible for gold with
drawal from the United States treasury
this week.
Civilization Is surely making rapid
strides among the Nez Perces Indians.
Last week an Indian woman brought
suit In the Lewiston court for divorce
from her husband because he refuses
TO attend church with her.
The freight rates on coal from the
Rock Springs mines have been reduced
by the Union Pacific Co. Now the
question Is: viii the various agents
along the road reduce the price to con-
sumersi
II Is noticeable fact that there 10
more pernicious activity among the
leaders OF the Republican party in
Idaho at this time than ever before this
far In advance Of convention and cam
paign. And the ''pernicious" part is
said 10 be In scheming one againt the
other.
Don't tie your horse 10 . post and
leave him there 20 freeze. w. ID. Ire
90 carries big stock OF horse blankets.
The National cash register which
was ordered by Hull & Greene several
weeks ago was received this week. II
Is beauty, and 10, perhaps, the finest
one In the State
Financially speaking, the matrimonial
clearance At the court house, for this
week, was up 10 the standard. Judge
Stevens celebrated again, and John
Rhodes OF Idaho Falls, and Maria Pritch-
ard, OF Shelley, went sailing with light
hearts. two-in-hand. over tho country
roads, leading to--not-sky-high but Lehi,
Utah. The Judges easy way Is known
beyond our State line.
Sheriff Reynolds, Of Silver Bow coun-
iy. Montana, recently soid an A. NJ. 4.
Church under an execution, and now
the Butte Byssander has passed into
tho ownership OF the First National
bank Of that city. Queer time In Butte
when Popullss paper becomes the or
gan Of .'soulless corporation and q
church goes In the hands Of the sheriff.
A strange coincidence occurred at
the Planters hotel, ST. Louis, this
week. A young man from Los vegus,
New Mexico, reached the city and reg
Istcrcd at the Planters. He was assign
cd 20 room 535. After reaching his
room and looking over some old family
papers he found ths; he was born in
that room 20 years before. The super
stItious tell him the coincidence is an
omen Of luck and good fortune.
Tho Grangcvillc Free Press says |:
Tho Cottonwood packing house killed
800 hogs last week, and will continue
killing that many, or up 70 300 per week
for The next year, unless the supply OF
hogs on the prairie gives out. In the
past two weeks they have contracted
for over ] 900 hogs 10 be delivered this
month and next, and are ready TO con-
tract for more.
Blackfoot might pattern after Grange
willie and start q packing industry here
at home.
| A gentleman once asked lawyer
what hc would do provided he had
LOANED a man $500 and the man left the
country without sending any acknowl-
edgements. "why, that's simple; just
write him TO send an acknowledgement
of the 5000 you lent him, and he will
doubtless reply stating IL was only $500.
THAT will suffice for receipt, and you
lean proceed against him II necessary"
j An old gentleman by the name Of
Eurleston lost his life at Central Ferry
sunday evening under peculiar circum'
stances, In company with five other
frcighters he was hauling some heavy
lmAcnlncry lTUu VIC t"S
upper country. While crossing the
rocky beach this side Of the ferry he
was thrown from his scat, the Wagon
passing over his breast crushing him
"a death. The leaders Of his four-horst
tcam broke the spreaders and iunged
, forward with such force as to jerk the
; driver from his seat. His fall was sc
sudden that IL was unnoticed. Inc
arst incident TO attract attention wa
the movements OF tho uncontrolled
! team. Mr.. Armstrong ran TO the pros
tratc man. He was lifeless with .n'
: blood running from his nose and mouth
One Of the lcad-horscs was irac'iou'
stallion and the lunge of the poweriu
: horse. after the breaking OF the rig
| ring, hurled the old man down oeior'
D the wheels with such force that no wa
caught and crushed by the advance o
the unchecked team. Mr.. Egglesto'
resided near Denver and has u iami'.
Of grown children. His body was take'