Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-06-06

There VIII DC union temperance
meeting held In the Methodist church,
Sunday evening, June 7th, at 5 o'clock.
Mrs. Mitchell State president will speak
on that evening.
| The times are hard and money mat
tiers are very close, but the public spir-
TIED people Of Blackfoot are true to the
children. They say 1--WE must edu-
cate them, or their little foot steps will
be backward, ANA they shall take no
steps backward"
Misses Evie Rogers and Esther Behle
returned Wednesday from successful
term Of school at ST. Margaret's Boise
City. Their many young friends OF
Blackfoot welcome them home for the
vacation.
Rev. Mr.. Yost preached one OF his
best sermons OF the conference year,
Sunday evening. His theme was: "The
Home Rum" thought taken from the
base ball field, and so appropriately APP
piled as 10 make profound impression
upon his many hearers.
| We are going 70 have the silver ques-
tion fought TO q finish, no more post
ponements. The battle Is In sight, the
armies are marshaliing for the fray, II
will come. Noyember will decide the
fate.
| Mr.. Harris for many months book
keeper for g. Bunting a. Co, has re.
signcd 10 go up on Jackson's Lake,
where he win open Club House, FOR
the accommodation OF the many hun.
ters and sportsmen who annually visit
those happy hunting grounds.
Long years ago Cuba was frequcnted
by destructive hurricanes. II would b.
; a nice thing for one OF them 10 give {
sorcnade around Wcylcr's camp. 1,
would be good thing II he had blow
ing up and blowing out.
i Three young men reached Blackfoot
Thursday afternoon on wheels from
DeLamar, Nevada, enroute TO Salmon
City. They left Friday morning, an,
expected 10 reach Dubois, 80 miles ul
the road, for supper.
They say that Hon. Moses Thatchel
IL about 20 have the thumb-screws pu
on him for daring 70 assert his politica
Independence. We still have few
relies In the land IL secms.-Logal
Journal.
An agitation has been started Ii
| Massachusettf TO have public schoo
! dentist appointed TO see that the tectl
OF the children are kept In good condi
tion, the School Board, OF course, &
= pay the bills. The children would thu
get not only their heads but their teetl
!. filed At public expense, and the mex
: thing would be TO have their stomach
!. filled in the same way.
Snake river is rising rapidly and ha
already reached the point Of trouble :
0 the roailroad track between Idaho Fall
d and Market Lake. The company is tai,
r ing every precautionary step TO preven
damage and delay 20 the trains and I
that end are making levee OF san
, bags etc. Up 10 this writing no delay
: have been noted.
8 Right Reverend Bishop Talbot deli,
!. erred an interesting lecture on his tray
els abroad to good audience at th
opera house Thursday evening.
The Bishop is pleasant speaker, a
ways commands and holds the attentio
9 of his hearers, and on this occasion wa
I particularly happy in his address. II
q Is general favorite at Blackfoot an
Is always q most welcome visitor.
u The program OF the May musical wa
= rendered ut the NJ. L. Church Tuesda
:. evening before a splendid and critics
audience.
g Mr.. Kiefer was suffering acutely froi
y throat trouble and was unable 10 carr
!. out one part Of his program, but HI
class did well and some parts Of tn
y program were rendered exquisitly.
III II Is quite generally supposed, sa,
. Public Opinion, that the sudden an
complete freezing OF lakes and wats
;, courses must necessarily be fatal to a
= their inhabitants. Recent experiment
y by French scientist, have proved th
y TO be an error. He cooled the water
an aquarium containing live carp I
l. different degrees below freezing.
o zero the fishes seemed TO fall aslep, b,
Is were not frozen. At 3 deg. they wei
's apparently dead, but retained the
ilexibility. The water being then gra
- ually warmed, they revived, began
: swim, and showed no signs of sufferin
i This would indicate that the polar sea
whose temperature never falls belo
deg. may be congenial abode 4
le creatures Injured to this degree of col