Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-08-22
cIrY AND OTHER NEWS.

nlaekfoot has been visited with re-
trashlnp showers OF rain this week.
Everybody in Blaekfoot should hear
,bo Bishop in his Sundays sermons.
Miss Davis, OF Pocatello, Il guest
!, Miss Lizzie criswell this week.
The public school at Pocatello be-
gins slst Of August.
The Montpelier bank robbers are
ain in the field, and with the banks
money In their sacks.
The conventions, harvest time, search
ty Of money or something else, are plac-
Ins land Office business on the slow and
dull counter.
The members OF the Baptist church
are arranging for grand musicale In
the early days OF September.
Indian Commissioner Browning Is at
present in California, and during his
Western tour will visit many agencies
and schools.
An impression prevails tha. the
changes Of pastors made at this confer
enec session, viii be very few.
The politics OF Idaho this year win
be like the old Indiana wonan's pie,
made Of "a mixsry--a mixtry, my
child"
The Blackfoot delegates 70 the Re
publican State Convention at Boise,
August 18th, will leave next Tuesday
morning.
Detectives and officers Of the Law are
suffering Of late In reputation. The
escapes Of criminals aro larger than the
arrests.
The western delegation 20 the Idaho
coaiercnca missed connection NJ Poca-
iello. Tuesday morning, and scro forc-
ed 70 charter special car 20 put them
In Blacktcoi Al tho opening services
The Equal Suffrage Club viii meet ai
,he Methods, church next Tuesday Af-
ternoon Al 800 o'clock. Please lot Us
have full attendance. Ladies' wishing
70 joln the club will be welcome.
lule Basscit came down from Beaver
the hrst Of the week and reported busi.
ness on his Park line satisfactory. II ii
continues 20 the middle Of September
The season viii prove very profitable 70
him.
Miss Eva Rogers viii return 20 ST.
Margarc,'s school al Boise, about tho
frs, Of September; Carl Titus will go
The Agricultural college st Logan, and
John William Jones', 70 the Military
academy at FaribauIi, Minnesota.
Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilder were most
cordially received and welcomed by
their numerous Blacktoot friends when
they came over 20 attend conference,
Tuesday.
George u. Mccauloy, a leading mine
owner Of the c9ur d'Alencs was held
at Spokane, "Wednesday night, by
masked men and robbed OF 1900 In
gold dust.
The Bacon Bros, James II. and Har-
yey NJ. are having Jordan" road be-
fore them over their bank failure: The
county attorney will proceed against
them criminally.
hessrs bergman & Rogers are cx-
caSaiing for foundation for new bus.
incss building, next 70 the post
onicc. When completed II will be
occupied by T. ]. johnson for q confcc-
uonery and fruit store.
The venerable Jonas w. Brown, OF
Boise, Is attending the Methodist con-
ference now 10 session at Blsckfoot,
and Is one Of the active workers In the
devotional services. He may be count
Cd a leader In tho song services.
The government foreclosure OF It's
" = railway mortgage at no distant
Gay is probable. The Vanderbilt In
'crests arc said 70 bc considering the
aHvisability Of its absorption.
John Mackey came In from Ana
cohda, Mont, Wednesday morning.
lie reports the dull times less notice.
aoie than here, In that famous mining
camp
Folitical parties Of Idaho may fuse,
may bolt, may run independently, may
eo-as-you-plcase, or may not 60 at ali, but
the voters win have the say. The Aus.
raiian ballot prevails, and nobody
VIII sec the ballots prepared in the
little curtained booth-room.
An electric railway between Salt
lake City and Ogden Is contemplated
,reparations are now under way hav'
ing In view the construction OF the line
4 which In -. A..